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

Yue stepped forward and said softly, "Good morning, Aiyin."

Ai Yin paused for a moment, then flashed a bright smile and replied in a slightly hoarse voice, "Good morning, Xiao Yue."

Looking at Aine's still sleepy face, Yue noticed the slight hoarseness in Aine's voice and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Aine, what's wrong with your voice? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Ai Yin shook her head and explained with a smile, "It's not that I didn't sleep well. Senior Peach knows a lot about the inside story of the entertainment industry. We chatted a little late last night, so my throat is a little sore."

After hearing this, Yue frowned slightly. Of course, she knew where Kurosawa Momoko got her inside information from; it was most likely that Sakura Sakura had revealed it.

She also figured out why Momoko's moves seemed so familiar yesterday; it turned out that Sakura Sakura had used them countless times to get her to do commercials.

Compared to the fact that she and Xiaodeng barely spoke all night, perhaps the conversation between Aine and Momo last night was more like that of ordinary high school students?

However, she will settle the score with Momoko later when she has time. Right now, she is more worried about Aine's health.

She asked with a hint of concern in her voice, "You guys are chatting so late? Be careful next time, don't stay up too late, your health is important."

Ai Yin smiled, a hint of emotion flashing in her eyes. "I know, Xiao Yue, you're always so caring. Don't worry, I'll be more mindful in the future."

Yue nodded gently, a reassuring smile on her face. "Okay, that's good. Would you like me to make you a cup of honey water to soothe your throat?"

Upon hearing this, Ai Yin's eyes flashed with joy. "Xiao Yue, you're so thoughtful. Thank you for your help."

Yue smiled and waved her hand, "No trouble at all, let's go to the kitchen first."

She opened the cupboard, took out honey and a glass, skillfully turned on the kettle, and boiled the water. She took a slice of lemon from the refrigerator, carefully sliced ​​it thinly, placed it in the glass, and then poured the honey into the glass.

She poured in hot water and stirred gently. The honey melted in the hot water, forming a cup of warm and sweet lemon honey water.

The steaming vapors diffused in the air, carrying a faint lemon scent.

After simply making Ai Yin a cup of honey water, the two of them chatted in the kitchen.

Ai Yin tilted her head slightly, looked at Yue, and a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes. "Does Yue get up this early every day? Is there any special plan?"

Yue shook her head and explained, "There's no special plan. I just get up early every day, and I usually go out for morning exercise around this time."

She continued, "But since everyone is here today, it's not convenient for me to go out for my morning exercise, so I'm planning to make breakfast for everyone."

Upon hearing this, Ai-yin said, "Xiao-yue, why don't I come and help too?"

Yue smiled and nodded, "Of course, it will definitely be faster with your help."

She opened the refrigerator, glanced at the ingredients inside, and quickly came up with the recipe for this morning.

"How about we have fried eggs and a vegetable salad for breakfast this morning?" Yue asked as she prepared the ingredients.

“Sounds good,” Ai Yin nodded and said.

Yue opened the refrigerator and took out eggs, milk, carrots, cucumbers, and a few lettuce leaves. She handed all the vegetables to Ai Yin.

"Aiyin, could you please make a vegetable salad?"

Yue then began preparing the fried eggs. She opened the cupboard, took out a frying pan, and heated it on the stove. Then, she took a small bottle of olive oil from the refrigerator and poured a small spoonful into the pan. Once the oil was hot, she cracked a few eggs into a bowl, added a little salt and pepper, and gently stirred until well combined.

Yue poured the beaten egg mixture into the hot pan. The egg mixture spread quickly in the pan, making a sizzling sound, and the aroma gradually filled the air. She gently flipped the fried egg with a spatula to ensure it was heated evenly until both sides were golden brown.

Just as Yue finished frying the eggs, Ai Yin also chopped all the vegetables and fruits, divided them into five portions, put them into bowls, and squeezed on some salad dressing.

As for why it's five points, it's because Momoko Kurosawa gets up very early in the morning to catch the earliest train back to Seisho for her morning training session, so there's no way she could stay here for breakfast.

Aine overheard this in the morning, when she was still half asleep after being woken up by Momo's departure.

She placed the fried eggs on a plate. Then, she took a few slices of toast from the refrigerator and put them in the oven to heat.

As the toast turned a light golden brown and emitted an enticing aroma, light footsteps echoed down the stairs.

Tsuki and Aine looked up at the same time, following the sound, and saw that Rakuna had already changed her clothes, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and slowly walking down the stairs, like a kitten that had just crawled out of its warm nest.

"It smells so good~" Le Nai sniffed, smelling the enticing aroma in the air.

Looking at Ryuna's sleepy appearance, Yue asked with concern, "Ryuna-chan, did you sleep well?"

Lena nodded, walked quietly to the dining table, and curled up in a chair like a kitten.

Her gaze swept across the breakfast on the table, and when she saw the fragrant toast, a slight look of disappointment appeared on her face.

"Don't you have buckwheat noodles?" Lena asked softly, a hint of regret in her voice.

Yue smiled and replied, "No, I haven't prepared any instant buckwheat noodles at home before. There's not enough time to start making them from kneading the dough in the morning."

Lena didn't say anything more. She picked up the toast with an egg in front of her and took a small bite. Although there was no buckwheat noodles, she was still very satisfied with her meal.

Seeing Lena engrossed in her breakfast, Yue continued, "By the way, is Lixi up yet?"

Lena swallowed the food in her mouth and replied, "Rikki is still sleeping."

Yue nodded. "Then I'll go wake her up, and I'll wake Xiaodeng up too, otherwise she'll be late for school."

After saying that, Yue stood up and prepared to go upstairs to wake up Lixi and Gaosongdeng.

When the performance begins: Chapter 151 Lixi and the Stray Cat

Yue gently pushed open the door to the room, intending to peek inside, but unfortunately, she saw Gao Songdeng changing her clothes. At that moment, Gao Songdeng had just taken off her pajamas, wearing only her undergarments. Her skin was as smooth and delicate as white porcelain, appearing exceptionally soft and radiant in the morning light. Her figure was slender and well-proportioned, with soft and graceful curves.

Hearing the door open behind him, Takamatsu Akari instinctively turned around. Amber eyes met moon-blue eyes, their gazes lingering in the air, and a moment of surprise and embarrassment flashed across their faces.

At that moment, Yue felt incredibly embarrassed and awkward. Her cheeks flushed red, and she secretly regretted not knocking before entering. She hurriedly looked away, her gaze no longer lingering on Gao Songdeng.

"I'm sorry, Xiaodeng!" Yue apologized hastily, her voice filled with obvious nervousness and panic. She quickly took a step back, intending to close the door.

Takamatsu Akari gently bit her lower lip, her voice soft and indistinct as she said, "It's okay... it's just a little sudden..."

A few minutes later, when Takamatsu Tōdō finished dressing and opened the door, Yue was still standing to the side with a flushed face.

Her eyes darted away, avoiding Gao Songdeng's gaze. "I'm so sorry, Xiaodeng, I should have knocked first."

Clearly, our Miss Takamatsu didn't seem to care much about the situation, probably like being seen changing clothes during gym class. She was obviously a little surprised by Hinasaki's shy expression: "Tsuki, did you do something wrong?"

"It's nothing..." Since Takamatsu Akari herself said she didn't care, Tsuki didn't intend to explain anything further.

"Aiyin and I made breakfast. Xiaodeng can go downstairs to eat first. I'll go call Lixi."

After Yue finished speaking, she walked towards the guest room next door. Xiao Deng looked at the obvious flush on Yue's face and was still a little confused. "Xiao Yue... are you hot?"

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Having learned from her experience in Takamatsu's room, Yue knocked on the door before opening it. "Tachiki?"

A dozen seconds later, a low murmur came from inside the room, indicating that Li hope was probably still in bed. Yue sighed softly, knowing that Li hope had probably stayed up late again last night.

What she couldn't figure out was why Lixi was still able to stay up all night yesterday with Lena by her side? Lena was so energetic; she should have gone to bed much earlier.

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Let's go back to last night. Lixi really wanted to go to bed early, but as soon as she lay down in bed and scrolled through her phone to see if there were any new developments with Afterglow, the sleeping position of Lena next to her, which had been quite well-behaved, changed.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, Lixi felt a warm sensation coming from her waist. Lenai, who had been sleeping obediently, changed her sleeping posture and stretched out her arms to hug Lixi's waist.

"Stray cat?" Li hope called softly, but Le Nai didn't respond. Instead, she hugged Li Xi even tighter, her face unconsciously rubbing against Li Xi's arm. Li Xi felt Le Nai's breathing was even and steady; she had clearly fallen asleep.

Lixi gently nudged Lena, hoping to get her to change her position. She muttered under her breath, "This sleeping position is really bad..." But Lena didn't react at all, still hugging her, her expression very satisfied, as if she was hugging something in her sleep.

She tried to move Lena's arm away, but every time she moved it a little, the other person would instinctively hug her tightly again. Looking at Lena's calm face, she couldn't bear to wake her up.

After a while, Lixi tried to turn over, wanting to change her sleeping position, but Lenai followed her movement and turned over as well, her arms still tightly wrapped around her waist.

Lixi felt a sense of helplessness. Although being held like this wasn't impossible for her to fall asleep, she still felt something was strange and couldn't fall asleep for a long time after closing her eyes.

Finally, late at night, she was so tired that she fell into a deep sleep. As a result, Lena woke up very early this morning. Although she didn't make any noise, Lixi was still woken up.

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"Lixi, breakfast is ready. Would you like to get up and eat something?" Yue raised her voice slightly and knocked on the door again. Her voice, tinged with concern, reached Lixi's ears through the door.

A faint sound of footsteps came from behind the door, accompanied by Li hope's deep voice, "Hmm... I know, I'll be right there..." His voice was filled with exhaustion and sleepiness.

Yue stood at the door for a while, hearing some rustling sounds from inside the room; it must be Lixi getting dressed. She gently tapped her fingers on the doorframe, silently hoping that Lixi wouldn't harm her health by staying up late again.

After a while, the door slowly opened, revealing Lixi with messy hair and a slightly hazy look in her eyes, clearly having just woken up. She was wearing loose pajamas, and there were a few faint red marks on her shoulders left by Le Nai's squeezing.

"Did you stay up late again last night?" Yue frowned, looking at Lixi's tired appearance, and couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

Her voice carried a hint of reproach and concern: "Lixi, didn't you promise us yesterday that you wouldn't stay up late anymore?"

Hearing Yue's reproach, Li Xi felt a headache coming on. She explained helplessly, "No, I didn't mean to stay up late yesterday... It's just that the stray cat kept hugging me last night, which made me feel a little uncomfortable, so I didn't sleep well."

Upon hearing this, Yue paused for a moment, then understood what Li hope meant.

She couldn't help but laugh and patted Lixi on the shoulder. She never expected that something like this had happened between Lixi and Le Nai yesterday, so much so that her tone was slightly teasing, "Looks like Le Nai used you as a body pillow last night."

Li hope nodded with a wry smile, "That's right, the stray cat is sleeping soundly, but I can't sleep well at all."

Seeing Lixi's appearance, Yue's worries lessened slightly, but she was still uneasy. "Alright, now that you're up, go wash up and then have breakfast. Aiyin and I have prepared a lot of delicious food, so you need to replenish your energy."

Lixi nodded, rubbed her eyes, and forced herself to cheer up. "Okay, I'll go wash up." With that, she walked towards the bathroom, her steps a little unsteady, clearly not fully awake yet.

When the performance begins: Chapter 152 Consulting with senior band members

After Riki quickly finished his morning routine in the second-floor restroom and arrived at the restaurant, the first thing he heard was Chihaya Aine's somewhat complaining voice.

"Rikki's so slow..." Chihaya Aine's voice carried a hint of coquettishness and complaint. She was sitting at the dining table, holding a piece of toast that she had already taken a bite of. A smile played on her lips, clearly teasing Rikki in jest.

Lixi glanced at Yao Lena, who had already finished breakfast, and ignored Aine's teasing. She walked to the empty seat, gently pulled out a chair, and sat down. Her movements were slightly tired, and her eyes still held a hint of sleepiness.

"Tsk..." Li hope snorted softly, picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of fried egg, and put it in her mouth.

Seeing that Li hope had sat down, Gao Songdeng tentatively asked everyone, "Um... does everyone have time this afternoon?"

Before Li Xi could even swallow his food, he hurriedly replied to Gao Songdeng's question, "If Deng wants to find me, she definitely has time!"

Chihaya Aine put down her toast, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes. "Kari, what are your plans for this afternoon?"

Yue also looked at Takamatsu Akari with great curiosity, even though Akari usually followed the group.

Whether it's forming a band or putting on a show, although Xiaodeng is the core figure most of the time, none of these things were initiated by Xiaodeng.

Takamatsu Akari nodded, a hint of uncertainty on her face. "I'd like to go with everyone this afternoon to meet the seniors from Popipa."

Yue frowned, not expecting Xiaodeng to bring up such a thing. "Why does Xiaodeng want to see Kasumi-senpai?"

Chihaya Aine, who was standing next to her, nodded and asked, "Yes, Akari, why did you suddenly want to see Popipa's seniors?"

After hesitating for a moment, Gao Songdeng said, "I would like to ask the seniors some questions, about the band."