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

Ling Yao frowned, thinking to herself that no one cares whether you're trying to seduce someone or not, since it's impossible to succeed anyway. He's surrounded by countless suitors, how could he possibly be interested in a catgirl like you?

But she didn't say anything on the surface, and just continued to busy herself with the equipment.

Soon,

Bai Chu arrived late.

Accompanying her was none other than Su Che, the man someone had been longing for.

"senior!"

"Oh, it's Senior Li! Welcome, welcome! A big welcome~!"

Ling Yao and Yui, who had been looking bored, suddenly seemed to have been injected with adrenaline and came forward from the left and right respectively.

Su Che, carrying his zither, yawned and looked like he hadn't slept yet, and walked towards the two women: "Hello."

He said calmly, "Thank you all for your hard work warming up the crowd tonight. I'm here to support you. Please take care of me later."

"!"

"well!"

The two women exchanged a glance and nodded repeatedly, then turned their attention to Bai Chu, seeking her opinion.

Bai Chu smiled and said casually, "I orchestrated this collaboration. I contacted Brother Zhang and Lin Xiao from 'Seven Colors.' I didn't expect it to go so smoothly to get them here. It's truly remarkable."

"..."

Su Che thought to himself, "Wasn't this all a setup? Otherwise, why wasn't it Xiao Xiao who came, but me instead?"

He glanced back and saw that his teammates were already gathered at the entrance, watching him intently. Clearly, none of them were happy about lending out the guitarist.

There's nothing you can do if you're not happy about it; once a decision is made, it can't be reversed or changed.

"Then, shall we cooperate with our seniors to test the sound first?"

At this moment, Ling Yao stepped forward and reached out to take the heavy effects pedal aluminum alloy case from Su Che's hand.

Actually, she was quite nervous.

Unexpectedly, he, who was someone I would never have crossed paths with, handed over the divine artifact without a second thought, as if he trusted me completely.

"please."

"!"

Ling Yao felt a wave of dizziness and almost fell to the ground.

Before I could react, he asked in a gentle tone, "So you're the guitarist for 'Mercury.' If I remember correctly, your name is..."

The girl was about to subconsciously introduce herself and remind him of something.

Who knows,

At that moment, as if awakened from a memory, he affirmed:

"Ling Yao, right?"

……

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Chapter 218 Mid-Autumn Night - Su Che Divided into Twelve Equal Parts

[Family members, does anyone understand? I'm finally no longer "the one hugging the pink Schecter SD24." Waaaaah...]

No one knows just how profound the impact Ling Yao is experiencing at this moment.

All along, in Su Che's eyes, she was a nameless person, or rather, her zither replaced her name, making her a void to him, her presence even less noticeable than that of a piece of equipment.

Now, whether it was a sudden recollection or something else at work, I don't know.

The girl's name was pronounced clearly and precisely from Su Che's mouth.

"Wow, congratulations, Aya, you're really lucky today."

Yui was the first to notice this change, after all, she had watched Ling Yao being ignored, to the point that he tossed and turned in bed, becoming withdrawn.

Bai Chu didn't understand.

How could she, who was showered with love and affection, possibly empathize with Ling Yao's situation?

Xiao Ling was overwhelmed by Su Che's simple greeting, which seemed like an overreaction.

"Time is limited, let's begin."

Su Che didn't dawdle and immediately switched to his aloof mode, running the wiring and adjusting the equipment.

Bai Chu smiled and nestled beside him, like a soft and gentle girlfriend who had just been intimate with him.

This distance drew Yui's attention, and she couldn't help but lean closer to Ling Yao and whisper in his ear:

"Hey, have you noticed that Chuchu and her senior seem to have a really good relationship?"

"...Found it."

Ling Yao, holding her zither with her back to Su Che, whispered, "He and she give the impression that they've known each other for a long time."

"It's not just about knowing each other, is it? Like, the feeling after something happened in the department?"

"what?"

"Trust me! My intuition is very accurate in this regard!"

Yui pointed and said, "Look, the expression on her face when she steals a glance at him is shy, but also full of admiration and longing! Look closely!"

"!"

Now, Ling Yao finally understood what Yui meant.

Despite her best efforts, she couldn't quite put her finger on the connection between Chuchu and Su Che.

"I haven't heard of any contact between them..."

"Hey. You don't understand. Idols usually keep their relationships secret. After all, if it's exposed, she can't be an idol anymore! Fans will leave instantly. This has been proven more than once in our area. It's called... a scandal! Do you know that?"

"oh oh……"

After listening to Yui's explanation, Ling Yao had a general idea. However, she felt that she still needed to find evidence from the ensemble performance and couldn't just make baseless accusations.

Even assuming the worst, Su Che has so many feline teammates around him, wouldn't they be more cautious? It's not his place to worry about it.

The group quickly set up the equipment and stood at their respective positions, waiting for Su Che to finish the final sound check.

Today, Su Che brought a black and white Schecter celebrity signature violin, which is quite stunning.

Whether intentional or not, the piano brand chosen was the same as Lingyao's. Even though the model was different, the tonal compatibility was almost perfect.

This caused Ling Yao to have a racing heart and wild thoughts ever since she discovered this detail.

[He definitely didn't choose randomly... after all, his own team has to perform on stage later. He didn't take any other artifacts, but chose Sch. Could it be that he made this decision with me in mind...?]

Is he taking care of me...?

The more the girl thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Although Yui was a bassist, she also noticed that Su Che had changed his instrument, and couldn't help but ask directly:

"Senior~ Why did you choose this violin today? Last time I saw you perform, you were using a cherry blossom-colored Guirenniao violin."

"Ah."

Su Che remained noncommittal, "I felt that this violin was more suitable for your team's three songs, so I chose it."

He casually remarked that all the parameters had already been adjusted.

"Oh, no wonder~ As expected of a senior, Aya is so lucky~"

Yui made a pointed remark, and then, while Ling Yao's face was flushed red, he secretly winked at her.

Whether it's a wicked sense of humor or malicious intent, sometimes she would do this: step in and ask the right question for the shy Ling Yao, then get the most direct answer and pass it on to her good teammate.

Ling Yao bit her lower lip, not daring to speak.

【Um? 】

Bai Chu observed her two teammates, raised her eyebrows slightly, turned around thoughtfully, and prepared to start the sound check with unease.

Upstairs, Brother Zhang raised his hand and gestured, and Su Che nodded in response, indicating that everything was ready.

The next moment, the conveyor belt begins to move.

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……

"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to Tianlai and listen to our two teams' live performance during the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

"The first team to warm up the crowd is the newly formed J-pop team, Mercury Plus!"

They are played by Ling Yao, the guitarist of the original "Water Color" band, and Tsukishima Yui, the bassist, with Bai Chu, the vocalist of "Silver Travel Ship," as the lead vocalist! They are supported by Su Che, the core vocalist of "Seven Colors"!

Tonight, let's enjoy this stage extravaganza! Are you all ready?

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!..."

At 8 p.m. sharp, the curtain of Tianlai LiveHouse was officially raised as announced by the host.

The drumbeats were intense, the guitars were deafening, and the screams rose in waves.

Although it was their first collaboration, Su Che's integration with the others was already at 90% from the start.

Especially with Ling Yao, he had experience sharing the stage with her before, or rather, it was their second time meeting.

With her deliberately giving way, he adopted a playing method that alternated between the main melody and the accompaniment, giving the most outstanding solo part back to Ling Yao, and solving all the difficult, hard-to-play, and undetectable color and harmony parts that she was unsure about, might make mistakes on, or that the audience could not hear.

Ling Yao suddenly felt like he was "ascending to heaven".

It's like this: in an exam, you know which knowledge points you haven't mastered and are prone to losing points on.

But in the exam room, you suddenly awaken the system. The system marks all the answers and solutions for all the parts you don't understand, and you just need to copy them.

This is Ling Yao's experience.

She no longer felt the same fear and trepidation she had when she played the music before.

Don't be afraid of playing the wrong note, don't be afraid of taking responsibility, don't be afraid of disappointing your teammates, and don't be afraid of the audience not reacting.