Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

"So that means I can stay at my senior's house tonight?" Yuma sounded quite happy. "I'm a little worried, I might not be able to fall asleep without hugging my senior."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Xingge looked around; no one had noticed them.

"What are you saying in the street?"

"Senior, are you shy? How innocent."

"Anyone would react the same way in this situation."

Xingge lowered her head, glanced at Youzhen beside her, and muttered something Youzhen couldn't hear:

"People who only hug me when they sleep at night and do nothing else call me innocent."

"What did you say, senior? I didn't hear you clearly."

Yuzhen could only make out that she seemed to be saying something, but Xingge's voice was too soft for him to hear. Had she secretly cursed at him?

"I said, I want to eat croquettes tonight."

Xingge stopped and looked up at Youzhen, pointing to a flyer posted at the entrance of a restaurant next door, which showed a picture of a croquette.

"I have to go to work, I have to go."

"Okay, I'll cook dinner and wait for you to come home, senior."

Yuzhen waved her hand and stood downstairs watching Xingge's departing figure.

"Honestly, why don't you just tell me what you want to eat? Why are you whispering? Senior is so cute."

Chapter 58 Departure

With the upcoming school trip looming, Kenzaki Yuuma decides to go home first to pack his luggage.

That's normal. He's been staying at Ijichi's house for a while now, and only brought some toiletries and a few clothes. You can't just prepare that for a school trip.

"You should keep this for yourself and Dad." Yuzhen said expressionlessly as she took out the small box that her mother had put in her suitcase. "Don't give me weird things. I don't need this kind of thing at all."

"Are you really not going to need it? I thought you were planning to sneak out on a date with Xiaoxingge tonight."

Kenzaki Yuriko regretfully put the small box back into her pocket. Yuma couldn't just buy it for nothing; she planned to use it that night and didn't want it to go to waste.

"Dad's tired too, don't bother him." Youxing helped Youzhen put the folded clothes into the suitcase. He could tell what his mother was thinking just by looking up at her thoughtful expression.

"You've really had a tough time these past few days." Yuzhen looked at Yuxing with pity.

"It's not too hard, I've been living in the school dormitory during this period."

"No wonder. But is Dad really okay while the two of us aren't home?"

Although Yu-ma's father has always been very strict with the two of them, he is still their father after all, and he should still show them this basic care.

"You have to trust your dad's abilities. He got by like this before we were born."

"That makes sense, then I won't worry about it anymore."

"What are you two saying?" Kenzaki Yuriko puffed out her cheeks and looked at the two brothers after hearing their conversation. "Mom is angry."

"sorry."

"Me too, I'm sorry."

The two brothers developed the habit of admitting their mistakes at lightning speed when they were young, because whenever they angered their mother, they would inevitably attract their father's hatred.

"It's good that you know you were wrong. Don't question your father anymore." Kenzaki Yuriko's face softened into a gentle smile as she patted her two sons' heads.

'So that's why you're angry?'

The two brothers exchanged a glance; it seemed they had underestimated their father.

……

After packing her luggage, Yuma went back to Ijichi's house, and that night she cuddled Hoshika and slept soundly.

The school requires us to gather at the station at 4:30 a.m. and then take the train to Kyoto.

Yu-chan got up early and woke up Hoshika. After washing up and eating something, the two headed to the station.

"Wow! It's so lively." Yuzhen looked around and saw that the waiting hall of the station was almost full of people in their grade. "Senior, I see Aikawa. Let's go."

While still yawning, Hoshika was pulled by Yuma to find Aikawa and Kamishiro, who had saved seats for them. The two of them arrived quite quickly and used their bags to reserve seats in the waiting room.

"We're still a while before we set off, looks like we're early."

Aikawa glanced at his watch.

"It doesn't matter, it's the same whether you come early or late, a few minutes won't make a difference."

Yuzhen doesn't like to arrive on time or be late when participating in group activities or meeting up with others, so he often arrives relatively early.

However, if he's visiting someone's home, he'll still arrive a little late. This is to give the host time to tidy up, so that he arrives before they're ready.

"I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when it's time to leave."

Xingge fell asleep again, leaning on Youzhen's shoulder.

The air conditioning in the waiting room was quite cold, so Yuzhen took a thin jacket out of her bag and covered herself with it.

"You two have such a great relationship." Shangcheng looked at Xingge with envy. "I also want to be in a relationship. It would be so nice to have a gentle and considerate boyfriend."

"Being in a relationship must be exhausting," Aikawa said, not showing much longing. "It feels like having to constantly consider the other person's feelings is a real hassle."

"Aikawa, you're not romantic at all."

"That's true, my sister says the same thing about me."

Yuzhen listened to their conversation. Before meeting Xingge, he hadn't been averse to dating girls, but none of them were his type. Then he met Xingge and was unconsciously drawn to her.

He glanced at the girl sleeping on his shoulder, feeling her breathing, and Yuzhen felt very lucky.

"You should give this a try," Yuma said, looking at the two who were still arguing. "Everyone has their own opinion, but you won't truly understand what you want until you try. So if you have the chance, give it a try."

"What Kenzaki said makes a lot of sense."

Shangcheng nodded in agreement.

"That makes a lot of sense. Maybe if we try it, we can really get her to change her mind?"

Aikawa was also starting to waver.

While they were still exchanging opinions, their homeroom teacher came over with a large megaphone. It was their class's turn to board the bus.

"Senior, it's time to set off."

Yuzhen gently shook Xingge to wake her up.

"okay."

Xingge woke up groggily and instinctively rubbed her face against Youzhen's neck before realizing she wasn't at home.

This was the first time Aikawa and Kamishiro had ever seen the Steam Princess.

……

"Um... Ijichi." Kamishiro sneaked up to Hoshika while waiting for the train to arrive at the station. "It's just... could it be that you two slept together?"

"Sodayo".

Xingge answered quite quickly; the two of them had indeed been sleeping together during this period.

Then Xingge saw Shangcheng looking at her with a flushed face. Her still-sleep mind realized that she seemed to have misunderstood.

"No, I...he...we just slept together..."

"I understand, it's just sleeping together." Shangcheng glanced at the classmates around him, then leaned close to Xingge's ear and asked, "How does it feel? Does it hurt like they say online?"

"Wait, what are you talking about?" Xingge quickly covered her mouth, even though the people next to them hadn't heard what they were saying at all. "We just slept in the same bed, that's all."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood."

"It's alright, it's my fault for misunderstanding at first."

……

Everyone boarded the train. Yuma helped Hoshika put her suitcase on the rack, then sat down next to her. Aikawa and Kamishiro sat opposite them.

Yuzhen noticed that Hoshigo and Uesugi seemed a little embarrassed looking at each other; their eyes would quickly meet and then look away. Had they had a fight?

"What's wrong with you two? The atmosphere feels weird."

Aikawa noticed the strange atmosphere between the two and asked them directly.

"Don't meddle in what girls do."

As expected, he was choked by the uptown.

"So what exactly happened?" Yuzhen leaned close to Xingge's ear and whispered, "Did you two have a fight?"

No. Don't worry about it.

Xingge pushed away Youzhen's face as she spoke, noting that there were so many people on the train and they were getting so close. When she withdrew her hand, she touched Youzhen's shoulder and felt that his clothes seemed a little damp.

Is your shoulder a little wet? What happened?

"That's true to some extent. As for the reason..."

He gestured for Xingge to bring her ear closer.

Seeing him like this, Xingge glanced around; it seemed no one was paying attention. Aikawa and Kamishiro had already closed their eyes to rest. She leaned closer, wanting to hear what Yuuma would have to say.

"Because my senior was drooling while sleeping in the waiting room. But it's okay, I covered it with my coat, so no one saw him drooling."

Xingge blushed, straightened her body, and then poked Youzhen's shoulder.

"Quickly put on a coat, so no one can see you."

"it is good."

Yuma took out her coat from her bag and put it on, covering the damp marks on her shoulders.

Actually, he thought it was cute and even took a picture, but he shouldn't tell her about it. Yuzhen didn't want to be forced to delete the photo.

Chapter 59 School Trip (Part Two)