After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

The core development logic of Summer's Last Cicada is very simple.

That is, using known information to quickly gain the trust of the bound object.

So that the other person will instinctively depend on him.

This will greatly speed up both the development process and the increase in affection.

This will make the girl's career progress more smoothly.

The rapid progress in character development during the first three playthroughs is the best proof of this.

The formula developed by Xia Weichan is always effective.

Compared to the previous three playthroughs, he had a much easier start to this playthrough.

After all, there were two storylines in total, and he had already completed one from the beginning, leaving only the simplest development storyline.

As for favorability ratings and such, Xia Weichan didn't care.

He didn't believe that three months was enough time to raise Zhou Juzi's favorability to a very high level.

Besides, this is pretty useless now.

He confessed his feelings successfully!

Isn't the only use of goodwill points to pave the way for confessing your feelings?

Since I'm already in a system-certified romantic relationship with Zhou Juzi, why should I care about this stuff?

In any case, Xia Weichan had prepared an escape route for himself from the very beginning. In just three months, he would completely sever ties with the past and usher in a new life.

At most, they might show some concern for Xiao Hexu's mental state.

Speaking of which...

Kurimaki Tsuruo should still be recovering in the hospital.

After six months of hard work, coupled with the shock she experienced last week, it's time for this young woman to take a break.

Even if Tsuruo Kurimaki later decided to give up her idol career, that was her personal decision.

Xia Weichan respects and understands.

It's still a bit of a shame... but it's good to take some time to recover.

What will Kingfisher Entertainment do after she leaves?

Xia Weichan can guarantee that Zhou Juzi will become the new pillar of the company within three months.

In just one day, he had almost perfectly arranged the pieces that Zhou Juzi would play after her debut.

This was the playthrough he put the most effort into.

Thinking of this, Xia Weichan coughed twice at Zhou Juzi, who was avoiding his gaze but glancing at him every now and then:

"From today onwards, I am your producer, and I will be fully responsible for your future plans. We will be inseparable."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Juzi lowered her eyes to look at her trembling thighs and whispered "Oh".

Perhaps it started when Xia Weichan got her to sign the contract, or perhaps it was after he personally played that breathtaking piece of music.

Zhou Juzi's feelings towards this strange man gradually shifted from initial dislike to apparent belief that he was a good person.

And what Xia Weichan just said...

The girl shook her head.

Shake out the unnecessary thoughts from your head.

Even with the air conditioning on, Zhou Juzi still felt a bit hot.

Then, she pursed her lips, turned to Xia Weichan, and asked softly:

"What was the name of that piece of music you just heard?"

"Hmm... a free bird, I guess."

"A free bird...?"

Just as Zhou Juzi was recalling the captivating figure playing on stage, she heard Xia Weichan speak again:

"By the way, was that tapping your arm with your fingers just now part of transcribing the music?"

"Huh?"

"Don't make that face. Don't you feel awkward around me right now? I remember you were much more relaxed back in college, weren't you?"

Hearing Xia Weichan's words, Zhou Juzi was taken aback, then slowly lowered her head, gently clenching her hands on her thighs.

How could they be the same...?

Even if this guy said they were equals, how could she subconsciously believe they were equals...?

It seems that from the very beginning, it was Xia Weichan who was helping her unilaterally. This kindness made Zhou Juzi, who had never experienced this feeling before, feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Does relying on others make you very uncomfortable?"

The cicadas' chirping was flat at the end of summer.

"Uh... huh?"

Zhou Juzi was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, then nodded honestly.

"From childhood to adulthood... it seems like I've never received unconditional help from anyone..."

You're wrong.

"?"

"I've said from the beginning that my help to you is not unconditional. I've already received something in return from you. You've paid the price over the past decade or so, and this is just a reward for your life."

Xia Weichan is learning to speak in ambiguous and somewhat mystical terms from those old-fashioned, inspirational writers on Earth.

In this day and age, such words can be very effective at conning a young girl who has only been in the big city for a few days after coming from a small town.

"You should take it for granted. Put it this way... there's nothing shameful about relying on others' help. After all, I'm your producer, so you should trust me a little more, right?"

Xia Weichan's voice wasn't loud, but Zhou Juzi definitely heard it.

The girl remained silent for a moment, then closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Then, I will do my best to satisfy you."

And also myself...

Cherish this hard-won opportunity.

......

In the afternoon, Zhou Juzi spent the entire time practicing in the training room, not only practicing "Free Bird," the piece Xia Weichan had asked her to play, but also solidifying her basic skills as a trainee.

In this situation, the girl's endurance was also well demonstrated; she trained for several hours with only a few minutes of rest in between.

However, he simply dipped his slightly reddened fingers in cold water and wiped the sweat off his face.

Then continue practicing.

Even Gao Jingshu, who was providing guidance from the side, gave her extremely rare praise.

Not only in terms of physical fitness, but also in learning ability, Gao Jingshu, the training officer, had never seen anything like it before.

genius.

This is her evaluation.

Xia Weichan knew the weight of those two short sentences coming from the mouth of this arrogant person.

This guy wouldn't say a few nice words to ordinary trainees.

Inside the soft-padded, soundproof practice room, the increasingly skillful guitar playing of the young girl echoed.

As Xia Weichan watched the slow progress of the character's development, the corners of his lips involuntarily turned up.

He learns everything he's taught and has a great personality. Meeting Azusa Ayaka in this playthrough is pure luck for him.

If he had bound himself to the system earlier, he would have taken all the rewards and run away long ago.

Looking at the girl's beautiful figure, and the way her highlighted hair swayed gently as she played the guitar,

He found a place to sit down and turned on the system screen.

【Name: Zhou Juzi】

Age: 18

[Qualification: Extremely High]

Appearance: S

[Body Constitution: B]

Academic Ability: A+

Mental state: ■

[Development Progress: 6%]

【Good/Bad Rating: ■■】

[Chosen Training Path - Musician]

Xia Weichan had already gotten used to the garbled text in this cycle of the system.

He opened the panel just to check the progress of his character's development, and thankfully, this most important data wasn't obscured by garbled text.

Ok.

That's great! On just the first day, the progress has already reached 6%, which is truly commendable.

As expected, the strong are full of surprises. Under the same type of training, Azusa Aya's progress is more than twice as fast as Tsuruo Kurimaki's.

This way, it can perfectly offset the half of the time lost in this playthrough...

Just as Xia Weichan was getting excited about this, the system screen suddenly started glitching again due to a bug.

After a period of screen flickering, the double image reappeared on the screen.

Xia Weichan sighed helplessly, just as he was about to close the system interface,

He inadvertently noticed the extra double image, which seemed to be different from the binding interface.

"This is...?"