Ch -25 The Festival Fiasco ☆

Setting: Aozora University is hosting its Annual Culture Fest. Each department is preparing stalls, plays, and musical shows. And guess who got dragged into it?

🎪 Chaos Begins…

"Wait… we have to wear WHAT?"

I blinked at the costume in front of me—a full panda suit. Jiasheng was already laughing.

"Perfect fit for someone who eats like a panda," he said.

"Says the guy who turned a tambourine into a ninja weapon during music class," I snapped.

"That's called innovation, Tianxin."

Meanwhile, Zhou Rui was preparing a gentle piano duet with Junxi for the stage show.

"Let them be the elegant ones," I muttered.

"We're the chaos couple," Jiasheng shrugged, proudly.

🧃The Juice Stall Disaster

Junxi and I were in charge of the "healthy drinks" stall. BIG mistake.

Jiasheng added wasabi to the first customer's mango smoothie (on accident, he claimed).

Tianxin tripped and spilled orange juice on the college president's shoes.

Zhou Rui panicked and said sorry thirty times in 10 seconds.

Junxi calmly fixed the blender mid-chaos, acting like he wasn't internally screaming.

🎭 Costumed Confusion

Tianxin was mistaken for the fest mascot and got dragged into the welcome parade.

She danced, got tired halfway, and yelled, "I'M NOT THE MASCOT!"

Jiasheng, still laughing, handed her a coconut water.

"Remind me to never trust any fest list you sign me up for," she muttered.

🎶 Meanwhile: Junxi & Zhou Rui's Musical Moment

In a quiet part of the evening, the melody began.

Zhou Rui played the piano. Junxi added a gentle beatbox rhythm beside her.

Their harmony was simple, peaceful, and soft—just like them.

"They look like a drama couple," whispered someone in the crowd.

Junxi gently leaned toward her as their song ended.

"You're getting better," he said softly.

Zhou Rui smiled, a little shy. "You've always made me better."

🔥 Ending With Fireworks & Chaos

As fireworks lit the night sky, Jiasheng handed Tianxin a sparkler.

"For the queen of disasters."

"Long live the king of nonsense," she replied.

They danced wildly under the fireworks, accidentally bumping into two professors and knocking over a noodle cart.

💭 Tianxin's POV Monologue

"It doesn't matter if I wear a panda suit or ruin a juice stall. As long as I have this chaotic gang beside me, I'll keep laughing, falling, and standing back up."

"Maybe this festival wasn't perfect, but it was ours."