People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

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Miss Liang was silent for a while, and then ignored his previous message.

I wanted to put away my phone and hurry on my way, but before I locked the screen, the other party replied.

But he just changed the subject and continued to ask questions about the previous question.

[Ms. Liang of Cat Party: What do you think, Suki-san? What do you think of being the protagonist of this kind of video?]

He sighed helplessly and then gave a reply.

[I don't have any real feelings about it. After all, it's all editing, so I don't really feel like the protagonist.]

It was a mixture of truth and falsehood, and he replied perfunctorily.

The message was quickly shown as read, but this time Yamada Ryo did not respond immediately.

It was a long time later that Aokisuke received the message from the other party.

Not just one, but several in a row.

[Ms. Liang from Cat Pie: You really don't have any feelings?]

[Ms. Liang from Cat Party: The bassist grabbed your wrist and ran away, secretly glancing at you, and even said something like "I was the first to give you the nickname Suki-san" on the radio.]

[Ms. Liang from Cat Pie: There are still various experiences that were not edited in...]

[Ms. Liang from Cat Party: You really don't have any feelings?]

What's going on with this guy?

Aokiji stared at the message for a while, and he could vaguely imagine that she was looking at him and asking questions little by little in order to see something interesting.

I don't quite understand Miss Liang's train of thought.

After typing a few words and hesitating for a moment, Aokisuke deleted them word by word.

Phantom.

This guy is so innocent, and he has to pretend to be very good at provoking me. He would have been embarrassed to keep silent if he had just said a few words...

Since we're not meeting in person and are chatting on the phone, there's no such concern, right...?

......

Come to think of it, Miss Liang should still be helping out at the livehouse during this period of time.

I took a deep breath, read it and didn't reply.

Go down the stairs and walk to the familiar [STARRY] door.

With the idea of replying in person about what I thought, I took a deep breath and adjusted my mood.

immediately--

Aokisuke opened the door calmly.

Chapter 141 Bassist Video Incident (1)

【STARRY】In-store.

As the business was about to start, Hongxia was mopping the floor, Liang was hiding aside playing with his mobile phone, and Pochi-chan, who had finished school early, was wiping the table that Liang was supposed to be wiping.

Xiduo didn't come to the livehouse because he had an appointment with other classmates today.

At this time a few days ago, Aokisuke usually wouldn't come to the store.

There's nothing I can help with, and since I haven't had to practice lately, it's understandable that I don't come here often.

Therefore, holding the mobile phone, Miss Liang was concentrating on her expression, and was fully prepared to engage in a battle of wits and courage with Aoki Jie on the other side of the line.

However, because the message he sent was too straightforward, even though he wanted to see Suki-san's reaction, Yamada Ryo's cheeks showed a barely noticeable blush.

And now...

Yamada Ryo, who was concentrating on waiting for the other party's reply, obviously did not notice that the door of [STARRY] store was suddenly pushed open and Aoki Suke was already standing at the door.

It was not until Hongxia, who was mopping the floor, heard the sound of the door being pushed open that she subconsciously looked up.

She originally wanted to say 'It's not open yet', but after seeing that it was Aokisuke, Hongxia changed her words.

"Ah—Senior Aoki, why are you here suddenly?"

"Good afternoon." Aokisuke simply nodded and greeted, then his eyes swept across the store and directly fell on Yamada Ryo who was sitting in the corner of [STARRY].

After looking at it for a moment, he finally answered Hong Xia's question.

"Come over and practice guitar. I'm afraid my hands are not so good."

"Oh." Hong Xia nodded.

And at the same time——

Liang was looking down at his phone, and it took him several seconds after hearing Aokisuke's voice before he suddenly realized what was happening.

He looked up with a little disbelief, and then looked at Aoki Jie with a slightly confused look.

The two looked at each other.

Silence, several seconds passed.

Yamada Ryo took a deep breath, lowered his head again, and then looked up again as if to confirm.

After realizing that Aokisuke was not his hallucination, he fell silent for a moment, then blinked and unlocked the phone screen again.

He opened the chat room with Aoki Jie, long-pressed the provocative messages he had sent, and then clicked "Retract" as if to cover up his mistake.

After all, it's like trying to cover up one's mistakes while stealing the bell, so it's obviously not going to work.

After Miss Liang finished all this, she looked up again and met Aoki's eyes.

Aoki looked at her for a while, then nodded.

This action probably means greeting.

Then, without waiting for Yamada Ryo's response, he looked at Pochi-chan and simply said "Good afternoon".

After saying hello, he walked into the store again, walked straight past the counter, and took out the guitar he had left in the livehouse from behind the counter.

The movement was clean and neat, going straight to the guitar, as if he hadn't mentioned the intention of the messages sent by Miss Liang.

Yamada Ryo, who was still somewhat worried, breathed a sigh of relief.

then,

Just when she thought this matter was over for the time being, the next moment—

Carrying his guitar, Aokisuke walked past Miss Liang and headed towards the recording studio to practice, but suddenly stopped.

Normally, Miss Liang would always find opportunities to play tricks on others, but right now, there weren't many opportunities to play tricks on her in return...

"By the way, Ms. Liang, that question just now——"

After stopping, he looked at Yamada Ryo with his guitar on his back. Aoki took a deep breath and then asked calmly,

"Let's not talk about what I think for now... After watching that video, what are your thoughts?"

Yamada Ryo, who deliberately avoided paying attention to Aoki Suke, trembled slightly after hearing this question.

Hong Xia, who was mopping the floor again with her head down, looked up with some curiosity when she heard Senior Aoki suddenly speak.

Although she didn't quite understand Aokisuke's question, she still looked at the two of them.

Pochi-chan, who was wiping the table, also paid attention to the situation here.

And the protagonist being questioned at this time...

Miss Liang turned her head slightly stiffly.

Looking at Aoki Jie, she was silent for a moment.

"what......"

He looked away, and then, as if to delay time, he let out an "ah" in a drawn-out voice.

There was silence for a while.

Then, after confirming that he couldn't avoid responding, he looked at the floor and answered in a voice that was almost emotionless.

"No, I don't feel anything. After all, it's all edited videos, and I don't feel like the real protagonist..."

But the voices that answered him grew smaller and smaller.

This answer sounded so familiar that Aoki couldn't help but laugh, and then quickly returned to his previous calm expression.

He coughed solemnly, and having already thought of what to say next, he continued,

"You really don't feel anything?"

"As the protagonist, he grabbed the guitarist's wrist and ran away. As the protagonist, he stole glances at the guitarist. He even said things like 'I was the one who came up with the nickname' on the radio."

"Including all the experiences that were not edited..."

The boomerang came back at an astonishing speed.

Aoki Suke didn't give an answer to this question, let alone Miss Yamada Ryo whose defense is almost zero.

"It's malicious editing, just like gossip. There's no need to mention it, Suki-san." He answered while nodding, and his answer seemed to be vague in its direction.

At the same time, after speaking, she took a step back and acted as if she refused to answer.

Aokisuke wanted to say something else.

But before he could say anything else, Hong Xia, who had been listening for a while, spoke first.

"Um... Aoki-senpai, what was that video you and Ryo were talking about? I'm a little curious - can you tell me about it?"

He looked at Aokisuke and asked questioningly.

Thinking that everything was already out in the open and there was no need to avoid the topic any further, Aoki Jie originally wanted to respond after hearing this question.

however,

Miss Liang obviously didn't think so -

No matter how insensitive she is to matters of the heart, Miss Liang is still a girl after all.

The title of the video is [Bassist: "Something that belongs only to me"], and the protagonists of the video are undoubtedly Aoki Suke and herself.

Whether she watches this kind of video herself or uses it to prank Suki-san...she will more or less find it not too difficult to accept it.

But if she were to show this video to others, to share it with others...

For example, take out your phone, open a video, and say to Hongxia, "This video is well-edited. It contains all sorts of little gestures I make towards Suki-san, and my declaration that 'this nickname is uniquely mine'..."

It's impossible to do such a thing, right?

So she decisively interrupted Aokisuke before he could finish his words.

"No, you can't say that! Suki-san!"

He spoke, then paused, with a hint of pleading in his tone.

"I really can't tell you this, please...please, Ajie!"

Actually, this doesn't have to be said this way.

Saying this in front of several people now...would it possibly cause some misunderstanding?

"what......"

Looking at Hongxia and then at Liang, Aokijie gave up his intention to speak and pondered for a moment.

"Huh?" Hong Xia blinked and was stunned for a moment.

Pochi-chan, who was standing by, hadn't realized what was happening yet.

......