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After changing into the slippers that Su Shi gave him, Qingchuan Xiang started walking in Su Shi's house.

Yes, the Su family is so big that Qingchuan Xiang can walk around here as if it were a stroll.

It’s a high-rise duplex with huge windows overlooking the vast sky with white clouds. There is no other building blocking the view. Only by walking to the window and looking down can you see the layers of buildings as small as ants and the even smaller traffic and crowds.

If I could see the rain here, it would be very beautiful, right? After all, the clouds in the sky seem so close here, just like...

It was inconceivable that Qingchuan Xiang had no feelings in his heart, and he couldn't even express them with a fabricated rhetoric.

Although they are clouds that can bring rain, they are just clouds before it actually rains.

Qingchuan Xiang gave up trying. Maybe when he got home he would have to ask his sister to hug him for a while to replenish his energy.

Is my current state really suitable for exploring Su Shi's thoughts? Qingchuan Xiang was a little worried, not realizing how much pressure he had put on Su Shi.

Chapter 38 Like Family

Qingchuan Xiang was looking at the clouds outside the window, and Su Shi was looking at Qingchuan Xiang.

A line of hazy light extending from the distant horizon changes the sky into a moment called "dusk", making all the scenes "old", just like yellowed old photos.

This time always makes people think of the past.

Su Shi looked at Qingchuan Xiang in the present. The sunset glow made her old as well. However, Qingchuan Xiang was both an old person and a new person who had never left. She was naturally a trigger, tempting Su Shi to get closer and recall the past.

It was as if time had overlapped and intertwined on Qingchuan Xiang's body. The sunset light seemed to have crashed into a bottle of water, reflecting a vague halo on Qingchuan Xiang's body, brilliant and illusory, like the thing that everyone wants to see most after a match is struck...

Su Shi couldn't help but reach out his hand——

"Su Shi?" A voice as soft as water splashed on Su Shi's body, waking her up.

It was only then that Su Shi realized that he had been standing behind Qingchuan Xiang without knowing when. The distance was so close that Su Shi's rapid breathing felt like hot mud on the back of Xiang's neck.

His hand passed over Xiang's shoulder, gently wrapped around her collarbone, and his naturally open palm lightly pressed on the area just below the other shoulder.

The other hand hugged Qingchuan Xiang's waist. The thin fabric did not provide any barrier, and countless wrinkles appeared as the hand groped around. In the end, it could only be allowed to stay on her flat belly.

"I'm sorry! Xiaoxiang." Su Shiru felt as if she was burned. She quickly withdrew her hands and stepped back.

What on earth had I done? Was I out of my mind? Think quickly, what excuse can I have to explain my behavior just now...

"Do you like me? Sushi."

Before Su Shi could come up with a reason, additional blows came one after another, catching Su Shi off guard.

"Wait, what does this sentence mean..." Qingchuan Xiang turned around, tilted his head, and directly expressed his confusion: "It means exactly what it says. Or to put it another way, Su Shi, why did you hug me just now?"

During Qingchuan Xiang's long study, she wrote down the possible meanings of each action. Different actions always have different meanings in different situations.

Only hugs, no matter where they are, seem to always represent beautiful meanings: wishes, reluctance, sympathy, and love.

In the eyes of Qingchuan Xiang, a smart child, the feeling of hugging always makes her feel sweet, like a ball of cotton candy. This rhetoric is also very suitable to describe the physical feeling brought by a hug.

"Would Sushi hug someone just because she hates her?"

"Of course not!" From Qingchuan Xiang's question just now, Su Shi felt a kind of childlike innocence, and also understood that Xiang's "like" was not the more serious meaning she thought. "Of course I like Xiao Xiang."

"Really?" Qingchuan Xiang's reaction was flat, making it hard to fathom her thoughts. Su Shi felt a sense of exhaustion. The shadow of the past and the present seemed to be constantly shifting and merging, leaving her unsure how to respond.

"Then..." But the question was not over yet, "Su Shi, do you like me, or the me in CRYCHIC?"

Su Shi’s first thought was, don’t these two mean the same thing?

This question made Su Shi even more confused about how to answer than the previous direct question "Do you like me?", and he stood there for a moment.

"I see."

Without waiting for Su Shi's answer, this incident itself seemed to answer Qingchuan Xiang's doubts. She nodded and ended the topic.

"Can I use the bathroom? I want to take a shower first."

"...Okay, I'll go get some clothes that Xiaoxiang can wear."

"Ah, no need to bother." Qingchuan Xiang shook the schoolbag he was still holding and took out a brand new shirt from it. "I usually carry clothes with me on hot days, even underwear and a towel."

Su Shi led Qingchuan Xiang out of the bathroom. Along the way, Qingchuan Xiang once again realized how big this house was. It was like a luxury hotel and there was no sense of life at all.

What concerns Qingchuan Xiang is that there seems to be only one person's life in this house, and that person is naturally Su Shi, but what about her family members?

"Xiao Xiang, you can use the shower gel and other things here at will. I'll go make dinner first. Xiao Xiang, is there anything you like to eat or avoid?" Su Shi asked.

"I like soup, but I don't have any particular likes or dislikes for other things. I guess I'm pretty easy to feed."

"How about I make minestrone soup?"

"Ah."

After saying this, Su Shi left the bathroom. As soon as she closed the door, she did not go to the kitchen to cook immediately. Instead, she leaned against the wall and slowly squatted down.

The feeling of Qingchuan Xiang in my hand was still so clear at this moment, as if everything happened just a second ago.

Su Shi looked at her hands, as if they were wet too - in fact, they did feel a little wet, which was the sweat that Qingchuan Xiang could not control and always produced.

Su Shi stared at his hands for a while, then brought his hands close to himself and sniffed them gently.

It doesn't have that sweaty smell, but instead feels like fresh air after the rain, which makes people feel happy...

Wait, what am I doing!

Su Shi suddenly realized what he had just done. His face flushed with embarrassment. He hugged his knees with his hands and buried his head in his legs, like an ostrich avoiding reality.

What should I do to make Xiaoxiang willing to return to the band? And what does the question "Do you like me, or the CRYCHIC me?" mean?

Su Shi, who had always believed that he could bring everyone back, was no longer confident at this time.

But Su Shi was sure of one thing, she didn't want Qingchuan Xiang to leave. Even if Qingchuan Xiang couldn't return to the band, it didn't matter. She hoped that she could always stay with her, which seemed not bad either...

slam-la-

The shower in the bathroom started to sound, and the sound of water splashing on the floor came out muffledly through the bathroom door.

Xiaoxiang likes water very much, so she might wash in it for a long time.

Imagining Qingchuan Xiang washing her body and playing in the water, Su Shi couldn't help laughing, with a brewing gleam in her eyes.

It feels so good to have someone at home to accompany you.

How happy it would be if days like this could happen every day. Xiaoxiang and I would be like a family.

Chapter 39: Enjoyable Shower Time

As expected, the bathroom in the Su family was quite large. According to Qingchuan Xiang's estimation, it was probably four times the size of his own small bathroom.

"The bathtub is so big." Having taken off all her clothes, Qingchuan Xiang squatted naked beside the bathtub, opened her arms and stretched them straight, trying to gesture the length of the bathtub.

It feels like I can do underwater ballet in it... Well, my brain is starting to work a little bit, and I can already come up with some jokes.

Even though the water hasn't even started running yet, I feel a little happier just by entering the bathroom, like Pavlov's tamed dog.

Even when he was alone, Qingchuan Xiang would tirelessly and happily make up strange little jokes in his mind, even if they were not funny.

Staring at the huge bathtub, Qingchuan Xiang was really tempted, but after all, it was in someone else's house, and filling the bathtub with water would take some time, so this time he had to give up. Although it was a pity, being able to take a good shower would already make Qingchuan Xiang feel much more comfortable.

Qingchuan Xiang found a small stool in the bathroom, sat in front of the shower, turned on the switch, and streams of water immediately spread down. The first few streams of water were so cool that they stimulated Qingchuan Xiang, but he no longer had the intention of turning off the shower.

The moment the water hit my body, a feeling of relaxation and happiness grew. Subsequently, a large amount of clean water gradually covered my body, making the feeling of happiness spread rapidly like a plant that has been watered.

"Hu——" He let out a sigh of relief, but still felt a little unsatisfied. After thinking for a while, Qingchuan Xiang stood up, took the shower head with his hand, and gently kicked away the small stool under him with his feet.

Then I waited until the water in the shower had heated up, rinsed a small area of the floor, kicked off my slippers, and rubbed the floor with my sensitive soles for a while.

The bathroom floor of Su Shijia is made of tiles with a slightly matte texture. The comfortable touch, which is slightly rough but not painful, plus the residual warmth after flushing with hot water and the touch of accumulated water on the ground, all come from under your feet.

Qingchuan Xiang nodded with satisfaction, then carefully lowered his body and finally lay on the floor.

I'm taking a shower anyway, so if the floor is not clean, I'll just clean it thoroughly later.

He kept his back, buttocks and legs as close to the wet ground as possible. Although he couldn't enjoy a bath in the bathtub, Qingchuan Xiang could now create the illusion that he was lying on his back on the surface of the pool.

Naturally, he would not forget what was happening before him. Qingchuan Xiang lay on the ground, holding the shower head high in his arms, letting the torrent of water spray onto his body.

It is different from the common standing posture or sitting on a small stool when taking a shower, because the whole body is stretched out flat, defenseless and exposed to the water flow at any angle. The parts that were previously directly impacted by the water flow have changed from the shoulders to the lower abdomen, chest and other parts.

These fragile parts were rarely washed by water, which made Qingchuan Xiang feel a little stimulated. The itchy feeling made Xiang couldn't help but chuckle a few times, which seemed surprisingly clear amid the sound of water in the bathroom. If there was someone taking a bath with Qingchuan Xiang in the bathroom at this time, he would probably also be able to hear the clear laughter like a silver bell.

"Feel much better."

Qingchuan Xiang, who had started to "flow" again, began to think about what to do next.

After arriving at Su Shi's house, I had hoped that I could find the reason for Su Shi's persistence in her home, and that goal had been achieved. Perhaps, as I had thought before, the lack of family companionship was the reason why she longed for a place that could bring her warmth.

My original idea was very simple. I thought that as long as I let Su Shi join the band, the new band could become a replacement for CRYCHIC and bring Su Shi the same feeling that the old band gave her, this problem could be solved. However, I didn't expect that Su Shi's idea was to completely replicate the original CRYCHIC.

Do you want to continue with this plan now?

Sushi would become the most destabilizing factor in this new band, a former official constantly scheming to restore power. By then, not only would Sushi's problem be solved, but the existing band might even fall apart, preventing Aine, Deng, and Lixi from fulfilling their respective ambitions.

So should Su Shi be excluded from this current band?

What about Su Shi? Before he was sure that Su Shi was difficult to convince, Qingchuan Xiang was still willing to try to help her. After all, they could probably be considered friends now.

This time wasn't like the previous time with Xiao Deng. Although Xiao Deng had been hesitant, afraid to move forward, and missing CRYCHIC, her willingness to accept help from a newcomer like Aine was already a sign of her willingness to move forward...

Ah, the water on the floor is cold.

Although it was a hot day and this would actually make him feel cooler, Qingchuan Xiang still sat up and obediently sat back on the small stool. He also knew that this was not a good behavior.

Let's take a step by step.

After all, I have natural defects when it comes to emotional issues. I can't do everything. I just need to do what I can.

As for what he can do next, Qingchuan Xiang has already thought about it.

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While Qingchuan Xiang was taking a shower, Su Shi put on an apron, tied her hair behind her, and started to cook dinner.

Vegetable minestrone soup is quite simple to cook. In fact, if you just want to make an edible dish, making the soup is really a piece of cake.

Process and prepare the carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and other ingredients in sequence, add them into boiling water in a certain order and stew them. Just turn on the heat to the appropriate level, remember the time, and wait.

However, Su Shi is naturally not the kind of person who cooks casually to satisfy his stomach. Because he has been alone at home for a long time, Su Shi has also developed pretty good cooking skills.

Whether it is the cutting skills, the grasp of the "right amount" of ingredients, the timing of adding, or the choice of heat, it can be said that practice makes perfect. In just a short while, the vegetable soup has taken shape, and you only need to simmer it over high heat for a while and wait.

"If Xiaoxiang is here too, do you need some meat?"

Su Shi, wearing an apron, looked at the rich soup bubbling in the pot. Then she remembered that Xiao Xiang was also going to eat with them today, and she had already made a pure vegetarian soup according to her usual habit.

It's a bit late to add meat now...

"Looks, so Su." Suddenly a sound with moist hot water vapor came from behind his ear, blowing the long hair hanging beside his ear. Together with the hot wind, it tickled Su Shi and made him shiver.

"Xiao Xiang?" Su Shi quickly turned around. Sure enough, it was Qingchuan Xiang. "Don't come so close behind me so suddenly. It's dangerous in the kitchen!"

After a small scare, Su Shi finally had time to look at Qingchuan Xiang's whole body.

Qingchuan Xiang seemed to have noticed Su Shi's thoughts and took a step back to allow Su Shi to see him better.

Just like the clothes she changed into last time at karaoke, it would be more accurate to say that Qingchuan Xiang really only has shirts and pants. Although Qingchuan Xiang always thinks that if she wants to make herself more interesting, she should try more different kinds of clothes, but when she opens the closet, she finds that she already has so many clothes, there is really no need to buy new ones, so she has put them aside.

Qingchuan Xiang, who had just finished taking a shower, could not dry her hair with just a towel, and could not tie it up as usual, so she had to let her hair draped wetly over her shoulders. It was also the first time that Su Shi saw Qingchuan Xiang with her hair down. There were still water droplets hanging on her pearl-gray hair, as if it were real pearls. Although it was not ostentatious, it gave people a very luxurious feeling.

At this distance, Su Shi could faintly sense the warm water vapor emanating from Qingchuan Xiang's body, and could smell the pleasant scent of gardenias, which was the scent of the shower gel that Su Shi usually used. What surprised Su Shi was that the fragrance coming from Xiang was even stronger than the fragrance that Su Shi usually smelled on her own body after taking a shower.

It was like the shower gel mixed with the clean water in the shower had a perfume-like effect on Qingchuan Xiang's body.

And there is a large area of white and tender skin exposed on Qingchuan Xiang, which makes people want to try it. If you take a light bite on it, how obvious the mark will be and how long will it last to disappear?

But what Su Shi couldn't ignore the most was the smile on Qingchuan Xiang's face now. Although it was the same faint smile as when he came to Su Shi's house,

But Su Shi, who is also good at social smiles, can see that Xiao Xiang's smile now is lively.

Chapter 40: Xiaoxiang, Like a Sister

"Xiao Xiang, do you think this dish is too plain?" Su Shi still remembered what Qingchuan Xiang had just said behind him, and felt a little embarrassed.

"I don't think it's bad, it's just a simple sigh." Qingchuan Xiang shook his head, then looked up and down at Su Shi's height. When he saw her chest, he paused slightly, not letting Su Shi notice, "Su Shi, vegetarianism?"

Su Shi blinked and found that Qingchuan Xiang seemed a little different from his usual self. He looked very lazy now, and when he spoke, he only used a few words as a sentence.

"I just like to eat lighter vegetarian food, that's all. I also enjoy eating meat." Su Shi smiled, as if talking to a younger sister, kind and considerate, "Do you want Xiao Xiang to make another meat dish?"

"Hmm..." Qingchuan Xiang tilted his body, looked past Su Shi, and glanced at the pot behind Su Shi that was boiling.

Looking at the thick soup that was bubbling as it cooked over a high fire, Qingchuan Xiang seemed to be very satisfied with it, making a small "whooshing" sound.

"This is enough."