RNP Page 48
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"That's all, I'm really sorry to everyone in the band."
Chen's apology extinguished Li Xi's last bit of courage to apologize, and she returned to her job, beginning to worry about the band's future.
Chen, who had just emerged from the empty rehearsal room, encountered an unexpected person in Ring's lobby.
He was surprised by the blue-haired girl.
"Liang, what are you doing here?!"
"Hmm~"
Miss Liang seemed to be in a good mood, as she sat and enjoyed the coffee in the shop.
"I've been here many times, and it's not far from the stars, is it? I just came to take a look."
Miss Liang has indeed been here many times, but this time her reason for coming wasn't just to take a look.
After noon, she noticed that the location signal on her phone started to move, and after several tens of minutes, it stopped in Ring.
On one hand, I wanted to see Chen; on the other hand, I wanted to test the accuracy of the bracelet's location tracking.
It seems quite accurate now, and Miss Liang is very satisfied.
"But what brings you here?"
Miss Liang had already guessed why Chen had come here, and after seeing Miss Shiina just now, she was even more certain that Chen was here today to resolve the issue with Miss Aine's band.
After all, he was injured and unable to participate in rehearsals. As a beginner, it was impossible for him to reach a proficient level in such a short time after his injury healed.
Naturally, he needed to find an outside help to replace him, and Miss Liang was very curious about who Chen planned to find to be that substitute.
Is it Pochi? Or is it that Momoka-san?
At least in Ms. Liang's knowledge, Chen only knew these two guitarists.
"I need to explain the injury to Ms. Shiina and, while I'm at it, find a substitute to take my place..."
He felt somewhat helpless at Miss Liang's feigned ignorance, but still honestly explained her question.
Hearing words that matched her prediction made Miss Liang even happier.
At this moment, a white-haired figure caught Chen's attention. Her petite body slowly walked over, dragging a huge suitcase.
Connecting the effects pedal, the heterochromatic-eyed girl began her performance.
"Oh~"
Miss Liang had met this free-spirited girl occasionally before.
Ms. Liang found her guitar skills and unpredictable personality quite interesting.
However, this girl was also not easy to approach, so her relationship with her remained at the level of "having met" her.
"You don't want her to be your substitute, do you?"
Miss Liang was somewhat surprised; she didn't know how to approach this cat-like girl.
Chen Wei nodded and walked to the front desk.
Curious about what he was up to, Miss Liang put down her coffee and followed him.
"Hello, I'd like to order a matcha parfait."
He made this request to Ms. Shinji Rinko.
"Liang, could you pay for me?"
Miss Liang was both annoyed and amused. She was always the one getting things for free from others, but with Chen, it was always him getting things for free from her.
Out of curiosity about what he would do next, Miss Liang paid for his parfait.
After the white-haired girl had finished enjoying herself, she watched as Chen walked up to her with the matcha parfait and struck up a conversation.
"Hi, I think your guitar skills are amazing. Could you come and support us in our band?"
"Ah, what an interesting man~"
Chen was taken aback by Lenard's first words and was momentarily stunned.
"The band that argued that day"
The cat's incomprehensible words finally made him understand.
That cat was there when Li Xi and Ai Yin had their conflict that day, and probably even watched the whole 8 PM drama.
Well, at least she knows the band members a bit better now, which will make inviting them easier.
Chen showed her his right hand.
"I injured my hand, so I can't attend the band's rehearsals, but they're going to perform on stage in a month."
"So, can you practice with them in my place? If you come every day, I'll buy you a month's supply of matcha parfaits."
Chen handed the matcha parfait to Lena first. Watching her nimble spoon movements and her blissfully squinting eyes, he extended a warm invitation.
Lena stopped what she was doing, deep in thought about whether or not to agree to Chen's conditions.
Without much hesitation, she quickly nodded and continued to devour the matcha parfait in her hand.
"follow me"
Chen brought the cat to the front desk and raised an eyebrow at Ms. Liang, whose mouth was slightly open.
"Pay me for a month's supply of one matcha parfait per day."
Seeing Miss Liang's expression that said, "How dare you make such a request?", Chen, now reassured about his financial situation, was no longer afraid.
"I will return all your money in one month. I mean it."
Miss Liang's competitive spirit and curiosity were piqued; she wanted to see how Chen would repay the money.
"Okay, but if you add the cost of those two hospital visits, I'll give you 100,000."
Miss Liang increased the difficulty, hoping to discourage Chen, but Chen showed no fear whatsoever.
After she paid, she continued...
"You still have 15,000 yen left to pay for a month's matcha parfait. Can you really afford to pay it back?"
"You can pay it back, but you'll be in trouble soon."
Miss Liang is looking forward to seeing what will happen when he can't pay back the money, and what she can do to Chen then.
She was very happy and had already started planning her actions for a month from now.
"My name is Lena~"
Seeing that she had actually received a month's supply of matcha parfaits, the cat happily introduced herself to Chen.
"Hmm, Lena, you recognize them, right?"
The cat nodded; the 8 PM drama series still left a deep impression on her.
"Then, when you see them come this afternoon, go find them and just say that I sent you. My name is Chen Chen."
"Good~"
The cat put the finished parfait on the table, then quickly grabbed its suitcase and ran off.
Miss Liang didn't know what to say. She was very puzzled as to how Chen knew that this cat liked matcha parfaits.
However, the current situation didn't give her a chance to ask questions, because Chen had been out for too long, and the group, having had their fill of teasing, decided to come out and look for him.
"Ah, it's that blue-haired lady!"
Rencai ran to Chen's side, yelling and shouting, and shielded him behind her like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
However, her height didn't block Chen's view; he could see the ambiguous smile on Miss Liang's face.
"Nina, you're always causing me trouble!"
Chen mentally complained about her.
Ps:
Thank you Fujita Kotone, the cutest in the world, for the two monthly tickets!
Thanks to -LuckyE- for the four blades.
Thank you Bai Xilu for the four monthly tickets.
Chapter 44 Miss Ichiri's Sense of Crisis
Seeing Ryo's ambiguous smile, Chen temporarily ignored Renna's betrayed expression and walked to her side, whispering in her ear...
"Didn't Momoka want to recruit Nina as the lead vocalist? Today, I brought her here to experience the atmosphere of a band rehearsal."
"Oh~" Miss Ryo understood. It was indeed a good idea; feeling the band's atmosphere would easily attract Miss Nina.
"Hey, since you're here, how about I take her to Starry Night? Letting her see a live performance should be more effective, right?"
Miss Liang had no objections; in fact, she felt she hadn't spent enough time with Chen. Now that he had made the request, Miss Liang naturally agreed readily.
Moreover, if you go today, there will be a wonderful "surprise" waiting for Chen.
Miss Liang was already quite impatient.
"Nina, do you want to go see a live performance?"
Chen extended an invitation to the puffed-up Ren Cai.
"Hmph! I'm going!"
Nina turned her head away and agreed with a haughty air.
On a weekend afternoon, with no plans in mind, everyone, led by Ms. Chen and Ms. Liang, headed to the nearby Starry Night.
Miss Liang's frequent glances at Chen throughout the journey clearly indicated that she was enjoying the spectacle.
As the stars drew closer, Chen's sense of crisis grew stronger; he had a feeling that Miss Liang was plotting against him.
"Huh?! So Chen joined that Miss Liang's band?!"
Miss Anwa was somewhat surprised, while Nina, who was only now finding out, seemed even more excited.
"Betrayal! This is betrayal! Ugh..."
"Rencai, stop being unreasonable."
Momoka stopped Nina from rushing forward and covered her mouth.
"Chen wasn't originally going to form a band with us!"
"Ah, it seems so."
Momoka chuckled at the dejected Nina, who was completely unaware that Nina had implicitly accepted her joining their band. Today's operation had been remarkably effective.
"Okay, we've arrived at Fanxing~"
Following Chen's introduction, Rencai took the lead and rushed towards the starry sky on the first basement level.
"Good afternoon, Nijika, Ichiri and Kita... um?!"
Miss Ryo, who had already rejoined the team, turned her back to the members of Team Tomoe Gokuji, who had just finished playing Rakurin VII4, and revealed an evil smile.
The other three members of the band, apart from Miss Ai Yin's band, had no idea that Chen was actually involved in another band.
Without her even trying to stir things up, Hongxia and Xiduo were already trembling as they pointed at the five unfamiliar people next to Chen.
Meanwhile, Pochi, lying on the ground, had her soul float out of her mouth.
The sight of Chen being surrounded by five people who seemed to appear out of nowhere was too much for her, especially since she had just become Chen's girlfriend.
The band members had countless questions they wanted to ask after the breakup, but they didn't know where to begin.
"I'll go introduce you to them, Liang! Please entertain them for me."
CiCi's group knows HongXia and the others, but HongXia and the others have absolutely no information about CiCi.
So it's more important to explain this to Hongxia and the others first.
Holding hands with Nijika, Kita, and Pochi, who had turned into a slime, Chen led them into a rehearsal room, guided by Nijika.
The archangel, who had been in shock for a long time, finally came to his senses.
"Chen! She, they are!"
Chen already had activities with Miss Ai Yin's band, which took up a lot of his time after the band ended.