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Xiangzi's gentle smile was really contagious. He quickly persuaded Dahai, who was still worried, to rest first. Xiangzi promised that he would naturally look for Dahai when he needed help. Only then did Dahai leave worriedly.

"Xiao Xiang." The smile on Xiangzi's face seemed to be a little bigger. He found a mat that was not pressed down next to Qingchuan Xiang, took it with both hands and gently placed it on the side of Xiang's shoulder. He sat down sideways with dignity, closing the distance between him and Qingchuan Xiang.

"What's wrong? You look listless."

In order to hold the straw well, Qingchuan Xiang did not bury his head completely in the pillow, but tilted his head. However, Qingchuan Xiang did not have much room to turn his head. At this time, Xiangzi, who was sitting next to Xiang, just occupied Qingchuan Xiang's entire field of vision.

Most of what came into view was Xiangzi's legs, which were placed together beside her after she sat down sideways. She was still wearing the plain white long skirt under her apron. Because she was sitting down, the hem of the skirt was pulled up and could not completely cover Xiangzi's thighs, revealing a little of her plumpness and rosy knees resting lightly on the cushion. Her calves with graceful curves were wrapped in a pair of white calf socks with simple lace edges from halfway up her calves, and she was wearing a pair of round-toed black leather shoes on her feet.

Qingchuan Xiangnu tried hard to move his head, but could only barely see Xiangzi's face out of the corner of his eye. Even this was blocked by something that was even fuller than his thighs, blocking Qingchuan Xiang's view of Xiangzi's lips.

Qingchuan Xiang rolled his eyes upwards a few times, but after a few attempts, he felt too tired and gave up. He spat out the straw that had lost its favor after sucking up all the milk jelly, and spoke weakly, as if he was about to fall asleep:

"Yesterday I suffered a humiliating defeat. I was utterly humiliated. As a bartender, I behaved so rudely behind the bar. This is a huge disqualification..."

It's all Li Xi's fault. Although I know that Li Xi has a personality that is a bit cold on the outside but warm on the inside, but behind his strong will and efforts to improve himself, he actually questioned his own value and identity, which directly hit him hard.

No, if you look into it in detail...

Qingchuan Xiang struggled to turn over, becoming defenseless and lying on his back next to Xiangzi. This action made Qingchuan Xiang's shirt a mess. The top button was in a state of being half-opened, and the hem of the shirt was lifted up by the friction, revealing a soft belly and slender waist.

Before Xiangzi could see clearly, he heard Qingchuan Xiang looking at him and saying, "The source of all evil..."

"Eh?"

Chapter 52: The old people are gone, I don’t want to mention them anymore

Qingchuan Xiang lay beside Xiangzi, looking at Xiangzi with half-closed eyes.

"What are you talking about all of a sudden? The source of all evil doesn't sound like a good thing." Although Xiangzi sighed helplessly, he was helping Qingchuan Xiang pull the rolled-up clothes back into place with his hands.

Qingchuan Xiang twisted her body uncomfortably. When Xiangzi helped her pull off her clothes, the nail of his thumb kept scratching her belly. Qingchuan Xiang, who had smooth and delicate skin, was very sensitive to the itching caused by this kind of touch.

"I didn't say anything wrong." Qingchuan Xiang muttered softly, recalling the previous CRYCHIC period, when Su Shi played a mother-like role in the band, always able to carefully adjust the atmosphere in the team; although Li Xi always put pressure on others, he was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and was an indispensable driving force for the band to train well. Later, he found lyrics that were like salvation to himself; Deng was more and more willing to express himself as he watched himself, and smiled.

Then, as the core that initially pulled everything in motion, Xiangzi left on his own, just like a falling domino.

But unfortunately, this culprit himself did not do so voluntarily. Even before becoming the source of all evil, Xiangzi was first the source of all good for others.

"Just pretend I didn't say anything—" Qingchuan Xiang closed his eyes. He had been trying to lift his upper body slightly in order to look at Xiangzi, but now the force was released and he fell to the mat with a thud.

"Okay, get up quickly. You're not acting like a good person. When guests come and see you looking so lazy, they'll know at a glance that you're Sister Yu's sister. That's going to tarnish the image of our bookstore." After helping Qingchuan Xiang straighten the hem of her clothes, he grabbed one of Xiang's hands and gently pulled it, indicating that it was time for her to get up.

Xiangzi, who had a strict upbringing and was unwilling to give up his past elegance even in his current state of poverty, was somewhat displeased by the appearance of Chuanxiang. In addition, there were bottles and jars on the side...

"Well, let me lie down for a while." Qingchuan Xiang hummed in his heart. He pulled back the hand that was grabbed by Xiangzi but did not pull it out. He simply curled up his body with Xiangzi's arm as the center, and directly wrapped himself around Xiangzi, desperately expressing his desire not to move.

Xiangzi obviously didn't expect Qingchuan Xiang to respond like this. Caught off guard, the sudden increase in weight on his arms made him unable to hold on, and his whole body was pulled down halfway, directly in front of Qingchuan Xiang.

Although he had his eyes closed, Qingchuan Xiang suddenly felt his vision dim, and some hot air from his breath hit his eyes rapidly, causing his eyelids to tremble.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Xiangzi who had lost his balance and then hurriedly supported his upper body. One of his hands was held by me, and the other hand was on my ear.

"Oh, sorry, I scared you." Qingchuan Xiang thought that Xiangzi's rapid breathing was because he was startled by his sudden movement, so he let go of his hand.

Although Xiangzi was indeed frightened by the sudden attack, Qingchuan Xiang probably couldn't figure out the real reason for his shortness of breath.

"Ha, really..."

Xiangzi sighed, adjusted his breathing, watched Qingchuan Xiang continue to turn into a puddle, and then took out a new box of milk jelly from some corner.

It was orange flavored before, and this time it’s chocolate flavored.

"I've never seen you drink this drink before."

"Well, I used to have a very subtle attitude towards this kind of half-solid, half-liquid drink, but after being forced to drink it yesterday, I found that it's actually not bad."

Qingchuan Xiang took out the special long straw from the empty box he had drunk from before, inserted it into the new one, and continued to suck happily.

"So what did Xiang do yesterday? You just said you embarrassed yourself behind the bar, but VA-11 Xiang wasn't there yesterday either."

Xiangzi asked Qingchuanxiang about his schedule yesterday with seemingly nonchalant attitude. He didn't care too much about what Qingchuanxiang usually did, but Xiang's condition today was too strange, which made Xiangzi curious about what happened to Qingchuanxiang yesterday.

"Do you really want to know?" Qingchuan Xiang's eyes were subtle.

"Well, aren't we in a contractual relationship? It's normal for me to want to know more about my contract partner, right?"

Qingchuan Xiangdu has become accustomed to Xiaoxiang's strange hobbies in this regard, and did not find it strange:

"I warned you, I went to see Shiina Riki yesterday."

"..."

"You see, I knew you would be troubled when their names were mentioned." Qingchuan Xiang said in an expected tone.

"I've let it go. I just want to know how the band is doing now. After all, it's where I used to be." Xiangzi's face was as hard as iron, and he was the most stubborn among them.

"The band disbanded a long time ago. You should have had a premonition that it wouldn't be far from your band."

"I thought you could... Never mind, it's nothing. So this is what you meant when you said the root of all evil." Xiangzi lowered his head slightly, but soon raised his head and chest out again. He shouldn't be hindered by these things now.

But then Xiangzi remembered Qingchuan Xiang's words that he was the source of all evil. Xiangzi could just laugh it off when others thought he was wrong, but if Qingchuan Xiang, who had given him so much support, said the same thing...

"Not exactly." But Qingchuan Xiang's expression remained calm, and Xiangzi could not see any accusations against him. "The formation and disbanding of a band is normal. What's more, it's still the era of big girl bands, so there's even less to say.

"I just think you could have used a more mature and tactful approach when you left the group. Your almost forced withdrawal only led to various misunderstandings, and these things could have been minimized or even avoided through social means."

Qingchuan Xiang, who was well aware of this, criticized Xiangzi. He had even helped Su Shi come up with an excuse to stabilize Su Shi, but he left some room for criticism. "But it's not all your fault. Even if you set high standards for yourself, you are just about to enter high school."

"This is indeed my fault." Xiangzi admitted his mistake, and then asked Xiang with some concern, "Xiang, did Lixi blame you for this yesterday...?"

Because of my immaturity?

"Ah, not really." Qingchuan Xiang waved his hand and talked about Li Xi with some curiosity, "In fact, Li Xi and I get along quite well.

"I knew she was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, with such a tough and direct personality, but I didn't expect she was actually quite fragile on the inside."

"It sounds like you and Lixi had a very in-depth chat, Xiaoxiang. Were you happy?"

Xiangzi tilted his head slightly, and the smile on his face began to have a dangerous meaning.

Qingchuan Xiang was completely unaware of this. Although she was sensitive to Xiangzi's slightly clenched hands, she was not sensitive to the atmosphere and thought that Xiangzi felt a little uncomfortable because he heard the names of his former band members.

Chapter 53: Showing Off Your Strength

Xiangzi's smile became more and more dangerous. If it were anyone else, they would shudder when they saw Xiangzi's face at this moment, but for Qingchuan Xiang, his previously sharp observation ability was only superficial.

"Ms. Kiyokawa Xiang, it's time to get up. You've seriously interfered with the work of Dahe-senpai and me."

Hearing Xiangzi's businesslike tone, Qingchuan Xiang realized something was amiss. Did he really not want to hear about Lixi?

"Angry? Because of Li Xi?" Qingchuan Xiang blinked. She knew Xiangzi wouldn't be angry just because of Li Xi, but sometimes you have to pretend to be confused if you want to know what others think. However, she did not forget to comfort Xiangzi, "Would you like some milk jelly? I bought orange and chocolate flavors."

It’s a pity that Xiangzi didn’t seem to want to tell Qingchuan Xiang why he was angry. He stood up and no longer sat next to Xiang. After standing up, he deliberately avoided looking at Qingchuan Xiang.

"I'm not angry. It's normal for you, Xiaoxiang, to be in contact with other people in CRYCHIC. Why should I be angry?"

Xiangzi couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at Qingchuan Xiang secretly, but Xiang, who had been paying attention to Xiangzi, could not help but notice it.

"If I really want to talk about being angry, then I'm angry at Xiao Xiang. He made a mess in the rest area and disturbed Da He's work."

So you are angry with me?

According to Qingchuan Xiang's experience, this kind of excuse would actually hide the other party's true intentions. Xiangzi must be really angry with himself, but what did he do? Didn't Xiangzi also say that it was normal for him and Lixi to practice?

Let's just follow Xiangzi's reasoning and make a quick decision. Qingchuan Xiang, who was curled up in a pile of pillows and cushions, turned over and fell to the floor. He even deliberately fell hard, making a loud noise, which immediately caused Xiangzi to turn his head.

Then Qingchuan Xiang pretended to roll on the ground, but before he could roll half a circle, he was grabbed by Xiangzi.

Xiangzi also rarely lost his composure at this time. In order to stop Qingchuan Xiang's strange behavior, he lost his usual calm and graceful slowness and rushed forward quickly, supporting his left hand and legs on the pile of mats, and grabbing Qingchuan Xiang's arm with his right hand.

"What are you doing——"

"I told Dahe before that I will do my duty as a rag and wipe this place clean." Qingchuan Xiang said it with confidence and without any exaggeration.

Xiangzi was neither angry nor laughing, his thoughts were in a tangle: "You definitely did it on purpose."

"I'm not angry anymore. Hurry up and get up. It's almost peak time at the bookstore." Xiangzi knew that this time his fight with Qingchuan Xiang would end in his defeat. "And as I promised before, I brought you a drink. If you don't get up, I won't give it to you."

"But I really don't have any strength left. I've been lying there for so long that my body feels a bit weak..."

Qingchuan Xiang lay on the ground, thought for a while, and finally raised his arms and stretched out to Xiangzi, "Xiangzi, pick me up."

"Don't be so willful, and I don't have the strength to pick you up from the ground." Xiangzi kept calming his agitated mood, not to be fooled by Qingchuan Xiang again. For Xiang, this level of contact was very normal, and there was no other meaning at all.

"That seems to be the case." Qingchuan Xiang thought about it and realized that it would be very troublesome if he wanted to pick up Xiangzi. "Now that I think about it, it turns out that Li Xi is too strong as a drummer."

Qingchuan Xiang's mumbling did not escape Xiangzi's ears.

"Lift your upper body higher."

"Eh?"

Xiangzi's commanding tone made Qingchuan Xiang subconsciously do as she said. She raised her body slightly, leaving a gap between her upper body and the ground for Xiangzi to put his hand in.

Xiangzi walked over, with his legs slightly apart in an ungraceful manner, and stood on either side of Qingchuan Xiang's body, looking down at Xiang's face condescendingly. Then he bent down, passed his hands under Qingchuan Xiang's armpits, and hugged Xiang's back.

Because he was bent over, Xiangzi's long blue hair fell on Qingchuan Xiang's face like a curtain. Xiang wanted to raise her hand to brush it away, but she was worried that Xiangzi would lose his grip on her if she moved too much. She could only silently feel the hair on her face brushing against her face as they moved.

The hair hanging down like a curtain naturally has another use. It creates a small space for the two of them. Their vision is restricted by the scattered hair. They can only look at each other in front of them, and can even clearly see their own reflection in each other's eyes.

Xiangzi's strength was still a little insufficient. When he was halfway through lifting Qingchuan Xiang, he could feel the arms wrapped around his back, separated from his skin only by a thin layer of shirt, begin to tremble slightly.

"Don't be so stubborn, Xiangzi." Qingchuan Xiang reminded softly. As the blue breath came out from her moist lips, it gently blew the fallen hair, but it was like a light and fast spring breeze, disturbing Xiangzi's already rapid breathing.

Qingchuan Xiang was worried that Xiangzi's words would become the last straw that broke the camel's back and broke the two of them. Xiangzi's tense strength suddenly relaxed, and they were about to fall to the ground together.

However, Qingchuan Xiang had already anticipated this situation. When he noticed that Xiangzi's breathing was disordered, he hugged Xiangzi with his backhand. Before the two of them fell, he exerted force to one side of his body and controlled the two of them to fall to the side.

Finally, Qingchuan Xiang and Xiangzi fell into the mat together. The soft material made the two people who were hugging each other sink into it, as if jumping into sweet marshmallows. Xiangzi stared for a long time without saying a word, with only the sound of breathing surrounding his ears.

"I told you not to be so stubborn." Qingchuan Xiang was still not charming, but her lovely and clear smile added a bit of sweet moisture to the air.

Chapter 54: Expectations

"Yu, is it okay to leave Xiaoxiang alone?" Dahe, who was sent away by Xiangzi, was standing by the cashier counter and talking to Qingchuanyu.

"Huh? What happened to my little sister?" Qing Chuanyu opened a can of drink. It was originally intended for Qing Chuanxiang, but since he bought so many, it was okay to drink one can for himself.

"Xiao Xiang obviously seems to be out of spirits today, and looks a little depressed." Dahe supported his chin with his fingers and recalled the past hour when he was working in the bookstore. Every time he passed by that corner, he would look at it with concern. Qingchuan Xiang's posture hardly changed each time. The only change was the bottles and jars that slowly piled up on the side.

"Maybe he drank something when he was fooling around somewhere yesterday, and he's still savoring the memory." Qing Chuanyu waved her hand. She knew this situation too well. Every time Qing Chuanxiang drank too much water or drank something too "strong", he would become excited.

Although he is said to be excited, he does not necessarily look energetic. To be more precise, it is an act of "draining". And because of Qingchuan Xiang's special emotional acceptance, draining actually means venting too much emotion.

In other words, when Qingchuan Xiang is "excited", if she feels sad, she will cry uncontrollably and intensely, and may even be unable to move; and when she is happy, she will start to "run wildly", act according to her interests, and burst out wantonly.

"It'll be fine once she's vented enough. It's just a matter of time. Dahe, don't worry too much. If you really feel something is wrong, just ask Xiaojie herself. She's not the kind of person who would hide bad things. You don't have to worry about her."

"Is that so..." Dahe's hands, which were originally clenched in front of his chest, also relaxed.

boom--

At this moment, a sound came from the other side of the study, as if something heavy had fallen heavily on the mat.

"Eh? Wait, manager, could it be that Xiaoxiang fell?" Daha panicked and immediately wanted to go over to see what was going on, but was stopped by Qingchuanyu.

"Okay, okay, Dahe, you're just too easily anxious." Qingchuan Yu was also a little amused and felt that Dahe was like Qingchuan Xiang's sister. "You and Xiangzi should have worked together for a few days. You should know that little Xiangzi is still very reliable."

"Hmm, it feels like he's much younger than me, but he looks more like an adult than me..."

Qing Chuanyu patted Dahe vigorously, signaling her not to think too much:

"Da He, you're a model employee of our store, you can't say that. Oh, and, uh, there's another reason why I'm not letting you go."

Qing Chuanyu peered into the corner of the rest area, confirmed that Xiao Xiangzi and Xiaomei were not there, and lowered his voice, saying mysteriously:

"To be honest, I'm not sure what the relationship is between Xiangzi, whom my little sister brought with her. You should know something about Xiaoxiang's situation. Let alone me, she herself probably doesn't know what her feelings for Xiangzi are, but Xiangzi's feelings for my little sister..."

"I'm not in a hurry to talk about love, but Xiangzi definitely has a sense of dependence on Xiang."

"Dependence?" Dahe found it a little unbelievable when he heard Yu use this word to describe Xiangzi. Although they had only worked together for a few days, Xiangzi's independence, which he insisted on all the time, could not be ignored in any way.

"Xiangzi has some difficulties in life," Xiang told Qingchuanyu about Xiangzi's situation when Xiang proposed to Qingchuanyu that he want to work in the bookstore alone. "But Xiangzi has always wanted to express a strong sense of autonomy and independence in terms of material things. He doesn't want to be looked down upon because of his material possessions. I guess he must be a person with a very strong self-esteem.

"However, poor material conditions will bring huge mental pressure, and Xiangzi's way of dealing with pressure is to rely on himself to bear it, and he is even unwilling to accept help from others."

Qing Chuanyu still remembers that when he wanted to share some lunch with Xiangzi, he thought that this level of help should be no problem, but in the end he stepped on a small landmine.

"Under this external economic pressure and internal self-improvement, Xiaomei took advantage of the situation... one could even say she took advantage of it. Although I don't know how she used it, she made Xiangzi accept this absolutely huge 'debt' for him.

"Oh, the feeling of indebtedness is quite heavy. This is probably why I didn't rush into a romantic relationship. Now Xiangzi's view of me is definitely not so light-hearted. With his strong self-esteem and the actual behavior of indebtedness, it's not an exaggeration to say that Xiangzi has been set up."

Dahe was a little confused when she heard this. Her simple country life made it difficult for her to understand these things. She just felt that they seemed very powerful.

"So, it's better not to interfere in the affairs between these two. I believe I can handle it. However, maybe it will really turn into love in the end. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, if such a heavy emotion is converted into love, I can't even imagine it. If I fail..."

The smile on Qing Chuanyu's face was full of expectation. He looked at the sly-looking man with a dashing face.