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

According to Su Shi, Mu has many training courses to attend, and perhaps even weekends after class. While other children are out shopping with their friends, she is still diligently practicing her musical instruments and ballet steps.

For her, perhaps only things that match the future her family has planned for her, things that can bring tangible benefits to her family, such as a commercially successful band, would be where she truly belongs.

Upon hearing this, China envisioned a scene: a girl in a pure white dress dancing gracefully on a stage that resembled a prison.

She felt deep sympathy for Mutual.

In my past life, my parents were the same, placing great hopes on me, but the conditions weren't as favorable as those in my family.

Now that China is free, she sees the child still locked in the iron cage and wants to offer him some help and care.

An inner voice then gave me a reminder.

When Su Shi asked me before if I knew Xiangzi, I always answered no, because I genuinely didn't.

When you met her, you directly said that you were Xiangzi's sister. Do you know what that means?

Su Shi probably thinks I've been hiding this from her before.

She felt the same way about Mu, someone who had grown up with Xiangzi since childhood, yet knew nothing about Xiangzi's situation.

Su Shi forgave my "concealment," but did she not forgive Mu?

Because you at least satisfied Su Shi's emotions. If you had continued to be indifferent to Su Shi like I was, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

In any case, rather than trying to reconcile the relationship between peace and the world, you should be more concerned with peace itself.

While the voice in her heart was communicating with China, Su Shi suddenly changed the subject.

"So, what has Xiao Xiang been through lately?"

Compared to Mu, Su Shi felt it was more likely to get information about Xiangzi from Qian Nai, who was open with her.

Chika had also promised to keep Shoko's secret.

"I'm sorry. My sister and I have actually been separated for a long time, so much so that when you asked me her name in the Moon Forest, I didn't remember who she was. I don't know anything about her recent experiences either."

Su Shi nodded with some disappointment.

Indeed, after all, China and Shoko are sisters from different families, and they have too many mysterious pasts, so Su Shi had no choice but to believe China.

"It's alright, it's wonderful that you two can reunite." Su Shi said with a slight smile, her brows furrowed.

"Yes...that's great."

China revealed deep and sincere emotions, which made Su Shi trust her words even more.

I had previously mistakenly thought that Chika and Mutsu were working together to hide Shoko's information, but it turns out that Chika really didn't know.

The guilt intensified.

After that, Su Shi stood up, extended her hand to Qian Nai, and said with a suitable reason.

"I also got drunk yesterday, and I'm worried about the effects on my health. After dinner, let's go to the hospital for a check-up together."

"Um"

China took Su Shi's hand and stood up, then returned to the previous topic.

"Xiao Mu probably has a lot to say, but she can't say it because of some difficulties."

However, Su Shi simply waved her hand again and lightly changed the subject.

"Let's talk about Xiao Mu later. Go brush your teeth and wash your face first. I'll wait for you downstairs."

"……OK."

China went into the restroom and looked in the mirror.

The mirror image crossed its arms and calmly nodded.

China opened Line and clicked into Mutsu's chat box.

What are some good starting moves?

You actually asked me about this?

Then I'll just do whatever comes to mind.

China typed in the characters.

"Are you there?"

No, no, no... try another one.

??you say.

She works in the horticulture department; it seems she grows cucumbers or something similar.

China noticed that Mutsu's profile picture was a cucumber flower.

I understand.

China deleted the characters "Are you there?" and typed it instead.

"Have the cucumbers ripened recently? I'd like to get some from you."

Chapter 102 Cucumbers Need Photosynthesis

During breaks in the Moon Forest, sunlight filters through the treetops, dappling every corner and adding a touch of light and warmth to the campus.

Downstairs, in a spacious area, most of the girls gathered in groups, sharing anecdotes or discussing difficult questions from class, their laughter and chatter rising and falling.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, a girl stood alone in front of a planting strip next to the teaching building, her long black hair flowing like a waterfall, shimmering with a faint luster, creating a charming contrast with the surrounding sunlight and tree shadows.

Her face was as delicate and refined as a doll's, and as serene as a doll's, with only a hint of melancholy in her eyes.

She gently held the watering can with her slender fingers and watered the cucumber patch.

After watering, the water droplets on the cucumber buds slowly flow down the stems to the ends and drip into the soil.

The noisy environment drowned out the sound of the water droplets falling, but Ruo Yemu seemed to hear it echoing in her ears.

Crychic's logo used to feature blue letters for "ry" and light blue letters for "hi," with a light blue teardrop appearing below the "i."

When recalling the teardrop in the logo, one can almost hear the sound of the teardrop falling, intertwined with the sound of water droplets on the cucumber flower.

Then the sound of these water droplets gradually echoed and overlapped in my heart, transforming into the sound of rain on a plum rain day, pattering softly.

……

A few days ago, while watering the cucumber patch, Su Shi happily shared with Mu the story of meeting Li Xi and Deng, and also met Deng's classmate Ai Yin, who also wanted to join the band.

"Really?" This was a rare moment when Mu showed a happy expression.

She thought Su Shi had let go of the past and let go of crychic.

But soon after, Su Shi revealed that she had learned from the lamp that Xiangzi and China were also in Haneoka, Mutsuyu was startled and stopped watering the plants.

Surprisingly, Chika and Shoko are indeed sisters and even in the same class.

Later, Su Shi invited Mu Jin to join the band again, but Mu Jin just blinked and chose to remain silent.

She joined the band at Xiangzi's invitation.

During his time in the band, Mu, who grew up in an environment where his parents were busy and demanding, rarely experienced the warmth of family affection, except through Su Shi.

When Xiangzi wanted to quit, Mu, who had grown up with Xiangzi, chose to share some of the "blame" for Xiangzi, saying that he had "never felt happy playing in a band," which made Su Shi completely lose hope.

That same saying explains why Mu always finds himself in a humble position when he meets Su Shi.

After the band disbanded, Xiangzi was no longer as pure and gentle as before in front of Mu. Instead, he became cold and impatient due to the pressure of life.

Mu felt that Xiangzi was about to break down, but she didn't know how to help her and was filled with guilt.

Mu wanted Sue to let go of the past, but the other party never stopped searching for the past.

All that remained was the shame of watching them from behind an invisible iron fence built by his family.

The joys and sorrows, the ups and downs of this young girl, do not belong to harmony.

All she needs to do is act as a puppet, performing a dance that pleases the audience.

Even now, the person carrying the knife has noticed the lines on the doll.

The thread, perhaps, can be cut.

The time was not yet ripe, so her sword remained sheathed.

It was just a very ordinary remark.

"Have the cucumbers ripened recently? I'd like to get some from you."

China suddenly sent a message.

Above this message are mostly messages from Mutsu saying "Susei needs to talk to you," to which China replies with a period (."), and occasionally there are no replies at all.

Sometimes, Mutsu felt that China was the reason why Motoyo couldn't let go of Crychic even after a semester.

Sometimes, Mutsu watched China's frequent coldness or impatience towards Suze, and it reminded him of Shoko after the band disbanded.

Now, seeing China proactively asking about the cucumber's growth reminds me a bit of Xiangzi from the past.

"Not yet. You can buy cucumbers at the supermarket," Mu replied.

"How does it look now?"

"The cucumber flowers haven't bloomed yet."

It seems that it will be another twenty or thirty days before the cucumbers bear fruit, so it's still too early to go see Mu on the pretext of taking care of the cucumbers.

If I were to use "visiting my old school" as an excuse to see Mu... it seems I'd have to meet with many teachers first.

Asking her out directly seems a bit abrupt, and I wonder if busy Mu would agree.

China had no clue what to do, so she brushed her teeth, washed her face, and went downstairs.

"China, come and eat~"

Su Shi sat at the dining table, gesturing to the milk and homemade sandwiches on the table.

The milk was mixed with some freshly squeezed mango juice, which made the flavor even richer.

Su Shi did not begin her meal until Chi Nai came downstairs and sat down.

At the same time, she wanted to bring up the topic she had inadvertently avoided earlier—Wakaba Mutsu.

Chinatsu just spoke up for Mutsu, so she probably cares about Mutsu too.

This is a good thing for Su Shi.

Perhaps, through Chika, we can get Mutsu back into the band.

"Speaking of which, how did Chizuru and Mutsu get along back when they were in the Moon Forest?"

Su Shi asked a question that she already had a general idea of.

From her previous perspective, China and Mutsu rarely seemed to talk; the only thing China did was complain to Mutsu about Suse.

Of course, Su Shi wouldn't care now.

She was more interested in knowing what kind of interactions Chika and Mutsu had while she was away.

"Actually, we didn't say much."

Following the prompting of another voice within her, China spoke and then expressed her thoughts.

"However, now I'm quite interested in getting to know her better."

"Why?" Su Shi asked, leaning forward with some curiosity.

"because……"

A suitable reason suddenly popped into China's mind.

"Because of music."

Su Shi nodded as if she understood.

In Su Shi's eyes, China has always been someone who loves music very much.

She used to be rather aloof, and although there were many people in the brass band who had insights into music theory, China never approached them to talk.

Since I've become more open-minded, I've taken the initiative to talk to people who also know how to arrange music, but unfortunately, the situation with Li Xi was a bit awkward.

As the child of an artist, Mu should have received top-notch music theory training, and her guitar skills are well-known to everyone on Crychic.

She would be a good person for China to talk to.