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

What is this? What is this? It is totally incomprehensible!

What on earth am I doing? What on earth have I been doing for so long? ③

Chihaya Aine was filled with grief, and she couldn't control the tears that fell from her eyes. However, in a trance, she quietly took out her cell phone and dialed the number marked "Mom".

“…Hello? Aine?”⑤

"……Mother."

However, listening to her mother's voice on the phone, Aiyin suppressed the sadness in her heart. Her tone gradually became calm, and with a slight bite, she spoke out the decision she had made long ago.

"Please... let me escape from this."

"I want to go back to London, Mom, can you help me escape from here?"

Volume 156: Chapter 155 Chapter : Toyokawa Shoko and Chihaya Aine share the same suffering?

"Just bear with it for a while..."

"Well, don't worry, I'm fine-hiss!"

In the hospital ward at night, there were girls surrounding Chen Qi's bed. Apart from Deng Hemu who still stayed beside Chen Qi, there was only Yamada Ryo who came with the band members to visit Chen Qi.

And it was obvious that the slap mark left by Aiyin on Chen Qi's face could not be hidden from everyone's eyes.

After the performance, the other members of the band visited Chen Qi and left their gifts of comfort, then left the hospital with Xiangzi. It was at this time that Yamada Ryo played the role of a doctor, putting on his white coat again and applying anti-swelling ointment to the red and swollen areas on Chen Qi's face.

Under the harmonious gaze of Deng, Liang had no expression on his face. He gently stroked Chen Qi's cheek with his fingers without hesitation, and asked calmly:

"So, can you tell me the reason now? Who hit you in the face?"

"It's Ain-chan." This time, before Chen Qi could reply, Deng put down the apple he had peeled. After witnessing everything Ain had done to his brother, Deng's confidence in speaking was particularly weak. ⑤

After all, in Takamatsu Deng's opinion, he also had an unshirkable responsibility for the fact that Aine-chan and her brother had such a quarrel.

Although Takamatsu Touma will not apologize for getting her brother back, she also understands Aine's feelings. ⑥

After all, before I had the awareness I have today, I was also so powerless and even resented those who wanted to take my brother away, and I had no desire to share my brother's love with everyone.

Especially, Aine-chan, like me, has experienced the joy of having her brother all to herself...it's normal for her to be unwilling to accept it.

"Chihaya-san?" Liang blinked in surprise and asked in astonishment:

"Although I'm not very familiar with her, but I remember that you were renting a house in Chihaya's house, right? When we first met you, weren't you two neighbors very close?"

"...That's the reason." Chen Qi felt the coolness brought by the medicine applied on his cheeks, and replied with a toothache on his face:

"Aine and I have such a good relationship...we were only one step away from officially dating."

"But now, I told her that I want to build a harem. How can Aine accept it?"

"I see. That's why you got slapped."

Liang also suddenly realized it. However, after knowing the reason, when she cast her eyes on Chen Qi's slightly swollen face, a gloating smile appeared on her cold face, and she said jokingly:

"You let a girl who loves you so much and has been with you for so long have her relationship broken up because of your vulgar wish."

"Well, you really deserve it."

Well, Chen Qi had no room for rebuttal. After all, he also believed in his heart that he deserved the slap. Instead, it was Aiyin's reluctant expression after slapping him that made him feel even more guilty.

Although Liang helped him sort out the proposal for the harem, he was the one who made the decision and could not blame anyone else.

However, Liang's gloating ridicule attracted the attention of Mu. This puppet girl, who was even more expressionless than Liang, also argued for Chen Qi and said:

"Qi, just hopes that the people he cares about can be happy."

"Only the party that is sure of victory can say such words openly." However, Liang did not take Mu's words seriously. After helping Chen Qi apply the ointment, she said to Chen Qi again in a calm tone:

"Okay, Qi, undress yourself. It's time to change today's medicine."

"Okay." Chen Qi also nodded. The moment he stretched out his hand to unbutton his clothes, he remembered something and cast his silent gaze at Deng Hemu who was standing there motionless.

Liang also quickly understood what Chen Qi meant, and turned to the two girls beside him and said calmly:

"You two, I understand that you need to take good care of Qi, but the dressing will be changed soon, and you won't like seeing how scary that stitched wound is."

"...I should know everything about my brother." However, Liang's words did not make Gao Songdeng retreat. Deng shook his head and said calmly: "It is my responsibility to take good care of my brother."

"Me too." Mu's attitude was even more matter-of-fact than Gao Songdeng's: "Few people understand Qi's needs better than me. I will stay and take care of him."

Mu might not have had such confidence in the past, but after eavesdropping a few hours ago and obtaining Chen Qi's "harem spot" as the first after the lamp, Mu had completely determined his position as the "winner" and no longer had any concerns in his actions.

She knew that Qi liked her as well, and her position in Qi's heart was unmatched by anyone except Deng, who had been with Qi for more than ten years.

In other words, in Qi's heart, I am second only to this person!

Although being compared with Takamatsu Deng made Mu feel a little unhappy, he was still very happy that his efforts were finally rewarded. He could finally stay with Qi forever with a legitimate reason.

As for my parents...as long as I don't tell them, they probably won't know about this, and they won't have the chance to object.

All he needed to do was to help Qi complete his "harem plan" and then keep those guys who hurt Qi but were unwilling to give up, and even pestered him, outside the door.

Mu, whose mind was now completely at peace, adapted to his identity as the "second place" at a very fast speed, and no longer suppressed his thoughts on the issue of Chen Qi.

Liang: "... whatever you want."

Liang also made a judgment from the expressions of Mu and Deng that if Chihaya Aine knew about Chen Qi's harem plan, then they had no reason not to know about it, and they still chose to stay with Chen Qi, which meant that they had become members of Chen Qi's harem.

It’s only been one day and there are already two people?

Liang was also somewhat surprised at Chen Qi's amazing progress... She had thought that after Chen Qi revealed all his thoughts, he would be disillusioned.

After all, how could a girl with normal thinking accept such an absurd idea?

This reaction of Chihaya Aine should be the norm.

But he never expected that everything was different from what he imagined. Gao Songdeng and Wakaba Mutsu, the two girls he thought were the least likely to give in, would actually stand with Chen Qi.

I had originally thought that after Chen Qi suffered a setback, I would give him a chance to change his mind and tell him that it was still not too late to return to the pure love route...

Now it seems that my expectation has been completely dashed.

Liang didn't think that Chen Qi, who had already tasted the sweetness of being in the harem, would look back again. In her heart, she also understood that perhaps the condition she had agreed with Chen Qi in the beginning, that he was not allowed to take the initiative to establish ambiguous relationships with the people who had ended the band, really had to be thoroughly implemented.

This time, I can be considered to have completely broken up with love, right?

...Fortunately, I haven't liked him for as long as Chihaya Aine.

This thought flashed through Liang's mind, and then Liang quietly undressed Chen Qi, and gently untied the bandages wrapped around Chen Qi's body like he did yesterday...

But soon, when the familiar scar with stitches appeared in Liang's sight, Liang's brows unconsciously frowned.

"What's wrong? Liang?" Chen Qi felt a little nervous after seeing Liang's frowning expression for the first time in a long time. He hadn't told anyone that he had gone to Ave Mujica to rehearse, had he been discovered?

"…The recovery is not going well. This shouldn't be the case."

However, as the daughter of a doctor, Liang, although she forgets quickly, is still much more professional than the average person. She looked at Chen Qi's wound, which did not recover as she expected. She was suspicious and raised her head to question Chen Qi:

"Qi, you didn't do any strenuous exercise - what were you doing?"

However, Liang did not wait for Chen Qi's response. Instead, the moment she looked up, she found that Chen Qi had picked up his mobile phone and was tapping the screen quickly with two fingers.

However, after meeting Liang's gaze, Chen Qi lowered his eyes slightly and whispered:

“…I’m sending a message to Aine. Even though I know she’s mad at me, I still have to give it a try.”

"At least, I can't let Aiyin think that I have given up on her, unless she completely gives up on me first."

㈨凉: "...You are really persistent."

⑷But, this persistence of not looking back once one has made up one's mind is what she likes.

It's a pity that you are no longer mine.

④ Liang sighed silently in his heart, and then wordlessly wrapped Chen Qi's wound with new gauze. Only then did he realize that the topic he wanted to ask just now was actually fooled by Chen Qi.

Sanliang didn't believe that Chen Qi, who was so smart, was not deliberately trying to evade her, which meant... he did do something that consumed a lot of physical energy.

⑸But why? Is it to pursue Chihaya Aine, or is it related to Toyokawa Shoko and the others?

㈥When he thought of this, Liang glanced at Mu and Deng beside him calmly. However, whether it was Deng's sad face or Mu's expression who turned away silently, Liang could not guess what had happened.

4 But no matter what the reason is, Liang hopes that these people can stop at the right time, at least, not disturb Chen Qi's recuperation during this time when he is injured.

Although it was impossible for him and himself to be a couple, they were still friends. Liang would never allow anyone to exploit his friend on the hospital bed.

Chen Qi pretended not to notice Liang's gaze and looked at his phone in silent mode. He saw the message "99+" from a person named "Nagasaki Sushi" on Line. After a moment of silence, he softly replied, "Have a good rest and don't stay up late, Sushi."

After sending this message, Chen Qi quickly focused all his attention on Aiyin's message.

……

"Ding dong, ding dong..."

At this moment, Chihaya Aine was alone in her dim room. She had not even changed her clothes and was lying straight on the soft bed, not moving at all.

Aiyin was trying to empty herself and forget everything... However, judging from the fact that she hadn't fallen asleep in the few hours since she got home, she wasn't as open-minded as she thought.

However, what broke the deathly silence was the sound from Aine's phone. Aine at least had some reaction, and she forced her slightly swollen eyes to look at the message on the phone.

All of them were messages sent by Chen Qi.

Ain's eyes trembled a little as she looked at the neighbor brother who made her hate him because of love, and sent her one caring question after another. If it were in the past, Ain might be very happy about this, and even couldn't sleep all night because of happiness.

But now... Chihaya Aine, who had just experienced the biggest change in her life, couldn't be happy at all.

⑵Because she knows that the person she loves with all her heart no longer loves her with all her heart.

His love... was divided, and even shared with more than one person!

How could she accept such a result? She was the only one who had done this!

Is this realistic? Is this something a normal girl like me should accept?

Even now, when Chihaya Aine thinks about it, she still feels indignant about it. Looking at the messages sent by Chen Qi, this social expert actually chose to read but not reply, and threw his phone on the bed.

彡However, at this moment, Aiyin's eyes unconsciously noticed a photo on her bedside table... It was a headshot taken on the street with Chen Qi a year ago.

After printing out this photo, which she treasured like a treasure, she immediately put it into the frame. In the past, she always liked to look at this photo and smile foolishly, and she didn't even want the frame to be stained with dust.

But now...Aine looked at the face in the picture frame that made her love and hate it at the same time, and she became ruthless and immediately grabbed the picture frame.

Si: "Snap!"

With the sound of broken glass, the mirror frame slipped from Aine's hand and fell to the ground in pieces. Aine, the culprit, stared at the shattered mirror frame in a daze the next second, and subconsciously went forward to pick up the pieces.

However, after a moment of silence, Aine silently put all the pieces back on the floor...

Why can't I bear to let go of myself?

She had clearly chosen to give up, she had already decided to leave Japan and escape from it all.

Why was he still hesitating? Why was she always not as determined as he thought?

He is so inseparable from my heart...

"Da da da."

"Aine? Are you okay? I heard something breaking in your room just now. Is it nothing?"

At this moment, the worried voice of Mrs. Chihaya from outside the room interrupted Aine's thoughts. After her daughter called and suddenly announced that she was leaving Japan, the mother had been particularly worried about her daughter's mental state.

But Aine was unwilling to tell the reason why she made this decision, but Mrs. Chihaya could vaguely guess that the person who could make Aine so sad might only be related to Chen Qi, who had moved out of their house for some time.

So, she said a long time ago that her simple and silly daughter could not control herself towards a boy like this.

It is too easy to collect. If you get too deep into it, it will be even more difficult to find a rival.

The most unforgettable thing for people is the first time. A first time that is too good and unforgettable, but cannot be obtained, will only turn into a deep obsession, and will be forever imprinted in a person's heart and will never fade away.

"…I'm fine, Mom, leave me alone for a while."

Mrs. Chihaya was helpless, but still said, "Okay, Mom won't bother you anymore."

“But, a classmate of Aine came to visit you just now? She was wearing the same school uniform as you, Aine. Do you want to meet her?”

Same school uniform? Is it Tomorin?

"……All right."

At least, let's listen to Tomorin's thoughts...Why did she agree to Qi Ge's request? She was the one who confessed to Qi Ge on the same day as me, so why did she choose to give in in the end?

However, just when Chihaya Aine was making her final plan and wanted to hear whether Takamatsu Deng's words could convince her, a familiar cold voice coming from outside the door attracted all her attention.

"Click."

"Excuse me-Chihaya Aine-san."