After dropping out of school, I chose to join a girls' band.

The April sky was clear and transparent, and the sunlight shone on the tram tracks, casting bright spots of light. The tram slowly traveled along the tracks, and the trees beside the tracks swayed gently, with a light breeze caressing the leaves and making a rustling sound.

A few white clouds drifted across the sky, dotting the azure backdrop, while the tram made a soft humming sound, which mingled with the friction of the rails on the track.

Gao Songdeng walked across the pedestrian bridge, the spring breeze gently caressing her face and soft wind stroking her short hair. She looked up at the azure sky, the sunlight shining on her, warm and bright.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew by, and a delicate jade bell flower on the branch gently drifted down, dancing in the air before landing in front of her.

Just as she was about to reach out and touch it, a blue figure flashed before her eyes.

"Can't!"

By the time Deng came to her senses, she had already been tackled to the ground by the other party.

"Are you alright? I'm sorry for hitting you, but you can't die!"

An anxious yet gentle voice reached Takamatsu Akari's ears. She looked up and saw her blue twin ponytails swaying gently in the breeze, as graceful and elegant as blue ribbons.

Her face was delicate, her skin was as white as snow, and her golden eyes were full of concern. The sunlight shone on her, making her appear incredibly radiant.

"You were just about to commit suicide, weren't you?"

"No...it's a flower."

Looking to the side, the white flowers were still floating in the air.

"Which is more important, flowers or life?"

After asking the question, the other party realized that there seemed to be a problem with their statement, "No, flowers are also living things."

The lamp slowly rose from the ground and said.

"Because it's a withered flower, it must already be dead."

"Dead? Huh?"

The girl glanced at the falling five-petaled flower, stood up, and said apologetically, "I misunderstood. Good day."

Deng stared at the abrasion on the other person's knee, a pale red mark with a slight trace of blood, probably left when the other person tackled him.

Lamp, emboldened by some unknown source, called out to the departing figure, "Wait a minute!"

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In the room with the lamp lit, Xiangzi looked around and his gaze fell on the notebooks arranged in front of him.

"I've used this Ling/me*/n%g/first-release laptop before."

Upon hearing about the shared topic, Deng excitedly took out his notebook and spread it out on the floor of the room, saying, "I have all kinds."

"There are so many? It's amazing that you've collected so many."

Xiangzi picked up the light green notebook with flowers on the cover and said nostalgically, "I used to use that one by the rhinoceros beetle all the time."

"A rhinoceros beetle?"

Please don't take it to heart.

Xiangzi looked at the notebook. "Did you write these...?"

"Although I've made friends like everyone else."

"She was with everyone..."

Just as Deng was about to speak up to stop the other person, he saw the other person lean closer, their golden eyes gleaming.

Are these lyrics?

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When Deng saw the other person again, he was already standing in front of the other person's house.

The roof covered with blue tiles reflects the glimmer of sunlight, the white wooden window frames surround the windows, and the red brick exterior walls display the villa's elegance and luxury.

"Excuse me... where is this place?"

The other person stood in front of the tall black iron gate and extended an invitation through the light, "This is my home, please come in."

As the other person entered the piano room, the first thing that caught the eye was the spaciousness and elegant atmosphere.

The room is large enough to fit a piano and a pool table, and even after all that, the room is still spacious enough.

But even in such a spacious room, the girl was dazzling enough to draw everyone's gaze.

The girl, sitting upright before the piano, began to play a piece of music under the sunlight.

"I do not exist here."

"This is not my home."

"That's the only thing I can tell myself."

"It seems like we're heading somewhere beyond here."

"I convinced myself of this and sought solace in it."

The girl was only humming softly, but it was the most moving sound Deng had ever heard.

The lamp sat quietly in the corner of the room, listening to the girl humming softly, as if she were singing about herself.

She closed her eyes and listened intently. The girl's clear voice echoed in the room, taking her back to bygone years. Fragments of her life over the past fifteen years flashed before her eyes like film reels.

"Because of the desire to find"

I kept my head down the whole time.

"So I didn't notice, and then I fell and got hurt."

"became unsteady on his feet"

The world is wobbling.

Even the shoelaces were untied.

"Mingming has made friends just like everyone else."

"Even though I'm with everyone, it feels like I'm all alone."

"I want to be like everyone else, or... I really want to be human."

The young woman gracefully stopped playing her instrument, turned slightly to the side, and looked at the lamp with gentle eyes, a sparkle of intelligence in them.

Her smile radiated innocence and gentleness, like a spring breeze caressing her face, bringing a touch of joy and freshness.

"I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Toyokawa Shoko. What's your name?"

"lamp……"

"Hey Deng, how about you form a band with me?"

Xiangzi's smile was like a spring flower in full bloom, brimming with vitality and energy.

At that moment, the lamp felt a warmth and intimacy, as if the whole world was surrounded by the girl's smile.

Before the Stage Opening: Chapter Twenty-One Late-Night Conversation (Part 2)

The lamp ended her recollection; in fact, she hadn't finished speaking, but Lixi already knew what would happen next.

Deng agreed to form a band after being invited by Xiangzi. Then Xiangzi found Lixi, Mu, and Sushi, and the five of them formed Crychic.

After that, the five members of Crychic went to a karaoke bar for team building. After feeling the warmth of the Crychic band, Deng wrote "Spring Shadow".

Lixi's bangs fell gently down, obscuring her eyes and hiding her expression in the shadows.

"Xiangzi, did you do all this?"

The perceptive lamp, of course, also noticed that something was wrong with Lixi.

"Li hope... I'm so grateful to you for liking my lyrics, and I'm really happy that you've always been by my side."

The lamp's voice was gentle and sincere, filled with gratitude and warmth. You could feel that the lamp was truly grateful for Lixi's continued support and companionship.

Looking at Lixi, who was becoming increasingly depressed, Yue felt empathy and could roughly guess what was going on in his mind. She could clearly feel the pain and struggle in Lixi's heart.

"Toyokawa Shoko, you are truly a sinful woman."

The moon murmured to itself.

After hearing Takamatsu Akari's description, Yueyue became deeply engrossed in contemplating the mysterious charm of Toyokawa Shoko.

She could sense the unique charm and allure of Xiangzi revealed in Deng's words, as if it were an indescribable magic that deeply attracted everything around him.

Yue began to put herself in Xiangzi's shoes, imagining whether she would be invited to join the group if she were in the lamp's position. She immersed herself in this thought, trying to understand Xiangzi's behavior and his attraction.

After a moment's thought, Yue came to an answer: even when she herself was facing the past Toyokawa Shoko, she couldn't refuse her invitation.

She realized that Xiangzi's mysterious charm and unique temperament could unconsciously attract people and make them unable to refuse.

It was only at this moment that Yue truly understood why the white moonlight described in those scripts had such a powerful charm, comprehended the profound meaning it contained, and understood that captivating and irresistible attraction.

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"Thank you for your hospitality, Aunt Gaosong. Lixi and I will be leaving now."

Yue gently took Lixi's hand and smiled as she said goodbye to Aunt Gaosong.

Although Lixi was feeling a little down, she relaxed a bit with Yue's company. She nodded gently and said goodbye to Aunt Gaosong along with Yue.

The two walked on the familiar human-shaped pedestrian bridge, and Yue grabbed Lixi's arm.

"Yue, what's wrong?"

Li hope's eyes revealed a hint of impatience, her brows furrowed slightly, and her expression appeared somewhat serious.

"Lixi, you're in a bad mood, aren't you?"

Yue gently placed her hands on the railing, feeling the cool touch of the railing with her fingertips.

"N-nothing..."

Lixi tried to downplay her emotions, but the confusion and helplessness in her eyes completely exposed her inner state.

"Lixi, are you jealous of Xiangzi?"

The moon's eyes gazed at the endless stream of vehicles below, the bright lights of which shimmered in her vision like millions of stars twinkling in the night sky.

"It's dazzling, isn't it?"