Zongman: Kulaixiku, resurrection!

Chapter 322 Mana’s heart

This seemed to be the first time I had taken a private car in a few months...well, it was just a taxi, and it wasn't a particularly expensive brand.

However, it has been a long time since I took a car with Chuhua. We often took the subway or Shinkansen or walked, but this happened less and less after the family moved to the downstairs of Taoxiang's house, which was very close to the base.

After all, any money they earned was all invested in the band's work. The two poor guys were still two poor guys, nothing had changed.

He glanced at Chu Hua, who was sitting next to him, looking at her phone with a smile on her face, and then gradually fell sideways and began to fall asleep. He considerately straightened the collar of her jacket for her. The yellow and white striped scarf was used to pad Chu Hua's smooth chin, bringing out a little almost invisible cute flesh.

...We are just two poor guys who have a very good relationship. So good that last night we were in bed together discussing whether the script writing and the movements and postures should be more exaggerated.

Even though we know that Chuhua actually formed Ave Mujica just to win over Toyokawa Shoko.

Even until now, there is no reason to bring everyone together.

even if...

"Ladies, we're here."

The numbers on the taxi meter stopped ticking, and the car slowly stopped. The driver knocked on the window. The muffled thud woke up the sleeping Chuhua, and Mana's waist, which had been supported by a cushion, suddenly felt a little sore.

"Um...are we here?"

"We're here, the doctor's house." Mana counted the little money left in her bulging wallet, counted out the fare and handed it to the driver, then folded down various reimbursed invoices and stuffed them into the wallet, making the already full wallet even bulger.

"let's go."

It seemed that this was the first time that Mana and Chuhua visited the doctor's house. After calling Xiangzi again to confirm the detailed address, they followed the signs for the underground parking lot and found the passenger elevator after some effort.

The two of them stood hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder in the elevator, chatting casually.

"The doctor's house is actually in such a luxurious place. It's even better looking than the base."

"Yeah, when we have money in the future, we will also renovate the base. We will decorate it according to Chuhua's preferences. That kind of clean and simple style, right?"

"Yes, we're going to expand and buy the upstairs as well... Oh, by the way, have you contacted the martial arts hall yet? I heard the competition for the New Year's slot is pretty fierce."

"Ah... well, I've already contacted them. They'll charge at least 15% more. But don't worry, Chuhua. I'll arrange everything."

"Thank you, Mana is such a reliable person... Things are going really smoothly. I guess Xiangzi will feel much more at ease too, right?"

Is it going well...?

Mana couldn't help but open her cell phone to check the bank balance. Fortunately, there was no signal in the elevator, so Mana didn't have to face the shocking figure that had shrunk by at least 70% compared to three months ago... Oh, no, after paying the base's last quarter's water and electricity bills and the cooperative repair costs from the musical instrument store, the balance had shrunk by 85%.

After contacting the martial arts hall, the number above should be preceded by a minus sign.

"..."

"..."

"...Yeah! Everything went smoothly!"

After a strange silence, Mana smiled brightly, the same confident smile she had when Chuhua first met her—the sea is wide enough for fish to leap, the sky is high enough for birds to fly, the whole of Tokyo is our stage...

...and whatnot, it's just like a lie.

[…The entire Tokyo is the stage for these two gifted talents. If I fail to make Hatsuka and Mana famous, I, as a manager who has wasted such a great talent, should commit seppuku to apologize.]

The words of her agent, Ms. Saito, were still fresh in her mind, like lingering echoes. It was as if she could smell the sweet and refreshing scent of the pomegranate jam cake that Ms. Saito had made for her when they first met...

Ding-dong-

"Mana, we're here." Mana felt her hand being held by Chuhua, and the fragrance that lingered in her mind floated into her nose without a doubt.

"Excuse me... Ooooh! Shoko-chan is so cute!"

The gentle touch like that on the clouds only lasted for a while. Chuhua immediately let go of Mana's hand and ran to the maid Xiaoxiang who was shivering in the corridor to keep warm.

Then...put the warmth of one into the chest of another.

"Welcome... welcome home, Master. This is really embarrassing... yawn!"

I should ask Aine to greet these two people. Her maid outfit is thicker and more resistant to cold weather. Mine is only suitable for wearing to work in the spring, or in the bedroom to see the doctor...

"Don't get cold, Xiangzi-chan. Let's go indoors."

Mana didn't pay much attention to whether Xiangzi's clothes looked good or not, she just noticed Chuhua's hands... the hands that had just held hers, which seemed to be floating on the clouds or soaked in milk.

Those hands were now leading another girl to the house they had first visited, and then they brought her tea with a rich, fruity aroma. The tea was warm, but too warm, causing her to break away from her imagination and return to reality...

He looked at the man sitting in front of the piano and another unfamiliar woman making changes to a score he had never seen before. The others greeted him briefly and then went about their business.

A feeling of being detached—the feeling of being an outsider, of being unwanted—filled Mana's heart.

"Mana-chan!"

“Aaaaa… Aine-san, don’t scare me.”

Mana was suddenly attacked from behind by Aine who was wearing a tight maid outfit. She was frightened. After realizing that it was this cute pink-haired classmate, she patted her chest in shock and felt relieved.

"Hehe, who told Mana-chan to look so unhappy?" Aine stood up and sat next to Mana, picking up a piece of cake with a toothpick stuck on it and feeding it to Mana's mouth. "Eating snacks won't make you unhappy, ah——"

“Ah… it’s delicious. Did Aine-san make this herself?”

"No, it was Ko-chan... the doctor who did it."

Mana was a little surprised. Are there still boys who can cook these days? Especially such exquisite and beautiful pastries that are as good as those sold outside? It's really rare.

"Mana-chan, let me tell you, Ke-chan is super amazing. He knows a lot of things and is also an expert on the violin..."

"Alright, alright," Mana said, though a bit disappointed, but she still gently pushed away Aine, who had already poked the next piece of cake into her philtrum, and put on a happy expression. "I'm not upset anymore, Aine-san, go do your own thing."

"That's good, hehe~"

Of course Aine could tell that Mana was just trying to fool her, but it was enough for her idol to know her feelings, so she stood up nonchalantly and ran off to play video games with Mutsuko.

But halfway through, Aine turned around and said something unclear to Mana.

"Mana-chan is under a lot of pressure, her eyes are foggy."

Mana tilted her head, her long brown hair flowing like a mercury waterfall, falling softly on her shoulders, expressing her confusion.

"Some things might be better if you share them freely... Oh, sorry, Ke-chan seems to be calling me, Mana-chan, please play by yourself for a while~"

Mana had no intention of playing, she was just thinking silently... or rather examining herself. The boat ticket in her pocket that she was about to give away became blurry and then clear, clear and then blurry again.