Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

Lupa was skeptical, "Then why does the manager smell like perfume?"

"Oh, that's because we went to a few cosmetics stores for interviews, and we also took photos of a geisha shop along the way. It's no surprise that the fragrance got all over us."

Miao Meng said in a very natural tone, "If you don't believe me, Lupa, you can go and take a look at the video footage we shot."

Miao Meng's acting skills are very good. She successfully deceived Lupa and made Lupa mistakenly think that he was overthinking.

It turned out to be like this...

Lupa breathed a sigh of relief.

Your own failure is certainly painful, but your friend’s success is even more heartbreaking.

Fortunately, they just held hands, ate, and watched movies. If they were really dating, Lupa would really regret it.

Looking at Lupa's obviously relieved expression, Miao Meng, the scheming cat, immediately realized that Lupa also had a good impression of Hoshikawa Taku, which was why he cared so much about the relationship between her and him.

Miao Meng suddenly raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a sly smile: "Although there hasn't been any substantial breakthrough between us, thanks to you, Lupa, our relationship has made great progress. If you, Lupa, also want to take the next step with the boss, I'd be happy to be your wingman!"

"W-what? What are you talking about!"

Lupa blushed and quickly clarified, "You're overthinking it. I don't have that idea at all!"

With such a big reaction, who would believe me when I say I don’t have any thoughts?

However, since Lupa was unwilling to express his feelings, Miao Meng was happy to have one less rival in love.

She pretended to be embarrassed and laughed: "No, it seems that I misunderstood..."

Miao Meng stayed there for a while before it was time to leave for the airport.

Muneo Iqin personally drove Hoshikawa Taku and his group to the airport.

He didn't give them many nagging instructions like Rencai's mother did, but just silently sent them to their destination.

When they were about to leave, he just watched them leave silently.

"Aren't you going to say anything?"

Hoshikawa Taku looked at Nina beside him.

Rencai paused, but said, "There's nothing to say. Saying goodbye would just sound hypocritical..."

"In that case... then give this to him."

Hoshikawa Taku pulled out three concert tickets from his pocket and said with a smile, "You also want your family to see your performance in person, right?"

Nina was stunned, looking at the three tickets, her eyes swept from the tickets to Hoshikawa Taku's face, and then looked at her father who was about to get on the bus to leave not far away.

After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly reached out and grabbed the ticket.

"I'll go for a moment and be back soon."

She said this and ran towards Jingqin Zongnan.

Jing Qin Zongnan was about to open the car door when he suddenly heard the sound of running. He turned around and saw his daughter standing in front of him, panting, and stuffing three tickets into his hands.

Rencai's eyes were firm, and she said forcefully, "Dad, these are the tickets for the concert. If you have time, come and see our performance! I will prove to you that my choice is right!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and ran back towards the airport as if she was escaping.

Just after running a few steps, she heard the familiar voice behind her shouting: "Rincai, have a safe trip!"

Nina paused for a moment, tears welling up without warning.

She didn't look back, but just wiped her tears with the back of her hand and continued running. Beneath her tears, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

It seems like laughing, but also like crying.

Seeing her running back with red eyes, Taku Hoshikawa didn't ask anything, but just handed her a tissue.

Rencai took the tissue and wiped her tears, but she said in a face-saving way: "I'm not crying, I just squinted my eyes!"

Hoshikawa Taku deliberately joked: "Yeah, you didn't cry... When the time comes to tell Momoka and the others, use this excuse."

"Don't tell them! And Lupa, don't tell Xiaozhi either. If she finds out, she'll laugh at me again!"

The group ended their trip to Kumamoto with laughter and joking.

……

It was already one in the morning when the plane landed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

It was so late, and Taku Hoshikawa was worried about letting them leave alone, so he took a taxi and personally sent them home one by one.

The last person to be delivered was Lupa.

The taxi stopped at the entrance of a narrow alley, and the warm yellow street lights cast a blurry shadow at the end of the alley.

Lupa got off the car with his backpack and turned back to wave to Taku Hoshikawa.

"Manager, thank you for taking me back."

"Nothing, remember to rest early."

Hoshikawa Taku said goodbye to her with a smile.

The car slowly drove away, its red taillights piercing through the night sky and gradually disappearing into the distance.

Lupa let out a long breath, dragged his tired body up three flights of stairs, and opened the door of the rental house.

After a tiring day, she wanted to go to bed directly, but she saw that the light in the room was still on and the light on the computer screen was still on.

Xiaozhi was still awake, sitting in front of the computer with his legs curled up, waiting for her to come back.

Lupa was stunned for a moment.

"Xiaozhi, it's already this late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I'm waiting for you."

Xiaozhi contacted Lupa before she boarded the plane, so he knew she would be back around this time and had been waiting until now.

She jumped off the chair and walked quickly to Lupa's side. She looked at Lupa's whole body with concern, from shoulders to ankles, her eyes full of worry.

"Lupa, you were alone with the manager for so long. Nothing happened, right? He, he didn't do anything strange to you, did he?"

Xiaozhi is very worried that Taku Hoshikawa will do something bad to Lupa.

Lupa was a little amused and rubbed Xiaozhi's head:

"You're overthinking it. It's not just me and the manager here this time. Niina and Meowmu are here too. Meowmu and I stayed in the same room when we checked in that night."

Xiaozhi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said with a look of relief: "Luckily, Lupa, you didn't give the manager a chance to be alone with you, otherwise he would have really attacked you."

After hearing this, Lupa actually wanted to laugh.

She actually expected Taku Hoshikawa to attack her, but she gave up the opportunity to be alone with him.

When they were at Jing Qin's house, Miao Meng told her that she just had a meal with Xingchuan Taku and held hands.

But on the plane, she saw with her own eyes the two people sitting together whispering to each other, and from time to time they exchanged tacit glances - just like a young couple.

At that time, Lupa realized that Miao Meng might have hidden something from him, and the relationship between the two was definitely not as simple as holding hands as Miao Meng said.

Why did Miao Meng hide herself? Was it because the two of them agreed to keep it a secret?

Or... is she feeling sorry for herself and doesn't want to embarrass herself too much?

Lupa is a little jealous of Meow Dream.

If I don't give up, will I be the one sitting next to Taku Hoshikawa?

But she quickly laughed at herself.

Even if I were really alone with Taku Hoshikawa, he wouldn't necessarily attack me.

After all, if he liked me, there would be too many opportunities to win over me, but he never launched an offensive against me and only used me as a useless assistant.

Lupa was a little confused and began to doubt her own charm.

She suddenly asked Xiaozhi: "Xiaozhi, do you think anyone will like me?"

Xiaozhi was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Lupa, who was always gentle and cheerful, would ask such a question.

"Of course someone will like you!"

Xiaozhi said loudly and firmly, "Lupa, you have a cheerful personality, are loyal, have an infectious laugh, can cook, have a good memory, and play the bass amazingly!"

"Have you forgotten? When we formed the band, many fans came for you, saying you have boyfriend power!"

Lupa smiled softly, but her eyes were still a little confused.

Although Xiaozhi talked about a lot of her own advantages, she only said that her personality would make her popular. What about her appearance...

She lowered her head and remained silent for a few seconds, then raised her eyes and asked softly, "Xiaozhi... apart from these personality issues, what do you think of my appearance? Will anyone like me?"

Xiaozhi's eyes widened at first, then he nodded vigorously.

"Of course I like you! You're beautiful, mixed-race, with big eyes, three-dimensional features, and a great figure... You have no idea how popular dark-skinned hotties like you are among boys!"

Lupa raised an eyebrow slightly: "...dark-skinned hottie?"

"Yup!"

Xiaozhi said confidently, "A lot of people like dark-skinned girls nowadays, okay? Your healthy tanned complexion paired with your smile has a special kind of sexiness. Many girls deliberately get tans just to have your natural skin! If I were them, I'd be so jealous of you!"

Lupa felt a warm feeling in his heart when he saw Xiaozhi desperately listing his advantages.

She didn't expect that in Xiaozhi's eyes, she actually had so many advantages.

At that moment, some emotions that were stuck in her heart receded like the tide, and she suddenly felt a little more open-minded.

Why should I be so worried because Taku Hoshikawa didn't take action against me?

Although she did have feelings for Taku Hoshikawa, she would not resist him only when he was forcing his unspoken rules on her.

When did my mindset become so obsessed with Taku Hoshikawa that I even cared whether he liked me or not?

The reason why Lupa was anxious was that she felt that Miao Meng had snatched away the opportunity that originally belonged to her, so she was jealous.

But in fact... that opportunity to be alone was created by Miao Meng herself, and she just assisted her.

Even if Miao Meng didn't exist, she wouldn't take the initiative to be alone with Hoshikawa Taku. She would only passively accept the orders given by Hoshikawa Taku.

She is obsessed with appearance.

What she should do most is to do nothing, continue to be Hoshikawa Taku's assistant as usual, and keep a normal mind.

If Taku Hoshikawa wanted to take advantage of her, she just had to not refuse, instead of taking the initiative to meet him and forcing him to take advantage of her.

Even though she was sexually repressed, she wasn't that hungry.

That’s right, for me, the most important thing is to be able to maintain my current life.

As long as I have this job, as long as I can still form a band with Xiaozhi and live together, I will be satisfied.

Lupa suddenly hugged Xiaozhi and said softly: "Xiaozhi, thank you, thank you for caring about me so much."

Xiaozhi was stunned for a moment, then hugged her back and said with a smile: "Isn't this natural? We are family."

Yeah…family.

Hearing this word, Lupa finally realized another factor that had been subtly influencing him.

Because of this journey, both Rencai and Miaomeng saw their families, but she no longer had a home to return to, so she became anxious and subconsciously wanted to find a partner to fill the missing space.

But in fact, there is no need to be so anxious.

Because... I already have a family.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t go to the Louvre, you have already met your own Mona Lisa.

……

Ps:

The priority targets in this book are still the adults such as Lupa, Momoka and others.

Miao Meng's reasoning is that apart from her age, everything about her is too adult, whether it's her figure or her behavior. It's really illogical to just leave this cat hanging around in a tight skirt all day long.

If she said she was a college student, no one would question it at all. The school she attended was also different from others, so it seemed normal for her to be a college student.

It feels like Wsd just wanted to form a high school band and forcefully reduced her age.

Apart from her, the other underage groups will not be conquered for the time being, not because of age issues, but because they have no desire to do so.

For example, Nina, Aine and the others, they are all so young that I just want to laugh when I see them.