After dropping out of school, I chose to join a girls' band.

Just then, the phone in Yue's pocket rang. She picked it up and answered, "Hello? Oh, yes, it's me."

After listening to a few words, she smiled, her eyes showing a hint of surprise and anticipation. "It seems we're in good luck too. The drum I just borrowed has arrived, and we can start practicing tonight."

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With the help of the delivery workers, the borrowed drums were quickly placed in the recording studio. Everyone sprang into action, preparing their own instruments and equipment.

Aiyin quickly grabbed her guitar and effects pedals and excitedly ran to the new amp. She plugged it in, adjusted the volume and sound effects, and her eyes revealed a hint of anticipation and curiosity.

She gently plucked a string, and the amplifier emitted a clear and resonant sound. A satisfied smile appeared on her face. "The sound is wonderful!"

Lixi took out a squeegee and drumheads from her backpack and began carefully adjusting the new drum. She gently tapped the drumhead, adjusting the tension of the drumheads to ensure that every beat produced a perfect sound.

Lena had already connected to the amp, and her fingers danced nimbly across the strings as she happily played the guitar beside her.

After the melody finished playing, Lena's face showed a satisfied expression: "Satisfied!"

Xiao Deng, holding a water bottle, stood in front of the microphone, looking somewhat bewildered as she watched the busy crowd adjusting the microphone.

As for the original owner of this place, Yue, her setup process was very simple. Unlike a guitar, an electronic keyboard doesn't require tuning before each performance.

After all, that's how guitars are. With keyboards, you only need to think about what tone to use and how to play it before each performance, but with guitars, you need to think about many more things, such as tuning the strings before each performance.

She gently wiped the keys, plugged in the power, and pressed the switch. The electronic keyboard emitted a crisp start-up sound. She gently pressed some keys, adjusted the tone, and completed the keyboard tuning process.

After Ai Yin finished tuning her guitar, she waved to everyone with an excited smile on her face, "Is everyone ready?"

Lixi tapped the drumsticks and nodded. "I'm all set on my end."

Lena's fingers plucked the strings as she said, "I'm done."

Xiaodeng took a deep breath, gripped the water bottle tightly, walked to the microphone, and a determined look appeared on her face. "I'm ready too."

Looking at everyone's enthusiasm, Yue suddenly thought of an important question and asked, somewhat puzzled, "So, do we still have to play according to the old score?"

Upon hearing Yue's question, the atmosphere in the room instantly became somewhat awkward. Aine and Riki exchanged a glance, their excitement gradually fading, replaced by a hint of uncertainty.

Seeing the sudden silence around them, Lena asked curiously, "Aren't we going to start practicing yet?"

Ai explained to Lena, "Since Su Shi isn't here, we're missing a bassist, so the old sheet music might not be suitable."

Li hope nodded, a hint of helplessness on his face. "We were busy working on the new piece yesterday, and we haven't made any changes to this piece yet."

When the performance begins: Chapter 144 Let's all take a bath together

In Hinasaki's living room, everyone relaxed a little.

Ai leaned back against the soft sofa cushions and sighed, "Sigh... After a whole day of work, we still didn't get to train..."

Her gaze fell on Lixi beside her. Lixi keenly noticed the gaze directed at her, looked up, and a hint of hostility flashed in her eyes. "Tsk... what do you mean by looking over here?"

Ai pouted, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and said defiantly, "Rikki, it's your fault that we didn't have training today."

Lixi frowned slightly, a hint of defiance and anger flashing in her eyes. Although she knew she was in the wrong, she was unwilling to admit defeat easily, and could only turn her head away to avoid eye contact with Aiyin. "Tsk...this is infuriating!"

Seeing this, Ai Yin slightly raised the corners of her mouth, a hint of smugness and mischief flashing in her eyes.

She moved closer, her voice tinged with a hint of teasing, "Rikki, don't be angry. Even though training didn't start today, we still have tomorrow."

When Lixi heard this, she wanted to say something, but then she realized that apart from her and Hinasaki, no one else knew that the second Bang Dream competition was about to begin. To be more precise, their band wasn't even complete yet, so they didn't really need to worry too much about the timing.

She sighed softly, turned to look at Aine, her eyes filled with a hint of helplessness and relief, "You, I just can't do anything with you."

Yue came out of the bathroom after taking a bath, still carrying a faint fragrance and moisture.

She walked towards the living room while drying her wet, long black hair with a towel.

Her gaze quickly fell on Lixi and Aiyin, sensing an eerie atmosphere.

Yue stopped, frowned slightly, and scanned the two of them, feeling somewhat puzzled.

However, when she turned to look to the side to ask someone what had happened, she saw Takamatsu Akari buried in her notebook, writing something intently.

On the other side of the sofa, Yoro Nai was curled up like a cat, clearly tired, with her eyes closed, looking like she was about to fall asleep.

She looked at the two of them, guessing that they probably hadn't been paying attention to Aine and Riki's conversation, and gave up on the idea of ​​finding out the cause and effect.

She walked to the sofa, gently patted Lenai's shoulder, and said softly, "Lenai, don't go to sleep yet. Rest after you take a shower."

Le Nai slightly opened her eyes, a hint of drowsiness showing in her yellow and blue eyes. She nodded gently, her voice languid, "Hmm... I understand."

Lena, who had just woken up from her sleep, spoke in a soft, melodious voice, like a cat's low whimper, making her sound exceptionally cute.

"Rikki, help me take a bath!" Seemingly because she was sleepy, Lena half-closed her eyes and snuggled into Rikki's arms along the sofa. Her movements were as graceful and soft as a cat's, as if she was seeking Rikki's warmth and sense of security.

Suddenly pressed close to her, Lixi felt a little flustered. Facing the stray cat lying in her arms, she had no idea where to put her hands. A look of surprise and confusion appeared on her face, and her voice carried a hint of helplessness and embarrassment, "Wait... stray cat, what are you doing?" Her eyes revealed a hint of bewilderment, clearly surprised by Lixi's sudden closeness.

Lena snuggled against Rikki like a cat, her voice laced with a hint of languor and coquettishness, "Help me take a bath, Rikki." Her voice was soft as silk, and her eyes revealed a pleading and dependent look, making her exceptionally adorable.

Lixi's cheeks flushed slightly, clearly feeling a little embarrassed by Le Nai's closeness. She sighed softly, raised her hand and gently patted Le Nai's back, her voice carrying a hint of helplessness and tenderness, "Alright, alright, I know, get up now."

Watching Lena and Lixi interact, Yue suddenly had a mischievous idea pop into her head for some reason. A sly glint flashed in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a playful smile.

She walked over to Lixi, and to Lixi's surprise, mimicked Lena's actions, gently nuzzling Lixi's shoulder as if pleading. Her voice held a hint of mischief and playfulness, "Lixi, can you help me take a bath too?"

Lixi's eyes widened, clearly not expecting Yue to do this. Her cheeks flushed even more, her voice tinged with surprise and embarrassment, "Yue, stop fooling around, didn't you already take a shower?!" Her voice trembled slightly, clearly flustered by Yue's sudden closeness.

Yue smiled slightly and continued to gently rub against Lixi's shoulder, her voice carrying a hint of coquetry and joke, "Can't you wash again after you've already washed? Just once, Lixi~" A hint of cunning and mischief appeared in her eyes, clearly teasing Lixi on purpose.

Chihaya Aine, who was watching from the sidelines, saw Riki being teased by both Ryuna and Yue, one intentionally and the other unintentionally. After thinking for a while, she turned to look at Kotori beside her, a mischievous glint in her eyes, "Hey, Kotori, let's go take a bath together later!"

Xiao Deng paused for a moment, her face flushing slightly. She was clearly taken aback by Ai Yin's suggestion. "Xiao Ai..." Her voice was filled with surprise and uncertainty, and her eyes revealed a hint of helplessness.

"Huh????"

However, before Xiaodeng could answer, Lixi exploded instantly. Her face turned serious, her eyes flashing with anger and shock. She glared fiercely at Aine, her purple eyes seemingly burning with flames, "Terrible!!"

Not to be outdone by Rikki's accusation, Aine raised her chin slightly, a mischievous smile on her face, and retorted, "Rikki, it's just taking a bath together, why are you so agitated? Rikki, aren't you going to bathe Ryuna and Yue together too?"

Faced with Ai Yin's question, Li Xi's expression darkened further. She said coldly, "How about we switch? You go and bathe the stray cats, and I'll bathe Deng."

Just as the atmosphere between the two was becoming increasingly tense, Yue tentatively made a new suggestion, her voice tinged with caution and uncertainty, "Um... how about we all take a shower together?"

After hearing Yue's suggestion, everyone looked at each other and blushed slightly.

When the Stage Opens: Chapter 145 Aishi?

"Why did things turn out this way?"

Yue sighed helplessly, sitting alone on the sofa in her pajamas. The evening news was playing on the TV, but her attention was completely elsewhere. She could vaguely hear sounds coming from the bathroom.

Hinasaki's bathroom is actually different from the modern minimalist style outside. If you had to describe it in one word, it would be modern Japanese style bathroom decoration.

This is one of the few things Yue's parents have insisted on. In their words, it's a way of reminiscing about the past. But Yue always felt that something was a little out of place. However, after living there for a while, she got used to it.

The bathroom floor and walls are covered in light-colored tiles with delicate textures, creating a warm and tranquil atmosphere. A simple paper lantern-shaped lamp hangs from the ceiling, casting a soft, warm glow that seems to envelop the entire bathroom in a gentle halo.

The bathtub is placed against the wall, and its size makes it seem more like a small bathtub than a bathtub. The rim is designed to be wide enough to hold bath products and towels, making it very convenient to use.

In one corner of the bathroom, a small pot of blooming orchids stood, their pure white petals appearing exceptionally fresh and elegant under the light, giving one a sense of tranquility and joy.

The bathroom also features a small sitz bath area with several wooden stools and a bamboo bath tub, making it convenient for family members to sit down and bathe, creating a strong Japanese family atmosphere.

Although they said they would all take a bath together, in reality, even the Yue family's bathroom couldn't accommodate four people at the same time. The Yue family's bathroom could only accommodate a maximum of two people at a time.

Ai Yin hummed a song as she walked into the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel.

She bent down and turned on the bathtub faucet, her slightly protruding breasts being squeezed into a barely visible cleavage.

"Oh right, Xiaoyue said there seem to be some things we can use in this cabinet."

While waiting for the bathtub to fill with water, Aine remembered what Hinasaki had told her earlier: she could use anything in the storage cabinet.

So Aine found the bath salts and a bottle of essential oil that were stored in the cabinet.

Aiyin looked at the fragrance type on the essential oil bottle and said, "Osmanthus scent? I didn't expect Xiaoyue to like this scent?"

She rarely uses the bathtub in her daily life, since she is a true time-saving shower enthusiast.

Her parents use the bathtub most of the time, and she only soaks in it to relax when she's really tired.

This osmanthus-scented essential oil was actually bought for her by her parents before, who said it was laurel, which matches her name perfectly.

Over time, she started buying and using essential oils with this particular scent.

Ai Yin poured all the bath salts into the bathtub, then picked up the osmanthus-scented essential oil and used a glass dropper to add a few drops.

She then dipped her hand into the water to test the temperature, and once she felt it was about right, she stepped into the bath.

"Wow~~" Feeling the warmth of the hot water enveloping her skin, Aine couldn't help but let out a comfortable sound.

When she saw that there was still such a large space around her, a thoughtful expression flashed across her face, and a mischievous smile appeared on her lips.

She shouted loudly outside, "Hey, Rikki, the bath can fit one more person, why don't you come in and bathe with me?"

It was just a joke, but unexpectedly, she didn't hear the angry response from Lixi that she had anticipated.

Instead, the faint sounds of clothes being undressed could be heard from outside, as if someone was taking off their clothes at the bathroom door.

Before Chihaya Aine's brain could process what was happening, the bathroom door was pulled open, and Shiina Tatsuki, also wrapped in a bath towel, walked into the bathroom.

Even though the bathroom was filled with steam, Ai could still sense the stark contrast between Li hope's exaggerated figure and her slender frame through the mist. Li hope's skin was incredibly fair, as smooth and delicate as a freshly peeled egg.

But the slightly visible muscle lines on her arms and the defined abs on her abdomen suggest that if you take her for a mere ice queen, you're likely to be in for a bad time.

"Lixi's figure is absolutely perfect!"

Compared to Li hope's well-trained physique, Ai Yin's figure is slender and well-proportioned with soft curves. She doesn't have the obvious muscle lines of Li Xi. Although her skin is also very fair and tender, it gives off a sense of fragility in front of Li hope.

"Wh...what? Why are you staring at me?" Li hope noticed that Ai Yin's gaze was fixed on her, and her face instantly turned red with embarrassment. She wrapped the bath towel tighter around herself and asked the other person.

Seeing Rikki's shy expression, Aine couldn't help but chuckle, "It's nothing, I just think Rikki has a great figure."

She shook her head and continued, "By the way, why did you come in with me, Rikki? Normally you'd prefer to be with Kodama, wouldn't you?"

After hesitating for a moment, Li hope said, "...I just thought of something I wanted to tell Aine about."

The steam in the bathroom grew thicker and thicker over time, but Aine still noticed the conflicted look on Riki's face.

Ai Yin chuckled inwardly at Rikki's embarrassed expression. She gently patted the empty seat next to her, splashing water everywhere. "Rikki, why don't you come in and talk in the hot water? Otherwise, you might catch a cold."

Upon hearing Chihaya Aine's invitation, Shiina Tatsuki hesitated for a moment before slowly walking towards the bath.

Although I had soaked in hot springs with Yue and Xiaodeng before, those were hot springs, and the venue was much more spacious than a bathhouse.