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

0 Nagasaki Suyo suppressed her unhappiness and, for her own purpose, chose to patiently speak softly to Aine:

"Let me tell Aqi about this. If Aqi doesn't do anything to keep you within a week, then you can go to London without any worries. None of us will stop you. What do you think?"

"But if Aqi has written a good song, then stay and make a decision after listening to it, how about that?"

……

Nagasaki Suyo: [——That's it, Aki, I can only buy you one week. Whether Aine-chan stays or leaves is entirely up to you.]

Chen Qi: [I understand. Thank you for all you have done, Su Shi. Thank you so much.]

Chen Qi, who was wearing a hospital gown and leaning against the wall in the corridor, also let out a long sigh silently.

At this time, he was actually worried about what would happen a week later, mainly because of the end of the band.

Liang: [Hongxia just sent us a message. In the promotion match next week, we have to learn to move forward on our own without your help.]

[It seems that Hongxia doesn't want to add any more burden to you. Let us handle the competition next week. If you can come to the scene to cheer us on, I think Pochi-chan and Kita will perform better.]

The message Liang sent also forced Chen Qi to respect Hong Xia's wishes. Besides, what Hong Xia said was right. The people of the Ending Band really couldn't just rely on him to move forward. The prosperity he brought was just false. The Ending Band was not his accompaniment band, let alone his vassal.

He could no longer give Hong Xia and the others the feeling that they were holding him back.

However, he had to help Hong Xia solve her problem, and now Aiyin's matter turned his performance into a one-week countdown, so Chen Qi had to take action to plan his performance.

At least one week is not enough for Chen Qi to plan a Live from scratch, unless there is a ready-made stage that can be directly provided to Chen Qi.

"——Qi, I can go talk to grandma and ask her to put your name on the list for the promotion match."

However, at this time, Yao Lenai, who had already met Chen Qi in the corridor, stood on tiptoe to see the message in Chen Qi's mobile phone clearly. After understanding what Chen Qi was worried about, she immediately proposed her own solution.

"In this way, I hope you will have a stage to perform, and you can continue to advance in the Budokan."

"…That's really helpful, Lenore."

The plan proposed by Yao Lenai did provide Chen Qi with unexpected convenience. For a moment, apart from being unfair, Chen Qi really couldn't think of any way to reject Yao Lenai.

Now, it’s no longer a question of fairness that I need to worry about. Aine and Nijixia are the top priorities.

"But even if I get a spot, I should still find a band to help me perform."

"Besides, I can't look for Xiangzi and the others this time..."

Ave Mujica and his own performance today have already made Hongxia and the others feel extremely frustrated. If Chen Qi wants to compete on the same stage with the Ending Band next time, he can no longer rely on Xiangzi and the others.

That means Chen Qi has to put together a band on his own...but the question is, who should he find?

"Qi, do you need help?"

However, the cat with the electric wave sensed the thoughts in Chen Qi's mind very quickly, and took Chen Qi's hand without saying a word. An impatient smile appeared on that cute face, and she said softly:

Ba: "I have always been looking forward to performing with Qi."

Satoru: "…Well, thank you, Lenna, I will take you with me this time."

Facing the cat with a face full of expectation, Chen Qi, who still had no reason to refuse, gently rubbed Lenai's little head. Looking at Lenai's face full of enjoyment, Chen Qi's anxiety seemed to dissipate a little.

⒍So, the problem of the guitarist has been solved, so we need at least a drummer and a bassist.

6. Given the current condition of my hands, I’m afraid it will be difficult for me to play the guitar anymore. Do I have to find another rhythm guitarist or keyboardist?

As for Sambeth, I don’t know if Liang is willing to help me again. If it’s for Hongxia, she should agree.

4. But the drummer and keyboardist...it seems inappropriate to ask Lixi. Lixi and Aine haven't reconciled yet. Even if he agrees to me, there will probably be a big quarrel.

④ But soon, a figure with long light yellow hair and 80% similar to Hong Xia emerged in Chen Qi's mind. He immediately realized who was the most suitable person to help him and make Hong Xia feel touched.

2 So, without saying anything, Chen Qi took the initiative to send the first message between the two to the name marked as "Xingge".

Chen Qi: [Sister Xingge, are you there? I have something to ask. I would like to ask you and Ms. PA, two professional musicians, to be my drummer and keyboardist for a week. Is that okay?]

[This matter is related to your sister Hongxia's heart disease. Only you can help her to resolve this knot.]

Xingge: [? ]

PS: It’s still too late… woooo, woooo, I’m a waste (crying)

Why is it always late, Watasi!

Chapter 1:

Chapter 166 Chapter 165: Chen Qi decided to dedicate a new song to Hong Xia, "Lemon"

"Everyone, thank you very much for coming and forming this temporary band to help me complete the performance in a week."

The next morning, Chen Qi went to school while it was still cool and persuaded Li Xi and Chu Hua, who were responsible for taking care of him, not to delay their studies because of him. He also swore in front of Li Xi that he would never take the opportunity to sneak out of the hospital again, and only then did he lift the alert around him.

However, as soon as Li Xi and Chu Hua left, Chen Qi met up with Xing Ge and others who had already contacted him at [SPACE] in Yao Lenai's house.

In the past, Chen Qi would never do such a thing as breaking his promise, but when he thought about the fact that he had already broken his promise many times in pursuit of his great ideal of having a harem, one more time didn't really matter.

As for the past self who didn’t want to tell lies even if he was beaten or scolded...just die like the weak Xiaoxiang.

Now as long as you stick to the bottom line and fulfill your promises to the people you care about, you will be worthy of yourself.

In the [SPACE] store, in addition to Yao Le Nai who was outside the store, standing in front of Chen Qi, in addition to Xing Ge and PA lady whom he had invited, there was also an unexpectedly petite, but for some reason drunk purple-haired girl who appeared here.

Judging from her appearance alone, probably no one could imagine that this petite purple-haired girl is actually several years older than Chen Qi.

"This is my junior from college, her name is Hiroi Kikuri. You are in need of a bassist, right? I called her over." Xingge held up Hiroi Kikuri, who looked like she had just been woken up from a night of hangover and hadn't even had time to change her clothes, and guaranteed:

"Although she looks unreliable, her bass playing skills are quite good. The band she is in now is also quite famous."

"I've heard of it. It's a psychedelic rock band called 'Pathological Hackers'." Chen Qi looked at the drunk Hiroi Kikuri, who he also met for the first time, and didn't mind at all - after all, in this situation, he was not qualified to choose his teammates.

Liang's attitude was the same as Hongxia's. They would never allow him to play with an injury again. They even transferred the task of taking care of Chen Qi when she was away from her from Liang's father to other doctors.

Fortunately, Liang's father was unexpectedly tolerant towards Chen Qi. After Chen Qi made it clear that he would help Hong Xia resolve this knot even at the risk of worsening his injuries, and then let Liang no longer have to worry, Liang's father once again made things convenient for Chen Qi.

Chen Qi tried to sound out Liang's opinion this morning, but Liang just said one sentence expressionlessly:

"If I find out again that you've been practicing without telling us, or even going on stage to perform, no matter what your excuses are, I'll end our friendship completely."

"I don't like someone who is unwilling to accommodate my ideas and who goes against my personality. I will not continue to get along with him, even if it's you."

Chen Qi: “…”

At this point, Chen Qi no longer dared to try to persuade Liang to be the bassist of his makeshift band.

Chen Qi dared to come to [SPACE], which was considered to be a crime against the wind. After all, although Liang's threat was very intimidating to him, he believed that as long as he could finally resolve Hong Xia's knot in her heart, Liang would forgive him.

After all, based on Chen Qi's understanding of Liang, Liang is not the kind of girl with a heart of stone.

"So, why did Xiao Chen Qi call us here today?" Miss PA, a hot girl with long straight black hair and a lip piercing, asked Chen Qi with a gentle smile:

"Xingge received your message last night, but I have been uneasy for a long time~"

"Ah, could it be that little Chen Qi doesn't like younger girls like Hong Xia, but older single girls like Xing Ge?"

Xingge immediately blushed and retorted: "Be careful or I'll deduct your salary!"

Xingge suddenly broke down, mainly because Miss PA had really hit upon Xingge's first reaction at the time - after all, Chen Qi had asked her to be a drummer for a week without any warning, and it seemed as if he wanted to form a band with her, which really made Xingge lose her composure.

Since her mother passed away in an accident, Xingge realized that her family was the only one she had to protect. She hadn't touched a musical instrument for at least ten years. However, Chen Qi's sudden invitation stirred Xingge's long-silent heart again.

But then, Xingge thought of a question - why did Chen Qi ask her to form a band?

Doesn’t he get along well with Hongxia and the others?

And what does it mean to untie Hong Xia's knot? With Hong Xia's personality, wouldn't it be enough to just talk to her about this?

Coincidentally, the PA at that time also came close to Xingge at some point, and had already discovered the message from Chen Qi on Xingge's phone, and said with a pointed smile:

"Maybe, Xiao Chenqi used Xiao Hongxia as a shield just to get close to you? After all, there are a lot of people who like older sisters, right? Xiao Chenqi, who has been traumatized, might like someone older~"

At that time, Xingge responded to the fanning the flames of PA with a beating.

But Xingge had to admit that PA's words made her feel confused and even a little uneasy.

After all, Xingge herself is already 29 years old, but she is still an older single woman. In her daily life, except for facing customers in [Fanxing], she has no contact with men at other times. Even at home, only her younger sister Hongxia will take care of her.

In comparison, Chen Qi can indeed be regarded as the opposite-sex friend that Xingge has the most contact with and is the most familiar with.

Furthermore, Chen Qi himself is a rare existence in this era both in terms of his talent as a musician and his moral standards as a man. In addition, Chen Qi himself has a good foundation, his appearance can be described as a handsome guy, and his character is impeccable and loyal for a girl.

It is conceivable that there is a reason why Chen Qizhong is so popular among JK.

To be honest, if Xingge hadn't considered that Chen Qi might be the person his sister liked, or the person that Hongxia's friend named Liang liked, he would have considered the possibility of taking action himself.

But Xingge certainly couldn't talk about this kind of topic and could only bury it in her heart. She didn't want to be misunderstood by her sister. If she snatched the person her sister liked, she wouldn't be able to explain herself.

"So, why do you want to form a band?" Facing Chen Qi's gaze, Xingge suppressed his emotions. After a dry cough, he asked Chen Qi:

"It's about my sister. What happened between you and Hong Xia?"

"…The details are a bit complicated. Generally speaking, I may have made Hongxia feel stressed and caused her to fall into a vicious circle of self-doubt, right?"

Chen Qi could understand Hong Xia's current state of mind to some extent. In fact, Chen Qi himself had also been in this state of mind before, when Crychic disbanded.

Even though you have tried your best, and even given it your all, when you find that nothing you have done can change the status quo, you can't help but start to doubt your own abilities, and even become self-pitying and doubt the meaning of your own existence.

"Last night, Hongxia told me a lot about her and your mother, Sister Xingge." Chen Qi also looked directly into Xingge's eyes and answered without hiding anything:

"I think Hongxia probably feels that she cannot fulfill her wish of letting her mother in heaven hear her performance, so she is a little unhappy."

"So, I want to help... no, to be more precise, I want to help Hong Xia realize this wish while I am still a member of the ending band."

This time, Hong Xia even took the initiative to ask Chen Qi to leave the band, which was a proof that she was forcing herself and everyone else who had ended the band to be strong and to move forward with their own strength and ability.

However, Hong Xia's strength was just a disguise. In fact, she just forced herself to grow up after realizing that she had no one to rely on.

Therefore, Chen Qi at least hopes that through his performance, he can help Hong Xia release some of her attachment to her mother who is in heaven, and relieve some of the pressure that Hong Xia has added to herself.

Of course, Chen Qi also had his own selfish motive, which was to use this performance to bring back Aiyin, who was about to leave Japan.

To Chen Qi, neither of these two goals was more important. These were goals that he absolutely could not compromise on and had to achieve. Otherwise, even if his performance allowed him to advance to the next round of selection at the martial arts hall, he would still be a failure.

Therefore, Chen Qi had to put all his heart into this performance.

"For mommy..."

However, when she mentioned her deceased mother, Xingge's expression became visibly gloomy. This girl, who had been obsessed with the band and neglected her family, was silent for a long time before she turned away and muttered to herself:

"I have warned Hongxia before... With their level, they still have a long way to go to realize this wish, and they should not put so much pressure on themselves, but in the end they didn't listen to me."⑼

"After all, my mother has been gone for so long, how could she hear anything..."

“…”⑷

Xingge's mumbling also made the PA lady beside him shut up. Even Guangjing, who was originally drunk, stood up with a slightly red face, and the drunken smile on his face was completely restrained.

As for Chen Qi, he was silently listening to Xingge's mumblings. When he noticed a crystal teardrop flashing across Xingge's cheek, which didn't want to be seen, he also understood Xingge's feelings.

It seems that Hongxia is not the only one who is obsessed with her deceased mother. Xingge is not as open-minded as she seems. ⑵

Then, I cannot afford to fail in this performance.

"Sister Xingge, it's a bit hot in [SPACE], right? Use this to wipe off the sweat."

Chen Qi also took the initiative to hand the handkerchief he was carrying to Xingge. He did not expose Xingge's weakness at that moment. Instead, he naturally changed the subject and said:⑸

"So this time, I want to help Hong Xia and sing this song at the Budokan audition next week."

"But I can't ask Hongxia and the others for help this time, so I can only ask you all for help."

"Hmm~ Little Chen Qi is really gentle~" And Miss PA also stepped out to smooth things over at the right time, giving Xingge enough time to calm down, while also smiling and answering:

"Well, I'll need your guidance for the next week. Xingge and I haven't touched a musical instrument in several years. I wonder if we can satisfy little Chenqi~"

"It's okay~" At this time, Guangjing, who had recovered from his drunken state, came to Chen Qi in three steps, waved his hand and said:

"With me and my senior here, nothing will happen. If anyone dares to boo us, I'll perform a bass-smashing show to cheer them up."

Chen Qi: "...Please don't do that. My song this time is not that rock and roll."

"Speaking of which, since you dare to suggest this, have you already written your song?"

On the other side, Xing Ge wiped her tears with Chen Qi's handkerchief and blew her nose out of habit. She also looked at the handkerchief that Chen Qi lent her, which was already stained with sticky liquid. She was too embarrassed to return it to Chen Qi, so she put it in her pocket awkwardly.

In order to hide her embarrassment, Xingge, who had calmed down, asked Chen Qi:

ba "Since it's not rock, it can't be a heavy and depressing song, right? I'm not really suited to that type of song."

"......As for this, please forgive my limited ability. After all, the song needs to be able to release Hong Xia's emotions, and it is difficult for me to come up with new ideas." Chen Qi shrugged, and then took out the music he had written long ago from his bag.

7 After Xingge, PA, and Guangjing took over the composition, they all read out the name of the song in unison.

3. "Lemon?" X