Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

Su Shi stood there, as if his whole body was frozen in time.

The warm and dazzling scene before her eyes was like a silent knife, lightly but mercilessly cutting through her heart.

"Why... did it turn out like this..."

She murmured to herself, her voice so faint that it seemed as if it would be blown away by the wind.

She originally wanted to return to Xiangzi's side, even if it was just to stand within her sight, but now, this position seemed to have been taken by someone else.

She suddenly didn't know whether she should go forward.

She was afraid, she was really afraid - afraid of seeing Xiangzi smiling so gently at Aiyin, but leaving only a cold back towards her.

Aine and Shoko both go to Hanegaoka High School. Aine left in a hurry yesterday and they didn't meet. Today, the two of them happened to meet on the same tram, so they started chatting.

Only then did Xiangzi learn from Aine that so many things had happened on the [Mygo] side.

A few days ago, she wished their band a successful performance and a long-term togetherness, but she didn't expect it to fall apart in the blink of an eye - just like CRYCHIC in the past.

Xiangzi was already fed up with Sushi's clingy attitude, and her persistence even after being rejected. Now, hearing that she had chosen to "follow" his example and voluntarily quit the band because of his rejection, Xiangzi's impression of Sushi became even worse.

So, when she raised her head and her eyes suddenly collided with Su Shi's, the smile on her face instantly disappeared.

She thought Su Shi came to find her again.

Aine also saw Nagasaki Suyo, and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes, including surprise, resentment, and some kind of inexplicable entanglement.

"Su Shi..."

She called out softly.

Su Shi subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away, but she forced herself to stop.

She took a deep breath, forced a smile, and slowly approached, trying to make her tone sound natural.

"Aine, Xiangzi...you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Of course we're coming,"

Xiangzi looked at her coldly, his tone devoid of warmth. "What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you not to get involved with me from now on?"

These words made the smile on Su Shi's face freeze instantly.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, but she pretended not to hear anything. She forced a smile and took a step closer to Aine.

"Aine, I actually came here to see you."

Her voice was a little lighter, but her tone was more serious than before. "I came to apologize to you."

Aiyin was stunned, and a look of surprise flashed across Xiangzi's eyes.

"...Since you're not here to see me, I'll leave first."

Xiangzi didn't know if this was a temporary excuse that Su Shi found, but she didn't want to continue contacting Su Shi. She picked up her schoolbag and walked past Su Shi.

Her steps were firm and decisive, and she didn't even glance at Su Shi.

Chapter 265: Su Shi's brilliant plan brought peace to the world, but he lost both his wife and his army.

Seeing Xiangzi leaving without looking back, Su Shi's heart sank suddenly, as if being pressed down by something heavy, and he couldn't breathe.

She knew that she was not qualified to win back Xiangzi now.

If she wanted to get close to Xiangzi, she would first have to obtain the forgiveness of Chihaya Aine in front of her.

Su Shi stopped, took a deep breath, then lowered his head and said in a low and sincere voice:

“Aine, I’m really sorry about using you… I wanted everyone back so badly… that’s why I had such a perverse thought.”

Aine stood there, not responding immediately.

Her eyes were complicated, she sighed softly, and then said slowly:

"You know what, Su Shi, I'm not sad because you treated me like a tool. After all, we were strangers at the time, and you realized that with my joining, you could bring back your original teammates, so you wanted to use me. There's nothing wrong with that."

"But, we've been in contact for so long, yet you still treat me as a tool. You have absolutely no intention of keeping me around, and you never considered me a 'member of the band'... This is something that really disappoints me."

Hearing Aine say this, Su Shi also felt guilty.

She raised her head, her eyes rimmed with red, and whispered, "That's not the case. I was very happy during the time I spent with you, and the smile on my face wasn't fake, but... my relationship with everyone at CRYCHIC is even deeper, and the obsession in my heart is too deep, so..."

Her voice became smaller and smaller, and the regret and self-blame were clearly revealed in her tense brows.

However, Su Shi did not argue or make excuses anymore, but just whispered: "I understand that apologies alone are meaningless, and you have no obligation to forgive me...but I still want to do something."

"Aine, if you have anything you want to do, you can ask me. As long as it is within my ability, I can do it."

Su Shi has made up her mind that as long as Ai Yin doesn't say anything like "let her leave Xiangzi", she will agree to any request she can agree to.

However, Aine shook her head.

"I don't need you to do anything for me. I'm angry about what you did to me, but looking back, I've met a group of teammates who are willing to accept me, and a big brother who is very kind and caring to me..."

She paused, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, but there was no smile.

"So... I don't resent you."

Su Shi's eyes lit up, and a hint of desire appeared in his eyes: "Then... are you willing to forgive me?"

Aine shook her head again.

"You don't need my forgiveness. After all, to you, I'm just a tool that you can discard at any time."

"What you need is the forgiveness of Xiaodeng and Lixi. Mygo has disbanded because of you. Don't you think you don't need to do something for them? After all, they were all recruited into this band by you, and you've hurt them again."

Su Shi remained silent.

She was powerless to refute this.

Of course, Su Shi knew how to make Takamatsu Deng and the others forgive her, and that was to form a band with them again.

But if that's the case...wouldn't everyone just go back?

Not only did she not team up with Xiangzi, but she also hurt the companions she once cherished. It can really be said that "Su Shi's brilliant plan brought peace to the world, but she lost both her wife and her soldiers."

Su Shi couldn't agree to this condition, but she couldn't refuse it forcefully either. After a long silence, she slowly said:

"Xiao Deng...she's not that fragile. I believe she can recover. Besides, she has Li Xi by her side. Even if I'm not by her side, she can still live well."

"what?"

Aine frowned as she looked at Su Shi in front of her. She hadn't expected her to give such an answer at all. Her voice was filled with sarcasm. "Is that all? Are you planning on doing nothing?"

Su Shi raised his head and smiled bitterly.

"What else? I don't want to reunite with them for Mygo anymore, nor do I want to reunite with CRYCHIC... If I go to her now, won't it just be an eyesore for her?"

"Besides, aren't you by her side, Aine? You can also help Deng and help her cheer up again, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Aine was speechless.

As if something had hit a sore spot, he subconsciously looked away and looked at the pool not far away.

In the past few days, although she said that she and Takamatsu Deng were just ordinary friends again, she had actually been deliberately avoiding communicating with her.

It’s not that she didn’t notice Xiao Deng’s loss, it’s not that she was unaware of the other person’s low mood.

But... she chose to ignore it.

Not out of resentment, but because she was afraid.

She was afraid that if she was a little nicer to Takamatsu Deng, the child would rekindle his unrealistic fantasies and drag her back to the stage that suffocated her, the Mygo that once made her feel so much pressure and burden.

Now, she has teammates who she can communicate with with a smile every day, and an environment where she can truly breathe freely. She doesn't want to go back to the past.

But even so, she still felt a little distressed. That's why she hoped Su Shi would persuade Xiao Deng to cheer her up.

But she didn't expect that Su Shi would also refuse, and the reason for the refusal made her unable to refute for a while.

"...In that case, forget it."

Aiyin lowered her eyelashes and spoke lightly, as if she was completely extinguishing a feeling that should have been resolved.

She turned around and was about to leave, but Su Shi quickly stopped her.

"Aine, have you forgiven me?"

Aine was startled, stopped, and turned her head slightly to look at her, with a hint of confusion in her tone: "Is my forgiveness that important to you?"

Su Shi was silent for a while, then said: "...I hope to get your forgiveness, because...I also want to join Xingchuan Office. I asked Mr. Xingchuan, and he said that only if you forgive me, I will be qualified to join."

"Huh? Why?"

This answer surprised Aine so much that her eyebrows unconsciously raised.

"Why did you join the Xingchuan Agency? And why do you have to get my forgiveness?"

"Because I also want to stand on a bigger stage. I also hope to be seen by more people like you."

Su Shi half-seriously said, "When I was in Mygo, everyone could only perform at livehouses. I... wasn't satisfied with that, so I chose to quit the group."

"……is that so?"

Aiyin looked at her suspiciously, feeling that she was hiding something.

"That's it, so...Aine, can you forgive me?"

Su Shi raised his head and asked again with sincere eyes.

"Well..."

Aine was a little embarrassed.

She is not a petty person and is not good at rejecting others.

She didn't actually intend to make things difficult for Su Shi, but she wasn't sure whether Hoshikawa Taku really wanted her to forgive him so easily.

So she had to respond vaguely.

"I can't give you an answer now. I'll tell you tomorrow. Maybe then I'll forgive you."

After saying this, she turned around and hurried towards the door of the office, as if she was afraid that Su Shi would catch up and say something more.

Su Shi stood there, watching Aine's back gradually disappear behind the glass door. She moved her feet slightly, but finally stopped.

She bit her lip and gave up the idea of ​​chasing after him.

It would be better for him not to push Aine too much. If she thought he was being too persistent, it would backfire.

After entering the office, Aiyin walked through the empty reception hall and headed towards the office on the top floor with ease.

She knocked lightly on the door and then pushed it open.

Hoshikawa Taku had already come up when Suyo was blocking people at the door, so he was not surprised to see Aine at this moment.

"Here I am, waiting for you."

He put down the documents with a smile and said in a relaxed tone.

Aiyin couldn't wait to come over and asked directly: "Mr. Xingchuan, were you the one who asked Su Shi to apologize to me?"

Xingchuan smiled and nodded, admitting it without hesitation.

"Yeah, so what? Did she apologize to you? Did you forgive her?"

Aiyin pinched her hair and said in a troubled tone, "I haven't given her an answer yet... I want to know what you mean, Mr. Hoshikawa? Do you want me to forgive her, or not?"

"Don't worry about what I think. This is a good opportunity I created for you. She owes you so much, so of course you can make good use of it."

Hoshikawa Taku leaned his chin on his hands and said meaningfully, "You can ask her to give you gifts to coax you, ask her to do something for you, put on airs, make some demands... Anyway, when you calm down, you can forgive her."

He paused, leaned forward a few inches, a sly glint in his eyes.

"Of course... If you find that you still don't want to forgive her in the end, then just find a random reason to say that you don't forgive her and 'throw her away'."

"Isn't this...not good?"

Aine frowned slightly, her lips pressed into a thin line.

Hoshikawa Taku spread his hands and said matter-of-factly, "That's how she treated you back then. What's wrong with you treating her the same way? She used you like a tool, and then she just said 'I'm sorry' and wanted to end it. That's too easy. Of course, revenge is necessary."

Aiyin still couldn't bear it.

"If I really did that, I would be like her. I don't want to hurt anyone, not even Su Shi."

she whispered.