Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

The store manager here is a young woman who looks only a few years older than Kenzaki Yuuki. Yuma greets her and shows her the message Yuuki sent.

"Okay. Please wait a moment, I'll go get it."

After the store manager finished speaking, she went upstairs.

It was Yuuma's first time here. He was quite interested in the place and wandered around on the first floor. Then he saw Iji Tomoka, who had just hung up her guitar and was about to put a "Reserved" label on it.

"Senior Xingge?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Xingge turned around and saw that it was indeed Youzhen. Did that mean this guy had seen everything she had just done? She clearly didn't want him to know about what happened while she was there.

"Senior," Yuma looked at the somewhat flustered Hoshika in front of her, "is this the part-time job you mentioned?"

Chapter 55 Working

"Senior, is this the place you're talking about for part-time work?"

"Yes." Hearing Yuzhen's question, Xingge quickly hid the label behind her back. "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to get the keyboard."

Yuma watched her subtle movements. Wasn't the "Reserved" tag supposed to be stuck on? Why was she hiding it now?

"Wait, you're here to get the keyboard?" Xingge remembered what Youxing had said to Youzhen a few days ago, "Didn't your older brother say he'd put the keyboard in his music store?"

"This is it?"

After Xingge finished speaking, she pointed to the floor in the store.

"If I remember correctly, this is the place. Come to think of it, I also invested some money here." Yuzhen touched her neck.

Xingge sat in the chair, deep in thought. The shop where she worked was owned by her boyfriend, and neither of them knew it. What did this mean?

"Listen carefully, from now on you're going to pretend you don't know me."

Xingge suddenly stood up and moved closer to Youzhen, forcing Youzhen to take two steps back.

"Why are you and your older brother opening shops everywhere?"

She muttered something as she sat back down in her chair. She didn't want the employees to find out about these things and distance themselves from her; she'd finally gotten to know everyone. Besides, she wanted to work here; there were so many guitars, she could use maintenance as an excuse to play.

"It was all his idea; I was just helping him out in some ways."

Yuma sat down next to her.

Then it suddenly occurred to him that his older brother was the owner here, and he had also invested money, so was he considered Xingge's boss? According to the formula of those wish-fulfillment novels online, would his position become that of an arrogant and domineering boss?

Xingge asked Youzhen to pretend he didn't know her, so they were strangers in the store. So, it seems fitting for her to act intimately towards Xingge at this point, doesn't it?

Yuzhen sat in his chair, lost in thought. He felt a thrill at the thought, and involuntarily recalled the movies he had watched before. Come to think of it, Xingge was his girlfriend, so what he was doing wasn't a crime.

"Speaking of which, the store has security cameras, right? That's even better. The store manager saw in the footage that he made some slightly intimate gestures towards Xingge, but Xingge wouldn't admit to their relationship to the manager. Anyway, as long as it's not too outrageous, it should be fine."

Yuzhen thought about it and found it very interesting; this was the first time he had such a bold idea.

What's wrong with him?

The shop manager, carrying a tomahawk in his bag, looked at Yuuma, who was sitting in a chair deep in thought, and asked Hoshika next to him.

"He often does this..."

Xingge answered subconsciously, but then she suddenly remembered that she and Youzhen had to pretend they weren't close in the store.

"Ah, I don't know either. He seems to have been thinking about something since just now."

Xingge quickly changed her words, not knowing if the store manager had noticed anything.

The store manager still felt it would be better to give the keyboard to Yuuma first, and she said to Yuuma, who was deep in thought:

"Um... Mr. Kenzaki, here's your keyboard."

Yuzhen snapped out of her daze upon hearing the shop manager's voice and saw the violin bag the shop manager was carrying.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Yuzhen took the violin case and put it on. The violin inside had already been checked by the staff at the music store, so he was reassured.

After giving the zither to Yuzhen, the shop manager went back behind the counter and started writing something with his head down.

"Senior, I'll be going now. I won't disturb your work any longer."

Yuzhen looked at Xingge with a smile.

Xingge knew from his expression that he must have come up with another way to prank her, so she stared straight at Youzhen and whispered to him, "Be careful on the road."

Yuzhen glanced back at the store manager behind the counter and noticed that she hadn't looked up. He suddenly took a step forward, leaned down, and whispered in Xingge's ear, "Waiting for you at home," before blowing on Xingge's earlobe.

Yuzhen left, and Xingge still stood there, stunned. She reached up and touched her ear; Yuzhen's blowing on it had made it ticklish.

"Xingge, what are you thinking about?"

The store manager's voice brought Xingge back to reality from her reverie.

"It's nothing, I'm just going to get this guitar serviced."

She picked up a guitar at random and went inside the store.

The store manager looked at Xingge's obviously red face and recalled the scene he had just caught a glimpse of.

Was this child being bullied by the boss's younger brother?

The store manager took out her phone and opened Youxing's chat window, but still no message was sent. She thought she should ask, just in case she had misunderstood.

She went over to Xingge and saw that Xingge was actually maintaining the guitar, not just using it as an excuse to play. She sat down next to Xingge.

"Hoshigo, are you very familiar with that Mr. Kenzaki?"

She cautiously inquired of Xingge.

"Ah, well, we're not that close."

Upon hearing her answer, the store manager's mind began to race.

'So, so she really was bullied? No, no, no, Kenzaki Yuuki's brother isn't necessarily a bad person, right? But isn't being so intimate with a girl he doesn't know well a bit too frivolous? What should I do? Although Hoshika gives me a bit of a headache, she's just a headstrong kid after all. Speaking of which, don't girls her age tend to like those bad boys? Oh no, could Hoshika really have been tricked emotionally? Tricked by a frivolous guy and then told she was just playing around? Even though the boss's brother might not be like that, I'm still really worried.'

"Manager, what's wrong?"

After hearing her answer, the store manager started to think about it. Could it be that she had figured out his relationship with Yuu? Oh well, if that's the case, he'll just let things take their course. As long as the people in the store don't distance themselves from him, Hoshigo can accept it.

"So... what does Hoshika think of that Mr. Kenzaki?"

The store manager continued to probe Xingge's questions.

"I'm... I'm alright."

She noticed the slight blush creeping onto Xingge's face and the shifty look in her eyes as she spoke. So this was how Xingge, usually so carefree in the shop, could be.

'No! Xingge has already fallen for him. Is this love at first sight? If I make her think it over now, won't I be disliked? I can only pray that the boss's brother isn't a bad guy who plays with girls' feelings.'

In the shop manager's mind, Hoshika seems to be Yuma's next prey.

……

Why did you do that kind of thing before you left?

On the sofa in Ijichi's house, Hoshika sat to one side, pushing away Yuuma who tried to come closer.

"I just find it exciting." Yuzhen sat obediently on the other side of the sofa after being pushed away. "Think about it, senior. You said you weren't familiar with me when we were working together. So, am I just playing the role of a frivolous boss flirting with a female employee? How exciting."

"Tsk, so that's how it is. You even had the idea of ​​flirting with the working girl."

Xingge's tone was a little unfriendly. She knew why the shop manager had said those things to her that afternoon—he was worried she would become a wayward girl. But at this moment, Youzhen was immersed in her own world and hadn't yet noticed the odd tone in Xingge's voice.

"Yes, yes." He only realized Xingge's tone was off after he finished speaking, and quickly explained, "No, no, I would never have done this if the other party wasn't Senior Xingge."

"That's not right either." Xingge gave Youzhen a chop to the head, but then she hesitated and didn't hit hard enough. "Sigh, you shouldn't have those kinds of thoughts anymore, understand?"

"I heard you."

Chapter 56 Holiday

"Hey Hey."

After Kenzaki Yuuma returned, he took a picture of his new keyboard and posted it on his video account. Now, lying on the sofa, he looks at the comments on the screen that are liking or praising his new keyboard and lets out a strange laugh.

Xingge came home from get off work with a box of apple juice. Youzhen curled up her legs to make room for her to sit down.

"What are you looking at? Why are you laughing so happily?"

Xingge was curious, so she leaned over to look at what was on Youzhen's phone.

"It's a comment." Yuzhen sat up and handed her phone to Xingge. "Look, someone said my battle axe is cool. My taste was definitely right."

"When you bought the piano, did you really only care about its appearance?"

Xingge glanced at the phone twice and then returned it to Youzhen.

"I'm so bored." After getting off work, she suddenly felt like she had nothing to do. "Hey, how about you teach me to cook?"

"Are you serious, senior?"

Yuma was a little surprised to hear Hoshika's words. She seemed to have given up cooking after making breakfast once last time. She didn't expect her to want to pick it up again now.

"Why do you want to learn to cook again?"

"Because you've always been the one taking care of me, I suddenly feel a bit useless."

"Senior, aren't you working a part-time job?" Yuzhen pulled her into her arms when she wasn't paying attention. "Senior is so tired, it doesn't seem wrong for me to cook for you at your house every day and wait for you to come home."

"Besides, this is how I've always gotten along with my older brother, so I'm used to it."

As Yuma spoke, she began to imagine the heartwarming scene of her husband returning home after a long day at work to find his loving wife had prepared dinner and a bath, waiting for him. However, Yuma then realized that Xingge's current role seemed to be that of the weary husband after a long day at work, and that meant he was…

'Am I becoming a virtuous wife?'

The role seems to have changed.

Yuzhen adjusted his train of thought. In his imagination, he returned home after a long day at work and found Xingge waiting for him at the door. Then he heard Xingge ask him whether he wanted to eat first, take a shower first, or...

"It feels pretty good too. The mature seniors also have a lot of charm."

Xingge listened to Youzhen's laughter and her barely audible mutterings. This guy must be thinking about something related to her again; she was used to it.

Hoshika didn't dislike Yuuma this way; in fact, the more Yuuma acted this way, the more it proved how much he cared about her. Hoshika also wanted to be with Yuuma forever, and things were fine as they were.