Band Girl Drink Mixing Action

Thinking of this, Qingchuan Xiang secretly glanced at Mu, but little Mu's expressionless face, like a doll, did not convey any information unless she spoke or made any movements.

Xiang could only continue:

"Secondly, I haven't actually experienced the feeling of kissing myself. This is just a metaphor. As for Xiangzi and I'm in this relationship now, we've reached a deal. To use Xiangzi's preferred term, it's a contractual relationship... Xiaomu, you should understand Xiangzi's weird, second-year hobby in this regard."

Xiao Mu nodded in agreement, and his expressionless little face nodded up and down several times like a little chicken, which made Qingchuan Xiang unable to hold back his laughter.

Hehe, Xiangzi, you see, even Xiao Mu thinks you are very childish, and he even gave me the cold shoulder because of this before. Later, when Xiangzi comes to talk to Mu during lunch break, I have to think of a way to make Mu say it in front of Xiangzi.

Qingchuan Xiang was holding back his evil intentions, while Xiao Mu was thinking that Xiao Xiang could really understand what he meant...

What a relaxing feeling.

Chapter 60: Super Metal, So Cool

With Xiao Mu's unremitting efforts, the level of mango juice in the cup slowly dropped, and finally Xiao Mu drank it all, leaving only a few stubborn drops hanging on the wall of the cup.

Xiao Mu had finished drinking the mango juice, but he seemed not to have reacted yet. He was still holding the straw and breathing, but there was only a "hissing" sound as the air was quickly sucked into the tube.

Mu then slowly opened his mouth slightly, spit out the straw, and put the cup down.

"Is it delicious?" Qingchuan Xiang was currently tipping his lemon tea cup upside down at an almost 90-degree angle, biting the rim, hoping to get the few remaining drops into his mouth. Even though he saw Mu had already finished the mango juice out of the corner of his eye, he didn't give up—a few drops were already about to fall into his mouth—and only mumbled the question vaguely.

"tastes good."

Xiao Mu savored the taste of the mango juice he had just had. It was as if he was in an entire mango forest with its fruity aroma. It was naturally the mellow flavor that can only be achieved by freshly squeezed mangoes. There was still some finely chopped fruit pulp in his mouth.

It tastes better than anything else. Mu bit the straw again before remembering he had just finished his mango juice.

I looked up again and saw Qingchuan Xiang still waiting for the few drops of lemon tea to flow down the wall of the cup. Xiang couldn't wait any longer and stretched out her tongue to try to reach the water drops.

It's clearly a very indecent action like sticking out the tongue, but it also has a childish cuteness to it.

Xiao Mu looked at Qingchuan Xiang, then at the cup, and picked up the cup again, ready to do the same as Xiang. He even stuck out his tongue a little bit, revealing a little pink between his lips.

"Wait, wait a minute..." Qingchuan Xiang quickly put down the cup in her hand and stopped Xiao Mu. She didn't want to lead Xiao Mu astray. After all, Mu was a young lady studying in Yuezhisen.

"I'll go make a new cup for Xiao Mu." Qing Chuan Xiang stood up and tentatively took the cup from Mu's hand. Xiao Mu did not resist at all and let Qing Chuan Xiang take the cup away.

As expected, Xiao Mu not only looks like a puppet, but her behavior is also quite passive. Qingchuan Xiang can't imagine Xiao Mu taking the initiative to do anything. So far, everything she has done has basically been after receiving a response from the outside world.

"Xiao Mu, do you want to try something else? Xiangzi probably won't be here until lunchtime, so we'll have to wait at least an hour. It would be boring just waiting here, right?"

Mu's seemingly emotionless eyes followed Qingchuan Xiang as he stood up, and when he heard Xiang's question, he lowered his head again: "I don't know."

"Well... I'll go make you another glass of mango juice." Qingchuan Xiang grabbed a cup in one hand. When it came to mixing the drink, he immediately became active and showed a sweet smile that was refreshing to the heart. Unfortunately, the person sitting opposite him was Xiao Mutou.

Mu's gaze continued to follow Qingchuan Xiang's figure, slowly moving up from the corners of her mouth that were raised with Xiang's intoxicating smile, to her ponytail that swayed with her steps after she turned around.

After Qingchuan Xiang walked a little further, he could clearly see Xiang's entire body in his sight: the neat and fitted clothes, the clicking heels, and...

The increasingly shining water curtain reflecting the colorful light is the life background of Qingchuanxiang that always insists on flowing and refuses to stop.

Mu felt that he was very much like the most primitive Xiang hidden under the miraculous color. He was boring and didn't know what to do. Everything about him was arranged by others. Mu only needed to accept the guidance of others to achieve "perfection".

Xiang found the source of water that injected her with vitality, and she grasped this feeling wantonly. Although it was a disguise, it was also a rebellion against her own indifferent nature.

So, what about harmony? Where is the flowing color that belongs to harmony?

"I...never felt happy playing in a band."

Was this a lie? Probably. During my time in the band, I was free from the seemingly endless pressure of classes at home, which allowed Mu to breathe and rest. That time was the most relaxed and free time for me.

But it wasn't a lie. Mu was still following the arrangements of others. She joined CRYCHIC only because Xiangzi asked her to come, so she came. However, Mu didn't feel the excitement that made the other members of the band excited. Although her hands were plucking the strings on the stage, her heart was calm.

Qingchuan Xiang walked to the bar, gave the cup to Miss Izumo and asked her to clean the surface, then walked into the storage room further inside and disappeared from Mu's sight.

Seeing Mu's gaze coming towards her, Miss Izumo smiled back. Little Mu was stunned, looked away, and just sat in the chair in a daze.

If there is anything that can make Mu feel relaxed, it may be taking care of the cucumber field of the school's gardening department. The instructor of the gardening department also said that when Mu enters the high school department and comes to the gardening department, the cucumber field can be given to her to take charge of.

But is that enough to make me find the meaning of life like Qingchuan Xiang...?

The cold and hard touch suddenly hit Mu's face, causing him to let out a small cry like a hiccup and move his body to the side.

When I turned around, I found that while Mu was in a daze, Qingchuan Xiangdu had already prepared two new drinks. This time, she was no longer using a tray to hold the drinks. While holding a cup in one hand, she seemed to have something tucked under her arm.

"I put less ice in this drink. Even in summer, eating too much cold food is not good for your health." After putting the drink away, Qingchuan Xiang took out the thing tucked under his arm. It turned out to be a tablet.

"Huhu, VA-11 is planning to play some music to liven up the atmosphere in the store. Xiaomu, come and help me pick some out. We can just use it as a way to kill time while waiting for Xiangzi to come."

Mu nodded. Rather than wanting to do something herself, Mu was more accustomed to having others tell her what to do.

Qingchuan Xiang dragged a chair over and sat next to Xiaomu. He placed the tablet on the table and began to swipe the screen to find music of interest in the music app.

They said they were looking for music suitable for playing in the store for VA-11, but in fact, Qingchuan Xiang seemed to just want to listen to music together, and the songs he chose spanned various genres.

Because he was more or less a member of Sumimi, Qingchuan Xiang first played "Here, the world" for Xiaomu. This girlish idol song is a very popular type among the public.

Unfortunately, when Qingchuan Xiang asked Xiaomu how he felt, Xiaomu just shook his head, as if he didn't like it.

Qingchuan Xiang was not discouraged. He played songs one by one slowly, from jazz with free swinging rhythm to simple and soothing country music, and even Chinese sad songs were put aside, but Xiaomu did not react at all.

Until the next song, the moment the first note was released, it was like a flag of charge, followed by high-speed, strong, and roaring music.

The high-pitched guitar playing, the heavy and powerful classical music, the prominent bass and the roaring and cathartic voice constitute a very passionate and heart-touching music style - metal music.

Could music really be so wild and uninhibited? This metal-inspired song had a huge impact on Mu. From piano lessons at home to the music Xiangzi composed for her band, Mu had always believed that music should be elegant and gentle.

"Xiao Mu, how do you feel?" Qingchuan Xiang noticed Xiao Mu's unnatural dullness, and he didn't even make the simple shaking of his head.

Could it be that Xiao Mu likes metal music? It's really unexpected. Although a little surprised, Qingchuan Xiang didn't show it, but asked Mu instead.

"It's a bit noisy..." This didn't seem to be a positive comment, but Qingchuan Xiang smiled after hearing it.

"That's it."

So this song became the first one among all the songs that could be played in its entirety. Even until the end of the song, the powerful music was hard to dissipate for a long time.

Mu felt his heart beating violently - more than ever before.

Chapter 61 Touching the Ear

When Xiangzi finally finished the work of counting and organizing the piles of things in the bookstore, Qing Chuanyu specially gave her an early lunch break, saying that Daha could help Xiangzi with the work of assisting the customers for a while.

Because he didn't want Mu to wait for him too long, Xiangzi hesitated for a moment and finally bowed slightly to express his gratitude to Manager Yu and Senior Dahe. He accepted the lunch break that was more than half an hour early and promised to come to the bookstore early on his next shift to help Dahe with his work as a reward.

So when Xiangzi took off her apron uniform and walked quickly to VA-11, she saw that Mu, who was always cold in dealing with others, was actually sitting together with Qingchuan Xiang, connected by the same wired headphones, and listening to something attentively.

If Qingchuan Xiang and Mu were simply very close to each other, Xiangzi would not be so surprised. The real reason was that although Xiao Mu still looked expressionless, there was an unnatural blush on his face, and if you looked closely, you could see that he was swaying slightly.

Wait, how come the relationship between these two people became so good in just this one hour out of my sight? When Mu just came to the bookstore and was brought over by Qingchuan Xiang, the two of them looked quite unfamiliar and didn't seem to communicate much.

Xiangzi couldn't help but think of his own experience. Although he was very grateful for the help Qingchuan Xiang provided him in the end, the whole process was quite "scheming". He was almost set up throughout the whole process, and the key was that he had no choice but to accept it...

Could it be that Xiao Mu has also been plotted against?!

The more Xiangzi thought about it, the more likely it seemed. A silly kid like Xiaomu (?), meeting Qingchuanxiang, a mermaid siren who was full of sweet talk, always willing to get close to people, had no shame, and was hiding in the water, would be lured into the water by a few words without even having time to open his mouth or sing a song.

Xiangzi, who had originally walked faster because he didn't want Xiaomu to wait too long, now walked with a bit more anxiety.

It’s fine if you attack me, but how could you attack the innocent and pure Xiao Mu as well? desuwa!

But when he really walked in front of the two of them, Xiangzi forced himself to slow down and put on a serious face before Qingchuan Xiang noticed him, so as not to let Xiang notice his unnaturalness.

"Xiang, Xiaomu, what are you listening to?"

"Oh, so fast. Did your sister let you have lunch break early?" Qingchuan Xiang also noticed that Xiangzi walked into the store. Although he only wore one earphone, the sound of metal music was so loud that Qingchuan Xiang didn't notice someone coming in.

Even this pair of headphones was brought out after Izumo reminded him that the sound was too loud. Originally, he wanted to give it to Xiaomu to listen to alone, as he was not very interested in metal music. However, after Xiaomu took the headphones, he handed one of them to him, as if he really wanted to listen to it with him, so he had to accept it.

By the way, Qingchuan Xiang can listen to all kinds of songs, but she prefers funk and jazz with a stronger sense of rhythm.

Qingchuan Xiang took off his headphones and stopped Mu, who had just noticed Xiangzi's arrival, from taking off his headphones. "Xiao Mu, finish listening to this song first. I can get Xiangzi a drink first. By then, you'll have almost finished the song, and we can talk about your things."

After saying that, Qingchuan Xiang considerately put his earphones into Mu's other ear in front of Xiangzi.

As we all know, when two people sit side by side and share a wired headset, they will normally wear the headset on the ear that is closer to the other person.

So when Qingchuan Xiang wanted to help Mu put on headphones, he had to stretch out his hand and pass in front of Xiao Mu, gently rubbing the tip of Xiao Mu's nose, causing Xiao Mu to sniff slightly, but he did not lean back to avoid it.

The smell on Xiang's body was not that of laundry detergent... it was the smell of mango, with a faint sweetness, the smell that she had picked up when she was making the drink.

Beyond the first taste, there are many more subtle flavors, seemingly there and not there, yet ethereal and ethereal, the richness of coffee, the fragrance of tea, the richness of milk... Each one is the achievement of Qingchuan Xiang, the bartender.

When Qingchuan Xiang's hand finally reached Xiaomu's ear, Xiang's arm was right in front of Xiaomu's face. The arc of the armpit was just right, and it seemed that someone could rest their head on it...

"Don't move, I can't see Xiao Mu's ears from here." Unfortunately, before Mu could move subconsciously, Qingchuan Xiang noticed that his little head was shaking slightly and warned him, "It's hard for me to wear headphones like this."

Xiao Mu fixed his head in disappointment, and remained in Qingchuan Xiangxu's embrace, not daring to move.

Qingchuan Xiang's right index finger and thumb twisted the earphone, and the remaining three fingers were open, acting as a guide stick, gently stroking Xiaomu's earlobe.

Xiaoxiang's hands were so cold, as if they had just been soaked in cold water...

The coolness quickly drew a half circle on Mu's earlobe, and the place where the nails scratched was a little itchy, but Mu was very obedient and held back and did not move.

Xiang moved quickly. After finding the position, she put the earphones accurately into Xiaomu's ears.

"Huff~" After helping Xiao Mu put on the headphones, Qingchuan Xiang patted Xiao Mu's head proudly. Mu didn't seem to resist at all and still let Xiang mess up his hair.

"So what are Xiaoxiang and Xiaomu doing?" Xiangzi, who witnessed the whole process, spoke in a gentle tone.

Sure enough, Qingchuan Xiang is not shy at all because of physical contact! Doesn't she really think that such an action is too intimate?

When did the relationship between my best friend and my contract partner suddenly become so good...

"We're looking for songs that can be used as background music for VA-11, and there are a few that Xiaomu seems to really like."

Qingchuan Xiang did not show any abnormality at all, and was still as casual as ever, as if he could show such a refreshing smile to everyone.

"So, what would you like to drink, Xiangzi? Xiaomu's drink is on me, so Xiangzi's employee benefits are still there, so you can pick any drink you want."

"A glass of boiled water, thank you." Xiangzi closed his eyes and sighed, then ordered a glass of something even more boring than a canned drink in a bad mood.

"Eh--"

Qingchuan Xiang's face drooped instantly, as if this sentence had dealt a huge blow to her.

"Just a glass of plain water is enough, no need to add ice."

The two people over there were still venting their anger one-sidedly. Xiao Mu was wearing headphones that were playing metal music, so he couldn't hear what they were saying, but the two seemed to be chatting happily. He continued to concentrate on the excitement of the metal music, and his little head began to shake again.

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Chapter 62 I can still laugh now

Finally, after much persuasion, Qingchuan Xiang finally persuaded Xiangzi to order a cup of Earl Grey tea. He immediately changed his previous sad face and happily went to the bar to make a drink.

Xiangzi looked helplessly at Qingchuan Xiang who was walking away, and then looked at Xiaomu who seemed to be completely immersed in the music. Could he still blame Xiaomu for not being careful of Qingchuan Xiang's movements? Xiaomu himself didn't seem to understand much of this.

I could only curiously go over to the tablet to see what song it was.

Xiangzi, who was an excellent student, could naturally understand the long string of English words that served as the song title.

Death, rock, charge...

These rather "rough and wild" words, coupled with the album cover of this song on the music software showing a madly screaming person, form a huge contrast with Mu, who is sitting attentively with an indifferent expression, his hands neatly placed on his knees, listening attentively.

Could it be that what he was listening to was metal music? And it didn't seem to be just rock music with a hint of metal, but rather heavy metal that was quite consistent with the stereotype.

Although I know that Xiao Mu is not very interested in the songs played by CRYCHIC in the past, I didn’t expect that Mu actually likes this type of music?

Xiangzi looked at Mu, who was shaking slightly, for a few more times. He had never seen Mu like this before, even when Xiangzi was playing the piano.

Without disturbing Mu, Xiangzi waited until the song Mu was listening to was finished and took off his headphones before speaking to Mu:

"Xiao Mu, do you like listening to metal music?"

Mu nodded with a blush on his face. It was not until just now that Xiangzi realized that this was not because Qingchuan Xiang was too close-minded, but because he was listening to the passionate song.

"Is that so..." Xiangzi nodded. What others didn't know was that during his spare time at the Toyokawa family, when Xiangzi was being taught "elegant" music, he had secretly listened to a lot of metal music. This kind of music, which usually involved heavy and dark themes, could be said to have greatly satisfied Xiangzi's second-year heart...

A violent piece of music played by a broken puppet, just thinking about it is very exciting.

Wait, Xiangzi, now is not the time to think about these things. I called Xiaomu over here today because I have something I want to ask you.

………………

When Qingchuan Xiang brewed a cup of Earl Grey tea and brought it to Xiangzi from behind the bar, he could see from a distance that the two seemed to be chatting about something.

Xiangzi's expression didn't look too good. Qingchuan Xiang half-closed his eyes and found that Xiangzi was frowning and pressing his lips into a thin line.

What could make Xiangzi so distressed and even angry was that he still needed to ask his childhood sweetheart Mu, probably talking about family matters.

Qingchuan Xiang silently recalled the matter about the Toyokawa family that he had focused on investigating when he opened the box for everyone without distinction... It seemed that he was not very suitable to get involved.

After thinking about it, Qingchuan Xiang finally decided to pick up the tea and walked over, but he deliberately chose a direction where Xiangzi could see him, and he also slightly increased his pace as a reminder.