I'm not a womanizer for Chihaya Aine

Aiyin looked up at Su Shi. Although it was a bit rude to think so, the word "widow" inexplicably came to Aiyin's mind. Su Shi, who had always been mature, looked outside with such a lonely expression, waiting for someone to come. She really looked like a widow waiting for someone who would never come.

Su Shi’s words also touched Deng. The memory of that rainy day in the past attacked her again, making her look sad.

Li Xi also lowered her head and recalled the past, but when she saw Deng's sad look, she interrupted the brewing of sadness and said, "Don't mention that kind of thing anymore. Aiyin, don't do anything unnecessary, go practice."

"……Um."

Aiyin took one last look at Su Shi who looked like a widow, the light that was lost in emo, and Li Xi who was forcing himself to cheer up. Then she thought back to her own panic just now. For the first time, she understood what Crychic meant to these people.

When Shoko disappeared, were they as panicked as I was? Aiyin thought as she took out her guitar.

Actually, Aine's guess was correct, but when Su Shi saw the chaos among the other Crychic members, she had to calm down, start to comfort the team members, and then take the lead in contacting Xiangzi.

So when Su Shi saw Ain trying to go out to find someone in a panic, she stopped Ain so seriously and asked her to calm down. Su Shi understood Ain's mood just now, so even if she was just pretending to be nice to the band and might break up with Ain sooner or later, she didn't want Ain to lose her composure and act recklessly.

Su Shi turned around and said to Ain gently, "Little Ain, if you feel uneasy, why don't you go outside and have a cup of hot coffee to refresh yourself?"

Li Xi, who was standing by, heard Su Shi's words and recalled the intimate actions between Ai Yin and Qing before. He also remembered the scene where Qing was twitching all over because of coffee allergy. He stood up and said in an unquestionable tone: "Don't drink hot coffee or anything like that. Just practice well here. I'll go outside to say hello to the seniors in the store."

Su Shi was a little confused as to why Li Xi rejected her kindness on behalf of Ai Yin, but since Li Xi had said so, she would not ask to save Li Xi's face, so she ignored the first sentence and asked the second one: "Is Xiao Li Xi going to look for Xiao Qing and Xiao Lenai?"

Li Xi did not directly answer Su Shi's question, but said: "I'll ask the senior to help me keep an eye on the two of them. And Su Shi, don't just wait here. You've regressed a lot, you need to practice more."

After saying that, Li Xi opened the door and was about to leave. Su Shi didn't have time to say anything more, but just shouted from a distance: "Keep in touch!"

Li Xi paused before leaving, without looking back. He just nodded slightly, then closed the door and left the rehearsal room.

Aiyin held the guitar and watched Sushi and Lixi handle it. Her worries were relieved a lot. She seemed to feel the support of the band. It's not that Aiyin didn't have this feeling of support before, but it was Qing who gave her this feeling before. Now she feels the warmth of the band.

"Xiao Ai... do you know something?... Is something going to happen?"

After everything quieted down, it was Deng who first broke the silence. She looked at Aine anxiously, as if she was waiting for the verdict of fate.

Aiyin hesitated for a moment, but still gave a general answer: "I did something very excessive to Qingqing before, but Qingqing shouldn't be so bad as to not come to the joint training, so I think she might have encountered some accidents."

Deng's eyes were dull after hearing this. What kind of accident had happened that they couldn't even get in touch with him?

Su Shi forced out a standard smile and comforted them: "You'd better not scare yourselves. Xiaoqing and the others should be here soon."

Aiyin couldn't laugh because she knew more. Whether it was the hidden dangers in her family or the hidden dangers caused by offending the gangsters before, she was worried.

She looked at the function chart on the tablet. She didn't understand it in the first place, and now she was in no mood to read it.

So what is Qing, who is being cared about by everyone, doing at this moment?

In the not very spacious room, which was too simple like a board house, there was not the slightest girlish atmosphere. On a table was a desktop computer that had automatically gone into sleep mode. In front of the computer was a girl sitting, or rather, lying. A mobile phone was dropped on the ground nearby.

In order to squeeze out time to finish the arrangement, Qing has been squeezing this young body, and there has not been a single day of sleep that exceeds five hours. And unlike Hanasaki River where Yuqiu and Lixi are, Qing basically cannot catch up on sleep during the day in Yuqiu.

In addition, Qing has been suppressing himself all this time, forcing himself not to think about the people he cares about in the other world, forcing himself to keep working hard for the girls, and forcing himself not to do anything irresponsible to Aine on impulse.

Finally, during an ordinary all-nighter and a rainy night when the temperature dropped suddenly, Qing's tense nerves could no longer hold back.

105

Chapter 105: Home, boredom, waking up from a dream.

Liu Zeqing slowly opened his eyes, and in front of him was the familiar ceiling. It should be a scene he would see every day when he woke up, but now for some reason he felt a little more nostalgic.

Qing subconsciously fumbled for the phone on the bedside table. The soft mattress brought him a long-lost sense of comfort. Liu Zeqing fumbled for his phone and pressed the lock screen button, but the screen did not light up.

He remembered that he stayed up late last night and watched videos until he fell asleep. What video was it? It seemed to be a re-creation video of an animation that had been popular for a while, but the sequelae of staying up late gave Liu Zeqing a headache, and he couldn't remember what it was for a while.

Anyway, it should be that the phone automatically played the video after falling asleep and the battery ran out? Qing took the phone to charge and walked out of his room.

Are you going to work today? Liu Zeqing went to the living room and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It is not convenient for modern people to even check the time after losing their mobile phones.

If I want to go to work, it seems too late at this point.

But fortunately, he didn't have to go to work today, because Liu Zeqing's parents and his brother's family of three were coming to visit him. The fact that his elder brother and sister-in-law had time to come to his place meant that today was probably a weekend or a holiday.

……

Lixi did not come to RING as a clerk today, so she would not casually enter the backstage of the staff to look for someone, but fortunately she found Miss Rinrinko in RING's internal cafe.

It was not an easy thing for Lixi to ask for help from her seniors, especially after Qing reminded her how much these seniors took care of her, she felt a greater psychological burden about causing trouble for them.

But she had already promised Aine and the others that she would ask their seniors to keep an eye on Ao and Runa, so she took a deep breath, prepared herself mentally, explained the situation to Rinrinko, and asked the clerk to pay attention to the arrival of Ao and Runa, and notify Riki in time after they arrived at RING.

After listening to Riki's request, Rinrinzi showed a somewhat distressed expression on her face. Riki noticed the change in Rinrinzi's expression and also changed his face. He lowered his head and said in a low voice: "If this bothers you, forget it. Sorry for bothering you."

Rin Rinzi suddenly realized that it was her hesitation that made Riki misunderstand her, and she quickly waved her hands and explained: "No, no, no, it's nothing, I can help. It's just that there is one thing, um... she didn't seem to say that she couldn't tell you."

Li Xi raised his head, looking puzzled, and asked: "What's the matter?"

Rin Rinzi thought for a moment, and finally made up her mind, and said to Li Xi: "Come with me."

After that, Rin Rinzi led Li Xi to the backstage. Just when Li Xi was wondering what Rin Rinzi was talking about and wanted to ask her about it, she unexpectedly saw a figure that shouldn't be here.

"stray cat?"

Li Xi called out the man's name in some disbelief.

Le Nai shifted her gaze from the dessert cupboard, and her clear, heterochromatic eyes reflected Rikki's shocked and angry expression: "Rikki?"

It was natural for Li Xi to be angry. Obviously, Lenai had already arrived at the ring, so why didn't she go to the rehearsal room? Obviously, as long as Lenai arrived at the rehearsal room, she could have completed the performance.

So she walked up to Le Nai angrily and asked, "Why don't you go rehearse with us?"

Le Nai tilted her head, seemingly not understanding Li Xi's question, and said, "I'm not not going."

Li Xi saw Lenai talking nonsense as if it had nothing to do with her, and his blood pressure immediately rose. He was about to question Lenai, but Rin Rinzi came up and held Li Xi back, explaining for Lenai: "I asked Lenai a similar question just now, and she said that she doesn't get along with you guys right now."

Later, under the comfort of Rinrinko, Li Xi barely resisted the urge to get angry at Le Na, and roughly understood that Le Na's unpredictable personality and behavior patterns could not be investigated. In the end, he successfully won Le Na with a piece of matcha cake, and made her go back to the rehearsal room to rehearse.

After arranging Lenai, Li Xi looked at Rin Rin Zi and said in a much more humble tone: "Then I will take her back to the rehearsal room first. If there is any news about the remaining guy, please inform me in time. Our band members are a little worried about her."

Rin Rinzi nodded and agreed: "No problem, I will help you pay attention."

After getting the answer, Li Xi nodded and was about to leave. When he turned his back, he heard Lin Linzi continue to ask: "Little Li Xi is also worried about Xiao Qing, right?"

Lixi's steps paused. Lenai, who was originally being pulled by her, overtook her and looked at Lixi's face with some curiosity. Lixi just turned her head away subconsciously, said nothing, and then walked away again as if nothing had happened.

Rin Rin looked at Li Xi's departing back and murmured with some relief: "Finally, things are changing for the better."

……

"uncle!"

Seeing his niece whom he hadn't seen for a long time coming over to hug his thighs, Liu Zeqing lovingly picked up his niece.

He is nearly 30 years old but still single. He has no intention of finding a partner. All his love for children is poured into his niece. It can be said that he loves his niece more than his brother and sister-in-law. Naturally, his niece is also very close to him.

Dad and Mom came into Liu Zeqing's home very familiarly, carrying large and small bags. They put various things that needed to be put in the refrigerator or in the lockers. They also specially brought out some fruits and put them on the dining table to remind Liu Zeqing to remember to eat them, while nagging him about various precautions.

Liu Zeqing kept making "ah" and "hmm" sounds in response to his parents. His parents didn't ask him about his work or life, and they didn't seem to be worried at all about whether he was doing well. There was only one thing they kept asking, and Liu Zeqing could never give a positive answer.

Do you want me to introduce someone to you?

Liu Zeqing is a boring person, but he has always been pursuing romance. He cannot accept that he hastily spends the rest of his life with a woman he does not know well enough just because he is old. For him, marriage is a lifelong thing and a man's responsibility, so he never compromises.

Of course, this does not mean that Liu Zeqing will not agree to go on a blind date introduced by his parents. On the one hand, it is to deal with his parents, and on the other hand, he also hopes to meet someone who can connect with him and is willing to be romantic with him during the blind date.

However, this time, Liu Zeqing sternly rejected the blind date proposed by his parents. He didn’t know why he was so determined to refuse.

He said, I have someone I like.

His parents asked Liu Zeqing to introduce the person he liked, but Qing just couldn't open his mouth.

I seem to have forgotten something very important.

……

The door of the rehearsal room was pushed open, attracting the attention of the people inside. Everyone subconsciously looked towards the door, and then they saw Lixi and Lenai coming into the room.

Aine was a little disappointed when she saw that the person who came with Riki was Lenai, but she still cheered up and greeted Lenai, "Good morning, Lenai."

Then Aiyin came forward holding a guitar, and asked Lixi impatiently: "Where's Qingqing? Is there any news about her?"

Li Xi saw Aine's hopeful eyes and subconsciously wanted to dodge, but she soon felt that she had not done anything wrong, so after a brief avoidance, their eyes met again.

"I've asked the seniors in the store to be careful... Now that the stray cat is here, let's start training together."

Li Xi said in a calm tone.

It was a very reasonable request. The reason why we couldn't practice together just now was because Aine couldn't carry the melody of the song alone. Now that Rakuna has come, this shortcoming has been made up, so we can naturally start practicing together. But...

"What about Qingqing?"

Ai Ne lowered her head and asked with a deeper voice, which sounded more oppressive than before.

Li Xi didn't want to face Aine in this state, so she sat back in front of the drum set and said, "There's no rule that the band can't practice if someone is missing, right? Besides, that guy is just a substitute."

Hearing this, Aiyin's left hand gripping the guitar subconsciously tightened, and the taut strings made a "squeaking" noise. Deng looked at Aiyin who was trying her best to suppress her emotions, and subconsciously wanted to reach out to Aiyin, as if Aiyin was about to leave her at any time and she had to reach out and catch her.

Su Shi sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and hurried forward and said, "Xiao Lixi, we are not in a good state right now, how about we take a break first?"

What Su Shi said was not groundless. Objectively speaking, given the current state of Aion and Deng, it is indeed not suitable for practicing together. It is very likely that they will be absent-minded when playing, and the practice will not be effective.

But Li Xi obviously had her own considerations. She sternly retorted: "Haven't you rested enough after such a long time? If that guy doesn't come today, will we not practice all day? Then what is the purpose of coming here?"

After Li Xi finished speaking, the scene fell into silence. Everyone knew that what Li Xi said made sense, but that didn't mean they could accept it.

Aiyin hugged the guitar in her hand tightly, and had no intention of returning to her seat. Instead, she stood still, lowered her head and protested silently. Standing near the door, Lena coldly watched everything that happened in the rehearsal room. The perspective here was just right to see everyone's behavior at a glance.

Seeing that no one was refutating him, and no one was responding to him, Li Xi didn't care about anything else and directly ordered Ai Yin: "Go and give the tablet to the stray cat, so that she can get familiar with the new song."

Aine seemed unmoved by what Riki said. Seeing this, Riki did not blame Aine. Instead, he stood up and went to where Aine was playing the guitar, picked up the tablet, and then walked towards Lenae's position. When he passed by Aine, he paused, but in the end he walked again without saying anything.

Su Shi walked between Aine and Deng and said to them gently: "It's useless to worry now. There's only so much we can do. For now, let's just listen to Xiao Lixi and practice."

After saying that, Su Shi pulled Aine to her seat and then returned to her own seat. Riki had already shown the music score to Le Na, who took a few glances at it and then began to play it, and it sounded fine.

Seeing that Le Na was familiar with the music score very quickly, Li Xi also returned to his position, then tapped his drumsticks to remind everyone, and said: "Next, practice "Haruhi Shadow" first, and practice the new song after the harmonica is in place."

After saying that, Li Xi secretly glanced at Ain. After hearing what Li Xi said, Ain finally relaxed her left hand holding the guitar. "Practice after the harmonica is ready." This means that Li Xi is also looking forward to Qing's arrival, but is just practicing for the time being.

Aiyin took a deep breath and prepared to follow Li Xi's instructions and start practicing. Aiyin's self-regulation ability was very strong. She knew that Li Xi was just making reasonable decisions according to reason, so even if she had no intention of practicing at all, she would try to follow Li Xi's pace. After all, as Su Shi said, no matter how worried she was, there was only so much she could do.

Li Xi beat the drumsticks, setting a rhythm for everyone. Le Na followed closely and played the prelude. Su Shi could only follow the rhythm helplessly, and the familiar melody of "Haruhi Shadow" sounded.

Although Aiyin's guitar was a little distracted, her performance seemed a little discordant, but she still played the role of rhythm guitar. What no one expected was that the person who had problems was not Aiyin who was silently protesting just now, but Deng, who supported the absolute core of the band musically.

The human voice cannot be sung.

It was not that Deng deliberately did not sing to protest against Li Xi's arbitrary decision, but that even if she opened her mouth, no sound could be heard, only a faint sound like a mosquito's hum.

Li Xi and Su Shi saw that Deng couldn't make any sound, so they subconsciously stopped playing. It was not the first time for them to encounter this problem with Deng. They looked at each other, but didn't know how to solve this problem.

Because the person who carried the light and went from being unable to sing to being able to move everyone with his singing is no longer in this band.

……

Unlike his parents, Liu Zeqing and his brother would chat more about work and life, and in fact, they also talked about hobbies, but nowadays there is not much time left for the two to do what they like.

Because my parents were taking care of their granddaughter, they lived with my brother and sister-in-law. My brother knew more about my parents' health condition. Only when the two brothers sat together and chatted could my brother talk freely about this topic.

My parents’ health is not very good. After all, they are old, and Qing can’t take care of them on a regular basis. He can only show concern for them when chatting with his brother.

My brother said that maybe if you can get married and start a family, they won't worry about you so much. But parents always have things to worry about, and no matter how capable the child is, they can't change this. So my brother actually supports Liu Zeqing's idea of following his own pace and not making compromises with his partner.

Liu Zeqing also thanked his brother and said, "Thank goodness for you, who is so much better than me, earns so much money, has a happy and harmonious family, can take care of my parents, and has such a lovely daughter. It is with such an outstanding brother that I can pursue romance with confidence."

I guess even if I suddenly left this world, you can still live well as before, right?

……

"Start again."

Lixi's voice fell, followed by the sound of drumsticks hitting each other rhythmically again.

Because he didn't know how to solve the problem of Deng's inability to make sound, Lixi chose not to solve it. He first ensured the ensemble practice in other positions, and then hoped that Deng could overcome the problem on his own.

Le Na's guitar sound rang out again, and the others had no choice but to play it again. This is the absolute dominance of the lead guitar in "Haruhi Shadow".

So, the performance of "Spring Shadow" without vocals ended, and the lamp still couldn't make a sound.

Deng's singing is her inner cry, but what Deng wants to express in her heart now is very different from what she wanted to express in "Haruhi Shadow". Moreover, because Deng's thoughts are now in a mess, she can't force herself to recall the feeling of singing before, and can only return to the period when she couldn't sing.

After the song ended, Aiyin finally found time to say something to Lixi, but Lixi struck the drumsticks again and said, "One more time."

"Wait a minute! We can't practice together like this, right?"

Aine wanted to forcibly interrupt Riki's command, but it was meaningless because Lena didn't even play the prelude at this time.

Li Xi also noticed that Le Nai did not listen to her and started playing again. She ignored Ai Yin's protest and turned to look at Le Nai. However, she saw that Le Nai had already put the guitar in the case, as if she was ready to finish her work and play it.