Teacher Daxiang, please teach me how to play Kasuga Shadow!

"I just had a couple of injuries on my left leg today. Unlike someone else, I have injuries all the time..."

"What did you say?!" Xiangzi's pupils shrank and he said to Ayano angrily as if his hair stood on end.

But the next moment she realized that she had lost her composure again because of Ayano's words, and turned her head away and said awkwardly, "You don't understand my business, so don't pretend to be smart every day."

“I didn’t understand.”

Hearing this, Ayano also put on a serious attitude, and her cold tone also startled Xiangzi slightly.

"I only know that this is my home, and you're half a member of the family now. I don't expect you, a weirdo like me, to speak out your inner problems, but don't spread negativity here every day.

I paid you to stay here, not to see you looking sad every day.

If you were to say... you rich people just have too much free time. If you could really experience the helplessness of bankruptcy, you probably wouldn't dwell on those trivial things every day."

"you!!!"

Xiangzi could no longer tolerate Ayano's harsh words. After making sure that he would not hurt her wound, he found the right angle and tried to throw this hateful woman to the ground.

However, Xiangzi did not expect that when she rushed forward, Ayano used her uninjured right leg as a force point to turn her body, and then pressed the confused Xiangzi to the ground.

The silky and smooth long hair drooped due to gravity, sliding down Ayano's neck to Shoko's face. At this moment, their eyes met, as if time had frozen in one place.

Ayano, looking at Xiangzi who looked unconvinced, smiled mockingly and said:

"A young lady is a young lady. It seems that your physical fitness is not much better, Xiangzi~"

"No...why are you crying?"

Chapter 40 My Bastard Dad Who Talks Nonsense (2/2)

"Can you please stop crying..."

Ayano was truly helpless.

Did she do anything? Did she say anything? Oh...it seemed like she did say something rather harsh, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

She had previously specifically looked up some information about the Toyokawa family. This was indeed a capital monster with investments in many fields. Although there seemed to be some rumors that the Toyokawa family had encountered some troubles, it did not seem to shake the foundation of the Toyokawa family.

Perhaps, there is something that an outsider like me cannot understand?

"I'm sorry, Xiaoxiang, it was my fault just now, so can you please stop doing this?"

“…You get up first.”

Xiangzi now really feels that she can no longer hold her head up in front of that bastard Ayano. All her embarrassing behaviors during this period have been exposed to her eyes.

Now, because I felt that I couldn't do anything at that moment and couldn't help crying, I had the urge to flee from here overnight.

"I want to get up too... but I can't."

"what?"

Just when Xiangzi didn't understand the situation, Ayano on her seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. Her elbows that were supporting the ground went limp, and she fell to the ground.

Ah... this is so funny.

With her eyes closed, Xiangzi thought a lot. She wondered why she rejected her father's proposal and why she was so angry and wanted to push Ayano to the ground.

However, after thinking a lot, she felt that she was really tired today. Xiangzi even closed her eyes and felt Ayano's body pressed against her chest, feeling that she didn't want to do anything.

"Did you go to band practice with that Aine today?"

"Ah."

Ayano finally got off Xiangzi and lay on the floor beside him, then she heard Xiangzi suddenly ask a question that surprised her a little.

"But it can't really be considered practice, since we were just arguing the whole time."

"Argument? Argument about what?"

Arguing about music styles? Or a conflict over who was late today?

But the final answer did surprise Xiangzi.

"We argued about how we should stand and what the band name should be."

"……What?"

Ayano naturally revealed a helpless smile when she said this, but when she thought about the usual behavior of that conspicuous pink bag, she was not too surprised.

And from a certain perspective, perhaps this seemingly ridiculous topic actually dilutes the potential conflict related to Su Shi today to a certain extent.

"Ain said she wanted to stand in the middle with me, but was rejected by Li Xi, saying that as the host

The singing light should be directly in front.

Then Aiyin said that we are a new band and should be creative.

"...Creativity?" Xiangzi was slightly stunned when he heard the two familiar names, but then he felt it was natural.

"Well, she said there's no rule that there has to be only one lead singer. It's OK to have three lead singers line up together, and then have a staircase on the stage and have everyone sing while walking up the stairs in a loop."

"puff……"

Xiangzi imagined the scene in his mind, and then he couldn't help laughing out loud.

But she restrained herself and held back her laughter just as it burst out, fearing that Ayano would tease her again. Of course... that didn't happen this time.

"Of course, this plan was also rejected. After all, I don't sing very well."

"Then what?"

"And then Aine kept talking nonsense. When this kid got excited, even I couldn't stop her. In the end, apart from completely extinguishing the idea of her being the lead guitarist, there wasn't any other useful progress.

However, I did meet a very strange person.”

That cute cat-like girl had a pair of stunning heterochromatic eyes, but what surprised Ayano the most was her seemingly calm but actually obsessive love for guitar.

It felt like a cat smelling delicious cat food and walked into their recording studio following the scent.

Just by taking a look at the music score, he can automatically remember all of it, and his proficiency is as if he has practiced for many days.

Hmm...So the reason why Aine looked so distracted when she returned home today was because of this girl nicknamed Wildcat?

"Get up, are you really going to lie there forever?"

Although she was very satisfied with the rare peaceful atmosphere of the conversation between the two, after Ayano finished telling about what happened today, she couldn't just lie on the ground and stare at the ceiling with Miss Toyokawa.

Ayano stretched out her arm and naturally placed it on Xiangzi's shoulder. Although her foot didn't seem to be so serious now, she had spent money anyway, so she should enjoy the corresponding service.

"and many more……"

"What's wrong?" When Xiangzi was about to help Ayano back to the room, she was suddenly stopped, which made her a little confused.

"There's no class today."

"You're already injured, so let's not do it." Xiangzi frowned. She felt that Ayano seemed to be confused about the priorities. "Besides, you definitely won't be able to cook like this. I have to cook and don't have time to teach you."

"It's okay, you cook your meal and I'll practice mine."

"...I really don't understand you." Hearing this, Xiangzi was really puzzled. "Before, you clearly said you were going to give up, how come you suddenly become a different person?"

"Because I promised her something, I must do it to the best of my ability."

"Her? You mean...Aine?"

Although Xiangzi had not spoken directly to Aine, he was already tired of hearing this name just by listening to Ayano's retelling.

And she also discovered that when Ayano mentioned Aine, there was always a very genuine smile on her face. On the other hand, herself... well, it felt like she was spreading some negative energy to her sponsor.

"Yeah, that kid thought I was new to piano and that being in a band would be stressful. Even if it's because of that, I have to practice more, right?"

"Is that so... so you just want to avoid distracting her?"

"That's not the case. I just want to see the funny expression she'll make when she finds out that I'm not a loser and she's the only one who's a loser."

"..."

Xiangzi was almost laughed out loud by people like Ayano.

She really shouldn't have thought that Ayano could last three minutes without uttering words that would raise one's blood pressure. This woman really existed in this world just to make everyone laugh, didn't she?

"Stop being so nagging. I've already given you all the money today. Even if it takes some time, I can't really let you have my way with me all night for free, right?"

"Heh, whatever you want."

Shoko, who was too lazy to argue with Ayano, rolled his eyes first, then after placing her in front of the electronic piano, he walked into the kitchen to prepare dinner for tonight.

While she was cooking, she heard a completely different melody in the living room behind her. It was not the previous piano music, nor was it the Spring Shadow.

It was a song I had never heard of before.

Then came Ayano's beautiful singing voice:

[The vast expanse of white feels so long]

[The so-called answers are mostly common sense without substance.]

[My fingertips are trembling but I have to hold the pen tightly]

……

She also said that her singing was not good. It turned out that she should not believe that a liar would honestly change his ways, especially a bad woman like Mizushima Ayano who relied on her good looks to play tricks on others.

But... this song is really touching.

Just as they were busy with their own things, there was another round of loud knocks on Ayano's door, causing Shoko Toyokawa to panic in the kitchen as usual.

But after taking a look at Ayano who was having trouble moving around in the living room, and the encouragement in her eyes, Xiangzi could only take a deep breath.

That’s right, I can’t hide like this every day, right?

What needs to be faced must be faced

And isn't it reasonable to take care of an injured friend at a friend's house? Others don't know that Ayano was the culprit who hurt her.

But after opening the door, Xiangzi saw a 1.8-meter-tall strong man, who was looking at her with a ferocious face and scolding her:

"It's so noisy! I can tolerate it for a day or two, but you're making noise every night, right?! Is it ever going to stop? Is it ever going to stop?!"

"……that."

"Stop talking to me like that. I finally get my child to sleep every night, but you guys wake him up just by playing the piano. You even pick the time when the child is sleeping to make trouble. Are you doing this on purpose?"

Xiangzi was completely confused as this man, who looked fierce but actually had no intention of rushing in to hit anyone, stood at the door and scolded her for about five minutes.

In the end, the other party let her go because he was tired, but the threatening look he showed when he left made Xiangzi feel a little unsure of what to do.

"Ayano-chan..."

"It's really a bit troublesome. If I want to buy professional sound insulation materials, I don't think I have enough money..."

Xiangzi was also a little helpless. She had thought of many possibilities, but she had never thought that someone would think the sound of them playing the piano was noise and say they were disturbing others.

But it’s normal when you think about it. After all, not everyone likes music.

"Forget it, I'll call my dad and see if I can get some more money."

Although she didn't really want to, in order to solve the problem, Ayano took out her cell phone and made a call.

It was obviously still daytime on the other end of the phone, but that didn't stop her from expressing her needs.

"Dad...yes, I want to ask you for some money."

"Uh, do I have to say it?"

"Well...actually, I've been learning piano recently, but the neighbor next door said I was disturbing them, so I wanted to ask you for some money to renovate the room."

"..."

"..."

"Alright, alright, forget it if you don't want to help. There's no need to tease your daughter like this. I'm hanging up now. Bye!"

Hearing that Ayano suddenly looked like she was being teased, Xiangzi felt a little happy for some reason.

It seems that this is a family tradition. Wow, I didn't expect that Ayano, who always likes to entertain others, would end up like this.

Because he really wanted to hear what this funny conversation was about, Xiangzi couldn't help but ask out loud.

"Ayano-chan, what did your dad...say to you?"

"Oh, it's just an asshole dad. He didn't help me and even played such an outrageous joke on me. He thinks I don't know his character."

"What kind of joke is he?"

"He said there's no need to renovate. This whole building is mine, and I can just ask the neighbors to move into other rooms... Isn't that funny?"