Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

You've been so persistent that I'm almost on the list of people I don't want to do business with!

Xiangzi seemed to have thought of the same scene. He met her eyes for a moment and smiled, which made the little Su Shi in Su Shi's body, who had negative phototaxis, feel a little uncomfortable, and he avoided her gaze without saying a word.

"Next is Mu. He started playing guitar when he was young and is very reliable."

When he heard his own name, Ruoye Mu's gaze lingered on Xiangzi and Deng's faces for a moment, but after listening to Xiangzi's speech, he shook his head slightly.

This made Xiangzi smile: "You are like this again."

Then the red light turned green, and several people crossed the zebra crossing and continued walking forward.

Gao Songdeng followed them closely for a while before he slowly spoke:

"Are you two... Xiangzi's friends?"

Xiangzi looked at me with bright eyes, "Mu is my childhood playmate. Although Su Shi is in the same grade as me—"

"But we hardly ever talked before," Nagasaki Suyo interrupted.

She then turned her head to look at Ruoye Mu, and smiled kindly, "And He Xiaomu too."

"As for the other drummer, it's our first time meeting him." Toyokawa Shoko took out her phone and looked at it, then asked Sushi, "Sushi, did you and Shiina meet at the door?"

"Well, I just gave Li Xi the address. She should be waiting at the door."

Su Shi tapped her cheek with her finger, thought for a moment, and suddenly smiled.

"However, if Zhe Li saw her, he would probably ask her to wait in the store. Then we can go straight into the store and look for her."

“——…….”

Gao Songdeng suddenly raised his face.

Xiangzi covered his mouth and chuckled, "Mr. Su Shi really understands Mr. Zhe Li."

Su Shi waved his hand and said, "No, no, we've just known each other for a long time." But there was a smile on his face.

Gao Songdeng muttered to himself: "...Zhe, Li...?"

"Xiao Deng, what's wrong?"

Su Shiben had been observing Gao Songdeng from the corner of her eye, and now she immediately turned to look at her. Her smile remained the same—or rather, it grew even more ferocious, like a hunting cat sizing up a shivering hamster.

Ruoye Mu raised his eyes and glanced at Su Shi calmly.

“…No, nothing.” Gao Songdeng lowered his head again.

"Is that so?"

Su Shi raised his eyebrows slightly and his smile faded a little, but it was not because he was dissatisfied, but more like he had lost interest.

She regained her usual gentle yet slightly distant smile.

"Xiao Deng, if you feel unwell, please tell me!"

"Yeah, yeah! I'm, fine."

Gao Songdeng still kept his head down, but he felt a lot more relaxed.

She could feel Nagasaki Suyo's gaze fixed on her. However, the gaze that always made her feel uncomfortable in the past was surprisingly not painful at this moment.

Perhaps it was because there was no contempt in that gaze, but instead a strange sense of "respect"—

Just like when Bao Deng Zheli said "unique" to her.

Just like when Shoko Toyokawa praised her "lyrics".

The one who was truly watching was the human named Takamatsu Deng, not someone who just happened to appear here.

She unconsciously slowed down her pace and stared at the backs of the three people.

It seems that as long as I am with them, I will not disappear.

...I always feel very happy.

"——Deng-san, what's wrong?"

Toyokawa Shoko suddenly turned around and spoke with her head slightly tilted.

Gao Songdeng was stunned for a moment, "Ah, I'm sorry..."

He hurriedly shook his head and took a few steps to catch up.

Lost Star Chapter 31 Summer Time Record: Episode : Because of Milk, Infinite Rebirth

After turning into the alley, Shiina Riki looked up and looked into the distance.

The buildings nearby are not very tall, and the sunlight shines brightly on the clean streets, making the sign at the store door particularly eye-catching.

"birth"

This is the name of the cafe.

Shiina Riki recalled that when Nagasaki Suyo sent her the address, she also specifically mentioned that it was a cafe.

I didn’t see anyone outside the door. Did they go into the store and wait?

The girl walked closer while listening to music, and took a quick look inside the store through the glass. As it turned out, there was no customer in the store except for a tall man wiping cups at the counter.

I think I'm early. But there doesn't seem to be anywhere to sit and wait...

Shiina Riki thought about it and found an empty seat by the door to lean against.

When the song playing in the headphones came to an end, Shiina Riki was boredly swiping her phone to choose songs, when suddenly a "ding-ling-ling" sound caught her attention.

She tilted her head and saw that the door of the cafe was opened from the inside and a man stuck his head out.

"Hello." The man said with a smile.

Shiina Riki was stunned for a moment before responding slowly: "Hello..."

The man blinked, his eyes gently passing over her figure leaning against the wall.

"Are you waiting for someone?"

"...Yes." Shiina Riki paused the music, took off his headphones, looked at the man's face, and whispered, "Am I disturbing your business? I can wait somewhere far away."

Her tone sounded a little stiff, as if she was not used to being humble.

"That doesn't matter—"

At this time, the man walked out of the store.

He hadn't noticed anything when he had glanced at him from outside the store before, but now that he was actually standing in front of him, Shiina Riki realized that the man was very tall: the carefully ironed shirt and vest made his already tall figure look even more slender, and his sleeves were rolled up to near his elbows, revealing the soft muscle lines on his arms.

Her hair was slightly longer, and her bangs vaguely covered her eyebrows, but could not hide her pair of blue eyes.

With a faint smile on his lips, an overflowing confidence swept over him.

Shiina Riki felt that this man was more like a gigolo than a coffee shop clerk...

While she was lost in thought about the impoliteness, the man spoke again:

"I just noticed you standing outside the store for a long time, so I came out to ask you: Do you want to come in and wait?"

"Eh? Ah, no..." Shiina Riki waved his hands quickly, "The person I'm waiting for should be here soon."

The man was silent for a moment. His eyes stared at Shiina Riki for a long time, causing her to shrink back uncomfortably.

Then, the man put his hands on his hips, abruptly suppressed a smile, and his emotionless gaze fell on Shiina Riki's face.

Shiina Riki was at a loss for a moment. He grabbed the shoulder strap of his schoolbag and took a step back. Then he heard the man say:

"But you standing at the door is affecting my business."

...?

Who just said it's okay?

Shiina Riki was a little unhappy, but when he thought about how he was in the wrong, he took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and said, "I can go somewhere far away and wait—"

"It's the same if you stand across from the restaurant. It makes customers feel like this restaurant isn't even worth stopping by."

The man shook his finger as if stating a well-known fact.

"...Okay, okay. I'll wait at the alley entrance—"

"You'll scare away my precious guests."

"--ha?"

Is this guy here to pick a fight with me?

Shiina Riki widened her eyes and was about to say something, but the man had already turned around and went back into the store, leaving her with no one to talk to.

She stood by the door for a few seconds before finally stomping her feet in anger.

How infuriating!

Shiina Riki took a few deep breaths before he finally calmed himself down and put on his headphones again.

…Then the man leaned forward again, causing her finger, which was hovering over the play button on her phone, to pause for a moment.

The girl looked over with her eyes that were already covered with a layer of gloom, but she only saw an "innocent" expression on the man's face. He smiled brightly and said:

"What's the matter? Please come in."

"..."

The man tilted his head. "Or are your feet numb from standing so long? Do you need me to hold you up?"

"—No need! I can walk by myself."

Tsk. How annoying.

As he spoke, the man turned back to the counter, as if he was sure that she would keep her promise.

Shiina Riki glared at the man's back fiercely before walking into the store and sitting down on the double seat near the door.

She looked around the cafe again: the interior was quite nice, with an overall nostalgic feel, and the sunlight streaming through the window was just right. Imagine ordering a cup of coffee and sitting by the window for an afternoon, it felt pretty good.

However, Shiina Riki felt that the coffee in this shop must be terrible.

Otherwise, why is there not a single customer when it is clearly school time, and why is this guy using this kind of forced sales method to increase sales?

Humph. I'll just order him a cup of the cheapest coffee later.

While the girl was swiping her phone and daydreaming, the movement around her attracted her attention again.

"Please use."

It turned out that the man brought a glass of ice milk.

The polished glass was filled with pure white milk, with a few square transparent ice cubes suspended on it and a straw thoughtfully inserted.

You don't have to smell it specifically to smell the faint aroma of milk, which is obviously a cup of very fresh milk.

“…I didn’t order anything.”

Shiina Riki was too lazy to get angry, so he just looked up at the man with a hoarse voice.

She wanted to see what other tricks this guy could play.

"I know. After all, there's no milk on the menu." The man smiled, then spread his hands and gestured to the card slot on the table, where a menu was inserted. "Just call me if you want to order. And sugar... Oh, I forgot to bring sugar. Give me a moment--"

"No need." Shiina Riki said coldly, "I don't plan to drink it either."

"You don't drink milk?"

The man paused, then nodded, picked up the ice water pitcher on the table and filled her a glass of ice water. He seemed unable to read other people's emotions at all. He smiled at her angry expression and said loudly:

"Then I can only give you ice water. You'll have to pay for everything else."

"Slow use."

After saying that, he walked straight back to the counter, sat lazily on the stool and played with his mobile phone.

“——…….”

Shiina Riki's face was frozen for a while before he came to his senses.

Do you have to pay for “other things”?

She stared at the glass of milk.

The ice cube melted slightly, making a crisp sound against the rim of the glass.