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

"And I only have one request for the two of you, and that is to practice the melody of this song before tomorrow's performance. As long as you do this, I will guarantee the performance effect tomorrow!"

"I, we will try our best!"

Although Hong Xia did not react, she knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, especially the prospect that Chen Qi described for them. It was so exciting that she even forgot to think about her own worth and agreed without saying a word.

"pray……"

Faced with such enthusiasm of Chen Qi, Xiangzi, who just reacted, wanted to say something.

However, when she looked at Chen Qi, who had already knelt on the ground without saying a word, using the speaker to press against the paper, and entered the familiar state of full concentration in creation, her eyes were slightly absent-minded...

Xiangzi understood Chen Qi's thoughts. He was helping to end the band in his own way, and also using his own way to get out of the end of the band.

This method may be seen as Chen Qi's seriousness in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of Xiangzi, who used to be the backbone of Crychic with Chen Qi, Chen Qi's behavior can be said to be familiar...

When we were in Crychic... when everyone was practicing, we could always see Chen Qi quietly working on his creations in the corner. At that time, Xiangzi and the others would always unconsciously focus their attention on Chen Qi.

At that time, Deng was responsible for providing inspiration to Chen Qi and expressing his thoughts that he wanted to write into lyrics to Chen Qi.

And Xiangzi is the only one in the band who participated in the arrangement with Chen Qi.

Although he said so, in fact, Xiangzi always felt that he could not help Chen Qi with composing music, and most of the difficult work was done by Chen Qi alone.

The only way Xiangzi could help Chen Qi was to add some reasonable changes in various places after the song was completed, so that it would be more suitable for the cooperation of the band members and make the performance more harmonious.

At that time, every time they finished composing a piece of music together and Xiangzi was about to share it with everyone, Chen Qi would always suggest to Xiangzi:

"Don't let everyone get tired of practicing, Xiangzi. We who arrange the music and write the lyrics just move our pens, but for them, every song requires a lot of energy to coordinate well."

"Xiangzi, I'm only saying this to you. Your talent is different from everyone else's. We should give everyone some time to catch up, right?"

——Having said that, Xiangzi knew that Chen Qi was asking her not to be a bad guy. He was enough to be the "white-faced guy" who urged everyone to move forward.

Xiangzi's role in the band was to encourage everyone to get through that difficult time. If anyone had any grievances, they could express them to Chen Qi with Xiangzi's company.

And now, what Chen Qi is doing is so similar to the way he urged everyone to move forward in Crychic?

However, Chen Qi's behavior this time was just to deliberately let people see his "strictness".

Xiangzi understood that the disbanding of the band hurt Chen Qi's heart... and it also left him with some psychological trauma about ending a band whose starting point was as pure as that of Crychic.

But Xiangzi knew that his heart had not changed.

His determination to take all responsibilities on himself at all times and bear all the pressure and notoriety has never changed.

But, I won't let you bear all this alone anymore, Chen Qi.

Xiangzi clenched his fists unconsciously and strengthened his determination once again.

This time, she would never lose him again.

Chapter 7: Ryo sees through everything? A direct conversation between Mu and Xiangzi

"Then I'll go back first. Hongxia, Liang, see you at rehearsal tomorrow morning."

"See you tomorrow, Senior Qi!"

After handing over the newly composed song to Hongxia and Liang, Chen Qi, together with Xiangzi and Mu, bid farewell to the two girls temporarily.

Just as Chen Qi took the cart with his audio equipment from Mu, Xiangzi walked up to Chen Qi in time and said to him casually:

"Qi, can you push all that equipment back by yourself? If you need help, Mu and I can help you get your stuff home."

However, the moment Xiangzi's words fell, Mu, who had originally looked indifferent, seemed to be very interested in the answer to this question and silently pricked up his ears.

As a former member of Crychic, Xiangzi Hemu is of course aware of the adopted sibling relationship between Chen Qi and Deng.

But after the band disbanded, everyone was still in a daze, and even the group chat had not had time to disband, but Deng mentioned it in the group chat in a hurry.

The news came that my brother, who had always been by my side since childhood, even when I was most lonely and misunderstood, had moved out of the house.

Although according to what Deng said, Chen Qi said that he had graduated from high school and should be independent and should not trouble his adoptive parents anymore.

But everyone knows that Chen Qi’s departure was largely to avoid meeting everyone in the band again.

At this point, everyone in the band, even the lights, had no news of Chen Qi.

Although Mu is the only person who can contact Chen Qi at present, she doesn't know where Chen Qi lives.

But what Xiangzi and Hemu felt very sorry about was that Chen Qi did not tell them the answer to this question. Instead, he shook his head with a slightly unnatural look on his face, and immediately replied gently:

"No... Thank you, Xiangzi, I usually push it back by myself. I have been doing this for several months. Don't worry."

"Then we'll see you tomorrow, Xiangzi and Mu."

However, just as Chen Qi was about to leave, Xiangzi's eyes couldn't help but flash a look of regret.

Sure enough, he was still avoiding me.

Even if Chen Qi understands me in his heart, can our relationship with him never go back to the way it was before?

"Qi, wait."

Just when Xiangzi was slightly shaken, Mu called Chen Qi unexpectedly.

"Qi, these are for you."

Under Xiangzi's slightly confused gaze, Mu took a few steps forward and handed the bag he had been carrying from the beginning directly to Chen Qi.

Mu handed the bag to Chen Qi. After Chen Qi took it, he quickly saw the various vegetables in the bag - cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes, etc. Each one was of excellent quality and looked like it could be sold at a good price in Japan.

"Oh? It's growing well, Mu. You've been a great help."

What surprised Xiangzi even more was that Chen Qi was not surprised by Mu's behavior. He looked as if he had long been accustomed to accepting Mu's gifts.

At the moment when Chen Qi praised Mu's gardening skills, Xiangzi suddenly noticed the flash of joy on Mu's face, which seemed like an illusion...

Mu...did you laugh just now?

Xiangzi even thought for a moment that it was his own illusion, but more of it was the imbalance that emerged from deep in his heart...

In the past six months that I didn't know about, has the relationship between Mu and Chen Qi become so good?

"Then I'll be leaving first. Mu, Xiangzi, see you at the performance tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Under Xiangzi's friendly gaze, they watched the slightly lonely figure of this young man who had devoted so much effort to the band but was ultimately misunderstood by everyone, gradually disappear into the darkness.

Although he felt a little reluctant and unwilling, Xiangzi quickly calmed down and turned his head to cast his gaze towards his childhood sweetheart who was standing beside him as if nothing had happened.

"Mu, we need to have a good talk about Chen Qi."

What Xiangzi herself didn't realize was that when her eyes fell on Mu beside her, her expression, which had been pleasant to Chen Qi, suddenly dropped a lot when she faced Mu.

At this moment, Xiangzi's eyes were full of doubts.

How did Mu find Chen Qi first?

What happened between her and Chen Qi in the past six months?

Could it be that in the past six months, without her noticing, Mu and Chen Qi had already begun...

No, the possibility is too low...

But Xiangzi couldn't suppress her curiosity, especially when she thought about the fact that when the band was still together, the person Chen Qi cared about the most besides Deng was Mu, a marginal figure in the band, she felt that this possibility was not zero.

However, facing Xiangzi's sharp and even piercing eyes, Mu only turned his head slightly, looked at Xiangzi with his peripheral vision, and after a long while, he responded lightly:

"Ah."

However, Mu's response made Xiangzi's fist unconsciously grab the hem of her skirt again.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but from Mu's calm eyes just now, she seemed to see...

A touch of indifference?

……

"Huh... It's really hard to breathe, Ryo."

After watching Chen Qi and the others gradually leave, Hong Xia, who was still holding Chen Qi's newly composed song in her hand, also let out a long sigh.

Ever since Hong Xia witnessed Chen Qi complete a new song in just half an hour, and even wrote down the drum and bass scores that both she and Liang would need fluently, Hong Xia's perception of Chen Qi has undergone a drastic change.

Although it was a bit rude, I had invited a demon...

Although Hong Xia hasn't seen the composition yet, just everything Chen Qi did in half an hour has already overturned Hong Xia's cognition.

She had heard of some superstars with great creative talents who could compose a good song even when going to the toilet, but being able to write both drum and bass music well was a completely different matter.

Anyone who can play a musical instrument can basically understand the music score.

Similarly, people who can compose music scores basically have mastered similar musical instruments to perfection!

Hong Xia, who had watched Chen Qi's concentration and unhindered performance throughout the entire process, could fully believe that Chen Qi could even replace herself and Liang in the band.

Is there really such an omnipotent person in this world?

Hong Xia even had a moment of doubt as to whether she and Chen Qi were from the same dimension. He was not much older than her, so why was he so omnipotent?

"So, Hongxia, should we still invite Senior Chen Qi to join our band?"

Liang certainly understood what Hong Xia realized. But she was not stunned by Chen Qi's talent. Instead, she turned around and asked her good friend a question.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as Chen Qi joins, our band will basically be fine even if there are only three of us."

Liang could see that someone like Chen Qi, who could fill every position and had strong creative abilities, would definitely be a core member of any band he joined, and was the type of person that any band would never let go of once they signed him.

And now, with such a member right before their eyes, if they want to form a band, Chen Qi is the best choice.

However, Liang's question did not receive an immediate response from Hongxia, who most hoped that the band would develop.

Under Liang's gaze, she noticed Hongxia's awkward smile. This gentle girl who had always been optimistic showed her insecure hesitation for the first time.

"Well... Liang... we probably... don't have a chance, right?"

"——You mean we are not qualified to stand beside Senior Chen Qi, right?"

Facing the hesitant Hongxia, Liang spoke out the words hidden in Hongxia's heart.

The response Liang got was a long silence from his friend, followed by a playful fist attack with a bit of dissatisfaction.

"Why did you say that out loud! Why did you say that out loud! Idiot Ryo! Low EQ! Bassist!"

...With Hongxia's personality, she scolded really harshly this time.

While facing Hongxia's small fist attack, Liang did not dodge or evade, allowing the heavy rain to continue hitting her head, while waiting for Hongxia to calm down and then answer her questions calmly.

Sure enough, after Hong Xia vented all her frustration and dissatisfaction, she could not hide her depressed mood. She silently stared at the manuscript that Chen Qi gave them, and sighed for a long time, which was rare, and muttered to herself:

"How can I possibly say this... Senior Qi is not at the same level as us. If I ask him to join the band, he will definitely reject me, right?"

"Besides, Liang, you have seen Xiangzi and Mu, who are beside Qi-senpai. They were members of the same band as Qi-senpai in the past."

"Although they haven't gotten started, they are able to form a band with Senior Qi. Their talents are probably not much worse than Senior Qi's, right?"

"Our former teammates were all so good, I'm afraid Senior Qi doesn't think highly of us... We may not even be able to perform the song we're going to perform tomorrow well."

Hong Xia knew how difficult it was to practice a new song in one day. Even if it was a solo, one day was very tight, not to mention a band that needed to cooperate with each other. The difficulty would be exponentially higher.

With Hongxia and Liang's current level, it is almost impossible to achieve this.

“——I don’t think so.”

However, just when Hongxia couldn't help but feel a little bit of self-pity, Liang on the side unexpectedly shook his head and denied Hongxia's statement.

The indifferent bassist cast his eyes towards the music sheet in front of him and whispered:

"If it's true as you said, Hongxia, that Xiangzi and Mu are both on the same level as Chen Qi, and Chen Qi was also the core of their band, then why did their band disband?"

"Also, Hongxia, did you notice that even though Xiangzi has always been protecting Chen Qi, she never mentioned a word about the band's disbandment."

"cold?"

Hongxia was also a little surprised that Liang actually noticed so many details that she had overlooked. Her originally depressed expression also recovered because of Liang's words. She asked carefully:

"Liang, are you saying that the relationship between Qi-senpai and Xiangzi and the others is not as good as we thought?"

"...I am just making a wild guess. Unless Chen Qi confesses to us, it will be difficult for us to know the truth."

Liang also shook her head gently. She was not someone who was so interested in other people's past.

However, Liang still didn’t understand why Chen Qi’s former band broke up.