Gravity Girl Shining

Shiina Riki stammered in his defense, but his voice became smaller and smaller.

Uehara Hibiki chuckled and reached out to pinch her cheek.

"I know Lixi will be a good wife to me, but you were too loud just now."

"Who is your wife?"

Shiina Riki was about to retort, but Uehara Hibiki's warning was like a prophecy. Soon there was a crisp knock on the bedroom door, which was particularly harsh in the quiet night.

"Lixi, are you still awake? Can I come in?"

It's Shiina Maki.

Shiina Riki's blood froze instantly.

"elder sister!"

If my sister saw that there was a man hiding in my room, I would have no way to explain it.

Just imagining that scene, Shiina Riki wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it right there.

No, this is the third floor. If we dig a hole to the second floor, our parents’ bedroom will be there…it’s even worse!

"You, you, you...quickly go in and hide!"

She hurriedly stuffed Uehara Hibiki into the bed. Uehara Hibiki struggled to stick his head out and wanted to say something, but Li Xi covered his mouth with his hand and turned to shout outside the door.

"No, no need! Sister, you'd better not come in. I... still want to be alone for a while."

There was silence outside the door for a few seconds.

"Okay, Lixi."

Maki's voice was no longer as mischievous as Uehara Hibiki had heard before. It was truly like an older sister, gentle and reliable.

"Sister believes you, but can you go to bed first? Staying up late is not good for your health."

"I understand, sister—!"

Shiina Riki's voice suddenly rose in pitch as someone beneath the covers viciously ran their fingers across her lower back, scratching the staves near her spine. She bit her lower lip, using all her strength to hold back from jumping. Ultimately, she gritted her teeth, pressed down on the covers, and punched the culprit beneath.

"Lixi? What's that sound?"

"Nothing! I'm just... upset. It's really nothing! Sister, you should go back to sleep too!"

Shiina Riki spoke at a rapid pace, like a machine gun, afraid that even a second longer would give her away. However, she was secretly thankful that she had vented her anger about Xiang when she first came home today, so her sister probably wouldn't be suspicious.

"Then when you have thought it through, be sure to tell your sister."

Hearing the door of the next room opening and closing, Shiina Riki finally breathed a sigh of relief, lifted the quilt and glared at Uehara Hibiki.

"You are so bold! Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

"Hehe, because I believe in Lixi."

Uehara Hibiki laughed unrestrainedly, reached out and pulled Riki onto the bed, and gently brushed the girl's cheek with his fingertips.

"Besides...how could I possibly hold back against a completely defenseless Li Xi?"

"Bah! Pervert!"

Shiina Riki blushed as he pushed Uehara Hibiki away and punched him in the shoulder again. But this punch was light and fluffy, more out of shyness than anger.

"By the way, what did you want to say just now?"

Uehara Hibiki was silent for a moment, then answered firmly.

"If you really can't get away with it, I will take responsibility. After all, being with Li Xi like this is worth it even if we get discovered."

Shiina Riki's heart skipped a beat. She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, so she turned away awkwardly.

"Stupid, idiot...what nonsense are you talking about? If you're caught, you'll be a criminal."

"Actually, I'm quite confident in my eloquence. Besides, considering Onee-sama's personality, greeting her directly might have a miraculous effect."

"He was so handsome just now, but after just two sentences he started talking glibly again."

Shiina Riki glared at Uehara Hibiki, but couldn't help but laugh too.

In this moonlit room, all the tension and anxiety seemed to fade into insignificance. The girl quietly leaned closer to the boy, feeling the warmth that belonged only to them.

"but……"

Shiina Riki suddenly remembered something and his expression became serious.

"If you do this again next time, I'll be really angry."

Uehara Hibiki blinked and deliberately showed an innocent expression.

"What? Is this true?"

As he said that, he reached out and poked her waist.

"Hey!"

The laughter of the two echoed softly in the night, and even the moon outside the window seemed to become brighter.

But unfortunately, happy moments are always fleeting.

Glancing at the wall clock, Uehara Hibiki realized it was almost time.

"Okay, stop messing around. I should be leaving soon, Lixi, you should get some rest too."

"Huh? You want to leave?"

Li Xi was stunned and followed Uehara Hibiki's gaze. Only then did she realize that it was already past one in the morning.

"Then how are you going to leave? My parents will find you if you go downstairs."

"Jump out the window. It's only the third floor. No big deal."

"No, it would be terrible if you got hurt. And..."

Looking at Uehara Hibiki sitting up and tidying up her clothes, Shiina Riki felt as if a feather was constantly teasing her reason in her heart.

So, driven by the strange feeling in his heart, Shiina Riki said something inexplicably.

"It's already this late, and the last train should have stopped running long ago... You might as well stay here."

Uehara Hibiki's movements also stopped like the train. This was the first time he was silent under Shiina Riki's amazing wisdom.

Slowly turning his head, Uehara Hibiki looked at Shiina Tatsuki with complicated eyes.

"Lixi, if I don't leave in the middle of the night, tomorrow morning, your father and your sister will find that there's a man in your bedroom... Then I really won't be able to leave."

Shiina Riki's head was buzzing. She knew Uehara Hibiki was right, but somewhere deep down, she felt an inexplicable stubbornness, and she couldn't help but force an explanation.

"It's okay... My parents get up early, and my sister has club activities at university... Usually, when I get up, no one is home anymore."

Looking at Shiina Riki who was trying hard to explain, Uehara Hibiki stared at her blushing cheeks for a few seconds and suddenly smiled.

"That's what you said. I hope fate is on your side tomorrow morning."

So, Uehara Hibiki lay back down on the bed neatly, and even patted the empty space next to him.

"Come on, Lixi, come and sleep with me."

"Who wants to sleep with you?"

Shiina Riki instantly got furious.

"Asshole! Don't you know you can sleep on the floor?"

"Making a floor?"

Uehara Hibiki looked around, his eyes sweeping over the reference books, clothes, and coffee cans scattered on the ground, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"In such a 'tidy' room? I think it's too troublesome to clean the room at night. The bed is more comfortable. What do you think, Lixi?"

Shiina Riki's face turned even redder. Her room had always been a mess, and today, after her outburst, it was even worse. There was literally no place to even step. As the culprit, she had no excuse to refute this.

"Anyway!"

She grabbed her pajamas in frustration.

"Turn around first! I need to change my clothes!"

Uehara Hibiki cooperated and turned around, but that irritating smile was still on his lips.

Ten minutes later, Li Xi reluctantly got into bed, deliberately keeping a palm's width of distance from him. However, the next second, as Uehara Hibiki took the initiative to approach, her body instantly froze.

“You…you, you!”

She turned to look at Uehara Hibiki, the trembling in her voice no longer concealed.

"Why didn't you..."

"Don't be nervous Lixi, this is all for a reason."

Uehara Hibiki adhered to the principle of shamelessness and explained (deceived) things with confidence.

"After all, I didn't bring pajamas when I came here. Isn't this logical and normal?"

"Is it normal?"

Shiina Riki's brain was completely overloaded.

Uehara Hibiki suddenly reached out and hugged her. The girl instinctively wanted to struggle, but she heard the seductive voice whispering in her ear.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything."

"Who would believe your nonsense? That kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable!"

Shiina Riki retorted through gritted teeth, but her voice was much softer than she had imagined.

"Don't worry about that. I noticed the last time I came here. Your room is not soundproof."

Looking at Shiina Riki's uneasy face, Uehara Hibiki smiled. He still had some composure.

"Really?"

"real."

Warmth came through the thin pajamas, and the sound of her heartbeat was clearly audible. After receiving the assurance, Shiina Riki slowly relaxed.

"You're lucky, Shigui."

The two lay face to face, their noses almost touching. All the arguments and disagreements from before seemed to vanish into thin air at this moment, leaving only the mingling of their breathing.

"By the way, Lixi, I have another gift for you."

Uehara Hibiki suddenly spoke up, reaching out from the bedside to pull out his phone. The moment the screen lit up, Li Xi squinted his eyes, adjusting to the glare.

Opening the chat interface with Deng, the latest message was sent two hours ago.

It was a photo of a notebook filled with lyrics densely written on it.

"Lixi, this is the song Deng wrote for you tonight. Everything she wanted to say is here."

"lamp!"

Shiina Riki almost reflexively wanted to snatch the phone, but stopped at the moment when his fingertips were about to touch the screen.

"No, let's go to the practice room tomorrow. I still need to apologize to the lamp in person."

Now it was Uehara Hibiki's turn to be surprised.

"Hmm? Riki has improved! He can actually reject the lyrics of Deng."

"Fool!"

Shiina Riki's cheeks felt slightly hot, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"After all... tonight, I belong only to you."

The air seemed to freeze for a second.

The sudden love words caught Uehara Hibiki off guard, and his ears turned red at a visible speed. After all, who would have thought that the drum player, who had always been a small-time player, would suddenly come to his senses and say such a thing.

"Ah, so you can blush too, Hibiki."

Shiina Riki couldn't help but laugh. She had never seen Uehara Hibiki like this before. That guy, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall, was now at a loss because of a simple sentence.

Will I blush?

Uehara Hibiki, who prided himself on being extremely thick-skinned, was unwilling to be outdone and hurriedly used his lips to block the drum team member's arrogant smile.

He's just a small fry who explodes every time I tease him.