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

Outside the restaurant, Hinasaki and Riki walked side by side, chatting and laughing, seemingly discussing something.

Fuka quickly pushed her sunglasses closer to her face and took out a baseball cap and a mask from her backpack.

She pulled down the brim of her baseball cap to make sure it covered more of her face, and then gently tugged at her mask to make sure her nose and chin were completely covered.

Yuri wasn't idle either; she quickly tied her hair into a bun and picked up the menu on the table to cover her face.

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After confirming that Shiina Tatsuki and Hinasaki Tsuki were no longer paying attention to them, Furuka Yuuri breathed a sigh of relief, leaned her head towards Hinasaki Miha, and whispered, "Miha... the one next to Tsuki, is that their band's drummer?"

Upon hearing Yuri's words, Miyu frowned slightly, her heart filled with complex emotions. She already knew that Xiaoyue's band, Mygo, had seen a surge in popularity after their recent video release.

Although she initially told Yuri that these were just some of Xiaoyue's hype techniques, the current situation made her waver.

"Hmm, it should be their drummer, Shiina Tatsuki." Fukaba's tone was calm, but her eyes held a hint of doubt.

Yuri nodded, her gaze still fixed on Riki and Yue not far away.

Their relationship seemed very close, especially Lixi's concerned expression just now, which was clearly not an interaction between ordinary friends.

Yuri tilted her head slightly and whispered, "Didn't you say this was just a publicity stunt? But now it seems that Xiaoyue's relationship with that drummer is more than just a publicity stunt..."

Shen Yu's expression stiffened slightly for a moment, then she forced herself to regain her composure. She coughed lightly, her eyes flickering, "This...it might just be their band relationship. The hype is for the band's development, Xiaoyue probably wouldn't really..."

"Really what?" Yuri asked softly, her tone tinged with a mix of teasing and curiosity.

“…It’s nothing.” Shen Yu frowned, trying her best to avoid the topic, but she was already wavering. After all, the situation before her was completely different from what she had expected.

Xi Li chuckled and raised an eyebrow: "I always felt you underestimated Xiao Yue before. Why don't we sneak back later and see what their relationship really is?"

Climax Stage: Chapter 101 Dinner, Then Meeting the Parents (Part 2)

"Kung Pao Chicken, Sichuan-style Chicken, and two bowls of rice, that's all," Yue said to the owner who came to take her order.

"Okay, just a moment, I'll bring it up for you and Xiaoyue right away." The owner noted down the dishes the two ordered in his notebook and then left.

As the boss left, Yue's gaze involuntarily fell once again on the two mysterious customers beside her.

The chestnut-haired woman had changed her position and was now facing away from the moon, appearing very low-key.

Another woman, still fully armed, sat in Yue's line of sight, concealing herself completely, seemingly deliberately trying to avoid being recognized.

However, for some reason, Yue felt that the black-haired woman was staring at her. Although she couldn't see the other woman's eyes clearly, the subtle feeling made her feel uneasy.

Yue frowned, thinking to herself, "Why do I feel like... I've seen her somewhere before?"

"Could it be that celebrity I worked with before? But that doesn't seem right; they wouldn't pretend like this in front of me."

She tried to recall, and several blurry faces appeared in her mind, but she couldn't remember who they were for the time being.

She lowered her head, pretending to casually rummage through the tableware on the table, but her eyes still couldn't help but glance over there from time to time.

"Xiaoyue? What's wrong?" Lixi, sitting opposite, noticed Yue's unusual behavior and asked softly.

"Hmm...it's nothing. I just felt like I saw someone I knew, but now I think I might have been mistaken." Yue shook her head slightly, a hint of uncertainty on her lips.

Yue took a deep breath and decided to stop dwelling on it. Since the other party had no intention of contacting her, she didn't want to rush forward and ask.

After all, under these circumstances, rashly attacking the sulfur-cooled tunnel II (III) 4 would only bring unnecessary trouble to both sides.

She picked up the water glass on the table, took a small sip, and turned to talk to Lixi about recent events.

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"What's wrong?" Yuri asked in a low voice, her tone slightly tense.

She had to switch places with Fukaba just now because she had too few items to hide and was afraid that Yue would find out.

She was facing away from the moon and had no idea what was happening over there. She shifted her body slightly, trying to appear more natural.

“It’s nothing…” Shen Yu shook his head, his expression calm, but a hint of alertness in his eyes. “It’s just that Xiao Yue seems to have sensed something is wrong.”

"Should we leave first?" Yuri asked quietly, sounding a little worried.

She instinctively felt that if she didn't leave quickly, this "game" of hiding her identity would be exposed sooner or later.

"No need. Leaving now would only make us seem more suspicious," Shen Yu replied softly, her gaze never leaving Yue's direction. She knew that if she stood up and left now, it would only attract Yue's attention even more.

She frowned slightly, and after a moment said slowly, "Finish your meal quickly, and then leave quietly."

Yuri nodded, silently agreeing with Fukaba's suggestion.

The two lowered their heads simultaneously, stopped talking, and each picked up their chopsticks, quickly taking food from their plates.

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"Phew... the food here is as delicious as ever." Yue sighed contentedly, casually pulled out a tissue to wipe her mouth, and then slumped weakly into her chair.

She leaned back slightly, her hands on her stomach, her eyes revealing a hint of fatigue and lethargy.

She originally planned to eat less, but recently she has noticed that she has been gaining weight.

But once she picked up her chopsticks, the deliciousness of the food instantly overwhelmed her reason, and she couldn't control herself at all.

Before we knew it, the food on the table had been completely eaten.

"Hmm... but this might not be good for my weight." Li hope frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping over the two empty bowls on the table, her tone tinged with worry.

Yue gave a helpless, bitter smile. Of course, she knew that Li hope was right.

She gently patted her stomach, feeling the slight bulge in her abdomen, and felt a pang of self-reproach: "Yes, I have indeed indulged myself a bit too much."

After a moment of silence, she suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Lixi, and asked with a hint of eagerness in her eyes: "Want to go out for a workout with me tomorrow morning?" Her tone was relaxed, but with a touch of anticipation.

Li hope looked up at the moon, paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Mm..."

She responded softly, "If I'm going for a morning run tomorrow, then today... I'm sleeping at Xiaoyue's house again, aren't I?"

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"Did you hear that?" Yuri whispered in Fukaba's ear, her voice filled with shock. She poked Fukaba's arm, her face showing undisguised surprise.

"Hmm...they're living together now!?" Fukaba's voice was full of disbelief, her face showing a look of horror, and her heart was instantly filled with turmoil.

She had finally come to accept the fact that her daughter had a boyfriend, but she never expected that Yue's relationship would progress so quickly.

Lixi and Yue are already living together? This is beyond her expectations.

I was just trying to calm myself down and process the news of Hinasaki's relationship.

The sudden news that she was told her daughter was living with someone else completely shattered the inner balance she had just established.

As a mother, Fuka was unable to accept this sudden "new development" for a while, which made her feel complicated and conflicted.

"It's progressing too fast..." Shen Yu muttered softly, frowning, a hint of helplessness and confusion flashing in his eyes.

But... Fukaba didn't expect that when he met Yuri, he was only a 16-year-old high school student, and it seemed that he had no right to talk about his own daughter.

“Let’s… go home first. We need to talk this over properly,” Fukaba said softly to Yuuri, then quickly stood up and paid the bill.

Yuri followed closely behind, the two of them moving quickly, as if afraid that if they stayed any longer they would be discovered by Hinasaki and Riki.

Yue watched the two leave, her brows furrowing involuntarily. As she gazed at their receding figures, a sense of unease crept into her heart.

"Their figures and gaits seem so familiar?" Yue murmured softly.

"Xiaoyue?" Lixi asked with concern as she looked at Hinasaki, who had once again drifted off into thought.

"It's nothing, I guess I'm just overthinking it... Let's go." Yue came back to her senses and shook her head.

Climax Stage: Chapter 102 - Meeting the Parents!

The afternoon sun shone on the two of them, and the shadows of the trees on both sides of the street swayed gently in the breeze.

After lunch, Yue and Lixi walked side by side on their way home, chatting about the band.

"The only performances left are the joint live show and the upcoming auditions," Yue said softly, her tone calm, but her eyes revealing anticipation for the future.

“Hmm…” Li hope nodded, a hint of emotion showing in her eyes, “I never thought we could get to this point.”

She suddenly turned to look at Yue, her eyes filled with sincerity and gratitude: "Yue... I really want to thank you."

"Hmm? Why?" Yue asked, looking back at Li hope with some confusion.

Li hope smiled gently, her voice soft and honest: "If it weren't for you, Mygo wouldn't have been established, and I wouldn't be the person I am today."

Upon hearing this, Yue smiled and shook her head slightly, a sly glint in her eyes: "If that's the case... you should thank Aine."

"Huh?" Li hope was stunned, completely unexpected by this answer. "Why her?"

As Yue felt the gentle breeze caressing her face, her voice tinged with a hint of emotion, she said, "If it weren't for Aine, we would never have taken that first step."

Li hope paused, as if recalling the past.

"Think about it, when we went on trips and had fun together, no one ever suggested forming a band. If it weren't for Aine... we'd probably be living very ordinary high school girl lives right now."

Yue's tone was relaxed yet serious. She raised her head, squinted at the distant blue sky, and smiled gently.

"So... it seems that Aine really did do a lot of things." Lixi nodded slowly.

Yue chuckled softly, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "Although Ai Yin's goal is indeed a bit vain, wanting to be the band's guitarist and lead singer to show off, there's no sign of that changing now." Her smile carried a hint of teasing.

Lixi couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, recalling how Aiyin would excitedly boast about how she practiced guitar.

“However…” Yue’s voice softened, her gaze turning gently ahead, as if looking through time to those past moments, “Mygo’s beginning was indeed because of Aine.”

A gentle breeze caressed her hair, and her words sounded soft and tranquil in the air.

“So…” Yue turned to look at Lixi, a smile playing on her lips, her tone gentle yet earnest, “You can be a little gentler with Aine now.”

Li hope was stunned for a moment, then sighed helplessly. Although she didn't say anything, she actually agreed with Yue's words in her heart.

She turned her head to look at the street in the distance and nodded slightly: "Hmm... as long as Aine doesn't come to upset me."

Although her tone was somewhat stubborn, her underlying softness was already evident.

Yue couldn't help but chuckle, "How tsundere, Xiao hope."

Li hope turned her head away, a slight blush rising on her face, and muttered softly, "No, that's not true."

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Talking all the way, Yue and Lixi walked for half an hour without realizing it, finally arriving at Yue's front door. However, when they got closer, they found that the door had already been opened.