Glacier sister, don't want to be a sandwich

"let's start!"

Ichinose Ren finally adjusted himself, took a deep breath, and turned to look at Su Shi.

Su Shi nodded gently, then turned back to Yazi and said, "Senior Yazi, please."

"Leave it to me!" Yazi responded with a smile, raising the drumstick in his hand slightly.

"What's the matter?"

Ichinose Ren spoke slowly, his deep voice spreading through the microphone and flowing through the speakers to the entire auditorium.

His voice no longer has the youthful immaturity of his youth, but has gained a texture that comes with the passage of time.

The slightly hoarse voice reveals a trace of time, the voice is deep and restrained, with a unique charm of a mature man.

He originally wanted to restore his voice to that of his youth as much as possible and interpret this song with his clear and emotional voice as he did in the past.

However, reality cruelly reminded him that time had taken away his pure voice.

Now in his thirties, he is no longer the young man he used to be.

Long-term work pressure, drinking and socializing, and late-night overtime have long made his voice lose its former clarity.

Even though he had practiced a little, the moment he opened his mouth, he was still clearly aware that there was a subtle hoarseness in his voice, a faint smell of tobacco and alcohol in his tone, and a slightly rough feeling at the end.

It is this voice polished by time that makes the emotions in the lyrics more profound - no deliberate showmanship, no superfluous decoration, only the simplest and most straightforward emotional expression.

His singing is like a glass of aged liquor that has been precipitated by time, mellow and powerful. Every note is soaked with the weight given by the years and slowly seeps into the hearts of everyone present.

If the original song is a confession of a boy's first love, it is full of youthfulness and excitement.

What Ichinose Ren is performing at this moment is a story of a mature woman and a middle-aged man reminiscing about the past.

The audience gradually quieted down.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the man standing on the stage.

Chapter 141 The performance finally ended

Mrs. Ichinose sat below the stage, her eyes fixed on the stage where the performance was about to begin.

At first, when she looked at the list of the first performers to go on stage, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes - Su Shi's name was not among them.

She sighed slightly, her palms tightened unconsciously, her fingertips gently pressed on her knees, and a hint of doubt arose in her heart - could something have gone wrong?

But what happened next was beyond her expectations.

She witnessed Su Shi suddenly run off the stage, quickly pass through the crowd and rush towards the auditorium door.

"Su Shi...?" She subconsciously straightened up, her heartbeat slightly quickening.

What is she going to do?

But when the next scene came into view, her thoughts froze instantly.

She saw Su Shi stop at the door and stand in front of the figure she was very familiar with - Ichinose Ren.

Under the light, the man's face was still familiar. Although there was a hint of fatigue between his brows, he still had the same outline as before.

She could even see him holding onto the door frame, his breathing slightly rapid, as if he had not yet recovered from the fatigue of running around.

However, before she could react, Su Shi had already grabbed his hand without hesitation, held it tightly, and with a determination that would not brook refusal, dragged him all the way to the stage.

She never thought that she would see her husband stand on the stage again on such an occasion.

And when Lian was pushed by Su Shi to stand in front of the microphone and slowly sang the first line of lyrics, her chest seemed to be hit hard by something.

This voice...

The song was no longer as clear as that of a youth, but it flowed out slowly with the accumulation of time.

She stared blankly at the man on the stage, her heartbeat seeming to be out of rhythm at this moment.

So this is the song...

It was not until this moment that she suddenly realized that she had not recognized him the whole time.

This was the song Lian sang when he confessed his love to her.

Obviously... the host had already said the title of the song when he announced the track, but she didn't remember it until now.

So many years have passed, she is no longer the girl with a throbbing heart, and he is no longer the young boy with dreams and a slightly immature look.

But now, the song sounded again, traveling through the long river of time, echoing in this auditorium, and intertwining with her memories.

She clenched her fists lightly, her fingertips pressed against her palms, her emotions too complex to describe.

At this time, she also guessed that all this was arranged by Su Shi, with the purpose of saving their marriage.

Mrs. Ichinose lowered her head slightly and took a deep breath, a faint sourness welling up in her nose. She pulled a tissue from her bag and gently wiped the corners of her eyes, which had already become damp.

What a failure!

"We are such unqualified parents..." she murmured softly, a wry smile on her lips, and she laughed at herself.

As parents, they should have stood in front of their child, protecting her from the wind and rain and providing her with a warm harbor. But now, it is their daughter who cares about their relationship and strives to repair the family rift.

They are the parents, however, they are the ones who are cared for by their children.

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While singing on the stage, Ichinose Ren was filled with emotion.

The audience in the audience were all elementary school students and their parents. However, in the depths of his sight, these images gradually blurred and overlapped, and finally turned into a scene in his memory.

He vaguely remembered that afternoon more than ten years ago, he was also standing on the stage, holding a guitar in his hand, his heart beating wildly due to nervousness and excitement, and the spotlight shining on his body, slightly hot.

Below the stage were classmates of the same age, cheering, and the breath of youth was swirling in the air, restless and enthusiastic.

And somewhere in the crowd, he could always easily find her.

The girl sitting in the audience.

She folded her hands in front of her chest, a smile on her lips, and looked at the stage intently.

All along, I have been standing in the audience, watching him.

And at this moment, as he slowly scanned the audience, memory and reality overlapped.

The noise of the crowd gradually faded, replaced by the familiar clamor of the cultural festival. The young faces in the audience intertwined with the current audience, as if the whole world was pulled back to the past by the torrent of time.

His gaze was fixed on a certain spot.

There, sat a familiar figure.

The wife in reality and the girl in his memory gradually overlapped, becoming the high school girl who cheered for him in his youth.

Ichinose Ren opened his eyes slightly wide.

It turns out that I have never forgotten it.

He looked down at the microphone in his hand, and his fingertips tightened unconsciously.

Although time has taken away his youthful voice, and although he is no longer the young man standing on the campus stage with high spirits.

But at this moment, he seemed to have traveled through the long river of time and stood on the stage of their youth again.

He exhaled lightly, raised his head, looked at the familiar figure in the audience, and indescribable emotions surged in his heart.

This time, are you still willing to agree to me?

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As the last line of the lyrics fell, the auditorium fell into silence for a moment, as if everyone was savoring the lingering melody.

Then--

The applause surged like a tide.

The audience gave warm applause without reservation. From the initial sporadic applause to gradually gathering into a loud echo, the whole auditorium was immersed in this emotion.

Yue Ge stood on the stage and finally let out a long breath. Her fingertips still felt slightly sore from playing, but her attention was no longer on the guitar, but on her nerves that had been tense for a long time.

It's over, it's finally over.

If this wasn't a stage, she would probably collapse to the ground due to exhaustion.

Although Su Shi's father does have a certain singing foundation and a good sense of rhythm throughout the performance, for the band members, each of them was in a highly tense state from beginning to end.

Even a slight deviation in pitch or hesitation in rhythm may cause the rhythm of the entire stage to collapse.

They have to adjust in an instant and catch up quickly to ensure that the entire performance does not go off track.

Only until the last note falls and the applause from the audience rings out can we truly be sure that the performance is a success.

Yue Ge raised her head and looked at Su Shi and Xiao Deng who were walking out from the backstage. Their faces also had varying degrees of emotional aftertaste.

She smiled softly, and her tense shoulders finally relaxed a little.

Finally made it through.

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"cheers--!"

Five cups clinked gently in the air, and the crisp sound was particularly pleasant against the noisy background of the fast food restaurant.

Yue Ge's eyes sparkled, and she excitedly raised her glass as if lighting a firework, her face filled with undisguised joy: "Warmly congratulate the successful first performance of our Astronomy Department Band!"

"As expected—!" Yazi held up the bubbling cola in her hand, her eyes blazing with purple-black flames. "After the performance, I have to have a potion imbued with dark energy! A soul-boosting cola—!"

"That's right!" Yue Ge immediately agreed with both hands, nodding repeatedly. After taking a sip, her eyes narrowed with satisfaction. "After an intense workout, a glass of ice-cold Coke is simply heaven on earth!"

Hai Ling, who was sitting opposite, rested her chin on her hand, looking at the two people in front of her who were as excited as drunken elementary school students. She took a sip of her glass of bright mango juice with some resignation: "...Drinking too much will make you fat."

"Huh? Really?" Yue Ge was stunned, his eyes drifting towards the Coke in his hand, his tone revealing a hint of hesitation.

Then her eyes rolled, and she suddenly revealed a mischievous smile, tilting her head to look at Hai Ling: "Could it be that... Hai Ling is actually the type of person who easily gains weight after eating even a little bit of sweets?"

Hai Ling's eyes instantly turned cold, and her tone was indifferent: "Try to say that again, and I will hit you."

Yue Ge immediately shrank her neck, hugged Coke with both hands, and acted like a well-behaved person, as if to say, "Can't I just shut up?"

Xiao Deng on the side was quietly sipping juice with a happy smile on his face, as if he had long been accustomed to this noisy scene.

Yusaki Ichigaya sat in the corner, his eyes falling on the straw in Xiao Deng's hand. He reminded her, "Xiao Deng, you'd better drink less carbonated drinks. You need to protect your throat. You may have other performances to sing later."

"Hmm... Thank you, Arisaki-senpai, I understand." Xiao Deng nodded, looking serious, his voice as gentle as ever.

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After the group had eaten and drunk their fill, Yue Ge leaned back in her chair contentedly, her hands gently cupping her round belly, a satisfied smile on her face: "Wow, I can't eat any more."

There was a hint of cuteness in her voice, like a well-fed little animal basking in the sun.

"Really..." Su Shi sat beside her, turned his head to look at Yue Ge who was about to turn into a ball, and sighed helplessly, "Can't you control the amount a little bit?"

Although she said this, the empty plate in front of her had already been cleared away, and it was obvious that she herself had no self-control.

"Oh! That's right!" Yue Ge suddenly seemed to remember something. She sat up straight and slammed her hands on the table, her eyes sparkling. "There's one more important thing I almost forgot!"

Everyone looked at her.

"Thank you very much, Ako-senpai and Arisaki-senpai, for your support this time!"

As Yue Ge spoke, she rummaged through her bag and finally pulled out a few neatly folded paper rolls from the bottom.

"This is—a reward we got from the performance! It's a coupon for the shopping district! It looks like it's 50% off!"

She proudly handed the coupons to Ako and Yusaki, as if she was distributing some kind of trophy.

"Wow - Yazi accepts this gift from the feedback of dark energy!" Yazi grabbed the coupon, his eyes full of joy, as if he had received some kind of magic prop.

Arisaki coughed lightly as she took it. "Although I don't usually use this thing...but, thank you."

In this relaxed atmosphere, Hai Ling's voice suddenly rang out, calm and direct: "Speaking of which...band, what should we do next?"

There was a moment of silence in the air.