But this level of gaze was not enough to make Rin feel uncomfortable. Rin then stretched out her right hand and poked the fair arm of the girl sitting opposite her, saying calmly:
"I want a matcha parfait."
"......knew."
After a long silence, Shiina Riki finally said her first words. Then she quickly stood up and walked towards the front desk.
Soon, Shiina Riki returned to his seat with a cup full of matcha parfait, and gently pushed it and the spoon in front of Rin.
"Thank you."
Lin thanked her sincerely. The girl didn't mind classifying the person who invited her to eat matcha parfait as a good person. At this moment, the girl's patience was infinitely magnified.
At least until Rin finishes this cup of matcha coffee, the girl will not criticize Shiina Riki for anything he does, including breathing on him.
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
Shiina Riki responded coldly, with a slight tremor in the end of her voice, and she still hadn't completely recovered from her previous emotions.
"I'm here to talk to you about something related to you."
While savoring the delicious matcha parfait, Rin narrowed her eyes slightly and looked calmly at the thorny girl in front of her.
"Lixi, don't you want to know why Deng didn't want to tell you what happened at noon?"
As the cool liquid entered his mouth, Rin narrowed his eyes again, briefly revealing a happy expression.
Although Shiina Riki has seen Rin's happy expression when eating matcha parfait many times, her heart beats silently every time she sees this rich expression.
People always yearn for beauty. Although there are barriers in her heart, when she saw this face, the haze in the girl's heart couldn't help but dissipate.
"You want to tell me?"
Shiina Riki asked uncertainly.
After all, at noon, Rin had clearly shown an attitude of watching the show. Shiina Riki originally thought that Rin must have communicated with Deng in advance and was determined to keep it a secret from him.
"Why would you be willing to do this? It was just a trivial misunderstanding."
"Misunderstand?"
"That's right. The reason why Deng and I met at the entrance of RiNG this afternoon was because I accidentally picked up the key that Deng dropped."
"We agreed to meet today. My friend and I happened to be practicing in RiNG's training room, so I asked Deng to come to the RiNG door at noon to pick up the key."
"Huh? But..."
When Shiina Riki heard what Rin said, her eyes were filled with disbelief. She looked up and down at the white-haired girl, as if thinking about the credibility of her words.
"Why not? Or maybe you could tell me what you think we're doing? I might be able to give you an answer."
Lin waved his hand helplessly, and then continued to devote himself to the task of finishing the matcha parfait, taking one bite after another with a sense of satisfaction.
After hearing Rin's question, Shiina Riki fell silent. After a minute, until Rin had completely finished the matcha parfait in the cup, she said hesitantly:
"Don't you, Deng, and that pink-haired girl want to form a new band without...without me?"
"Huh? What's your train of thought?"
The white-haired girl looked at Li Xi with disbelief, as if she was examining a rare and hard-to-find treasure, and the shock in her eyes was not concealed at all.
However, before Lin began to refute Riki's version of "astonishing wisdom", the girl knocked on the wall of the cup with a spoon, and several crisp sounds were heard.
"I also want matcha parfait."
In response, Shiina Riki shook his head decisively and rejected Rin's request.
"No, if I eat too much matcha parfait, my stomach will get upset."
"I still want to eat."
“…I’ll buy it for you next time.”
Shiina Riki leaned forward slightly and easily snatched the spoon from Rin's hand, preventing her from continuing to knock on the wall of the cup and indirectly attracting the attention of other guests.
"All right......"
"In that case, Rin, tell me what you call the truth."
The girl crossed her arms over her chest, showing a perfect curve. Unfortunately, Lin couldn't appreciate it. She stared at the wall of the cup absent-mindedly, pursed her lips, as if she was still savoring the taste of matcha parfait.
"As the drummer of a band, Li Xi should know that CRYCHIC disbanded not long ago, right? Then let me ask you, in Li Xi's heart, what kind of girl is Deng?"
As the conversation between them got on track, Shimizu Rin put away her casual attitude, her tone gradually became serious, and she looked sharply at Shiina Ritsuki in front of her.
Returning to his old gaze made Shiina Riki feel a little uncomfortable.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
How could anyone possibly know more about lights than I do?
Shiina Riki thought so.
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83. The girl’s kindness, the rich woman’s reward!
What's there to ask?
Shiina Riki didn't understand.
Moreover, how does this relate to the truth that Shimizu Rin wants to tell?
"It's nothing special. I'm just helping someone who can't see through people's minds to analyze Deng's inner journey."
Qing Shui Lin waved his hands helplessly, leaned against the back of the sofa as if nothing had happened, and looked at the street scene outside the cafe with a casual look.
"are you talking about me?"
"if not?"
The girl chuckled and then said casually:
"Although Li Xi said that Deng can sing your heart out, but apart from the lyrics, Li Xi actually doesn't know much about Deng's inner thoughts, right?"
The white-haired girl spoke mercilessly. On an objective level, Shiina Riki's feelings towards Takamatsu Touma were basically one of protection and admiration, and he had never thought about how to solve the inner problems of this gravity girl.
However, this is understandable, because Shiina Ritsuki herself has many unresolved problems. Her sister, Xiangzi, and Rin are all psychological barriers that Shiina Ritsuki finds difficult to face.
"How can it be!"
Shiina Riki retorted decisively.
Li Xi subconsciously blurted out her defense of Takamatsu Deng. Her brain did not even think about it and she stood up without hesitation, but in her heart she refused to acknowledge the established fact that Shimizu Rin said.
In fact, Li Xi vaguely knew it, but she just didn't want to face it.
Many times, Lixi stood next to Deng, and whenever Deng showed a confused or painful expression in front of Lixi, the black-haired girl was unable to provide any help to him.
Because Shiina Riki only knows how to protect Takamatsu Touma, the girl is completely unable to understand the root cause of the matter, and sometimes even makes the situation more complicated because of her impulsiveness.
To use Takamatsu Teru's words, Shiina Riki is as confused as her at this moment.
But unlike Deng who was standing there and wandering, Shiina Riki was not satisfied with the status quo. She didn't want to continue to be confused and still wanted to work hard to prove her talent.
The girl struggled desperately - her previous proposal to re-form a new band was one of Lixi's efforts, trying to save the falling apart band on her own.
Sadly, if Shiina Riki can't even save himself, how can he expect to save others? Besides, the other members of the band have even more serious problems than Riki!
In this desperate situation, Shimizu Rin didn't know how Shiina Ritsuki should deal with this. If Shiina Ritsuki still wanted to form a new band according to her ideas, then what she would have to face was solving the psychological problems of the three girls.
Excluding Toyokawa Shoko, the remaining three girls, Wakaba Mutsu, Nagasaki Suyo, and Takamatsu Touma, all had questions that were more serious than the other.
As for Rin Shimizu herself, having learned from the previous experience, the girl will never easily believe in other people's invitations again, and has almost cut off the possibility of joining a new band in the short term. Even if Rin herself does not have any psychological problems, she is the most difficult member to win back in CRYCHIC.
"Why is that impossible? CRYCHIC disbanded not long ago, and Deng keeps talking about the Lifetime Band. If you think you know each other best in the band, then Lixi, you don't think that CRYCHIC's disbanding won't have much of an impact on Deng, right?"
Qing Shui Lin lowered her eyes to glance at the empty glass, curled her lips in dissatisfaction, then stood up gently and walked towards the front desk.
"Wait a minute! What are you going to do?"
"Of course I'll order another matcha parfait. I haven't had enough yet."
Shimizu Rin, whose appetite had been aroused by a cup of matcha parfait, naturally would not let herself suffer. Since she could not get a refill from Shiina Ritsuki, she had to pay for another matcha parfait herself.
Naturally, Shiina Riki didn't say much about this. He waited quietly for Rin to come back, but his eyes would occasionally glance at the pure white figure in front of the counter.
A few minutes later, Shimizu Rin returned to her seat holding a full cup of Matcha Parfait and motioned for Shiina Riki to continue.
"I know that the disbanding of CRYCHIC will have an impact on Deng, so I thought about forming a new band without Xiangzi. Maybe this will help Deng cheer up and continue singing on stage."
Shiina Riki spoke with utmost seriousness, her clear eyes devoid of any trace of taint, clearly revealing the purity of her resolve.
But if the starting point is good, does that mean the result will definitely be good?
There are always many unexpected things in the world, not to mention that when both parties do not understand, the base variables of these unexpected things are really too huge.
Shimizu Rin scooped up a generous portion of matcha parfait and placed it in her mouth with a look of happiness on her face. After enjoying it for a few seconds, the girl calmed down and said:
"What can I say? Like... Li Xi, you really are so high and mighty?"
"Why do you think, Lixi, that forming a new band can calm Deng's determination to form a band for life? After all, this is the first band Deng has ever joined, and she wants it to last a lifetime."
"They re-formed a band so hastily and easily, without resolving any of the problems between them. They just removed the biggest unstable factor from the band, and then everyone pretended nothing happened and continued to form a band with a smile on their faces."
"How is this possible? Lixi, aren't you afraid that in the end you will not only hurt others but also yourself?"
For this reason, Shimizu Rin feels that these girls in the band are more troublesome than each other, just like Shiina Tatsuki who is sitting opposite her now - she thinks some complicated things are too simple, and some things that should be simple are too complicated. In addition, the girl herself is prone to inferiority complex. With all these conditions accumulated, Shiina Tatsuki will naturally become a trouble maker.
Fortunately, Lixi can still be saved. This tangled state cannot continue for a lifetime, otherwise the girl's life will be ruined.
Shimizu Rin only needs to solve the girl's psychological problems and stabilize the situation of the people around Riki a little.
Let Lixi realize the problem.
Solve Li Xi's inferiority complex.
In this way, Shiina Riki will surely become the most normal human being among all the members of CRYCHIC except himself.
After all, there is no big problem with the girl's behavior, except that Li Xi's personality is indeed a little impatient, but these can be compensated for later. We just need to be wary of this impatience and not let it cause harm to others.
The nature is good, it just needs a little guidance.
After listening to Rin's analysis, Shiina Riki lowered his head, which was rare, and muttered:
"...How could I possibly hurt the light?"
Merely describing it verbally was not enough to make Riki realize the problem, but Shimizu Rin didn't think that Riki's problem could be solved through simple conversation.
The white-haired girl just wanted Li Xi to calm down and not let the situation get worse because of an accidental encounter at noon and the random thoughts in her mind.
"Well, let's put it another way."
Shimizu Rin sighed softly, and while sighing, she secretly took another bite of the matcha parfait. The sudden change in tone made Shiina Riki raise his head again.
Then, Rin added:
"Lixi, do you think the new band you've reorganized can live up to Deng's dream? Or, Lixi, what makes you think this new band won't disband again for other reasons?"
"Will not!"
Shiina Riki suddenly became excited. Fortunately, Riki did not have any physical conflict with Rin this time, but the disbelief in her eyes was clearly visible to the naked eye.
"So, Lixi, do you know the real reason why CRYCHIC disbanded?"
"...Isn't it because you and Xiangzi quit CRYCHIC that everyone..."
Shiina Riki muttered softly, as if realizing that his emotions just now were too intense and afraid that similar injuries would happen again, Riki spoke very restrainedly this time.
"what?!"
Qing Shui Lin said in a long tone. The girl glanced at the confused Li Xi helplessly and poked Li Xi's arm with her slender fingers again.
"I say...you really don't think that the reason CRYCHIC disbanded was simply because Xiangzi and I left, right?"
"If there were no problems with the band itself, how could it break up just because two people quit?"
If the members of CRYCHIC were replaced by other normal band girls, they should have pulled Xiangzi aside on the day CRYCHIC disbanded, and worked together to solve the problems that happened to Xiangzi, supporting each other and making progress together.
Instead of Xiangzi's explosion triggering a chain reaction of explosions among other band members, leaving no one spared, although Su Shi stood up to retain Xiangzi, his fundamental interest was only for the survival of the band.
This is one of the reasons why Rin quit CRYCHIC.
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