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

3. "Are you...living together? Have you been dating for a long time?"

⑶ Xiangzi: “…”

At this moment, what Miao Meng questioned was also what the silent Toyokawa Shoko wanted to ask the most. She looked at the two people in front of her who were so inseparable, and for a moment she unconsciously clenched her fists. She was not even aware of her nails digging into the flesh.

Wu Yige is his most trusted childhood sweetheart.

One is her "ex-boyfriend" whom she had hurt before, but he doesn't seem to hate her and even wants to win her back.

Could it be that, just because Chen Qi no longer had any intimate relationship with her in the past, Chu Hua, you chose to take advantage of the situation?

You... are really too cunning.

Volume 123: Chapter 122 Chapter : Xiangzi: It’s not an illusion, he still likes me

Why did Xiangzi and Miao Mengqin visit Chuhua's home together? All this started an hour ago...

"Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule, Ms. Yutenji Wakamugi."

On the morning of this day, Toyokawa Shoko, who had made preparations early, chose a cafe in a high-end and elegantly decorated hotel in Ikebukuro and made an appointment with Meow Mengqin.

However, compared to Toyokawa Shoko, who was fully prepared in terms of both funds and attitude, Miao Mengqin seemed a little absent-minded today, which was very different from his previous image of being flawless, good at disguise and business, and able to remain calm in the face of all emergencies.

"Ms. Yutenji, what would you like to drink?" Toyokawa Shoko asked elegantly.

Meow Mengqin: "...Ice water will be fine."

Xiangzi: "...Okay, excuse me, two glasses of ice water here, please."

Xiangzi, who had met Miao Mengqin once before, thought that Miao Mengqin was an urban woman who was well versed in fashion and had a lot of spending money on a daily basis. However, he did not expect that Miao Mengqin would be so easy to deal with today. While he was suspicious, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

She had already prepared herself mentally for a heavy bleeding today.

After a while, after the waiter brought two glasses of ice water to Xiangzi and Miao Mengqin, Xiangzi calmed down and focused his gaze on Miao Mengqin in front of him with some curiosity. He soon saw some clues.

Although Miao Mengqin still wore a sun hat and sunglasses to prevent herself from being recognized by fans, Xiangzi could still see that, unlike the exquisite and fashionable appearance of Miao Mengqin when they first met, Miao Mengqin today seemed to be a little more haggard.

Her lavender hair was still smooth, but a little split at the ends, obviously because she hadn't combed her hair when she got up this morning.

Her originally rosy skin now looked a little paler, and even the fashionable off-shoulder dress that Miao Mengqin was wearing today looked a little messy.

After all, Xiangzi was once a young lady. With her vision, she saw through it at once. Last night, Miao Mengqin’s mental state did not seem to be very good.

"Ms. Yutenji... did you not sleep well last night?" Xiangzi blinked and asked tentatively.

However, Xiangzi didn't know that his question had touched the unspeakable pain in Miao Mengqin's heart. Miao Mengqin felt a sharp pain in his heart, but he took off his sunglasses in a rare unpleasant manner, revealing the dark circles under his sunglasses without reservation.

"It's the same for you. Ms. Toyokawa didn't seem to sleep very well last night either."

Yesterday, because of the scene between Chen Qi, Chu Hua and Gao Songdeng, Miao Mengqin had received the greatest shock in his 20 years of life. After tossing and turning all night, he was exhausted both physically and mentally.

Now, Miao Mengqin is too lazy to even maintain the disguise of being a public figure, and there is a bit more sharpness in his words.

"So, Ms. Toyokawa Shoko, yesterday you specifically asked me to meet you today through my official account. What was the reason?"⑧

"Also, I feel like we don't have much extra time to exchange pleasantries. Although we've only met once, I know a little bit about your personal situation from Xiaoqi, so let's not be too polite."

Xiangzi: "...That's right."

However, Miao Mengqin's words today were particularly straightforward, but they also touched Xiangzi's pitiful self-esteem. After Xiangzi was speechless for a moment, he was able to maintain his usual cold but polite attitude.

But the next moment, Xiangzi quickly caught the key words in Miao Meng's words. His fingers holding the cup of ice water trembled slightly, but he pretended to be nonchalant and asked softly: ③

"However, Miss Youtian Temple, are you familiar with Chen Qi? If I remember correctly, it was Chen Qi who invited you when we first met?"

Miao Meng: "Of course, Xiao Qi and I are——"

However, the moment Chen Qi was mentioned, Miao Mengqin, who had long regarded him as the younger brother he wanted to protect the most, suddenly became excited, and even couldn't help but reveal a bit of pride in his words.

But, just before Miao Meng was about to say this, suddenly, the scene of Chen Qi and Chu Hua's date in the planetarium last night emerged in her mind again.

And, the scene where her own Xiao Qi kissed his sister, which still made her heart ache when she recalled it now...

Why does this happen?

Xiao Qi, in my heart, has always been such a clean, pure brother...

Why would he kiss his adopted sister? And he didn't resist or seem surprised at all?

Has he done something unspeakable with his sister?

Then why is he still with Sanjiao Chuhua? Two-timing?

He is obviously not that kind of person. The little brother Xiaoqi in my heart should be a piece of white paper that is not tainted!

Whenever she thought of the scene from yesterday, Miao Meng would feel upset and even hopeless, as if something she had been protecting and believing in seemed to have betrayed her, making her feel like she had been betrayed.

And it was driven by this emotion that made Miao Mengqin, who originally wanted to show off that he had such an excellent person who only he knew how precious he was, suddenly changed his tone and said unnaturally after pursing his lips:

"…Nothing. Xiaoqi and I are just partners."

“…Indeed.”

Xiangzi looked at Miao Meng, who looked a little unnatural. Although she probably knew in her heart that the relationship between Miao Meng and Chen Qi might not be that simple, she still resisted the urge of her curiosity and turned to tell Miao Meng in front of her the purpose of her trip.

"Ms. Yutiansi, to be honest, a big part of the reason I invited you to meet this time is because you are Chen Qi's partner."

"Hmm?" Miao Mengqin couldn't help but look at Xiangzi in front of him curiously.

"I watched the video you and Chen Qi jointly contributed online, and I found that your talent and ability as a drummer are indeed top-notch. As far as I know, there are no more than five members who can keep up with Chen Qi's rhythm and cooperate well with him."

"So, I want to invite you to join the new band I'm forming. With your skills, fans, and traffic, I believe you can definitely bring good popularity to our new band."

"……band?"

However, facing Toyokawa Shoko's proposal, Miao Mengqin was in a trance for a moment. She couldn't help but recall Chen Qi's sister named Gao Songdeng, who was very expressive on stage.

Also, there is a band called “The End Band” which has a close relationship with Xiao Qi and consists of four girls who support and help him wholeheartedly.

Miao Meng herself didn't have any talent for being a lead singer, but she was a pretty good drummer, and she really enjoyed the feeling of playing with Chen Qi - she did sometimes have this idea, wanting to form a band with her dear brother.

But this idea, along with the scene he witnessed, slowly dissipated from Miao Meng's mind...And now, Xiangzi's proposal to form a band again made Miao Meng's silent heart seem to have such an idea.

Xiangzi: "Yes, I want to form a professional band that can quickly become commercial and professional, Ave Mujica."

Xiangzi nodded solemnly, looking at the obviously interested Miao Mengqin in front of him, with a little more joy in his tone, and quickly said while the iron was hot:

“Ms. Yutenji is ambidextrous, right? Although our band is still in the planning stage, I already have a detailed plan, which I will explain in detail later.”

"And, to prove that this band I put together is not a joke - here's a picture of one of our band members."

"Who is it?" Miao Meng looked at the phone handed to her by Xiangzi with some curiosity. After a while, she saw clearly on Xiangzi's phone the figure with golden hair that she had seen in the planetarium yesterday.

"Sankaku Hatsuka, the popular idol of [Sumimi]. I think Miss Yutenji should have an impression of her."

Xiangzi, who was a little excited at this time, did not notice Miao Meng's expression, which almost turned dark after seeing Chuhua's face, and continued to laugh calmly and confidently:

⑼ "At the same time, Chuhua is also my childhood sweetheart. Just yesterday, she joined our band and served as the band's guitarist and lead singer."

Ling: "How is it, Ms. Yutenji? With the addition of the popular idol Hatsuka, I believe you have a full understanding of the popularity of our band and the confidence behind its rapid commercialization."

4 "So, how about you give it some serious consideration? I think this should be a sure win for you."

8 “After all, it shouldn’t be hard to consider whether a beauty blogger will go further or a commercial band will go further, right?”

4 After she finished speaking, Xiangzi took a sip of the ice water in front of her in an extremely dignified and calm manner. She was very confident that her words would definitely get a satisfactory answer.

2However, as time passed, Xiangzi's expression, who had not received a response for a long time, gradually became stiff from the calm at the beginning... and just before she began to waver in her heart, the cold but extremely firm response from Miao Mengqin came.

⑨“——I can join, but I have two requirements.”

"First, if you want me to join the band, I won't accept a second lead singer other than Xiaoqi. So, only if Xiaoqi joins the band, I will choose to join."

Wu "Second, I will never be in the same band as Sanjiao Chuhua. I will never change this."

No, the sense of purity that Xiaoqi once gave her was definitely not false. There must be something wrong with Xiaoqi suddenly becoming like this.

Let me make it clear first that Miao Meng is not against accepting that her dear brother has a girlfriend. If Xiao Qi's girlfriend is Chu Hua, or the eldest daughter of the Ruoye family, or someone else, even if she is her own sister, Miao Meng dares to say that she will support Chen Qi's idea and let him pursue her boldly.

What Miao Mengqin couldn't accept was that her brother was actually cheating on her! This destroyed the image of her pure brother in her heart, and even destroyed the purity in her heart that she had always wanted to protect.

But now, Miao Mengqin changed his mind - his younger brother was definitely not that kind of person.

Everything you see is not necessarily the truth. Judging from the closeness between Xiaoqi and his sister and Sanjiao Chuhua, there is no doubt that Xiaoqi dated his sister first, and Sanjiao Chuhua came later.

So that means... Could it be that Sanjiao Chuhua has some leverage over Xiaoqi and is forcing him to date her?

I must ask Xiaoqi about this matter in person. Only when Xiaoqi tells her in person that it is him who wants to have two relationships at the same time, can I completely give up!

In Miao Meng's heart, she was making her final desperate gamble - she chose to bet on her brother, on her own vision, and that the feeling of being moved by the purity of that love back then was not false.

What if... even the only touch I had at that time was just a false thing.

Then, Miao Mengqin himself didn't know who he could trust in this cold society...

"Um... Miss Yutenji? May I ask if you and Chuhua... have any conflicts?"

However, Miao Mengqin's unexpected proposal caught Xiangzi off guard. Xiangzi never expected that Miao Meng, whom she thought had the least extra relationship with Chu Hua, herself and Chen Qi, and could be impressed by benefits and the future, would actually make such a request.

Moreover, this request put Xiangzi in an extremely dilemma.

From a conservative point of view, Chuhua is currently the only person who will definitely join her band and will not change his mind. At the same time, Chuhua's ability and popularity are enough to serve as the lead singer of the band. Xiangzi really does not want to give up his childhood sweetheart.

You can find another drummer, but the soul of the band, such as the lead singer, must not be replaced once the band is officially confirmed.

But, from a risk-taking perspective, if he could convince Chen Qi to join the band... then Chen Qi would be fully capable of taking Chu Hua's position, and could even do better than Chu Hua.

And if Chen Qi joins, Miao Meng, a drummer who has good talent and strength and has had many experiences of working with Chen Qi, will also join the band.

And that's not all! Chen Qi's joining may also bring about a chain reaction. For example, Mu, who has already broken off relations with her, may choose to make peace with her because of Chen Qi... Even if she can't, Mu is very likely to join Ave Mujica because of Chen Qi.

In this way, with myself included, her band will have four members in one go! They only need to find a bassist and the band can officially start!

Besides, the situation that she was most worried about did not happen... Chen Qi did not seem to hate her. In fact, from the beginning to the end, many of his actions seemed to be trying to win her back and save her.

Of course, this is most likely my own illusion, because choosing to win over Chen Qi to join is extremely risky, but also extremely beneficial.

For a moment, even Xiangzi found it difficult to make a choice. Finally, after some hesitation, Xiangzi finally tried to speak to Miao Meng in front of him as calmly as possible:

"Well, Ms. Yutenji, although I don't know what happened between you and Chuhua, I hope you can seriously consider it. After all, the future of this band is really bright."

"As for what you said about Chen Qi joining the team... I will try my best to get it, but now, if possible, can I invite you to visit Chu Hua's house and talk things over between the two of you?"

Xiangzi didn't want to give up Chuhua, and even more so, he didn't want to give up people like Chen Qi and Miao Meng. Faced with the choice between the two, Xiangzi finally decided to take both sides into consideration first, to see if there was any possibility of winning over Chen Qi, and then make plans.

If Chen Qi really has the possibility of joining her band, and the unknown conflict between Miao Meng and Chu Hua really cannot be resolved... then, she might really be sorry for Chu Hua.

But, Xiangzi would never do so unless it was absolutely necessary, so she still wanted to fight for it.

——However, now, when Xiangzi saw Chen Qi and Chu Hua wearing black and white rabbit clothes, which looked like couple outfits no matter how you looked at them, and were almost perfectly fitted together, she regretted her decision more than ever.

She didn't regret it. After Miao Meng saw this scene, it would most likely wipe out the possibility of Miao Meng joining her band.

Instead, he regretted why he came to Chuhua's house and why he witnessed... this scene that made his heart ache.

Xiangzi knew that Chuhua and Chen Qi might have a close relationship. After all, Lian Deng had reminded her so. She also knew that she might just be deceiving herself. Chuhua and Chen Qi might have developed to an extremely close relationship during this period of cooperation.

Otherwise, Chen Qi would not have personally sent Chu Hua home, and Chu Hua would not have dated Chen Qi outside and been witnessed by Deng...

But at that time, Xiangzi could at least deceive himself.

She could also pretend that she knew nothing and ask Chuhua to join the band. She could also pretend that she could win back Chen Qi, let herself have contact with him again, and make up for all the harm she had caused him in the past...

But now, Xiangzi found out that he was wrong.

He... no longer needs me to help him heal his wounds.

Chu Hua has taken his place and become the closest person to him.

I... am no longer 2 四lin咝∥...③甒⒍司仲☆Qｕn: Do you need it?

Toyokawa Shoko gritted her teeth, forcing herself not to show her weakness in front of everyone. However, when Miao Meng beside her asked Chen Qi and Chu Hua, "Are you living together?", Shoko still couldn't help but feel a dull pain in her heart.

It was as if the next moment, if either Chu Hua or Chen Qi admitted it, she would no longer be able to control her emotions and would run out of the door.

Fortunately, the next moment, the panicked voice from Sanjiao Chuhua was immediately heard by Xiangzi and Miao Meng.

"No, that's not it! How could Qi and I be living together? Qi only arrived a few minutes ago! He came to talk to me about performing together at my birthday party in half a month!"

Living together? Chu Hua was so embarrassed just by using Chen Qi's pajamas as a pillow, how could she possibly live together with Chen Qi?

Although I like Qi, isn't it too abnormal for us to live together on the second day of our relationship?

"Then what's the matter with you two wearing couple outfits?" However, Miao Mengqin was still unyielding, staring at Sanjiao Chuhua who had led his innocent brother astray with his eyes that barely concealed his hostility, and said word by word:

"Are you dating? When did it start?"

Chen Qi: "I can explain this."