Aunt Xiangzi, how did you manage to live?

The boy still smiled with his eyes half-closed, but when he opened his eyes, Mu could always sense that there seemed to be some emotions hidden deep in his eyes that even she couldn't understand.

If Ye Mu still doesn't understand why he said those words, or why his eyes revealed that kind of expression.

"........."

On the contrary, Chu Hua, who had witnessed everything from outside the door, had a glint in her eyes.

Although she remained silent, a voice kept shouting at her in her mind—

She's almost pieced together a mystery by piecing together fragments from various sources.

And this is precisely the truth that Kazama Akatsuki has been trying to hide.

Chapter 88 Hello Ruo Yexiao

Ruoye Mutsu didn't understand why Akatsuki looked at him with such gentle eyes while saying, "I can't possibly fall in love with anyone here."

She knew Xiao would never speak to her, which was precisely why his frankness was so perplexing.

However, it can be understood from a different perspective.

Xiao won't fall in love with anyone else here, so she will always be the most important person to Xiao—neither Chu Hua nor Su Shi can affect her position.

Ruoye Mu blinked, and suddenly understood.

"That's great, Xiao must not fall in love with anyone else."

"Is Mu really that obsessed with becoming the most important person to me?"

Xiao wiped away non-existent sweat from her forehead, feeling that Mu's possessiveness towards her had never been so strong before she traveled to this time and space.

"That's right. So Xiao shouldn't have any other more important people in her heart."

Rather than acting cute and cuddly like a kitten, Mu is more like an honest child who openly shares her innermost thoughts and hopes that Xiao will reciprocate in the same way.

"May I?"

She didn't loosen her grip on Kazama's clothes; in fact, she tightened her grip even more.

It really is... a domineering yet somewhat perplexing form of maternal love.

Could this be considered maternal love?

"Mu is the most important person in my heart, and no matter who comes, it will not change that."

Even though she felt this unprecedented gravity, Xiao didn't take a step or two back. Instead, she reached out and grabbed Mu's hand, which was clutching the corner of her clothes.

Both Su Shi and Chu Hua are self-aware women from Chongnu, while Mu sometimes doesn't understand what her subconscious decisions and thoughts mean.

But Xiao knew very well.

This is love.

Regardless of whether this is the kind of familial love he desires, the point is that he wants to be by the other person's side at all times and hopes to be the most important person in their life.

This feeling must be undeniably love.

Although Mu's control over the direction of this relationship was a bit strange—what kind of mother would confess her love and propose to her son—it can't be said to be Mu's fault.

Xiao is still very confident that she can "correct" Mu's thoughts about her in the future through cultivation.

"If Xiao is to date anyone, it can only be me."

Well... she still says these strange things at this stage.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, Mu. -- Speaking of which, your performance was fantastic! Shouldn't you head back to the dressing room and rejoin the rest of the group?"

Kazama's smile was somewhat forced. If Mu hadn't suddenly pulled this stunt on him, his ability to change the subject wouldn't have suddenly regressed and become so awkward.

"Hmm... Xianghe and everyone should be over there."

Fortunately, Mu is someone who is easily led by the nose—or rather, simply because she carefully considers every word Xiao says and doesn't easily brush things off.

"That's great, Mu, why don't you go first? Otherwise, Xiangzi will start to suspect that I'm going to run away with you again."

"It's okay if they run away."

No, no, no, that's a huge deal. He's not "filial" enough to run away with his mother.

"Alright—anyway, Mu, go and meet up with them! You guys who just performed together on stage must have a lot to talk about, right?"

"Well……"

With Kazama's seemingly nonchalant shoving, Mutsu was somewhat unwillingly pushed out of the staff break room.

"Alright. Xiao, you should also seriously consider what I just said."

Before she set off for the stage crew's dressing room, she took one last, reluctant look at the boy.

"I will, I will."

Xiao smiled and waved goodbye to her.

The answer he came to was that there was absolutely no future for us, mother and son—a statement he could never utter aloud.

"So, can Xiao still play with me sometime after this?"

"Of course. Just one phone call or one message and I'll be right there by Mu's side!"

"……it is good."

After repeatedly confirming, Mu finally relaxed and her brows unfurrowed, and a touch of tenderness appeared in her eyes as she looked at Xiao.

"As expected, I can't live without Akatsuki."

"...!"

After saying this in a calm tone, Mu turned and left as if nothing had happened, leaving Xiao standing there with a satisfied look on her face.

Putting everything else aside, doesn't Mu Neng's ability to say those words to him prove that all his efforts so far have not been in vain?

Judging from this, it seems that it won't be long before they become family again!

Well, Mu's idea of ​​getting married and becoming husband and wife directly is still too outrageous. We need to find a way to bring their relationship back to a normal one...

Just as Xiao was standing there secretly pleased with himself, an unexpected figure appeared from the side of the room.

"Hey... Xiaojun's still here. Didn't you go to the dressing room with Xiaoxiang and the others to celebrate today's great stage performance?"

Suddenly, what filled his entire field of vision from around the corner was a blonde girl still dressed in a gorgeous performance costume.

"Do you...remember our agreement before we went on stage?"

Oh no, I forgot about that.

Kazama inwardly cried out in alarm, for he certainly remembered what Hatsuka had told him before Mujica's performance on stage.

"If possible, I hope Xiaojun will be the first person I see after my performance."

If it weren't for Wakaba Mutsumi suddenly appearing out of nowhere, Kazama was indeed planning to wait for Hatsuka backstage—but before he could even react, he was completely overwhelmed by Mutsumi's outrageous combo.

"If you forget... it's okay."

Chu Hua still smiled, but Kazama could sense a chilling coldness emanating from her slightly upturned lips.

It would be a miracle if I believed she was really okay.

"Well, actually, something unexpected happened halfway there, and Mu came to talk to me about something important... I didn't forget our promise!"

His eyes darted around and he immediately came up with an explanation, especially since he wasn't lying.

I believe that if Chu Hua were the kind and understanding person she is, she certainly wouldn't hold onto this point.

"Hey... what's so important?"

...Well, Chu Hua can be less understanding sometimes.

"Ah, please don't misunderstand. I just noticed that Xiaojun's expression seemed a little strange, so I thought that if I could stay by your side and listen to you talk, it might ease some of your pressure."

Chu Hua suppressed the smile on her face and the hint of coldness hidden within it, and slowly walked to Kazama's side like a meticulous and reliable friend, showing him concern with her sideways gaze.

"Of course, I won't pry if it's a secret Xiaojun can't tell you. My only intention was to help you share some of your worries, okay?"

As expected... Chu Hua really understands people's hearts.

"But there shouldn't be anything they need to hide from me, right? After all, I'm Xiaojun's best friend."

"Hmm...that's right, that's right."

I was proposed to by my mother when she was young—how could he possibly say something like that?

Even if it exists, it's a secret that can't be told to anyone.

Kazama let out a relieved sigh, and during this brief moment, Hatsuka narrowed her eyes slightly into a beautiful arc.

Xiao still had no idea what would happen next.

"Actually, even if there is something they are hiding from me, I can understand."

But it doesn't matter, Chu Hua followed closely behind Mu and dropped another bombshell.

"After all, everyone has their own unspeakable secrets—Wakaba Akatsuki."

The last name she uttered froze the smile on Kazama's face.

Chapter 89 The Boy from the Future

"After all, everyone has their own unspeakable secrets, Ruoye Xiaojun."

When Chu Hua blurted out those words, she wasn't entirely sure.

While Ave Mujica was organizing the team to practice songs in preparation for their debut, she was also busy.

All of this stemmed from Su Shi's comment, "Hatsuka, your reasoning can only be explained using science fiction elements."

Chu Hua not only didn't sense anything was wrong, but afterwards went on to catch up on science fiction films and detective novels.

From Interstellar to Predestination, from Steins;Gate to Errata...

In short, between rehearsals and performances with the two bands, Chu Hua also took the time to catch up on most of the science fiction-related works.

In the end, she came to a conclusion.

The fact that Xiao and Su Shi's photo appeared in front of them must be due to some kind of surreal science fiction element.

And this reason might also be the root cause of the mysterious boy appearing in his life.

At first, Chu Hua did not rush to conclusions, after all, if science fiction elements really appeared in real life, it would be too subversive to common sense.

However, after Mujica's debut performance, she overheard an increasingly strange conversation between Akatsuki and Mutsuka.

Why did they allow Mu to continue like this for so long?

Why would someone want to become family with her, yet refuse to date and marry her? Isn't it the normal path to becoming family for two people of the same age who have no blood relation but mutual affection, and then get married after dating?

Why...why would he be so resistant to this possibility?

Chu Hua couldn't think of an answer yet, but she knew the truth was just around the corner.

Finally, with a tentative mindset, Chu Hua smiled faintly and told Xiao the name that rightfully belonged to him in the photo.

If you are 1 ball stop Ye Xiao.

"—?"

The boy's astonished and bewildered expression solidified her resolve, which had initially made her a little uneasy.

As expected, Su Shi had not lied to her.

The boy named Kazama Akatsuki is actually named Wakaba Akatsuki.

"...It seems I was right, this is Xiaojun's real name."

The moment Chu Hua guessed the truth the other party was hiding, she chuckled softly.

"Xiaojun knows my real name too, so we're even now."

For some reason, there was a hint of melancholy in her eyes as she looked at the boy.

Mitsuba Hatsune Miku—no, Mitsuba Miku Miku—revealed her identity without any warning.