Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

Miao Meng knows how to "torture" someone, and she said these words on purpose for Su Shi to hear.

At this moment, Su Shi's face flushed red, just like those female knights who were humiliated by defeat. There was only one thing in her mind -

"Gu, kill me!"

It was Lupa who noticed her expression of being on the verge of collapse, and he coughed lightly, stopping their "video torture".

"Okay, let's start practicing quickly. We don't have much time left."

"Mr. Hoshikawa has given us a new song. If we don't practice it quickly, we'll make a fool of ourselves on stage, okay?"

Taku Hoshikawa is now taking advantage of the "Persona" series, and the new songs he gives to his band are still songs from the game, which is also to maintain the band's style.

There are more than a dozen famous songs in "Persona 5" alone. After this part is finished, there are still other series, enough for them to use for several years.

When talking about practice, everyone's mood suddenly changed and they immediately got into the state.

Aiyin put her hands on her hips and said to Sushi as if assigning housework: "Okay, while we practice, Sushi, you just sit next to us and watch us practice. Remember to be responsible for passing us water, towels, adjusting the sound system, mopping the floor... and rubbing my shoulders!"

"……what?"

Su Shi was stunned.

"what's wrong?"

Aine tilted her head to look at her, deliberately lengthening her tone, her voice soft as if she was acting coquettishly, "Didn't you say you were going to apologize? Now's the time to show your sincerity~"

"Yes, but..."

Su Shi opened his mouth to find an excuse, but was interrupted by Miao Meng.

“As a maid, you must be almighty. If you can’t even maintain this level, you’re not worthy of serving our dear Aine-chan!”

Everyone burst into laughter.

Su Shi's cheeks flushed, and her ears burned, but she still gritted her teeth and whispered, "...I know."

So, amid the lively and noisy practice sounds in the practice room, a maid figure with lowered eyebrows, pleasant appearance and diligent movements appeared in the corner.

While everyone was playing together, she squatted on the ground and wiped the floor; when everyone took a short break, she carefully handed over towels and water bottles; even when Aiyin sat down to catch her breath, she had to half-kneel behind her to help rub her shoulders.

While enjoying her service, Aine commented in a critical manner:

"Your strength is too gentle. You need to be more attentive. It's far inferior to Mr. Hoshikawa's massage technique. Don't you care about your master at all?"

As she spoke, she tilted her head and looked back with a wicked smile, poking Su Shi's cheek with her index finger.

Su Shi lowered his head, listened to the laughter, endured the humiliation, and almost didn't know how he got through the afternoon.

For her, the time in the practice room was far more painful than the "parade" on the streets of Shibuya.

It was not only physically tiring, but also mentally humiliating - she felt like a little animal being teased by everyone, and every look and every word made her extremely embarrassed.

But she had no room to resist.

Aiyin looked at her aggrieved and speechless look, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and her eyes softened a little.

The little corner of her heart that had been deeply hurt by Su Shi was finally gently smoothed out a little bit.

"Just get through today... just get through today."

Su Shi repeated these words silently in his mind, both to convince himself and to encourage himself.

"Tomorrow...tomorrow I can team up with Xiangzi. I just need to endure it for a while, really...it will be over soon."

She lowered her head, knelt on the ground with her skirt spread out under her body, and carefully pressed her hands on Aine's shoulders, kneading them again and again.

Su Shi had never shown herself in such a humble manner before. Every inch of her self-esteem was protesting, but when she thought about being able to team up with Xiangzi soon, she remained silent and gritted her teeth to hold on.

But just when Su Shi thought that this humiliation was about to end, an unexpected person pushed open the door of the practice room.

"Lupa, Mr. Xingchuan asked me to tell you that he has something he wants to talk to you about right now..."

A clear and calm voice floated in, causing Su Shi's back to stiffen.

Her hand stopped in mid-air, as if frozen, and she slowly turned her head.

The person standing at the door was Toyokawa Shoko, the person Su Shi least wanted to see at this moment.

At this time, Su Shi was kneeling behind Aine, massaging her shoulders and back as she sat down to take a short rest. She was wearing a maid uniform and had the humble demeanor of a servant.

Xiangzi didn't know Su Shi was here in advance. She just came here to pass on a message, but she didn't expect to see such a scene.

The moment her eyes met Su Shi's, she was stunned for a moment, and then - her eyes turned cold like a sudden drop in temperature.

Maid outfit, kneeling posture, sweat, distorted expression, and eyes drooping into the dust.

Then, she frowned slightly as if she saw something dirty, said nothing, turned around, and closed the door neatly.

The sound of the door lock rebounding was like thunder in Su Shi's ears.

"--Wait a moment!!"

Su Shi suddenly panicked and wanted to stand up and chase after him to explain, but her legs were numb from kneeling for a long time and she couldn't stand up at all. She just swayed and fell to the ground, with the loose hair on her forehead sticking to her cheeks, looking extremely embarrassed.

She had no time to care about her image and could only use her hands to support herself and crawl towards the door bit by bit.

The pitiful crawling posture was like a puppy abandoned by its owner.

“Xiaoxiang, Xiaoxiang, Xiaoxiang…!”

"Xiaoxiang, don't go. Listen to my explanation... It's not what you think...!"

"I just...just...!"

Her voice was trembling and broken, and she didn't even know what she was saying.

She only knew that the side of herself that she least wanted to be seen by that person was now completely exposed in front of him.

The girl she wanted to stand by now looked at her with a look of near disgust, sweeping her out of her sight like garbage.

When Su Shi crawled to the door, there was no sound outside, as if Xiangzi had already disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Su Shi knelt by the door, reaching for the door handle with trembling hands, but he didn't have the courage to pull it.

She pressed her whole body against the door and lowered her head gently, little by little.

“…It’s over. It’s really over.”

The light in her eyes dimmed, as if a string of will had snapped.

At this moment, she truly felt the emotion that was more devastating than humiliation—

regret.

"Wow……"

This was the first reaction that came out of Chihaya Aine's mouth involuntarily.

She originally thought that the description of "crawling on his knees like a puppy and calling people's names" from Taku Hoshikawa was just an exaggerated joke, but she didn't expect it to happen right before her eyes.

——Even though the name being called wasn’t his own.

Aiyin didn't have much hatred towards Su Shi. Her anger was more due to the other party's condescending attitude and her anger at the fact that she had never taken her seriously.

But those emotions disappeared as early as when I was shopping in the morning.

She brought Su Shi to the agency because she didn't want her to perform "shameful play" in public anymore.

Even if it is nominally a "punishment", it has actually gone to the limit.

Keaiyin didn't expect that she would accidentally expose Su Shi's most embarrassing and shameful appearance to the person she wanted to hide it from the most.

The little pride that was overflowing in her heart and the joy from the little prank all faded away at this moment. Aine even felt a little sympathy for Su Shi.

At this moment, Su Shi felt like she was discovered by a goddess. Her suitor, who always gave her flowers and gifts and dressed elegantly, was actually secretly "selling hooks" to others in order to make money.

wrong……

Aine quickly realized that this was not a "coincidence".

Taku Hoshikawa must have known that Su Shi was in the practice room right now, wearing a maid uniform and obeying his orders. If he wanted to find Lupa, he could just ask someone else to come, or even make a phone call.

But he just called Xiangzi, the person who could best crush Su Shi's emotions.

——He did it on purpose.

The reason why Mr. Xingchuan did this was simply to vent his anger and intentionally humiliate Su Shi.

However, even Aine felt that this "ultimate insult" was a bit too much.

"Su Shi..."

Aiyin no longer had the interest to continue teasing Su Shi, so she cautiously came to her side and squatted, looking at her with concern.

Su Shi heard her voice and slowly turned his head.

Those eyes no longer had the pride and distance of the past, only a layer of light as wet as glass after rain.

After Su Shi looked at Aine with complicated eyes for a few seconds, a pale smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Master...is there anything else I need to do?"

she asked in a hoarse voice.

Aine was stunned.

At that moment, she felt as if something sharp had gently scratched her heart, causing a slight sting and an indescribable discomfort.

Aiyin felt a little reluctant and whispered, "Sushi, well... I didn't know Xiangzi would come here. You don't have to call me master anymore... Go chase her."

However, Su Shi shook his head slightly, his eyes filled with regret, and he forced a smile and said, "No, no matter what, I still have to finish what I have to do... This is also my punishment."

As she spoke, she continued to crawl behind Aine and continued to massage her shoulders gently with her fingertips.

However, her palms no longer had any strength, they were soft and trembling slightly.

"That's enough...it's really enough..."

Aine couldn't hold back any longer, she turned around and hugged Su Shi.

"I forgive you, so don't do this again!"

Su Shi's body trembled slightly, and he collapsed in her arms.

Feeling Aine's flat but warm embrace, Su Shi finally felt regretful.

He regretted what he had done to Aine.

She finally spoke in a very soft voice beside Aine's ear:

“Aine…I’m really sorry.”

Chapter 268: Can someone hide under the desk?

"Mr. Xingchuan... is this the reason you came to me?"

In Hoshikawa Taku's office, Lupa raised his eyebrows slightly, and an indescribable complex expression appeared on his face.

She originally thought that Taku Hoshikawa suddenly sent someone to find her because of something big, but unexpectedly, Taku Hoshikawa was just reminding her that she had issued an invoice for the dinner two days ago, and she should remember to report the expenses to the company account so that they can be deducted from taxes.

Lupa was speechless. Was it necessary to call her over for questioning for such a small matter?

Of course, she had already done everything. Whether it was daily gas money or various travel and entertainment expenses, they were all paid into the company account. This has always been the case.

Just as she nodded and said that she had taken care of it, Taku Hoshikawa waved his hand, indicating that she could go back.

Lupa was not a fool who did not understand human nature. She quickly understood that the so-called "calling her over for questioning" was not a serious matter at all, but that Hoshikawa Taku deliberately found an excuse to make Toyokawa Shoko appear in the practice room at the right time.

However, Lupa did not expose it and said sensibly: "Since there is nothing else, I will go back to practice..."

She bowed slightly to Hoshikawa Taku, stepped out of the office, and then turned around and saw Chihaya Aine who had been waiting there.

The moment their eyes met, Lupa gave her a helpless smile, as if to say "You guessed right", then nodded slightly and left.

She didn’t say anything, but Aine understood everything.

She and Lupa came together. Originally, she just planned to wait for Lupa to come out to confirm whether there was really an emergency. The result was just as she guessed - it was just a cover.

In that case, she no longer hesitated. The next moment, she pushed the door open and walked into the office with firm steps.

"Mr. Xingchuan, you're doing this... just to vent your anger on me, right?"

Aine walked straight to the desk, placed her hands on it, and looked deeply at Hoshikawa Taku who was sitting behind the desk, and said in an almost affirmative tone.

Hoshikawa Taku was looking through documents with his head down, holding an unstamped official seal in his hand. When he heard this, the corners of his lips raised slightly.