Band Girl Drink Mixing Action

Early in the morning, my sister told me about completely releasing my emotions, and it happened so quickly, even though it wasn't something I actively thought of.

Would this be a good thing? Qingchuan Xiang couldn't guarantee that every thought that came to her mind at this time would be harmless to her relationship with Gao Songdeng.

Now thinking back, when I was talking to Su Shi, I asked about Deng and Li Xi's reactions. Deng seemed to blame Xiangzi's withdrawal from the team on me. If I accidentally brought up the topic of Crychic and Xiangzi later...

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound, and Takamatsu Deng, who had just stood up, was so scared that he put his hands in front of himself and looked towards the source of the sound tremblingly, only to find that it was Qingchuan Xiang who slapped his face hard with both hands.

It was a close call, I almost told Xiao Deng directly. Although I had originally wanted to ask her more about her thoughts on CRYCHIC, for this little creature with such a delicate mind, asking her directly would only make her run away.

Why, why are you hurting yourself.

The shyness that was just suppressed had to give way first. Takamatsu Deng, who was already worried about Qingchuan Xiang's inexplicable "diving omen", felt even more worried at this time.

Should I give Xiaoxiang a bandage? But there's no obvious wound...

Gao Songdeng took out a small box from his pocket, opened it, and found it was full of band-aids with various marine animal patterns. He hesitantly reached out to Qingchuan Xiang's slightly red cheek - perhaps because Qingchuan Yu had just pinched her hard in the morning, and now Qingchuan Xiang slapped her herself, making her cheeks become particularly red.

"This is the fourth installment in the marine life series. Clownfish, tiger shark, flatfish, sperm whale..."

It was a rather unrelated statement, but Qingchuan Xiang immediately realized that it was referring to the names of the animals on the band-aids.

"Thank you, Xiao Deng, but I don't need this now." Qingchuan Xiang gently pushed away the hand that Deng handed her with the Band-Aid. The condition of the wound on her face was far from requiring a Band-Aid.

Moreover, the number of Band-Aids he took out was too much. Was he planning to put Band-Aids on every red inch of his face?

got rejected……

After Qingchuan Xiang did not accept the Band-Aid, Deng's mood became visibly depressed, with his little head lowered as he looked at his retracted hand.

Am I really unwanted? Xiaoxiang is like this, and so is Xiangzi... It's all because of my own problems that Xiangzi quit the band and CRYCHIC, the beautiful place where I was understood and saw hope for mankind, was destroyed.

Dark emotions quietly grew in the heart, and emotions such as self-blame, inferiority, sadness, and confusion appeared, took root, and grew in the lamp's heart one after another.

I want to escape, escape from Xiaoxiang who doesn't need me.

Deng turned around and was about to run, but Qingchuan Xiang was quicker to notice his intention to escape, grabbed one of Deng's arms, and then pulled it back.

Deng was once again forced into a trapped situation: his back was against the fence of the penguin feeding area, and his escape route was blocked by Qingchuan Xiang's arms holding the railings on both sides of his body. In front of him was Qingchuan Xiang's close body, and those bright and shining eyes that made him, like a bug in the shadows, dare not look directly into them.

"I don't know why Xiaodeng wanted to run away." Qingchuan Xiang's tone was filled with an uncontrollable rise, "Xiaodeng didn't even reply to my previous Line message, even though I clearly read it."

Qingchuan Xiang smiled as he looked at Deng, who was blushing again. When he found that Deng was struggling again, he tightened the space in his arms even more, almost pressing them together.

"I won't let you get away so easily."

Chapter 36 Dating

Xiaoxiang is so weird today.

At this moment, the postures of Kiyokawa Xiang and Takamatsu Deng looked quite ambiguous, almost hugging each other. But if it was really a hug, Deng might feel more relaxed, but Kiyokawa Xiang kept a little distance, so that the two of them were within the range of each other's eyes.

So Deng started to make futile efforts to avoid Qingchuan Xiang's sight again. Not only did he turn his head away, he also simply closed his eyes and tucked his hands into his chest, like a little penguin burying himself in the snow to escape from his natural enemies.

"Looking at it up close like this, Xiao Deng is so adorable." Qingchuan Xiang looked at the fragile slender neck that was exposed by turning his head to the side, showing the soft face and round jawline. The fearful posture with his hands curled up also made Deng look like a trembling little animal, which was very endearing.

And Qingchuan Xiang has always been praised for his water-crossing state.

It was obvious that Qingchuan Xiang, who had been firing straight balls continuously since the beginning, was not someone Xiao Deng could withstand, but Deng was more confused at this time.

"Xiao Xiang, aren't you angry?"

It was clearly his own fault that led to Xiangzi's withdrawal and the disbandment of CRYCHIC, so why could he still smile so brightly at himself?

Deng closed his eyes tighter and tighter. He had asked the question himself, but he immediately regretted it. He was afraid that he would really hear Qingchuan Xiang say "I am very angry".

"Angry? Why should I be angry? Because you, Xiao Deng, held me back. I should thank you for that. If it weren't for you, I would be soaked right now. I would definitely be scolded by my sister when I get home."

Qingchuan Xiang tilted her head, looking past Gao Songdeng's body at the huge pool behind the fence. She had been a little dizzy from suddenly being surrounded by so much water, but now that she was in a state of clarity and excitement, she wouldn't jump in so easily.

Although it is still very attractive to Qingchuan Xiang.

"It's not this reason..." Gao Songdeng stammered, his voice becoming smaller and smaller.

"Hmm, so it's because of the band?"

Oops, she just said it out loud. I was thinking before that I shouldn't bring up the band so directly with Xiao Deng. Didn't I just get slapped in the face for nothing?

Starting from asking himself if he was angry, Xiao Deng had already been showing serious avoidance behavior. Now after he mentioned the band, he began to tremble uncontrollably, which made Qingchuan Xiang suspect that if he let go now, the person who was about to jump into the water would probably be Deng in order to escape.

"Xiao Deng doesn't seem to be listening to me right now, and I can't organize my words well at the moment. So how about we skip this topic for now?"

In order to avoid saying something too unpleasant due to excitement, it's better to divert attention at this time. As for how to make the trembling Xiao Deng stop thinking about the band...

"Xiao Deng, let's go on a date!" Qingchuan Xiang, who was originally supporting the fence behind Deng, tightened his arms inward and hugged Deng Xu. Inevitably, the distance between the two of them was shortened a little bit.

Dating……?

Deng was more hesitant than shocked. Was this the date he understood, the kind of date a couple would hang out with? Did Xiaoxiang like him?

"Look, we're at the aquarium now. It's a perfect place for a date."

"..."

There is no reaction.

Qingchuan Xiang did not receive the expected reaction from Xiao Deng. He originally thought that Xiao Deng, whose face had been flushed since the beginning, would be at a loss and panic after hearing what he said, but in the end, she fell into her own thoughts.

"Hello—can you hear me?"

I was actually ignored. Did I enter my own little world? In fact, Qingchuan Xiang could understand this kind of thing, because from time to time I would also enter my own rhythm and ignore the people around me.

Qingchuan Xiang blinked and loosened his grip on the lamp.

Gao Songdeng was also stunned when he suddenly felt the pressure on him disappear. He slowly opened his eyes. From the gradually expanding vision in the darkness, the first thing he saw was Xiaoxiang running to the side, grabbing the railing with both hands, and pretending to jump forward.

Deng didn't care about being shy or anything else at this time. He rushed forward, hugged Qingchuan Xiang's waist and tried to drag her back.

Lampside grabbed Qingchuan Xiang tightly, and in a hurry, he shouted, "Xiaoxiang, don't jump. I, I like you too...!"

The two people who made quite a lot of noise had already attracted the attention of many passers-by. When the word "deng" was shouted out, it made people imagine a lot and imagined a youth drama in their minds.

Qingchuan Xiang didn't use much strength at all, and just let himself be dragged away from the railing by the lamp, with a smug smile on his face.

"Are you finally willing to pay attention to me?" Qingchuan Xiang turned around and faced Deng again. Deng no longer had the strength to avoid his gaze and was still looking at Qingchuan Xiang with lingering fear.

"But why did Xiao Deng suddenly say that he likes me too?"

"Eh?" Deng didn't know how to answer. Did he like Qingchuan Xiang? He probably did. When he was in CRYCHIC, he often received help from Qingchuan Xiang, which made him feel the warmth of being cared for.

Although Qingchuan Xiang was a little strange today, she was much more lively and proactive than the Xiang he knew before, and also had a bit of self-confidence.

These things instead made Deng see the shadow of another person in the band - Xiangzi.

Someone who can understand me and encourage me to write lyrics and sing out my inner cries.

When Qingchuan Xiang said the word "date", Deng's heart was touched. If dating really refers to the behavior between lovers, and lovers should have a relationship more than friends, does that mean that Qingchuan Xiang really likes him?

This thought brought great comfort to Takamatsu Deng, who had always blamed himself for Xiangzi's withdrawal from the team, but it disappeared without a trace in the question just asked by Qingchuan Xiang.

Maybe I messed up again and misunderstood Xiaoxiang's meaning.

Before Deng could fall into self-pity again, at this moment, a hand grabbed Gao Songdeng and pulled her forward.

"lamp."

!

The phantom I had just seen on Qingchuan Xiang seemed to overlap with the real Qingchuan Xiang. The originally flamboyant smile was restrained, replaced by a reserved, precise, yet emotional smile; the originally too close distance also returned to a just right level, gentle but not turbulent; even the words calling out to me, that familiar tone...

“Shoko…?”

Chapter 37: The Sun Reflected in the Water

Qingchuan Xiang feels that he is now extremely strong.

My thoughts seemed to be accelerated, flowing smoothly and rapidly, and my body reacted instantly to my actions without any lag. To put it simply, it was like entering a flow state.

Attention is completely focused, consciousness and action are integrated, the self is infinitely magnified, and it is accompanied by a strong sense of pleasure.

In this situation, Qingchuan Xiang came up with a solution almost the moment he confirmed that Deng was in a low mood.

A known:

I recently want to try to imitate and learn from others.

Aside from his family, Xiangzi, with whom he had recently formed a new connection due to various circumstances, was the one he was most familiar with, and also the one with whom he was emotionally quite complex. Since he was going to imitate and learn, he naturally couldn't choose someone he didn't understand or who he found easy to emulate.

Deng reacted strongly to Xiangzi's withdrawal from the band, and even left the band because of Xiangzi alone. In Deng's heart, his feelings for Xiangzi should be far greater than those for the other people.

Thus, the correct equation has been obtained!

Confirm the problem, draw conclusions, retrieve data, and start simulation. Xiangzi's gestures, smiles, temperament and words during the CRYCHIC period... the shadow of the past is reflected through the "water surface" of Qingchuan Xiang, forming the Qingchuan Xiang who is now reflected in the lamp's eyes with the "white Xiang" in his arms.

And the facts proved that his imitation was quite successful. The lamp's reaction was quite interesting. Its pupils trembled suddenly, and its originally tense body suddenly relaxed, as if it saw someone it trusted. Its throat trembled slightly, as if it had countless words to ask, but couldn't say them.

Deng and Xiangzi are completely different.

Xiangzi relies on his pride to forcibly block out his cowardly side, unwilling to show it to others. And Gao Songdeng, judging by her constant self-absorption, is the type who has many thoughts but finds it difficult to express them.

If Xiangzi is likened to a self-enclosed iceberg, requiring external forces to slowly melt the thick ice before one can experience the emotions within, then the lamp is like an unstable volcano that could erupt at any time.

It's tricky in another way.

Qingchuan Xiang had encountered such a case before. All it took was a small fuse to be ignited, and he would be able to observe the other person's behavioral patterns when they expressed their emotions.

The consequence of obtaining such data is often that the eruption after being suppressed for too long will strongly affect the interpersonal relationships of everyone around the "volcano", and it will completely self-destruct.

If Kiyokawa Xiang was in a normal state, he would definitely adopt a strategy that was completely different from his overly intimate behavior towards Xiangzi, in order to avoid causing too much stimulation to Takamatsu Deng.

But unfortunately, Qingchuan Xiang’s mind is not quite normal now.

The way of thinking that Qingchuan Xiang had relied on for a long time helped her habitually analyze the correct option, but her romanticism, which often only appeared for a moment in the rain or behind the bar, jumped out at this time and rejected the cold and boring answer.

Now that we have come to such a wonderful place as the aquarium, why bother with all those complicated things? Wouldn’t it be more interesting to walk around with a light in this fantastic scene that looks like it’s under the sea?

"Light, let's go."

Qingchuan Xiang continued to hold Deng's hand and led Deng forward, just like the day when Xiangzi brought Deng to the lead singer's position.

"Let's go on a date."

In the scene reflected by the lamp's amber eyes, behind Qingchuan Xiang, the light shines through the huge aquarium, revealing a unique mottled light and shadow that flows with the water source. The refracted shining spots flicker in it, turning into an invisible cloak blending with the water light, adding infinite brilliance to Qingchuan Xiang.

The lamp once again felt the feeling of being illuminated...

"Like the sun..."

"Is this another way to express affection?" Qingchuan Xiang tilted his head and smiled. Although it was just an ordinary smile, it was still enough to touch Deng's heart. "Well... if possible, I would rather be described as some kind of water or beverage."

Seeing that Xiangzi was finally willing to speak, Qingchuan Xiang became a little too proud of himself and said something that was not something Xiangzi would say.

But it doesn't matter, who cares.

"Even if I really had to use a star to describe me, I would prefer the name Mercury."

"There is actually no water on Mercury..." The topic was suddenly shifted to the stars. Deng was able to speak at this time. He lowered his head and followed Qingchuan Xiang's footsteps, but spoke very seriously.

"Even if your name contains the word 'water', it's enough to win me more favor than any other star."

Qingchuan Xiang was confident and did not hide his preference.

"Xiaoxiang's name has a lot of water in it."

"Yeah, so I'm very happy with my name."

It was the first time Deng had heard someone like their name because it contained a lot of water. Deng didn't quite understand Qingchuan Xiang's thoughts, but it seemed that they had a lot in common in this regard.

Xiao Xiang is unreasonably straightforward and confident, yet not arrogant. She can say absurd things and make people believe her naturally.

"Xiao Xiang, it looks like an emperor penguin."

"Emperor penguins again? Hmm, in my mind, penguins are more associated with glaciers, not water. Actually, seeing penguins swimming in the water today was quite novel to me."

"Actually, penguins' round bodies are perfect for swimming... Their wings and feet can vibrate like oars to provide propulsion, and sometimes they'll suddenly burst out of the water like a rocket to breathe..."

Qingchuan Xiang and Deng talked as they walked, but their topics seemed subtly off-kilter, yet somehow connected. In reality, they were simply each sending out their own signals, and these two signals weren't on the same channel.

"Xiao Deng really likes penguins." Originally, Qingchuan Xiang was walking in front, holding Deng's hand and moving him one step at a time. However, when they walked back to the aquarium and walked forward with the penguins swimming happily in the water, Deng gradually began to catch up with Qingchuan Xiang's pace and was at the same level as Xiang.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help but say too much..."

"It's okay. I understand the light's behavior. If you love something deeply, you'll be captivated by it unconsciously."

Have I really been understood again? Can the glutinous rice worm walk under the sun? If I accept this warmth again, will I lose it again?

Chapter 38 Band-Aid