Chapter 574

Her original plan was to shine in the violin performance later, then find an opportunity to talk to Natsume Chikage, take the opportunity to get his contact information, and then plan a date step by step.

She never expected that Natsume Chikage would actually appear directly in the auditorium today.

This was simply a god-given opportunity, absolutely not to be missed!

Izumi Nanami stood still on the stage, in the brief silence before the conductor raised his hand and the performance was about to begin.

Her gaze swept across the stage as if casually, and once again accurately locked onto the position where Natsume Chikage was.

The clearer she saw him, the more she liked his clean and slightly distant temperament.

However, when her gaze fell on Tsukishima Rin, who was chatting in a low voice with Natsume Chikage beside him.

The muscles on Izumi Nanami's face tightened imperceptibly for a moment, and strong displeasure surged in her heart.

Tsukishima Rin!!

This rival who had been pressing her everywhere since she was a child!

No matter what competition, what award, she seemed to always be able to only rank second and third, while the champion's throne was always firmly occupied by her!

It could be said that Tsukishima Rin was like a shadow destined for her, always shrouded above her head.

But now, why was even the boy she took a fancy to sitting with this woman, chatting happily?

But Izumi Nanami was not unprepared.

She had already inquired about some of Natsume Chikage's situation through various channels.

Naturally, she also learned the news that Tsukishima Rin had confessed to him and was clearly rejected.

Thinking of this, a burst of ecstasy mixed with gloating and victory instantly diluted the displeasure just now!

She felt that her winning odds were too great!

After all, she was holding the trump card that "her brother and Natsume Ruri are good friends in the same class."

It was much more advantageous than Tsukishima Rin, the "loser who had already been rejected once"!

And the most critical point was that once a boy clearly rejects someone once, no matter how much the girl pestered him, the effect would inevitably be greatly reduced.

Therefore, no matter from which angle you look at it, the person with the greatest chance of winning now was none other than her, Izumi Nanami!

Tsukishima Rin, you indeed beat me by a head in violin performance.

But sorry, even if your piano skills are superb, the boy you like but can't get is destined to become this young lady's possession—wahahaha!!

No!

Must hold back, can't laugh out loud!

At least wait until after successfully capturing Natsume Chikage, then laugh out loud!

At that time, she must hold Natsume Chikage's arm, intimately call Tsukishima Rin out to "share the joy."

At that time, she would kiss Natsume-kun in front of Tsukishima Rin, and the two would be intimate, presumably the expression on Tsukishima Rin's face would definitely be wonderful enough for her to savor endlessly!

And at this time.

The club member standing beside Izumi Nanami seemed to have caught a glimpse of the somewhat distorted, strange smile that flashed across the chief's face.

The member moved his gaze away as if nothing had happened, and silently lowered his head to tune his instrument.

Soon.

The conductor's baton was raised gently and fell.

The beautiful and smooth music flowed out from the area where the Sakuragaoka Academy Orchestra was located, gradually filling the entire theater.

Izumi Nanami also instantly withdrew all distracting thoughts, her expression becoming incomparably calm and focused.

She closed her eyes slightly, then opened them, and the bow was firmly placed on the strings.

The strength of the concertmaster was displayed to the fullest at this moment.

Her performance was precise and full of emotion, leading the melody of the entire orchestra.

Soon.

The song ended.

The audience offstage gave louder and more lasting applause than when the performances of several previous schools ended.

Izumi Nanami was filled with the joy of success in her heart, but when she bowed to thank the audience, and her gaze inadvertently swept across Natsume Chikage's direction again.

She immediately restrained all exposed emotions, straightened her back, and folded her hands in front of her.

A just-right, subtle and dignified ladylike smile appeared on her face, and she bowed slightly elegantly.

Offstage.

Izumi Hideaki was so excited that he almost jumped out of his seat, he turned to the students around him, his voice full of pride.

"See, my sister is amazing, right?"

The boys around him nodded in agreement one after another.

"Indeed very amazing."

"So good to listen to."

"And she's beautiful."

Izumi Hideaki felt the timing was just right, he turned around and spoke specifically to Natsume Ruri behind him.

"Natsume-san, the violin concert ticket I gave you before, it will be my sister's solo performance, it will definitely be much more amazing than the ensemble here!"

"How about your brother, did he say he would come?"

Natsume Ruri raised her eyes and returned him a polite and distant shallow smile.

"Mm, brother agreed, said no problem."

Izumi Hideaki was ecstatic in his heart, secretly clenched his fists at his side, and the excited emotion could almost not be suppressed.

"Mm, then it's a promise!"

He seemed to have already seen the perfect blueprint for the future: sister creates an opportunity to date Natsume-brother alone.

And he himself spends a wonderful time with Natsume Ruri.

This is simply a win-win situation!

Ando Chizuru beside him was confused, blinked, and couldn't help but interject and ask:

"What what?"

"Natsume-brother is going to the violin performance site of Izumi Hideaki's sister?"

Natsume Ruri briefly explained the matter of receiving the ticket before and inviting brother to go together.

Ando Chizuru heard this, and the desire to go out with Natsume Chikage also couldn't be suppressed in her heart.

She couldn't help but turn to Izumi Hideaki and ask with expectation:

"Izumi-kun, do you still have tickets for the violin concert?"

Kaga Reisa, who had also always wanted to go, also timidly followed and asked in a low voice at this time:

"I… I want to go too."

Izumi Hideaki knew clearly in his heart, even if he had extra tickets, he would never take them out at this time.

Although Ando Chizuru and Kaga Reisa were also very cute girls.

But he only liked Natsume Ruri.

More girls getting involved would only interfere with his plan to capture Natsume Ruri.

So, how could he possibly agree!

Izumi Hideaki spread his hands, and a very helpless expression appeared on his face.

"No."

"The last two tickets were already given to Natsume-san."

Ando Chizuru and Kaga Reisa heard this, and obvious regret appeared on their faces.

They could only secretly think about whether they could find a way to get tickets through other channels later.

Soon.

The performance on stage continued.

Finally, it was close to the time for Private Moonlight Academy to go on stage.

Tsukishima Rin and the members of the same club received a low-voiced notification from the lead teacher.

She stood up, and before leaving her seat, she turned her head specifically to Natsume Chikage, revealing a clear and moving smile.

"Xia Xia Xia Mujun, I'll go prepare first."

"Mm." Natsume Chikage nodded.

Tsukishima Rin, who got the response, turned around happily, and walked quietly toward the backstage passage with the team.

And not long after she left her seat.