Anime Heart

The others followed suit. Kaori Miyazono's sudden fainting caught them off guard, and they also realized just how serious her illness was.

Although performing is very physically demanding, Kousei was only a little tired and sweating profusely, but Kaori Miyazono fainted.

Chapter Eighty Aftermath

Under the anxious gazes of Arima Kento and the others, Haruko Arima opened her bag and took out a tube of dark green, murky liquid.

"Help Kaoru up. This is a special medicine I made for her. She should be fine after drinking it." Haruko Arima opened the container and brought it close to Kaoru Miyazono's mouth.

Arima Kento had no doubt that only his aunt was confident in curing Miyazono Kaori, and he trusted her completely.

Lift Kaori Miyazono's chin slightly and gently pinch her cheeks to open her mouth.

Haruko Arima took the opportunity to pour the dark green liquid in, saying, "Close her mouth, don't let the medicine leak out."

Without hesitation, Arima Kento gently pinched Miyazono Kaoru's mouth shut. Although he successfully prevented the medicine from leaking out, Kaoru was still unconscious and couldn't swallow the medicine.

Noticing Arima Kento's confusion, Arima Haruko explained, "Let her hold the medicine in her mouth first. It will take effect quickly, and she should wake up in about ten minutes."

"When she wakes up, have her swallow that medicine. It's very bitter, but it's very effective," Haruko Arima continued to instruct.

"By the way, it's three o'clock now, and we have to leave at four, so you only have less than an hour left. Make the most of it!"

After saying that, Haruko Arima told the others to go elsewhere, wanting to leave some space for the two of them.

"Um, Auntie! Can't you stay a little longer? How about tomorrow? Xiao Xun just got back and has already said hello to her friends!"

Arima Kenjiro tried to increase the time he spent with Miyazono Kaoru, but he also harbored a sense of wishful thinking.

Without turning her head, Haruko Arima continued walking and said, "No, although Kaoru's condition is still under control, her fainting today is a sign that she needs to receive further treatment as soon as possible."

At this point, Haruko Arima stopped and tilted her head slightly, saying, "Or do you want to regret it for the rest of your life? Because of delaying treatment, causing Kaoru to..."

"I understand! Auntie, I'll go to the airport to see you off later!"

Arima Kento interrupted Arima Haruko, his head bowed, his face revealing deep reluctance.

Haruko Arima nodded and walked to the other side with the others.

Arima Kousei had been watching all of this. He wanted to go and check on Miyazono Kaori's condition several times, but in the end, he didn't move an inch.

Seeing his eldest son's struggle, Arima Shiki reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Kousei, as expected of my son, you've finally made it through!"

"Saki is probably watching over you from heaven, and she'll be proud of you."

"I'm sorry, Dad! I made you and everyone else worry!" Kousei Arima said. "Also, I know I'm a bit useless. It was everyone's help that got me through this."

However, upon hearing this, Arima Shiki shook his head and said, "You can't deny or erase your own efforts; that's extremely irresponsible. In my eyes, you are the best! Because you are my and Saki's son!"

"Dad!" After three years apart, Arima Kousei felt his father's love once again, and he was overwhelmed with emotion.

"Alright! Stop crying. You're a man, act like a real man."

Arima Shiki said, "Also, stop running away. Risa is your stepmother, and that can't be changed. Even if you can't call her 'Mom,' you should at least be polite."

"Also, Ayako hasn't done anything to offend you, so you have to acknowledge her as your sister!"

Arima Shiki said firmly, "Ayako is a lovely but somewhat pitiful child. The care from her family is a great help to her."

Upon hearing this, Arima Kousei glanced at Taneda Risa and Arima Ayako beside him, thought for a moment, and said, "Father, I will try my best to change!"

"Alright, let's start tonight. We'll have dinner together tonight, and then we'll see how you perform!" Arima Shiki seized the opportunity to finalize the matter.

"Also, don't think that you made Kaori Miyazono's illness worse. You don't have that kind of power. Kaori Miyazono is a good girl, and your brother will treat her well."

"Because of the influence you had on her when she was young, what she's doing now is a way of repaying that kindness, at least that's how she sees it. Some feelings need to be sorted out as soon as possible, otherwise they might hurt others."

Arima Shiki patted his son's shoulder again and dragged him to the side. "Come here, I'll tell you in detail about the history between you two. Then you'll have to make a decision."

"However, I will not interfere with any decision you make. As long as it is your sincere choice, I will fully support you, because I am your father."

People connected to Kaori Miyazono are all outside, while people inside the club are also talking about her.

The repertoire was completely different from the designated piece, and the piece they played was not the actual piece, but the performance was so moving that it made the audience feel as if they were there.

Without a doubt, from the audience's perspective, it was an outstanding performance; every audience member was captivated by the sounds emanating from the piano keys and strings.

Enter the beautiful world of music, allowing everyone to easily access the once unattainable world of classical music.

But from the referee's perspective, this was an absolutely terrible performance!

In particular, what the chief referee Kazama saw was that he was a rigid and serious person, and his favorite contestant was naturally the former Arima Kousei, whose playing style, known as the "human metronome," captivated him the most.

If he were to draft the law, he might sentence such behavior—disregarding the competition rules, arbitrarily changing the pieces, and altering the pitch of the score—to the death penalty.

In short, this was a competition, and the final decision rested with the referee. Although Kaori Miyazono won over the audience, she was unsurprisingly eliminated.

However, few of the group that went out paid attention to this point, especially Kaori Miyazono herself. She had achieved her goal, and in her opinion, the performance was perfect.

The only thing he cared about was Kousei Arima. He believed that Kaori Miyazono's elimination was entirely due to his own fault, otherwise Kaori Miyazono wouldn't have asked to change her song before the competition.

After Miyazono recovers from her illness, I must accompany her on a performance so she can win the championship!

But in the blink of an eye, this idea was abandoned by Kousei Arima.

Kaori Miyazono's playing style wouldn't last more than a few rounds in any major competition! So I'll have to make it up to her in other ways!

However, after Arima Kousei heard his father tell him about his connection with Miyazono Kaori, he made a decision in his heart: he would definitely play a piece with Miyazono Kaori in the future.

At the same time, he decided that his first love would end before it even began!

Chapter 81 Let you have a taste too

Arima Kenji supported Miyazono Kaori's body with one hand, allowing her to lean more against his shoulder, while his other hand gently pinched Miyazono Kaori's mouth.

Unable to tell the time, he silently counted in his mind. When he reached the 6000th count, Kaori Miyazono's body moved slightly, and then her beautiful eyes slowly opened, looking around at everything with a somewhat dazed expression.

"Don't move, swallow the medicine in your mouth first!" Arima Kento said quickly as he watched Miyazono Kaoru trying to break free from his control.

Kaori Miyazono was completely bewildered. She couldn't quite grasp the situation; she was being held and had something bitter stuffed into her mouth.

Her first reaction was naturally to break free; she could deal with other things later.

It must be said that this feeling is indeed very bad, and it's no wonder she thought it was a bad person or something.

But when she heard Ma Xiandong's voice, she gave up struggling. How could she not recognize the voice of the person she had been dreaming about for days?

Subconsciously, she did as Arima Kento instructed, swallowing the bitter liquid in her mouth.

"Ugh! It's so bitter!" she cried out after swallowing it all. The bitter taste lingered in her throat for a long time.

Arima Kenji saw her swallow the medicine and released his fingers from her mouth, allowing Miyazono Kaoru to continue speaking.

"You have to drink it, even if it's bitter. This is a special medicine your aunt made for you. If it weren't for this medicine, I don't know when you would have woken up. I'm very worried!"

Arima Kenjiro took out the bottled water that he hadn't finished earlier, not knowing whether it was left over from his own time or from Miyazono Kaori's, and handed it to Miyazono Kaori, watching her take a good sip.

After drinking the water, Kaori Miyazono was able to see her surroundings clearly. She realized she was outside the competition venue. She remembered that she had fainted after the competition ended.

"Sorry, sorry! I didn't expect it to take so much effort, oh dear~" Kaori Miyazono understood Arima Kenji's concerns and quickly apologized, sticking out her tongue in an attempt to distract him by acting cute.

"What do you mean 'screw'?! My heart almost jumped out of my chest, and you still say 'screw'?!" Looking at the girl's cute appearance, Yu Ma Xian Dong couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek in annoyance.

Although Kaori Miyazono felt a little guilty, she couldn't just let Arima Kenji pinch her cheeks; she wanted to pinch Arima Kenji's cheeks too.

Suddenly, a boy and a girl were sitting on a public bench, pinching each other's cheeks.

However, neither of them exerted any force, which turned this silly, playful action into an intimate gesture between them.

After playing around, Arima Kento took Miyazono Kaoru's hand and whispered to her.

Kaori Miyazono leaned on Arima Kenjiro's shoulder, as if the act of pinching her cheek had exhausted all her strength.

However, Ma Xiandong did not object to the girl's action of supporting her entire body with her own; he thoroughly enjoyed it.

"You're leaving soon, I'm so reluctant to see you go!" Yu Ma Xian Dong took out his phone and checked the time. It was already 3:50. The two of them had spent almost half an hour playing around.

Happy times are always short-lived; they always pass by in a flash.

"Oh, don't look so sad! It's not like we'll never see each other again. We can call each other, or even video chat! Besides, you can come visit me, can't you?"

Seeing Arima Kenji's expression, Kaori Miyazono quickly said that although she was also very reluctant, they had to part ways eventually.

If it weren't for the fact that this matter concerned Kousei Arima's future, Haruko Arima would never have let her come back, given her condition, which makes air travel difficult for her.

That's why she said she wanted Arima Kenji to visit her, rather than her to come back to see Arima Kenji. Arima Haruko would absolutely not let her leave the hospital again before she recovered.

"So, kid, give me a smile first!"

Kaori Miyazono straightened up, looked at the fierce expression on Arima Kento's face, and deliberately deepened her voice as she said those words.

These past few days, she's had a lot more free time, so she's been using the TV to pass the time, watching a lot of mainland programs that she hadn't seen before.

She learned this phrase from television, found it interesting, and wrote it down.

"Haha~~" Kaori Miyazono's goal had been achieved, and Arima Kento was amused by her.

Looking at the time on her phone, it was almost four o'clock in five minutes. Kaori Miyazono suddenly pursed her lips and looked at Arima Kento with a gleam in her eyes.

"Hey, Xian Dong, I just drank some really bitter medicine, but you just stood there watching and even helped feed it to me! That was so unfair! So, Miss Xiao Xun is angry!"

The girl's feigned anger and the light in her eyes made Arima Kento understand what she wanted to do.

So, following the girl's lead, he asked, "So what do you want to do?"

“I think,” Kaori Miyazono leaned closer to Arima Kenjiro, supporting herself on his chest with her hands, and sat on his lap, saying, “that way you can have a taste too, so that we can share the joys and sorrows together!”

Then, the girl closed her eyes and brought her mouth close.

Seeing this, Arima Sento did not hesitate and closed his eyes as well, pressing his lips close to the girl's.

With their lips touching, and with the existence of certain advanced techniques, Ma Xiandong also realized just how bitter the previous medicine had been. Even after rinsing his mouth with mineral water, it still tasted very bitter to him.

It's much more bitter than bitter melon.

The girl drank such bitter medicine, yet she acted as if she didn't care, as if drinking water would wash away the bitterness, all in order to talk to me.

Thinking of this, Yu Ma Xian Dong kissed her even more passionately. The emotion the girl had given him, as well as the reluctance to part, all erupted under this kiss.

The girl responded just as enthusiastically, wrapping her arms around his neck while he held her waist.

A few minutes later, the two, who were a little out of breath, separated, but their hands remained tightly clasped together as their lips parted.

Arima Kenji picked up the water bottle and saw that there was still quite a bit of water inside. He handed it to Miyazono Kaoru and said, "Hurry up and drink some more water. You didn't even tell me your mouth was bitter. Otherwise, I would have bought you ice cream."