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The cat looked up at her, as if it understood, and let Lena take the glass bead out of her hand.
Holding the glass bead, Lena smiled slightly.
"found it."
Can't glass beads be made of stone?
Chapter 161 Song
A week later.
As usual, everyone gathered at the cafe on the second floor of RiNG. But this time, it was immediately obvious that the others had brought extra things; their backpacks were bulging.
Ai-yin, Su-shi, and Li-xi looked at each other in bewilderment.
"As expected?" Li Xi asked.
“Of course!” Ai-yin replied.
It seems we've all thought of the same thing. Su Shi thought to himself.
"Who goes first?" she asked with her eyes.
"I'll do it," Li Xi said first, then took out a... panda stone from her bag?
Two small pebbles seemed to be glued to a larger rock, and several stickers were printed on them, piecing together facial features. Although it looked a bit strange, it was indeed recognizable as a panda.
"She's quite cute," Aine thought.
Deng exclaimed in surprise, "Lixi? This is—"
“Didn’t Aiyin collect photos of stones on her account? I thought you guys wouldn’t ignore it and would find stones to make them, so I tried making one myself… I know it’s a bit shabby.” Lixi touched her neck embarrassedly.
The lamp shook its head vigorously: "That's not true! I think it's cute."
Aine smiled and said, "Riki herself is one too."
When Lixi heard Aiyin say that, her blush deepened.
She really wanted Aine to know the consequences of always saying that.
"That's all there is to it." Li Xi let out a sigh of relief.
Deng stared intently at Lixi's panda stone. She hadn't thought it could be glued together. Although the technique was rough, it made her more able to imagine how clumsy Lixi was preparing this "panda".
Next was Su Shi, who took a small cradle out of her bag.
The stone wrapped in cloth was placed in the cradle.
What exquisite detail! Li Xi was greatly surprised, and Ai Yin and Deng were also shocked.
"baby?"
No matter how you look at it, the stone is still in its swaddling clothes.
Su Shi suddenly felt shy and turned her face away: "I just suddenly thought of doing it, and then I did it. It's not a time-consuming or laborious job. Besides, I was planning to make one for a doll anyway, so this was just something I did on the spur of the moment."
Her skills were honed through making all sorts of clothes and accessories for dolls.
Li Xi said helplessly, "You speak way too fast, why are you so guilty—"
No, Su Shi's doll was a gift from Aine, and it looks a lot like Aine herself.
To make a cradle for such a doll?
Ai-yin clearly thought of the same thing and said embarrassedly, "Soyorin is a bit..."
Even without her saying anything, Su Shi could tell what Aine was thinking.
It's nothing more than the same old phrase—"Soyorin is a total pervert" or something like that.
"I'm giving you dolls to make. It's you who will have weird ideas if you do," Su Shi said with a smile.
Here we go again, pinching it off the moment you hit a sore spot. Lixi was too lazy to complain.
Lena tilted her head slightly: "Su Shi wants to be Aine's mother?"
"No!" Su Shi had never shouted so loudly before.
Listening to the band members' banter, Deng's gaze fell once again on Su Shi's work.
Creating a resting place for the stone was something she had never considered.
Aine raised her hand: "Next is me~"
She took a penguin out of her bag, or rather, a stone carved into the shape of a penguin.
"This is my first time sculpting, so it's not very good. The head and body are still glued together," Aine said, hiding her hands behind her back.
Lixi and Sushi noticed the band-aid on her hand but didn't say anything.
"Aine...are you alright?" Deng asked with concern.
Carving requires sharp tools, and one careless move could cause an injury, especially since this was Aine's first time carving.
"Haha, of course not! I just cut my finger while cooking for myself..."
It was definitely a lie. Su Shi didn't expose it.
Ai Yin smiled nonchalantly: "I always feel like I'm not quite presentable after Soyorin."
"That's not true at all," Su Shi said. She had only worked on the elements outside of the stone.
“Yes! That’s not true!” Deng replied.
"To be honest, mine is hardly something to brag about," Li Xi thought to herself.
Moreover, this stone penguin is wearing a small outfit and a hat. Although it is rather rough around the edges, the expression on its face inexplicably reminds one of a lamp in a daze, which is quite charming.
AnonTokyo—Su Shi keenly noticed the words on the back of the little garment.
Do we really have to put one of these up everywhere?
Su Shi could only sigh.
The lamp carefully picked up the stone penguin, and the weight in her hands made her whisper, "It feels like it's alive..."
It was like seeing another version of myself.
“Well, it’s my turn,” Lena said, taking out a small bag.
Upon opening it, I found it was filled with "candy".
The "candy" packaging contains sparkling glass beads.
Li Xi asked in surprise, "Glass beads? What about stones?"
“Glass beads are also stones,” Lena said.
"Huh? This is clearly off-topic," Li Xi said helplessly.
Glass beads are also stones. The lamp could vaguely understand what Lena meant.
She picked up one of the glass beads and said softly, "Yes, it's a stone. I... like stones. Lenai also has her favorite stone. The stone in everyone's heart is right here."
Everyone has their own favorite things and favorite colors.
But she still doesn't understand why it's so hard for each other to see what the other person likes most.
However, this may not be the most important thing.
"A stone in wine!"—A photograph of a stone placed in a wine glass;
“Bochhitherock”—a stone trembling in the corner of the closet;
"Alice Stone"—a stone tied with a red ribbon and wearing a blue dress.
The feeling conveyed by all sorts of photos is completely different.
The photos collected in the band's email are all very interesting, allowing us to glimpse the world through the eyes of others by looking at these fleeting moments.
Looking at the picture displayed on Ai Yin's phone, Deng said softly:
Everyone was very interesting.
"Yeah~"
Su Shi also said, "What kind of band you are determines what kind of fans you have."
Li Xi asked, puzzled, "Aren't we a proper band?"
“But it’s not untrue that we did all sorts of things in front of the audience, such as pulling people onto the stage or making public confessions... It’s not surprising that we have such fans,” Su Shi said again.
"And this also means that quite a few fans are willing to listen to our voices and try to understand us!" Ai Yin said proudly.
The lamp nodded slightly.
Some people choose not to look at others' opinions, while others choose to open their hearts.
Some people consider pebbles trash, while others are willing to show her their pebbles.
Even if she couldn't understand why the former didn't go to see or listen, she still felt sorry and regretful about it, but the latter should be more important.
The stones in these photos, the stones right in front of us, are all very precious.
"Aiyin"
"Ok?"
"I still don't understand why some people don't see the world through the eyes of others... But I want to cherish the shining colors that you, and all the people who have always supported our band, have shown."
The lamp pressed to his chest: "I want to keep singing with this feeling—for the people I cherish."
This is definitely the best answer right now.
Li Xi's expression softened: "I think this is the best way."
“Yes, since we’ve decided to live as a band, we have to keep playing, one performance after another,” Su Shi said softly.
"Then, what about live?" Lenai turned her head and asked.
"It can't be that fast," Li Xi sighed.
Dengxin felt as if he had taken another small step forward.
This is definitely not an illusion.
If getting older means you'll stop feeling confused, then she'd rather stay young and keep feeling confused, because that way she'll definitely go further.
But Aine's help was indispensable in making this possible.
Aine always guides her to arrive at her own answers, rather than providing standard, model responses.
“Aine.”
"Ok?"
The lamp said softly, "I like Ai Yin."
"I already know that," Aine said shyly.
"I want to sing."
I want to keep singing forever.
Never stop. For the band, and for all those who support them.
It is also in response to many dazzling colors.
"Shall we all go to karaoke together after that?"
"Ah."
Not only that, there are many things I want to do, and they are constantly welling up from the bottom of my heart.
She wants to thank the fans who support them, wants to improve her singing skills, wants to go to places she's never been before with her band members, and wants to give a gift to Aiyin, who has always supported her.
as well as--
Inside the Astronomy Department the following day.
"Aine, that one."
as well as--
"...Can I kiss Aine?"
I want to do things that are usually only done between partners.
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