Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

Although Su Shi did not allow her to question or refute, and she did respect the fact that her employer did not mention the necessity of this commission, Qianxun still did not approve of such a somewhat morbid obsession in her heart.

What's more, Xiaoxiang's situation is actually quite complicated.

If she wants to take into account the thoughts of Aine, her younger sister Lenai, and her financial sponsor, Su Shi, and achieve a perfect ending, it is indeed a long and arduous journey.

Don't look at that silly Su Shi who thought that she was about to conquer the empire for her in the past two days. But for her who knows the inside story, all this is just an illusion.

"Don't do this next time."

"You've already said that."

"Really?" Tsuzuki Chihiro waved her hand nonchalantly, motioning for Su Shi to go to the kitchen to get dishes and chopsticks. "But what on earth are you doing this for today?"

"I was also wondering what you did today."

"You go first. After all, you blew up the kitchen."

"Okay..." Su Shi was in a good mood, so he didn't bother to argue with Qianxun. "Xiao Xiang sent me a message."

"……That's it?"

"She has blocked me for a long time, and unblocked me today." Su Shi felt very unhappy with Tsuzuki Chihiro's disdain, and deliberately emphasized the word "block".

"Why do I feel like you're so proud? Even though I've cheated on a lot of girls, they haven't gone so far as to block me."

"...Anyway, I'm surprised that Xiaoxiang mentioned you in the message."

Perhaps this is the only flaw. Xiaoxiang finally sent her a message, but she didn't explain why she blocked it, nor did she ask her whether the study abroad story was true or not.

He didn't even explain the crychic incident, but instead told her in a semi-threatening way not to bully Chihiro Tsuzuki?

Damn it, this big devil, she never gets the upper hand verbally. Who is bullying who?!

"Oh, then I almost know what's going on."

Chihiro Tsuzuki ate the macaroni in her bowl and said something casually.

"So it's your turn. Tell me what you did today."

"Nothing to tell you."

"...Huh?" Su Shi didn't expect to be answered with something like this, "You work for me, I pay you, and as your employer I should know exactly what you do to prevent any unforeseen consequences.

This should be a reasonable request, right?"

"Well, that's quite reasonable indeed. I can't argue with that."

Tsuzuki Chihiro thought about it and really couldn't fight back, but she still smiled calmly, "I can tell you some of the information, but I won't mention anything about what Xiaoxiang doesn't allow me to tell others."

"...Okay, your mouth is really hard to pry open."

"It's not that hard to pry. You can try using your mouth."

"……Say it."

Ignoring Chihiro Tsuzuki's habitual teasing behavior, Su Shi slammed the table, somewhat impatient to hear the big news.

"I told her I was working for you. Of course, I didn't tell her what I was doing specifically. I just said I was working part-time, doing housework and stuff."

"and then?"

"Xiao Xiang would naturally be confused and think that this was too coincidental. She might even wonder if you sent me. Of course, you did send me."

"Stop being so frivolous!"

"So I explained that I was short of money but wanted to go to university, so I went to some independent tutoring agencies and happened to come across you who wanted to consult about studying abroad."

"Stay, study abroad?!"

Nagasaki Suyo was stunned for a long while, and then she realized that when they were exchanging information, she had indeed told Chihiro through Xiaomu that she had told Xiangzi that she wanted to study abroad.

But at that time, I just made up this excuse without any hope, which was completely useless.

Didn't expect that this could be exploited by the other party?

As expected of her, she had actually set up such a good foreshadowing in advance. She was worthy of being called Nagasaki Suyo.

Of course, this idea was just a joke. Su Shi knew that he had not done anything important at all. The person who could take advantage of such a small thing must be a big liar in front of him.

“So she naturally believed that your presence there was reasonable, and it also deepened her impression that you no longer cared about crychic.

Isn't this the effect you want? First stabilize Ruoye and Xiaoxiang, and deal with the four people here first."

"really……"

"But I was really surprised that she would text you. By the way, what did she say? And you didn't say anything you shouldn't have, did you?"

"...You don't need to know this. Anyway, I didn't reveal the secret."

"Hey, Su Shi, why are you still cheating? We agreed to exchange information."

"Didn't you tell me the whole truth? No... why did you try to steal my phone? You're such a liar!"

"Isn't it a tradition in Japan to overthrow the powerful?"

Ten minutes later, after having a "friendly" exchange with his ally, Su Shi pushed him out of his room, took out his mobile phone, and looked at Xiaoxiang's chat box again.

"No reply... Do you want to do it now... No, no, I have to hold it in!"

Chapter 36: Aine: The more Riki objects, the more I know I’m doing the right thing (1/2)

"Are you fiddling with this?"

"Nonsense, this isn't your first time, why are you pretending to be a newbie?"

"I just feel like the sound this thing makes is a little weird, and I used to play with it by myself. Who would have thought that one day I'd ask you to borrow it?"

"...No, why do I feel like your words always make me think in other directions? Are you doing this on purpose?"

"No." Tsuzuki Chihiro smiled faintly, "I really feel that the bass and other things, the sound is really not pleasant enough."

"Bass instruments are like this. Each instrument has its own meaning, and only when they are combined together can we form a complete band."

Nagasaki Suyo sighed, but she was not lamenting that the band in last week's show had more guitars and fewer keyboards, but rather lamenting why she was being taken advantage of.

At home, they teach others how to play the bass step by step. In the industry, such people are generally called bass tutors.

But other tutors all charge money, but I am the only one who gives money to students, and I am willing to do so. It's really unfair.

"Tsuzuki."

"what happened?"

"Do you want to go to school in my place?" Nagasaki Suyo looked at the "weak" girl in front of her who had no trace of makeup and was completely natural, and couldn't help but think of the excuse she had mentioned before.

——She told Xiaoxiang that she used the excuse that she met herself in the training institution because she wanted to go to university.

"go to school?"

"Yeah, haven't you...dropped out of school for a long time?"

"..."

"So I thought you could take this opportunity to go to school in my place. On the one hand, you could take this opportunity to get in touch with Xiao Mu and learn more about her situation, right?

On the other hand, you can also experience campus life after a long absence, and then you can consider whether to return to the classroom as a formal high school student."

"Oh? Did you forget to mention it a little?"

"What?"

Tsuzuki Chihiro's eyes flickered, and she said naturally, "You can also take this opportunity to lie down at home for a day, and then let me go to school to attend classes and take exams in your place."

"...I'm telling you this because my head was stuck in the door."

Su Shi rolled her eyes. Although she did have such an idea, this was definitely not her starting point.

What made her feel a little unhappy was probably because she wanted to express some gratitude actively, but was always unconditionally rejected by Chihiro Tsuzuki.

Forget it, this is better. Let's handle business in a fair and impartial manner. When the day comes when I have used up this guy and kicked him out, he probably won't pester me anymore.

“But…” Tsuzuki Chihiro grabbed Su Shi’s right hand as she was about to stand up from the edge of the bed in the guest bedroom, looked at her with bright eyes and said, “What you said does make sense.

As your chief military advisor, going to the Third Battlefield to gather intelligence on your behalf is indeed within the reasonable requirements stipulated in our contract."

"...So this is your plan?"

"Next week, I plan to deal with Aine's problem in the next two days."

"As you wish, but this is the only chance we have in the short term. After all, Xiao Mu's observation skills are actually much sharper than those of ordinary people."

Speaking of this, the image of the girl who was taciturn but seemed to know a lot emerged in Su Shi's mind.

"Today, you should practice according to the practice sheet I sent you. Oh, and be careful not to damage my bass.

Look at your guitar, it's in such a state, don't treat my instrument the same way."

"……I will."

Chihiro Tsuzuki smiled faintly and did not explain that the guitar had been with her for almost ten years.

No one cherishes this guitar more than her. Sometimes, even when she couldn't hold on any longer in the UK, as long as she saw the patterns on the guitar, the girl would bury her head in the quilt and cry silently, and then put away all the negative emotions and continue living.

Some inanimate objects can also speak. They will listen to your sadness and worries, and then respond to your expectations in a voice that only you can hear.

The voice seems to come from them themselves, and it also seems to be the echo of the people and things they have witnessed in your mind.

..........

Saturday, May 5nd, is the most anticipated time of the week for students. After all, for many schools with a tight schedule, there is only one to one and a half days of vacation per week.

At Hanegaoka Girls' Academy, Chihaya Aine bent down from under her seat to pick up the eraser that Xiao Deng had dropped behind her, then placed it on the other person's desk with a smile.

Regarding the band... She actually wanted to continue talking to Deng yesterday.

Aiyin felt that if she backed down just because of a few words from a stranger, or someone who was prejudiced against her, then she would have wasted half a year in England.

Chihaya Aine would not retreat before the battle just because of a few sarcastic remarks from passers-by.

Especially after she had a voice call with Chihiro on her mobile phone the day before yesterday, she felt that if a person wanted to survive in his or her own circle, he or she needed to listen more to the encouragement from those who really cared about him or her.

Shiina Riki? Her words aren't some kind of legally binding clause or treaty!

"But I didn't run into her yesterday... It's a bit difficult."

What Aiyin was talking about while mumbling to herself was naturally the result of her sneaking over to stake out RiNG yesterday afternoon.

Originally, she actually wanted to wait for Su Shi at the gate of Yuezhisen School, but she thought that if she went there directly, it might seem too deliberate.

It wasn’t a big deal before, but yesterday, I really didn’t leave a perfect impression in front of Su Shi.

If we could pretend to meet by chance... that would be the best outcome.

It was a pity that she didn't see Su Shi entering and leaving RiNG in the coffee shop opposite RiNG yesterday. She was afraid of being criticized by Li Xi if she took the initiative to go over, so she ended up wasting a lot of time.

"Little Light~"

"what."

Hanaoka's last class on Saturday afternoon was earlier than the previous days, so Aine took advantage of the ample time and packed her things in advance. She turned around and looked at the somewhat dull Deng with anticipation.

"I'm sorry about forming a band last time." Aine thought about it and realized that she did have some issues with her original intention. "You said you wanted to form a band for life, right?"

"..."

A lifetime is indeed too heavy a burden for Aine, and she will not make a promise that she may not be able to fulfill just to be angry with Riki.

Aine was actually a little confused. What was her purpose in bringing up this matter again?

But after thinking it over carefully, she at least felt that she should not only care about herself but also ignore the feelings of other people in the band.

"As for being in a band for life, I really can't promise that, but I've thought about it, isn't it more important to consider my original intention rather than talking about the results right away?

So, I won't force you to form a band with me, but I sincerely invite Xiao Deng again."

After saying this, Aiyin rubbed her head again, carrying her guitar on her back and preparing to leave, while adding, "Xiao Deng, don't worry about answering. I'll be leaving first~"

After leaving the classroom, Aiyin breathed a sigh of relief. She felt that she had said something that she had wanted to say to Deng yesterday.

However, just as she left the school gate and stood in front of the bus station, hesitating whether to take a bus to RiNG first and try her luck, she felt someone pat her shoulder from behind.

Turning around, the girl's eyes widened.

"Su, Sushi-san?"