Can Lixi look at me alone?

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Ai-yin couldn't stand the way she described Yuzuki just by listening to it.

"It's a disgrace to the name!"

Thinking of her gentle friend, Aine couldn't help but complain to Suze. It was this disparaging remark about Yuzuki that earned her Suze's trust.

"Isn't that right? She's done so many wrong things, yet she portrays herself as a victim. Everyone was hurt... but she can still say how pitiful she is..."

Having finally found someone to talk bad about Yuzuki with, Su Shi could no longer hold back.

Xiao Deng couldn't stand what she said, and Xiao Xiang hadn't replied to her messages, probably because Jie Yue had asked him to block her. Saying those things to Xiao Mu would only embarrass her… As for Xiao Li Xi? Xiao Li Xi felt it was all her fault and couldn't stand hearing a single bad word from Jie Yue!

If only Aine could understand me...

Su Shi believed that what she saw was the truth, and without hesitation, she dragged Aine along to give Yuzuki a good scolding.

Because Su Shi's description of Yuzuki was so...disgusting, Aine also became unusually angry, and the two talked badly about each other for more than ten minutes before taking a short break.

"..."

Having thoroughly vented her feelings, Su Shi stretched contentedly. Belatedly realizing that she had taken up a lot of Aine's time, the girl quickly got down to business.

"Um, if Aine is willing to play in a band with Xiaodeng, I'll join too!"

She left a promise, and the abrupt shift in the topic made Aine unable to help but let out a sound.

"Eh?"

Su Shi took a sip of black tea and slowly expressed her thoughts.

"Because Xiaodeng has always lived in the shadow of Crychic, especially after being hurt by that person."

She glanced at the time and realized she should hurry up and explain things clearly.

"So, if we want her to get through this... she needs a new band and some new friends. I know it's difficult, but Aine-kun... will help Akari, right?"

The pink-haired girl was somewhat reluctant to agree to these things so easily, after all, it was too fast for her... Moreover... only she herself knew that she was a complete novice and did not have the ability to form a band that would not make Xiaodeng sad.

Her silence and awkward laughter became the answer Su Shi received.

"It's okay, Aine... You don't need to say yes now. A few days later is fine too."

Ai Yin quickly hummed in agreement, taking it as a reward for Su Shi's hard work throughout the night.

The phone call was disconnected, and Ai Yin lay back on the mattress, rolling around incessantly.

“soy

Why would O-san suddenly make such a request... And since forming a band has already hurt Koharu, why did Soyo-san still choose me? I've messed up very important things before too...”

Ultimately, it's because that girl named Yuzuki isn't good enough, is it? She's nowhere near as good as my little Yuzuki…

Thinking of her friend Aiyin, she sprang up from the bed and called Jieyue, who was a few dozen meters away.

What's Xiaoyue doing now? Does she miss me...?

"Moses Moses ~ Little Monthly Summary ~"

As soon as the call connected, the pink-haired girl, hearing her sweet voice, quietly apologized to Mu, who was leaning against her, then got up, walked to her bedroom, and closed the door.

"I'm here, Chihaya~"

Ai-yin, who just wanted to hear her voice, rambled on about this and that before preparing to say goodbye to Yuzuki, because she was afraid that Yuzuki might suddenly want to ask her how the food she bought tasted.

After all, she can't exactly make an international call to ask, can she?

Yuzuki looked at the clock and pushed the hour hand forward nine hours to get the current London time.

"Goodbye, Yuzuki-chan, take good care of yourself..."

Her somewhat puzzled voice reached Ai-yin's ears through the phone.

"Chihaya...aren't you in class right now?"

She remembered clearly that it was Xiaoqian's morning class time. Because more than ten days ago at this time, she had sent Xiaoqian a message but hadn't received a timely reply.

When get out of class ended, she realized... Xiaoqian had already started class. So she would always avoid that time to avoid interfering with Xiaoqian's morning commute...

But now, isn't it right in that period of time?

Yes, shouldn't I be in class right now?

What natural disaster caused the school to let out early? But you can find information about that online, right?

Human error? Robbers? You can find that kind of thing online, right?

After going through all the possible explanations in her mind, Ai Yin, who was sweating profusely, chose the most conservative one.

"I had fewer classes today, so I had a chance to call Xiaojieyue~"

Ai Yin wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, coughed lightly twice, and quickly said goodbye.

Hearing the dial tone on the other end of the phone, Yuzuki opened Line somewhat blankly to check her chat history with Aine…

Seven days ago

"Waaah, so many classes... and next week's classes are just as many! I'm so tired... Yuzuki, please comfort me~"

After reading it three times, Yuzuki tilted her head in confusion.

Although Yuzuki was a little curious, she decided not to press the matter since Chihaya seemed to hang up the phone in a hurry. She simply assumed that Chihaya had called because she missed her.

Then... Chisato must have encountered some difficulties again, which is why she suddenly wanted to ask me for help, right?

So, what should I do?

Mu gently knocked on Yuzuki's door, giving the girl, who was still worried about whether she had been of any help, a new goal.

Because Yuzuki had been there for a long time, Mutsuki, feeling somewhat unhappy, hugged the girl who opened the door for her and then pressed her down onto the mattress.

Startled, Yuzuki did not resist, looking at the exquisite and beautiful features in front of her, which were like those of a doll, at a loss.

Mu hugged her tightly, rubbing against her neck forcefully, and sucked on her for a while before letting her go.

"I am going home."

She explained why she had knocked on the door, and Yuzuki gave her what she wanted.

Yuzuki loosened his embrace and patted her head one last time. Watching her leave, turning back every few steps, he maintained a smile, ensuring she saw it on her face each time she looked back.

Until she disappeared behind the cold security door.

The smile disappeared, replaced by a more anxious state of mind than before Mu came.

She felt like Chihaya was asking for her help, but she couldn't think of any way to help her at all. Those packages, which seemed to have some use in her eyes, might eventually become useless and cause trouble for Chihaya.

So what should we do?

The greatest pain is not being powerless. The greatest pain is being powerless and realizing it.

Xiaoqian asked me for help during class time... but I couldn't do anything about it. Am I really a good friend?

I'm not.

Will Chihiro leave me soon?

Once again, Yuzuki is faced with the naive question of whether to leave or not, but this time she has Xiangzi by her side, who is willing to shoulder the burden of her life.

The little blue octopus, noticing something was wrong, quickly took her back to the bedroom and held her tightly, even as her tears soaked her pajamas, until she stopped crying…

Xiangzi, who was bothered by her every day, had gotten used to this kind of life. As long as Jieyue could get better soon, she didn't care much about other things.

"What happened?"

Like an older sister, Xiangzi gently stroked the back of Jieyue's head, trying to pry open her mouth and examine her ailment.

Unfortunately, she failed. Yuzuki didn't want to offer any explanation, simply snuggling against her affectionately. In the end, she didn't get any useful information.

However, at least... she knew that Yuzuki was sad because of a friend studying in the UK. After all, Yuzuki had asked her many questions about studying abroad before.

"It's okay, she can definitely take care of herself. If she couldn't even do this, how could her parents allow her to study abroad alone?"

Xiangzi gently comforted Jieyue, who was in his arms and whose emotions were very unstable.

"It's the bad kid who doesn't believe she has the ability that's making a mistake."

The pink-haired girl's body stiffened abruptly for a moment.

Shoko finally managed to coax Yuzuki to sleep and sighed. Yuzuki's emotions had been incredibly unstable lately. But it wasn't surprising… first, she had a falling out with a friend and was cut off, and then she encountered...

She gently poked the cheek of the person next to her.

Lights are such a hassle...just like Yuzuki, so troublesome.

In her eyes, the girl who had cut ties with Yuzuki was not having an easy time either.

Hailing sat in a chair, looking at the sheet music for the new band. She was already familiar with the score and could play it directly, but she still kept looking at the blank paper in front of her.

Because she just wanted to find something to do.

Li Xi's words kept echoing in her ears.

She did hurt Yuzuki, that's a fact. But it was Yuzuki who hurt her with that indifferent attitude all along, so she had reason to do so.

Was she disappointed in Yuzuki? To be precise… she was very disappointed. She thought Yuzuki would come to apologize to her, would come to talk to her, and explain what had happened… No, it wasn't because of those things that she was disappointed in Yuzuki.

The support musician opened a box of milk pudding, taking small bites of the sweet treat to cheer herself up.

It's because of me, I'm always there for her whenever she needs me...

She saw Yuzuki waiting for someone in the coffee shop, Yuzuki trying to buy her time at the amusement park, and Yuzuki locking herself in front of her and overdosing on sleeping pills...

I've always been there for you when you needed me most, haven't I?

She gritted her teeth in frustration, gripping the milk jelly tightly with her hand.

"But what about you? Why are you so good to Lixi? Why are you better to Lixi than to me?"

Hai Ling's beautiful voice carried an indescribable mix of emotions, but she refused to admit that she was jealous.

Finally, she felt the slippery texture on her fingertips—the milk jelly box had been squeezed through.

Finally, I have something to do.

Hai Ling tried to slow down her cleaning of the floor and her fingers, wanting to do more work. But when she finished and looked up, she realized that only three minutes had passed.

She will need a long time before she can sleep.

At this time of day, she would usually do various things to relax, such as watching videos or chatting with the young lady... she always had something to do.

But today, she had absolutely no interest in doing any of these things.

Jieyue is very sad.

She took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Yuzuki was very sad.

She tried to forget the beautiful girl who cooked for her in her mind.

Because of you, Jieyue didn't come to school.

She looked at her phone, making sure she hadn't blocked Jieyue.

Why... even now, have you still not messaged me?

Are you still angry with me? Or are you really planning to leave me?

She failed; no matter what, she couldn't forget Yuzuki... Instead, she became increasingly curious about Yuzuki's current situation.

This is not right.

She reminded herself.