Mygo, you guys seem to be getting a bit heavy-hearted.

"Huh?" Ai Yin couldn't help but chuckle. "Hey Li Xi, Xiao Deng is our age, and she's also my classmate and friend. Is there anything wrong with me saying this?"

“Lixi…” Deng tugged at Lixi from behind and joined in the persuasion, “It’s okay for Aine-chan… We’ll be bandmates from now on, so… it’s okay.”

“Tsk, since Deng has said so.” Li Xi moved her chair over and squeezed between the two of them. “In that case, I… I want to join too.”

Ai Yin seemed to have discovered something, and immediately raised her eyebrows and teased, "Oh—you don't want to see it yourself, do you, Li Xi?"

"Tell me, what are you saying! I'm just worried about Deng talking to you alone!" A suspicious blush appeared on Li Xi's face, indicating that she had been hit the nail on the head.

Chapter 168 Big Sister Lena

"No raft, Li Xi is really not being honest." Ai Yin shrugged, not continuing the conversation, and instead focused her attention back on the notebook in Deng's hand. "By the way, I've seen something like lyrics in this notebook before. Is the new song written here too?"

In fact, the manuscript that Aine opened that day was the original draft of "Walking with the Blue Sky". Although it has been revised, most of it has remained unchanged because Deng has not been able to find a decisive solution. It can only be dealt with after Lixi recovers. Now, in addition to Lixi, Aine has also joined the group.

Ai Yin saw the title she hadn't seen last time and stroked her chin: "...Oh, thinking about it, Xiao Deng told me last time that the name of this song hadn't been decided yet, right? 'Walking with the Blue Sky' is such a good name. It gives people a sense of youth, like walking together with friends under the blue sky."

According to the literal meaning, that seems to be correct.

However, the content itself is completely wrong.

“No…” the light explained softly, “The lyrics of this song describe Taki-chan alone… but that’s just my understanding of Riki.”

Whether it's novels, songs, or films and television dramas, every creator will unconsciously incorporate their own subjective understanding into their work during the creative process.

Generally speaking, it doesn't matter. As long as it doesn't involve sensitive issues, expressing one's own views to the audience of a work is not a big deal.

However, this becomes even more important if the piece is a gift to thank someone.

"So, I hope Lixi can also take a look. If there's anything wrong... please tell me how to revise it... okay?" Previously, because of Lixi's health, this plan had been kept in Deng's heart, but now he was finally able to say it to the person in charge.

Before Lixi could react, it was Aine who covered her mouth in surprise: "Eh... um."

What... a song written only for one person or something?

How romantic! Too romantic, perhaps!

I really wish someone could write a song for me!

"Why are you so loud and boisterous?" Li Xi said to Ai Yin with dissatisfaction.

Ai Yin scratched her head and stuck out her tongue to get away with it: "Hehehe... I'm sorry."

"...Hmph." Li Xi could sense that this pink-haired girl would definitely make her angry quite a bit during the practice sessions to come.

First of all, Li Xi was annoyed by this carefree and irresponsible attitude. If this girl weren't a beautiful girl, she would be no different from any other blond kid on the street.

……

While the three of them were working on their new song, the others were also busy.

"Could it be... that comedian Wakaba's daughter, Wakaba Mutsumi?"

Miao Meng was secretly annoyed. When she entered the room, her attention was focused on the other people, and she failed to notice the little cucumber sitting in the corner at the first moment. She only noticed it now.

Upon closer inspection, isn't this none other than the child star, Mutsumi Wakaba, who has been performing on stage since he was a child?

Yanming and Xiang are truly my lucky stars; every time I meet them, something good happens!

The daughter of comedian Ruoye... If we can successfully interview her, this video's views will probably be higher than the previous four or five beauty videos combined, right?

"Ugh!" With Mutou locked onto by Miaomeng's burning gaze and nowhere to escape, she trembled and turned to hide behind Lena. "Lena... I don't want to..."

This purple-haired person wasn't even looking at me; she was just like those other people, trying to get something from me...

This feeling... I hate it...

"Wakaba..." Miaomeng wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ronai's hand.

"Hey, number two, what are you going to do?"

Lena protected Mu with one hand, while eating matcha-flavored candy she brought from home. Standing there imposingly in front of Mu, her mere 1.5-meter height, combined with her imposing presence, gave Miaomeng the inexplicable illusion that she was standing in front of a 1.8-meter-tall double-door refrigerator.

Knowing how to read the room perfectly, Miaomeng immediately put on a fawning smile and said, "Boss Lenai, I just want to get to know the little kid behind you, I don't mean any harm... Xiaomu, hello there, would you like to be friends with Miaomeng?"

Halfway through her sentence, Miaomeng forced out a friendly (what she thought was) smile and waved to Mutsu behind Lena.

“She’s lying…” Mu continued to shrink behind Lena, exposing Miaomeng’s pretense with just one sentence.

Lena knew this, of course. Back when they were in the same band, Miaomeng also liked to look at her with that same number-laden gaze.

The purpose is simply to use oneself to gain traffic.

That's why Lena couldn't like her at first.

"Everyone knows Yutenji's intentions." Yanming walked over and commented casually, "See, you've been disliked by the kids again. This isn't the first time I've said this to you."

"Yanming..."

"Yanming".

Upon seeing him approach, the two little ones immediately abandoned their original positions and ran behind Yanming for protection, each only peeking out with their heads to sized up Miaomeng.

Such drastic differential treatment dealt a significant blow to Miaomeng: "Guwa...why?"

Why do all the cute children only gravitate towards Yanming, yet remain so wary of him?

She hasn't done anything yet!

Yanming shook his head and immediately pointed out Miaomeng's problem: "Teacher Da Miao, you have impure thoughts. Even I can see it, so how could the children not notice?"

"Sob sob—" Meow Dream pouted, still unable to realize her mistake.

Then she realized something.

"Wait a minute, Boss Lena, you just called me... Little Brother Number Two?... That doesn't make sense, does it? When did I become Number Two? Then who is Number One?"

Miao Meng couldn't accept that they hadn't seen each other for a while, and she was no longer Le Nai's dearest number one little brother... Well, actually it's nothing, she was just a little curious.

When Lena heard this question, she thought for a moment about whether or not to tell Miaomeng.

Then, Lena gestured with her chin toward the cucumber beside her and said succinctly, "Number One."

Wakaba Mu: “?”

When did she become a subordinate?

However, when Miaomeng looked in her direction, Mu nodded.

Yes, that's right, she is number one underling.

Chapter 169 This High-Level Game

In the end, Little Brother Number Two decided to treat Number One and the Boss to a matcha parfait.

There's no way around it; even though Miaomeng is the younger brother, she's still an adult.

"Yanming, do you want to come along?" Yanming was touched that Miaomeng hadn't forgotten him even at a time like this.

...What a load of rubbish.

Yanming said irritably, "Since you're going to treat us, don't expect me to pay the bill. Aren't you tired of scheming all day long?"

"Hehehe...the hamster's not exactly running out of food either." Even after being exposed, Meow Dream still had that cheeky grin. "Shall we go?"

"I'm not going." Yanming shook his head; he had more important things to do here.

Just after the two cats and the melon left, Yanming rearranged a chair. Instead of disturbing the three people who were discussing the lyrics, he found the two people in another corner and sat down next to them.

"We've been waiting for you," Xiangzi greeted Yanming in a low voice.

At this distance, if they spoke too loudly, it would be easily heard by others in the same room, so they couldn't talk for long and could only discuss more details after the conversation ended.

Yanming nodded to the two of them: "Sorry to keep you waiting."

By using the process of elimination, the identity of the last person was revealed.

Nagasaki Suyo

In addition to Toyokawa Shoko and Hiko Ming

This is a high-level game.

Nagasaki Motoyo subtly moved her chair away a little, so that even if asked, she could explain it as making room.

Even the three of them felt awkward as a group.

Xiangzi and Su Shi

Yanming and Xiangzi

These two couples are fine.

The problem lies with the last couple.

Name: Nagasaki Motoyo

【Intimacy Level: Suspicion (-1)】

There's no need for them to dislike each other; at most, it's just that Su Shi harbors some dislike for Yan Ming.

However, this indirectly caused Xiangzi, who was caught between the two, to feel somewhat awkward.

As the saying goes, if a heart is injured on both sides, even the hottest weather will eventually cool down.

The events that Xiangzi's best friend experienced were replicated in her life just a few months later... and the person involved was still Nagasaki Motoyo.

"Um..." Xiangzi started to speak first, wanting to say something to ease the tense atmosphere between the two, but Su Shi raised her hand to interrupt him.

"Xiao Xiang, no need," Su Shi said softly. "I simply dislike this person; there's no real conflict between us, so saying more won't help."

Yanming nodded in agreement, without explaining anything.

"Uh..." Since both of them were like this, Xiangzi couldn't say anything more. He could only assume that Yanming had somehow offended Su Shi, which was why he was being treated this way.

Otherwise, even when dealing with complete strangers, Su Shi would always act like a gentle and refined lady.

Yanming spoke firmly, "Instead of all that, let's talk about Lixi's matter first."

The other two put aside their irrelevant thoughts and focused their attention on him.

"First, we need to exchange the information we've gathered so far, and then we need to make inferences... Su Shi, can you start?"

Su Shi nodded and briefly recounted her experience of going to Li Xi's house with Deng last week. She then said, "It's obvious that the pile of discarded sheet music is the reason why Li Xi is not getting enough rest."

Xiangzi offered a different perspective at this point: "There's another issue... I also have some experience in composing. Generally speaking, even if a composer is dissatisfied with their composition, they won't get stuck on one point. Instead, they'll try to change their mood and then compose with a different mindset."

Yanming said thoughtfully, "Xiaoxiang, do you mean that if we look at it from the other side, Lixi keeps getting stuck on one thing, which means that her mindset has never changed?"

“Hmm.” Xiangzi nodded. “That’s what I think too. Perhaps, compared to the physical burden, the mind might succumb even earlier in this obsessive state… But why is Lixi in this condition? She was perfectly fine back in Crychic…”

Yanming rolled his eyes at her: "Is it possible that they weren't doing well when they were in Crychic, but you were only thinking about the band and yourself at that time and didn't notice their condition at all?"

"Uh, it seems so..." Xiangzi immediately became somewhat ashamed.

Come to think of it, even before, I hadn't had much contact with Lixi. My impression of her was basically limited to the band. Apart from the fact that she had a very capable older sister, I knew nothing about her family background.

Yanming asked, "Sushi, do you know when Lixi started learning music composition?"

Only Su Shi, who is in the same band and has maintained contact with the other party, might know about this issue.

Su Shi sighed, looking helpless: "I only found out about this when I went to her house with Xiao Deng last time. Li Xi had never told us before that she was studying music composition."

Instead, Xiangzi suddenly remembered something: "Hmm?...I seem to remember this!"

She paused, drawing their attention, and then continued, "Once during rehearsal, I accidentally discovered Lixi practicing composing on her tablet, and I pointed out some minor issues that I thought needed to be corrected."

"...What are you thinking about?" Su Shi noticed the sudden change in Yan Ming's expression beside her.

Yanming didn't answer Su Shi's question immediately, but was eager to confirm his guess: "Xiao Xiang, what was Li Xi's opinion of 'Spring Shadow' back then?"

He suspected that "Spring Shadow"... to be precise, this song "Spring Shadow," arranged by Xiao Xiang and sung by Xiao Deng, might have been the very opportunity that led Li Xi to begin learning music arrangement.

Even if it wasn't, there's a high probability that it influenced Lixi's thinking.

"Evaluation..." Xiangzi thought for a moment, "When the Haruhi Shadow finished at the beginning, Lixi didn't say anything. She just practiced with everyone normally. It wasn't until after our live performance ended that her attitude really did a 180-degree turn. However, it was mainly focused on Xiaodeng."

“That’s how it is…” Yanming recalled what Lena had said to him in the car a few days ago.

Lixi is confused.

Since Lixi felt ashamed of his own lack of skill because of Lena's excellent guitar playing, he kept putting pressure on himself by practicing the instrument more and more.

Therefore, Li Xi's reason for studying music arrangement is now quite obvious.