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Moreover, since Ms. Anhe had only contacted her online, she couldn't guarantee that they would get along well before meeting in person.
"This is the drummer I found~ What do you think, isn't she an amazing and beautiful girl?"
"Alright, stop acting like a lecherous old man. Are you some kind of marriage broker?"
Chen was both amused and exasperated by the boastful golden retriever, and extended his hand to Ms. Anhe, whom he was meeting for the first time.
"Hello, Miss Anhe, my name is Chen Chen. Welcome to Sister Taoxiang's band."
Shaking hands with Chen's outstretched hand, Miss Anhe looked the young man from Donghuang up and down.
"Sister Taoxiang firmly told me that there will always be a place for you in the band."
Being valued so highly by Momoka, Miss Anwa had a great deal of curiosity about Chen.
"It's just that I'm a fan of Momoka-nee and we have a strange connection."
"As for whether or not to join, let's talk about that later. But I've already secured two band members for Momoka-nee."
Chen lowered his voice, gesturing for them to come closer.
"Huh? You attend classes during the day and work here at night, where do you find the time to help me find band members?"
Peach blossoms languidly leaned against the counter, pinching Chen's cheek.
"Are you lying to me? If you really don't want to join, you don't need to use this kind of excuse."
"We'll know once Momoka-nee and Anwa-san persuade Nina to come out, and after the first live performance~ I've already taken care of the hardest-to-find keyboard and bass."
"Once we get Nina sorted out, we'll put on a live show. They'll definitely join us after seeing your performance, I guarantee it."
Yes, now all that's missing is the shredded vegetable.
Nina, it seems like it's been a long time since she appeared.
Nina did not appear in any of the ten chapters from chapter four to chapter fourteen.
"By the way, Momoka-nee... have you contacted Nina these past couple of days?"
"Ah, this..."
Oh no, she forgot about Nina!
"I've been busy with the house and all sorts of other things, and then I suddenly met Anwa Subaru-san. As for Nina, we really haven't been in touch at all..."
Her smooth blonde hair became disheveled under Momoka's rough handling.
This is terrible, this situation is extremely bad.
The most opportune moment to move Nina would have been right after she had vented her feelings for Momoka and opened her heart.
Now that two days have passed and Rencai has finished moving and going to cram school, it doesn't seem appropriate to bring this up with her again.
"Didn't you go with Ren to take her to register for cram school? Did you invite her to join the band? What was Ren's reaction?"
"what...."
Peach Blossom guiltily looked away.
She forgot!
"You haven't even invited Nina yet?!"
What is this golden retriever doing? How could it forget something so important?
"No, didn't you say we should proceed gradually?! That's why I forgot..."
Tao Xiang was still being stubborn, but her voice gradually lowered.
It was definitely her fault, and Momoka didn't know what to do at that moment.
"Quickly send her a message to show your concern, find a time to meet her and have a heart-to-heart talk, basically ask her if she needs anything right now."
Taoxiang quickly turned on her phone screen and opened Rencai's chat box in the app.
"How have you been lately, Nina? [smiley face]"
Bored, lonely...
This is how Rencai felt after attending school for two days.
Having fled her hometown of Kumamoto, she knew absolutely no one in this unfamiliar Kawasaki!
After Tao Xiang accompanied her to register for tutoring school on Sunday, she hasn't seen Chen or Tao Xiang since.
Given her personality, she wouldn't proactively send messages to others.
At the tutoring school, everyone was busy with their own things and had no intention of interacting with others.
This resulted in Nina not speaking to anyone for two whole days.
She had no hobbies or interests and wasn't very familiar with Kawasaki. After school, besides going home, she didn't know where else to go.
Holding up her black-screened phone in vain, Nina didn't even bother watching the video.
The notification tone, indicating that the message had been received, hadn't been silent for the past two days.
Her older sister cared about her a lot and expressed great concern for her life in Kawasaki.
She was getting a little annoyed.
However, the name of the contact person this time was...
Peach, peach fragrance? !
Nina quickly clicked into the chat window and stared intently at the short string of text.
Her fingers flew rapidly across the screen.
"It's alright, I'm taking classes at a tutoring school."
"How should I reply next?"
Momoka cast a pleading look at the boy beside her.
"Show concern for her life! You idiot! Ask her if she needs anything at home!"
"Ah... Oh!"
After replying to Momoka's greeting, Nina anxiously awaited a reply.
"Ren Cai just moved in. Is there anything else you need?"
"I have some leftovers. Tell me what you need, and you can come and get it from me if you have any."
After editing the information according to Chen's instructions, Taoxiang looked at Chen for his opinion.
"Hey, don't look at me, honestly!"
Has this golden retriever's intelligence regressed? Why does it need to confirm before I can send a message?
Chen's patience was almost exhausted by Tao Xiang.
The read icon in the chat box means that Nina has seen the message.
However, this time the response took much longer.
"Sister Taoxiang, I'm missing a chandelier. Do you have any?"
Finally, Nina accepted the kindness and replied to Momoka's message.
"I didn't! What should I do?"
"Go buy a new one! Wouldn't it be more worthwhile to replace a lead singer with just one light? You can't even afford this?"
Chen decided to arrange everything to prevent Tao Xiang from making any more foolish mistakes and disturbing his eyes.
"Quickly arrange a time with Rencai, let's set it for Saturday night. When she comes, we'll keep her here, and we can have dinner together and catch up."
"Then introduce Ms. Anwa to Nina as well. Say that Ms. Anwa bought the lamp, to help Nina and Ms. Anwa get closer."
With the agreement confirmed, Chen and Tao Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Why do Chen and Momoka both look so threatened? What's wrong with Nina-san?
The two of them nervously devising a plan to capture Ninja amused Ms. Anwa, who was completely unaware of what was going on.
"Miss Anwa, Nina's words are more obsessive and stubborn than you can imagine."
"Although it's not nice to talk about her behind her back, she'll probably start acting up the moment she sees you for the first time on Saturday night... Miss Anhe, please be understanding."
Thinking about how to deal with Rencai just now really took a lot of brainpower from Chen.
Under his influence, Nina didn't live with Momoka for a while, and Momoka comforted her. Momoka even forgot to invite Nina to join them, which can be described as a disastrous start.
Inviting Nina has become five-star difficult; even he isn't confident he can successfully invite her directly now.
"Huh? Is it really as exaggerated as Chen said? I don't really believe it~ Watch how I win over the Miss Rencai you've all been talking about on Saturday night!"
Miss An patted her chest confidently, indicating that inviting Nina was a piece of cake.
After the conversation about Rencai ended, Ms. Anhe began to inquire about Chen's information.
When she learned that he also enjoyed playing Spreadton, Ms. An excitedly expressed her desire to play online together sometime.
It was getting late, and after exchanging contact information, Ms. Anhe said goodbye.
At that moment, Chen's phone received two invitations from pink-haired girls.
On one hand, Aine invited him to the ring to find teammates.
On one hand, Yili was going to work at Fanxing, and she was very scared, so she wanted Chen to go with her.
Since he had already accompanied Miss Aine to invite the lamp to join today, Chen decided to accompany Ichiri tomorrow.
"I'm sorry, Aine. Ichiri asked me to go with her to work tomorrow afternoon, so I probably won't have time to go to Ring with you. I'm sorry."
Looking at the message in the chat box, Miss Aine was furious that Ichiri had gotten there first.
Why is Yili always one step ahead of her? She just wants to spend more time with Chen, but Yili always gets in her way!
She replied to the message against her will.
"It's a big step forward that Yili is willing to work! Chenchen, spend some quality time with her tomorrow afternoon. Look forward to good news from me and Deng!"
"Well, then I'll have to trouble Aine. I'm really sorry to bother you."
Finally, Chen breathed a sigh of relief after finishing his conversation with the two pink-haired girls, only to feel a soft touch behind him.
"Chen is really popular~"
Rupa's tone was slightly resentful.
"Do you have time to spend with your Rupa and Xiaozhi this weekend?"
"Xiao Zhi and I would like to revise the song you gave us in front of you, the author, so we can hear your opinions. How about it, do you have time?"
"While you were talking to Taoxiang and the others, Xiaozhi and I handled all the work for you. Chen wouldn't be so heartless as to refuse, would he?"
"Then I'm afraid it can only be Sunday, my other days are all booked up..."
Chen dared not turn around; an intense, almost tangible killing intent emanated from Xiao Zhi behind him.
"Really? Then Xiaozhi and I are looking forward to Chen coming to visit!"
Having received a satisfactory reply, Rupa finally ended her intimate encounter with Chen.
Tao Xiang, standing to the side, had already started drinking alone in silence.
Seeing the empty can already on her table, Chen felt like her world had collapsed.
The experience of carrying this drunkard home last night is still fresh in my mind.
Chen snatched the beer from Tao Xiang's hand and said fiercely.
"You drunkard, drink less and at least walk back sober. I don't want to help you all the way back!"
"I found a job! Starting tomorrow, I won't be so free anymore. Give me back my beer! I want to drink it!"
Seeing Tao Xiang constantly rubbing against him, Chen decided to go all in and gulped down the rest of the beer.
"Now you've got nothing to worry about! Walk properly and don't cling to me."
"Give me back my beer!"
As she stepped out of the store, Momoka deliberately turned around and made eye contact with Ms. Rupa behind her.
Gray pupils and yellow pupils met, searching for each other's thoughts.
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