Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

However, after searching online, although he couldn't find any performance videos, he could tell that it was clearly an underground idol band with a sweet girl style.

'Perhaps it's intentional to create a contrast with the band's name or the impression of its members?' Yuzhen reluctantly accepted the band classification above.

The second band is the death metal band "Dead Man's Carnival." They clearly have heavy metal written all over their faces, but the band category listed on the label is still hard rock.

'Can't you tell the difference between hard rock and heavy metal? No wonder this venue has such a bad reputation, it's really unprofessional.' Yuzhen thought to herself, and then continued reading.

The third person to appear couldn't even be considered a band; he was a balding man in his forties.

'How come this middle-aged man is also a hard rocker? He doesn't look like one at all! Is this really a performance hall?' Yu Zhen's wishful thinking had vanished. This performance hall was simply a mess.

The band End was the fourth to perform, and they were also categorized as hard rock.

Yuuma already knew about this a few days ago, and he's too lazy to even comment on it anymore.

He didn't want to read any further, so he sat down next to Xingge and Miss Poison, silently praying that everything would go well for Hongxia and the others.

……

After the show started, the first two bands were pretty average, and the three of them felt it wasn't very interesting.

The angel's cuticle was chanting the slogan "Let there be no more damaged hair in the world," while giving hair care oil to the audience.

Yuzhen also took a bottle, but it was a no-name brand and looked unreliable. He didn't dare use it and threw it away after just a glance.

The third performer, an older man, began recounting his tragic experiences as soon as he came on stage:

Betrayed by a friend in his twenties, he was burdened with a debt of 100 million yen, his daughter went astray, and his home was completely burned down three times. After finally raising his daughter to adulthood, his wife slapped divorce papers in his face. He was invited to perform after only six months of playing and singing.

Regardless of how well he played the guitar, Yuzhen felt that his life was really too difficult after hearing about his life story.

It's amazing that this guy survived all that. Is that why he was categorized as hard rock?

When Yuma thought about it this way, it actually made some sense.

"This uncle is so rock and roll."

Yuuma turned his face away and wiped away imaginary tears from the corner of his eye. Then, he glanced around and noticed that the door leading to the backstage area seemed to be open, and Hongxia poked her head out and looked in their direction.

Yuzhen thought that Hongxia had discovered him and Xingge. He glanced at Xingge and realized that she hadn't noticed Hongxia.

Yuzhen waved to Hongxia, but Hongxia seemed to be looking at the exhibition hall manager behind them, not at them.

Yuma noticed that Nijika started crying after glancing at the manager who was asleep in the chair behind the three of them.

Kita and Pochi seemed a little lost when they saw Nijika crying. But Ryo suddenly chopped Nijika on the head with a chop, then stroked her head as if to comfort her.

After that, it seemed that nothing went wrong on their end. Yuzhen looked away, patted Xingge on the shoulder, and told her what he had just seen.

'What a born evil showroom manager…'

The two men gave the manager, who was still sleeping behind them, a hostile look, but did nothing.

The two of them restrained their emotions for the time being. The next show would be the end of the band's performance. Once they were done with their own business, Yuzhen and Xingge would naturally settle accounts with the manager who had made Hongxia cry.

'I always felt there was something scary about their eyes.'

Miss Poison, who was focused on watching the performance, was unaware of what Yuzhen had just witnessed. She only sensed a strong killing intent emanating from the two people next to her.

'This is terrifying, I want to go home.'

Chapter 124 A Successful Performance

The opening act after the band's performance was quite good. Following Hongxia's introduction, Ryo immediately performed a bass solo. With his handsome looks and superb skills, Ryo instantly gained several new female fans.

When Boqi was introduced later, she also gave a guitar solo. Her high-level performance drew cheers from the audience, although it would have been even better if she hadn't been playing with her back to them.

Afterwards, Kita and Nijika warmed up the crowd, temporarily changing the audience's impression of the rock band. However, these impressions were brought back by Pochi, who started playing the guitar with her teeth to make the atmosphere even more lively.

However, as a fan of Boqi, Miss Poison in the audience always romanticizes everything Boqi does through her idol filter:

"The guitar hero teacher's natural ease and spirit of not going with the world, as shown in his solo performance with his back to the audience, is truly dazzling!"

As she spoke, she took out her phone and took many photos of Boqi on the stage.

"She even has the amazing skill of playing the guitar with her teeth! No wonder she's called a guitar hero teacher! She can do things that we can't do with ease! It's exhilarating! I'm completely in awe!"

Xingge and Youzhen sat next to her, watching her take pictures and praise Boqi.

They were already at the very back, so what the poisoner was doing wouldn't affect anyone else. Besides, at a time like this, the two of them shouldn't try to stop the fanatical fans from chasing their idols.

“Speaking of which, Hongxia is really an excellent drummer.” Miss Poison finished taking the photos and sat back down next to the two of them. “She actually managed to heat up the atmosphere in the arena when playing away games.”

"You have good taste."

Hearing her praise Hongxia, Xingge and Youzhen immediately felt that she was a very good person.

By this time, the audience in the performance hall was completely captivated, and the band's performance had reached its climax. Hongxia and her friends were preparing to play their last piece.

The three people below were still discussing the end of the band's participation in the music festival when they suddenly heard the manager, who was sitting behind them and fast asleep, talking in his sleep.

It's amazing that he could sleep so soundly in such a noisy environment, but he soon couldn't fall asleep again.

Yuma and Hoshika, who had almost forgotten about him, looked at this irresponsible guy again, and Miss Poison next to them also looked over. The three of them exchanged glances, got up from their seats, and went to the manager.

The three men grabbed his hair and woke him up.

"You irresponsible guy! The people on stage are putting on a serious performance! Open your eyes and watch!"

"The reason this performance hall has such a bad reputation is because you randomly invite people to perform everywhere."

The manager was frightened by Xingge and the poison, and he apologized to the two of them like a child who had made a mistake.

"Hey, you made my cute little sister cry." Yu Zhen appeared behind him without him noticing, patted his shoulder, and looked at him with murderous eyes. "You better reflect on your actions."

"I don't remember ever bullying anyone..."

"Stop talking nonsense! If you hadn't irresponsibly invited them here, they wouldn't be feeling so wronged!"

"sorry!"

The manager was so frightened by Yuzhen that he bowed repeatedly and apologized. Afterwards, he was stared at by the three of them until the end of the band's performance.

……

After all the shows ended, many audience members bought merchandise from the band, and many fans of other bands also became fans of them.

The manager of the performance hall also came over and apologized to the bands present for his previous irresponsible behavior.

"Sister, did you come by yourself?" Hongxia didn't see Youzhen next to Xingge.

"Star Song, I'm back." Yuzhen returned just then. "Hongxia, your performance today was fantastic."

Hongxia and Xingge noticed the merchandise that Youzhen was holding and looked at him with puzzled eyes.

Yuma noticed their questions and explained, "Because that uncle is so rock and roll, I bought some of his merchandise."

"Sigh, you idiot." Xingge sighed helplessly as she looked at him.

"By the way, thank you for coming to see our performance, brother and sister." Hongxia looked at the two of them. "Also, sister, I'm very sorry about what happened before."

“I’m not angry, it’s just that you’re being stubborn on your own,” Xingge replied to Hongxia, leaning against the wall.

Seeing her like this again, Yuzhen reached out and poked her shoulder with her finger.

Xingge scratched her head, then stopped leaning against the wall and faced Hongxia, saying, "I made a mistake back then too. I should have just told you where this place was. But seeing how happy you were, I couldn't bring myself to say it. Luckily, everything went smoothly."

Yuzhen took their hands and made them hold each other's hands: "That's how it should be, that's how sisters should be."

Although Xingge turned her head to the side, she did not let go of her hand.

Looking at the band now, she recalled something from a few years ago.

At that time, Hongxia had just started practicing drums and complained to her that playing with her sister alone was not enough to make it a band.

"Then why don't you form your own band?" Xingge put down her guitar. "Go find band members yourself."

“Then I need to find a bassist and a lead singer.” Hongxia said energetically, holding up two drumsticks. “Then my sister will be the guitarist in my band, and my brother will be the keyboardist. But where is my brother? I haven’t seen him in a long time.”

Mentioning Yuuma reminds Xingge of their breakup. It's been a year, but she remembers it vividly.

"He went abroad to study."

"When will my brother come back?"

“I don’t know when I’ll be back.” Xingge took a deep breath, trying to compose herself. “But I definitely won’t be in a band anymore. Hongxia will form her own band from now on.”

"Why? My sister dropped out of university. If she gives up the band, won't she have no redeeming qualities at all?" Hongxia glared at Xingge. "Hmph, I'll find some amazing teammates and form a band even better than my sister's previous one."

"That sounds really exciting. But first, you should focus on recruiting people."

"Sister, you're underestimating me again!"

Xingge was still reminiscing about these things when Youzhen waved her hand in front of her, bringing her back to her senses.

What are you thinking about?

“It’s just something from before.” She watched the band end their conversation with the other bands. “They’re really good. They might actually become a popular band.”

Yuzhen looked at her serious expression, pressed her finger to the corner of her mouth, and forced a smile.

Xingge slapped his hand away: "What are you doing?!"

"It's better to smile at times like this." Yuma pressed her finger to the corner of her mouth, forcing a smile just like before. "See, like this."

Xingge looked at him and couldn't help but chuckle: "How childish."

"That's good too, it shows that I have a young mindset."

"Brother and sister, would you like to come to the victory celebration party together?"

Hongxia and her friends were invited to a celebration party by other bands, and she specifically came to ask them about it.

“Of course we’re going.” Yuzhen put her arm around Xingge’s shoulder. “We’re both going.”

"Let me go!"

"Honestly, what's there to be shy about, sister? We've been married for so long!"

Yuma gave Hongxia a thumbs up after hearing her complaints: "You're right, Hongxia."

Chapter 125 Are they female colleagues?

(This chapter can be skipped and has no connection to subsequent chapters.)