Wan Lihua rubbed his legs, stood up, and moved his body a little.

"Eh? Are you leaving?" Inoue was a little reluctant, "Please stay with me for a while. I've been very lonely at home these past two days."

"You're a lonely ghost," Wan Lihua pulled her cheeks to both sides, "Xiao Shi came to see you yesterday and brought a big bag of things. Don't think I don't know."

Inoue's face is fair and waxy, and her skin looks good even without makeup. It feels like a glutinous rice daifuku and is very comfortable to hold.

"Zemofei (how could it be)..." Inoue said in a leaky voice.

"That's a condolence gift that everyone scraped together to give you. Didn't you hear that there's also a piece of mine in it."

"What did Wan Lihua send?"

Wan Lihua hesitated and let go, a little embarrassed, "Why are you asking so many questions?"

Well, she was embarrassed to say it, so she stuffed it with a souvenir gift from the lounge, a small bag of seaweed scallops.

Inoue rubbed his red face and stared at her in confusion.

"Speaking of which," Wan Lihua hurriedly changed the subject, "I didn't expect you to have such a good relationship with Riyaxiang. I don't usually see you guys interact much."

Wan Lihua didn't know how Inoue came into contact with Zhongyuan. In the beginning, Wan Lihua and Inoue had the closest relationship.

The reason may be that during a dance break, we accidentally sat down together and tried to find a topic to chat without being dominated by the awkward silence. As we chatted, we somehow became familiar with each other.

The acquaintance between people is really wonderful. Although they have the geographical advantage of being members of the same group, one of them likes fashion design and the other is more of a homebody, so they can talk together. I really don’t know what to say.

Fate or fate.

Then, from one day onwards, Zhongyuan Rimaxiang's name came in from time to time in the conversation between the two. Wan Lihua didn't pay much attention to it at first, but she started to pay attention after it appeared more times.

In fact, so far, Wan Lihua and Zhongyuan have not had much direct dialogue. When the three of them chat together, Inoue acts as a bridge of communication in the middle. Although the triangle is the most stable structure, among the three points, Wan

Lihua and Zhongyuan are not directly connected, although there is no obstacle to their communication.

"We met during the National Christmas Budokan Live last year." Inoue chuckled.

Actually it's nothing.

Inoue was slow to eat. When the live break was over, Ikuta and Matsumura led the members who were frightened by the small snacks prepared by various operations backstage. Soon they were all divided. Inoue finished what he had on hand before going back.

When I looked at the table, it was completely empty.

Zhongyuan noticed Inoue's embarrassment and asked for some snacks from Ikuta to share with her. This was an opportunity for the two to get closer.

By the way, Ikuta is very protective of food and rarely shares snacks with others. If he doesn't say hello to her and share her calories, she can transform into an armed gorilla and make a lot of noise in the rest room.

Only Zhongyuan can tame her. Sometimes Ikuta even takes the initiative to share snacks with Zhongyuan, which feels like an offering to her.

"However, the relationship between Hinaka and Ikuta-chan is really good," Wan Lihua sighed, "it's a little strange."

"Wan Lihua, what are you talking about?"

"Look, Ikuta-chan, she sings well, has a good brain, plays the piano very well, and I heard she can play other musical instruments. She is exactly like the noble lady in the novel who can do everything except cooking and painting.

It’s hard to explain in one sentence. And Riyaxiang is the kind of person who works hard at everything, including work and studies, but always..."

She didn't know if she should continue talking, after all, these were her own opinions.

"Ikuta-chan also works very hard," Inoue said. "I lived with her during the tour and would get up very early to practice opening her voice."

"That's not what I meant. Don't you see, Ikuta-chan feels that everything she does will be successful, but Hinaka has never received a fair evaluation." She paused, felt a little sad, and scratched her head.

, "...what am I talking about."

"Sayuri, just think that I was talking to myself just now." She sighed.

Inoue tilted his head, "Okay."

Wan Lihua opened the comic again, but his mind was not on it at all.

After two or three hours of sitting idle at Inoue's home, Wan Lihua said goodbye to her. Inoue wore pajamas and walked her to the door.

"Wan Lihua."

Before going out, she changed her shoes at the entrance. Just as she was about to go out, Inoue stopped her.

"Let's go out for a walk in a while. With Hika, we can go anywhere." Inoue smiled and said, "It's just the three of us."

Maybe she herself didn't expect that it would be a long time before this agreement was fulfilled.

——

"Sayuri took a sick leave, so she was replaced by Hikari... I understand this, but..."

Ikuta wrinkled his nose and sighed "Haa~", lying on the small table, poking at the colorful macarons in the box with his slender fingers, rarely losing interest in the presence of delicious food.

"Just what?"

"It's just that why are there two people, Hiyaka and Shiyao-chan?" Ikuta sighed with his eyelids drooping.

With a little force of fingers, the crispy skin of the macaron was pressed out and a small dent appeared.

Like a puppy whimpering, she hummed a few times with a long drawl, exhaled the stuffy air in her mouth, and put the pink macaron into her mouth.

Under the crispy coating, there is a soft and delicate texture.

Even if it is this kind of delicious food with distinct layers, if you taste it more, your taste will continue to adapt, and ultimately, the happiness it brings will only decrease in sequence.

Ikuta felt like a girl who was entangled in love worries, or the kind who had just started to fall in love. Of course, she was more willing to attribute these to her concern for her friends. It was easier this way.

"It's not just the two of them, there are Asuka-chan and Kouri-chan as well." Nishino looked at the program schedule and script in his hand, and he had already become somewhat accustomed to Ikuta's continuous complaint for a long time.

This was before the recording of a program by a group outside the village in the afternoon. After recording this program, they had to rush back to record the broadcast of "Nogizaka No" with Wan Lihua.

Ikuta thought that his meaningful words would attract Nishino's attention, but it seemed that it was not that simple.

After a moment of silence, Ikuta suddenly sat up. It was her physical movement that made Nishino look up from the script.

"Ikuta-chan?"

"Nanase is really relieved, I'm letting Shiyao-chan and Hinaka go together." Ikuta said quietly.

"It's nothing, Shixiao-chan has a good relationship with Zhongyuan-sang."

"Just 'not bad'?" Ikuta emphasized these two words very strongly.

"……if not?"

Nishino smiled softly, a little embarrassed. She couldn't explain many things to others at all. Ikuta interpreted it as confident and calm, which was a bit heartbreaking.

Is she so confident that Shixiaojiang will follow the rules and not take action casually?

Ikuta thought about Wu Geng's character of the unlimited and free-of-charge humanoid self-propelled central air conditioner that can both cool and heat, and thought that he would never be so calm if he were in Nishino's position.

"Forget it, I'd better go out and make a phone call to Riyaxiang to harass her."

Nishino, who felt peaceful and calm, was sitting here, and Ikuta was even more worried. He finally decided to go out and learn about the situation from Nakamoto from the side. He also saved himself from making wild speculations and getting confused unilaterally.

Ikuta left in a hurry, and the door slammed shut.

At this time, Gao Shan, who was lying on his back on the sofa, took the spread out script off his face with a subtle expression.

"...Am I being treated as if I no longer exist?"

That's right, the three of them are participating in the show today.
Chapter completed!