Become the attraction package for the girls in the band

Liu Hao said without hesitation: "There is no need to worry about this. Aiyin's ability to withstand pressure is probably only slightly worse than mine."

"Do you think so highly of her?"

Su Shi's tone was a little sour. She knew that they were just friends, but she still cared about it.

"Of course, I have great confidence in Aine."

Liu Hao said with admiration, "She's thick-skinned, doesn't shy away from it, has a strong ability to handle pressure, and can still laugh and joke. Aiyin-san is the woman who can become the core of our band."

Nagasaki Suyo blinked. Was this a high or low evaluation of Aine?

In Liu Hao's opinion, this was certainly a high evaluation, but later facts proved that he understood Aine, but not that well.

Because Liu Hao praised her for not running away today, but she ran away the next day.

The boomerang came so fast.

Volume 101: Chapter Chapter Aine's Defense Breaks

"What's going on? Didn't you decide to participate in the live yesterday?"

When Liu Hao sat on the chair outside RiNG with Nagasaki Suyo, he was still a little confused about the current situation.

They had agreed to perform on stage yesterday, and Liu Hao was quite excited. He practiced guitar with Ruoye Mu for more than two hours. In the evening, he kept watching videos on music theory and arrangement rhythm, and didn't go to bed until two in the morning. Unexpectedly, Su Shi suddenly sent him a message saying that he might not participate in the live again.

No, what's going on? What are my dear Jimei girls thinking?

Now, except for Lenai, the five members of the band are sitting together.

Shiina Riki crossed his arms and looked at Chihaya Aine opposite him with a somewhat unfriendly look.

Aiyin seemed as composed as usual, but the small movement of her slender white fingers twisting the pink hair on her forehead revealed that she felt a little guilty.

Gao Songdeng even lowered his head, with his hands placed on his thighs, looking at a loss.

"Don't ask me, ask her." Shiina Riki pointed at Aine and said unceremoniously, "You agreed on something yesterday, but you're going back on your word today. How would I know what's going on in your head?"

"Yesterday, we didn't think it through and made a hasty decision. Now that we've calmed down, we'll definitely have other ideas." Chihaya Aine said without a trace of arrogance. "Deng and I both feel that our band is not suitable for the concert right now."

Li Xi was stunned for a moment, looked at Gao Songdeng, and asked softly: "Deng, is this really the case?"

"Well--"

Gao Songdeng clenched her hands under the table, but her silence revealed her thoughts.

"Cough cough..."

Liu Hao cleared his throat. He felt the need to speak up at this moment, so he said, "I pretty much understand the situation, but I don't think it's a bad thing. Instead of forcing ourselves to move forward with our hearts divided and causing friction that only makes the atmosphere awkward, it's actually a good thing to be able to speak clearly now."

"We're a band, a group. I think whether we move forward or stay dormant should be a team decision. Disagreements are fine. As long as everyone expresses their ideas well and strives to convince each other, we can ultimately reach a consensus." Liu Hao looked around. The four girls were all looking at him. "What do you think?"

Nagasaki Suyo: "I support it."

Shiina Riki: “I think so too.”

Gao Songdeng: “Yeah.”

Chihaya Aine: "Then, everyone, please tell me what you think?"

No one objected because everyone felt that what Liu Hao said made sense, and more importantly, everyone recognized Liu Hao's reliable image. This band relied on Su Shi's relationships, but it was Liu Hao who was able to form it.

"That's right, there's no need to argue. Let's just communicate calmly."

Liu Hao said, "Well, let me start by saying that I have the same idea as yesterday. I support holding a concert for two reasons. First, I really like music now, and I joined the band to understand the industry chain related to bands, so of course I want to attend a concert to experience it. Second, I feel that our band is a bit scattered, like we're just playing house. Of course, there's nothing wrong with playing house, but having a goal should make us more united."

Chihaya Aine blinked at Liu Hao. "So you've always had such a clear goal? I'm sorry, I actually thought you were the same as me, that I was out of my league... Ah! Liu, you actually betrayed our pressure-resistant duo! No, it's not betrayal, it turns out you had ulterior motives from the beginning!"

"I support that, too." Nagasaki Suyo pursed her lips and said, "I think Yanagi is right. If things continue to be so dull, everyone's enthusiasm for the band might fade, right? I don't want that. I want to create more precious memories with everyone in the band."

Su Shi's slender fingers were circling around, and she lowered her head slightly, but the corner of her eyes was always on Liu Hao's profile.

[And you, Liu Hao, I still consider Xiangzi a friend... but I don't want to lose to her...]

"I'm going to a concert."

Shiina Riki said firmly, her purple eyes reflecting Takamatsu Deng's uneasy face. "The first time I heard you sing, Deng, I felt that the song was about me. You sang out all the emotions I couldn't express, and it made me feel that I could continue to live as I am now... These are all selfish thoughts of mine, but I still hope that Deng's singing can be heard by more people. I won't let you leave behind lonely memories anymore."

Liu Hao looked at the black-haired girl with some surprise. As soon as she opened her mouth, she started to talk about death and life, and she never stopped until her words were shocking. "Are you also unhappy in your family? Is the gold content of his Tokyo JK friends still rising?"

Su Shi was also very surprised, thinking, so that's how it is, Li Xi, you finally spoke out your feelings, that's great, I wish I could be so brave...

Takamatsu Deng raised his head, his amber eyes staring blankly at Shiina Riki. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he said uneasily, "But if we participate in the concert, the band will end... That's what CRYCHIC did before..."

"That's right, we're not ready yet."

Chihaya Aine was a little panicked. If Takamatsu Deng could also be persuaded, then she would really be fighting alone. Last night, when she thought of the embarrassing scene of not being able to play a chord on the stage, she felt cold all over and curled up like a shrimp, rolling around on the bed. Thinking of her previous experience of stammering and being watched by the whole class when she was studying in the UK, Aine was very worried and naturally had the idea of ​​escaping. It happened that Takamatsu Deng also had concerns, so Aine could only grab this life-saving straw.

"We don't have a team name, no uniforms, let alone a band website or promotions... It would be better to prepare and come in fully prepared, right? That way, I'd feel more confident..."

"What do you want to do? You've been pretending to be standing by the lamp, but you don't want to participate in the concert, right?"

Shiina Ritsuki knocked the coffee cup on the table, interrupting Chihaya Aine. Seeing her pretending to use the lamp as an excuse, Ritsuki was very unhappy. All the resentment accumulated over the past few days burst out at once. "I think you are just running away, right? You are avoiding the guitar."

"..."

Chihaya Aine narrowed her eyes and said with a guilty conscience, "I didn't run away."

Li Xi asked sharply, "You can't play the guitar at all? You always find excuses when you say you need to practice."

"I'm practicing..."

"Really? What's with all the team names, uniforms, and positions? You're so vain without any real talent. Even a beginner like Liu Hao can play better than you now. I can tell he practices a lot and works really hard. What about you?"

Liu Hao touched his nose. It was the first time he heard Li Xi's praise, and he felt a little embarrassed.

As for Aine, Liu Hao felt that it was okay to let Riki torture her, because Aine's defense would not really break anyway. She was the legendary stress-endurance king second only to himself. Liu Hao had absolute confidence in Aine, and her cheerful personality made her invincible.

"I……"

"You've always been like this before, you've always been running away!"

Li Xi's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the pain in Chihaya Aine's heart that she didn't want to mention. She opened her eyes wide, as if she was back in London that night when she wrote the application to drop out of school. She didn't want to go through such torture and discussion a second time.

"I didn't run away!"

Chihaya Aine knocked over her schoolbag and chair, and ran away as if escaping to everyone's surprise.

Even Liu Hao didn't react, right? Aiyin, you shouldn't be just this strong, right?

Volume 102: Chapter Chapter Different Mood, Different Handsomeness

"Aine-chan!"

The first person to react was Takamatsu Deng. The girl shouted Aine's name and immediately chased after her.

Shiina Riki looked at the backs of the two chasing each other in surprise, with a trace of regret in her eyes. She supported her hands on the table and made a move to get up and chase after Aine for a moment, but perhaps because she couldn't save face, or for some other reason, she finally stood there in a daze without moving.

Nagasaki Suyo blinked her eyes. It turned out that she was better at judging people.

“It might not be a bad thing to open up. Aine might really be running away from something… Don’t worry, I’ll go get them both.”

As Liu Hao spoke, he handed the schoolbag in his arms to Su Shi for safekeeping, and then ran out at full speed. He was of course the most suitable person for this kind of thing. The other two girls with weak physical strength might not be able to catch up with the two in front even if they were exhausted.

"Send us a message if you find one!"

"clear."

Liu Hao responded to Su Shi without turning his head, and accelerated in the direction where Aine and Takamatsu Deng ran. After running for a few minutes, he saw Takamatsu Deng who was out of breath with his hands on his knees. He was just another physical loser. Didn't you have 800/1000 meters in the physical education test in Tokyo middle school?

"Don't worry, don't worry. Breathe through your mouth and nose. I'll chase after Aine. You can take a break or go back and wait for me." Liu Hao patted Gao Songdeng's flat back to help her breathe more smoothly. "Is Aine running in that direction?"

"Um……"

Gao Songdeng barely uttered a syllable and pointed his finger forward.

Liu Hao gently stroked the girl's back, and only after seeing her gradually recover did he speed up again. Although it delayed him a little, catching up with a small fry like Aine, who probably had little stamina, was still a piece of cake...

Then Liu Hao was embarrassed. Although he ran fast, he didn't know the way. Aiyin might not have been running straight stupidly. After chasing for a while, he still couldn't see any trace of the girl.

Liu Hao paused for a moment to reflect. Considering the last time they chased Takamatsu Deng together, Aine's stamina probably wasn't that strong either. Furthermore, she must have just been reminded of some bad memories. She probably had no idea where she was going and was simply wanting to escape, no matter where it took her...

After figuring these points out, Liu Hao decisively turned back and looked for places with few people. Sure enough, he saw the pink figure in a sunken small square - Chihaya Aine was standing in front of the two girls. Facing their concerned remarks, she obviously showed a helpless and desperate look, which was very different from her usual generosity and cheerfulness.

“Are schools closed in the UK already?”

"Huh? Aine, why are you wearing Haneda's school uniform? Didn't you go study abroad in England?"

Studying abroad?

Liu Hao thought of what Aine had said before about her studying abroad. Considering Aine's personality, he had a rough idea in his head, so he shouted loudly, "Captain Aine!"

Then Liu Hao pretended to be out of breath and ran up to the three of them. In front of Aiyin's surprised eyes, he grabbed her wrist and said sincerely, "Captain Aiyin, Lixi is just a foul-mouthed person. Don't listen to her nonsense. Our band can't live without you..."

As he spoke, Liu Hao seemed to have just noticed the two girls in front of Aine. He quickly let go of Aine's wrist and said embarrassedly, "Sorry, sorry, I was really too anxious. Are you Captain Aine's friends?"

One of the girls said, "Yes, we are Aine's junior high school classmates."

"Hey? Captain? Aine, are you forming a band again?"

Another girl blinked her bright eyes and looked at Liu Hao and asked, "Excuse me, are you also a member of the band? You don't look like a high school student?"

"Well, I'm a Chinese student studying at Waseda University." Liu Hao and the other two girls bowed politely to each other and said, "I'm sorry, there was a little conflict in our band. I'm sorry to have made you laugh."

"Wow, Aine, you're amazing! You're forming a band with Waseda University students, and you're even the leader!"

"Is that why you came back from studying in England? You're so bold!"

Facing the same admiring gazes from her old friends as they did in school, Chihaya Aine's cheeks flushed, her slender fingers unconsciously twirling her hair as she said sheepishly, "It's nothing, actually..."

"Captain, are you studying in England?"

Liu Hao added, "No wonder Auntie said you gave up a lot for your musical dream... So don't bother with us shallow people, Captain Aiyin, our band can't live without you!"

"Hey……"

Seeing Aine's hesitant look, the two girls began to persuade Aine to pursue her dreams and not give up easily. In this situation, Aine naturally agreed reluctantly.

Liu Hao didn't tell any lies, he just guided her a little with words. In the eyes of the two girls, Chihaya Aine became the independent and dazzling student council president she used to be. She went to study in the UK because of her ability, and returned to Japan for her dream. She was so cool and handsome. Isn't this behavior too rock and roll?

The four of them chatted for a while, mainly the two girls asking about the band's performance and wanting to show their support, but Liu Hao evaded the question by talking about other things.

After saying goodbye, Chihaya Aine lowered her head slightly and walked side by side with Liu Hao in the sunset.

The two of them kept silent in tacit understanding. Liu Hao was waiting for Ain to speak first, and Ain knew that Liu Hao was waiting for her to speak first. However, the girl's mood now seemed like a knotted thread. It was as if she had put off her old friend, but exposed the most unbearable memories in her heart to her new friend... She didn't know why, even though it was the same thing, she didn't feel despair, but rather a sense of relief?

Chihaya Aine turned her face slightly and looked at Liu Hao's profile with the corner of her eye. The setting sun passed through his nose, outlining Liu Hao's lip line. His eyelashes were clearly visible in such light, as if the evening breeze was blinked out from his eyelashes.

"So handsome..." Chihaya Aine couldn't help but say.

"what?"

"Um...I mean thank you." Aine's cheeks flushed slightly, she bit her lip and said, "Thank you for helping me out just now."

"Oh? Why did I hear you just praising me for being handsome?"

"..."

Chihaya Aine raised her pretty face, and seeing Liu Hao's hateful smile, she puffed up her cheeks and said coquettishly, "You clearly heard it, and why are you asking me?"

Liu Hao blinked and said, "Of course I want to hear you praise me again."

"Humph, that's a nice thought."

Chihaya Aine snorted softly, but felt her mood suddenly relaxed a lot.

The two walked in silence for a while before Aine stopped and looked at the sunset. "Actually, what Riki said just now was absolutely right. I've just been running away... A brilliant international student like you wouldn't have guessed that there's someone like me who runs away when he can't adapt to the environment..."

Volume 103: Chapter Chapter Liu Hao and Ai Yin win the resurrection match

"Didn't I tell you before that I studied abroad? When I graduated from junior high school, I went to high school in the UK."

"But I couldn't keep up with the people around me. I seemed to be quite proficient in English, but when it came to my mouth, I couldn't speak fluently. I became more and more afraid to speak, and I couldn't keep up with the course at all."

"So I ran away, like a useless puppy, back to Japan, back into the arms of my parents."

"I originally wanted to start over and even joined a band, but in the end I was still running away, running away from the guitar, running away from hard work..."

Chihaya Aine laughed self-deprecatingly, her fair face imprinted with the loneliness of the orange sunset glow. "You, the international student who blended in so easily, surely don't understand. Studying abroad just for vanity... my life has already failed..."

After lowering her head and remaining silent for a long time, Chihaya Aine did not receive any ridicule or comfort from Liu Hao. Instead, she became a little embarrassed and annoyed. She raised her head and said in self-abandonment, "Laugh if you want!"

Liu Hao said, "Why should I laugh?"

"Laugh at my failure."

"That's it?" Liu Hao shrugged and said, "I thought it was something else. It turns out you just failed studying abroad and ran back home. It's no big deal."

Chihaya Aine pouted and said, "Even if you comfort me like this, I won't be happy."