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"But Aine isn't a little girl anymore. Even if you wear a kimono, you won't have that cute vibe. If it were Koyuki wearing it..."
"Ugh, you perverted lolicon! Come to think of it, Mu Zimi-chan is so small, how could you do that to her?"
After dating the guy I liked, I found out he had a thing for Lolita fashion. Who can understand this incredible sense of redemption?
Banami thought to herself, strictly speaking, it wasn't me who attacked Mu Zimi, it was her who attacked me first.
"It's okay, Aine. Even though you're past your prime, you still retain the unique charm of a loli, so I still like you a lot."
Aine blinked, wondering what it meant to retain the unique charm of a loli, only to see the boy glancing at her chest every now and then. The girl blushed instantly and chased after Banami to hit him.
Just then, the phone in Banami's pocket rang.
"Hey, wait a minute, it's Xiao Xiang calling."
Upon hearing Xiangzi's name, Aiyin's body stiffened slightly, and she immediately stopped what she was doing.
Banami opened the video call and then saw a figure with light blue twin tails.
"Xi, did you get on the Shinkansen? It was raining really hard just now. You didn't get wet, did you?" Her voice was a little languid.
"Not yet, not everyone has arrived..."
"By the way, where are Su Shi and Xiao Deng? Who's with you now?"
Aine initially tried to avoid it, but Banami placed her directly in front of the front-facing camera lens.
"Ah... good morning, Chihaya-kun."
"Haha, good morning, Miss Xiangzi."
Although the two were not in the same band, Xiangzi had studied at Yuqiu for a period of time before, and the two often ate lunch together during their lunch break, so they were not strangers.
Aine originally planned to say goodbye and leave, after all, she felt a little guilty towards Miss Xiangzi.
But at that moment, in front of the camera, Banami's hand was tightly holding Aine's hand, and their fingers were intertwined.
Watching Banami chatting casually with his fiancée without any apparent surprise, who would have guessed that he was holding her hand off-camera?
You naughty thing, just how skilled are you?!
Chapter 39 Banami: Aren't you all the ones who are giving me money?
As Aine listened to the everyday conversations between Hachimi and Toyokawa Shoko, holding his hand, she felt a pang of envy.
This is a privilege reserved only for Hanami's fiancée, allowing her to display this relationship with him anytime, anywhere.
A negative emotion, one that made Aine feel uneasy, began to spread in her heart. It was an emotion that Aine had never truly felt before.
But just then, they heard Banami say, "Hey, Sho, actually I have something to tell you, about Ai and me..."
Chihaya Aine suddenly snapped out of her daze, seemingly realizing what Hanami was about to do. She immediately rushed into the frame, even blocking the view between Hanami and Shoko, and shouted, "Miss Shoko, I'm sorry, we need to start gathering now. You can talk again when we get to Kyoto, otherwise the Shinkansen will be late!"
"Hey, Chihaya-kun..." But before Shoko could say anything, the phone was hung up.
Xiangzi tilted her head slightly, feeling that something was off, but Ruoye Mutsu waved to her from not far away.
“Xiang, move.”
"Ah..." Their plane is about to start boarding.
This made Xiangzi put aside his newly raised questions and prepare to take Xiaomu to London for a good trip.
Meanwhile, at the Shinkansen station, Aine stared intently at the boy and said, "You fouled just now!"
The girl sounded annoyed, and then she heard Banami say, "What foul?"
"Don't play dumb. You were just trying to tell Miss Xiangzi what happened between us, weren't you?" Ai Yin questioned.
“But if we’re going to be together forever, we’ll have to tell Xiaoxiang about us sooner or later, right?” Banami said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Ai Yin's nose tingled slightly, but she quickly shook her head and said, "This is different from what we agreed on. We are only in a short-term relationship. If Miss Xiangzi finds out, it will be very troublesome."
I told you, I wouldn't make things difficult for you.
Banami shook her head again and said, "I'm not afraid of trouble or making things difficult. When I agreed to date you, I was mentally prepared."
But before he could finish speaking, he heard Aine say, "But I'm afraid of trouble, I'll be in a difficult position, and I'm afraid of causing anyone unhappiness."
I just want to experience being in love with you; I don't want to get involved in your complicated relationship.
Banami, I think the reason I can't let you go is because I have too many fantasies about you.
It is my longing for first love and romance, as someone who has never been in love.
But it's mixed with a lot of wishful thinking, which is why I can't let go of you, who is so closely associated with these wishful thinkings.
So, I've decided to date you, in order to... graduate from your school.
The day I step onto the stage, I will slowly let you go.
So please don't do this unnecessary thing.
After saying that, Aine turned and left, which left Banami feeling somewhat helpless.
Ai-yin is willing to be her girlfriend, but not her girlfriend for life.
Even if he wanted to publicly acknowledge his relationship with Aine, perhaps he was too hasty, making Aine feel like she was being pressured.
He couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Hey, buddy, did you have a fight with your girlfriend?" Banami turned around and saw that it was the girl who had run away from the couple's public display of affection.
The young woman said with a bit of a laugh, "Oh dear, that's how you young people are when you're in love. One moment you're like natto, inseparable, and the next you're like oil in water, unable to tolerate each other."
After saying that, she left, as if she had gotten revenge on the young woman who had fed her dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
Seeing that he had been thoroughly mocked, Banai said in a low voice with a hint of helplessness, "Anon-chan, you've become a little different."
Then I heard a voice say, "Girls mature very quickly when they're in love, and they can even become so unfamiliar to boys."
He turned his head and looked at Nagasaki Motoyo standing there.
"Mother Su Shi, please help me!" Banami pleaded immediately.
Immediately, veins bulged on Su Shi's forehead as he said, "I'm not your Doraemon!"
"Doraemon, help me!" he pleaded again, utterly humiliated.
Seeing his pathetic state, Su Shi wanted to turn around and leave, but unlike Aine, her feelings for Banami were more complicated and impure.
“I used to think you were pretty good at pursuing girls, how could you make such a mistake? It’s like you’re touching a girl inappropriately on the very first day of dating, which will only scare her away,” Su Shi explained briefly.
"Uh, why do you have the misconception that I'm good at chasing girls? Aren't you all the ones who are chasing after me?"
Talk nonsense.
As soon as Banai finished speaking, he was punched in the body by Su Shi.
Su Shi thought to herself, "How can that be the same? We were willing to pay you to be your girlfriend, not your girlfriends."
"Okay, enough joking around. Su Shi, what can I do to get Aine to stay by my side?"
"She's right here beside you now."
“That’s different. I want a lifetime. Not a minute less, not a second less, not a moment less, it’s not a lifetime. It’s like Su Shi, you staying by my side.”
Su Shi's cheeks flushed slightly as she thought to herself, "He even said he wasn't good at pursuing girls, yet he just blurted out such flirtatious remarks."
However, Su Shi understood somewhat. Banami's situation was indeed very special. He directly evolved from a young male chef into a playboy who wanted to make everyone happy. Moreover, because Xiangzi, Su Shi, and Ruoye Mutsu were all in very normal romantic relationships with her, Banami did lack a lot of experience in coaxing girls.
A quantum superposition state between the young chef and the sea king.
After Su Shi figured this out, she gently poked her finger on Banami's chest and said, "You'll need to try to understand Aine's thoughts and try to keep her. I can't help you with that."
If you truly want everyone to be happy, you must learn to understand the delicate thoughts in a girl's heart.
"That's what they say, but I think I understand Xiao Xiang's thoughts quite well."
"If you use the same methods you use to pursue a superhuman like Saki-chan to pursue an ordinary girl, you're doomed."
After saying that, Su Shi turned and left. Now she often talks about Xiangzi in private. Sure enough, it's pleasurable to talk bad about people in private.
Especially since that person was someone I used to like the most.
The part about love turning into hate.
But then, from behind, Banami called out, "Then you have to give me some advice, right?"
Su Shi turned around and said, "How about giving Chihaya Aine a romantic surprise? A vulgar girl like her likes romantic rituals."
Another cricket chirped, that's great!
***
After Aine left Hanami, she couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, saying, "What an idiot I am, why did I get angry at Hanami when I knew he was doing it for my own good?"
I'm not afraid of difficulties... nor am I afraid of trouble... I was already prepared when I agreed to date you.
Recalling his words, the girl's heart tightened slightly.
"We... I guess we had a fight."
We argued on the very first day we started dating.
Do other couples act like them?
Aine's heart felt as if it were being pulled apart by something.
The lifetime that Banami desires and the limited time she wants are destined to be parallel lines that never intersect.
"Anon-chan?"
When Aine came to her senses, she saw Takamatsu Akari watching her from a short distance away, looking somewhat worried about her.
Ai Yin walked over as if she had some kind of realization and said, "Xiao Deng, let's compose a new song."
"Huh?!" Here?!
However, when Takamatsu looked at Aine at this moment, it was as if she could see something even brighter than the sun from before.
So she nodded gently.
The two found seats inside the high-speed rail station.
Then, Ai-yin took out paper and pen.
It seemed as if she wanted to record her feelings from just now, stroke by stroke.
"I was born on Earth, so why do I feel like I'm from another planet?"
Those were the lyrics she came up with last night.
And then, today's.
"Like a fledgling bird, standing in the wilderness."
"These hands are soul-stirring."
"Xiao Deng, what do you think of these lyrics?" Ai Yin asked, seemingly a little nervous.
After all, the "music star" that Ai Yin is most familiar with is the little lamp next to her, which naturally became her standard of judgment.
After a moment of stunned silence, Xiaodeng seemed somewhat incredulous. Such lyrics were completely unlike those written by Aion, who had a bright and cheerful personality, like a little sun.
But... but for some reason, Xiaodeng felt an indescribable emotion.
Ai Yin turned on her portable guitar and began to slowly work out a melody that suited the lyrics.
Ai Yin's fingers played softly, more smoothly than she had imagined. The melody that best matched her lyrics seemed to appear easily in her mind.
Mu Zimi Jiang, you were absolutely right.
Only by experiencing pain can she get closer to that once unattainable musical planet.
It was precisely because she was filled with those complex thoughts from the argument with Banami that she was able to express her feelings through the lyrics and melody.
As her ideal song took on a more concrete form, she... drew closer and closer to breaking up with Hanami.
At this moment, Ai Yin was completely absorbed in the guitar, oblivious to everything else.
Meanwhile, her small lamp remained on beside her, watching Aine with her head down.
For some reason, she remembered the moon she had seen while sleeping the previous night.
The sound of love just now was the sun, but now it has turned into the moon.
It is gloomy and clear, giving people a feeling of coldness and loneliness.
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