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

"Although Xiaoqi rejected Sanjiao Chuhua's proposal, she will never give up. Moreover, with some persuasion, Xiaoqi might really agree to Chuhua."

"So, what we have to do is to prevent Chuhua from confessing to Xiaoqi at the birthday party. In other words, as long as Xiaoqi doesn't show up at the birthday party, it will be difficult for Chuhua to succeed in his confession."

After all, the atmosphere at the performance would indeed make people make many impulsive decisions. As long as Xiao Qi did not admit it in person, even if Chu Hua expressed good intentions unilaterally, Chen Qi would be able to deny the news.

"——For this purpose, I have arranged a performance for you! A performance with a thousand people, no less in scale than Sumimi's Live. You must perform well so that Xiaoqi has no time and energy to interact with Chuhua and Xiangzi!"

"As for me... I will go and infiltrate their group, instigate the relationship between Chuhua and Xiangzi, and try to make these two guys fighting over Xiaoqi start to kill each other!"

"Everything from now on is up to you. Don't let Xiangzi succeed!"⒎

...摝

Although some of the information that Meow Meng conveyed seemed to Liang to be wrong, Liang didn't care now. She just needed to make sure that Meow Meng was indeed on their side, and that was enough.

Now, they have already got the qualification for the Budokan Tournament. As for the efforts they can make now... it seems that the only thing left is to practice hard, live up to Chen Qi's expectations, and take this opportunity to get closer to Chen Qi.

By the way, Liang herself also wants to know whether the lover who makes her heart beat is him.

"——Qi, the fireworks festival will be held in half a month, right? It seems to be not too far from the date of our performance."④

"Yes." After comforting Chu Hua, Chen Qi managed to calm Chu Hua down. Facing Liang who came to him quietly, he quickly showed a gentle smile and patiently explained to Liang:

"After the performance, it should be the night before the fireworks festival begins. At that time, we can still walk around the temple fair and watch the fireworks to celebrate."

"——Since it's a fireworks festival, we can't wear ordinary clothes or clothes for performances, right?" Liang quickly caught the loophole in Chen Qi's words and immediately took the opportunity to speak:

"Speaking of fireworks festivals, it must be yukata, right? Taking this good opportunity, how about we all go and see yukata together?"

"Yukata? I agree! I also want to buy a new beautiful yukata." As always, Kita unconditionally supported all of Zhuliang's decisions and agreed immediately.

"I, I've never been to a temple fair with my friends, and I don't even have a yukata..."

Pochi-chan also raised her hand carefully. Although she looked uncomfortable, she forced herself not to miss this opportunity that might leave her with lifelong memories. She whispered:

"But, but I will be prepared and I will try my best to hold on until the temple fair is over."

"This one……"

However, facing Liang's proposal and the very active Kita and Pochi-chan, Chen Qi seemed a little hesitant... and the source of this problem was a message Chen Qi received from his sister this morning.

Deng: [Brother, the fireworks festival is coming soon. Aine-chan and I have an appointment to go pick out yukatas together. Brother, are you willing to come? 】

...Then, Chen Qi declined Deng's invitation on the grounds that he was very busy finishing the band's training and that he also had to find Chu Hua to discuss the birthday party.

It shouldn't be such a coincidence, right? Tokyo is full of yukata shops, it's not such a coincidence that I will run into everyone from MYGO, right?

"...Okay, but how about we not go to Ikebukuro to choose a yukata, but find a store here in Shimokitazawa?"

The MYGO members generally hang out in Ikebukuro, so unless you go to the Ikebukuro area, you probably won't run into Tomo and the others.

However, Chen Qi, who was now confident, had not walked far from "Stars" with the four girls who had just finished the band, when he spotted those familiar figures coming towards him and standing in front of him.

After a while, facing the scrutinizing and sharp gazes from Deng, Aine, Li Xi, and Su Shi besides Mao Mao, Chen Qi also experienced the feeling of sweating for the first time in a long time. What exactly was it like...

However, Chen Qi didn't know that his every move was under everyone's control from beginning to end, and all the coincidences were just inevitable arrangements.

Miao Mengqin also deceived everyone who had ended the band. She did tell Gao Songdeng and others about Chen Qi's affairs.

She is doing whatever it takes to free Chen Qi from the bondage of Xiangzi and Chuhua.

PS: Tomorrow's update may be a little late. I need to adjust my schedule today. I have a banquet to attend, so I have to stay up until after dinner... Sorry, sorry~

９俬魃∨♂贰∵.④三san澪⑤SｏUsｕｏ: Volume 129: Chapter 128 Chapter : Su Shi's "careful arrangement", Liang's uneasiness

"...Hey, everyone, since we just met by chance and we're all friends, could you please stop staring at me like that? I feel pretty uncomfortable too."

In a yukata shop in Shimokitazawa, Chen Qi, who was unaware that all his actions had been clearly calculated, gritted his teeth and accompanied the Ending Band and MYGO, a total of nine girls, into this yukata shop in Shimokitazawa which had a very good reputation.

But at this moment, all the attention of the nine girls was no longer on the yukata. Their eyes were fixed on the only person they were paying attention to, Chen Qi.

"Humph, who wants to see you? Don't be so self-indulgent."

However, the first person to attack Chen Qi was Chihaya Aine. This girl next door, who had been separated from Chen Qi for more than a week and who used to be inseparable from him, was now particularly harsh to Chen Qi. After a cold snort, she replied unhappily:

"We are just here with Tomorin to try out the yukata for the fireworks festival. We didn't go to Ikebukuro because we didn't want to meet you."

"I just didn't expect that, Brother Qi, you - hmph, you and everyone else who finished the band were actually also active in Shimokitazawa. If we had known that, everyone and I wouldn't have walked so far just to pick out yukatas!"

Chen Qi: “…”

Well, the sudden change in Aiyin's attitude towards him was within Chen Qi's expectations. After all, he had not interacted with Aiyin and the others for more than a week since Chen Qi started to interfere in Chuhua's affairs.

Of course, it's not that we don't have any contact at all, but most of the conversations are concentrated on Line. It is true that the time I spent with Aine almost all the time like in the past is no longer there.

It is normal for a girl like Aine who loves to act like a spoiled child to feel resentful for being ignored for a week (specific to Aine's standards).

It's a pity that Chen Qi, who had no information at all, didn't know what he was thinking. He was really naive.

The news that he and Chuhua were a "temporary couple" was originally known only to himself, Xiangzi and Miao Mengqin, but now it has become known to everyone in the two bands.

This was the main reason why Aiyin was furious with Chen Qi today. Although she also complained about Chen Qi's neglect of her this week, she still sympathized with Chen Qi. After all, she also understood that her brother Qi was indeed very busy this week. ⑥

But, even though Brother Qi is so busy, he still has that kind of improper relationship with other girls!

And the target is Sanjiao Chuhua! The popular idol who has always had a scandal with Qi Ge!

What kind of strange relationship is "temporary couple"? Brother Qi is not stupid! With such an outrageous excuse, if Brother Qi didn't have any thoughts, how could he have established such a relationship with Sanjiao Chuhua?

He is clearly a playboy! I have declared my love for him, but he still dares to cheat on me?!

With two beautiful girls, myself and Tomorin, pursuing him, isn't he satisfied?!

Yesterday, Miao Mengqin somehow came to "RiNG" and waited for them in the cafe where they were resting after practice.

What surprised Aiyin and others was that the beauty blogger they followed seemed to have a close relationship with her brother Qi.

After all, when Miao Mengqin called her "Xiao Qi" all the time, Aiyin, who was originally happy to meet her favorite beauty blogger, trembled in anger, and even her joy was completely washed away.

But soon, just when Chihaya Aine was about to lose her smile, Miao Mengqin explained to her the purpose of her visit and, finally, the big news she wanted to share with Aine and the other members of the band.

Her brother Qi is being plotted against by Toyokawa Shoko and his childhood sweethearts, Sanjiao Chuhua!

"Now, only if you work together can you prevent Sanjiao Chuhua from publicly confessing his love to Xiaoqi at the fireworks festival in half a month, and then dragging Xiaoqi to join Xiangzi's band."

"I don't think I need to explain what kind of person Toyokawa Shoko is in Xiaoqi's heart. You all know it, right? So don't have any naive ideas and think that if Shoko gets Xiaoqi back, he will change his mind, okay?"

"You must do your best to stop this from happening. If you fail, Xiao Qi will never be by your side again."

——Although for some reason, when Miao Mengqin said this, she intentionally or unintentionally cast her gaze towards Gao Songdeng who was silent on the side, but her words were clearly heard by all the girls in the band.

What really added fuel to the fire for Aiyin was the reactions of the other members of the band after they heard the news!

“Okay, Aine-chan, please don’t be angry with Aki, okay?”

However, after the dissatisfied Aiyin had just vented her displeasure at this unfaithful man, Nagasaki Suyo, who was standing by, immediately stood up with a gentle smile, gently placed her hands on Chen Qi's shoulders, and said with an extremely considerate look:

"Although Aqi has indeed neglected everyone during this period, I know that Aqi has been very busy and seems to be very tired recently."

“So, Aine-chan, don’t get angry with Aqi just because he ignored you during this period. We should all be more considerate of Aqi.”

Unexpectedly, Su Shi's words successfully had the opposite effect on Ai Yin, who was already dissatisfied with the relationship between Chen Qi and Chu Hua.

Aine: "Huh? I understand him? If he's really busy! Why would he——"

"Cough cough cough!!"

However, this time, before Aiyin could finish her words, she was interrupted by a very deliberate cough from Shiina Riki who was standing beside her. In an instant, Riki's behavior instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

Li Xi obviously realized that his behavior just now was too unnatural. After blushing in embarrassment, the moment his eyes met Chen Qi's, he immediately turned away with great displeasure.

…Why do I feel like, after not seeing them for a week, Riki seems to care more about my neglect of them than Aine does?

⒏ Chen Qi understood Li Xi’s personality very well. After all, he was treated as a trash can for negative emotions by Li Xi for such a long time. He could still tell which reactions of Li Xi were out of tsundereness and which were out of real anger.

5 But this time, no matter from which angle Chen Qi analyzed Li Xi's reaction, his intuition told him that Li Xi was really angry this time.

7... However, on second thought, it made sense. After all, Lixi was the kind of girl who put the band first. Although she did not join MYGO, she was one of their former team members after all. She should at least devote some energy to guiding them forward.

However, Chen Qi had another premonition in his heart - the resentment of Li Xi and Ai Yin was not entirely due to his neglect of them during this period.

6 For a moment, the hesitant Chen Qi also cast his inquiring eyes towards the white-haired cat standing next to Li Xi, eating ice cream in small bites...

⑶Chen Qi believed that Yao Lenai, who had once teamed up with him to cheat his dear grandmother and was both reliable and honest, would definitely give him a real answer.

Hissing "Hmm?"

However, after Le Nai keenly noticed Chen Qi's gaze, he only gave Chen Qi a faint smile and said softly:

"Qi, will you come to the next Live?"

"...Live?" Chen Qi quickly caught the key word that concerned him. Soon, a bad premonition emerged from deep in his heart, and he subconsciously asked:

"Le Nai, do you guys have a live show coming up?"

"Well... I was planning to tell my brother." At this time, Gao Songdeng also took over the topic. He took his brother's hand very naturally, and said with a little expectation and nervousness:

"On the day of the fireworks festival, there was a music festival at 'RiNG' and our band signed up to participate."

"Brother, will you come? We are well prepared this time, and I want to show you the proof of our growth... Even if we don't rely on you, even if we get lost, we can still move forward."

Chen Qi: “…”

Well, now that it's over, how can Chen Qi reject Deng? Deng knows Chen Qi's weakness too well. Her attitude of pretending to be strong and mustering up courage even though she is clearly uneasy inside is too destructive to Chen Qi who hopes Deng can become more independent.

"Lixi has written a lot of new songs." At this time, Yao Lenai took the initiative to step forward, which was rare.

However, Chen Qi, who was calculating the time in his mind, couldn't help but feel uneasy - now, the times of all performances were too tightly scheduled!

The day before the fireworks festival was the first day for the band to enter the Budokan auditions. It was an extremely important occasion, so it was impossible for Chen Qi not to be there.

Then on the day of the fireworks festival, MYGO had another performance... Chuhua's birthday party happened to be on that day. Although he had told Chuhua that he would not go on stage to sing with Chuhua again, it seemed unreasonable for him not to go to the scene to encourage Chuhua on her last performance as an idol.

But Chen Qi doesn't have the Shadow Clone Technique, and it's even more impossible for him to split into another self. He must have a choice, right?

"Qi, for this live, Lixi wrote a new song."⒏

While Chen Qi was still struggling, Yao Lenai seemed to see through Chen Qi's thoughts at a glance, and spoke at the right time to help Chen Qi make up his mind.

"Lixi seems to have some words that he wants to convey to Qi through the song. Qi, you must come to the scene."⑵

Li Xi: "Wait - I'm not saying don't do this -"

However, Kaname's words made Deng, Aine, and Suze, who knew nothing about this matter, turn their eyes to their blushing drummer almost immediately.

"Li Xi... did you write a song for your brother?" Gao Songdeng looked at Li Xi, who was behaving strangely, with a curious look in his eyes. He suppressed the faint uneasiness in his heart and asked Li Xi:⑤

"Li Xi, I don't think I've told anyone about this..."

"I was wondering why Li Xi has been absent-minded during practice recently, and he is the first one to go home recently." Ai Yin, who already had some personal opinions about Li Xi, did not hide her scrutiny and immediately focused her firepower on Li Xi, muttering to herself:

"So, Li Xi is preparing a new song, and it's written for Brother Qi?"

"That's not the case! Deng, don't think too much!" Shiina Riki, who had been preparing for this period of time, stuffed all the ice cream in Lenai's hand into Lenai's mouth in one breath, and then immediately explained:

"This is just an agreement I made with her in order to recruit this stray cat into the team! I had no choice but to do this!"

"But, you must believe me! I haven't finished the song yet! And I don't plan to play it in the next Live! It's true!"

However, the more Li Xi explained, the more suspicious her attitude became. Li Xi obviously understood this, so after successfully blocking Le Nai's mouth, she pushed Le Nai's body and left everyone's sight first.

"I, I'm going to help the stray cat choose a yukata first! Don't follow me! Especially you!"

Before leaving, Li Xi did not forget to turn her head towards Chen Qi's figure and bared her teeth like an angry puppy. However, the lethality of Li Xi's intimidation this time was not even as strong as the disgust she expressed towards Chen Qi at the beginning.

At the very least, with Le Nai's intervention, Chen Qi no longer had to worry about the possibility that Li Xi would dislike him because of his neglect for more than a week.

A girl who hates herself will not write a song for herself, even if it is just an agreement between her and Kaname.

However, it was this scene that made Liang, who was pretending to choose a yukata for himself, see some clues...

"It seems that Senior Meow Meng didn't tell us the truth."

Unlike Chen Qi who was completely unaware, Liang, who knew that Miao Meng was a spy inside Mujia, would not believe that all this was just a coincidence. There is no doubt that Miao Meng leaked the information to both of them at the same time, so that they could work together to prevent Chu Hua's "birthday confession"...

She was working hard, so hard that it didn't seem like the reaction of a sister who cared about her "little brother"...

However, unlike Liang, who had basically seen the current situation clearly, Nagasaki Suyo was watching Li Xi's embarrassed back meaningfully, and she was thinking about something in her heart.

"Lixi... This is a little beyond my expectations."

"However, judging from Li Xi's reaction, she shouldn't be a threat to me. Someone who can't even see clearly her own inner feelings is no match for me."

As for Nagasaki Suyo, who now has almost all the advantages, she doesn't even care about Deng and Aine who seem to be ahead of the game. She even sneers at Li Xi who hasn't even joined the race yet.

When they were in Crychic, Aqi had an extremely bad impression of Lixi. Su Shi didn't believe that even if Lixi fell in love with Aqi out of hatred, Aqi would like her.

Now the only opponent that Su Shi cares about is Toyokawa Shoko - the girl that Aqi once liked, and also the ex-girlfriend who is the most entangled with Aqi and can't be cut off!