I'm not a womanizer for Chihaya Aine

In general, this is a no-cost business. It would be better if Li Xi could follow Qing's ideas. Even if Li Xi failed to grasp the inspiration Qing gave her, it would not matter. At least it would allow the two of them to have more interactions, which was not a loss at all. It was impossible that Li Xi's sharp eyes discovered the clues and then felt inferior to herself, right?

After finalizing the score, Qing picked up his phone again to see if other band members had responded to the demo he had just posted in the group. Li Xi also picked up his phone to check. When Qing looked at his message, he saw that 4 of them had been read and 3 had been replied to.

【Aine: You finished it so quickly? That's amazing!】

[Su Shi: Xiao Lixi really did it, it's amazing! ]

[Ain: I've finished listening to it. It's great! It really recreates the feeling of the original song! ]

Should I say that it’s Aine who is worthy of her? It seems like she has failed to flatter me this time… But actually, if Qing hadn’t made the sharp comment that “a fake can’t be better than the real thing” before, there would be nothing wrong with Aine’s compliment, and it could even be said to be very good.

After all, the fact that Lixi arranged the song like this shows that before this, Lixi really wanted to restore the feeling of the original song. However, with Qing's reminder, Lixi should have realized that just restoring it would not be able to surpass Xiangzi. At this time, Aine's words would seem a bit harsh.

Fortunately, Qing looked up and observed Li Xi's expression. Li Xi didn't seem to have any negative emotions because of Aine's words. Of course, it is also possible that Li Xi didn't care about Aine's evaluation at all...

As for Su Shi's reply, the content was completely within Qing's expectations. Su Shi only praised Li Xi for being able to complete the arrangement, and did not comment on the song at all.

After all, in Su Shi's eyes, the "Kasuga Shadow" with piano is the good "Kasuga Shadow". In the world before Qing's travel, when comparing the two versions of "Kasuga Shadow", the Go critics would regard the person who thought the piano version of "Kasuga Shadow" was better as Su Shi's actor.

If it wasn't for the need to listen to the song, Qing had no doubt that Su Shi would not have clicked into the group chat, but would have swiped away when he saw the message alert, pretending that he didn't see the message.

However, since Su Shi had already clicked in, it would be bad if she read it but didn't reply. It was impossible for Su Shi to say in the group "It doesn't sound as good as the piano version..." because she still had to continue to play the role of a good mother. So Su Shi just avoided the main point and praised Li Xi's act of arranging the music.

But it was obvious that Li Xi was also aware of Su Shi's character. He was not surprised by her Tai Chi behavior and simply ignored it. Instead, he was anxiously waiting for new news.

Qing knew who Lixi was waiting for the message from. Line's read count does not count one's own, so in a group chat with 5 people, 4 reads means that everyone in the group has seen the message. So although Deng did not send a message, she must have seen the message from Lixi and Qing, and had already listened to Lixi's adaptation of "Spring Shadow".

As for why Deng read the message but didn't reply, Qing guessed that it was because Deng didn't have the habit of replying to other people's messages. After all, from the plot of the mobile game, we can see that Deng is very unfamiliar with the use of social software, or he may have habitually excluded himself.

So Qing took a look at Lixi who was feeling anxious, and sent a message in the group on behalf of Lixi.

【Qing: What do you think, Deng? 】

Li Xi, who was always paying attention to the messages in the group, naturally saw the message sent by Qing. She looked at Qing with a complicated expression, but quickly focused her attention on the group chat, because she also knew that after Qing sent this message, the probability of Deng Hui replying would greatly increase.

About a minute later, Deng sent a reply message.

【Deng: I think it’s very good.】

After seeing the news of Deng's approval, Li Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Qing also congratulated him with a hint of sarcasm: "That's great."

Hearing Qing's teasing, Li Xi glared at Qing with some embarrassment, but soon he was immersed in the joy of being recognized by Deng, and his previous worries about whether he could be competent in composing music for Deng were also half relieved.

In this way, Li Xi will be more confident and won't put too much pressure on himself, right? Qing thought so.

However, before Qing Weilixi could feel relieved for long, new message came in the group chat.

【Aine: But speaking of it, why did Qingqing send the message for Lixi? 】

The moment Qing saw this message, she suddenly felt a thorny feeling like a thorn in her back. It was rare for her to feel a sense of oppression in simple text. Why did she feel this way? It was so strange...

Qing looked up guiltily at his surroundings and outside the door, then retracted his gaze to think about how to reply to Aiyin.

【Qing: Lixi also came to work at RING today. 】

After thinking about it, Qing replied with such a simple message. Although the message was simple, there were many hidden contents, which were enough for Aiyin to figure out the situation.

First of all, why did Qing know that Lixi came to work at RING? This means that Qing has already arrived at RING and met Lixi, which indirectly explains why Qing explained for Lixi and asked for the light on his behalf. Even why Lixi sent out the demo is probably related to Qing.

Of course Qing could explain all these situations in detail, but sending such a long message continuously would make her seem as if she was in a hurry to explain. She had not done anything wrong, so why should she be in a hurry to explain?

As for the punishment from the system, Qing could only say that it was force majeure, and there was absolutely nothing between her and Lixi!

[Aine: I see, it seems that Qingqing came to RING very early! ]

【Ain: Snickering Gif】

Looking at the smirking emoticon sent by Aiyin, Qing put down his phone as if his secret was revealed, thinking out of sight, out of mind. However, his gaze met Lixi's. For some reason, Lixi couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw Qing's rare panic.

Qing looked away as if nothing had happened, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Then, a message continued to come from his phone, so Qing stopped drinking his tea slowly, put down the teacup faster than usual, and checked the message.

[Aine: Looks like I have to speed up my pace too. I can’t let Qingqing wait too long.]

After seeing the message, Qing couldn't help but smile slightly, then put her phone down again. Although she didn't mean to reply to the message, it was obvious that she was happy about the new message sent by Aiyin.

Sitting opposite Qing, Li Xi saw how Ain's few short messages could affect Qing's every move and smile, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It turns out that this guy also has such a side that suits his age...

74

Chapter 74: Harmonica, teacher, running-in.

After solving Lixi's lack of confidence, Qing didn't have anything else to talk about with Lixi. After all, neither she nor Lixi liked to chat. Lixi would look towards the bar from time to time, as if he wanted to get back to work at any time.

Qing now has two choices, one is to let Lixi go back to work, the other is to let Lixi stay and let her have a good rest. But if Lixi is asked to stay and rest directly, she will definitely not listen, and it may even have the opposite effect, making Lixi more determined to go back to work.

So Qing thought about it, picked up his harmonica, and asked: "Would you like to hear me play the harmonica?"

Qing's words drew Li Xi's attention back. She looked at Qing and her harmonica carefully, and recalled how Qing was still practicing with the teaching video when she first came. She subconsciously asked: "Do you know how to play?"

Qing nodded and said, "I know a little bit. I can still try to play a simple song."

Although Qing has not been learning the harmonica for a long time, she has made rapid progress. As she said, she has no problem playing some of the songs that beginners often practice.

Li Xi completely stopped looking towards the bar, and casually raised his hand to support his chin and rest his head on his hand. He crossed his legs under the table and made a comfortable posture so that he could listen carefully to Qing's next performance. Then he said, "You can do whatever you want, but I don't know much about harmonica, so I can't give you any advice."

Obviously, Li Xi thought that Qing wanted her to help him with the harmonica because he wanted her opinion, but she didn't realize that Qing actually wanted her to have a good rest. However, if Qing played a brass instrument, Li Xi did have some experience and might be able to give some suggestions.

Qing Jianlixi agreed, and did not continue to respond to Lixi, but after a while, he began to play. The song Qing played was the ending song of the animated film "Spirited Away", "Always With Me", a song that is well-known in Japan. Since this song does not require too many skills to play and is very nice, it is very suitable for beginners to practice.

This world also has "Spirited Away" and this song. Qing liked the harmonica of this song before he traveled through time. He also practiced this song several times in the past two days. Moreover, the style of this song is relaxing and soothing, and the melody is melodious, just like describing a dream in the distance. It is more suitable for Li Xi to listen to when he is resting. In layman's terms, it has a hypnotic effect.

And Lixi indeed slowly closed his eyes to Qing's slow and comfortable melody. Although Qing's playing made occasional mistakes, it was generally harmonious. This allowed the tired Lixi to completely empty his mind and enter a state of rest.

When the song ended, Qing put down his harmonica and opened his eyes, and saw Li Xi opposite him still resting with his eyes closed, and he could even hear his regular breathing.

Qing moved lightly without making any sound, then stared at the scenery outside the store in a daze, thinking to himself: It seems that this kid is really exhausted. Is it really necessary to put so much pressure on myself?

It was quiet for a while, but unfortunately RING is a store with a large flow of customers. Although it was still early, the quietness could not last long. Soon, a customer entered the store, and the reminder sound of the automatic door and the welcome of the store clerk broke the quiet atmosphere.

Qing looked up at the customer who came in, and when he found that he didn't recognize him, he retracted his gaze. Then he saw Li Xi who had woken up. At this time, she was still a little sleepy and confused as if she had just woken up, but she soon reacted and said to Qing a little embarrassedly: "Um... I fell asleep just now."

There was no trace of blame on Qing's face or in his words. Instead, his tone was more relaxed than usual, and he said with a little more playfulness: "Can I understand that you are praising my playing skills?"

Generally speaking, people think that falling asleep while listening to a performance is extremely rude, but from Qing's words, she seemed to consider it an honor to be able to make people fall asleep. Of course, this also reduced Lixi's apology and psychological pressure.

Li Xi turned his head away, but still accepted the excuse given by Qing, and whispered: "Well... you are really good at blowing."

Qing received Li Xi's approval, leaned forward slightly, and asked: "So what do you think about playing it live?"

"what?"

Li Xi was a little confused by Qing's strange ideas and asked, "Aren't you a guitarist?"

Will Qing tell Lixi that she is going to find another guitarist? Impossible, so Qing can only find other excuses to shirk: "But compared to guitar skills, I am better at playing the harmonica now. If my guitar skills are still lacking when I perform a live, maybe I can make up for it with the harmonica."

Li Xi frowned and asked, "What about the integrity of the song? The songs we prepared all require two guitars."

Qing shrugged and said, "Sharing some of the pressure with Aine, or finding an outsider, is better than forcing her to go on stage even if the effect is not good, right?"

Li Xi severely denied Qing's statement and refuted: "Instead of spending time thinking about these unorthodox methods, it is better to spend more time improving yourself."

Qing didn't get angry when he heard Li Xi's accusation, nor did he give in. Instead, he tilted his head in confusion and said, "Hey? Why are we going to start the Live so soon?"

"Tsk!"

Li Xi was very upset about Qing's sarcastic reminder, but she was indeed in the wrong. People had already made concessions to her on the time of the Live. It could even be said that Qing considered so many things to make up for his own shortcomings and to cooperate with Li Xi's request to hold the Live as soon as possible. It would be inappropriate to continue to nitpick Qing's efforts.

Seeing that Li Xi had no intention of refuting him, Qing took the initiative to give in and said: "This is just an idea of mine. I have this idea, so I will speak it out, and then we can discuss the feasibility and how to realize it. If no one agrees with it, then it doesn't matter if it is discarded, but since I have this idea, I will speak it out first."

Qing had made it so clear, even though they were not talking about the same thing, Li Xi naturally understood the hidden meaning in Qing's words. It was nothing more than what she said before the band disbanded yesterday, hoping that Li Xi could take the initiative to speak out the hidden thoughts in her heart so that everyone in the band could solve it together.

But is it possible for Li Xi to reveal his weakness? Impossible.

So Li Xi pretended not to understand what Qing said, and instead answered the question about the feasibility of adding a harmonica to the Live: "I don't know much about harmonicas, and it would be very troublesome to add a harmonica to the music score, so you should just give up on this idea."

Qing was not surprised that her words failed to move Lixi to speak out her true feelings, so she quickly responded to Lixi's excuses: "That's true. It won't be too late to talk about it when the situation I described really happens."

So the matter came to an end, and Li Xi felt that it was time to go back to work. Qing did not intend to keep Li Xi this time, but he still had one thing to ask Li Xi.

"Please tell the people at the store that next time Lenai is here, if we are rehearsing, let Lenai come to me and I will treat her to a matcha parfait."

All Qing wanted Lixi to do was to pass on a message.

However, Li Xi was interested in what Qing was going to say, and asked, "A stray cat? What do you want to do with her?"

Qing didn't hide anything and told him the purpose of finding Lenai: "Let her teach me guitar. I heard that with a teacher, your guitar skills will improve much faster than if you learn by yourself."

But Li Xi obviously didn't like Qing's idea and questioned: "Are you serious? Even if Stray Cat really plays the guitar very well, she doesn't look like she can teach anyone."

Qing also agreed with Li Xi's opinion. Lenai was a genius, and it was difficult for a genius to teach mortals. It was like Jordan teaching basketball. He would tell you that as long as you jump up and wait for others to fall before shooting, you won't be disturbed. The problem was that most people didn't have such a strong ability to stay in the air.

The same is true for Lenna. In the mobile game plot, Aine asked Lenna for tips on how to play the guitar well, and Lenna replied with a puzzled look on her face, "Just play it," as if she really didn't understand why someone would not be able to master the guitar technique after playing it.

So Qing didn't have high expectations for Lena's teaching level, but she didn't expect Lena to teach her guitar, as Qing's guitar skills were good enough. To be honest, it was Aine who might need Lena's guidance.

Qing asked Lenai to teach guitar in the band just to connect Lenai with the band. By the way, if he had to show a certain level of guitar skills, he could use the guidance of a good teacher as a shield for his rapid progress. So it doesn't matter whether Lenai can teach others, as long as he can come to rehearse with the band.

So Qing quickly found a reason to convince him: "How do you know if it works if you don't try? Besides, if the cost is just a cup of matcha parfait, there is no reason for me not to give it a try."

Li Xi complained: "After all, can you really trick people into learning guitar with a cup of matcha parfait? The price of hiring a guitar teacher on the market is much more expensive than this, right?"

Qing said: "As for Lenai, we can't hire her with money, right? Lenai and I know each other, and she seems to be quite interested in our band. It shouldn't be a problem for her to agree to help."

“Why would she be interested in our band?”

Li Xi asked with some confusion.

Qing opened his mouth, then as if he suddenly remembered something, he said: "Come to think of it, when Le Nai came to see us yesterday, you happened to be in the bathroom, so I didn't know."

When Li Xi heard this, he asked, "She came to see you yesterday? Why?"

Qing answered truthfully: "She wanted to listen to our performance, and maybe she wanted to play with us, but at that time, only Aiyin brought an instrument, so we didn't accept her invitation."

"what?"

After listening to Qing's explanation, Lixi showed a puzzled expression on her face. She really couldn't understand why the stray cat would be interested in this band that had just been formed and hadn't even had a rehearsal. You know, even Lixi herself didn't have any expectations for the performance of this band.

Qing saw what Lixi wanted to say, shrugged and said: "I don't know why she did this. Humans will only suffer if they try to guess how cats think."

Li Xi could only sigh upon hearing this and said helplessly: "Okay, I'll convey it for you."

Qing took out his wallet from his bag and asked, "Do you want me to pay for the dinner now? If you want, I'll pay for my table as well."

Li Xi thought for a moment and said, "You should put the money for the treat in my account first. You won't treat the stray cat just once, right? When the time comes, just give it to me along with the money for renting the rehearsal room."

Since Lixi is an employee of RING, in addition to enjoying the right to priority arrangement of rehearsal rooms at RING, he also enjoys certain employee discounts. Therefore, the band's expenses at RING have always been paid in advance by Lixi, and Lixi will collect the money from everyone after he has spent all the money.

Aine and Suyo's families are both relatively well-off and they are not sensitive to money issues. Deng lacks common sense, so only Qinghui and Lixi seriously discussed the expenses of the event. This is also true even if Renai is included, after all, Renai never uses her own money.

It is said that the person who manages money in a band is usually the keyboard player, so Anon Tokyo's insensitivity to money may be due to the lack of a keyboard player.

Of course, this is just a joke. After all, if we really follow the stereotype, the drummer is the one with the worst music theory level, but in today's bands, Li Xi can complete the arrangement work independently. Qing still admires Li Xi for this. In comparison, there are drummers in professional bands who can't even read the music score and have to arrange the music score into a musical score before they can understand it. It's amazing.

Li Xi finally left and returned to the bar. Lin Linzi saw Li Xi and asked with a smile: "Little Li Xi, don't you want to accompany your friends for a while? You only have one friend left?"

After Qing's reminder, Li Xi also understood Rin Rin Zi's good intention of letting him rest more, and replied in a more relaxed tone than usual: "She has made an appointment with other people, and they should be here soon."

It is true that Li Xi really wants to come back to work as soon as possible, but the reason she gave is also the reason why she doesn't want to stay with Qing any longer. I always feel that if Ai Yin comes here and sees her and Qing sitting together and chatting, she will be involved in some very troublesome things...

Thinking about something else, Li Xi came to the coffee machine as usual and asked, "Are you interested in ordering anything now?"

"Not yet. Then I'll leave this place to Xiao Lixi. I'll go look somewhere else."

Rin Rinko responded and was about to leave when she was stopped by Li Xi.

"Please wait a moment, Ms. Rinrinko..."

Lixi looked at the coffee beans in front of him, as if he remembered something, turned around and called Rinrinko, but then he didn't know how to continue talking.

Rin Rinzi turned around, tilted her head to look at Li Xi, and asked: "What's wrong?"

Li Xi hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Can I try to do the reception work in the future?"

Li Xi's words immediately piqued Rin Rin Zi's interest. She asked jokingly, "Hey, I mentioned it so many times before, but you didn't want to try to be a hostess. Why do you want to go after chatting with your friends for a while?"

Li Xi avoided Rin Rin Zi's teasing gaze, picked up a glass and a rag and began to wipe it, while pretending to be nonchalant and said: "I just hope there will be less coffee smell when there is a band rehearsal."

75

Chapter 75: Old friend, sugar, following.

Chihaya Aine is facing a major crisis in her life at this moment.

After returning to Japan, Aine has been in a state that makes her happy and even blessed. She has her parents' tolerance and love, adapted to and integrated into the new environment, made new friends behind the scenes, formed a band that can serve as a goal to work towards, and most importantly, met a person whom she cannot forget even if she wants to.