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

"Okay, please take care of me!" China breathed a sigh of relief.

Lixi was surprised to see that Qiannai's playful and somewhat friendly demeanor was different from what she had expected.

She learned from Su Shi that China was making niche music and refused to reveal her music account, so she guessed that she might be making the kind of music full of violence and darkness.

In that case, China, who had just pretended to be Xiangzi's indifferent demeanor, was more in line with Lixi's idea.

It's also possible that China buried her true feelings beneath her kind exterior, only to unleash them during the music composition process.

In any case, if China has a good understanding of music composition, then she's someone worth talking to, as long as she's willing to share that understanding...

However, he is unwilling to reveal even his own songs, and probably won't share his understanding of music production.

Li Xi unintentionally developed this expectation.

Because... if there were a second person in the band who understood music composition and was willing to adapt Deng's poems into music...

And if Akari agrees more with Chizuru's line of thinking than with her own...

At this moment, China said enthusiastically, "By the way, Su Shi said you can compose music too. Let's add each other on Line and talk more about it!"

Her repeated failures in releasing songs in her past life made her lack confidence in her music theory skills.

As she is about to become a virtual music streamer, if she releases a globally popular song but speaks poorly about music during her live stream, people might suspect that the song was written by a ghostwriter.

Therefore, it is quite necessary to communicate more with other musicians and improve your musical insights.

"Um... okay."

Lixi's reply was a little slow, which was not in line with her usual straightforward speaking style.

Chapter 85 Li Xi, why aren't you saying anything?

Seeing that Li Xi agreed to exchange music arrangement techniques with Qian Nai, Su Shi couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Yesterday, when Su Shi was still dissatisfied with Chi Nai, she suggested that Chi Nai guide Tachiki in composing.

At that time, I was just speculating maliciously that China and Riki would have a conflict due to their different opinions on the arrangement, and that China would eventually have an emotional outburst and leave the team, so that I could take the opportunity to let Shoko join the team.

Yesterday's meeting with Xiangzi made Su Shi feel that Xiangzi's hope of returning to the team was even slimmer, but she did not give up the idea.

It's like someone who knows that winning the lottery is almost impossible, but still hopes that one day they will win.

However, after China's attitude changed, Suze didn't want China to leave the team because of the conflict...

In the past, whenever China chose to cry alone and leave him alone, Su Shiyi always thought, "Fine, go ahead and cry. Don't let anyone comfort you. Let's see how long you can hold out."

She thought that if one day China really couldn't bear it anymore and said she "needed Sue," she would just leave China aside and ignore her to vent her anger.

In the end, she still lost.

Ever since China, who had been crying silently, suddenly threw herself into his arms, the resentment he had harbored for nearly a semester towards China was instantly dissolved.

Instead, she thought to herself, "As expected, you still need me. I will take good care of you."

So now Su Shi is very scared, and China left the team because of a fight with Riki.

She had assumed that Chinai was only lenient with people she trusted, and otherwise remained indifferent to people she had just met.

Unexpectedly, Chika and Riki were very friendly when they met.

Could it be that the strong-willed woman of the past is really dead?

Or did she really take the advice to communicate more with Lixi to heart?

In order to meet one's own expectations and gain more favor from oneself, one actually did as one was told.

Su Shi felt deeply regretful.

However, if China were to leave the team, would it really be such an unacceptable thing for her?

If China really abandons her past toughness and wants to have a band as a place to belong...

After losing her status as a band member, wouldn't she become even more... dependent on herself after losing her position?

During their time alone together, China poured out her troubles from her time in the band, and he took the opportunity to help her relieve her worries in order to increase her dependence on him.

No, no, no! That's thinking too badly!

We can't let this terrible idea ruin everything.

Moreover, the people China cares about are not only herself, but also Aine and Tohru.

If it weren't for Aiyin and Deng in the band, I wouldn't even want to join.

Although this was said by China when she hadn't fully expressed her feelings, it cannot be completely ignored.

Therefore, we still need to find a way to keep China in the band.

No matter what kind of conflict arises between Chika and Riki, we must try our best to resolve it. Aine should be able to help as well.

After gathering her thoughts, Su Shi, with the dignified demeanor and smile of a young lady, gestured for the three arriving Yu Qiu to sit down.

At the same time, Li Xi also handed over three menus.

To foster a more harmonious relationship between Lixi and Qiannai, Su Shi seized the opportunity to say:

"The drinks at this shop are pretty good, especially the coffee made by Lixi. Xiaoqiannai might want to check it out."

This time, China didn't need to order an espresso to perk herself up like when she played Xiangzi back then. Instead, she smiled at Riki.

"An iced latte, please."

latté……

Upon hearing this word, Su Shi couldn't help but recall the time when Qian Nai had argued with those young ladies who thought drinking black coffee was the only authentic way to drink coffee when she was drinking a latte.

Perhaps Su Shi herself had some reservations about those people, or perhaps she wanted to use this opportunity to have a chat with Chi Nai. After that incident, Su Shi brought Chi Nai a latte.

Although the other person didn't even say thank you, I silently drank it.

If I were to buy China a latte now that she no longer hides her emotions from me, I wonder how she would express her gratitude.

Unfortunately, there are too many people here now, and inviting only Chizuru would not be appropriate for the occasion.

Paying for everyone's meal the first time a new band has all its members would seem too polite.

It can only be when I'm alone with China next time.

As Su Shi was thinking this, Li Xi was already making drinks in front of the coffee machine.

The latter skillfully grinds coffee beans into powder, flattens and extracts them in a container, and then pours milk and water into the coffee in the right proportion, shaking it well.

She is always very serious and meticulous when making drinks.

But this time, the seriousness seemed somewhat deliberate.

When preparing drinks, she would quickly pour the corresponding ingredients into the shaker to accommodate a large customer flow.

Because of their skilled touch, the proportions of the ingredients are controlled quite precisely, so there is no need to specifically pour the ingredients into a measuring cup to measure them.

But this time, when making a latte for China, she did something different.

Even when adding ice, they didn't just shove a handful in; instead, they counted the perfect number of ice cubes.

Perhaps it was Su Shi who specifically emphasized that Shiratachi's coffee-making skills were excellent.

It's also possible that... Riki has a certain fondness for China.

A person who can rekindle a lamp's fighting spirit with their singing, and even make a lamp willing to learn singing techniques from them, is also someone who can compose music just like themselves. It's hard not to take Li Xi seriously.

"Thank you, Lixi~"

Before the coffee was even placed on the table, China reached out and took it from Riki.

During this time, their fingers touched once.

"..." Li Xi's expression didn't change much, but his body was somewhat unnatural when he bent down to hand the cup back.

After taking a small sip, China's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "The taste is amazing! The milk foam is so smooth and creamy."

"..."

Li Xi remained silent, but even though it was time to sit down and chat, she stayed standing and didn't focus her gaze on the four of them. She only sat down after Su Shi gestured for her to do so.

Before officially starting to discuss how to form a band, Ai Yin first shared what happened in the afternoon.

"I feel like our concert is going very well from now on."

"What do you mean?" Su Shi asked curiously.

Before speaking, Aine looked at Akari and China, quietly confirming whether she wanted to tell them. After getting their consent, she began to narrate with a mix of joy and excitement.

"This afternoon during class, the teacher suddenly asked a student to come up on stage and sing."

"Then Xiaodeng raised his hand voluntarily."

Hearing this, Su Shi and Li Xi were both somewhat surprised.

Aine continued:

"Then I brought my guitar to accompany Deng, and the collaboration went very smoothly. Deng sang so well that all the students praised him."

"Oh, that's wonderful." Su Shi glanced at Li Xi during the conversation and saw that the latter's expression, which was not very volatile, was tinged with emotion.

Then Aine gestured to China with both hands, introducing her as if she were a renowned teacher: "We owe this to China-sensei's guidance. I highly recommend China-sensei's music lessons."

As everyone was chatting enthusiastically, Li Xi, who had been looking pleased, turned her head away, not wanting the momentary worry on her face to be seen by others.

Chapter 86 Declaring Sovereignty

The fact that Deng overcame her past fears and returned to the stage was a pleasant surprise for Lixi.

As for Chika, who helped the lamp, Riki also felt grateful to her.

However, some regrets and resentment lingered in Lixi's heart.

Back then, Xiangzi personally brought Deng and taught him to sing the songs he had composed, encouraging Deng so that someone as seemingly aloof and taciturn as Deng could express his emotions through singing on stage.

Afterwards, Xiangzi failed to attend rehearsals multiple times and left the band without explaining why, which angered Lixi.

But her anger didn't stop there.

Crychic was founded by Xiangzi herself, but she ended up neglecting the band.

Despite possessing such excellent arrangement and leadership skills, and having devoted so much energy to the band, he left the band without hesitation, with such a resolute and indifferent attitude.

It was as if her efforts and achievements were not worth cherishing in her own eyes.

If it were Li Xi... it's hard to say whether she could do that.

If she really does that, she will only take everything she does lightly.

Because all of this is my spiritual nourishment...

"You guys can still rehearse normally even if I'm not here, right?"

"Light, don't stop singing just because I'm not here."

These are words that Xiangzi once said.

Without her, the band was completely unable to continue.

Without Xiangzi, who was so important to the lamp, he really couldn't sing anymore.

Lixi disliked Xiangzi and left the band.

Lixi also hated himself. After Xiangzi left the band, he was powerless to help, unable to support the band again, and unable to give Deng the courage to sing again.

So she studied music composition day and night.

Whenever my music arrangement skills improve, a fantasy always pops into my mind:

She rebuilt her band, and she and Deng returned to the stage, singing songs she had composed to express her emotions.

But Li Xi also considers herself a person who is not good at speaking.

Crychic's past made "forming a band" something Deng dared not face.

Li Xi didn't dare mention this to Deng.

I don't know what words to use to comfort Deng.

Now, someone else has done it for her.