I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

Seeing this, Xi Ling also took a bite without hesitation. The icy, even slightly headache-inducing shaved ice, with its sweet and sour strawberry jam flavor, slowly spread in his mouth.

But this pleasant feeling was fleeting, leaving Himo looking at the large bowl of shaved ice with a lingering sense of satisfaction.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he looked at her longingly, Sister Fanxia just wouldn't let him have another bite.

However, this situation only lasted until Nozomi's juice was brought to the table. With ice in the drink, Nozomi stopped being so fixated on the shaved ice in front of Honoka.

however……

Just as Nozomi picked up a straw, intending to drink some juice and wait a while for the other dishes to arrive.

A restless, jade-like hand quietly reached under the table and onto Xi Ling's leg. Because he was wearing shorts, his fair and smooth thigh was touched by those five fingers without any obstruction.

This sudden attack startled Himiko, who instinctively turned his head to look at Aunt Ami sitting next to him.

Nevertheless, she showed no sign of stopping, continuing to caress him right under the noses of Arisa, Honoka, and Hachiko.

Unlike Himiko, whose expression was a bit strange, Aya remained calm and chatted with Hachi-nee about random things.

Anyway, Ximiao didn't have the time to listen carefully to what the two of them were saying.

As the waitress brought out dish after dish to everyone, Mio endured the increasingly excessive actions of Aunt Ami, her expression somewhat strained as she ate what she had ordered.

After a while, Nozomi suddenly stood up, made an excuse that she needed to go to the toilet, and then hurriedly left her seat.

Without the slightest hesitation, he pushed open the door to the men's restroom, walked to the sink, reached out and took a handful of cold water, splashing it on his face.

This momentarily cleared his somewhat bewildered mind, but not by much.

Just as Ximiao was taking a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, the door to the men's restroom behind her suddenly opened.

He hadn't taken the matter to heart at first, but the familiar voice behind him made Ximiao freeze in place.

"Mio~ Why do you keep giving off such a familiar smell since you started eating?"

The tall girl made sure to close the door, and then checked to make sure there was no one else in the restroom besides her and Ximiao.

Realizing what was happening, Hiyo suddenly turned around and looked at Arisa, who was watching her with amusement.

"No, this is the men's restroom! Arisa, what are you doing here?!"

"What are you afraid of? It's not like we haven't done this before at school, and I wasn't afraid. What are you afraid of, Mio?"

Arisa, who didn't care about the matter at all, grabbed Nozomi's wrist and pulled her into one of the toilet stalls.

"Wait! What are you doing? Aunt Ashi and the others are still outside!"

Although he said that, his body showed no sign of resistance, allowing Arisa to press him against the door.

I watched helplessly as the tall girl bent down...

Her desires, which had been constantly aroused by Aunt Ami and were gradually rising, left Nozomi with no room for resistance.

I don’t know how long it took.

When the two of them returned to their seats at the same time, the strange scent that Arisa had mentioned about Hio, which seemed to be teasing her, also vanished without a trace.

Clearly, Aunt Ami, who was sitting next to him, also noticed something was wrong with Nozomi.

Then, she turned her gaze to her daughter, Arisa, staring at her pretty face with a meaningful look.

It was as if she already knew what had happened during that time, making the two of them feel a little guilty, and they didn't dare to lift their heads as they ate their dessert.

After they finished their lunch and paid the bill, they walked out of the coffee shop and stood in the sunlight again.

"Well then, I'll head back to the shop first. I'm still a little uneasy about leaving the shop to a few outsiders like this."

After saying this, Yashiro deliberately said goodbye to Himeko and left without looking back.

As for Xi Ling and the others, it would be too early to go back to the mansion now, so they stood there in front of the coffee shop for a long time, stunned.

"By the way, Mio, do you know anything fun around here? Anything besides the beach...?"

Arisa looked at Nozomi expectantly, hoping he could give her an answer.

Ximiao subconsciously reached out and touched her chin, thought for a while, and then slowly spoke.

"I remember there used to be a karaoke bar around here. I saw it when I was studying here, but I've kind of forgotten where it was..."

As Hiyo said this, although she had forgotten the exact address, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the group following behind her.

then.

At the insistence of Arisa and Aunt Ami, Nozomi had no choice but to lead them in the direction she remembered.

If we could ignore the complaints of Fanxia, ​​who was reluctantly following him, it would be even more perfect.

Nozomi couldn't help but think this.

After that, they wandered around the streets for an unknown amount of time before finally spotting the karaoke sign that Xi Ling had mentioned.

"Are you sure this is the store you're talking about? Mio, could you be mistaken?"

Looking at the signs, which were completely different from the dilapidated ones that Hio had described, the brand-new neon lights were working normally even during the day.

From any perspective, this store is completely different from the karaoke bars in Xijing. Its style is very unconventional and easily leads people to have inappropriate thoughts.

but……

"Since you're already here, why are you just standing outside instead of going in and taking a look?"

Aunt Ashi seemed very excited about this, perhaps because she hadn't been to such a place before, hence her high spirits.

Seeing this, Ximiao scratched his head awkwardly, glanced helplessly at Arisa and Honoka standing beside him, and then shrugged, indicating that he didn't quite know what was going on.

As soon as they entered the store, they saw Aunt Ashi, who was already at the front desk discussing with the staff how long they wanted to book the room.

"Hmm, the interior decor is also quite unconventional..."

Provocative posters and magazines are everywhere, and even the saleswomen behind the counter are wearing low-cut tops, which is dazzling.

"Mio, did you do this on purpose?"

Arisa couldn't help but speculate, she seriously suspected that Nozomi had tricked them into coming here because she wanted to do something bad.

Upon hearing Arisa's guess, Nozomi quickly shook her head and denied it, saying that she had never thought of it that way.

Chapter Forty-Nine: Visiting a Karaoke Bar

In the dimly lit room, only a few faint lights illuminated everyone's faces, while on the large screen in the distance, images were constantly changing.

"Haven't you decided what to sing yet? Mom, you've been over there over there, looking at the playlist with the remote for ages..."

Seeing Ami still staring intently at the television screen not far away, Alisa, sitting beside her, urged her impatiently.

"What's the rush? I don't even know how long ago it was when I last came to a place like this. Please be understanding. You guys should first decide what snacks or desserts you'd like to order."

Anyway, she had just been at the front desk and booked to check out in two hours, so they had plenty of time to waste.

Sitting on the sofa, Xi Ling unconsciously rubbed her thighs, trying to warm herself up a little from the strong cold air from the air conditioner.

"Um... Sister Fanxia, ​​could you turn the air conditioner up a little? I'm feeling a bit cold..."

Ximiao said timidly to Fanxia, ​​who was sitting next to her and also holding a tablet, looking at what snacks and pastries the shopkeepers could bring over.

"It's already 24℃. Wouldn't it be a bit much to turn it up a little higher? But I do have another way to warm you up, Mio. But first, let's see what snacks we should buy."

After saying that, she handed the tablet in her hand to Ximiao and let him choose some items.

Actually, she originally wanted to ask Arisa and Ami if they wanted to get some beer, but considering that it was only noon and drinking in broad daylight was probably not a good idea, she gave up on the idea.

After the group took turns using the tablets to order what they wanted to eat, a short while later, a staff member brought a large tray of snacks, knocked on the door, and entered the room.

Without hesitation, Xi Ling reached for a large bag of potato chips, opened the packaging, and began to eat the chips in small bites.

As for Aunt Ashi standing to the side, her attention was completely focused on the lyrics scrolling across the TV screen, and she was humming the song into the microphone, completely unaware of what was happening on their side.

Seeing that both Nozomi and Arisa's attention was focused on the rising ratings on the TV screen, Honoka took advantage of the dim light and quietly placed her cool, delicate hand on his leg.

The icy touch made Ximiao shiver. She immediately turned her head and looked at Fanxia with some confusion, thinking that Fanxia had something to say to her.

But instead of speaking as Xi Ling had expected, she brazenly placed her slender, white fingers directly onto Xi Ling's skin.

"Sister Fanxia?"

Although he really wanted to reach out and move Fanxia's arm away, his hands were greasy from getting potato chips earlier, and he didn't want to get his clothes dirty, so he had to give up.

After seeing Nozomi give up resisting, Honoka, who had been making small moves, understood his meaning and became even more unscrupulous.

"How was it? My method should work, right? Mio, do you feel warmer now?"

Seeing that Arisa and Ami hadn't noticed their movements, Honoka leaned closer and whispered in his ear.

Although Nozomi really wanted to complain about Honoka's method of making him feel hot and bothered, in order to avoid letting Arisa and Aunt Ami find out, Nozomi had to suppress the strange feeling that kept coming from her and pretended to be nonchalant while sitting on the sofa and eating potato chips.

While they were having a great time at the karaoke bar, on the other side, Sister Ba, who had returned to the general store to mind the shop, encountered a small problem.

"No more ingredients? How could that be... I remember there were still hundreds of servings of cart noodles in the warehouse."

She didn't believe a word the shop assistants said and went straight to the warehouse at the back of the shop, following the route she remembered to the place where materials were stored.

She reached out and grabbed a cardboard box, intending to open it and see what was inside. But as soon as she picked it up, she noticed that the weight seemed a bit off.

When she opened it, it was completely empty. There was more than just this one cardboard box. No matter how she searched, she couldn't find the ingredients for making cart noodles, which made Ba Chi a little puzzled.

Just then, the same few shop assistants from before came over and said, somewhat aggrieved.

"Manager...we really didn't lie to you. Just now at noon, as soon as you left, those tourists swarmed in like starving ghosts. We were so busy until just now that we found we were out of cart noodles, which is why we were able to have this little bit of rest time."

Listening to their explanation, Ba Zi couldn't help but rub her temples. It seemed that she had indeed misunderstood these new employees.

After apologizing to them, just as she was about to make a phone call to order some more supplies, she caught a glimpse of a message from Xi Ling.

With a touch of curiosity, she opened the chat software and could clearly see that they seemed to be in a dimly lit room, which, judging from the furnishings, resembled a karaoke room.

Then, she saw that Xi Ling had sent her an address and asked if she wanted to go there together.

Upon seeing these messages, Yachi was slightly taken aback, then turned around and looked at the few shop assistants who were sticking to their posts.

She wondered to herself if it would be alright if she left this place for a little while and went to a karaoke bar.

She hesitated for only a few minutes, and seeing that no customers would come at this time, she quickly left the shop after giving instructions that someone would come to restock.

Actually... Ami initially said that once the new staff member came, she wouldn't need to come here personally anymore.

But she was still worried about the matter and insisted on coming here in person to check the situation. In reality, even if she left for a while, nothing would go wrong.