The voice was connected, and Kurosawa Mitsuru put the phone to his ear without saying anything.
"Hello?"
After a few seconds, Ninomiya Chizuru took the initiative to speak tentatively.
Her voice is very pleasant, cool, mature, and a bit beautiful. It is a very pleasant young royal voice.
"Good evening, Miss Ninomiya."
Kurosawa Mitsuru sat down on the bed and greeted him with a smile.
"Good evening." Ninomiya Chizuru responded.
In fact, this was not the first time they made a voice call. They had made this call before when there was an emergency at school.
However, that time it was all official business, but this time it is different, there is no official business, only private matters.
"Actually, the reason I went shopping for clothes with Yuta Miyazaki was because he asked me for the secret of love this morning."
After greeting her, Kurosawa Hikaru did not tease her but asked.
"The secret to love?"
Ninomiya Chizuru was a little surprised when she heard this.
"Because he thinks Miss Runa is my girlfriend, and also the ex-girlfriend, and we got back together. He thinks I'm a relationship guru and wants to know how I managed to woo such a beautiful and rich woman."
Kurosawa Mitsuru told the whole story, it was all true, not a single lie.
"oh oh."
After learning the reason, Ninomiya Chizuru nodded.
"oh oh?"
Kurosawa Hikaru raised an eyebrow, not expecting her reaction to be so calm.
"Did I say something wrong?"
Because of his repetition, Ninomiya Chizuru realized that his reaction was not right and asked.
"Everyone thinks Miss Runa is my girlfriend. Do you mind?" Kurosawa Mitsuru pointed out the problem.
"You two are not a real couple. It's just that everyone saw Runa picking you up at the school gate and misunderstood." Ninomiya Chizuru paused and said.
"You really don't mind at all that people think I'm with Miss Runa?"
Kurosawa Hikaru really didn't expect her to react like this, and couldn't help but say.
Honestly speaking, according to his thinking, Miss Ninomiya should be very bothered by this matter, but because of her reserved emotions, she never said anything.
He noticed this matter today and took the initiative to bring it up, hoping to get the other party's approval and clarify the matter.
After all, this matter is dispensable, so it won't be a big deal to clarify it.
"I..." Ninomiya Chizuru choked, not knowing how to explain.
She could sense that there was a hint of questioning in Kurosawa Mitsuru's words.
From the moment he said “Oh oh” just now, there was something wrong with Kurosawa Hikaru’s reaction.
In response to her speechless response, Kurosawa Mitsuru did not rush to ask further questions, but waited patiently.
"Are you angry?" Ninomiya Chizuru asked after a while.
Her tone was no longer as calm as usual, but rather a little guilty, timid and cautious.
"I'm not angry, I just thought you would mind it."
When Kurosawa Mitsuru heard this tone, he was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and spoke.
He wasn't that petty just because he was angry about this matter, he was just a little unhappy.
The time when Miss Runa got drunk and was carried home by him, when Miss Ninomiya was going down the stairs, she pretended to be drunk and couldn't walk steadily, and asked him to carry her.
Because of this incident, he always felt that Miss Ninomiya Chizuru was a jealous person who got jealous easily and had a competitive personality. She would get jealous even of her best friend.
That’s obviously the case, so why aren’t you jealous this time
“…” Chizuru Ninomiya on the other end of the phone didn’t know how to respond.
She could sense that even though Kurosawa Hikaru was not angry, he was not very happy, like someone who was not getting a response.
"I thought it was good to have this rumor because everyone would think you had a girlfriend, so no one would pursue you and affect your studies."
After hesitating for a long time and struggling a lot, Ninomiya Chizuru said.
"I see."
Hearing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru had an epiphany, understood the underlying meaning, and translated the sentence in his mind.
Because of this rumor, everyone thinks you have a girlfriend, so no one dares to pursue you.
Miss Ninomiya probably thought so, which is why she didn't mind at all and never mentioned it before.
After all, if he remained single, it was inevitable that someone would miss him... But everyone thought he had a girlfriend, so even if they had a crush on him, they would be deterred.
If the situation continues like this, Miss Ninomiya can wait for him to graduate with peace of mind.
"I see."
Guessing her little thoughts through this sentence, Kurosawa Mitsuru suddenly laughed.
This is a very classic determinism effect.
The so-called certainty effect means that when given a choice between certain benefits and "taking a gamble", most people will choose the certain benefits.
He had seen a short video in his previous life.
Suppose you are given two different buttons, one button can let you get 5 million, and the other button has a 50% chance of getting 10 million.
Faced with such a choice, most people will choose the first button.
When you are sure that you will get a million, you will not bet on the second button because the profit is enough and there is no need to take the risk.
In short, for Miss Ninomiya, this rumor is beneficial to her and harmless.
First of all, she was very clear that this was a rumor, and she knew that her relationship with Miss Runa was not a romantic one, and it was impossible for them to really get together because of this rumor.
As long as he does not interfere in this matter and allows the rumors to exist, the advantage is that he will not be pursued by other girls and the benefits will be extremely high.
On the contrary, if you interfere with the matter, such as clarifying the rumors, you are actively choosing the risk and putting him in a situation where he may be pursued by other girls.
Ms. Ninomiya, who is well versed in finance and investment, obviously knows the certainty effect.
"What are you laughing at? Stop laughing."
Ninomiya Chizuru felt that he had guessed something, and felt a little embarrassed and annoyed by his laughter.
It took her a lot of courage to say those words, but this guy laughed at her.
"I was just thinking, you have a really nice voice."
When Kurosawa Hikaru noticed that she was angry and embarrassed, he became even happier.
"I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to sleep."
Ninomiya Chizuru was very embarrassed and not used to this situation, so she simply said something and hung up the phone.
"Hang up?"
Kurosawa Hikaru took the phone from his ear and took a look, and found that she really hung up and kept her promise.
Although she was angry and embarrassed, Kurosawa Hikaru knew that she was not angry, she just ran away shyly.
"Good night."
That's why Kurosawa Hikaru sent her a message.
"Good night."
The message was read in seconds, and after ten seconds or so, she replied.
After finishing this matter, Kurosawa Mitsuru no longer sat, but suddenly relaxed his body and fell on the bed.
"Is it a confirmed effect..."
He held the phone and looked at the ceiling, his eyes sparkling. Recalling what had just happened, he couldn't help but talk to himself.
Looking back, this certainty effect is very suitable for explaining investment psychology. He suddenly woke up and realized that he had found the solution.
If you think about it carefully, isn't this the reason why Shifengyuan chose him for the future
Rather than marrying a stranger in the future and turning a blind eye to his extravagant life outside, it is better to choose the one in front of you.
He is quite handsome, and he can shoot arrows. Plus, he is one of the first come first served. In every aspect, he is much better than the man whom I don't know but must marry in the future.
This is the certainty effect. Since there are known benefits, there is no need to gamble on unknown risks.
…
Tuesday's class is easier.
"I don't know if it's my imagination today, but people are looking at me more often. Do I look too weird?"
Before class, Miyazaki Yuta's expression was a little changeable. He crawled on the table, looked left and right, and whispered.
"This is not an illusion. No one will think you are weird. Keep your eyes steady and stop looking around. Be confident. Hold your head high and don't hunch your back."
Seeing his expression, Kurosawa Mitsuru also taught him a lesson.
"yes."
After hearing his teachings, Miyazaki Yuta nodded energetically, holding his head high and chest puffed out.
"Not bad, just keep it up like this."
Seeing that he straightened his posture and looked serious and somewhat handsome, Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded with satisfaction.
Helping others become better and more outstanding will bring people a sense of accomplishment.
A day's course passed in the blink of an eye as I was studying hard.
…
4:30 p.m., in the study room on the top floor of a high-end apartment in the city center.
The door was pushed open and Shifengyuan Mirai walked in.
According to the official procedure of tutoring, the class should start on time at 4:30, but Kurosawa Hikaru has to arrive early and wait for her to come.
The two of them sat down at the desk and took out their textbooks and notebooks.
"This is last year's homework. I solved it. Take a look."
Shifengyuan Mirai pulled his notebook over, wrote something down, and pushed it in front of him.
"Can't help it just after class?" Seeing this action, Kurosawa Mitsuru thought with some surprise.
Although it was standard procedure to check homework and preview the lessons to be learned today before class, her taking his notebook and writing were unexpected actions.
Is it because she felt lonely because I didn’t go to the dojo to accompany her on Sunday
With such doubts in mind, Kurosawa Hikaru took the notebook and opened the page she had written.
"Are you Zero Hour?"
The first sentence of Shifengyuan Mirai went straight to the point. After all, they were in the tutoring class and didn't have much free time until the break.
"Yes, how did you guess it?"
Kurosawa Mitsuru realized that the reason she was so anxious was because of this. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He wrote a word, pointed it with a pen, and pushed it to her.
"Because you said at the time that I would know soon, and I was wondering how it would happen, but I didn't expect it to be like this. And you also said that you would play the piano with a mask on. Although it was unbelievable, when I looked at Lingshi's hands, I was sure it was you."
Shifengyuan Mirai wrote a lot of words, which also indirectly showed her excitement.
"Famous detective, you can tell by looking at the hands?"
"I've been in class and I've seen your hands so many times... I'm beginning to look forward to playing with you. I'll play the violin and you'll play the piano, and we'll play together."
"Me too, let's go to class first."
Kurosawa Hikaru is in the tutoring class and he doesn't want to neglect her. After all, he has to make sure she gets admitted to the University of Tokyo. It won't be too late to chat during the break at 6 o'clock.