Will the plagiarism girl be a substitute for the preference for women?

As she spoke, China's eyes became a little moist, making her words quite persuasive.

……ox

I suggest pyramid schemes study this... no, I suggest including it in the Dongyi (Oriental Academy of Arts) textbooks.

Xiangzi's guess was confirmed by Qiannai's rather infectious "speech", which made her attitude towards Sushi even more complicated.

If it weren't for Souji changing China's personality, she wouldn't have had many words with him since the day China entered school.

That way, I won't be bothered by China all the time during those days.

However, it will never be like this again, where a ray of light accompanies me through the murky darkness.

Should she go and thank Su Shi again?

Snapping out of his reverie, Xiangzi noticed that Mu remained silent, so he couldn't help but ask again:

"By the way, you haven't told us what you wanted to see us about, have you?"

Mu lowered his head, glanced at Qiannai indifferently, and then looked up to meet Xiangzi's gaze.

There was one more unconfirmed matter that kept Mu from speaking.

However, she didn't dare let the atmosphere remain quiet for too long.

“There are some… things that are private with you,” she said slowly.

Upon hearing this, China raised her eyebrows and blinked, seemingly a little embarrassed and surprised.

Noticing Chizuru's expression, Shoko pursed her lips in confusion, then asked Mutsu:

"Is there nothing else...? You must have something to say to Chinatsu, right?"

At this moment, China got up and pretended to answer a phone call, in order to give the two of them some space alone.

"Um... I'll take this call and be right back," she said with a polite smile before leaving.

This made Xiangzi even more confused and lost.

Seeing this, Mu quickly began to regret what he had said.

Although he only said this after being asked twice and under pressure because he didn't want to keep others waiting, it could have been avoided.

She was only thinking about meeting Xiangzi and Qiannai, without fully considering the situation. Or rather, she wasn't sensitive enough in this regard.

If you have private matters to discuss with Xiangzi, you should only arrange to meet with Xiangzi first. This would also avoid the situation where Qiannai felt like an outsider and wisely left.

Alternatively, they could finish discussing China's matter first, and then find a private time to talk to Shoko about personal matters later, instead of having China voluntarily give up that time.

Being human is so difficult...

After watching China walk out the door, Shoko turned back and continued the conversation with a helpless expression.

"What kind of private matter?"

"I want to help Xiaoxiang..."

From Mu Jianjie's concise words, Xiangzi understood why Gangmu had been having difficulty speaking.

Mu wanted to offer some help to improve her financial situation, but she kept telling Mu not to tell anyone about her financial situation.

When Gō Chika recounted how she met Sōko, she didn't mention that she knew about Sōko's situation.

Chika lied to Shoko, claiming to be the dark side of the family, to trick him into revealing the truth. This is probably a dark chapter in the history that neither of them can talk about.

Then, to make the sense of friendship in the narrative stronger, Chika didn't say that Shoko was her manager, but rather "the person who helps manage things."

Therefore, he did not explicitly say that he paid Xiangzi's salary.

All of this was revealed by China after Xiangzi entrusted the task of "narrating the past" to her, so as not to disappoint her.

Therefore, given that China was unaware of Shoko's situation and that Shoko's financial circumstances had not improved, Mutsu hesitated to offer to help Shoko.

In the end, they had no choice but to start with the conservative argument that "he had private matters with Xiangzi."

Mu was worried, wondering if this would upset China.

Xiangzi glanced back at Qiannai's back and pondered for a moment.

Perhaps if I had told the story of China myself and explained it in more detail, this situation wouldn't have happened.

Chika took my thoughts into consideration, so she omitted a lot of details.

??Can……

But the main issue is still about harmony! If you think it's a private matter, why didn't you ask me out to talk about it separately?

"That's really high..."

Xiangzi was a little annoyed, but he kept quiet.

Gradually, her expression calmed down, though with a hint of bewilderment.

As he looked at Mu Shi, some moments from his childhood flashed before Xiangzi's eyes.

Aside from the relatively gentle scenes during our outings, there were also some rather jarring images.

For example, when Mu was playing, he was called back to class by the strict butler.

You taught her so many classes, but you turned her into a taciturn person. Was it so that you could use her as a pawn?

"That's truly a profound act of kindness."

Xiangzi smiled in front of Mu, a smile he hadn't shown in a long time.

"But I don't need help right now."

"But……"

As Mu was worrying, Xiangzi softly called out to Chinatsu outside the door, but Chinatsu seemed not to hear her.

Xiangzi didn't want to make too much noise in the shop, so he sent a message on Line.

"Did you make the call?"

China's phone vibrated slightly, but she still held it to her ear, seemingly engrossed in a conversation.

Xiangzi stood up and walked towards her, only to hear her still speaking into the phone in a very professional manner.

"Qianna?"

Xiangzi called her name again from behind, but Qiannai continued to enthusiastically recommend guitar teaching videos.

Still pretending... Is she sulking?

Xiangzi moved a little closer and then heard Ai's voice on the other end of the phone.

So it really was a phone call...

"Oh, Xiang..."

Chinatsu belatedly turned around and noticed Shoko walking towards her.

"Let's talk again later, bye~"

After the other party hung up the phone, China scratched the back of her head and said in a relaxed tone:

"You've finished chatting so quickly?"

Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you were... alright."

As she turned around, she took China's arm and walked back to her seat.

"The employee who's coming over for the shift now is Eve from Paspale..."

As China walked, she kept her eyes glued to the restaurant staff. Shoko grabbed her face and pulled her gaze back to Mutsu.

After taking his seat, Xiangzi explained to Mu:

"Chika knew about my family situation before, so there are some things I can talk about with her."

Mu felt somewhat incredulous.

She felt that although Chika and Shoko had some similarities in appearance, it was not enough for Shoko to trust her enough to reveal her family background after only knowing her for a few days.

Did Chika use any special methods?

Xiangzi continued.

"Besides, my financial situation has indeed improved somewhat, thanks to my collaboration with Chika, so there's no need for further assistance..."

"Hmm..." Mu responded softly.

Qiannai once said that her songs are not mainstream, so it is difficult for her to make a profit. How did Xiangzi manage to profit from her collaboration?

Seeing that Mu was still deep in thought and seemed to still have doubts, Xiangzi whispered to Qiannai, "Mu is the person I trust the most."

Chika nodded knowingly, agreeing that Shoko could reveal some things.

Therefore, Xiangzi further explained:

"Mumu, it's like this. China is a very popular musician recently. I'm her..."

Xiangzi's gaze flickered towards Qiannai.

"broker."

Finally, everything that needed to be explained has been explained...

Mu nodded.

"China, you've entered the mainstream..."

Chapter 138 The more you review, the more anxious you get.

Entering the mainstream...

China sensed the complex emotions emanating from another soul, like a tangled ball of yarn.

??How are you?

It's okay, you do your thing.

The other voice within, as before, remained silent, bearing everything alone.

As a result, China could no longer sense the presence of that voice, as if she had logged off.

She initially wanted to try communicating, but after a moment's thought, she realized that there seemed to be a barrier between her, who made mainstream music, and the original creator, who made niche music.

When China returned to reality, she noticed that Mutsu seemed to have a hint of regret on his face when he said those words.

Does that mean anything?

…………

Mu rarely speaks against his conscience.

Many things that others find joy and recognition are things that Mu cannot empathize with, so he won't offer superficial congratulations.

For China, it was just a matter of releasing a song that went viral not long ago. If it were someone else, perhaps the first thing to do would be to praise and congratulate them.

A niche music producer who eventually has to join the mainstream in order to survive will inevitably feel resentful.

Mu shouldn't have spoken like that, but...

She wanted to hear some of China's older songs.

But she didn't know what other account China had besides "" was that made niche songs.

Qianna didn't want to share her niche songs with those around her, so Mutsu didn't dare to ask.

Now, China's personality has changed a lot. Maybe she'll mention her other account, or maybe she'll express her feelings about following the mainstream. Mutsu cares, but doesn't dare to ask her directly.

Mu's tactful compromise, however, did not make his words sound smooth and gentle; on the contrary, it made them even sharper.

It's basically that she always manages to accurately spot the mines, but doesn't take any action to clear them. Or rather, the heavy curriculum her family has arranged for her hasn't taught her how to do that.

It also seems that they don't encourage her to do this.

Even though she has a talent for reading people, she can't use it in social situations; instead, it becomes a sharp sword that pierces people's hearts.

In this case, it becomes very difficult for some people to curry favor with the family by getting to know Mu – their true intentions will be easily seen through, and they will be directly rejected.

But this created an invisible cage that separated Mu from others.

…………

Did Mu mean that China's previous compositions weren't popular, or that the genre itself didn't have a large audience?