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Fumino Furuhashi glanced at Hayakawa, who was looking radiant and full of energy, and silently composed herself, turning her attention to the last big question on the test paper.

"Given that the lengths of the three sides of triangle ABC are all rational numbers, prove that cosA is a rational number; prove that for any positive integer n, cos-nA is a rational number."

Fumino Furuhashi: "..."

She doesn't know who's right and who's wrong, but seeing this question now, it really doesn't make sense.

In an instant, the string that had been taut in my heart snapped.

"Ah ah ah ah ah…"

Fumino Furuhashi covered her head and lay on the table, looking pained, letting out a faint scream, like a pitiful cat.

"Uh…"

Ogata Rizu and Minami Azumi were both startled by Furuhashi Fumino's sudden outburst and looked at her with strange expressions.

Hayakawa was also startled awake. He looked up blankly and asked, "Whose groundhog is this?"

Hayakawa's expression conveyed confusion and a sense of dissatisfaction, as if he had just been woken up from a deep sleep. Because of his habit of staying up late to study every day and over-motivating himself, he was somewhat neurotic, and it was inevitable that he would show a hint of displeasure at being suddenly pulled out of his study state.

Fumino saw the dissatisfaction on Hayakawa's face, and instantly felt a surge of grievance. Her nose tingled and her eyes uncontrollably reddened. She silently stood up and walked straight towards the balcony.

"Hello? Guqiao."

Hayakawa looked at Fumino Furuhashi, who was not turning her head, with a puzzled expression, her outstretched hand frozen in mid-air.

"What's up with her?"

Hayakawa scratched his head and looked at Ogata Riju.

"I do not know either."

Rizu Ogata shook her head, looking towards the balcony with some worry, as if she wanted to go over but was hesitant.

"Junior..."

Seeing Furuhashi's reaction, Ayame immediately understood. Feeling a little sorry for her, she turned her gaze away from the balcony. After hearing Hayakawa's words, she gave Hayakawa a reproachful look and pouted slightly, saying, "Go and see her. Furuhashi is probably just too tired from studying and is in a bad mood. Just comfort her and she'll be fine."

"this…"

Hayakawa sighed, but still stood up and walked towards the balcony.

……

Hayakawa pushed open the door and entered the balcony, her feelings somewhat complicated.

He couldn't quite understand why Furuhashi was acting this way, and he couldn't understand why Mimi Nami asked him to come and comfort Furuhashi.

Does studying make you need someone to comfort you? I work so much harder than Furuhashi, but even so, I still can't beat her in the humanities subjects she never puts in any effort. If anyone should be heartbroken and devastated, it should be me, but Hayakawa has never longed for anyone's comfort.

Every time he failed, he felt that he hadn't tried hard enough.

"..."

Hayakawa stepped onto the balcony and saw Fumino Furuhashi sitting in the corner, hugging her knees and trembling slightly.

The moment he saw her, the deep-seated frustration in Hayakawa's heart vanished instantly. He stepped forward and whispered, "Furuhashi..."

Fumino Furuhashi peeked her head out from between her arms, a few tears clinging to her exquisitely fair face. Her slightly reddened eyes were filled with pity. Upon seeing Hayakawa, a hint of panic flashed across her face, and she quickly whispered, "Don't come any closer..."

"Uh…"

Hayakawa stopped in her tracks: "Why?"

"Because you're sure you'll blame me again."

Fumino Furuhashi pouted, and seeing the familiar gloom on Hayakawa's face again, she quickly explained, "I know I was wrong... but I just want to sit here and rest quietly for a while. I'll go back to studying later, so please don't scold me..."

As she spoke, Fumino Furuhashi lowered her head slightly, displaying a weak and submissive demeanor.

"Ugh…"

Hayakawa sighed helplessly and sat down next to Furuhashi Fumino: "I won't blame you."

Fumino Furuhashi looked at Hayakawa sitting right next to her, her heart pounding violently. She closed her eyes and leaned her head against Hayakawa's shoulder without a second thought.

Hayakawa: "..."

Do you also want to break free?

Hayakawa remained expressionless, but did not move, letting Furuhashi lean against him.

I'm only offering you a shoulder to lean on because you're sad right now; normally you would have flown off the balcony by now.

Hayakawa thought to himself: That's all. If you push your luck, I'll make you fly.

"Hayakawa...I'm so tired,"

As Fumino Furuhashi sensed Hayakawa's presence around her, she murmured, "I've been trying so hard, but my grades are still improving so slowly. I'm about to lose my mind."

My grades haven't changed in half a year, and my ranking has even dropped.

Hayakawa's face was ashen, his indignation unspoken.

"You're not trying hard enough."

Hayakawa thought for a moment and replied matter-of-factly.

"I know I haven't tried hard enough in your eyes,"

Fumino Furuhashi lowered her head in disappointment, her eyes slightly reddening as she said, "I simply can't study like you. If I read for more than an hour, I start to lose focus. I also can't stay up late every night to do practice tests. After doing one or two, I can't help but tell myself, 'Ah, you've already worked hard enough, go and rest!' Then my hands start to ache more and more, my head gets heavier and heavier, and I slowly can't help but go to rest. It's always like this; I just can't keep going."

Hayakawa: "The old bridge..."

“Tell me, Hayakawa,”

Fumino Furuhashi's head detached from Hayakawa's shoulder, and she turned her head to look at Hayakawa with bewildered eyes, murmuring, "How can I work as hard as you?"

After a long silence, Yoshihachikawa said, "Alright."

"Ah."

Fumino Furuhashi looked intently at Hayakawa.

Whenever you feel you've "tried hard enough," immediately tell yourself...

"No!"

Hayakawa said, "Then I'll go study."

Gu Qiao curled his lip upon hearing this: "What's the use of that?"

"Very useful,"

Hayakawa looked at Furuhashi and said seriously, "I do this every time."

"Whenever I'm so tired, my head is spinning, and I just want to rest..."

Whenever the thought "I've already tried my best" pops into my head...

"I would immediately tell myself..."

"No, you're wrong, I haven't tried hard enough."

Hayakawa looked at the moon hanging in the sky and said calmly, "Then, with that, I'll pull myself together and do another set of practice tests."

Chapter 116 Placed in the Future

Fumino Furuhashi was stunned. She looked at Hayakawa, who was looking up in the moonlight that poured down like water. His profile was cold and lonely, and his expression was calm, like a stone pagoda standing alone in the cold snow. His silence was filled with a Zen-like coldness.

At this moment, Fumino Furuhashi finally realized the truth she had been ignoring all along.

In her eyes, Hayakawa was always so amazing. He studied almost obsessively, never slacking off, never complaining of being tired, and she had never seen him lazily slumped over his desk like she did. He was like a tireless machine; every time she saw him, he was either studying or on his way to study.

He seemed so at ease, but if he really was that at ease, then why was he working so hard?

Fumino Furuhashi recalled when she first met Hayakawa. She noticed the weariness hidden between his brows and felt the confusion and persistent exhaustion in his heart. He seemed unsure whether his efforts would bear fruit, yet he still persevered. She could clearly feel these emotions and felt concerned and heartbroken because of them.

However, after getting to know Hayakawa better, I gradually became blind to all of this. Having witnessed so much of Hayakawa's hard work, I took it all for granted and overlooked Hayakawa's efforts. After all, he loved learning and reading so much that it was normal for him to do as many practice tests as he could and for as long as he studied.

He should always be full of fighting spirit, persevere, and have his eyes filled with burning hope.

However, Hayakawa's words just now woke up Furuhashi, and she instantly realized a fact: Hayakawa is just like an ordinary person, just like herself. She gets tired and sleepy, her brain feels foggy when she does too many practice problems, she feels lost and confused when her grades don't improve, and she also rests on her desk, but she just didn't realize it.

"Hayakawa..."

Fumino Furuhashi reached out to Hayakawa, as if wanting to touch his face through the cool moonlight.

"Ok?"

Hayakawa turned to look at her. His fair and handsome profile was reflected in the huge moon in the sky. The cold light of the night was obscured by the hazy and bewildered look in his eyes. Combined with the weariness in his lonely expression, he looked like a deer exploring the unknown depths of the jungle.

"..."

Fumino Furuhashi's eyes widened suddenly, and her snow-white face flushed crimson. In an instant, she felt a tremendous temptation, a temptation unlike the blood-pumping desires of so-called sexiness or lust; it was a heart-pounding thrill.

She turned around nonchalantly and clutched her heart, which was now pounding at an alarming rate. Gu Qiao even felt she should go to the hospital to get it checked out.

"Hayakawa..."

Furuhashi was worried that the balcony was too quiet, and that Hayakawa would notice her heart pounding too loudly, so she asked, trying to cover it up, "Why are you studying so hard?"

Fumino Furuhashi blinked, observing Hayakawa's expression; this was also the question she wanted to ask.

"Eh?"

Hayakawa was stunned: "Just try your best normally."

That's not what I meant.

Fumino Furuhashi sighed and moved a little closer to Hayakawa, staring at her intently. "The reason I studied science so hard is because I like stars and want to study astronomy in the future. Rin-chan switched to humanities because she wants to understand people's hearts and wants to study psychology. But what about you, Hayakawa?"

"I don't think I've ever heard you say whether you'd study humanities or sciences, or which university you'd like to attend,"

Fumino Furuhashi looked at Hayakawa seriously: "With your grades, if they don't drop in the next two years, you should have a good chance of getting into any university other than the University of Tokyo. But you should still try harder every day."

"To be honest, if I had your current science grades, I would definitely relax. You've already far exceeded my goals, but you always feel it's not enough."

Fumino Furuhashi said frankly, "So I want to know why you work so hard?"

"..."

Hayakawa glanced at Furuhashi expressionlessly, thinking to himself, "Is it dark humor or deliberate provocation that you're asking this question? Isn't all my hard work thanks to you and Ogata, those two elusive pawns?"

If it weren't for the two of you repeatedly humiliating me, I would have already become the king of Ichinose Academy, instead of going through all this trouble.

"Ugh…"

Hayakawa sighed, looking up, and once again hated himself for his decision to enroll in this school. There were so many high schools in the city, how could he have been so blind as to choose this one? As a result, he was humiliated time and time again.

Fate, how unfair you are!

"why are you not speaking?"

Seeing that Hayakawa remained silent, Fumino Furuhashi couldn't help but puff out her cheeks and slowly place her fingers on Hayakawa's waist, her eyes filled with danger.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Hayakawa wasn't the kind of oblivious, submissive protagonist who would just sit and wait to be manipulated. Sensing the threat at his waist, he immediately looked at Furuhashi with a blank expression, his eyes narrowed and his expression gloomy.

"Humph…"

Furuhashi reluctantly withdrew his hand and looked at Hayakawa with pitiful eyes, wanting an answer.

Hayakawa remained silent, gripping the railing with both hands and pretending not to see anything, while Fumino Furuhashi stared at him relentlessly.

"Ugh…"

Time passed slowly, and Hayakawa sighed softly. After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "Perhaps... it's because I'm unwilling to accept it."

"Ok?"

Fumino Furuhashi was taken aback. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Hayakawa reach out and grab her arm.

"gone back."

Hayakawa Road.

Fumino Furuhashi was grabbed by the arm by Hayakawa. The moment she felt the warmth of the boy's hand, her body went limp. She forgot what she wanted to ask in the blink of an eye, lowered her head, and followed him back into the house with a flushed face.

Let's focus on our studies first... We can put everything else aside for the future.