Anime, but you can win a prize by confessing your love

After a moment, Hong Xia felt the arms that were around her drop down, and the warm bodies separated. The biting cold wind even made her want to return to Ye Mu's arms.

"Oh, thank you, Ye-kun."

After calming down a little, Hong Xia forced a smile at Ye Mu.

In silence, the two got on the train. Perhaps because it was heading away from Shibuya, the carriage was not crowded and a distance of not too far but not close either was quietly created between the two of them.

At Xiabei Ze Station, Hong Xia got off the train first. She turned around and waved to Ye Mu with a polite smile.

"Goodbye, Ye Jun, thank you for what you did today."

Ye Mu also waved his hand in response.

However, when she turned around, the corners of Hong Xia's upturned mouth gradually turned downward, and she looked extremely lost.

Why does it feel like it's getting colder in the afternoon? I should hurry home and cook.

Hongxia shuddered and quickened her pace towards the Ijichi sisters' home.

Having said that, she still couldn't muster up the energy after returning home. After dealing with her sister who wanted to peek at the gift and preparing dinner for her, the exhausted Hong Xia locked herself in the room.

Covering her head, Hong Xia half-sat on her bed and began to take off her black pantyhose.

The thermal pantyhose with fleece lining was a little difficult to take off, especially after it was soaked with sweat. After trying weakly for a long time, Hong Xia gave up and collapsed on the bed, leaving the pantyhose hanging on her thighs.

"If someone knows me, they will be shocked by my current decadent appearance."

Looking at the dazzling lights, Hongxia couldn't help but start to lose her focus.

"Come to think of it, Mr. Ye has been secretly looking at my legs today, and it's so obvious that he didn't even bother to disguise it..."

No, no, why did she think of Ye Mu again!

Hong Xia slapped her face hard as she was about to smile foolishly again, and forced herself not to think about Ye Mu's face.

How about playing drums for a while?

Hongxia's eyes fell on the drumsticks. She encouraged herself and was about to stand up and take a few steps, but she almost tripped over her half-taken pantyhose.

"Hongxia, are you okay?"

My sister's voice came from the living room.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little tired."

"Oh, then go to bed early. You've worked hard today."

Maybe I'm really too tired.

Hongxia tried again, took off her socks, then stood up and turned off the lights.

I won’t take a shower today. I shouldn’t smell bad if I don’t take a shower for a day. Doesn’t Ye Jun often say that I smell good…

I thought of Ye Jun again!

Hongxia hugged her head in pain.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for her.

Chapter 169: A shameful gift!

At the end of December, the neon festive colors gradually became stronger, and reindeer and Christmas trees representing Christmas could be seen everywhere. Even Fanxing placed a Christmas tree next to the stage under the arrangement of PA and Hongxia.

However, on Christmas Day, they have something more worthwhile to do than celebrating Christmas - Ichichi Hoshige's 30th birthday!

After asking Hongxia to be sent away by the store manager, the band and PA-chan quickly took action and began to prepare for Fanxing's birthday party.

"Ms. Hiroi? Miss Hiroi?"

Ye Mu squatted down and pushed the unconscious drunk sister lying on the ground, but the latter just turned over, and her arms flying wildly almost hit Ye Mu.

Well, it seems that we will be short of labor when we just start setting up the venue. I hope Liang won’t slack off this time.

Helplessly, he had to give up the idea of asking the drunkard sister to get up and work, and stood up to continue the arrangement.

As the only male among the stars and the second oldest (excluding the drunkard lying on the ground), Ye Mu had a heavy workload. Basically, he had to do all the work that required climbing up and down, such as hanging banners and arranging Christmas tree decorations.

"Hongxia, can you help me get the colored lights in the box?"

"Sorry, I'm a bit busy at the moment. Please let others help first."

Hong Xia politely but awkwardly declined Ye Mu's request. She had been like this since the last time they went to choose a gift for the store manager, and had always been lukewarm towards Ye Mu.

I don’t know if she chose another path and her development with Ye Mu ended here.

Ye Mu sighed, feeling a little melancholy. Although he said that he respected the girl's choice, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart. After all, Ye Mu was not a bulldozer. Even if he had a harem, he treated Hong Xia and the others like lovers.

Fortunately, the considerate PA noticed Ye Mu’s trouble and took the initiative to put down the colorful balloons in her hand and came over to help.

Seeing this, Little Pochi paused and continued to unpack the snack bag with Kita.

"Hehe, did you do something to make Hong Xia unhappy?"

When PA-chan leaned closer to hand Ye Mu the colored light strip, she touched his hand calmly, then asked in a low voice with a smile.

"um, yes."

Ye Mu answered in a muffled voice, and then began to decorate the Christmas tree carefully.

"Young people are great. No matter what you do, you feel youthful!"

Faced with Ye Mu's unwillingness to talk more, PA-chan smiled even more and didn't say much. After returning to the bar where she was working, she would only occasionally glance at Ye Mu out of the corner of her eyes.

With the joint efforts of several young people, the gloomy and dim stars turned into a birthday party scene with lights and decorations in less than an hour.

Everything is ready, except for the protagonist to appear.

Hongxia was asked to go out and pick up the store manager who was wandering outside. Kita, Xiao Bochi and Ye Mu were lying in ambush on both sides of the stairs, holding fireworks.

"Wait until the store manager gets closer before calling."

Hearing the footsteps approaching, Ye Mu reminded them, and the two girls opposite looked serious and nodded.

"I've already told you not to bother with that..."

"Oh, my sister's 30th birthday should be taken seriously."

The footsteps of the Ijichi sisters were approaching, and after a short countdown, the three of them aimed at the stairs and pulled the tachibana tubes together.

Suddenly, a riot of colorful ribbons fluttered in the air, covering Hong Xia, who could no longer hide her smile, and the store manager who was still in a daze.

"Happy birthday, store manager (Xingge) (senior)! ×7"

Everyone stood up and said this together, even the drunk Hiroi Kikuri got up from the ground at some point and gave her blessings in a daze.

Several hexagonal tables were put together and piled with various snacks and drinks including birthday cakes. The industrial red steel pipe decorations were wrapped with ribbons and colorful balloons. A huge banner was hung under the spotlight of the stage with the words "Christmas Festival × Birthday PARTY" written on it.

There are also three people releasing colorful flowers in front of them. Kita is wearing a fake beard that doesn't match a young and beautiful girl, Ye Mu is wearing star-shaped glasses, and little Pochi is wearing a ribbon with slogans like "Happy Birthday" and "Forever Young".

Everything in front of her made Yidizhi Xingge smile unconsciously, and she slowly came to the birthday cake surrounded by everyone.

"It's obviously not possible to light 30 candles, so let's just use one to celebrate the new year."

Liang, who was in charge of arranging the birthday cake, puffed up her chest with pride and triumphantly announced her achievement to everyone. However, the store manager suddenly became sad when he heard the key word "30 years old".

"Sister, blow out the candles. We will have a performance soon."

Hongxia urged from the side.

Well, we are already old anyway, and this is a fact that cannot be changed.

Ijichi Xingge shook her head, and PA-chan turned off all the lights of the stars at this time, leaving only the faint light of the candles.

"I hope I can have a chance to find a partner, even though no one would like me with such a bad personality. Also... I hope Hong Xia's dream can come true."

After silently making a wish, Ichichi Hoshige opened her eyes and blew out the candles under everyone's gaze.

"Whoo~"

The room suddenly fell into darkness, but then was instantly filled with light.

"Ooooh!"

Everyone cheered and sang birthday songs to wish him a happy birthday.

Then it was time to open the gifts. The first one was from Hongxia, which was a lumbar and neck massage chair.

"What? Why isn't it a stuffed animal this year?"

I didn’t expect the store manager to feel a little regretful and aggrieved. Just understand that you are already 30 years old!

Next was Ye Mujiang's, a long skirt for women, which seemed to have a good texture, but she still preferred more rebellious trousers.

How did he know the size?

"The store manager should also dress more femininely, otherwise you will really end up alone. By the way, the size was told to me by Hong Xia, so don't think too much about it."

Ye Mu added that it was easy to guess the store manager's inner thoughts from his expression.

Ryo…Kita…Pochi’s gifts, the high school girls’ gifts weren’t expensive, but they were definitely full of sincerity, at least the store manager looked very satisfied.

"Hey, sorry, senior. I forgot your gift and bass at the pub. I'll give it to you when I remember which one it was."

The grinning drunkard is as unreliable as ever, but the gift he's about to give is most likely to be the same.

So in the end, only PA sauce’s was left to be opened.

"Xingge, it's best to open my gift when you're alone. After all, everyone here is a child."

PA-chan’s smile was as beautiful as a flower, but she couldn’t help but make a teasing expression.

The store manager looked at her suspiciously, then turned his back to everyone and quietly opened a corner of the small pink box...

"Are you stupid? There's no way I would need this!"

The combination of thin lines and egg shape made the store manager know what it was at a glance. His cheeks turned red and he screamed in shame.

Chapter 170: Unreliable Adults and Drunk PA

"Oh, don't you need this?"

PA-chan pretended to be confused, causing everyone to guess.

"Sister, what's in there?"

Hongxia wanted to take the box out of curiosity, but Xingge protected her behind her.

"No, it's nothing, just a cheap prank, don't worry about it!"

It's embarrassing to say that before she turned into a decadent adult, the store manager was a very charming girl. However, she became obsessed with rock music at a young age, and except for a few like-minded schoolmates, no stranger dared to approach her.

In addition, Hongxia later also became interested in rock music. In order to prevent her sister from being influenced by bad and vulgar things, Ijichi Hoshige set an example and stayed away from musicians who truly embodied the spirit of rock music.

It is because of the depression after her mother's death and the need to take care of her younger sister that she, Ijichi Xingge, has never had a romantic relationship until now, and she even kept her virginity to herself.

This can be said to be very rare in the rock circle.

After glaring at the PA who was laughing without caring about his image, the store manager began to urge the band to finish their performance and go on stage.

"Okay, let's go."

Hong Xia nodded and walked towards the stage with the people who had just finished the band. Suddenly, the stage was empty except for three adults.

"Senior, PA, we're not going home until we're drunk today!"

The drunk Hiroi Kikuri seemed to be unable to open her eyes forever outside of the performance. At this time, she took out three bottles of wine from somewhere and handed them to the store manager and PA-chan in a domineering manner.

"I, I'll just forget it."

Compared to the unscrupulous PA-chan, the manager looked at the sister on the stage and hesitated.

"Oh, today is your birthday, you have special privileges. I don't understand where the senior who was once so powerful in the university has gone."

"It's okay, Xingge. At worst, I can just let Hongxia take you home."

Since both of them had persuaded her in this way, Yidizhi Xingge couldn't continue to refuse, so she poured herself a glass and drank it in small sips.

On the stage, the band's performance also began with the sound of crossed drumsticks.

First up is a song called Youth Syndrome, which starts with perfect violin sounds and powerful chords with plenty of strength, carrying the youth and vitality unique to young high school students.

Then there was "I'll Never Forget" composed by Hong Xia. Although Hong Xia never said it, the store manager quickly realized that it was written by Hong Xia after listening to it twice.

"Speaking of which, the songs in their band all have very distinct characteristics. From the planet to the band, it seems that they can be matched one by one to everyone except Ye Jun."