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

Although I didn't join the band to make money, I definitely wouldn't accept a seven-person band if Xiangzi left because of his family's financial situation.

However, if the Toyokawa family, a family with such a prestigious reputation, were to fall into decline, it would definitely make headlines. Therefore, it's unlikely that Xiangzi left the band for financial reasons.

Besides, she took a taxi to a high-end coffee shop yesterday.

So what could be the reason?

I guess I still need to gain Chika's trust further and get clues about Shoko from her...

I'm sorry, but I still have to use you...

……

Hanegaoka Girls' High School.

China once again got out of the taxi amidst much attention and walked into the campus.

Although I felt a bit sleepy this time because of the medication, it wasn't as bad as when I had a depressive episode, where I was so weak that I couldn't walk. I could have tried taking the tram.

It's really hard to go from extravagance to frugality, especially since saving a little money makes no difference to oneself now.

If I don't make any investments afterward, it shouldn't exacerbate my anxiety about my assets being shorted, so I can save every penny I can.

Speaking of which, how about trying your hand at US stocks? They should be better than A-shares, right? And if you were to invest in Nvidia and AI-related industries…

Considering that a normal person's emotional fluctuations while watching the rise and fall of K-lines are almost similar to those of patients in a hospital, if I were to trade stocks myself, the safety rope in my bedside table would probably be useless, so I'd better not consider it for now.

Because I got up late this time, I ran into Aine and Akari who were already there when I passed by Class A. The former took out a small bag containing the Switch from her bag and showed it to me.

"The machine will stay with you for now."

After quietly greeting them, I lowered my pace and entered Class B through the back door.

Xiangzi, who was in the front seat, naturally arrived first.

China wanted to test whether her infiltration would be detected.

“Chika,” Shoko said, glancing at the reflection in the glass.

"Ah, yes!"

China stopped in her tracks, almost standing at attention.

After all, she did have to do some reporting work.

Of course, these reports couldn't be spoken aloud, so she squatted down next to Xiangzi like a waitress at Haidilao and asked softly.

"What is it, young lady?"

"..."

Xiangzi looked around with a troubled expression, then pulled Qiannai to a corner at the back of the classroom and asked in a low voice.

"What did you and Su Shi talk about yesterday when you were dressed as me?"

"Uh, I already said..."

After glancing diagonally upwards, Chizuru answered in a tone that mimicked Shoko's.

"In short, I'm entrusting my sister's affairs to you."

"Varied……"

Chapter 66 What did you say?

Xiangzi felt uneasy about agreeing to pretend to be Qiannai to deal with Su Shi yesterday, and had a bad feeling ever since she woke up this morning.

Now I owe Su Shi a favor.

"Tell me, were you having a relapse of your illness at the time?" Xiangzi asked.

China nodded, without showing any remorse or guilt.

Seeing this, Xiangzi was subconsciously annoyed by her emotions, but reason told her that it was the illness that made Qianna say too much, and that this was not her intention, so she shouldn't blame her. She had told her before not to always get caught up in self-blame.

Moreover, I only agreed to do this to repay a favor, so I have no reason to complain if anything goes wrong.

At the same time, reason also told her another possibility: Chika was faking it, wanting to see how she would react.

So Xiangzi asked again, "Tell me the truth, what exactly did you say to her back then?"

China said very sincerely, "First of all, I did say that I would pretend to be you and ask Su Shi to take good care of me."

Xiangzi's expression darkened, and he turned and left, as if because Qian Naizhen had said such an outrageous thing, there was no need to listen to the rest, no matter if it was slightly better or more infuriating than that sentence, like adding an ingredient he didn't like to a dish.

"Xiangzi, don't you really want to understand the whole process?"

China chased after him and asked, wondering if she had kept him in suspense for too long.

"Class is about to begin."

Xiangzi said briefly, then calmly sat down, though his mind was in turmoil.

Perhaps the key to the chaos was figuring out how to handle the situation when they saw Su Shi again, but they didn't learn anything from China about what happened yesterday afternoon.

I guess I should listen to this rather unpleasant story first.

So she sat down and turned back to say:

"If you need anything, you can pass me a note."

"Passing notes?"

Chizuru frowned slightly.

"But I think it's more interesting to talk about it. Besides, it wouldn't be good if something important got caught writing it on a note. Xiao Xiang wouldn't just crumple it up or tear it up after reading it to avoid being discovered, would he? If others see it, they might think I sent something that made you angry."

"Could it be something that won't make me angry?" Xiangzi wanted to reply, but he continued to silently look at his book.

"How about we add each other on Line? I'll send you the details of what happened later, and you can delete the message after you read it. That way it's convenient and protects your privacy," China suggested.

Xiangzi still did not respond.

China suddenly realized that Shoko knew nothing about what had happened to her yesterday afternoon.

Did Su Shi not send Xiangzi's phone a few more messages he hadn't said aloud after he left the coffee shop yesterday?

"Didn't Su Shi leave a message afterward?" China asked doubtfully.

"It's blocked." Xiangzi replied simply and directly as always.

"Ah?? How heartless..." China sighed, drawing out the sound as she looked at the ceiling.

At the same time, the school bell rang.

Let's do it Xiangzi's way and see how to describe this matter more vividly on paper.

She opened her notebook, pointed the pen at the first line, and recalled how she had pretended to be Xiangzi yesterday.

Well, let's start with taking taxis, since that's part of maintaining Xiangzi's economic image.

After writing a dozen or so words, she felt her hand go a little weak.

Furthermore, the teacher's gentle tone during class, like a lullaby, subtly intensified China's drowsiness.

The dozen or so words I had just written in front of me were starting to appear double.

Her pen continued to circle on the paper, but the words she wrote gradually became larger and crooked, eventually turning into an irregular wavy line.

His head lowered at that moment, then suddenly rose again.

Looking at the string of scribbles on the paper, Qiannai shook her head.

Based on her past experience, anything she wrote in the next ten minutes or so would be this terrible, so she might as well lie down for a while.

The teaching affairs office must have informed the teachers about my situation, so the teachers probably won't wake me up to answer the questions.

Oh, my kind classmates would wake me up before the teacher passed by me during class.

So China put on noise-canceling headphones and fell asleep lying down.

When I woke up again, it was the still somewhat clear sound of the school bell, even with headphones on, that woke me up.

"Wow, get out of class is over?!"

China looked up in surprise, took off her headphones, and subconsciously looked in the direction where the ringtone was coming from.

Is this medicine really that drowsy? If I fall asleep again in the next class, I really need to go to the hospital to get checked out.

Turning around, Xiangzi was looking at Qianna calmly, but her slightly larger breathing meant that she might be suppressing some kind of intense emotion.

A certain kind of thirst for knowledge.

"Tell me, what else did you and Su Shi talk about?"

"Forehead……"

China shook her head, letting her newly awakened consciousness sort out her thoughts, before explaining:

"I was planning to take a taxi, which is probably what you'd have wanted, right?"

"But I still let Su Shi get in the car halfway through and we went to a coffee shop. Doesn't that make you look more prestigious, sister?"

Chika paused here, expecting Shoko to react, but the other calmly asked, "And then?"

"Then... we both ordered a coffee, and I asked her how things were going with China, and she said she really liked me."

"Then I said, if you like me, come find me and form a band. I'm entrusting you with this. Then Su Shi didn't say anything and I left."

After hearing Qiannai's somewhat brief answer, Xiangzi's mind raced for a moment, and he almost fell into the drainage ditch at the bend in the road.

"I'm sorry, I'm a little tired right now, so what I say might not be very clear," China apologized.

Xiangzi then showed his LINE number.

"I think I understand now. Please send me a message next time you've figured it out."

Qian Nai looked at Xiangzi's phone screen and smiled slightly, saying, "Tap the scan button in the upper right corner of the chat interface, then tap 'Show My Barcode,' and let others scan the QR code. That way, they'll add you faster."

Xiangzi was stunned for a moment.

She hasn't proactively asked anyone to add her as a friend in a year; she's even forgotten this relatively convenient way for others to add her...

The fact that she could make me willing to add her as a friend again after a year suggests that China has some kind of magic.

Although Qianna's review was rather rough, Xiangzi still sensed that her approach was indeed not to be underestimated.

This not only achieved China's own "unbreakable" relationship, but also left Su Shi speechless about letting me return to the band.

The phrase "I'm entrusting my sister to you" is unnecessary.

"You initially said you were impersonating me to avoid Su Shi, but then she said she likes you..."

"It was just a minor squabble between us."

China waved her hand dismissively, saying that it was too complicated to explain and that she was too tired to do so clearly.

Xiangzi also stopped thinking about learning more.

To be honest, China wanted to benefit from the phrase "I entrust my sister to you," and use my name to get Suze to care about her.

Both sides benefited in this way.

In short, once China clarifies things in the comments, if I happen to run into Su Shi next time, we won't end up talking about completely unrelated things.

Then, I'll continue to use the excuse that if you like my sister, you should form a band with her to reject her... That's a really ruthless way to put it.

Xiangzi thought to himself, then took a sip of water from the kettle.

At this moment, China mentioned, "By the way, Xiangzi, how about we go to RiNG this afternoon to talk about forming a band?"

"puff??"

Chapter 67 ah?

Xiangzi originally wanted to acknowledge that Qiannai had come up with a decent explanation for him. With Qiannai going to form a band, it would be difficult for Su Shi to invite him back.

It turned out that China invited him to form a band.

This almost made Xiangzi spit out the water he had just put in his mouth, but out of consideration for his image, he didn't spit it out completely. He let out a little bit and then closed his lips tightly as if tightening a faucet, forcing the rest of the water back down.

Xiangzi quickly grabbed a tissue, closed her eyes, and carefully wiped the water stains around her lips. Then, she took a deep breath and looked at Qiannai seriously:

"You know my situation, I won't go back to the band, and we're both keyboardists..."

China interrupted her dismissively: "Wouldn't two keyboardists share the burden? They could also arrange denser scores and play two different timbres at the same time."