Chapter 91 First Love
  "Huh? Miss Rika is here too?"

Others also saw Rika Shona and greeted her unexpectedly but warmly.

"Good evening everyone."

The black-haired girl did not enter the recording studio immediately, but stood outside the door talking to Chen Ling.

"Have you read the information on your mobile phone?"

Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, then took out his phone and looked at the message.

【where? 】

This is the message Rika sent about half an hour ago.

"Uh, sorry, I was too serious and didn't check my phone much."

The two masked people came closer and spoke in a low voice. After all, their chat history could not be known to the other three people.

Shui Wu knew their identities, but didn't know about living together.

"Oh."

I can't see the eldest lady's expression clearly, oh no, even if I could see her, I wouldn't know what her condition is.

As for why she knew Chen Ling was in the recording studio, it was because Chen Ling would tell Rika every time she came over, so she couldn't disappear out of thin air.

"How about we go in first and practice together?"

Now is not the time to stand here and chat.

"I am a bit tired."

Lixiang said.

Well, her voice sounded a little tired.

"Then, shall I practice with them again? In fact, Goto and the others happened to be here today, so..."

"I understand."

Rika Nagoya walked into the recording studio.

"I'm very sorry. Mr. Nanye just asked me to come over and practice together, but I was taking vocal lessons not long ago and I'm really tired now. I can only listen on the sidelines. Please understand."

"It turns out to be Mr. Minamino. It doesn't matter. Miss Rika can do whatever she wants. We are practicing as a band, so we don't have to sing. It's better to say that Miss Rika is really working hard to take vocal lessons so late."

Come on, let's get started.

Chen Ling was still a little confused. Didn't he ask the eldest lady to go home first?

"Rika, why are you walking so fast?"

After getting out of the subway and heading home, the pace of the childish name Lixiang made Chen Ling feel something was wrong.

"nothing."

"You are definitely angry, right?"

Rika didn't speak, but couldn't help but slow down.

No matter how fast she walked, there was no way Chen Ling could not keep up.

If you don't speak, you are angry.

The street lights at night seemed a bit dazzling today. Now, Chen Ling once again understood the meaning of the phrase "a woman's heart is as deep as the bottom of the sea".

It feels like I've been stepping on Rika's fault lately, but I've never felt this way before.

Chen Ling felt that he was just doing things as usual.
  Maybe, girls are in a bad mood for a few days every month?

What about before?

There's no way to explain it.

Straight men like Chen Ling have one last guess, but he is not willing to believe that possibility. Their career is already on the right track, waiting for him to become stronger until he can become someone's backer.

Such a sad atmosphere does not suit him, Chen Ling, at all.

I feel a little bored inside, but I don't know how else to resolve it.

The sight around him couldn't cheer up Chen Ling. No matter how cheerful and nonsensical a person was, there would be times when he was sad.

Chen Ling is in the midst of emo.

"Ling, I'm not angry anymore."

The expression on his face seemed to be the same as usual, but his voice was filled with warmth.

This unique tenderness was like a drop of water, dripping into Chen Ling's heart.

"Really? It's good to stop being angry."

He pursed his lips and smiled.

He lowered his head and saw the pebbles at his feet, and wanted to kick them further, but the next moment, they just rolled and stopped on the side of the road.

In some ways, he was getting closer to her unknowingly.

Chen Ling is not a heartless person, he is just very nervous. When things like this happen, he understands something.

"Can I explain?"

"Ah."

"I've been going to Miss Mizuno these past few days just to ask her about some things about the agent. You know Rika, starting from scratch, other people's experience is very valuable."

There was a vague chill coming from his hand. It was not as fleeting as the spring cold. It could easily enter Chen Ling's heart.

Walking side by side has become a subconscious habit.

"This, I understand."

The side face of the black-haired girl seemed to be glowing with warmth under the white light. The distance between them was so close that one could even see the fine down on her face.

"It's just that I thought that my life and Ling's have been tied together for a long time. Sometimes, I want to know where you have been and what you are doing."

Rika Shona looked up at the star-studded sky, took a breath, and there was no longer white mist around her mouth.

"..."

Chen Ling couldn't say anything in response. This was too sensational.

"Or, are you leaving here?"

The hair had grown longer and was no longer like a melon. These words made Chen Ling subconsciously turn his head to look at Rika, only to find that the other person was also looking at him. Her eyes seemed to be shining with a moving light in the dark night.

"Ah? Even if I leave, I will discuss it with you Rika, right?"

"Ok?"

"...No, I made a mistake. How could I leave?"

Good food, good food, good housing, and people working for me.

Rika Rika didn't speak. She and Chen Ling silently walked to the door of the apartment.

"It will be very busy all day tomorrow, and the show starts the day after tomorrow. It may be a weekend with no rest."

Chen Ling shrugged. He didn't have to go to school anyway, so it was much easier than sister Lixiang.

She is still under the greatest pressure.

"When you gain, you also lose."

The eldest lady used her card to open the apartment door.

"I've been prepared for a long time."

Other people's high school life is relaxed and enjoyable, but the eldest lady has to bear heavy pressure at such a young age and has to study hard for her own freedom and future.

She is still just a student.

The fate of everyone is different.

But the fates of different people will also be tied together because of fate, just like they are now.

The next day, Chen Ling slept until he woke up naturally, because the time for coordination with the manufacturer and venue was around two o'clock in the afternoon.

But it can't be called natural, because I woke up only when I heard the scratching at the door.

I glanced at the time, it was almost ten o'clock.

I didn't go to bed too late last night, just half past one.

You're such a cute meow, is it bothering you to sleep a little longer?
  Chen Ling, who was wearing loose pajamas, opened the door. Meow Sang, who was completely covered in black, circled around him, and then went back to the utility room, not sure whether to pick up cat litter or cook.

"Good morning, Ling."

I'm so excited!

I saw the eldest lady sitting in front of the computer in the living room, playing video games.

what happened?

Oh, I forgot, Rika is not afraid of going on stage at all, there is nothing to be nervous about.

She took off her earphones and turned to look at Chen Ling. Her eyes first stayed on Chen Ling's face for a while, then moved down a little, to her neck, and then a little lower...

Hey, hey, hey, don't cheat your teammates, keep operating, what are you looking at?

Chen Ling lowered his head and could see that the top two buttons of his pajamas were unbuttoned.

"...I'll go back and change clothes first."

Two minutes later, Chen Ling became a hero again.

They say girls are not surprised at all when they see a boy naked, and it seems to be true.

Or am I not showing enough?
  By the way, I have to thank the eldest lady for not going to bed early this morning.

Change clothes and wash up.

When Chen Ling came out of his room again, the black-haired girl Rika fired Apex again.

Wearing a black ordinary long-sleeved jacket, her long hair is shawled casually, her pretty face is fair and fair, her beautiful eyes are as clear as water, and the tiny bloodshot eyes from last night are gone. She seems to have slept very well.

It was the quality of sleep that Chen Ling envied.

I moved a chair and sat next to her to see if her level had improved.

Rika doesn't play games for long on weekdays, and she has been watching "100% Romantic Comedy" during this period, and she doesn't know if she has finished it.

Level... It seems that there is really no talent in FPS.

"Rika, that's not how you press the gun."

Chen Ling couldn't walk when he saw the game and liked to point. It has become a mere memory of the past.

He stretched out his right hand and held the mouse.

Well, it also covered the soft back of Rika's hand, conveying a hint of coolness.

"It depends on the feel..."

The very nervous Chen Ling stared at the computer screen with concentration, while the dark-haired girl's eyes were always on the two hands holding the mouse.

...I almost took away the keyboard.

"Have you learned it?"

Seeing that the eldest lady didn't say anything, Chen Ling reacted, removed his right hand from the mouse at lightning speed, and smiled awkwardly.

"Sorry, it's an occupational disease."

"...Why don't you come and fight?"

"No, no, no, Rika, just do your best."

I dare not move.

After the beating, Chen Ling was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Because he had to resist pointing fingers.

In fact, you don’t have to watch it, but I can’t help but call Chen Ling a curly-haired baboon.

no way.

"Lixiang, I also have a computer in my room. This one can actually be moved back to your room."

The game girl turned off the platform and computer, took off her headphones, and hung them next to the computer.

"no need."

I'm not thinking that when my children are still young, there will always be a day or two, or an hour or two at night when they want to surf the Internet...right?

Besides, you can have privacy if you put your computer in your own room.

But since the eldest lady has said so, he, Chen Ling, can't make the decision.

"go for meal."

"……Oh."

There was a sumptuous breakfast in the kitchen. He had seen it just now and was really touched555.

This is the third time I have eaten food cooked by Rika.

Maybe the eldest lady was out of kindness and felt that Chen Ling needed to be rewarded for his busy schedule for the two of them.

OK OK.

Toast bread dipped in mayonnaise, fragrant miso soup, bone soup tamagoyaki that is still delicious even when cold. This time it is salty, which is not bad.

Tamagoyaki is salty and sweet. Just like tofu curd, does it have different factions?

No matter what, Chen Ling can come.

"On the day of the performance, has Rika thought about what to wear?"

They also don’t have professional makeup artists to take care of these things.

As for makeup, Rika can handle it herself.

"Long sleeves, solid black."

...very childlike Rika's style.

Chen Ling also just thought about this. It would be best to unify the colors. He also gave the main colors to the other three girls at the same time.

If you go to the rehearsal today, you can be casual.

Mizuna Qianyue and the other two would not come over until one hour before the rehearsal. When Chen Ling and Lixiang arrived at the scheduled venue, the goods sent by the manufacturer also arrived. All the rest of the process was handled by the local venue manager. Chen Ling only had to pay.

The eldest lady wandered around the venue, probably familiarizing herself with the stage in advance.

Both of them wore masks throughout.

"Rika, I will follow up the entire process of handing over materials to vendors."

Originally, he was going to follow Li Xiang, but after thinking about it, Chen Ling still had to watch the whole process by himself.

"These are things about the venue."

"You can rest assured when your own people are watching."

Perhaps the environment here in Neon is a little better. If it were to be placed in Chen Ling's hometown, things like fishing in troubled waters would often happen. When the time comes, there would be no material for fans, which would be very troublesome.

"With me."

"also."

It might be a bit troublesome for him to negotiate alone in terms of language. If the eldest lady is accompanying him... It seems that I have never seen a singer directly communicate with the venue manager.

This makes our eldest lady down to earth, without the baggage of idols.

The busy time passed quickly. It wasn't until Shui Wu called Chen Ling and said he was outside the venue that he realized that more than half of the afternoon had passed.

"This venue should actually be able to accommodate more than 500 people."

This is also the first time for Chiyuki Minashi to come to the venue where she will be on stage tomorrow.

"Miss Shuiyue, this is called..."

What does hunger marketing say?

Chen Ling scratched his head and glanced at the eldest lady's white fox mask. He didn't learn the word.

"Hunger marketing."

Rika answered Chen Ling's words very cooperatively.

He is worthy of being Chen Ling’s Tokyo mouth substitute.

"Ah, yes, yes, that's it."

But this pronunciation sounds very similar to English, is it a foreign word?
  Hungry service, right?

happy.

Shuimu Qianyue said it was reasonable and did not refute. After all the equipment was ready, the five people stood on the stage in the center.

There are only 300 people, which is about the same size as domestic livehouses.

Chen Ling was not as nervous as when she was in high school, dancing in front of more than one or two thousand students at the New Year's Day party, and ended up forgetting her moves and suddenly turning into a solo.

Of course, there is just a bunch of air in the audience now. Who doesn’t know how to talk nonsense?
  "If there is any need to adjust the volume of the microphone, the floor return, and the sound of the instrument, please ask the singer to mention it in time during the familiarization process."

This is what the equipment engineer said.

"learn."

"Then it starts?"

Putting on black short sleeves, Minashi Qianyue raised the drum sticks with both hands.

In these few seconds of silence, looking at the empty seats under the stage, Chen Ling suddenly felt a little nervous.

He turned to look at his friends...all of them were as steady as old dogs.

tmdIn terms of experience on stage, he is the most rookie among these five people, right? !
  ……

On April 22nd, around 1 pm this Sunday, in front of the venue marked by the "rika" account, 300 fans had already formed a long snake circling around.

There was even an hour before the concert officially started.

Netizens' enthusiasm for the duo "rika" has far exceeded Chen Ling's expectations.

He is currently eating sushi with Rika at a nearby Japanese restaurant.

"Why doesn't this taste salty at all?"

The eldest lady glanced at her phone and saw that Ai Yi had just sent a message.

[The queue is really early. 】

Attached is a photo of her team.

[Good morning, you go in through the back door and just state your name when you are stopped. Ling has already notified you in advance. 】

[Okay~ It feels so exciting to take shortcuts. If the Rika I know is not Rika, you may not be able to draw me. 】

【Um. 】

[Rika, are you already at the venue now? 】

【Eating outside. 】

【Eh? At this point in time? 】

Rika Shona glanced at Chen Ling, who was rolling sushi in soy sauce across from her.

[Ling said he wanted to eat, but he was a little nervous. 】

【Pooh! Isn't it? The eldest brother seems so nervous, he is so good at writing songs, but he doesn’t dare to go on stage? Okay, then you guys enjoy the world between the two of you before going on stage, I’ll go in first~]

【see you later. 】

"It's broken. Maybe I'm a little nervous?"

Faced with Chen Ling's soliloquy, Rika Jina nodded.

He stretched out his hands and pinched his face suddenly.

"Good! Very energetic!"

A Chinese language that the eldest lady could not understand came out of her mouth.

Just be tough on yourself.

"Let's go, Rika."

In fact, nervousness is only part of it. What he carries is not just as simple as performing on stage.

After paying the bill, the two took a taxi to the back door of the venue. When passing by the front door, Chen Ling looked at the long queue outside the door with interest.

Both online and offline, it was the human heads that shocked him the most about Chen Ling.

This is only 300 people. How many people may there be for official concerts in the future?

Just thinking about it makes me crazy!
  Put on your mask before getting out of the car.

At this moment, he felt that he had transformed from Chen Ling, a stranger from another world, into a familiar music creation genius wearing a green ghost mask.

Nanye Ling.

As soon as Chen Ling and Rika Shona came downstairs, they found some fans who were not qualified to win the lottery and squatted near the back door. They became excited when they saw the two masked men getting out of the car.

"Rika-san, please do your best for the show!"

"Mr. Nanno, I love you~"

Hey, there seems to be a strange shout mixed in.

The corners of Chen Ling's mouth rose crazily.

It's cool, I was thanked.

It seems that I, Chen Ling, still have some female fans.

However, most of the fans still belong to Rika-chan, and it feels like... there must be hundreds of fans without tickets outside this venue.

"How about saying something?"

Chen Ling gently touched Jina Lixiang with her elbow.

"Ah."

She turned around, her white fox mask facing the fans outside the fence.

"Thank you everyone for supporting us!"

It turns out that Rika can also speak loudly in public.

Rika can fly with peace of mind, and her fans will always be with her~
  There is no such sentence in support, and I, Chen Ling, don’t really agree with it.

Actually, you can actually hear the sound outside the venue. When Chen Ling didn't have money in college but wanted to go to someone's concert, he squatted outside. It wasn't too bad.

You can also do this when you can't get tickets.

Speaking of which, scalpers go to the spa for me!

It's all pain.

Now that Chen Ling has become a concert organizer, he must prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future, but it seems that Neon's measures are in place.

About half an hour later, venue management began to organize fans to enter the venue in an orderly manner with tickets.

Unlike ordinary concerts, the venue is arranged after the concert, which allows Rika to maintain plenty of energy before going on stage.

The previous lottery and electronic ticket generation also cost a little money.

When Chen Ling and Rika Sumana arrived in the lounge, Minazuki Chizuki, Goto and Yamada were already waiting. Minashi was fiddling with her mobile phone, perhaps explaining tasks to the employees of the recording studio, or perhaps Which boy to chat with.

Hey, I can't imagine the scene where Boss Mizuno is falling in love with someone. She is a poisonous snake.

Goto and Yamada are chatting.

Everyone is very leisurely, unlike Chen Ling, whose heart almost jumps into his throat.

He is obviously close to his peers, but his psychological quality is terrifying.

"Ms. Minashi, have you participated in many such performances?"

Find some topic to divert attention.

Yamada pondered for a while.

"Well, regardless of the scale, there are almost countless people. It's commonplace. Is it possible that Mr. Nanno is a little nervous now?"

The venue outside gradually became lively, and the three hundred selected fans took their seats one after another.

Oh, by the way, there are two other related accounts.

One is the little sister, and the other is brother Naoki, a tool man.

In order to prevent his sister from finding out, Naoki Naoki should hide in the dark and watch.

"Ah hahaha, how could it be? I just asked casually."

Shuiwu Qianyue suddenly smiled, not sure if she was mocking Chen Ling.

The two of us have formed a strong friendship. Little boss Shui Wu, when the time comes for the final payment, I will deduct 1 yen from each of you.

Remember Ling.

"However, Rika's style is really special. She only wore black long sleeves for her first offline performance. Sometimes simplicity is not necessarily a bad thing. It is easy for the audience to remember your characteristics."

Still need to remember? Just the masks on their faces are enough to remember.

All five of them were wearing black clothes, which indeed looked much more pleasing to the eye than anything flashy.

In fact, the current combination model of Chen Ling and Rika is a bit like the night game in their own world where neon lights are a mess.

Chen Ling and the other three people chatted all the time, while the lead singer Rika listened quietly on the side.

Until the noisy sounds outside suddenly quieted down.

Not long after, the steward knocked on the door and came in.

"Everyone, it's time. The equipment has been adjusted to the parameters preset yesterday. It's almost ready to go on stage."

"Okay, let's go."

Miss Yamada's vitality really amazed Chen Ling.

Sister, are you really not nervous at all?

"Mr. Nanye, relax, it's just a stage with 300 people, you can treat the audience like carrots and cabbage."

Thank you. This is easier said than done.

"The lead singer enters last, so let's adjust the equipment first."

"Minano-san, are you with us?"

Chen Ling was just about to nod, but Rika Rika, who was not far away from him, suddenly spoke: "Mr. Nanye and I still have a few words to say."

"Oh okay, don't take too long."

"please."

Boss Mizunashi, don't look at me like that, I don't even know what's going on.

The three of them took their own equipment and left the lounge first. Within a few seconds, they could hear the cheers from the audience.

So, what do you want to say to me alone?

My heart is already beating fast enough. Miss, you are still so stupid. I need a quick-acting heart-saving pill!
  The black-haired girl wearing a mask walked up to Chen Ling.

It's just a simple pure black long sleeve, but it has a very well-proportioned feeling on her body, and the black color complements her fair complexion.

Under the mask, no one can see anyone's expression clearly.

"rika, what do you want to say?"

Under the mask, Rika's cherry-colored thin lips pursed slightly.

She suddenly stretched out her hand and placed it on the skin beside Chen Ling's ear, then gently moved it down to the neck behind her cheek. Her cold palm seemed a little moist, and she could feel Chen Ling's warm and rapid pulse.

"Ling, are you still nervous?"

Perhaps Lixiang knew that her hands were cold, and the place she brushed was like the breeze that always brings you a cool feeling in spring, making Chen Ling calm down little by little.

"This time, I'm here."

Rika retracted her hand and stepped back, everything seemed to be just an illusion.

"Let's go, our future lies ahead."

She opened the door and walked forward with Chen Ling. Amidst the cheers, she came under the blazing spotlight. The different faces in front of her were filled with enthusiasm, expectation, or excitement.

The professional camera set up in the center of the front of the stage is like a one-eyed judge.

Rika, who was wearing a mask, took a deep breath and without saying a word, came to the microphone in the lead vocal position and held up the stand.

At this moment, the eyes under the mask reflected the entire brilliant light.

The brisk guitar is the intro, intertwined with the clear and steady drum beats to form a beautiful melody that echoes over the stage.

'It's only love.'

'It's only love'

'If I had a wish it could come true'

'I want to sleep next to you'

There was no pleasantries, the opening was the first single, and the unique voice touched the heartstrings of every audience, just like the recordings that had been played back countless times in the headphones.

At the scene, you can even feel the strong appeal that is unique to Rika.

Chen Ling stood in front of the keyboard, pressing every key with both hands without any mistakes. This has become his habit. No matter how nervous he is, his strength will not allow him to make mistakes.

But he wasn't nervous at all. All he could see was the plainly dressed figure at the front of the stage.

Her body exudes a fatal charm that makes people willing to fall into it.

Fear and worry seemed to have been burned to ashes by the heat of the spotlight at this moment.

For the first time, Chen Ling felt that it was such a lucky and rare thing to be able to stand on the stage and watch her shine from such a close distance.

People standing on the stage always feel that time is very long, but a song only lasts three or four minutes.

At the end of the first song, the audience fell into silence. Without waiting for applause, a pleasant voice came out of the microphone again, accompanied by the increasingly intense sound of the electronic keyboard under Chen Ling's keys.

'pink blood'

'pink blood'

'Even if no one sees'

'Beautiful things are always beautiful'

'I already know it'

'Don't ask anyone'

The second song seemed to be fleeting in everyone's ears. When the dim and flickering lights became bright again, and the white light cast a black figure at the feet of the masked Rika, this music was discovered. Yes, two-thirds of the time has passed.

Belated cheers and shouts rolled in like a tidal wave.

Rika Watana finally picked up the phone.

"Thank you all for coming today. I am Rika. From now on, please take care of me."

With an attitude that was neither humble nor arrogant, and accompanied by a slightly rapid breathing, Chen Ling's heart was beating loudly. He knew that this was definitely not because of nervousness.

"This is my composer, Mr. Minano. He will produce more excellent songs for you in the future. I also look forward to cooperating with you in the future."

The spotlight came to Chen Ling's head. Now, he couldn't say anything. He could only stretch out his right hand and wave it to the audience.

"At the same time, the three of them are also the band members in charge of playing today."

Because it is not a long-term cooperation, the introduction is relatively simple.

"Finally, for the third song, I hope you can give it to the first person you love."

"First Love"

The lights dimmed and the soothing music of the piano began to linger in my ears.

'The last kiss'

'With a hint of tobacco'

'Bitter and heartbreaking aroma'

The melody of this song is more sad, with irresolvable sorrow and longing.

It can only be a love song dedicated to someone.

'This time tomorrow'

'where would you be'

'Who will I be thinking about again'

'You are always gonna be my love(I will always love you)'

Just like you taught me.

 This chapter can be regarded as a small emotional change. If you read it, you can try to figure it out a little bit.

  Thank you for your monthly support.

  Reference song: "first love"--Utada Hikaru
    The first and second songs have been mentioned before, you can listen to them simultaneously owo.

  
   
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