People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

First, he yawned slowly, and then he looked Hong Xia up and down with a slightly scrutinizing look.

After staring for a while, until Hong Xia felt a little uncomfortable with the gaze, she spoke.

"If you're going on a date, you should dress up, right? This won't do."

She was already feeling a little uncomfortable being stared at, and when she heard the word 'date', Hong Xia froze.

She opened her mouth, stumbling, and retorted, "No, it's not a date! It's just, we're just going out for lunch together. Didn't you also say, sister, it's normal for friends to go out for lunch together..."

She tried to defend herself, but her voice became smaller and smaller.

Ichichi Xingge ignored Hongxia's stubbornness and continued with her previous sentence.

"Can you wear a little light makeup? Or just lipstick? But you definitely can't go out in this tracksuit."

"..."

"Ah... um." She was silent for a moment, then a blush appeared on her little face. She looked away and nodded imperceptibly.

"Oh, right, I forgot to mention that the other day—if we want to take this a step further, let's at least start by calling each other by name. Aoki calls Goto Pochi-chan, Ryouya by her name, and Kita-chan by Kita-san, but he only calls you Ijichi-san. Let me think... oh, how about using the excuse of 'don't mess with the store manager' to get him to just call you Nijika? How about that?"

"Sister, sister!"

The blush that was originally just a slight blush on her face suddenly spread to her earlobes. She was already very nervous, and after Yijizhi Xingge finished speaking, Hongxia felt even more embarrassed and annoyed in her heart.

She shouted, as if trying to hide her guilt, and then she decisively returned to the bedroom with a red face and slippers on, without looking back.

......

......

And on Aoki's side.

After replying the message, I ignored my phone, brushed my teeth, looked in the mirror, and simply tidied up my hair which was a little messy from sleeping last night.

Her hair is very long, and when straightened, her bangs can cover her eyes.

Aokijie considered going to the barber shop to get his hair done, and even thought about just cutting his hair into a flat top. However, considering that a flat top was not very rock and roll, and that his current hairstyle unexpectedly matched the band's style, and out of laziness, he never took care of his hairstyle again.

In short, fix your hair in front of the mirror.

After finishing cleaning, it was just half past seven.

I walked out of the bathroom and picked up the novel that was left open on the table last night. While I had plenty of time, I started reading it again.

Until 9:20.

The agreed place is not particularly far from the apartment where Aokisuke currently rents, but it is better to arrive early for such things.

Adhering to the principle of not causing trouble to others, he left home forty minutes early.

After a bumpy ride on the train, I got off the train and arrived at the [Sound Color] restaurant at the intersection in front of Shibuya Station.

Chapter 86 Today's Victory or Defeat - (-word chapter)

The already crowded intersection in front of Shibuya Station saw even more people than usual after the summer vacation.

Not wanting to cause trouble for others, Aokisuke left home forty minutes early, squeezed on the tram for a long time, and finally arrived at the musical instrument store about twenty minutes earlier than the agreed time.

However, even though he arrived twenty minutes earlier than the agreed time, Aokisuke still saw Ijichi Nikka who was waiting in front of [Sound] from a distance.

How could someone arrive at their destination twenty minutes earlier than scheduled?

Aokijie silently sighed in his heart that Hongxia had arrived earlier than him. He had just walked out of the station and walked towards Hongxia who had not noticed him yet.

He didn't say hello until they were not far apart.

"Ijichi-kun, sorry for the wait."

Although I was not late, and I arrived several dozen minutes earlier than the agreed time, it would never be wrong to say "sorry for the long wait" as a polite gesture.

After saying hello, the girl who was waiting at the door of the musical instrument store turned to look at Aokisuke after hearing the voice and responded with "No, no, no, I didn't wait long." Only then did Aokisuke notice that Hongxia seemed different today than usual.

She must have dressed up carefully - she was wearing a dress that I had never seen her wear before, and her hair was tied in a ponytail as usual. She probably had lipstick on her lips, and compared to usual, she had a bit more vitality that only a young girl could have.

Aoki Jie is not very clear about what this "different" feeling should be called. If he has to find a word to describe it, he would use the word "girlish".

Summer, summer vacation, dress, lip balm.

Even if these elements were simply put together, Aoki Jie felt a sense of youth, not to mention that they were all piled on Hong Xia alone.

Compared to Xiduo, she seems to be more introverted, compared to Miss Liang, she is more outgoing, and compared to Pochi-chan...

I was thinking about all sorts of things in my mind, and suddenly realized that I was still staring at Hong Xia.

It is not very polite to stare at a girl without blinking.

Decisively shifting his gaze, following Hongxia's words "I didn't wait long", Aokijie changed the subject again.

"Should we just go for the electronic drums? How heavy is this thing? If I take it apart and carry it, I should be able to carry it by myself, right?"

In terms of strength, Aokisuke is not particularly confident - it is probably at the level of a normal adult, and he cannot lift anything that is too heavy.

But he was worried about this right now...Obviously, he still hadn't figured out Hong Xia's purpose in asking him out.

As he spoke, he walked towards the shade of the trees on the street.

"Ah...well, just go ahead and pick out the electronic drums. They're not too heavy." Hong Xia responded with a slightly stuttered voice, following Aoki Jie.

Maybe it was a sign of guilt, or maybe it was because he was shy. In any case, Aokisuke who was beside him did not notice that something was wrong with Hongxia.

Nodding, he walked along the shade of the trees towards the music store nearby.

I pushed open the door and walked into the store. The salesperson was probably busy with other things at the time, and no one came to greet me when I heard the doorbell.

Soothing light music was playing in the store, and no one came near the two of them at the moment, so Hong Xia felt pretty good about it.

It's obviously a musical instrument store but it's surprisingly quiet. Maybe there are customers, but they are probably on the second floor. Apart from the light music, there are no other sounds around. At this moment, there is an inexplicable atmosphere of "quiet summer rain" in the store.

"Is the drum section on the second floor? It seems that there are only decorative samples on the first floor." Aoki Jie looked around and spoke, breaking the atmosphere in the store.

"The electronic drums are on the second floor, so let's go there and take a look." Hong Xia nodded.

The two stopped talking and went up the stairs to the second floor.

There is indeed a little more noise on the second floor than on the first floor, but it still feels okay.

After going upstairs, Aokisuke noticed the clearly divided electronic drum area at a glance.

[Tone] This store is very professional. Each instrument has a display and a simple introduction. Aoki Jie doesn't understand it, but it doesn't stop him from admitting that [Tone] is much better than the music store where he bought an electric piano before.

If Hongxia wanted to make a choice, Aokisuke didn't really want to disturb her with his nagging, so after walking to the electronic drum section, he stopped talking and silently looked down at his phone.

Hongxia, who originally wanted to take this opportunity to strike up a conversation, hesitated after seeing Aokisuke's actions. She had to go against her original intention and pretended to want to pick out electronic drums and started walking around in a pretense.

At the same time, I was thinking that it would be best to delay it as long as possible, and I made up my mind to choose as much as possible here.

then--

After about thirty minutes, when his legs were a little numb from standing and his eyes were a little sore from staring at his phone, Aoki Jie yawned.

"Ichichi-san, would you like some milk tea? Go ahead and pick some for a while, I'll go buy some and bring it back to you later."

He said, probably a little thirsty.

Hong Xia, who had nothing to do and had already started memorizing the introduction to electronic drums, stiffened for a moment when she heard Aokisuke's voice.

The two of them hadn't communicated since the beginning, and all they could do was waste time here. They even talked less than they usually do in the livehouse. When you think about it - apart from maybe having lunch together at noon, don't the two of them still have no intersection?

This is absolutely not possible!

The thought in her mind was fleeting. After her body froze for a moment, Hong Xia turned around and said decisively, "First, let's go together, Senior Aoki. It seems that there is no suitable one in this store."

Aoki Jie, who was waiting on the side, blinked, then tilted his head slightly.

There was a hint of doubt in his heart, but he chose not to ask more questions. He just blinked and nodded.

After listening to light music for thirty minutes and memorizing almost half of the introduction to electronic drums, the two walked out of [Tone] again.

Although she had a lot of thoughts in her mind, and although Hongxia had prepared a draft long before coming, now that she was walking with Aoki Jie, she was still a little embarrassed to speak even though she had things she wanted to say and topics she wanted to talk about.

Nervousness accounts for about 60 percent, and shyness makes up the remaining 40 percent.

This state was maintained until the two of them walked to the milk tea shop.

Even though she had warned herself in her heart that 'this is absolutely not okay', Hong Xia remained silent all the way.

But he did speak when he ordered milk tea.

Aokisuke ordered a cup of high-sugar pearl milk tea, while Hongxia chose a pineapple milkshake.

The distance from [Tone] to the milk tea shop is not very far, but the temperature outside is very high right now, and I still sweated a little after walking from the musical instrument store to here.

After ordering milk tea, they waited for a while and then got two drinks. The store had air conditioning so they didn't rush to leave. They sat down at a table nearby.

Aokisuke could feel that Hongxia wanted to say something.

In fact, ever since he was invited by Hongxia on the tram that day, he had felt that Hongxia was a little strange.

It’s hard to say what’s specifically strange about it, but at least it’s different from usual.

Because she never mentioned it, and he was just thinking about signing a contract with Niijima Yusuke, so Aoki didn't ask.

But seeing that Hong Xia had been hesitant from the beginning, and that anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that her purpose was not to buy electronic drums, after getting the milk tea and using a straw to poke open the plastic seal, Aokijie thought for a moment and decided to start the conversation.

"Do you want to go somewhere else and pick some? I remember there's a musical instrument store not far from here."

After taking a sip of the pineapple milkshake, she hesitated a little after hearing Aokisuke speak.

If I don't go, Senior Aoki might just ask me to go home for a while.

But if you go, you may just sit there and read the introduction without saying a word.

No, other music stores may not even have introduced it yet.

Now she has to make a choice...

She looked up at Aokisuke, then looked down at the milkshake in her hand. After a slight hesitation, she bit her lower lip, thinking, "I must be more decisive," and made a decision.

"No, that's not necessary, Senior Aoki. I just can't seem to find a suitable one right now..."

"Oh." Aokisuke nodded and remained silent for a moment.

She originally wanted to add, "Do you want to go somewhere else for a walk?", but because of Aokisuke's "oh" and the silence, she was forced to stop what she was about to say.

The air around them was silent for a few seconds.

Looking at the girl in front of him who looked up and said something, then quickly looked down at the milkshake in her hand, Aokisuke sighed lightly.

Although he didn't know what the girl's purpose was in looking for him, based on the semantics, Aokijie could still guess what Hongxia wanted to say next.

So after taking a deep breath, he continued, "What are your plans for now? Do you want to go somewhere else?"

Looking at the pineapple milkshake, Hong Xia raised her eyes slightly and looked at Qing Mujie again. She opened her mouth, remained silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and then nodded gently.

"Hmm! Aoki-senpai, do you want to go shopping in that mall over there?"

......

Although it is said that summer vacation seems to be much busier than school days, the reason why Aoki is so busy is largely because he squeezes all the things he needs to do into the two weeks before the vacation.

Although there was still plenty of free time in the future, he still chose to be busy in the first two weeks with the idea of ​​finishing the work early.

In other words, although he is busy, Aokisuke is not without free time at the moment.

So, although he had no such plan at first, now that he had suggested and Hongxia had invited him to go shopping at the mall at the intersection in front of Shibuya Station, he naturally had no intention of refusing.

Most Japanese people don’t have the habit of drinking milk tea on the street. After slowly finishing their milk tea in the store, the two went to the intersection in front of Shibuya Station, where they went to a shopping mall called "Shibuya-ku heaven".

The atmosphere between the two of them didn't seem to have changed much.

Aoki Jie was somewhat distressed - it was Hongxia who asked him to come out, but Hongxia remained silent.

He really couldn't think of what he had done recently that caused this girl to have something to say to him, but was hesitant and couldn't say it out loud. At the moment, Hongxia had no intention of speaking actively, and Aoki Jie was also a little hesitant about whether he should take the initiative to ask.

Maintaining this silence, they walked into the mall. After consulting Hongxia's opinion, Aokisuke followed the mall map and took Hongxia to turn left to the game hall on the second floor.

If he just strolled around, Aokisuke really didn't know what to see, and Hongxia, who suggested going to the mall, didn't have any decisive opinions at the moment. With no other choice, he had to go to each entertainment project in the mall one by one.

Take the elevator to the second floor and go all the way to the game hall.

Before entering the door, Aokisuke stopped.

After a slight hesitation, a moment later.

Standing at the door, he paused and spoke to Hong Xia beside him, "Ichichi-san, I always feel like you want to say something, but since the first meeting, you haven't been like usual. Instead, you have been silent the whole time, so..."