As the last note fell, their performance ca to a halt.
"It feels like we’ve grown quite rusty," Tang Xin said. "Made quite a few mistakes in the scales."
Xu Xiaoyou lowered her gaze, eyes lingering on the black and white keys.
"You’re right, why am I only thinking to co and apologize to you now?"
"If only it had been a bit earlier,"
"How much earlier?" Tang Xin asked, "Before I got on stage to apologize, or when I was reading those comnts in my room?"
Xu Xiaoyou said nothing, a white glove gently covered her hand as she turned her head away. Tang Xin was looking at her earnestly, with the sa complicated apologetic look in her eyes.
Tang Xin fell into the quagmire of inner struggle, the voice in her heart rose to her throat multiple tis, she couldn’t bear to verbalize the choice she made to the girl beside her. After a psychological battle, she took a deep breath, finally summoning the courage.
"I am still ..."
A sudden movent interrupted her words, Tang Xin’s eyes trembled lightly, a faint warmth flowed in her chest. Her head was always held high, and the blonde girl’s eyes were cast down, light escaped from her amber-like eyes, and bathed in the moonlight, her whole face was subrged in shadow, her features indistinct.
"Say no more."
Tang Xin could clearly feel Xu Xiaoyou’s slightly trembling body, and her voice, so light it was almost inaudible, like a fallen noble, or a wounded cat.
Complex emotions flashed in her eyes, she lifted her hand, awkwardly responding to this warmth, putting the girl’s head in her embrace, letting her own body temperature, warmly pass to the other, her voice very soft.
"If You is truly tired after all this."
"Then rest well with ."
...
Late at night, Xu Xiaoyou faced the mirror, making sure her bowtie was impeccably arranged, only then did she nod, and pushed open the large door in front of her.
The banquet was at its most lively, the scene was a ss, empty bottles were scattered all over the floor, a man with glasses was calculating data on a blank tactical analysis board, a man with bare arms stepped on the stage, raising his arms in a cheer, like a ship captain commanding a fleet, his shirt was thrown like the fleet’s sailing flag, in the middle of a collapsed tower of glasses lying a drunken man, surrounded by people laughing and taking photos for mories.
The players who were fighting to the death not long ago were now calling each other brothers, putting arms around shoulders, almost kissing each other, looking like they regretted eting so late. Everyone put down their grudges, imrsed in the atmosphere of revelry, no one noticed the arrival of the blonde girl.
"Let tell you... hic, I was amazing at the end, those Era of the Dead guys ca... hic, they wanted to take our base, I fought all the way from the east to the west, cha-cha-cha-cha-cha, and just... hic, wiped them all out!"
The red Little Raccoon patted her flat chest, her flushed face looked smug.
"Wasn’t I great?"
"You were aweso Rice Wine!"
"No less of you, Rice Wine!"
"This guild would fall apart without you."
"Of course not..." Chichu Chun said enthusiastically, "Let tell you, don’t look at like this, everyone says I’m stupid, but I’m really not stupid at all, I’m actually sharp. You just had to make vice-president, no matter how I refused it was useless, really can’t do anything with her... hic, can’t help it!"
As she spoke, Chichu Chun looked confused, the accompanying guild mbers were silent, quietly looking behind her.
Chichu Chun realized sothing, suddenly feeling a chill, awkwardly smiling and scratching her head as she turned around, finding the blonde girl with a face full of black lines standing behind her, uncertain how long she had been watching, with a half-smile.
"You, how co you’re here Xiaoyou, heh, what a coincidence."
"I thought you wouldn’t co tonight."
Slling the booze on the girl, Xu Xiaoyou sighed, took Chichu Chun’s hand and walked through the crowd.
"Didn’t I say, there is a big announcent tonight, told you not to drink?"
"What drinking, I didn’t drink, they said it was orange juice!"
For a mont, dangerous looks fell on a few guild mbers, who quickly whistled, acting like none of it mattered to them.
"Xiaoyou, why do you, have a... trash can?"
Xu Xiaoyou shook her head, then suddenly realized sothing, instantly feeling bad, but it was too late. Just as she turned around, she saw the girl tightly covering her bulging mouth, and then in the blink of an eye, patches of rainbow flew everywhere, covering her all over, the scene was quite tragic.
Xu Xiaoyou held her forehead.
Ignoring the rainbow the girl had thrown up all over the place, Xu Xiaoyou supported Chichu Chun to the washroom, patiently cleaned up the remnants around her mouth and collar, then looked at the rainbow all over herself, feeling stumped for a mont.
"Yo, just got back from a date?"
An indifferent mocking voice ca from her ear, Angelina pinched her nose, looking her up and down in her dire state.
Seeing Xu Xiaoyou suddenly fell silent, her face sohow not looking too good, Angelina shrugged, handed the prepared hot water to Chichu Chun, who looked scared of her like a mouse seeing a cat.
"Oooh..."
Angelina took the red Little Raccoon from Xu Xiaoyou’s hands, supporting her to the washstand, while patting Chichu Chun’s back, casually ntioning:
"What did she say, is she willing to co?"
"Where’s Youyou?" Xu Xiaoyou splashed water on her face, asking offhandedly.
"Don’t answer a question with a question." Angelina was annoyed at the thought of the black-haired girl, "She’s in the room waiting for you now, looks like she’s co to hold you accountable, I really don’t think she’d talk with us nicely."
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