When we were in school, we would occasionally play a somewhat childish little game, which was to look each other in the eye to see who would give up first, laugh, or avoid looking away.

Even in the Moon Forest of the Misses' School, the Misses who are still in their most active teenage years would occasionally secretly find a corner where the teacher couldn't see them and play this game together which was very unladylike.

Su Shi has never played this game before. On the one hand, she thinks it is really childish. On the other hand, although Su Shi can perfectly look directly at the other person when socializing, she can give the other person the feeling that she values her.

However, in such an occasion without social etiquette, this deliberate act of looking into others' eyes is a very direct expression of emotion for Su Shi, and Su Shi has always been accustomed to a more implicit way of getting along.

What is subtle? Everything seems to be just ordinary daily behavior, singing together, chatting about what we ate today, joking about each other's clothes...

This is what Su Shi desires most.

Therefore, when Qingchuan Xiang came to Su Shi's house today, whether he was discussing tonight's dinner with Xiao Xiang or helping Xiao Xiang blow her hair, it gave Su Shi an indescribable feeling of happiness.

It should be like this, plain as water, but able to flow slowly into the heart, filling every gap in the soul.

And now...

Qingchuan Xiang didn't seem shy at all, and her expression was quite serious, which didn't look like the look of someone sitting on someone else at all. It was just like she was sitting in a cafe and chatting normally.

If Xiaoxiang and the young ladies of Yuezhisen were to compete in the staring game, they would undoubtedly win the championship.

If it was just a simple serious expression, it would be fine. But Qingchuan Xiang seemed to have made up his mind and kept following Su Shi's gaze. If Su Shi dared to turn her head away even a little, Qingchuan Xiang would move her body and put her head in front of Su Shi, forcing Su Shi to look at her.

And if Su Shi wanted to turn her head away completely, she had no doubt that Qingchuan Xiang would directly grab her head with her hands and force her to look at Xiao Xiang.

Compared to the latter, Su Shi would rather take the initiative to look at Xiao Xiang's face.

But even if Su Shi was forced to be "willing" to look Xiao Xiang in the eye, it didn't mean that Su Shi was mentally prepared.

Qingchuan Xiang's gaze did not shift at all, and he looked at Su Shi very seriously. His eyes were so calm, like the calm surface of a lake, but they concealed undercurrents.

What made Su Shi even more unbearable was the breath filled with moist hot water vapor that came out with Qingchuan Xiang's words.

The air exhaled by normal people will contain a small amount of water, but Su Shi felt that the water content in Qingchuan Xiang was not a small amount at all.

Qingchuan Xiang was careful not to point her lips directly at Su Shi's face when she spoke, as that would be too rude. So Xiao Xiang would lower her head slightly when she spoke.

This resulted in the heat flowing under Su Shi's jaw and on his neck in waves, like the intermittent and regular ebb and flow of the tide, stimulating Su Shi's senses again and again.

"Are you listening?"

Qingchuan Xiang had already said a few words, but had not received any response, and could not help but droop his eyes in dissatisfaction.

"......!" Su Shi finally woke up from the strange feeling, but still looked a little dazed. "Sorry, Xiaoxiang, can you say it again? I was a little distracted just now."

Qingchuan Xiang looked at Su Shi suspiciously, seeing that he was not doing well. His face was flushed, his breathing was rapid, and his eyes were wandering. It looked like he had something to hide, but Qingchuan Xiang didn't want to pursue those things now.

"I just told you to tell me everything you want to do, what you want to get out of this. Let's get this straight."

"What I want to do..." Su Shi pursed her lips, and naturally thought of CRYCHIC again in her mind, but Xiao Xiang had just expressed her dislike for the band, so should she continue to talk about this now?

"Don't hide it." Qingchuan Xiang saw through Su Shi's hesitation at a glance, "I said, now is the time to have a good talk, you can tell me all your thoughts, even if I don't agree with your ideas, I will explain why I disagree in my statement.

"Just think of me as a secret tree hole, or a wishing well that hears people's wishes? I like the latter metaphor better."

Su Shi's lips moved slightly, wanting to say what was in her heart, but she stopped at the last moment. Her eyes showed confusion and hesitation, as if she was weighing the weight of her words, worried about the consequences once she said them.

But in the end, Su Shi still expressed the thought that had been lingering in her mind since that rainy day: "I want everyone in CRYCHIC to come back and form a band happily again."

After saying this, Su Shi seemed to have forgotten the shyness and uneasiness she felt when looking at Xiao Xiang before. She immediately looked at Qingchuan Xiang's expression, worried that she would be dissatisfied with this topic again.

Fortunately, Xiaoxiang's expression remained calm. Unfortunately, Xiaoxiang's expression was so calm that she didn't seem to be moved at all by the word CRYCHIC.

"This is what you want to do, so why do you do it?"

Like a judge interrogating a prisoner, Qingchuan Xiang regarded Su Shi's request as a cold and hard clause and continued to question him.

"I love everyone in CRYCHIC and miss the time when we performed together. I... want to reunite the band for everyone."

"For everyone." Qingchuan Xiang repeated Su Shi's words. From her appearance, it was impossible to tell what she thought of Su Shi's words. "Okay, then I will just think so for now. Su Shi, you really think so, right?

"Then it's my turn. First of all, I'm not opposed to joining a band. Although I can't say I'm interested, I don't hate bands either. And as I said before, I really enjoyed that time."

"Then...!" When Su Shi heard this, he was shocked at first, and then he was filled with intense joy. He couldn't help but hold Qingchuan Xiang's arms tighter.

But the next sentence immediately poured a bucket of cold water on Su Shi.

"But in the Sushi era, CRYCHIC is still destined to never return. If what you want is a complete re-creation of that old band, I, not to mention others, will definitely not join."

Chapter 46: Like an Interrogation

"Xiao Xiang, why..."

Su Shi was about to cry, and her tone began to become anxious, but she didn't know how to win back Qingchuan Xiang. It seemed that trying to persuade her with emotion had no effect on Xiao Xiang in front of her. She just threw a stone into the pond, and there was hardly even a ripple.

What about reasoning with him? But does Su Shi have any legitimate and necessary reasons to convince Qingchuan Xiang to come back and form a band?

"Before that, Su Shi, please let me go a little."

Although Su Shi didn't know how to convince Qingchuan Xiang, he took action on his own and held Qingchuan Xiang's body tightly. His worry that Qingchuan Xiang would leave became more and more serious.

If Qingchuan Xiang and Su Shi were at least a fist's distance apart before, now that Su Shi's hands were exerting more and more force, the two were already tightly stuck together.

Qingchuan Xiang, who could originally look at Su Shi face to face, had to turn his head away and put his head on Su Shi's shoulder after the distance was shortened again, otherwise he would have kissed her directly.

Qingchuan Xiang could clearly feel the soft touch of Su Shi's body, which seemed to be too well-nourished for a high school student.

Much stronger than myself.

For the first time, Qingchuan Xiang discovered that hugs sometimes are not always completely beautiful things... At least this time, Su Shi's hug definitely did not express any emotion such as love.

Although he asked Su Shi to let go of him, Su Shi had no intention of letting go. Qingchuan Xiang sighed and did not continue to force Su Shi to let go of him. Anyway, he did not feel uncomfortable in this situation.

Rather, it was quite comfortable to hug Su Shi's body, much more comfortable than hugging her own sister. Her own sister had a body full of muscular strength, and when hugged, she felt as hard as a piece of iron...

Since Su Shi was holding him tightly and refused to let go, Qingchuan Xiang simply rested his head on Su Shi's shoulder to save some energy.

Then he began to "rub shoulders" with Su Shi, and he could feel the other person's hair brushing against his cheek while they were talking.

"And the second thing I want to talk about is, why does Su Shi take it for granted that everyone wants to return to that Crychik?"

Su Shi only felt that his heartbeat suddenly stopped.

Under the intimate posture, what came out were not some teasing love words, but sharp questions, which mercilessly tore through Su Shi's self-deceptive cloak.

The meaning contained in this question is too cruel for Su Shi, but in fact, hasn't Su Shi thought about this for such a long time?

Everyone must want to go back to the happy band days, but there are some misunderstandings between everyone, and they don’t communicate well. As long as everyone sits down and has a good chat, they will be able to resolve the misunderstandings and return to the good old days.

This seemingly self-evident point of view has obvious flaws, but Su Shi ignored those issues that did not suit his wishes and only thought about the assumptions that were beneficial to him.

"I..." Su Shi stammered, trying to defend herself and refute Qingchuan Xiang's words. Xiang couldn't see her expression, but he could imagine that Su Shi's face must not be looking good at this moment.

But Qingchuan Xiang continued:

Xiao Deng thought Xiangzi's departure was due to her lack of ability, and took all the blame on herself. Li Xi, on the other hand, left because she was dissatisfied with Xiangzi's irresponsibility and accusations against Deng.

"Do you know this?"

Su Shi was unaware of this.

"Of course, I also believe that you definitely didn't do nothing. You must have tried to contact other people. If Deng was withdrawn, you wouldn't be able to find her. I can understand that. If you want to bring Lixi back to form a band again, in fact, as long as Deng is willing to form a band, Lixi will come. So I think it's normal that you are not in a hurry to see her.

"But why do you assume so naturally that what they want is the Crychik of the past?"

Why……

"As for Xiangzi and Mu, I guess you have been trying to find Xiangzi most of the time, and your way is probably through Mu. After all, Mu is not good at lying and speaks too bluntly. Although she can remain silent in the face of your questions, Mu's reaction is enough for you to judge that Xiangzi is not far away.

"Xiangzi voluntarily quit the band. Although she didn't explain the reason, isn't that clear enough? There must be a reason why Xiangzi couldn't continue to stay in the band. Don't you think of that, Sushi?"

One by one, the problems that had constantly appeared in Su Shi's mind but were repeatedly ignored by Su Shi were raised one by one by Qingchuan Xiang in reality and placed in front of Su Shi.

Qingchuan Xiang, who was leaning close to Su Shi's ear, suddenly became hideous, like a devil who could understand people's hearts, and spoke words that were painful.

Su Shi, you are not thinking about everyone at all. From the beginning to the end, you are only thinking about yourself.

Qingchuan Xiang did not succeed in saying this sentence because she heard a sound as thin as a mosquito's buzz. If Qingchuan Xiang and Su Shi were not so close at this time, Xiang would have found it difficult to hear this sentence.

"Please, Xiaoxiang, don't say anymore..."

There was an obvious cry in Su Shi's voice, and the previously mixed tone also directly revealed Su Shi's true voice.

Qingchuan Xiang sighed, knowing that she seemed to have gone too far. She had originally wanted to guide Su Shi step by step and let him discover his own problems.

But the more he talked about Su Shi's "stagnant" problems, the more Qingchuan Xiang couldn't stop. When he said the last few words, there was already some anger in his tone.

Now, how to end it.

Both Qingchuan Xiang and Su Shi did a lot of things that backfired today.

I feel a little thirsty... Qingchuan Xiang smacked his lips at an inappropriate time. After saying so much, Qingchuan Xiang, who was already well hydrated, felt like drinking water again.

Well, come to think of it, it seems like I forgot something?

"Sushi, how long does it take to simmer minestrone soup? Is it about time?"

After thinking about it for a while, Qingchuan Xiang immediately remembered what had been forgotten.

That pot of vegetable soup is still simmering there!

The topic change was too abrupt. Su Shi's emotions couldn't change that quickly. After being stunned for three or four seconds, she finally reacted. But her pitiful tone hadn't changed yet. She said, "It seems like the time has come."

"I think even if we want to have a good chat, we shouldn't do it on an empty stomach."

Qingchuan Xiang said seriously.

Chapter 47 She pua me!

Fortunately, the vegetable minestrone soup was successfully saved. I can only say that Su Shi was very careful and remembered to turn the heat to low before cooking.

Otherwise, Qingchuan Xiang and Su Shi might have to order takeout tonight. This would be Qingchuan Xiang's first time as a guest at Su Shi's house. If that happened, the precious memory of this first time would be subtly devalued.

Su Shi listlessly found a pair of heat-insulating gloves and brought the pot of steaming vegetable soup to the table.

Qingchuan Xiang looked at Su Shi who was dragging his feet as he walked, and felt worried about the fate of the pot of hot soup.

What is more worrying is Su Shi's mental state.

Although I was prepared that Su Shi might fall into a depressed state, I didn't expect Su Shi's reaction to be so great.

Qingchuan Xiang was rarely affected by other people's low mood. The reason was that although Su Shi had stepped on the two major minefields that could be said to be his only two:

One is that Su Shi's behavior of indulging in the past triggered Qingchuan Xiang's "mobile" alarm device, and the other is that Su Shi wanted to use Qingchuan Xiang, who was trying to help make up for the "family affection" that Su Shi lacked, to persuade Xiang to return to the band. This is a violation of the family affection that Qingchuan Xiang only understands and values in his heart.

But it was precisely the second point that made Qingchuan Xiang, although he wanted to abandon Su Shi several times, finally couldn't help but want to help Su Shi.

Qingchuan Xiang watched Su Shi place the pot of vegetable soup on a heat-resistant mat on the dining table, and then when he was about to serve the rice, he took the initiative to move forward.

"Su Shi, let me help too."

Su Shi paused, a glimmer of hope flashing in his dull eyes: "Xiao Xiang, don't you hate me?"

Actually, it's still a bit annoying.

Qingchuan Xiang muttered something in his heart, but he certainly couldn't say it out loud. Otherwise, Qingchuan Xiang would worry about whether Su Shi would do something extreme.

"Just like everyone has their shortcomings and strengths, even though I don't like some of Su Shi's behaviors, it doesn't mean I will deny all the strengths that I like about Su Shi."

Qingchuan Xiang has always been a person who knows how to "distinguish clearly". Whether it is right or wrong, or likes and dislikes, Qingchuan Xiang rarely confuses these things.

At the same time, this clear distinction is sometimes reflected in the following: if Qingchuan Xiang decides to break up with someone, then they will never see each other again.

Su Shi looked at Qingchuan Xiang. Regarding Qingchuan Xiang, Su Shi only felt that his usually confident ability to communicate with others was useless at this time. He could only ask hesitantly:

"Then Xiaoxiang, what do you like about me?"

"Su Shi is very gentle and good at taking care of people." Qingchuan Xiang responded immediately.

But this answer made Su Shi's eyes dim again, because Su Shi knew that her gentleness was just a disguise, a "tool" used to get the feeling of being needed.

Just as Qingchuan Xiang had accused me before, I might really be selfish. Even my thoughts of being nice to others are ultimately just to satisfy my own selfish desires.

But there is more to Qingchuan Xiang’s words.

Qingchuan Xiang took two steps at a time and suddenly rushed in front of Su Shi. Then, in the brief moment when Su Shi had not yet reacted, he slapped Su Shi's face with both hands and rubbed it hard twice.

"Fufu, even though this gentleness is a disguise, I still like it very much."

Xiaoxiang, have you already seen it?

This was the umpteenth time that Su Shi didn't know how to react to Qingchuan Xiang's actions or words, and could only stand there.

Su Shi looked at Qingchuan Xiang who was laughing in front of him. He was obviously like a little devil before, coldly analyzing his inner thoughts clearly and exposing his dark thoughts to the sun without hesitation.

But now she is smiling like a flower and says to herself quite directly, "I like you", even after seeing through her pretense.

Now in Su Shi's eyes, Qingchuan Xiang... is more like a little devil.

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