Teacher Daxiang, please teach me how to play Kasuga Shadow!

"You're already 30 years old, and you're here to buy alcohol at a coffee shop. Do you have the logical thinking of a normal person?"

Although Ayano didn't say any curse words, her tone was very rude. "I'm just complimenting you out of politeness. Can't you just use the stairs to go down? Is there any need to slander my friend here?"

You are an adult, don't you know how to forgive others when you can? Even if my friend was a little rude, you didn't speak politely yourself, did you?

Did you apologize to her? After making unreasonable demands, you still want to complain about her? What did she do wrong that you want to complain about her?

You may be in a bad mood and want to find someone to vent your anger on, but have you ever thought that sometimes you should be able to solve those problems yourself instead of being stern and making things difficult for others?

Well, this is the second thing that Ayano wants to teach Riki today, which is that sometimes for the people you cherish, no matter what difficulties you encounter, you must bravely stand up and support them when it is time.

Of course, the last sentence may have some indirect criticism. After all, Riki has not taken any action for such a long time, and Ayano is getting a little anxious.

No, among the remaining people, only Li Xi has some hope. She can't expect Xiao Deng to turn the tide and bring everyone back at once, right?

"You bastard! Do you know what you are talking about? I am a customer!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't think you were a customer. If you continue to act unreasonably, don't blame me for calling the police."

"...Heh, don't let me see you on the road later."

The woman also seemed to be a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. She became timid as soon as she turned around, then left after saying something harsh.

Li Xi was a little confused throughout the whole process. She didn't even understand how things had turned out before she saw the woman who had just been looking for trouble leave in shame.

Only after she had sorted out everything did she speak to Ayano in front of her with a complicated expression:

"Ayano, thank you."

Lixi was a little at a loss for words because she didn't know how to express her inner feelings. She couldn't open her mouth like Ayano and start with a bunch of big truths or a bunch of misleading nonsense.

She only knew that Ayano could have done nothing just now, but she still fell out with that woman for her.

"It's okay. Actually, I came here today to say goodbye to you formally."

"...Say goodbye?" Li Xi's pupils shrank, and she felt something pulling at her heart.

"Yeah." Ayano smiled gently, "Actually, we've all always been good friends, Riki, Deng, and Sushi. I don't want to pretend not to know you when I see you in the future.

But I also know that you are very upset now. I know that I shouldn't come to you at this time, but I thought about it carefully last night and I still should give you an answer."

"What answer?"

"My friend invited me to form a band with her. Although it's not confirmed yet, I think... it's not a solution to continue like this."

"..." Li Xi was silent. She felt very powerless. "Then...where is Aine?"

"Ain is Ain

You’ll have to ask her the answer.”

"Ok."

"But... I'm actually very happy with our time together. After all, I've never really cared about anything before."

"..."

Seeing that Riki looked distraught but wanted to say something but couldn't, Ayano sighed inwardly.

It seems that if Li Xi wants to change in a short period of time, she still has to rely on her own efforts.

"I'm leaving. If you have any questions in the future, you can send me a message on LINE. We will always be friends, rikki~"

"...Yeah." Li Xi did not refute the nickname given to her by Aine, because she knew that no one would call her by such a funny name in the future.

She just looked at Ayano's back as she left. She looked at Ayano, who had clearly said that they were still friends, but seemed to be separated forever, each walking towards her own life. She... had an urge to reach out and pull her back.

But in the end, Li Xi still failed to take that step.

On the other side, Ayano walked out of the RiNG door and looked behind her. She was a little disappointed that no one was catching up with her.

But the next moment she put on her signature smile and walked towards the middle-aged woman leaning against the outer wall of a building not far away.

"This is your reward. You performed very well just now."

"It's okay, it's okay. Auntie, I had a lot of fun too. It's been a while since I've been so devoted to acting."

"That's not right." Ayano raised her lips and waved her index finger in front of her mouth to deny, "It's not Auntie, it's Sister. You look really young and beautiful, Sister. This is not a line from an act, it's the truth."

"Haha, little sister, you are really good at talking."

Ayano watched the "extras" she had hired at short notice leave, then turned back to glance in RiNG's direction again, silently complaining in her heart:

Lixi, Lixi, this is the third thing I want to teach you.

Please... don't fall into the trap carefully set by a bad woman named Mizushima Ayano.

Chapter 169: Toyokawa Shoko discovers an anomaly and switches to observer mode (1/2)

Toyokawa Shoko was in a very happy mood.

Unlike when she was sitting in Xiaomu's house, acting like a tenacious "strong woman", now as she was walking home, there was only an uncontrollable smile on her face.

However, she still knew what to do about some things, such as the successful establishment of Mujica. She could show some happiness, but it was better not to be too ostentatious in front of Aine.

It's not that she is afraid of the pink-haired girl, but because as a friend, she still has the emotional intelligence to know that she should not do anything that may irritate the other party at this time.

In fact, Xiangzi has discovered some of Aine's thoughts these days.

She and Ayano would often go to the company every now and then. After all, during that period, only Xiaomu's contract was not finalized, while the other team members had already officially signed the contract.

Therefore, in order to put Mujica's debut on the agenda, she, as the apparent commander-in-chief of the team, still needs to spend more time thinking about how to plan the first LIVE after the debut.

And during these few days, Aiyin did go with them, acting as a temporary rhythm guitarist.

But Xiangzi could clearly notice that Aine was a little absent-minded most of the time. Although she did not make any mistakes during practice, she would always sit there alone at other times, which was completely different from her previous noisy personality.

Perhaps only when Ayano walked over and asked would that guy's face show his usual smile.

No...that smile seems to be more than just an ordinary one. It seems to have an inexplicable ambiguity in it. Could it be that something happened between these two people that I don't know about?

As Xiangzi walked home, she felt more and more suspicious. Combining her observations over the past period of time, she felt that these two people seemed to be doing something secret behind her back.

Moreover, it seemed that these two people were sleeping in the same room more and more often. This was because Xiangzi sometimes had the habit of getting up at night. When she passed by Ayano's door, she knew that there was no one in the open door.

What are these two people doing sleeping together every day?

If Xiangzi hadn't thought too much about it before, after all, Ayano and Aine were childhood sweethearts, and they were close and often together...that wasn't right!

They are not children anymore, they are high school students. Who would sleep in the same bed with their best friend every day?

There must be a ghost...

With a click, Xiangzi opened the door, and before she could change her shoes, Aiyin's sweet voice came from inside the room:

"Ayano-chan, you finally...ah, it's Xiaoxiang?"

"..."

Xiangzi was speechless. She could clearly see that there was something unnatural on Aiyin's face, and this expression further confirmed her guess.

Do you want to try it out?

“Aine.”

"what?"

"How long have you and Ayano been together?"

“W-How long have you been sure of it?” Aine was stunned for a moment, her eyes were a little evasive, and her hand was scratching the side of her face awkwardly.

"……nothing."

It seems that there is no need to ask further, this look has already explained everything. "I just want to confirm whether you are really sure to come to Mujica. After all, once you are sure,

There's no time to regret.

Now everyone including Ayano has signed the contract, when are you going to sign, Aine?"

"I..." Aiyin, who was easily diverted from the topic, was now truly confused by this question. "I'd better not sign it."

"That's it."

Xiangzi nodded without showing any surprise, because she had known that this would be the result.

And she did feel a little happy in her heart because of Aine's rejection.

"Well, I ate out today and I'm a little tired. I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. When Ayano comes back, tell her to come see me tomorrow if she has anything else to do."

"Row."

Aiyin nodded, not doubting the truth of Xiangzi's words.

And Xiangzi was indeed very efficient. After taking a shower in the shortest time possible, he went back to his room and closed the door without saying a word.

It seems... that he is indeed tired.

Aiyin looked at Xiangzi's closed door and felt envious. She knew that Xiangzi had spent a lot of energy to get every team member together during this period.

Although Ayano was there to help, everyone except Hachiman Kairin needed Shoko to negotiate with. Even when Hachiman Kairin came to confirm the contract, Shoko was present throughout the process.

However, it is indeed something worth celebrating to be able to watch my band get on the right track step by step and watch the dream I want to realize get closer to me.

Aine sat back on the sofa and began to think about what she should do when she faced the light tomorrow.

But everything is afraid of becoming a habit. Aiyin is now slowly realizing that she has become accustomed to living a life where she and Deng pretend not to know each other.

Once people enter a new lifestyle and regard it as their instinctive reaction, it becomes very difficult to change.

And Aiyin was still a little angry with Xiao Deng in her heart. She just wanted to wait until Deng told her in person that she was needed by the other party. Just one sentence... one sentence that would make her feel that she was not redundant and that she was not excluded from the people in crychic.

Unfortunately, she didn't get such an answer in all these days.

Sometimes Aine would wonder if she really needed to keep insisting on this. Why couldn't she just go find Deng and ask for clarification?

But the truth was, what good would it do to ask? Perhaps those people had already reconciled, or had completely disbanded. In any case, she didn't want to unnecessarily and ridiculously lean over and ask, "Does she still need to join?"

Just as Aine was lost in thought, the door to the entrance was unlocked.

Aine slapped her face. She didn't want Ayano, who had just returned home, to see the lost expression on her face.

"Ayano, it's time to eat."

"Hmm?" After doing something bad, the first thing Ayano did was to go to the kitchen and get some water to wash her face. "Where's Xiaoxiang? Isn't she back yet?"

"Ah... She said she ate outside, then took a shower and went to bed. Maybe she was too tired?"

"That's it~"

Ayano nodded in understanding and did not harass the other party unreasonably anymore. After all, Xiangzi would have to work harder and be under more pressure in the future, and he would not have much time to rest.

But... does this mean that Xiaoxiang won't be a third wheel tonight?

Ayano raised the corner of her mouth slightly, looked at Aine who seemed a little confused by her gaze, and said, "Aine, let's take a bath together tonight."

"……Eh?"

Chapter 170 Oh, Xiaoxiang discovered the secret~ (2/2)

"Row."

"Oh? You're not surprised at all now?" Ayano raised her eyebrows, her tone full of teasing.

Looking at Ayano, who was still expecting her to show some shy expression, Aine rolled her eyes in annoyance and said, "What's there to be surprised about? If I'm surprised, will you let me go?"

Aiyin sighed helplessly. For the past few days, she felt that the only thing that could keep her going and not let her feel depressed every day was being able to see the person she loved as soon as she got home.

Admitting the relationship wasn't important to her anymore. After all, she had already come this far. How could she still deceive herself that none of this had happened? And then deceive herself that this wasn't voluntary, that she was just passive, that she was forced by Ayano? She couldn't do it. She couldn't lie with her eyes open.

However, during this period of time when she was intimate with Ayano, she did feel a guilty feeling.

Aine is always afraid that her relationship with Ayano will be discovered by others, especially by Ayano's mother.

Thinking of this, Aine suddenly hesitated.

She began to worry whether she could maintain this state, hiding her true feelings, while fearing the risk of being exposed.

"Um, Ayano-chan..."

"What's wrong?" After finishing her meal, Ayano was about to take out her clothes and go to the bathroom, but she saw Aine suddenly stand up and look at her seriously.

That determined look in his eyes looked like he was going to run for prime minister.

"I think we should be more restrained. I feel like if we continue like this... something could easily happen."

"……what?"

Ayano was silent for a while, then said calmly, "What could happen?"