Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

"that......."

Seeing Aiyin looking at her embarrassedly because she didn't keep up with the rhythm and played the prelude wrong, Lixi frowned but didn't say anything.

It's okay, Aine probably just hasn't been on stage much, so she's a little nervous. She should be able to tolerate and understand.

So Li Xi just took a long, deep breath, and then said as calmly as possible to the staff member on the other side who was helping to play the bass recording:

"Please... do it again."

However, will it be okay the second time?

Haha, no!

Chihaya Aine made a mistake in playing again, and this time the guy didn't even dare to say anything, but it didn't matter... She didn't do it again.

With a gesture, the live performance that had started off badly started over again.

However...haha, it really happened again and again!

"......"

This time, perhaps she really couldn't hold on any longer, Chihaya Aine even turned around, ran to her like a puppy, lowered her head, and prepared to be scolded.

well.......

After seeing this scene, Li Xi suddenly couldn't say anything harsh.

She actually knew that the practice time for their band might be too short for Aine. Even though she always complained that Aine was a newcomer who pretended to know everything, what was the point of saying that now?

But if Aine comes over and interrupts the performance now, what will the audience do? If Suye is here at this time, she should be able to MC and mediate the atmosphere, right?

Haha....they don't have a bassist like that on stage today.

Li Xi felt like he was really going crazy.

"Lixi...I..."

"You... forget it." Li Xi calmed down her anger again. She knew that if she got angry now, not only would the normal LIVE be completely ruined, but most importantly, she would be laughed at by Xiangzi.

She couldn't...at least not do anything impulsive today.

"You've practiced well, this is just... an ordinary live performance, it's okay."

Although Li Xi couldn't guarantee how she would scold Pink Hair after she stepped down today, she now knew that she had to eliminate the other party's nervousness.

Even though... Li Xi had already heard a lot of footsteps leaving, each footstep was like a drumstick hitting her heart, making her feel suffocated.

However, if she backed down, not to mention how Xiangzi would view her, whether he would think that she was just a fool who yelled at her teammates, she couldn't even get past Su Shi.

However, maybe it’s a good thing that Su Shi didn’t get to see all this down there today?

If even Su Shi had problems, Li Xi would really see no hope.

“Aine…water.”

At this moment, Deng, the lead singer, came over with a water bottle with a straw. Lixi's mood seemed to improve when she saw this. This also reminded her of the time when crychic went on stage and Xiangzi comforted the nervous Deng in the same way.

Aine took the water from Deng's hand and gulped down a few mouthfuls like a little hamster. Riki beside her also noticed something and asked tentatively:

"You really admire that... Chihiro-sister, right?"

"Eh?"

"Look over there." Li Xi raised her chin. She had just noticed the beautiful girl with long burgundy hair standing at the entrance of the venue. "She probably also hopes that you can perform at your best level."

Although it is possible that part of Aine's nervousness comes from the other party, this emotion may also be converted into strength. At least Riki sometimes regards the competitive mentality towards Xiangzi as his own motivation.

Even though...she really couldn't do it like Xiangzi.

“rikki.......”

"Ah."

Lixi's lips trembled slightly. She knew that they didn't have much time left. She also knew how ridiculous it was that they still needed the comfort and support of potential "competitors".

"continue."

This should be the fourth time. Li Xi had actually prepared himself for another failure in the performance, and the entire LIVE would be forced to end.

But what surprised her was that Aine didn't seem to make any mistakes again this time.

Although viewed from behind, the pink-haired girl's body was still stiff, with her head lowered. She must be staring at the frets of the guitar, afraid of pressing the wrong chords.

Even though I was completely outperformed by the guitarist from the previous band in terms of stage performance, but...it can still be considered a breakthrough.

But soon Li Xi no longer even had the thought of smiling bitterly in his heart.

Because... there's a problem with the light again.

"Is there something wrong with the speakers?"

"I don't know...wasn't there anything wrong with that girl in the cake skirt singing just now?"

"Let's go, what's all this?"

There was a constant stream of discussion in the audience. Although Xiangzi and Mu, who were watching the performance, could hear it clearly, the people on the stage, at least Li Xi, who was sitting at the back, were completely unaware of it.

But even if she couldn't hear it, the worries in her heart about the situation would automatically make her imagine these conversations, and the content of the conversations might even be more harsh.

As expected...it still doesn't work?

The bassist was absent, the rhythm guitarist made a series of mistakes at the beginning, and compared with the previous band, they also lacked a keyboard. Li Xi, the drummer, now felt that the drumsticks in his hands were a little heavy.

It seemed that only Lenai was still functioning normally and was still playing.

Yes...someone is still playing.

Li Xi's eyes were a little red, but it was not because he was moved by Lenai's persistence, but because he had an obsession to finish the performance even if it meant giving up.

She would never agree that everyone's hard work in the band is less important than talent.

Su Shi has been struggling with her inner self, which is why she and Deng came up with this song that they both longed to perform.

Le Nai used to be elusive, but now she is their last pillar, keeping the main tone of the whole song from being dispersed.

Deng was also struggling hard. Even in such a situation, she still stood there and tried to sing out her heart.

Although Aiyin's efforts have always been ridiculed by her, the rapid progress made by several practice sessions in the recording studio also made Lixi realize that although the band lacks people like Xiangzi, at least this time...

"?You've worked hard enough!?"

Sing it out?!

Li Xi's eyes suddenly lit up. Not only her, but Ai Yin beside her also turned her head to look in the direction of the light, although the pink-haired girl also played a few subtle notes wrong.

But the most important thing at this moment is that the sound of the lights can finally be heard by the people in the audience...right?

Li Xi originally thought so, but when she played the whole song with the mentality of dying and being reborn, and then stood up to take a bow after the last beat, she found that...

The audience who were originally attracted by Chihiro and the others had almost disappeared at this moment, and there were only a handful of people left. The only person who stayed here, whom she didn't want to see, was still looking at them with gentle eyes.

Toyokawa Shoko.......

Yeah, this LIVE was not a success at all, or rather...it was the worst one among today's series of performances.

And they didn't have the chance to rely on the second song to change everything, so... she lost, lost to the "smug" Shoko Toyokawa.

Ha ha ha ha.......

Chapter 113 Subaru, are you saying that you have always lived in the same building with Su Shi? (1/2)

"Are you sure....this is your home address?"

Tsuzuki Chihiro didn't know if this was the only high-end apartment building in Roppongi, but she only knew that... the place where An and Subaru brought her and Nina must be the one belonging to the Sushi family...

As for why Taoxiang wasn't brought along? Ahem...it was because Taoxiang had to go to work.

But the question is... you rich people, living in luxury apartments, don't you have any other options?!

And why didn't she run into Xiao Subaru downstairs when she was eating and drinking for free at Su Shi's house?

Chihiro Tsuzuki rubbed her temples. She was too lazy to think about these small problems. After all, the problems she encountered today were already many and complicated enough.

Just after Aine and the others’ LIVE ended, Chihiro immediately felt an oppressive atmosphere hanging over these people.

Except for little Lenai who ran up to him and hugged him as if nothing had happened, and only let go and went home contentedly after this girl had absorbed all the energy from her sister and the guitar, everyone else could see that something was wrong with their emotions even from a distance.

In fact, Aine’s problems were not the most serious ones. Moreover, when she was about to go over to her, the child even begged her with her eyes not to go over and talk to her.

What could Chihiro Tsuzuki do? Her identity at the time didn't seem to be suitable for her to take action.

As for Xiaoxiang, who was originally watching the fun from the audience, he sent himself a message to express his joy and then left with Xiaomu...

This little octopus! She doesn’t even realize what a good thing she has done!

"Chihiro, have you been here before?"

Chihiro was stunned when she heard Nina, who was waiting for the elevator with her, ask a question. Then she curled her lips helplessly and said, "Well...I guess so, but I didn't expect Subaru to live here."

No matter how many problems there are, they must be solved one by one. There is no use in worrying about them.

Only people who are emotionally unstable and lack a sense of the overall situation will lose their composure because of these things. For Chihiro Tsuzuki, no matter how many problems there are, there are not as many solutions as there are.

Moreover, An and Subaru specifically called Nina and himself back home today, so he must have something important to tell them.

I guess it should be about filming next week?

The elevator dinged and stopped on the first floor, and Chihiro Tsuzuki also noticed the button for the 36th floor pressed by An and Subaru. Fortunately, it didn't happen that they lived directly downstairs from the Su family.

Otherwise, even though the building has strong sound insulation, she would still feel a little weird when she thought about Subaru being downstairs when she and Su Shi were arguing and fighting in bed.

"This is my home."

“Excuse me…”

An and Subaru prepared a pair of slippers for both Renai and Chihiro. Compared to Chihiro, who had already seen the spaciousness and exquisiteness of the interiors of these apartments, Renai's reaction was a bit like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden.

“So amazing…”

“In fact, you’ll get bored of living here very quickly.”

An Hemai didn't have much to say about the specifications of her house, and her house was not actually the largest one. She just liked the fake two-story decoration design, which gave her the feeling of having her own little nest.

After taking a bottle of chilled orange juice from the refrigerator and filling three glasses with ice, An and Subaru smiled at Chihiro, who was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, and Nina, who looked like she was about to melt.

"That's great for playing games." An Hesuba was naturally pointing to the wall-mounted TV facing the sofa in the living room. "But I also watch TV series occasionally."

As he spoke, An He Subaru operated the remote control to turn on the TV, and a clip from a Showa movie with a strong sense of age was playing on the TV.

The girl on TV was very beautiful, and her eyebrows seemed to have many similarities with Subaru in front of him.

"Is this Subaru's grandmother?"

"Yeah." An He Subaru nodded and explained with a smile, "Actually, today I wanted to explain this specifically to Nina, and of course I also wanted Chihiro to see these past scenes.

"Grandma...she debuted very early, probably when she was still in school, right?"

When I said this, the last scene on the TV also showed the title of this Showa movie: "Subaru"

"That's where my name comes from. Maybe my grandma thought it would bring good luck to our family."

As they spoke, An He Subaru seemed to be lost in some memories. "In the past... I rarely saw my grandma smile. But when I told her that I wanted to act in a TV series with her, the smile on her face at that moment was... really beautiful."

"Yeah......."

"Chihiro should understand, right?" An He Subaru looked in the direction of Tsuzuki Chihiro, "Grandma told me something about your grandmother, Chihiro. They seem to be a very special pair of friends..."

"Well, when grandma sees me and Lenai playing the guitar, she always has a happy smile on her face. After all, my father and Lenai's mother didn't end up getting involved in the industry that grandma likes..."

"Yes, so this is why I want you to help me, Chihiro?"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Qianxun suddenly showed a cunning smile, "My fee is not cheap~"

"Wait, wait...what are you talking about?"

"Just sit and listen, Renai. You can't help me." An Hesuba threw a pillow and hit the little girl on the head.

Looking at the "killed" Nina, An and Subaru burst into laughter, then looked at Chihiro with a serious look and asked:

"Chihiro...I don't want to make grandma sad, but I also don't want to..."

"You don't want to give up the band, do you?"

".......Um."