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

"Tomorin! There's no point in running away like this!"

Aiyin jogged after Deng, she didn't know where Deng was going, she only knew that she had been chasing Deng from the school to the busy commercial street. Facing Deng who still didn't want to face her, Aiyin finally couldn't help but stop and shouted to Deng's back:

"If you keep going like this, Tomorin, you won't be able to find your brother! Your voice will never reach him!"

"!"

As expected, when Aine said this, Takamatsu Deng, who was originally trying to get away from Aine in a panic, seemed to be held down by an invisible hand all of a sudden, and he stood there motionless.

The breathless Aiyin also took this opportunity to approach Takamatsu Deng in time. She subconsciously grabbed Deng's hand to prevent her from escaping from her again.

Seriously, he’s obviously a lead singer, but why does his physical fitness seem to be almost the same as mine who carries a guitar bag every day!

But fortunately, I have finally caught the light, and she seems willing to listen to me. This is a good sign!

Aiyin also seized this opportunity. She was exhausted and was afraid that Deng would give her another overtime. After taking a few breaths, she said to Deng's back:

"Tomorin, you are avoiding me now because you think you are using me to achieve your own goals, right? You think the starting point of the band is not to blame yourself for the sake of everyone in the band, right?"

"But I want to tell you, Tomorin! You don't have to blame yourself for your thoughts. Your purpose is the motivation for you to form this band!"

"If you can't even determine your own goals, let alone forming a new band, you won't even have a chance to pass on your voice to your brother!"

During the conversation between Aiyin and Chen Qi yesterday, she also understood some of Chen Qi's intentions. He was not opposed to meeting Gao Songdeng.

However, he didn't want to see a sister who couldn't make any decisions after leaving him.

Chen Qi couldn't help Deng with things like forming a band, because only Deng herself could decide what the first goal of the band she initiated was. If she couldn't even be firm on this point, then the band she put together would definitely be in name only.

The only thing Aine can do is to help Deng make up his mind.

"Even if it was just your wish at first, Tomorin, it doesn't matter! I believe there must be someone willing to help you realize your wish like me!"

"So, don't give up so early, okay?"

At least, let Brother Qi see your growth and transformation. Otherwise, he will only worry about you more...

Aiyin did not take the initiative to say these words. She stared straight at Takamatsu Deng's still slightly trembling back. However, after a long time, she heard Deng's trembling but struggling voice, answering word by word:

“…I can’t do that.”

"Hey?"

Aiyin was also slightly stunned, and the next moment, Takamatsu Deng finally turned around, but she didn't know when, her pupils were already filled with crystal tears, she bit her lips slightly, looking like she was trying hard to suppress her sadness, looking quite pitiful.

Hey? Why are you crying all of a sudden?!

Faced with this sudden change, even Aine was a little at a loss for a moment. But fortunately, this time, Deng did not embarrass Aine, and quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her mouth, lowered her head and explained softly:

“Aine-chan, thank you so much for telling me this… I… I actually thought about it for a long time yesterday. I know my thoughts were very selfish and didn’t seem to be thinking about the band at all.”

"But I still want to complete this... not only for myself, but also for my brother to witness my growth. I should sing these voices to him."

"But... apart from Aine-chan, I can't find anyone who is willing to help me."

At this point, Gao Songdeng's expression became more and more depressed. She had spent her childhood with her parents and brother. At that time, she had her brother by her side, so she did not feel lonely.

Apart from her family, the only people she could truly call "friends" were the people she met in Crychic, and her only new friend who could be said to have been made through her own abilities, Chihaya Aine.

However, since Crychic disbanded, the interactions between the band members have become much more distant... Even though there are still friends who have a good relationship with Deng, Deng doesn't think they would be willing to help him realize this wish.

especially……

"lamp!"

However, just when Takamatsu Deng was thinking this in her heart, suddenly, the voice of Shiina Riki who came rushing over forcefully interrupted her conversation with Aine.

The next moment, not only the sound, but also Li Xi's entire body blocked the way between Deng and Aine. Li Xi almost immediately turned his head to pay attention to Deng's condition, and asked in a tone full of anxiety and concern:

"Light? Are you okay?"

"Lixi..."

Facing the sudden appearance of Shiina Riki, the somewhat confused Deng subconsciously called out. However, when Riki noticed the remaining tears in Deng's eyes, and his sweaty and panting appearance, he immediately turned his sharp gaze to Chihaya Aine behind him and asked in a cold tone:

"Who are you? Why are you clinging to the lamp? What do you want to do?"

"Hey? I'm Tomorin's friend. May I ask who you are..."

And Aine didn't know why the girl in front of her was so hostile to her. But just when she wanted Deng to explain to her, and Li Xi blocked Deng tightly to prevent Deng from being intimidated, the weak voice from Gao Song Deng was also clearly heard:

"Richie...Aine-chan is my friend, yes, my new band member."

Li Xi: "Ai, Aine-chan?"

Faced with this extremely intimate name, Li Xi's mind even appeared in a trance for a moment, and almost subconsciously, with extremely unbelievable eyes, he glanced back and forth between the lights and Aine behind and in front of him.

Behind Riki, Takamatsu Deng gradually broke away from the protection of Riki who had lost his composure, and carefully explained to Aine who didn't quite understand the current situation:

"Aine-chan, this is Li Xi, the drummer of our original band..."

Aine: "Ritsuki? Come to think of it, this name sounds familiar...ah."

Aine remembered that Deng had mentioned this name when she was talking to him yesterday!

She vaguely remembered that Gao Songdeng said that the band disbanded partly because of Li Xi's sudden emotional outburst...

So in other words, the reason why Brother Qi quit the band was directly related to this girl named Lixi?

Ever since Aiyin guessed the relationship between Chen Qi and Takamatsu Deng, and the disbanded band that she had never heard Chen Qi mention before, Aiyin has been filled with strong curiosity about everything that happened to Chen Qi's former band.

She really wanted to know what happened in the end that led to the band disbanding and even someone as open-minded as Brother Qi had to stay away from them and live alone.

After spending half a year together, Aiyin could say that she had a lot of say in what kind of person Chen Qi was.

Chen Qi was not familiar with her at the beginning, and he could indulge her temper. If Chen Qi left the band because of bad relationships with the band members, then Aiyin would definitely be the first to stand up and say that it was definitely not Brother Qi's fault.

If even Brother Qi's temper cannot tolerate others, then it can only mean one thing - the other party's temper is really too bad, too bad! It is definitely not Brother Qi's fault.

So, is this girl named "Lixi" the reason why Qi Ge quit the band? Or is it just one of the reasons?

Thinking of this, Chihaya Aine once again cast her gaze towards Riki, and her mentality also underwent some subtle changes...

She seldom had any malicious feelings towards someone, but this time, she couldn't help but look at Shiina Riki with tinted glasses.

"Ok?"

However, Shiina Riki was also very keen to notice the subtle change in Aine's attitude towards her. When she fixed her eyes on Aine's face, Aine quickly put on a perfect smile, as if nothing had happened.

But, in this brief moment, when Aine showed her perfect smile, Riki suddenly felt that Aine's smile was inexplicably eye-catching.

Why do I feel like this girl called Aine is so similar to “that guy”?

Chapter 25: The unknown reason for Shiina Riki’s outburst?

"Really?! Lights! Are you willing to form a new band?"

Ten minutes later, in the "RiNG" coffee shop, Takamatsu Tomori and Aine explained to Riki the whole story and Takamatsu Tomori's idea of ​​forming a new band.

As for Deng's idea of ​​forming a band, Lixi almost immediately responded strongly.

I saw that this young lady drummer had lost all the stubbornness and hard talk she had when she was talking to her good friend Hachiman Kailing. Her pupils seemed to be glowing and her expression said "choose me, choose me".

Fortunately, Hachiman Kailing had already gone to the studio with her bass on her back because the live performance was about to begin. Otherwise, if she had seen Li Xi in this state, who knows what kind of teasing expression she would have made that would have annoyed Li Xi.

"Yeah...it's true, Lixi."

However, although Li Xi understood what he meant, there was no relaxation or joy on Gao Songdeng's face. Instead, he still looked worried.

And Aine, who had been silently observing the scene from a distance, knew exactly why Takamatsu Deng was so nervous.

Even though Aiyin didn't know much about Chen Qi's past, she knew now that the member of the disbanded band who was least likely to choose to return for Chen Qi would undoubtedly be Shiina Tatsuki who was sitting in front of them.

As for Aine herself, she actually didn't particularly want to be in a band with Shiina Tatsuki.

Although Aiyin didn't know Lixi very well, she felt from the bottom of her heart that if even Qi Ge couldn't get along with this girl, then she would probably not get along with Lixi either. Especially since Aiyin felt that the reason why Chen Qi left the band was most likely because of Lixi.

So, when Takamatsu Deng was still hesitating, Aine was standing by and casually reminded him:

"Tomorin? Is there something you haven't said to her yet? The reason our band was formed in the first place."

"We'd better not hide anything, right? Otherwise, even if Li Xi joins us, he probably won't be in a band with us for a long time, right?"

Li Xi: "Huh? Don't act like you know me so well! When Deng and I met, you were still an outsider!"

However, Aine has some personal issues with Riki, and Riki has similar feelings towards Aine.

For some reason, ever since she first met Aine, Li Xi felt that this girl gave her a very dazzling feeling. She always reminded her of the man who always stood with Xiangzi and Deng during the Crychic period.

Li Xi herself was also confused. She was not familiar with Chen Qi. Why did she feel that Ai Yin had his feelings?

However, once this feeling appeared, it was like a needle lodged in her heart, which was difficult to remove, but made her care a lot.

"Richie, don't say that...Aine-chan is a very important member of our new band."

At this time, Gao Songdeng also took the initiative to stand up, and with a rather nervous look, she stopped a quarrel between Li Xi and Aine. Her pitiful eyes, like those of a little animal, also showed a little expectation, and she said to Li Xi:

"So, I hope that everyone in our new band can stop quarreling. Since we all have to start over, let's get along with each other again, okay?"

"…if the light says so."

Facing Takamatsu Deng, whom he had not seen for a long time, Li Xi's originally unhappy tone towards Aine was also controlled in a minute. Li Xi also quietly sat back in his seat, and the moment he turned his eyes to Deng, he asked in a softer tone:

"So, Deng, what is your purpose in forming a new band this time?"

"Don't worry, just tell me directly. Deng, what plans do you have for the new band?"

Lixi's eyes sparkled slightly, and she was obviously full of curiosity and expectation about the plan of forming a new band proposed by Gao Songdeng. She seemed to vaguely feel that her decadent life since the disbandment of the band was about to end!

But this sense of novelty disappeared almost instantly the next moment when Gao Songdeng expressed his determination again.

"I, I want to form a new band again and sing my voice to Qi!"

"I need your help, Lixi, please!"

Gao Songdeng's urgent voice echoed slowly in the coffee shop, but she was unable to wait for Shiina Riki's answer. Under Gao Songdeng's nervous gaze, she saw that the light in Riki's eyes became increasingly dim, and the smile on her face also began to gradually disappear.

The smile of Aine who was watching all this also disappeared.

The moment she heard the name "Qi" accurately from Gao Songdeng's mouth for the first time, the last glimmer of hope in her heart was completely strangled.

Qi. As expected, Gao Songdeng was indeed Qi's sister.

At the moment when this long-expected truth was confirmed, Aiyin, who had been mentally prepared, still couldn't help but feel a strong sense of gap... Especially yesterday, Chen Qi's worried expression towards Gao Songdeng was still lingering in Aiyin's mind.

...Well, they are just brother and sister, and I am just helping them get back together. Since Deng doesn't dare to see Brother Qi, then there is no need for me to tell Deng about Brother Qi's stay at my house - anyway, even if I tell him, Deng won't dare to go.

Besides, just because they are reunited doesn't mean Brother Qi has to leave my house, right? Brother Qi is already an independent adult, so there is no need for him to go back and live with his sister, right?

Thinking of this, Aine's originally slightly dejected expression also recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. And now, the only one among the few people who looked strange was the silent Shiina Riki.

The silence lasted for several minutes. After a long ideological struggle, Shiina Riki finally shook his head at Takamatsu Deng with a calm expression:

"...I'm sorry, Deng, I don't want to reject you, but...I can't do this."

"I can't do it. I can't apologize to him. I don't want to sing any songs for him... I'm sorry."

After that, after half a year, Shiina Riki finally met Takamatsu Deng again. Even if her speaking skills were worrying, her emotional intelligence was enough for her to know that after saying the words of rejection this time, she was afraid that her relationship with Deng would never be the same as before.

But she still said it. For the sake of her self-esteem and the desire to conceal the truth that no one else knew except herself, she chose to refuse.

Li Xi couldn't tell the real reason why he exploded on the day Crychic disbanded.

Li Xi had no way of imagining what kind of expression he would have if he really performed on the stage with Deng. When Deng's song, which expressed her infinite longing for Chen Qi, sounded, he would have made.

"Lixi..."

"I'm sorry, Deng, but I'm willing to agree to anything except this."

However, in the face of Gao Songdeng's pleading attitude, Li Xi rarely did not obey Deng's wishes. She slowly stood up, looking as if she didn't want to continue the conversation, and slowly walked towards the bar.

And behind Li Xi, even though he knew this would be the result, when it all came to pass, Gao Songdeng's expression still revealed a sadness that he could not let go of.

Fortunately, after Li Xi left, Aiyin came to the side of the distraught Takamatsu Deng as soon as possible. Deng also felt the familiar warmth of the sun approaching him, and the gloom on his face dissipated a little. He almost subconsciously raised his head and looked at Aiyin in front of him.

“Aine-chan…”

"It's okay, Tomorin. Even if Li Xi doesn't want to help you, you still have me, right?"

Aine took Takamatsu Touma's hand in hers. Although she was just glad that the person she least wanted to join the band did not join, she still said to Takamatsu Touma in a comforting way:

"Even if we don't have Lixi, we can still find more suitable partners. It's her loss if Lixi doesn't join our band."

As she spoke, perhaps because she thought of Chen Qi, Ai Yin, who had some prejudice against Li Xi, did not forget to raise her voice slightly, and nonchalantly said to Li Xi, who was about to return to the bar, in a teasing tone: