After dropping out of school, I chose to join a girls' band.

Clearly, Yue had something to say, but hesitated whether to break the silence.

The atmosphere in the room grew increasingly tense as time went on, with a subtle pressure seemingly permeating the air.

Both were waiting for the other to speak first, but neither had the courage to break the silence.

But under these circumstances, Lixi no longer had the energy to continue working.

After glancing at the time displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, Li hope gently turned her head to look at Yue, who was curled up in a ball on the bed.

She cleared her throat, trying to keep her tone natural: "It's getting late, it's about time to go to sleep."

Yue raised her head, her deep eyes staring straight at Lixi, a hint of mockery in her gaze.

She pouted, her tone slightly teasing: "Lixi, has anyone ever told you that your way of changing the subject is terrible?"

“I…I’m not trying to change the subject,” she said, her voice slightly helpless, “I just think you look very sleepy.”

Yue stared at her for a moment, and finally couldn't help but chuckle softly.

The pent-up emotions in her heart seemed to dissipate instantly.

"I'm not sleepy," Yue blinked. "I just want to know what you're really thinking, Lixi?"

———————Let's rewind to when the three were talking———————

“Yes, Tsuki and I are very serious.” Shiina Tatsuki raised her head and looked at her older sister with great determination.

Looking at Tatsuki's determined expression, Shiina Maki remained silent for a moment before finally letting out a soft sigh.

She lowered her arms from her chest, leaned back slightly, and the seriousness on her face slowly faded, replaced by a helpless yet tolerant expression.

"Since you've already said that, Lixi, I won't say anything more."

There was a hint of relief in her words, as if she had finally accepted her sister's choice.

Lixi's tense nerves relaxed a little. Although she was still a little uneasy, her sister's attitude seemed to give her some comfort.

However, just when she thought everything had calmed down, Maki's tone suddenly changed, becoming somewhat playful, and her gaze turned to Hinasaki, who was sitting next to her looking a little uneasy.

“However…” Maki smiled gently and continued, “When would be a convenient time for Mom and Dad to meet Xiaoyue as well?”

"Eh..."

Hinasaki froze, her expression instantly turning awkward. Her eyes widened, and she nervously pressed her lips together, momentarily at a loss for how to respond to this sudden suggestion. A flurry of thoughts raced through her mind: "Is this...is this meeting the parents? No...meeting Riki's older sister already counts as meeting the parents, right?"

At the same time, Lixi's reaction was equally surprising. Her eyes widened, completely unprepared for her sister to suddenly bring up the topic of meeting the parents.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but was speechless with shock.

She turned to look at her sister, her face filled with disbelief.

"what?"

Her voice was filled with surprise and confusion; she was completely unable to process this bombshell that her sister had suddenly dropped.

Seeing the two of them caught off guard by her words, Maki gradually smiled.

She leaned back in her chair, her hands gently folded on the table, her tone much more relaxed.

"What's wrong?" Maki gave a teasing smile. "Since you two say you're serious, then it's quite necessary for both sides to meet each other's parents, isn't it?"

Lixi still looked bewildered, clearly not yet recovered from the topic.

She didn't know how to refute it for a moment, and could only stare blankly at her sister, constantly processing the weight of the words "meeting the parents".

Hinasaki's heart was pounding in her throat, and her fingers were fidgeting nervously.

"Uh, Maki-nee, isn't this... a bit too sudden?"

She finally mustered the courage to speak, her voice tinged with nervousness, but she tried her best to remain calm.

Maki raised an eyebrow slightly, her smile undiminished: "Sudden? Since you're serious about the relationship, meeting the parents will have to happen sooner or later. I'm just giving you a heads-up."

Lixi finally regained her voice. She propped herself up on the table with one hand, and unconsciously ran her fingers through her hair with the other, trying to calm her anxiety. She swallowed hard, attempting to organize her thoughts.

"Sis, it's not about meeting the parents... it's just... it's just too fast..."

Her voice carried a hint of helplessness and bewilderment, clearly indicating that she hadn't expected things to develop so quickly.

Maki shrugged, her tone calm yet firm: "I'm just thinking about your future. If you're serious about your relationship, then you'll have to face the issue of your parents meeting sooner or later. Bringing it up sooner is better for both of you."

After the words were spoken, the room fell into a brief silence once again. Riki and Hinasaki exchanged glances, both seeing the helplessness and tension in each other's eyes.

In reality, Maki Shiina would never admit that she knows nothing about matters of the heart, and that if that's the case, she'd better not get involved, lest she make things worse like before.

Let Mom and Dad worry about this.

—————Time returns to the present———————

"Moon...you mean meeting the parents?" Shiina Riki pointed out the awkwardness between the two.

Her words seemed to break the awkwardness between the two. Hinasaki was slightly taken aback, gently bit her lower lip, and her expression became complicated.

Although Yue had long known that this matter would be brought up again sooner or later, she still felt a strange tension welling up in her heart when Li hope actually said it.

"Hmm..." Yue nodded, her eyes filled with a hint of worry, but more so with concern for Li hope.

She said softly, "Of course... if Lixi feels uncomfortable, it's fine if she doesn't meet her parents."

“I know Yue is thinking of me…” Shiina Tatsuki’s voice was low, carrying an indescribable emotion.

Her gaze was slightly unfocused, flickering with complex emotions, as if she were struggling or searching for an answer. "But what my sister said does make sense... I need to think about this matter."

Hinasaki looked at Ritsuki's profile, indicating her understanding. She didn't urge him, but gently replied, "I understand. We can take our time with this. There's no rush."

After speaking, Yue's eyes flickered slightly, as if to ease the tension and awkwardness between them, and she decided to change the subject. A light smile appeared on her lips, and her tone became soft and playful: "Now... let me hear a demo that our Xiaoxi created, how about it?"

Li hope paused for a moment, looked at Yue, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

Just as she was about to say something, she saw Yue getting out of bed and preparing to come over and take off her headphones.

However, Hinasaki suddenly felt her legs stiffen and go numb—the consequences of her prolonged curling up in bed and poor blood circulation were beginning to show.

She was about to stand up when her legs suddenly gave way, she lost her balance and fell heavily forward.

"what--!"

Yue's exclamation rang out almost instantly, and Li hope was also startled by this sudden situation.

Seeing Yue fall to the ground, she instinctively reached out to support her. However, she was a beat too slow, and Yue's body had already pounced on her.

"Yue, watch out!" Li hope shouted instinctively, and he fell out along with Yue.

The room was in chaos when a loud thud was heard as the two bodies fell heavily to the floor.

Lixi felt a soft body crash into her arms, followed by a considerable impact. She instinctively used her hands to protect Yue's back to prevent her from getting hurt.

But the force was so great that Lixi couldn't stand up and fell to the ground along with him.

Yue lay on Li hope, unable to recover for a long time.

She was stunned for a moment, and Yue finally realized that she was pressing down on Lixi, her whole body tightly pressed against her chest, her cheeks even sinking into Lixi's soft chest.

This realization caused Yue's mind to explode instantly, and a blush quickly spread across her cheeks, burning hot.

"I'm sorry, Lixi!" Yue cried out in a panic, trying to sit up. She placed her hands on either side of Lixi, trying to steady herself, but when she moved, she found that her legs were still numb and weak, and she couldn't put any strength into them.

Lixi's breathing was also a little rapid; the shock of that moment had left her mind blank for a brief time. Her hand instinctively reached for Yue's shoulder, wanting to push her away, but she didn't know how to proceed.

The two remained awkwardly entangled, neither making any immediate move.

Lixi's face was burning hot, feeling the moon's breath on her chest, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

Just then, Shiina Maki's voice suddenly came from outside the door, breaking the ambiguous silence.

"Lixi? What happened?" Zhenxi's voice was filled with concern and doubt. She heard a loud crash coming from the room and was worried that something had happened to Lixi, so she rushed over to check.

Lixi immediately tensed up. Already in an extremely awkward situation, she was now even more at a loss.

Before she could speak, she heard footsteps getting closer and closer outside the door, followed by a knock.

"N-nothing...it's nothing..." Li hope hurriedly replied, her tone somewhat flustered. Her hand unconsciously gripped Yue's shoulder, trying to keep him calm.

"I was sitting on the stool for too long, and my legs went numb. When I stood up, I tripped and fell."

Her voice was somewhat hurried, but she tried her best to sound normal, secretly praying that her sister wouldn't keep asking questions.

Yue also froze instinctively, her body still limp in Li hope's arms, unable to move.

Maki, standing outside the door, seemed somewhat skeptical of the explanation. After a few seconds of silence, she asked, "Are you really alright? Should I get the first-aid kit?"

Upon hearing Shiina Maki's question, Riki's heart suddenly raced, and he felt a surge of nervousness.

If her older sister came in, she really wouldn't be able to explain herself.

Lixi could only try to keep herself calm: "No, it's okay, I'm really fine. It's just... a little numb, but it'll be fine soon."

Shiina Maki, standing outside the door, frowned. Although she could barely accept Riki's explanation, her sister's obviously strange voice and the sudden impact made her suspicious.

She stood at the door for a moment, pondering, before finally sighing helplessly. Since her sister didn't want to say more, she didn't want to interfere further. "Alright, it's good that you're alright. Take care of yourself and go to bed early."

That's right, Ms. Shiina Maki has begun to have some strange misunderstandings about her younger sister.

As Maki's footsteps faded into the distance, the room returned to silence.

As the sounds outside the door faded into the distance, Riki and Hinasaki's tension finally eased slightly.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, but this relaxation did not dispel the awkwardness that lingered in the air.

At this moment, Yue was still lying on top of Lixi, her face buried in her breasts. Lixi's body heat was transmitted to Yue's skin through her clothes. That intimate touch made Yue feel an indescribable tension and shyness.

Realizing her position was far too "ambiguous," she quickly apologized, "I'm sorry... Xiaoxi, I didn't mean to."

"Moon...can you get up first?" Li hope said in a low voice, a hint of tension in her voice.

Upon hearing Li hope's words, Yue felt even more ashamed and immediately tried to get up.

But her legs were still numb and weak, and as soon as she exerted any force, her body went limp and fell back down.

Her forehead bumped right into Lixi's shoulder with a soft thud, escalating the awkward situation once again.

"I'm sorry, Lixi... I, I can't get up..." Yue's voice, filled with barely concealed shyness, reached Lixi's ears.

Li hope sighed softly and reached out to help Yue stand up again: "Let me help you..."

Stage Climax: Chapter 84 Even a small bed has its advantages!