A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

"Otherwise, we'll just become a second-rate band that drags down Summer Zodiac. Let alone a mainstream debut, we might even be burned out."

"Wow... I absolutely don't want this!"

Chihaya Aine nervously picked up the guitar beside her again.

"Practice with me for a little while longer, Sushi!"

"No, I'm sleepy."

"In exchange, I can give you some photos I took of my brother when he first came to my house!"

"...the last fifteen minutes."

"Deal! Ah, but don't tell my brother! Otherwise, I'll definitely get lectured by him again."

"understood."

Although gambling usually involves winners and losers, there is definitely more than one winner tonight.

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Chapter 74: The practicality of flooding therapy.

When Chihaya Tetsuya walked out of the bathroom, Hoshino Ai and Sankaku Hatsuka had already found their own seats. As agreed before, Hoshino Ai slept in the middle.

Chihaya Tetsu, who had calmed down after taking a shower, became nervous again after seeing the scene in front of him.

"…What's the matter, Zhe?"

Looking at Chihaya Tetsuya standing at the bathroom door, Hoshino Ai couldn't wait to pat the empty space next to her.

"Come here quickly!"

"..."

After hearing Hoshino Ai's urging, Chihaya Tetsuya always felt that the psychological pressure seemed to be greater than before.

Although he had slept in the same bed with Aine before, he didn't know Aine's feelings for him at that time.

If he were faced with the same situation again now, he definitely wouldn't agree as readily as he did that day...

……

However, considering that Aine's mood seemed quite unstable that day, he would probably agree in the end.

Wait, come to think of it... why did I agree to Ai's proposal of "sleeping together" so naturally?

Mingming Ai didn't have any urgent worries to solve, nor did she have anything she needed to discuss with him. Plus, the three of them all had work to do tomorrow...

Eh? Could it be that... he could have refused just now?!

Chihaya Tetsuya suddenly felt a thunderclap explode in his mind for no reason.

Yes, why didn't he think of that just now? He could actually reject love completely! He didn't even need to think about the reason, he could just reject it directly!

Thinking of this, Chihaya Tetsu couldn't help but cover his eyes and look up at the sky.

"Chuhua..."

"kindness?"

Sanjiao Chuhua, who was looking down at his phone, looked up.

"what happened?"

"In your eyes... am I the type who is not very good at rejecting others?"

"Yes. But that's not quite accurate. You should say he's the type who's not good at rejecting requests from people around him."

Sanjiao Chuhua nodded without hesitation and said:

"But it's so comforting that you realized this on your own."

“…People always need to grow.”

Chihaya Tetsuya lowered his hands and walked to the bedside resignedly.

"Love, let me make this clear first. We all have a lot of work to do tomorrow, so no fooling around later... understand?"

"OK!"

Hoshino Ai nodded happily and agreed:

"Just being able to smell Zhe's scent is enough to help me sleep peacefully!"

"That's true...but I'm afraid all you can smell right now is the scent of shower gel and shampoo."

Chihaya Tetsuya said as he lifted the quilt.

However, after he lay down, Hoshino Ai first sniffed a few times in the direction of Chihaya Tetsuya, and then a satisfied smile suddenly appeared on her face.

"Well, I can still smell it after all."

“…What do you smell?”

“It’s a taste that makes you want to eat it in one bite.”

"..."

After hearing this, Chihaya Tetsuya turned his head to look at Hoshino Ai with a confused look on his face. When he found that she was staring at him intently, he felt a little scared and quickly turned his head back.

"I don't understand what's wrong with your nose. Anyway, go to sleep quickly, Chuhua. Please turn off the light."

"Okay..."

After hearing this, Sanjiao Chuhua first turned the brightness of his phone to the lowest setting, then raised his hand and pressed the switch on the bedside table.

The next second, the entire room was plunged into darkness.

However, it was when the lights completely dimmed that Chihaya Tetsuya finally realized that this difficult night had just begun.

Because of the visual blockade, his sense of smell and temperature suddenly became extremely sensitive. Even though he and Hoshino Ai were nearly ten centimeters apart, Chihaya Tetsuya could still sense the strange yet familiar fragrance wafting from that direction...

Very similar to the one from seven years ago, but with more complexity and fragrance.

What followed was the warmth that came from the quilt and the bed.

Once human cognition completes the breakthrough from zero to one, this cognition will then be amplified uncontrollably.

He had never cared about these things before when he shared the same bed with Aine, but now, just realizing the existence of love, his heartbeat would instinctively speed up...

This restless anxiety was very similar to what Aine felt when she confessed to him.

Just stretch out your hands and you can hold her in your arms.

As long as you follow your impulse, you can turn this anxiety into happiness.

He had always been the one who passively endured. As long as he used "responding to the other party" as an excuse, he could naturally shift all the responsibility to the other party.

……

At this moment, many things emerged in Chihaya Tetsuya's mind.

Love shimmers on the stage, a stage filled with hope, and countless design drawings that have yet to be transformed from inspiration into reality...

The heady restlessness gradually subsided.

The evil thoughts that once appeared in my mind also dissipated.

(…How could I possibly do that?)

Having experienced this kind of excitement many times, Chihaya Tetsuya finally got used to how to stay calm at such times.

Whether it is Aine or Ai, both of them are no longer the naive little girls they once were, but they still do irrational things driven by desire.

The same goes for him. He knows that he cannot respond to their feelings so easily, but his restless instincts are always tempting him to act irresponsibly.

This is not okay.

Since Ai no longer needs to use that kind of behavior to maintain his sense of security, and since Aiyin has decided to temporarily maintain the current brother-sister relationship, he must also be prepared to stick to that bottom line.

His vision gradually adapted to the darkness, and now Chihaya Tetsu was able to see the face in front of him clearly.

He was surprised to find that Hoshino Ai actually closed her eyes obediently. Her body rising and falling rhythmically with her breathing, and her eyes trembling slightly under her eyelashes all proved that she really fell asleep peacefully as agreed.

The girl who had been acting impulsively until now was no longer blind.

Although her offensive was still active and fierce, at least tonight, she was simply asking for the sense of security that she had been away from for seven years.

The restlessness in my heart was gradually restrained by reason.

Chihaya Tetsuya gradually learned how to live in harmony with this impulse.

On the other side, Sanjiao Hatsuhua was also carefully observing Hoshino Ai with the faint light of the mobile phone screen.

"..."

Seeing that Chihaya Tetsuya was still awake like himself, Sankaku Hatsuka first typed something into his phone, and then showed the phone screen to Chihaya Tetsuya——

[Do you want me to carry her back? I might wake her up though.]

"..."

Chihaya Tetsuya shook his head slightly at Sankaku Hatsuka's suggestion, then he took Sankaku Hatsuka's phone and typed a line of text as well.

[It doesn't matter, let Ai sleep like this today. ]

Perhaps he would continue to face their disturbing offensives and intimacy in the future, but at least next time, he would not be as flustered as before.

【Sorry to trouble you, Chuhua, good night. 】

【It’s okay, good night. 】

After replying the last sentence, Sanjiao Chuhua also put away his phone.

While handing over the phone, Sankaku Hatsuka also saw Chihaya Tetsuya's expression.

That calmed down, peaceful expression that was no different from usual.

(Mr. Tetsuya, you are indeed a trustworthy man.)

Sanjiao Chuhua couldn't help but think so in his heart.

(In this way, Xiangzi should have a chance, right?)

Or maybe it's not just Xiangzi, but everyone after him...

……

Forget it, compared to this, these two people seem to be able to sleep peacefully, so what should she do next?

Do counting sheep and stars still work?

With her back to the two insightful "experienced people", Sanjiao Chuhua began her insomnia alone.

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Chapter 75 The relationship between design and styling.

Because Chihaya Tetsuya had never been good at waking up early, his phone had already been set with two very loud alarms, five minutes apart. Although this way of waking up might not seem very heart-friendly, it was clearly the most efficient option for Chihaya Tetsuya.

But on this day, what woke him up from his sleep was not the deafening sound of the alarm clock, but a slight shaking and a whisper in his ear.

"Ah, the eyelashes are moving, it looks like he's about to wake up!"

A familiar voice sounded beside his ear, initially awakening Chihaya Tetsuya's consciousness.

However, before he could recognize the source of the voice from his hazy consciousness, the "threat" that followed instantly dispelled his sleepiness:

"By the way, I've seen in comics before that men seem to have some reactions when they first wake up in the morning. Let me see if it's true—"

"Would you slow down?!"

The words were far more refreshing than the alarm clock and made Chihaya Tetsuya jump up from the bed.

"Wow, what a refreshing way to wake up!"

After seeing Chihaya Tetsuya get up so quickly, Hoshino Ai, who was squatting beside the bed, couldn't help but clap her hands:

“It’s like waking up from a nightmare.”

"This is much scarier than a nightmare!"

Chihaya Tetsuya, who was fully awake before Hoshino Ai lifted the quilt, gasped and said: