"Sorry...Xiao Ai."

……

I closed the door and sat alone at the desk with the lamp on. On the desk were several photos of mygo and everyone else.

Deng looked at the brand new notebook in front of her. Her hands were trembling. She unconsciously picked up the pen on the table. She wanted to write something with her right hand, but was stopped by her left hand.

"Aine-chan... Sushi missed you so much..." Deng's voice was a little hoarse, "That look... I've never seen it before."

"She said...she saw you, I believe it..." Deng lowered his head and placed the pen in his right hand on the notebook, "Aine-chan, how are you now?"

As soon as the lights finished speaking, silence once again enveloped the room, almost tangible.

"Xiaoxiang wrote a song just for you..." Deng picked up a Band-Aid, "I'm really looking forward to what Xiaoxiang will write for you..."

“Aine-chan, tell me…why can’t a Band-Aid heal the wounds in my heart?” Deng was stunned for a moment. She smiled and shook her head, her eyes red. “No, I put it on, but it didn’t work.”

As he spoke, Deng rolled up his sleeves, revealing his arms covered in Band-Aids, which were the leftovers from the ones he had given to Aine during his first year of high school.

"How strange... Really, it's useless." Deng tore off the Band-Aid on his arm and threw it into the trash can.

She climbed into bed without even changing her clothes.

Deng lay on his side, looking at his pillow, it seemed that Aine was right next to him.

She thought back, it had been almost a year since the last, and only time, Aine came to her house.

Deng has now gotten a little more used to Aine's departure. She no longer has the sadness she felt before, but only endless longing.

"Aine-chan, thank you for pulling me out of my own world." Deng placed his hand on his pillow and said softly, "If you hadn't invited me to form a band, I don't know what my life would be like now..."

But no one answered her. The night wind gently lifted the curtains, allowing the moonlight to dance a little on the floor.

The cold wind blew into the room, awakening her somewhat tired spirit. She raised her head and looked towards the balcony. The night sky was very clear today.

She got out of bed, turned on the light and walked to the balcony. She put the telescope aside, raised her head and quietly admired the starry sky.

Deng's mouth curled up slightly. She saw the brightest star in the sky, which she had never seen before. She raised her hand, as if wanting to touch it: "Is it... Aine-chan?"

But the distance is too far, and the lamp is just out of reach.

A month passed and the mygo members finally received the performance notice from Mujica.

Chapter 416: Waking Up from a Dream

The backstage lights are always too bright.

Xiangzi stood in front of the makeup mirror, looking at the unfamiliar self in the mirror - she had already gotten used to her haggard face, but suddenly when she covered it up with foundation, she felt like she didn't recognize herself anymore.

"Ten more minutes." Hailing poked her head in from outside the door. Her makeup was a little smudged, and I don't know if she had just cried.

Mu nodded, his fingers unconsciously strumming the guitar strap. Tonight's performance was very special - a special performance in memory of Aine.

The always energetic guitarist had been away from them for more than a month, but every time she played the guitar, Mu always felt that she could hear her guitar sound.

"Muzi? Are you okay?" Miao Meng appeared behind her silently, holding a drumstick in her hand - this was a gift from Aine. She thought that since she wanted to commemorate Aine, it would be better to use the drumstick given to her by Aine.

"Yeah." Mu answered briefly.

Chu Hua pushed the door open and came in: "The stage is already packed with people."

This is not unexpected.

Their Mujica's special performance was to commemorate Aine. After the news spread, many mygo fans also came to RiNG just to commemorate the pink-haired girl.

"It's time to go on stage." Hailing glanced at the time.

The five of them walked towards the stage entrance in silence. Xiangzi took a deep breath and smelled the scent of RiNG's stage.

The lights dimmed and the noise in the auditorium decreased.

Xiangzi was the first to walk onto the stage. The glaring spotlight made it difficult for her to see the audience below. She mechanically walked to her seat - the keyboard, reached out and touched the keyboard.

So this is how Xiao Ai feels when she stands on the RiNG stage...

Xiangzi's keyboard sound came first, a clear melody, followed by Hailing's bass and Miaomeng's drum beats.

When Mu's guitar joined in, the audience erupted in applause and cheers.

After adjusting to the lighting, Xiangzi could finally see the audience clearly—it was indeed packed, with many people in the front row holding up signs that read "My Go." Her throat suddenly tightened, and her fingers slipped on the keyboard, but she quickly adjusted herself.

The first song ended with thunderous applause.

Chu Hua took the microphone and cleared his throat: "Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for coming to...Xiao Ai's memorial concert."

There were a few sobs from the audience.

Chu Hua blinked his sore eyes: "Today's song is written by Xiao Xiang for Xiao Ai, it's called "Foolish God"."

She turned to her bandmates and nodded.

Xiangzi's keyboard starts with a clear prelude, followed by Hailing's steady bassline and Miaomeng's powerful drums. Finally, Mu's guitar joins in, like spreading wings.

Chu Hua spoke, his voice trembling slightly: "As if it doesn't exist in this world, or perhaps the opposite..."

Singing slowly, Chuhua seemed to get into the mood. She closed her eyes and immersed herself completely in the music.

A clear guitar sound, slightly out of tune, reached everyone's ears.

Chuhua suddenly opened her eyes. The guitar sound did not belong to her, nor to Mu, but only to Aiyin. She looked for the source of the sound, but there were only five of them on the stage, and Lenai did not have a guitar in the audience.

Xiangzi also looked up with a shocked expression; Hailing's bass even missed a note; Miaomeng's drum beat was out of beat, but she quickly adjusted it; Mu's hands were trembling. She and Ain had played together for a long time, and that sound was Ain's guitar.

Looking at the strange scene on the stage, Li Xi was a little dazed. She turned her head to look at Su Shi: "What happened to them?"

Su Shi shook her head. She also wanted to know why the five people suddenly had an accident.

Fortunately, the five of them had been playing together for a long time and were very familiar with each other. Almost instantly, they performed an impromptu performance and corrected the wrong note.

As the last chord ended, the venue fell into a brief silence, and then erupted into thunderous applause and cheers.

Xiangzi looked at both sides of the stage, there was still no sign of Aiyin, but the sound of the guitar was so real.

The stage lights dimmed, but the flash lights in the audience seats continued to shine like stars. Xiangzi stood in the darkness, feeling a strange sense of calm.

Maybe, that was Xiao Ai’s response just now... She knew I wrote a song for her.

Backstage, they packed up their instruments in silence, and no one mentioned the mysterious guitar sound.

At eight o'clock in the evening after the concert, they sat in the living room of Su Shi's house. Deng was very surprised that Su Shi would take the initiative to invite them to his house.

Su Shi was sitting on the sofa with Aine's guitar in her arms and a camera in her hand: "This is Aine-chan's camera."

"My dear?" Chu Hua came closer.

"Yeah." Su Shi nodded, "There are photos and videos inside."

"I want to see……"

Hearing Chuhua's request, Su Shi nodded, turned on the camera and handed it to Chuhua.

Chuhua took the camera and slowly looked through the photos. The others stood behind Chuhua as they didn't want to miss anything that Aiyin recorded.

There were photos with everyone, videos of the Su Shi family, photos of outings... but no photos of the hospital.

After Xiangzi finished reading, she smiled and said, "Xiao Ai, really, it seems that you really hate the hospital. There is not a single photo."

Li Xi nodded: "Didn't that guy say he didn't want to go to the hospital anymore?"

"Indeed, she said a long time ago that she didn't like hospitals and felt they were too boring." Hailing nodded.

"If Aizi were here, our life would definitely be better now..." Miao Meng suddenly said, her voice so soft that it was almost inaudible.

This sentence was like opening a floodgate.

Sadness spread across Xiangzi's weary face. Mu, Deng, and Lenai lowered their heads, their thoughts unsettled. Hailing and Lixi simultaneously turned away, no longer looking at them. Tears streamed down Chuhua's face.

There was not much expression on Su Shi's face. She just hugged the guitar tightly, as if it was the only real thing in the world.

The pain, longing, hallucinations, and despair of the past few weeks flashed back in Sushi's mind—the days when Aine was gone.

It was unknown who fell asleep first. One by one, the exhausted girls fell asleep, tears still on their faces.

Su Shi was the last one to close her eyes. In a trance, she seemed to smell the scent of the strawberry cake that Aine often ate.

When the first ray of sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains, Su Shi was the first to wake up. She blinked her sore eyes, unable to distinguish between dreams and reality for a moment.

Then she heard the sound of turning pages, and she gave a wry smile. Really, when will her auditory hallucinations go away?

Su Shi felt bitter inside: "Aine-chan... I miss you so much..."

The sound of flipping pages suddenly died down, and a familiar voice rang in Su Shi's ears: "Huh? Why are you suddenly saying something so corny, soyorin?"

ItsMyGO!!!!!

Chapter 417 Awakening from a Nightmare

When she heard the sound, Su Shi didn't react immediately, as she seemed to have just woken up. She turned her eyes slowly and looked towards the source of the sound - in the corner of the room, there was a figure sitting on the chair.

The sunlight shone from behind the person, outlining a familiar silhouette: long pink hair, a bent neck when lowering the head, and crossed legs.

Su Shi was sure that the sound just now was made by her, but at this moment she was still reading with her head down, holding a pen in her hand, circling and drawing on the book.

Su Shi's breathing stopped and she looked at the man quietly.

"Aine-chan?" Su Shi's voice was unusually hoarse, and it didn't sound like it came from her throat at all.

The figure raised her head, the sunlight shining on her face, and it was clear that her expression was one of confusion - those gray eyes, that slightly upturned nose, and those familiar canine teeth.

It’s Aine.

"Soyorin, what's wrong with you?" Aiyin tilted her head. Just now, Soyo said she was thinking about her. What happened suddenly? They were playing games together last night.

Su Shi was motionless, her expression dull. Was she… terminally ill? This time, Aine-chan was so real, as if… she even smelled of strawberries, even though the previous Aine-chan had no smell.

Obviously, Aiyin-chan has already...

Su Shi stood up blankly, his legs feeling as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

One step, two steps, she walked towards Aine, without blinking, afraid that the phantom would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Aine's expression changed from confusion to worry. She closed the book in her hand, put it aside, and stood up. "Soyorin, are you okay?"

Did Soyorin get sleepy?

Seeing Su Shi getting closer and closer, Ai Yin stretched out her finger and gently poked her face.

When Aine's fingers touched Su Shi's cheek, Su Shi shuddered violently.

The touch was so real—so warm.

"This time... it feels so real." Su Shi muttered to herself, reaching out her hand, and her trembling fingers touched Aine's face, eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips...

To Su Shi, every part of Aine's skin was as real as in her memory, even more vivid.

As expected, I haven’t woken up yet?

Sushi laughed, but... what's wrong with the dream world? Being able to be in contact with Aine-chan like this... I really want to sleep forever.

Aine let her touch her, but the worry in her eyes grew deeper and deeper: "Soyorin...don't scare me."

Su Shi didn't hear what Aine said. She put her face close to Aine. Since it was a dream... then...

Sushi closed her eyes and kissed Aine softly on the lips.

Although Aiyin was worried, she did not move away. She gently put her arms around Su Shi's waist.

For a moment, the lips parted.

Su Shi's original smile had disappeared. She looked at Aine in front of her, and a hint of doubt arose in her heart - this seemed to be really Aine-chan.

Sushi's eyes fell on Aine's lips, feeling the breath of her voice as she spoke. This couldn't be explained by an illusion. An illusion wouldn't be so coherent, so... complete.

"Aine-chan?" Su Shi stared at Aine blankly.

"Soyorin, what happened to you?" Aine tilted her head, her eyes full of worry, "Did you sleep like crazy?"

“No…” Su Shi held Aine’s hand, feeling the warmth in her palm—so warm, this is the real Aine-chan, she’s still…

Thinking of this, Su Shi couldn't help but smile.

“Really? After playing games yesterday, today is like this…” Aine shook her head and sighed. She blinked and asked, “Don’t you like playing games?”

"No." Su Shi couldn't help but hug Aine, unwilling to let go for a long time, "As long as I'm with Aine-chan, I'm willing to do anything."

Aiyin was taken aback by Su Shi’s attitude. Although Su Shi had been very nice to her before, she felt that she was being too nice now. “Soyorin, are you… having a nightmare?”

"Yeah." Su Shi nodded, his voice so soft that it was almost inaudible.

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