After a moment, she nodded, the corners of her mouth slightly raised: "Okay."
knock knock knock.
A crisp knock on the door interrupted the warmth of the group. Miao Meng's voice rang out from outside, "Um, is this Chihaya Ai: (II) Qihu Jiuyao Ba Yin's ward?"
"Yes." Xiangzi walked to the door and opened it. Outside, Miao Meng was dressed appropriately, still wearing the familiar sun hat and sunglasses. In her hand, she was holding a large, high-end makeup box.
Xiangzi immediately noticed the makeup box in Miao Meng's hand: "Ms. Yutiansi, what are you doing..."
"It's a gift for my son who's visiting me after he's gone home." Miao Meng looked at Xiangzi. "By the way, can I come in?"
"Oh, sorry." After hearing Miao Meng's words, Xiangzi realized that she was still standing in front of the door blocking Miao Meng. She quickly made way to let Miao Meng in.
Miao Meng walked to Aine's bed and placed the makeup box on the bed: "Here, Aiko, I think you will like this."
"Cosmetics?" Aine picked up the makeup box. The slightly heavy feel made her frown slightly. "Miaomeng dear, are there cosmetics in here? Why do they feel so heavy?"
Miao Meng walked to the end of Aine's bed, leaving space for Xiangzi to enter and exit: "No."
After hearing what Miao Meng said, Aiyin was a little confused. She opened the makeup box and found a big plastic bag inside. The plastic bag was filled with bright and big strawberries.
"strawberry?"
Miao Meng nodded: "A specialty of Kumamoto."
"Is that so? Thank you, Meow Meng-qin." The joy in Aine's eyes was hard to conceal. "By the way, Meow Meng-qin, why did you think of coming to see me?"
"Because you saved the Fukuoka concert." Miao Meng cast her eyes out the window, looking at the sky outside, and opened her mouth again, "Well, thank you."
“Eh?” Aine had never expected Meow Meng to thank her. “Oh, it’s okay.”
"Then...after you get better, I'll treat you to a meal and formally thank you."
Aiyin quickly waved her hands to refuse: "No... no need, Meow Meng-kun, I'm already very happy that you can come to see me."
"What? Looking..." Miao Meng said this subconsciously, then suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly changed the subject, "It's okay. How long will it take for you to be discharged from the hospital?"
"About three days."
"I'll treat you to dinner when we get back to Tokyo." After saying that, Miao Meng looked at Xiangzi, "Well, Xiangzi, as the boss of Mujica, you should have some means to deal with unexpected situations."
Without waiting for Xiangzi to speak, Miao Meng said goodbye and left the ward.
"Tsk, of course I know." Xiangzi muttered dissatisfiedly.
……
Three days passed quickly, and Aine was discharged from the hospital and returned to Tokyo accompanied by the three of them.
The sunlight dripped down, dyeing the ground yellow. The morning was neither cold nor hot, but an intoxicating warmth.
Aine pushed open the classroom door, and the originally noisy classroom instantly became quiet.
The sudden silence left Aine a little confused. She took two steps back to make sure she hadn't walked into the wrong classroom.
Yes, this is my class, I am not in the wrong place, so why do they look at me like this?
"Aine-chan, where have you been these past few days?"
"Yes, everyone is worried about you."
Before Aine could express her doubts, her classmates started to speak.
Listening to her classmates' concern, Aiyin felt warm inside. She smiled slightly and said, "Well, I haven't been able to rest well these past few days, so I asked for leave."
"I see. That must be very hard."
"Aine-chan, you have to study hard these few days. The final exam is coming soon."
Aine nodded in response to her classmates' words, and when she reached her seat, Deng reached out and held her.
"tomorin?"
"Aine-chan...are you alright?" Deng looked at Aine weakly, "You didn't come...I was so worried, and Riki didn't tell me."
As expected, what Deng said was similar to what Aine had thought on the way.
"Well, it's okay, Tomorin. Look, I'm fine now. Rikki probably doesn't want you to worry."
Deng held Aine's hand even tighter. She looked into her eyes, as if trying to see if she was lying. "Really?"
"Of course, I don't have that much to do right now. Starting tomorrow, we'll officially go back to rehearsal, okay?"
Now that I've said this, tomorin probably won't think so much anymore, right?
Thinking this, Aine waited for Deng's response. After a moment, Deng opened his mouth and said, "Not good."
“Huh?” Aine looked at the lights in disbelief. Why was it not working yet since she had promised Tomorin that she would go back to rehearse officially tomorrow?
Deng lowered his head. “Wait until Aine-chan is well again… then we can rehearse.”
As soon as Deng finished speaking, Aine breathed a sigh of relief. What? So that's what it is. Tomorin is a good boy.
"It's okay, Tomorin. I know my body well. It won't affect the rehearsals later."
Deng looked up, his voice filled with worry: "Really?"
“Really?” Aine nodded, responding to Deng’s words.
Deng nodded and released her hand from Aine. She turned away to make room for Aine to walk to the back row.
The day passed quickly, and Aiyin stayed with Deng, comforting her worried mood. After school, Aiyin walked out of the teaching building and saw a group of students gathered at the school gate from a distance.
"Huh? Why are there so many people? What happened?" Aiyin moved closer curiously, squeezed to the back of the crowd, and finally saw the cause of the commotion.
"Mumu?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Mu, who had been standing there, raised his head and met Aine's eyes: "Aine-chan."
Chapter 162: The Little Cucumber with Head High and Chest High
On the way, Aiyin gently held Mu's hand. A breeze blew by, bringing a hint of coolness. She tilted her head and asked curiously, "By the way, why did Mumu come to see me so suddenly?"
“Aine-chan…are the cucumbers at home still there?” Mu lowered his eyes slightly, a hint of loneliness in his tone, “The one in Tsuki no Mori…is gone.”
Aine nodded: "From home? Yes, there are some."
Aine's words were like a ray of light, shining into Mu's heart.
Mu raised his head, the surprise in his eyes was hard to conceal, and his voice trembled clearly: "Really?"
"Well, I took care of Cucumber while you were away."
Seeing Aine's smile, Mu's nose felt sore and her eyes reddened slightly. She suddenly opened her arms and hugged Aine tightly, her voice choked with sobs: "Thank you, Aine-chan."
"It's nothing. Didn't we say before that this is our cucumber?"
"Well, our little cucumber... us." Mu let go of Aine and they continued walking side by side, their steps slow and gentle, as if time had slowed down.
Before they knew it, the two of them had arrived at the station. No one spoke along the way.
After a long time, the two came to Aine's house, and Mu once again saw the cucumbers that they had planted together before. At this time, those cucumbers no longer looked as weak as before.
The sun gradually set, and the light shone through the two of them, casting a gentle light. Mu lowered her head, watching her and Aine's shadows fall on the cucumber. She opened her mouth and said, "Little cucumber, you've grown up."
"Yeah, it's grown. It's not as weak as before." Aine walked over to the cucumbers and gently picked one up, her tone filled with relief. "Now it can also stand tall in the face of wind and rain."
"Hmm." Mu stared blankly at the cucumber in Aine's hand, a ripple in his heart. Is that so? A little cucumber... can also stand tall in the face of wind and rain... Can I... do the same?
"Mumu, how do you feel now?"
"Hmm? Feelings?"
Aine nodded: "Didn't you... share a body with Mortis before?"
"It's okay now..." Mu lowered his head, the guilt on his face visible to the naked eye.
“Well, Mumu is sad again. You’ll look better if you smile.” Aine reached out and painted a smile on Mumu’s face. “By the way, Mumu, when did Mortis show up?”
"Ever since I was a kid... I don't like cameras or interviews, so Mortis always shielded me from the things I didn't like. I like playing guitar... So, when I was a kid, she was the one who dominated most of the time... and I would just come home and play guitar... or chat with Xiangzi."
Aine's tone was filled with emotion: "I see, it seems like Mortis treats you very well."
"Well...but...she is now..." As he said this, Mu subconsciously grabbed his arm.
"What's wrong with her now?"
"She... fell asleep." Mu's voice was almost inaudible.
Mu's words startled Aine, "Falling asleep? Like... you were then?"
“Yes, if I knew Mortis was asleep before, I would be very uneasy… But now, that feeling is much weaker…” Mu raised his head and looked at Aine, “It’s because of Aine-chan… Also, these things Mortis did… have taught me a lot of things.”
Aine nodded in agreement with Mu's words, "So, Mumu is just like those little cucumbers, and can stand on her own two feet."
However, Aine's praise did not make Mu happy. Instead, her brows furrowed even more. "Aine-chan, I still want Mortis to wake up... but I don't know what to do... It's all my fault... If I hadn't wanted to escape, this wouldn't have happened."
Hearing this, Aine gently hugged Mu into her arms: "It's not Mumu's fault, you don't need to blame yourself. Of course, it's not anyone else's fault either, it's just that everyone didn't explain things clearly."
"But... I really hurt Aine-chan... Xiangzi and Su Shi." Mu sobbed softly.
“Well, Mumu, I told you, it’s not your fault.” Aine hugged Mumu even tighter. “If you really say it’s your fault, then we’re all at fault… I shouldn’t have hidden my illness from you. Soyorin shouldn’t have been mean to you, shouldn’t have excluded you. Sakki shouldn’t have ignored your condition, right?”
"Aine-chan..." Mu raised her head, and there was a glimmer of light in her eyes.
Aine gently pulled Mu's head and kissed her forehead.
This kiss was like a spring rain, sprinkling on Mu's heart and nourishing the seed called "fall".
Mu's face instantly turned red, and she gently struggled to break free from Aine's restraints, even her words became stammered: "Ai... Aine-chan!?"
Seeing Mu's shy look, Aine smirked, "Hmm? What's wrong, Mumu?"
"You...why did you suddenly...kiss...me?"
Mu spoke for a long time before he finally finished expressing his thoughts.
"Dear Mumu? Aren't we a couple?" As she said that, Aine came close to Mu and carefully admired Mu's shy look.
“Hate…hateful, that…that was Mortis…forcing me…not Aine-chan…herself…” Mu turned his face away, a trace of loneliness flashing in his eyes.
"Is that so? Then... Mumu, are you willing to be my girlfriend?" Aiyin gently lifted Mu's chin and looked at her lovingly. "This time... I'm willing."
"Eh? What?" Mu's voice seemed to come from far away, with a hint of confusion.
"You confessed your love back then, now it's my turn." Aiyin looked at Mu and suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment. So this is what it felt like to be in control of everything. "Mumu, if you don't refuse, I'll take it as your consent?"
Mu turned his head in panic, wanting to say something, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't utter a word.
Watching that familiar face getting closer and closer, so close that Mu could smell the faint milky scent of Aine, she wanted to retreat, but her body was unable to move as if it had been cast under a spell.
Aine's breath brushed against her cheek, and Mu's heartbeat was so fast that he almost suffocated.
The moment Aine came close to him, Mu’s eyes suddenly widened.
The kiss was short, and when Aine pulled away, a hint of doubt remained in Mu's eyes, her cheeks flushed.
"Mumu?" Aiyin called softly, with a smile in her voice.
Mu finally woke up from her dream. She covered her mouth, her eyes widened, and her voice was filled with shock that could not be concealed: "Ai...Ain-chan, you..."
Aiyin's words interrupted Mu's surprise: "Then... we will be a couple from now on?"
Mu raised her head and met Aine's eyes. The next moment, she bravely opened her arms and hugged Aine into her arms. Her voice trembled a little: "Since Aine-chan wants to be my partner... then... always, always stay with me."
Chapter 163 Three Women, One Drama (15 Chapters Left)
Such heavy words obviously did not occur to Aiyin. For a moment, she was silent, not knowing how to respond: "I..."
"Aine-chan...don't worry...no one knows what will happen in the future, right?" Mu raised his head and gave Aine a reassuring smile.
Aiyin was stunned for a moment. She had never imagined that one day she would be comforted by Mu. She sighed softly, then nodded, her tone gentle, "Mumu is right. No one knows what will happen in the future."
"Aine-chan...I like it."
Listening to the shy yet bold confession of the girl in her arms, Aine couldn't help but laugh: "Yeah, I like Mumu too. Mumu is now brave enough to express her feelings and thoughts. That's great."
"Well... because of Aine-chan... and Mortis."
"Mumu... the person closest to Mortis is still you. Mortis is a part of Wakaba Mumu. You two together form a complete Wakaba Mumu. So... if you want to wake Mortis... you need to make an effort."
"We... together form a complete Ruoye Mu?" Hearing this, Mu lowered his head again, with a hint of confusion in his voice, "I... always thought... she was her, and I was me..."
Aine shook her head, her tone unquestionable: "No, since she exists with you, how can she be independent?"
"Is this... so... then how should I work on this?"
"Tell her what you really want to say in your heart, she should understand."
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