Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

She thought to herself that by then she must have been prepared for everything, and she wouldn't have any big psychological burden when meeting her grandmother and sister.

But when she was told that Lenai was actually right beside her and it would be easy to meet her, Chihiro suddenly became a little timid.

She...is not a good sister.

Lenai used to idolize me and would follow her around and learn how to do things from her, but I suddenly dropped out of school and went abroad alone. My parents, who were supposed to pick me up there, met with an accident, and everything was disrupted.

She did not continue her studies and did not develop very well in the field of music. Chihiro Tsuzuki felt that she was no longer the good sister that little Lena once admired.

Now she is... just a liar who is full of lies.

Originally, Qianxun planned to work for a while to change her mindset so that she would have some basic courage to meet her family, but now...

"Go on." Chihiro smiled. She decided to take it one step at a time. "Do these two have anything to do with the crychic you mentioned?"

"Not yet, but if it's not handled properly, there will be serious consequences."

Nagasaki Suyo didn't know what Chihiro was thinking just now. She was also thinking about her own things.

"First, let me talk about Aine." Su Shi pointed at Aine's name with the pen in her hand. "She just returned from studying abroad recently. You shouldn't lie to me about this, right?"

"Ah."

"As for why Aiyin, who returned from studying abroad, suddenly returned to China, I have some speculations, but no concrete evidence. Let's put that aside for now...

All I know now is that Aiyin transferred to Haneda and is in the same class as Xiaodeng, and... they are in the same class as Xiaoxiang."

"Tsk... what an 8 o'clock soap opera template."

"Ain has been looking for Xiao Deng to form a band recently." Su Shi rolled her eyes and ignored Qianxun's complaints, "And when I met you today, I happened to see Ain and Xiao Deng arguing about something at the door of RiNG, and they were bumped into by Li Xi.

I guess it’s because of the band.”

"Did you really just happen to see it?"

"When the boss is talking, employees are not allowed to interrupt."

"cut."

"Then I went to RiNG this afternoon. Oh, and by the way, Lixi has been working at the coffee shop in the front lobby of RiNG for a while, so it's normal for her to appear there."

Seeing that Qianxun didn't interrupt again this time, Su Shi nodded with satisfaction, "After entering, I chatted with Li Xi for a while. In short, the information we have learned so far is that Xiao Deng really doesn't want to continue to form a band because of the disbandment of crychic. She is afraid that her lack of effort will lead to the disbandment of the band.

Of course, the band’s disbandment actually had nothing to do with Xiao Deng, but she did always blame herself. There was once a malicious comment on the message board saying that she tried too hard and too hard, and that one comment alone made Xiao Deng sad for a long time.

But Aiyin didn't know why Xiaodeng didn't want to form a band with her, and her relentless pursuit made Lixi feel unhappy, which led to today's argument.

"I see..." Tsuzuki Chihiro nodded, "That's certainly something Aine-chan would do."

"So your first priority now is to help me destroy any possibility of this new band taking shape."

As he spoke, Su Shi subconsciously took a pen and circled five of the seven names on the whiteboard. "These five people are very likely to form a new band. If this band is formed, there will be no hope for Crychic's revival!"

"Can I ask a question?"

Looking at Chihiro who raised her hand and asked questions like a good student, Su Shi nodded in confusion.

"I want to ask... who is this Nagasaki Suyo? Did she also rebel?"

"Nagasaki Sushi is... Oh no, I forgot." Sushi slapped her head, then took a pen and crossed out her name on the whiteboard, "Then it doesn't include me, only these four people, it would be very dangerous for them to be together.

...No, why are you raising your hand again?"

"Xiao Deng is the lead singer and Li Xi is the drummer, right?"

"correct."

"I know both Aine and Lenna. They both seem to play guitar, right?"

"Well, a rhythm guitar and a lead guitar, what's up?"

"See, I told you we didn't need a bass. That guy named Nagasaki Suyo admitted it himself. Four people can form a band, so we don't need a bassist at all."

"...I, I really want to beat you to death!!!"

Su Shi had never felt so aggrieved before. When had she ever suffered such injustice in the second round... Although she had only been back for a little over three days.

But what's wrong? She's the party A. Why is party A so frustrated? And party B is acting like the boss?!

"Please stop telling those boring, childish, and inappropriate bass jokes! Also, we're talking about serious business now, so could you please be serious?!"

"Okay, I just think you're too tired and need some time to relax."

"I'm too tired? I..."

Su Shi didn't know what to say when she got to this point. Actually, if she thought about it carefully, she might really be that kind of person in the eyes of others?

Being too persistent, even to the point of being morbid, not being understood or recognized, and even all efforts may be seen as a joke or a comedy in the eyes of someone.

But she finally had the chance to do it again. She saw some new possibilities through this special existence in front of her, and she didn't want to give up.

This is also the fundamental reason why Su Shi does not care about Chihiro Tsuzuki's slightly frivolous personality.

"Anyway, this is all I can tell you right now. I'll add other details later. Your first task now is to help me prevent the birth of a new band.

But I can't get too involved in the relationship between the four people I just mentioned. I need to stay with Xiaomu as much as possible, so that Xiaomu and Xiaoxiang will think that I currently have no intention of reviving Group C.

It seems a bit unreasonable, so let me ask first, is this a problem for you?

"No problem, I'll take care of it."

"Okay, then I'll trust you this time. Don't let me down..."

"Trust me, this will be the greatest decision you've ever made in your life, Su Shi. I guarantee it with my integrity."

Chapter 27: Su Shi: Did I pay for an ancestor? (1/2)

“Su Shi, I didn’t realize that although your kitchen looks like it hasn’t been used for a long time, you have all the seasonings here.

Oh, yes, your eggs should be edible, right?"

“…I can eat it.”

Su Shi put one hand on her waist, leaning against the kitchen door frame, looking at Tsuzuki Chihiro who was busy in the kitchen, feeling a little funny, "It's just instant noodles, you don't have to make such a fuss, right?

If you want to eat something nice, it's not impossible. I'll give you money and you can go downstairs to buy food. This is part of our contract."

"What's wrong with instant noodles? I'm telling you, my skill in frying instant noodles is second to none. Don't fight with me for them later."

"……Ah."

Su Shi looked at Chihiro Tsuzuki who was beating eggs in the kitchen, scooping noodles out of the pot and rinsing them with cold water, and finally pouring a bunch of seasonings into the cold noodles. She felt that this child might have never eaten anything good.

But this doesn't make sense... This liar has even stayed in a five-star hotel, so the quality of the dinner he had these past two days can't be bad.

Forget it, let him do whatever he wants. Seeing how skilled Tsuzuki is, he probably won't cause her kitchen to explode.

Not long after, Su Shi, who was sitting in front of the coffee table in the living room thinking about how to get along with Tsuzuki Chihiro in the future, was suddenly startled by a large bowl that appeared in front of him.

"What?"

"Taste it."

"I won't eat anything you cook. Who knows if you will poison me." Su Shi rolled his eyes and had no intention of trying it at all.

But you know what, this big bowl of fried noodles is fragrant. Although it doesn’t look that good, you can tell it tastes good just by smelling it.

Forget it, cooperating with the other party appropriately is also a friendly signal.

Thinking of this, Su Shi took the chopsticks from Chihiro's hand, picked up a few noodles and put them into her mouth. Then, after a brief moment of daze, the movements of her hands gradually accelerated, and what followed was Chihiro Tsuzuki's shouting.

"No, leave some for me! I didn't let you eat it all!"

"I'm your employer!"

"I made this for myself, give it to me~"

Under Su Shi's reluctant gaze, Tsuzuki Chihiro pulled the bowl from the other's hand, and then ate it again and again in his resentful eyes.

"Here, I left some for you, do you want to eat it?"

"You've eaten them all, so I should eat the rest, right?"

"If you don't want to eat it, forget it. Miss, you are such a bother. I don't even mind the saliva you left on my chopsticks."

"..." Su Shi looked defeated, but after a moment's silence, she suddenly asked, "You've met Xiaoxiang, right?"

"……Um."

"Where did you meet her? How is she doing recently? What did she tell you?" Su Shi asked three questions one after another like a machine gun, which made Tsuzuki Chihiro feel overwhelmed.

But to Su Shi's disappointment, Chihiro didn't show any intention of answering her.

"Sorry, I can't tell you."

"Why?!" Su Shi's pupils widened, his face filled with disbelief. "I gave you the money, are you going to break the contract so soon?"

"No, according to the contract, I can question your unreasonable requests to me, right?"

"Then tell me, why is it unreasonable for me to ask you to exchange information related to the commission?"

"Because I promised Xiaoxiang not to tell anyone. If I tell you, it would be like breaking my promise to Xiaoxiang, and it would also cause a rift in our relationship.

First, considering how much you value Xiaoxiang, you wouldn't want her to find out someday that the trust she placed in a friend on a whim was easily betrayed, and be heartbroken, right?"

"I……"

"Secondly, even if you don't care, if I lose the most direct way to get information about Xiaoxiang, it will have a certain negative impact on the commission you mentioned, right?"

"Well...okay, I won't ask anymore, okay?"

Su Shi felt like she was being too kind. Why had she given Chihiro Tsuzuki the right to object? Although her contract was normally slightly biased towards her, this person in front of her... was clearly not easy to deal with.

But what Chihiro Tsuzuki said was indeed correct, but the fact that he would rather talk to a stranger he had just met but was unwilling to talk to his former teammate really made Su Shi feel uncomfortable.

"Actually, you don't need to feel bad."

"...Huh?" Su Shi looked at the girl in front of her in surprise. She thought she had accidentally said what was in her heart.

"Your face is full of disappointment, do you still need to guess?"

"Yeah."

"Actually, the reason Xiaoxiang was willing to tell me and not you is simply because we're not very familiar with each other, and telling her wouldn't have any impact. Anyway, it's unlikely I'll play any important role in her life."

"You mean, I play an important role in her life?"

"Why would you think that? That's really despicable."

"...Have you forgotten your identity as Party B?"

"The contract doesn't say I can't argue with you, but 5000 a day is clearly written in it. If you want to deduct my salary for this reason, it's a breach of contract. Expect to pay the money."

"Then I'll explode with you!"

"Come on, let's go to Aine and Lenai and expose me, then I'll go to Xiaoxiang and say bad things about you. Let's see who gives up first."

"I...I'm so unlucky to have met someone like you!"

Su Shi felt like she was about to cry. She was the one who was reborn to start the second round, so why did she feel like her cheat had expired and was renewed by the opponent Chihiro Tsuzuki?

"correct."

After finishing dinner, Qianxun wiped her mouth with a tissue. She was not in a hurry to wash the dishes. Instead, she said to Su Shi, "I have some ideas about your first commission."

"what idea?"

"Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to stay with Ruoye as much as possible now?"

"Yes, so you're the only one who can do it. But you're good at makeup, so you should be able to pretend to be a stranger and approach them."

"No need to go through so much trouble. I can just pretend to be you. After all, it's too troublesome to build trust with people like Li Xi and Deng. It's better to go with your identity. It's simple, rough and efficient."

"That's fine...wait, you just said...who were you going to pretend to be?"

"You, Nagasaki Suyo, the legendary bassist of our Tsuki no Mori, and also my financial sponsor."

Chihiro Tsuzuki's smile was bright, but it looked so dazzling in Su Shi's eyes.

"...No, you're not kidding me, are you?"

Chapter 28 It’s broken, I can’t make the sound of the clip (2/2)

"She's not kidding..."