Chapter 421 Rehearsal of the Stage Play
"Then we're leaving."

"Yeah! Have fun."

At the Penguin Park, Syaoran and Sakura both blushed and waved goodbye to Tomoyo and the other two.

Although they didn't know where to go, the young couple who had been reunited after a long separation were satisfied just by being with each other.

So do they.

After Xiaoying and Xiaolang left together, Zhishi turned to look at Li Meiling and said with a smile: "Then, Meiling, I'll come with you. It's a rare trip for you, so I'll go shopping with you."

"May I?"

Hearing Zhishi say this, Li Meiling, who had originally planned to walk around alone, looked a little surprised.

Although it's fine for her to be alone, it would be better if someone were to accompany her.

"Of course, we haven't talked for a long time, right?"

As he spoke, Zhishi came to Li Meiling's side, naturally held her hand, and then waved to Xia Yu beside him and said, "See you tomorrow, Xia Jun."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

Xia Yu waved goodbye to the two of them, watched Zhishi and Li Meiling leave, rubbed his shoulders, sat down on the swing beside him, and let out a breath of relief.

The kid Li Xiaolang finally came, and he won’t be needed in tomorrow’s rehearsal.

But it was just that he didn't need to rehearse. He still had to go to school. After all, he was halfway through the rehearsal. In order to be able to hand over to Li Xiaolang, he would probably have to act as a senior and guide Li Xiaolang for a while.

No, tomorrow I have to let Li Xiaolang call me senior.

Although Li Xiaolang is not a junior schoolmate, given her tsundere and serious personality, she is probably quite interesting.

And there is this last Clow Card. I heard from Elio that this is a powerful card comparable to the other fifty-two Clow Cards. After Sakura captures it, I can borrow it to analyze it, but I don't know how long it will take and what abilities it will have.

At the same time, Zhishi and Li Meiling were on their way away together.

After walking for a while, Li Meiling couldn't help but look at Zhishi and asked, "Is this okay? You could have been with Xia Yu, but you chose to be with me?"

"Haha~ Because Meiling is my important friend." Tomoyo narrowed his eyes and smiled, replying softly.

"But……"

"Meiling is indeed a gentle person."

Zhishi looked at Li Meiling, whose eyes showed worry, and smiled: "Although we like each other very much and sincerely believe that we will never be apart for the rest of our lives, this does not mean that we have to stay together all the time."

"Respect and privacy are equally important in love. Even the closest two people will have their own space. You are my important friend, and I believe Xia Jun can understand that. Besides... maybe he thinks the same way."

"Eh? Really?"

Li Meiling blinked, but Zhishi smiled and didn't answer. Instead, he said, "But Xia Jun is sometimes a bit helpless. Meiling, do you want to hear it?"

"Can I? I want to hear it!"

"Okay, just like last time..."

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Youzhi Primary School.

There is still about a week left before the Superbus Festival, but the school is already as lively as the start of the new semester. Students are each organizing the props and decorations they will need, as well as various dolls.

At this moment, Class 2, Grade 6.

"Mei Ling, Li, long time no see."

"long time no see."

"When did you come here?"

As soon as they arrived in the classroom, Li Meiling and Li Xiaolang were surrounded by their classmates, and various greetings and inquiries were heard.

Hearing the question, Li Meiling smiled and replied, "We just got here yesterday."

"Are you here to attend the celebration?"

“That’s one of the reasons.”

"Hmm? Is there any other reason?"

"Of course!"

Before Li Meiling could answer, Xia Yu had already answered for her. He moved closer to the two of them, put his arm around Li Xiaolang's shoulders and said to everyone, "Another reason is the stage play. I think the role of the prince is more suitable for Li Xiaolang, so I asked him to come and help me play the role."

"Eh? Then, classmate Xia, you don't have a role anymore, right?"

After hearing this explanation, Naoko looked at him in surprise and said puzzledly: "But you obviously like acting very much, right? If you let Mr. Li play the role of the prince, you can only be a spectator."

"It's okay. This is my own choice. Besides, don't you think Li Syaoran is more suitable to play the prince? In the last stage play, he was the princess and Sakura was the prince. This time Sakura is the princess, so he is the prince. Isn't this quite suitable?"

"Okay, it seems so."

Hearing this, the people who gathered around nodded subconsciously, as if they were recalling the last stage play and the noisy Princess Li Xiaolang at that time.

Li Xiaolang, on the other hand, looked sullen, as if he was recalling the unbearable past. "If this is your own choice, then it's fine, but there's only one week left. Li, can you rehearse in time for the performance?" Naoko asked again.

Faced with this question, Li Xiaolang's expression became serious and determined again. He nodded and said, "No problem, I will definitely work hard."

"Don't worry, I will guide him. With a senior like me here, there will be absolutely no problems with his rehearsal."

Xia Yu patted Li Xiaolang on the shoulder and laughed, "Come on, call me senior, please?"

"..."

Li Xiaolang clenched his fists and wanted to ignore this man's strange request, but what Xia Yu just said was right. If he wanted to seamlessly transition into the role of the prince, the other party's guidance was essential.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xiaolang pursed his lips, wanting to say something but stopping himself. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke.

"S-Senior..."

"Speak louder, I can't hear you, try again, you want to play the prince even if you speak so quietly!"

"senior!"

"Good, very energetic! Let's start rehearsing!"

The rehearsal began. Although it was his first time to play a prince, it was not his first time to act, so Li Xiaolang made rapid progress.

Especially when the princess is Sakura.

In contrast, Sakura's acting skills are also improving rapidly, but there is one problem. For some reasons in the script, the princess has been struggling to tell the prince about her feelings, and the love between the two is nowhere in sight.

However, in real life, the actors who played the prince and princess had already expressed their feelings to each other, which led to them occasionally putting their real feelings into the plot, and the performance felt completely different from what was in the script.

Time passed by little by little, and the day of the performance was getting closer and closer.

During this time, Sakura and Syaoran changed into the costumes that Tomoyo had already sewn, and their performances were flawless, except for the final performance on stage.

Two days before the Superbus Festival, in order to balance work and rest, everyone in the class decided to have a good rest for two days so as to be in the best possible attitude to welcome the arrival of the stage play.

On a day off, we went to Tomoeda Amusement Park.

"I didn't expect it to open just when we were on break. We're quite lucky." At the entrance, Xia Yu couldn't help but say as he looked at the bustling amusement park.

Because the final adjustments to the rides did not take too long, the newly built amusement park was officially opened to the public after just a few days.

It just so happened that they didn't need to rehearse anymore, so after discussing it, they decided to take the opportunity to go to the amusement park and have some fun.

"I didn't expect there would be so many people here. It's really lively, even though we're on a small hill." Li Meiling replied casually, carrying a small backpack and looking at the busy amusement park.

"I guess it will be expanded in the future. After all, it is built here, so it is not difficult to expand it."

"Ah! Sakura is here!"

As soon as Xia Yu finished speaking, Zhishi, who had been quiet beside him, suddenly exclaimed in joy and looked towards the stairs of the amusement park.

Hearing this, Li Syaoran, who was originally standing with one hand in his pocket, immediately turned around and looked. At the end of the stairs, Sakura, who was wearing a pink dress, was running towards him, waving her hand.

"sorry--"

The voice came closer and closer. Sakura ran to the front of everyone in one breath and said while panting: "Sorry, I was thinking about something last night and went to bed very late, so I accidentally got up late again today."

"It's okay, we just got here not long ago."

Li Syaoran smiled back, and Sakura blushed slightly and nodded when she heard that.

"Thinking about something? What could make you so distressed?" Xia Yu asked curiously.

"It's the wooden bridge that suddenly disappeared, and the faint scent of the Clow Card that I can feel recently. I wonder if those things that disappeared for no reason were caused by the sealed Clow Card?" Sakura couldn't help but sigh.

Yesterday, when they were walking home together, they passed by the wooden bridge and found that it had disappeared for no reason, as if something had wiped it away.

Later they asked the park ranger to come and check it out, and the apartment manager was also shocked, as he had no idea what was going on.

After listening to Sakura's distress, Li Syaoran pondered for a few seconds and said, "It's possible. After all, Hiiragi Ze said that the cardless intelligence is that it is a Clow Card that will return everything to nothingness."

"I discussed this with Xiaoke last night, and he told me that it's best to carry the Sakura cards with me at all times just in case." As she spoke, Sakura opened the shoulder bag she was carrying and gestured to everyone. All the Sakura cards were neatly placed inside.

Seeing this, Li Meiling spread her hands and said, "Really? We are here to have fun today, why are we still thinking about these things?"

"Feel sorry……"

Sakura scratched her head a little embarrassedly. After all, capturing the Clow Cards was her responsibility, so it was easy for her to think about these things.

"Sakura, you brought all the Clow Cards with you. Why do I feel like something bad is bound to happen today..."

Xia Yu smacked his lips. According to the protagonist's law, this was definitely a sign of something going to happen.

"Um--what did you just say?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Meiling suddenly looked over with wide eyes. Facing Li Meiling's gaze, Xia Yu raised his hands and said sincerely, "Sorry, I said there will be absolutely no problems today, and we will definitely have a great time."

"Humph! That's more like it."

Hearing this, Li Meiling withdrew her gaze with satisfaction and said with a hearty smile: "Don't think too much, everyone, let's go in quickly!"

(End of this chapter)