Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

That kind of look made Deng feel a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and followed Su Shi closely, finally no longer needing her to look back repeatedly.

Then a group of people stopped in front of the long zebra crossing.

The girl looked up. The red light was incredibly bright.

--suddenly.

"Deng-san."

"...?"

As Gao Songdeng stared at the signal, a soft voice slightly dispelled some of the dust.

The light slowly turned over, and it was Toyokawa Shoko.

The smile that was always seen on the girl's face was gone, replaced by a look that could be described as solemn.

"--sorry."

"...!?"

Shoko Toyokawa bent deeply towards the lamp.

This abrupt behavior scared Gao Songdeng and made her take a step back.

"...Hey. What are you doing all of a sudden?"

It was Shiina Tatsuki who spoke first. She stared at Xiangzi closely, looking a little nervous.

Nagasaki Suyo also spoke worriedly: "What's wrong, Xiangzi...?"

At this time, Shoko Toyokawa finally straightened up.

She stared intently into Gao Songdeng's eyes, her amber pupils reflecting the dim sunlight. The girl remained silent for a moment, as if she was organizing her words. When Gao Songdeng finally calmed down from her surprise, she slowly spoke.

"Just now, from Mr. Zheli's behavior, I realized my mistake."

"I've always been forcing Deng-san, and never asked for his own wishes..."

"...Huh?" Li Xi frowned, "So you still have self-awareness?"

"Lixi!"

Su Shi scolded him, then looked at Xiangzi's slightly frowned brows and smiled:

"It's okay, it's okay now that I apologized. Don't take it too seriously—"

"—So, Deng-san!"

Toyokawa Shoko interrupted Su Shi's consolation with a firm tone.

"Please allow me to extend this invitation once more."

The girl was looking at Takamatsu Deng.

Her azure hair seemed to be a continuation of the boundless sky, dividing the gray world into two with her as the center.

It was as if someone had left a graffiti-like mark on an ordinary painting, instantly transforming the vulgar cold gray into a dazzling and colorful one...

“——…….”

Gao Songdeng opened his eyes quietly.

The girl smiled lightly.

"I hope you can be the lead singer of our band!"

……

As confident as ever. As brilliant as ever.

But this time, that smile finally stayed on her.

Truly, send even just a ray of light to the dark corners that no one has ever noticed.

——Takamatsu Deng suddenly understood.

'Even if the road ahead is dark, the stars will still accompany me forward.'

'And the sun is on the other side of the night, gently searching for my footsteps.'

So, she used all her strength——

"……I……"

Breaking free from the mud that buried the entire world, he reached out towards the light.

"...I want to sing."

"With Xiaoxiang, with everyone..."

"Sing the lyrics."

……

The passing vehicles slowly stopped.

The sound of engine vibrations filled the world.

Until the green light that had been turned on opened up a smooth road, allowing the scenery behind Toyokawa Shoko to extend to the end of her sight.

The girl finally came back to her senses from the subtle cry.

"Thank you... Deng-san."

And her smile was incredibly bright.

Quietly bathing in this stagnant light.

……

……

……

PS. I have less than 2 words left in my draft, so from today on I'll be a one-updateer. Thank you everyone.

Lost Star Chapter 38 Summer Time Record: Chapter After School Tea Time

"...And then, Xiao Mu actually started singing first."

"Eh, it was Wakaba-san who started it? That's a bit surprising."

"Yeah, Xiao Mu's singing voice is so cute!"

"You should have told her to her face."

"Oh, of course I did..."

When Takamatsu Deng followed Toyokawa Shoko into Nascita, he heard Nagasaki Suyo talking about something in high spirits.

Xiangzi was one step ahead of her and quickly approached the counter. The tall store manager at the counter and the girl sitting at the front of the table both looked at Xiangzi and saw her bow slightly as a greeting.

"Good afternoon, both of you. What are you talking about?" Xiangzi asked.

Su Shi clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "I was telling Zhe Li about what happened at the karaoke bar yesterday."

Xiangzi nodded in understanding at first, but the next moment his smile froze and he looked at Su Shi in surprise and doubt:

"Karaoke... Hmm, could it be from the very beginning..."

"Hmm?" Su Shiru responded happily, as if humming a song, while Bao Deng Zheli slowly cast his gaze towards the ceiling.

"Toyokawa-san...next time, remember not to play with the drink machine."

"No, there won't be a next time!" Xiangzi shouted hurriedly.

It was said that a few people had arrived at a karaoke bar. Shiina Riki and Nagasaki Motoyo had booked a private room. The two young ladies, Xiangzi and Xiangyi, who were naive and indifferent to the world, followed the equally ignorant Deng, who was mumbling something around the drink machine. When Riki went to investigate, she discovered that Xiangzi had not realized that pressing the button would release the drink, and had been poking at the label for a long time.

Then Gao Songdeng imitated him and poked the button, hitting it right on the spot, and the drink flowed out -

Recalling how frightened she was at that time, Toyokawa Shoko wanted to crawl into the ground.

"Deng, good afternoon." Zhe Li first greeted Gao Song Deng who was approaching quietly, then turned his head to look at Ruo Ye Mu who was a few steps away with a calm expression.

"Miss Ruoye, please take a seat too."

Gao Songdeng was stunned and didn't say anything. Instead, Ruoye Mu responded softly, "Yeah." and sat down next to Su Shi.

"What would you like to drink?" Zhe Li asked.

Su Shi raised her hand, "Same old~"

"...mango juice." Mu said softly.

Xiangzi, who had just sat down, looked up and gave Zheli a smile. "Please give me an espresso as well."

"Where's the lamp?" Zhe Li looked at the lamp that was still standing there blankly.

"Eh? Ah... I... am the same as Xiangzi, that's all."

As a day passed, Gao Songdeng seemed to have returned to his usual timid self, with his head down and mumbling softly.

Su Shi couldn't help but cast a curious glance over—she couldn't hear what Deng was saying at all. Zhe Li didn't ask any further questions, but simply smiled and nodded, saying, "Sit down," before turning back to prepare drinks for everyone.

Café Nascita was peaceful and tranquil. A specially tuned version of "A Girl's Prayer" played from the large brass horn of a phonograph.

"When will Li Xi come?" Su Shi asked.

"That's right. Let me see..."

Xiangzi took out her phone, and Su Shi leaned over with interest, looking at her phone screen. Xiangzi didn't care, and opened the private chat with Shiina Riki, reading while saying:

"Mr. Lixi is a little late for the end of school today. It will take another ten minutes."

Su Shi smiled and said, "Should we have an afternoon tea party first?"

"Party?" Xiangzi paused, then tilted his head to look at her smiling face. "Isn't this inappropriate?"

"Toyokawa-san is right."

Baodeng Zheli turned his head and glared at Su Shi. The girl also happened to look at him.

"Nascita is open today, so there's no room for you to hold a party."

"—Huh! So they're open now?"

Su Shi was about to speak when she heard Xiangzi exclaim.

As he spoke, he looked around, but the look of doubt on his face became even more intense.

Isn't there a single guest?

"————."

The smile on the store manager's face remained eternal.

"I'm sorry, Zheli."

Su Shi frowned exaggeratedly, looking very apologetic:

"I thought you were taking a day off today."

...?

Which young lady told me a while ago that she set the business schedule as the standby screen of her mobile phone?

Baodeng Zheli held his heart and took a deep breath.

You need to calm down, Zheli, you need to calm down. You don't care. You don't need this little money -

"Then, let's not disturb Mr. Zheli from doing his business."

Xiangzi just nodded slightly and spoke crisply.

"Let's wait for Li Xi to come and then hurry to the recording studio!" Then, she looked up at Zhe Li and gave him a bright smile: "It won't be good to occupy the counter like this when more customers come later."

"After all, with Mr. Zheli's craftsmanship, there must be many distinguished customers who come here to admire his reputation!"

--Snapped.

A shallow voice came from beside me.

Nagasaki Suyo turned her head and saw Wakaba Mutsu covering his mouth with his hands.

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