When Qingchuan Xiang was about to stop, Xiaodeng couldn't help but raise his head and clung to Xiaoxiang's hand for a little while. Then he suddenly realized that he had done something embarrassing, so he quickly dropped his head and shrank into the quilt.

"Hoo hoo." Qingchuan Xiang couldn't help laughing, "Xiao Deng, go back to sleep. I'll go drink some water and then continue lying down."

"Can I wait for Xiaoxiang to come back and sleep together...?"

Xiao Deng hesitated for a moment, revealing only a pair of eyes from the cup. His amber pupils seemed to be shining in the dim moonlight.

"Aren't we sleeping together now?"

"I want to hold Xiaoxiang while I sleep." After saying this, Xiaodeng, as if trying to find a more suitable excuse, quickly added, "Xiaoxiang will feel cool to the touch, which will be very comfortable..."

Halfway through her speech, Xiao Deng realized that this reason didn't seem so appropriate. Her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she buried her entire head in the quilt. Only vague whimpering sounds could be heard.

"If Xiao Deng wants to, of course you can."

"Really? Won't it disturb Xiaoxiang's sleep?" Hearing Qingchuanxiang agree, Deng immediately poked his head out from under the quilt again, his eyes full of surprise and happiness, but he also subconsciously became worried.

"I feel like Xiao Deng is the type who sleeps very well. There shouldn't be any problem." Qingchuan Xiang thought for a moment, "I've also had the experience of being held in someone's arms while sleeping. When I shared a room with my sister, she liked to hold me while I slept. Now, sometimes I accidentally fall asleep while watching TV on the sofa at night, and when I wake up, I'm usually held in someone's arms. So... I should be quite used to this, right?

"Then I'll go out and have a drink of water first."

"it is good."

Xiao Deng also climbed up carefully. Fortunately, Li Xi's sleeping posture was quite restrained, so it was difficult for the lamp to accidentally touch Li Xi. After sitting up, he watched Xiao Xiang slowly leave the tent. Through the zippered gap, the moonlight shone directly in, entering from Xiao Xiang's collar, brushing against her skin under the loose shirt, and then out from the hem, illuminating a quite lovely and beautiful path.

Even after Xiaoxiang had left the tent, Deng was still sitting there in a daze. Besides the scene just now, he inexplicably thought of the scene this afternoon on the boulder by the river where he had accidentally seen Xiaoxiang topless after waking up...

Xiao Deng felt his face getting a little hot, and began to worry whether it would be too obvious when Xiao Xiang, who was so cold, hugged him.

Chapter 275 Thinking

The birds in the mountains and forests seem to be much more powerful than those in the city. Their chirping in the early morning sounds much louder, and their number is even greater. When they overlap, it really disturbs people's sleep.

Li Xi covered his head with one hand and sat up from the sleeping mat. As soon as he lifted a corner of the quilt, the cold air from the mountain rushed in directly, making Li Xi shiver.

The tent isn't warm enough...

But thanks to this burst of cold air, Li Xi suddenly became much more awake. After rubbing his sleepy eyes, he subconsciously looked to his side.

Then she saw Qingchuan Xiang and Xiao Deng huddled together in the same quilt, sleeping facing each other with their two little heads sticking out of the quilt.

What on earth happened when I was sleeping soundly?

Li Xi looked hesitantly at the two people who seemed to be sleeping comfortably in each other's arms. He glanced at his phone. It was only a little after six o'clock. The purpose of this camping trip was for Xiao Deng to watch the stars and write a club report. After completing it last night, there should be no plans for today. So, it seemed that even if he slept all morning and waited for Qingchuan Xiang's mother to pick him up, it seemed that it would be okay.

Thinking of this, Li Xi slowly lay back in his bed, but his mind was still actively turning, thinking about the new song that Xiao Deng showed him yesterday.

A brand new song belonging to this current band...

No matter what, I must be able to write an excellent song that can match Xiaodeng's lyrics to prove that I am definitely not worse than Xiangzi and Qingchuan Xianghui.

I'll go find Ms. Rinrinko next week and see if there's a suitable live show nearby. It shouldn't take too long.

Although this is the only song available at the moment, "Spring Shadow" can also be performed later. This is probably the only song that the pink-haired girl has practiced very well.

Thinking of this, Lixi looked at the people around her again. She wanted to see Qingchuan Xiang, but her view was blocked by Xiaodeng's head.

Li Xi was a little curious about what method Qingchuan Xiang used to enable Aiyin, who could hardly understand the chords at the beginning, to practice a song to a fairly proficient level in just one day.

Although it was obvious at a glance that she had relied on rote muscle memory to learn a piece of music, and as soon as her basic skills were checked, many problems immediately emerged, it was indeed a very effective method.

However, what Lixi cares about most is not what Qingchuan Xiang has done, but Xiang's position in this new band.

Li Xi vaguely felt that Qingchuan Xiang seemed to have replaced Xiangzi's original position in CRYCHIC. Xiang became the indispensable core of the band now, as if everyone had established an indescribable connection with her.

But... yesterday Li Xi heard that Qingchuan Xiang might not stay in the band forever.

If Qingchuan Xiang really leaves, then can this band, from the original band members Xiaodeng, Su Shi and even himself, to the newly joined Aiyin and Wildcat, really continue to work together with the rest of the band without any grudges in their hearts?

After thinking carefully for a while, Li Xi immediately realized that if Qingchuan Xiang left, it would definitely be a huge blow. No matter what, it would be difficult to maintain a good atmosphere for the band to move forward.

It makes people worry, but Lixi can't think of any solution for the time being. Whether it is to stop Qingchuan Xiang from leaving the band or to take precautions to prevent the band from falling apart after Xiang leaves, he has no idea.

Let’s focus on the first live first. Qingchuan Xiang also said that he would never leave before the first live.

Then... should we just postpone the live performance and force ourselves to maintain the current band life, which has many problems but also makes Li Xi feel happy?

As soon as this idea came out, Li Xi immediately denied it. The reason he wanted to form a band with Xiao Deng again was to use the songs that could express his inner voice, and live performances were necessary.

Conflicting thoughts were tugged back and forth in Lixi's mind, but he couldn't make sense of them. They were just entangled together, becoming more and more chaotic, making him want to scream.

Li Xi had to admit that her view of Qingchuan Xiang was no longer simply as an object of pursuit as before, but a more inexplicable desire.

Want to surpass her, want to defeat her, want to...

"call--"

Li Xi threw back the quilt, exposing himself to the cold air and forcing himself to cool down.

What on earth was I thinking just now?

He chilled himself a bit, but the temperature so early in the morning was still a little unbearable, so he repeatedly pulled the quilt back in. Li Xi looked at the two people who were still sleeping soundly next to him, and felt inexplicably unbalanced. He gritted his teeth and took advantage of the fact that the two seemed to be sleeping soundly, and slowly moved to Xiao Deng's side, hugging the other two.

Go to sleep, don’t think about so many things!

..............................

"I didn't expect that I could sweat after sleeping in such a cold mountain..."

"Hold, sorry, that's why I want to hold Xiaoxiang while sleeping."

"It's okay, I just sweat easily. But I wasn't expecting Li Xi to hold you up."

"What's wrong?"

Why do I feel like Lixi seems to be in a bad mood? Did he not sleep well last night?

Qingchuan Xiang looked at Lixi, who glared at him fiercely as soon as she woke up, and always felt as if she wanted to do something to him.

I don’t think he wants to give me a beating again... Last night, after Xiao Deng went to watch the stars, I seemed to have gone too far and was severely punished by Li Xi.

Obviously, she is not a weak girl like Xiaodeng, but she still feels inferior in front of Lixi.

Is this the power of a drummer?

Several people took turns leaving the tent and packing up various things.

"Alas, in the end I still didn't get to try what the river water in nature tastes like." Qingchuan Xiang muttered to himself. He was really worried about this matter. It might become the only and biggest regret of this camping trip.

"Still thinking about this." Li Xi rolled up the quilt and said unhappily, "You're not afraid of getting a stomachache from drinking."

"It should be fine as long as it boils..."

But when I think about it carefully, it seems that a lot of things happened in such a short afternoon and night. It seems that if I really want to take some time to leisurely boil river water to drink, it seems a bit too late.

Anyway, putting aside this little obsession, it is indeed a good camping trip, no matter who you are.

Chapter 276 Germination

“Can I just send it here?”

"Okay, the road ahead is a one-way street. If Auntie drives us in, we'll have to go around in a big circle, which would be very troublesome. Besides, Xiao Deng and I are going the same way here, so I can just take Xiao Deng back. Thank you, Auntie."

Around noon on Sunday, Qingchuan Shu drove back to the mountain to pick up the three little ones as agreed, and invited Lixi and Xiaodeng to have lunch. After seeing the strange scene of Deng munching on a hamburger, he prepared to send them both home one by one.

"So polite~, I wish my Xiaoxiang could be so obedient."

Kiyokawa Shu smiled gently. Kiyokawa Xiang, who was directly cueed, didn't bother to say anything. He just felt that something like this had happened before at Aine's house, but he was the obedient child at that time.

There's nothing you can do about it, this is someone else's child.

"Xiao Deng, Li Xi, bye-bye——"

Qingchuan Xiang, sitting in the passenger seat, tried to turn around and say goodbye to the two people preparing to get out of the back seat. Xiang looked particularly... unconventional in her own car. Her aqua blue sneakers had been removed, and since they were going outdoors, she had worn calf-length cotton socks, a rare sight. She stepped on the seat, hugging her legs, curled up like a daruma doll, and leaned back, sinking deeply into the seat.

This made it a little difficult for Qingchuan Xiang to simply turn around, so he had to let go of the legs that were hugging him, and stretched his feet forward a little, but still stepped on the seat, and moved his center of gravity forward shakily. Then, he tilted his whole body to the side and looked at the two people behind him.

It’s no wonder that Ms. Kiyokawa Shu said that it would be better if Xiaoxiang could be more obedient.

"We had a lot of fun yesterday. Let's go out together again next time."

"...Yeah!" Xiao Deng nodded vigorously, smiling shyly, "I'm very happy too."

"Next time, let's just treat it as a celebration after the success of the live performance." Li Xi had already gotten out of the car, opened the door to let Xiao Deng down, and said seriously, "I will finish the song soon, and I will definitely start practicing next week.

"Later, I'll ask Ms. Rinrinko if she has time for a live show that's convenient for us to attend."

"Even so, don't stay up late again. You finally got two days of good sleep, don't ruin your adjusted sleep schedule all of a sudden."

"……I will."

"That tone doesn't sound very credible."

"Lixi... your health is the most important...!" Even Xiaodeng joined in persuading Lixi not to work too hard.

After watching Lixi and Deng walk for a while, Qingchuan and her daughter also drove away.

"Xiaoxiang, is there anywhere you want to go?" Qingchuan Shu asked her daughter if she had any other plans for the remaining half day.

"I've been playing for almost a whole day, and now I just want to go home and take a shower--"

Although he fell into the river yesterday, Qingchuan Xiang couldn't soak in the water for longer because Lixi and Xiaodeng were there, and he couldn't take a proper bath. Xiang just wanted to go home quickly, fill the bathtub with warm water, and wash off the dust on his body.

After Lixi and Deng got out of the car, Qingchuan Xiang, who was already curled up improperly in the front seat, became even more unscrupulous. He simply lowered the backrest of the chair and stretched his body to his heart's content. Then he suddenly relaxed and let out a loud sigh.

"You've never been this tired when I took you out before, have you?" Kiyokawa Shu asked his little daughter curiously, "What did you do during this camping trip? You're so tired."

"I didn't like to move much before..." Qingchuan Xiang recalled the past. In her elder sister's words, she was a boring kid. The most memorable trip she had was to an island. She spent the longest time sitting motionless on the beach. How could she be tired?

"As for this camping trip, we set up the tent and went fishing by the river. I even fell into the river halfway through..."

"Did you really fall?" Ms. Shu expressed doubt. "Didn't you jump in on your own accord, Xiaoxiang?"

"No—" Qingchuan Xiang rolled over and sat up, protesting against his mother's very correct stereotype of him, "It really wasn't this time. It's all because of the fish I caught. It was so energetic that it jumped right into my face.

Qingchuan Xiang and Ms. Shu continued to talk about their wonderful experiences, the cool temperature of the river water, the warm touch of the stone surface in the sun, cooking curry over a stove on the mountain in the cold wind, and watching the thin white mist drift upward and gradually disappear...

And finally, a conversation under the stars.

Qingchuan Xiang suddenly seemed like a stuck tape, and her conversation came to an abrupt halt, causing Ms. Shu, who was driving, to look at her.

"what happened?"

"It just feels like I drank too much water. My heart feels a little too full."

This is not an unfamiliar feeling. Qingchuan Xiang herself said that every time it rains heavily or she drinks too much water and becomes waterlogged, she becomes excited as if she wants to release the excess "water".

But this time, not to mention drinking too much, the amount of water she drank during the day she was out was undoubtedly less than her usual drinking amount.

Even after a night, this feeling was still obvious, making Qingchuan Xiang subconsciously want to curl up the corner of his mouth.

What made Qingchuan Xiang even more concerned was that this time, it was only after Li Xi reminded him that he realized his change. Did he also have similar situations before but was unaware of it? Just like when Xiangzi confessed his love to him...

Until the car drove back to the downstairs of the apartment and he and his mother went upstairs to the house, Qingchuan Xiangdu was still thinking about this matter.

"Mom, have you noticed any changes in me recently compared to before?"

"Oh?"

Seeing Qingchuan Xiang suddenly looking at her expectantly and asking this question, Ms. Shu naturally understood what Xiao Xiang wanted to ask.

Am I getting closer to my true, natural emotions?

Qingchuan Shu approached Xiang seriously, stretched out his hands and gently patted her face, as if the sound of the patting could be used to determine whether she had really changed.

"Xiao Xiang, do you feel that you have changed?"

"I think so, but I can't judge whether this change is good or bad." After all, Qingchuan Xiang has no correct concept of love at all.

But Qingchuan Xiang felt that he seemed to be beginning to be able to properly understand the love that others had for him.

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Chapter 277 Xiangzi's Personal Opinion

"Good morning, Xiang."

The next day, when she arrived at school, Xiangzi was already in the classroom as usual. However, she seemed to want to talk to Qingchuan Xiang about something. As soon as she saw Xiang walk into the classroom and sit on the chair, she greeted her.

"Have you had time to come to the bookstore recently?"

"Hmm?" Qingchuan Xiang blinked and looked at Xiangzi. He didn't know if she wanted to talk to him about something, and it seemed that she didn't intend to tell him at school.

"It's not a coincidence... The band has finally gotten on track recently, and they'll probably be scheduling their first live show soon. I'm afraid they'll need to practice every day."

According to Qingchuan Xiang's conservative estimate, with Li Xi's personality, as soon as she got out of school on Monday and went to RiNG, she would definitely talk to Rinrinko about the live reservation immediately. She might even have talked to Miss Rinrinko directly on the phone yesterday.

After all, as an employee of RiNG, it is normal for Li Xi to have Rin Rinko's contact information.

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