Band members, girls with fermented bean curd, step forward!

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"Eh?"

Miss Anhe sounded somewhat surprised. She turned around and looked at the three people beside her who were acquainted with Chen.

The two shop assistants seemed to agree with Momoka's words, which greatly shocked Ms. Anhe.

"Since he said that, he'll definitely do it... We're the ones worrying about this..."

She looked at Chen, who was sitting on the bed, and he nodded slightly, tacitly acknowledging their guesses.

While being irresponsible is certainly a terrible thing, carrying the weight of someone else's entire life on one's shoulders is just too much!

Transition Chapter

Chapter 37 The closer you get to peach blossoms, the further you get from academic qualifications.

"Well, after all, I was the one who freed Xiangzi from that scumbag's clutches. I can't just leave her like this..."

A wave of the hand doesn't mean rejection; it means no further words are needed.

Chen expressed his determination to everyone.

If you're going to do a good deed, do it all the way. You've already done the initial work; giving up halfway would be quite ridiculous.

Moreover, people need something to cling to in their hearts. Teacher Da Xiang's original clinging was her scumbag father. Although life was getting worse every day, at least she had something to hold onto.

Now that Chen has freed Teacher Da Xiang, he has also removed the pillar supporting her heart. If it isn't replaced, she might truly see the flying auspiciousness in the sky.

And it's a sure thing, right? Given how much Teacher Da Xiang likes him now, he's probably skyrocketing.

He can now sit back and wait for Xiangzi to save up enough money for Mujica, then he can live off her and retire comfortably.

Thinking about it this way, this is a sure-fire way to make money!

Chen nodded inwardly, feeling that his decision had been quite forward-thinking.

To say he actually has any feelings for Teacher Da Xiang, he doesn't right now.

After all, he already has Boqi, and the emotional comfort his girlfriend, with whom he has a confirmed relationship, provides is enough. He doesn't need to exhaust himself every day trying to maintain a social status.

And then there's Miss Aine waiting for him to deal with, which is already enough to make his head spin.

To break the somber mood, he decided to get back on track with the evening's planned activities.

"Nina, may I speak with you alone for a few minutes?"

He winked at everyone except Rencai, asking them to temporarily stop pursuing the matter.

"Huh? What's wrong? Why do you suddenly want to talk to me alone...?"

Nina pointed to herself in confusion, somewhat caught off guard by the sudden invitation.

The other four, however, immediately saw through Chen's attempt to change the subject.

They exchanged a disgruntled glance.

This guy's ability to change the subject with so-called serious business is truly baffling.

Putting everything else aside, even Miss Anhe felt inferior to him in this ability.

Tao Xiang, is she going home with Chen later?

Rupa had already decided to bring Ash to visit tomorrow. Now that her little brother was alright, she felt she could relax a bit.

It's not too late to talk tomorrow morning when we have a chance to be alone together.

Miss Anhe... She didn't have any other thoughts; she just saw that Taoxiang and the shop assistants were showing signs of relenting, so she went along with the crowd and gave Chen Heren a chance to be alone.

"Nina, how have you been in Kawasaki lately? Are you settling in well?"

After the remaining four people left, Chen first used everyday topics to get Rencai talking.

"I'm alright, but Chen, you've run into this kind of thing, and I can't help you at all..."

Nina's voice was somewhat somber, blaming herself for not being able to lend a helping hand to her friend.

"I heard from Momoka that Renna went to cram school? Did she make any new friends?"

What was supposed to be a very ordinary greeting sounded like a devastating blow to Nina's ears, leaving her unable to react.

Ah, this is what Chen did on purpose—to avoid drawing out the child's loneliness.

How can we naturally invite her to participate in everyone's daily activities?

Then, naturally and subtly, she became inseparable from the band members.

It's a bit underhanded, but it should be quite effective.

"Mainly, I feel like I've neglected Nina a bit this week. We're friends, after all, but we haven't seen each other for a whole week, so I feel a little bad for her."

Nina was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes; only she knew how she had spent the past week.

Aside from studying at tutoring classes, she studies at home and has no friends inviting her out to play.

In fact, it seems she hasn't spoken to anyone else!

She wanted to message Taoxiang or Chen, but she didn't know what to say to them.

For a long time, I just stared blankly at the chat box. Even though the input method was open, my fingers wouldn't obey me, and I couldn't type a single word.

"Rin, how about coming over to my and Momoka's place tomorrow? Or maybe we can study together. It'll be more lively with more people!"

His tone was persuasive, luring Rencai, the little white rabbit, into the trap he had set.

Once she arrives, I'll have Momoka and her sing "Empty Box" a few more times, and I'm sure her resolve to stick with the band will waver.

"Huh?! Really?!"

Renna showed great hesitation in accepting the invitation, at which point Chen pressed his advantage and continued...

"Of course, Momoka also wants to thank you properly. She stayed in Kawasaki because she was moved by your singing. Don't forget how important you are to Momoka, Nina!"

"Tao, Tao Xiang-jie?! Is that really what she thinks?!"

Nina was practically snotting with delight; being so deeply concerned about her idol made her feel like she was floating on air.

Having been left alone for a week and feeling utterly lonely, Nina immediately agreed. She wanted to spend a wonderful weekend with Momoka and Chen.

Isn't this a bit despicable? Has he dragged a child who was originally determined to study hard into the abyss of vocational school?

Considering the pros and cons of Chen's choice between barbecuing and other options, after all, he's from Donghuang, and for someone who had never even considered dropping out of school, this choice was still a bit beyond his capabilities.

His barbecue ended with the decision to leave the wisdom to future generations.

After finishing his conversation with Nina, he asked her to help him up and walk out of the ward.

He picked up Xiangzi's luggage left in the ward and stepped out of the room with Rencai.

It's not too late yet, only a little past eight o'clock, I can still catch the tram back.

Now he can only spend Tao Xiang's money; he doesn't even have enough money for the tram.

After giving the remaining four members of the Thorn Gang waiting outside a reassuring look, he announced his intention to return.

It was a very busy day, with many things happening.

He wanted to go back quickly and get some rest.

Miss Liang, who had been barely noticeable just moments before, came over and handed Chen a bracelet.

"No, no, no, I've already troubled you enough with this, how could I accept this?"

He declined the gift because he was feeling cold; accepting anything more would truly make him unable to repay the debt of gratitude.

"If you don't accept it, you'll have to pay me back all the money now."

Threatened by Miss Liang, Chen had no choice but to accept the expensive-looking electronic bracelet and put it on on the spot.

"Don't take it off, the bracelet is waterproof. If I see you take it off, I'll also ask you for the full cost of this trip."

Miss Liang's cold words startled Chen, causing him to tighten his watch strap by one notch to show his determination.

A slight smile appeared at the corners of Miss Liang's lips; she seemed quite satisfied with Chen's statement.

After instructing him to come to the hospital every three days to change his dressing, Miss Liang, having finished explaining everything, stood aside.

"Xiangzi, let's go back~ How about we get some late-night snacks to celebrate? I'm getting hungry, I haven't eaten since noon..."

"You can't eat too much meat or spicy food, the doctor said it will affect your wound healing."

Xiangzi subtly shifted his gaze to Miss Liang to the side.

After Miss Liang realized that Xiangzi's involvement in Chen's life was irreversible, she ordered Xiangzi to take good care of Chen and explained all the precautions in detail.

In Miss Liang's eyes, Xiangzi is now the most suitable person to take care of Chen.

Although Momoka could also be chosen, given her unreliable nature...

Miss Liang has decided to choose someone else.

Having just experienced an emotional breakdown, she is now completely devoted to Chen, and Chen will definitely take her home. She might as well let Xiangzi work for her.

She bluntly expressed her possessiveness towards Chen to Xiangzi, demanding that he not get in the way of her plan to win Chen over.

At the same time, after learning that Xiangzi could cook, she gave him some money as nutritional expenses during Chen's recovery period.

Xiangzi didn't want to accept the money, but Liang said it was for Chen's benefit, so she had no choice but to agree to Miss Liang's suggestion.

Moreover, these two instances of Liang's actions made her understand Chen's position in Miss Liang's heart, and just how far Liang was willing to go for Chen.

Xiangzi had no grounds to oppose Miss Liang's pursuit of Chen. Although Chen was already her pillar of support, she didn't have any particular feelings for him at the moment.

The two reached an agreement, but when Ms. Ryo said that she would receive an extra 100,000 yen per month if Ms. Ryo agreed to report all of Chen's movements that she knew to Ms. Ryo,

Xiangzi refused without hesitation. She felt that doing so was going too far and was unwilling to obtain the money by selling Chen's information.

Although it was a huge sum of money, in her eyes, it was nothing compared to Chen's importance.

Seeing Xiangzi's resolute attitude, Miss Liang had no choice but to give up the exchange.

She felt some regret, but also approval of Xiangzi's character.

At least now, she feels more at ease about Xiangzi taking care of Chen's daily life.

Moreover, 7$衛三零就企、咝QUN, it's not that they don't have other methods, it's just that they lack a source of information to corroborate their claims, which slightly reduces their reliability.

As the crowd walked further and further away, a commotion broke out over whose room Xiangzi would spend the night in.

Miss Liang glanced at her phone; the red dot on it receded into the distance with their footsteps.

The curve of her lips showed that Ms. Liang was very satisfied with the product's effects.

It's best to avoid any more unexpected events.

Miss Liang, gazing at the starry sky, thought to herself...

The red dots jumping around on the map gave her a great sense of security.

Ps:

Thank you to Yanhuocun Taichi Meow and Yisheng Future Diary for yesterday's monthly tickets.

Miss Liang ranks up

Chapter 38 Xiao Xiang in the Form of a Married Woman

Miss Liang's kindness is not yet over.

On the way back, Chen, who was about to ask Tao Xiang for help paying the tram fare, was shocked to see Xiangzi buy two tickets at the self-service ticket machine and return to his side.

After Xiangzi explained, he learned that the money was given to him by Miss Liang, covering their daily expenses for a period of time.

Miss Liang's financial power silenced Tao Xiang and Chen Qiqi, who stared silently at the substantial amount of banknotes.

"Why don't you offer yourself to that Miss Liang? I think she has feelings for you, or rather, you should have feelings for a rich woman like her."

Tao Xiang's throat tightened; for someone who had been poor for years, coming up with so much money all at once was simply impossible.

"Did Liang say when you're going to pay it back?"

There's no such thing as a free lunch. Chen hoped Miss Liang would charge hefty interest rates; otherwise, without additional terms, Miss Liang would definitely have ulterior motives.

Xiangzi gently shook his head, extinguishing Chen's last glimmer of hope. He knew that Miss Liang was bound to pull off something big later.

Looking at the bracelet on his left wrist, Chen felt a strange sense of unease.

A strange thought inexplicably arose in his mind.

It feels like Ms. Liang is like a mistress who hired a nanny because she couldn't take care of her husband properly...