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

"Please don't take Xiaolixi's criticisms of you during practice too seriously. That's just how strict she is. She also scolded Xiaodeng quite a bit when Crychic was practicing before."

"So even Xiaodeng was spoken to so harshly by her?"

Ai Yin was a little surprised. She remembered that when the lamp made a few mistakes yesterday, Li Xi would gently correct them, which felt like she was being biased.

"Yes... but after Xiaodeng's outstanding performance on stage, Xiaolixi changed her opinion of her."

Su Shi smiled slightly, but inwardly sighed that it was Crychic's only performance.

"A remarkable performance..."

Considering that the solo part, which would draw the audience's attention, had been given to Rakuna, Aine felt that she wouldn't have much of a chance to shine.

However, this is also due to my own lack of skill. I still need to improve it slowly. Maybe then Lixi can write a piece of music and give me some opportunities to showcase my abilities.

She chuckled softly: "I think it's better to take criticism to heart, otherwise I'll just keep slacking off."

I still need Chika to teach me guitar...

…………

Outpatient clinic.

"What do you think of the consultant I recommended to you?"

The psychiatrist took the report that China had picked up from the psychiatric clinic yesterday, quickly scanning the description as he asked questions.

China felt it was a bit difficult to comment, and after pausing for a moment, she said, "Well... she has a pretty free style of doing things."

The doctor's gaze lingered on one spot: "The counselor mentioned your suspicious behavior."

China was initially concerned about this as well, but upon reflection, the clinic's decor didn't quite fit the style of a psychological counseling facility, and the fact that the counselor was helping celebrities scout for stars made it hard not to be suspicious.

"To be frank, I may be a bit suspicious, but communicating with this counselor in itself can easily arouse suspicion."

The doctor explained, "She was probably deliberately creating an atmosphere of suspicion in order to observe the degree of reaction and behavior of the person seeking consultation when they felt doubtful."

"So that's how it is..." China said thoughtfully.

After speaking with the doctor for a few more minutes, China returned to her ward.

Along the way, she held onto the handrail in the corridor, her pace slowing slightly, her mind still replaying the phone call with Aiyin yesterday, and the memory of seeing Su Shi in the inpatient department.

They probably all believe now that their behavior was due to a family crisis.

The actual cause was that it suddenly flared up while I was on the phone with Aine.

That state of mind, a mixture of mania and depression, is truly indescribable, and it seems more likely to lead to serious consequences.

This time, it just so happened that he indirectly saved Xiangzi's father...

Ah, I still can't think of what to say when I see Aine and Motoyo next time...

Ai Yin will probably ask what exactly the "surprise you'll get from seeing a psychologist" means.

According to my own logic at the time of the mixed episode, besides believing that going to psychological counseling could indeed effectively resolve my doubts, I also wanted them to participate in Chu Hua's manager's program to increase the band's popularity.

Now that I've calmed down, I feel like something's not quite right.

Regardless of whether this program is reliable or not, the specific plans for the program are still unclear.

Perhaps I'll have to meet with Chu Hua again.

Before she knew it, China had arrived at the door of her hospital room.

She suddenly remembered something else that made her uneasy—the mole she had given Xiangzi.

By morning, the condensation on the mirror had disappeared.

When Xiangzi goes to the restroom, he will definitely notice.

"Oh no, we're doomed..."

China walked slowly into the room with her head down, bracing herself for a spanking from her older sister.

Xiangzi, meanwhile, was already sitting on the sofa, waiting for a long time.

She hadn't washed off the mole on her face yet, and there was a gift box next to the sofa.

"Toyohashi Chinatsu".

When Xiangzi stared at her and pronounced her full name word by word, Qiannai almost wanted to kneel down in front of her and admit her mistake.

Hopefully, it didn't cause her too much trouble.

But things didn't go as smoothly as China had hoped.

“Aine and Sushi came over this morning,” Xiangzi said, picking up the gift box next to him. “They also brought some things.”

"Ah... this."

China's eyes darted left and right as she imagined some scenes, but she quickly stopped thinking about it.

"I was wrong, big sister!" China said, raising her hands together in prayer.

Seeing Qiannai's frightened appearance, Xiangzi sighed, not wanting to reprimand her further, but asking with some confusion:

What is your intention in doing this?

"I……"

China's face gradually flushed red.

At first, she only intended to play a prank, but she stopped herself from doing so.

But as the manic energy gradually surged, when she put on Xiangzi's headband and stood in front of the mirror, she always felt that something was missing.

"Xiao Xiang... I didn't actually go to the gym yesterday."

Chika stammered, too ashamed to continue the conversation.

From Qiannai's blushing face, Xiangzi basically knew what had happened.

"I can understand, after all, people need to vent when they have a manic episode."

“But you should just do your own thing, why do you have to do this?” Xiangzi said, pointing to the mole on his face.

"because……"

China looked at the hairband drying on the windowsill, struggled for a long time, and finally revealed herself.

"I wanted to add some atmosphere and feeling to the process."

"So... you pretended to be me, and I pretended to be you, pretending that we were swapping souls? Or that I was impersonating you."

Upon hearing this, Xiangzi's cheeks flushed red, and he tried hard to keep his expression from turning ferocious.

Seeing this, Qian Nai panicked and confessed.

"I'm sorry, I'm so disgusting! Sister, you can punish me however you want!"

"Hey……"

Xiangzi shook his head, stood up, and walked over to Qiannai, gently stroking her head.

"It's understandable that you did this to distract yourself during your manic episodes... I must say, you're quite the player..."

This was so forgivable that China was quite surprised and felt uneasy.

"Why don't you just punish me physically..."

"Impossible," Xiangzi said bluntly. "Let's not worry about these things for now. Are you free this afternoon?"

"Should we go see Hatsuka again?" China asked, as she was planning to do just that.

“No, I’m going to see Mu,” Xiangzi replied.

Chapter 134 Did China know she was confessing her feelings?

"Mu?" China repeated the name, her face showing disbelief.

She was somewhat surprised that Xiangzi would take her to meet Mu. She had thought that Xiangzi would be worried about her interfering in Mu's family affairs and making Mu a virtual streamer.

“Yes,” Xiangzi nodded, “she wants to see us.”

It turns out that Mu took the initiative to suggest it.

Last time, I tried to use the excuse of going to get some cucumbers to contact Mu, but Mu kept steering the conversation in a dead-end direction, and I thought she had no intention of meeting.

Then, Xiangzi put on a serious expression and instructed, "Remember what I told you last time: don't ask her if she wants to be a virtual streamer, and don't ask her about her family."

"Ah... I remember it very clearly," China said, sounding a little bored.

"but……"

Xiangzi stroked his chin, pondered for a moment,

"If you want to have a pleasant conversation about music, or if you want to create some music with her, that's fine."

She said she didn't want China to interfere in Mutsu's family affairs, but she still hoped that someone could break the lock on the caged bird.

This may not be realistic. Xiangzi is just trying to keep the risks to a minimum and is slowly trying it out.

Even if we can't completely free Mu from these constraints, at least... we can help her gain some degree of freedom.

This can also be considered as fulfilling China's desire to do good deeds.

"Speaking of which, it seems like Xiao Xiang hasn't talked to me about music arrangement in a long time," Qian Nai said casually.

Xiangzi glanced at his phone and said, "I do have a lot to ask you about the arrangement, but I have some things to take care of this morning, so let's talk about it another time."

Seeking advice?

This word was an immense honor for Chika, especially after seeing Kasuga Kage's score, she felt that Shoko was the true genius of music composition.

If Xiangzi asks for my insights with a humble attitude, and I try my best to come up with some superficial ideas, but Xiangzi takes it as a perfunctory response because of my lack of expertise, thinking that I am unwilling to share anything of substance...

Oh dear, this is a terrible situation. I should have known better than to bring it up.

"I'll be going now. I'll leave the gift boxes from Aine and the others here for now."

Xiangzi picked up the dried hairband, turned and left, but stopped after hearing a long "Uh."

She turned to look at China, who had raised her hand, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopped herself.

"Is there anything else?" Xiangzi asked.

"I……"

China turned her gaze away, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"nothing."

"Is it about what happened last night?"

"..." China nodded silently, recalling what she had done in front of the mirror last night while dressed as Xiangzi... her face flushed again without her noticing.

"I already said, I understand, so don't take it to heart."

Xiangzi's tone was even more nonchalant this time, making Qiannai feel even more uncomfortable.

"I think I'm being too vulgar..." China said, looking down.

Since transmigrating, she has tried her best not to think about that kind of thing and to keep her mind clear.

She also felt that doing so would be trampling on the original owner's body.

But another voice in her heart gave her a push during a moment of hesitation in the midst of her manic episode.

"Substitute?"

There's no need to be influenced by those conservative and outdated ideas, and there's no need to suppress yourself anymore.

View it fairly and objectively, and treat it as an effective means of calming the nerves.

That's what my inner voice said at that moment.

As she was deep in thought, Xiangzi approached her.

"Leaving aside whether it's vulgar or not, that's something you only do when you're manic, and besides..."

Xiangzi stopped talking again; she needed to be mentally prepared for the comforting words that followed.

Although it didn't quite fit her style over the past year, she still said it anyway.

"You probably keep a lot of things on your mind most of the time, right? But this time you mustered up the courage to tell me about dressing up as me and then using that shameful thing to vent your feelings. Can I take that as a confession of love to me?"

China was stunned, her hands clasped together awkwardly.