A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

I don’t know whether this guy is doing this for himself or for others.

For example...Xiangzi or something.

[Anyway, in order to help Mr. Tetsuya, we both have to work hard from now on.]

Sanjiao Chuhua then attached a smiling Emoji.

Although Nagasaki Suyo was in a very complicated mood, she still replied politely:

【Well, let’s work hard together. 】

"But then again, where's Mr. Tetsuya? It's already 11pm, so he's probably still at get off work, right?"

[No, because he types very slowly, so he probably just didn't follow our conversation.]

【…】

After receiving this explanation, Sankaku Hatsuka first replied with an ellipsis, and then waited quietly for a moment with Nagasaki Suyo.

Sure enough, after nearly half a minute of silence, Chihaya Tetsuya finally replied:

[Sorry, as Sushi said, my typing speed is very slow. If I encounter anything I don't understand in the future, I'll leave it to you two.]

【OK. 】

【understood. 】

Although the two people's replies were very harmonious, Nagasaki Suyo knew that Sanjiao Hatsuka, whose plan had already succeeded, must be staring at the phone screen with a smile at this moment...

(Alas, I should have told Tetsuya to keep this a secret.)

Nagasaki Suyo initially felt a little regretful for her miscalculation, but soon she also felt another positive meaning brought by this group.

(But this is also good. If someone like Sanjiao Chuhua intervenes, then it is basically certain that there will not be a fourth person in this group.)

Whether for yourself or for others, if you want to increase your voice, then the fewer spokespersons you have, the better.

Sanjiao Chuhua probably anticipated this, which is why he directly set up this group chat instead of communicating individually through private chat...

"I hope there won't be more troublesome guys like this in the future."

Nagasaki Suyo sighed and then put the phone aside.

……

"...You said you wanted to come and listen to the new song?"

"Isn't it okay?"

Hoshino Ai crossed her arms and tilted her head curiously:

"After all, it's a show I'm about to perform, so it's normal to want to know the composition progress in advance, right?"

"Even if that's the case, you should have waited until Chuhua was present, right?"

Although the reasons were very sufficient, Shoko Toyokawa could not honestly let her guard down in front of this dangerous person.

"After all, the main melody and theme of this song were set by her."

"I don't understand that kind of thing. I just feel that if you're alone, I can say a lot of things more directly."

Hoshino Ai took off the baseball cap she was using for disguise and walked into the recording studio.

"I'll come in."

After hearing Hoshino Ai's reply, Toyokawa Shoko finally understood that Hoshino Ai's intention was not as simple as she said.

So, after Hoshino Ai closed the door of the recording studio, Toyokawa Shoko immediately asked:

"Is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

"Yeah, it does exist, but let me listen to the demo first."

Hoshino Ai said in a relaxed tone:

"After all, my choice will be largely influenced by this song."

"what?"

After hearing this, Shoko Toyokawa immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

"Choice... So, you're no longer obsessed with revealing everything at the May Live?"

"..."

After hearing this, Hoshino Ai pondered for a moment and then nodded.

"Well, I admit that I have a new idea now, but it's only at the 'idea' stage. I haven't decided on how to do it specifically yet. So..."

She waved to Toyokawa Shoko:

"Give me the headphones. You should also want to know the final result, right?"

"..."

As she expected, since her reunion with Chihaya Tetsuya, Hoshino Ai's thoughts are no longer so extreme.

But what exactly did she mean when she said that her choice would be influenced by this song?

Filled with questions, Toyokawa Shoko handed her the headphones and opened the 90% complete demo...

57

Chapter 57: A hair's breadth away from a bad ending.

Hoshino Ai gives people a completely different feeling when wearing headphones.

In the past, she didn't care about anything except Chihaya Tetsuya, but now she is listening carefully to the music in her headphones, and even closes her eyes occasionally to listen to the details in the music with a more focused attitude.

Three and a half minutes passed quietly as Hoshino Ai listened quietly...

"I see."

After listening to the entire demo, Hoshino Ai put her headphones back on the table.

"I don't quite understand it, but it seems to be a pretty 'powerful' song."

"Eh? Is that all you think?"

Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but be shocked.

"You were so focused on listening to the song just now!"

"After all, I only recently finished my basic training. It's really hard for me to understand what's going on in this song."

Hoshino Ai confessed without any shame:

"In fact, it's quite difficult for me to distinguish between 'good sounding' and 'bad sounding'!"

"Ugh……"

Faced with Hoshino Ai's frank answer of giving up, Toyokawa Shoko held her forehead with a headache.

"So, are these things you don't understand enough to influence your judgment?"

"sure."

Hoshino Ai replied in a normal tone:

"Just like the lyrics written by that girl named Takamatsu Deng, even though I've never been to school or read, I can still understand that those lyrics are great... and that's all I want to confirm."

As she spoke, she looked at Toyokawa Shoko:

"That is, whether the song that Chuhua and I are singing this time is worthy of Zhe's clothes."

"!"

After hearing this unexpected answer, Toyokawa Shoko was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked:

"Match it with Chihaya-nii's clothes? Wait, does this have anything to do with that 'idea' you changed?"

"..."

Facing Toyokawa Shoko's question, Hoshino Ai briefly thought about whether to explain it to her, and then said:

"Well, never mind. After all, you are Zhe's apprentice. Just consider it as my way of repaying you for your help to Zhe during this period of time."

Then, in the face of Toyokawa Shoko's slightly dissatisfied expression, Hoshino Ai said:

"Some time ago, Chuhua and I received a job commission from [NozAK!]..."

……

Ever since she first met the guy named Di Yeqing on the set, Hoshino Ai went online to search for the company that had plagiarized Chihaya Tetsuya and the person who annoyed her so much.

This investigation, however, allowed her to capture something very crucial:

"We were freshmen at Yihua University, and what's even more coincidental is that the time this guy won the award perfectly coincided with the time Tetsuya joined KaZoKu."

Hoshino Ai didn't know anything about clothing, so she didn't see any clues from the winning work.

However, even so, because she already knew that the other party was a plagiarist, Hoshino Ai still relied on her own arbitrariness and unlimited affirmation of Chihaya Tetsuya to draw the correct conclusion without any basis -

"So, this guy is the culprit who caused Zhe to drop out of Yihua, right?"

While saying this, there wasn't even a hint of a smile in Hoshino Ai's expression or tone.

"Although Zhe probably never told anyone, when he was in the orphanage, he really admired the children outside who could go to school. If it weren't for some special reason, he would never have voluntarily dropped out of school. And the reason why he dropped out, I can only think of this guy."

"..."

Shoko Toyokawa couldn't believe her ears.

Obviously, this person knows nothing about clothes and knows nothing about Chihaya's specific educational experience, but she can still draw this extremely correct conclusion through the subtle coincidence of time, her understanding and fanatical belief in Chihaya Tetsuya, and this reverse causal relationship!

Recalling that she had previously inferred Chihaya Aine's personal experience by observing her SNS, Toyokawa Shoko's impression of this person as a "stalker" was further deepened.

"...My guess turned out to be correct."

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko's stunned look, Hoshino Ai suddenly snorted.

"If you knew this, why didn't you tell me?"

"Eh?"

Shoko Toyokawa was stunned when she was suddenly asked the question.

"…Why do you ask that?"

"If you had told me this earlier, I would have definitely taken revenge on that bastard who hurt Zhe. And by doing so, it would have also been a disguised way of preventing me from being exposed at the May Live. Such a simple attempt, you or Chuhua could definitely imagine it, right?"

Hoshino Ai stared at Toyokawa Shoko and said:

"Why didn't you do that?"

"..."

When the person involved suddenly mentioned this idea that she had once given up, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly felt a very strange feeling in her heart.

She had always thought that she and Hoshino Ai were fundamentally different, but after hearing the same thing, their thoughts turned out to be so consistent...

In other words, did she almost become a dangerous and extreme person like Hoshino Ai?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh with a smile.

"I did think about it, but...if I really did that, what exactly would I think of Hatsuka's idol career, Chihaya-san's clothes, and his future?"

"Hatsuhua didn't choose to become an idol just to help me get close to Chihaya, and Chihaya didn't become a designer just to get revenge on Diye. As an outsider... I don't want to influence your and Chihaya's future in such a malicious way. After all, what Chihaya has always believed in and longed for is the possibility of happiness for everyone. If I really use you out of my own selfish motives, then it would be equivalent to betraying both of their feelings at the same time."

Toyokawa Shoko raised her head and looked back at Hoshino Ai without dodging.

"The Chihaya-san I admire would never do such a thing, so I will never do the same."

"..."

After hearing Toyokawa Shoko's heartfelt words, Hoshino Ai stared at her in surprise for a long time before saying:

"This is really surprising. I thought that since you also like Zhe, you would definitely stop me by any means..."

When she said this, a dangerous smile suddenly appeared on her face.

"But it's a good thing you didn't do that, because I hate it most when others interfere with the relationship between Zhe and me. If you were the one telling me this, even if I really decided to take revenge on Di Ye, I would never give up the exposure at the May Live..."

Hoshino Ai said this while spreading her hands.

"So that I can get back at everyone who tries to bother Zhe and me."