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

But now, she felt the same happiness from another boy whom she had only known for a few months.

But this time...she didn't want to be separated from him again.

: The last song gradually ended with the cheerful singing of Chen Qi and Chu Hua. Compared with the cheers from the audience, Chu Hua did not let go of Chen Qi's hand after the performance.

⑨ “…Chuhua?”

On the stage, Chen Qi, who had just finished the performance, looked at Chu Hua who was still looking into his eyes. His heart skipped a beat, but he couldn't help but ask in a low voice. He thought Chu Hua was distracted because he was still not satisfied.

But she never expected that, the second after Chen Qi spoke, Chu Hua, who was only one step away from him, approached her again...

⑧After a while, Chen Qi felt a delicate body actively embraced in his arms.

"Oh——!!!"

⑵The next moment, the countless booing voices from the audience responded in a louder and more excited way. Countless applause gathered together and actually fell on the same beat, clapping in an orderly manner.

㈨And then there was the long-planned call:

0 "Confession! Confession! Confession!!" XN

"...Don't you have anything to say, Qi?"

However, when Chu Hua and Chen Qi hugged each other, Chu Hua's voice, which was somewhat embarrassed and shy, rang in Chen Qi's ears again.

For a moment, facing this scene, Chen Qi couldn't think of what he could say in this atmosphere.

After his brain raced for a while, he finally chose to hug Chu Hua, raised the microphone in his hand, and gave an answer that would never go wrong with a smile on his face:

"Happy birthday, Chuhua."

After hearing this response, Chu Hua was stunned for a moment, but soon, she understood Chen Qi's choice at this moment, and gave him the most formal answer with a gentle smile:

"Thank you, Chen Qi. I like this surprise very much."

"Thank you, and thank you everyone. This birthday is the most beautiful and regret-free day I have ever had."

Especially on this day, I fully understood what I wanted in my heart.

Sure enough, I don’t want to break up with Qi. I want to be with him forever and never be separated again.

Once, when she had not been in contact with Xiaoxiang for just one year, the drastic changes that took place in Xiaoxiang caused him to become so distorted that she could hardly recognize him. This made her feel extremely frustrated and lost for a time.

This time, Chuhua didn't want to repeat the same mistake.

She wanted to be with him all the time and participate in every event in his life. No matter big or small, she would stay by his side and never leave.

She also wanted to do the same as he had done for her, to be by his side in time when he needed help and company.

This is the only way Chuhua can express her love. It is also her way of expressing her cherishment and her desire not to let him become like Xiaoxiang, a person she does not recognize or understand.

She didn't want to lose another favorite person.

But... now it seems that the way of publicly expressing one's love might make Qi feel troubled.

After all, there are so many people watching in the audience... Even if I don't consider this aspect, if I really confess to Qi at this moment, then Qi's efforts to revive her career will probably be in vain.

Well, if we want to make our relationship public... now is not the time.

But at least, in private, I must not hesitate any longer.

……

This grand birthday party came to an end with the last song sung by Chen Qi and Chu Hua. Countless people shed tears and sweat here, either out of emotion or excitement, and in the end, everything was declared over.

However, after Chu Hua and Chen Qi stepped down from the stage, several girls from [sumimi] understood and left them some private space and the lounge.

Chen Qi, who had just calmed down, was walking into the lounge with Chu Hua still holding hands, when he found that several unhappy people were already waiting there.

"... Ninth Order | ⊙ 柶 ± ‖ ㈧ Si Mi Jiu Ling Wu Sou Suo: Everyone, you——"

This time, before Chen Qi even opened his mouth, Shiina Riki, who had been sitting on the sofa with his head down, suddenly stood up without any warning, walked straight in front of Chen Qi, and looked up at him with angry eyes.

And it was at this moment that Chen Qi noticed that Li Xi's eyes, which were glaring at him, were filled with stubbornness, yet also revealed tears of heartbreak.

"…Lixi?"

"——Is this the performance you took so much trouble to get me to watch? Do you think this performance will inspire me?"

"Let me watch you and Triangle-san being ambiguous from below, and this is what you call inspiration?"

Shiina Riki almost squeezed out the words from between his teeth, questioning Chen Qi in front of him word by word.

However, facing Chen Qi's speechless response, Li Xi, who had just recognized her own inner self an hour ago, could not help but shed tears of unwillingness... The affectionate scene between Chu Hua and Chen Qi on the stage was constantly echoing in her mind.

Can't compare.

I can't compare to the tacit understanding between Sanjiao and him, and it's even more impossible for me to create a better song than "Light up the Fireworks" that I sang with them!

Even if he got involved, it couldn't compare to his dedication to Chuhua!

what is this? what is this!

Is she that bad! Is she not as good as anyone around him?

"——I don't need this thing anymore!"

"From now on, don't come to me! Don't even bother with me! I don't want to see you!"

At that moment, Shiina Riki threw all the manuscripts in her hand into Chen Qi's arms. The next moment, Shiina Riki rushed out of the door without looking back, without giving Chen Qi any chance to keep her.

"Lixi?" Gao Songdeng looked at the running Lixi, and after a moment's hesitation, he chose to follow Lixi's footsteps to prevent any accidents from happening to the drummer, who had been in an unstable mood today.

After Takamatsu Deng, Chihaya Aine, who could understand Li Xi's current mood, also chased after him. However, this girl next door who had always been very gentle to Chen Qi, after experiencing what happened today, did not forget to show a little indignant expression to Chen Qi.

Obviously, Chen Qi and Chu Hua's performance on the stage today made Aiyin feel dissatisfied with Chen Qi.

"Brother Qi, if you really like Sanjiao-san, then go and be with her!"

"Don't worry about the band, don't worry about us, just go and have fun on your own!"

Driven by strong dissatisfaction and jealousy in her heart, Aiyin left an indignant remark to Chen Qi and chose to catch up with Lixi and Deng - this was also the first time she was angry with Chen Qi.

Soon, in the huge lounge, only Su Shi and Mao Mao were still hesitating. Su Shi, feeling uneasy, looked at Chen Qi, who had no expression on his face at the moment, and his heart was unconsciously shocked. He carefully comforted him:

“Aki, Riki and Aine-chan, they probably didn’t mean that, they just…”

“——No need, Sushi, I understand.”

However, looking at the departing backs of Li Xi and Ai Yin, Chen Qi, who was caught off guard by this sudden scene, had to hide the sadness in his heart and shook his head bitterly at Su Shi.

This can be considered as my own fault... I clearly knew that Aine, Li Xi and the others had feelings for me, but I actually had this "surprise" performance with Chuhua. How could they not be angry?

Now, they are probably disappointed in themselves, right?

Riki, who had suffered such a great injury, would probably ignore him in the future, and even Aine might...

"It's not Qi's fault." However, Yao Lenai seemed to be able to hear Chen Qi's inner voice. She sensed Chen Qi's hurt heart and unconsciously took Chen Qi's hand gently, whispering uneasily:

"Qi, I didn't mean to do this, it's just..."

"No, thank you, Lenai, and thank you, Sushi, but I'm really fine."

After gently rubbing Le Nai's hair, Chen Qi let out a long breath and silently vented the depression in his heart. He then spoke to them as gently as possible:

"Now, can you help me look after Lixi first? I'm afraid Deng and the others won't be able to catch up with Lixi. Her safety and mood are what need to be protected the most now."

"But Aqi you..." Su Shi seemed to be still a little hesitant, but Chen Qi shook his head and rejected it:

"I'll be fine, believe me. No matter how stupid or hurt I am, I won't do anything to end it all."

Su Shi, Yao Lenai: "..."

In the end, under Chen Qi's comfort, Su Shi and Yao Lenai also chose to follow Chen Qi's advice and followed Deng's pace. And until the two of them left the lounge, Chu Hua, who had been watching all this silently, walked up carefully and gently touched Chen Qi's arm.

"Qi...did I do something wrong? My performance on stage...was it..."

"——This is not your fault, Chuhua." Facing Chuhua behind him, Chen Qi, who was feeling melancholy, shook his head with a forced smile. After a moment of silence, he murmured to himself with a bit of frustration:

"It's all my own fault. I thought I could find a suitable balance, so I couldn't make a choice for a long time... But in the end, all the coincidences will make that choice for me."

"I might be too fanciful, thinking that I can find a way to solve this problem in a way that will cause the least harm to them..."

"...Want to go out for a walk, Qi?" Chu Hua also saw Chen Qi's hurt heart, and couldn't bear it so he hugged one of his arms, trying to comfort him, and smiled softly:

"You helped me a lot in the past, and you were always by my side when I needed comfort the most. This time, maybe it's my turn to comfort you."

"If you can give me this opportunity, I will be very happy. I hope I can help you."

"Chuhua..."

Chen Qi looked at the considerate Chu Hua beside him, the only girl who had not left him at this moment. His empty heart due to everyone's departure seemed to be filled a little, and he nodded quickly and unconsciously.

However, Chen Qi didn't know that the emptiness in his heart caused by the injury had already been exposed to Chu Hua at this time.

She knew that this was the most vulnerable moment for the person she loved.

Now, Xiaoxiang, Mu, the End Band, and everyone from MYGO are not here... no one will disturb me.

And this may be my best chance.

So

Volume 141: Chapter 140 Chapter : Chuhua's confession, Xiangzi finally arrives

"...Mu, I think I have explained that I am only here to find Chen Qi this time."

"Besides, I have no intention of getting entangled with Chen Qi any longer. I just came to say goodbye to him and by the way... let me personally give him this final gift.":

At the exit of the backstage, after the birthday party, Toyokawa Shoko, who had calmed down, was holding the cake that she had not given away, waiting for the two most important friends in her life to show up.

However, when Xiangzi arrived, he found that his childhood sweetheart, Wakaba Mutsu, who had broken off his friendship with him, had been waiting here.

And there is no need to ask, Mu waited here specifically to guard against her. Xiangzi knew very well that since Mu and himself had completely broken off their friendship because of Chen Qi, Mu would never allow himself to get close to Chen Qi again.⑧

But this time, Xiangzi had a reason not to retreat.

She had to bypass Mu quickly before a certain blue-haired devil appeared here. Only in this way would she have a chance to meet Chen Qi for the last time before they parted ways completely.

At least, I want to say a belated "sorry" to him for the harm I have caused him for so long, as well as the unspeakable past...彡

Now, she just hopes that she can still have the qualifications to apologize to him, that's all.

...Unfortunately, several of her close friends believed that she was not qualified.

"I won't let you go, Xiang." Mu, who was standing alone at the backstage entrance, looked at Xiangzi coldly and said:

"If you want to congratulate Qi on his successful performance, then just give your gift to me and I will give it to Qi for you."

"No." Xiangzi, who had anticipated this scene, gritted his teeth and forced himself to answer with some confidence:

"I must hand this gift to him personally."

"I won't do anything extra, Mu. I just hope you can give me some space to be alone with him. It only takes a few minutes."

"I can't do it." However, facing Xiangzi's humble request, Mu still answered her with ruthless coldness:

"Xiang, if you really won't do anything unnecessary for Qi, why do you insist on meeting Qi?"

"I..." Mu's aggressive questioning left Xiangzi speechless for a moment.

To be honest, Xiangzi herself didn't know what she could say to Chen Qi and Chu Hua if she really met them. Especially today, after witnessing their performance, which was almost equivalent to a confession, what position could she have to say?

Now, Xiangzi's only excuse to comfort himself is that all this is just a show effect. Because of his existence, even if they have feelings for each other, they should still have some concerns...

However, after witnessing the "Fireworks" and Chuhua's expression of affection that was difficult to conceal, Xiangzi's self-consoling excuse was increasingly unable to convince her heart.

What she wanted to do now was to meet them and get the answer to this question.

As for whether he could accept it... Xiangzi hadn't thought about it yet, so he could only make the decision later.

"Huh?"

"Isn't this Toyokawa-san? I didn't expect you to be here." 4

Just as Xiangzi was thinking about how to get through Mu, Liang's calm but slightly surprised voice suddenly sounded beside her, causing Xiangzi's body to tremble unconsciously.

When Xiangzi looked over, he found that it was not just Liang, but also Hongxia, Bochi-chan and Kita. These three girls were also following her. When they saw Xiangzi holding the cake, they all showed subtle expressions.

But apart from Liang who was more surprised, the attitudes of the other girls towards Xiangzi were also somewhat disgusted and dissatisfied.

But Xiangzi didn't have time to pay attention to Hongxia and the others' disgust towards her. Her eyes were trembling and all her attention was focused on Liang, who seemed to have an indifferent expression.

Xiangzi had not forgotten Liang's warning to her to stay away from Chen Qi, and his threat to tell everyone about her past if she did not obey!

The reason why she had been hiding her whereabouts so deliberately in the past two days was to avoid Liang's eyes. Otherwise, once Liang discovered her whereabouts, she would not even have the chance to say goodbye to Chen Qi.

But now, it was too late. The scene she feared the most finally happened.