Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

Chapter 37 Li Xi: Su Shi is also a lamp blower? Classy! (2/2)

"What a coincidence, meeting you here."

In fact, it was not a coincidence at all. Chihiro Tsuzuki had been following the pink-haired girl all the way, but this little idiot just didn't notice it at all.

However, my current identity is a stranger who I have just met for a short time, so I can only use this method to create a chance encounter.

She couldn't possibly go to the school gate to block people. For example, according to Su Shi's information, Xiaoxiang was still studying there.

"Ah, Suyo-san... I..." Aine didn't know what to say for a moment, and her tongue twitched when the words came to her lips. Seeing her dazed look, Chihiro couldn't help but smile.

But in Aine's opinion, this was simply her classmate Suyo's personality, she was naturally friendly.

"Anyway, I'm sorry about what happened that day."

"We are the ones who should say sorry." Under Aine's surprised gaze, Chihiro's eyes revealed a trace of guilt, "Riki was so rude. If I had been scolded like that, I would have been even angrier."

"I...haha, no, I'm fine."

Chihaya Aine smiled awkwardly. How could she admit that Riki had really touched her sore spot, so she could only make an excuse.

"If possible, Lixi wants to apologize to you."

"Eh?"

A guy like that actually apologized to her? This was something Aine had never expected.

But she soon understood why. Su Shi must be speaking for her behind the scenes, right? What a gentle person...

Of course, in Aine's heart, Chihiro will always be her best friend, but sometimes she wants to not rely on her so much, unless... she can't help it.

"Are you free this afternoon? Let's go to RiNG and sit for a while. I kind of understand why you and Li Xi had that fight the other day. I think it would be a good idea to talk it out."

"what……"

Although Aiyin was somewhat resistant, she thought about it and wondered why she should be afraid of Riki?

Thinking of this, she nodded decisively, then followed Su Shi into the tram.

Because it was the time when several nearby schools were dismissing, and few people wanted to stay in school on Saturdays, there were still quite a lot of people on the bus, and we were not lucky enough to see any empty seats.

"Did Aine ask Xiao Deng if she wanted to form a band?"

"Ah... yes, actually, before we had that fight that day with Li Xi, Xiao Deng almost agreed, but I accidentally brushed off her question of 'Can we form a band for life?' and that's why she ran away.

Later, Li Xi thought that I was bullying Xiao Deng, but...looking at Xiao Deng and Li Xi's reactions, it seems that there are some things I don't know..."

Aiyin thought of the lyrics book she happened to see after finding Xiao Deng in the astronomy club a few days ago. There was also a sheet of music in the book with the names of the performers of different parts written on it.

Although there is no full name, the two names at the bottom of the staff should refer to Su Shi and Li Xi.

"Mr. Sushi, have you ever formed a band in the past?"

"Yes." Tsuzuki Chihiro is not Nagasaki Suyo, so she doesn't feel sad when others mention crychic. "That was a band we formed in junior high school, but they eventually disbanded and didn't continue."

"Disbanded?" Aine was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, "Why?"

"Because one of the members left the band for some personal reasons, and she happened to be the core of the band. Just like the lead singer like you, Aine, the band is naturally on the verge of falling apart without this kind of soul."

"Eh? Sushi-san, how did you know I wanted to be the lead singer of a band?"

Tsuzuki Chihiro's eyes twitched slightly, realizing that she had subconsciously relaxed in front of Aine and let the cat out of the bag, but she quickly found a way to make up for it.

"After all, Aine, you're so cute, so I subconsciously think you should be the band's mascot."

"hey-hey……"

Tsk tsk, the little girl is being cocky again. She's so easy to fool.

However, the mascot does fit the image of this girl. After all, mascots are usually useless except for being cute.

"Here we are. Let's go to the store and talk. Don't worry, Li Xi won't be mean to you this time."

“Ah…” Aine touched her head and wanted to say that she was not afraid of Riki, but after thinking about it, she said nothing.

The main thing is that in front of this very gentle Su Shi, she always seems to be unable to help but put herself in a relatively passive position.

"coming."

Li Xi, who was busy at the bar, saw the automatic door at the door open, and also saw the familiar Nagasaki Suyo walking towards her, and of course, there was also the pink-haired girl who looked a little "well-behaved" following beside her.

Li Xi's expression was a little awkward. After all, she was not good at apologizing to others and asking them to forgive her.

But there was nothing she could do. She was not in the right, and Su Shi said that she wanted to solve the problem completely, so she couldn't continue to be impulsive. She could only let go of her worthless face and lower her body towards Aine.

"Chihaya-kun, I was impulsive that day. I... shouldn't have said that to you."

"It's okay... I have problems too."

"Alright, alright, everyone, sit down. Lixi's treat today."

Tsuzuki Chihiro interrupted the weird situation of the two girls being awkward with each other, pulled Aine to find a seat and sat down, then raised her chin towards Riki, signaling her to prepare some refreshments.

Although the location is an open-style coffee shop and calling it "tea and snacks" seems a bit homely, the way three people sit around a square table at three different locations really looks like a mother holding a family meeting with two quarrelsome children.

As Chihiro has the initiative today, she naturally has to be the first to speak.

"Aine, actually, there's a reason why Riki was so impulsive. I mentioned it to you in the car, right? The five of us did form a band before."

Hearing this, Li Xi's gaze turned slightly towards Qianxun, as if he was thinking about the past.

"There are five people in the band: me, Xiaodeng, Lixi, Xiaomu, and the band's initiator, Xiaoxiang, who suggested forming a band together."

After all, with Li Xi as the person involved here, Chihiro Tsuzuki couldn't really maintain that indifferent attitude, and there was still a bit of nostalgia on her face.

"Xiao Deng is the lyricist. She is a person who observes the world very carefully. Every word she writes is the fundamental reason why we can come together and form a group.

Xiaoxiang composes music for these voices, allowing lonely people to sing their thoughts to more people.

In fact, according to Su Shi, the only person who is not sure whether he likes Xiao Deng's lyrics is Ruo Ye Mu, but she is now being sentimental and trying to gain Li Xi's favor, so she must catch our classmate Da Deng and brag about him a lot.

And the effect of her words was indeed very significant. Chihiro could clearly feel that there was a lot more fiery light in Li Xi's eyes when he looked at her.

Oh, what a light control ah.

However, she didn't seem to have the right to say these things. After all, the reason why Chihiro Tsuzuki wanted to speak these things openly was because she wanted to know what choice Aine would make.

As a good friend, Chihiro naturally doesn't want this idiot to dive into these problematic girls. After all, what good teammate would spend money to hire a scammer to trick his "friend"?

Those who know know that this is just a band, but those who don’t... might think that this group of people got married, divorced, and remarried.

Chapter 38 Li Xi: Salute Comrade Su Shi! (1/2)

"Su Shi..."

Today is Saturday and there is a lot of free time in the afternoon. Nagasaki Suyo is not in a hurry to go home today. She is very confident in Chihiro's strength.

So she chose to spend more time today, accompanying Xiao Mu in planting vegetables in the garden.

She actually didn't quite understand before why Xiao Mu was so insistent on watering the cucumbers every once in a while, but now she seems to have some new ideas.

"What's wrong, Xiao Mu?" Hearing Xiao Mu suddenly calling her name, Su Shi did not continue thinking about what had just happened, but turned to look at the girl next to her.

"...Is studying abroad because of Saki?"

"Going abroad..."

Oh no, I don’t know if Xiaoxiang said something to Xiaomu again, but I feel like the reason I casually said before is now turning into a “fact”.

Although this excuse was indeed very convenient, Su Shi thought about it and felt that there didn't seem to be any big problem, so he had to shake his head and distance himself from the matter of "studying abroad" and Xiangzi.

"It has nothing to do with Xiaoxiang. Although the band disbanded, Xiaoxiang must have his own reasons for doing so. There is no reason for me to flee the country because of this.

Actually, I don’t really want to go abroad, but my mother will be assigned to the UK branch in a few years, and I can’t stay in China alone.”

"is that so……"

Of course not, Su Shi complained helplessly in his heart.

She felt that she really could not get rid of the label of being a liar. She had clearly had a chance to start over and make a fresh start, so why did she still start telling nonsense?

Tsk, it’s all Chihiro Tsuzuki’s fault. This guy is full of lies and she’s been somewhat affected by him.

"Actually, it was hard for me to accept everyone's separation before. It wasn't until I knew that I would have to take the initiative to separate from everyone in the future that I understood."

Su Shi felt like she was getting a little carried away, and began to talk freely along this line, "Xiao Xiang may have similar reasons, and the real reason may be even more difficult to change than my situation, but we are just students, what can we do besides accept it?

I didn't understand this before, so I put Xiaoxiang under a lot of pressure. I'm actually quite sorry."

This last sentence is actually what Su Shi really thinks.

In her previous life, when Xiaoxiang looked at her with such cold eyes and accused her of "only yourself in your mind", how did she feel?

Su Shi remembered that she felt a little bit unbelievable and a little bit devastated at that moment.

But after "so much time" had passed, she also realized that it was she who pushed Xiaoxiang to the opposite side, and Kasuga Ying could only be regarded as the one who lit the last fire.

But she really couldn't just give up like that.

At least she needs to confirm that the reason Xiaoxiang quit is a completely unsolvable problem before she will truly give up.

"Xiao Mu, don't you have ballet class today?"

"I need it. I'll go there soon."

"Ah."

Su Shi thought of the question he had just put aside, and the answer to this question about cucumbers seemed obvious.

Because... only in the cucumber field does Xiao Mu have her own "work" and her own relaxing time.

...

"Sushi, what should we do? Aine has no intention of giving up!"

Li Xi was clearing away the teacups and saucers on the table, his face ashen, unable to hold back any longer.

She actually thought that as they chatted today, things would develop in the direction she and Su Shi expected. This pink-haired girl, knowing that she was in the wrong, would definitely give up and leave here in disgrace.

But she didn't expect that after she told Su Shi all about crychic's past, and then specifically emphasized Xiao Deng's inner state and everyone's attitude towards the band, the other party didn't show any intention of quitting at all.

"She's just talking."

Chihiro Tsuzuki elegantly drank the coffee that she had not had time to drink because she was talking all the time, and said with a smile to Riki, who was getting anxious at the slightest thing.

Chihiro was also helpless. It would actually be the best outcome if Aine could retreat when faced with difficulties, but this girl seemed to have become more confident because of the flattery she had said in the car?

She actually started thinking about making things more difficult for herself.

But who made her feel a little guilty towards Aine? After all, this girl told her all the bad things in her heart, but she still chose to hide it.

She would try her best to fulfill Aine's wishes, and of course she would also think about how to take care of everyone's expectations.

Besides, who said that in order to complete the commission of resurrecting Crychic, one must constantly cause trouble around these enthusiastic girls?

Or maybe Su Shi's thinking is a bit rigid.

"But……"

"But Aine brought this up with Deng again today, and Deng didn't directly refuse, right?"

“So that’s the crux of the matter.”

Lixi frowned. She knew that this was not a good sign. If Deng really formed a band with Aine, there would most likely be no good results.

Even when they were discussing those things just now, Aine didn't say anything about being a guitar vocalist as she had guessed, but instead said with some reluctance that guitar was fine.

But that guy's attitude of "I've suffered a great loss" really made Li Xi feel a little unhappy.

"Lixi, I've actually been wanting to ask you since a while ago, do you particularly like Xiao Deng..."

"what?!"

"Song of...?"

"……Um."

Hearing "Su Shi" speaking with heavy breathing, Li Xi couldn't help but roll his eyes at her, then said "hmm" obediently.

"So you also hope that one day Xiao Deng can stand on the stage again and sing her heart's song, right?"

"..."

Lixi frowned. She had to admit that she did have this expectation. After all, she had never formed a band with other classmates. She was just looking forward to performing with Deng again one day.

but……