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Everyone left the room and went downstairs, bringing out several different bottles of drinks.

"Cola, green tea, coffee, barley tea... so many drinks, how should I mix and match them?"

Looking at the drinks on the table, Hongxia's eyes sparkled with excitement. She opened a bottle of barley tea and poured some into her cup.

She continued, turning to Kita and Kotori, "You two come too! Let's make a special mixed drink like never before! Oh, and Kita, go to the kitchen and get all the spice jars~~"

"Huh? Do we need to add seasoning?"

"Hehehe, the rules don't say it can't be used, they only say it's a mixed drink! Hurry up, Kita!"

"If you keep dawdling, I'm going to change how I address you!"

"No, I know!!!"

With a long face, Kita could only run to the kitchen and bring out a whole bunch of spice jars.

The group's actions also attracted the girls who were playing games on the other side of the TV.

02 Looking at this huge pile of drinks and condiments, he asked curiously, "What are we doing here?"

Luo Bai said with a smile, "It's a punishment game. Make a drink with these things and let Liang drink it."

"Oh!!!"

02 watched this scene with curiosity, then her big eyes darted around, and she turned and ran to the coffee table, took a piece of chocolate and put it in her cup.

"Chocolate, delicious!"

Seeing 02's actions, Hongxia happily said, "Not bad, 02, you have a lot of talent! Chocolate should be paired with pepper, so I added Sichuan peppercorn powder!"

As more and more strange things were added, the color of the drink in the cup became increasingly murky.

After adding everything in and stirring evenly with a spoon, a dark brown mixed drink is finally ready.

"Ta-da! The super mixed drink is ready. Cool down, it's your turn! Accept your punishment properly. You don't have to finish it, just take a sip!"

Looking at the drink, which everyone knew would taste off, Liang calmly picked it up, sniffed it, and then, under everyone's curious gaze, took a sip.

And after taking a sip, to everyone's astonishment, he took another sip.

“Delicious!”

"well?!!!!"

Volume 1: Chapter 977 Debut Song Release (1/2)

Hongxia never expected that Liang would actually find the drink delicious.

Just by looking at the color of the liquid in this cup, Hongxia doesn't think this stuff will taste good!

Seemingly afraid that people wouldn't believe him, Liang drank it down in one gulp and even smacked his lips in satisfaction.

"Hmm, it tastes pretty good! It looks quite scary, but it doesn't smell strange. After drinking it, there's a slight spiciness, and then it tastes like a mixed fruit juice. Anyway, I can accept it. Hongxia, do you want to try it?"

Looking at the cup that Ryo handed her, Hongxia glanced at it fearfully, then looked at Ryo's expression, which remained unchanged but seemed to indicate a lingering desire. In the end, she leaned in and smelled it.

"Huh? It really doesn't have any strange smell?"

After Hongxia took the cup, 02 licked her lips greedily, wanting to go over and take a sip.

But the next second, Luo Bai stopped 02's action.

Luo Bai squatted down and whispered in 02's ear, "Don't be fooled, Sister Liang is lying. That drink doesn't taste good."

"???"

02 stared wide-eyed at Luo Bai in disbelief.

Then, she heard Hongxia's voice.

"Ugh!!! This tastes awful! You lied to me about it being cold!! Ugh!"

Hongxia, her face contorted with pain as she covered her mouth, looked on with indignation at Liang, who stood with his hands on his hips and a smug expression on his face.

Although Liang had a look of great revenge on her face, Luo Bai could tell from the slight twitching of her lips that she was enduring a lot of pain.

It's quite remarkable that Liang drank three mouthfuls of this awful drink without a change in expression.

This acting skill is enough to outshine a whole host of young, handsome actors.

After being tricked by Liang and drinking a terrible mixed drink, Hongxia chased Liang around the living room. Luo Bai watched for a while, then looked around and went upstairs.

Back in the room of the Bond Band, Luo Bai saw that Xing Ge had returned sometime earlier and was continuing to work.

Luo Bai walked over, hugged the older woman, kissed her smooth neck, and said, "It's already evening, so don't work."

Xingge's face turned slightly red as she whispered, "The band's album is about to be released, and I need to double-check the offline store arrangements. We can't be careless."

"There are so many people in the company, you don't need to worry about everything. Just relax. You're just worrying too much, it's exhausting."

Luo Bai took Xing Ge's tablet away, made her face him, and lifted her chin, saying, "In this kind of atmosphere, if you're still focused on work, that's a bit out of touch~~"

"Woo!"

After being kissed by Luo Bai, Xing Ge helplessly patted Luo Bai, and then slowly became engrossed in the moment, reaching out to hug Luo Bai.

However, the two hadn't been kissing for long when the room door was suddenly flung open.

Little Lonely and Xiduo, who were fleeing in panic, ran in and then saw Luo Bai and Xing Ge hugging and kissing each other.

At the door, Hongxia also caught up with a mixed drink that was still a third full, and she also saw the two people hugging inside the room.

Hongxia wasn't too surprised; instead, she grinned mischievously and walked in with her drinks.

"Hey, since you're all here, let's have a sip of the remaining mixed drink, it's really good!"

"..."

Luo Bai stared speechlessly at Hong Xia, who was in a frenzy. He pointed at the glass she was holding and, under the control of magic, made it fly up. Then, to Hong Xia's surprise, it was turned into powder by magic and finally floated out through the crack in the window.

"Hey! Senior, you're cheating! I haven't even let you drink yet!"

Luo Bai beckoned to Hong Xia, beckoning her over so he could pull her into his arms as well.

"How can you have the nerve to let everyone drink this?"

Squirming in Luo Bai's arms, Hong Xia said with a face full of resentment, "That won't do either. I've already drunk it, so everyone else has to drink it too!"

Seeing Hongxia's sullen expression, Luo Bai smiled and said, "Did you rinse your mouth after you finished drinking?"

Hongxia replied, "Of course! Otherwise, with that smell, I wouldn't have had the strength to run all the way up! Ugh!"

She had barely finished speaking when Luo Bai kissed her.

At that moment, Hongxia immediately forgot about mixing drinks and happily hugged and kissed Luo Bai.

As for Xingge, she could only watch helplessly as she tried to get out of Luo Bai's arms, but she was still held tightly by him.

Kita and Kotori, standing at the bedroom door, watched the two kissing, their faces slightly flushed.

Just as Xiao Gudu was about to quietly slip away, he was spotted by Xiduo, who grabbed him and pulled him back in. The two of them then entered the room together, and Xiduo called Ryo, who was slowly coming up behind them. They all went into the room and locked the door.

The door opened again half an hour later.

However, ten minutes had passed outside, but more than three hours had passed inside the room. The girls were now exhausted and had crawled into bed.

Hoshika, Nijika, and Kita had already fallen asleep, while Kotori and Ryo, though not asleep, were also exhausted.

Satisfied, she twisted her body in bed, glanced at the little lonely girl beside her with a rosy face and lifeless eyes, and said with a smile, "Yili, you're getting more and more proactive these days."

Hearing Liang's words, Little Lonely finally snapped out of her daze, burying her head further under the covers, and said shyly, "I... I didn't want to, but my body just wouldn't cooperate..."

"Hehe, that shows you have a lot of potential!"

As for what that potential was, although Liang didn't explicitly say, Xiao Gudu understood, and became even more shy, directly...

He burrowed under the covers, too afraid to show his face.

Seeing that no one was talking to her, Liang yawned wearily, turned off the light, and went straight to sleep.

.........

Two days later, amidst everyone's anticipation, their debut song, "Needle-Free Yet Thorny," was successfully released.

With the support of the management company and the influence of Xiao Ai and her team, the song "Bustling, Our City" quickly climbed the charts on major music platforms thanks to its exceptional quality.

Moreover, the physical CDs, which were initially not widely available offline, sold out over the weekend after the songs became more widely known. Major stores began to rush to restock, and also placed the promotional posters, both thornless and thorny, in more vibrant positions in their stores.

"Congratulations, you've succeeded."

Sitting in the coffee shop, looking out the window at the music store across the street and the people buying CDs, Luo Bai smiled and congratulated the five people sitting together, including Ren Cai.

Nina happily slumped onto the table, letting out a sigh of relief, and said, "Great! All my hard work these past few days hasn't been in vain!"

Compared to Momoka and the others, Nina was probably under the most psychological pressure, since she had never experienced anything like this before.

Momoka took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "Are you happy now? We've made our debut successfully, but Nina, you can't relax. Toyonosaki's final exams are coming up soon!"

"Sigh... I know!"

Volume 1: Chapter 978 Coming to Freeload (2/2)

In Toyonosaki, final exams are approaching. Although Nina's grades were good before, after transferring to Toyonosaki in Tokyo where the academic pressure is greater, she has to spend more energy on her studies.

Fortunately, with An and Subaru by my side, and the opportunity to ask Shiyu, who is ranked first in the grade, for help, the final exam shouldn't be too difficult.

After seeing that 02 cake was finished, Luo Bai asked the waiter to order two more slices, and then looked at Ebisuka Satoshi and said, "Satoshi, are you planning to go to Toyosaki next year too?"

Xiao Zhi put down his cup, nodded, and said, "Well, I've thought about it for a long time, and I really do want to go to school. My manager agrees with my idea, and next April, I can transfer directly to Toyosaki to be a second-year high school student. In the time that follows, I need to study the first-year high school curriculum well. The company has also found me a private tutor."

"That's good. Where are Momoka and Rupa?"

Momoka smiled and said, "I've already decided to apply to Tokyo University of the Arts. Plus, I'm a debuted artist and have a recommendation from my company, so getting into the composition department shouldn't be a problem."

Rupa patted Ash's head and said with a smile, "I've already graduated from university, and of course I'll continue to improve my bass skills. There are several instructors at the company who are very good at bass, so I have places to learn from. Besides, everyone else is still in school, and as the oldest in the team, I naturally have to take good care of everyone. My cooking skills have improved a lot!"

Ash happily enjoyed Rupa's head pat, saying, "My cooking skills have improved really fast, especially the stews, they're delicious!"

Rencai nodded repeatedly, "It's delicious! Senior, come eat with us today!"

"sure."

Luo Bai smiled and agreed. He was accompanying Xiao Ai to Tokyo to record a program today, and also to meet up with Ren Cai and the others to see how their new song CD was selling in Tokyo. He had originally planned to go back after dinner.

Eating together at Rencai's dorm would definitely be a more comfortable experience.

After agreeing, Luo Bai looked at the long queue that had already formed at the shop across the street and said, "Your popularity is about to explode. Have you been invited to any TV programs?"

Tao Xiang nodded and said, "Yes, and not just one TV station. In the end, our manager helped us choose two programs. One is a simple performance, featuring our band and a few newcomers. The other program is a 15-minute interview, plus a performance."

"That's not bad."

With Nangong Nayue's abilities, the company naturally has a lot of resources at its disposal. Finding a few suitable performances for the band is easy, and there's no need to worry about them being made difficult.

"But if they're going to prepare for the show, won't Nina and Subaru have even less time to prepare for their exams?"

An and Subaru rested their chins on their hands and said with a bright smile, "Hehe, it's actually not that bad. We've always been serious about our studies, so we don't really need to cram at the last minute. And as for participating in the show, we only need to rehearse for the singing segment. We don't need to maintain any persona like idols. We can just be the same as usual."

Having acted in dramas before, An and Subaru are naturally not afraid to appear in front of the camera.

Just then, Xiao Ai called to say that today's recording was finished.

"Okay, I understand. We'll have dinner at Rencai's dorm tonight. I'll come pick you up."

After finishing the phone call and seeing that everyone had finished their snacks, Luo Bai led everyone out of the coffee shop.

Upon arriving at the parking lot, Rupa thought for a moment and then looked at Luo Bai, saying, "Luo Jun, we don't have much food left at home. I need to go to the supermarket to buy some groceries first. You go pick up Xiao Ai first."

Luo Bai smiled and agreed, "Sure, just tell me which supermarket you want to go to, and I'll meet up with you after I pick up the person."

"Sure~~"

After the two sides separated, Ren and her five friends drove to the supermarket.

Pushing her shopping cart, Rupa hummed a song as she happily selected meat from the meat section for last night.

Nina, who was standing next to Rupa, picked up a box of chicken wings and said to Rupa, "Rupa, I want to eat chicken wings!"

"Okay, let's make some braised chicken wings then. But one box isn't enough, let's get another box."

Rupa smiled and nodded, putting the two boxes of chicken wings into the shopping cart.

After they finished buying meat and vegetables and were browsing in the seafood section, Luo Bai also brought Xiao Ai and 02 over.