Anime Heart

Then, he saw the person accompanying Kaori Miyazono walking towards him step by step. It wasn't Kaori's mother, but his aunt, Haruko Arima.

Chapter Seventy-Four: Returning to the 'Palace Garden'

"Auntie, are you saying you wanted to see my dad and your new sister-in-law, so you came along?! Taking care of Xiao Xun was just something you did on the side!"

Once in the taxi, Arima Xiandong and Miyazono Kaoru sat in the back, while Arima Haruko quietly fiddled with her phone in the front passenger seat.

Upon hearing Arima Kento's words, Arima Haruko waved her hand and said, "Relax, relax. I just came along to do some other things!"

"Besides, aren't you here? I think you can do a great job taking care of Xiao Xun, right?"

"Hehe, Auntie, you're right!" Arima Kento, who was initially annoyed by Haruko Arima's words, had his anger easily dispelled by her.

My friend Qinggu is a woman of few words but great wisdom.

Kaori Miyazono watched Arima Kento get angry because of her, but was 'defeated' by the experienced Haruko Arima with a few words, and couldn't hide the smile on her lips, feeling a sweetness welling up in her heart.

The most joyful thing is when someone you like cares about you.

Therefore, ever since they met and hugged, Kaori Miyazono has not let go of Arima Kenji's intertwined hands. Only this action at this moment makes her feel completely at ease.

Although Ma Xiandong has been calling him every night since Tuesday, the feelings between the two cannot be soothed by phone calls.

The phone call only provided some relief; now that they were in sight, the passion between them was enough to make them ignore the opinions of others and engage in various intimate acts without a care in the world.

Of course, in the eyes of two relatively innocent people, intimate actions are nothing more than holding hands and kissing.

However, they still can't kiss when there are outsiders around, but holding hands is no problem.

Generally, long-distance relationships have two possible outcomes.

The first scenario is that because they can't see each other for a long time, the daily phone calls become less and less motivating, the relationship and feelings between the two people fade away, and eventually they have no feelings for each other, leading to a breakup.

Another scenario is that, despite not being able to meet for a long time, their feelings for each other have not faded at all. On the contrary, the distance and time have made their feelings even stronger. When they finally have the chance to meet, the emotions they feel almost melt each other.

This usually happens at the beginning of the first type, but if it continues like this, it will evolve into the second type.

The second type of emotion is more genuine, resilient, and also full of fun.

Undoubtedly, Arima Kento and Miyazono Kaori are in the second category. They are each other's first love and are very attracted to one another, so they cherish the short time they spend together.

Kaori Miyazono has to return to the capital in the afternoon, and at noon she has to go to the same venue to participate in a music competition, so she only has a short morning to freely allocate her time.

Realizing this, Haruko Arima had no intention of disturbing the two children's time together. She said, "Alright, it's only a little past nine o'clock now. I'm going to your father's place. You two can do whatever you want! Let me know when the competition is about to start. I also want to see what Kaoru and Kousei are like when they compete."

"By the way, Xian Dong, take good care of Xiao Xun! If anything happens to Xiao Xun, not only will you not get away with it, but I won't let you off easily either."

"Understood! I will definitely take good care of Xiao Xun!"

Arima Kento looked at his aunt with some gratitude. He easily understood her intentions, and he figured that Kaoru felt the same way.

As expected, Kaori Miyazono's pretty face flushed slightly, but she still looked up at Haruko Arima and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Haruko! I'll be fine."

The two got off at Ishigami Park, the place where they first met, and the nearby clubhouse was also where the afternoon match would be held.

Waving at the taxi, Arima Kenjiro led Miyazono Kaoru inside.

The park is open to the public. At this time of day, some elderly people are doing morning exercises or square dancing, while some children are running around and playing. Laughter fills the park in the early morning.

Stopping in their tracks, Arima Kento pointed to a public bench covered in cherry blossoms and said, "Let's sit over there and chat for a while! We've only talked on the phone before, so I haven't heard your real voice. This time, I'm going to listen to it properly."

After saying that, Yu Ma Xian Dong took the thing the girl was carrying in her other hand, a violin case, and pulled the girl towards the seats.

Kaori Miyazono did not resist, letting the boy in front of her drag her along. It was a very interesting feeling; it was the feeling of being cared for and looked after by someone she liked.

Arima Kento first checked whether the chair was clean except for the cherry blossoms. After confirming that it was clean, he placed the violin case on one side of the chair and put it against the armrest.

In this case, the seats that would normally not feel cramped for two people become a bit tight, and if two people insist on sitting together, then the two people must sit very close to each other.

Arima Kento casually leaned against the other armrest and sat down, then beckoned Miyazono Kaoru to sit to his right.

Kaori Miyazono sensed Arima Kenji's intentions, but she didn't expose him. Instead, she blushed and sat down next to him.

The touch on his arm and thigh gave Arima Kento a different feeling. How to put it? It felt amazing!

Have you been practicing your violin these past few days?

Because the competition is coming up soon, even though he doesn't know much about music, Arima Hito knows he has to practice hard. You can tell by looking at his older brother Arima Kousei's performance these past few days.

Almost every night, piano music could be heard coming down from the second floor, and Arima Hitoshi could clearly feel that his older brother Arima Kousei's piano skills were gradually recovering.

From the very beginning, the piece started off beautifully, but became somewhat jarring in the middle, turning into something that started beautifully but ended poorly. However, last night, Yu Ma Xian Dong felt that the middle part was only so-so; aside from not being as good as the beginning, everything else was excellent.

Today, when he left home, Gong Sheng was still practicing. He had already played a piece very smoothly, and even the parts that Ma Xiandong used to find jarring now sounded quite nice.

I think there shouldn't be any problems with today's performance! Of course, this refers to Kousei Arima's side, which is why he wanted to check on Kaori Miyazono's condition.

When he asked the question, he pretended not to care, switched the hand he was holding to Kaori Miyazono's left hand, and put his right hand on the back of Kaori Miyazono's chair.

"Yes, yes, I've been practicing hard. The current treatments are all very basic, so apart from having to follow the diet and rest schedule set by Aunt Haruko, the rest of the time feels like a vacation!"

Kaori Miyazono glanced at Arima Kenjiro's right hand, but he pretended not to see it, so she left it alone.

"So I have plenty of time, and I play the violin whenever I have a spare moment. Don't worry! Today will definitely be a truly 'successful' performance!"

Chapter 75 My Girlfriend Has a Buff

Hearing Kaori Miyazono's cheerful voice, Arima Kento finally felt relieved. However, this also made it possible for him to put his idea into practice.

As the two chatted, Arima Kento's right hand slowly slid down to Miyazono Kaori's back, and then, without knowing what he said, he put his arm around Miyazono Kaori's shoulder.

"Oh dear, there are other people here!" After struggling slightly but failing to break free, Kaori Miyazono could only blush and say, "If anyone comes over, you'll have to let go, okay?"

So, if no one comes, we can keep embracing? Arima Kento nodded heavily, while secretly thinking to himself, how could there possibly be anyone we know around here?

Aside from acquaintances, anyone else seeing the two so intimate knew they shouldn't come over and disturb them.

Hey, hugging a girl makes me feel so good! Of course, it has to be a girl I like.

However, sometimes, you really can't jinx yourself. Arima Kento, who had mentally given himself a good boost, found that someone was actually coming.

His old face immediately turned very long. Looking at the three figures that kept walking in, Yu Ma Xian Dong even had the urge to curse, but he couldn't say a word.

The visitors were the three children who had played music with Kaori Miyazono when they first met.

This explains why someone would come over; only a clueless child would recklessly barge into someone else's private world.

Besides, you can't scold or hit them, after all, they're just little kids!

Three mischievous kids came running over excitedly, shouting, "It really is that older sister from before!!! We've finally found you again!"

“Yeah! Yeah! Sister, you said you’d come play with us later! But you didn’t come, you lied!” said the only cute little girl among the three.

Why do people only find little girls cute? Because in Arima Kento's eyes, only little girls are cute; little boys are just brats!

Kaori Miyazono glanced helplessly at Arima Kenjiro, and only after he withdrew his right hand with a bitter face did she smile, let go of Arima Kenjiro's hand, squat down, and look at the little girl, saying, "But I said before that I would come to play with you again when I had time!"

"I've been quite busy these past few days, which is why I haven't been able to play with you. There's nothing I can do about it." Kaori Miyazono reached out and patted the little girl's head.

"Okay!" The three children lowered their heads, somewhat disappointed.

Seeing this, Kaori Miyazono quickly said, "But my sister has time today! We can play together, right!"

Kaori Miyazono said the last sentence to Arima Kenjiro. Seeing that he was facing away from him with a fierce expression, how could he dare to refuse?

Playing with little kids is fine, at least there's a cute little girl here, isn't there? Nodding, Arima Kento, who had figured it out, said, "That's right, everyone can play together, it's more fun with more people!"

"Brother, do you know any musical instruments?" Arima Kento wanted to get along well with them, but these innocent children didn't think so.

"Um, I don't think I'm very good at it!"

"Ah! You can't play any instruments, brother, why are you with us? We're supposed to play with sister!" The brat's words pierced Arima Kento's heart like a sword.

Why can't I play any musical instrument?! So annoying~~ Kids are so annoying~~~

"Don't say that!" the cute little girl said. "At least my brother can be an audience member! We can't perform without an audience, otherwise it wouldn't be fun, would it?"

"That's right! How come I didn't think of that!" Kaori Miyazono, like a child, pointed at Kenji Arima and said, "I appoint you as audience member A! Listen carefully to our little orchestra's performance!"

Kaori Miyazono and the children have already made their decision, so what can Hitoshi Arima say?

"Alright, alright, I'll be audience member A, but where are audience members B, C, and D?"

What was originally just a casual question turned into a serious discussion for Kaori Miyazono. She then glanced around, picked up a bewildered passing cat from the ground, and placed it next to Arima Kenjiro, asking him to soothe the cat.

That wasn't all. She carefully searched the ground, gently picked up an ant with her hand, placed it on the seat, then opened the violin case, took out the violin, and put the case back in its original place.

"Alright, audience members A, B, C, and D are all here! Let's begin the performance!"

Kaori Miyazono pointed to Arima Kento, the cat, the ant, and the piano case in turn, her face beaming with a bright smile, as if she had accomplished something remarkable!

Arima Xiandong was both amused and exasperated. His girlfriend was sometimes too outrageous! She actually put him on the same level as cats, ants, and violin cases.

However, Arima Xiandong didn't say much. He smiled, stroked the still somewhat bewildered cat a few times, and looked at the girl in front of him who was about to shine.

Because the girl had already gotten into position and was ready to start playing.

Seeing the girl like this, the three younger ones quickly took out their respective instruments, got into position, and were ready at any moment.

The adorable little girl suddenly asked, "Sister, is it still the same song as before?"

"Okay! Ready! Let's begin!"

As the girl's slender hands plucked the strings, the gentle and light instrument surrounded Ma Xiandong, playing the trumpet piece "The Dove and the Boy" that appeared in the film Castle in the Sky.

I had heard the original version by Arima Kento before; the trumpet's long, drawn-out sound was indeed very captivating. But the version played by his girlfriend on the violin was just as good, or rather, had its own unique characteristics.

At least Ma Xiandong thinks so.

For some reason, his vision suddenly blurred, and he saw several white doves flying by, followed by a scene of a boy playing the trumpet on the edge of a cliff.

If some of the children hadn't fallen behind Kaori Miyazono a little, he might have 'seen' even more.

After hearing this performance again, Arima Kento was certain that his girlfriend indeed had a buff: anyone who listened attentively to her violin would see all sorts of strange sights.

Even though the children didn't keep up, Arima Kenji could still vaguely see a hillside covered with wildflowers, and a blonde girl was running happily on the hillside.

Behind the girl was a boy with short, choppy black hair. The two were laughing and chatting. Upon closer inspection, wasn't that boy herself?

She must be in a very happy mood right now!

The illness that had plagued her for so long now had the possibility of being cured, and her first love also liked her. Combining these two happy things brought her more than double the joy.

How could Kaori Miyazono not be happy with these feelings?