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

Sensing the growing danger in the air, Su Che dared not speak.

My gaze swept left and right, and I saw that An Qing and Miya were fast asleep in the master bedroom.

The second bedroom is occupied by the sisters Yuan Xiao and Gu Zhi, while the guest room is occupied by Yu tide and Xiao Xiao.

The reason for this arrangement and the absence of fighting was that everyone had already divided up today's rewards by the afternoon, so there was basically no need for them.

Especially after changing clothes, the "Seven Colors" group demonstrated a harmonious coexistence, each taking what they needed, enjoying their food in an orderly manner, and all speaking reasonably.

With two rounds of performances scheduled for tomorrow, Su Che grabbed his phone and checked the setlist for the warm-up bands that Xiao Xiao had forwarded.

There are three songs in total, and the difficulty level is not too high.

"Sigh, I'm getting up now to practice the piano."

No matter what, we can't skip practicing the new song.

With only half a day left, I had already finished preparing the pieces for my own team, but I couldn't skimp on the parts for the warm-up teams; I had to make sure everyone got their turn.

Su Che is a fairly responsible guitarist; he acts on his thoughts immediately and gets up to go to the basement.

Lin Xiao followed behind him, intending to accompany him on the drumming.

The two moved very subtly, without alerting anyone. This was Xiao Xiao's purpose; the reason she suddenly told him about the support at this time was to have a precious moment alone with him.

Su Che went downstairs, put on his monitoring headphones, and practiced the piano silently.

Lin Xiao used an electronic drum set, also using the internal recording channel. The two of them shared a sound card and input the data into the music production host on the laptop, achieving a combined sound effect that was both dry and wet.

The two started at 3 a.m. and continued until 5 a.m., until Su Che had completely finished all the details of the three songs.

By this time, he could barely keep his eyes open. After all, the rehearsals during the day had been intense, and his teammates had even teased him in the afternoon, so it was normal for him to be exhausted.

I was planning to go to sleep last night, but a sudden message pulled me out of bed. Being able to stay awake until this late is truly my limit.

To his surprise, Xiao Xiao, who had been cooperating with him the whole time, was like a night owl, showing no signs of sleepiness and getting more and more energetic as the game progressed...

"Su Che, are you feeling unwell? Why don't you take a break?"

"...A man can't say no."

"Hey, you don't need to pretend in front of me. I know exactly how many minutes and seconds it took."

The little girl's words were so crude that Su Che wanted to refute them, but he was powerless to do so.

"Okay, I'll just take a short nap and then I won't go upstairs."

He was afraid that his movements would disturb the two little cats sleeping soundly upstairs, so he decided to just lean against the wall and close his eyes for a while in the rehearsal room.

Lin Xiao naturally wanted to stay with him. Seeing that he was not comfortable, especially with the back of his head pressed against the hard wallpaper on the wall, she couldn't help but feel that she should do something for him.

He suggested, "Here's what you do: move your chair over, put your legs on it, and rest your head on my lap as a pillow. It's very soft, and you'll be more comfortable."

"..."

Su Che hesitated when faced with the small invitation to use his lap as a pillow.

But after hesitating for less than three seconds, he quietly moved the chair over.

What a joke! The two of them are no longer just teammates. Why bother with so many ethical and moral principles?

Be generous and use it when you need to, wouldn't that be wonderful?

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony. If your legs are sore, just tell me and wake me up."

"Uh-huh."

The two hit it off immediately. Xiao Xiao offered her thigh covered by faded over-the-knee socks, and Su Che happily lay down, tilting her head back in an area that was a thousand times more comfortable than the wall, and fell asleep instantly.

"no……"

Seeing how dizzy he became after just one touch, Xiao Xiao was both angry and amused. She was angry because this guy didn't even try anything fun with her, just using her like that without any logic.

What's funny is that he was exhausted after just one day of rehearsal. If he opens a cattery or the number of cats doubles, will his small body be able to handle it?

"Tsk tsk... It's all because of your charm. If only you were just an ordinary male college student, wouldn't that be so much better?"

Lin Xiao sighed softly.

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……

The following day at noon, Tianlai Livehouse.

The "Mercury" team, who arrived early, began rehearsing and auditioning.

This time, Yui arrived at the scene early and showed great interest in the fact that "the guitarist from the other team was going to join in temporarily to provide support".

"What?! That...that guy is coming over here?!"

"Yes, that's what Chuchu said."

Ling Yao was still in a dreamlike state, feeling that life was truly wonderful, and that if she wanted something, she could get it.

"Rent a guitarist! Is that right?"

Yui was overjoyed, clearly harboring a lot of goodwill and admiration for certain people.

"Yes, that's right..."

"So, since it's a loan, we can do whatever we want to him during the loan period, right?!"

"What are you going to do?"

Ling Yao stopped her from having dangerous thoughts.

"Oh dear, I forgot to put on makeup properly, how sad."

Yui slapped her thigh and exclaimed in regret, saying that as a true Japanese girl, her everyday makeup was already quite beautiful.

But clearly, in her mind, makeup and styling are divided into at least 5 levels...

For example, in the fifth category, going out to buy groceries and taking out the trash,

The fourth level involves going to school and practicing at a music store.

The third option is to see teammates and friends.

The second option is to perform on stage or record videos.

Tier 1 (Highest Tier) – “Meet the person you want to seduce.”

This is the girl's makeup policy, and something she has always followed.

The same applies to clothing. You can't just wear nice clothes randomly. After all, some clothes, while well-designed, are very fragile and won't last long—they might not last even after one wash.

Especially the landmine-themed lace outfits, they either fade or get wrinkled.

Such pretty dresses or printed T-shirts should only be used when meeting important people, as a one-time weapon. For everyday wear, just wear a school uniform or JK set and there's no need to put too much effort into your outfit.

It's worth noting that when Ling Yao asked if Bai Chu had mentioned Su Che in the group chat beforehand, Yui also said she had no recollection of it.

This made her feel uneasy, and she felt that something must have exerted its power to cause this, otherwise it would be impossible for neither of them to have any memory of it.

[This is amazing! My senior sister and master weren't lying to me after all. Everything must have been brought to me by "Inspiration"... If I can successfully fulfill my wish this time, I will definitely give thanks to Inspiration.]

Ling Yao made up his mind to attribute the matter to fate.

"ChuChu said we'd be there in 3 minutes. She's buying water at the door. Let's tune our instruments first."

"Good~"

The two women acted quickly, reorganizing and confirming the division of labor for training the new guitarist, leaving room for harmonics in Su Che's part.

At this moment, Brother Zhang looked down from the mixing console upstairs and asked:

"Ling Yao, is everything alright on your end?"

"OK, Mr. Zhang, I've adjusted it!"

"But you're the lead vocalist, right? Why is your effects pedal so quiet? Will that be enough for a live performance at night?"

Mr. Zhang frowned slightly, not quite understanding.

Generally speaking, if the lead guitarist's volume is not loud enough, the output will easily be drowned out by other instruments, making it impossible for them to guide the vocals to find the right pitch or to embellish the song's arrangement to a stunning degree.

But Ling Yao quickly provided the answer—

"I...I want to give up some of the soundstage for the rhythm piano..."

She hesitated and didn't dare to speak too loudly.

"What the hell?"

Upon hearing this, Brother Zhang was almost dumbfounded. "You mean, as the lead vocalist, you should leave the performance space to the rhythm piano?"

"Ah... yes..."

"?"

Logically and emotionally, in a band, there is no reason for the lead guitarist to be overshadowed by the rhythm guitarist's chords.

It's like a guitarist telling you, "I'll play less so the bass is more prominent," it's a similar principle.

"Ling Yao, are you sure? If you do it this way, your team's results might be very poor?"

Brother Zhang stood on the railing upstairs and asked again.

"Okay, that's fine for now! No problem!"

Ling Yao persisted in her own opinion and refused to change her mind.

"Alright, but don't blame me if anything goes wrong."

Zhang Ge didn't pursue the matter further and simply noted down the guitar pitch of their team in his tuning notes, intending to follow the preset settings later.

Seeing him return to the recording booth, Yui immediately turned to her teammate and asked, "Bu Xi, Ling, what do you mean by doing this? I think I understand."

"What do you know..."

"You still want your 'senior' to carry you along? You want to experience that feeling again! Am I right?!"

"!? Nonsense."

"Heh heh, that's really cunning~"

Yui chuckled mischievously and added nonsensically, "Don't worry, I won't seduce your senior~"