A band, or a battleground?

For some reason, the girl remained silent for an unusually long time.

Qi Yuan had already taken out paper and pen and started writing down the lyrics. In order not to miss those priceless fragments of memory, he now carried paper and pen with him and recorded them anytime, anywhere.

Suddenly, Ning Qianyu turned to look at him and asked in a low voice, "Have you got another inspiration?"

"Hmm, just a little bit."

After Qi Yuan finished speaking, he sensed her gaze out of the corner of his eye, looked up, and saw that Ning Qianyu was indeed staring at him.

So he asked, "What are you trying to say?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "It's nothing."

Qi Yuan didn't think much of it and continued writing lyrics. But as he wrote, he suddenly heard a faint sound that was almost a murmur.

"Thanks……"

He looked up again and asked with a smile, "Thank you for the blanket I gave you?"

Ning Qianyu nodded.

Qi Yuan teased, "Who was it that said they were so excited they wouldn't fall asleep? Look at you, you're a true FLAG magnet, you can set off a flag with just a casual remark. I should really record you when I have time, record each sentence as a boomerang."

Ning Qianyu quickly retorted, "What boomerang? I naturally fall asleep later than you. So it's normal that I only feel sleepy after you've fallen asleep. What's the big deal?"

This teasing style of conversation was already commonplace for her. And so, the atmosphere between them returned to its usual normal.

Qi Yuan laughed and said, "Alright, you don't need to thank me. We're all brothers, no need to be so polite with me."

Ning Qianyu was slightly taken aback: "Dude..."

Qi Yuan noticed that her expression seemed a bit off, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

Ning Qianyu immediately snapped out of her daze, smiled, and patted his shoulder: "That's right, we're all buddies. Next time I won't say thank you, I'll just lie here when I'm sleepy."

Qi Yuan: "Then I'll have to recline the seat back first."

Ning Qianyu: "What do you mean?"

Qi Yuan suppressed a laugh and said, "If I don't recline it a bit more, and just leave it like this for you to lean on, with your height, can you even lean on it?"

“…You!” Ning Qianyu immediately reached out and scratched his waist.

However, when it comes to skill, who is Qi Yuan afraid of?

He withstood the girl's attack and then retaliated in kind. Fortunately, Qi Yuan knew this was a public place and had some restraint, preventing Ning Qianyu from making a sound.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

191 issued an S-level alarm.

During the first break on Monday morning, Jiang Yi and Qiu Mengxue went to the end of the corridor.

This is the doorway to Class 3's classroom.

Students passing by would unconsciously slow down when they saw the two beautiful girls, and their previously unrestrained chatter would become quiet, only starting to murmur after they had walked a distance away.

"Aren't they considered celebrities in the entertainment industry?"

"Everyone on stage is looking at Qi Yuan, but they're all so beautiful too..."

"Who's just watching Qi Yuan? I really enjoy listening to Qi Yuan sing and watching the two of them play the piano."

"It's good to have special skills. One of them can play the electronic keyboard, and the other can play the guitar."

"That's not a guitar, that's a bass."

"What's the difference..."

"Ah, that little guy who's playing the drum has come out too."

Ning Qianyu came out of the classroom, yawning, and met up with her two teammates.

In the days since school started, the three of them had gradually gotten used to the stares from others, but they still felt a little uncomfortable. They were gathered together to discuss a topic they didn't want others to know. But being stared at by passing classmates made it feel anything but a secret conversation.

So Qiu Mengxue and Jiang Yi pulled Ning Qianyu downstairs, then out of the teaching building, and strolled and chatted in a less crowded area.

Jiang Yi asked first, "Qianyu, what's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Ning Qianyu yawned again: "Hmm, right."

Qiu Mengxue asked, "What are you doing in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Ning Qianyu paused for less than a second before figuring out two things. First, the real reason for her insomnia was thinking about Qi Yuan, especially the sensations on the plane… this, of course, had to be concealed. Second, if she gave a nonsensical excuse for insomnia, would it arouse their suspicion?

So Ning Qianyu gave a reason to maintain her persona: "I was playing games. I was thinking of playing a few more rounds before going to sleep, but before I knew it, I had played dozens of rounds, and it was almost dawn."

Qiu Mengxue had no doubts, and simply sighed, "As expected of you."

Jiang Yi said seriously, "Alright, alright, Qianyu, cheer up, we need to discuss serious matters. Did you notice anything when you recorded the show with Sister Yihan yesterday?"

Ning Qianyu nodded: "I noticed a lot. Before the recording, didn't she ask Qi Yuan to have breakfast together? Then Qi Yuan and I were eating when she came over, and she only greeted me once before chatting with Qi Yuan the whole time. I was like a giant third wheel."

Qiu Mengxue: "Could it be because you're not very familiar with her?"

Ning Qianyu: "Tch, when she came to our band as a guest performer before, I had a good chat with her. She even asked me how to play the drums and asked me to teach her how to play."

Jiang Yi also said, "Qianyu and Sister Yihan should have a good relationship. It's just that there's someone more attractive to Sister Yihan, so she's neglecting Qianyu."

Ning Qianyu continued, "Moreover, during the recording of the show, even in front of the cameras and other guests, Sister Yihan interacted more with Qi Yuan. What's even more outrageous is that after the recording, when we were in Sister Yihan's car on the way to the airport, she kept talking to Qi Yuan the whole way."

Jiang Yi looked a little nervous and quickly asked, "What did you talk about?"

"Wow, your song is so good! You gave me two surprises, a new song and your acting. Your acting is amazing too..." and so on.

Ning Qianyu imitated Shen Yihan's words from last night, but in an even more exaggerated tone.

As a result, Jiang Yi and Qiu Mengxue could no longer contain themselves.

Qiu Mengxue complained, "Why does this look like a fan chasing after a celebrity?"

Ning Qianyu nodded: "It's just idol worship. It feels like Qi Yuan and she aren't colleagues from the same company, but rather like an idol and a fan."

Qiu Mengxue then asked, "So, what was Qi Yuan's reaction?"

Jiang Yi immediately realized, "That's right, even if Sister Yihan acts in such a dangerous way, if Qi Yuan still acts like a wooden doll, then she probably can't do anything about it."

Ning Qianyu thought for a moment and said, "If Sister Yihan's feelings were genuine, then Qi Yuan's actions were merely polite. I can't tell if Qi Yuan likes her or not. Anyway, that guy's behavior always seems the same: calm and mature."

When she said this, she was thinking not only about Qi Yuan's reaction to Shen Yihan, but also about his reaction to her.

On the plane, leaning against his shoulder and chest, Qi Yuan didn't move around, nor did he act like a shy young boy at a loss, nor did he touch her like a hooligan. Instead, he covered her with a blanket.

Logically, it was a very simple little thing, but she just felt that only Qi Yuan in this world could do it. Or rather, only he could do such a small thing so naturally and warmly?

"What are you laughing at?" Qiu Mengxue suddenly asked.

Ning Qianyu snapped out of her daze: "Uh, did I laugh?"

Jiang Yi also said, "He laughed, and he laughed so mischievously."

Ning Qianyu quickly made up an excuse: "I just suddenly thought of something really funny. Last night on the way to the airport, Sister Yihan said that Qi Yuan's acting skills are very good and he gets into character very well, so she wanted to ask him to act with her in the future."

Jiang Yi immediately tensed up again: "Did Qi Yuan agree?"

Ning Qianyu: "He didn't agree at first."

Jiang Yi became even more nervous: "What do you mean you didn't agree in the first place?"

Ning Qianyu explained, "Because Sister Yihan said that she knows you don't have time, so it's just a cameo role that you'll be filming for a few days, and not recently, but when you have time."

“It sounds normal for her to make a guest appearance for a few days…” Qiu Mengxue’s expression was also a little tense. “However, if she spends a few more days with Qi Yuan, that would be really not good.”

Jiang Yi asked, "But what's so funny about that?"

Ning Qianyu held up her little finger: "Then Qi Yuan agreed, and Sister Yihan said that she wanted to pinky swear with him."

Jiang Yi: "...The kind in kindergarten?"

Ning Qianyu nodded: "Right, after making a pinky promise, you have to stamp it with your thumb! You're clearly twenty years old, but you're still acting like a kindergarten kid... Uh, don't you guys find it funny?"

It wasn't just not funny; Jiang Yi and Qiu Mengxue's expressions were practically frozen solid.

Ning Qianyu then fell silent.

After nearly a minute of silence, Ning Qianyu took out her phone, glanced at it, and reminded her, "Class is about to start, let's go back."

Jiang Yi suddenly spoke up: "The Spring Shadow Band is facing a real life-or-death crisis."

Ning Qianyu was stunned: "Huh? Is it that exaggerated?"

Qiu Mengxue nodded in agreement: "As expected of S, it immediately triggered our S-level alert."

Jiang Yi and Qiu Mengxue exchanged a glance. At that moment, there was no jealousy or rivalry in the eyes of the two girls, only a shared sense of righteous indignation.

Ning Qianyu suddenly felt a sense of relief. Thank goodness, this S-level alert was from Shen Yihan, and as for herself… need I say more? Of course, it was from Mengxue and Yiyi's good teammates and partners!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

192 eating and taking

Like other variety shows of the same caliber, "The Murder Mystery Detective" also buys trending topics. However, after today's episode aired, they found that the trending topic operation was exceptionally smooth.

The hashtag #TheGreatDetectiveVampire was a trending topic bought by the production team, and soon after, it generated more discussion than usual, with a lot of buzz.

This episode is amazing!

This episode was absolutely amazing! Yihan is so beautiful!!!

No, where is God?

This episode was bad. It was shorter than usual, and the later parts were increasingly rushed.

[Doesn't the short duration prove that the guests' reasoning was good?]

[Chiyu and the monk are so clever, and they're so good to watch...]

[This episode wasn't amazing, but it wasn't bad either, but the last song was truly stunning.]

This is how Qi Yuan writes songs.

[These kinds of people are the most cunning. Everyone's playing games together, and then they quietly pull out a song to impress you.]

[Ahhhhh, Qi Yuan is so handsome!]

[I'm begging other variety shows to invite Qi Yuan to participate! I really want to hear his new song. It's great, please write more about it.]

[Is there any production team that has recruited Qi Yuan? We haven't heard a good theme song or ending theme song in a long time. Let Qi Yuan act in it, and he'll get some inspiration after he does it, and then everyone can hear a couple more songs...]

On her way home, Ning Qianyu browsed through these blogs, laughing as she went, and giving a thumbs up to every positive comment, especially those praising herself and Qi Yuan.

Of course, she used her alternate account when liking the post.

As soon as she got home, she saw "The Great Murder Detective" playing on the TV screen, and it just so happened to be the part where she was speaking.

“I’m suspicious of everyone, and you’re no exception,” Ning Qianyu said with a smile to Qi Yuan.

Ning Qianyu, watching from outside the screen, quietly changed into slippers.

The three members of the family, excluding her, were sitting on the sofa.

Ning Xiaoyu grinned mischievously and said, "Sis, you keep staring at Qi Yuan like that, do you like him?"

In the past, Ning Qianyu would have retorted with a single sentence.

Today, she paused for half a second before retorting, "It's perfectly normal for me to keep an eye on whoever I suspect. How can you be so impure, you little brat? By the way, have you just started watching?"

Ning Xiaoyu didn't think much of it, and just said with a smile, "This is the second time. Mom said she wanted to play it again, but I said there was no need. Just loop the part where Qi Yuan sings at the end. Anyway, I see my older sister being so cocky every day at home, and I'm already tired of it."

Ning Qianyu snorted coldly: "The more arrogant a brat is, the more he likes to call others arrogant. If you keep doing this, I won't buy you anything next time I earn money."

Ning Xiaoyu: "Hey, have you bought it before?"

“Hehe, I was just about to spend some money on you,” Ning Qianyu suddenly grinned mischievously. “Dad, Mom, Xiaoyu is at the perfect age to take some tutoring classes. The appearance fee from the show has already arrived in my account. I’ll sacrifice a little and set aside some of that money to take Xiaoyu to take a few more tutoring classes.”

The smile on the little girl's face froze instantly.

Ning Qianyu waved her hand: "Okay, I haven't finished my homework yet, I'm going to do my homework."

Although the four members of the Spring Shadow Band received preferential treatment from the school and had less academic burden than their classmates, Ning Qianyu still wanted to outperform her teammates academically, so she certainly wouldn't give up.

After all, she didn't know which direction to pursue in music, and she was the only one in the band who couldn't sing.

Ning Qianyu sat down in her bedroom and had just taken out her homework when her phone started vibrating incessantly. She took it out and saw it was Qi Yuan calling.