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

Such a strange statement

This made Su Che feel extremely frustrated.

Maybe we shouldn't use his favor and just buy another one ourselves; it's not expensive anyway.

After much thought, Su Che realized that he had ultimately succumbed to his damned pride.

I immediately took out my phone, opened the official registration website, and spent 40 yuan to buy a "late bird ticket".

I finally breathed a sigh of relief after making the payment.

Thinking to himself, "This way, I probably won't attract everyone's attention."

I glanced at the time and saw that Yuan Xiao had sent me a message:

[Ah Che, I might be going to my sister's house this weekend evening, is it okay if we have our class in the morning?]

"Of course, no problem."

Su Che replied instantly.

Then I realized that Yuan Xiao had been acting strangely these past few days. He wasn't as talkative as when we first added each other on Fetion; he seemed to have something on his mind.

A deliberately maintained sense of distance is not the same as estrangement.

In Su Che's eyes, it was more like a kind of "clumsy reserve".

"I've prepared everything you need, so just wait for me at home."

Then for the next few days, don't practice anything. Forget all the knowledge you randomly found online, only keep what your senior taught you. I will then help you build upon that foundation with theory and practice.

He explained in detail.

Okay!

Yuan Xiao sent a cute kitten emoji, paused for a few seconds, then, as if remembering something, weakly added:

"Um... do I really not need to spend more money...? After all, all my money went into the landlady's card, so Ah Che probably didn't get that much..."

"..."

When this question was raised, Su Che's face went blank.

Feeling quite helpless:

"Yuan Xiao, there are only two kinds of people in this society."

"What do you mean?"

"Workers and capital."

"Eh?"

"Employees can only earn wages, not dividends; capital, on the other hand, can control wages and decide whether or not dividends are distributed."

"Wow, this looks so complicated..."

Yuan Xiao's mind was simple and pure, like a blank sheet of paper, and she couldn't understand the meaning behind Su Che's words at all.

I just felt that Su Che might not even get 20 out of the 10.

It's a bit of a pity.

So before he could back out, they immediately placed another bet—

"Cheche, if my family's financial situation improves again in the future, how about I take care of you?"

"puff…"

"Hey! What's wrong? Stop laughing! Are you looking down on me?"

"Then I'll wait for you?"

"Hmph, it's a deal!" (Red-faced angry emoji)

-

……

Su Che walked out of the school with a rare smile.

Carrying my violin case, I headed to the corner of the back street.

This is a student commercial street, located a few hundred meters from the school. I didn't come here often before.

Since he had few friends, the only one he could come to see was his best friend Qin Nan, who often frequented the nearby "Lihousi" gym.

His habit is to work out before drinking heavily, supposedly to prevent sudden death. So if you come in the afternoon, you're likely to see him sweating profusely in the store, attracting the attention of other strong men.

"Strange, is he not here today?"

As I passed by the entrance, I glanced inside and saw the other burly men proceeding as planned, but Qin Nan, who had messaged me a few days ago to invite me for drinks, was nowhere to be seen.

For some reason, my best friend has been keeping me very busy lately, and he's even been sending me fewer messages sharing pictures of pretty girls' daily lives, which is completely unlike him.

"This guy used to send me erotic pictures of female streamers, calling it a 'low-fat, carefully selected' collection. But if he's stopped even producing real-life erotic pictures, then it means he's really getting busy."

Perhaps by senior year, people start facing the pressure of the future, which is why they have to squeeze in a drink or two amidst their busy schedules, while the rest of their time is swallowed up by life.

Su Che decided that next time he had free time, he would agree to his best friend's request and have one last drink with him before graduation.

Instead of going anywhere else, we went to the new bar where my best friend works as a marketer.

This way, you get a discount on your purchases, and you can also see how he's been doing lately.

【Um. 】

Su Che walked past Lihouse, took several dozen more steps, turned two corners, and climbed to the end of the second floor in a dark stairwell, finally arriving at his destination—

A mysterious place locked behind an extremely thick, soundproof door.

It is named "Tian Livehouse".

Lao Zhang simply called it "Heavenly Music".

"That's interesting."

Su Che turned his gaze to the female ticket agent playing on her phone at a row of tables by the door, opened the e-ticket on his device, and then walked over.

……

-

The inner area.

The hissing sound of tuning was incessant.

On a stage about waist-high, four young women each stood in their respective positions, holding musical instruments.

The lead singer in the center is tall and dressed seductively. Although he is a high school student, he wears heavy makeup, giving people a somewhat unreliable first impression.

The drummer was 1.6 meters tall, had a bun hairstyle, was chewing gum, and held his drumsticks high.

The keyboard girl had her hair tied in a high ponytail, and her punk-style boots were sparkly; she didn't seem like the type to get along with.

Only the guitarist was very cautious. He was the smallest in stature and was also seriously adjusting the multi-effects pedal under his feet, with a tablet computer on the music stand next to him.

The bassist's spot is empty.

Offstage,

The place was packed with people. There were no tables to sit at on the first floor, so everyone stood up, holding bottles of alcohol or drinks, craning their necks to look at the scene, eagerly waiting for food.

The main seat on the second floor.

A woman with long, straight black hair leaned against the double railing, looking down at the view.

Because her features were so exquisite, her art style was completely out of sync with everyone else present.

She looked as if she had been carved out of thin air; her aura completely overshadowed everyone else.

"Ms. Yu, today... as you arranged, the entire venue has been booked. The people from your school's external relations department have also extended invitations to the bands from several nearby universities in turn. There are a total of 6 bands, and 5 of them have attended."

The girls on stage are from Sacred Heart International Girls' School; their team is called "Mizuri." May we begin the performance?

The middle-aged sound engineer looked up and asked the woman surnamed Yu in a respectful manner.

Yu tide narrowed her crimson eyes, her expression slightly frozen beneath her delicate and elegant makeup.

It seems that the key person didn't arrive.

After a moment's thought, he said in a calm and indifferent manner:

"Okay, let them warm up the atmosphere first."

"Okay okay."

The sound engineer turned around and made a gesture to his colleague behind him. The lighting technician immediately understood and operated the equipment to provide a spotlight to the lead singer on stage.

Click.

A notification tone sounded from the remote audio transmission device.

The lead singer on stage was very nervous, nodding repeatedly in this direction before gripping the microphone tightly and saying:

"Hello everyone! We are the 'Water Color' band! We are honored to participate in the seven-school joint performance today. We have prepared three cover songs, and we hope you enjoy them!"

"Oh right, if any of you are interested in us and are bassists, please contact us after the show! We only need one more spot to fill our lineup, so all you ACG fans shouldn't miss out!"

hum-

The microphone's howling sound spread like ripples.

Yu tide listened to the girls' speeches below the stage.

Dismissively.

"Aqua?"

"The team name is clearly Landmine, but none of the team members are dressed in light blue."

【ridiculous.】

She shook her head and, in a voice only she could hear, offered a sharp critique of the noisy scene.

It seems that without even hearing their performance, these young girls could already be sentenced to death—

"The team is not worthy of its name".