Obsessing with My Brother's Best Friend

gulped down the porridge. She rejected Bill's offer to dr

Lily lowered her head and struggled to p

ced a convenience store nearby. After

ced right at the entrance. Lily stared at the row of milk

cashier at the counter couldn't help bu

me, she unexpectedly turned around and pointed at her scho

r to respond, Lily continued,

in time to catch a bus crowded with people. Lily quickly boa

olted as

ndrail, struggling with the effort. When the bus suddenly braked, she lost her balance and stumbled f

f complain

out, barely managing to

she glanced back and

eatures were still developing, looking soft and youthful, yet his face

d but didn

for her and said, "

o reach the handrail, Lily did

le

aid, "I heard from Iris that you got

nnoyed. "Why does she

ed her," Alexander seemed a bit nervous. "No other reason,

ou got your par

ea

hy

lexander muttered, "I wasn'

d. "I was

n't you

" Lily said. "I

ed his head and nonchal

ut didn't you rank near th

ng his grip on the handrail. His expression remained indifferent as he sa

anation and replied calmly, "O

sphere g

qu

roat, breaking the silence. "What

plied,

d, giving a nonchalant grin. "Alright, I'll try to g

down. "You're going for

onfidence wavering. "..

brushing it off with confidence. "Wit

.

o of them seemed to uninte

o experience with this sort of thing and felt too embarrass

op, Lily got off first and wa

tion. He hadn't come up with any ideas when he ran into a guy he knew. The bo

strides quickly

nd and called out, "L

tedly waved he

ly and gave a knowing

fully, but his gaze kept

you c

attention to the

were saying. Her mind was preoccupied with the upcom

at the last minute, so nothing had been fully explained. Lily didn't have his

now when he

lass. Every now and then, she would glance toward the school gate.

n the wall

the last class rang, signali

r brother, Iris didn't wait for her and

started drawing again. Time passed, and when she looked up at

om was now empty, wi

ze for

ll hadn't

early, or if he had simply forgotten about it. She struggled to keep her c

r another fif

ng slammed shut. Perhaps it was just her imagination,

by a single person

said yesterday

ny longer, Lily

ing. She froze in place, and her eyes slowly reddened. She forced

get

ks into her bag, slung it ove

four, and it was now a little past five. The hallway wa

r head, running

g, like a headless fly. Suddenly, she collided with a human

her head, she co

spoke up, "Hey, do you kn

t his words, and his speech carried an unspoken lazy tone, as

d somewha

urned

long, covering his eyebrows, and his features were so strikingly handsome that they almost look

econds, then quickly looked do

to consider this encount

Lucas crouched down and lo

.

using. "Are yo

lips together and

p crying, I'll take

lanced

asked, "Should we go to t

question but scolded hi

nt and replied in a good-natured t

wered, "I finish

me make it up to you," Lucas's tone was playful

lifted a little, and she man

een some time si

eacher waiting, Lily didn't

ere

off

, a left turn would lead them s

ive meters awa

actually pretty experienced with this. The teacher will comp

hummed in a

ost outrageous and serious

lp deceive a teache

r, try not to talk too much. If we get exposed,

and smiled. "Why doe

t him, trying to bluff.

laughed, "I'

were only two teache

o also taught English for Class 1. The two desks were side by side, w

ed over.

ed up. "Yo

down and said, "M

ervous than she was, speaking clearly and

was surprised to hear him say "Andy" so calmly. He delivered the li

help but gl

'm Lily's homeroom teacher. Sorry f

from the side, "How m

, somewhat exasperated,

he office. Alexander was standing quietly in the corner beh

he were hesitating. He soon walked over and stood about t

between them w

in age and both

e a certain thought c

yeing the two of them with a knowing lo

ly walked ove

e materials and didn't notice

ne hand and then beckoned

seconds, then reluct

whispered to her, his voice ful

d, but when the following question came,

tle tomato. She couldn't tell if it was from anger or embarrassment. She quickl

ve to," Luc

.

hair, lazily adding, "But ag