Qing saw that Aine finally looked full of energy like usual, and smiled at her. Just then, Aine turned around and looked at Qing, and she couldn't help but smile knowingly, and the two of them smiled at each other without saying a word.

The customers around were also attracted by the noise made by the two people. They cast curious glances and watched the two girls' imitation performances. No one thought they were noisy, but just sighed at the beauty of youth.

A child at one of the tables' eyes lit up when he saw Aiqing and Ain's imitation. He trotted over from his seat and imitated Qing and Ain's movements clumsily.

"Fish! ~Garden eel!~"

The little girl shouted in a sweet and innocent voice, dancing with some difficulty. Although her imitation was not very similar, she was still very cute.

Seeing this, Qing seemed to be in a playful mood. He pointed at the sunfish outside the glass wall, then turned sideways with both hands in fists, punched the air left and right, and slowly turned his body to the other side, humming: "Sunfish, sunfish~! Festival sunfish~ Hey sunfish, festival sunfish~! Cool and refreshing, swaying, festival sunfish~!"

Aiyin couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Qing, who usually didn't smile, suddenly started swinging in this cute way and singing a little song that sounded like a nursery rhyme.

The little girl at the side didn't know how much, so she imitated Qing and waved her fists: "Sunfish, sunfish~! Festival sunfish..."

"so cute!"

Aine couldn't help but praise the little girl as she watched her sway.

Qing tilted his head, looked at Aine eagerly, and asked with a hint of coquettishness: "Eh? What about me?"

Aiyin looked at Qing in disbelief, which was completely different from her usual cold and icy appearance. She was shocked but also touched by Qing's cute little girl look. With shining eyes, she went forward and pinched Qing's face, saying, "Qingqing is very cute, the cutest!"

Although Qing's face was pinched rudely, she was neither angry nor did she want Aine to let go. She even threw away her own sense of shame in order to cheer Aine up. Would she still care about her face?

Qing just suggested calmly: "If Jio likes it, why not try it too? I can take a video for you."

Since Qing's face was pinched by Aine when she spoke, her words seemed a little slurred, and her serious look and tone made Aine think she was even cuter.

Aiyin reluctantly took her hands away from Qing's face and said with a smile: "I'd better forget it...ah, I think I pinched your face red, sorry sorry."

Whether it was pinched and turned red is debatable, but it was definitely Aine who made her red. Qing pinched Aine's face with his backhand, and his voice returned to its usual coldness, saying: "It doesn't matter, Aine is also very cute now, the cutest."

Qing just pinched Aine's face quickly and then took his hand back. By the time Aine came to her senses, she had just put her hand back on her own face. Although Qing only pinched it lightly, Aine's face seemed to have turned red.

While the two were playing, the waiter had quietly placed the meal on the empty table, feeling sorry for having doubted whether the two could order the couple's meal.

More and more customers gathered here to watch, basically they were families with children who came to join in the fun. As for the couples, they would watch Aiqing's intimate actions with interest in their seats, and then become intimate with their partners in tacit understanding.

Qing also noticed the food on her table and the increasing number of onlookers. She also put away her playful thoughts, smiled and pointed at the food on the table, and said to Aine: "The food is served, we should also go eat."

After saying that, Qing was about to return to her seat, and Ain followed closely behind. When everyone saw the main person leaving, they also dispersed. Just when Qing sat down at her seat, she found that Ain did not sit opposite her, but came to her seat instead.

Just when Qing was about to turn around to ask Aiyin what was wrong, she suddenly saw a long cherry-pink hair slowly falling down beside her hand. Then she could feel the hair falling on her hand, which was like a teasing and she couldn't help but feel an unbearable itch. The familiar fragrance of a young girl suddenly invaded her, and then she felt a moist warmth on her cheek, and an imperceptible "pop" sound came to her ear.

Qing's brain crashed. She turned her head to Aiyin like a machine. Aiyin had slowly straightened up from her bent body, and smiled at Qing who still hadn't reacted. She said, "This is a thank you gift. Qingqing, you just pretended to be a child to cheer me up, didn't you?"

Aiyin was not stupid, how could she not see the reason for Qing's abnormal behavior? So even if it was to live up to Qing's good intentions for her, she had to cheer up and become more sunny and cheerful than usual, more playful than usual, and like Qing more than usual.

"Thank you so much for thinking so much about me. I love you the most."

Aiyin leaned forward slightly, her eyebrows curved, and her bright lips looked so moist and shiny. Her words blew into Qing's ears as warmly as the wind in May.

What happened just now? What was the feeling on his cheek? Qing looked at Ain's slightly raised lips and swallowed his saliva, then looked away. With a cold voice and a slight tremor, he responded to Ain: "I received your thank-you gift, and I like it very much."

"nice! You love it."

Aiyin said with a smile, then returned to her seat, took the initiative to pick up some pasta from Qing's plate, and even specially gave Qing two extra pieces of her favorite salmon.

Lunch ended in a silent and harmonious atmosphere. Qingye wiped her mouth with a napkin and was about to leave. However, Aiyin came over with a clean napkin and said, "Qingqing, you haven't wiped it clean yet. Don't move. I'll help you."

After saying that, Aine walked in front of Qing and started rubbing the side of Qing's cheek.

"All right."

Aine carefully examined Qing’s face and said with a smile after confirming that there were no marks.

Ao was sure that her eating habits were not so ugly that food would get on her cheeks, so what on earth was Aine wiping just now?

What can be wiped off is the trace, but what cannot be wiped off is the blush on the girl's face.

83

Chapter 83: Group photo, post status, camera.

After lunch, it was already afternoon. It was time for Aiqing and her friend to focus their attention back on what they were nominally supposed to do today. It was time to prepare to leave the aquarium and go to the music store to buy musical instruments.

It is worth mentioning that after Aine "thanked" Qing, Aine became very keen on taking pictures as if some trigger button was activated. In addition to taking pictures of the food and environment in the oceanarium restaurant, after leaving the restaurant, she would occasionally stop when passing by the exhibition hall of the aquarium and ask Qing to help her take pictures with the aquatic products behind her.

In Qing's eyes, this was a signal. Why was Aine so keen on taking photos all of a sudden? Was it because she wanted to commemorate the occasion? This might be the reason, but it was definitely not the main reason. After all, if she wanted to take photos to commemorate the occasion, why didn't she take photos in the morning when she had so much time?

Then the answer is obvious, that is, Aine made a choice after listening to what Qing said in the aquarium restaurant, so she now wants to share the news that she has returned to Japan. This means that between facing failure and escaping from the past, Aine chose to face her own weakness.

Qing is still very relieved about this. If Aiyin chooses to escape completely, Qing will do her best to lie for Aiyin, but Aiyin will not be able to grow and transform in this matter, and Qing will feel it is a pity. But now Aiyin has made the right choice, Qing just needs to be happy for Aiyin.

"Qingqing, come and take a photo with me!"

Aiyin waved to Qing and at the same time made room for her so that they could be in a clearer position with the fish behind them.

"Forget it. I'll just take the photo for you."

Although it was Aine's request to take a photo, Qing did not agree. The reason was simple. Knowing that Aine would most likely post the photo on her SNS, wouldn't Qing's taking a photo with Aine be equivalent to publicly announcing to everyone that they were going on a date at the aquarium?

Although even normal friends would hang out and take photos together, Qing was afraid of trouble. Her classmates would occasionally come over to chat with her about topics she couldn't understand, and she deliberately put on a cold face to stop them from bothering her. If they knew that she and Aine were together, they would pester her again. It was better to have less trouble than more.

But Aiyin refused to give in. She walked to Qing's side, grabbed Qing's arm and wrist, and shook her while pulling her towards the aquarium. She looked up and pleaded earnestly: "Eh? No! I want to take a photo with Qingqing! Please, please, just this once!"

"…If someone can take a photo for us, that's fine…"

Qing couldn't stand Aine's coquettish attack anymore and gave in instantly.

Surrender, meow. Anyone who can stand firm in the face of Aine's cuteness is a god. No matter how many thoughts you have in your mind, they are nothing compared to Aine's cuteness. Then you can think about how to deal with the troubles that your classmates may bring to you.

Soon Aiyin found a couple. According to their request, they asked Aiqing and Aiyin to take pictures of them first, and then they would take pictures of Aiqing and Aiyin.

"How about getting closer, snuggling a little more? Okay, that's great, smile a little happier, think about the happy times you had together...Okay, do you want to take a few more pictures?"

Aiyin was holding the digital camera given by the couple, and was giving them instructions surprisingly skillfully, and she looked quite good at it.

After the photoshoot, the couple came forward to check out the photos Aine had taken. The girl was so amazed that she patted the boy’s arm and said, “Hey, that’s a great photo! It looks better than the photo you took of me!”

The boy didn't comment on the girl's comments, but still gave her fair praise: "It's indeed a very good photo. Thank you. I will also try my best to help you take better photos."

After the two pairs changed sides, the boy took Aiyin's mobile phone to take pictures, but the girl was not idle either. She leaned over the boy's shoulder to look at the camera, and gave instructions to Aiqing from time to time.

“Well, come a little closer! Eh? Why are you standing there like two pieces of wood? Try some movement… No, no, no, I want you to interact with each other. Just standing together and taking a photo like this doesn’t count as a group photo at all.”

The girl was constantly directing traffic, and Qing and Aine were also constantly adjusting their movements in a panic and stiffly according to the girl's instructions. Qing was fine, but Aine was obviously a person who was very camera-savvy. Now standing in front of the camera with Qing, she was at a loss as if she was taking a photo for the first time. As for Qing, her expression and movements were extremely stiff.

Qing tilted his head to glance at Ain anxiously. Ain seemed to feel Qing's gaze and slightly raised her eyes to meet Qing's. Then Ain gave Qing a reassuring look and showed a tender smile, and naturally took Qing's hand with one hand.

Aiyin considered herself to be quite experienced in taking photos, and when she noticed Qing's restraint, she felt that she had to lead Qing to calm down her nervousness, so she took the initiative to hold Qing's hand in an attempt to make her feel at ease.

Qing felt Aine took her hand and smiled comfortingly at her. She was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that she would be led by a teenage high school girl. Qing, who had an adult mentality, naturally would not hold back. She immediately adjusted her mood and gave Aine a reassuring look that said "I'm fine".

Just then, a girl's cry came from the other side: "Hey, hey, hey? Why did you take the photo? They are not ready yet, right?"

The boy shook his head and said seriously: "That shot just now was very good."

But the girl thought the boy was just taking photos casually, so for some reason, the couple who took photos of Ai and Qing started arguing. Qing and Ai looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Finally, Ai suggested: "Let's go take a look."

Qing nodded, and walked to the other side with Aine to check the situation, hand in hand.

The boy frowned and said, "I am very experienced in taking pictures. The shot I took just now was really good. If you don't believe me, come and have a look."

The girl said disapprovingly: "I want to see how good it looks."

As she said that, the girl picked up Aine's phone and switched to the photos she had just taken. She knew her boyfriend was a photography enthusiast, but he only took a digital camera to take photos of the scenery. She really looked down on taking photos of people, especially girls, without any retouching.

But when the girl saw the photo taken by her boyfriend, she was stunned. At this time, Aiqing and the other man came to the couple and asked: "What happened?"

The girl suddenly raised her head and looked at Aiyin and Qing who were walking hand in hand. She saw Aiyin looking at her with an innocent face and worry, while Qing was looking at Aiyin and seemed to be comforting her in a low voice. Then she looked at her boyfriend who had a wooden face.

Suddenly, a feeling of defeat surged into the girl's heart, and she muttered to herself: "Wow, I lost! I actually lost to two girls, what a failure!"

Aine was shocked by the girl’s behavior and asked quickly, “Um, what’s going on? What does ‘lost’ mean?”

The boy glanced at his girlfriend who looked troubled, took the phone from her hand and returned it to Aine, motioning for Aine to look at the photo, and then explained: "Maybe she's saying that she lost to you guys in terms of couple feeling."

In the photo, Qing and Aine, one slightly raised their head, the other slightly lowered their head, looking at each other affectionately from the left and the right. At this moment, there was only each other in their eyes, and everything in the world became blurry, only the tenderness and fiery passion in their eyes were so clear, and even the school of fish behind them became the background to embellish their passionate feelings.

The smiles on their faces, though not brilliant, can melt everything, like a spring that moistens everything silently, and like the morning sun that is gentle and warm. It is a smile of care and trust for each other, reflecting the youth and beauty of the two girls. There is also a sense of happiness from the heart, even as a couple, I can't help but yearn for the sincerity of these two girls' smiles to each other.

The distance between their shoulders is not very close, at least compared to the way couples take photos together, there is still a certain distance. However, the two people's gently held hands can give people a feeling of being inseparable, and the space between them seems to exude the intoxicating lily fragrance that belongs only to girls. Even though they are in the overall dark environment of the aquarium, the two of them are like the only bright spot.

In short, a fairy product.

After hearing the boy's explanation and seeing the sweet photo on the phone that was about to overflow the screen, Aiyin couldn't help but blush. She let go of Qing's hand as if nothing had happened, operated the phone with both hands, and then pretended not to hear the boy's explanation, put the phone away and thanked him: "This one is good enough, thank you, we'll leave first."

After saying that, Aine gave a polite smile and left quickly, heading towards the stairs at the entrance of the venue which was becoming brighter and brighter.

“Aine.”

Qingye followed quickly, and just called out Aine's name when he reached her side. Aine looked back, but saw Qing looking down at her hand. At the same time, Qingye stretched out his hand and put it next to Aine's hand.

Aiyin understood what he meant and naturally took Qing's hand, then looked forward, and the two of them walked up the stairs to the venue.

This time, they didn't hold hands because they were afraid of getting lost, nor did they hold hands to show their intimacy in photos, nor did they hold hands to comfort each other. There was no reason, and no need for a reason, they just wanted to hold hands, so they held hands. Aiyin was still concerned about the way others looked at them, but when Qing reached out his hand to her, she didn't care for some reason, and just wanted to respond to Qing.

Behind them, a boy from a couple in the distance was using his camera to take photos of the beautiful scene of the two girls. In the center of focus, the backs of the two girls were holding hands and walking on the stairs. Behind them was the dark-colored venue, and in front of them was the exterior scene covered by the sun. At this moment, the two girls were walking out of the shadows, casting long shadows under their feet and sticking tightly to each other.

The girl watched her boyfriend record such a beautiful scene again, and for the first time she felt awe for this way of photographing people without any retouching.

……

After Qing and Ain walked out of the venue, Qing looked sideways at Ain, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Ain of course noticed Qing's actions and asked, "Qingqing, what's wrong with you?"

After Qing pondered for a moment, he asked in a quieter and weaker voice than usual: "Ain, can you please not send out the photos you just took?"

When Aiyin heard the question raised by Qing, she was stunned at first, and then subconsciously asked back: "Eh, why?"

Then Aine immediately realized what Ao was worried about. If she posted the photo on her SNS, other people might realize that their relationship was unusual. After all, if it was just an ordinary photo, it would be fine, but that photo... was not a photo that ordinary best friends could take.

So without waiting for Qing's answer, Aine immediately overturned her subconscious question and whispered: "Ah, yes, that's true, it's better not to send that photo to others."

After realizing how inappropriate it was to post that photo online, Aiyin also understood Qing's opinion on the photo, and understood that Qing also knew how too intimate they were in the photo, which made both of them bury their heads like quails and pretend to look down at the road.

This atmosphere was not what Aine liked. After a while, she racked her brains and finally came up with a topic. She used a louder voice than usual to cover up her shyness and said, "Come to think of it, after taking so many photos just now, I was thinking, should I buy a camera too?"

Qing naturally took up the topic and questioned: "Ain, you really won't lose interest after three minutes?"

Aiyin asked with some dissatisfaction: "Hey? What about me gave you such an impression, Qingqing? Isn't this too rude?"

Qing knew Aiyin's situation. She didn't want Aiyin to spend money lavishly on her hobbies, but she couldn't stick to it, so she said bluntly: "Huh? You probably haven't practiced your guitar for a while, right? The strings are rusty, right?"

Aiyin blushed as she was touched on a sore spot, and she argued, "Well, that was because I had to prepare for the exam and then go to England."

Of course, whether the actual situation was that Aiyin’s piano practice was interrupted due to objective factors or she simply didn’t want to practice anymore, only Aiyin herself knew.

What Qing cared more about was that Ain could talk about studying in the UK in front of him without any psychological burden, which meant that Ain had gradually begun to get over the failure of studying abroad.

Seeing Qing didn't say anything, Aiyin thought Qing didn't believe her, so she began to add reasons for buying a camera: "Besides, am I not going to join the astronomy club? The camera can also be used for celestial observation, right? By the way, Qingqing, didn't you say you want to make a promotional video for our band? This should also be useful, right? But if that's the case, I might as well just buy a camera."

"Um, a camera?"

When Qing heard this word, the memory of her death before the time travel suddenly attacked her, making her stunned and murmur involuntarily.

I still remember that when I was in high school and college, Qing and her classmates had to make videos for group assignments. As a result, Qing had to complete the entire group's workload alone, which was very stressful for Qing. Every time a classmate handed her a camera with a look of trust, Qing would shudder from the depths of her soul.

"Eh? Is there something wrong with the camera? Could it be that Qingqing has done some research on cameras?"

Aine asked curiously.

Qing shook her head. She couldn't explain it to Aiyin in detail. She just said vaguely: "No, I don't understand these. I just used a camera. Since Aiyin said so, you can buy it if you want."

Qing believed that Aiyin would stick to her hobby of photography if it was useful for the band, so he stopped trying to dissuade her.

Qing even gave Aiyin a suggestion: "Since we need money for the Astronomy Club's activities, how about having Deng apply for activity funds from the Student Union? Anyway, the Astronomy Club doesn't have much money to spend right now."

Aiyin was surprised when she heard this and asked, "Is this okay?"

Qing thought about what kind of monsters there were in the Astronomy Department in Bang Bang, and said meaningfully: "Give it a try, the Astronomy Department is a very magical club."

84

Chapter 84: Apology, confession, hug.

“I’m sorry, Aine.”

While walking on the tree-lined path in Tokyo in the afternoon, Qing suddenly apologized softly to Aine who was walking side by side with her.

Aiyin was stunned when she heard Qing's apology. She turned her head to look at Qing and asked in confusion: "Why did Qingqing apologize?"

Qing didn't look at Aine, but continued to look forward, and slowly said, "We're going to the piano store soon, but we've been having accidents or discussing serious matters so far today, so we have very little time to have fun."

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