Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

Deng looked at the two of them with some confusion, then turned to look at Aine and Akie.

Is there something between Aine and Akiie-senpai...

Feeling some inexplicable atmosphere between the two, Deng also smiled with relief.

It's great that they can reconcile.

Chapter 75 has nothing to do with me?

After breakfast, there was no plan for collective action for the time being.

Although there was no arrangement, Li Xi still found Qiu Hui.

"...I want to talk to you about the performance arrangements." She said with a straight face, "Are you free?"

Lixi's invitation was very straightforward, without much rhetoric or clichés.

Qiu Hui had just helped to clean up the table and didn't know what to do, so she agreed: "If I'm free, I'm free."

"Okay. First of all..."

The two walked out of the restaurant together, talking as they walked, planning to go to a study-like room on the second floor to discuss follow-up matters in detail.

First of all, it’s about the selection of tracks.

"The time slot has been decided. Although it's just a transition, the time is still long enough to play about two songs." Li Xi said, "The first song is naturally the new song written by Deng. As for the second song, Qiu Hui, what do you think?"

She spoke in a very businesslike tone.

"Why not just play a cover of a popular song?" Akie replied, "How about a song you played during practice before?"

"...Well, I think everyone will have no objection to this."

Lixi nodded. She seemed to have some other suggestions before, but she didn't say anything in the end.

“Come to think of it, there’s only one week left.” Akie sighed, “After tomorrow’s performance, I’ll probably have to hurry up and prepare…”

Looking at Qiu Hui who looked troubled, Li Xi frowned slightly, but it didn't sound like complaint, but more like worry.

"...You still have work to do," she asked, "Is that okay?"

"There is no conflict with the schedule on the day of the performance. I have already confirmed it." Qiu Hui shook her head. "As for the band practice, this kind of thing is the same everywhere."

After saying this, she gave a friendly smile: "I didn't expect that Li Xi would care about others like this."

"Huh?" Li Xi frowned even more tightly, "What do you mean by 'unexpectedly'? What image do you have of me in your eyes?"

"I feel like Riki is a very strict person." Akie answered, "He's even strict with himself, but with Deng..."

"It has nothing to do with her!" Li Xi blushed and retorted forcefully.

However, such a big reaction means that there must be some relationship between them.

“Really?” Riki shook his head. “Why is Akie now becoming like that Aine…”

When he thought of this, Li Xi suddenly felt as if a switch was pressed, and his heart suddenly wavered violently.

What happened last night suddenly emerged vividly in her memory...

"Ritsuki, what's wrong?" Qiu Hui subconsciously touched her face, "Why are you staring at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

"...No, that's not the case!" Li Xi shook his head vigorously as if in response to stress, "Ahem, I just thought of... No, I didn't think of anything!"

"If someone says that, it means he must have thought of something." Akie looked at Riki with some confusion.

"..."

Li Xi kept a straight face, hiding his inner excitement.

Although Akie now looks as steady and reliable as usual. However, I did hear Akie and Aine last night...

...Why did these two people become like that? And when did it happen? Why didn't I notice anything?

"Let's not worry about that for now. Actually..."

The two continued to chat about things related to the performance, mostly purely business-related topics.

At the beginning, they were indeed discussing the preparations for the performance, but as one issue after another was finalized, it finally became like they were just making small talk.

Li Xi originally hoped to use these purely neutral topics to calm himself down.

However, the more they talked, the stronger the indescribable noise she heard last night echoed in her heart, and the more nervous she became.

Akie actually did that kind of thing with Aine...

After learning about the unknown side of this reliable senior, Li Xi has been unable to treat it with a normal mind.

"It seems that Li Xi's face has been strange since a while ago."

In the end, even Qiu Hui realized that the other person looked a little strange.

"Is there something on your mind? If you want to talk, you can try to talk to me." Akie said frankly, "Even if I'm leaving the band soon, I'm still Riki's friend."

Qiu Hui's attitude seemed very sincere, but because of this, Li Xi felt unable to speak.

“Uh… I…”

What should I say? I can't just say "I heard that Akie and Aine kissed passionately last night and it really shocked me, so I'm feeling very uneasy now", right?

Even Li Xi knew that such words probably shouldn't be said like that.

However, just as she was struggling, an uninvited guest broke into the study where they were.

“Senior, senpai!” Aine rushed in, “Why did you talk for so long? I can’t wait any longer.”

What can't you wait for? Li Xi widened his eyes slightly.

"I'm talking to Akie about the performance!" she answered righteously.

"Oh, I see. Are you done talking now?"

Aine grabbed Akie's arm and shook it while asking a little impatiently.

“…Do you have something to talk to Akiie about as well?” Riki looked at Aine with a strange expression.

She probably already guessed what Aine was going to do...

...Anyway, it's the one between lovers, right? This and that!

Li Xi didn't have a deep understanding of "this" and "that", but he had a vague impression of both.

This is actually the most fatal thing.

“Yes, yes.” Aine said calmly, “So if there’s nothing else, I’ll take Senpai away, okay?”

"…Why are you asking me?" Li Xi replied with a dark face, "You should ask Qiu Hui, right?"

"We have indeed finished talking about our affairs here." Qiu Hui nodded, "Excuse me?"

"I understand." Li Xi nodded, "You can do whatever you want."

So Aiyin happily pulled Qiu Hui out.

Li Xi was left staying in the room with a very interesting expression and mixed feelings.

"…It has nothing to do with me."

Li Xi sighed and lay down on the desk.

Whatever they want to do is their business...it didn't affect the lights last night anyway.

"..."

Are these two people...in love?

when?

Li Xi felt inexplicably irritated, and this inexplicable feeling made her even more irritated.

It obviously has nothing to do with me.

She sighed and stared at the surface of the desk in a daze.

"..."

Why did he get together with that guy Aine?

If it were me...even if I had to choose a girl, I would never consider that guy.

I originally thought... that we were very similar.

Li Xi straightened up, put his chin on his hands, and stared at the wall in front of him with boredom.

Chapter 76: The Three Parties’ Compromise

Aine pulled Akie out of the study and brought her all the way outside the villa.

Then the two crossed the road and came to the beach.

"What are you doing here all of a sudden?" Qiu Hui looked around.

"Of course it's because there are some things that can't be discussed in front of everyone, idiot-senpai."

Aine smirked and reached out, pinching Akie’s cheek.

“…That’s right.” Akie knew she was in the wrong, so she acquiesced to Aine’s actions.

She let Aiyin do whatever she wanted, but Aiyin was not very satisfied with Akie's noncommittal reaction.

"Senior, can't you react a little more?" she said dissatisfiedly.

"Reaction?" Qiu Hui was stunned.

“It’s nothing compared to what happened last night… but it’s still… uh, intimate physical contact, isn’t it?” Aine protested angrily, “Pay a little more attention! Your reactions were so funny before!”

"Is that so?" Qiu Hui woke up from a dream. "You mean, it would be better if I were a little more shy? Then..."

“Stop, stop, stop!” Aine realized that something was wrong and hurriedly stopped her, “It will be meaningless if you pretend!”

She shook her head in dismay: "Senior is sometimes very sharp, and sometimes he is just like a piece of wood."

The two of them walked into the beach together in their slippers. There were not many tourists at the moment, and the surrounding scenery seemed clear and open.

“I say, Senior, have you…adapted to this?” Aiyin asked as they walked.

She had a bewildered expression on her face, but stretched out her hand naturally.

"Adapt to what?" Qiu Hui asked back.

As he spoke, he also extended his hand and held the hand that Aine had extended.

"The relationship between us..."

After Aine said this, she felt like something was not right.

Qiu Hui seemed to realize that something was a little wrong, so she raised a somewhat tricky question.

“Aine, let me ask you. Can we…be considered as dating now?”

Aine’s expression suddenly became a little uneasy: “I feel like… does it count? Or does it not count? After all, we’ve already kissed, and from this perspective it always feels like we’re dating… But, in the end, it doesn’t seem to be…”

She felt very conflicted.

This is only natural. After all, what we did last night was considered quite exciting for a couple...

...But in fact, the relationship between the two is still a mess that is difficult to delve into.

“I think it’s okay to admit it now.” Aine shook her head, “But, if that happens, senior will be troubled, right? For example, how should we deal with Gotou-san’s matter?”

“It’s not just Ichiri, I think it’s the same for you, Aine.” Akie smiled, “If I admit it like this, wouldn’t you, Aine, feel a little troubled as well?”

She added in a speculative tone, "I am actually a little concerned about why you said those things to me last night, so I put myself in your shoes and presumptuously speculated on your intentions."

"As for Ichiri, I didn't want my rejection to have a bad impact on her, so I took a compromising attitude. Although I didn't agree to her, I still let her do what she wants."

“Could it be that Aine has similar thoughts about me as I have about Ichiri?”

Aine immediately perked up: “…I was just wondering how to express it. After Senpai mentioned that, I think it does seem to be a bit like that.”