Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

"friend."

Su Shi gently repeated the familiar yet unfamiliar noun.

"Everyone at Crychi...?"

"As for the band itself, it might not last long." Bao Deng Zheli chose his words carefully and slowly composed his words. "But at least they're much easier to get along with than those 'young ladies' you meet at school, right? Wouldn't it be nice to let down your guard a little, have a good chat with them, and make friends?"

"Really."

Su Shi slightly quickened his pace, until he was shoulder to shoulder with Zhe Li.

"Why do you say it as if I need someone to teach me how to make friends?"

Zhe Li grinned and said, "Who have you invited to your home?"

"you."

"Outside of me."

"That's gone."

Then Zheli spread out his other hand, and the meaning was self-evident.

He added lightly, "Making more friends your own age will help you grow."

"Am I not big enough yet?"

"...Kid, you watch too much internet."

Seeing Su Shi suddenly lower his head to look at his chest, Zhe Li quickly tightened his expression: This is not a good question to answer!

"Hehe." Su Shi turned up his nose, seeming to be quite proud of the fact that he had made Zhe Li speechless.

After a while, she continued:

"You don't need me to tell you, I know it too. I've always been selfish. I only made friends at school who could help me fit in. I ran home as soon as school was over and only went out for 'social events' occasionally... CRYCHIC was the same. At first, they just wanted to use Xiaoxiang to form a band. After all, it's hard for a bass to shine on its own—"

Zhe Li interrupted her with an exaggerated sigh: "Really? I'm not criticizing you. Do you need to be so self-deprecating?"

"I'm not giving up on myself, I'm just stating the facts~" Su Shi said with a smile, shaking his fingers.

Zhe Li looked at her smile in surprise, then smiled back: "You've become very optimistic."

"Is it that obvious?"

"If I had just met you, you would definitely hide your feelings with a fake smile and then be depressed all day long."

"I'm a little hurt," she said with a pout, but half a second later she laughed again: "Hehe, I was just kidding. ...It's just because I know - this me is also the real me."

"Didn't you tell me you like me? Then I'm going to try to like myself too."

Sushi gave him a big smile.

"Because of you by my side, I can also like myself."

"So, thank you."

"————."

Her flaxen braids fell on her shoulders like a thin veil, and the girl still held his hand tightly.

That graceful figure stood in the dim light, depicting a brilliant smile that shines brightly in my memory.

…Then he shifted his gaze slightly and saw a sign behind her that said "Half-Price Tofu." The light was coming from the refrigerator.

Baodeng Zheli burst out laughing: "What a romantic line spoken in a place that's not romantic at all."

"Haha, that's good too."

The girl giggled.

Ordinary and natural is good.

Lost Star Chapter 67 Summer Time Record: Episode Toothpaste is not food

"Happy birthday, Sushi-san!"

Snap, snap. The shabby cannonballs fired out sparse streamers.

"Thank you, Xiaoxiang, thank you everyone..."

Nagasaki Suyo reached out to remove the ribbon that had stained her hair, held it in front of her and looked at it for a while. She glanced at Toyokawa Shoko and Takamatsu Touma, who were holding salutes, and said with a smile, narrowing her eyes:

"But next time you don't have to prepare firecrackers."

"Yes, next time I'll write a birthday message instead, like 'Celebrate! Combining the power of all Crychich, transcending time and space, knowing' Ah, it hurts."

Someone who was raising his index finger towards the lamp and saying strange things was interrupted by a pain in his waist.

Su Shi smiled and reached out to pinch Zhe Li's lower back. She looked at Deng, who looked as if he had just witnessed the Big Bang, and said softly, "You don't need a birthday message. I'm very happy that Xiao Deng is willing to come and celebrate my birthday."

Deng then nodded, "Yeah. Happy birthday, Sushi-chan."

"Thank you too, Xiao Deng." Su Shi said with a smile.

Deng and Xiang, who were in charge of the "salute", returned to their original positions. When Su Shi looked around and was about to sit down, Shiina Riki suddenly handed her a gift box.

"Give."

The girl didn't even look at her, turned her face away, held the box in one hand, and handed it to her straight.

Seeing that Li Xi's expression became more and more awkward as the gift box hung in the air for a longer time, Su Shi had no choice but to take it first and put it in front of herself before asking, "What is this?"

Li Xi said in a stammered voice, "You can tell just by looking at it. A birthday present."

"Little Lixi..."

"What, what?" Li Xi turned around in a panic, only to see Su Shi's face full of satisfaction, as if to say that my daughter has grown up. He couldn't help but grin, "It's not an expensive thing anyway. I just happened to see it and bought it! I didn't mean to prepare anything for you."

Su Shi curled the corners of his mouth, but didn't say anything. He lowered his head and silently opened the gift box.

Untie the simple bow, remove the wrapping paper, and open the box - in the center of the anti-collision foam is a panda-shaped hairpin.

Just by looking at it, it was clear that this hairpin, as Shiina Riki had said, was not expensive. It even felt like crudely made plastic. But once she held it in her hands, carefully examining the small panda pattern and the carefully filled foam inside the gift box, Sushi couldn't help but laugh.

"…What are you laughing at?"

Su Shi looked at Li Xi and said, "How cute~"

"Huh?" Shiina Riki's voice was beginning to sound a little angry and embarrassed.

"I mean, it's a very cute hairpin." Before Li Xi could explode, Nagasaki Suyo looked away and instead carefully examined the small hairpin in her hand. After a moment, she closed her palms to cover it and shook it at Li Xi to show that she had received it. "Thank you, little Li Xi."

Li Xi closed his eyes and turned his head away again, "Hmph. ...You're welcome."

"When it's Lixi's birthday, it will be my turn to give you a return gift~"

"up to you."

Hey, I didn’t refuse.

Su Shi observed Li Xi's little expression with a smile.

When she told Zheli earlier, "I've grown to like CRYCHIC," she wasn't lying. But she also didn't tell the whole story. It's true that working together as a band is a joy, but observing people up close like this is also a source of pleasure.

Everyone at CRYCHIC is talented and speaks well. I love being here!

While Su Shi was watching the monkey show with interest, Ruoye Mu silently placed a paper bag in front of Su Shi.

The rustling sound made Su Shi's ears move. She turned her head and saw Mu with his half-retracted hand hanging in the air, like a thief caught in the act.

The two looked at each other for a second.

Su Shi smiled at Mu, and then time continued to flow for Mu, and he sat back in his seat quietly.

"This is..." Su Shi turned back to the table and, under Mu's gaze, opened the paper bag. She took out a large gift box and placed it on the table. Then, she looked at the outer packaging with a look of surprise on her face: "Godiva chocolate? Is it for me?"

"Yeah." Mu Qing nodded.

For some reason, I seemed to be able to see a hint of pride in that expressionless face.

Deng was originally looking at Su Shi's profile and listening to her words, until the name "Godiva" came out, her attention was immediately attracted by the packaging of the gift box.

The girl folded her hands, as if trying to suppress her excitement. "Yes, the delicious brand?"

"Does Xiao Deng know this brand too?"

Deng nodded vigorously, "Yeah. I like chocolate."

"Hey! What a surprise."

Shoko Toyokawa, who also gave up the stage and listened quietly to Su Shi's speech, tilted her head slightly.

"As for the lights, I thought they would prefer sweets like candy!"

"What's so surprising about that? Everyone doesn't hate chocolate, right?" Shiina Riki crossed his arms and glanced at Xiangzi with disdain. "Deng just likes chocolate, there's nothing strange about that."

"Uh-huh!"

Gao Songdeng heard Li Xi's words and nodded in agreement. "I do prefer sweet things... but bitter chocolate is also good."

"Because it looks like soil."

“…….” “……?”

Xiangzi suddenly stopped talking, and Lixi also fell silent.

Deng thought for a moment and then quickly said, "Ah, but, as for mint chocolate, then..."

Su Shi interrupted, "Xiao Deng doesn't like mint chocolate?"

"Is that so?" Xiangzi took the opportunity to join in the conversation. "Mint really fits my impression of a lamp."

Li Xi snorted lightly: "Have you been just looking for something to talk about since just now?"

"That's not the case..."

"Hmm..." The two people over there seemed to be about to quarrel, but Deng was still pondering the question raised by Su Shi.

She shook her head left and right for a while before nodding in assurance: "Mint chocolate, I don't really like it."

"It tastes like toothpaste."

“…….” “…….”

"I've never liked the taste of toothpaste since I was a kid, so I envy those who love it... huh?"

Deng was originally sharing her experience with some excitement, but when she saw that Xiangzi and Lixi were both silent, she tilted her head in confusion.

At this moment, Nagasaki Suyo clasped his hands together, making a clear sound.

She smiled at Deng, who turned around to look at her voice. "Since Xiao Deng likes chocolate, why don't we eat it together later? ...I'll eat the mint chocolate for you."

Gao Songdeng raised his head, his eyes sparkling. "Is it okay?"

"Of course. Xiao Mu wants to taste it too."

"..."

Ruoye Mu, who had already started sipping from the straw with a calm look on his face, paused.

His pale golden eyes flicked at the slender figure before he responded softly:

"Ah."

●

“What a delicious cake.”

Shoko Toyokawa swallowed the last bite of cake with a look of satisfaction on her face.

Her strawberry cream cake may look plain, but it contains tender and elastic pudding. The soft and dense texture allows the sweet cream to release its fragrance in an orderly manner, making people eat it one bite after another, and suddenly consume too many calories, secretly regretting looking at the empty plate.

"Yes~" Nagasaki Suyo picked up a small piece of cake with a fork and put it into her mouth.

The sweet and sour taste of the fruit made her frown subconsciously, but it was quickly soothed by the sweet taste.

Xiangzi took a tissue and wiped his mouth, looked left and right, and suddenly said to Su Shi: "By the way, this is a rare opportunity. I want to borrow some time from Su Shi."

"Yes, you can. What's wrong?"

"Actually, I have some good news to share with you all."

"gave birth?"

"……Eh?"