Band members, girls with fermented bean curd, step forward!

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Even going back to the time when Crychic existed, this high-rise duplex overlooking the river never received a single visitor.

Why would this happen when everyone is such a "close" friend?

Nagasaki Motoyo didn't understand

But at least today, she's going to meet the most important person in her life.

Although Xiangzi was severely lectured by that blue-haired girl on Tuesday, at least he realized his mistake and apologized to her, right?

Nagasaki Motoyo comforted herself in this way.

Mu's message came rather late; she only learned on Saturday that Xiangzi wanted to visit her on Sunday afternoon to apologize.

A single day is not enough to completely erase the fatigue Su Shi has suffered from staying up all night this week.

She didn't even attend school, let alone participate in band activities.

He could only gaze futilely at the view from the upper floors, staring blankly at the chat box that could no longer convey any information.

She could only use some makeup to cover up the traces of her embarrassment, wanting to greet Xiangzi in her best condition.

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Arriving alone at the address given to her by Nagasaki Motoyo, Toyokawa Shoko discovered an unexpected figure there.

Mum! How could she be here?

Xiangzi

The girl in front of Xiangzi was more deserving of the description "doll" than anyone else.

Her pale golden eyes revealed no emotion.

Shoko, who had been avoiding Nagasaki Motoyo, suddenly underwent a complete 180-degree change in attitude and wanted to talk to Motoyo face to face.

Mu didn't know what had happened; no one explained it to her.

She was a little worried about Xiangzi, after all, she hadn't seen him since last week, or even the week before.

She was puzzled by the drastic change Xiangzi had undergone in such a short time.

But she didn't dare ask, afraid of making things worse.

Therefore, the best way is to use the information I have as a messenger to go with Xiangzi to see her.

In this way, both Su Shi's absence from the Moon Forest these past few days and the doubts surrounding Xiangzi's transformation might be answered.

With this in mind, Mu arrived downstairs early, as agreed with Xiangzi and Su Shi, to wait.

Suppressing his displeasure, Xiangzi took the lead and stepped onto the elevator.

She didn't believe Mutsumi's appearance was a coincidence; it must have been Nagasaki Motoyo who had taken it upon herself to summon her.

Will her embarrassing experience be known by yet another person?

Mu knew that she had left her family and was living with her father. But Xiangzi never let her into that small rented room, nor did he mention her miserable life.

In the silent elevator, only the floor numbers change.

The two did not begin to move until the number on the display screen stopped at 42.

As the door was knocked on, the brown-haired girl jumped to her feet.

"Ah, Xiangzi! And... Xiao Mu?"

Similarly, Su Shi did not expect Mu to come.

She didn't plan to invite Mu, after all, that night wasn't a good memory for anyone.

As long as the two people involved know, that's fine.

After the two were seated in the living room, Su Shi brought out a cup of tea that she had prepared and poured one for each of Xiangzi and He Mu.

Mu is in the way here.

Nagasaki Motoyo decided to keep her conversation with Shoko separate from this uninvited girl.

"Mu, Xiangzi and I have something important to discuss. Could you please wait here for us?"

Before Mu could respond, Su Shi extended an invitation to Xiangzi.

"Xiangzi, is it convenient for me to come to my room? Shall we chat there?"

The two figures disappeared from Mu's sight as they stepped onto the stairs.

Xiangzi had never intended for Mu to know about her relationship with Chen. Since Nagasaki Motoyo had taken the initiative and become the villain, she naturally agreed to Motoyo's suggestion.

All that remained before Mu was the steaming teacup, its warmth slowly dissipating.

Staring blankly at the slowly cooling tea, Mu's heart cooled along with it.

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Xiangzi's anger towards Su Shi on Tuesday stemmed from two main sources.

First, he slandered Chen in front of Xiangzi.

Instead, he followed Xiangzi and exposed his hiding place to her.

Xiangzi's greatest source of security lay in these two things. Nagasaki Motoyo had completely trampled on those two remaining boundaries; how could Xiangzi possibly remain calm?

After listening to Chen's analysis of Su Shi's psychology, she understood Nagasaki Su Shi's motives to some extent.

However, understanding does not mean that Nagasaki Motoyo can violate her bottom line or her happiness.

Xiangzi came to apologize to her today simply because she didn't want Chen to be so overwhelmed anymore; it really had little to do with Nagasaki Motoyo herself.

But in the current situation, it's Xiangzi who needs help. Therefore, only she can initiate the conversation.

Taking a deep breath, Xiangzi recounted to Nagasaki Suze the reasons for her departure from Crychic and her experiences with Chen since they met, as if reciting a familiar story.

"I left Crychic because of a family crisis. I needed to work to support myself and didn't have time to be in a band anymore."

Xiangzi

Su Shi gazed at the blue-haired girl who was explaining things to her.

Sure enough, she knew there must be a reason for Xiangzi's departure!

“My father is becoming increasingly depressed. He only drinks at home. I not only have to support our family, but I also have to pay for his alcohol.”

When Xiangzi spoke of his father, his tone was unfamiliar, as if he didn't know the man at all; his words were devoid of any emotion.

Su Shi felt increasingly sorry for Xiangzi's plight.

Last Friday afternoon was the first time Chen and I met.

When Xiangzi turned the conversation to Chen, Su Shi listened with unprecedented seriousness to everything she heard about him.

Why? How can he be so close to Xiangzi! Even her former teammates on Crychic's team have never received this honor.

"I didn't have enough money, so I couldn't eat well. That afternoon, I collapsed on the roadside due to low blood sugar."

"Chen found me, took me to where I was working, and cooked me a meal. But I hurt him."

"When I woke up, I thought I had been picked up by some strange person. When Chen brought food to the lounge to feed me, I pushed him away, injuring him."

Su Shi finally understood why Chen had suddenly been injured.

But this is far from enough to explain why Xiangzi is so devoted to him.

She listened quietly to Xiangzi's narration, fiddling with her fingertips.

"His friends were very angry that Ni Ershanling was like a leek fin [, but Chen did not vent his anger on me like that]."

"He just told me to wait for him where he was. After he finished treating his wound, he went back to the shop, made me another meal, and ordered me to eat it."

"It was very late, and there were no trams running, so he took me in for the night."

"When I got home the next day, my father verbally abused me, blaming me for not bringing him any alcohol, and for squandering all the living expenses I had hidden away."

"Chen met me crying downstairs; perhaps it really was fate."

When Xiangzi got to this point, the expression on his face softened more than ever before.

I'm so jealous of her.

Why was Chen able to help Xiangzi with this god-given opportunity?

If she had met Xiangzi at the same time, would she have been able to win him back?

"He went upstairs, fought with my bastard father, and pulled me out of that quagmire."

He was also taken to the hospital because of his injuries.

"He was wearing a hat this week, Su Shi, you should have noticed. That was because of the injury he sustained for me."

"He and I are already inseparable family. We promised each other that we would share the rest of our lives together."

"Furthermore, we've now officially become a couple; I'm his girlfriend."

Such shocking news left Su Shi completely unable to calm down.

She stood up excitedly, grabbed Xiangzi's hand eagerly, and met his gaze with her deep blue eyes.

She anticipated Su Shi's words, preventing her from losing control again and jeopardizing any possibility of reconciliation with Chen.

After all, she needed to help Chen bring Su Shi back into the band, so she couldn't afford to mess things up again.

"Don't say things like Chen lied to me, Nagasaki Motoyo. That's my bottom line. On the contrary, he's been incredibly honest with me. I know everything about him."

“He’s my bottom line, so when you spoke ill of him in front of me, I got angry and said those things to you.”

"Su Shi, I'm sorry. Crychic truly cannot be resurrected. I am deeply sorry for hiding this from you before."

Xiangzi pushed away Su Shi's hand, and for the first time, lowered his proud head in front of outsiders.

"But Xiangzi, without you, the band...!"

Nagasaki Motoyo was completely panicked, futilely repeating useless words.

"Really? What about your current teammates? What are you going to do with them? Which one are you planning to replace? Have you considered how heartbroken you'll make the others?"

Xiangzi accurately grasped the loophole in Su Shi's words.

"Do you know what's going on with the band? They're on the verge of breaking up, and Chen is having a really tough time dealing with the mess you left behind."

"We can be friends again, Motoyo Nagasaki. To be honest, I don't dislike you."

"But you can't cross my bottom line, don't hurt Chen, and don't mention my affairs to anyone."

After hitting someone with a stick, you should give them a sweet date.

"Go back to band activities, Su Shi. You've hurt so many people. Deng's condition is already very bad."

"I will come to see your performance; I'm really looking forward to it."

Xiangzi took out his phone and placed it in front of Su Shi.

I've sent you a friend request, could you please accept? I'll reply when I'm not busy.

"Correspondingly, I've explained all the issues. If you continue to send so many messages, I won't reply."

Su Shi took out her phone and, with trembling hands, tapped the "Accept Friend" button.

As Xiangzi walked out of the room, the emptiness in her eyes was frightening enough.

She was very jealous, but Chen wasn't the only one she was jealous of.

Not only was she jealous of Xiangzi's attention and affection for Chen, but she was also jealous of Chen's sacrifices for Xiangzi.

Why doesn't she have someone like that, someone who cares for her and stays by her side?

Put yourself in her shoes and consider her feelings.

And, how about truly making a "lifetime" commitment to her?

Let's rest for a day and go to the band's event on Tuesday.

Su Shi walked out of the room

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Watching Xiangzi leave first, Mu didn't know whether she should chase after him.

She didn't know what Xiangzi and Su Shi talked about; she was excluded.

Hesitantly, Su Shi also came down from the second floor.