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

"Xiao Qi, you encouraged Miao Mengqin at the beginning, saying that I am not completely without anything. Now, Miao Mengqin will also pass on this sentence to you."

"Xiao Qi, you are not completely lost. Miao Mengqin can still help you. Xiangzi, Hailing, and the girls who ended the band will probably be happy to help you this time. You still have a chance to turn things around."

"...What should I do?" Miao Meng's words gradually woke up the confused Chen Qi from the darkness. He looked at Miao Meng involuntarily and asked in a low voice.

As soon as these words came out, the next moment, Chen Qi's cheek was pinched by Miao Meng with two fingers, and Miao Meng said to him in a bad mood:

"What else can we do? Of course, we have to rely on your amazing on-site skills, Xiaoqi, and your creations to solve this problem."

"Since you can't say it, then just sing it out loud. I heard that the song "Gray and Blue" that you sang without inviting Miao Mengqin and me to the concert was written for you and Chuhua's friends, right? You can move people so much, why don't you make good use of this ability of yours!"

"Your sister can use songs to make you have an emotional outburst, so can't you do the same? Let your sister have an emotional breakdown once, and then maybe you can talk about anything, isn't that good?"

Chen Qi: "I don't want the light to collapse...but...Meow Mengqin, what you said makes sense."

Yes, at this point, it seems that Chen Qi’s only way is to use his songs to save everything, not only for the lights, but also for everyone in MYGO. If he wants to keep everything around him, he can only rely on singing.

However, this time, he probably can't ask Chuhua and everyone from [sumimi] to cooperate again... He is also worried that Chuhua will curiously ask about the things between him and Deng. In this matter, he can only ask an uninformed band to help him.

So, should we end the band? Chen Qi thought about it carefully, and his eyes lit up unconsciously.

Everyone in the band was not clear about the matter between themselves and the lights, and judging from their performance yesterday, their level and coordination were already enough to stand on their own. So, let me provide them with a bigger stage as a reward for their help.

But, as for the song... I should pay a little more attention to it. This is not just a song I sing for Deng, but also a song for everyone in MYGO...

Now the MYGO band is in pieces, and everything between me and everyone else, all depends on this live show to save it...

At this moment, looking at Chen Qi who was lost in thought and whose expression became visibly relaxed, Miao Mengqin felt as if the stone that had been weighing on her heart had finally fallen off, and she couldn't help but smile.

Really...what's wrong with me? Why does my mood become the same as his, either happy or sad because of Xiaoqi?

Perhaps, it was because he was too clean, or perhaps it was the moment when he showed his vulnerability after being hurt, that made Miao Meng seem to see her past self, the self who had no opinion, was timid, and whose true heart was never really understood by anyone.

Because I experienced such regrets in my childhood, I don’t want him, who is as pure as snow, to have the same unforgettable experience as I did...right?

In this way, it seems as if she is Xiaoqi's sister, trying her best to protect her brother's pure and innocent heart from being hurt, and not letting the evil spirits of the outside world pollute his heart. She only hopes that this purity that should only exist in dreams can remain in her sight forever.

As for sister... it just so happens that I am one year older than Xiaoqi, so it shouldn't be too much for me to be his sister, right?

Unconsciously, Miao Mengqin gradually understood her current mood, and there was a little more tenderness in her eyes when she looked at Chen Qi.

However, just before Miao Meng was about to ask Chen Qi if he wanted to acknowledge her as his sister, suddenly, a ring from Chen Qi's cell phone interrupted their thoughts and destroyed the rather ambiguous atmosphere between them.

"……who is it?"

Chen Qi also raised his phone and looked at the unfamiliar phone number on the note. He hesitated for a moment, but still answered the call tentatively and asked softly:

"Hello, who is this?"

"Chen Qi! Is that you?"

"Xiangzi?"

Chen Qi was also extremely surprised that it was Toyokawa Shoko who called him. After all, since he changed his phone card, Shoko's old contact information could no longer be used to contact him, so how did she know his new phone number?

"Chen Qi! Are you okay?" On the other end, before Chen Qi could figure out what was happening, Xiangzi's anxious and happy voice rang out. Chen Qi, who could imagine Xiangzi's current expression, smiled and said softly:

"I'm fine. Sorry for making you worry, Xiangzi."

"It's okay... Chen Qi, although I don't know what happened between you and Deng, I won't ask too much, you understand." Xiangzi's voice, which was as gentle as possible, came softly, but soon, Xiangzi's face became slightly serious, remembering the purpose of his call to Chen Qi, and said seriously:

"But now is not the time to talk about this. Chen Qi, something happened here."

"Mu?" When Chen Qi heard Mu's name, his heart was unconsciously nervous, and even his breathing stopped for a moment. He immediately asked anxiously, "What happened to Mu?"

"Mu has been confined to his home. According to the message Mu sent, his father does not intend to let Mu leave the house for the next week." Xiangzi's rather serious voice came at once, whispering:

"And this might even be just the beginning. Mu sent me the message using his old flip phone. I suspect that Mu's phone has been taken away. It seems that Mu's father intends to make Mu reflect on his mistakes for a week."

"——I will go find Mu's father now."

After receiving this news, Chen Qi stood up almost without thinking. After hearing Xiangzi's message "Let's go together", Chen Qi walked around Miao Meng who didn't know the truth without saying a word, picked up his guitar bag, and walked out the door.

"Wait, Xiaoqi, was it Xiangzi who called you just now? From what you said, it seems like something happened to your friend?"

As she spoke, Miao Mengqin also stood up unconsciously, as if she was going to go with Chen Qi, but at that moment, Chen Qi, who was walking towards her, gently pushed Miao Meng back to her seat with both hands, and also showed a warm smile, and replied softly but firmly:

"No, Meow Meng, you have helped me a lot. This is my own private matter. I don't want to implicate others."

"Thank you, Miao Meng, I will definitely repay you double for your kindness today. You are right. I have to fight for love myself."

And now, I will try to redeem the first "love" that can be recovered. A trace of determination flashed in Chen Qi's eyes. His originally shattered heart became stronger than before after being repaired.

Mu...No matter what happens to you, I will definitely help you.

Chapter 75: Chen Qi and Mu have a face-to-face conversation. Is it possible for Mu to open up to him?

"Regarding Mu, I have already told you, Mr. Chen Qi and Ms. Fengchuan, that Mu will not leave the house during this period of time."

"If you have nothing else to do, please go back now."

At noon, after Chen Qi and Toyokawa Shoko arrived at Wakaba's house together, they were able to meet Mr. Wakaba, who was rarely idle at home today, very smoothly.

Mr. Ruoye was obviously aware of the purpose of the visit of these two young men who had a close relationship with his daughter. Therefore, after the maid at home served tea to Xiangzi and Chen Qi, Mr. Ruoye stated his position directly and rejected Xiangzi and Chen Qi's request.

"Mr. Ruoye, I think we can talk about this in more detail."

Chen Qi had expected this possibility, but he did not intend to give up. Instead, he put down the red teacup in his hand and continued to argue with Mr. Ruoye. He immediately said:

"Mr. Ruoye, although I don't quite understand why you want to ground Mu, after all, in my opinion, Mu has never embarrassed you and the Ruoye family in public. She has always adhered to her duties as the eldest daughter of the Ruoye family and has never done anything out of line."

"If you are angry with Mu because she occasionally skipped classes, then as far as I know, every time Mu skipped classes for special reasons, she would obediently accept the punishment of doubling her study time after returning home. So from this point of view, it is too much for you to ground Mu."

"Chen Qi..."

However, Chen Qi's words of argument surprised Xiangzi a little. After all, as the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family, she was very clear about Mr. Wakaba's power.

Admittedly, Mr. Wakaba's profession as a "comedian" sounds somewhat unremarkable, but with his excellent performance skills and social abilities, Mr. Wakaba is well-loved in the upper class society and is a respectable person who is quite successful.

After years of business, Mr. Ruoye has connections in both the underworld and the white world, so the only thing he can be described as a comedian is the humorous jokes he made about his difficult past and career when he introduced himself.

"Oh? You mean, I, as a father, did something wrong?"

However, Mr. Ruoye looked at Xiangzi who quietly pulled Chen Qi's sleeve with his palm, and then turned his head to look at Chen Qi, whose expression did not change at all. Not only was he not annoyed, but he showed an interested smile and asked Chen Qi:

"Besides, how do you know so much about Mu? Xiangzi is Mu's childhood sweetheart, I understand, but are you that familiar with Mu?"

"Boy, did Mu tell you these things herself? Did she complain to you that our parents are too strict?"

Chen Qi: "...Mu has never complained to you, uncle. I just saw the facts from Mu's daily schedule."

Chen Qi did not directly answer Mr. Ruoye's question, but it seemed that he had already answered it. However, Chen Qi did not dwell on this question for long. The main purpose of his coming with Xiangzi today was for Ruoye Mu.

"However, I am not qualified to judge Mr. Ruoye's way of educating Mu. I also know that Xiangzi and I cannot change your wishes."

"This time, Xiangzi and I are just friends of Mu, hoping to meet in peace."

Chen Qi is very worried now, especially now that he has gradually woken up from yesterday's Live, he recalled many things that were wrong. Especially the performance of Mu in the Live, which made Chen Qi worried.

Chen Qi will never forget that after the Live ended, Mu interfered with his conversation with Mr. Ruoye, with tears on his cheeks - this was the first time Chen Qi saw Mu cry in the one year he had known him, which was enough to show the seriousness of the matter.

Chen Qi could guess that Mu's tears might have come from her escape at that time, or from the conflict she had with other members of MYGO over this matter, which caused her to burst out with such strong emotions for the first time.

And now, almost everyone sent him a message yesterday, asking about his situation, but Mu didn't say a word yesterday. This made Chen Qi even more worried about Mu's current situation.

If it is really as I thought, then now, Mu probably can't go back to the band. So, apart from myself and Xiangzi, who can help Mu get over the shadow cast by that live performance?

Therefore, Chen Qi had to see Mu today no matter what. At least, he wanted Mu to see with her own eyes that he had recovered his spirits, so that she would no longer have to worry about it.

"You won't be able to see Mu." However, Mr. Ruoye's attitude was particularly firm, and Chen Qi forced himself to control his emotions after hearing that, and asked Mr. Ruoye word by word:

"Excuse me, why is this? Xiangzi and I are both friends of Mu. Doesn't Mr. Ruoye even allow friends to visit?"

"Excuse me, Mr. Ruoye, Mu is your daughter, but she is not a tool for you to manipulate."

...Perhaps Chen Qi was too anxious to understand Mu's situation, so he spoke out of turn for the first time.

When Chen Qi finished speaking, Xiangzi, who was sitting next to him, unconsciously cast a surprised look at him. For a moment, the air in the hall seemed to freeze a little because of Chen Qi's words. Mr. Ruoye's smile also faded a little, and he stared at Chen Qi in front of him with a serious look.

"——Uncle Ruoye, Chen Qi didn't mean anything else. He was just too worried about Mu."

At this time, Xiangzi, who was standing by, finally stood up in time, and took over Chen Qi's words with the same perfect smile and etiquette as before, and then said to Mr. Ruoye pleadingly:

"Uncle Ruoye, if you're worried, I can go see Mu alone. You watched me and Mu grow up together, and I was the one who accompanied Mu when she made mistakes in the past, right?"

"...Okay, I'll ask Mu to come down to see you."

However, before Xiangzi could finish his words, for some reason, Mr. Ruoye, who had been staring at Chen Qi, suddenly let out a laugh that was hard to tell whether it was happy or angry. The next moment, he slowly stood up and walked towards Mu's room under the surprised gazes of Xiangzi and Chen Qi.

However, Mr. Ruoye did not forget to stay where he was for a while, turned his head slightly and looked at Chen Qi, but his tone was slightly more subtle and smiling as he said:

"However, there is one thing, Chen Qi, you are wrong."

"It's not me who is stopping you from seeing Mu. It's Mu who doesn't want to see you. So whether I can call Mu down this time depends on how much weight you hold in Mu's heart."

"Ugh?"

However, as soon as Mr. Ruoye finished speaking, Xiangzi, who didn't believe her ears, subconsciously screamed in surprise. When she couldn't help but turn her gaze to Chen Qi, she also noticed the momentary surprise on Chen Qi's face.

Mu doesn't want to see me? Chen Qi was a little bit unbelievable at first. For a moment, the light in his eyes was even dimmed.

However, Chen Qi still retained a trace of rationality in the end. He knew that what Mr. Ruo Ye said might not be what he understood.

Mu, but she was the only person who stayed by my side during the most difficult six months. If she didn't want to see me, why did she endure the punishment of doubling her course time and even skip classes to help me when she was worried and worked so hard for me in the past?

There must be a reason for this.

Perhaps it was because Mr. Ruoye's words were too hurtful to Chen Qi at this moment. Chen Qi looked at Mr. Ruoye's departing back, took a deep breath, and slowly stood up under Xiangzi's gaze.

"Xiangzi, please sit here for a while. I want to go see Mu."

"I..." Xiangzi also wanted to stand up and say something, but was quickly stopped by Chen Qi. The next moment, in response to Xiangzi, Chen Qi's extremely calm and low promise:

"Don't worry, no matter what happened to Mu, I will definitely find out what Mu is thinking."

Unless... Mu really didn't want to see him anymore. But in Chen Qi's mind, thinking back to the little things that Mu had experienced with him over the past six months, he still didn't want to believe that this was what Mu really thought.

With the last bit of firm determination, Chen Qi chose to follow Mr. Ruoye's footsteps.

Behind Chen Qi, Xiangzi looked at his straight and thin back, feeling a mixture of emotions...

She had witnessed this kind of back more than once. In the times when she needed comfort and support the most, this figure would always walk in front of her, like a wall to protect her from the wind and rain, giving her the last sense of security in her darkest moments.

But now, this figure is not standing here to protect her, but to win back her childhood sweetheart... Although this is what Xiangzi asked Chen Qi to help with.

Xiangzi couldn't describe her current mood. She felt a little happy, even a little proud, but at the same time, looking at Chen Qi's back as he walked towards Mu without hesitation, she felt a little uneasy and lonely...

In the six months since I left his life...Mu must have become a very important person to Chen Qi.

Xiangzi knew that in the past six months, Mu could be said to have done the thing he wanted to do most now - that was to help Chen Qi.

Mu helped Chen Qi so much, which made her position in Chen Qi's heart rise. But she, who used to be so close to him, seemed to have lost the courage to stand with him.

Xiangzi's eyes flickered with a somewhat sad expression, silently staring at the pick bracelet on his wrist...

Is this the greatest support I can get from him now?

……

"Da da da."

"Are you in the room? Xiangzi and your friend Chen Qi are here this time."

However, a light knock on the door interrupted Mu's thoughts as he was holding his guitar and silently playing "天ノ弱". Mu's calm and tired face also showed a little ripple for the first time after hearing his father's words outside the door.

Mu has been in this state for nearly a day. After she returned home last night, she locked herself in her room alone. She was indeed grounded by her father, but this did not have much impact on Mu.

Anyway, after she scolded Deng and the others and basically broke off with her old friends, she could no longer find any reason to leave home.

As for studying, the tutor at home can also teach me... If I stay at home, at least I don’t have to worry about meeting Su Shi in the Moon Forest and how to talk to her about it.

After all, in Mu's opinion, she was so angry at that time that she completely shared her anger towards Deng with everyone else in the band. Even though she knew that Su Shi was actually innocent in this matter, her anger had affected Su Shi, so she couldn't say anything like "This matter has nothing to do with you, Su Shi" to ask Su Shi to forgive her.

At that time, since I had already said those words, I should just accept the fact that I had broken off relations with them.

I don't feel any regrets. I shouldn't have trusted them in the first place, and I really shouldn't have hurt Qi a second time.

pray……

However, whenever he thought of this name, a hint of sadness would appear on Mu's calm face... And only when he thought of him, would Mu truly regret his anger from the bottom of his heart.

Mu didn't think she had scolded the wrong person, but she also knew that her actions had once again pushed this band, which Qi had high hopes for and all the members of which were Qi's good friends, to the brink of disbanding.

When Crychic disbanded, apart from Xiangzi who knew his own difficulties, what he hated the most was Shiina Tatsuki who didn't know the truth and made trouble for Chen Qi, pushing the band that Chen Qi had worked so hard to maintain to the point of disbanding.

But now, he has become the second Shiina Riki... This makes Mu feel even more ashamed, and he doesn't know how to face Chen Qi.