At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

Su Che read through the goddess's comments and social media posts again, but found nothing suspicious. He had no choice but to temporarily lower his guard and muttered to himself:

"No matter how you look at it, she doesn't seem like the 'ordinary' person she described herself to be..."

"This kind of aesthetic sense, this kind of taste... just by imagining it, I can probably picture what the other person looks like, right?"

Su Che was quite certain of his intuition, believing that even the goddess might not be honest.

"Even God can lie."

He firmly believed it.

-

……

"Little one. What did you say? The 'Silver Travelling Ship' has extended a 'friendly invitation' to us?"

10:00 AM.

Inside Peter's Cafe, Yu tide stood with her arms crossed, her snow-white, rosy legs crossed, her toes, clad in black stockings, lightly dangling from her uniform shoes, listening to Lin Xiao's work report from a superior position.

This morning, she noticed that Lin Xiao was daydreaming while replying to messages.

Therefore, it was determined that she most likely had a date.

After tracking,

We captured the network packets directly!

They pinned her down here.

Aggressive involvement.

"Yes, yes... It was Brother Zhang who informed me, saying that the team leader over there suggested that we could be paired up together, and we could go on stage together for events, helping each other out... I didn't expect that..."

Lin Xiao lowered her head, her gaze wandering restlessly towards the floor-to-ceiling window.

She had arranged to meet Su Che at 10:30, but now that her senior had followed her, it would be difficult to shake her off.

She didn't want to waste this rare "study day".

[I need to pretend to cooperate first, answer all her questions, and then slip away unnoticed to pee...maybe I can get away successfully.]

[If we manage to slip away successfully, we can tell Su Che to move to another location, thus securing this opportunity for their date...]

Before she could delve into her plans, Yu tide spoke again:

"So they mean they were very satisfied with the last performance?"

"Yes, they thought we played pretty well, and the audience's reaction was also good..."

"How was your playing?"

"Uh...yes, that's what they say." Xiao Xiao tilted her head in confusion.

"Wasn't the singing alright?"

"No, it says it's for playing."

"."

Yu tide frowned, now harboring doubts.

She paused for three breaths, skipped over this point of doubt, and continued:

"So, we're supposed to be their supporting cast, performing alongside them, and warming up the audience for them every time?"

"Ah... judging from what they're saying, it seems to be an equal relationship, with no distinction between who comes first and who comes last..."

"Then why did they suddenly choose us? Couldn't they have chosen other, stronger teams? The reason given solely by the audience's reaction doesn't seem to hold water."

Yu tide narrowed her red eyes and suddenly leaned forward, "Send me their exact words, word for word."

"Ok."

Seeing this, Lin Xiao took out a large tablet, opened the memo app, and repeated:

"Hello everyone from 'Seven Colors'! After a wonderful collaboration, our team members were amazed and impressed by your performance. We hope to establish a connection with your team for our next performance and build a strong alliance, helping and supporting each other..."

"Forget all that, just tell me, who sent the message?"

"It's their captain, Higase Hiyori..."

"A guitarist?"

"correct."

"Guitarist, say, 'Well played...'"

That is, she admires a certain musician.

Let's rule out An Qing first. Yuan Xiao's playing is mediocre, so she can definitely be ruled out as well.

Gu Zhi hasn't been a bassist for long, so she's probably not among those who appreciate it...

Yu tide squinted and calmly analyzed, "Among the remaining people, Xiao Xiao, you play the drums, not 'playing,' but rather 'striking' well, so you're eliminated."

As for me, I just coasted through the whole thing, and I think my performance was just so-so, which means...

"!"

"Of the remaining people, only one is truly appreciated by the other party."

Like a thunderclap, Yu tide's super-fast calculation genius system revealed the answer—

"Tell me, how dare you get involved with a group that's targeting junior students?"

Lin Xiao: "??? I..."

"You definitely agreed right away, right?"

"...Senior, how did you know..."

"You see, the other party doesn't seem to have any bad intentions, and is quite friendly, so their first reaction is definitely to tell Mr. Zhang that there's no problem. Little do they know, this step will put us all in danger."

"Oh no. They really are an all-female team..."

Lin Xiao finally panicked a little, "How could I not have thought of that... So they were targeting Su Che! What should I do... Is it too late to tell Boss Zhang to back out now?"

"No, no, don't go."

Yu tide shook her head, offering her own idea:

"Just let things take their natural course. One-sided defense can't withstand a full-scale attack, understand?"

She paused, took a sip of her black coffee, and said, "The fact that the other party sent a guitarist to the social event doesn't necessarily mean that the guitarist himself is the one who actually wants to socialize."

"! What you mean, senior?"

"There is likely a mastermind behind her."

"!"

"We need to find the mastermind, then find an opportunity to arrest her and ask her who gave her the courage to extend her evil clutches to our juniors?"

"What you said makes sense, senior!"

Xiao Xiao was immediately united in their stance, and in her excitement, she blurted out without thinking:

"Indeed, indeed! Ask her what makes her so daring to admire Su Che!"

Su Che is already busy enough! Even the five people in her team can't spare the time to spend with her! How dare she try to take a share of the pie!

How could she be so selfish!?

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yu tide sighed and rubbed her forehead.

I took another sip of coffee.

The cup clattered.

He placed it in front of him and gave a stern smile.

"You just said that, didn't you?"

She asked with a smile.

"Huh?"

"You just said that, right?"

"...?!"

Lin Xiao was shocked, and her expression changed slightly.

"On average, you spend time with all five people in the team. Xiaoxiao, confess! How many times have you gone on dates with him in private? How long have you been cheating on him?"

Yu tide's voice was devoid of any emotion.

"Ah...this...I don't...I don't seem to remember...?"

Lin Xiao moved her chair back, drenched in cold sweat.

Knowing it was impossible to explain, I prepared to run away, ready to be spurred on at any moment.

"Don't be nervous, there's no point in running."

Yu tide said calmly, "I have enough evidence. If you don't answer, I'll assume that you two did everything you should and shouldn't have done in public when you went to the library last time. For example, you rode on the junior's lap and rubbed against him under the guise of reporting work, and for example..."

"Senior! I didn't! Stop talking! This is slander! It's defamation!"

"Really? Then let me ask you, what are you wearing today?"

"........."

Yu tide lowered her gaze, pursed her lips, and stared at the area three inches below her skirt—

"Senior, I know I was wrong! Please don't..."

She immediately covered the hem of her skirt with both hands, obscuring the peculiar heart-shaped outline on it, her eyes clearly filled with panic.

"Tsk tsk, no need to be nervous. There's no point in arguing with you. Anyway, I'm going to post this in the band group now, to inform all the members, so that An Qing and the others can also know about your shady little schemes."

Yu tide curled the corners of her lips, and seeing Xiao Xiao's increasingly flustered expression, added meaningfully:

"Unless you give Su Che to me today."