"?"
Meeting her pleading and inquiring gaze, Ming Hai was puzzled at first, then he seemed to have thought of something and nodded in realization.
"It's a very good song."
Without using that exaggerated tone, he said bluntly: "Just keep singing like this. Your voice, your emotions, and the singing that wraps them all in the song... Even if that's all, there will be people willing to become [CryCHIC] and be your fans."
"——Narumi-san, can you do that too?"
She blurted out, looking a little nervous.
"Of course." Ming Hai shrugged and smiled easily, "I have been a fan of [CryCHIC] since I heard this song."
"……Um."
Without realizing the difference, Gao Songdeng seemed to have let go of a burden, and he pressed his chest and let out a breath.
She whispered solemnly in a voice that no one could hear clearly:
"Then, I have to work hard for my fans, for...!"
A faint smile that was both strange and familiar appeared on the fair face with a rosy glow.
Toyokawa Shoko watched all this from the side.
Looking at the interaction and atmosphere between the two people, the smile gradually disappeared from the corner of his mouth.
The joy and excitement in my heart are like soda that has been left for a long time. It no longer produces sweet and sour bubbles, and dark substances begin to settle at the bottom.
She shook her head self-deprecatingly, as if trying to convince herself, but the uneasiness still lingered.
Unconsciously, Toyokawa Shoko raised her hand and tried to grab the corner of his clothes.
"what happened?"
Ming Hai turned around as if he noticed something and looked at her murky expression.
"……nothing."
Toyokawa Shoko turned her face away, put her hands behind her back, and walked towards Takamatsu Deng as if nothing had happened: "Deng, are you going to the planetarium next?"
"Well, are you guys going to come too?"
Gao Songdeng looked at them expectantly.
Toyokawa Shoko opened her mouth, but what came out was: "No, I...suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I have to go back first."
lie.
A light refusal sounds as ridiculous as a quarrel.
Gao Songdeng didn't notice anything wrong, he just lowered his head in disappointment: "Is that so, then... let's do it next time."
"Well, let's go together next time!" Suppressing the guilt and self-blame in her heart, Toyokawa Shoko smiled and comforted a few words, then patted Minghai on the shoulder and said nonchalantly, "By the way, Minghai-kun, you have nothing to do next, right? Then accompany Deng-san..."
"No, I have something to do next."
Ming Hai interrupted what she was about to say.
"Is something wrong?"
Toyokawa Shoko looked up in confusion.
After all, according to the plan, the two of them planned to date until the evening today, and they had already decided to give their time to each other -
Now that I am going back, what else can he do?
"Yes, I have to go do something very important." Ming Hai looked down at her for no apparent reason, and then said to Gao Song Deng sincerely, "Takamatsu-san, I'm sorry, let's hang out together next time."
"Yeah." Gao Songdeng nodded.
Toyokawa Shoko came back to her senses and couldn't help asking, "Ming Hai, what are you talking about..."
"Of course, I'm sending a troublesome young lady home."
"Eh?"
"Or would you rather I tie you up and take you home?"
"Eh?!"
"Forget it, just follow me!"
In a gruff voice, he took her soft hand without question.
Just like that, in front of Takamatsu Deng.
Ming Hai pulled Toyokawa Shoko, whose face was red and full of surprise, and strode away from the rooftop.
Only the girl's panicked and shy voice remained, echoing clearly in the vast sky.
"Eh----"
Volume 57: Chapter Chapter Who is heavier?
Leaving the rooftop, he walked down the stairs and strode towards the exit of the aquarium.
After struggling slightly, she found that his palms were so hot and tight that they seemed to weld her hands together. So she gave up resisting and just quickened her pace to catch up with him, looking at his back in panic and confusion.
"Mr. Narumi, where are you taking me?"
"I don't know either." Ming Hai said without turning his head.
Toyokawa Shoko opened her eyes wide in astonishment: "You don't know?! Then why did you..."
He said calmly: "Where to go and what to do next, do you know it yourself?"
"..."
Toyokawa Shoko fell into silence and bit her pink lips unconsciously.
Ming Hai sighed softly and gradually slowed down her pace, letting the helpless voice keep pace with her.
"You're even worse at lying than I am, Toyokawa-san."
Toyokawa Shoko lowered her head, said nothing, and just squeezed his hand tightly.
At least she was the only one who could tell when he was lying. Once this young lady with noble character told a lie, her expression and behavior were even more unnatural than his. Only Gao Songdeng, an honest child with simple thoughts, could not see it.
——The girl is as slender and innocent as her snow-white skin.
If you accidentally pinch it, bright red marks will appear on it.
It is too conspicuous and difficult to fade away, so I am forced to cover it up with an unfamiliar posture, which makes it even more eye-catching.
So, I had no choice but to escape.
Cover yourself in a cloak of lies and escape to where no one can see you, until the white color can return to your skin.
Toyokawa Shoko subconsciously chose this path.
However, she didn't expect that the murderer who pinched her so hard would follow her and ruthlessly tear off her outer clothes, forcing her to recall the pain brought by the red mark.
"…If you know, just leave me alone."
As if giving up on herself, she squeezed out a thin, broken sound from her throat.
"And then? Let you go home alone, hide under the quilt and cry, and then tell me everything is fine after you finish crying, but then start to quietly distance yourself from me?"
Ming Hai's voice was very calm, as if he was analyzing the possible future of the two from an outsider's perspective.
"I won't..." She paused, swallowed the lie that came out of her mouth, and snorted from her sour nose, "Crying or something..."
"So what I said was right? Are you really going to do this?"
Hearing Ming Hai's question, the girl was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. She couldn't help but frown and retorted: "So what? Ming Hai, you really understand girls--"
"I just want to get to know you, no one else is interested."
Her voice was blocked by Ming Hai cleanly.
Toyokawa Shoko fell silent again and could only lower her head and stare at the tip of her shoe which was slowly moving forward.
Her heartbeat quickened with joy and her chest heated up with satisfaction, at this moment, conflicted with the complex and awkward stabbing pain, leaving her with a lump in her throat, not knowing what tone to use to continue talking to Ming Hai.
Fortunately, there was someone holding her hand and helping her move forward.
"I didn't want to end up like that, so... I took you and ran away." Ming Hai simply explained his reasons, "Whether you really want to go home or just want to find a place to sit, at least I won't let go of your hand until you've talked it out."
"I don't have anything to say..." Toyokawa Shoko still wanted to be stubborn.
Ming Hai suddenly stopped and turned to stare at her.
The dark and deep look in her eyes made her heart stop and her mind went blank for a second.
"If you don't want to say it, I'll say it."
He spoke softly, his tone as gentle and soft as a whisper.
"I'll tell you, Takamatsu Deng, Nagasaki Suyo, and everyone in the band... Run to the doorstep of Toyokawa's house and the gate of Tsukinomori Academy and say it loudly, so that everyone around you and me will know."
"It doesn't matter what other people think of me - you are just that important to me, got it?"
Ming Hai stared at her calmly.
Rather than a threat or a confession, it was more like a crime warning that would not be changed once it was issued.
There was no wavering in those pure black eyes, only indifference and stubbornness that allowed her to do anything.
"..."
It was as if her entire body was frozen. Toyokawa Shoko stood there speechless, trembling and feeling terrified.
It was as if an invisible shackle was gradually strangling the neck. The clenched palms were shaking unconsciously, and the slightly rapid breathing went from cold to hot.
——What she was more afraid of was that she could feel happy and satisfied about this.
It was as if the overflowing emotions hit the shore, and just refused to move, allowing the scorching sun to burn the skin, leaving more and deeper bright red marks on the body.
That suffocating feeling of having your neck tightened...
Perhaps, it is because he only has his own proof in his eyes?
Toyokawa Shoko's lips trembled slightly. She slowly lowered her head and hugged his arms tightly.
Burying her expression in his sleeves, she whimpered and moaned in surrender: "...Your feelings are too heavy."
Ming Hai touched her head, completely ignoring the strange looks from people around the aquarium, and just looked at the ceiling, sighing helplessly.
"I don't know who is heavier..."
Just because of a little insecurity and jealousy, she pushed herself to other girls and planned to draw a clear line between herself and him...
You are so sensitive and fragile that you dare to say that others have heavy feelings? You are not as self-aware as Nagasaki Suyo.
——Now, Ming Hai finally knew.
The reason why Miss Xiangzi, who seems calm, generous, gentle and elegant, was chosen by the system to become the target.
He had already taken the initiative to step into the gorgeous quagmire, and there was no room for him to retreat. It seemed that he could only sink with her until death...
As he gently stroked the girl's soft hair, he had unknowingly forgotten all other possibilities.
……
Ikebukuro Station, a famous chain karaoke bar.
The female clerk smiled as she watched a couple walk towards the counter.
"Excuse me, free time, all you can drink, for two people."
The handsome young man with a gentle expression took out his wallet, placed the order and paid the bill skillfully and briefly.
During this period, he never let go of his girlfriend's hand for a moment, and seemed to be a very affectionate person.
His girlfriend seemed a little introverted and shy. She always hid her cute red face behind his arms and didn't dare to look anyone in the eye.
So youthful...
The waitress hid her envy and quickly opened a private room for the two of them. Then she pointed to the sign behind her and smiled politely and kindly.
Ming Hai looked up.
"All private rooms in this restaurant are equipped with surveillance cameras. Please do not do anything that violates moral order."
"If you maliciously soil or use items in the box, our store will charge you the corresponding service fee."
