Will the plagiarism girl be a substitute for the preference for women?

"I'm heading back now, nothing else. Have a safe trip!"

"Wait"

China stopped Su Shi, who was about to leave.

"Get in the car, I'll give you a ride."

Chapter 50 This is what they're planning to do...

"No need, I'll just take the tram."

Su Shimi smiled and waved her hand.

I have no idea what she's thinking. Is she asking for a ride to make up for her previous tantrum? She probably thinks that's really rude of her.

You even made a point of having me come over to move my things first, and then seemingly casually asked me for a ride? When did you ever stoop to using such tricks?

At this moment, China also felt that her good intentions were a bit abrupt, and given that the original owner's attitude towards Su Shi was not good, this would only make the other party more wary.

Moreover, giving someone a ride means knowing their location, which indirectly infringes on their privacy.

Since that's the case, let's part ways here. Anyway, I have no regrets in my heart. I just did what Xiangzi would have done for Su Shi, and then got some information from it.

There's no need to care so much about what others think.

Caring too much will only make you anxious. Wouldn't it be better to reduce your anxiety symptoms instead of repeating the same mistakes?

The more you care about others, the more anxious you become, which in turn triggers illness and harms others.

The best thing you can do is do nothing, right...?

As China repeatedly questioned herself about whether she could accept her own behavior, she realized that the way she was alleviating her anxiety was somewhat unusual.

While I was in the electronics store, thinking about anything that might have made me feel ashamed, regretful, or worried in the past, I suddenly felt nothing. To put it more bluntly, I was heartless. Was it because... my psychological defense mechanism was triggered?

In the few days since I started school, I have been exhausted by the illness, thinking about how to make up for the mistakes I made when I was sick and how to prevent my lies from being exposed.

If this anxiety is triggered too frequently, it will trigger a psychological defense mechanism to avoid the harm that continued anxiety may cause.

For example, "denial," "projection," "displacement," and "rationalization."

This time, after impersonating Xiangzi to obtain information while in a state of illness, and leaving behind a cryptic message that left Su Shi bewildered, he should, as in the past, have fallen into self-blame.

However, once the psychological defense mechanism is activated, it begins to make various rationalizations for "you don't need to care about her feelings" and "pretending to be someone else isn't a bad thing".

No wonder I always felt something was missing in my psychoanalysis.

The process of her psychoanalysis just now was a process of self-psychological defense.

As a patient, she inevitably analyzes herself like this from time to time.

This feeling is like looking at yourself from a third-person perspective, from a higher point of view.

Therefore, she had thoughts about Su Shi, but due to her psychological defense mechanisms, the emotions she placed on these thoughts were not strong.

So after this somewhat unoriginal attempt to hitch a ride failed, China didn't have a strong insistence on pulling Suze into the car.

Su Shi got on the bus herself.

Because she wanted to care about China to the very end, to the point that even Shoko would be moved.

"It's too heavy for Chika to carry all this herself after getting off the bus. Let's go to Chika's house first, and I'll help her move everything in."

“Okay, but my sister doesn’t live at my house,” China stated beforehand.

That's enough! Don't mention her name again so soon after Xiangzi left me at the coffee shop!

Su Shi almost shouted out her true feelings.

Calm down, let's think about whether we can get some information about Xiangzi out of Qiannai...

How could that be? To keep it a secret from me, China pretended not to know Shoko for an entire semester.

But China seemed different from usual; by accepting my help to move her things, she essentially told me where she lived.

She used to be unwilling to reveal which district she lived in.

Does this count as getting closer to one's own sense of distance?

Damn it, because they were cold and distant towards me before, I feel relieved now that they've warmed up a little bit.

Su Shi kept reminding herself to keep her care for China superficial and never to be genuine.

If you're moved by the fact that this guy is only slightly better than before, then you're truly hopeless. Can't you just eat something better? Why do you have to worry about a few extra grains of rice in this porridge?

When China sat in the front seat, she always felt a strange chill down her spine, but when she turned around, she saw Su Shi still smiling gently.

In short, China continued to mimic the somewhat impolite tone, saying:

"Let's find out where we live first. If my house is farther than yours, you don't need to come and carry your things. You can just hitch a ride home."

Ha, you even said I didn't need to help you move things, making it seem like helping you move things is my obligation.

After mentally venting her frustrations, Su Shi began to devise her new plan.

"no need"

She clasped her hands on her lap, smiled and winked. The setting sun shone through the car window onto one side of her face, while the other side was obscured by darkness.

"I told my mom I'm staying at a classmate's house tonight."

At this moment, China's eyes widened slightly, and a sense of unease born of the unknown slowly spread throughout her body.

It is an area that psychological self-defense mechanisms cannot defend against.

Perhaps, from the very beginning, it was out of concern that Su Shi was brought into the car, which went against the original owner's character setting regarding her attitude towards Su Shi. This was a measure that was not fully considered.

Not long ago, she was dumped at the coffee shop by "Xiangzi," and now she says she wants to stay at Xiangzi's sister's house. What will she plan to do at her sister's house...?

Could it be something done to get revenge on Xiangzi...?

China swallowed hard, thinking that Su Shi was just a high school student and she didn't really know much about her. She shouldn't associate her with some kind of villain.

Perhaps it was the light the setting sun cast on Su Shi that influenced my thoughts when I turned around just now.

"By the way, is Chizuru still writing songs lately?"

In the car, Su Shi first tried to break the silence except for the wind noise from the car window.

Although she couldn't understand China's experimental arrangement at all, and had no idea about the lyrics.

But she needs to use this question to gradually steer the conversation toward the band.

China, sitting in the front seat, feigned a slightly aloof demeanor, and without turning around, casually replied while looking at her phone:

"I haven't had any inspiration lately."

Her tone was somewhat indifferent, as if she didn't care much about songwriting.

It's not about whether I have inspiration or not. Could I really write something like this without hallucinations? I don't want to have to take a bunch of cough pills to imitate her songs.

"Oh, I see. Come to think of it, I asked you to come to the band before, but you didn't show up. I was originally planning to talk about the band's plans and stuff."

Su Shi's tone revealed a hint of regret, but her mood quickly brightened again.

"But I'm already very happy to hear that you're willing to join the band and even teach Deng singing techniques."

"I wouldn't have wanted to add a band if it weren't for the lights and the sound of love."

When Qiannai blurted out these words, she realized that she had gotten a little carried away with the original owner's attitude towards Su Shi.

I need to control myself, otherwise I might become manic and start acting out, which would be even worse.

"It's okay, as long as China can join the band, I'll be perfectly happy."

Su Shi repeated her thoughts.

At the same time, he began planning how to take meticulous care of China after arriving at her home.

Chapter 51 What to Eat Tonight

"Speaking of which, you just asked me if I was writing songs, and then you immediately brought up band projects. What are your thoughts on this?"

Connecting the terms "songwriting" and "band planning," China immediately thought of "writing songs for a band."

As expected, Su Shi slowly began to talk about the band's music arrangement:

"Well... actually, I've been worried about the arrangements for the new band. After all, you don't want your songs to be released outside the industry, and you've also said that they're not suitable for performance."

"But I later learned that the band's drummer, Lixi, has recently been learning music arrangement. She's a very hardworking girl and should be able to take on the responsibility of arranging music for our band."

"And Xiaoqian has said that her arrangement skills are very high. Even if her style is niche, I think she can still share some music theory concepts and mixing techniques with Lixi, right?"

According to Su Shi, she meant that she wouldn't be the arranger, but she could offer Li Xi some advice.

This is probably just some positive ideas in the band's project.

“Okay, I’ll help Riki more,” China replied.

“That’s great. I thought you wouldn’t get along with the other arrangers. You used to disagree with a lot of songs that the general public listens to.”

Su Shi's tone was one of surprise and delight.

At this moment, China was also somewhat surprised that the original owner had said such intolerant things to Su Shi.

In that case, some of her beliefs would conflict with those of the original owner.

She used to dislike mass-produced songs, hating how they could create a song in half an hour using a formula and still become so much more popular than the ones she painstakingly made. However, her perspective changed after she researched the conditions for music to be widely sung.

Just like videos, articles, or any work of art, high-quality creations made with care are not necessarily what the public likes to watch.

Because they only focused on satisfying themselves, instead of working on how to satisfy the masses.

This is something that China should pay attention to when she becomes a virtual streamer.

For example, a meticulously crafted tutorial on mixing techniques might only get a few thousand views because the content is too hardcore, and only other musicians would watch it.

But if you were to create a cheesy DJ version of a song, it might not take much effort, but the number of views would definitely skyrocket.

But the original owner might be different; not for money, not to please the masses, just to do what she likes.

However, it's okay if there's a clash of ideas. China can smooth things over by softening her sharp words and making them more gentle.

"It's not that I don't agree with all popular songs, but many fast-food songs nowadays, while meeting the criteria for high popularity, lack refinement."

"These producers have captured viewership with these formulaic songs, but they haven't thought about going any further."

China wondered if the original owner had this intention when she said she denied popular songs, but her manic episodes made her views radicalized, or her depressive episodes made her too lazy to explain herself.

"So that's what it meant back then..."

After this explanation, Su Shi's opinion of Qian Nai changed.

Originally, China disliked the idea of ​​categorizing everything into different classes, and Suze didn't particularly like her contradictory behavior of denying mainstream music.

But if you're a producer specializing in niche genres, and you also have a desire for mainstream music to improve, then that's quite...

"Don't fall for it!" Su Shi immediately reminded herself, "Don't be fooled by Qian Nai's tricks."

This is just a correct mindset, but it doesn't mean that one's feelings for China will suddenly increase because of it.

……

The taxi arrived at China's house.

As soon as they got out of the car, Su Shi, who was in the back seat, took the main unit and computer accessories from the trunk.

"It's alright, I'll carry it. China, go open the door."

Upon opening the door, the living room, though not as spacious as the Su family's, was still the size of a typical middle-class home.

Furthermore, the homeowner clearly put a lot of thought into the decoration to create a homey atmosphere, resulting in an overall bright yet soft ambiance.

Unlike some luxurious rental apartments where the living room alone is nearly 100 square meters, this one doesn't exude a cold, business-like atmosphere.

However, there was nothing else in the cozy living room or the kitchen behind it, which was separated by a half-wall.

Are China's parents also very busy?

What does China usually eat for dinner?

"Takeout," China replied, then walked towards the refrigerator.

"Eating too much takeout isn't good, how about we cook some ourselves..."

When Su Shi saw that Qian Nai opened the refrigerator, there was no raw meat or vegetables inside, only various drinks, canned fruit, and... whiskey.