Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

"Because I wanted to achieve freedom in drinking, my classmates and I invested in opening a bar last month, and now none of us are broke." Seeing that she couldn't hide it any longer, Yu Xing simply confessed, "But I don't smoke, the smell of smoke on me came from the bar."

"Are you a college student who just learned to drink? After learning to drink, you started drinking heavily and ended up spending all of last month's allowance."

After Yuma finished speaking, she thought about it again. This guy really did seem to be a college student who had just started drinking. But investing in a bar? It sounded a bit far-fetched.

In the end, Yuuma still took out some money from his own savings and lent it to him. Yuuki promised to pay Yuuma back when he had pocket money.

"Brother, I will never help you again."

Yuzhen put the last two pieces of cake into the refrigerator; they were for his parents.

"You've said that many times."

Yuuki stuffed the money into his pocket and sat on the sofa with Yuuma to play a fighting game.

"Did you go to your classmate's house this afternoon?"

"Final exams are coming up soon, and a classmate asked me to tutor her, so I went to her house. Her mother invited me to stay for dinner."

Yuuma has never won a game against his older brother; he's terrible at it, and these kinds of games are practically hellish for him. However, Yuuki is very skilled.

"Her?" Yu Xing noticed something was off. "A girl? Is she your girlfriend? You're something else."

He was so busy asking Yuuma questions that he completely failed to notice that Yuuma had killed him in a combo. Kenzaki Yuuma decisively defeated Kenzaki Yuuki.

“About an hour ago, she became my girlfriend.” Yuzhen said this with a hint of embarrassment, putting down the controller and touching the back of his neck. “She bought those cakes.”

"So you two have just started dating? What kind of person is she?"

Why are you asking so many questions?

Yu-chan looked at Yu-sachi with impatience.

“I’m your older brother, what’s wrong with asking? I’m just worried you’ve been scammed. Please try to understand your older brother’s good intentions.”

Yuuma didn't grasp his good intentions; all he saw was Yuuki's gossipy expression. What good intentions? This guy just wanted to watch the drama unfold.

"I didn't see any good intentions; all I saw was a guy who wanted to gossip and tell his mom."

"How can you be so suspicious of your own brother? I'm so heartbroken. Besides, I'm very tight-lipped. If you don't want Mom and Dad to know, I can help you keep it a secret."

Yuuki put on a heartbroken expression, as if she had truly been hurt by Yuuma.

"Alright, alright, stop pretending. I'll tell you. You can't hide it anyway; Mom and Dad will find out tomorrow whether I tell them or not." You slapped his shoulder irritably. "She's a very rock 'n' roll girl."

"What kind of description is that?"

"Well, she's not a very frank person. She's not good at reading between the lines, doesn't pay much attention in class, often borrows my homework to copy, and even borrows money from me. But she always returns what she borrows quickly, plays the guitar very well, and is always sincere to her family and friends."

Yuzhen couldn't help but smile as she recalled the time she had spent with Xingge over the past few months.

"She sounds like a tsundere delinquent girl."

"That's a very accurate summary."

"I didn't expect you to like this kind of girl. You're having a lot of fun."

Yuuki teased Yuuma next to her.

"Aren't you going to sleep yet?" Yuuma was pulled back to reality by Yuuki, and he looked at the guy impatiently again.

"I don't have class tomorrow morning, and I'm going to continue watching the game later."

"Don't stay up too late. I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight."

"Good night."

……

The next day, Yuuma had just stepped into the school gate when he felt someone grab his clothes from behind. He turned around and saw it was Ijichi Hoshika.

Good morning, Xingge.

Yuma deliberately called her by her name to see her reaction.

Hoshika's reaction was similar to Yuuma's. Her face flushed slightly, and then she patted Yuuma's shoulder in an annoyed tone: "In the Light Music Club, I'm still your senior."

However, her tone was much softer than usual when she said this.

"Then, is Senior Xingge alright?"

"Whatever you want. It sounds kind of awkward."

Yuma looked at Hoshika in her usual tsundere form and couldn't help but chuckle.

"why are you laughing?"

"nothing."

You're clearly laughing at me.

"Then think it is up to you, Senior Xingge."

……

"You two have started dating?!"

Upon learning of this in the activity room, Senior Umino leaned forward, her hands resting on the table, and looked at the two people sitting opposite her in surprise.

She hadn't expected the relationship between these two juniors to progress so quickly. She had hoped Xingge would be more frank, but her initial plan was for Xingge to take the initiative to close the distance, and given Xingge's personality, she expected a long-term strategy, with their relationship developing gradually. She really hadn't intended for Xingge to directly bombard the enemy's headquarters.

"That was fast." Senior Tokita was quite calm.

"So, Ijichi, you didn't get anxious because you saw Kensaki receive a love letter yesterday, did you?" Omori-senpai's gaze kept shifting between the two of them.

"Although I also feel it's a bit fast, now that I've started dating Senior Hoshika, I'll devote myself to it wholeheartedly." Yuma's eyes were very firm.

Xingge sat silently to the side. From the moment Umino-senpai heard Yuuma's address to the moment Yuuma was tricked into confessing, she hadn't said a word. She wanted to reveal their relationship, and now the situation was just right.

Now that her seniors know, it won't be long before even more people know, and that should reduce the number of girls harassing Yu-chan, she thought.

"Class is about to start, Senior Xingge, let's hurry back to the classroom."

"Let's go then. Oh, by the way, can I copy your homework?"

"Didn't Senior Xingge finish writing yesterday? When I tutored you, I was clearly going over the homework questions."

"I've forgotten all about it."

"You'd better listen to me properly, hey."

As Umino-senpai listened to the two figures fading into the distance, she exchanged glances with Tokita-senpai and Omori-senpai, all seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. However, they were also happy for the two of them.

Chapter 31 Tutoring

After Yuuma and Ijichi Hoshika confirmed their relationship, Yuuma often went to Hoshika's house together after school.

With final exams approaching, Yuuma has been tutoring Hoshika lately, and also helping Mrs. Ijichi take care of Nijika.

"Brother is looking at Hongxia's painting."

Xiaohongxia ran over with a painting in her hand and then sat on Youzhen's lap.

Yuuma took the drawing from Nijika. The drawing depicted three people; the youngest was probably Nijika, and the tall, black-haired boy was likely Yuuma.

“This is Hongxia, and this is me.” Yuzhen placed the painting on the table. “Then this is Hongxia’s older sister, right?”

"No, this is Mom."

"Huh? What about me?"

Xingge had been sitting opposite them since the beginning, her body turned sideways at the table, her right elbow resting on the surface, her palm supporting her chin. She seemed nonchalant, but Youzhen felt she was listening very attentively.

"I won't draw my sister if she doesn't play with her."

Hongxia stuck her tongue out at Xingge, then buried her face in Youzhen's arms.

"Hmph, I don't even want to be drawn by you." Xingge retorted to Hongxia nonchalantly, then she glanced at Youzhen, "Don't keep spoiling her like this, look at her now, she's become so immature."

Yuma glanced at Nijika, who was burying her face in his arms, then at Hoshika, who was jealous of her younger sister, and sighed helplessly. It had been like this for a while now; there was nothing he could do about it.

"Hongxia, do you want to go out with Mommy?"

Mrs. Ichiji knocked on Hoshika's bedroom door, then opened it and came in.

Hongxia looked at Youzhen, then at her mother, feeling conflicted.

"Hongxia, go out and play with Mom. Your brother is going to tutor your sister." Youzhen gently pinched Hongxia's little face.

“Okay.” Hongxia stood up and ran to her mother’s side, and the two of them went out together.

After hearing the door close, Yuzhen got up and sat down next to Xingge.

"What are you doing? Why are you so close?"

Xingge felt Yuzhen pressed against her and moved slightly to the side.

“Didn’t you say the other day that you can’t see what I’m writing if you’re sitting across from me?” Yuma said, then leaned close to Hoshika’s ear. “Besides, I also want to get closer to Hoshika-senpai.”

Xingge felt Youzhen's breath on her ear, and her face involuntarily turned red. She quickly moved away a little, then glared at Youzhen with a flushed face.

Yuzhen smiled and met her gaze directly without avoiding it.

In the end, Xingge was the first to give in, and she changed to sitting with her back to Youzhen, hugging her knees.

"Why are you getting so close when you're just talking?"

Yu-ma listened to her muttering to herself. He stood up, walked around to her side, and picked her up.

When Hoshika was suddenly picked up in a princess carry by Yuma, she struggled symbolically for a couple of moments, and then stopped moving.

Yuzhen carried her back to the table, and Xingge sat reluctantly in his lap, listening to him explain math problems to her, until the two of them finished their homework.

After starting to date Hoshika, Yuuma liked to stick close to her like this. Because the weather had recently gotten colder, he liked to lean on Hoshika to feel her body temperature. At the same time, he also liked to see Hoshika say things she disliked but her body language was very honest.

After finishing her homework, Xingge got up in Youzhen's arms and stretched. Then she noticed that Youzhen was still sitting there, looking a little pained.

What's wrong with you?

"Can I tell you?" Yuzhen looked at Xingge. "Don't be angry or scold me if I tell you."

"Why would I be angry? Just tell me."

"Senior, you're too heavy, my legs are numb."

"..." Xingge subconsciously wanted to retort, but remembering that she had just promised him not to scold him, she could only change it to something that sounded like she was being coquettish: "You idiot!"