Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

It was as if she was deliberately complaining about something. After all, Su Shi really hoped that in such a big family, there would be someone who could talk to her and accompany her.

However, her mother is very busy at work, and besides, she works so hard just to live a good life. Su Shi has never complained about this.

But this time she was different from herself last week. She had finally found a fairly clear goal, and for this goal she could temporarily put aside other things.

"Chihiro Tsuzuki..."

Of course, it is not certain whether this is the other person's name, but because he doesn't know any other certain title, Su Shi can only call him that.

But based on the woman's habit of using the same person's name to deceive the next person after she has deceived them, she now has reason to believe that Chihaya Aine is also one of the victims.

So now the situation is pretty clear...

“This girl wasn’t trying to get close to me because she wanted to meet Aine, but…she wanted to make sure that Aine didn’t exist in this school!

First, he used the name Anon to lure out people who might know Aine, and then after confirming that there was no danger, he continued to eat and drink for free in the school.

No, isn't this guy a bit too bold?!"

Nagasaki Motoyo only now realized that the problem was completely different from what she had thought before. There was really not a single truth in Chihiro Tsuzuki's mouth. She looked pretty, but in fact she was a habitual offender.

Even her appearance was slightly different from the description given by Nina. It could be said that this woman was quite experienced in this area.

And if it weren't for chance, she would have really believed that the other person was an English teacher.

"But in this case...how on earth did a con artist like her get into a five-star hotel? This guy is a bit unreasonable. How could he even get in like this?"

However, when he thought that he had seen through such a person on the first day, Su Shi suddenly felt a strong sense of superiority.

Hehe, what’s the use of being a good actor?

In the second round, Nagasaki Suyo is here, and all the conspiracies and tricks are meaningless.

"But in this case, I feel like I might be the next target... After all, I'm the only one who's actively approached her. A female con artist like this definitely won't let her prey get away so easily."

Nagasaki Motoyo could naturally expose the other party directly. After all, it seems that Chihiro Tsuzuki has less to do with Aine's desire to form a band.

But if she only thought so, then it would mean that she had experienced everything in the previous week in vain.

Su Shi is now starting to get a little carried away, but she herself is not aware of it. She just feels that she can take advantage of such a master of deception.

Although the other party did fall into his trap, Su Shi felt that there was nothing he could do about it.

After all, she is Nagasaki Suyo. Not only is she born with a smart mind, but she also has the painful lessons and experience from the previous round, plus the blessing of luck. It is natural that a mere fraudster cannot take advantage of her.

But this does not deny Tsuzuki Chihiro's talent, so if I can make use of her, maybe...

"Maybe what happened that day wouldn't have happened..."

Recalling the scene where she was standing by the fountain near Xiaoxiang's house, kneeling and begging Xiaoxiang not to leave, Nagasaki Suyo felt her heart ached.

Although she did feel that Xiaoxiang was too heartless, they were such good friends not long ago.

But she regretted more why things had developed to that point, so even though she always said that she would no longer think about reorganizing Group C this time, she could not let it go in her heart.

"Let's not alert them for the next two days. At least we should see if we can find more useful information."

Nagasaki Suyo was lying on the bed, and she had already begun to imagine that everyone in the C group would reconcile and perform the authentic and uncensored version of Kasuga Shadow on the stage.

Chapter 18: Just Xiaoxiang, I Have Let It Go (2/2)

"Xiao Mu~"

The next morning, Nagasaki Suyo saw Wakaba Mutsuki at school. Naturally, she trotted to his side and started talking to him.

"Sorry, I went to ask the teacher something yesterday."

"Ask something?"

Su Shi was a little surprised that Xiao Mu would ask about these seemingly unimportant things, but she was not disgusted by this change. Instead, she was very pleased.

"Well, actually, I was just asking how to practice speaking English more efficiently. After all, isn't Anon's spoken English very standard?"

"Yeah." Ruo Ye Mu nodded. Although she felt that this seemed not right, she did not ask any further questions.

But even if she didn't ask, Su Shi would not refuse to tell her.

At least her current decision is that she will definitely not take the initiative to mention the band during this period of time. "History" has proven that this path is not feasible.

So what she needs to do now is to express this idea to Xiaomu, and then let Xiaomu convey her idea to Xiaoxiang, so that Xiaoxiang will no longer have this pressure.

Of course, her not doing it doesn't mean that she can't let others do it for her in the future. At least Su Shi feels that Chihiro Tsuzuki may be the secret weapon that is most likely to reverse everything at the moment.

"Xiao Mu, actually... I also asked the teacher about studying abroad."

"Study abroad?"

Ruoye Mu suddenly became a little panicked, but her panic was only reflected in her turning her head and staring at Su Shi with a blank look, and then she suddenly stopped.

"Is Sushi going to leave Neon to study abroad?"

"Maybe, because that's what my family planned. After graduating from high school, I'll go study abroad."

"But……"

"But?"

"..." After Ruo Yemu said "but", he suddenly didn't know what to say.

She just felt that it was a little too sudden, and it was totally inconsistent with the way Su Shi had always behaved before. You know, Su Shi might be the person who was hurt the most by the disbandment of Group C.

In Wakaba Mu's opinion, what Su Shi should do most is to let go of this matter, but not... in this way.

"Xiao Mu, I've figured that out now." Su Shi sighed. She felt that she should be frank with the always-silent Xiao Mu. "Crychic has become a thing of the past. I used to be unable to get over it, but now I think there are some things I should let go of."

Su Shi felt that his heart was really dirty.

She actually said that she wanted to study abroad, on the one hand so that her "confession" would be consistent. If Xiaomu really went to find Tsuzuki, the other party would probably give the same answer.

The other, and main, reason was actually to let Xiaoxiang know that he would be leaving the country in the future.

Maybe... there is a one in ten thousand chance that Xiaoxiang will come to me on his own initiative because of this matter, and then clarify the things that were not made clear before, and finally everyone will slowly restore their previous relationship?

Although the possibility is very low, Su Shi couldn't help but think so. What's more... she also wanted to know whether Xiaoxiang still regarded her as a friend.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Studying abroad isn't something I can decide. Besides, there are still almost three years left. Isn't it still early?"

Nagasaki Suyo smiled and pretended not to care about the matter. She walked to the classroom with Xiaomu in silence.

........

After school in the afternoon, because there was only one English class in the morning, Nagasaki Suyo did not go to find Tsuzuki Chihiro.

From Wakaba Mu's perspective, she did notice that Su Shi seemed to have stopped thinking about the band since yesterday.

She basically listened attentively in class, especially in English class, where she was extremely focused. Teacher Anon on the stage would often ask Su Shi to answer questions, which made Ruoye Mu feel a little complicated.

Did Su Shi really let it go, or was he just pretending to be strong?

This is the point that makes Ruoye Mu feel the most unsure of the answer, because all these changes came too suddenly and there was no foreshadowing.

At noon, Su Shi came to her and used the time after dinner to water the cucumbers. During this time, Ruo Yemu didn't ask a single question, and the two seemed to have gotten used to this quiet atmosphere.

At this time in the afternoon when school was over, Su Shi went to the club, and nothing seemed to have changed much.

But Ruoye Mu felt that this was not right.

So after leaving school, she didn't go home, but took a detour to another nearby girls' high school - Hanaoka.

"She's wearing the Tsuki no Mori school uniform, right?"

"Like a doll, so cute!"

"Eh? Isn't that the daughter of the comedian Wakaba?"

"Really? You're not seeing things, are you?"

"I must be seeing things right. It has to be Yue Zhisen. And her mother is a famous actress. She's a typical young lady!"

The chattering sounded in Toyokawa Shoko's ears, and she naturally saw the familiar figure at the school gate.

The girl frowned. She knew very well that Ye Mu came to her only because of that person, and she had just blocked him on LINE not long ago because she didn't know how to deal with him.

Looks like I'll have to delay my work for a bit today...

Shoko Toyokawa was a little helpless, but she was more worried that Xiaomu would cause more commotion if he continued standing at the school gate, so she could only pretend not to know him and walked past him. Then the two of them walked quickly, one in front and the other behind, until they came to a coffee shop where they didn't know anyone.

"Why did you come here without saying hello?"

"Because you didn't reply."

"I told you not to tell others about me, didn't I?" Toyokawa Shoko didn't comment on Xiao Mu's words. Of course, she really didn't look at her phone much today. "You standing so conspicuously at the school gate will really bother me.

Even if you don’t tell anyone, it’s all in vain.”

"..."

"Delicious~" Xiangzi took a sip of the coffee cup and couldn't help but sigh. But the next moment she returned to her previous expression and asked seriously, "Tell me, did Su Shi ask you to tell me something?"

"No……"

"No?"

"Su Shi seems to have let it go."

"...That's good, it saves you from being caught in the middle." Xiangzi was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly and said indifferently.

Of course, it would be best if Su Shi really didn't care anymore. Although she was a little annoyed by Su Shi's persistence, she also felt a little sorry for her former friends.

The best outcome would be if you were the only one stuck in the quagmire and everyone else stopped clinging to the past.

"But she said she was ready to leave Japan and go study in England after graduation."

"To England?"

Hearing this, Xiangzi was obviously a little shocked. "Are you sure...she really let it go, and not just letting you say this on purpose to see my reaction?"

"I have no idea……"

"...You really are being used as a mouthpiece by her again." Xiangzi shook his head helplessly, then stood up and took the bill.

But before she left, she turned around and said to Ruoye Mu behind her: "Mu, you can't be her messenger anymore."

Chapter 19 Fortunately, you are a poor guy (1/2)

"Toyokawa-san, you're here."

Tuesday, May 4, 28:4 p.m.

Chihiro Tsuzuki was sitting at her desk in the lobby of the customer service department of the Hele Delivery Company. She paused her subsequent call processing, took off her headphones, and greeted Shoko Toyokawa, who was wearing a white shirt and a gray plaid skirt.

But Xiangzi here just smiled and nodded, and then said something irrelevant:

"Tsuzuki, what year were you born?"

"Huh?" Tsuzuki Chihiro was a little surprised, but she didn't hide it. "May 04, 5, what happened?"

"Oh, so you're older than me. Although my birthday is in February, it's 2." Xiangzi nodded, then added with a smile, "From now on, Sister Tsuzuki, just call me Xiangzi. After all, we have to take care of each other in the coming time."

Xiangzi felt that he did this simply to build a good relationship with his colleagues. As for why other colleagues were too lazy to pay attention, but only the person in front of him needed special treatment?

That was naturally because they were the only two people of similar age in the room, and Xiangzi felt that it would not be too tiring to get along with someone like Chihiro Tsuzuki who had similar experiences to herself.

"Okay, then I'll call you Xiangzi, but... Xiangzi, are you guys out of school so late?"

"…I was delayed today due to some things."

First, she met a stranger while playing the piano in the wind band and chatted with him briefly. Then, after satisfying her craving for piano, she was about to go home to change clothes and come back to work when she met Mu again at the school gate.

Doesn’t this back and forth waste a lot of time?

Yuqiu's afternoon club activities started at 3:20, and almost an hour had passed since she arrived at her workstation.

However, Chihiro Tsuzuki had no intention of asking further questions about Xiangzi's explanation, which made Xiangzi feel relieved.

In fact, she really didn't have the energy to chat with Qianxun while she was working. Customer service work not only requires answering calls constantly, but also requires continuing to operate on the computer while answering the call or after hanging up.

However, Xiangzi had already taught Chihiro these operating procedures yesterday, so when Xiangzi occasionally turned his head to glance at the girl beside him, he could only see her smiling and doing her job like a skilled worker.

It seems... Chihiro Tsuzuki is a very reliable, mature and steady person.

"Hello, yes...Okay, we will send a car over at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Please be patient and prepare your items in advance."

After hanging up the last call, Shoko Toyokawa looked at the time. It was already 6:10 in the evening.