Classic soul swap, but a musical

Wait, is that really him?

Ai Aragaki took the umbrella and tilted it towards Xiangzi, so that the part that could be wetted by the rain was covered by the umbrella.

He spread out his other hand, "Okay, haven't you been looking for my identity?"

".......fraud."

She lowered her head and clenched her teeth. The emotions that had just been suppressed seemed to rise again.

"You lied to me again!"

"Yeah." Aragaki Ai's shoulders were completely exposed to the rain. Just as he thought, this little rain was nothing to him.

"What are you doing here?" Xiangzi turned his head, his voice trembling slightly.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just trying to trick you. After all, I don't know anything." He smiled and glanced at the girl beside him.

"You come here without knowing anything?" Xiangzi couldn't believe it. He thought he had received accurate information from Mu.

He nodded. "Well, even though I still don't know what happened, I'm not going to ask, Xiaoxiang."

"Aren't you going to ask?" Xiangzi grabbed her right arm with his left hand and lowered his head, unable to see her expression at all.

"When you want to talk, you'll tell me naturally." Aragaki Ai looked at her, "So, do you have a place to stay tonight? Do you have any money?"

"You asked me to save some pocket money, enough to stay in a hotel for one night." Xiangzi lowered his voice.

She wanted to rush into the rain so that she wouldn't be able to tell whether it was tears or rain flowing down her cheeks.

Why hand her an umbrella?

"That's good." Aragaki Ai handed over the phone, "Add your contact information. I'll need you later."

"What's the matter?" Xiangzi sniffed, and Aragaki Ai handed him a tissue.

"Yeah, what do you think it is?"

There was a smile on the boy's lips, a smile that Xiangzi often fooled, and no matter who it was, they would feel gentle and kind.

Only she knew that this bad guy was going to cheat people, so she refused to be fooled.

"It's definitely nothing good."

"Oh, I'm really thinking about Xiangzi, but Xiaoxiang actually thinks of me like this?"

Ai Aragaki showed a sad expression, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her head tilted slightly.

After several changes in emotions, Xiangzi's mood has been completely dominated by him.

"Sorry." The weak Xiaoxiang apologized subconsciously.

"It's okay, but I was really thinking about you. What are you going to do next?"

He asked, "There's no way to rely on the Toyokawa family's help anymore, right? Food, drink, shelter, and other expenses all require money. How long will your pocket money last?"

"this......"

She fell into deep thought. It was indeed something she had never considered before.

She was still in the same state as Bai Xiang, except that she had suffered a major blow and was at a loss.

After thinking for a long time, she said.

"I still have my father."

"........"

Aragaki Ai really didn't want to say anything. If Xiangzi's father was reliable, there would be no Tokyo working girl.

But he couldn't say bad things about Xiangzi's father. Those were things that never happened. If he said them now, it would only make Xiangzi more wary of him.

Who would believe that their father is a bastard?

He didn't reply immediately, but thought about it before continuing to ask.

"So, where is he now?"

"He...he went to ask his friends for help." Xiangzi tightened his grip on his arm.

"alright."

Aragaki Ai looked at the sky, wondering if the rain would stop for a while, and asked.

"Are we going to stay here forever? Should we find a hotel? Or maybe it's cheaper to stay in an internet cafe?"

He did not suggest that they go to his rental house because it was just a small room with only one bed. No matter how he thought about it, Xiangzi would be wary and would not go back with him.

He didn't even suggest treating her or finding a coffee shop to talk, let alone giving her money directly, as that would have made Xiangzi feel uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart, or even angry.

"Then... go to the Internet cafe?" Xiangzi asked uncertainly. In the past, someone arranged everything for her, but now she has no experience in society and subconsciously relies on him.

Aragaki Ai glanced at the road around her and said, "There are no beds in the internet cafe. There's only a sofa that's barely big enough to lie down on. Are you sure?"

"Ah."

"Well."

The two of them started looking for the nearest Internet cafe, planning to stay there.

On the way, Xiangzi brought up the question just now.

"You haven't told me yet, what exactly are you doing here? Is it just to look for me?"

"Yeah, it's because I'm looking for you."

"Oh?" For a moment, Xiangzi thought that it would be great if he was really his lover, so that he could rely on him a little.

But he is harmonious...

Hearing what he said, Xiangzi's attention shifted from the road to him.

Volume 1: Chapter 62 Performance

However, Aragaki Ai's next words made Xiangzi feel that he was overthinking.

"Well, I came to work for you."

He noticed that the rain had subsided a bit. "You don't have much money on you, right? I'm afraid you'll have to work to support yourself from now on."

"Well, it should last a month." Xiangzi's mood dropped again.

Aragaki Ai seemed not to notice her change and continued, "So, working for others is also working, why not just work for me."

"That's true." She lowered her head.

"But I'm very worried about Xiaoxiang." Aragaki Ai stopped and looked directly at the girl's beautiful face. Her amber eyes used to be so shining.

Xiangzi was stunned for a moment. She could no longer tell whether the first sentence was a lie or the second sentence was a lie.

"Liar, did you just lie to me again?"

"No, I was worried about you. Mu had a very important performance, so I rushed over as soon as possible. I didn't even bother to hide my identity and ran to see you."

Ai Aragaki grabbed her wrist without warning, looked into her eyes, and spoke in a calm but powerful tone.

"I won't let you run away. Even if you wanted to run, you wouldn't be able to outrun me. You would just get both of us wet."

Xiangzi couldn't help it any longer, so he raised his head, trying to slow down the flow of tears, not wanting him to see him crying.

This only allowed the taller Ai Aragaki to see her expression clearly.

The boy smiled as he took out a tissue and handed it to the weak Xiaoxiang.

"Let's go, Xiaoxiang."

"......"

Ai Aragaki held her slender wrist all the way, walked into an Internet cafe, and booked a room.

"I need to use the computer too. We can just use it for a while. Don't refuse."

Her emotions had calmed down, and she followed him, carefully observing the surroundings.

It feels like an okay place.

The room was just as Aragaki Ai had imagined, with only a sofa that could seat two people, a table, and two computers.

He turned on the computer as if he knew how to do it, opened the page, and didn't ask her anything.

Xiangzi sat aside, took off his coat and hung it on the wall, and noticed that the other shoulder of Aragaki Ai was completely wet.

He also took off his coat and started searching on his computer for the show Mu would be on tonight.

"Want to watch it together?"

"what?"

"Mu's show."

Aragaki Ai has been found, but the time is a little later than expected. Is there a delay in the live broadcast?

He looked at the girl standing behind Mori Minami, who was well-behaved and silent.

Do people really watch this kind of interview show? Can it really boost your fame?

Xiangzi watched the show with him, looking at Mu, but glancing at the boy next to him out of the corner of his eye.

“Are you good at running?”

"No, occasionally. Why do you ask this?" Aragaki Ai's eyes never left the screen.

"No." She took off her little leather shoes, hugged her knees and curled up into a ball.

"Well, I didn't run at first either. I don't know if it was because of the strong wind or because of what I was talking about when I was talking about running that I started running."

Aragaki Ai answered casually, glanced at Xiangzi, stood up and said softly.

"Wait for me a moment."

"Oh?" Xiangzi looked at his back as he left and almost wanted to grab him.

Half a minute later, Aragaki Ai returned to the room with two cups of hot drinks and a blanket.

"promise."

"...Thank you." Xiangzi took the cup and watched Aragaki Ai unfold the blanket. "How much?"

"No money." Aragaki Ai leaned back and kept looking at the screen.

The two stopped talking and focused their attention on the program on the screen, where they could hear all kinds of sounds.

Xiangzi glanced at him.

Really don't ask anything.

The air became quiet. She was actually in no mood to watch those programs. Just now, with Aragaki Ai chatting with her, she was able to stop thinking about those things.

But, once it’s quiet.

Those things kept appearing in my mind, everything from yesterday to today.

On the screen, it was almost Mu's turn.

Ever since she told Mu the news about the child from the Toyokawa family, Mori Minami found that she had indeed calmed down.

That band... is that important to her?

Or is it the child from the Toyokawa family?

She chatted and laughed with others and completed today's "performance" with the pianists.

Finally, it was Mu's turn.

As soon as the girl with long light green hair appeared, everyone praised her, saying that she was as beautiful as her mother and that she was really beautiful, just like a doll.

She didn't care about these words at all, bowed slightly to everyone, and walked towards the performance room on the other side.

None of these things matter.

She promised Ai that she would play well.

The performance room is not even as big as the piano classroom at home, and the floor-to-ceiling windows do not face a quiet courtyard, but face the camera and Japan's top pianist.

The only thing is that piano is exactly the same as the one at home. No, it is the same piano at home. It must have been moved here by Mori Minami.