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

"That's right. Anyway, there are seats available, and we don't need to pay. It's like exchanging free stage time for stage experience, which is actually a good deal. Plus, we can build a connection with the boss. I think it's worth considering."

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The idea is quite bold.

On the other side, Yuan Xiao also began to feel nervous:

"Then... I need to practice the piano harder. We'll need to rehearse one or two more new songs before we have time..."

She pondered that the team had already arranged two songs, and in order to perform on stage, she would need to prepare at least four songs to compete with the others.

Of the six people, only I and An Qing are the weakest links and need to practice more.

Yuan Xiao didn't want to embarrass Su Che, so she couldn't eat or drink anything, and all she wanted to do was practice the piano all night starting tonight.

"There are still two days left, don't rush, you'll be fine like this."

Su Che reassured them, "Besides, the other team is a digital rock band, which has a different style from our ACG team. The audience won't worry too much about who is stronger or weaker; they can just enjoy the stage."

He then changed the subject, "However... next time you share the stage with Mizuiro, you'll have to step up your game. We can't afford to lose to Mizuiro."

"Absolutely not!"

Upon hearing his enemy's name, Yuan Xiao was immediately energized and declared that he would set off that very day and begin training as soon as he returned.

Lin Xiao also felt a bit anxious and said, "Then I'll contact Tianlai's boss again and ask him if this is okay."

"OK. Let's go with his arrangements. Also, find out who this 'Buddha' team leader wants to apprentice under. I have a bad feeling about this..."

"what?"

"Hmm... never mind, never mind."

Su Che hesitated, a bad sixth sense creeping over him.

His intuition told him that he should go and see what was going on with those two; he might find something interesting.

"Then I'll take care of it when I get back. I didn't expect you to really like the feeling of tightness..."

Xiao Xiao casually told some dirty jokes, and after the food and coffee were served, the three of them finished the meal in a slightly anxious state.

The separate operations began.

Su Che did the math and decided that to improve efficiency, he should go to Yuan Xiao's house to supervise her piano practice, and he could also work on his own. 1+1 is greater than 2, and he could also take care of the child.

So he resorted to the same old trick and called An Qing:

"Hello? Where are you? We might have a performance the day after tomorrow, so we need to rehearse. I'm going to Yuan Xiao's house later to watch her play the piano. Are you coming?"

Although the question was asked whether they were coming or not, what they really meant was "You'd better come quickly."

An Qing had just come out of the flower shop. Having admired the goddess's beauty, she was in a great mood and agreed without hesitation, asking if she wanted to stay overnight.

She didn't sleep well at Yuan Xiao's house last time because someone turned to face the other side in the middle of the night, towards Yuan Xiao.

He only left his back to himself.

This situation made An Qing extremely unhappy.

Today, she doesn't really want to stay any longer.

But just because she doesn't want to doesn't mean Yuan Xiao doesn't want to.

Upon hearing that his master wanted to go home with him, the child felt overjoyed! How could he miss such a wonderful opportunity?

It immediately wrapped around and stuck to someone's arm, giving a grand invitation:

"Master! Master! Come to my house! My floor hasn't been cleaned in ages! The bed needs washing too! And all my flowers are dying! Master, please come and stay with me, you don't want them to die, right?!"

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Su Che wondered, was there really such a reason for the invitation?

But then I thought about it again, and realized that it was really pitiful for a little girl with little self-care ability to practice the piano all by herself at home.

He waved his hand and readily agreed: "Okay, then I'll stay and supervise you for one night. We've agreed that we'll only practice the piano, nothing else, okay?"

"No problem, no problem! I won't do anything else! I really won't!"

Yuan Xiao put his hands on his hips, and Xiao Niao nodded repeatedly, assuring him.

"OK."

Su Che and An Qing had synchronized their plans.

An Qing felt a little upset. She didn't really want to stay at Yuan Xiao's place, so she said she would go home tonight.

This put Su Che in a bit of a predicament.

On the left is An Qing, and on the right is Yuan Xiao. If I had to choose...

"Row."

He chose Yuan Xiao.

An Qing: "!"

The girl was furious and felt an unprecedented sense of defeat.

Although, in Su Che's eyes, everything else should come after important matters, which is perfectly reasonable.

Supervising Yuan Xiao's piano practice is perfectly reasonable.

He and she might even have to practice all night tonight, which makes no problem at all.

But it's that mental hurdle; he feels he's a step below Yuan Xiao, which makes him very uncomfortable.

In fact, An Qing, who was already living with her feline overlord, should have been satisfied long ago.

After all, Su Che spending time with her was the norm, while spending time with Yuan Xiao was occasional, or even unprecedented.

Unfortunately, a cat's desires can swell.

Today there's cat food, tomorrow it wants dried fish, and the day after tomorrow it might want to devour a whole salmon.

The day after tomorrow, they'll demand their owner buy a whole box of cat food, otherwise they won't let them pet them.

"Then I've changed my mind, I'm going. I absolutely have to go."

An Qing became stubborn and refused to admit defeat.

Su Che certainly wouldn't refuse.

Looking back at Yuan Xiao, she also maintained an indifferent attitude:

“Come on over, my house is big anyway. If you ask me, next time my dad comes home, I’ll mention it to him and ask him to renovate the side bedroom so you can live there permanently.”

"...Goodbye, the seal hasn't been removed yet."

Su Che wasn't sure if Yuan Xiao's father was hospitable, but judging from the fact that he had two daughters and several mistresses, he must be quite lecherous.

It was 6 p.m., and the evening rush hour had begun.

Lin Xiao left by subway ahead of time, while Su Che took Yuan Xiao home on foot.

They're all located in the riverside area, so it's convenient to go anywhere.

In the small group, Yu tide also started to ask: "Hey junior, is it because you suddenly want to hold three performances because you have too much energy and want to find some outlets?"

After saying that, he specifically tagged someone.

"..."

Su Che wasn't stupid; he knew his senior was clearly implying something, complaining that he was so engrossed in the kitten that he'd forgotten to pay more attention to her.

But there's no way around it; there are just too many things to handle, and without superhuman abilities, it's impossible to take care of everything.

So he used a classic phrase from "The Art of Troubleshooting," taken from the "Puzzling and Excuses" chapter, to respond:

"Isn't the goal to help everyone get stronger quickly so we can successfully bring back the trophy for you? If the trophy is in place, I'm sure you'll be very happy, right?"

Yu tide: "!"

It went very smoothly.

She no longer had any objections.

The trophy is just the surface; the real issue lies in the repayment that follows.

As long as Su Che acts in a way that helps her achieve her long-cherished wish, she has no room for blame or opposition.

"You're all talk and no action, but you still have a conscience. Humph, I heard you're going to Xiao Yuanxiao's house for rehearsal later, right? Xiao Xiao and I didn't go last time, but I'd like to go and have a look today too."

After saying that, she tagged a small sparrow avatar and said:

"Xiao Yuanxiao, is it okay?"

"What! Could it be...?"

Is my house about to witness an unprecedented event where "more than four friends are present at the same time"?

Great! Of course!

The child was quite happy and repeatedly expressed his warm welcome.

Now, the venue has been completely moved from the rehearsal room to her home.

Su Che really needs to consider whether she should appeal to everyone to pool their money to renovate her basement... After all, it's used quite frequently. Going there once or twice is fine, but going there every day will inevitably cause her trouble.

Given Su Che's character, it's impossible that he wouldn't consider this.

"Yuan Xiao, how much money do you have left? Is it enough?"

He suddenly asked a personal question.

"! Eh...?!"

Upon hearing this, the child was somewhat bewildered and instinctively blurted out:

"I was barely making ends meet. I didn't have much money left, but my dad called me last time, and I said if he didn't send me money, I'd go sell my paintings. He had no choice but to transfer me a small amount for living expenses, hehehe..."

"Living expenses...?"

Su Che pondered, that didn't sound like a lot.

“Yes, yes, he also said that the number of transfers was limited, so he couldn’t give my sister’s share at the same time. So he asked me to divide one-third of this money and give it to my sister… I originally wanted to give her her 5 today, but she was sleeping in the house so smugly, and I got angry and forgot.”

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