Classic soul swap, but a musical

"That's not what I wanted to tell you."

After saying that, Mori Minami instantly realized that the other party used his identity to guide her disgust, causing her to react emotionally and reveal more information.

Only fifteen, right?

She stared at the boy's face and always felt that this feeling was very familiar, as if... the changes in Mu were very similar. Should she say that Mu was influenced by him?

No, she talked to Mu before Mu knew him.

Before she could think more, the person on the other side had already started a new round of probing.

"So you think I'll ruin Mu's piano career? I can assure you of that. I'll help Mu. How about becoming a top-tier player in Japan within ten years?"

Mori Minami sensed his cleverness and knew that his purpose was to find out why he prevented them from meeting. She looked at him with a scrutinizing eye. He had an impeccable appearance, a clean family background, could withstand the pressure in his heart, and he dealt with her, and she wanted to keep fighting for him.

He was a bit boastful. First he wanted a chance to prove himself, and then he said that he would help Mudao become a top pianist in Japan.

Putting that aside, it seems pretty good.

Mori Minami withdrew her scrutinizing gaze, feeling that if she continued to test him, Mu would come.

"Forget it, let's talk frankly."

"You say." He immediately straightened up and smiled sincerely, like an ordinary teenager.

The little fox-like feeling just now has completely disappeared, and he looks very sunny.

Mori Minami sighed and threw out the photo, "Look, this is the evidence."

His eyes fell on the table, where there was a photo of him and Xiangzi standing side by side on the street. Aragaki Ai instantly understood.

So that's it.

Fortunately, I held back last night and didn’t do anything, otherwise I wouldn’t be so open today.

After a moment of daze, Aragaki Ai returned to normal, nodded to her and asked.

"What's wrong with this?"

"What do you think?"

Minami Mori originally thought that by throwing out the key evidence, she could humiliate the boy opposite her and make him admit what he had done.

He is also very thick-skinned.

It is not a disadvantage, but an advantage.

Aragaki Ai was unmoved, "I'm helping Xiangzi form a band, she and I are just friends."

"Then let me ask you, living with ordinary friends? Living in a rented house? Do you think it's appropriate?"

Mori Minami pressed on, "I know that kid from the Toyokawa family pretty well. I don't think she would live in your house if we were just ordinary friends."

"...Otherwise, I'll just watch her end up on the streets." He said calmly, "You know how safe Tokyo is at night. I can't bear to see my friend homeless and bullied by others."

"What about your harmonious relationship? Are you sure?" Mori Minami put the back of her hand against her chin.

"Not yet..." Aragaki Ai was very frank.

This is consistent with what she knew.

In fact, it can't be said that I am two-timing. There is no harmonious confirmation of the relationship. I am just an ordinary friend living with the other person.

The attitudes of both sides are ambiguous.

After understanding the situation, Minami Mori closed her eyes and rested, which made Ai Aragaki feel more pressured than her previous attitude.

She opened her eyes again and stared at the boy.

"I still think you should separate from Mu. Not to mention that you haven't even dealt with your own emotional issues. Mu is very busy and can't come to see you every two days. She has the opportunity to become a top pianist in Japan."

"How long do you think it takes to become a top pianist in Japan?" Aragaki Ai did not respond to the emotional question, but instead asked the following words.

"About ten years."

Her attitude became a little kinder, and her tone had lost its previous sharpness.

"I can shorten it to five years, is that okay?" Aragaki Ai was so confident that she dared to say that.

"I hope you can relax your control over Mu and let her continue to participate in band activities."

"......"

She felt her eyelids twitching constantly. He was really boasting too much, but based on the conversation just now, she still wanted to give Aragaki Ai a chance to convince her.

"Her band has already quit."

“It’s a new band.”

"...That's absolutely not possible. Mu must devote all her energy to piano practice. She will be very busy next week.

I can give you a chance. Don’t you want to ask the kid from the Toyokawa family to form a band? You can come to the Ruoye family’s office to help.”

Feeling she had talked too much, Mori Minami picked up her teacup and took a sip.

In fact, it is already an exchange of interests.

"It's indeed a very good offer. Even if I finish college normally, it would be a rare opportunity to be able to join your firm."

Aragaki Ai didn't want to accept it and shook her head, "But, please forgive me for refusing."

When she heard the previous part, Mori Minami almost felt that she had solved the problem.

Sure enough, interests are the most important.

Then, she almost slammed the table.

"My information should be on your desk in great detail, so you should know my age. You seem to have forgotten."

Ai Aragaki has clear eyes and an upright posture.

“I’m not 45, 35, or 25, I’m 15.

Regarding Mu, I will not compromise."

"Then can you handle your feelings cleanly? The children of the Toyokawa family are not bad either."

Minami Mori pressed forward, trying to put pressure on him again, both her hands on the edge of the table.

"I said, she and I are friends." Aragaki Ai's voice was still calm, without any fluctuations, and was not affected by the pressure at all.

"No friends would live under the same roof, let alone a rented house with no rooms."

She has seen this kind of statement many times.

Mori Minami couldn't be fooled by such words. Even if there was nothing going on between the two of them for the time being, how could there not be problems when a young man and woman lived together?

Her attitude was very tough. She didn't want to see her daughter and would be deceived by Ai Aragaki.

The most important thing to Mu now is the piano. If she has the chance to fall in love in the future, she hopes that the other person will at least be someone who takes relationships seriously.

But the boy opposite had no intention of giving up. He told her that he would never give up on Mu no matter what.

"If you want me to make a promise, I am willing to make a peaceful confession and confirm our relationship."

Ai Aragaki's tone was neither hurried nor slow, very steady, exuding the confidence and brilliance of a young person.

Mori Minami said, "It's not just a question of relationship stability. You shouldn't be an obstacle to Mu's piano skills. She doesn't have time to play with you, and a band is definitely not an option. If you like her, shouldn't you care more about her own achievements?"

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Volume 1: Chapter 84: Time

"You think so? Well, career planning is indeed very important."

Ai Aragaki felt that things were becoming more and more troublesome. At first, she thought that as long as she could find the key node and use this node as a breakthrough point, she would be able to persuade Minami Mori.

Unexpectedly, in the end it involved multiple issues, not just a single obstacle, and other methods had to be used to prove that he could help Mu improve his piano skills, have free time to play in a band, and get along with him.

He first took a step back verbally, "I will first solve the housing problem and move out as soon as possible."

The memory of that night emerged: Xiangzi went to wash clothes in the late night. It must have been inconvenient for her to live with him.

"That's your own business." Mori Minami picked up the cup and found that there was very little tea left in it.

Aragaki Ai noticed this detail and asked the waiter to bring another cup of black tea before sitting back down.

She actually had a good impression of the young man in front of her, otherwise she would not have invited him to join her agency and allowed him to help Xiangzi form a band.

However, the premise of all this is that he is a subordinate, not Mu's husband.

Aragaki Ai sat back down and said, "I really can't come up with any proof in the short term that can help Mu become a top pianist in Japan."

"I'm glad you know." She hugged her shoulders.

"But I want to prove something else, and I hope you'll hear me out."

"Speak." She was gradually losing her patience.

"You should know that Mu has made great progress in piano recently, so I decided to train him in depth in this area, right?"

Hearing what he said, Mori Minami vaguely remembered the phone call that her harmonious teacher had made in the past.

He went on to say, "You probably won't believe it. Mu himself hates practicing the piano, but his great progress must have something to do with me."

"Impossible. You should have met Mu this Monday. Your piano skills improved before that."

She frowned and retorted.

Aragaki Ai was not in a hurry. "I have known Mu for a month. You can confirm this with Mu. She won't lie, you know."

"......"

"I'm not telling you this to take credit, because this isn't a negotiation," he said. "It doesn't matter if you reject me. I will still help Mu without reservation. Helping her is helping me."

Mori Minami's eyes flickered several times as she recalled the past month's events.

She didn't believe the pianist's words at first, but now she was a little shaken.

The conversation continued, and before I knew it, the person on the other end was dominating the conversation.

“Even if I can’t help Mu, I can still prove my worth and become a member of your firm. At least you can have a world-class pianist. What do you think?

There are pianos out there that I can play. I'm sure it's in your profile. I don't play any instruments, and my family doesn't support me learning one. But I can tell you that I started learning piano a month ago, and my level is basically the same now."

He was still calm, but just changed the angle to open up a new breakthrough for Mori Minami.

"If you don't believe me, you can record it and then call Teacher Yaozi. I believe she can prove what I said."

"Do you think that just having the skills is enough? The world is not that simple. Packaging, publicity, marketing, and strength are only part of it."

Mori Minami put the photo on the desktop back into her pocket and realized that he really knew Mutsu very well and even knew the name of his piano teacher.

Kemu is not good at talking, can he really say so many things in just a few days of knowing each other?

If they had known each other a month ago, and considering Mu's transformation, it seemed to have started a month ago, she still remembered the middle finger at the dinner.

That makes sense.

But she didn't admit it, and continued, "Do you know what it takes to become a world-class pianist?"

"You know more about this than me. I only know how to play the piano." Aragaki Ai would not compete with her in such professional fields and returned to the previous topic.

"I started learning piano after I met Mu. He was my first teacher. You know very well that Mu's piano playing was emotionless before. So when did it gradually become more emotional? Do you know?"

"........"

It was a month ago that she received the call.

However, Mori Minami still had great doubts about his statement.

She had read all the information about Ai Aragaki and confirmed that the boy in front of her had never learned piano before. Even if he had, what level could he reach in just one month?

Beginner? Can't you play nursery rhymes?

Considering his performance just now, it was probably just an act.