Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

"Uncle, we'll be going now. We'll come over for ramen later."

"Sure, you're welcome anytime."

After saying goodbye to Uncle Ida and Bruce, the two continued their jog along the planned route. However, Xingge hadn't exercised like this in a long time, and she couldn't run any further after a while.

The two of them walked to a vending machine and rested against the wall for a while.

"Senior, are you alright?"

Yuzhen bought a bottle of water, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to her.

"Drink a little, but not too much."

Xingge took a sip. Thank goodness it was just jogging; if it were a long-distance race like in a sports meet, she probably wouldn't have been able to keep going. She couldn't help but look at Youzhen beside her; this guy really had perseverance, sticking to his morning exercise routine every day.

Yuma decided not to continue. Making Hoshika run too much at once wouldn't be good for her, and besides, they were only participating in a three-legged race; it was enough for her to get used to it for now. The two rested for a while and then headed towards Uncle Ida's ramen shop.

After turning a corner, they saw an old woman in a nearby park looking up at a tree in the middle of the park. Yuzhen and Xingge also looked up and saw a kitten on the tree.

"Do you need any help?"

Xingge went over to ask the old woman first.

The old woman said that when she passed by, her kitten chased a bird into the park. When she came in, she saw the cat climb up a tree and was too scared to come down.

"Yuma, squat down and bend over."

Yuu knew that Hoshigo wanted to help the old woman, but he didn't know why he was being made to bend over. However, he did it anyway, and then he felt something pressing on his neck.

Yuzhen glanced to the side and saw Xingge's thighs, which were still a little damp from the sweat of their run. The two had just finished running, and Yuzhen could even feel the heat emanating from Xingge's body behind her neck as she stood up.

"Wait, senior, why did you come straight up?"

"Hey! Don't move around, I don't want to fall."

Yuzhen steadied himself and, to prevent Xingge from falling, he even supported Xingge's thigh.

Fortunately, the tree wasn't very tall, and the old woman's cat wouldn't hiss at strangers, so Xingge quickly picked the cat up. Youzhen slowly squatted down, bent over, and put the cat back to the old woman.

After thanking the two women while holding the kitten, the old woman took out a small box of snacks from her bag and gave them to Yuzhen and Xingge as a token of her gratitude.

Yuzhen watched the old woman leave. He always habitually touched the back of his neck after being praised, and then he was gently kicked by Xingge next to him.

He turned his head and saw Xingge glaring at his hand on the back of her neck, but her face was very red. Was she shy? Youzhen suddenly remembered the feeling when she was riding on his neck earlier. He realized that Xingge's current state must be a mixture of shame and indignation.

"Senior, that's not what I meant."

"Shut up!"

Clutching the box of pastries, she quickly walked out of the small park.

"You were the one who suddenly rode on."

Yuzhen muttered something to herself, then quickly followed after her.

After eating ramen at Uncle Jingtian's ramen shop, the two of them went home, showered, changed clothes, and then went to school. Neither of their homes were far from school, so they had plenty of time.

Yuuma wasn't paying much attention in class; his mind was filled with the feeling of Hoshino riding on his shoulders, and Hoshino's legs that had been pressed against his cheek. He knew Hoshino had beautiful legs. He couldn't help but glance at Hoshino's legs, but Hoshino noticed him, and he quickly looked away.

……

Were you spying on me during class?

After class, Xingge got up from her seat, walked over to Youzhen, and slapped his desk with a cold face.

"You can't blame me, it's all your fault, senpai." Yuri retorted confidently, "If you weren't so beautiful and my girlfriend, with such beautiful legs, how could I possibly be peeking at you?"

"Wait, what did you say?!"

She accidentally shouted a little too loudly, and the classroom quieted down for a moment. Everyone glanced over, saw that it was the two of them who were always sticking together and showing off their affection in class, and then turned back to do their own thing.

How could you say such a thing at school?

Xingge lowered her voice considerably.

"I'm telling the truth, and you're blushing, so you must really enjoy hearing this."

"You! Pervert! Die!"

After making those harsh remarks, she quickly left the classroom.

"What kind of behavior is it to make threats and then run away?"

Yuma watched her leave and muttered to himself.

Chapter 47 Sports Meet (Part 1)

The sports meet has begun and will last for three days. During these three days, parents of students are also welcome to enter the school to watch the games.

Yuuma arrived at Ijichi's house early in the morning. Aunt Ijichi had taken Nijika to her grandmother's house, where they would be staying for a few days, so she gave Yuuma another key to the house and asked him to take care of Hoshika for the next few days.

Kenzaki Yuuma came to make breakfast for Hoshika and wake her up. He had recently learned a lot about Chinese breakfasts online, and he could try making them for Hoshika.

"I am delighted with the scallion pancakes you made."

Xingge ate the breakfast that Youzhen had made.

"I am happy for your joy." Yuzhen carried the freshly served porridge and scallion pancakes out of the kitchen, but he accidentally kicked a chair leg, spilling some porridge.

"The porridge I just ladled out has spilled; I will never feel joy again."

Despite their playful antics, the two of them cleaned up the spilled porridge together and then ate breakfast together.

Will your parents go to the school?

Hoshika and Yuuma were walking together on their way to school. Hoshika was home alone now, so she asked Yuuma for directions.

“I don’t know either. Dad won’t come; he has a lot of things to take care of. Mom might not come, but she spends most of her time with Dad. As for my older brother, I hope he doesn’t come.”

The two chatted as they walked into the classroom.

Everyone was full of enthusiasm, and at least in terms of momentum, they were definitely not going to lose to the other classes.

Before heading to the playground, everyone changed into their sportswear in the locker room. Aikawa also gave everyone headbands, red ones. Yuma tied the headband on her head, and it looked alright.

"You actually prepared something like this for everyone."

Yuma patted Aikawa on the shoulder.

"Have you ever played a game? It can increase physical attack."

"Shouldn't we have prepared scarves? Those things can accelerate, they seem more useful. After all, we're participating in a sports meet, not a free-fighting match." Yuma looked helplessly at the smug Aikawa. "Also, you should play less video games."

The first day's competitions were all preliminary rounds, with Yuzhen and Xingge's three-legged race not starting until close to noon. After arriving at the playground with their classmates and finding their seats, they didn't pay any attention to the competition.

Logically, as long as it's not their event, people are free to move around, as long as they don't interfere with the race on the track. These past few days, the rules have been quite lax. I heard that in previous years, couples were seen seeking thrills in secluded corners of the school.

Yuma and Hoshika were bored sitting there, so they decided to wander around. But they hadn't walked far when Yuma saw Kenzaki Yuuki holding a camera and filming something.

"Hey, what brings you here?"

Yuzhen walked over to Yuxing and interrupted his photography.

“Why can’t I come? Families are welcome during the sports meet. I used to be a student here too, how could I not know?” He raised an eyebrow at Youzhen. “Back in the day, I was someone who left a legend on the track.”

"Wait a minute, I seem to remember you transferred here? I thought you went to the same school as him before."

Xingge leaned close to Youzhen and whispered a question to him.

“Yu-Yu went to school here. I didn’t come here because I didn’t want to study at the school he attended. But later, I got into a fight with someone at my old school, so I transferred here.”

Yuma answered Hoshika's question.

"What do you mean by 'fighting with someone'? You've been fighting before?"

Xingge knew nothing about these things; she couldn't imagine that Youzhen, who seemed so honest and unassuming back then, would actually hit someone.

“There was a transfer student back then, who was probably a delinquent. He transferred schools because of fighting,” Yuzhen recalled. “He thought I looked easy to bully, so he came to pick a fight and wanted to ‘borrow’ some money from me. To be honest, that guy was pretty weak. He only managed to land one punch on me at first, and then I beat him to the ground in self-defense. The next day, my dad found a way to get that guy thrown into a juvenile detention center.”

"I see, I'm so glad you're alright." Xingge breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Youzhen hadn't been hurt. "Speaking of which, was what your older brother said true? He used to be very powerful?"

"You could say it's true," Yuuma replied. "This guy did have pretty good results back then. But after he went to university, he suddenly became a sports idiot."

"Tell me, wasn't I a legend back then?"

Yuuki looked at Yuuma with a smug expression.

"That's true, I have to admit it." Yuuma, unusually, didn't argue with him, but then he remembered that Yuuki seemed to have been filming something just now. "What were you filming just now?"

You mean this?

Yu-ma and Hoshika leaned close to the screen of the video recorder and discovered that a cute-looking girl was trying her best in a sprint race.

"So you're the kind of pervert who sneaks into middle school sports meets to take pictures of high school girls in their sports uniforms?" Yuma and Hoshika's gazes towards Yuuki instantly changed, turning into the look Yuuki was familiar with when looking at trash. "I really can't praise you."

"What are you saying..."

Before Yuuki could even begin to explain, an older man arrived with the girl Yuuki had photographed. This guy had simply helped the older man take pictures of his daughter's match while he was in the restroom.

"I'm sorry, I wronged you just now."

It's rare for Yuu to get the short end of the stick with Yuuki, but he's not the type to be stubborn; he admits his mistakes.

"Hmph, you know that you have to kneel down to apologize?"

"Don't push your luck, or you won't have breakfast for the next month."

"I'm sorry, I was speaking too loudly just now."

It's unlikely that Yuuma will suffer a defeat at Yuuki's hands.

……

Kenzaki Yuuki was a celebrity back in school, and many students still recognize him. So Yuuma and Hoshika deliberately took him to a crowded place to shake him off.

"Is it really okay to leave him there?"

Xingge and Youzhen hid in the corner and watched Youxing being surrounded by the female students.

“Don’t worry about him.” Yuzhen looked like she had everything planned out. “This guy has plenty of ways to get away. Let’s go, the three-legged race preliminaries are about to start.”

After they finished taking their names at the registration desk, they were given a rope.

Yuzhen tied her left foot and Xingge's right foot together with a rope, and after getting used to the rhythm, they went to the starting point to prepare.

Yuuma glanced at his opponents on either side, and just as he was about to look away, he saw a familiar figure. Kenzaki Yuuki was already sitting on the referee's bench, chatting and laughing with the teachers there.