Who says meal replacements can’t be eaten as meals?

"So annoying, eat your beef jerky." Sakuya clenched his fist and punched the bassist's shoulder in dissatisfaction before turning around and asking the idol lady with obvious dark circles under her eyes. "Does Chuhua want to take a nap in the car later?"

As a popular idol who often travels back and forth and takes turns to participate in program recordings, Sanjiao Chuhua naturally mastered how to fall asleep more comfortably while sitting and improve his sleep quality.

In other words, it has become a habit and I start dozing off as soon as I sit down.

The train had just started to shake and move forward when the golden-haired idol lady closed her eyes and leaned her head diagonally on the shoulder of the person next to her. She rubbed it dazedly, making Miss Sakuya's neck itchy.

"It's really itchy. Xiao Chuhua is really too skilled at sleeping."

Sakuya was helpless. She shook but there was no response. She was still struggling. The same force came from the other side. Hachiman Kailing opened her eyes, curled her lips and smiled softly. She was poked on the side by Miss Sakuya and then she took off her coat with a smile and handed it to him.

"Hailing, why are you trying to get involved?" Sakuya thought with regret, but still reached out to grab the coat that the other party offered to her. After tugging, he found that the other party had no intention of letting go. "...What do you want to do?"

"Sakuya always calls me by my name," said Ms. Hailing without changing her expression.

"Because the pronunciation of Umiri sounds nice." Ms. Sakuya tilted her head in confusion and said as a matter of course.

"Then Chuhua-san is Uika-chan?" Hachiman Kailing raised her eyebrows and said playfully.

"It's short, so wouldn't it be cuter if I added chan?" Sakuya squinted and tried to stroke her hair, but felt her head getting hot, so she replied awkwardly. "How about I call you Hailing, Xiaohai from now on?"

"It's a bit like calling a dog's name, so it's fine." Hachiman Kailing let go. She wasn't jealous in the first place, she just wanted to take the opportunity to see the cute expression of the little village girl in embarrassment. "Umiri is good, unified and simple, I like it very much."

"Narcissistic." Sakuya pouted, turned around, and wrapped up the idol girl unskillfully, and pressed her sleeves. In the process, he inevitably touched the healthy and firm thigh meat, causing the village girl who had never been touched by Xiangzi to blush unconsciously, and then he realized it belatedly and stared at his own guilty little hands in a daze.

"What's wrong? Why are you so perfect in a daze?" Miss Hailing held her chin with one hand and gently poked the girl's blushing face with the other hand, asking casually without caring.

"I was just wondering why I have a weird feeling when I touch other people, when I pinch myself I'm just pinching the flesh." Ms. Sakuya said in a low voice with a serious expression, and reached out to rub her thighs for a serious comparison.

Hai Ling pursed her lips with difficulty, tilted her head away, and smiled silently, but her shaking shoulders and curved eyebrows betrayed her, and she successfully received the shy triple attack from the country girl.

"What's so funny?" Sakuya was dissatisfied, as if he felt that he had hit her too hard just now. He was rubbing Hailing's shoulders lightly, and with his other hand he was holding Xiao Chuhua beside him to prevent the idol girl from losing her balance.

"I'm laughing at the silly, childish ghost." Hai Ling said calmly, tilting her head to look into the gray-blue eyes.

"Those who call others childish are the ones who are truly childish."

"I have no opinion."

Sakuya was halfway through his discontented grumble, when he suddenly realized that he was being childish before getting on the bus. So he changed from touching to pinching, squeezing Hailing's arm without much force.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because, in front of the person you like, it's healthy to show a little desire to get close to them, but Sakuya just pinched their cheeks and arms at most. Of course, I think this awkward look is cute."

"Who said that? I would also... attack other places." Miss Sakuya puffed up her cheeks and retorted. She had clearly rubbed Xiangzi's belly.

"It's hard to imagine." Hachiman Kailing lowered her head in thought, and suddenly reached out to touch the other person's palm, and pulled it all the way to her slender thigh covered with black cloth, and then turned her head calmly and asked as usual. "Do you want to try it?"

Ichinose Sakuya naturally severely condemned Miss Kailing's shamelessness, and although he still pinched her lightly with a red face, she didn't feel anything at all!

Chapter 266: Understanding and jealousy are not contradictory

Speaking of the reason why Ichinose Sakuya likes hair ties, it is undoubtedly the influence of her family.

The kindergarten teacher always makes mistakes, and even the stupid parents often can't tell the two sisters apart who look exactly the same.

Since then, Sakuya has been wearing hair bands since elementary school. At first, she and her sister used different colored hair bands, but gradually, she collected all the cute hair accessories that she could find in the store and that suited her taste. She would spend several minutes every day just choosing the style she liked...

Therefore, she still felt a little bit disappointed about the fact that Xiangzi always wore the same pair of black and gold headbands every day. Although the style and design were very nice, she also wanted to see Xiangzi change his hairstyle occasionally.

The last syllable of the bell for the end of get out of class was drowned out by the noise. Ichinose Sakuya, who had been staring at the blue-haired girl with twin ponytails sitting in front of him for the entire class, finally found his chance. He couldn't wait to poke the girl's shoulder and asked casually.

"What kind of hair accessories does Xiangzi like?"

"Simple and elegant? Why do you suddenly ask such a novel question?" Toyokawa Shoko turned around naturally, covered up the strange world view and band settings that she didn't want Sakuya to know for the time being, and answered casually in the same way.

"Just asking." Sakuya put away her hands, hid the crochet hook and the thread for the sequins, and blocked the topic before Toyokawa Shoko stood up and spoke, crossing her index fingers and saying, "Don't ask. If you ask again, it won't be a surprise anymore."

"Then I won't ask." Xiangzi smiled, and wanted to touch the stupid village girl's head. He pretended not to notice the cotton wool sticking out of her arm, and turned around to tidy up his desk and wait. "If you're asking about the color of the hair tie, I'll still use the same as usual."

"Black and gold?" Ms. Sakuya quickly put away the failed attempt and put her hand on her chin, worrying a little about whether she should go home and change the color of the wire.

"Sakuya, just pick the color you like." Xiangzi chuckled. She could understand the struggle of wanting to hide the gift and show it to the best of your ability. "But the midterm exam is next week, so you have to focus more on studying."

"I'm reviewing." Sakuya blushed and followed Shoko out of the classroom. When they were in the empty corridor, she quietly approached and tried to hook her fingertips, but the blue-haired lady grabbed her finger without changing her expression and wrapped her in her arms.

"You were on vacation with Chuhua yesterday." Miss Xiangzi said, kneading the other's soft little finger with her thumb and index finger. "There is also a live performance of the band this week. Are you really studying hard?"

"On average, apart from school, you spend at least 4...3 hours a day studying hard, right?" Ms. Sakuya said, counting the fingers on her other hand and tilting her head.

"Then I'll have to check it carefully later." Miss Xiangzi said meaningfully.

“…Check what?” Sakuya was confused.

Toyokawa Shoko didn't say anything, and walked happily on the path until more students started to gather at the cafeteria entrance. She then let go of his hand with regret, intending to continue after school.

Ichinose Sakuya returned to school at the end of the third class in the morning. The scene of her sliding the door open in front of teacher Ryoko attracted a little attention, making the usually low-key country girl experience the same troubles as the popular idol Hanasakigawa.

But we just happened to arrive in time for the canteen in Yuqiu to start serving meals. Actually, the food wasn’t that tasty, but it tasted better with someone to accompany us.

As usual, I took the curry udon that was rotated on Monday, and refilled two glasses of the boxed juice I was used to. I looked up and saw that Miss Xiangzi across the table had also switched back to fried pork chops, but now she could naturally take the apple-flavored drink from me.

"I always feel like Xiangzi hasn't gained much weight." Miss Sakuya picked up two more meatballs and put them into the rice bowl across the table, and exchanged them for a piece of pork chop.

"It's been less than two months. If I'm fatter than before, it means there's something wrong with my body." Toyokawa Shoko held the chopsticks in a very elegant posture, but her eating speed was not slow. She said with a hint of helplessness after swallowing a piece of rice.

Thanks to Sakuya's continuous efforts in feeding her, her body, which had lost weight over the past year, has actually recovered a lot. At least now she uses her cell phone alarm to wake up in the morning instead of the uncontrollable hunger.

"But I've obviously gained weight..." Miss Sakuya murmured in a wronged tone, and after thinking for a while, she put some meatballs into Xiangzi's bowl.

"Maybe it's because every time Sakuya brings food to hang out with me, I can't help but eat my portion first?" Xiangzi used chopsticks to block the country girl's feeding, raised an eyebrow and smiled. "It could also be that I drank too much beverage and had enough sugar intake?"

"That makes sense." Sakuya suddenly realized and put the blame on the speechless panda milk jelly. Recalling the previous topic, she continued to ask. "Shoko said before that he would check the homework. How does he check it?"

"Re-do the wrong questions, and some simple questions and answers. Just like the last rainy day, how about I compose the music and Sakuya accompany me?" Toyokawa Shoko discussed with a wink. She did need to complete some original songs for the band to convince her mother. After all, sometimes words are far less powerful than music.

"Sure, RiNG's composition studio contract hasn't expired yet, so how about tomorrow?" Ms. Sakuya said this while biting the straw and thinking quickly.

"What about today?" Xiangzi was curious. She originally wanted to go today. If Sakuya was not available, she could finish the song earlier and send it to Chuhua to write the lyrics and sing.

"Today... we have a band rehearsal." Ms. Sakuya put down the juice, grabbed her hair, and replied with a vague look.

She hesitated for a moment, but still did not tell her girlfriend directly that today's composition room had already been contracted by a black-haired drummer who was quite dissatisfied with her.

"Tomorrow, I will definitely accompany Xiangzi tomorrow."

"Since Sakuya is okay." Xiangzi didn't insist after hearing that. Even though she and Sakuya were already lovers, she still wanted to give both of them enough private space. It was both respect and trust.

Of course, perhaps because she had been with the country girl who liked to act like a spoiled child for too long, Toyokawa Shoko had more or less picked up some of Sakuya's bad habits.

I understand, but I still feel jealous.

With two feet gently moving forward, clamping the same style of indoor shoes as the other person, Toyokawa Shoko opened her eyes forcefully, not allowing the other person to escape. "Then, after school, do you have time to accompany me to the music classroom to play the piano for a while?"

No updates today

As the title says, I spent too much time on studying and daily life today. I tried but failed to reach 2,000 words, so I won't update. Red Bean Paste Private Marseille, it will probably last for another week or so, until the defense is finished.

I will try to make up for it by updating twice a day tomorrow, and then try to update once a day. After the 10th, there won’t be much to do except for the thesis, so I will try to write more then to make up for it.

Chapter 267: Fill Your Stomach First

LiveHouse, RiNG, in the familiar recording studio.

The continuous guitar chords echoed under the spotlight like a show of show, played by the band's former guitarist. Chihaya Aion is not only one of the band's experts in guitar playing, but also the second guitarist after the sometimes-in-time white-haired cat. She never plays a complete song easily, but today she made an exception and played the only two songs she knew in one go, just to show her superb guitar skills to Takamatsu Touma, who always praised her no matter what, and Nagasaki Motoyo, who always said that she didn't practice seriously.

It's genius... maybe.

Summer is a season that is hot on the outside but innocent on the inside.

The noisy cicadas and the piano accompaniment in the music classroom, the waving hands by the school gate and the flaxen hair gradually moving away, the burning longing that just after saying goodbye but still bursting out, and the hairbands and love that are ongoing.

It had been a while since school was over, so after receiving the two perfunctory or sincere compliments, Chihaya Aine was so inflated that she posted the video in the chat group, and kept @ing the other two band members who could communicate, asking how long it would take.

"Really? It's okay that Rikki didn't reply to my message, but why didn't Sakuya-chan praise me? I sang two songs in a row without making any mistakes." Putting down the pink phone case with flower petal stickers on it in disappointment, Chihaya Aine complained to the other two people in the room without any concealment. After all, she was still a close friend of Kotobukiya and Motoyo, right?

"Sakuya should be making up for the leave she asked for this morning. After all, it was a sudden leave, and she still needs to sign in person." Nagasaki Motoyo explained, frowned, and looked at the video recording in the chat group with a little displeasure. "Aine should practice the song "Haruhi Kage" in private, and don't post it online for vanity..."

"I just posted it in the chat group, what's the matter with that?" Chihaya Aine continued to bombard others with emoticons without caring and replied without even looking up.

"Ain!" Su Shi was angry.

“I…I understand. Just use it for practice.” Miss Aine wisely admitted her mistake and raised her hands in surrender.

"The relationship between Aine-chan and Su Shi...has gotten better." Takamatsu Deng, who was holding a notebook and watching the two people who were becoming more and more familiar, suddenly murmured.

"Eh?" Nagasaki Suyo reflected vigilantly, and distanced herself from the boy unconsciously, as if trying to cover up her ears and steal a bell. It seemed that what Xiaodeng said was true, and she had been becoming more and more indulgent towards the pink-haired scoundrel recently.

"Ahaha... I have a very good relationship with Xiao Deng too~" Chihaya Aine felt something was not right, so she put down the pick and moved lightly to the gray-haired little animal, giving it a small hug affectionately.

"Little...little Aine, I know." Gao Songdeng was stunned for two or three seconds before his soul seemed to have come back from afar, and a few inconspicuous red frost quietly climbed up his face.

"Don't worry, even if I have a good relationship with Suzuya and Sakuya, Xiao Deng and I will always be good friends~" Chihaya Aine half-jokingly hugged the cute little animal that was easily depressed, and was about to let go, but the click sound of the door opening was heard first.

"What are you doing to the lamp, you guy?" This was what Shiina Tatsuki saw when he pushed the door open and saw the shocking truth.

“…Did I come at the wrong time?” This was the person who made eye contact with Miss Aine, then looked away with sympathy, and was the last one to enter the room, Ichinose Sakuya.

"Lixi, calm down first. Aine just wants to be good friends with Xiaodeng for life. Don't be impulsive." This is Nagasaki Suyo who squinted her eyes and smiled and only spoke the truth.

"Wait, wait, Xiao Deng and I are really just practicing!"

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Shiina Riki's physical condition is now as bad as it can be, but he feels a subtle sense of joy. It is a sense of self-recognition that he has not felt in others for a long time.

As the saying goes, if you lose something in one place, you gain something in another. As a person who works late at night, Shiina Riki has never cared about her parents' advice. Fortunately, her eldest sister is good enough to attract all her parents' expectations. That's why, even though Miss Riki accidentally overslept and missed the class at Hanasaki River today, her parents didn't find out. It was only when the head teacher called to ask about her that she woke up Shiina Riki, who was sleeping lightly on the single bed.

After understanding the situation, he naturally showed concern and instruction again. Shiina Tatsuki got up, rubbed his panda eyes sleepily, and put it aside, just as background white noise. He put on headphones and continued to complete the first version of the music that he had rushed out most of the night before.

The rhythm was brisk, passionate and powerful, and there was a refreshing feeling of galloping across the blue sky. Perhaps because she felt good about herself, she felt that the song she composed was more or less worthy of the lyrics written by Deng.

It was not until the usual school dismissal time that Miss Lixi, who had finally finished the music, simply washed her face, and hurriedly picked up the energy jelly and rushed to RiNG. There was only less than a week left before the performance, so at least the layman should be able to practice first.

As expected, there were no empty seats on the train, and the energy jelly was still easy to get tired of, but the rhythm in the headphones was unprecedented. Even if I only have talents that are two or three levels lower than others and can be called inferior, I can still do it if I try my best, right?

He felt a light poke on his shoulder with a finger, and Shiina Riki naturally turned his head to look for it. He didn't see anyone, but instead his ear frame was attacked, and one of the earphones was taken away by someone mischievously.

"What are you listening to? You're so focused. I called you several times but you didn't respond." Ichinose Sakuya lifted the hair beside her ear, put on the half earphones she had snatched, and asked with a curious look in her eyes.

"Suyo?" The not-so-spirited Shiina Riki asked subconsciously before realizing his folly. He took a step back awkwardly, and was pulled back to the girl by the stretched earphone wires. He said timidly. "It's Sakiya, don't tease me so suddenly..."

"Is it because Li Xi is too absorbed in the music?" Miss Sakuya searched through the audio storage in her brain for a long time but couldn't find a similar melody. She just thought that her knowledge reserve was not enough and praised it casually. "This song is quite nice. The drum beat is very pleasing. Which band's new song is it?"

"Lixi? Hey~ Don't suddenly become dazed in the middle of a conversation." Miss Sakuya waved her hand in front of the girl and said speechlessly.

"Sakuya, do you... really like it?" Shiina Ritsuki felt inexplicably shy. The drum beats continued, his body felt drowsy, but his spirit was abnormally excited.

"If I like it, I like it. There's no such thing as real or fake." Ichinose Sakuya replied.

The next second, the girl opposite him grabbed his shoulders with great force, and the distance between them was a little closer.