"You're right."
Lin Bai looked at Fujiwara Chika, smiled, and said:
"How about this, to welcome you all to the Student Council, I'll treat everyone to karaoke afterward? How does that sound?"
"Really? I agree!"
"Thank you, President, you're so generous!"
Fujiwara Chika was full of enthusiasm upon hearing this, raising her hand to express her agreement.
"What about you, Manabe-san?"
Lin Bai smiled slightly and looked at Manabe Nodoka.
"Okay, thank you, President."
Manabe Nodoka hesitated for a moment, then also agreed to Lin Bai's suggestion.
So everyone turned their attention to Shinomiya Kaguya.
Fujiwara Chika said with an expectant look:
"Shinomiya-san, you're coming with us, right?"
"…"
Under the gaze of the three, Shinomiya Kaguya's expression seemed unchanged.
She was about to refuse.
Just then, Lin Bai suddenly said with a smile:
"Shinomiya-san might want to go back to studying, after all, she still has a goal to surpass."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Shinomiya Kaguya, who had been expressionless, subtly moved her eyes.
Looking at Lin Bai, her calm gaze seemed to become a little sharper.
Was he deliberately provoking her?
"A goal to surpass?"
Fujiwara Chika blinked, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.
She looked at Lin Bai, then at Shinomiya Kaguya, and an expression of intense curiosity involuntarily appeared on her face.
Manabe Nodoka pushed her glasses up with her index finger and watched silently.
Although she didn't speak, she also seemed a little curious.
After all, mutual understanding is the basis for strengthening relationships.
"Is that okay?"
Lin Bai looked at Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Yes."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded lightly.
So Lin Bai smiled and said, "The goal she wants to surpass is actually far away, yet close at hand."
"Far away, yet close at hand?"
Fujiwara Chika and Manabe Nodoka were slightly stunned when they heard this.
Then, one after another, they thought of something and looked at Lin Bai.
Fujiwara Chika: "President, this goal wouldn't happen to be you, would it?"
"That's right, it's me."
Lin Bai nodded with a smile.
Then he continued, "To get Shinomiya-san to join the Student Council, she and I made an agreement."
"What agreement?"
Fujiwara Chika expressed her curiosity.
Manabe Nodoka didn't speak, but her expression had already betrayed her.
Lin Bai smiled slightly:
"If Shinomiya-san can surpass me in next month's midterm exam, she will win the position of President."
"I will serve as Vice President and assist her."
"If she doesn't surpass me, Shinomiya-san will have to diligently assist me during my tenure, as per the agreement."
"So that's how it is."
Fujiwara Chika suddenly understood.
Then she said with a cheerful smile, "Although you, President, are very handsome, I still have to support Kaguya-san."
"And Kaguya-san is very formidable. If you're careless, President, you might lose, you know."
As good friends who had known each other since middle school, she knew how talented Shinomiya Kaguya was.
Although Lin Bai took first place in the entrance exam,
she believed that since Shinomiya Kaguya had made this agreement, she would definitely win in the end.
Hmm, probably.
Looking at Lin Bai, a slight waver suddenly appeared in her heart.
This time, Shinomiya Kaguya might lose.
Losing to the same person a second time.
No, no, no, Shinomiya-san is so amazing, she definitely won't lose.
Hmm, she will win!!!
As a good friend, she undoubtedly supported Shinomiya Kaguya.
One thought after another flashed through Fujiwara Chika's mind.
She clenched her right fist, looked at Shinomiya Kaguya, and encouraged her aloud:
"Kaguya-san, you can do it."
"Mhm." Shinomiya Kaguya looked at her and nodded lightly.
Her gaze seemed to soften a little, reducing her 'ice sculpture' state.
Then she looked at Lin Bai, and her eyes seemed to become sharp again.
As if a strong sense of confidence could be seen within them.
Clearly, in her opinion, this midterm exam was a sure thing.
From childhood, she had always been the most outstanding one.
She was first in every exam.
However, her undefeated myth was ended by Lin Bai.
Therefore, after Lin Bai found her, invited her to join the Student Council, and proactively proposed that agreement,
she accepted the invitation.
Because, in her opinion, Lin Bai's agreement was undoubtedly a challenge he issued to her.
If it were anyone else, she might not have cared.
But the other party was the one who broke her undefeated myth.
Moreover, when it came to academics, she would absolutely not back down.
She wanted to win against Lin Bai in the midterm exam and let him know exactly who he was challenging.
Meeting Shinomiya Kaguya's gaze,
Lin Bai blinked and smiled slightly:
"Of course I know Shinomiya-san is very capable; otherwise, I wouldn't have specifically invited her to be Vice President."
"But I also have great confidence in my academic performance."
"However, it's still a bit early to say all this; we'll only know who is superior after the midterm exam."
"That's right."
Supporting her right elbow with her left palm, Fujiwara Chika gently pinched her chin with her right hand and nodded in agreement.
Lin Bai looked at Shinomiya Kaguya and asked with a light smile:
"So, Shinomiya-san, are you coming with us?"
"Or are you going back to study?"
Their eyes met.
Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Together."
After a moment, she gave her answer.
If she refused at a time like this,
wouldn't it mean she thought she was actually inferior to Lin Bai?
So she needed to seize every minute to study.
But Shinomiya Kaguya, in her life, was never inferior to anyone.
Since Lin Bai dared to play, what did she have to be afraid of?
Everyone plays together, and if she loses in the end, she will only admit that she was outmatched and accept the consequences.
Moreover, in her opinion,
losing is not necessarily a disgrace.
Sometimes 'losing' is also a method of handling things.
Of course, in academics, she would certainly not easily admit defeat.
And before the midterm exam results were out, she, like Lin Bai, had full confidence in herself.
"That's great."
Seeing Shinomiya Kaguya agree, Fujiwara Chika looked happy.
At this moment, Lin Bai said with a smile:
"Since things are settled, let's start familiarizing ourselves with the work."
"Although there's no work to handle at the moment, getting familiar early will make it easier to start work later."
"For example, the club-related work next week."
"Yes, President!"
As soon as Lin Bai finished speaking, Fujiwara Chika saluted, a lively and cute smile on her face.
There was also a hint of playfulness in her cuteness.
Seeing this, the smile on Lin Bai's face also widened a little.
Lin Bai and the other three began to familiarize themselves with their work, reviewing the materials left by the previous Student Council members.
The sunlight streaming through the window gradually turned orange-red.
An hour passed in a flash.
After Lin Bai and the other three had organized their things, they grabbed their bags and left the Student Council office together.
Next, they were going to karaoke.
While Lin Bai was returning the key,
Shinomiya Kaguya took out her phone and sent an email.
Then the four returned to the first floor of the teaching building, changed into their outdoor shoes at the shoe lockers, and then left the school.
It took about twenty minutes.
Lin Bai and the five arrived at a KTV chain store in Shinjuku.
Why five people?
Because Lin Bai discovered Hayasaka Ai secretly following the four of them…