‘It really does look like a blank slate.’
As she looked at the Fu Lan before her, Qin Huan became more and more curious about what identity Miao Heavenly Emperor would arrange for her to get close to Fu Lan.
[Qin Huan, this time I’ve arranged for you to be sworn sisters, nya. Fu Lan’s family declined and she received help from your family, nya. So Fu Lan has always treated you as an older sister. How about it? Isn’t this arrangement good, nya?]
Miao Heavenly Emperor finally seemed reliable for once.
Qin Huan didn’t expect that she’d arranged such a proper identity.
And the Fu Lan before her, aside from appearing excessively cold, had no other issues.
[Moreover, Qin Huan, Fu Lan’s golden finger isn’t very powerful, nya. Her golden finger is the “Forced Sage” from a hentai world. Its effect is to forcibly remove the target from an excited state and enter Sage Mode. The trigger condition is eye contact and physical contact, nya.]
Qin Huan revealed a confident smile.
Fu Lan’s golden finger was too weak.
With the close identity Miao Heavenly Emperor had arranged for her, how could she fail to conquer her?
Just as Qin Huan was dreaming about the future in her mind, the sound of the piano had stopped at some point.
“Zuo Xi.”
Fu Lan’s voice was very soft, devoid of any emotion.
Qin Huan snapped back to reality and realized that Fu Lan had turned her head at some point.
Her light purple eyes were quietly watching them, without any displeasure at being interrupted.
Zuo Xi pushed open the door and scratched her head apologetically.
“Fu Lan, I brought a friend over…”
“Mm.”
Fu Lan nodded lightly, her gaze landing on Qin Huan.
The moment she saw Qin Huan, a ripple passed through her calm eyes, and then she blinked at Qin Huan.
“Sister Qin Huan?”
Fu Lan called out Qin Huan’s name without a hint of hesitation.
“Eh?”
Zuo Xi looked at Fu Lan in surprise, then turned to look at Qin Huan.
“You two know each other?”
Fu Lan didn’t answer Zuo Xi’s question.
She simply looked calmly at Qin Huan, waiting for her response.
“Fu Lan…”
Qin Huan tried to make her voice sound natural.
After all, being stared at by a cute beautiful girl was a bit stressful.
“Long time no see…”
Upon receiving Qin Huan’s reply, Fu Lan softly said “mm” and then stood up and walked in front of Qin Huan.
She was a bit shorter than Qin Huan, needing to look up to meet her eyes.
Her silver-white long hair swayed gently with her movement, carrying a pleasant fragrance.
“Big sister.”
Qin Huan put on a kind expression.
She tentatively reached out and gently patted Fu Lan’s head.
The texture of the silver-white strands was unbelievably soft, like fine silk slipping through her fingers.
Fu Lan didn’t dodge.
She even slightly squinted her eyes, like a little cat enjoying being petted by its owner.
Zuo Xi watched from the side, dumbfounded.
She had known Fu Lan for a while, but had never seen this cold girl show such closeness to anyone.
Usually, forget touching her head, if you even looked at her for a second too long, she would silently avert her gaze.
“Um, Fu Lan.”
Qin Huan withdrew her hand, feeling she shouldn’t pat anymore.
“I formed a band. We still need a keyboardist… Would you be willing to join?”
Fu Lan tilted her head, her light purple eyes quietly looking at Qin Huan.
“If big sister is there…”
“I’m willing.”
Th-that simple!?
Qin Huan had thought she would need to plead her case, and had even prepared to be rejected.
She didn’t expect Fu Lan to agree so readily.
[Qin Huan, aren’t you going to thank me? This identity I arranged this time really did the trick, nya.]
The corner of Qin Huan’s mouth twitched, but she didn’t refute.
Miao Heavenly Emperor had done well this time, so she chose to temporarily reconcile with Miao Heavenly Emperor.
“Awesome!”
Zuo Xi was the first to cheer.
She excitedly grabbed Qin Huan’s hand, then said to Fu Lan, “Fu Lan, rest assured, we will definitely become the best band! I’m going to be a big idol, so I won’t let you down!”
Qin Huan didn’t know what to say for a moment.
She really wanted to remind Zuo Xi that her cool idol persona had collapsed, but on second thought, Zuo Xi today didn’t seem to be maintaining that cool persona.
So she gave up, letting Zuo Xi hold her hand while she had to put on a happy smile.
Fu Lan looked down at Qin Huan’s hand being held by Zuo Xi, and simply said a soft “mm.”
“Then it’s settled!”
Zuo Xi was quite happy.
Lead vocalist and guitarist Zuo Xi, bassist herself, drummer Guchuan Xing, keyboardist Fu Lan—the band was finally fully assembled!
“Then Fu Lan, we won’t disturb your practice.”
Qin Huan waved at Fu Lan.
“Once the rehearsal time is set, I’ll have Xi Jiang notify you.”
“Mm.”
Fu Lan nodded.
She stood still, watching Qin Huan and Zuo Xi leave the piano room.
After leaving the piano room, Zuo Xi finally couldn’t help but ask, “Qin Huan, you actually know Fu Lan? And she calls you big sister? What exactly is your relationship?”
“Mm… You could say we were childhood playmates.”
Qin Huan answered vaguely.
“My family once helped hers, so we were close when we were young.”
“I see.”
Zuo Xi nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly thought of something and her eyes lit up.
“By the way, Qin Huan, since the band matters are settled, this afternoon… how about we celebrate?”
“Celebrate?”
Qin Huan’s expression turned strange.
She didn’t expect Zuo Xi to already be scheming after her body…
Was this the trouble of being a cute beautiful girl?
“It’s just… um…”
Zuo Xi’s voice suddenly became quieter, and her fingers unconsciously twirled in front of her.
“We… go shopping together? After all, I am your idol. Accompanying fans while shopping is also part of an idol’s job…”
Seeing the tsundere Zuo Xi, Qin Huan couldn’t help but laugh in her heart, but on the surface, she still pretended to be an enthusiastic fan.
“Sure.”
She revealed a sweet smile.
“Shopping with Xi Jiang is my honor.”
Zuo Xi’s earlobes visibly reddened.
“Th-then it’s settled! No backing out!”
She grabbed Qin Huan’s hand and strode toward the school gate.
Her pace was fast, so fast that Qin Huan almost had to jog to keep up.
Feeling Zuo Xi’s somewhat warm palm, Qin Huan secretly curled the corners of her mouth.
The afternoon sun bathed the two of them, casting two overlapping shadows on the ground.
“Xi Jiang, the band’s name hasn’t been decided yet… You come up with one.”
Qin Huan stopped walking, letting Zuo Xi name the band.
After all, the purpose of forming the band was to serve her conquest of Zuo Xi.
Now that the band was assembled, such matters as naming should be left to the protagonist.
“Eh? Me?”
Zuo Xi was a bit surprised.
She had always thought the band already had a name, since Qin Huan had invited her from the start.
“Mm, leave the band’s name to the lead vocalist!”
Qin Huan tilted her head and looked at Zuo Xi.