Chapter 81: Naoki-san, could you please stop smiling for a moment?

Yuko Tanaka and Kanako Higuchi, who had just walked out of the stairwell,

Suddenly heard a pleasant piano melody in their ears,

Leading them to walk forward.

The restaurant was slightly dim. Soft light hit the central performance stage, illuminating the pure black piano and also the performer sitting by the piano.

The pure black piano seemed to want to wrap the person playing it in black, so as not to let him be disturbed by the outside world, but a touch of pure white always stubbornly poked its head out, attracting people's eyes to the performer.

With messy, flowing hair and a fair, handsome face, Naoki Nagayama, dressed in a white shirt, sat upright on the piano bench.

His sleeves were rolled up, revealing his elbows, and his slender fingers nimbly danced on the piano,

Bringing out strings of beautiful notes.

The wonderful melody flowed out, like a gurgling spring in the mountains, flowing into the heart.

The rhythm tapped out by his fingertips seemed to bring people into the brilliant fireworks of Tokyo, appreciating the most brilliant and beautiful moment of summer,

And then gently saying goodbye, leaving a faint reluctance and regret in the heart.

Under the light, Naoki Nagayama's expression couldn't be seen clearly, but one could hear the emotions contained in his music:

It was joy, the joy of seeing beautiful things;

It was sorrow, the sorrow of realizing that all things must eventually come to an end.

The two beauties stood quietly at the door, watching this scene that looked like a painting, even slowing their breathing, fearing to disturb this performance.

The piano melody was slowly slowing down, and the notes began to fade away one by one.

Naoki Nagayama, who stopped playing, gently exhaled. The emotions that had accumulated all evening were finally released.

The music that had been echoing finally stopped, and his mind was clear again.

Raising his head, he saw Yuko Tanaka and Kanako Higuchi standing at the door.

A smile appeared on his elegant and handsome face.

"You're here~"

Like a sudden whirlwind,

It struck the hearts of Yuko Tanaka and Kanako Higuchi.

It was as if they had heard a confession of first love.

For a moment, there was a slight dizziness in their minds, and their hearts also thumped and jumped.

A round of applause broke out in the restaurant. The guests sitting there expressed their approval of Naoki Nagayama one after another, and he had to stand up and bow to the surroundings.

Turning back, he saw the two standing at the door without moving, thinking they hadn't heard it.

So, while walking towards them, he waved his hand again.

"Yuko-san, Kanako-san, I'm here."

Yuko Tanaka, after all, had more experience and quickly calmed down, raising her hand to respond:

"Naoki-san, you arrived first~"

"Hai, I've been here for a while. Our seats are by the window." Saying this, he led the two to their seats.

Only after sitting down did Naoki Nagayama have time to see the expressions of the two.

Although it was just a late-night snack, Yuko Tanaka and Kanako Higuchi had still applied light makeup, and their faces were also covered with a layer of blush, looking charming and lovely.

Naoki Nagayama saw that Kanako Higuchi seemed a bit absent-minded and said with a smile: "Kanako-san, what's wrong? You look so distracted~"

And after Kanako Higuchi saw Naoki Nagayama's smile, the blush deepened a bit, and she still didn't speak.

Yuko Tanaka saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh. Haven't you recovered yet?

"Naoki-san."

Naoki Nagayama, who was wondering why Kanako Higuchi didn't speak, turned to Yuko Tanaka upon hearing this.

"Hmm? Yuko-san?"

Yuko Tanaka saw such a handsome face, and her heartbeat skipped a beat again. Fortunately, she took a breath and suppressed it.

"Naoki-san, could you please stop smiling for a moment?"

???

Naoki Nagayama's mind was full of question marks: "Er, what's wrong?"

Looking at Naoki Nagayama's ignorant expression, Yuko Tanaka blurted out: "Naoki-san, you haven't been in love, have you?"

???

What's going on? Why are you suddenly stabbing my heart? What does it matter if I've been in love or not?

Naoki Nagayama was dumbfounded: "Ano... why are you suddenly asking this question? Although it's true that I haven't been in love in this life."

Naoki Nagayama wasn't a handsome guy in his previous life, so he really couldn't feel the power of a handsome face.

He hadn't tried it in this life, nor did he understand the charm of this body.

This guy still didn't know how powerful his smile was under certain circumstances.

Seeing Kanako Higuchi, who had almost recovered, next to him, Yuko Tanaka looked at the somewhat overwhelmed Naoki Nagayama and sighed. Who knows how many young girls this guy will harm in the future!

If he wasn't 7 years younger!!! Then I would also...

"In short, control your smile first."

???

Although it was a bit strange, Naoki Nagayama still straightened his face.

"Since Yuko-san requests it, I'll do that for now." He said in a helpless tone, "Let's order first. What do you want to eat?"

Yuko Tanaka suddenly discovered that Naoki Nagayama, who had become an ascetic-looking handsome guy, seemed to suit her taste even more.

Oh no, I can't look anymore.

"You choose..." She added, "No alcohol!"

If I drink any more alcohol, I don't know what will happen later.

Looking at the strange two, Naoki Nagayama just ordered some cold snacks and iced juice.

They were all ready-made food, and the waiter brought them up quickly.

Eating snacks, the atmosphere between the three began to return to normal, and Kanako Higuchi finally spoke.

"Naoki-san, what was the name of the piece you played earlier? It seems I haven't heard it before~"

"Ah, that was a piece I just composed, called 'On a Night When Fireworks Flicker'," Naoki Nagayama replied.

Yuko Tanaka also said, "Is it describing the fireworks festival? It matches tonight's farewell fireworks very well, and it sounds very good too~"

"Haha, Yuko-san's feeling is very accurate. What I wrote was indeed tonight's summer farewell fireworks. It's different from the fireworks in the midsummer of July and August, right? There's always a faint regret and sadness when saying goodbye." Naoki Nagayama added.

"Eh? So Naoki-san, did you compose another song?" Kanako Higuchi asked, "Or was it just composed?"

"Although it's a bit boastful, it was indeed written after watching the summer farewell fireworks." Naoki Nagayama's skin was getting thicker and thicker. Anyway, the future author wouldn't be able to find me.

"Eh?!" Yuko Tanaka was surprised, "From the end of the fireworks to when we met at the pool, it wasn't more than an hour, right? Naoki-san composed a song in such a short time?"

"Hontoni? One hour?" Kanako Higuchi repeated the question, confirming it like a child.

"Ano, for me, I rely heavily on inspiration when composing. If inspiration comes, time and such aren't that important."

Hearing the confirmation, Kanako Higuchi remembered what Shuichi Ito often said.

"Naoki-san, you really are a genius!"

"Kanako-san, don't praise me anymore, I'm going to blush~"

In reality, that wouldn't happen.

Naoki Nagayama's skin had almost been trained to be impervious to water and fire.

How could he blush because of a few praises? ===== CHAPTER 82 =====