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After receiving the matcha parfait, the cat dutifully stayed there for a while.
But after realizing she couldn't play the guitar at all, she left on her own.
In the silent rehearsal room, only the remaining three remained.
Chen was holding the guitar, trying his best to develop muscle memory in his left hand to shorten the time needed for future practice.
Miss Lixi was playing the drums alone, occasionally frowning and pausing to revise the sheet music in front of her.
Time passed slowly until sunset.
After the lamp left the ring, it started running.
"lamp!"
Li Xi looked at Chen in a panic.
The guitar was borrowed; if she had brought it with her, Miss Aine would definitely have noticed something amiss.
"Shiina, hold this for me!"
Chen threw down his backpack and chased after the direction the lamp had fled.
He dared not gamble on whether Deng wanted to exercise; if Deng 123 jumped, he'd be in big trouble.
Just then, a message came from Su Shi in their group chat, saying that she would come to practice tomorrow.
There was no explanation for why he had disappeared for so long.
Dawn had already broken on the horizon, but the two, busy running, didn't notice. Only Miss Lixi knew this.
Chen promised to bring Su Shi back, and he has now done so.
She looked at Chen, who had chased after her, with a complicated expression.
She was under increasing pressure as she struggled to get a satisfactory score no matter how many times she revised it.
Finally, on the overpass, Chen caught up with the lamp that was leaning against the railing.
Her upper body was already hanging over the bridge.
Regardless of whether it was a misjudgment or not, the fact remains that, given the current situation, Deng's mental state is hardly any better.
Chen rushed forward and tackled her to the ground to prevent an accident.
A voice, trembling with sobs, came from Chen's arms.
"The band is breaking up... It's all my fault..."
If she hadn't agreed to Lixi's plan to perform, would the band have been fine?
If she found Ai Yin after she ran away, would the band be able to continue?
If she could muster the courage to talk to Ai Yin today, would it be possible to win her back?
But even if these problems are solved, what will happen to Su Shi?
She had absolutely no idea why Su Shi had stopped coming to rehearsals.
“Aine... Su Shi... they're not coming....”
Deng vented her emotions to Chen; she didn't know what to do, or who to rely on.
She always relies on others and is unable to help.
Perhaps, this is the punishment.
Chen was at a loss as to what to do with such a lamp.
Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; as things stand, he hasn't fulfilled any of his promises.
What else can he use to comfort the lamp?
He had even considered giving up on Ai Yin, and leaving Su Shi's situation to Xiang Zi, but it seems there have been no results.
The notification sound on his phone made him turn on the screen, where he saw Li Xi's questioning of Su Shi.
But it was only her asking; Su Shi didn't respond at all.
By bringing the message to the top, Chen finally had a magic weapon to temporarily stabilize the situation.
"Look, Su Shi is coming back tomorrow."
The lamp's attention was immediately drawn to it; she stared blankly at the portrait representing Su Shi and the few lines of text.
"So believe me, Lamp. Give me some more time, okay?"
"The band will definitely continue."
PS:
Thanks to Jiao Yin for the razor blade.
Three monthly tickets for non-singers
The two blades of the Xiongnu Chanyu
Two monthly passes for a mouse
A monthly pass for a fan of Kamisato
Chapter 59 Mu's Longing
After temporarily calming the lamp down, I carried it to the bottom of her building and watched her walk upstairs.
Chen Cai finally felt relieved and walked towards Ring, intending to retrieve his backpack from Miss Li Xi.
One message after another, like a machine gun, were sent by Lixi to Nagasaki Suse in the group chat.
But Su Shi completely ignored the challenge, and after stating that she would return to practice the next day, she never replied to any further messages.
Lixi had a bellyful of questions but nowhere to vent them, so he could only stand sullenly at the Ring's entrance, carrying Chen's backpack.
"How's the light?!"
The moment Chen's figure appeared in Miss Lixi's sight, she rushed towards the boy.
Please don’t let anything happen!
Miss Lixi prayed
As she got closer to Chen, she could see that the boy's expression was normal, which reassured her a lot.
"I delivered the light to her house and watched her go upstairs before I came back."
"I let Deng see the news of Su Shi's return, which has temporarily calmed her down."
"Really... That's good..."
Lixi breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the panting Chen, and went around to Chen's back.
"Give me your hand."
Miss Lixi's cold voice came from behind Chen.
"Huh? Oh, okay...."
It's rare to see Miss Lixi so considerate.
Chen was unsure what Miss Lixi's opinion of him was.
Turning around, faint traces of sleep deprivation were visible on Li Xi's beautiful face.
Beneath those beautiful purple pupils, faint dark circles had already appeared under her eyes.
Li Xi devoted all his time and energy to the band.
But it didn't work; she still couldn't do her best...
She couldn't achieve perfection in arrangement like Xiangzi.
Chen didn't know how to help this girl who was so earnest it was almost pathological.
To say that minor modifications were made to the Biyuan Banshan to make it a finished product for Lixi would be somewhat understandable.
Replacing Kasuga Kage's keyboard work with guitar is completely unreasonable given his demonstrated abilities.
Miss Lixi has always lived in her sister's shadow.
At home, she couldn't surpass her sister. In the band, Xiangzi was the most important person.
In other words, Li Xi is "replaceable".
She couldn't find meaning in her existence; she couldn't be sure if she was needed by others.
During the creative process, feelings of inferiority constantly assailed her.
The scenes of Xiangzi's previous creation and revision kept repeating in her mind.
But the more this happened, the less she wanted to give up, and the less she wanted to pass this responsibility on to someone else.
She wanted to prove that she could do it, that she was no less capable than anyone else.
Especially the one who quit the band on her own, Miss Lixi didn't want to lose to her, didn't want to live in her shadow.
She wanted to be irreplaceable; she wanted to find her purpose in the band.
She's not that irresponsible blue-haired girl; she takes responsibility for everyone in the band.
Li Xi is too competitive.
This effectively blocked all avenues through which Chen could try to help her.
It's not as simple as just letting her get the sheet music by accident and everything will be fine. As long as someone else interferes with her work, Miss Lixi's inferiority complex will erupt.
An opportunity is needed.
Taking rash action now will only backfire on Miss Lixi.
"Lixi, please believe in your importance to the band. Without you, this band absolutely cannot continue."
Chen could only offer Miss Lixi some comfort with these words.
"what?!"
Why is Chen suddenly calling her by her name?! He's always called her by her given name.
"Lixi, take care of yourself..."
Chen wanted to advise her to rest more, since creative work can't be sustained by waiting; if you don't have inspiration, you just don't have inspiration.
But saying that would be tantamount to denying all the hard work Lixi has put in all this time.
So all Chen ultimately left behind were these six short words.
"Hmph, I know..."
Miss Lixi stopped worrying about how Chen addressed her.
She understood what Chen wanted to say to her.
Chen ultimately didn't say those words; she felt a slight sense of gratitude.
For some reason, Miss Lixi felt that Chen understood her very well.
Chen never crossed the line that would anger Li Xi, as if they had known each other for a long time.
She should go back now; her work isn't finished.
In her room, Miss Lixi stared at the computer screen, spending another night in her room.
segmentation
Mu is unhappy
She was very busy on Monday.
After her day in the Moon Forest, she still had to attend additional classes.
Watering her cucumbers was usually the most peaceful time of her day.
But this time, on this day
While conducting this activity, Mu was unable to calm her mind as she had before.
She bit her lower lip
Not satisfied... far from satisfied