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

"Then next time, Ryo, we'll see you in the finals."

"I'm looking forward to it." Liang also nodded with a smile. However, just as she was watching Chen Qi's figure passing by her, she suddenly stretched out her hand.

"Snapped."

The next second, Chen Qi, whose hand was held by Liang, turned around without any resistance as Liang exerted a little force, with a look of slight surprise on his face.

But soon, under his gaze, he saw Liang slightly tiptoeing, and that cold and delicate face was getting closer and closer to him.

After a while, Chen Qi felt a cool touch on his lips, but it quickly dissipated like a dragonfly touching the water.

"——I said, I was very moved by your song this time. Although you only gave me one third of your love, I still like your confession this time."

Before Chen Qi could react, the cool breeze that flowed away, before leaving, used that teasing voice to pluck the heartstrings in Chen Qi's heart, and explained with a faint smile:

"You responded to me, so I should respond to you with actions, Qi, this time I will respond to you with one third of your love."

As he spoke, Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, and the smile on his lips widened a little, and he spoke softly:

"Next time, perform well. The more you give to me, the more fiercely I will respond to you."

Chapter 1:

Chapter 183 Chapter 182: The agreement between Chen Qi and Xiangzi, the last cooperation?

"Chen Qi? Chen Qi? Wake up."

"Ok?"

A few days later, in the recording studio of "RiNG", Chen Qi, who looked a little dazed, gradually broke free from his own world after hearing a few worried calls.

When Chen Qi raised his head again, he was looking at Xiangzi's lovely face, who was very close to him. Seeing Xiangzi holding a cup of coffee in his hand,

It's so cute, but it's a pity that I can't pinch Xiangzi's soft cheeks like I used to.

This thought only stayed in Chen Qi's mind for a moment. Soon, Chen Qi sorted out his mood, smiled as usual, took the coffee handed to him by Xiangzi, stared at Xiangzi's figure, and slowly sat down beside him.

The sofa in the recording studio was not spacious, but even when Xiangzi sat next to Chen Qi, he still maintained a safe distance of five or six centimeters from Chen Qi.

Just like Xiangzi's mood at this moment, she really wanted to have no barriers with him as in the past, but she couldn't convince herself, and couldn't forgive herself for what she had done in the past.

However, she could not control her desire to contact Chen Qi, so she could only sit next to Chen Qi deliberately, as if announcing their past intimacy, but also like a stranger, sitting next to him for a long time without saying a word.

She was alone, like a mouse in the dark, sitting in the corner of the shadow closest to the sunlight she longed for, so close to him, yet so far away from him.

However, Xiangzi's silence did not last long. After handing the coffee to Chen Qi, Xiangzi gently covered the disposable cup of warm water with his hands and said in a calm tone:

"Chen Qi, the semi-finals have been over for a long time, and the finals are just around the corner. Whether it's your popularity or your strength, or the votes from these few auditions, it's almost certain that you'll be able to step onto the stage of the Budokan."

"Why do you still look troubled?"

Xiangzi didn't understand what Chen Qi was worried about. Ave Mujica's practice for the finals in a few days was going very smoothly. Although the song Chen Qi left for them was very difficult, they were sure to be able to overcome it with their qualities.

As for Chen Qi, the performance spot at the Budokan was almost booked in advance, and everything seemed to be going well. Why was Chen Qi so depressed?

"... Could it be that something has gone wrong with the relationships among us?" Xiangzi speculated with some worry:

"After the semi-finals, I heard from Chu Hua that you had more injuries on your body. Could this be the reason?"

Although it was a little unbelievable, Xiangzi could only suspect Chen Qi's harem members for his inexplicable injury. Could it be that the open and secret struggles between them finally affected Chen Qi?

"What are you thinking about? Xiangzi, don't worry, no one has ever quarreled, and I'm not upset because of these things."

However, when talking about what happened after the semi-finals, Chen Qi shook his head with a wry smile, his eyes dodging a little with guilt, not daring to tell Xiangzi the real reason.

What could Chen Qi say? Could he say that the new injuries on his body were caused by his grandmother beating him with a guitar after he and Yao Lenai went to see her after the semi-finals and explained the whole story to her?

Chen Qi still remembers that when he was holding Lenai's hand and speaking under the cold gaze of his grandmother, who seemed to have understood something and whose lips were trembling with anger, he said that except for the last layer of their relationship, he and Lenai had basically taken over everything. Then the guitar attacked his butt.

And that time, Chen Qi did not let any third person accompany him except Lenai, because at that time, no one except Lenai pleaded for Chen Qi.

Moreover, Le Nai did not dare to resist her grandmother, and could only hold Chen Qi's hand and dodge and shuttle in the [SPACE] store, but Chen Qi still could not escape the fate of being beaten until his buttocks were bruised.

The guitar that his grandmother used to beat him had also completed its historical mission. The body of the guitar was completely scrapped and it looked extremely miserable.

After that day, Chen Qi, who was beaten to a pulp by his grandmother, and Yao Lenai, who helped Chen Qi leave [SPACE], only heard the grandmother's hysterical scolding when they finally escaped:

"Get out! Get out of my livehouse! From now on, I don't recognize you, this bastard, nor do I recognize your granddaughter!"

㈤ "Go wherever you want! I can't control you, old woman!"

⑺——Just like that, after being kicked out of [SPACE], Kaname Lenai stayed temporarily in Chen Qi’s house. Chen Qi’s side became Lenai’s only remaining “home”.

6. Chen Qi also spent a few days in anxiety, but he didn't see Lenai's parents coming to his house angrily, nor did he see Lenai feeling aggrieved and thinking that he had hurt his grandmother's feelings. He also realized it belatedly when he saw that he had hurt her grandmother's feelings and stayed at home lazily and heartlessly.

⑥Grandma...this is a disguised consent, allowing him to take care of Lenai, right?

㈢So, even though Chen Qi was beaten so badly that he was almost admitted to the intensive care unit, he really didn’t need to worry about the stability of his harem until he caught up with Liang.

④ “So, is this about Ryo-san?”

Si Xiangzi also quickly remembered that Yamada Ryo had once suppressed her to the point of suffocation and had left her with a psychological trauma to this day. After pursing her lips slightly, she suppressed the slight twitching in her heart, stared at the floor with her eyes wide open, and whispered:

2 "I think, Chen Qi, you shouldn't worry about Miss Liang's matter."

"We have all heard the new song you prepared for Liang in the finals. We all believe that you will be able to impress Liang."

"...Even if it doesn't work, I believe that you will be able to pursue her sooner or later."

Xiangzi now feels not only envious of this girl that Chen Qi pursues so persistently, but also disappointed. After all, she was once the one that Chen Qi pursued so persistently.

However, the self who did not cherish all this in the past has now completely lost this qualification. As for Liang who is enjoying the same treatment as he once did, Xiangzi can only envy him and be an encourager to comfort Chen Qi.

"Ryo is different from me. She will definitely return your feelings."

"Thank you, Xiangzi...but I'm not obsessed with this."

Facing Xiangzi who wanted to help him very much but had no idea how to start and could only guess blindly, Chen Qi also resisted the urge to reach out and rub Xiangzi, and cast his eyes on the coffee in his hand, smiling lightly:

“I was just thinking, if I ever get to go to Budokan, which band should I have on stage with me.”

Xiangzi suddenly came to his senses.

As he said, the performance at the Budokan was already a piece of cake for Chen Qi. But in the end, even if Chen Qi might become a star who could hold a solo concert at the Budokan in the future, this time, he could only play one song at the Budokan.

As for which band can be the one to perform at the Budokan with Chen Qi, it has become a question.

Although Chen Qi almost reached the Budokan on his own, whether it was the End Band, MYGO, or Ave Mujica, everyone gave Chen Qi a lot of help. This is a rare and precious opportunity. No matter who Chen Qi brings to the Budokan, it will be a huge boost to the band's fame.

Such a surge in popularity will definitely greatly help the band advance to the next Budokan audition.

"I see. You're worried that no matter who you choose, it will cause the other band members to feel extremely regretful and resentful, right?"

Xiangzi, who had figured this out, smiled at Chen Qi with a relaxed look and said softly,

“Although I shouldn’t be the one to say this…but I think, Chen Qi, whether you choose MYGO or end the band, no one will resent you for it.”

"Everyone understands that they are able to stand on this stage today, in fact, it is largely due to you. It is you who led them to where they are today. They are all very grateful to you and are looking forward to you stepping onto the stage of the Budokan."

"So, no matter who you choose, they will definitely be happy."

"——You too, Xiangzi?"

However, Xiangzi's words made Chen Qi's eyes unconsciously shift to her. Facing Xiangzi's slightly stunned cute expression, Chen Qi's eyes also showed some expectation, and asked softly:

"If I get to the Budokan, will you be happy for me?"

"……Of course."

Regarding this question, even though he and Chen Qi were only friends, Xiangzi still nodded wholeheartedly after a brief moment of surprise.

After receiving Xiangzi's affirmative reply, Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to look Xiangzi in the face, his expression softened, and said word by word:

"So, if I say that I want everyone from Ave Mujica to accompany me to the performance at the Budokan, Xiangzi, you probably won't refuse, right?"

Xiangzi: “…Huh?”

Me? I went to the martial arts hall with Chen Qi?

However, when Xiangzi heard Chen Qi's words, his first reaction was to doubt his own ears, causing his brain to receive wrong information.

Going to the martial arts hall with Chen Qi, if Crychic had not disbanded before and his life had not experienced such a drastic change, perhaps he could have regarded it as his goal without any psychological burden.

But now... after going through so many twists and turns, this has become a fantasy that Xiangzi dare not even hope for...

Not to mention that Ave Mujica has just started and hasn't even had its first performance yet, just from the perspective of interpersonal relationships, Xiangzi doesn't dare to imagine that Chen Qi will choose them.

After all, not to mention that all the members have become Chen Qi's harem, the emotional foundation of MYGO is extremely solid. Just after the band ended, there is one person, Yamada Ryo, who Chen Qi is still pursuing.

In comparison, Xiangzi didn't think that Ave Mujica had anything that could make Chen Qi lean towards the direction of his feelings... Chuhua alone would never have such weight.

Then, why did Chen Qi choose them to perform with him in the unique Budokan?

"You don't have to be so surprised, do you?" Chen Qi saw Xiangzi's stunned expression, and after laughing for a while, he turned around slightly and said as a matter of course:

"No matter what happened between us, Xiangzi, I promised your mother that I would take good care of you for the rest of your life."

“From a technical perspective, even though we haven’t been working together for a long time, everyone at Ave Mujica is truly the most suitable band to help me perform at Budokan.”

"And from an emotional point of view..." Facing Chen Qi's increasingly tender eyes, which were as dark as the sea at midnight, Xiangzi was a little afraid to look directly at him. With mixed feelings, he lowered his head, avoiding Chen Qi's gaze.

"... Xiangzi is a very important person to me. No matter how many unpleasant things happened between us, after we have been through so much together, Xiangzi is definitely the one who is so important that I can't forget him in my heart."

"Since we can't forget, why not leave some better memories for each other, don't you think, Xiangzi?"

Of course, the Budokan was also the last chance for Chen Qi to help Xiangzi before he officially set off on Ave Mujica.

Ave Mujica is not only Xiangzi's own dream, but also a band that Xiangzi wants to use his own strength to change his destiny. If Chen Qi had continued to help Xiangzi from beginning to end, then Xiangzi's self-salvation might have been difficult to achieve.

"After all, Xiangzi, everything you lost in the Toyokawa family, if I were to get it all back for you, you would also feel that it was meaningless, right?"

"Some wishes are meaningful only if they are fulfilled by one's own hands, and some lost things can only be relieved if they are taken back by one's own hands."

“…Relieved?”

But... do I really care that much about what I lost?

After experiencing so many setbacks, and even a transformation of life and death, Toyokawa Shoko now has many different views on everything she lost from the Toyokawa family.

At first, I was filled with grief and indignation, resenting the injustice of the gods for allowing such suffering to befall me.

Afterwards, in order to resist this unfair fate, he worked hard again and again, behind closed doors, making himself as sharp as a thumbtack, and venting the unspeakable but uncontrollable grief and indignation in his heart to those who were close to him and cared about him.

Therefore, because of her sharpness, those who cared about her were hurt by her again and again, until they gradually left her.

Even the person who had always been with him was stabbed all over by him.

In the end, she and the person she loved most were taken away by her best friend. She was so desperate that she even wanted to give up on living, but he still rescued her from the abyss.

It was also from that day that I seemed to have just understood what the final pillar that supported me to move forward was...

After leaving behind all the lost wealth and dignity, the only people I want to keep by my side are the ones who loved me from the beginning to the end...

For example, your own mother.

For example... him.

But now, even though she knew that he had been loved by more than one person, she still hesitated because of the harm she had caused him in the past. She no longer had the qualifications to beg to return to him.

Unless... I can really wash away everything from the past and appear in front of him as a brand new person.

But is this possible?

Will she have a chance to start over?

"...Also, there is one more small matter that I hope you can help me with, Xiangzi."

However, Chen Qi's voice interrupted Xiangzi's thoughts, and when Xiangzi faced Chen Qi's gentle smile again, her eyes couldn't help but become slightly distracted again.

For a moment, because of the trembling in her heart, Xiangzi even lost her own judgment. At this moment, she seemed to be hypnotized by the man in front of her, the one she wanted to love the most, and she had no idea of ​​resisting at all.

"Regarding the Budokan, could you please write the lyrics for the song we are going to perform this time, Xiangzi?"

"Whatever the song is, it's fine. I just hope that Xiangzi can be single-minded and not think about sales, style and theme, and just write a song that suits his mood."

"After all, we may not have this opportunity in the future..."

At this point, Chen Qi's eyes also flashed a barely perceptible dimness, or perhaps pity. After all, he understood that Xiangzi's composition style in the future would definitely revolve around the theme of Ave Mujica, and the sound she really pursued in her heart might hardly have the opportunity to be revealed again.

"So, even if it might be the last time, let's finish a song together, okay?"

Xiangzi: "...I'm fine."

Idiot... I dare not even think of such a proposal. If you are willing to give me such power, how can I refuse?

It gives me, a person like me, the opportunity to write down what I want to say in my heart... Thank you, Qi.

I will definitely cherish this rare opportunity.