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

The phone was taken out of Aine's pocket and handed to Ayano.

At this moment, Ayano was holding her phone, just like Light Yagami had taken his little black notebook. With sinister intentions, Ayano was repeating one sentence in her mind:

The plan goes through!

However, we cannot contact Xiangzi directly at this time. If we contact him at this time and he walks out of the house directly, then everything will be in vain.

Although Ayano thought that letting Shoko live in her house was not a big deal, she knew Aine too well.

This pink-haired girl always thinks too much about her own affairs. If she happens to encounter such a thing at this time, I don’t know how difficult it will be to coax her.

It would be better to wait for a while before having a good chat with Aine. Telling the truth when the emotions are stable will help calm everyone down.

Thinking of this, Ayano directly dialed a number that her father had given her before. Because her family members were all abroad, the keys to the building were in the hands of the manager. Given her status, the other party should not refuse such a small request.

"Yes, I need the keys for the third floor. They're all together... Then let's get them all."

"Is it convenient now? I'll ask my friend to get it and bring it back to you later."

"It's okay, it's okay.

I should be thanking you.”

This was Ayano's usual attitude towards strangers she hadn't met much, and Aine just watched silently, not interrupting until she got a definite result.

After Ayano hung up the phone and told Aine the specific address, Aine went downstairs directly.

For her, even if Ayano took the spare key to find Xiangzi at this time, it would be too late. After all, if the other party really lived here, it would be a pipe dream to want to clean up all traces in such a short time.

And watching Aine quickly running down the stairs, Ayano shook her head helplessly.

Oh... am I a little too bad?

She took out the key and opened the door, but Ayano was a little surprised that Shoko was not in the room.

There was a note left at the entrance, which read:

[I sent you a message but you haven't read it. If I'm not at home when you come back, I'm probably out shopping. If you see it, remember to reply to my message.]

Shopping? Is it really such a coincidence?

Ayano didn't know that Shoko didn't go out to buy anything. He just felt uncomfortable after reading the lyrics of the song "Spring Day" and decided to take a walk in the nearby park to relieve the boredom caused by the memories.

But Xiangzi's absence saved Ayano a lot of trouble.

Ayano, who planned to send a message to Xiangzi first and then clean up the suspicious items in the room, first took out her mobile phone and found Xiangzi's portrait.

She tapped the screen with her jade fingers and quickly edited a message, which roughly meant that she asked Xiangzi not to come back for the time being and that she would make other arrangements for his accommodation tonight.

However, after writing this, Ayano suddenly felt a little tired. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly to reveal a wry smile, then deleted the edited text on her phone and sent a short message:

【Go home early. 】

"Ayano, why is there no one next to you?"

Aine, who had returned to Ayano's house at lightning speed, had just opened the door of the next room with the key.

But she found that there was nothing in the room. Feeling that she was being tricked, she used her key to open the door of Ayano's house, and asked curiously while looking at Ayano who was sitting on the sofa, not knowing what she was thinking about.

“There was no one here in the first place.”

Ayano smiled and said, "I just said neighbor, I didn't say that this neighbor is still next door."

"……what?"

"Don't bother. To tell you the truth, Xiangzi has been living in my house for a while. After all, she has a conflict with her family now..."

"It goes without saying."

Aine interrupted Ayano's explanation, but what surprised Ayano was that at this moment, Aine's face did not show any surprise or anger, but instead was full of smiles.

"I knew Ayano wouldn't be willing to lie to me. I love Ayano-chan the most."

“…Silly girl.”

......

ps: The song "Spring Day" is from the 2019 movie version of Crayon Shin-chan. The original singer is Ai Mu, and Sheng Qingmu also sang it during the live broadcast. I can only say that it is worthy of being a cat. It always opens the group in various ways ()

To be honest, this song is quite nice, but the first line of the lyrics was originally "the platform of Kita-Senju Station", which was about Shin-chan's parents, and it was also the place where Hiroshi first confessed his love to Misae (if I remember correctly). It was changed to Ikebukuro just for the needs of the plot.

In the future, some similar special cases will be explained separately like this.

Chapter 67 Xiangzi: This Aiyin, is she trying to steal my job?! (still 17)

Ikebukuro West Exit Park.

As Xiangzi was walking in it, the first thing that caught her eye was a green lawn surrounded by lush trees. Occasionally, flowers bloomed on a few trees. Tsk... it looked like camera probes on some telephone poles.

In the center of the park is an exquisite fountain. The water columns jump to the rhythm of the music, and the falling water droplets sparkle in the sun like bright pearls.

The park today seemed a little different from usual. Of course, it wasn't a rare event. After all, music festivals were often held at Ikebukuro West Exit Park. Even though Xiangzi was lucky enough to catch one tonight.

This professional band does look different from the band formed by high school students. They are extremely mature in both coordination and stage presence. Their ability to arouse the enthusiasm of the audience makes Xiangzi even more amazed.

But she really didn't have any interest in listening to such a noisy LIVE, at least not now.

Xiangzi's mind was still thinking about the lyrics of the song called "Spring Day" written by Ayano. Apart from the fact that the name was a bit too similar to a certain song, in fact, just looking at the content of the lyrics, the two songs are indeed completely different in style.

A song...is a cry for life, an outlet for emotions. And the song "Spring Day" is more like a gentle narration of the past in your ear, a warm and loving memory.

To be honest, Xiangzi is not very

She liked the lyrics of this song. In her heart, she also wanted to ask Ayano to change the lyrics to a song that she could resonate with more.

Words like these, used by an old couple to reminisce about their past love, really disgusted her.

The reason for her aversion was not that she did not want to have this kind of experience. On the contrary, it was because it was too far away for her, Shoko Toyokawa. After all, the place where you can never go back is the farthest place in the world.

But work is work and life is life. Now that Ayano has written the lyrics, which seem quite good from a professional point of view, she should really consider how to compose the music for it.

A qualified worker cannot be picky about jobs, just like when she was working in customer service, she was not qualified to screen out difficult customers and not serve them.

Although Xiangzi came out for a walk because he was feeling a little depressed, he also wanted to go out for a walk and take a look to inspire his creative ideas.

She wouldn't be easily led astray by a meaningless song.

However, the cell phone in his pocket vibrated at this moment. Xiangzi took it out and looked at it, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and then he turned off the screen.

Forget it, let me go home and cook for my sponsor first.

.....

"...Chihaya-san?"

Shoko Toyokawa didn't know how to describe her current mood.

Do you want to slam the door and leave? I don't think I have that strong urge; should I just stay and continue doing what I need to do today?

…She’s not that mean yet.

The atmosphere in the room had dropped to freezing point because of Chihaya Aine, or perhaps because of Toyokawa Shoko.

If Xiangzi had come back earlier, Aine wouldn't have been so embarrassed. After all, she could have justifiably used the excuse that she was cooking today to sneak into the kitchen and hide.

But by the time Toyokawa Shoko came back, she had already finished cooking all the dishes. She didn't know whether Ayano said she was hungry because she was really hungry, or whether she had dug a trap just for her to prevent her from escaping.

"Xiaoxiang, change your shoes and come to the living room. The food is ready."

"......oh."

Xiangzi's brows furrowed slightly, and she held her right arm with a little force, as if she wanted to wake herself up from this strange "dream" by pinching the flesh on her arm.

But reality is reality, and this reality is even more disturbing than the nightmare she had imagined.

"Take a look at today's dishes and see if they suit your taste. After all, you're only eating once. If they don't taste good, please tell me."

"...It's okay. I can do it."

What's going on with this pink hair?

Why is it that even though he seemed to be speaking normally and had a smile on his face, as if he didn't mind at all that an "outsider" like him had suddenly moved in to live here, Xiangzi always felt that he didn't feel at ease after hearing this.

Do you feel like you're being ridiculed?

It's no wonder she thought too much, because Aiyin, wearing an apron and looking so enthusiastic, looked like the hostess of this house, and she was a guest invited to dinner.

So...after dinner, she left?

What a bad feeling.

"Everyone, sit down." Ayano looked at the two people who seemed to be at odds with each other with a bit of helplessness, "You two shouldn't be so distant. We can be considered as getting to know each other today."

"..."

"..."

Very good, you won’t continue, right?

Ayano didn't have too many thoughts. Since she had decided to confront the issue directly, she was not afraid of the small scene in front of her.

She didn't care what these two people did. Anyway, she was really hungry today and no one could stop her from eating.

But it was obvious that someone didn't want her to be quiet. Before Ayano could pick up the meat from the plate with her chopsticks, Aine said something very well:

"Ayano-chan, could you help me pick up some food? I can't reach it."

"You can't stand up on your own? Your leg is broken?"

"......" Aine, who had been thinking of showing her sisterly love in front of Xiangzi, was immediately confused by Ayano's counterattack.

She almost wanted to stand up and pounce on the hateful woman and bite her.

But Aine suddenly realized that even though she didn't get any of Ayano's food, Shoko in front of her seemed to be even more uneasy.

As smart as she was, she immediately figured out the reason.

Yes, only the best sisters would joke so directly and casually, without worrying about whether the other person would be hurt, because they know the extent of each other's heart.

Tsk tsk, Toyokawa Shoko is really losing.

Aine stood up happily, then deliberately raised her chopsticks over Shoko's side face and reached into the dish in front of Ayano.

She won the first round.

"...Ayano-chan."

While the few of them were eating in such a strange silence, Xiangzi was actually thinking about "Spring Day" in his heart.

Even Aiyin suddenly showed a triumphant look towards him.

She didn't even know why.

But after thinking about it, she decided to ask Ayano what she thought. After all, as a composer, she also hoped to write a song that could resonate with the other party based on the lyricist's own ideas.

"Ok?"

"The song about us."

"Your song?!" Aine couldn't sit still anymore, she put down her chopsticks and stood up.

Then, feeling that she seemed a little too excited, she smiled awkwardly and sat back in her chair.

But her eyes shifted from Ayano to Shoko, like a detective investigating the scene for traces.

"About the lyrics of the song in your computer..." Xiangzi was not distracted by Aine's interruption. She was just a ruthless working machine now. "I don't know what style of song you want it to be."

"What do you think it should be like?"

"Shouldn't...like the lyrics say, let the beautiful memories of our encounter be tinged with warmth?"

When Xiangzi said this, he looked at Ayano with a slightly dissatisfied look, secretly cursing this guy for always rubbing salt into her wounds.

But she really needs a high-quality new song right now. If she asks to change the song for personal reasons, wouldn't it make her seem unprofessional and pretentious?

She is not that kind of person!

But the problem is, the way Shoko Toyokawa looks at this moment gives Aine a different feeling.

They wrote a song together, and it was about their past encounters, filled with beautiful, heartwarming memories?!

And looking at this Toyokawa Shoko, what's with that resentful look on her face?

Do you still take Chihaya Aine seriously?!

“No, Ayano!” Aine slammed the table again and stood up, “You have to write a song for me too!”

Chapter 68: How did a good meal turn into a battlefield? (1/2)