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"Xiangzi, do you want to bring Shirakawa Haru here?" Wakaba Mutsu spoke and asked Xiangzi Toyokawa softly.

"I think so." Fengchan Xiangzi admitted silently. She still had such a huge debt on her shoulders. Although it was just a drop in the bucket for the Fengchuan family, it was like a heavy mountain for her who had not even graduated from high school.

Initially, she couldn't even find anyone to work as a dishwasher. After all, what use could a child who hadn't even graduated from junior high school have in the eyes of others? She had been the apple of the Toyokawa family's eye, but she had never experienced the service industry. She would break dishes while serving them, couldn't smile at customers at the convenience store, and sometimes unconsciously acted like a spoiled brat in her daily interactions. As a result, she was often bullied and squeezed by her so-called "seniors."

During that period, she cried every night. She was actually a crying girl.

Fortunately, it was sunny. Fortunately, it was sunny.

As long as the debt is paid off, I can pursue him. Toyokawa Shoko opened the album again, looked at the photos, and a smile appeared on her face again.

Wakaba Mutsu felt that Toyokawa Shoko's smile at this moment was very...sweet.

"Do you want to go and look at the pictures on the photo wall?" Ruoye Mu took a sip of mango milk tea. "That picture seems to be very popular."

"Well, sure." Shoko Toyokawa stood up from her chair and walked towards the photo wall with Mutsu Wakaba.

The sky outside was dim, and a blood-red sunset streamed through the French windows, casting a large shadow on the floor. The shape and color of the shadow resembled a fire burning in the darkness. The air seemed to be filled with the smell of a heartbroken heroine leaning against the windowsill to smoke in old movies. I reached out to clear it away, but there was still a thick cloud of smoke before my eyes.

"Xiangzi?" Wakaba Mu shook Xiangzi Toyokawa's arm.

"Mu...I seem to have low blood sugar, help me up."

The photo in the middle of the photo wall was much larger than the others. Shoko Toyokawa knew the couple in the photo. The girl was kissing the boy, and the boy looked a little embarrassed.

She felt a little burning in her throat and her eyes were red. She might cough up blood in the next moment.

I should have known I shouldn’t have come to this milk tea shop. If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t have seen this photo that made me sad, right?

Shoko Toyokawa turned around and walked away, pretending not to see the photo.

"But the person above is Shirakawa-kun, right?" Wakaba Mutsu hugged Toyokawa Shoko's arm.

"How about we go eat some cakes later?" Toyokawa Shoko's voice was as fragile as glass. She thought to herself that no matter what, she would leave here first.

"But... this person is Shirakawa-kun, right? This pink-haired girl kissed him." Wakaba Mutsu looked at Toyokawa Shoko worriedly, afraid that she didn't see clearly and didn't know that another girl was kissing the face of her crush.

"I know." Toyokawa Shoko replied painfully, "Let's go first."

"Okay." Ruoye Mu nodded.

As soon as Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsu left, Shirakawa Haru came to the milk tea shop with the girls in the band.

Yesterday, Takamatsu Deng said that she wanted Shirakawa Haru to take her to this milk tea shop to drink milk tea, but in the end, the whole band followed Shirakawa Haru to this milk tea shop.

"Aine-chan, the decoration of this milk tea shop is very beautiful! There are many beautiful pebbles in the flowerbed..." Gao Songdeng squatted beside the flowerbed of the milk tea shop, looking at the stones half-buried in the soil. He looked very carefully and even found some dried snail shells. "The petals that fell on the soil... are also very beautiful."

"Deng! Stop squatting in front of the flower bed. The people inside can see you." Chihaya Aine hurried over to pull Takamatsu Deng up from the ground. "If you want stones, I'll go with you to the school park next time. There are also many cute stones by the scenic lake."

"Hmm..." Gao Songdeng always paused when speaking, "Don't get close to the scenic lake... The night sky there is very fierce, and white swans will fight with black swans."

"Hey! Is this actually true?" Chihaya Aine held Takamatsu's hand. "In that case, the story about 'the chairman mediating the conflict between the swans' is also true?"

She turned her head and looked at Baichuan Qing. Her watery gray eyes seemed to say, I didn't expect that you, Chairman, have such a talent!

"Back then... Qing beat up all the swans that liked to fight... Then she helped them comb their feathers, brought them food, and often stayed at the scenic lake for entire afternoons... Later, the swans all liked Qing very much, and the fighting stopped." Gao Songdeng paused, "After class, I would go to the scenic lake and secretly watch Qing tending to the swans' feathers..."

"So, Deng, you were already paying close attention to the chairman at that time?" Chihaya Aine was a little surprised.

“Hmm…hmm…” Gao Songdeng lowered his head, his cheeks slightly red.

"In that case, as long as we have the chairman follow the light, those swans won't dare to hurt you." Chihaya Aine clasped her hands together, "Great, then we can go to the scenic lake to play!"

"Hey, why haven't you spoken since a while?" Shiina Riki looked at the silent Nagasaki Suyo. "If you don't want to come, you can just not come, right? I understand that you want to take care of Deng's feelings, but you look so sad, it will make everyone unhappy."

"Lixi-chan, I was just thinking about something just now. I don't mean to be unhappy." Nagasaki Suye rubbed her fingers. The Band-Aid on them had been peeled off, and the place where the wound was still like a baby's skin, tender and flawless.

Is that blue-haired girl wearing a baseball cap Saki-chan?

Nagasaki Suyo had some doubts in her heart. She always felt that the girl's back was particularly familiar, but the girl had a bun and was wearing a baseball cap.

Saki-chan rarely changes her hairstyle.

But the girl with light green hair next to her is Mu, right?

Mu would only stay close to him and Saki-chan.

If the blue-haired girl was Saki-chan, what did she see in the milk tea shop that made her leave in such a daze?

Nagasaki Suyo patted her head and decided not to think about these things for the time being. The important thing now was to find out how Chihaya Aine had asked Shirakawa-kun out in this milk tea shop.

She also wanted to ask Shirakawa Haru out.

Because the sooner she becomes Shirakawa Haru's disguised girlfriend, the sooner she can keep Toyokawa Shoko away from Shirakawa Haru, and she can also take this opportunity to reconcile with Toyokawa Shoko.

"Everyone, let's go into the milk tea shop now while there are not many people around~" Nagasaki Motoyo walked in front of Shirakawa Haru, then said with her back to the door of the milk tea shop.

Shirakawa Haru brought the girl into the milk tea shop. Because there were so many people, if they wanted to sit down together, they could only choose a seat with a corner sofa.

The photo wall is on the side of the corner sofa, and you can see all the photos on the wall almost as long as you stand up.

Looking at the photo in the center of the photo wall, Shiina Tatsuki, Takamatsu Touma, and Nagasaki Suyo looked at Shirakawa Haru and Chihaya Aine with disbelief as they sat on the sofa smiling awkwardly.

Chapter 4.6: The Girls' Individual Thoughts (k)

"Are you dating Shirakawa Haru recently?" Shiina Riki snorted, his purple eyes fixed on Chihaya Aine, his gaze rapidly switching between her and Shirakawa Haru. "Tsk, doing that in a band is really lame!"

"Aine-chan, is it because you are in a relationship with Shirakawa-kun that you ordered a couple's set meal?" Nagasaki Motoyo opened her phone and looked through the photos sent by Chihaya Aiyi in the group, and found that the two cups of milk tea and macarons in front of Chihaya Aine could just form a couple's set meal.

"Interesting woman...girl." Le Na sat on the sofa next to Shirakawa Haru, eating matcha parfait while observing the expressions of Chihaya Aine and Shirakawa Haru.

After not seeing any special emotions on Shirakawa Haru's face, she lowered her head and concentrated on the dessert in her hand.

"There's no such thing. I'm not in a relationship with the chairman." Chihaya Aine smiled awkwardly, adjusted her black-framed glasses that had slipped down a little from her face, and immediately denied it.

It was just a kiss on the cheek, why do people who saw it think that I am in love with the chairman?

Some things cannot be said casually. If pursuing the chairman is like climbing the Himalayas, then she is only halfway up the mountain.

Under everyone's gaze, Chihaya Aine's cheeks quickly turned red like a crab in a steamer. She crossed her arms over her chest and said, "Rikki and Soyorin, don't say anything! The chairman might get angry if he hears."

Although Chihaya vehemently denied her love, the way she blushed and played with her hair with her fingers made her look like a young girl who had just fallen in love. She tried to cover up the topic with her signature silly giggle.

"Aine-chan..." Takamatsu Deng clenched his right fist and raised his left hand in front of his chest with his fist wrapped around it, like a little penguin shivering in the wind and snow.

Even Takamatsu Touma could see that Chihaya Aine really liked Shirakawa Haru.

Aine-chan's love for Haru is not the kind of love that makes her want to be his "lifelong" friend, but the kind that makes her want to be his girlfriend.

Looking at Chihaya Aine who was guzzling milk tea to relieve her embarrassment, Takamatsu Deng seemed to gradually understand the difference between these two kinds of liking.

Qing once took Gao Songdeng to the aquarium to see penguins, and he said that her heart was like the heart of a sea turtle, beating forever, even if it was covered in wounds, it would continue to beat. He repaired her heart, preventing her from getting hurt, but now it was beating restlessly again.

"Deng, what's wrong with you?" Shirakawa Haru grabbed Takamatsu Deng's hand and comforted her, "Have some milk tea." He handed the milk tea that he had not yet taken a sip to Takamatsu Deng.

At this moment, Takamatsu Deng was caught in a whirlpool of emotions that even she herself didn't understand. Perhaps once she understood the true nature of these feelings, she would be able to re-evaluate her relationship and feelings with Shirakawa Haru. She looked up, took the milk tea, and was greeted by Shirakawa Haru's charming eyes and pure face.

A strangely shaped stone rolled out from the pocket of Gao Songdeng's skirt. The round white stone was full of pits and holes, like a little star with a shining tail in a fairy tale.

Gao Songdeng picked up the stone and put it into Shirakawa Haru's hand: "Haru... give you this stone."

"It's so beautiful." Shirakawa Haru held Takamatsu Deng's stone in the palm of her hand and looked at it carefully, as if she was admiring a work of art. Takamatsu Deng noticed Shirakawa Haru's gaze and twisted her body restlessly. Shirakawa Haru's gaze was like fire, burning her body, and she felt a little hot.

"Qing, do you like this stone?" Gao Songdeng said.

"Well, I like it very much. This stone is a star." Shirakawa Haru made a wonderful metaphor. He is literary and sentimental, a master at touching a girl's heartstrings. "I often see stars in your eyes."

"I have a lot of stones here, and I'll give them all to Qing." Gao Songdeng used a straw to break the plastic film on the top of the milk tea, drank a few sips of milk tea as if he was thirsty, and then put the milk tea on the table beside him.

She held the milk tea in one hand and took out the stones she had picked up at school in the past few days from her schoolbag with the other hand, and carefully put them in Shirakawa Haru's pocket. She looked into Shirakawa Haru's eyes, hoping to see a bouquet of flowers in them, and said to herself, I hope: I can be a star like that stone. If I can shine, I won't have to worry about you taking your eyes off me. If I am as beautiful as a star, then all fear and sadness will disappear.

Shirakawa Haru's pockets were bulging with the stones collected by Takamatsu Deng.

Chihaya Aine looked at Takamatsu Deng's actions with a strange expression, but she didn't think much about it.

After all, Takamatsu Deng is such an "radio wave" girl, and I was attracted to her for this reason at first.

Therefore, no matter what strange things Takamatsu Deng does, Chihaya Aine can give a certain degree of understanding.

"Chairman, please speak up!" Chihaya Aine's eyes lit up when she saw the interaction between Shirakawa Haru and Takamatsu Deng. She knew that her current expression and tone were not suitable for dealing with Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki, but Shirakawa Haru could definitely do it.

He has a lot of say in this band, and as long as he starts to explain, Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki will not continue to ask questions.

"We're clearly not in a relationship~" Chihaya Aine's tone was drawn out, as if she was relieved, but also seemed to be regretting something. "Chairman, please help explain."

"Aine and I are indeed not in a relationship." As soon as Shirakawa Haru opened his mouth, he dispelled the doubts of most of the girls present, but his intimate address made some of the already nervous girls even more nervous.

"The couple's package was very cheap, so I bought it," he said.

"Shirakawa-kun means that Aine-chan ordered a couple's meal, but when she was paying, she was suddenly told that there were other requirements for purchasing the couple's meal. In this situation, Aine-chan had no choice but to kiss you, right?" Nagasaki Suyo glanced at the ordering program on her mobile phone and immediately analyzed the situation at the time.

"That's right." Chihaya Aine nodded.

She looked at the photo on the wall and wanted to take a picture of it with her phone, but such behavior was considered rude in Japanese society, so she gave up and said, "The store manager's photography skills are very good. He took such beautiful pictures of me and the chairman."

"Tsk... you are such a... you would actually kiss someone else's face just for two cups of discounted milk tea?" Shiina Ritsuki crossed his arms, his purple eyes trembling as he cast his gaze at the side of Shirakawa Haru's face that had been kissed by Chihaya Aine. He was a little curious about what Chihaya Aine was thinking when she kissed Shirakawa Haru's cheek. Was she embarrassed, ashamed or shy?

What's wrong with me? Why am I thinking about these things? Shiina Riki slapped his cheek, then gave Shirakawa Haru a cold look.

She suddenly realized that it was the panda doll Shirakawa Haru had given her that had caused her to become like this. To get her to accept it, Shirakawa Haru had specifically described it as lovable and endearing, as if it had life. She loved the doll so much that she placed it on her desk facing her. At night, when she was composing music on her desk, whenever she looked at the doll, she felt like Shirakawa Haru was watching her. She pictured him jumping from a tree into a window, and the charming atmosphere of the two of them gazing at each other in the shadows while riding in a taxi on the overpass.

Shirakawa Qing noticed Shiina Riki's little emotion, smiled playfully at her, and blinked his right eye quickly.

So Shiina Riki's breathing suddenly quickened in an instant.

She noticed the changes in her body and said angrily in her heart, Baichuan Qing, what do you want to do to me!

"What's wrong with kissing someone for two cups of milk tea? I didn't lose anything by kissing the chairman!" Chihaya Aine argued, "The chairman is so beautiful and handsome. Rikki, you don't know how many girls in my school like him."

"You'd better not have any weird relationships in the band, understand?" Shiina Riki looked at Chihaya Aine's proud expression and was speechless.

"Hey~Rikki, why can't we have relationships in the band?" Chihaya Aine asked in confusion. Nagasaki Motoyo and Takamatsu Touma were also looking at Shiina Rikki.

"Because there are precedents for this," Shiina Riki sighed. "In European and American bands, it's easy for relationship issues to lead to internal discord. Not only does it hurt the feelings of the band members, but it's not impossible that they end up hating each other."

"Take Fleetwood Mac and No Doubt, for example," Shirakawa Haru added. "Both of these bands would have gone further if their members hadn't had all sorts of emotional conflicts."

"I have my own aspirations for music." Shiina Riki warned Chihaya Aine for the last time, "So don't let me scold you."

"I promise to complete the mission, Rikki!" Chihaya Aine raised her hand and saluted Shiina Rikki.

"I told you not to call me Rikki! Are you disgusting me?" Shiina Ritsuki and Chihaya Aine distanced themselves from each other and sat next to Shirakawa Haru across from them.

"Rikki~" Chihaya Aine took the initiative to sit down next to Shiina Riki and rub her arm. Under Shirakawa Haru's adjustment, the relationship between the two was much better than before. To a certain extent, they were able to open their hearts to each other. "Because I like Rikki."

"Hmph!" Shiina Riki raised his chin high.

Before they knew it, Shirakawa Haru and the girls in the band had been in the milk tea shop for a long time. After eating the matcha parfait, Lenai fell asleep on Shirakawa Haru's shoulder.

Tatsuki Shiina and Haru Shirakawa quietly discussed the writing of a new musical score.

The aroma of milk wafted through the milk tea shop, and everyone was talking, but none of them was louder than the sound of the clock hands moving forward on the wall.

"Aine-chan~" Nagasaki Suyo suddenly stood up from the sofa, walked towards Chihaya Aine with a smile, pulled her up from the sofa, and said in an unusually sweet and moving voice, "What are you going to do with the photo on the photo wall?"

"Huh?" Chihaya Aine's face flashed with confusion. What photo? She followed Nagasaki Soyo's gaze. "Soyorin, are you referring to the photo of me and the chairman on the photo wall?"

"That's the photo." Nagasaki Motoyo tapped the corner of her mouth, a slight dissatisfaction flashing in her eyes, her expression nonchalant, "Since Aine-chan and Shirakawa-kun aren't in a relationship, then putting this photo on the wall will cause him some trouble."

"It seems so..." Chihaya Aine thought about how big of a sensation it would cause if people at her school saw this photo. "What do you think I should do, Soyorin?"

"Of course the best way to deal with it is to take this photo down from the wall and take it back yourself." Nagasaki Suyo's tone was sincere, as if she really cared about Chihaya Aine. "But Aine-chan didn't mean to kiss Shirakawa-kun, did you? So you can just throw this photo in the trash."

"Huh?" Chihaya Aine frowned nervously, meeting Nagasaki Motoyo's gaze. "I won't throw this photo away."

"Ah, sorry!" Nagasaki Suyo lowered her head, her tone full of self-blame, "It's all my fault. I didn't consider Aine-chan's feelings as a girl."

Hearing Nagasaki Soyo's apology, Chihaya Aine's somewhat stiff face finally softened: "Soyorin, don't say such things again in the future, otherwise not only me, but also the chairman will be hurt by you."

Nagasaki Suyo nodded, and sat down with Chihaya Aine behind a wooden partition, talking in private.

She asked Chihaya Aine what happened with Shirakawa Haru in the milk tea shop that day.

Although Chihaya Aine concealed some of the facts, Nagasaki Suyo had already obtained the information she wanted with just a few clues.

Shirakawa Haru is not as asexual as he appears to be. He will change his behavior according to the specific situation.

When I brought Shirakawa-kun home, was it him who discovered my weakness, so he took care of me like a father? Nagasaki Suyo supported her chin with her hand, and her eyes were full of colorful colors. She no longer cared what Chihaya Aine was saying.

As long as I act a little weak, Shirakawa-kun will take care of me like he did last time.

Nagasaki Suyo was confident in her judgment.

In the end, Chihaya Aine asked the store manager to help her take the photo down from the photo wall. She carefully put the photo away and placed it in her guitar bag.

"Aine-chan... I have a question for you..." Takamatsu Deng suddenly walked over to Chihaya Aine, first casting his gaze towards Shirakawa Haru, then after making sure that he didn't notice him, he asked Chihaya Aine, "Aine-chan... when you kiss Haru, do you feel happy and joyful?"