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

"Don't worry, little sister. We are members of 'Echoes of the Night,' and we've come to discuss the cooperation we agreed on earlier."

"oh oh……"

Ling Yao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "So you're a participating team. Alright, I'll go inform Master. Please come in."

"Okay, thank you."

The four men followed Ling Yao to the reception room and found seats to wait patiently.

Ling Yao walked quickly back to the office, knocked on the door, and peeked at his master through the crack.

"Teacher, someone's looking for us outside. It's the band."

"Okay, just let their captain in."

The weathered-looking Master Lu waved his hand, signaling Ling Yao to carry out the order.

Ling Yao nodded, then turned around to inform the lead singer who was the team leader.

The man quickly went inside, and Ling Yao knew nothing about what happened after that.

She returned to the recording studio, sat in her previous spot, picked up her guitar again, and fell into deep thought.

Beside her, Bai Chu, who had come to keep her company, tilted her head and asked curiously, "Xiao Ling, who are all those people outside? Why are they all dressed so intimidatingly?"

"Hmm... It's a participating team. They look like they have a gothic style. Maybe we'll run into them in the future."

Ling Yao rested her chin on her hand and pursed her lips as she replied.

"Hehe, you're still worried about registering?"

"No…"

"So it exists?"

Bai Chu clicked her tongue in disapproval, "We didn't expect Yui to suddenly go back to China and quit playing. Besides, Mosse's rules state that a musician can't participate in two teams at the same time, which means I couldn't spare the time to play with you... Otherwise, I would definitely have chosen your team..."

Her gaze darted away, fully aware of the predicament Ling Yao was facing.

In fact, the reason Ling Yao didn't participate in Mosse wasn't because she didn't want to, but because she hadn't found all her teammates yet.

Not only did they fail to find all the players, but Yui, the bassist, also returned to China for personal reasons, saying she would "lay low for a while and come back to develop her career after this period of work is over."

Whether or not he could actually come back, Ling Yao already knew the answer in his heart.

Bai Chu has the "Silver Travel Ship" as his main team, and Yui has connections from her hometown as her foundation. On his side, apart from his skyrocketing piano skills, he is completely alone and can't do anything.

That's right.

Having no friends, Ling Yao chose to practice the piano like crazy, practicing to the point of exhaustion.

Moreover, practicing in a studio is different from practicing at home.

Here, if you have any questions, just ask Master Lu, and he will give you an answer in the simplest and most direct way within seconds—making it a shortcut for girls to ascend to immortality.

Ling Yao, oblivious to the fact that he was involved, did not realize that his piano skills had improved dramatically, becoming incomparable to what they used to be.

The one who can be most directly affected is Bai Chu.

She often came over to chat with Ling Yao, complaining about how someone in her family hadn't performed well the night before, and she noticed the girl's progress.

But Ling Yao was concerned about Bai Chu's private life, feeling that Bai Chu was too happy and wishing she could be like that too.

Ling Yao heard this and felt envious.

It's not that I don't want to try, but I believe the time isn't right.

Having no teammates, no skills, no economy, and no character model... even with a steadfast and loyal heart, I have absolutely no idea where to start.

The only thing that could put her at ease was what her master had once said: "If you behave well, you don't need to worry about the future."

This is the core motivation that has enabled her to maintain 12 hours of piano practice per day to this day.

"Chuchu, just do your thing and don't worry about me. Someone like me would be nothing more than a random NPC in a romance novel."

Ling Yao seemed to have a clear understanding of herself, which made Bai Chu laugh. She asked in return, "What about me? What type do you think I am?"

"you?"

Ling Yao raised her head, looking at Bai Chu's rosy little face and her gradually less childlike demeanor, and pondered for a moment.

"Emm... I think you're like a villain in love."

"What is a villain in a romance novel?" Bai Chu didn't understand.

"Exactly, they're the type who will interfere in other people's lives for their own happiness, even if it means acting cute and silly until they sleep with their target. They're the type with super strong execution skills."

In short, it can be understood as – you're awesome.

"???"

Bai Chu paused for a second, somewhat bewildered.

"No, where did you learn these words? Xiaoling, have you gone crazy from practicing the piano lately?"

She was quite concerned about the girl's mental state.

To everyone's surprise, Ling Yao shook her head firmly, indicating that she was perfectly fine.

"Recently, after I finish practicing the piano, I've been helping my teacher tidy up his room. Then, I found several top-tier instruction manuals in his safe. After reading them, I feel I've benefited greatly!"

"?"

Bai Chu opened her mouth, but her curiosity wasn't about the manual itself—"Wait, can I just clean the safe whenever I want while cleaning the room?"

Ling Yao: "Of course, Master said that as long as I practice the zither well and surpass or match Senior Sister, I will have a share of everything in this studio! I just... took a look inside beforehand."

"Okay... what's written in there?"

"Of course, it's the essence that Master has summarized over the years!"

Ling Yao recited with great familiarity, "For example, how to tell if the girl in front of you is a vixen, whether she's genuinely pure and lovely, or if the moment she says 'hello,' she's already fantasizing about rolling around in bed with you! There are many such techniques described in the book, and of course, I've studied them diligently, like practicing the piano! I've completely mastered them."

Bai Chu was horrified.

"...This studio is definitely problematic."

She had long known that Master Lu was no ordinary person, but she never expected him to be the kind of strange adult who wouldn't even care if his disciples went astray.

"Xiaoling, if you ask me, you should wake up. Although I may seem to be doing well in your eyes, I have my own difficulties, and I am not happy either," she said.

"What makes you unhappy? You're sleeping in the same room as your senior, aren't you happy?"

Ling Yao frowned, already displeased with Bai Chu's ungrateful attitude.

He added, "If I were you, I would lick my senior's entire body clean like a rabbit, cleaning every inch of dead skin."

How come you're still not satisfied even with such a distance advantage? Chuchu, sometimes I really don't understand you.

Bai Chu: "…………"

Is this the difference between a "normie" (a woman who is outgoing and successful) and a "repressed woman" (a

The girl looked at Ling Yao helplessly, hesitating to speak.

In fact, she admired Ling Yao's "constant state" of being able to maintain the same routine for practicing the piano.

Ling Yao is like an ascetic, like a nun. Even when the pain and frustration in her heart have reached a breaking point, she is still striving for some unrealistic dream...

Others may not know, but surely I do?

[Su Che is surrounded by so many women that they're practically fighting amongst themselves. What chance does Ling Yao have of infiltrating their ranks?]

So, she was just having a big dream. When she woke up, all that was left were her overly amazing piano skills, but... but they weren't of much use.

What needs to be suppressed will continue to be suppressed.

"Aya, I'm not trying to upset you, but what I really want to say is that the senior you admire might not be as good as you imagine..."

She tried to phrase it as tactfully as possible, but it still suddenly angered the girl.

"What do you mean?"

Ling Yao suddenly frowned, put down the zither, and stood up.

Maintenance:

"Are you saying that after enjoying your senior's work, you got tired of him and started finding fault with him? Is that the kind of person you are?"

"No, no, don't get agitated... let me explain..."

Bai Chu was a little scared.

She felt that Xiaoling's stubbornness in certain matters seemed to have completely exceeded her previous expectations.

We must do something to fix this.

“I didn’t mean to speak ill of him. I just wanted to express that what you imagine in your mind and what you actually experience are unlikely to be exactly the same. Because you have a filter on him; he’s perfect in your eyes… But as adults, we have to consider the actual situation, don’t you think…”

Bai Chu tried to tell her that although Su Che was good, she couldn't have him.

This is an objective fact; even if you live in a big house, it's still difficult to get the food.

But how could she possibly fathom Ling Yao's thoughts?

He couldn't help but sneer on the spot, retorting in a very disdainful tone:

"If you think things get boring after getting a senior, or you're getting a little bored and want to persuade me to give up, then I only have one thing to say to you—how about we switch places for a day?"

"?"

"Let me experience what it's like to live in that house, and then we'll talk about whether it's really that great. Chuchu, are you up for it?"

……

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Chapter 274 Fate brought me to sleep in your warm bed

In the evening, Su Che led his team back to the mansion dejectedly.

Today's rehearsal did not go smoothly; if I had to sum it up in three words, it would be a complete "major failure."

The reason for this is probably that the creation of the piece was somewhat like a Frankenstein's monster—

It stitched together An Qing's emotions, the senior's technique, Yuan Xiao's inexperience, Xiao Xiao's explosive emotions, Gu Zhi's caution, and Mikami Fubuki's mature experience.