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"Where does the inspiration come from?" Bai Ye asked.
"After what happened yesterday, inspiration still surged in me."
Shiyu held her head with both hands, pretending to be in pain as if her mind was about to be filled with nonsense, but her eyes and cherry lips were smiling unconcealedly.
"You think you're a rocket launcher... and you're injecting fuel into it..." Bai Ye glanced sideways.
"Hehe, how could everyone not know who's talking nonsense?"
She actually dared to tell dirty jokes in front of everyone and took the opportunity to involve everyone. Shiyu is becoming more and more relaxed.
"I don't know, Kasumigaoka, stop talking nonsense." Eriri crossed her arms and turned her head away.
"I want to rest in the afternoon. I'm sorry. Bai Ye-kun, do you want to go out?" Kato Megumi yawned.
"Senior, I also want to take a break in the afternoon." Chu Hai responded.
Bai Ye nodded and turned his gaze to the last piece of rock sugar.
"Does Bingtang need to rest too?"
"No, I want to buy some souvenirs for the team members. I originally wanted to buy them when I came back yesterday, but everyone knew about it."
"Yeah, well, I'll go with you then."
“Okay~”
After making the decision, the two changed into clothes for going out.
"Then let's go out. Is there anything I can bring?"
Everyone shook their heads, and Kato Megumi waved her hand.
"Have a good trip and pay attention to hygiene."
. . . . . .
"Where are we going?" Bai Ye was now in front of the hotel. "What do you want to bring for the team members?"
"Some food, please." Bingtang said without hesitation, "And then... bring some small accessories and gifts. We're all girls, so we should all like these."
"A small trinket... sure!"
Bai Ye came up with an idea and took Bingtang's hand and walked into the street.
After a while, the two arrived at a gift shop.
"There are so many gift shops in Hakone, but I've heard from business friends who've been to Hakone that this one offers the best value for money."
“Indeed, there are many types of gifts, including food gift boxes.”
"You keep an eye on the rock sugar. I'll also pick out a few gift boxes for our big clients. I've been so busy having fun this weekend and not dealing with any work, it would be a shame not to send some souvenirs."
"Do we need to coax customers too?" Bingtang said with a smile.
"Of course I don't need it. Money—if you're willing to spend money, you can make more money."
"That feels like a perfect match for my profession! Ah Ye is so good at coaxing girls."
Bai Ye was also happy. Now everyone was happy to attribute everything to the harem.
One of the reasons was to bring souvenirs to important customers, and I chose to select them separately from the rock sugar. The second reason was that I wanted to give the rock sugar a surprise.
Pick a red bracelet.
The reason why we haven’t written about red bracelets for a long time is not because we have forgotten them, but because they have become part of our daily lives.
The red bracelets for Shiyu and Xiaohui were bought half a year ago. At that time, I hadn't even officially established a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with Shiyu. During a shopping trip with them, I was coaxed into buying two red bracelets as souvenirs for them.
When Bai Ye thought about it now, he realized that the red bracelet was given a different meaning by them at that moment. Only those who cared about Bai Ye and were loved by Bai Ye could own it.
The red bracelet was also treasured by them, used as a bracelet, as a hair tie, and as a prop for teasing. They even did not untie it during last night's "Six Major Sects Besieging Guangmingding".
"Although I haven't fully explained our relationship to Bingtang yet, it's time to give her a red bracelet."
As the saying goes, people who have no far-sightedness must have near-worries.
Bai Ye couldn't imagine his future life with Bingtang. Whether it was Iori Hatashima, the inter-school art performance, or Akane Benizaka, they were all obstacles that prevented him and Bingtang from developing further.
"Which one should I pick... Shiyu's is the little bead one, Xiaohui's is the heart knot one, Yinglili's is the pig head one, and I'll give Bingtang one... Got it!"
He saw a red bracelet with a musical note tied to it, and the note was inlaid with several sparkling crystals. It looked so suitable no matter how he looked at it.
"This one is good. The notes are very consistent with the identity of a Bingtang music producer."
Bai Ye went to the cashier and paid for the red bracelet first, then went back to pick up a few hot spring steamed bun gift boxes.
He returned to the cashier counter and found Bingtang had also chosen a gift and was checking out.
"Me?" Bai Ye took out his cell phone.
"I'd better do it myself. I feel bad for spending Ah Ye's money on this trip."
"Okay."
Bai Ye no longer argued about paying the bill, even though he was Icy tail's agent.
There is a line between maintaining a girl's self-esteem and showing off one's machismo. It is not good to cross either side.
After paying a little more to have the store deliver the gift box to the hot spring hotel, Bai Ye and Bingtang continued shopping.
It would be so unemotional to just go back after buying things. Isn't this the "two-person world" time that Bingtang mentioned last night? It's also a good opportunity to give out the red bracelet.
At this moment, a pleasant sound of music came into their ears, which immediately attracted their attention.
The two smiled at each other and immediately understood what the other was thinking.
"Aye, shall we go take a look?"
"Let's go!"
Not far away, a band was stationed in front of a store. The members were elderly grandparents, and the instrument they played was a classical sanxian, which was quite appropriate for their age.
"There are quite a few such bands in Hakone, and we met some along the way yesterday," said Bingtang.
"After all, it's a hot spring tourist destination. Especially as the hot spring season approaches, performances like this will become more and more common. Don't you often see famous bands performing in Hakone on TV?"
Classical instruments are classical instruments. Although they may not make the whole audience boil like percussion instruments, they have the power to soothe people's hearts, making people calm down unconsciously and feel the beautiful artistic conception brought by classical instruments.
When the song ended, the band saluted and applause broke out.
Rock sugar gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"It's 'First Love' by Murashita Kozo."
Bai Ye nodded and never let go of Bingtang's hand.
"Having grandparents play 'First Love' has a unique flavor. For them, it is a celebration of everlasting love."
"Yes, it's really beautiful that first love can last forever."
Suddenly, Bingtang felt something on his wrist, giving him a slight sense of restraint.
She looked up and saw a red bracelet with a sparkling musical note on it.
"This is……"
"This is for you." Bai Ye shook the red bracelet on his wrist, his eyes gentle. "I also hope that my first love can last forever. It really takes courage to like someone, especially to express a love that means you'll spend your whole life with them."
"Thank you, Ah Ye~~ I like you too and want to be with you forever."
Beep~~
Lips meet.
Chapter 699: Autumn, Shiyu's new novel project
Three days have passed since our hot spring trip.
Everyone's life trajectory remains the same, it seems like something has changed, yet it seems like nothing has changed.
The most clear thing is that the green leaves in the yard gradually turn yellow. The autumn wind brings fruits and sends away dead leaves, as if they have entered reincarnation and accepted their predetermined fate.
"Autumn has really arrived."
Bai Ye swept his arms and went back to his room before the autumn wind gave him goosebumps.
"Xiaobai-kun, please turn off the air conditioner so you can cool down."
"oh oh."
Everyone changed into their autumn uniforms, though even a brisk walk still made them feel hot. Autumn seemed to remind us to slow down, appreciate, and feel the cool breeze.
Today is Wednesday, which is also the club activity day, but only Shiyu and Kato Megumi are here.
Bingtang needs to catch up on his missed training, while Yinglili goes home to catch up on the drawing progress.
As for going out to sea, he apologized and said he couldn't come, but he didn't give a specific reason, he just kept saying sorry.
Bai Ye also understood that the most difficult thing was the inability to give up family ties. Going out to sea for a hot spring trip had already escalated the situation. There was no need to add fuel to the fire and create more uncertainties.
Kato Megumi is doing her homework, but Shiwa has no worries about homework and is concentrating on playing the keyboard symphony.
Bai Ye would feel much more at ease if Shiyu didn't have the sinister smile on her face from time to time.
"Shiyu, how many Hentai did you kill on the road today? Why are you laughing so weirdly?"
"What's the point of beating up a few hentai? Won't I still be bullied by the biggest hentai gentleman? Needless to say, what will happen if I challenge him again tonight? Sigh... Reality is cruel and miserable. I can only hide in novels to find a little comfort."
"If someone else had said it, I would have believed it, but Shiyu... you'd be lucky if you didn't play with this world."
Although Bai Ye knew that Shiyu was writing a new novel, she was so immersed in the story that she became interested.
"You said you got some inspiration the day we went to the hot springs. How much have you written in the past two days?"
"I have a lot of inspiration and have written quite a few outlines. I am wondering which one is better."
Shiyu pushed the computer towards Bai Ye, got up and went to the kitchen to make honey lemon tea.
"Xiaobai-kun, do you want something cold?"
"can."
"Where's Hui?"
"Room temperature is fine, please excuse me, Senior."
Bai Ye took the computer, and the status bar below was filled with densely packed document pages, each document being an outline.
First, she skimmed through all the documents. In addition to the outline, she also roughly wrote some of the previous content of some documents. Judging from the number of words, Shiyu can also be called a "coding queen".
"Inspiration is soaring, Shiyu."
"Most of them are fragments of inspiration, and the ones with asterisks are more complete."
The asterisk represents the emphasis, and in the case of Shiyu, it means preference.
Bai Ye naturally understood this, and picked up the documents with stars to read. Then he found an outline with three stars, and couldn't help but look at Shiyu.
The fact that a three-star outline is produced without a two-star outline speaks volumes.
The subject matter is still a romance novel, and the content is oriented towards campus, society, and otaku. Compared with "Love Metronome", the content is more comprehensive, richer, and targets a wider range of people.
"With the help of the long-haired, plump, and scheming heroine wearing black stockings, the male protagonist starts an otaku club. This subsequently attracts many beautiful girls (thieving cats) with diverse personalities, and a love story (stomach medicine) ensues. In the end, the male protagonist comes to his senses and abandons all the thieving cats with the most ruthless, vicious, and cruel means, ultimately ending up with the heroine..."
Bai Ye couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Shiyu, I want to make a suggestion."
"Go ahead."
"The heroine's name should be 'Kasumigaoka Utaha'."
"You're quite self-aware, Xiaobai-kun~~ There aren't many names as nice as this one. Please help me think of a name for the male lead, too."
The corners of Bai Ye's mouth twitched.
She was always being told about the seven emotions by Shi Yu, but it turned out that she was the one who put her inner thoughts into words.
At this time, Shiyu came back with honey lemon tea.
"Mei, yours."
"Thank you, senior sister."
"Xiaobai-kun, you, want..."
"Wait—!" Bai Ye hesitated between Shiyu and Kato Megumi with a look of suspicion on his face. "I thought I heard it wrong just now. Shiyu, what do you call Xiaohui?"