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

When the moon picked up the beef and brought it slightly close to Miaomeng's mouth, Miaomeng quickly pressed the photo button, thinking to herself, "This moment will definitely attract a lot of attention."

She had already imagined the reactions after uploading the photos to her social media channels—[Today's postpartum period is so cute~ #BBQ #WonderfulTimeWithPostpartum #Sweatpleats]

"Now I have 100,000 to 200,000!" Miss Miaomeng thought to herself.

Yue was completely unaware of all this. She was still focused on feeding Miaomeng, wondering if she was being too accommodating to the other party's requests, but she was too embarrassed to refuse.

By the time she realized Miaomeng's intentions, it was already too late.

"Meow Dream, did you... take a picture just now?" Yue finally realized and asked.

Miaomeng blinked, feigning innocence, and said, "Eh? Did you take a picture? Maybe so, Yuezi, you're so cute~"

Yue raised an eyebrow slightly; she had already seen through Miaomeng's little trick. Although Miaomeng acted innocent and naive, her exaggeratedly innocent expression and previous behavior clearly said, "What am I trying to hide?" Yue saw through Miaomeng's intentions at a glance.

"...No need to be so sneaky, I didn't say we couldn't take pictures." Yue said with a helpless smile.

Miao Meng's expression froze for a moment, her eyes flickering. Clearly, she hadn't expected her acting to be exposed so quickly.

She awkwardly touched her hair and chuckled dryly, "Hey...did I see through you?"

Yue sighed softly, "Your acting is terrible, Meow Dream."

Seeing that she couldn't hide it any longer, Miao Meng simply stopped pretending. Her expression relaxed, and she had no choice but to drop the pretense, wearing a "it doesn't matter that you found out anyway" smile: "Oh dear~ Yuezi seems much easier to talk to than Xiangzi."

Yue couldn't help but shake her head slightly. "Remember to Photoshop it for me when you send it out, and just let me know in advance next time you need to take a picture."

Seeing that Yue wasn't angry, Miao Meng breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a sweet smile, "Don't worry! I'll definitely make Yuezi look super beautiful!"

As she spoke, she casually took out her phone, sat down next to Yue, and began to concentrate on editing the photos.

While grilling the meat, Yue casually glanced at Miaomeng.

"By the way, did you know Xiangzi before you were in confinement?" Miaomeng asked without looking up, her voice light and cheerful, as if it were just a casual question.

"Hmm... I recommended this job to Xiangzi before," Yue replied casually, her hands not stopping as she flipped the slices of meat on the grill, releasing a fragrant aroma.

Upon hearing this, Miaomeng nodded slightly and said casually, "Is that so...?"

Her tone remained relaxed, but a hint of inquiry flashed in her eyes, "So, Yuezi~ do you know why Xiangzi joined Ave Mujica?"

Yue's hand suddenly stopped, her brows furrowing slightly, as if she was somewhat surprised by Miaomeng's question.

She turned to look at Meow Mew, her tone wary: "Why does Meow Mew want to know this?"

"It was Miaomeng who kissed him!" Miaomeng immediately corrected, her voice tinged with dissatisfaction, her cheeks puffed out unhappily.

"Okay... Miaomeng, why do you want to know this?" Yue asked the other party with a serious expression.

Miao Meng didn't answer immediately. Instead, she narrowed her eyes slightly, feigning mystery, and said with a hint of mischief, "I'm just curious~ After all, everyone joins the band for their own reasons, but I don't know about Xiangzi. This can also help foster relationships among everyone~"

"I don't know either." Yue's voice was still gentle, but the indifference and detachment in her tone made Miaomeng feel uneasy.

Miao Meng was slightly taken aback. She had originally thought that Yue would continue to deal with her in that relaxed manner.

"But dear Miaomeng, you'd better not delve into it." Yue maintained her gentle smile, but her tone sent a chill down Miaomeng's spine.

Stage Climax: Chapter Twenty-Nine - Sharing a Bed

Yue lay on the sofa, staring at her phone screen, and sighed silently. Although today's barbecue party had ended "perfectly," the eerie and strange atmosphere left her feeling somewhat exhausted.

She gently rubbed her temples, trying to relax.

"I feel like a lot has happened these past two days..."

That night, Yue lay on the sofa, silently reflecting on the two days she had spent with Lixi.

Mygo group chat messages kept popping up on my phone screen, especially Ai Yin's avatar, which was flashing almost frantically.

Yue glanced at it and noticed that Ai Yin seemed unusually excited, her messages almost entirely filled with her barrage of messages.

"Yue! Yue! You actually met Miaomeng today?" Aiyin's messages kept popping up, her tone full of excitement.

"Who is Miaomeng?" Su Shi wasn't quite sure what had happened, so she casually replied in the group chat.

"Huh? Didn't I recommend Meow Dream to everyone before?" Ai Yin was clearly a little dissatisfied with Su Shi's reaction, so she posted Meow Dream's Twitter link in the group chat.

Yue clicked the link and saw photos of herself and Nyanmu grilling meat together. Nyanmu was all smiles in the photos, while Yue herself was focused on grilling the meat. It must be said that Nyanmu's photography and photo editing skills were quite superb; she made the photos look very natural, without revealing any of the other members of Ave Mujica.

"Xiaoyue is so mean! She was having a barbecue with Miaomeng and didn't even invite me!" Aiyin's message was full of grievance, and Yue could almost imagine Aiyin pouting at that moment.

"Hey, Xiaoyue, can you tell me how you met Miaomeng? Can you take me with you next time you see Miaomeng?" Aine's barrage continued.

Looking at the group chat messages on her phone screen, Yue's lips curled up slightly. She thought to herself, "If Aine knew that Hatsuka was also coming this afternoon... she would probably be even more excited."

Her fingers flew across the screen as she replied, "Maybe... Aine, you'll be able to see meowle next time! ~"

She then added a picture of Commander Ikari with his hands on his face, making a sinister expression, adding a layer of mystery to the message.

As expected, Ai Yin was immediately provoked by the message and sent several voice and text messages: "Huh? What? What? Xiao Yue, do you know any inside information? Is Miao Meng coming to participate in our performance? Tell me quickly!"

But she had already decisively put her phone aside, stood up, and walked towards the bathroom, ready to enjoy the warm water.

The moment she stepped into the bathroom, her phone was still vibrating tirelessly.

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Lixi stood by the bed, her eyes slightly hesitant as she looked at Yue, her voice a little uncertain: "Yue... do you really want to do this?"

Yue was sitting on the bed in an odd posture, her legs curled up, knees pressed tightly against her chest, looking like a curled-up cat. She was holding a pillow in her hands, as if trying to hide her shyness.

Although her tone was unusually firm, even somewhat "serious," the blush on her face betrayed her inner panic and shyness.

"To prevent you from staying up late tonight, Lixi, I think it's necessary." As Yue said this, she avoided meeting Lixi's gaze, her eyes darting around as if she had discovered something interesting in a corner of the bed sheet.

Yue's fingers nervously traced patterns on the pillow, her mind flashing back to the feeling of touching Lixi's skin during the day.

She glanced at Lixi discreetly, then quickly looked away, as if she dared not look him in the eye.

Even though it wasn't the first time they'd slept together, the atmosphere today felt unusually awkward.

"Thank goodness Lixi doesn't know..." Yue comforted herself in her heart.

She tried to relax, but the images lingered in her mind—the touch, the smooth skin… She couldn’t help but tighten her grip on the pillow again, as if trying to control herself from thinking about those messy thoughts.

"Luckily, Yue didn't know, I was awake at the time..." Li hope was also relieved.

"Then... shall I go to bed?" She gently bit her lower lip, carefully sat down on the edge of the bed, and tried to make her movements seem natural.

"Hmm..." Yue nodded slightly, suppressing her nervousness, and carefully moved back to make room for Lixi.

Lixi sat on the edge of the bed, feeling the mattress sink slightly, and carefully placed her legs on the bed one by one, as if defusing a bomb.

After some careful adjustments, the two finally lay down on the bed, back to back, keeping a little distance between them. Yue's heart was still pounding; she could feel Li Xi's warmth behind her, as if it were being transmitted through the thin layer of clothing.

"Did I turn off the lights?" Li hope's voice was so low it was almost inaudible, sounding hesitant. She could also feel the warmth behind the moon, their bodies almost pressed together.

"Wait...wait a minute!" Yue suddenly stopped her. Lixi was stunned for a moment, then heard Yue's movements. She secretly turned her head to peek and saw Yue placing the pillow she had been holding between the two of them, as if building a safe barrier between them.

"Alright! Turn off the lights!" Yue's voice came.

Lixi bit her lip and gently reached out to turn off the bedside lamp.

In the darkness, the room was completely silent, with only the sound of each other's breathing clearly audible in the stillness.

Yue lay in bed, her eyes wide open, staring at the faint outlines on the curtains, trying to fall asleep by counting the deer patterns on them.

However, this does not seem to have any effect.

On the other hand, Shiina Tatsuki is also struggling with insomnia.

She lay with her back to the moon, her eyes also open. Her rest this morning had left her wide awake, and besides, her biological clock usually didn't allow her to go to bed this early.

"moon?"

"Li hope?"

They called each other's names at the same time. But then, they couldn't help but laugh.

"Pfft-"

The two looked at each other and laughed, breaking the silence of the night and the strange atmosphere between them.

"Something feels off," Li hope said first, a slight smile playing on her lips.

“Hmm…I think so too,” Yue replied with a smile.

Yue turned around to look at Lixi, and the other person also turned around to look at Yue.

At that moment, Yue turned around gently to face Lixi, and Lixi also turned around to face Yue.

The two were separated by only the width of a pillow; if they had moved forward just a little more, they could have touched the tips of their noses.

Stage Climax: Chapter 30, Li hope, is quite greedy.

"Let's talk about something." It's unclear who started the conversation, but both of them agreed.

"Why does Lixi value Xiaodeng so much?" Yue asked first, posing a question she had always wanted to ask, her tone tinged with caution.

"..." Li hope remained silent.

Yue noticed Li hope's silence and quickly changed the subject, saying gently, "If it's inconvenient, let's not talk about it. We can change the subject."

“No…” Li hope shook his head, “I’ve already let it go, but I don’t know how to tell Yue about it.”

"Hmm~" Yue didn't say anything, she just waited for Lixi's reply.

The bedroom fell silent again, with only the sound of each other's breathing remaining.

Yue quietly looked at Lixi, waiting for her answer.

Just as Yue was about to count the eyelashes of the cold beauty in front of her with the help of the moonlight, the other party finally spoke slowly.

"Moon...you should know about my previous question, right?" Li hope's voice sounded particularly low in the room, as if he were recounting a past event that had nothing to do with him.

"Sister and Xiangzi?" Yue asked softly, afraid of touching the girl's wounds again.

“From a young age, I’ve been called Shiina Maki’s little sister by everyone.” Riki’s tone carried a hint of self-deprecation. Her eyes were slightly lowered as she recalled those past times. “No matter what I do, everyone always compares me to my older sister. My sister performs so well in the brass band, and everyone hopes that I can be like her and lead the brass band to glory.”

She paused, took a deep breath, as if to suppress those painful memories.

“As for Xiangzi, she’s like a perfect person.” Li hope’s voice rang out again, with a hint of helplessness. “When she was in Crychic, she could do everything perfectly, whether it was forming a band or revising sheet music.”

Li Xi's voice gradually softened, "When I saw Xiao Deng's lyrics and heard her singing, it was as if I saw my own heart. Her lyrics and singing seemed to be telling me the unspeakable emotions deep in my heart. Every time I stood on the stage and looked at Xiao Deng standing in front of me, I felt that she was so radiant."