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“You…” Li hope was thunderstruck.
The next moment, Maki walked past him, grabbed Hanami's hand, and chuckled, "Just kidding."
"Hey, Maki..."
Maki pulled him and ran home.
"Hanami-kun, you don't want my parents to know that you brought Riki home so late at night, do you?" Maki said, leaving Hanami unable to resist and only able to let her pull him into the house.
Li hope immediately panicked and shouted, "Shiina Maki, what are you doing!"
"Lixi, you don't want your parents to know that we were arguing with a boy at the door, do you?"
Well, after Maki said that, even Riki didn't dare to be forceful anymore. As a result, Hanami was pulled into the room by Maki.
Maki blocked the door with her body first, and Riki didn't even dare to knock on the door from the outside, so she could only try to knock quietly.
Banami couldn't help but ask, "Are you serious?"
"I'm still a virgin," Maki suddenly said.
Banami paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I know."
Maki laughed, her smile as radiant as a flower.
"But my sister isn't anymore, and neither are her friends. You don't really think I don't feel anything, do you, Xi-kun?"
Shiina Maki gently kissed the boy's lips.
"You mean you don't want to fall behind Lixi?" Banai knew this girl to some extent.
Maki nodded emphatically: "I'm still the older sister after all."
"Just for this..."
"Isn't that enough?" With that, Maki gently pulled open her shirt, revealing a patch of snow-white skin.
She rubbed her cheek against Banami's neck and whispered, "It smells like Riki."
"You're getting even more excited, aren't you, you pervert?" Banami retorted.
“To be able to understand me to this extent, Yu-kun is an absolute freak,” Maki said softly.
In truth, all the things she did ultimately came down to her; this purity was ultimately meant for him.
What Maki wanted—something special and romantic—wasn't about moonlit walks or flowers, but rather...
Maki suddenly let go of the door, allowing Riki, who was shouting outside, "If you're so capable of stealing a man, then open the door!" to finally barge in.
Li hope was a little dumbfounded and said, "Uh, is it... is it all over?"
She looked at Banami with some confusion. This... so fast?
Immediately, Banai's face darkened, and he couldn't help but pat the silly girl's forehead.
"What are you thinking?"
Riki breathed a sigh of relief, then said earnestly to Maki, "Shiina Maki, I'll tell you something..."
But before she could finish speaking, Maki said, "You owe me a favor."
Lixi's cheeks immediately flushed with embarrassment as she said, "What exactly do you want?"
Maki then said seductively, "I want you, Riki-chan, to do some of the same things you did for Akari."
Both Riki and Banami recalled the scene of helping Xiaodeng at the hotel.
Lixi brand lubricant, everyone who has used it says it's great.
Maki slowly moved closer to Hanami and said, "Well, Yu-kun, I've been preparing for this for so long. If we miss this opportunity, we'll never have another chance."
Immediately, Banami's gaze changed.
"Hey, you bastard, don't betray me so easily." Riki immediately understood what was hidden in the boy's eyes.
"Go on, Riki-chan," Banami said sadly.
Teammates, of course, are meant to be betrayed.
Lixi glared at the man who had slept with her not long ago, her teeth clenched.
"I'll just pretend I got bitten by a dog this afternoon!"
Maki said with a smile, "If you don't want to, you can leave now. Since you don't want to repay my favor, I don't want to force you."
I just never imagined that my Lixi would grow up to the point of not keeping her word. It makes me, her older sister, so incredibly proud.
Even though he knew this guy was trying to provoke him, Lixi still felt a little guilty.
A gentleman can be deceived by his principles.
Honest people are easily bullied.
The next moment, Maki gently kissed Hanami, while the boy gently wrapped his arms around her waist.
Maki's eyes kept glancing at her younger sister.
It seems to be saying: Since you don't want to repay the favor, then hurry up and leave, don't interfere with my important first time with Xi Jun.
"Wait a minute!" Li hope finally couldn't help but shout.
Rather than leaving and then playing a tune of "The Phoenix Seeks Its Mate" outside to add to the merriment, it would be better to...
It would be better to drain the eighth sister dry first, so that she has no ability to do bad things to her older sister!
She at least convinced herself.
New Year's Little Extra (Part 1)
Let's rewind a bit, to around... right, when Xiao Xiang and Su Shi were still working as convenience store girls.
Tokyo in December was still shrouded in a lingering chill. Scattered mist drifted through the streets in the early morning, but the cherry blossom trees along the roadside had already sprouted tiny buds. The pink and white tips of the blossoms hid among the bare branches, as if harboring the restless spirit of spring.
As always, Xiao Xiang arrived at the convenience store's changing room before her shift. Her heavy coat made her look like a clumsy little bear. She was already slightly sweaty from her quick walk when she ran into Su Shi, who had just changed into her convenience store uniform.
"Ah, good morning, Saki-chan. It seems like the temperature has warmed up today." Suze smiled warmly.
Xiao Xiang nodded gently, reached out and unzipped his coat. A cool breeze rushed in, which slightly dispelled the heat on his body.
Her gaze swept over Su Shi's head, then she paused and said, "Su Shi, don't move, wait a moment."
After saying that, she quickly walked to the other person's side, gently brushed her fingertips across Su Shi's hair, and plucked a small flower petal from Su Shi's head.
"Ugh, how come it got there?" Su Shi raised her hand to smooth her hair, her cheeks slightly flushed, but Saki-chan's "affectionate" gesture made her especially happy.
"This is a cherry blossom petal, isn't it?" Xiao Xiang looked at the magenta cherry blossom in front of him, gently twirling it between his fingertips, his tone carrying a hint of uncertainty and a touch of inexplicable emotion.
"Ah, now that you mention it, the flowers on the trees looked like they were about to bloom on my way here."
Su Shi recalled Xiao Xiang's words: "I took a few more glances, thinking that soon the whole street would be full of cherry blossoms."
"Well, after all, it's almost Chinese New Year." As he said this, Xiangzi seemed a little dazed, his eyes slightly unfocused, as if he were drifting to a very far place.
Last year during the Lunar New Year, she was still in the spacious and magnificent mansion of the Toyokawa family, wearing a tailor-made kimono, accompanying her grandfather and father to various tedious banquets, surrounded by respectful servants, with exquisite New Year's dishes on the table.
But at this moment, she lives in a small, cheap rental room with some mottled walls and simple, old furniture. Every day she has to catch the earliest tram to work at this convenience store, just to earn a meager living allowance to pay for next month's rent.
She couldn't say for a moment which kind of life was better.
Su Shi's feelings were similar; the smile on her face gradually faded, and a hint of loneliness flashed across her eyes.
Last year during the Spring Festival, she lived with her mother in a luxury apartment in the city center. Her mother picked out all sorts of gorgeous clothes for her, while she spent the whole day preparing New Year's dishes for her mother.
Now, she's sharing a small apartment with a boy.
The vicissitudes of life left the two young women with a sense of melancholy.
"Um, Saki-chan, tomorrow is Hatsumode (New Year's Day), there will be a very lively festival and temple fair at Senso-ji Temple, do you... do you have time?" Suze looked a little nervous when she said this.
"Uh...actually, I have a part-time job tomorrow..."
However, that wasn't the case. Although Xiao Xiang was working hard, it was the New Year, and she planned to take a break. She just didn't want to be with the girl in front of her.
Su Shi looked slightly embarrassed, then said dejectedly, "Oh... I see. It's alright, after all, working is more important. In that case, I guess I'll just have to..."
"Go by myself?" Xiangzi thought to himself.
"I guess I'll have to go with Banami." Suze said with a hint of regret, but also with a hint of relief in her eyes.
Xiao Xiang blinked twice and said, "No, Banami... will she go too?"
"Of course, he's home alone and doesn't have much to do," Su Shi said with a smile.
"On another note, I think I got the date wrong. The day before I start working is the day after tomorrow. I should be free tomorrow too."
As he said this, Xiangzi looked a little ashamed. However, it was New Year's Day, a temple fair, and he was praying with... a boy he didn't dislike.
It looks pretty good.
Xiangzi couldn't help but ask, "Su Shi, aren't you going home tomorrow?"
Su Shi's smile stiffened slightly as she thought, "Wait, Saki-chan, what do you mean?"
"No need," she replied directly.
"Oh...I see."
it's a pity.
“In that case, let’s make a date to go to Senso-ji Temple together tomorrow,” Su Shi said in a lighthearted tone.
Xiangzi agreed, and the two quickly left the changing room and began working at the convenience store.
Perhaps because many young people who work in Tokyo have returned to their hometowns, the convenience store wasn't busy today. However, the conversation of customers picking out magazines nearby naturally reached the ears of the two girls.
"Oh right, by the way, have you prepared a kimono for the prayer at Senso-ji Temple tomorrow?"
"Yes, my dad just ordered a set for me, it cost 500,000 yen, I must take good photos tomorrow."
"Ah, I'm so envious of you. I can only afford to buy ready-made kimonos, ugh..."
The customer's words stirred something in Xiao Xiang and Su Shi's hearts.
If it were the old Toyokawa Shoko and Nagasaki Motoyo, let alone a kimono costing 500,000 yen, they could easily have added a zero to the price.
In fact, the two of them have no shortage of kimonos; they have several sets in their wardrobes at home.
But now, one of them has run away from home, and the other has also run away from home. They are so poor that they have to work at a convenience store to make ends meet. Expensive kimonos are now out of reach for both of them.
Both of them hesitated for a moment, but in the end, Su Shi said softly, "Actually, I don't think there's anything good about wearing a kimono. It's chilly on the lower body, and wooden clogs are uncomfortable, especially since there will be so many people at Senso-ji Temple tomorrow. It will be so crowded and uncomfortable. It's better to wear your usual clothes."
Hearing Su Shi's words, Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Indeed, it's not like we haven't worn it before. It's really no big deal. Let's just dress normally tomorrow."
Su Shi nodded vigorously.
The two breathed a sigh of relief. However, while paying, the customer said to her companion, "Tomorrow I'm going to make sure my boyfriend can't take his eyes off me!"
The speaker may have said it without thinking, but the listener took it to heart; Su Shi and Xiangzi felt a jolt in their hearts.
Previously, the two of them didn't really have any special feelings about kimonos; they just wore them because their elders expected them to.
However, things are different now; women dress up for those who appreciate them.
I didn't feel it before because Banami wasn't around.
But if they wear kimonos, will Hanami look at them with such amazement, or even be unable to take her eyes off them?
That being said, the two of them have no way to get a kimono right now, so thinking about it is pointless.
Therefore, Xiao Xiang said with a slightly arrogant tone, "Wearing pretty clothes just to hate men is so boring."
“No…that’s right, that’s what I think too,” Su Shi quickly echoed.
Hearing Su Shi's answer, Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief. At least she and Su Shi were both dressed in casual clothes, so they wouldn't be so conspicuous at Banaijian's place.
Otherwise, if she were all alone, she would feel a little pitiful.
She was afraid that her sisters would suffer, and she was also afraid that her sisters would wear kimonos.
However, after Su Shi finished speaking, a hint of guilt flashed in her eyes.
New Year's Little Bonus Chapter (Part 2)
After closing time at the convenience store, Su Shi and Xiang Zi both seemed somewhat absent-minded as they said goodbye.
After parting ways with Su Shi, Xiangzi did not go home immediately. Instead, he went to a commercial street that was relatively ordinary. Because it was almost the New Year, the commercial street was quite crowded and looked very lively.
As for why she came here.
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