At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

Therefore, going to the intermediate rehearsal room is not a bad idea. If the team ever has income, the kind that can be paid for collectively, then we can go back to the deluxe room at 300/hour for rehearsals.

"Go to the Grammys. It's crowded there, but it's cheap. Band rooms are only $120 per hour."

"Crowded? Great, I like it crowded."

Yu tide replied instantly in the early morning.

"..."

Su Che hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

I thought to myself, what if my senior knew my current state...

He glanced at the sleeping Yuan Xiao, then at An Qing whose eyelashes were trembling...

He shook his head.

[I'm afraid she'll just block the door.]

Thankfully, I lost a strange little device while doing laundry last time...

Su Che was filled with lingering fear.

Although it's impossible to determine who put it in their pocket, this washing machine has certainly done a great job.

The prime suspect should be Gu Zhi...

[Although my senior is rich, she probably doesn't like to do things behind the scenes. On the contrary, Gu Zhi is overly concerned about my whereabouts... I guess she's the one who did it.]

Su Che is often quite adept at blaming others.

He had completely forgotten that Gu Zhi hadn't even gotten close to him during the rehearsal that day.

An Qing, who had been close to him, had no need to keep such a thing in her pocket.

The only one that is truly problematic is...

It was Lin Xiao who had been squatting with him for a long time, laughing and joking under the guise of looking at the effects pedal board.

Such details were overlooked by someone.

My gaze continued to sweep downwards, and I saw that it was a message from a blank page.

Hey, you told me yesterday that duo queue was canceled this week. What happened? I feel so lonely.

"..."

Su Che thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "I have a performance coming up, so I've been busy with rehearsals. I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you with double the time next week. Let's go explore."

【! 】

It's amazing.

Even Blank replied instantly.

Hey! What kind of performance are you doing?

"band."

[A rock band? The really heavy kind!]

"No, it's an ACG band, with a bit of rock, but not much."

[So, does that mean the whole team is made up of cute girls!?]

"..."

Su Che was unsure whether he should be so direct about this issue.

If you provoke the other party, it might not be good.

Therefore, I decided to use the skill "A White Lie" here, and said:

"No, my teammates are all stranger than the last. There's a wildcat, a bird, a spider, a nightingale, and a high-and-mighty princess... In short, it's not easy to manage them."

"Um! Can I see your performance? I'd really like it!"

"Don't get interested. The band is very weak in the early stages, so it's not very interesting. Besides, we're not an offline live band, and we haven't even put together 12 songs yet."

Su Che knew that Blank was a Live Special Forces soldier.

She enjoys going to various concerts and recitals by herself and is deeply immersed in music appreciation, as she has mentioned before.

But considering that their relationship was purely financial, he didn't really want to develop any further connections with her.

【oh……】

Blank hesitated for a moment, then muttered to himself, "Then I'll just have to come back to catch you during summer vacation... Oh, right, I've bought the plane tickets. Don't run away then..."

"what?"

Su Che was startled. "So fast?"

Of course! Didn't we agree to meet up in person? I even prepared white chocolate for you!

"...I haven't forgotten."

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Su Che couldn't help but shake his head and ask, "What is the specific date? Send it to me, and I'll make time to be with you beforehand."

【Yay!!! Hehehe... I knew you wouldn't go back on your word!】

She seemed to be overjoyed, ten times happier than if she had gotten an AK in the game.

“But we agreed beforehand that my time is limited, and I can’t spend more than 12 hours with you. At most, I can spend an afternoon with you. Is that acceptable?”

Su Che gave a heads-up in advance, just in case the other party wanted to spend the night together, which would be quite troublesome.

As expected, Blank seemed slightly disappointed after listening, but soon came up with another mischievous idea—

[As long as it's 12 hours, it's fine, right? It doesn't matter what time period, right?]

"..."

"You can't stay out all night."

Honestly, the boss is really strict. I hope you'll still be just as firm after seeing me.

"What's the meaning……?"

【nothing.】

The blank space is somewhat reserved; it simply skips this topic:

I'll send you the arrival time of your ticket later~ Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it...

"Uh-huh."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Su Che received a screenshot of her private message.

It shows that it arrived in mid-July, in the morning.

Su Che wasn't sure if he needed to pick her up at the airport, but it was still early and there was no guarantee that things wouldn't change by then, so he decided to talk to her again beforehand.

-

The third comment is rather unusual.

It was sent by Lian Ya.

Ask yourself when you're free so you can go to a fixed place to practice the piano together.

This invitation immediately brought Su Che to his senses.

In fact, he had long been worried about how to break through the bottleneck in his performance.

For most players, reaching this level of piano skill means that diligent practice alone is no longer enough to improve their technique.

After all, hard work and diligence are merely the foundation for transformation; they are necessities that everyone can achieve.

But talent and comprehension are different.

Lian Ya possesses talent that surpasses that of ordinary people, and at the same time, she has access to the most top-tier teaching staff in Tianhai.

Under these circumstances, practicing the piano and playing together with her would undoubtedly be of great help to me.

[Perhaps, I can even learn the core knowledge her master taught her through her.]

—"The Bad Water Technique, Chapter Thirty-Three: Knowledge Penetration," its effect is to use interpersonal relationships to learn from others across different social classes and acquire what one wants to know.

The costs are time and effort, as well as a favor that needs to be repaid.

Su Che thought about it and felt that going with Miya would be a huge win.

So I readily agreed to a time, which was much more convenient than agreeing to leave things blank.

"Next week, I guess? I have a performance in the next couple of days, I'll contact you after I'm done."

"show…"

Upon hearing this, Miya's first reaction was to reply, "I want to go."

"No, I'll be nervous if you come to see me. I'm afraid I'll embarrass myself."

Su Che said a few words of modesty.

It doesn't matter how well I play in front of others, even a group of professional judges, but if the other person is Miya, the pressure inexplicably doubles...

And most importantly, the weakness of one's own team is not oneself, but the whole team.

A new team is bound to have its flaws; if Miya actually comes to see it, she'll inevitably laugh at us.

"It's okay, I'll just watch from the corner and not say anything."

"..."

Although it was cute, Su Che still chose to politely decline.

"It really won't work, maybe next time. Next time for sure."

"Oh…"

Miya was a little disappointed.

Unfortunately, she was the kind of person who would "spy on the lives of anyone she wanted to know, no matter what."

Moreover, if she really wanted to know about performances in Tianhai, she could easily find all the performance information in just one step—

That is, "ask the master."