Green plums cannot become lovers.

The judges and parents in the audience widened their eyes in disbelief upon hearing this. They could hardly believe that the music was composed by two junior high school students.

The two on stage paid no attention to the audience's reaction; they stared at each other, their hands still moving.

An and Asuka saw joy and relief in the girl's eyes. Kaori Miyazono also saw encouragement in the boy's eyes.

As the song ended, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience. Although not many people were present today, everyone showed their utmost enthusiasm and appreciation.

Thank you everyone!

Kaori Miyazono, An, and Asuka bowed together to the audience and walked off the stage together.

The scores and rankings for the competition will not be announced until everyone has finished their matches, but the girl can't wait that long.

After stepping down from the stage, they walked outside.

She ran away from home because she wanted to fulfill her dream of performing on stage with the boy. Her parents must be worried sick.

Now that her wish has come true, she needs to go back soon. She wants to properly apologize to her parents and accept any punishment.

As they walked down the corridor, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat heavy. When they emerged from the venue, the heavy snowfall had stopped, and a sliver of sunshine appeared on the horizon, a sight they hadn't seen in a long time.

Not far away, two familiar figures stood in the snow, bathed in sunlight.

It's Mom and Dad.

Although she had already guessed that her parents were coming back to find her, she still felt a shiver run through her heart when she actually saw Kaori Komiya.

At that moment, the boy's encouraging voice rang out, and then she felt her hand being held.

"let's go."

Looking down at her hand being held, and then at the boy's profile, Kaori Miyazono finally suppressed the slight tremor in her heart.

When she arrived in front of her parents, the girl had already mustered the courage to face them.

"Mom and Dad, I asked Anhe to bring me here, please don't blame him."

Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions became somewhat complicated. In the end, it was the man, who was the head of the family, who spoke up: "We don't mean to blame him."

"We just want to ask you if you have any other wishes you want to fulfill."

Although they believed that the boy's appearance indirectly caused their daughter's old illness to relapse, upon closer examination, they realized that the responsibility could not actually be placed on the boy.

The same thing happened today; they didn't want to blame the other party for bringing their daughter out without permission.

After all, without their tacit approval, how could Xiao Xun have sneaked out right under their noses?

"Huh?"

Kaori Miyazono looked at her parents with some surprise; the situation was somewhat different from what she had imagined. She had thought her parents would be angry, but they didn't seem angry at all. Instead, they asked her if she had any other unfulfilled wishes.

The girl thought for a moment, then shook her head: "No."

"If that's all, let's go. We've already packed our things."

"..."

Upon hearing her parents' words, Kaori Miyazono immediately fell silent. After a while, she came back to her senses and nodded gently, "I understand."

She knew what her parents meant; she had overheard their conversation a couple of days ago.

They said they needed to go to a bigger city for her health.

Such a reason was impossible to refuse. All she could do was fulfill her last wish, and then leave the city with her parents, her familiar friends, and this boy.

Say goodbye to your friends, after all, you may not see them again.

Volume 1: Chapter 133 I Will Always Wait for You

The parents temporarily moved to a more distant place, leaving them some space.

Kaori Miyazono looked at the boy beside her. His face was expressionless, neither surprised nor sad, as if he had known about this all along.

"Anhe classmate..." she called the boy's name after a moment of silence.

Now that things have come to this, it's indeed time to say goodbye properly.

"Yes, I'm here."

"Well, we're going to a very far place."

“I already know.”

He knew perfectly well that nothing could be hidden from him.

Kaori Miyazono sniffed, feeling a little better from her suppressed emotions. Since he already knew but hadn't said anything, he must have been mentally prepared for it.

Thinking this, Kaori Miyazono forced a smile and said, "I might not be back here for a long time. Will you forget me?"

“No.” An and Asuka shook their heads gently and said, “I will always remember you.”

"I see." The girl's smile widened. "Then let's make a promise! When we meet again, if either of us forgets the other, then we'll have to accept a punishment!"

“Okay.” An and Asuka accepted the promise and raised their hands. “I promise you, I will never forget you.”

"Mmm!" Kaori Miyazono happily hooked her little finger with the boy's, her face beaming with a blissful smile.

The girl gently pressed her two thumbs together and then quickly separated them. She withdrew her hand and said, "I was planning to invite you to see the cherry blossoms together when spring comes, but I can't do that now. So, when we meet again, shall we go see the cherry blossoms together?"

"it is good."

An and Asuka didn't say much, only responding softly to the girl.

"If possible, I'd like to see you as soon as possible... Anhe, could you find me soon?"

Without realizing it, the girl's voice choked with emotion. Even though she had mentally prepared herself, the sadness she felt at the moment of parting was still hard to suppress.

An and Asuka took off the scarf from their necks and put it all around the girl's neck. Then they gently stroked her cheek and said, "Yes, I will find you soon."

"Then I will wait for you, forever..."

The girl's eyes were moist, filled with reluctance. She would wait forever, until the day the boy found her.

If she could, she hoped the boy would find her in April. That way, they could enjoy the flowers together amidst the joy of their reunion.

"That's all for now, goodbye."

In the end, it was An and Asuka who were the first to say goodbye. The more you say when you part, the sadder it becomes.

Kaori Miyazono tried hard not to let her tears fall, but after hearing the goodbye, she couldn't help but cry.

Goodbye.

After saying that, she suddenly leaned closer to An and Asuka, and before the boy could react, she tiptoed and gently kissed his cheek.

"This is a farewell kiss between friends."

After offering an explanation, she turned and hurriedly ran towards her parents, who were not far away.

The girl left on the very day the competition ended.

An and Asuka's lives were not affected in the slightest by the girl's departure. Studying, practicing, doing tasks, eating, sleeping... everything was the same as before. Even the fact that his band suddenly lost a member did not cause any disturbance.

If there was anything that had any impact, it was that he seemed to have lost contact with the girl. After she left, he tried to message her, but several times his messages went unanswered.

It's possible that the girl's parents forcibly cut off all contact with him so that he could focus on recovering.

He was helpless in this situation and could only wait for the girl to contact him on her own initiative someday.

The snow in the sky stopped falling, and the snow on the ground slowly melted. Time, frozen by the harsh cold, seemed to begin to flow slowly.

The long winter has ended, and the warmth of the sun has brought vitality to all things.

An and Asuka were chewing on chocolates as they tuned their guitars in the livehouse lounge.

He had completed the task issued by the system a month ago, and while receiving the reward, he also finally opened the system store he had been longing for.

As he expected, he couldn't afford anything in the mall either; the points required were often hundreds of thousands or even millions, which was truly daunting.

Keep in mind that after all his hard work, he only has 10,000 fan points. Buying the items needed to treat the girl would require over 500,000 fan points.

This forced him, who had originally planned to 'retire' temporarily, to continue working hard to accumulate wealth in order to buy the good medicine to cure the girl's illness as soon as possible.

The mission to save the girl has a four-year time limit, and four months have already passed. He needs to use this time to build popularity and find the girl.

This wasn't too difficult for him.

"Anhe, are you ready?"

A voice broke An and Asuka's thoughts. The door to the lounge opened, and a girl who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old entered.

The other party was the leader of the band he had first supported that night.

“It’s all ready.” An and Asuka nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll have to trouble you," the girl said politely. "You'll be in charge of the lead guitar part. By the way, would you like to take another look at the sheet music?"

"No need, I've already memorized it all."

"Hey, even though I'm used to it, it still hits me hard when you say it so casually."

The girl sighed, her tone tinged with envy. The song they were going to perform today was very difficult; their band had spent a long time practicing for it, yet this boy had mastered it after only watching it twice.

"Who told me to be a genius?" An and Asuka raised an eyebrow and said, "Besides, if I didn't have some skills, you seniors probably wouldn't even look at me."

Upon hearing this, the girl retorted, "You're the one who's looking down on us, aren't you?"

She still remembers the first time; the other person took the initiative to find them. And because of the urgency of the situation, they chose him.

They didn't know each other very well, but they still went on stage, and the result was surprisingly good.

This young man looks quite young, but his skills are truly remarkable, and he plays multiple instruments. Given time, he will definitely become very sought-after.

And things turned out just as she expected. In just three or four months, the other party's fame far surpassed that of their band, and even very famous bands were vying for him.

But he not only refused to join any band, he was even willing to continue helping their band.

He is a very good young man.

Volume 1: Chapter 134 A New Beginning

When the performance ended, enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.

An and Asuka declined the celebration with everyone and walked home alone with their guitars on their backs.

A gentle night breeze carried a faint fragrance of unknown flowers.

Eight o'clock at night is just the beginning of the nightlife. The streets are brightly lit with neon lights, and pedestrians come and go in an endless stream. An and Asuka carefully avoid each stranger as they brush past one by one.

They boarded the last bus to the suburbs, and An and Asuka leaned their heads against the window, looking at the scenery outside. Because it was so dark, apart from the scenery around the streetlights, everything else was pitch black.

Even though he couldn't see it, he knew what kind of scenery was hidden in the darkness, because he was already very familiar with everything here.

He was the only passenger on the last bus, and the only sound inside was the roar of the engine, which was extremely noisy in the quiet night.

The driver seemed to be getting restless and started to strike up a conversation with him.

"Young man, are you going home alone today too?"

"Yes."

"I've seen you many times. What kind of extracurricular class are you attending?"

"Well, it is."

An and Asuka responded without offering further explanation. Since starting that mission, his home-going times had become unpredictable. Most of the time he rode his bicycle home alone, only taking the bus on days like today when he had less to do and could get home earlier.

"Wow, students these days really have it tough. Back in our day, there weren't so many tutoring classes."

"It's alright, it's not actually that tiring."

"You're used to it. When I was your age, I spent all my time playing except for going to school."

"I think you're only thirteen or fourteen years old. I don't know how your parents can let you come home so late alone."

The man seemed to believe An and Asuka's words and couldn't help but sigh. An and Asuka weren't annoyed; having someone to talk to on this quiet road was indeed a good pastime. However, most of the time the man did the talking, and he gave half-truths and half-lies.

Occasionally, An and Asuka will speak up, adding a bit of interaction.

"Uncle, when do you get off work?"

"Haha, I'll be off work after this trip." The uncle laughed heartily. "I'll go back home to celebrate my daughter's birthday. She'll be starting junior high this year."

When he spoke of his family, a tender touch crept into his booming voice. An and Asuka could tell from his tone that he truly loved his family.

"Then I'll wish your daughter a happy birthday in advance."

"Haha, I like the way you talk."