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

When did it all start? At first, she only considered him as her "rival" because he seemed to know Xiaoxiang better than she did. As Xiaoxiang's best friend, Chuhua actually always had a little bit of competition with Chen Qi.

But after they sang the song "Gray and Blue" together, I had to admit that he understood Xiaoxiang's heart better than I did. He also helped me and Xiaoxiang to rebuild the communication. I was also very grateful for everything he had done for Xiaoxiang and me.

From that time on, I began to uncontrollably...pay attention to everything about him.

She originally just thought that he was Xiaoxiang's friend, or even Xiaoxiang's ex-boyfriend. Although she didn't know what happened between him and Xiaoxiang, since Xiaoxiang was so hard to let go, she should help Xiaoxiang get him back.

Therefore, I should help him more. Perhaps only a senior can help Xiaoxiang to resolve the heavy knot in his heart after being kicked out of the house...⒋

But why did I gradually pay more and more attention to my seniors, but not rely on Xiaoxiang as much as before? ⒉

Thinking of this, Sanjiao Chuhua couldn't help but take out the message of encouragement from Xiangzi from her mobile phone in her pocket.

Once upon a time, I regarded the encouragement given by this best friend as the most precious treasure...

But now, after she met her senior, how long had it been since she looked at the messages Xiaoxiang sent her?

Moreover, why can’t I find the initial touch when I look through the news about Xiaoxiang again?

what is this?

Sanjiao Chuhua repeatedly questioned his heart, and gradually got this answer...

Just because... during the week that my senior has been with me, I gradually no longer need these "trivial concerns".

When she was most helpless, her seniors were always by her side.

Even when she thought she didn't need care, her seniors would always give her overflowing care and attention.

He was always concerned about her weakness, and whenever she needed help, he would always be by her side at the first moment.

Having felt that kind of unprecedented, overflowing love, how could I be touched by those little touches again?

But, you should never indulge in it.

I should have known that he was Xiaoxiang's...

If I had met my senior first, then I might have been able to compete with Xiaoxiang with confidence, but whether it was liking or falling in love, it was Xiaoxiang who started it first.

Even the reason why Senior and I met was because of Xiaoxiang.

Senior, it’s obvious that he doesn’t like me. He and Xiaoxiang are obviously in love with each other, but why do I like him... U

However, before Chuhua could figure out these questions, facing Chen Qi who suddenly appeared in front of her, Chuhua was rarely incoherent. She was so confused that she didn't even know how to express her inner thoughts to the person in front of her.

What could she say? Tell him directly that she might have fallen in love with him and that she was ready to snatch him from Xiaoxiang?

Even Chuhua herself would not believe that she had such an awareness... She couldn't bear to part with Xiaoxiang, the original beauty that remained in her heart.

Chu Hua also had no confidence that he could really snatch him from Xiao Xiang... Compared to Xiao Xiang, he might not have any advantages at all? :

Chu Hua, whose heart was gradually calming down due to his thoughts, finally showed a forced smile under Chen Qi's slightly horrified gaze, after his face changed from pale to red strangely, and he replied in a weak tone, even with a guilty conscience:

"Senior, I... I'm fine, I'm just a little tired, don't worry about me."

"… Compared to what I said, Senior, why don't you go find Xiaoxiang? Xiaoxiang should be backstage now, right? If she can't find us in the lounge, she might misunderstand what happened between me and Senior."

Yes, there must never be anything between me and my senior that would cause Xiaoxiang to misunderstand...⑻

Since I won't compete with Xiaoxiang, and I am destined to not get anything from Xiaoxiang, it's better to say nothing and pretend that I know nothing. Maybe in the future, as time goes by, I will let go of this little love.

After all, I am an idol after all, and I shouldn't have excessive contact with the opposite sex. I should... stick to my job.

However, Chu Hua's attitude did not dispel Chen Qi's doubts, but made him more worried about Chu Hua's current state. After a period of silence, Chen Qi looked at Chu Hua in front of him and said softly, pretending to be relaxed:

"... As for Xiangzi, it doesn't matter for now. And I think if Xiangzi was really here, he would be more worried about Chuhua than I am, right?"

"Ah?" Chu Hua looked up in bewilderment, and met Chen Qi's gaze full of tenderness and faint worry, and her heart could not help but beat violently.

"Chuhua, you are also Xiangzi's good friend. The friendship between you two is deeper than the friendship between Xiangzi and me."

"If Xiangzi knew how unhappy you are now, she would definitely be the first to care about your condition, just like me."

As he spoke, Chen Qi looked at Chu Hua, whose brows were still somewhat gloomy. He had no idea what Chu Hua was worried about, so he could only analyze the reason for Chu Hua's unstable mood based on the only information he had, and said in the softest voice possible:

"Chuhua, if this performance is too much for you, I will ask my agent to take you home now. You can have a good rest during this period of time until you recover completely."

"You don't need to worry about the rest. You've done enough in this performance. From now on, just rest assured and have a good rest."

Chu Hua: “…”

...Stupid senior, why don’t you understand my distress at all at this moment?

The more you treat me in this way, doesn't it make it easier for me to like you?

However, although he knew that his heartbeat at this moment was completely wrong, Chu Hua still couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he heard Chen Qi's endless words of comfort...

"--senior."

“Hmm?” Faced with Chu Hua who suddenly spoke, Chen Qi’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stopped and muttered all his words.

However, the next second, all he saw was the charming amethyst eyes of Triangle Chuhua, which were fixed on Chen Qi's eyes. As if they were magnetic, the moment Chen Qi and Chuhua's eyes met, his eyes were involuntarily attracted.

At this moment, Sanjiao Chuhua, who was feeling impulsive, even breathed heavier. She seemed to be trying to control her emotions, but her suppressed and anxious look was a sign of an explosion no matter how you looked at it.

Want to say it out.

I want to express all my gratitude and affection towards my seniors.

Maybe I still have a chance now. I can still help my seniors. My seniors and I can be considered as tacit partners. Xiaoxiang is not here. The current atmosphere... is also suitable for me to express such feelings.

Anyway, I will be rejected anyway, so let me say it out loud and then give up completely.

At least, this way I won't have to endure the torment of this relationship anymore, and I can continue to be friends with my senior and Xiaoxiang without any burden.

Well, speaking it out, maybe it would be good for each of us.

"Senior, I..."

"——Xiao Chenqi! Chuhua! Where are you?!"

However, just when Chu Hua was trying to suppress his pounding heart and was about to tell Chen Qi what he felt, suddenly, the anxious voice of the agent not far away interrupted all Chu Hua's actions.

Soon, before the agent arrived, Chu Hua quickly distanced herself from Chen Qi. It was not until the agent arrived that she discovered Chen Qi and Chu Hua looking at each other in front of the dressing table in the bathroom...

"Chu Hua? Little Chen Qi? You guys..."

The agent who saw this scene couldn't help but open his mouth slightly. The news he originally wanted to inform the two of them was stuck in his throat.

Could it be that what was on the Internet was not just a rumor? Little Chuhua and Little Chenqi, really...

"Ms. Agent, what happened?"

However, just when the agent began to have wild thoughts, Chu Hua suppressed her emotions first and asked softly to the agent who still looked panicked.

Facing Chu Hua and Chen Qi, who were not feeling guilty, the agent suppressed his gossipy mood and hurried to the two of them, saying in an extremely serious tone:

"Chuhua, you're in trouble. You may be targeted by someone."

"Ugh?"

However, the agent's words made Chuhua Sanjiao a little confused, but soon, when the agent handed the phone to Chuhua and Chen Qi, the content on it quickly made them understand what the so-called trouble was.

"It is suspected that popular idol Sanjiao Chuhua and rookie artist Chen Qi had a secret meeting?! They worked together again at the concert and behaved ambiguously, is it suspected to be an official announcement? "

Under such a huge title, the first photo that catches the eye is a photo taken secretly between Chen Qi and Chu Hua during a meeting a week ago!

In the photo, the fully armed triangle Chu Hua and Chen Qi seemed to be photographed just before they separated. In fact, except for Chen Qi whose height was particularly conspicuous, it should not be easy to spot Chu Hua.

But what can we do? In this photo, besides Chen Qi and Chu Hua, there is also a special member——Jumuda Mana.

In this photo, Junda Mana is quite easy to recognize because she is not wearing a hat, but only covering her face with sunglasses and a mask, but Mana's figure is still recognizable.

Now that Mana has been identified and Chen Qi is present, combined with the facts, the identity of Chu Hua, whose entire identity is concealed, becomes too easy to guess.

“When was this—” Chu Hua was naturally extremely surprised when looking at the photo. This was obviously the scene of her first day being taken care of by Chen Qi. How could it be photographed so quickly?

But before Chu Hua could be surprised for too long, the following news made her realize the seriousness of the matter.

The photos below are all from the Live that just ended, and they are all scenes of Chen Qi and Chu Hua interacting on the stage.

Even the shooting angles are very tricky.

It was either the hand dance interaction between Chen Qi and Chu Hua during the singing, or the affectionate look on Chu Hua's face as she looked at Chen Qi's back when leaving the stage.

With the support of these photos, the authenticity of the first photo of Chen Qi and Chu Hua's "private meeting" is greatly enhanced. Therefore, the bombshell news that an idol and an artist are dating privately, working closely together in a performance, and have an ambiguous relationship has appeared in the public eye in almost the most reasonable way.

"The number of hits on this post is still increasing." After Chen Qi and Chu Hua had read the message on this post, the panicked voice of the agent was heard:

"I just called the company's internal staff and asked them to suppress or delete the news before the company finds out... But I feel that this may be difficult."

"Why?" Chu Hua, who was also facing this kind of public opinion blow for the first time, looked up and asked in confusion. However, the next moment, the agent's face showed a bit of bitterness, and she replied sadly:

"Chu Hua... Think about it, how many reporters are there who know the location of your house and are always waiting outside your door? Your personal information is highly confidential, not to mention that you are the eldest daughter of the Sanjiao family... How can ordinary gossip reporters know your news?"

"And now, you and Xiao Chenqi were meeting privately, and not only were they captured so accurately, but the photos taken at the scene didn't look like they were taken with a cell phone. Do you think this is normal?"

Chen Qi: "...Ms. Agent, are you saying that someone inside the company deliberately targeted Chu Hua?"

At this point, Chen Qi seemed to understand that this was no accident, and the agent nodded bitterly and replied uneasily:

"This possibility is very high... After all, the company has more than just Xiao Chuhua and her idol band. [Sumimi] is so popular right now, there are artists who are jealous of [Sumimi] or Xiao Chuhua and want to destroy Xiao Chuhua."

"Otherwise, there is no way to explain how Xiao Chuhua's personal information was leaked. A loophole within the company is the most likely explanation."

"……Now what?"

However, Chen Qi, who was also encountering this kind of thing for the first time, was at a loss as to what to do about Chu Hua's obviously calculated public opinion pressure. After forcing himself to calm down, he tentatively asked his agent:

"I want to make a statement. Is there any relationship between me and Chu Hua?"

"Maybe it will have some effect... but I think it will only make things worse." The agent shook her head in distress. Things have come to this point, and even the most experienced agent can't help. After all, this touches on the bottom line of the idol.

"What's more...Xiao Chenqi, you can't save anything by doing this."

"If news of idols being too close to artists of the opposite sex spreads widely, even if it is not true, the company will definitely not sit idly by. And an idol with a 'criminal record' will be worth much less than before."

"A lot of fans will be lost, and it will even have a great impact on [sumimi]'s career. These people specifically chose [sumimi]'s live performance when it was a huge success to post this news, just to completely drive [sumimi] to the brink of death!"

"——If I quit [sumimi], everything will be fine, right?"

However, just as Chen Qi and his agent were discussing how to help Chu Hua overcome this difficulty, and just before Chen Qi was about to say that he would quit the music industry to prove the innocence of his relationship with Chu Hua, Chu Hua's voice came out first.

"Chu Hua? You don't have to do this." Facing Chu Hua's decision, Chen Qi, with his pupils slightly shrunken, responded immediately. He half-knelt down, gently grasped Chu Hua's shoulders with both hands, and said word by word:

"This matter was caused by me, so let me help you solve it. You don't have to quit [sumimi]. The one who should quit is——"

"...Senior, the agent is right. Regardless of whether this matter is right or wrong, as soon as it gets out, my idol career will be over."

However, facing Chen Qi who was still thinking about himself, Sanjiao Chuhua, who had already made a decision, stretched out a finger and gently pressed it against Chen Qi's lips. He forced a smile and asked his agent softly: "Fei,

"As long as I quit [Sumimi], Mana and the others won't be affected, right? As long as I take on this responsibility alone, everyone's idol career will be fine, right?"

"Chuhua..."

However, the agent could not give any response to the idol girl she was responsible for... She couldn't bear to see this girl who had worked so hard and was so responsible end up like this.

In fact, all of this is almost inevitable... If Chen Qi didn't help Chuhua this time, and the Live ended in failure, Chuhua and [sumimi] would be doomed, and it is even possible that the popularity of the entire group would plummet and become abandoned.

This is a situation with no solution at all, and Chuhua chose to shoulder all the burdens, which may be the best outcome.

And this is also the outcome that those who deliberately plotted against Chu Hua most hope to see.

Without Chuhua, it would be hard to maintain the popularity of [sumimi], and Chuhua's withdrawal from the idol world might lead to her being hidden from the public, or even having difficulty continuing on this path... and Chuhua has just taken the first step in her transformation.

Obviously, if it had been a little longer, the ending would have been different... Obviously, if it had been a little later, everything would have been different.

"Thank you, Miss Agent, thank you for doing so much for me, and now... it's time to end it."④

Chu Hua also had tears in her eyes and gently lowered her head. With her body trembling slightly, she still spoke to the agent in front of her in a clear voice, word by word:

"I... quit [Sumimi]. Ms. Agent, please tell Mana and everyone in the company about this news."

"Chuhua!"

However, just as Chu Hua from Sanjiao finished his words, the next moment, as if his emotions had reached their peak, Chu Hua immediately bypassed his agent and Chen Qi, and rushed out of the backstage, disappearing from their sight.

The next moment, before the agent could speak, Chen Qi immediately chased after Chu Hua. He only stopped and promised, "I will bring Chu Hua back," and then disappeared from the agent's sight.

"Ugh!"

However, at the exit of the backstage, Su Shi, who had been waiting here early, and Gao Songdeng and others, also encountered the figure of Sanjiao Chuhua who escaped from the backstage. Aiyin almost bumped into Chuhua, but fortunately she dodged it in time.

"Just now...was that Mikado-san?" Aiyin looked at Chuhua's back as he ran away, and asked her friends around her uncertainly.

Li Xi: "That should be it? It's the same hair color as Sankaku-san, but why is she--Oh! What's wrong with you?!"

Chen Qi: "Sorry, everyone, I have to go chase after Triangle-student now, so I don't have time to explain."