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

No, no, although this would be the most suitable choice for Ayano, Riki was clearly aware that he couldn't do it.

People are always a little selfish, and she won't give up unless Ayano completely refuses.

On stage

The song slowly ended with Li Xiliu somewhat absent-mindedly. Realizing that he was not concentrating on listening to the song and watching the performance, Li Xi felt a little ashamed, but at this moment he could only calm down and watch the performance that followed.

Actually, this LIVE is mainly performed by mujica and Afterglow, but in order to fill the running time, it is definitely impossible for there to be only these two bands.

For example, the band that was performing now was a small band that Li Xi didn't know much about, but even for such an unknown band, their stage style, makeup, and level of tacit understanding seemed to be much more proficient than those of his people.

Is this the difference...

Lixi shook her head. She wanted to get rid of the feeling of inferiority. Just when she was about to adjust her seat to a more comfortable angle, a graceful figure suddenly appeared crawling beside her.

"Ayano?!"

Seeing Ayano appear at least 10 minutes after the first performance, and seeing her forehead covered in sweat and her body panting slightly, Li Xi couldn't help but ask, "Um...are you okay?"

"No, it's okay."

Ayano wiped the sweat off her face. She wasn't feeling very well right now. After all, right after the performance, she rushed into the dressing room and took off her skirt, pantyhose, gloves and everything else. Then she quickly changed into her usual clothes and trotted all the way to the audience seats below the stage.

She was running quite fast along the way, but her physical strength was insufficient. The two lumps on her chest also put a great burden on her, and she became a little breathless while running.

Damn it... When she has free time, she must drag Xiaoxiang and Ain to the gym to do aerobic exercise!

"Wait, how did you get in? Aren't you supposed to be closed after the show starts?"

Li Xi quickly discovered the blind spot, raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.

Ayano didn't hesitate after hearing this. She immediately thought of a reasonable excuse. She adjusted her seat, smoothed her sweat-soaked hair with her hands, and said with a faint smile:

"Normally it's not possible, but who can blame me for being good-looking?"

"..."

Li Xi opened his mouth, but in the end, no word came out.

Nothing else, I was speechless.

But she just couldn't say anything sarcastic like "You're so narcissistic" because Ayano was indeed very beautiful and even she couldn't help but admire her looks.

Of course, this kind of appreciation has nothing to do with admiration, it is just a simple love of beauty.

"Let's watch the show first. There will be a performance by Mujica later."

"……Um."

Ayano felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. She knew there was a Mujica performance later, although she wouldn't be the lead singer and Xiaoxiang would mainly play the keyboard. She only needed to take advantage of the situation on stage, but the problem was...

If she wants to fish in troubled waters, she has to do it herself. If she finds someone to wear her mask and clothes, people in the back may not notice anything, but people sitting in the front row will find out something is wrong at a glance.

After all, when fans can't see the appearance, they will pay close attention to other physical features, such as figure and height... If such a scandal was reported after only the second LIVE, Xiaoxiang would pound her chest and cry.

So during this period, Ayano didn't pay much attention to the performance on the stage, and her face didn't look very good. She kept thinking about what reason she could use to slip away without arousing the other party's suspicion.

"Ayano?"

"what?"

Li Xi looked at Ayano with some concern. She gave her a very weak feeling when she appeared today, and asked curiously, "Are you feeling unwell? Or... are you having your period?"

"Eh?" Ayano was stunned for a moment, then immediately made a shy expression, "Hmm..."

If Xiaoxiang and Aine saw her with this expression, they would probably ride on her and sing "Conquer" on the spot, but unfortunately, Riki in front of her did not have such strange thoughts. She was just worried about Ayano's physical condition.

But she was not the kind of person who was particularly attentive and caring. She opened her mouth for a long time but couldn't say anything more useful.

Finally, it seemed like he had really given up, realizing that it was really bad not to say something, so he casually said:

"Do you want me to take you to the bathroom? You look a little serious now."

What a great benefactor!

Ayano felt that Riki, who used to only be able to show a bad face to others, now looked so great, and there seemed to be a holy light behind him.

She was just worried about not being able to find a reason to get out, and now she found such a good excuse.

But it’s definitely not possible to go together. If we go together, how can she wear a mask and go on stage to be a couple with Oblivious in public?

"I'll wait a little longer, it should be fine."

"That's fine."

Lixi nodded and didn't say much. After all, she hadn't seen Ayano for many days, and sometimes she really didn't know how to care about her.

It was not until this moment that she realized that after meeting Ayano for the past two days, she had been led by her to speak.

Ayano understood her personality very well and knew what she didn't want to hear, so she hadn't even noticed that she was speechless when facing Ayano before.

but

Now Ayano is not feeling well. She endured the pain and rushed to the venue to keep her promise. However, the physical pain made her unable to take care of her emotions. This change made Riki realize... how little she understood Ayano.

She only knew the good things about the other person, but didn't know what the other person was thinking. She never tried to understand, and was just using selfish ideas to convince herself and everyone else.

"Ritsuki, I'm going to the bathroom." Feeling it was about time, Ayano patted Ritsuki's arm and said.

"I'll accompany you."

"No need, Riki." Ayano's eyes were firm as she rejected Riki's kindness directly. "You like Mujica very much, don't you? I don't want to affect you... that would make me feel guilty."

"But……"

"You want me to blame myself?"

"Okay..." Li Xi sighed, "Then you must tell me if you have anything to say."

Chapter 257 Chu Hua: Is Xiao Xiang really your maid? (Also 23)

"Ayano, where have you been?"

In the backstage lounge, Yutenji Wakamu looked at Ayano with some amusement. She had changed her clothes at the speed of light and ran out half an hour ago, and now she ran back covered in sweat, looking very embarrassed and without any elegance. He couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth into a playful smile.

There was no way, she really wanted to see this hateful Ayano make a fool of herself.

But making a fool of oneself on stage would have a huge impact, so Ruomai could only hope to see this guy's ungraceful side in real life. She originally thought that it would be difficult for someone like Ayano to seize such an opportunity.

but!

Today is such a good day!

Yutenji Wakami shook her head, but before she could fully enjoy the joy in her heart, she heard Ayano say to her:

"Meow Meng, you don't want to keep your hand anymore?"

"What?" Yutenji Ruomai got anxious and jumped up and shouted to the people around him, "Did you hear that? She threatened me! She intimidated me!"

"......"

Although they knew that someone was deliberately playing a prank, most people couldn't help but roll their eyes.

"Heaven will not tolerate this. Where is justice? This is simply a disregard for human life~"

"Okay, stop messing around." Xiao Xiang always had a serious look on his face at work. "Ayano, go change your clothes first. It will be our turn soon."

"I'm a little tired, Xiaoxiang, could you help me?"

"what?"

Xiangzi's heart was just beginning to ripple when he heard this, and he was hesitating whether to agree or not, when Chuhua beside him spoke up, "Well, let me help Ayano. I'm a little nervous right now, and I just want to talk to Ayano."

It was fake to be nervous. After all, Chu Hua was an old hand and it was impossible for him to be nervous at this time.

But she really wanted to talk to Ayano, because there were some things that she had been concerned about since last time, but she had never found a chance to ask her in private.

Now that she finally had such an opportunity, how could she let it go?

Ayano also nodded in agreement. After all, she was really tired now and had no intention of taking this opportunity to tease Xiaoxiang. She simply wanted to find someone to help her tie the knot on the back of her skirt.

Under Xiangzi's somewhat strange gaze, Chuhua followed Ayano into the locker room.

At the beginning, Chuhua didn't say a word. She just silently helped Ayano find the clothes she needed for the next performance, then turned them inside out and tidied the knots.

Like the bow on a lace glove, she was untying and tying it again while she was thinking about her own things.

"Here, here you go."

According to the procedure, you must take off your outer clothes first, then put on white silk stockings, then change into a skirt and wig, and finally put on gloves and a mask.

But when Ayano completed the first two steps and was about to take the long skirt from Chuhua's hand, Chuhua looked at Ayano in front of him and was slightly surprised.

"what happened?"

"Ah... nothing much, I just thought your skin was really nice."

Chu Hua was a little embarrassed, but she quickly recovered her composure. After all, she was not a woman, so why would she keep staring at the perfect figure and skin in front of her?

While helping Ayano tie the knot in front of her, she asked quietly from behind:

"Um, Ayano."

"Hmm? Chuhua, just tell me what you want to say. No need to be so polite."

"I actually wanted to ask, when you said Xiaoxiang was your maid in your house, was that true or a joke?"

"Oh, you're talking about that." Ayano was a little surprised, but she didn't lie completely. "Actually, Xiaoxiang came to my house before and helped me with some housework, so I kept telling her that you were my maid."

"So this is ah."

Chuhua breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that with Xiaoxiang's family's financial resources, it was impossible for her to be someone else's maid.

However, Chuhua also felt a little strange, because she felt that Xiaoxiang seemed to have changed a lot recently, and was quite different from her previous image of a young lady. It was just that Xiaoxiang didn't tell her about it, so she didn't ask.

"Chuhua, how did you get to know Xiaoxiang?"

"Eh?"

Seeing Chuhua was a little surprised, Ayano smiled and asked, "Didn't I not ask in detail when we talked about this last time? I'm quite curious about you.

How did we meet?"

"Actually, when I was a kid, I was playing on the island near my home and I met Xiaoxiang. We watched the stars together and played some kid-friendly games, so that's how we got to know each other."

Chu Hua briefly talked about it but didn't go into details, after all, there was not enough time.

Ayano nodded in understanding, without asking any further questions. She just complained a few words and then changed all her clothes and walked out of the locker room.

"You seem a little slower than usual."

As soon as she went out, Ayano saw Xiaoxiang standing at the door, holding a mobile phone and timing her with the stopwatch function. She glanced at the blue-haired girl speechlessly, and Ayano explained casually:

"Don't I want to chat for a while?"

"What is it......"

I originally wanted to say, "What's there to talk about? If you want to talk, it's with me." But firstly, I definitely can't say the second half of the sentence at this moment, and secondly, saying the first half would be a bit hurtful.

So the words on the tip of my tongue turned into: "If there's anything...good, let's talk about it after the performance. Oh, and if the performance goes well tonight, there's a celebration party."

"Really? Are you sure?"

You don't need to look to know that the person who said this must be Teacher Da Miao.

Hai Ling shook her head with amusement, and then continued to act as the father of the band, combing the hair of Xiaomu, the member of the band who looked most like a daughter.

But at this moment, Ayano found that several text messages had been sent to her mobile phone at some point in time.

Some of them were sent to herself, and some were sent to her other account, Polaris.

But without exception, the senders of these messages were all Li Xi.

Ayano would naturally not make the mistake of confusing the identities of both parties and then responding to Riki in a self-destructive manner.

She first clicked on the message sent to her.

[Riki: Ayano, are you okay? Do you need me to come over? ]

This was an easy response, and she simply replied, "No need, I'll come to you later."

But on the other hand, there are some troubles.

At this moment, Ayano was just looking at the words directed at Polaris on the screen and fell into deep thought.

【takki: North Star sister, good luck with today's performance! 】

【Takki: Actually, I was there today too. If it's okay... can I come see you after you guys are done?】