A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

"What's wrong with that?"

A somewhat lazy and helpless voice came from the side. Rencai looked back in surprise and saw Taoxiang walking towards her with her hands in her pockets, looking unhappy.

"Who are you quarreling with again? You even called me here... Why aren't you home? Don't you have your keys?"

"...No, I won't call Miss Momoka out for these things."

Renai lowered her head slightly, her brows furrowed.

"Ah... you look like a little kid throwing a tantrum right now."

Momoka sighed and walked straight past Rencai. She casually put a coin in the vending machine, took a can of drink, and tossed it gently in her hand. "Tell me, what's the matter? If it's not a big deal and you're interrupting my work, you'd better be prepared!"

"I, I clearly said I could wait for you after get off work..."

"Are you serious? You said you'd wait on the street until I get off work, but what time is it already? Do you think I'd leave a child alone on the dangerous streets at night?"

"Momoka-san..."

Just as Renai was about to say something, Momoka tapped her nose gently. She suddenly felt a little guilty and muttered, "Sorry..."

"I skipped work to come here, so you have to tell me what's wrong."

Taoxiang raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and there was a hint of gentleness in her tone.

"...Xiao Kui is going to hold an independent live show."

Renai took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"Don't we all know this?"

Momoka raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Yes, but I didn't know... Aoi only planned to invite one band to her independent live performance, and that band wasn't us."

Finally, Renai raised her eyelids slightly and stared into Momoka's eyes, which were gradually losing their smile. "Ms. Momoka! Last time, you were avoiding the issue of us being the warm-up band... This time, I want to make my thoughts clear to you!"

"I feel like we've already gone over this many times..."

Taoxiang stroked her forehead as if she had a headache and sighed softly, "It's her freedom to invite whoever she wants, isn't it?"

"If that's the case, why can't we participate?"

"Because Aoi has her own band and her own life..."

"What about us? The memories we shared in the dream can be thrown away like trash. Are those things all fake? Miss Momoka!"

Renai almost shouted excitedly, "That song...that song 'Black Sheep', is it fake?!"

Taoxiang didn't say anything else, but silently opened the pull ring of the can, raised her slender neck, and gulped down the drink.

After this brief truce-like silence, she sighed softly.

"Nina... you know what? It's arrogant to think you hold a high position in other people's hearts."

"I don't understand, I don't understand! I don't understand what Miss Taoxiang is afraid of or what she is running away from!"

Renai shook her head vigorously. "Don't you feel unwilling to accept this? After everything you've been through with Aoi... I didn't say I wanted her to return to the band. I just wanted her to listen to our songs and to stand on the same stage with her!"

The two of them are always so similar, yet so different.

Renai is like a rebel who dares to roar and scream against all injustice, while Momoka always seems to choose to compromise, stepping back step by step, giving away what she once had to others bit by bit.

"What are you worried about...what are you hesitating about? Miss Taoxiang, you are the one who should have a good talk with me!"

Rencai frowned, and her bright blue eyes stared straight into Taoxiang's gradually dimming eyes for a long time without moving away.

163

Chapter 163 Because she wants to be everyone's angel.

Mu didn't have much impression of Saotome's house. He only vaguely remembered that he seemed to have been there in a dream. At that time, Crychic was still there, and Xiangzi was still the person as pure and gentle as moonlight. Everyone in the band gathered together at Aoi's house.

The details were no longer clear, but Mu clearly remembered that the air at that time was filled with laughter and noise, as if no matter where they went in the future, it would always be so noisy and warm.

However, now that she came to her senses, she found that the Saotome house in her impression was very different from what she saw before her, as if someone had tampered with her memory, or her memories were overlapping with some non-existent scenes.

Aoi's house is very big, but for the Wakaba family, who are also from a famous family, it is nothing to be surprised about. She doesn't care much about those expensive and exquisite furniture. The only thing she cares about is the atmosphere in this house.

Obviously, the furniture in his own house is as valuable as the furniture here, so why is the light emitted by the chandelier in Aoi's house so warm, like a fireplace with a fire on a winter night, with a light warm yellow color, and even the aromatherapy floating in the air is filled with a reassuring scent, as if every corner and every molecule is filled with "this place is full of love".

Xiao Mu suddenly realized one thing, that is, only sunny places can grow sunflowers that crave sunshine.

"Ruoye, is that so? Please sit down first. Do you want anything to drink? I'll get you some drinks and snacks."

The one who said this was Aoi's mother, a woman with the same hair and eye color as Aoi, and a gentle temperament that was almost identical to Aoi's. She looked like an enlarged Aoi.

"Mom, I want some juice!"

Aoi gently held Mu's wrist and led her to the living room, where she sat on the soft sofa. On the table in front of them was a family photo of Aoi and her happy family. The whole picture was filled with smiles and warmth.

Mu sat quietly beside Aoi and replied calmly, "Me too... juice."

"Okay, then you two can sit here and rest for a while, or Aoi, go to your room? I'll bring it up to you later."

As my mother walked towards the kitchen, she asked softly, "Do you want to talk to Grandma again?"

"Go say hello to grandma, and then come back to my room. Please, mom~"

Aoi smiled and nodded to her mother. Then she took Xiao Mu's wrist again and walked towards a room on the first floor. She said in a light tone, "Let's go meet my grandmother. She's a very gentle mother-in-law."

In fact, Mu hardly ever responded. He was led by Aoi the whole time. Aoi often talked non-stop while Mu just nodded silently in response. To others, it must have been a boring conversation.

But she could feel satisfaction and enjoyment, and the feeling of being needed gradually spread, suppressing the pessimism and negativity that had been prevalent recently.

Although she still couldn't figure out what Aoi was thinking, she was content with the current situation...

As Kui chatted away, they unknowingly walked into that room - a study, or perhaps a music room, because they could see that two walls had been converted into bookshelves and glass cabinets, which were filled with various books, musical instruments, music scores and trophies.

There are some landscape paintings hanging on one wall, and an elegant grand piano sits next to the exquisite window.

The old woman was sitting in front of the piano, but her hands were not on the keys. She was just quietly reading a book on her knees. When she saw the two people enter, she tilted her head slightly, revealing her clear emerald green eyes.

"Grandma, I brought my friends home to play. Are you reading in the piano room again?"

Aoi pulled Mu up to the old woman. After she gave him a nonchalant response, she gently pulled Mu closer and enthusiastically explained, "Let me introduce you to a friend I just met. His name is Wakaba Mu. He helped me find my lost wallet and phone. He's a very nice person."

After hearing the two adjectives "just met" and "very good person", Mu felt an inexplicable tightness in her heart. The sense of loss that had originally subsided surged again, causing her brows to twitch involuntarily and a layer of haze covered her eyes.

Here it comes again, that contradictory feeling of loss and joy...

"Just met...? Yeah, yes, he does seem like a good kid."

Grandma's expression was a little subtle for some reason, but she quickly regained her composure and gentleness. She smiled and said, "Ruoye... classmate, right? Let me guess, you're also a band girl?"

"grandmother……"

Aoi's eyes twitched slightly. "Wrong guess! But Xiao Mu seems to like the band very much, right?"

"That's it..."

Grandma nodded slightly, not knowing what she was thinking about, and said lightly, "Nice to meet you, Ruoye. I hope you have fun here."

In fact, Mu barely said a few words, or even spoke at all, before he was quickly led out of the study by Aoi again. He walked up to the second floor in a daze and entered a room filled with a familiar smell.

Here, the scent of sunflower is wafting in the air, a warm smell that reminds people of the scent of all beautiful things.

"Just sit wherever you want, Xiao Mu. You might feel uncomfortable in front of my family, but just let yourself go here!"

Aoi clapped her hands lightly and spoke with a smile. She pulled out a chair next to her and sat down, looking at Mu who was sitting stiffly on the bed.

Being alone with Aoi in Aoi's room, this feeling seemed to subtly stimulate Mu's nerves, causing her to clutch the fabric of her skirt tightly, and she didn't know what to talk about anymore.

She felt like she had fallen into an emotional abyss, trapped in Aoi's tenderness and unable to extricate herself...

"Hmm... I feel like Xiao Mu has been a little unhappy since a while ago."

Aoi sighed slightly, with a hint of worry in her eyes. She gently sat down next to Mu, her emerald green eyes dotted with a gentle light, "Is my invitation too abrupt?"

Xiao Mu shook his head slightly but did not answer.

"So... you feel uncomfortable?"

Shake his head.

"Then I won't ask any more."

Aoi sighed softly, but the smile on her face did not fade. "It's just...Xiao Mu, I'm actually a very selfish and stubborn person. I don't like seeing sad expressions on the faces of people around me."

Mu's face and her stunned expression were reflected in those emerald green eyes again. Her moist red lips opened slightly, speaking words so gentle that they almost melted her heart.

"Can I be your friend? If you don't object... I want to use this time to slowly fulfill my selfish desires."

"Private desires?"

Mu repeated dully.

"Well, selfish desires."

Aoi's smile was so beautiful that it was almost transparent. "I want to see Xiao Mu happy."

Her heart was ignited by an incredible force, beating more and more violently, almost bursting out of her chest.

This is the most unsatisfactory, yet most addictive aspect of Saotome Aoi.

Her charming temperament and gentle words all seem to say, "I care about you very much, you are important to me." You believe it without a doubt and fall into it, but when you look back at some point, you find that it seems not to be the case.

But...Mu just really likes this.

"……Um."

She didn't even realize that her hands were trembling slightly, and the gloom and loss in her heart were instantly swept away.

164

Chapter 164 If you can’t drink, sit at the kids’ table next time.

"Good evening~ Momoka."

The location was probably an inconspicuous izakaya on the street in Kawasaki. Rupa gently pulled open the curtain of a small private room, with his usual soft smile on his face, and waved to someone inside whose cheeks were slightly flushed.

After saying that, without waiting for Taoxiang to respond, she sat down next to Taoxiang and took a curious look at the wine bottles and cups on the table.

"Sake... plum wine... draft beer, peach fragrance~ What happened today? I don't think you can go home after drinking all this?"

Rupa narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a teasing tone.

"Isn't it like this every time I drink with you... How dare you say that!"

Taoxiang turned around and glared at her unhappily, muttering under her breath.

"Eh~ Because Momoka always drinks a lot, I can't stop her."

Rupa smiled innocently and said, "Come to think of it~ Aren't you going to tell me? Sending you a message so late at night saying you want to drink with me... Xiaozhi will be unhappy if he finds out! You have to tell me the whole story, okay?"

Taoxiang didn't say anything, but just picked up the draft beer and took a big gulp, then put the beer glass heavily on the table and glared at RUPA fiercely.

But he still didn't speak.

"Let me guess~it's Niina?"

Rupa asked with a smile.

"Don't make wild guesses...that's not the case."

Momoka said.

"Eh~ No way~"

Seeing this, Rupa didn't say anything more. Instead, he quietly poured himself a glass of wine. He picked up the glass with a smile and winked at Taoxiang. "It's okay if you don't say anything. Then, let me have a few drinks with you first?"

Taoxiang didn't waste any words. She picked up the wine glass and clinked it lightly. The crisp sound of the glass colliding briefly echoed in the box.

After all, RUPA is very familiar with the idea of ​​drinking to relieve sorrow, and he is also very clear about Taoxiang's alcohol tolerance. This kind of thing is obviously about asking people out for drinks because they are in a bad mood. Even if they are unwilling to say it at the beginning, they will vomit out everything they said, including the food they ate, by the end of the drinking.

Sure enough, just as RUPA expected, after eating a few skewers of grilled chicken and with RUPA constantly urging her to drink, Taoxiang quickly got into the mood.

He just got into the mood faster than usual, his cheeks flushed, and he looked to be in a fuzzy state between drunk and sober. Holding a wine glass, with an unhappy expression on his face, he began to mutter.

"...That Nina is still too young and immature! She doesn't understand the pressures adults face at all."

"It's all because of Niina after all~"

RUPA said helplessly, "Besides, it shouldn't just be because of Renna, right?"