Zuo Xi looked around the school gate, but didn’t seem to see anyone resembling Chuanzi.
Was she too early? She should send a message to Chuanzi.
Suppressing her excitement, Zuo Xi sent a message.
[Chuanzi, have you arrived?]
[I’ve arrived, Xi Jiang. Where are you?]
Chuanzi had already arrived?
Zuo Xi put away her phone and looked around, finally spotting a figure under a tree that resembled Chuanzi.
The person wore a cartoon orange cat hoodie, loose black pants, and white sneakers, looking quite ordinary.
Although Zuo Xi couldn’t see her face, the silhouette felt familiar.
Zuo Xi took a deep breath, then mustered her courage and walked over, tapping the person on the shoulder.
“Chuanzi?”
The person turned around, and Zuo Xi was stunned…
‘How… could my fan be this cute? She’s practically born to be an idol!’
“Xi Jiang?”
Qin Huan tilted her head.
Zuo Xi seemed a bit strange today, completely different from the last time they met at the bar.
She was no longer the youthful, passionate idol, but instead looked like a naive, gullible junior.
Zuo Xi finally snapped back to reality.
She coughed lightly and put on an idol’s airs.
She couldn’t lose face in front of a fan.
If she was seen as someone easy to push around, that would be bad.
Being teased by a fan?
No way she would accept that!
“Ahem, Chuanzi, thank you for your support all along.”
“Xi Jiang, you…”
Qin Huan couldn’t figure Zuo Xi out.
Wasn’t she just a naive junior a moment ago?
Why had she suddenly switched to a cold personality?
Was Zuo Xi a fickle bad woman?
But she looked so easy to fool.
“Chuanzi, no need for more words. Let your favorite idol treat you to a meal!”
Zuo Xi gave a thumbs up and flashed what she thought was a perfect smile.
Qin Huan nodded lightly.
She felt Zuo Xi was a bit overconfident, but it was good for an obscure idol to be confident.
At least she wouldn’t get depressed.
Zuo Xi took Qin Huan’s hand.
Even she felt that being so intimate with a stranger on first meeting wasn’t appropriate, but Chuanzi was a fan who had always supported her, and surely she wanted to hold hands too.
She was just too shy to say it.
At times like this, it was up to the idol to take the initiative.
‘It’s definitely not because I want to get close to Chuanzi or anything!’
‘But Chuanzi’s hand is surprisingly smooth. It feels super comfortable to hold. I wish I could hold it forever.’
“Uh…”
Seeing Zuo Xi holding her hand and not moving, Qin Huan was puzzled.
Was this some kind of mysterious ritual?
A necessary step when an idol meets a fan?
Qin Huan had never been a fan, so she didn’t dare jump to conclusions and just obediently let herself be held.
After a while, Zuo Xi came to her senses.
Realizing what she was doing, she immediately blushed.
She hadn’t expected to make such a blunder on her first meeting with a fan.
But Chuanzi was really understanding, so tolerant of her.
‘Chuanzi must really like me!’
“Um, Chuanzi, are you also from Jinhai International University?”
Zuo Xi felt she needed to change the subject.
But as soon as she asked, she realized something was wrong.
Chuanzi had just said yesterday that she was from the same university.
Now asking again—would Chuanzi think she was an idiot?
Qin Huan felt it was a bit odd, but still smiled and answered, “I’m a sophomore at Jinhai International University. What year are you, Xi Jiang?”
‘Chuanzi… I could cry!’
Zuo Xi felt that meeting such a gentle fan had used up all her luck.
But why was Chuanzi a grade above her?
Such a petite, cute Chuanzi was actually older?
“I’m a freshman.”
Zuo Xi turned around in embarrassment.
She had only been meeting her fan for how long, and she had already made so many blunders.
She really couldn’t face her anymore!
Qin Huan nodded in satisfaction.
Zuo Xi clearly looked like the junior type.
How could she be older?
She completely ignored the fact that she wasn’t actually taller than Zuo Xi.
“Chuanzi, about the band?”
Zuo Xi led Qin Huan into a strange alley, asking the question she cared about most along the way.
“Our band? Four words: thriving and prosperous!”
Qin Huan raised her head proudly and tossed her hair.
A skilled player was about to join the band.
Wasn’t that thriving?
Even though Guchuan Xing hadn’t accepted her friend request on Miao Chat yet.
“That impressive?”
Zuo Xi stopped and turned back to look at Qin Huan in surprise.
“Is it already formed? When will the first rehearsal be?”
“We still need a keyboardist.”
Qin Huan suddenly became a bit disheartened.
Even Ju Zhenli hadn’t recommended anyone. It would probably be hard to find one.
“Hey! Chuanzi, I happen to know a piano expert. If we train her a bit, she’ll definitely be an outstanding keyboardist!”
Zuo Xi finally felt useful.
She was finally going to be a capable idol.
“She’s a classmate of mine from the same grade. I met her when we were practicing instruments together. She seems to be some kind of young lady.”
‘Another expert?’
By now, Qin Huan had become conditioned to the words “young lady.”
Ju Zhenli was like a mountain pressing down on her.
“A young lady?”
“Yeah, but her family seems to have fallen on hard times…”
Zuo Xi propped her chin and thought.
‘A real fallen noble? Then I have to meet her.’
“So can you get in touch with her, Xi Jiang?”
Qin Huan asked the question she cared about most.
“I have her on Miao Chat, but she rarely checks it. She often replies after a few days…”
‘Still a classic type?’
Qin Huan became even more excited.
No matter what, she had to recruit this cute fallen noble young lady into her ranks!
“It’s fine, Xi Jiang. As long as you can contact her.”
Qin Huan waved her hand to indicate that it didn’t matter.
“So who’s in the band so far?”
Zuo Xi felt she needed to understand the band’s structure.
“You and me. The drummer hasn’t officially joined yet.”
Zuo Xi stood frozen.
“Chuanzi, what did you just say?”
She couldn’t believe it.
What did she mean by only her and Chuanzi so far?
“Well… you’re the vocalist and guitarist, and I’m the bassist!”
Seeing the extremely confident Chuanzi in front of her, Zuo Xi didn’t have the heart to interrupt. She could only ask along, “Then who’s the drummer?”
“Of course it’s the president of the Instrument Club, senior Guchuan Xing!”
Zuo Xi’s smile completely faltered.
When Chuanzi was scouting band members, didn’t she understand the other person’s background?
“Chuanzi, is it possible… I mean, maybe… Senior Guchuan Xing publicly stated on the school forum that she wouldn’t join any band?”