They are in the music show, but I am a stranger to them

“Aine, is it convenient for us to talk?”

However, just when Aiyin was feeling sad, Su Shi who was standing beside her was also watching Chihaya Aiyin who had been distracted and self-pitying ever since Chen Qi left. Su Shi seemed to have finally made a decision and showed Aiyin a gentle smile and called out softly.

"Su Shi? Wine 0 Four ∷〔Eight Thoughts ㈡ Ling Wu Swollen Turn:"

Aiyin, who was called, looked at Sushi who was walking towards her, and was also a little confused. However, Sushi stretched out a hand and handed the things in his hand to Aiyin, and then smiled lightly:

"I got this thing by chance. It belongs to Aqi. I thought you might need it more."

"……earring?"

When Aiyin looked at the black earrings that looked like water drops given to her by Su Shi, she quickly remembered where she had seen these earrings before.

Soon, under Su Shi's gaze, Ai Yin, who was originally filled with mist, recovered her expression at a speed visible to the naked eye after seeing the personal belongings of the person she had been thinking about. She immediately asked Su Shi in front of her with a smile that was so happy that it overflowed:

"Su Shi, where did you get Brother Qi's earrings?"

"It was from the collaboration between Aki and Sankaku-san that time. I found it on the ground." And Su Shi also smiled slightly, and spoke to Aine in front of him about something that didn't exist at all without any psychological burden, and smiled lightly:

"Maybe Qi felt uncomfortable, so he took it off and put it in his pocket, and it accidentally fell out?"

"I originally planned to find a chance to return it to Aqi, but Aqi told me on LINE that I should keep the earring for myself."

"Alas... Brother Qi never mentioned it to me."

After being slightly surprised, Aiyin carefully held the earring in her hand. The material and design of the earring were obviously very ordinary, but for some reason, when she thought that this was something her brother Qi had worn, Aiyin felt like she couldn't let it go and was even afraid of losing it.

In the past, Aiyin didn't understand why Xiangzi, after being given a pair of picks by Qi Ge, specially strung them together to make a bracelet and wore it on her body. Isn't this behavior a bit perverted?

But now, after only a few days of separation from Chen Qi, Aiyin has completely understood Xiangzi's mentality at that time...

After losing contact with the person they miss the most, seeing him/her in person seems to be the only way for them to feel comforted. This kind of sustenance of longing makes them value everything about him/her so much.

"Then, Sushi, why don't you keep it for yourself? Instead, give me Qi's earrings?" Aiyin raised her head involuntarily and asked softly to Sushi, who she didn't have a very good relationship with.

"——Of course it's because I don't like the design of this earring. What other reason could there be?"

However, Nagasaki Suyo, who was smiling and radiating maternal kindness, smiled and looked directly at Aine, and replied softly: 3

"Of course, if I say that, you won't believe it, right, Aine?"

"If I'm going to be honest...it's because you, Ain, are the one that Aqi cares about the most, so I don't want Aqi to see you depressed when you perform on stage in the future. Aqi won't be happy if that happens."

As he spoke, Su Shi looked at Ain who had fallen into silence. After his smile widened slightly, he also used his killer move on Ain and said softly:

“Aine, although I was unable to contact Aqi, maybe Aqi didn’t want to be disturbed… But I think Aqi should not have blamed you. On the contrary, he may have always cared about you in his heart.”

"Aine-chan, you know I didn't like this pair of earrings very much at the time. When I wanted to return it to Aqi, did Aqi say anything to me?"

However, facing Aiyin who shook her head blankly but whose eyes began to radiate a bit of expectation, Su Shi also smiled and imitated Chen Qi's tone without thinking, and smiled at Aiyin:

"Aki said, 'Then you can give the earrings to Aine, she won't mind it.'"

"Aki also told me that he couldn't say anything to express his gratitude to you, Aine. This earring represents his gratitude to you, thank you for helping him so much."

“Before, I was shy and I didn’t know you well enough, so I didn’t feel comfortable giving you this earring. But now, I think you need more encouragement than I do.”

"Brother Qi..."

As expected, Aiyin couldn't hear any flaws in Nagasaki Sushi's perfect rhetoric. She stared blankly at the earring in her hand, listening to Sushi's words about Chen Qi's past, and finally couldn't hold back the emotions that welled up in her chest.

However, facing Aine who couldn’t help shedding tears on one side and sobbing with a smile on her face on the other side, Su Shi also lent her chest to Aine with an inclusive smile, gently stroked Aine’s back, and whispered softly:

"Don't cry, Aine. I think Akari would rather you smile like usual."

"Now, put on the earrings, and let's find Aqi together, how about that?"

“——Yeah.” Aiyin, who was leaning on Suyo’s proud chest, nodded heavily. At the same time, Aiyin’s feelings towards Nagasaki Suyo also changed drastically because of this incident.

"Thank you...soyorin."

Su Shi: "Forget about such a name."

Faced with a name that she was not used to, Su Shi chose to accept it silently after some hesitation. While Su Shi was hugging Aine tenderly, the smile on her face finally widened a little.

It seems that Aine-chan didn’t notice anything unusual.

Su Shi lied, but she didn't lie completely. She just made up a little lie about getting the earrings in order not to let others know that Chen Qi was living in her house, but she didn't miss a word of what Chen Qi asked her to convey to Ai Yin.

Oh, there was one sentence that she forgot. She didn’t tell Aiyin that she could go see Chen Qi anytime.

But...what does it matter? At least Aine-chan has cheered up, and Akari's goal of helping Aine-chan get out of the dilemma of self-blame has been achieved. I have also fulfilled Akari's request, right?

9 I just want Aqi to stay with me for a while longer, that's all.

4Anyway, Aqi will return to Aine sooner or later...I only had her to myself for a few days, and I believe that even if it is exposed, as long as I apologize sincerely and explain the reasons to Aqi, Aqi will definitely forgive me.

8 However, while Nagasaki Suyo was holding Aiyin in her arms and comforting her softly, she was looking for an excuse to justify her actions, and at the same time, she reached into her pocket with a slightly uneasy look...

2And in Su Shi's pocket, at this moment, an earring that was exactly the same as the black water drop earring in Aine's hand was lying there quietly.

4This is the only thing that makes Su Shi feel guilty. He dares not tell anyone, not even Chen Qi, about his selfish desires.

3 The earring that Aine-chan got... was actually bought from a jewelry store on the way here. It was not the one that Chen Qi had worn.

3 Su Shi, faced with Chen Qi's personal belongings, ultimately could not resist the impulse and temptation in her heart...

0Su Shi chose to keep the earring for herself as her only souvenir when Chen Qi left and returned to her daily life in the future...

5 Ah... As expected, is this the real me? The real me that Aqi must never discover.

I am such a greedy and lying girl.

Nagasaki Suyo thought so and could not help but slowly close her eyes. However, even though she herself condemned her own actions, the smile on her lips did not soften even a little bit from beginning to end...

PS: First chapter today!

I failed to update twice yesterday… Although I really want to use the excuse of firecrackers or something, I still have to do it myself, wuwuwuwuwuwu… I will definitely update twice today!

Chapter 1:

Chapter 90 Chapter : Triangle Chuhua gave Chen Qi help, Liang launched an "offensive" against Chen Qi!

"Hmm? A call from Chuhua?"

In [Fanxing], Chen Qi, who was reuniting with everyone who had just finished the band, also received an unusual phone call during practice, from Sanjiao Chuhua.

Chen Qi guessed that someone might call him today. After all, he asked Su Shi to convey his apologies to Aiyin. If his guess was correct, after Su Shi met with everyone in the band today, Aiyin should have received the gift he sent.

And with Aiyin's personality, knowing what Su Shi conveyed to her, no matter how moved or resentful she was about her current mood, she should have sent her a message as soon as possible.

However, what surprised Chen Qi was that after practicing with everyone in the band for quite a while, not only did he not get any news from Aiyin, but Chuhua, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time, called him without any warning.

"Everyone, I'm sorry."

Although he didn't know the reason, Chen Qi apologized to the four girls who ended the band, and then he was the first to leave the studio. This also made Mu, who was originally sitting on the sofa and drinking juice silently, raise his head involuntarily and follow Chen Qi's figure.

Chuhua? Mu tilted her head, she thought she had heard Qi's whisper correctly.

Why did Chu Hua call Qi? After the last collaboration between her and Qi ended, were they still in touch?

While Mu was suspicious, the four girls who had finished their band looked at each other. Hong Xia, who had been a little uneasy since she declared war on Takamatsu Deng and the others, also stood up at this time and smiled gently at her companions:

"Everyone, are you tired from practice? I'll go get you some drinks."

Hongxia left very naturally, and even Kita, Pochi-chan and Mu-mu did not suspect anything. Only Ryo, who had a close relationship with Hongxia, noticed something from Hongxia's unstable performance today.

Hongxia, it seems like she still doesn't understand what I did back then... Liang, who had already guessed what Hongxia was going to do next, seemed to have made a decision after a little thought.

……

Outside the door of [Fanxing], Chen Qi just answered the call from Chu Hua, but to Chen Qi's surprise, the other end of the phone did not contain Chu Hua's refreshing voice, but instead another voice that sounded familiar to him.

"…Agent⑻∷伍/》７÷·璐∧熝ˉ<③△"Private￣∠⑷⑵玥"≌Fei Qunren⊙(:Miss?" Chen Qi greeted tentatively.

"You guessed it right. Fortunately, our big star Mr. Chen Qi still remembers me. It's no wonder that Chu Hua has been thinking about you all the time during this period~"

However, the tone of the agent on the other end of the phone sounded teasing, and before the embarrassed Chen Qi could ask her why she called him, he heard the agent's tone become natural again, and immediately asked:

"Okay, no more jokes - Xiaoqi, I heard that you have a personal live show with about a hundred people to be held at 'RiNG' soon?"

"Yes, I have already made an appointment with the staff of 'RiNG'." The agent suddenly mentioned his Live, which made Chen Qi realize the possible impact of his decision after a slight pause. He immediately asked carefully:

"Do I need to inform the company about my performance? Or is there something else I haven't considered carefully?"

"That's not the case. After all, Xiaoqi, you have just debuted. You need to work hard on the early marketing. We don't need to get involved in performances that are not too large."

But at this point, the agent's tone became strange again. Chen Qi only smiled softly at him after hearing a few chuckles from the agent:

"But Xiao Qi, have you ever thought about this? You have a target of 100 people, but you haven't prepared promotional posters in advance, nor have you made any announcements on the Internet. How should you attract 100 viewers?"

"Xiao Qi, you have to know that if you fail to meet the target, you will have to make up the money for the 9 vacancies by yourself, okay?"

Chen Qi: "..."4

Well, this is indeed what Chen Qi overlooked, but he didn't think that the target of 100 people was a difficult thing to achieve. After all, the popularity of "Gray and Blue" has remained since his debut performance. Moreover, the recordings of the Live show have been posted on his personal account, and the number of fans is also quite gratifying. ⑻

If it really doesn't work, Chen Qi can ask Miao Meng to help him. With two approaches, the target of 100 people shouldn't be a big deal.

However, just when Chen Qi was about to answer like this, the agent on the other end of the phone chuckled, sighed helplessly, and laughed softly:⑷

"Okay, okay, don't worry. This isn't your fault, Xiaoqi. This kind of thing should be the job of our agent, but you don't have an agent yet, so there's nothing you can do if you don't understand." 3

"Alas, our Chuhua people are kind and nice. You don't have to worry about the quota. Chuhua has already done the publicity for you."

"Huh?" Chen Qi was a little surprised to receive this news suddenly, but before Chen Qi could ask, the agent on the other end of the phone said with a smile:

"Xiao Qi, you have to thank our Chuhua. She heard that you were going to have a live show this time, so she used [sumimi]'s personal channel to promote you, which is why all your concert tickets were sold out in an instant, and even exceeded many standards~" Wu

"Dear Xiaoqi, in this case, shouldn't you show some sincerity to thank Chuhua for taking such good care of you?"

"For example... come up with a new song that can rival 'Gray and Blue'? Help our Chuhua raise her popularity - Hey hey hey! Chuhua! When did you come back?"

Chu Hua: "Ms. Agent! I told you not to bother the senior! What did you say to the senior?"

Amid the commotion on the other end of the phone, Chen Qi soon heard the voice of Chu Hua from Triangle again. However, this time, Chu Hua's voice sounded a little flustered. Perhaps the performance had just ended?

"Senior! Please don't listen to the agent. I, I just did it because Xiangzi asked me to do it!"

"Xiangzi?" When Chen Qi heard Xiangzi's name, his emotions fluctuated slightly.

Chu Hua on the other end of the phone was quick to notice this, and as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, he quickly explained:

"Yes, it was a while ago when you suddenly disappeared without a trace, and Xiangzi was very worried about you. So after finally finding out that you had a performance at RiNG, I asked me to help you with this Live."

"I... that is, Xiangzi said... although I don't know why you are so sad, I hope you can cheer up again in this live show. I and Xiangzi are all supporting you!"

...These words don't sound like what Xiangzi would say now. Chen Qi couldn't help but smile when he heard this, seeing through Chu Hua's lies.

Obviously, Sanjiao Chuhua still underestimated how well Chen Qi knew Xiangzi, or maybe this childhood sweetheart only kept the best memories of Xiangzi in her mind, so the things that "Xiangzi" would say were actually a thing of the past for Chen Qi.

Now, even if Xiangzi really cares about his condition and wants to ask Chuhua for help, he will definitely repeatedly remind Chuhua not to reveal that it was her suggestion.

But even though he had seen through Chu Hua's lies, Chen Qi did not choose to expose them. Instead, he silently remembered Chu Hua's help in his heart and said to Chu Hua on the other end of the phone with a faint smile:

"I understand, Chuhua, thank you, and thank Xiangzi for me too."

"Don't worry, I've recovered now. I just want to tell you some things after the live show, so don't worry about my condition. I'm fine now."

"——Also, Chuhua, I think what the agent said is right. You helped me this time, so I have to do something for you to repay you for taking care of me all this time."

Chen Qi is not an ungrateful person. If the first time Chu Hua helped him, it could be said that it was because of Xiangzi's entrustment, but Chu Hua used all his connections and resources to pave the way for him, so Chen Qi already owed Chu Hua a big favor.

Without Chu Hua, Chen Qi's prospects as a new artist would not be as smooth as they are now. Therefore, now that he finally has the opportunity to repay Chu Hua, Chen Qi will certainly not let it go.

9 Otherwise, based on Chen Qi's understanding of Chu Hua's "great character", Chu Hua might, as usual, not ask for any reward and become a behind-the-scenes hero who hides his merits and fame.

⒋ "No, that's not necessary, Senior. I'm already very happy to see you cheer up."

㈧On the other side, Chu Hua, who had just finished the performance, became nervous involuntarily when she heard that Chen Qi really took what the agent said to heart. She was not good at lying and even forgot her current setting, that is, "Xiangzi entrusted her to help."

⑵However, as soon as Chu Hua's voice fell, Chen Qi, who had expected this, smiled lightly and replied:

"Don't say that. Chuhua, you helped me and Xiangzi a lot. Xiangzi has no way to repay you now, but I still have the ability to help you. If it is within my ability, just ask."

⑶ "What's more, I am still a long way from becoming a star. I may need your help in the future. If I don't repay you now, I will be embarrassed to ask you for help in the future, okay?"

3 Chen Qi also chuckled half-jokingly, and when he saw that Chu Hua on the other end of the phone did not answer, he thought that Chu Hua had chosen to acquiesce, and then he said without further ado:

〇 "So, Chuhua, what kind of song do you want?"

Wu: "——Of course it's a love song that fits the theme of [sumimi]!"

Soon, the agent on the other end of the phone took the phone back from Chu Hua again. When he heard that Chen Qi was willing to help, he was afraid that Chen Qi would regret it, so he complained to Chen Qi:

"Xiao Qi, you don't know, the company has put a lot of pressure on Chuhua recently. It's probably because [sumimi]'s popularity is not as strong as before, so the company hopes Chuhua can create a few more popular songs. Chuhua can't stand it anymore."

"So, if you can help us lighten the burden, Xiaoqi, and write a good song about love, that would be great~"