The penguins seemed to sense the attention and glided towards them, displaying their distinctive black and white feathers.
Just as Aine glanced at Deng, Deng's expression suddenly changed. Following Deng's gaze, Aine saw a penguin pecking at her body.
Deng’s gaze remained fixed on the penguin in front of him: “I really envy Aine.”
"Eh?"
"Aine... can be friends with anyone... Before you transferred to Hanegaoka, I... was among the crowd, but it felt like... I was always alone."
Deng turned around, clenching her fists, and her voice echoed in the aquarium where only the two of them were present: "Aine-chan... so gentle, just like the sun... Aine has always been moving forward, and she also helped me and successfully formed a band..."
Hearing this, Aine shook her head: "Not really, Deng."
Aine sighed. "Ever since I came back from England, I've been confused about my life, wondering what's going to make sense in the future... But when I think about my short, in-depth future, I don't know what to do anymore..."
Hearing this, Deng seemed to remember something and ran behind him like crazy. Seeing this, Aine hurriedly chased after him.
Seeing that Deng seemed to be writing something, Aine asked, "What's wrong, Deng?"
Deng handed the paper in his hand to Ain, who took it. There were short sentences interspersed among the messy lines on the paper.
go ahead.
There is no escape.
It doesn't matter if you escape.
Mystery...
"No! It was Aine-chan who made me realize that even if I move forward... it won't end... It's the same for me... It's the same for me! Even if I'm confused, I still want to move forward."
And I... can only look at Aine-chan's back, I don't want to be like this anymore... I don't want to look at Aine-chan's back anymore, I want... to stand beside you and move forward with you!
“I’m confused.” Aine repeated the words in Deng’s words, “So, how about we move forward together? Move forward together in the confusion.”
Seeing Aine’s smile, Deng nodded solemnly: “Together… Even if we are confused, we must move forward together.”
"jingle".
The crisp beep of the phone interrupted the atmosphere between the two. Aine took out her phone with some confusion: "It's Rikki, what's the matter with her sending a message at this time?"
When Aine saw the message sent by Riki, she was stunned for a long time.
"Aine-chan? What's wrong? What did Riki post?"
"Tomorin, Rikki said that Ms. Rinrinko asked our band to participate in a concert hosted by PoPiPa and Afterglow. The concert will be held in a few days. We will go to rehearse this evening."
"Live..."
Hearing this news, Deng's heart became heavy again: "If it goes ahead, I...can I really sing well?"
"Hey, tomorin, didn't we just say that we should move forward together even if we're confused? How can you back down?"
Looking at the gentle girl in front of him, hope rekindled in Deng's eyes: "Well, Aine-chan, I will try my best."
"That's right."
Afterwards, Aiyin stayed at the aquarium with Deng for the whole morning. In the afternoon, Aiyin rushed to the park where she met Xiangzi yesterday.
But when Aine arrived, she found Mu already waiting for her there.
"Hello, Xiao Mu, when did you arrive?"
"An hour ago."
Mu's answer startled Aiyin. Her eyes drifted to the guitar on Mu's body. "Xiao Mu, you didn't spend an hour here carrying your guitar, did you?"
Mu didn't answer.
Seeing this, Aiyin quickly ran to Mu's side and took the guitar off her. "Really, Mu, aren't you tired of carrying such a heavy guitar? It makes me sad just looking at you."
Mu's eyes were fixed on Aine. She had never experienced others worrying about her for such things. From childhood to adulthood, her parents only thought that she didn't practice enough and never cared whether she was tired or not.
Thinking of this, a different emotion slowly flowed out from the axis of the puppet girl along the gears.
"Oh, cucumbers." Mu carefully picked up the bag in her hand, as if it contained her most precious treasure.
"What a beautiful cucumber! It just so happens that tomorrow is the last day of the weekend, so I'll try making a dish with it."
Aiyin took the cucumber from Mu's hand under his expectant gaze. At the same time, she took out a small box from her pocket and said, "Here, Mu, this is my return gift."
"Eh? For me?"
"Yeah, see if you like it."
Mu took the small box handed to him by Aine and gently opened it with both hands. Inside, a cucumber doll was lying quietly.
Its lines are slightly rough and the stitching is not very uniform, obviously it is handmade.
In an instant, her eyes seemed to brighten a little.
Chapter 16 Mu's Guitar Teaching
Naturally, Aine could see everything Mu did.
"Xiao Mu, do you like it?"
Mu nodded, the light in her eyes brightening. She carefully took out the cucumber doll, which was not pretty, and even a little ugly, from the small box. She carefully tied it to her guitar as if it were a rare treasure. "Thank you, Aine-san."
"We're all friends now. Calling me Aine-san is a bit strange. Just call me Aine."
"Ah."
An action called "smile" appeared on Mu's face. This expression was normal for ordinary people, but at this moment it appeared on the face of this puppet girl, which seemed both incongruous and appropriate.
"I didn't expect that little Mu could laugh." Aiyin moved closer to Mu and gently supported his body with her shoulder.
Aiyin looked a little proud, as if showing off, or taking credit for it: "How about it, Xiaomu, I sewed this myself, doesn't it look good?"
Mu was a little uncomfortable with Aiyin's sudden closeness, but she didn't push her away. It was unclear whether she didn't care or was unwilling to do so: "Yeah, it looks good. I like it."
"Let's not delay any further, Xiao Mu, please teach me how to play the guitar."
"Ah."
"Just sit on the bench and practice."
"it is good."
After Mu followed Aine to sit on the bench, he picked up the pick and scratched the guitar. In an instant, the sound of the guitar pierced his ears like a devilish sound.
Because she was too close, Aine couldn't help but frown when she heard the piercing sound, and raised her hands to cover her ears.
"Aine, I'm sorry for disturbing you."
Mu had naturally seen Aiyin covering her ears just now. She lowered her head apologetically, not daring to look at Aiyin.
"I'm fine." Aiyin shook her head, signaling Mu not to take it to heart.
Looking at Mu's delicate body and her guilty expression, Aiyin somehow stretched out her fingers and gently hooked Mu's clean chin, forcing Mu to raise her head little by little to look at Aiyin.
Mu never thought that Aine could be so bold. His heart, which had just calmed down due to excitement, started pounding again, and his fair face gradually turned red.
At this moment, Mu didn't dare to look Aine in the eye, so he just closed his eyes.
But in Aine's eyes, this action became an appearance of letting someone take advantage of her.
As if noticing her own gaffe, Aiyin quickly pulled her hand back and quickly distanced herself from Mu, fearing she would do anything else. "Ahem, Mu, sorry, I noticed there was...a bug on your face."
Huh? Bugs? What am I talking about? No one would believe such a low-brow lie.
"Yeah, Bug, I believe what Aine says."
"?"
Huh? Do you believe this?
Although Aine had a big question mark on her head, she didn't continue talking about this topic and just looked at Mu quietly.
Strangely enough, she didn't seem to feel disgusted by Mu's actions just now, but rather nervous... Was it an illusion?
Neither of them spoke again. Mu glanced at Aine and tried to pluck the strings again. Seeing that Aine didn't object, Mu plucked the strings gently again, and Aine still didn't object.
From then on, Mu began his own piano teaching.
Mu put on wireless headphones, and his originally shy eyes became focused.
The music reached Mu's ears through wireless headphones, and soon her hands began to dance.
The passionate notes seemed to turn into sharp blades, cutting through the air. The strings sounded sonorous and powerful, full of tension and explosive power, like thunder in a storm, shaking Aiyin's heart.
As the music progressed, Mu's fingers moved faster and faster on the strings until they became afterimages, playing out powerful chords one after another. The cucumber doll tied to the guitar also jumped along with Mu's dance.
Aiyin was standing nearby, looking shocked. Although she already knew that Mu was very strong on the guitar, this level of strength was beyond her expectations.
At this moment, Mu seemed to have merged with the guitar in her hands, immersed in her own world. Her body swayed gently with the rhythm of the music, and every plucking movement was full of power and elegance.
Aiyin looked at Mu's blurred and focused eyes, as if she was immersed in the space between reality and dreams.
The music in the headphones finally played the last note, and along with it, the movements in Mu's hands also stopped.
There was a round of applause, and Aiyin looked at Mu with some admiration: "Wow, Mu, you play the guitar so well, it's so touching."
"Eh?"
"I didn't expect Xiaomu to like heavy metal. What a surprise! I thought a girl like Xiaomu would like soft music."
Hearing this, Mu's hands unconsciously tightened around the guitar in his arms: "You... you hate heavy metal?"
"Eh? No, I think heavy metal is pretty cool, even though I can't really play it."
Mu's slightly nervous mood disappeared after hearing these words, and his grip on the guitar relaxed a little: "Is... is that so? That's good."
"When Sakki was teaching me before, she kept saying that my accuracy, speed, and power were not good enough. After a few days of practice, I felt much better. But now when I hear Xiaomu's guitar, I realize that it's still not good enough."
Mu lowered his head a little embarrassedly: "Xiangzi said that Aiyin is very smart and must learn quickly."
"Oh, is that so? Then I'll take care of you, Xiao Mu."
"Well, I'll try my best."
"Today's Xiaomu is much more cheerful than yesterday's. That's what makes him cuter."
Aiyin breathed a sigh of relief. This Xiaomu was much easier to communicate with than the Xiaomu from yesterday. At least he would answer every question and could even smile. He had made progress, and communicating with him was finally not so troublesome anymore.
Mu didn't say anything. She lowered her head again, and her bangs covered her eyes again. No one knew what she was thinking.
"Okay, I have to practice hard too. After all, I have to perform on stage in a few days."
"Performance?"
"Yes, me, Sushi-san, Xiao Deng, Rikki, and Lenai, we are going to have our band's first performance. Oh, and Xiao Mu, do you want to come and watch? How about asking Sakki to come along?"
"I...I'll tell Xiangzi."
Aine smiled, "Please keep an eye on me when the time comes."
Mu raised his head and looked at the smug girl in front of him. After a moment, she nodded.
"Xiao Mu, how do I play here..."
"Xiao Mu, do we need to speed up here?"
"Xiao Mu, don't laugh at me..."
"Xiao Mu..."
The sunlight penetrates the treetops and shines on the two of them. The sound of guitar flows through their fingers, stringing together the tranquility and beauty of this moment into a lyrical poem of light and shadow.
Chapter 17 You Belong Only to You
Their shadows gradually lengthened in the light.
"Phew, I'm so tired." Aiyin put the guitar aside and collapsed directly on the bench. Her fair fingers became a little red and swollen from plucking the guitar for a long time.
"Aine, is this all for today?"
"Yeah." Aiyin nodded, and the next moment, she suddenly stood up from the bench, "By the way, Xiaomu, let's go eat something and take a rest."
"Eh?"
Without waiting for Mu's answer, Aiyin grabbed Mu's hand and pulled her towards the nearest coffee shop, because she felt that no matter what she did this afternoon, Mu would most likely follow her.
……
"Hmm, so delicious." Aiyin quickly ate the cake in front of her, then she turned her gaze to Mu opposite her.
The girl in front of Aine was still savoring her own dessert with grace and patience. Anyone could tell at a glance that she had received a good education in etiquette.
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