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

Night falls.

Xiangzi walked on the street where lights and shadows intertwined, and felt that everyone's eyes were focused on her.

But the reality was just the opposite. People whose names she didn't know were passing by on the streets. They were walking and laughing. Occasionally, a few people would glance at her sideways, but they didn't pay too much attention to her.

Everyone has their own things to do, and few people will stop to point fingers at a stranger.

But it's really embarrassing.

Thinking back carefully, Xiangzi felt that her childish behavior just now was just her being angry with herself.

But at this moment her mind was in a mess, and the feeling of being separated still existed in her heart, making her just want to find a quiet place where she could stay without being disturbed by anyone.

A familiar song is playing on the big screen above the building on the side street.

Originally Xiangzi thought it was very noisy, but when she saw the familiar face in the video, her eyes narrowed slightly.

Triangle Chuhua...

It was her childhood playmate, but she hadn't been in touch with him for a long time. Perhaps Chuhua was a good choice for her to find someone to talk to or simply vent her emotions.

Just as Xiangzi was about to take out her cell phone, she found that her phone screen showed that she had received a message from Ayano.

【Where are you? 】

"..."

Shoko actually doesn't have any resentment towards Ayano, or rather, she doesn't resent anyone.

But now she didn't know what to reply. She hesitated for a long time with her finger hovering above the screen, and finally decided to ignore the message.

Shouldn't we go back tonight? Ayano might not be that bad, but as for Aine... she didn't want to lose her temper again because of these things.

Hey~

Just when Xiangzi was thinking about whether to go back to his home and stay for the night, he received another message on his phone.

[I read it but didn't reply, right? Can you tell me why you left so suddenly just now?]

Tsk, if she had known this she wouldn’t have clicked on the message.

But this time, before she could close the screen, the next message came.

[Want to pretend you didn't see it? I'm right behind you. This... is not

Is that you? 】

【Image information】

what? !

Because the lock screen interface could not display pictures, Xiangzi subconsciously clicked on it.

But when Xiangzi saw that the picture was not of the night scene around her, but of an ordinary cat picture, his face instantly darkened.

This guy...it's hard to change one's nature!

Sure enough, she didn't have to guess what would happen next, the next message came immediately.

[You are peeking after all. ]

[I can feel your turmoil even through the screen, so even so, are you still not going to talk to me alone? ]

It’s said that when chatting online, words are cold. It’s difficult for both parties to feel the sender’s current emotions and tone through a simple sentence.

But Xiangzi always felt that she could see Ayano's expression at this moment.

Having been manipulated to this point, it would seem that if she continued to play dead, she would appear a little too weak. Xiangzi thought for a moment and typed a reply:

[Our agreement is still in effect, so there is no need for me to express my thoughts.]

[Sorry, I won't be going back today. I will return you two-thirds of the salary you gave me today.]

He originally wanted to return all of it, but Xiangzi thought that he had worked a whole day, and it would be too much of a loss to just return it all.

As for the previous words... just think of it as her evasion, because Xiangzi really doesn't want to say anything more to Ayano who doesn't understand anything at this time.

In fact, when she just escaped, she thought of a question: would she be the same kind of person as Ayano now?

Xiangzi thought hard and finally came to only one conclusion, that is, she and Ayano should be considered strangers who were walking towards each other and met each other at the intersection.

Although they stopped briefly and chatted with each other at the intersection, and both sides had a superficial understanding of each other, their paths were ultimately different.

The direction she came from was the beauty that once belonged to her, and the direction she faced was the loneliness that belonged to her.

The direction Ayano is heading towards is her hesitation, and the goal she is preparing to move forward towards is the happiness that is beyond her reach.

The economic issue alone is an insurmountable gap between them.

Xiangzi put the turned-off cell phone into her pocket, looked at the traffic light ahead, and made up her mind to return to her former residence tonight. Even though the cell phone in her bag vibrated again to indicate that it had received a message, she did not take it out to check.

Because she was afraid that after she took it out and read it, her determination would be shattered by Ayano's sweet words.

Chapter 97 World Famous Paintings: Su Shi is sending a message (1/2)

"...The door lock was changed?!"

When Xiangzi returned to the door of his shabby little house and took out the key that he hadn't used for a long time to open the door, he found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get in.

If she forced the key into the wrong lock, not only would she not be able to pull the key out, but she would also damage the door lock.

But the problem is, it's only been a week, and my dad actually changed the lock on the door?!

Xiangzi clenched her fists and her first reaction was to knock on the door and question her father inside, but she couldn't hold back her anger and remembered that she could look for a spare key outside the door.

They don't have anything valuable in their house, so the spare key is usually placed directly in the flower bed at the door.

Sure enough, after a quick search, Xiangzi found a brand new key.

But when she nervously inserted the key into the keyhole and turned it, and then pushed open the door, she saw a strange middle-aged man standing in the entrance with a rolling pin in his hand.

"You little...are thieves this young these days?! The world is changing, and people's hearts are getting worse!!!"

"what?"

Xiangzi was frightened by the man's ferocious look, and the scene of being verbally attacked by a nearly 1.9-meter-tall man at Ayano's house seemed to appear in his mind again.

"No, I'm not a thief... No, this should be my house, right?"

"your home?"

The man looked a little confused, and then a woman's voice came from behind him, "Honey, could she be talking about the person who moved away before?"

"Move away?" Xiangzi was struck by lightning, feeling as if the whole world was abandoning her.

As if he noticed something was wrong, the man holding the rolling pin frowned. Although he didn't intend to get involved in this suspected family conflict, he still told Xiangzi the facts he knew.

"If you're the daughter of that sleazy man...yes, your father moved away."

"Why……"

"He didn't give a specific reason, just that he felt there was no point living here alone. Oh yeah... he also said that if a cute girl came looking for him...

Just tell her to cherish her current life and to call him if she can’t hold on any longer.”

"..."

Looking at the really cute and beautiful little girl in front of him, the man understood that the daughter the man was talking about must be her.

"I'm sorry, he moved out four days ago. I don't know anything else about him."

"Thank you... sorry for bothering you."

Xiangzi left in a daze.

But she didn't walk far. Instead, she squatted down beside a flower bed not far from the door, hugged her legs and cried silently.

Although she knew the truth, she still felt helpless as she finally mustered up the courage to go home only to find that her home did not belong to her.

She was like a homeless puppy, curled up and didn't know where to go.

"Xiao Xiang..."

"Ayano?!"

Xiangzi suddenly raised her head, but found that there was no one around her. The voice just now was just her auditory hallucination.

But this also reminded her that she still had some money on her, so if there was really no other way, she could still go out and stay in a hotel.

After wiping his tears, Xiangzi stood up again.

She took out her cell phone as she walked towards where she could find the hotel.

Of course, this inevitably led to seeing the message from Ayano on my phone:

[Sigh... maybe my performance as a student really disappointed you? Sorry, I'll definitely practice hard when you come back.]

"..."

No, this guy did it on purpose, right?

Shouldn't anyone be able to guess why she was sad? But this woman chose to play dumb with her at this very moment?!

However, compared to the casual comfort without knowing the truth, this reply made Xiangzi feel less difficult to deal with. It was more like providing her with a way out, although both parties knew how ridiculous this way out was.

[You really should practice hard!]

Shoko Toyokawa didn't know that her tough words would turn her into a toy that Ayano could play with at will in the next few days without her being able to resist.

Of course, what actually troubled Xiangzi more in the next 24 hours was...her school uniform was still at Ayano's house!

...

Nagasaki Suyo didn't know how she got back home.

In the high-end apartment building in Roppongi, she felt only bored as the elevator continued to rise. After returning home, she lay directly on her bed, unable to calm down for a long time.

What went wrong with her?

Obviously... everything was proceeding according to the established trend, so why did the result turn out like this today?

Could it be that she had been misjudging Ayano all along?

Hadn't she always been Xiangzi's good friend? Why didn't she show any panic when she heard that Xiangzi was crying?

If Ayano had stood up like herself at that time to refute Riki's ruthless words, Su Shi would have felt much better, but... Ayano didn't.

The pink rose in the other person's hand was even more dazzling, and the thorns hidden under the flower seemed to be aimed at her, deeply hurting Su Shi's heart.

However, the saddest person now should be Xiangzi, right?

She must have felt that she was the one who was in control of all this, and that she was the evil person who used this live broadcast to sentence Xiangzi to death.

Nagasaki Suyo turned sideways and took out her cell phone.

There were several group messages and private messages from Aine on her phone, but Su Shi was not in the mood to read them. She simply crossed out these annoying prompts and found Xiangzi from her friend list.

How should she explain?

After a brief thought, Su Shi quickly typed:

[Xiaoxiang, I want to apologize to you for what happened today.]

Unread, no surprise results.

However, Su Shi felt that Xiangzi should have seen this message, but like herself, she deliberately did not click on it.

The urge to express his apology prompted Su Shi to continue typing.

[If you think I'm wrong, can you at least... let me apologize to you in person?]

I didn't expect things to turn out like that. I was shocked. We had already prepared two songs, but the organizer suddenly changed their mind and gave us time for an extra song.

Regarding this point, I hope you can listen to my explanation.

I also hope that I can explain this matter clearly to you.

If I had known in advance, I would never have allowed this to happen. After all, both songs had already ended, and they suddenly started playing.

I'm sorry I couldn't stop them.

[Xiaoxiang, you must be very angry now...]

"I think it's normal for you to be angry, but please believe me, we really didn't intend to play Kasuga Shadow. 】

"Aren't you and Ayano friends? She should be able to prove it."

I'm really sorry. I promise I won't play that song again without permission.