Anime Crossover Band, Rock Girl Won't Let Me Go

Chapter 188 Neighbors from the Same World, Xiangzi Living Together

The message was quickly marked as read, which surprised Bai Qiu slightly.

Is Chihaya Aine spying on him?

Mrs. Chihaya opened the door to greet Bai Qiu.

He handed over the gifts and fruit to Mrs. Chihaya during her visit.

He was then led to the door of Aine's room by the overly enthusiastic Mrs. Chihaya, who then opened the door for him.

"Please take care of Aine, I have other things to do." Mrs. Chihaya said.

"Okay," Bai Qiu replied, then looked into the room and reminded, "Aiyin, I'm coming in."

"Eh?!"

Chihaya Aine, still wearing her pajamas, suddenly sat up in bed, her pale face filled with surprise and confusion.

Why so fast?

Didn't Qiuqiu just send the message? How come I'm already at her room door in the blink of an eye?

Although this made her somewhat happy, she was relieved that Qiuqiu had arrived just as she was thinking of her, proving that she still cared about her.

But this leaves her with absolutely no time to prepare.

"Qiu, wait, wait a moment."

Chihaya Aine jumped off the bed in a hurry, frantically waving her arms to stop Shiraaki from advancing.

"What's wrong?" Bai Qiu stopped and asked curiously, "You have a fever, why did you get out of bed?"

"He wasn't wearing shoes or socks either; be careful that his condition doesn't worsen."

Bai Qiu lowered her gaze and noticed that Ai Yin was standing barefoot on the floor.

"Because...I..."

Chihaya Aine stammered.

She couldn't bring herself to say the reason!

Except for lunchtime, she spent the whole day resting in bed, huddled under the covers, and took fever-reducing medication, so she must have sweated a lot.

It would be terrible if someone smelled an unpleasant odor.

"Qiuqiu, don't get too close, you'll catch it from me."

Chihaya Aine strained her throat, and her voice became somewhat hoarse.

"That's it?" Bai Qiu smiled slightly, waved his hand dismissively, and said:

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly healthy. Besides, if I was afraid of catching it from you, I wouldn't have come in."

Chihaya Aine felt a sudden warmth in her heart, but she didn't lower her hand.

"Be careful not to fall."

Seeing that Ai Yin was still so active despite having a cold, Bai Qiu sighed and advised, "You should go back to bed and rest."

"By the way, Deng was supposed to come with me, but her throat wasn't feeling too good either, so I sent her home to rest."

Bai Qiu never forgot the sentiment conveyed by the lamp.

"...Okay, okay."

Chihaya Aine forced a smile.

Then, like a startled rabbit, she quickly hid back under the covers and wrapped herself up tightly.

Her cheeks flushed slightly; given the current situation, Chihaya Aine was too embarrassed to tell Shiraaki:

Could she wait a moment before coming up? She said she wanted to take a shower and change her clothes first.

Pulling a chair over from the room and sitting on the edge of the bed, Bai Qiu said softly:

"Auntie said you had a fever. What was it? How are you now?"

"I...I'm much better. My temperature this morning was 38C," Chihaya Ai said in a barely audible voice.

Bai Qiu nodded, then frowned slightly, her face showing worry and confusion.

"How could you suddenly have a fever? You were perfectly fine the day before yesterday."

However, illnesses like colds and fevers often arrive without warning, frequently catching people off guard.

Seeing that the fever-reducing patch on Aiyin's forehead was wrinkled, it must have been there for quite some time.

Fortunately, there were new ones and a temperature gun on the table.

Bai Qiu picked it up and said, "The fever-reducing patch is a bit wrinkled. I'll replace it with a new one for you. It will be more effective that way."

"Um... thank you, Qiuqiu."

Chihaya Aine murmured, her eyes fixed on Haku's every move.

It feels so good to be cared for.

Having a fever doesn't seem so bad, hehe!

Bai Qiu had already peeled off the fever-reducing patch from Ai Yin's forehead, revealing her smooth forehead, and then used a thermometer to take her temperature again.

"37.5 degrees Celsius, still a slight fever, should be almost better by tomorrow."

Bai Qiu told Ai Yin.

"Hmm." Chihaya Aine clutched the blanket, asking timidly, "I... I don't think I have any strange smell, right?"

"smell?"

Upon hearing this question, Bai Qiu frowned slightly.

Then, he twitched his nose slightly and took a deep breath, as if trying to discern some special scent in the room.

Chihaya Aine's eyes widened slightly, and her eyelashes trembled involuntarily.

I'm already starting to regret asking that question.

What if Bai Qiu really smells something bad?

Thinking of this, Chihaya Aine's heart became increasingly flustered, and even her breathing became somewhat rapid.

Too nervous and shy, Aine instinctively shrank her face further into the blankets, leaving only her eyes visible.

“Now that you mention it, it does seem to make a bit of a difference,” Bai Qiu suddenly said.

"Huh? Ah ha...ha..."

Upon hearing this, Ai-yin's eyes immediately lost their sparkle.

That's it, her image in Bai Qiu's eyes is completely ruined.

Being smelled by someone you like because of your body odor.

Seeing that Chihaya Aine seemed deeply affected, Bai Qiu quickly explained with a smile:

"I was just kidding, I didn't smell anything strange."

"Are you kidding?"

Chihaya Aine asked, somewhat disbelieving.

"Yes."

Bai Qiu nodded, still calm and collected: "Even if there is some smell, it's okay, right? After all, you're sick, and there's nothing we can do about it."

Even beautiful girls need to eat, drink, poop, pee, and sleep.

"Hmph, it's not that it's not a problem!"

Ai Yin hummed softly, making a muffled sound: "If that happens, you'll definitely... you'll dislike me."

"Why would I dislike you because of this?"

Bai Qiu played with the temperature gun while smiling.

"Hmph, who, who knows!"

Chihaya Aine pouted slightly, her voice tinged with a hint of coquettishness.

Although he said this, his heart and face betrayed his undisguised joy.

Bai Qiu looked at Chihaya Aine with a strange expression.

Bai Qiu concluded that the sick Ai Yin was more troublesome than the sick Su Shi.

Chihaya Aine seemed to realize that her tone was a bit off, and her face turned red.

But she's sick, so it's okay for her to act cute, right?

Thinking about those questions that are troubling my mind.

Chihaya Aine asked curiously, "By the way, where have you moved to now?"

“The tower over Roppongi,” Bai Qiu replied.

"It sounds expensive." Chihaya Aine tapped her chin slightly, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. She then asked, "Can I come over to play when I'm better?"

Bai Qiu hesitated for a moment.

Theoretically, there's no problem, but this would mean another person would know about her living with Xiangzi.

Should we just tell Chihaya Aine now?

"is it not OK?"

Ai Yin reached out and touched Bai Qiu's knee, her watery eyes fixed on him. Her hoarse voice seemed to soften and sound aggrieved, as if she thought Bai Qiu was going to reject her.

"can."

Bai Qiu's heart softened, and she said...

Chihaya Aine felt a surge of joy. "Then... what about Suze?"

Bai Qiu felt strange; why was Su Shi mentioned?

"What happened to Sushi?"

Ai Yin was taken aback, puffed out her cheeks, and counted on her fingers, saying, "Because every time there's a band activity, you come and leave with Su Shi."

Bai Qiu then understood what Ai Yin meant.

So that's where it was exposed. I didn't expect Aine to be so observant.

However, this is not some shameful secret.

He and Su Shi didn't deliberately hide it.

"This is actually because Su Shi and I are neighbors."

"Huh? Eh—cough cough!"

Chihaya Aine's eyes widened, and she coughed a few times, trying to get out of bed. Her previously listless face showed surprise.

So Bai Qiu moved away from her house and became Soyo-san's neighbor?

Soyo-san, you're so cunning! You never said a word about it from beginning to end.

"Why...why didn't you tell us before?"

Chihaya Aine felt resentful but couldn't show it, so she could only stare at Shiraaki with a hint of resentment in her eyes.

"You didn't ask either."

Bai Qiu chuckled awkwardly twice before answering, then poured two more glasses of water. "Would you like some water first?"

Ai Yin was taken aback. She shook her head to clear her mind, her gaze still unfathomable. "So, if I ask, will you tell me?"

"Well, that depends on the situation," Bai Qiu said slowly after taking a sip of water.

"Hmm... cunning." Chihaya Aine revealed her little tiger teeth, gritting her teeth.

Bai Qiu smiled and said, "That's right, why don't you ask them first?"

"So I asked?"

Ai Yin swallowed hard, opened her mouth, but swallowed the words back down.

Now that things have come to this, she's actually starting to back down.

But if you miss this opportunity, you'll never have the chance or the courage to speak up again.

Taking a deep breath to bolster her courage, Ai Yin glanced at Bai Qiu and said:

"Did I really ask?"

"Mmm." Bai Qiu nodded, both amused and exasperated.

"you……"

What is your relationship with Toyokawa Shoko?

Bai Qiu's eyes widened slightly. He coughed twice, thankfully without choking on the water.

"Aine, why would you ask that?"

Chihaya Aine pressed her dry pink lips tightly together, and the knuckles of her fingers, which were gripping the corner of the blanket, turned slightly white.

She spoke in a weak voice, "That day at my house, the text message... I saw it, I'm sorry..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ai Yin lowered her head, her expression somewhat gloomy, but she quickly looked up at Bai Qiu with trepidation and fear.

She was afraid that Bai Qiu would be angry because she looked at her phone, but she was even more afraid of hearing answers from Bai Qiu that she didn't want to hear.

Even so, she still wanted to know.

Because she really cares.

Even if we lose, we should lose clearly and decisively.

Bai Qiu looked surprised, then suddenly realized what was going on.

So Aine misunderstood her relationship with Shoko?

There was no other way; since that was the case, he decided to tell Aine.

With a slight sigh, Bai Qiu replied, "Xiangzi is living with me now."

"Well...then what?"

Chihaya Aine's eyes darkened, and her vision seemed to blur.

She felt utterly hopeless.

They really are living together.

"And then? So we should be considered friends and roommates, right?" Bai Qiu looked at Ai Yin with a puzzled expression, and then said, "Su Shi knows this too, so the three of us usually have dinner together."

"Eh?"

Chihaya Aine paused slightly, her gray eyes revealing a mixture of confusion and hope.

So, it sounds like they're just living together, but not yet boyfriend and girlfriend?

Although living together is also terrible.

Ai Yin asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

“You know a little about Xiangzi’s story, right? It’s a bit complicated, so I won’t go into details.” Bai Qiu shook his head. He couldn’t keep reopening Xiangzi’s wounds. “Just think of it as him running away from home.”

"Well, I see."

Chihaya Aine nodded slightly, seemingly understanding, but her heart was filled with barely suppressed joy.

Although she didn't know the specific reason, she knew that Bai Qiu and Feng Chuan Xiangzi were not boyfriend and girlfriend.

That's great! That means she still has hope!

Sure enough, she was overthinking things and scaring herself!

Hehehe... I knew it! Qiuqiu isn't that easy to win over, and with Soyo-san there too, there's not much that Baiqiu and Toyokawa Shoko can do.

Yes, it's just cohabitation! Pure roommates.

"You're not angry, are you? About accidentally seeing the text message." Chihaya Aine quickly asked, her tone apologetic, but her gray eyes had already regained their liveliness.

"What do you think?" Bai Qiu smiled meaningfully and flicked the fever patch on her forehead.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to! It's all because the phone lit up by itself."

"Just consider it as you owing me one time."