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"Fortunately."
Both girls answered like this.
Jiuhuayue poked at the rice in the bowl, and then added: "It's just that Qiansui seems to be quite difficult. It's really hard to play her part well."
Fujii Itsuki thought about it seriously and nodded, "It's time to give her some special training."
Because the wind band had been busy with training recently, Fujii Itsuki prepared to go to bed early.
He even locked the door tonight and blocked it with a cabinet.
Only then did I fall asleep peacefully.
But unexpectedly, Jiuhua had already kept a trick up her sleeve!
She tied a string to the window buckle, and when she pulled it outwards, the window opened!
Then she climbed in through the window!
Even Fujii Itsuki had to wonder if she was a female fairy transformed from a spider!
"Shh! I don't really want to bother you today, but you have to tell me honestly, did you go grocery shopping with Xinchun alone this afternoon?"
".no."
"I knew it! What else did she do with you?"
"Just... I went to a hotel just to have a chat or something."
"You went to the hotel? You——"
"No, really not. Xiaoyue, don't let your imagination run wild."
"OK then"
Jiu Huayue really didn't want to bother him today. She just wanted to come over and ask him some questions alone. After asking, she climbed up the window and went outside again.
Fujii Itsuki looked out the window for a while, took a breath, and prepared to go to bed.
But the next second Jiuhuayue poked her head out from the window again, with her hands on the window, her face puffed up.
"what happened?"
"Uncle, you've been talking about either Chitose or Shinchun these days. No matter what we say tomorrow, you have to stay with me for a while. In order to prevent Shinchun from disturbing us, I will come to see you in the evening in two days. Don't lock the door!"
"Eh--!"
After saying that, Jiuhuayue disappeared without a trace.
Fujii Itsuki could only look at the ceiling and think quietly.
I've been taking such a toll on my health so far. If there are three of us in the future, should I rent a single apartment outside?
*
At the same time, on the other side, at Yunohana Onsen.
After finishing her housework, Yang Kui Chitose tossed and turned in bed. She stared at Jiuhuayue's keychain in her hand and couldn't fall asleep.
She tried closing her eyes several times, but it didn't work.
She couldn't help it, so she took out her phone and sent a few messages to Hiiragi Rinka:
[Rinka Rinka, I still feel like something is fishy, and I can’t figure it out these past few days.]
[I have observed Xinchun before, but I didn't find any problems. Now I have decided to follow Jiuhuayue after school to see if she is a human or a ghost!]
After these two messages are sent.
Only then did Yang Kui Chitose breathe a sigh of relief.
She finally had the motivation to fall asleep, so she put her phone down and closed her eyes peacefully.
Chapter 241 Catching the Vixen
"Pay attention to the rhythm here, relaxed and brisk, yes, yes, yes, very good, very good."
Fujii Itsuki closed his eyes, feeling the music echoing in his mind.
"Hold on, hold on, pay attention, here--"
The music stopped abruptly.
Because both he and Yang Kui Chitose who was holding the trumpet in front of him could hear that the music changed at this turning point.
"Brother Shu, I'm sorry."
This was her fifteenth attempt.
There was only one week left before the representative competition. On the music classroom schedule, the bright red circle stood out.
Fujii Itsuki put down the baton in his hand, took out his cell phone and checked the time.
It was already 7:30 in the evening. The sky outside the window had already turned dark, and the lights on the street were only a few.
Seeing that Yang Kui Chitose kept her head down, Fujii Itsuki reached out and gently stroked her head, saying in a soft voice:
"It's okay. I don't blame you. This is the most difficult and important part of the piece. It's really difficult for you to play such an important part alone."
The action of patting the head is very light.
Chitose Yang Kui only felt a lot of warmth from the hand touching her head.
It was as if the loss from another failure was gradually melting away under this touch.
"Thank you, Brother Xie Shu, for being willing to train with Qiansui until now."
"Why don't I thank you for being willing to practice until now?"
Yang Kui Chitose looked up at him, and after noticing that he was smiling, she also lowered her little face and smiled as he touched her head.
"Brother Shu is still the best~"
Fujii Itsuki glanced out the window and said, "It's getting late, let's stop here for today. I'm afraid that practicing any further won't be very effective, so why not get a good night's sleep and continue tomorrow."
"Yeah!" She nodded vigorously.
Fujii Itsuki asked Yang Kui Chitose to go out first, and then locked the door of the music classroom. Then he went to the office, packed his briefcase, and prepared to leave the school.
Just before he was about to leave with his briefcase, he suddenly saw some notes on his desk.
He picked it up curiously and looked at it.
It turned out to be a message from the president of the wind band, Shoko Aoyama, and some old members.
Most of these notes contained words of gratitude such as "Thank you" and "Thank you Mr. Fujii".
Thanks to him and Teacher Muzi for rebuilding the wind orchestra, which gave them a place to pursue their dreams and gave them the opportunity to stand on a real big stage.
They also made a promise on the note, saying that they would definitely give their all in the competition a week later, and would definitely definitely continue to work hard towards the goal of the national competition.
Fujii Itsuki looked at these messages full of enthusiasm and gratitude and smiled inadvertently.
".Why is Brother Shu laughing for no apparent reason?"
After walking out of the office, Yang Kui Chitose stood at the door of the office with a shoulder bag in one hand, tilting her head to ask.
"Take a look." Fujii Itsuki handed her the note.
"Oh, these were written by Buchou and Natsumi, right?"
"It looks like Chitose knows their wishes."
"Of course!" Yang Kui Chitose nodded as a matter of course, her hair color being stained by the orange light extending from outside the school. "After all, we are all in the same club, and we always get together to train. Besides Kai Xinchun and Jiu Huayue, that training pervert, they are the ones who work the hardest and care the most for the club."
This time, Fujii Itsuki looked at her and couldn't help but touch her head again.
"Brother Shu?" Yang Kui Qiansui asked in confusion.
"Qi Sui, do you know what I am praising you for?"
Yang Kui Chitose thought about it, then shook her head, "I'm not sure."
"I just think it's no wonder that you're under so much pressure, Chitose. Not only do you not want to disappoint me, but you're also afraid that you'll fall behind during this period and leave regrets for the seniors in their high school career, right?"
"I, I'm not that great! Brother Shu, Qiansui is the most selfish!" Her face turned red and her tone was a little hurried.
Fujii Itsuki smiled and rubbed her head vigorously, "You've also learned to be humble."
Yang Kui Chitose was embarrassed by his actions and muttered in a low voice, "I'm not being modest, it's just..."
Fujii Itsuki looked at her slightly red cheeks and felt warm in his heart.
He knew that Chitose had been burdened with many negative emotions since childhood that ordinary people did not need to bear.
She has seen many bad sides of this world, including being abandoned, bullied, and unfairness. She has indeed seen it all.
Now Chitose has grown more and started to take care of the people around him.
Although he is still stubborn verbally, he still wants to take care of everyone in his heart. In this respect, he is better than Jiuhuayue.
Fujii Itsuki took her out of school and rushed home.
".Brother Shu."
"Ok?"
"When Brother Shu is practicing, will there be a situation like Chitose?"
"Want to hear the truth?"
"Of course." Yang Kui Chitose hesitated for a second.
"Of course there are, but I haven't dwelled on it for so long. I can quickly tell where my own practice went wrong or where I had deficiencies, and I can make adjustments."
Yang Kui Chitose looked up at his shoulder, "As expected, Brother Shu is a genius."
"Maybe it was because I was too bored when I was a kid and had nothing to do, so I always listened to the classical music collected by the dean."
"Then, then why didn't Brother Shu let Qiansui listen to it at the beginning! Maybe, maybe Qiansui can be more talented now!"
"The phonograph in the welfare home is broken. There's nothing I can do about it."
Fujii Itsuki accompanied Chitose Yang Kui out of the car and sent her to her doorstep.