You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

Toyokawa Sho narrowed his eyes slightly and uttered a slight interjection.

Roar……

Sushi...

"If you don't want to see her, I'll decline."

Seeing that Toyokawa Sho had a very subtle expression, Shiina Tatsuki added a sentence.

However, based on her understanding of Nagasaki Suyo, if she refused, this young lady who was studying at Tsukinomori would most likely be lurking at the door of RiNG.

"No, I'll go see her."

What surprised Shiina Riki was that Toyokawa Sho, who made such a subtle expression, actually took the initiative to agree to meet Nagasaki Motoyo.

She opened her mouth to ask something, but swallowed it back in the end. She took the phone from Toyokawa Sho and typed on the screen.

"Then I told her."

"Well, today is the best day. Just tell her that we'll meet at Yuze Cafe tonight. Also, I can go alone, so you don't have to come with me, Lixi."

"Huh? Why?" Shiina Riki frowned.

"I have a feeling that if you go with her, she'll definitely start a fight with you later." Toyokawa Sho sighed, "So, you should just go home today."

"Haha, if I don't go, who will pay for you when you get to the coffee shop? Are you just going to sit there and not order anything? Have you forgotten who treated you to coffee yesterday?" Shiina Riki crossed his arms.

"...That seems to be the case." Toyokawa Shoda felt that a penny could make a hero fail, and his expression became depressed.

"I'll just stand outside and wait for you guys to finish talking, okay?" Shiina Ritsuki saw that Toyokawa Sho was feeling awkward, so he backed off. "Besides, why do we have to go all the way to Haneze when we can talk here at RiNG?"

"Of course, it's because we're employees now. It's not a good idea to not work and instead bring friends to the store to eat and drink. Didn't you hear what Sister Zhenci said? We're the highest paid among the regular employees now, so it's better for us to avoid doing things that would make others jealous."

What Toyokawa Sho said now were all the experiences he had summed up when he was working. Then he changed the subject and joked.

"Besides, everyone knows where Haneze Cafe is, so it's convenient to come here. What's more, if you go to Haneze Cafe, you might even run into the seniors from Afterglow."

Afterglow.

A rock girl band composed of five childhood sweethearts.

This is the band that Titsuru Shiina mentioned earlier is his favorite.

"Don't worry, if we do run into Senior Lan and the others, I'll take you over to talk to them," Toyokawa Sho said in a devilish tone, like he was tempting a lamb. "This is a great opportunity to communicate with the seniors you admire. Don't you want to go?"

"I, I just like the music of my seniors! I just like their unstoppable style. I'm not... well, interested in them themselves..." Shiina Riki stammered in defense.

"In that case, let's go to another place." Toyokawa Sho raised the corner of his mouth. You little bastard, you're still pretending.

"Ahem... changing places is too troublesome. Like you said, everyone knows where the Yuze Cafe is," Shiina Riki coughed tactically, "Let's just go to the Yuze Cafe, um, the Yuze Cafe."

Toyokawa Sho tried hard to suppress his laughter, and his cheeks puffed up.

However, when his eyes followed the screen where Shiina Riki sent the message.

The light in his eyes was slowly replaced by another emotion.

Sushi...

When I think of you now, my mind is filled with memories that are difficult to express, like when you tied me up in the basement, or when you pressed me down on the bed...

But this also indirectly shows that among the Crychic family, you are the one who has the deepest obsession with me.

So in this world with another "me", you definitely won't accept me as easily as Lixi did.

But it doesn’t matter. If it were you, you would definitely tell the other members of the band about this incident.

In other words, Mu will also see it.

Harmony...

How would you react if you saw me?

Will you stand by my side like before?

Or would you choose Toyokawa Shoko...

do not know.

But I want to know.

...I want to see you, Mu.

Now, more than any other time in my life, I want to see you.

Whether you will choose me or Toyokawa Shoko.

I want to see you.

P.S.: I have updated the book explosively and it is completely finished. The word count is about 1.8 words, which is 1.6 more than the words I originally expected. I hope everyone can support this book. If I see good results, what I write will be better.

024. Amazing Wisdom You Must Appreciate

The night was as dark as ink, and the dusk clouds were soon covered with a dark coat. The hustle and bustle of the city and the colorful neon lights seemed to replace the twinkling stars that were not on stage tonight, spreading the intoxicating light on the leaden city.

Nagasaki Suyo looked at the message sent to her by the panda avatar on her phone, and her fingers unconsciously rubbed the silky soft and delicate hair.

【たき：Come to Yuzawa Coffee Shop】

【たき：(location sharing)】

【たき：Arrive at eight o'clock】

【たき：I brought someone to you】

She raised her head and looked at the Yuze Coffee Shop sign in front of her, which was lit up with electricity, with a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

Yesterday when she was going home from school, she happened to see Shiina Riki walking side by side with a man she didn't know. They seemed to be very close to each other. She originally thought that Shiina Riki had found a boyfriend, but when she thought about it carefully, it was normal. After all, Riki was very beautiful and had a good figure, so it was natural that someone liked her.

But when her gaze shifted to the boy next to her, her face and gaze froze.

Like.

so similar.

This person looks so much like Xiaoxiang...

Although I couldn't see his entire face clearly, I could vaguely tell that the outline of his profile was almost 90% similar to Xiangzi's.

That refreshing and bright blue short hair is clearly the same color as Xiaoxiang's, and even her clothing style is the same as Xiangzi's, preferring simple styles in light colors.

The most important thing is that the temperament that person naturally exudes is the same as that of Toyokawa Shoko when she met him on the first day——

Every gesture he makes carries a convincing confidence and charm, as if the sun is shining down on him, whispering blessings to him. It makes people unconsciously want to get close to him, want to rely on him...

Who is he?

Such a question not only took root in Nagasaki Suyo's heart, but also grew rapidly at an astonishing rate into a towering tree that could not be ignored in any way.

After returning to the deserted penthouse where she was alone again tonight, she lay down on the soft and comfortable bed made mainly of precious mahogany, with high-quality velvet sewn into the quilt and pillows as cotton wool.

Lying on her side, she sent a few more messages to Shoko Toyokawa, who hadn't replied to her messages for a month.

She didn't mention that she saw Shiina Riki and a man she didn't know, but just talked about some interesting things and troubles she encountered in the Moon Forest today.

It was not until the end that she returned to the topic without forgetting her original intention, pursing her lips and typing with her fingers.

Can you come back to the band and see us? What's going on? Can't you tell us? Aren't we a community with a shared destiny? Something like that.

After sending it, he stared at the screen for about ten minutes.

When she was finally sure that the other party would still ignore her, she closed her eyes tiredly and rested for a while, then clicked on Shiina Riki's small window and asked if she could meet the mysterious boy.

She felt that this boy must have some close connection with Toyokawa Shoko. After all, Toyokawa's family was wealthy and powerful, and this boy was very likely Shoko's cousin or something.

If we can establish contact with this person, we might be able to find out what exactly happened to Xiangzi.

Then she typed on the screen:

Lixi, you must have noticed this, which is why you're with that guy, right? Did you find out anything? Can you share it with me? We're all in a band together, so when things get tough, we can work together to overcome them.

"Actually, Lixi, you didn't do anything wrong that day. Everyone's emotions were a little off. Xiaoxiang's leaving the band wasn't your fault, nor was it anyone else's fault, so don't blame yourself. If possible, could you please ask Xiaodeng how she's doing? Xiaodeng hasn't replied to my messages in the past few days, and I'm really worried about her..."

[Crychic will definitely not disband. Lixi, you feel the same as me, right?]

Things like that.

Nagasaki Suyo wrote a lot.

After sending what she wanted to say, she did not wait for the screen like she was waiting for Toyokawa Shoko, but put her phone aside to charge and fell asleep.

The next morning she got up and took a look.

But she found that Shiina Riki did not reply to her either, and the screen just showed that the message was read but not replied.

She waited patiently until school was over in the afternoon, but there was still no movement from Shiina Riki's window. This made her very anxious, fearing that Shiina Riki, like Toyokawa Shoko, wanted to withdraw from Crychic...

Could it be that the person simply looks like Xiaoxiang?

Li Xi followed him, not because she wanted to get information from that person, but because they were simply boyfriend and girlfriend?

More and more complicated thoughts piled up in her mind, forcing her to send many more messages to Shiina Riki.

At last.

Shiina Riki finally replied to her.

Those are the messages you just saw.

Time returns to the present.

Nagasaki Suyo stood across the street from the store, biting her thin lips with her white teeth. She held the straps of her schoolbag with both hands and placed the briefcase-like bag lightly in front of her legs. This elegant and upright posture was something she learned by observing others after coming to Tsukinomori to study, and now she used it as a means of disguising herself.

The reason why she was standing outside the store hesitantly and didn't dare to go in was because Li Xi provided her with too little information.

She didn't want to step into the store without any preparation. It was like going to the battlefield without weapons or taking an exam without stationery.

She needs enough time to analyze, to reason, to hypothesize the ins and outs of the matter, to deduce the corresponding possibilities and response plans, and then walk into the store and meet the other party with the most comprehensive smile.

First of all, it is certain that the boy must be from the Fengchuan family, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be so similar to Xiaoxiang in appearance and temperament.

As for how close the relationship between the two is, this can only be confirmed after they meet in person.

Secondly, the boy must have gone to see Lixi because he liked her or was entrusted by Xiaoxiang.

After all, Li Xi's family background is not that prominent, so he should not be able to contact other internal members of the Toyokawa family, so it could only be that the other party took the initiative to contact Li Xi.

Judging from the details of Lixi walking naturally with him on the street that day, Lixi should have some feelings for this boy.

Because with Lixi's personality, it is impossible for her to be so close to a boy she has just known for a few days, almost walking shoulder to shoulder.

and so……

It is very likely that Li Xi knew this boy before.

Thinking about it carefully, Lixi was the drummer Xiaoxiang invited to join the band. Although he knew Lixi's sister from the senior students in the wind band, he didn't know much about Lixi's social relationships and how Xiaoxiang got in touch with Lixi and brought her into the band.

According to what Xiaoxiang said in the coffee shop that day, she got Lixi into the band after she struck up a conversation with Lixi's sister during her performance in a local competition.

But how did Xiaoxiang know that the other party had a sister? And she happened to be playing the drums?

If we assume that Lixi and this boy already knew each other, it's possible that this boy told Xiaoxiang about Lixi's existence, then went to Lixi's sister to persuade Lixi, and then let Lixi join Crychic...

If we assume this, everything makes sense...

The more Nagasaki Suyo thought about it, the more she felt that her inference was correct. She breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little relieved that she had figured out the other person's identity.

As long as she has an expectation in her mind, she will understand what posture and skills to use to interact with the other party.

Now there is only one last question to consider.

That is, what if the truth behind Xiangzi's withdrawal from the band is that her family does not allow it?

I heard that the eldest daughters of some big families are not even allowed to have their photos posted on social media, let alone being in a band that requires them to be in the public eye.

If Xiaoxiang really quit because his family didn't allow him to, what can we kids do?

Nagasaki Suyo lowered her eyes and immediately thought of a feasible plan. If this was really the case, then as long as Crychic didn't perform on stage, Xiaoxiang could come back?

After all, a band is just a way to express friendship and bonds. Without Crychic, would Xiaoxiang, Xiaodeng, Lixi, and Xiaomu and I no longer be friends?