Chapter 89: Nightglow, They Are Smiling, He is Also Smiling
Conqueror of the Sea of Quanta Café.
The front counter was bustling with activity. But Kiana and Raiden Mei were hiding behind the counter, looking at the table of six where Yaqing was. Kiana said with full confidence, "Mei, I'm telling you, there's definitely a story between my darned old uncle and that pretty green-haired big sister."
Mei said with a troubled expression, "Kiana, everyone is busy. Is it really okay for us to be slacking off here?"
Mei's conscience was uneasy.
"What's the matter? This shop belongs to my darned old uncle anyway," Kiana said nonchalantly.
At this moment, Yaqing suddenly got up and left the coffee shop.
"Darned old uncle is leaving!"
Kiana sighed. She had wanted to gossip a bit more, but now that Yaqing had left, she couldn't just sneak out after him.
After leaving the coffee shop, Yaqing went directly to the St. Freya Academy's teaching area. And at the bottom of Theresa's office building, he saw two familiar figures.
"Little brother, is it really okay for us to hide from Kiana?"
The people who came were none other than Cecilia and Siegfried.
"Of course it's fine," Yaqing smiled.
He could see that Kiana actually really wanted to spend the Spring Festival with her parents. It was just that Cecilia had just left the Far East, so she was too embarrassed to ask her parents to come back again.
Yaqing had called Cecilia last week and told her about the Spring Festival.
"Where's Sirin?" Yaqing asked curiously. Cecilia had told him on the phone that she would bring Sirin and Bella with her, but now he only saw Cecilia and Siegfried.
"Sirin, as soon as she got back to St. Freya Academy, she excitedly dragged Bella off to go shopping," Cecilia said, holding Siegfried's arm.
"Why don't we go inside and chat?" Siegfried knocked on the door of Theresa's office.
"Hey! W-wait a minute!"
Hearing Theresa's somewhat anxious tone from inside, Yaqing stopped Siegfried's hand that was about to push the door open, made a shushing gesture, and told them not to make a sound.
Yaqing knew what Theresa was doing. She was getting rid of the "evidence of her crime." If she knew it was them, those few volumes of Homu manga would probably survive. Theresa wasn't short on money, it was just a bit troublesome to buy them.
"We're coming in, Theresa."
Yaqing pushed the door open.
The moment Theresa saw it was Yaqing, she regretted it instantly. She gnashed her teeth in anger, jumped into Yaqing's arms, and her little hands tore at his hair.
"You give me back my manga! You give me back my Homu manga!"
"You're the one who tore it up. What does it have to do with me?!" Yaqing said urgently, his vision blocked.
"Ahem," Siegfried coughed a few times, signaling that there were other people around.
Theresa's body stiffened instantly. She jumped down from Yaqing, tidied her clothes, and was about to speak with grace and majesty when she realized the person who had come was Cecilia.
"Cecilia!"
"...And that's what happened," Yaqing explained to Theresa why Cecilia had suddenly come to the Far East again.
"I see! You're planning a surprise for Kiana!" Theresa patted her not-so-large chest and said, "Then how can her great aunt not be a part of something like this!"
At night, the St. Freya Academy's Spring Festival was even more interesting than during the day. The female students no longer had to stay in the shops and could all come out onto the street to participate in the festival with their families.
"The fireworks show is about to start!"
Someone in the crowd was the first to say this.
Mei was with her father, Raiden Ryoma. Bronya had also met up with Welt Yang and the others. Only Kiana was left alone, not knowing where to go. Mei had invited her to join them, but she had refused.
"Sigh."
"Little Kiana, what are you sighing for?" a playful voice sounded out.
Kiana didn't want to bother with him and deliberately turned her head away.
"Little Kiana~"
"Mom!"
Kiana immediately recognized her mother Cecilia's voice. She turned around and saw Cecilia, Siegfried, Sirin, Bella, Yaqing, Theresa, and the others.
And at that moment, huge fireworks soared into the sky.
Cecilia hugged Kiana and pretended to complain, "You didn't even tell us about the Spring Festival. You've really learned to be naughty. If it weren't for your uncle, we wouldn't have known about this."
"Mom..." Kiana hugged Cecilia tightly.
After a long while, the two finally let go.
"Uncle!" Kiana jumped onto Yaqing's back.
Yaqing could only helplessly hold Kiana's legs with his fists.
"Thank you..."
"Hmph, if mom hadn't told me to come, I wouldn't have come," Sirin still had a tsundere expression.
"But Sirin, weren't you so excited about coming to the festival that you couldn't sleep well all night?" Bella said with an innocent look.
"Bella!"
Theresa walked to Yaqing's side and said to Kiana, "Little Kiana, no matter what, we are your family. Don't feel like you're being a bother. After hearing your invitation, we would only be happy."
"Mmm!" Kiana smiled and nodded heavily.
"You little rascal," Siegfried said with a laugh, fiercely ruffling Kiana's hair.
"Hey, darned old dad, you messed up my hair!" Kiana said with dissatisfaction.
Kiana grabbed Yaqing's cowlick, pointed in a certain direction, and said with a happy smile, "I heard there's a concert by the great star Eden tonight. Uncle-horse, let's run in that direction!"
"As you command, little princess," Yaqing also went along with her whim.
Because Yaqing himself didn't know if Kiana, after learning about the future script, would be so angry she wouldn't talk to him, or so angry she would bite him.
On the large stage set up on the St. Freya Academy's sports field, the moment Eden appeared, it immediately caused a tsunami of applause and shouts.
It was like a sea of people.
"Director Cecilia!"
Shigure Kira, seeing Director Cecilia before her, was so excited she was about to cry. She very naturally squeezed past Siegfried and hugged Cecilia.
Cecilia was in a state of bewilderment. She didn't know why Shigure Kira would cry upon seeing her, just as she didn't know how much suffering Shigure Kira had gone through just to see her.
Eden on the stage raised her hand. The previously noisy atmosphere instantly vanished, as if someone had pressed the pause button. All sound disappeared.
"Today, I have brought my new song for this festival."
Eden's voice was transmitted to every audience member's ear through the microphone. Like a drop of wastewater falling into hot oil, it immediately caused a huge stir.
Eden's new song?
"You arranged this?" Theresa had never thought that Eden would choose the St. Freya Academy's Spring Festival to announce her new song.
Yaqing nodded.
"This song was written for me by a friend of mine. He hopes that I can let everyone face the difficulties of life with strength. So please enjoy, my new song..."
"Nightglow."
As the melody began, a smile formed on Yaqing's lips.
Laugh, laugh.
Just keep laughing.
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