In the music series, the male protagonist writes a self-help manual for the inner world

Even so, she still chose to stay by Bai Yueguang's side.

Because even if the white moonlight is out of reach, she is still the white moonlight... the white moonlight that can never be touched and can only be watched from a far distance.

After the song was over, Chen Xinghua first placed the metal pick between his two fingers into an open wooden box on the side, and then handed the black guitar in his hand to Sanjiao Chuhua.

"Miss Chuhua, what do you think of my playing?"

Chen Xinghua, as always, tried to be as polite as possible, "Do you need me to demonstrate it to you again?"

"no need."

Sanjiao Chuhua waved her hand and quickly shifted her gaze from Toyokawa Shoko to Chen Xinghua.

Because she didn't want Toyokawa Shoko to notice that something was wrong.

"I already know how to play the jazz piece you composed."

Sanjiao Chuhua held the black guitar that was stained with some of his and Chen Xinghua's body temperature. He pinched the pick with two fingers, recalling the song Chen Xinghua had just played, strumming the guitar strings, and making a sound slightly different from the first time he played it.

"So, Miss Triangle Chuhua, would you like to join my band?"

Chen Xinghua extended an invitation to Sanjiao Chuhua.

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Chapter 158 Weather.

There are many things in this world that humans cannot predict, and weather is undoubtedly one of them. Even though the sky was sunny and clear just now, with no sign of rain, the weather forecast on the Internet also announced that there would be no rain today.

In the coffee shop, Chen Xinghua sat against the wall, looking out through the transparent glass window at the raindrops falling to the ground and on the glass.

Originally, after signing the formal contract with Sanjiao Chuhua and the agency behind her, Chen Xinghua planned to give Sanjiao Chuhua and the agency behind her some time to prepare and deal with Sanjiao Chuhua's previous plans, so that she could focus most of her energy on his band during this period.

During this free time, Chen Xinghua originally wanted to carry his keyboard case and follow the electronic map on his mobile phone to the RING recording studio to see if he could catch up with the practice time of the unnamed band Deng.

But looking at the heavy rain outside the window, Chen Xinghua glanced at the music keyboard box he had put aside and sighed helplessly.

In this world, there is an indisputable truth that machines are much more delicate than humans.

If maintenance conditions aren't up to standard, they'll actually break down and show you how it works. This isn't something you can overcome with so-called mental motivation. Machines won't listen to anyone's advice.

Besides, the stores here don’t seem to sell umbrellas that are big enough to cover the rectangular music keyboard case. By the way, is this music keyboard case waterproof?

"Let's wait until the rain stops."

He casually opened the chat software and sent a message to the group of Deng's band saying that he might have to come later due to the heavy rain.

"Why is the rain so heavy?"

Chen Xinghua held the phone in one hand, swiped his finger to the right on the screen, exited the group page of Deng's band, and opened the chat interface of Toyokawa Shoko.

"Xiangzi, are you home yet?"

I wonder if Xiangzi will be trapped in a coffee shop like me because of the heavy rain outside.

'Home.'

Toyokawa Shoko quickly replied to Chen Xinghua's message and attached a high-definition picture showing that she had arrived home.

The blue-haired girl in the picture was standing in a shabby and narrow entrance with a white drying towel draped over her shoulders. Her clothes, wet by the sudden rain, stuck tightly to her body, showing that she was much bigger than Chihaya Aine and Kita Ikuyo.

'Are you still out there?'

Toyokawa Shoko's reply popped up from the bottom left corner of the page.

'Tell me where you are and I'll pick you up.'

No, that’s not necessary. Chen Xinghua thought he probably knew what Xiangzi meant by sending this message.

Xiangzi probably thought that he didn't bring an umbrella, so she came to pick him up with an umbrella.

'That's not necessary, I'm in the coffee shop now.'

While typing, Chen Xinghua attached a picture of a coffee shop that he had just taken.

'Don't worry about me getting wet.'

"I think you'd better dry yourself off quickly and take a hot shower. Otherwise, if you don't dry yourself off in time and catch a cold, it will definitely hinder our future band plans."

Chen Xinghua instinctively expressed his concern for Toyokawa Shoko by saying things like "you're interfering with our band's plans," which seemed to contain no personal concern.

Because he knew that for Shoko Toyokawa, this kind of words were more useful than those caring words that seemed to be full of personal emotions.

'Where are you now? ’

Another notification popped up from the top of the phone screen.

Looking at the message that seemed familiar, Chen Xinghua was distracted for a moment before realizing that this was not a message sent repeatedly by Toyokawa Shoko, but a message from Chihaya Aine.

"Inside the coffee shop, not outside in the rain."

Guessing what the message sent by Chihaya Aine meant, Chen Xinghua pressed the virtual keyboard to send this reply, and attached a picture of a coffee shop that he had just taken and sent to Toyokawa Shoko, to show that what he said was true, not false.

"When the rain stops, do you want to come over and try some of this shop's new mocha coffee?"

Chen Xinghua turned around and took out his phone to take a picture of the handmade wooden price tag hanging a little further away, and sent it to Chihaya Aine.

"They also sell assorted fruit sandwiches here."

He might not be able to get to the recording studio to practice with Deng and the others before the rain stopped, but that didn't stop Chihaya Aine from coming over after practice and sitting at the same table with him to enjoy the new products in the coffee shop.

After all, this rain may last for a long time, but it cannot last forever.

In this world, no rain will continue to fall, not even the torrential rain during the Carnian flood period that lasted for more than two million years.

"But there's a chance that Li Xi will complain."

As he typed his reply, a helpless smile appeared on Chen Xinghua's lips.

"It was a nice day outside, why did it suddenly start raining?"

"Perhaps it's because the weather, like one's mood, is a fickle thing?"

The flower avatar symbolizing Chihaya Aine once again popped up from the lower left corner of the chat box.

"Suddenly happy, suddenly sad... I always feel that the weather is like the human heart, it's hard to figure it out."

……

"...I always feel that the weather is like the human heart, hard to understand."

Looking at the words she replied to Xinghua, Chihaya Aine couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

The coffee shop he was in now... seemed to be at this location. Chihaya Aine memorized the address of the coffee shop sent by Chen Xinghua.

All of this was seen by the wild cats waiting to be fed by Wild Buffy.

"Matcha parfait, delicious."

Kaname Lenai quickly held up her cheeks, with an unsatisfied expression on her face.

The wild cat has not accepted any food from kind people for a week, so it is very hungry and really wants to receive the matcha flavored food.

"It's not good to have no matcha parfait to eat."

"Wildcat, I'll go downstairs and order you some matcha parfait later."

Shiina Riki put the drumsticks aside and, in a rare move, did not release his stressful aura towards others or himself in such a situation. Instead, he chose to use a clumsy way to appease the other members of the band.

However, even if Tatsuki Shiina was not putting pressure on people, the space inside the recording studio was already much more depressing than any time period the band had practiced before.

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Chapter 159: Deng, do you want to practice more?

Deng held the black microphone, not knowing what she should do...or perhaps she had lost her way in life.

Stroking the black microphone, he looked out the door of the recording studio, as if this would allow him to see through the obstruction of the door and see the continuous rain outside.

She still vividly remembered that the weather on the day Xiaoxiang quit 'CRYCHIC' was also a rainy day like this.

Before leaving 'CRYCHIC', Xiaoxiang, like Xinghua, did not come to participate in the band's practice.

...a band whose destiny is shared for a lifetime. Deng silently repeated this sentence in his heart.

Nagasaki Suyo in the band was even worse off. She had originally said that she would practice individually when Chen Xinghua was not there, but now she hadn't even fully plugged in the cable of her electric bass into the effects pedal. She had only plugged it in halfway, and the notes she had just played were often misplaced.

According to usual practice, Shiina Riki should have put a lot of pressure on Nagasaki Motoyo, asking her why she didn't focus on the bass.

But now Shiina Riki was not fully focused on the band's practice. She looked at the lights and a worried expression appeared on her face again.

Is Deng showing this expression because Xinghua didn't come?

…It’s just for the light, not for any other reason. Shiina Riki subconsciously defended herself, but no one questioned why she was thinking about Chen Xinghua.

"Well, I have something to do at home, so I'll leave first."

Chihaya Aine suddenly stuffed her dark green guitar into the guitar bag she brought with her, zipped it up, and quickly put the guitar bag on her back.

"Huh... why?"

Shiina Riki suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and asked Chihaya Aine very patiently.

"I'm so sorry. I will definitely practice hard at home in the future."

Chihaya Aine clasped her hands together, fingers pressed together, and said earnestly, "Let's make up for the lost practice time today."

After saying that, Chihaya Aine walked out with her guitar bag on her back.

The person who followed her was not Shiina Riki or Deng, but White Cat Wildcat, who had already sorted out his guitar and the effects pedals in the box he dragged over.

"Well, let's go."

She whispered to Shiina Riki.

Lenai had to remember something Chen Xinghua had said to her...leaving without saying anything was very rude, so she decided to tell others that she was leaving before leaving, so that it would be polite.

"And interesting women, make an effort."

As she passed by the woman with interesting short gray hair, Kaname Rakuna spoke in a voice so soft that only the light beside her could hear it.

If you don't work hard, you can't form a lifelong band? Deng raised his head and met Kaname Rakuna's heterochromic eyes.

"How hard should I work?"

Kaname shook her head, expressing her inner thoughts.

"do not know."

What can you expect an innocent little kitten to know?

If she knew how to solve the problem, she wouldn't have become a stray cat wandering outside looking for a new home.

"Wildcat, you're leaving too?"

Shiina Riki suddenly had a feeling that Deng's band was not perfect and seemed likely to fall apart at any time.

If they make a wrong decision at a critical juncture, the band will fall apart in an instant, just like 'CRYCHIC' did in the past.

She gripped the drumsticks she had put down again and shook off the bad thoughts in her mind. How could Deng's band disband again like 'CRYCHIC'?

After all, why did that guy quit the band without permission, even though Deng was so eager to form a band with everyone for life? Shiina Riki gritted his teeth and once again recalled the blue-haired figure he didn't want to recall.

Why did you quit 'CRYCHIC' without saying anything?

Shoko Toyokawa, do you know how much trouble this has caused to Deng and everyone else?

"Aine, remember to go back and practice well."

Shiina Riki earnestly warned, "Don't just focus on watching short videos."

"Hmm... Yeah? Yeah."

Chihaya Aine stopped at the door with some confusion. In her impression, Shiina Riki should have said something that was many times more stressful than this sentence.

Just let her go like that? Didn't stop her?

Chihaya Aine brainstormed, could it be that she traveled to a parallel universe where Shiina Riki had a softer personality?

After having the experience of receiving a parallel world line, Chihaya Aine felt that her idea was not impossible.

It must be an illusion... But Chihaya Aine considered the possibility that she had traveled to a parallel universe where Shiina Riki had a softer personality, and thought it was more likely that she had hallucinations because she stayed up late watching videos.

"Xiao Deng and Li Xi, I think Aine and Xiao Le Na might have really left because of something urgent."