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

At the door, the three women asked him what had been said to Ai Liu.

He tried to speak several times, but after thinking for a while, he didn't know how to express himself.

Su Che himself was unsure whether joining an all-female band would bring success to everyone or destroy him.

What he could see was that everyone was working hard to reach a central point, and all he could do was play the role of the linchpin. As for the outcome, that was a matter for later; it seemed a bit too early to think about it now.

As if sensing his hesitation, Mikami Fubuki suddenly asked:

"Senior, did the teacher ask you about your love life?"

"Hmm...? How did you know?"

"Because, because when I came last week, he said something similar to me."

"What did they say?" Su Che asked her curiously.

Mikami Fubuki lowered his head slightly, blushing a little: "He said that compared to philandering male musicians who fade into obscurity, more often than not, female musicians are perfectly fine, but because they fall for a certain man, they completely fall into depravity, self-destruct, and can no longer achieve great things in music. Such women are a pity."

"..."

Su Che understood. It seemed that Master Ma was a staunch advocate of "playing the piano and not getting married," or in short, "playing music and not getting married."

"But he also said something else."

Mikami Fubuki raised her little face, looked at her senior's face, and added:

"If a female musician falls in love with a male musician... then the situation where both of them would normally drift away from music will instead be reversed, forcing them to write songs and compose music together..."

"...?"

"So, the teacher said that if you're going to be in a relationship, you should definitely choose a man who plays the piano well! I think... everyone has good taste."

She looked around at Miya and Yuan Xiao.

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Chapter 277 Pre-match Meeting: Why Didn't Xiaoxiao Wash?

With December approaching, the date for the semi-finals is fast approaching.

Since the new song was successfully produced, everyone has been working like a clockwork mechanism, and everything is peaceful both at home and outside.

An Qing continued her cultivation relentlessly, day and night;

Yuan Xiao followed San Shang and practiced diligently.

Gu Zhi, with Jiang Nai's belt, steadily increased his progress rate;

Yu Xixiao doesn't need to worry; she remains as reliable and natural as ever.

Thanks to the head maid's careful maintenance, the relationship between the cats in the house is no longer as delicate as it was at the beginning. They all seem to have gotten used to the peaceful life. Each small room is like a private world, and unless necessary, they basically live their own lives and no one visits the other rooms.

During this phase, Su Che announced the start of a health regimen, adjusting the cycle of each CD from seven days to 14 days to cope with the increasing feline demands.

At first, everyone was completely against it, especially An Qing and Yuan Xiao, who had enjoyed the benefits in the early days. How could they accept the sudden doubling of the conditions for their favor?

However, four fists can't beat ten hands. Later, the cats all felt that "it is necessary to give the owner some rest time", without mentioning that such version changes did not have much negative impact on them, but would make the battlefield more fair.

Therefore, the current situation at the mansion has become that Su Che now has "weekends off" every week, which he can use to recover his energy or even practice the piano.

This echoes Master Ma's saying, "Play less women and more piano; as your piano skills improve, your charm will be limitless."

Su Che was skeptical of these words that urged students to practice the piano to the point of exhaustion, but adhering to the principle that a master of his age shouldn't be lied to, he did follow through to some extent.

"There are only three days left until the competition. If all goes well, we should receive the hotel and venue information from Mosse today."

At this moment, in the lobby on the first floor, Su Che was attending a tea party hosted by the women.

With the competition day approaching, the cats were unusually calm, showing no signs of nervousness whatsoever... as if they had become indifferent to victory or defeat and no longer cared about winning or losing.

That makes sense. They've already moved into a "wealthy family" and receive favors from time to time. Such a life can be described as happy and fulfilling. As for winning the competition, it's simply a way to gain more attention from Su Che. Whoever performs well will receive more rewards, nothing more.

Everyone knew Su Che wanted to win, and through casual conversation, they vaguely learned that his initial motivation for founding "Seven Colors" was to defeat that man, who was also Miya's teacher.

So these days, curious cats have been pulling Miya aside from time to time to ask, "Can you poison your teacher or something so that our Cheche can win?"

“Miya, if you don’t betray your master, then you’re a bad woman, a bad child, a bad cat. You can’t sleep in the master bedroom, or people will be resentful.”

"Mimi, the young master raised you, so you must know how to repay him. No teacher or anything like that can be more important than the young master, right?"

"He's with you every day, can't you be a little more considerate of him? It's better for everyone if you let him go sooner, Miya, wake up!"

Similar statements are too numerous to mention.

This has made the kitten a bit withdrawn lately, and she's too afraid to go to the studio.

She kept this to herself and didn't tell the cat owner.

Firstly, I didn't want to put him in a difficult position, and secondly, I felt that what my sisters said wasn't entirely wrong.

So today, Su Che, having noticed something amiss, called everyone together for another reason: to hold a meeting and clarify the matter.

"As everyone knows, there is one person in my life that I have to defeat."

"He's more talented than me, more popular, has more skills, and has a wider network. But there's only one thing he doesn't have—"

That is, they're getting old, and their health isn't as good as mine.

Therefore, I still have a great chance to achieve my long-cherished wish.

Su Che looked around and said calmly, "In my assessment, it's impossible to achieve this goal with my own strength alone. That's why I took advantage of Senior Sister Yu Xi's team formation to gather everyone together and try to realize my original plan."

"I want to lead everyone to break through the obstacles in front of me, I want to transform, I want to prove myself."

"This is also a kind of compensation for my choice to take care of everyone and be responsible for everyone."

Su Che made his point clear: "What I mean is, since a battle is inevitable sooner or later, everyone should try to remain calm and wait patiently. Don't force anyone to resort to underhanded tactics. After all, some people are inherently kind, and no matter what you say, it's hard to change anything, unlike me. I'm inherently evil."

His meaning was clear: he didn't want the girls to bully the kitten, which caused her to always cry secretly in bed at night, rubbing her face against his chest with snot and tears, thinking that he didn't know when she woke up in the morning.

"Young master, we were wrong. I will teach the maid who made the mistake a lesson for you."

White Chocolate was very cunning; she shifted some of the cats' faults onto the less privileged maid.

The maids exchanged glances, thinking, "We wouldn't dare bully Miss Miya, how could it be our fault..."

"I'll leave it at that; you understand now."

Su Che nodded slightly, hugged the kitten, and changed the subject, "Regarding the preparations for the semi-finals, we should have no problems. The completion of the pieces, which can be improved through practice, is basically done. The rest depends on the performance on stage. Does anyone have any questions?"

No!

In the living room, the cats, like kindergarten children, answered in unison in a well-behaved manner.

Even Jiang Yuezhu and her maids, who weren't participating in the competition, joined in.

Su Che: "...Alright, next is the housing allocation issue."

He began the second item on the agenda: allocating resources to the women based on their recent performance.

“UU came home a few days ago, saw the situation at home, and then discussed it with me briefly. We reached an agreement on the house expansion. She decided to renovate and improve the attic and basement space, increasing the number of habitable rooms from 8 to 14, which perfectly meets my newly established circular standard.”

Su Che said seriously, "Now, according to the head maid's record sheet—"

Room 1 is used by An Qing and Miya, Room 2 by Gu Zhi and Yuan Xiao, Room 3 by Xiao Xiao and her senior, Room 4 is for the head maid only, Room 5 is for Ling Yin, Room 6 by Bai Chu and Ling Yao, Room 7 is for UU herself, and Room 8 is for Lin Xi and Jiang Nai.

"But the problem is that even if all eight rooms are full, there are still many people who have nowhere to sleep. For example, Yuezhu needs to stay in the maids' rest room, and the maids on night shift also have nowhere to stay. They even sometimes linger in front of my room and refuse to leave, which I find out."

Bai Qiao: "Who is it?"

Upon hearing this, the maids immediately shrank back, too afraid to utter a sound.

Bai Qiao: "? All of them?"

As the head maid, it's not a good thing that all the maids under her command are lingering in front of their master's room.

Seeing that the little ones were all being unruly, the head maid sneered and said:

"Young Master, please rest assured. I will be strictly investigating any disobedient maids in the near future. Once discovered, she will be punished by being forbidden from approaching your room on the second floor for a month, completely disqualifying her from staying on the second floor."

The guilty maid: "!?"

Su Che: "There's no need to be so strict. We have a policy of treating maids kindly in our household, which you should know."

Bai Qiao: "Young Master always spoils them so much. If they really get overthrown, don't blame me for not warning you."

"Do not worry."

Su Che didn't take the maids' "ambitions" seriously at all, which added another mistake to his future burden of carrying a heavy load.

Shortly after, an official text message from Mosse arrived on my phone.

Taking advantage of the fact that the meeting was still ongoing, Su Che announced the upcoming movements of his team.

"The new venue is located at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, and the partner hotel remains the Four Seasons. However, the rules have changed. In addition to the judges' scores, there will now be a live audience voting component, with the former accounting for 30% and the latter for 70%..."

It seems that online voting is the dominant mechanism; it's said that as long as you register, fill out a questionnaire, and pass the initial screening, you'll gain the right to vote.

"Wow...doesn't that mean we can campaign for votes off-site?"

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of some crooked and unorthodox methods.

"That's wrong. Putting aside how the official method of obtaining voting eligibility is determined, just talking about the vote-soliciting operation, who among us has the influence and appeal to turn the tide of the battle?"

As soon as Su Che said this, all the women turned their heads and focused their attention on Yu tide.

Seeing this, Yu Xi hissed and waved her hands repeatedly, "I've always been very low-key. Even if I was somewhat famous before forming the band, it was only within the campus. I couldn't get much support in terms of votes..."

At this point, she seemed to remember something, and changed the subject, adding, "But I can pay for it; I'll buy tickets if necessary."

"No, senior, let's play with the clean stuff first, and if that doesn't work, then..."

"Oh, I see, junior doesn't like dirty things."

"...?"

"I saw Xiaoxiao secretly collecting her worn black stockings in her room, seemingly planning to give them away sometime in December, so I mistakenly thought my junior 'likes dirty things,' oh my god."

Yu tide's words were loaded with meaning, and she took responsibility.

With just a few words, she successfully drew the attention of all the children present to Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao was shocked and quickly explained: