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

For some reason, a premonition emerged in Aine’s heart.

If she lets go at this moment, her brother Qi...maybe he will no longer belong to her alone.

Aiyin knew it very well in her heart that, after all, she and Brother Qi had only been together for half a year. It was during this half year that, due to a series of coincidences, Brother Qi helped her to resolve her emotional issues. In addition, the time they spent together was as much as that of real siblings, which was why they were able to get closer so quickly.

Although deep down in my heart, I have been pursuing Brother Qi as my other half, Brother Qi has not realized this.

He treated her just like any other girl, like the girl next door.

Originally, Aiyin was not in a hurry. She felt that with the advantage of living almost together with Chen Qi, she could make Brother Qi realize her feelings little by little. Anyway, there were no outsiders to disturb her. She had plenty of time and energy to change Brother Qi's perception of her.

But now, Takamatsu Deng and the former members of Qi Ge's band made Aiyin feel a sense of crisis.

Each of them has been with Brother Qi longer than I have, and their importance in Brother Qi's heart is no less than mine.

If she let go, then Brother Qi would no longer belong to her alone.

Although at this point, Aiyin is very clear-headed and knows that she can no longer hide the truth from everyone and secretly get along with Chen Qi as she did in the past, she still has a sense of unwillingness in her heart.

For a moment, Aiyin selfishly hoped that the person she was holding would give up everything in the past for her.

But it was obvious that this was just her delusion.

“Aine, be obedient. This time, I’m the only one who can face this.”

Facing the reluctant Aine, Chen Qi did not put on a serious face. He just used the same method he used to coax Takamatsu Deng in the past and coaxed Aine and said:

"So, don't make it hard on me, okay?"

"Besides, don't worry, this time, I will never run away again, and I don't want to run away again."

Aiyin: “…”

And finally, under Chen Qi's comfort and promise, Aiyin fell into silence. However, when she looked at Chen Qi and then at Takamatsu Deng, who she knew how hard he had tried to find his brother, she finally let out a long sigh.

Under everyone's gaze, Ai Yin, who had been clinging to Chen Qi, let go of Chen Qi even though she was still a little hesitant, giving him temporary freedom.

Chen Qi, who was free again, had no intention of escaping. Facing the dazed Gao Songdeng, he approached him without thinking.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, Chen Qi's 1.88-meter-tall body suddenly lowered slightly, and he took the initiative to half-crouch down, so that his eyes were exactly on the same level as Gao Songdeng, who was only 1.55 meters tall.

Half a year later, eyes as bright as the starry sky were once again reflected in pupils as deep as the sea.

"——Half a year has passed, why are you still like a lost animal?"

"I heard that when Deng took the initiative to propose to form a new band, I thought my precious sister had finally grown up. How come when I see her now, she is still exactly the same as when she was a child?"

Facing the dazed Gao Songdeng, Chen Qi once again took the initiative to speak as usual. He stretched out his hand and took the initiative to ruffle Gao Songdeng's short gray hair, just like before.

The familiar warmth and touch came from above his head again, and Gao Songdeng finally broke free from his confusion. The light in his eyes reappeared.

Under Gao Songdeng's gaze, his brother, who was originally hugged tightly by his good friend, suddenly returned to his front, as if everything before was just a nightmare.

Everything was as if he had never left her. Her brother still liked to rub her hair, as if her head and hair were the most precious treasures in the world.

Her brother still maintains the habit of talking to her at eye level, just because when they were young, she accidentally said, "My brother is much taller than me. Every time I look up, I can't seem to see his face clearly." Her brother has maintained this state and talked to her for several years.

Everything made Gao Songdeng seem to have returned to the past, the time when she was not separated from her brother and was the most carefree.

"I...I have grown taller, brother."

"Although, I have only grown three centimeters taller than last year, but I am no longer the shortest in the class. I have grown up."

Gao Songdeng, who didn't know how to answer Chen Qi, also tried his best to convey his growth to Chen Qi in his own way.

“Also, I actually started forming a band in class.”

"Aine-chan, yes! Aine-chan was the first member I actively invited! And Riki, I also tried my best to convey my voice to Riki. I am no longer the child who needs my brother to help me speak every time!"

"I, I have really grown up, I...I..."

At the beginning, Deng's speech was a little dry, as if he had not yet fully adapted, but gradually, facing Chen Qi, Gao Songdeng's speech became more and more fluent, and his voice was a little louder than before.

But gradually, the voice of Gao Songdeng, who tried again and again to convey her growth to Chen Qi, began to become intermittent, her breathing began to become rapid, and the sound of panting became more and more obvious.

In the end, Gao Songdeng lowered his head and could no longer make any sound except sobbing.

"Tick."

Tears as big as beans fell slowly and uncontrollably from Gao Songdeng's eyes. Deng kept wiping his tears in a panic, but he couldn't stop the tears from flowing out.

"It's so strange... It's so strange... I've become stronger. I've done what my brother said and become more independent..."

"I'm sorry... my tears... are falling uncontrollably..."

"Why...why can't I be braver when I see my brother..."

However, facing Takamatsu Deng who was crying so hard that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence, not to mention Chen Qi, even Li Xi, Su Shi, Mu, and even Aine who were watching on the side, felt extremely uncomfortable in their hearts. They couldn't help but focus their eyes on Chen Qi, signaling with their eyes that he should do something quickly.

And Chen Qi did not disappoint them. He certainly knew what he should do.

That is to provide the safest shelter for this fragile, sensitive and emotional sister of mine.

"It seems that I have indeed become a little braver. So, the six months I was away have been meaningful."

"Then... Let me accompany you to study the rest of the content slowly, Deng."

The gentle voice that had only appeared in dreams recently once again softly echoed in Deng's ears, and the next moment, Deng felt his body being gently embraced in Chen Qi's arms, and his body once again felt that familiar temperature.

And at this moment, all of Gao Songdeng's forced strong appearance was shattered the moment he was hugged by Chen Qi.

She cried like a child, leaning on Chen Qi's shoulder. Her hands tightly grasped the back of her long-missed brother, feeling his presence and making sure that he was really by her side at this moment.

"I miss you so much... I really, really miss my brother..."

"Don't leave me...Brother...Don't leave me again..."

"——I will never leave again, never again." Chen Qi gently patted Deng's delicate back and repeated the same words in her ears again and again.

No matter how many times Deng asked, he would answer until she was satisfied this time.

This was the promise he owed her, and it was also a promise he should have fulfilled in the past. Now, he chose to face it.

"...Lixi, Xiaomu, let's go out for a while."

Soon, following Chen Qi's gaze, Nagasaki Suyo understood what he meant and pulled his two companions to temporarily leave the hut, freeing up enough private space for the brother and sister.

However, surprisingly, Chihaya Aine did not leave with them. She was like a bystander and a recorder, watching the reunion of the brother and sister with a depressed mood, as if she wanted to deeply engrave this scene in her mind.

"…I'm going to the bathroom and calm down a bit."

Just as Su Shi and his group arrived outside the house, Li Xi, who was almost unable to control his emotions because of the scene just now, chose to avoid it in time before he was about to cry like Deng, and strode towards Aine's house alone.

Outside the hut, Su Shihe was silent, but he didn't make any eye contact. He was quietly thinking about the most tangled thing in his heart...

Nagasaki Suyo, whose mind was constantly replaying the intimate behavior of Aiyin and Chen Qi, could not help but bite her lower lip slightly. An extremely strong feeling of unwillingness surged into her heart at this moment.

Half a year, just half a year! How could this girl called Chihaya Aine be so lucky to have found such a bargain?

Besides, why did she pick up Aqi when there were so many other options for her to pick up?

And judging from Aiyin's intimate behavior towards Chen Qi now, and Chen Qi's expression that didn't look like he was forced at all, Nagasaki Suyo had to re-evaluate their relationship.

In the past six months... the relationship between Aine and Akari has definitely improved by leaps and bounds! They have even become closer, even closer than Xiangzi was back then!

At least, when Crychic had not yet disbanded and Su Shi and Li Xi were learning composition under Xiangzi's instruction, they had never seen Chen Qi and Xiangzi hugging each other so intimately.

No, it would be better to say that, at that time, Xiangzi and Chen Qi, apart from communicating more than any other people in the band combined and being together almost all the time, did not do anything particularly out of line.

At least, in Su Shi's impression, the closest thing the two had done in front of him was to record a demo together on a keyboard and listen to music together with a pair of headphones.

But Chihaya Aine... this guy is different from Shoko.

All the actions of Xiangzi and Aqi are exposed in front of everyone. Therefore, even if Xiangzi may have some intentions in her heart, she will maintain her due reserve in the public eye. All the emotional progress between her and Chen Qi is also witnessed by everyone and the information is transparent.

But Aiyin was different. In the six months when Chen Qi had no news, she didn't know how far their relationship had progressed, how many intimate actions they had taken, and how far they had gone in the most extreme one - she didn't know anything!

Except for Aiyin and Chen Qi themselves, no one knew how far the two had developed. This was what made Nagasaki Suyo feel the most frightened.

Especially now, Aiyin's actions seemed like she wanted to merge into one with Chen Qi, and Chen Qi's lack of resistance, even allowing Aiyin to pamper him like this, made Su Shi and others have to think from a worse perspective.

Could it be that... they have already crossed the last line in the past six months? !

Thinking of this, Su Shi couldn't help shrinking his pupils a little, but soon he shook his head as if paralyzed by himself, and said in his heart:

"No... No, Aqi is not that kind of person... He has always been more mature than any of us. He is just a tenant of Aine's house now. With his self-esteem, he would not do something like hooking up with the landlord's daughter..."

“Yes, that must be the case. Aine was only able to make such rapid progress with Akari because she took advantage of the six-month window when we were not around Akari.”

"As long as the last relationship is not broken, everything will be able to turn around... Now that Aqi has returned to our sight, I believe Aine should also have some concerns like Xiaoxiang, right?"

In this case, as long as Xiaomu and I supervise Aqi and Aine in the future, I believe their relationship will not heat up as fast as it did in the past six months...

The new band can no longer be like in the past, where only one person owns Aqi.

Nagasaki Suyo was thinking worriedly, and beside her, Ruo Ye Mu was also thinking about Aiyin and Chen Qi.

Is this... the reason why you don't want to tell me your address?

As the only old member of Crychic who has been with Chen Qi for the past six months, Mu can be said to have witnessed Chen Qi's transformation along the way. She thought that her companionship in the past six months had made her someone who understood Chen Qi better than anyone else, even Xiangzi.

But now, this sudden change, and the exposure of the two close people in front of him, forced Mu to put an end to his naive idea...

I... am still not the person in this world who understands him best...

Thinking of this, Mu couldn't help but recall the message he sent to Chen Qi a few hours ago.

When Na Tiao Mu realized that the crisis was coming and the shadow of the past once again pounced on Chen Qi, her first reaction in panic was to not let the shadow of the past find Chen Qi again, and hoped that he would not come back that night.

Mu's original plan was to wait until everyone arrived at the place and then go find Aine's parents to be witnesses. He believed that even Takamatsu Deng and Riki would not act rashly in front of their elders.

Then this so-called "apology" is actually a visit to find Chen Qi, and it will eventually turn into a real apology, and Aiyin and Chen Qi can both get through the day peacefully.

And only after she left Ain's house and separated from Su Shi and the others, did she have enough space to explain the whole story to Chen Qi... Before, she had always been kept by Su Shi, accompanying the band members to the mall to choose gifts, and she really had no time to spare.

Mu knew that Chen Qi must be very concerned about Aiyin. She also knew that if she didn't tell Chen Qi everything until after the matter was over, he would probably blame her...but Mu had a clear conscience.

She didn't want to see Chen Qi trapped in the quagmire of the past, the band that had tortured his soul and left him bruised and battered. Even if everyone gathered together again with different thoughts, they would still not bring him any relief or release.

Perhaps, only Deng's mind would be a little simpler, and Deng's wish could bring some comfort to Chen Qi - if it were not for this reason, Mu would never have joined the band again.

But now it seems... I was wrong.

Mu silently looked at Chen Qi who appeared here, and her eyes couldn't help but become a little lonely... She realized belatedly that she was not the only one in the band who had Chen Qi's contact information.

And now, facing the messages sent by himself and Aiyin, Chen Qi has made his own choice.

Qi... do you care about Aine more than yourself?

Or did he trust Aine's judgement more than his own?

I really don't know him well enough. He is no longer the person who wanted to "escape" in the past...

Was it because the past had caught up with him this time, and he felt that he could never escape? So he decided not to escape anymore...

Mu He and Su Shi were lost in thought and remained silent for half an hour. During this time, Li Xi, who had used the restroom, had already returned, and Gao Song Deng's crying in the house gradually subsided...

Finally, as the door of the hut opened, Chihaya Aine, who was not as lively and cheerful as before, took the initiative to walk out and whispered to everyone outside the door:

"Everyone, please come in. Brother Qi said he wants to talk to you."

"..."X3

At Chen Qi's invitation, Su Shi, Li Xi and He Mu all re-entered the cabin.

At this moment, on Chen Qi's small bed, Chen Qi had taken off his coat and was sitting on his bed in a kneeling position.

On his bed, Gao Songdeng, who had grown tired of crying, was lying on Chen Qi's thighs, sleeping quietly in a slightly curled-up side position.

Her breathing was steady and her expression was peaceful. It was obvious that this girl had not had a good night's sleep like she did in an unknown amount of time.

"...The lamp is asleep, so let's try not to wake her up while we talk."

Chen Qi also rubbed Gao Songdeng's short gray hair over and over again, providing a sense of security for this sister who had been separated from him for half a year to have a deep sleep that night.

Afterwards, after confirming that Deng would not wake up for a while, Chen Qi finally raised his head and met the gazes of the four girls in front of him who were full of questions. He acted very calmly, without any fear or guilt, and just asked calmly:

"Well, if you have any questions now, just tell me. As long as I know and can answer them, I will tell you this time."

This sudden crisis also made Chen Qi realize that MYGO might have many more mines. The reason why he dared to face everyone this time was to remove all the mines of this band at once.

Chapter 42: The girls’ questions, two questions that Chen Qi found difficult to answer?

"Huh? What's the problem? You guys, don't you really know what you should explain?!"

While kneeling on the bed, letting the lamp rest on his thighs, Chen Qi cast his gaze towards the four girls in front of him, ready to face their "interrogation".