"Thank you; I can do it myself."
Giving Saki a grateful smile, Itsuki declined politely.
Unfortunately, he tried for a long time but just couldn't muster any strength in his body.
In the end, he could only let Saki play with him like a rag doll.
After he opened his mouth wide and swallowed the medicine, the other party chased him and fed him a few sips of water.
She found a clean towel from the bathroom, sat on the edge of the bed, and carefully wiped the blood off his cheeks and hair.
Soon, a handsome and delicate face was exposed to her sight without any blind spots.
Her breathing gradually became rapid; even her heartbeat seemed to slow down, and her hand holding the towel frozen in mid-air.
Thinking of the embarrassing incident that happened at the gate just now, her ears turned red quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Unexpectedly, the red glow spread all over her face and then to her fair neck.
There is even a trend of continuing to spread downward.
"What's wrong? Are you scared?"
Seeing her lowering her head in a daze, Itsuki asked softly.
"Ah? Well, a little..."
In order to suppress the temptation in her heart, she continued talking along the lines of Itsuki.
"Such a big thing happened; the school shouldn't just ignore it, right?"
Gathering to fight at the school gate is a very serious and vicious incident for the school.
As the instigator, he cannot escape responsibility, even if he is the victim.
Because the school doesn't care who wins or loses, as long as no one sees it, it's as good as if it didn't happen. After all, less trouble is worse than more.
But this time it was different. The time was when the flow of people was the largest after school, and the location was at the school gate.
With hundreds of eyes witnessing this, the school can no longer pretend to be blind.
"At a time like this, it's better not to pray for justice to be served by the school. If it should come, justice would have come long ago."
"I'm just a little worried that they might turn the tables."
"It's okay. There are so many people watching at the school gate. They were the first to attack, and I was just acting in self-defense."
He spoke calmly, as if he were talking about someone else's business.
"Besides, they have something to hide and would never dare to call the police."
Even if it's reported to the police, it's no big deal.
When ten people fight one, anyone with a discerning eye will know who the victim is.
The Metropolitan Police Department will at most determine that he acted in excessive self-defense and ask him to pay some medical expenses.
Hearing his voice, the worry on her brows gradually faded away.
She didn't know since when, but Itsuki had already created a world for himself in her heart, making her subconsciously rely on and trust him.
"Don't just talk about me; what about you?" Hei raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
"Didn't I tell you to ride your bike to the back door and wait for me? Why are you acting on your own like last time?"
"Don't you know that if you stay at the gate, you will probably be targeted by them?"
"I..." Ogihara Saki was speechless, lowering her head and fiddling with her fingers.
"I'm sorry, Fujii-kun."
"but..."
"I didn't help Fujii-kun in any way in the first place, and I can't just leave him alone at this critical moment."
Her voice became softer and softer, so small that he could hardly hear it, but he could still understand what she was trying to convey.
"I'm not blaming you."
Seeing her eyes filled with tears and looking like she would cry at any time, he softened his tone a lot.
He opened his mouth to say something when a clear female voice suddenly came from the yard outside.
"I'm back!"
Judging from the voice, it should be his stepsister Ai.
"Whose bike is this? Why is it parked in front of my house? You have no sense of public morality at all!"
He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
A hint of embarrassment also appeared on her pretty face.
"Fujii-kun, it's getting late. I'm going back now."
"Well, I can't send you off in my current state. Please be careful on your way."
"I will."
She nodded, and just as she left the edge of the bed, she seemed to suddenly remember something and said hesitantly, "Um, Fujii-kun, can I add your line contact?"
"Sure, the phone is in my shirt pocket, you..."
His voice stopped as if it were cut off cleanly.
"Um... I'll do it myself..."
He looked embarrassed and reached for the inside pocket of his coat with difficulty.
"Damn it, I should have stuffed my phone in my bag."
"Why didn't I think of it when I was fighting?"
"Let me do it."
She gently pressed down his raised hand and volunteered to take on the task, even though she was already blushing because of a beautiful mistake.
He whispered, "It's the pocket on the inside of the clothes."
She sat sideways on the edge of the bed, unzipped his coat, and slowly reached in a slender white hand.
With the experience from last time, she was much more cautious.
Like grabbing a delicate doll, she reached into her pocket with her slender fingers carefully and took out the phone steadily.
In the cramped room, she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are you nervous?" Hearing the exhalation sound, he said in a faint voice.
"Ah? No...nothing..."
When she looked up, she saw a handsome face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"It's hot weather, yes, definitely..."
"Oh? It's too hot."
He narrowed his eyes.
At the same time, the voice of Ai was heard from outside the door.
"Hey, is anyone home?"
The door was pushed open from the outside, revealing a young and cute face.
"Onii-chan, you're back."
"Hey, this is..."
Ai looked at the girl who appeared in her stepbrother's room with curiosity.
She was about 1.65 meters tall, much taller than her, with very fair skin, as if she were the type who stayed at home all year round and never saw the sun.
She was also quite thin, probably just a little heavier than her, probably no more than 100 pounds.
Although her dress is not very eye-catching, if she takes off her glasses and changes her hairstyle, she will definitely be a charming beauty.
"The bicycle at the door should be hers, right?"
"No wonder he came back so early today; it turns out he was having a tryst with a girl."
"Damn it, it won't mess up my plans, will it?"
Saki looked at the girl in front of him, who was only 1.5 meters tall.
Cute, sweet, energetic, and full of youthfulness.
Compared to her, she seemed like a warm corpse, without any charm of a girl.
"Is she the sister that Fujii-kun mentioned before he came in?"
"What a cute girl. She must be very popular at school."
Standing in front of Shimizu Ai, as if affected by the other party's bright aura, Saki suddenly felt a little at a loss, so she hurriedly operated her mobile phone to add Itsuki's line.
"Um, Fujii-kun, I'm going back first..."
"Be careful on the road."
"Bye, Fujii-kun."
After nodding politely to Ai, she left Fujii's house with mixed feelings.