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

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Thankfully, she didn't just reach out and pick it, otherwise Chen really wouldn't know how to explain it.

He had no choice but to use the excuse that the weather was getting colder to convince Aine, temporarily fooling her under her suspicious gaze.

Sitting to Chen's left, she held tightly to his left arm, her beautiful body making Chen feel the youthful vitality unique to his girlfriend.

Chen, who had long since become a fan of Aine's affections, had no intention of avoiding them at all.

Noticing the change in Chen's attitude towards her, Ai Yin became even more excited, sharing with him the fun things that happened over the weekend, whether surfing the internet or going out.

Xiangzi, however, was not in a good mood. She had never seen Chen so close to anyone else.

Subconsciously, Chen had long become an inseparable part of her.

However, Miss Aiyin's acquaintance with Chen predates Chen's by a considerable amount of time.

She has no right to react to this relationship.

At least, Chen's sleep time every night belonged to her, Xiangzi comforted herself with this reason.

Unbeknownst to him, Xiangzi's desires began to swell little by little.

Since the day she officially moved into Chen's room, her feelings have been running wild.

It was only her sense of indebtedness to Chen that constrained her actions.

Finally, they arrived near the school. The pink-haired girl, whom Xiangzi found annoying, finally let go of Chen's arm, allowing Xiangzi, who had been following behind, to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

The socially awkward pink-haired girl was also carefully observing Xiangzi's expression, trying to ascertain her feelings for Chen.

Miss Aine is already her open rival, and they're also classmates, so they spend a lot of time together and there's no need for her to specifically learn about her.

This suddenly appearing blue-haired girl is now Miss Ichiri's primary focus.

She's sharing a room with Chen, how could Miss Yili not be jealous?

Entering the classroom, Chen was finally about to face the ultimate boss: Gao Songdeng.

She arrived at the classroom early and noticed Chen and Aiyin coming in together, as well as the bandage on Chen's hand.

"You, you're injured?!"

Deng rushed up to Chen, took out his band-aid, and handed it to him.

"Thank you, Lamp. With your Band-Aid, I'm sure I'll heal faster."

He paused, then said something that might be unacceptable to the lamp.

"Takamatsu, I'm sorry, I injured my hand while working and will be unable to participate in band rehearsals for the next two weeks."

"Because the band is going to perform this month, I definitely won't have enough time to practice, so I asked someone to fill in for me."

"I can't let my situation affect everyone's performance, so, Deng, I hope you agree to this plan. This afternoon I will introduce the substitute to everyone."

The lamp unleashed astonishing power, gripping Chen's left hand tightly, its orange pupils filled with pleading.

"No, don't leave the band, Chen! Le, the band members can wait for you!"

Her voice trembled; her keen senses detected something amiss in Chen's attitude.

"Deng, Chenchen only found a temporary substitute, don't worry too much~ Besides, he'll come to watch us practice."

Aine soothed the inexplicably agitated lamp.

"Furthermore, Chenchen promised to come back to training after his injury heals. If he becomes proficient enough to perform on stage, then there will be no need for a substitute."

The lamp didn't loosen its grip, its eyes searching for Chen's answer.

Only after he nodded did Deng breathe a sigh of relief and calm himself down a little.

After class in the morning

Although Xiangzi really wanted to take on the responsibility of feeding the children, she was simply not suited to do so at school since she had never had any public contact with Chen.

Thankfully, she made Chen's bento box; otherwise, she wouldn't have felt involved at all.

Moreover, having lunch with Ai Yin and Boqi was already a routine for Chen, so Chen couldn't invite Xiangzi to this occasion.

This noon, the trio had a new addition to their lunch group: Takamatsu Akari.

Her unease drove her to want to stay by Chen's side longer.

Originally, Ai Yin and Bo Qi were supposed to share lunch with Chen, as was their custom.

However, after he explained that it was a nutritional meal prescribed by the doctor and would help with wound healing, they ultimately changed their minds.

Instead, they quickly finished their own lunch and began vying with their neighbor, Chen, for the right to feed the immobile Chen.

Finally, with Chen's mediation, an agreement was reached to share the food, one bite each. Even Deng couldn't resist his curiosity and fed Chen a few bites.

Ai Yin is a bit better, but Boqi and Deng have absolutely no talent for it; their hands are incredibly crooked.

Disappointed and extremely frustrated, both Lamp and Pochi decided to practice this rather difficult move diligently.

In fact, Pochi was shy, and Deng was nervous; neither of them had their eyes open, so naturally they had no idea where their hands were poking.

The thought that this kind of life would continue for another two weeks made Chen begin to miss Xiangzi's care.

After class in the afternoon, Chen said goodbye to Boqi, who had endured a day without being intimate with her, feeling that her resentment was about to become a tangible reality.

Chen had no choice but to promise on his phone that he would properly satisfy Miss Yili, who had already developed a taste for such things, on the way to Fanxing the next day.

To be honest, he also wanted to kiss Miss Ichiri. How could anyone refuse a girlfriend who wanted to be close to him?

Xiangzi naturally doesn't participate in any club activities; in a little while, she'll transform into customer service representative Xiao Xiang.

Furthermore, she decided to end her customer service work hours early so that she could get to Yoshinoya during Chen's work hours.

To replace Chen, who has difficulty moving, to complete the work.

Time is money, at least for time-based jobs like customer service.

Following behind Chen, she planned to hurry to her workplace after they left the school gate.

Nagasaki Motoyo?! What's she doing here? It's not good that Shoko got cornered by her, is it?

Chen took out his phone and texted Xiangzi, signaling her to come out slowly.

Xiangzi was a little confused, but since it was Chen's request, she obediently did as she was told.

Nagasaki Motoyo, wearing the Tsukinomori school uniform, stood out prominently at the entrance of Haneoka.

The eyes of the students passing by all lingered on this seemingly very well-mannered young lady.

Naturally, it also attracted the attention of Ai-yin and Deng.

"Hey~ Soyo-san~ What brings you here? Did you come to pick us up? I'm so happy~"

Oh no, I forgot to consider this pink-haired girl! She's ruined her plans!

Su Shi almost lost her composure. Looking at the three people who had already surrounded her, she knew she wouldn't have a chance to wait for Xiangzi today.

However, as she deliberately slowed her pace and occasionally looked back...

That striking blue hair finally came into her view.

She decided that she would hide herself well tomorrow to avoid having this pink-haired girl ruin her good time again.

She finally confirmed it: Xiangzi was in Yuqiu Village.

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In the rehearsal room that Li Xi had reserved, everyone accepted Chen Zheng's apology.

Su Shi's mind started racing. If she could find a keyboardist now, Li Xi wouldn't need to revise the sheet music for "Haruhi Kage," and she wouldn't be opposed to playing "Haruhi Kage" anymore.

It might even greatly speed up the progress of composing that new song.

Moreover, the keyboardist must be a student at Yuqiu High School, with long blue hair and dark gold eyes.

To be considered authentic, a verbal tic has to include "desuwa".

Unbeknownst to her, the person who could influence her thoughts at that moment, the "white moonlight" of her dreams, was sitting right across from her.

"Ah, I see~ It seems we'll have to find a substitute player~ I have a suggestion, if we find a keyboardist, Riki won't have to revise the Kasuga Kage sheet music, right?"

"That way, Lixi's stress will be reduced a lot~"

Miss Su Shi quickly devised a perfect explanation, but what she didn't expect was that Chen had already found a substitute.

"Miss Nagasaki, I've already found a replacement."

Just then, the cat arrived beside them, dragging its suitcase.

Everyone was puzzled by the identity of the white-haired girl, and stared blankly as she walked to Chen's side.

"Oh, a stray cat?"

Li Xi felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar.

"Chen~ Matcha~"

A strong desire flickered in Lena's heterochromatic eyes.

"Lena, just go to the front desk and ask the clerk. Didn't we pay for it yesterday?"

She nodded quickly, put down the suitcase she was carrying, and a few minutes later she came in carrying a matcha parfait, her face beaming with happiness.

"Huh? She's the replacement you found?"

Lixi didn't doubt the girl's guitar skills; having worked at the shop, she had already witnessed the girl's frequent impromptu performances.

Naturally, there was a basic understanding of her abilities.

She just didn't expect Chen to find an outside helper so quickly, and how he caught this stray cat, just by buying her a matcha parfait?

At least for now, that's what he did.

"Hmm, is everything alright, Ms. Shiina?"

The gaze shifted from Lena, who was happily savoring her matcha, to Riki, who looked somewhat puzzled.

Cat was originally Mygo's original partner, so Lixi shouldn't have any questions, right?

"Ha... fine, I have no objection. Let her be the substitute."

"Live~ It's about to start~"

The cat gets a month's worth of free matcha drinks and gets to perform live; it's practically making a killing!

The biggest clown has appeared. Yes, Miss Su Shi's mood isn't so pleasant right now.

Why did this stray cat, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, gain Lixi's approval? Once this most difficult hurdle is overcome, I imagine the other members of the band won't have any objections.

"This... Miss Lena? Why did you accept Chen's invitation?"

Su Shi forced a smile, trying to find a way out of the impasse.

"Because Chen bought me a month's supply of matcha."

The cat, holding a spoon in its mouth, answered indistinctly.

You think a mere month's supply of matcha parfaits is enough to win you over? If I buy you two every day for a year, will you leave?

Miss Su Shi suppressed her urge to complain.

"Furthermore, there are interesting men and women~ and they can even host live performances."

The girl, her eyes narrowed and her lips shaped like a kitten's, lingered her gaze on everyone in the rehearsal room.

So, I joined!

Faced with the fait accompli, Nagasaki Motoyo had no way to break the deadlock and could only pin all her hopes on her meeting with Toyokawa Shoko the next day.

Miss Lixi took out the first draft of the new song and distributed it to the band members.

Everyone received the sheet music for their assigned position; the one that originally belonged to Chen now ended up in Maomao's hands.

After a quick glance, the cat smoothly displayed its own section.

Miss Su Shi's heart finally sank; with such strength, she couldn't find any fault with it at all.

Of course, Miss Su Shi wasn't the only one in a bad mood at this moment.

Miss Ai Yin was also one of the victims; she didn't expect Miss Li Xi to produce the first draft of her new song so quickly.

She didn't touch her guitar all weekend, let alone practice.