I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

……

Meanwhile, Chihaya Aine can't find her passport.

"Hey! Really! It's really gone!"

"Hey! Where's my ticket? Ahhhh my Sui Sui... Oh, luckily I found it."

"Hey! My phone is missing too! Ah, why is the screen broken..."

……

[Has Xiaosui returned home? I want to treat her to a meal.]

After get off work and punching in, Shoko Toyokawa swore that work was really boring and torturous.

Shoko Toyokawa broke out in a cold sweat at the thought that if she didn't go back to the Toyokawa family, she would have to spend her high school career working as a customer service representative.

But there is never a lack of hope in life.

Will Xiaoxiang, a customer service representative who works part-time, dream of a gentle, cute and considerate girl next door who can replace Chitose?

That... the girl who was truly trying to save her life together with her in the pitch-black wasteland.

"What is Xiaosui doing now?"

Xiangzi now only hopes that Chitose and music can make her free time a little more interesting.

When she walked downstairs to her house, she heard the sound of a loud guitar coming from upstairs.

"It sounds really nice, just like the one played by He Mu."

I've known for a long time that Xiaosui is both literary and martial, and is proficient in all musical instruments... Qiansui mentioned it to her when she sneaked into the school to play the piano late that night.

I smelled it today, and it is indeed excellent... It is really powerful, capable of representing a thousand years.

Xiangzi walked to the corridor and leaned against the wall to continue listening to the faint music coming from Qiansui's house.

Music will always be one of Xiangzi's spiritual pillars.

If one day, there are no more freely floating notes in the world, that day will become the resting day of her, Toyokawa Shoko's complete death.

"So, if I had to choose between Xiao Sui and music and the other would disappear completely... what would I choose?"

The soles of her shoes scraped off the peeling paint on the wall, and Xiangzi absentmindedly began to use random thoughts to soothe her spirit.

Today was really not easy. I became friends with Takamatsu Deng again. Although we are no longer so close, Chitose said to her -

【You still have me! 】

Ah, back to that weird thought.

Xiangzi felt that she would prefer flesh-and-blood friends to something intangible.

What's more, that person is an angel left behind by heaven on earth. Chitose Noshiro.

There was a click, click, sound from the door lock of Chitose's house.

Toyokawa Shoko originally wanted to go up and say a few words, perhaps expressing her gratitude for the morning's physical education class, but...

"Small…"

When Xiangzi saw clearly the girl walking out of Chitose's house, the call that was on the tip of his tongue was instantly choked back into his throat.

Green-haired girl, why is your face so flushed? Your whole body is drenched in sweat, and the way you stand there smiling at her feels familiar to me. Are you...

"Xiao Mu! You..."

scare!

Shrinking back helplessly until she was close to the corner, Shoko Toyokawa felt that she must have misunderstood something.

[For the first time, I had such a lovely childhood sweetheart, and also gained a lifelong friend. These two joys overlapped... This double joy brought even more joy.]

We should have had a dreamlike happy time, but why did it turn out like this?

"You...you...uh."

Xiangzi took a deep breath.

[Don't worry, Xiangzi, you're just under too much pressure. It's just that your childhood sweetheart came out of your best friend's house with a shy face... Maybe she was just having too much fun playing music!]

Don't panic! Stay calm!

Remember what Qiansui warned you!

can.

When they all focused their attention on her, Shoko Toyokawa became timid again.

Damn it!

Ch332. Xiangzi: Can I call you mom?

at the same time.

Chihaya Aine raised her head suddenly while making the bed, and her head hit the bed board, leaving a small bump.

“Hiss… What bad luck!”

Is the ash mound cursing me?

……

"What are you two doing...I..."

Xiangzi remembered that Ruo Yemu had read the message but did not reply, and thought that the other party was just busy, but he did not expect that the other party actually went to find Xiaosui.

Looking for Xiaosui.

Ok…

Looking for Xiao Sui...

【Why you! 】

【I will also get to know Chitose Noshiro! 】

Xiangzi didn't know how to describe the complex emotions in his heart at this moment.

Is it bitter? Or is it like the acid splash of an exploding lemon?

The fishy and sweet smell lingered in her mouth, and Shoko Toyokawa watched Chitose walking towards her.

How come everyone I know knows Noshiro-chan, and every one of them seems happier around Chitose than with her?

How long has it been since Mudu smiled in front of him?

Ah, although this is also related to the fact that I haven't paid attention to Wakaba Mu for a long time, but...

But why…

Why would you, my childhood sweetheart, show that expression to my best friend when I can't see you... Too!

boom--

Qiansui approached Xiangzi and flicked her forehead. When the girl screamed, she immediately buried her head in her heart.

Soon she looked at Wakaba Mutsu again and signaled him to leave quickly. When there were only two people left on the corridor, Chitose patted Xiangzi's back and walked towards her door.

She took out the key with one hand and closed the door with the other. At the same time, she kept patting Xiangzi's back with both hands and whispered in his ear:

"You've been under a lot of pressure lately. Thank you for your hard work. You just got home from get off work, right, my little Xiangzi?"

Chitose Noshiro is very skilled in her movements, and her entire set of movements is as smooth as flowing water, catching people off guard.

When Xiangzi reacted, the only emotion she could feel in her heart was the "satisfaction" brought by the hug.

"Well!"

Toyokawa Shoko immediately lost the initiative in the conversation, and Chitose dragged her towards the corner at the end of the corridor where there were piles of cardboard boxes.

That was when Chitose bullied her not long ago! He put her hand on the corner of his...

[Hiss, such a familiar scene.]

When Xiangzi raised her eyes, she met Noshiro Chitose's half-smile. She wanted to ask Chitose why she knew Mu, but Chitose immediately controlled her before she could say anything.

"Xiao Mu told me that Xiao Xiang is the cutest when he's angry. Will you come to my house for dinner later? I bought a lot of ingredients today."

"I want to ask..."

"We are not very familiar with each other, her and I," Chitose pressed Xiangzi against the corner of the wall. Due to the height difference, as long as Chitose stood and held Xiangzi in her arms, the other party could only look up at her resentfully.

"After all, compared to my relationship with Xiangzi, no one can be considered my acquaintance, right? I think that's right," Chitose pinched Xiangzi's waist gently, causing the victim to tremble.

"Well...but Xiaoxiang."

"what?"

"The way you looked just now, were you afraid someone would snatch me away?"

Noshiro Chitose's calming words stirred up a storm in Xiangzi's heart.

"No! I was just thinking about my best friend and me..."

"Don't be afraid, Xiaoxiang, don't have such worries," Qiansui caressed Xiangzi's cheek with love and pity:

"Don't worry, I'm your best friend and your only true friend, so I won't abandon you."

"Xiao Xiang, I like you. How about we be friends for life? Just like you held my hand at noon, continue to hold my hand for the rest of your life, okay?"

Chitose let go of Shoko and reached out to the victim. Facing the delicate little hand, Shoko Toyokawa swallowed her saliva.

「What? Seriously…you…you said those things again.」

Those words seemed to have magic, bringing out all the beautiful memories related to Chitose in Toyokawa Shoko's mind.

They were entangled in Xiangzi's soul like shackles, but their gentleness seemed like a reward.

Xiangzi stared straight into Chitose Noshiro's eyes.

In the circles of light that seemed like destiny, she seemed to have found her future.

"Um...Okay, I..."

Only friend.

The moment Xiangzi held Qiansui's hand, she was pulled into his arms again. The action was gentle but enough to shatter her soul.

"Xiao Xiang, you're so good! This hug is your reward. You really like me as much as I like you, right? If you say 'I like you' to me, I'll extend this hug to ten minutes. How about that?"

"I!"

Xiangzi didn't care about blushing, she was so embarrassed that she wanted to stamp her feet.

"Huh? You you you..."

"My, my, my, what's wrong with me?"

"It's okay... I like you too, let's continue hugging for a while... My dad should be back soon."

Xiangzi wanted to leave this place immediately! She couldn't stand the dark and cramped corner! Maybe her back was already covered with spider webs!

but--

Xiao Sui’s embrace still feels as safe as ever, just like a mother’s embrace… I miss it so much…

"Okay, okay."

"Well."

This "Okay, okay" sounds like what a mother would say after hugging her and listening to her act coquettishly.

Xiangzi was brewing her emotions, and she actually discovered that Chitose was deliberately avoiding topics related to harmony.

"Forget it, just avoid them. Whatever they do is none of my business... I'm Chitose Noshiro's best friend... Huh? Why am I thinking this in my head?"

Is it possible?

Is it because Chitose's expression was so intense when he said this that Xiangzi engraved it into his bones?

"What's wrong, Xiaoxiang? We just hugged for a short while, and you already want to run away?"

"No, I'm not running away. I just have a request."

Shoko Toyokawa was brewing her thoughts and emotions, but in the deepest part of her heart she actually had an idea that she didn't want to show in public.