I have bound two systems.

With a smile that showed that there was nothing she could do to him, Ichichi Hoshige changed into slippers and walked ahead.

After arriving in the living room, when she came to the wall and just turned on the living room light, several figures suddenly jumped out from behind the coffee table, behind the sofa, and behind the curtains.

"Happy birthday!!!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Ijichi Xingge stood still as if she had been petrified. She looked at the people in front of her with wide eyes. Small colorful flowers and ribbons floated down in front of her and landed on her head and shoulders.

Someone who absolutely did not expect her appeared in her own apartment.

Now, the four members of the closing band who were supposed to be working in Kyoto appeared before him.

They all had smiles on their faces. Goto Ichiri was holding a used small firecracker in his hand, Yamada Ryo was wearing a festive pointed hat, and he didn't understand why he had to decorate himself with a red nose. Kita Ikuyo and her sister came over and hugged her belly on the left and right.

My old friend Shizuka Hiratsuka also came. She and Yuigahama Yui each held a long banner with the words "Happy Birthday" printed on it.

As for Isshiki Caiyu, who had been pretending to guide and conceal the truth all along, she now came to her with Suzumiya Chisato holding a birthday cake.

Before she could recover from the previous surprise, they started the next step.

After Chisato Suzumiya lit the candles on the cake——

"Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~..."

Everyone gathered around today's birthday girl, all with smiles on their faces and singing birthday songs to celebrate her birthday.

Ijichi Xingge looked at the people in front of him, then looked at the large cake in front of him, staring at the two cute little people in the center of the cake, one holding up the word "3" and the other holding up the word "0".

Slowly, she covered her mouth and her eyes gradually became moist.

The moment the birthday song was finished, everyone applauded happily.

At this moment, the original protagonist, Ichichi Xingge, was supposed to blow out the candles, make a wish, and then start the extremely joyful birthday party tonight.

But the result was that the moment everyone finished singing, Ijichi Xingge looked extremely uncomfortable. Without saying anything, she turned around and ran into her room, and the door was slammed shut.

The people who were left behind, who had not yet reacted, looked at each other in bewilderment.

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Chapter 67: Words of Comfort (Two in One)

The absolute protagonist of tonight's birthday suddenly ran back to the room without any warning and said nothing. This made everyone who had carefully prepared a surprise for her tonight look at each other in confusion, and were all a little stunned for a moment.

"Sister Xingge...did she go back to her room to change clothes?"

After a moment of silence, Isshiki Iroha expressed her guess.

Yuigahama Yui looked at her.

"Eh, is that so?"

Kita Ikuyo pulled on the hem of Ichichi Kouka's clothes and asked with some concern,

"Is it because we did something wrong that made her angry? For example, we made a mess in the living room..."

Ichichi Hongxia shook her head.

"Sister wouldn't care about such a small matter. She must be worried about other things... For example, work?"

After everyone guessed about each other, their eyes finally fell on Chisato Suzumiya.

Chisato Suzumiya put down the cake in her hand and was also confused about Ijichi Hoshige's reaction.

According to his expectations, such a carefully planned surprise party should usher in a night of carnival, with everyone having fun. He even took gifts to the neighbors next door and downstairs in advance to take care of them, take precautions in advance, and ask them to be more tolerant...

But what is happening now, the carnival has turned into dullness, this is not the result he wants.

Is there anything I did wrong?

Judging from the current situation, it seems that there is indeed a problem in some link, but it is impossible to find out where the problem lies for the time being.

I have to say this feeling is quite uncomfortable.

"Let me go in and take a look."

Under everyone's gaze, Suzumiya Chisato thought for a while and then slowly said these words.

There is no other way. Since we don’t know what went wrong, asking the most important person involved is the quickest and most convenient way.

But just after he took two steps after he finished speaking, he was held on the shoulder by Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had been staring at the birthday cake, but suddenly opened her eyes slightly and nodded slightly involuntarily.

"Well, I'll go. We've been friends for many years and we're both women, so there are many things we need to communicate about."

Seeing that Hiratsuka Shizuka seemed to have discovered something and her expression returned to calm, Suzumiya Chisato nodded.

Under everyone's gaze, Hiratsuka Shizuka walked into Ijichi Hoshika's room.

The door was closed. The door was well soundproofed and no sound could be heard from inside.

While waiting, Yiji Chi Hongxia asked everyone to sit on the sofa, and then hurried to the kitchen to get drinks for everyone.

After all, we have been preparing for so long and it has been really hard work.

Ten minutes later, Hiratsuka Shizuka walked out with a different expression than when she entered the room and came to the living room.

The others stood up quickly, and several of them were about to ask questions, but Shizuka Hiratsuka stretched out her hand to signal them to calm down and not to rush.

She came to the front of the cake silently, then bent down and reached to the center of the cake, picked up the two Arabic numerals "3" and "0" made of chocolate, put one into her mouth, and took the other one to Yuigahama Yui who was closest to her.

"...!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't say anything, but simply did one thing, which made everyone waiting in the living room instantly understand why Ijichi Hoshika turned around and rushed into the room just now.

Shizuka Hiratsuka licked the chocolate on her fingertips, and Chisato Suzumiya took the initiative to hand her a tissue. Their eyes met in mid-air as if nothing had happened, and after a moment of obscure lingering, they returned to calm.

After wiping her mouth and swallowing the chocolate in her mouth, Shizuka Hiratsuka clapped her hands.

"Okay, Xingge's situation... you should all know it roughly. I just talked to her a lot in the room. I used my status as a person of the same age as her to persuade her. She also realized how willful it was to suddenly leave the surprise party prepared for her without a reason. So she is changing her clothes now and will come out later."

After these words were spoken, everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. After all, they all came here to celebrate Xingge's birthday, not to deliberately provoke her and make her unhappy.

"Well... it's true. As girls get older, it becomes increasingly difficult to face the arrival of their birthdays. It means they are one year older, and in a sense, they are one year older... I can understand Sister Xingge. After all, I have had similar feelings since my twentieth birthday... Well!"

Yamada Ryo was talking to himself for no reason, but was met with a frown from Suzumiya Chisato who rolled her eyes.

This guy really doesn't feel any pain in his waist when he talks while standing.

Hiratsuka Shizuka retracted her gaze and continued to speak.

"Xingge will come out, but there are a few things I want to explain to everyone first. This is also the request made by the person in the room. This is related to whether the party can go on happily tonight, so even though it may be a bit willful, I still hope that everyone can comply."

Everyone looked at each other with different expressions again, and then Suzumiya Chisato spoke,

"Just tell me what you want. After all, it's the request of tonight's leading lady, so we will comply."

Hiratsuka Shizuka observed everyone's reactions and nodded with satisfaction.

“First of all, after the party officially starts, you can congratulate Xingge on her birthday, but please do not mention anything about her age.

Also, words like "thirty", "old", "downhill" and the like are absolutely forbidden words tonight. There is no need to comfort her with words like "It's okay, you look the same as before" and "You look great, much better than many young people". This will make her feel that she is a terrible and pathetic woman who is unwanted by everyone. This is particularly important, please remember it...

As for the end..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Ichichi Kouka,

"Hongxia, the gift you give to your sister this time should still be a doll, right?"

"Eh...! Ah, yes, because my sister has always liked it in previous years. Is there anything wrong with my gift?"

"No, on the contrary, this kind of girly gift is exactly what Xingge needs right now...Okay, I've almost explained all the precautions. I'll go to the room and pull her out. Everyone, get ready and pretend that nothing happened just now and start over again."

"learn."

Hiratsuka Shizuka turned and walked into the room again.

When she came out again, she was followed by Ichichi Hoshika with red eyes.

The clothes she was wearing also changed from the work clothes she wore when she first entered the door to casual clothes in a more pastel color.

She really works hard to highlight her girlishness.

Chisato Suzumiya was just complaining in her heart, a little touched by the other party's cuteness, but she still did not forget the important matter.

Similar to before, everyone sang the birthday song together, and together held the cake without the numbers "3" and "0" in front of her, surrounded her, and watched her gradually reveal a happy smile. Amid everyone's cheers, she clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, made a silent wish, and blew out the candles with her last breath.

Sitting around the coffee table, Yidi Chixingge, wearing a birthday hat, cut the cake for everyone. What followed was the part she was most looking forward to, which was receiving gifts.

Overall, although there were some surprises at the beginning, overall, tonight’s lively party went smoothly and met everyone’s expectations.

At around eleven o'clock in the evening, Isshi Iroha and Yuigahama Yui said goodbye one after another. Their fathers drove over to pick them up, so there was no need to worry.

As for the rest of the people, the four who had finished the band and Hiratsuka Shizuka all decided to stay overnight. After all, Ijichi Hoshika's apartment was quite big, with three rooms, and it wasn't too crowded for everyone to sleep in.

"So, what about you? Are you staying with us tonight? You've been drinking and can't drive. If you want to leave, you'd better take a taxi or call a driver."

In the kitchen, Ichichi Hoshige asked Suzumiya Chisato.

Chisato Suzumiya was cutting the fruit, and she was helping to peel it.

"Well... to be honest, I don't actually have anything important to do tonight. I'm just worried that there won't be a place for me to rest."

The birthday party has come to an end.

In the living room, Shizuka Hiratsuka was playing a fighting game with Ryo Yamada, while Ikuyo Kita and Ichiri Goto were watching on the side. Nijichi Kouka went to take a shower first.

Since these two people are alone, they don't need to hide many things and can talk relatively casually.

"Okay, don't worry so much. If you stay, I can let you sleep on the sofa. You can just rest in my room. I'll just go and squeeze in with Hongxia or Ajing."

Suzumiya Chisato chuckled, which was considered as following the arrangement.

"Sister Xingge, I don't know if you like what I'm going to say next, or if it's offensive to you... But I still want to say it, is it okay?"

"Since you said so, I have no right to refuse."

Whether it is from Ijichi Hoshige's current expression or from her tone of voice, she is in a very good mood now. In this case, Suzumiya Chisato does not have to worry anymore.

"I actually... have used it on you, Sister Xingge, several times."

"Have you used it?"

Ijichi Hoshige was a little confused at first, but as Suzumiya Chisato stopped what she was doing and turned her head towards her, and their eyes met, she slowly reacted.

"Wait! Wait! Wait, what are you talking about!"

Her face flushed as she took a step back, then she looked guiltily towards the living room. Only after making sure that no one noticed what was happening here did she feel a little relieved.

Suzumiya Chisato was very shameless, not at all ashamed of what she had just said, and even tried to rationalize her behavior.

"Young people admire beautiful things or people. It's an instinctive behavior hidden in people's genes. I think it's normal."

When Ichichi Hoshika heard what Suzumiya Chisato said, she thought he was joking, but after seeing him say it so seriously and realizing that it seemed to be the truth and not a joke, her heart beat faster and the temperature on her face began to rise rapidly.

"What do you mean young? You are already past the age of youth!"

She tried to change the subject to hide her upset.

But Suzumiya Chisato smiled slightly, accepted it completely, and continued,

"It's true that I can't be called young now, but even now, in my eyes, Sister Xingge is still charming. I can still control you when you wear casual clothes, but when you wear your office uniform, a suit, a hip skirt and high heels, God knows how hard it is for me to look away."

"Hey, stop talking!"

Ichichi Hoshige raised her hand and knocked on Suzumiya Chisato's head.

"Do you know what you are talking about... You... You drank too much tonight and your brain is broken!"

"I am very clear-headed. It is you, Sister Xingge, who has always been self-deprecating, and..."

Suzumiya Chisato stopped immediately and thought to herself that it was a close call as she almost said out Hiratsuka Shizuka's name.

Ichichi Xingge tilted her head and looked at him in confusion.

"and?"

"Well, it's nothing. I just feel that Sister Xingge, you have always lacked confidence in yourself. Age has never been a problem for you. Rather, it is your reliable and intellectual elder sister temperament that makes people unable to stop, at least for me."

After saying this, Suzumiya Chisato looked Ijichi Hoshige up and down and gave a subtle smile in order to highlight the truthfulness of her words.

Ichichi Xingge subconsciously tightened her collar, even though she hadn't revealed any beautiful scenery before.

She watched as Suzumiya Chisato slowly loosened her grip, the reaction that she was unable to adapt to just now disappeared, and the corners of her lips lifted up in a gentle smile.