Girl band, because of the shining heart

Yamabuki Chihiro was originally planning to say something, but after hearing what Kunou Chisho said, she could only nod.

At this time, the door of the store was opened.

"I'm back, mother."

After saying this habitually, she returned to the store wearing a brown top, a white and gray plaid skirt, the uniform of the junior high school department of Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy. She first brushed off the snowflakes on her head with her hands, and then took off her gloves and scarf.

Then, she took a look inside the store and found that there was not only her mother in the store, but also another person. She subconsciously thought it was a customer and was about to say, "What kind of bread do you want to buy?" But after seeing the other person's face clearly, the words stopped at her lips.

The familiar gentle smile, the handsome face, and the familiar blue eyes made her open her mouth, and the business-like smile on her face could not be forced back.

"Qian Xiao!?"

The brown-haired girl widened her deep blue eyes and looked at Jiu Zhong Qian Xiao in surprise.

"Well, long time no see, Saaya."

He hadn’t been back to Tokyo for a while since the band’s tour began, so it was a reunion after a long absence.

Yamabuki Saya looked him up and down, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Qianxiao, have you grown a little taller?"

This sentence made Jiuzhong Qianxiao stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he nodded uncertainly: "Is it right?"

In fact, he hadn't measured his height for a while, so he must have grown taller than before.

"Oh, by the way, Sha Ling, please take your aunt to the hospital for a check-up this weekend."

"Hey? Huh?! Ah, Mom, have you missed the checkup and taken your medicine during this period?"

After hearing what Jiuzhong Chixiao said, Yamabuki Saya was stunned for a moment, and then, as smart as she was, she began to think about what Jiuzhong Chixiao meant by mentioning this matter. After thinking about her mother's slightly stubborn character, she immediately understood what Jiuzhong Chixiao meant.

"Eh? Yeah."

After hearing what her daughter said, Yamabuki Chihiro was suddenly unable to say anything to hide.

I clearly agreed with Kunou Chixiao...Oh, he didn't agree. He just said that if she didn't agree, he would tell Yamabuki Saya about it, and he didn't say that if she agreed, he wouldn't tell it. What's more, what he just said was not that she didn't go for the check-up.

He just wanted Yamabuki Saya to take him to the hospital for a check-up. This was something his daughter had guessed. It seemed to have nothing to do with Kunou Chisho, but in fact.

Was this a pure conspiracy, implying that she hadn't gone for a checkup? Jiuchong Qianxiao had already made it clear, she could see it, and her daughter could see it too, so could she refute it?

Can't.

Looking at her daughter's somewhat angry expression, Chihiro Yamabuki, as a mother, was completely unable to say anything in rebuttal.

Finally, after deciding to go to the hospital for a check-up at the weekend, she had no choice but to listen to her daughter, leave the store, return home and have a good rest.

At this time, wearing an apron and sitting at the front desk of the store, Yamabuki Saya tidied her long hair and looked at Kunou Chisato who was sitting next to her.

"Speaking of which, Sa-ling, did you really quit that band?"

"......Um."

She thought that after not seeing each other for such a long time, Kunou Chixiao would talk to her about other things, but when she heard Kunou Chixiao asked her from the beginning whether she had quit the band, Yamabuki Saya's eyes dimmed for a moment, then she chuckled and nodded.

Chiaki Kunou had met other members of Yamabuki Saya's band before. After all, when they practiced, they usually practiced in the practice room of the livehouse. Although Chiaki Kunou's band had its own practice room, they would sometimes visit the practice room of the livehouse.

That time, I happened to meet the band formed by Yamabuki Saya and her friends. Although we only met once, seeing how Yamabuki Saya got along with them, they seemed to be very nice people. So now it seems that after quitting the band, Yamabuki Saya must feel some guilt towards them.

"Sha Ling, have you ever thought about joining a band again?"

"I don't have that idea anymore. After all, I still have to take care of my mother."

"Really? What if there really is a band that impresses you and invites you to join?"

"We'll talk about it when the time comes."

Chisato Kunou's words made Yamabuki Saya sigh. She had to take care of the family now, so naturally she had no intention of joining a band, but that didn't mean she stopped practicing drums.

She actually thought that maybe one day, she would join a band and realize her own dream, but the reality was that she still had to take care of her frail mother. After she joined the band, her mother fell ill when she was preparing to perform on stage again.

It is undoubtedly a decision for her whether she should leave to take care of her mother or go on stage for the band.

Looking at her slightly dim eyes, Jiuzhong Qianxiao did not say anything more on the topic of the band. Instead, after thinking for a while, he took out a small gift box from his pocket.

"Give."

"This is?"

"I bought it at a gift shop abroad. I didn't know what to give you, so I chose a headband. I hope you like it."

"is it?"

After opening the lid of the gift box and looking at the light yellow hairband inside, Yamabuki Saya hesitated for a moment.

"Don't you like it?"

"No, I want you to tie it for me yourself."

Yamabuki Saya took out the hairband and handed it to Kunou Chisho. When the other party looked puzzled, her fair face turned slightly red, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she spoke softly about her thoughts.

Chapter 5: In front of the flower shop, there is a beautiful bamboo orchid

He picked up a comb from the side, and felt the soft touch of the girl's long hair on his fingertips. The hair slipped through the gaps between his fingers, as if carrying a faint fragrance. He held up the brown hair in his hands, and after combing it, he picked up the hairband that had just been given to him.

The combed long hair was tied into a single ponytail. Kunou Chisato put the comb aside, looked at the faint blush on the snow-white face of Yamabuki Saya, and smiled gently.

"It's tied up."

"Ah."

Looking at her own reflection in the window and the gentle smile on Kunou Chixiao's face, Yamabuki Saya's face became increasingly rosy.

After a moment, she turned around and looked at him.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

Looking at Yamabuki Saya who seemed to want to say something to him, Kunou Chisho tilted his head, but Yamabuki Saya shook her head again and said nothing. She just raised the corners of her mouth slightly and looked at him with a smile.

The girl's gentle smile and soft gaze made Jiuchong Qianxiao a little unsure of how to react. He scratched the side of his face with his index finger and felt the temperature on his face rising.

But fortunately, at this time, a guest came in and diverted the attention of the two people.

Kunou Chisho breathed a sigh of relief and watched Yamabuki Saya serving the customers who came in to buy bread. He then looked for the bread he wanted to eat and finally took two and waited until the customers left.

He asked Yamabuki Saya to help him pack some, and after paying the money, he left Yamabuki Bakery.

After he left the store, Yamabuki Saya looked through the window until his figure was out of sight, and then she looked away.

"What? Isn't this the same as before? If I stare at a girl for a little longer, I will blush."

In his memory, Jiuzhong Qianxiao had never been comfortable looking into the eyes of girls. He would blush at the slightest provocation. Now it seemed that this had not changed at all.

She smiled and sat down at the front desk. Seeing that the store was deserted and looked a little deserted, a trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes. She actually wanted Jiuzhong Qianxiao to chat with her for a while.

And she also has...wait!?

Yamabuki Saya suddenly realized that she had a lot of homework today, and she hadn't done any of it!!!

I sat up in shock from my dying illness. Was it me who didn’t do my homework?

So she quickly took out her homework from her bag, sat at the front desk, and started doing her homework.

On the other side, after Jiuzhong Qianxiao left the bakery, he wandered around the commercial street for a while, looking at the students going home from school in groups and those office workers who were in a hurry after get off work, and glanced at them casually.

He withdrew his gaze and walked towards the flower shop alone.

When he walked not far from the flower shop, he saw a girl with short black hair wearing the school uniform of Yugaoka Junior High School standing in front of the closed door of the flower shop. She was also alone.

With just one glance, Jiuchong Qianxiao recognized who the other person was.

But even so, he frowned slightly.

Why am I alone today?

So, Jiuchong Qianxiao walked over quietly.

Then he came behind the girl.

"Who is standing here?"

He asked with a chuckle, patting her right shoulder gently with a hand and raising his index finger.

"Hello."

The girl was obviously startled when she was suddenly spoken to and a hand patted her shoulder. Although the voice sounded familiar, she was still frightened by the sudden attack.

Subconsciously, she turned her head and her slender fingertips poked her soft and tender face. She turned around and looked at the familiar smile. The obvious panic in her light pink eyes disappeared without a trace. Then she turned her head away without saying a word.

She just stared at Jiuzhong Qianxiao until a drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead and his cheeks turned slightly red, and the girl didn't say a word.

Finally, Jiuzhong Qianxiao took his hand away from her shoulder, and the finger that was poking her face also moved away as his hand moved away.

"I'm sorry, Lan, I'm just a little curious why you are standing here alone today."

With his hands clasped together, Jiuzhong Qianxiao sincerely apologized to the girl in front of him, Mizukuri.

"Humph."

As if she had won, Mizukuri's mouth corners slightly raised. Although she was indeed frightened by Jiuzhong Qianxiao, she still won the subsequent duel. The annoyance she had originally felt because someone had been missing for a long time was also swept away.

"orchid."

"After school, Tomoe went to pick up her sister, Xiao Fei went home because of something, Tugumi went back to her store to help, and Mocha said she was going to buy bread."

"Then... Lan, why are you here alone?"

"Um... I just wanted to come and see if you're back."

After being asked again, Mi Zhulan turned her head away somewhat awkwardly and answered him with a slightly blushing face.

She didn't want to admit it, it was because her other four childhood friends had left for some reason, and she felt a little lonely walking home from the commercial street alone, so she wanted to see if Jiuzhong Qianxiao had returned.

She really just came to take a look, not because she was lonely, but because she wanted to meet Jiuchong Qianxiao.

"I see. Well, I'm back, Lan."

"Ah, well, welcome back."

Looking at Mizukani's slightly flushed face, Jiuzhong Qianxiao, who had known her for three years, of course knew her character and what she was thinking. However, he did not point it out. Instead, he chuckled at Mizukani. Mizukani looked cute like this, didn't she?

"Would you like to come in and take a look?"

"No, I just wanted to come and see if you're back, that's all, I'll be back soon..."

"Huh? Really? I thought Lan would see me staying at home alone and wouldn't bear to let me be lonely, so she would be willing to chat with me as usual."

"...Then, I'll chat with you for a while, just like usual."

Mi Zhulan originally wanted to refuse him, but she thought that if she left, Jiuzhong Qianxiao would have to stay at home alone and would not feel lonely. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded with a blushing face.

Of course, she didn't want to walk home alone at this time.

"Thank you, Lan."

Jiuzhong Qianxiao, who was originally pretending to be pitiful, turned around with a smile after seeing that Mizukuran agreed to her, took out the key, opened the door, and then walked into the flower shop with Mizukuran.

After returning to the store, Kunou Chisato first took a towel and swept away the snow on Mitakeran's head, then turned on the heater in the store, took out the bread that was packed from Yamabuki Saya's house, cut it and put it on a plate, boiled some hot water, and made some fragrant scented tea.

He put the bread and tea on a plate and brought it to the front desk of the store. He poured the scented tea into a cup and handed it to Mizukami. He watched her blow on it, then hold the cup and take a sip. As the tea went down her throat, her body, which was wrapped in the winter chill, expelled the cold. After feeling her body warming up, she squinted her eyes slightly, smiled, and sat opposite her.

Even if Jiuzhong Qianxiao leaves this flower shop, there will always be someone to take care of it, so that the flowers in the shop will not be left unattended after he leaves. Whether it is the flowers themselves, flower tea, or just flower seeds, they are all sold here.

"Lan, which high school do you plan to attend in the future?"

"Let's go straight to Yuqiu. We don't want to be separated, so we can just go straight from the junior high school to the high school at our current school."

After thinking for a while, Mi Zhulan answered his question. The five people who had been together since childhood naturally would not want to study separately, so they planned to go directly to the next level.

"Really? That's great."

Jiuzhong Qianxiao moved to the commercial street before entering junior high school and has lived here for three years. Although their relationship is not as good as that of the five people who have been together since childhood, it is still quite good.

"Qianxiao, what about you? I remember you seemed to have skipped a grade in junior high school. Are you a high school student now?"

Regarding Jiuchong Qianxiao's talent, Mei Zhulan could only sigh that sometimes the gap between people is just too big.

"Me? I've already received a recommendation for admission to the University of Tokyo. After I enroll next year and take the exams that my teacher will arrange for me, I can graduate and get my diploma and degree certificate without going to school, just like I am doing now."

"what?!!!"