The Wonderful Daily Life of Nogizaka

"A-Shame is a very good child. She never forces me to do anything, except asking me to feed her."

"But she likes to act coquettishly. Don't look at her saying on TV that she is shady and so on. But in fact, she often pesters me to say this and that. She likes to cling to people. It's not because she wants to buy anything, it's just simple.

She just wants someone to talk to her and love her, she is really a very cute child!"

"She is also very artistic! You see, the clay sculpture on the cabinet in the entrance was made by her, and the paintings were all painted by her when she was in elementary school and kindergarten. Not bad, right? I think it looks good too.

, Her father also feels the same way, he has always said that Asuka can become an artist in the future..."

...

Listening to Mother Bird's babble, Baiyunshan did not speak, but glanced at the strange clay sculpture at the entrance and the several works with strong post-modern style abstraction, and the corners of his eyes twitched vaguely.

Mother Asuka, whose appearance was obviously Southeast Asian, continued in Japanese with an accent: "But I'm really sorry, I asked you to come and do it yourself. In fact, it's not a particularly serious injury. The doctor said,

If you sprained your foot from the stairs, you can just rest for a few days. It won't delay your work, right?"

Baiyunshan waved his hands quickly: "That's not true. I'm just worried about her health and came here to visit. I'm on vacation during this period and don't have much work. There is no delay."

Mother Bird nodded: "That's good."

But she immediately covered her mouth and laughed loudly: "But Ah Sha is actually a person who is very afraid of being alone. I heard that you are going to the shrine tomorrow, right? She can't go out because she is injured. She has been sad for a long time.

Well, every once in a while, she grabbed me and asked if any friends were coming to see her. It was really——"

"Mother--"

A little girl's angry voice came from the stairs in the living room, interrupting her unscrupulous mother's bottomless revelations.

Mother Asuka didn't care. She smiled and waved her hand without saying anything else. Instead, she pointed at the gift Baiyunshan was holding and asked, "It looks very heavy. Do you want to put it here first?"

Baiyunshan pointed upstairs with the hand holding the bag and said: "It's okay, I'll just take it up with you and chat with her by the way."

Mother Feiniao quickly bowed and thanked you: "Thank you for your hard work. Oh, by the way, you are Ah Sha's manager, right? What's your name...?"

"Just call me Baiyun." Baiyunshan no longer had any hope for the correct way to call his name.

"Then thank you Baiyun-sang. If you have anything, you can tell me directly. I'm here and I won't leave."

"Sorry to trouble you."

"Won't."

Baiyunshan went upstairs with the greeting gift. Little Feiniao was sitting on the wicker chair on the balcony to rest. The ankle of one foot was wrapped with a bandage. The cute toes were exposed to the air one by one. The bright white curtains moved with the breeze.

Ups and downs, the sun shines in the gaps, and the hair is rippling one by one.

The girl was wearing a long, water-colored dress with no makeup on her face. Her round face still revealed the youthfulness and innocence of a child, and her skin was still a lively wheat color. She looked no different from girls of the same age.

However, the girl's expression looked very wary. She stared at him closely and said, "Baiyun, are you here to laugh at me?"

Baiyunshan found a place to put his things down, and shook his head helplessly after hearing this: "How many times have I told you, don't call me Baiyun directly, call me Baiyunsang, no matter what, I will be your manager, okay?

Can you respect it?"

He did not approach the girl rashly, but stood at a relatively distant distance, found a chair, sat down, and said, "Also, why do you think I'm here to laugh at you?"

Little Asuka hummed, "Don't you always laugh at Mai and the others? You always take pleasure in their misfortunes."

Baiyunshan shook his head and laughed: "So I have such a bad image in your mind? And you take pleasure in others' misfortunes, and you always feel like there is someone else -"

The little flying bird snorted and said nothing.

But she immediately noticed the greeting gift Baiyunshan put aside, and her eyes were immediately attracted to it.

"What's in that box?" The girl pointed to the product in the bag with a corner of the label exposed.

"Strawberry milk, I heard everyone said you like it very much, so I bought a box of it." Baiyunshan explained lightly.

"I never said I like-" Xiao Feiniao muttered, but his eyes never left the carton of strawberry milk.

Baiyunshan smiled and didn't care about the duplicity of the person in front of him. He moved his chair forward and said: "Actually, I only found out about your injury from Hoshino. Why didn't you take the initiative to follow me about such an important matter?

What about explaining it? Logically speaking, you should explain it to me, otherwise it will be very troublesome."

Xiao Feiniao's momentum suddenly weakened, she shrank her neck and whispered: "Baiyun... Sang, are you angry?"

"No." Bai Yunshan shook his head and did not continue to look at the other person. Instead, he admired the layout of the room and said, "I just hope that if something similar happens next time, it is best to take the initiative to explain it to me.

After all, no matter what you say, I am still your manager and I am older than you, so I should take care of you."

"It won't cause any trouble." Baiyunshan added at the end.

The little flying bird was silent.

Baiyunshan didn't speak for a while.

Only the wind from the balcony was blowing, causing the curtains to flutter violently.

"Thank you, Baiyun Sang." Xiao Feiniao whispered: "I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter, at least when you didn't let me get up when I was sitting on this chair, I already forgiven you." Bai Yunshan joked with a smile.

Xiao Feiniao's face turned red, knowing that he was referring to the first time she asked him to get up from the chair in the lounge, and he hummed shyly.

But her mood became happier, the worry and loneliness in her heart subsided a lot, and the vigilance on her face gradually faded away.

The little bird noticed another bag and asked, "What's in that bag?"

Baiyunshan glanced at it and replied: "Well, those are the snacks everyone sent. Everyone asked me to tell you to take care of your body and recover from your injuries. The members are waiting for you to come back!"

"Really?" Xiao Feiniao raised her head and looked at him, and said unconfidently: "Does everyone miss me?"

"Of course!" Baiyunshan nodded without hesitation: "Is Nogizaka still Nogizaka without Saito Asuka? Everyone must miss you very much!"

"Liars." Little Bird wrinkled his nose, pouted and turned his head: "A bunch of big liars."

The world does not believe in Asuka Saito.

Baiyunshan laughed, stood up, moved the chair he was sitting on into the gap between the tables, and then slowly approached the little bird on the balcony step by step.

Xiao Feiniao's expression became nervous again, and she curled up into the space behind the wicker chair, her fingers unconsciously grasping the hem of the aqua skirt.

Baiyunshan magically took out a box of strawberry milk from his pocket and handed it to the girl in front of him.

"Want it?"

The girl looked at the box on the ground and found that a hole had been opened at some point. She nodded lightly.

Seeing the girl sucking the strawberry milk in small mouths, Baiyunshan smiled again, then put his hands on the balcony railing, blowing the breeze leisurely and said: "Asuka, you are actually very unsure, right?"

The girl's movements paused.

“I’m always worried that my relationship with others won’t be handled well, and I’m always worried that I’ll hurt others, so I’ll wrong myself and make a gesture that others want to see.”

"I used to be like this, but not anymore."

"Because I understand a truth. Being the person that others like is far less comfortable than being yourself. You see Ikuta is like this, how happy he is!"

Baiyunshan narrated calmly.

"Moreover, no matter how well you do, what others like will always change. If they like you today, they may not like you tomorrow. After all, it is impossible for humans to like someone forever. Such a laborious and thankless task

Why should I do things?"

"Are you right?"

The little bird didn't answer.

The girl on the balcony leaned quietly on the wicker chair, with the floating curtains guarding one side of her. The balcony on the other side seemed unattainable, leaving a large shadow.

From a distance, it looks like a canary locked in a cage.