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

It was this photo that she had originally wanted to keep secret, but at this moment, it completely broke down all of Shiina Riki's defenses, and the doubts she had wanted to express were stuck in her throat.

"…This should be enough to prove that Aqi and I have a close relationship, right?"

"The degree of intimacy between me and Aqi is much deeper than what you know, Li Xi."

In order to make Riki completely submit, Nagasaki Motoyo lied without any psychological burden, and then put away her phone and said again:

"Besides, I have already discussed this with Aqi. I can accept dating Aqi while Xiaomu and Dengjiang can still stay by Aqi's side and live with me. This is something that I can't do. Lixi, you can't do it, right?"

After saying that, Su Shi put the earrings back into her pocket, and without turning her head, she said to the silent Shiina Riki behind her in an awkward but firm tone:

"So, Lixi, could you please not snatch Aqi from me? Otherwise, I will be in a difficult situation."

“Also, don’t tell this to the other members of the band, especially Deng-chan and Aine-chan… I don’t want to hurt more people.”

This time, Nagasaki Motoyo walked out of the shed quickly as she wished, without paying any attention to Shiina Tachibana behind her. She breathed in the fresh air from the outside again and let out a long breath.

Finally, I managed to eliminate all these hidden dangers.

All that's left is to wait for the show to begin...

However, Nagasaki Suyo, who breathed a sigh of relief, did not know that in a blind spot next to the shed, Ruoye Mu's cold eyes were staring straight at her slightly ups and downs of her back - Mu, had been waiting here for a long time.

Moreover, she didn't just wait here, she also made more preparations.

"drop."

With a light press of Mu on the phone, the several-minute-long conversation between Su Shi and Li Xi was all recorded by her. She repeatedly confirmed the recording quality and after it was clear enough to distinguish Su Shi's voice, she nodded and put the phone back into her pocket.

Now, she also has the leverage over Nagasaki Suyo.

Nagasaki Suyo... you finally revealed your true colors.

This hypocritical mask of yours will soon be exposed.

For the sake of his love, he actually took the initiative to hurt friends whom Lian Qi couldn't bear to touch.

If Qi knew your true self, all the false things you temporarily possess would be wiped out.

Volume 137: Chapter 136 Chapter : Shiina Riki's collapse and escape again

"There are so many people here. It feels much more lively than when we participated in the preliminaries!"

Under the open-air stage of the fireworks festival, this time only Hong Xia, wearing a light yellow yukata, and Chen Qi, who were beside her, came to watch MYGO's performance.

Of course, Ryo, Kita and Pochi-chan did not stay out, but compared to MYGO's performance, Ryo seemed to be more interested in Chuhua's birthday party.

However, Pochi-chan did not come along. According to her, she had never been to a fireworks festival with any friends before, and she was not used to the huge crowds at a fireworks festival. Pochi-chan was worried that she would vomit out of nervousness, so she backed out immediately.

Relatively speaking, at the birthday party, Bochi-chan would be a little more accustomed to it, at least Chuhua had reserved the front row seats for Chen Qi and Chen Qi's friends, and there weren't many people there.

As for Kita, it was because Hongxia was worried that if the innocent Pochi-chan was alone with Ryo, Ryo would borrow money from her again, so Hongxia gave Kita the important task of "supervising Ryo and taking care of Pochi-chan".

Therefore, Hong Xia, who didn't want Chen Qi to come to the scene alone, was very considerate and accompanied Chen Qi to watch MYGO's performance.

Even though Hong Xia didn't really want Chen Qi to have too much to do with them anymore.

"After all, it's a fireworks festival. Although it's different from a livehouse performance, it's definitely a good opportunity to gain popularity."

"I really don't know how Deng and the others got this opportunity..."

Chen Qi was also a little skeptical. He had considered giving everyone who had left the band a chance to perform at the Fireworks Festival, but because he had already made an appointment with Chu Hua's agent that he would be on stage to sing with Chu Hua this time, he did not take the initiative to sign up.

However, this spot is not easy to grab. Even with the current popularity of Chen Qihe's band, you still have to try your luck. I really don't know how MYGO, as a fledgling band, received an invitation.

Could it be that someone among the organizers happened to be a fan of MYGO? ⑨

"I'm really looking forward to it, Qi." Beside Chen Qi, Hong Xia didn't think as much as he did, she just felt envious and a little happy that everyone in MYGO could get such an opportunity.

Although Hongxia is not particularly familiar with everyone in MYGO, especially after going through so many things in the past, she actually has some concerns about everyone in MYGO.

But in the end, after witnessing Chen Qi and her sister reconcile, Hong Xia still forgave them in her heart - after all, if Chen Qi didn't mind, her unilateral dissatisfaction would only make Qi feel embarrassed.

So now, Hongxia still treats Deng and the others as ordinary friends.

"No matter what, Dengjiang and the others were able to secure this spot. The organizers must have recognized their abilities. They must have been well prepared this time."4

"...I hope so."

Chen Qi was of course looking forward to seeing whether MYGO had continued to improve after leaving him, but today he had one more thing on his mind.

This incident originated from what Liang said yesterday when he and the rest of the band celebrated their victory over Afterglow and their first step into the Budokan.

"Hongxia seems to be worried." After the celebration banquet, Liang bought a can of Coke for Chen Qi at the vending machine, and then he began to sound nervous for the first time.

"She should be the happiest person at today's celebration party, but Hong Xia has been a little absent-minded since she got off the stage."

"In that case, why don't we go and ask Hongxia what's bothering her?" Chen Qi did not doubt the deep friendship between Liang and Hongxia. If Liang felt that Hongxia was in a bad mood, then there was at least a 90% chance that it was not groundless.

But Chen Qi didn't think this was a problem at first. After all, a simple and sunny girl like Hong Xia was much easier to deal with than Deng, Su Shi and Li Xi. He believed that as long as she was properly guided, Hong Xia's troubles would be solved.

However, contrary to Chen Qi's expectations, Liang did not approve of Chen Qi's plan. After shaking his head, this close friend of Hong Xia shared a piece of news that Chen Qi was not aware of.

"Don't think Hong Xia is that simple. If it's something she doesn't want to tell us, it's hard to find out."

"And if I were to ask, Hong Xia would never tell me anything. She is the type of person who won't confide her troubles to someone she is too close to."

So, Liang patted Chen Qi's shoulder with an extremely serious expression, and then entrusted Chen Qi with an important task -

"Qi, it's up to you to solve Hong Xia's problem."

"Why me?" Chen Qi, who was considered by Liang to have the least close relationship with Hong Xia, twitched his mouth slightly and could not help but wanted to refute his position in Hong Xia's heart, but was immediately retorted by Liang.

"Because now everyone in the band, except me, feels distant from you, including jiulin●si釟』∩㈣、∈佴⑨0，々啎¤腫ZＨUANＱｕＮ：含虹夏."

When he said this, Liang had a faint smile on his face, with a playful expression of "You didn't even realize it", and said to the silent Chen Qi:

"You are too dazzling. In addition, you used to be busy with your sister's band or entangled with Sanjiao Chuhua. As a result, people know nothing about you except that you are very capable and attach great importance to relationships."

"So, although you have been a member of the Ending Band for a while, you are still just a marginal member so far."

"More importantly, although Hongxia is not familiar with you, she has been trying to understand you. She is very curious about you. That's why I believe you can make Hongxia speak out her true feelings."

Before leaving, Liang was somewhat worried about his decision. He turned his head with a serious expression and said to Chen Qi word by word:

"...Also, you are not allowed to attack Hong Xia."

Chen Qi also laughed dumbly and shook his head and replied: "Do I look like someone who would do that kind of thing?"

However, Chen Qi's joking question was met with Liang Ichiban's distrustful silence. The look Liang gave him was full of "I really don't trust your judgment."

But in the end, my concern for my friend's feelings overwhelmed the slight uneasiness in my heart.

Liang, in 2jiu Siˉ０㈣㈢⑸liu⒋sou: This day, he tried to create opportunities for Chen Qi and Hong Xia to be alone, just hoping that they could get a little closer and make it easier for Chen Qi to find a chance to ask Hong Xia about her troubles.

And now Chen Qi was also thinking about when it would be best for him to speak.

"At least not now, but Hongxia is in high spirits today, which is a good thing. Once she has had enough fun today, she should be more willing to talk."

However, just as Chen Qi was thinking about it, Hong Xia, who was staring at the stage intently, suddenly showed a look of surprise, and quickly pulled Chen Qi's sleeve and said excitedly:

"Qi! Look! Deng-chan and the others are on stage!"

As expected, on the open-air stage, the five girls of the MYGO band, led by Deng Takamatsu, were already standing in their respective positions, looking ready to perform.

But just when Chen Qi was relaxed and ready to calmly listen to see if the MYGO members had made any progress since he left, he quickly noticed the figure of Shiina Tatsuki at the back of the band, who was somewhat blocked by the lights.

Chen Qi's height of 1.88 meters allows him to clearly see the situation on the stage even among the crowded crowd.

From Chen Qi's perspective, Li Xi's figure was blocked by the front light, so that Chen Qi could not see Li Xi's current expression, but the fact that Li Xi didn't even hold the drumsticks in his hands as the performance was approaching made Chen Qi realize that something was wrong.

Chen Qike didn't believe that Li Xi would be distracted in such a critical situation.

Even if Lixi didn't get a good rest last night, facing such an important performance, she would definitely cheer herself up and force herself to concentrate.

However, Chen Qiru9↑＂琳】⑷＄√⑧si樲臼±＊林5搜≥∽索Ｑ羣♂:今's idea is exactly what all MYGO members are thinking except Nagasaki Suyo, the initiator.

Therefore, it was not until the sounds of Kaname Rina and Aine's guitars had already sounded and Takamatsu Touma's singing had already started that Shiina Riki suddenly broke out of his trance and hurriedly raised the drumsticks in front of him.

But at this moment, something happened that made Lixi feel like he had cardiopulmonary arrest.

Perhaps it was the fatigue brought by staying up late yesterday, coupled with the combined blow from Nagasaki Motoyo that had shaken her heart, that prevented Shiina Riki from holding the drumstick in her left hand firmly.

With a "click" sound drowned out by the background, Shiina Riki's unfocused eyes watched the drumstick fall to the ground, moving farther and farther away from him... until it rolled off the stage.

I made a mistake.

And it was a devastating mistake.

Almost every song that Lixi wrote for himself has very high requirements for the drummer. That's because Lixi doesn't believe that he will make any mistakes. He is the member of the band who takes the performance most seriously, and he is also one of the most capable members. The more capable you are, the more work you should do, and he must shoulder this responsibility.

But now, she had made an almost irreparable mistake. In full view of everyone, as the drummer who could not afford to make mistakes in the band, she actually failed to hold her drumsticks.

The dazed Shiina Riki was also very clear that all this was not the most terrifying thing.

"..."

Gradually, Aiyin, who was still playing the prelude of the song, noticed that the drummer had not started playing for a long time. She quickly restrained her excited smile, turned her head with some surprise and cast her gaze at Lixi behind her.

Admittedly, this little action of Aine was completely unintentional.

However, it was precisely because of Aine's turning of her head that it seemed to leave a mark on Shiina Riki, and soon everyone present understood whose mistake was the cause of the sudden stop of the music.

"Why isn't the drummer playing the drums?":

"Why is there only a drumstick in her hand?"

"What's going on? Are you too nervous?" ⑨

"No way, we are a band that can perform at the fireworks festival, right? We made a mistake right at the beginning?"④

For a moment, although it was not loud, the whispers that came one after another seemed to be magnified a hundred times and fell into Shiina Riki's ears, causing her body to freeze even more because she was already hesitant due to the great shock.

"——Everyone, I'm sorry, please give us some time to adjust."⑷

At this moment, the soft and gentle voice of Nagasaki Suyo suppressed all the doubts from the audience. Her gentle attitude, coupled with Suyo's beautiful face, quickly won the tolerance of most of the audience.

But Nagasaki Suyo herself also knew that Li Xi's current poor condition was entirely caused by her previous words.

If possible, Su Shi also doesn't want such a thing to happen...⑹

But just as Su Shi thought, if she didn't use this method to stop Li Xi from giving up playing the unfinished song she wrote for A Qi, once A Qi, who also had a crush on Li Xi, was moved, the obstacles to her pursuit of A Qi would only become more numerous.

Just Dengjiang and Aine are enough to make Su Shi feel difficult, and she doesn't want Li Xi to get involved in this relationship at all.

So, she had no choice, and she didn't regret her decision.

I'm sorry... Lixi, I know that everything I did was really cruel. If you want to blame me, I will definitely not complain.

But, there are also people I absolutely cannot lose. In order to win the only one who can give me a sense of security, make me no longer lonely and no longer afraid of being alone, I can do anything.

Anyone who stands in my way must be eliminated...even if they are my friends.

On the stage, Nagasaki Motoyo turned around and looked at the distraught Shiina Riki, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Soon, she said that she planned to unplug the wires connected to her bass, bypass the lights and Aine who were comforting Riki, and pick up the drumstick that fell on the stage with her own hands.

This could be considered as her way of expressing her apology to Li Xi. Although she did not regret it, Su Shi could not bear to see her former friend being tortured so painfully.

Just when Su Shi was about to make a move, suddenly, a petite figure unexpectedly broke into the stage.

"for you."

Hong Xia, who had walked through the crowd, personally lent the drumsticks from her small bag to Shiina Tatsuki. Her movements and expressions were so natural, as if she was just an ordinary, enthusiastic audience.

But Li Xi naturally knew Hong Xia. She took the drumstick from Hong Xia's hand blankly. Hong Xia smiled brightly at Li Xi, then lowered her voice and said softly:

"Shiina-san, Qi is watching you from the audience, don't let him down, okay?"

"One mistake is nothing. Just keep going and at least make it through this performance. Don't let your and Qi's efforts go to waste."

Li Xi: “…”

However, perhaps it was Hongxia's words that made Lixi recall his last bit of stubbornness after his mental breakdown. Soon, Lixi took the drumstick from Hongxia's hand, and after taking a deep breath, he barely adjusted his mentality.

However, he had only entered the state of performance. Now, Li Xi, who was restless, could not concentrate on the performance at all. He just relied on muscle memory to tap out two familiar rehearsed pieces.

As for the third song, the unfinished song that Li Xi intended to give to Chen Qi, she had completely lost the intention to play it.

Takamatsu Touma, Aine, Motoyo and Kaname Rana could all tell that something was not right with Riki, so they tacitly decided not to continue playing the third song, and after finishing the performance, they hastily bowed out.

"Bang."

However, the next second after Deng and others took their bows, Shiina Riki, who could no longer control her emotions, left the stage that made her feel very uncomfortable at her fastest speed.

"Lixi?!"

Aiyin, who had no idea what was going on, wanted to check on Riki's condition as soon as possible, but was quickly stopped by Nagasaki Motoyo who had anticipated this.

"...Let Li Xi recruit them alone for a while."