Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

As soon as Yuzhen finished speaking, he felt his hand being pulled upwards by Xingge, until it reached Xingge's back, where he felt as if he had touched a few buttons.

"Help me untie it."

"What are you saying?" You really didn't know what she was trying to do. Untie this? That would be a big deal.

"Untie it when I tell you to."

"Wait, what are you trying to do? Why did you suddenly... um—"

Before Yuzhen could finish speaking, Xingge covered her mouth with his.

Xingge broke free from Youzhen's embrace, rolled over, and placed her arms on either side of Youzhen's head.

She stared down at Yuuma. Although the lights were off, the two were quite close and could see each other's eyes.

Xingge turned on the bedside lamp, and the dim yellow light barely filled the entire bedroom.

“You’ve always tolerated my capriciousness, even these past few days, and you even accompanied me when I ran away from home.” She looked directly into Yuuma’s eyes. “You’re thinking this, aren’t you? This time it’s my turn to tolerate your capriciousness.”

Yuzhen gasped when he saw what she had pulled out from under the pillow. It really was just as he had suspected.

'You're still the same stubborn person, Xingge.'

……

After quite some time, Yuzhen stopped. He was covered in sweat and had bite marks on his shoulder.

He felt that Xingge seemed to have a real talent for being a lead singer.

Xingge lay on the bed, her body covered in sweat. She covered her eyes with her right forearm, but it couldn't hide the tear tracks on her face. Her left hand was still clutching the sheet; after Youzhen stopped, she let go weakly after a while.

She was breathing heavily through her mouth, and sometimes she would choke up.

She gritted her teeth, lowered the arm that was covering her eyes, and glared fiercely at Yuuma. Her voice was a little hoarse: "I've told you so many times, didn't you hear me? Be gentle! It hurts!"

She tried to lift her leg to kick him, but as soon as she did, she felt a sharp pain and had no strength left, so she had to put her leg down again.

"It hurts so much..."

Xingge suddenly became soft and gentle.

"I'm sorry... I..."

Yuma wanted to offer to rub her hands, but it didn't seem appropriate to say that in this situation.

"continue."

"Huh?" Yuzhen looked at the mess. "Are you going to continue? Are you out of your mind?"

Chapter 97 Let's Break Up

Two years have passed since that day. Yuma is now a senior in college and has a lot to do, but he still occasionally thinks of Xingge from that night in his spare time.

She was so aggressive. At first, she was relatively restrained, but the more time went on, the more proactive she became, and Yuzhen felt she couldn't handle it.

"Um... I'll stay here with you tonight too."

Yuzhen heard a knock on the door and opened it to find Xingge carrying a guitar.

Her band is also starting to get on track; she came to Yuzhen's house right after finishing a performance.

But she has been staying at Yuzhen's place for a long time and hasn't gone home.

"Come in, have you eaten?"

"No."

"Then I'll go make you something to eat." Yuzhen suddenly hugged her from behind. "Don't forget to eat again, it's bad for your health."

"I see."

Xingge blushed and broke free from his arm, put the guitar on the sofa, and then lay down on the sofa herself.

Yu-zhen's computer was still on, displaying the report he was writing.

Xingge glanced at it twice and then looked away; she couldn't understand it at all. All those technical terms and flowery language were the last thing she wanted to see.

"Come and eat." Yuzhen heated up the curry she had cooked that evening. "There's more in the pot if you need it. You eat first, I'll go finish writing the last bit."

"it is good."

Xingge scooped up a spoonful of rice and put it in her mouth, watching Youzhen's focused expression as she typed.

She turned around, staring at the plate of curry rice in front of her, and felt that this was just fine. She would be content if things could stay like this forever.

After dinner, Xingge told Youzhen about her plans.

"Are you planning to move out of your house?" Yuzhen asked, wondering what she was up to. "Then where will you live? Why don't you just move here? Then we can officially start living together."

"I've been waiting for you to say that." Xingge had a smug look on her face. "I'll go home in a few days and talk to my mom, then I'll move in."

"But will Auntie agree?"

"It's okay. She really likes you, she won't worry about us living together."

In the bedroom late at night, Xingge lay wearily in Youzhen's arms.

On a whim, the two slept together again after a long time. However, Xingge wasn't as aggressive after that day.

“I’m going to Hokkaido in a few days.” Yuzhen opened her phone and showed her the internship plan arranged by the school. “I’ll be there for about a week. You can move in after I come back, okay?”

"Ok."

Xingge spoke weakly and listlessly. Exhausted, she curled up in Youzhen's arms like a cat and quickly fell asleep.

……

Yuma has set off for Hokkaido, and he is excited at the thought of living with Hoshika when he returns.

However, Xingge seems to be having some bad luck lately.

"what happened?"

Yuma received a call from Hoshigo. He noticed something was off about Hoshigo's tone on the other end of the line.

"I...I just...I just miss you a little."

"What's going on? Why are you suddenly being so honest?" Youzhen didn't expect Xingge to be so direct today; it seems she really misses him. But it seems this is only the second day since he left. "Wait for me to come back. By the way, don't you have a performance in a few days? It's a pity it falls right at this time, so I can't go see it."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone. Yuzhen felt something was wrong. Normally, Xingge should have responded to him immediately. What was going on today?

"If you can't come, consider yourself unlucky. Our performance is going to be fantastic."

Such an arrogant tone, Yuzhen felt that this was the usual Hoshika.

"Kenzaki, the teacher wants you to report the investigation results."

"I see."

Yu-chan's classmate was calling him.

"I wish you a successful performance. I have some things to attend to, so I'll hang up now."

"and many more!"

"Is there anything else?"

“No…” Xingge paused for a moment, “No, it’s nothing. You should go now.”

Xingge hung up the phone.

Something was wrong, Yuu-chan sensed something was very wrong. He could tell that Hoshika was in a bad mood.

Given her temperament, she wouldn't be easily bullied, would she? Did she have another fight with Hongxia? Or is there a problem with the band?

Yuma was still pondering which answer was correct, but the teacher was already urging him on.

'I'll ask about it when I get back.'

He has a lot of things to do right now, so this is all we can do for now. I just hope nothing really happens.

On the other side, Ijichi Hoshika put down her phone and buried her face in the pillow.

How could she have imagined that something like this would happen? She now feels that it's all her fault. If she had been willing to talk to Hongxia properly before, her mother wouldn't have worried about the two sisters, and this wouldn't have happened.

When the owner of the performance hall called her out after discovering the accident outside, it was too late. Her mind went blank after seeing the accident scene.

'If he knew, he would definitely come back immediately.' Xingge looked at the call log on her phone, her tears just stopping. 'At least for now, I can't bother him.'

……

After Yu-zhen returned, Hoshika asked him to meet her at the performance hall.

She said she didn't want to live with Yuma for the time being; she wanted to stay home for a while.

"That's good. You've been busy with the band lately and haven't been home. It's good that you remembered to go home and spend time with your family." Yuzhen just thought it was good that she remembered to go home and spend time with her family, but why did the atmosphere feel a little heavy? For the first time, he felt a little suffocated in this place.

"Then I'll go home first," Xingge said to him before getting up and leaving.

After this meeting, Yuzhen felt that Xingge was deliberately avoiding him. Every time he tried to ask Xingge out, she would refuse, as if she was always busy with something.

Meanwhile, Yuzhen was also very busy during this period, with a huge pile of papers and reports keeping him extremely stressed.

November arrived in the blink of an eye, and Yuma received a message from Hoshika asking him to meet at a coffee shop near Waseda University.

He felt that the date they were supposed to meet looked familiar.

Yuuma opened the calendar on her phone; it was his birthday. Did Hoshika know this? Did she want to celebrate his birthday? Had she been avoiding him all this time to give him a surprise?

He didn't know if Xingge would surprise him, but he was determined to go.

He had planned the proposal long ago, intending to do it after they started living together, but plans can't always keep up with changes.

"I'll be counting on you in a few days," Yuzhen muttered to herself, looking at the ring in her hand.

……

"Xingge, I'm here."

As soon as Yuma entered the coffee shop, she saw Hoshika sitting by the window.

"I have something I want to tell you..."

Before he finished speaking, he reached into his jacket pocket, preparing to take out the small box containing the ring.

Let's break up.