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Chu Hua: I feel so sorry for myself!
The next moment, Banami took the contents of the cup from Hailing's hand.
Chapter Thirty-Three: It's not milk, it's...
It's unclear how much time passed before the two of them emerged from the bathroom somewhat shyly. As they threw away the cup, Banami couldn't help but let out a soft burp.
Hailing almost tripped and fell flat on her face at that moment.
For the proud young girl, everything that happened today was like a nightmare.
After a long and difficult journey, she finally returned to Huizi's side. She looked at the two of them with interest and said, "This is my second cup of coffee."
Hailing paused for a moment, then said softly, "I'm sorry."
Hui Zi covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "If it were anyone else, I would have thought someone stood me up and messed with me. It's only because it's you, Hai Ling, that I know you wouldn't do that."
Hailing paused slightly, looked up at the girl in front of her, just like Xiangzi was to Su Shi. In fact, it was Huizi who first invited her to join the band. Before that, although Hailing was already very skilled at playing bass, she was a lone wolf.
However, their ending was not happy, and even worse than that of Nagasaki Motoyo.
The two never contacted each other again.
Hui Zi smiled and asked, "Hey, Hai Ling, I'll ask you one more time, what do you think of our new bassist and our band?"
Hailing paused for a moment, recalling the band's appearance earlier. Apart from the bassist girl, the other girls, including Huizi, were all veterans of the band.
In other words, after everyone stood Hailing up at their last live performance, Hailing left, and everyone... quietly formed another band.
It's just that we're excluding her.
Hai Ling took a deep breath, and her expression turned colder as she looked at Hui Zi. She said, "Is this the kind of guy you found to replace me?"
She's only been playing bass for less than three months, but it's ridiculous that someone with this level of skill would be disrespectful to the audience. Besides... none of the rest of you are much better than her.
Especially Huizi, you're the one who needs the most practice.
Compared to her polite "not bad" when they met earlier, Hai Ling now seemed ready to reveal all her true thoughts.
Whether it was her tone or the way she implied looking down on these tea-drinking bands, Banami, who was listening nearby, felt that she was just picking a fight.
The boy couldn't help but look up at Huizi across from him, only to see her looking at her former friend with a warm expression.
After Hai Ling fiercely criticized the other party, she pursed her lips, as if she were the one who had been bullied.
If... if it weren't for the system forcing her, she truly wouldn't want to say these things, even though she and the other person had already broken up.
Perhaps, as Banami said, she is indeed very arrogant and always thinks that others are very stupid, but because of this, she is also used to keeping her inner thoughts to herself.
"You've finally decided to say these things, haven't you?" Huizi breathed softly.
Hai Ling lowered her head slightly. She knew that the moment she said those words, their friendship would be over.
"If you had been willing to say these things when you were in the band, perhaps things wouldn't have ended up like this today."
Hui Zi's words surprised Hai Ling.
"Why...?" Hailing asked, puzzled.
Huizi looked at the girl and said, "Actually, when I first recruited you into the band, I had no idea you were such a good bassist. I just... thought you were a very interesting person."
Later, everyone gradually realized that your bass playing was incredibly good.
They're nowhere near as good as a tea-drinking band like ours.
Banami thought to herself, "Wait, you're just admitting you're a tea-drinking band? At least have some dreams, okay?"
"Hailin, you may think you've hidden it well, but actually, we can all see that you're very dissatisfied with how you've treated us. We've tried our best to catch up with you, but we can't. We're not as talented as you, Hailing."
Even if we do everything according to your ideas, we still can't satisfy you, Hailing.
But actually, everyone, including myself, can understand these things. Do you know what everyone finds most unacceptable?
A hint of lingering anger flickered in Hui Zi's eyes, causing Hai Ling to pause slightly.
Even when he was cursing them like that just now, Huizi didn't show this kind of reaction.
"Because after watching our practice, Hailing always says things like 'not bad,' 'pretty good,' or 'you've improved since last time,' which are just perfunctory remarks."
But everyone can see that you don't really think that way; you still look down on our abilities.
Although you think you're trying to comfort us, do you know how painful it is for us, who genuinely want to consider you a partner, to hear you say things like that?
Hai Ling's mind was a little fuzzy. She had always thought that it was because she was too controlling that people didn't want to form a band with her anymore.
Suddenly, Banami spoke up: "True arrogance is not about cursing, but about politely ignoring others."
Huizi looked at the boy, seemingly developing a liking for him. Then, she said to Hailing, "I thought you were still the same as before, but I didn't expect that you would have made some progress after getting a boyfriend."
Hailin really wanted to say that Banami wasn't her boyfriend, but she was too exhausted to argue about this misunderstanding.
Huizi continued, "Hailin, you are really a very capable person. In fact, in my eyes, you can do everything perfectly. I don't mind that my friend is more capable than me."
I just want my friends to be able to open up to me, at least.
This is the only thing that I, and everyone else... simply cannot tolerate.
It turns out that the person who had never truly integrated into the band was herself, whether it was the previous band or the current Ave Mujica. She felt she had made progress and therefore didn't interfere in the internal relationships within Ave Mujica.
Therefore, I don't really interact with other people, just like before.
It turns out that she was the only one who had been standing still.
Huizi continued, "Actually, I also think that Yumei didn't play well. Just as you said, my practice was also insufficient. After all, I also have to date, study, and have many other things to take care of. Moreover, I'm not like Hailing, who can do everything so well."
However, I'm really happy, and everyone is happy too. That's what we originally wanted to do with the band.
Hai Ling was so upset that she didn't know what to say. It was because she hadn't taken the initiative to understand everyone, or even asked why they formed the band. She simply judged others by her own standards, thinking that since they had formed a band, they should keep getting stronger and stronger.
The next moment, Banami's hand inexplicably gripped her tightly, temporarily relieving her from that suffocating sadness.
Hailing glanced at him, then took a deep breath and said, "Should I apologize to everyone?"
Hui Zi burst out laughing: "Why apologize? Everyone stood you up back then, including me. We were all in the same boat."
However, if possible, could you reserve a few inside tickets for Ave Mujica? These tickets are very difficult to obtain.
Hai Ling's eyes widened slightly, but she saw Hui Zi say, "Whether it's me or anyone else, the first time we heard the bass of that band, everyone knew it was you."
Hailing, congratulations! You've found a band that's perfect for you.
Suddenly, Hai Ling's eyes welled up with tears; she had never felt this way before.
Actually, she really wanted to say that she hadn't really integrated into Ave Mujica, and that Xiaohui was overestimating her.
However, for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to say those words, and could only nod heavily.
Xiao Hui couldn't help but smile, slowly stood up, put on her baseball cap, and said, "Hey Hailing, next time, if you have the chance, come over and give Yu Mei and everyone some guidance."
Although we are a tea-drinking band, we really don't want to look bad on stage.
Without a strict teacher, everyone would be far too lazy.
Hai Ling took a deep breath. She neither apologized nor thanked anyone, but instead gave a somewhat forced smile and said, "Okay, I will."
Xiao Hui said with a smile, "Just don't bring your boyfriend next time you come. Showing off your love like this is just making everyone angry. There are still milk stains on your lips."
Immediately, Hailing exclaimed as if ashamed, "This is not milk!"
Hana, standing nearby, kept her eyes downcast and thought to herself, "It's definitely not milk, it's cough cough cough..."
Chapter Thirty-Four: It shrank! It shrank!
After talking with Xiaohui, Banami gained a deeper understanding of Caifeng's so-called "The Sin of Pride".
It's not that it's criticizing Hailing's original temperament; after all, a person's temperament cannot be called a sin.
Rather, it means that Hailing's arrogant nature inadvertently displayed contempt that hurt others, such as Xiaohui and her former band, and even the current Mother Chicken.
If Hailing doesn't realize this, she will remain stagnant forever, unable to integrate into relationships with others.
In a sense, Hailing's problem is actually more serious than Xiaodeng's. After all, Xiaodeng just doesn't know how to integrate, but she is still very eager to integrate.
Hailing, on the other hand, didn't even know where her problem lay.
However, it is clear that after being forced by the system to talk to Xiao Hui, Hai Ling is now reflecting and changing, but it will take some time.
Before they knew it, the two had returned to Hailing's dormitory. After all, given her current unusual physical condition, who knew what kind of trouble might arise if she stayed outside any longer.
As soon as she got home, Hailing seemed impatient to open her coat and stare at the front of it. Soon, she became so excited that she forgot herself.
"Hey, look, my breasts seem to have shrunk."
After saying that, she actually showed it to Banami. Banami couldn't help but look at the fullness inside the black underwear. Compared to the exaggerated size before, it was still very eye-catching, but it had shrunk to a normal range, making the underwear that used to fit well now a bit loose.
Judging by appearances, she's probably around an F cup.
It was her excited appearance that made Banami a little uncomfortable, and she said, "Uh, Hailin, don't be like that."
It's really awkward for me to see your chest so openly.
Hai Ling paused slightly and said, "Now that things have come to this, what are you still saying? Call me Mom."
"Mom, I want to eat milk," Banami said shamelessly.
Where did this junior from?
Hai Ling's lips twitched slightly. To be honest, she had almost completely lost face in front of the boy today. The once proud woman found it hard to imagine herself showing her breasts to a boy her own age, and even drinking her own...
However, even a normal teenage girl couldn't squeeze it out.
As Xiaohui said, Hailing had a high opinion of herself and deliberately separated herself from others from the very beginning, a fact that she herself was unaware of.
Therefore, Hailing never had a close relationship with anyone, including Lixi. In Hailing's view, exchanging drinks with him was the most "intimate" thing she could do.
On the contrary, because of her field research, Banami broke through countless boundaries that Hailing had set for herself.
The reason they can talk to each other so casually is probably because they have absolutely no face to lose in front of the other person.
After all, she'd already shown him her most embarrassing side; if she kept putting on a brave face, she'd only look more like a clown.
"You really want to drink it?" Hai Ling's lips curled up slightly.
If you really drink, I'll really squeeze.
As a result, Banami remembered the full cup in the coffee shop's restroom, and shook her head vigorously.
No, what are they talking about? Why is the topic going in such a perverted direction?
"It seems that as long as I'm willing to acknowledge and face my problems, I'll get back to normal sooner or later, right?" Hailing said in a slightly lighthearted tone.
“Well, field research shouldn’t cause any irreversible negative effects,” Banami said, only adding in her mind that it was limited to physiological aspects.
As for whether it will lead to social death, the system doesn't guarantee that.
But this answer clearly improved Hailing's mood, which also meant that as long as Hailing didn't lie, things would soon return to normal.
As a result, Hachiman asked rather mischievously, "Hey, Hachiman, do you like Ritsuki?"
Hai Ling was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously said, "How could that be?"
As soon as she said it, her expression changed slightly, and the corners of Banami's mouth turned up slightly. Soon, Hailing took the empty milk cup and ran to the bathroom.
Banami took a can of beer from the refrigerator, sat on the sofa, and took a few sips with relish. Soon after, Hailin came out with a full glass of milk, slammed it in front of Banami angrily, and said, "You'd better drink this all later!"
Anyway, it's definitely not something you can throw away.
Banami chuckled as she looked at the girl in front of her. Just as Xiaohui had said, Hailing, though her words were unpleasant, was now much more human.
He gently waved his hand and said, "Don't be angry. Tell me, what exactly do you like about my girlfriend?"
Upon hearing this, Hai Ling almost lost her composure, but she sighed deeply. After all, she couldn't lie now, so she actually sat down next to him and said, "Rather than saying I like him, I would say I admire Li Xi's personality."
"Lixi's personality... he likes to insult others?" Banami asked with some curiosity.
Hailing glanced at him, leaned back on the sofa, and said, "Including the fact that you like to insult others, didn't you hear what Xiaohui said about me just now?"
Even if I know where the problem lies, I disdain to criticize others, and therefore, I won't speak frankly.
But Lixi was different. Although she was clumsy and often made things worse, she... could really speak her mind.
It is precisely because I cannot do it that I yearn for it.
Banami nodded slightly to show her understanding, and then asked, "Then, since you admire her so much, why is your relationship with her so lukewarm? I wasn't even around when you were friends with her, was I?"
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