When Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and his group arrived at school, Hanatemari Kazura was already waiting at the school gate.
She had already agreed with Meari to help, but she didn't expect Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and his group to arrive as well.
The moment she saw Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, she immediately asked anxiously if his brother was alright, like she was concerned about her own family. Only after receiving his affirmative reply did she clasp her hands together and smile in relief.
Ayanokoji could feel Hanatemari Kazura's concern for him. If the timing hadn't been wrong, he would have wanted to hug her and caress her properly.
They didn't have to wait long before Meari's car arrived.
Outside personnel are not allowed inside the school. To enter, one needs to go through a complicated registration process and be accompanied by security personnel at all times.
So, Ayaris father dropped them off at the gate. After that, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and his group borrowed the school's patrol car to transport Meari's luggage to the dormitory building.
As a male, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka couldn't enter the female dormitory building, so he watched the others go upstairs.
He wasn't idle either. Soon after, he received a call from the piano store. They said they had delivered the piano to the school gate and were waiting for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to take delivery.
After a strict registration process, the delivery vehicle drove into the school, followed by four or five security guards who monitored them throughout to prevent them from doing anything that could harm the students.
Under Ayanokoji's guidance, they transported the steinway piano to the Cooking Room. While they were unloading, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka made a call. Less than five minutes later, Ruribird Nadeshiko ran over excitedly, completely without a ladylike image.
This piano was her dream. While it was being installed and tested, she couldn't stop smiling, as if the piano was already her possession.
Ayanokoji didn't forget to remind her, "You must remember, this piano is only temporarily lent to you. If you don't work hard..."
"I know, you don't need to say more!"
Ruribird Nadeshiko waved her hand indifferently. After washing her hands solemnly, she placed them on the piano keys.
Soon, a series of melodious piano sounds flowed from her hands.
Unlike the spacious room in the flagship store, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had hired a nationally renowned Designer when decorating the Cooking Room.
They were very particular about the installation, not only ensuring excellent sound insulation but also meticulously adjusting subtle details to make the sound transmission more faithful in terms of balance and depth.
While listening, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could clearly feel the difference between the two spaces and could better perceive the special qualities of the steinway piano.
No wonder Ruribird Nadeshiko insisted on buying a steinway piano; the difference is indeed significant...
After seeing off the piano store employees, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka remained in the Cooking Room.
He poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, then lay on the sofa and closed his eyes, using his authority as the boss to instruct Ruribird to play a soothing piece for him as a lullaby.
Ruribird Nadeshiko, as a pianist, also had her dignity. How could she play whatever someone told her to!
This piece was also a magnificent and grand masterpiece in Beethoven's career, incorporating highly inspiring emotions, with intense and passionate sounds.
This piano piece was Ruribird Nadeshiko's proud work, and she played it with great enthusiasm. She used this piece to deliberately express her rebellious spirit, hoping to make Ayanokoji Kiyotaka unable to sleep.
However, after the piece ended, she suddenly realized that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had fallen asleep amidst the passionate and heroic piano music.
Moreover, he was sleeping very soundly, with very even breathing.
Ruribird Nadeshiko felt very annoyed and deliberately played a few harsh high notes, wanting to startle Ayanokoji awake.
However, perhaps because he was in a familiar environment, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka slept very peacefully and was not woken up at all.
Ruribird Nadeshiko, not convinced, played a few common alarm sounds from her phone, wanting to subconsciously startle Ayanokoji awake, but it still didn't work. Ayanokoji continued to sleep.
Ruribird Nadeshiko now also felt Ayanokoji's fatigue, and her sulking mood slowly dissipated. She placed her hands on the piano keys, hesitated for a moment, and then began to play an elegant and soothing piano piece...
After sleeping soundly for a few hours, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka woke up.
When he woke up, it was already evening.
He didn't wake up naturally after getting enough sleep, but was startled awake by the surrounding conversations and the aroma wafting through the room.
He opened his eyes and rubbed them, finding that Meari, Ikishima Midari, Anna, and others had all come to the Cooking Room and were busy in various parts of it.
Meari was washing vegetables, Hanatemari Kazura had put on an apron and was cooking at the stove, and Anna Kinomiya was helping to serve dishes.
Besides these three, the other two people in the room had a somewhat abnormal vibe.
Ruribird Nadeshiko stayed in front of the piano, which was covered with a piano cloth, seemingly worried about something. Her hands were spread out in a blocking gesture, watching Hanatemari Kazura and the others warily.
Ikishima Midari was sitting not far from Ayanokoji, secretly eating while others were busy...
Noticing that Ayanokoji had woken up, Ikishima Midari grinned and brought a plate of octopus mini-sausages closer to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, using a toothpick to put one in his mouth: "You're awake, huh? Did the smell of food wake you up because you were hungry?"
"Try it, Hanatemari fried it..." she said, deliberately winking.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka chewed the sausage. The sausage had a great texture. Besides being fried to perfection, the most important thing was the excellent quality of the meat. One bite and you could tell the raw ingredients must have been expensive.
Ayanokoji picked up another sausage with a toothpick and put it in his mouth, looking around: "What are you doing?"
On a table not far from him were several pots of ingredients, including meat, vegetables, and seafood. The vegetables were brightly colored, and the meat had clear marbling, indicating that the ingredients were likely expensive.
They had placed a gambling table, large enough for seven or eight people, in the middle of the room. The green gambling table cloth had been removed and replaced with a bubbling stainless steel pot in the center.
It seemed various seasonings had been added, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could smell the aroma from it.
"...Are you making hotpot?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka asked uncertainly.
"That's right." Ririka walked over with a smile. She placed a plate of fried steak in front of Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
"Meari said she wanted to celebrate moving in with a treat, and she originally wanted to invite us to a high-end restaurant on the second floor of the school. We felt that would be too extravagant, so we called to ask for your opinion.
Later, we learned you were in the Cooking Room, so after discussing it, we decided to buy ingredients ourselves and have a hotpot here in the Cooking Room."
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