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

Although they have not been training here for a long time, it can be seen that newcomers like them can receive such good treatment thanks to Ayano's help behind the scenes.

Of course, a certain idiot Meowen still doesn't know that this company is run by Ayano, not her family.

High-end recording equipment was placed in the central area, and various lights were flashing on the mixing console. When the project members were introduced before, some professional tuners came over to tinker with it, but today they were the only ones practicing here alone.

It’s just that the results of practice are not very good.

In Xiangzi's impression, Xiaomu's guitar skills are very high, but the level he showed today is not even as good as Aine's.

Oh, no...it should be said that it is not as good as Aine's previous level. After all, Aine has been worried about Xiao Deng's affairs recently and has not been able to perform at the level she should have.

and many more……

Could it be that Xiao Mu is absent-minded because of Su Shi’s affairs?

Xiangzi looked at the door. She didn't know what Ayano had taken Xiaomu out to talk about, but if that was the reason... she was not suitable to mediate.

After all, if it hadn't been for me that day, Su Shi might not have been like that.

But for someone like Xiao Mu, meeting a demon like Ayano, wouldn't he be deceived to the point of being completely wiped out? Damn it... I, a student, can't care about anything now, and I always want to tease people everywhere!

"Xiangzi~" Ruomai, who was lying on the sofa and browsing her phone, couldn't help but say, "By the way, why am I the only one wearing red stockings? It looks so weird~"

"...If you're not focused on these things, why not practice your drumming skills? When you can swing at 330 times the speed, then we can talk about this."

Hearing this terrifying word, Ruomai almost fell backwards from the sofa.

"No, Xiangzi, do you want me to beat you until my hands are covered in blood?" Ruomai pouted, looking dissatisfied.

"Really? Then wouldn't it be a perfect match with the color of your stockings?"

"Hiss... Hailing, your words are so scary!"

...

"Xiao Mu, are you worried about Xiangzi?"

In the corridor outside the practice room, Ayano looked at the petite figure beside her and asked tentatively while looking at the other person's face.

"..."

Hearing her words, Wakaba Mu looked up at Ayano with some confusion and surprise, then lowered his head again, hesitated for two seconds, and whispered:

"Ah."

"Are you lying?"

"Ah?" The cute little girl seemed to be frightened by Ayano's sharpness, and subconsciously she wanted to look up at Ayano's eyes.

However, when she saw that Ayano's eyes did not show anger because of her deception, but were very calm, as if the one who lied was not her but the other person, Wakaba Mu suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

"Do few people listen to you? I see you rarely express your thoughts. Holding them back isn't a good idea~"

"I……"

"Actually, you really want to say something, but you're afraid that no one is willing to listen?" Ayano thought for a moment, and based on what her mother said and the information given by Xiangzi, she put forward her own guess.

"I do not know."

It’s not that Ruo Yemu is avoiding something, but she really doesn’t know why she is like this.

In her memory, it seemed that no one really cared about her thoughts.

Her parents taught her what she needed to do well and what she shouldn't do since she was young. The first time she said she didn't like ballet, she was grounded for a whole day.

For her as a child, that meant that she would never again be willing to actively express her opposition to her parents.

Later, she made friends, but whether it was Xiaoxiang or Su Shi... not many people were willing to ask her a few more questions.

Of course, Ruo Yemu didn't think it was their fault, because that was just her personality. She didn't know how to start. Even she couldn't express her own thoughts clearly, so how could she expect others to guess what she was thinking?

"If you're not worried about Xiaoxiang, then you should be worried about Sushi?"

Ayano looked at Xiao Mu, whose pupils shrank slightly, and explained gently, "I'm sorry.

, it’s okay if you don’t want to say it.

Actually, Su Shi and I were good friends before, and after the LIVE that day, I always had something to say to her.

To be honest...I did do something to deceive her, maybe she is not feeling well now?"

"..."

silence.

From Ayano's perspective, the silent Xiaomu lowered his head and looked at the emergency exit light on the wall of the corridor, like a lost person chasing a firefly.

“Actually, I didn’t really like studying when I was little.”

"..." Hearing these somewhat puzzling words, Ruo Yemu looked at the girl beside him in a daze.

"Because at that time I suddenly learned from a book that a straw put into water doesn't actually break. From that moment on, I would rather forget the truth and believe that all things that are easy to break can be easily repaired like a straw taken out of water.

But then I thought about it and realized that some things can actually be thought of in reverse.

Perhaps those broken things are like straws in water. In fact, they are not separated, but just need a hand to pull them out of the wrong world.

I may not be able to be part of your straw right away, but I think I can be the hand that pulls you out of the water."

Ayano's gentle voice made Wakaba Mu feel her heart suddenly tremble. She wanted to reject this feeling of being too close to herself, but she found that her hand had been held by the girl next to her without her knowing when.

At this moment, she hesitated for a long time, and finally chose to say to Ayano, who was unfamiliar to her but gave her a sisterly and gentle feeling, what she didn't know who to say to anymore:

"...Su Shi, she doesn't know what to do anymore."

Chapter 187 Soyo: Impossible! My lie is perfect! (25 left)

"you?!"

Shoko Toyokawa sat in the practice room for a long time, but didn't see Ayano and the others come in. She felt something was wrong and wanted to come out to take a look.

As a result, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Ayano standing next to Xiaomu, and her hand was holding Xiaomu's hand tightly. Looking at Xiaomu's expression, it seemed that he didn't feel uncomfortable or resisted.

No?

What kind of speed is that? Even if you were riding a rocket, you'd have to ignite it first, right?

"Ah, it's Xiaoxiang~"

"..."

Seeing that Ayano looked fine, Xiangzi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

It's okay with Aine, after all, Aine is Ayano's good friend who has been with her since childhood, and the relationship between the two of them is not comparable to that of a later person like me.

But the question is why Xiao Mu also...

Oh, she understands.

This was all a ploy, something the woman was deliberately showing him, wanting to make her jealous, and then use some extreme words and attitudes to make her unable to hold her head up for the next few decades.

Haha, Ayano, ah Ayano, have your schemes sunk to such a low level? Have you run out of options?

Thinking of this, Xiangzi's expression gradually became natural, and the slightly unhappy look on his face disappeared without a trace, which made Mizushima Ayano opposite him look puzzled.

"Chuhua will be here soon. Xiaomu, if you guys have rested well, come in and get ready."

After saying this, Xiangzi pretended to be calm and walked back into the room.

Ayano, who was still holding onto Xiaomu's hand, looked at Xiaoxiang's back with interest, and suddenly understood something.

"Xiao Mu, do you believe that Xiao Xiang will come out in a few seconds?"

"……Eh?"

"Ten...nine...six..."

Before they had finished counting to ten, they saw the door of the practice room, which had not been closed tightly, being quietly opened from the inside, and then a little head poked out timidly.

But when Xiaoxiang saw that the two people outside were actually staring at her, she realized that her little act of peeking had been discovered and her face immediately turned red. Then she quickly shrank back, and then the sound of the practice room door slamming shut was heard.

"puff……"

What surprised Ayano was not Xiangzi's embarrassing and funny performance, but the sudden laughter of Xiaomu beside her.

Although the smile disappeared in a flash after just a glance, Ayano was still surprised.

Perhaps feeling Ayano's fixed gaze, Xiaomu's eyes were slightly evasive, but she still gave her own explanation.

"Saki...I haven't seen her like this in a long time."

"Yes, ever since Xiaoxiang's family incident, she has been on edge. Maybe because of you, her mood has calmed down recently."

"……no."

Xiao Mu shook her head. In her opinion, Xiao Xiang’s change was definitely not because of this.

But why is that?

She couldn't come up with an answer to this question for a long time, and at this moment she felt that she really didn't know her friend well enough. So... it seemed understandable that Saki was angry with her before.

"I have been trying to figure out what to do about Su Shi. She is a good girl. In fact, the reason you two became friends is not just because of that chance encounter.

Chance is inevitable with makeup, so whether it is Xiaoxiang

Whether it's Su Shi or you, as long as you are still you, there will be a day when you can return to the way you used to get along."

In fact, there is one more thing Ayano didn't say.

That is, in terms of professional knowledge in certain fields, Su Shi might be able to have a lot of common topics with the father of the little Mutou in front of him.

.........

Nagasaki Suyo felt very uncomfortable.

Because she encountered several unreasonable customers at work today, and their difficult tone and unreasonable personality almost made her break down on the spot.

But in the end, thanks to the good temper he had developed over the years, he suppressed his anger and completed those phone calls smoothly to the end.

Or should I just quit my job?

It seemed that she didn't need to torture herself like this. It would be more valuable for her to return home early every day and help her mother prepare dinner.

Moreover, her behavior, which seemed like she was deliberately avoiding someone, now seemed completely unnecessary.

Is she still afraid that those people will know where she lives?

The most crucial issue is that since she said that, Li Xi probably won't think of looking for her again. Even if he does, she has a completely legitimate reason to refuse.

However, the more Su Shi felt that this excuse was impeccable, the more guilty and helpless he felt.

This guilt is not only towards Deng and the others, but also towards Xiaoxiang.

Su Shi didn't blame Xiaoxiang for not telling her about this, because even she herself was unable to face the sudden turning point in her life calmly.

Why should she ask others to do something that she herself cannot do?

Besides, what he said was fake. It was just a white lie made up by the aunt to bring him and his mother closer.

But what Xiangzi said should be true. After all, the huge change in his personality, the resolute declaration of withdrawal and the fact that he never heard of any news about him playing in a band afterwards made Su Shi feel how ridiculous his previous actions were.

She experiences life here and deals with different clients every day.

What about Xiaoxiang? What kind of bad-tempered clients will she face when she leaves here to work elsewhere?

She left her former big house, and now she lives in a crowded and small place, having to share it with people she doesn't get along with every day?

Now that she has lost her favorable financial conditions, will she have to work hard every day just to survive while her peers get together to have fun?

Is it still possible for her to form a band? Surely not?

Not to mention the band, I guess Xiaoxiang hasn't played the piano for a long time. In this rapidly changing era, many things will become unfamiliar once they are put aside.

In comparison, she is really very lucky. Even because of that strange aunt who can understand her, she now has her mother waiting for her at home every day.

But Xiaoxiang's family used to be busy with big jobs to maintain the family's financial lifeline, and now they are busy with small jobs to pay off debts. Who can stay with her?

Whenever he thought of this, Su Shi felt helpless.

Hey~

Just as Su Shi walked into the supermarket and bought herself a bottle of her favorite drink to briefly reward herself for today, she found that her mobile phone received a message.

The sender is...Aine?

Wait, I’m not… Oh, I blocked it before but it was released later.

Although she felt a little repulsive, Su Shi still chose to take a glance at the content. However, the words displayed on the phone made her tremble all over and she almost threw the phone away.