Elf: Rewriting the script, starting with Black Stocking Hanako

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Xiaoxia was sitting cross-legged on the bed, her cheeks puffed out as she ate candy.

The sweet taste melted in her mouth, slightly easing the boredom she felt from not being able to move around.

As she chewed, she subconsciously turned her head and looked through the wooden window at Jiang Chuan and Xiao Cui, who were busy in the yard.

At first, she just glanced at it casually.

But the next second, she suddenly stopped chewing the candy, and her eyes widened instantly!

Outside the window, the moonlight was hazy.

Jiang Chuan and Xiao Cui sat side by side on a rock next to the tent, not far apart to begin with.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan's body actually leaned slightly towards Xiao Cui!

His face was almost touching Xiao Cui's ear!

Xiao Cui seemed to be taken aback for a moment, but she didn't dodge.

The two remained in that extremely intimate position, Jiang Chuan's lips moving as if they were whispering something.

The night breeze gently blew through Xiao Cui's hair, and a few strands even brushed against Jiang Chuan's cheek.

From her angle, the silhouettes of the two people under the moonlight looked incredibly ambiguous!

"Click!"

Xia unconsciously bit the remaining half of the candy in her mouth into pieces.

An unnamed anger shot up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

It's sour, spicy, and carries a hint of inexplicable grievance.

Jiang Chuan! You big pervert! You big bad guy!

She was screaming internally!

My leg is still injured! I can't move around easily! And you're already in such a hurry to pick up girls?

Sister Xiao Cui... Sister Xiao Cui is a very nice person, but... she's a girl too!

Xiaoxia's chest heaved with anger, and her fingers unconsciously gripped the bed sheet beneath her.

Grasp it, tighten it, grab it again, tighten it again...

It was as if the bed sheet belonged to some jerk trainer whispering secrets in someone's ear.

She bit her lower lip, her eyes fixed on the two figures outside the window.

Despicable! Despicable! Despicable!

Just then, Hanako walked in from the other side of the room, carrying a glass of warm water.

"Xiaoxia, have some water. Eating sugar can be a bit too sweet..." Hanako's gentle voice rang out.

But Xiaoxia didn't react at all.

All her attention and all her emotions were firmly fixed on the "glaring" scene outside the window.

Hanako took a few steps closer and, following Xia's almost fiery gaze, naturally saw Jiang Chuan whispering in Xiao Cui's ear in the courtyard.

Hanako paused slightly, a knowing glint in her beautiful eyes, and then a meaningful smile curved her lips.

An assist opportunity has arrived!

"Xiaoxia?" Hanako raised her voice slightly, her tone clearly teasing, "If you keep pulling like that, you're going to tear Xiaocui's perfectly good bed sheet to shreds!"

"Ah!" Xiaoxia suddenly came to her senses and realized that she had crumpled the bed sheet into a mess, and the edges were almost deformed.

A blush instantly spread across her face, half from embarrassment and half from lingering anger.

"Hanako-nee!" Xiaoxia, as if she had found an outlet, immediately turned around and angrily complained, "Look at Jiang Chuan! Look at that scoundrel! What is he doing?!"

She pointed out the window, her voice trembling with excitement:

"He...he was so close to Sister Xiaocui! They were almost...almost kissing! He's definitely up to no good! Late at night, a man and a woman alone together...he...he..."

Xiaoxia became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and felt more and more wronged.

However, just as she began her accusations, the scene outside the window had changed.

Jiang Chuan seemed to have finished speaking, and sat up straight again, maintaining a normal distance from Xiao Cui.

Both of them had calm expressions on their faces, as if they were discussing something serious. The "ambiguity" just now seemed to be just an illusion caused by the light and shadow.

"Huh?" Xiaoxia blinked, a little dumbfounded. "He...he broke up?"

She hurriedly turned to look at Hanako, explaining in a panic, "Hanako-nee! Really! I didn't see wrong! He really, really got super close! Almost... almost touching Misaki-nee's ear! He was definitely... saying something inappropriate! Or... or trying to be lewd!"

Xiaoxia was trying her best to prove the "truth" she had seen, and her cheeks turned even redder with eagerness.

Hanako placed the warm water on the small wooden table beside the bed, suppressed a laugh, and sat down on the bedside.

She didn't accept Xiaoxia's accusation of being "sexy," but instead turned her head, looking at Xiaoxia with a gentle yet inquisitive gaze, and asked softly:

"Xiaoxia, do you... like Jiang Chuan?"

"what?"

This question struck Xiaoxia like a bolt of lightning, hitting her right on the head.

She froze completely.

In the past, upon hearing such a question, she would have jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, loudly denying it, and adding, "Who would like that kind of jerk!"

But at this moment...

Xiaoxia opened her mouth, but found that the words of denial were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them no matter what.

The bitterness, anger, concern, and even a hint of fear of being abandoned churned violently in my heart.

She slowly, very slowly loosened her grip on the sheets, then hugged her knees tightly, burying her burning cheeks in them.

After a long while, a muffled sound, tinged with confusion and uncertainty, finally came from between the knees:

"I...I don't know..."

"I just... saw how much attention the top student was paying to him, Senli holding his arm, and... and just now Sister Xiaocui was so close to him... and I felt... so uncomfortable, like my heart was on fire..."

"I can't control myself..."

She paused, then quickly added, her voice slightly flustered:

"Oh! Of course I didn't mean Sister Xiao Cui, Sen Li, or those other...bad women!"

"Sister Xiaocui is a very nice person! I know! I just... I just can't control my emotions..."

Listening to Xia's chaotic yet honest confession, Hanako's smile deepened, accompanied by a hint of certainty.

She reached out and gently patted Xiaoxia's red ears, which were exposed because she had her head down.

"So you've fallen for Jiang Chuan?"

The virtuous wife, now the rightful wife, begins to exert her influence, directly defining Xiaoxia's fate.

"what?"

Xiaoxia suddenly raised her head, her face filled with confusion and shock.

like?

She... likes Jiang Chuan?

That bad trainer who is sometimes reliable, sometimes infuriating, and sometimes bullies her?

But... what Hanako-nee said seems to make sense?

If I don't like him, why do I feel so bad when I see him being close to other girls? It's like my beloved treasure has been touched by someone else.

If you don't like him, why can't you help but pay attention to his every move?

If it wasn't love, why did I feel so secure, even... secretly happy, when he carried me and took care of me before?

Countless images and emotions flooded her mind in an instant, and Xiaoxia's mind was completely in chaos.

"I...Is this what it means to like someone?" she murmured unconsciously, her eyes somewhat glazed over.

Immediately, an even greater panic engulfed her.

"Then... what should I do?!"

"I...I've fallen for Jiang Chuan!"

"I...I..."

It was as if a tightly closed valve had been suddenly opened, and the overwhelming emotions and perceptions overwhelmed Xiaoxia's "tomboy" psychological defenses.

She was completely at a loss.

Steam Princess effects activated instantly!

His entire face, from his forehead to his neck, turned bright red at a visible speed, and even seemed to be steaming!

Her body also became unusually sensitive. Just realizing the fact that she "liked" made her skin feel hot, her heart pound like a drum, and her fingertips feel numb.

She would cover her face with her hands for a while, then let go, her eyes darting around, not daring to look at Hanako, and even less daring to look out the window.

Hanako, seeing Xia's completely flustered state, knew the time was right.

She smiled slightly, leaned closer to Xiaoxia, lowered her voice, and said in a volume only the two of them could hear:

"Don't panic, Xiaoxia. Liking someone isn't a bad thing."

"Especially Jiang Chuan...he deserves it."

"Come, I'll teach you..."

Hanako leaned close to Kasumi's flushed ear and began to whisper some of her own experiences and advice from her seniors...

........................

The next day, early in the morning.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the wooden windows.

With Xiao Cui's herbal medicine and meticulous care, Xiao Xia's leg wound healed remarkably quickly. Although she still felt a little uncomfortable, it no longer affected her ability to walk normally.

She tried walking a few steps on the ground, and apart from a slight soreness, she was indeed fine.

"Great!" Xiaoxia jumped up and down happily.

The four of them had a simple breakfast.

After dinner, Xiaoxia stood at the door of the house, watching Jiang Chuan stretching his muscles in the yard. She took a deep breath, her mind echoing with Hua Zi's "guidance" from the previous night.

If you like someone, sometimes you can't just keep it to yourself; you should let them know that you care.

You don't need to be too deliberate, but you can find opportunities to talk to him more and show a different side of yourself.

For example, show him some concern, or... occasionally show some vulnerability? Men sometimes fall for that.

Show a different side? Show weakness?

Xiaoxia bit her lip, clenched her little fist, and cheered herself up.

Then, she took a step, with a gait that she herself felt might be a little "weak" (actually a bit stiff), and walked towards Jiang Chuan.

She stopped in front of Jiang Chuan, looked up, shrugged her shoulders a little awkwardly, and then started blinking wildly at him!

He blinked his left eye and then his right, so fast it was like sand was in his eye.

Her large, glassy eyes tried hard to convey some kind of "signal," but paired with her face, which still carried a hint of awkwardness and tension, the effect was extremely strange.

Jiang Chuan was doing stretching exercises when he turned his head and saw Xiaoxia's appearance, and he was stunned.

He looked her up and down, especially her legs, then hesitated before speaking:

"Your wound...wasn't it cut by a stone in the river?"

"Could there be some ancient virus on that rock? Are you... about to mutate?"

Xiaoxia: "..."

The courage and "charm" she had just mustered were instantly shattered by Jiang Chuan's steely, straight-man-like reaction!

"Tsk!" Xiaoxia stomped her foot angrily. "You're the one who's about to mutate! You blockhead! Humph!"

After angrily uttering those words, Xiaoxia turned around, her face flushed, and hurried back to her bedroom, her steps much more brisk than when she had been "weak" earlier.

Jiang Chuan looked completely bewildered, just as he saw Hanako walking out from the direction of the kitchen.

"Hanako," Jiang Chuan called out to her, pointing towards the bedroom, and asked in confusion, "Did Xia hurt her eyes again last night? Why is she blinking so much at me this morning, like she's having a seizure?"

Upon hearing this, Hanako burst out laughing, her laughter bright and captivating.

She walked over to Jiang Chuan, leaned close to him, and whispered with a smile:

"Her eyes aren't injured. It's her heart that's been moved."

"I talked to her last night, and she finally came to her senses and admitted that she has a crush on a certain bad trainer."

"I gave her some advice, telling her to chat with you more often whenever she has the chance, and to appropriately showcase her feminine charm... and then..."

Hanako couldn't help but chuckle: "Her way of 'presenting' herself is truly...unique."

Jiang Chuan was taken aback at first, then shook his head and chuckled.

"You made her take this route..." Jiang Chuan's tone was full of helpless laughter: "It really put her in a difficult position."

"Alright, I understand. I'll take care of the Bulbasaur thing after I've dealt with it."

"Xiaoxia is such a straightforward and tough girl, she wouldn't understand these complicated things."

Hanako smiled and nodded, her eyes sparkling. "That's right, you're good at this kind of thing. Thank you for your hard work, my great trainer."

Her words carried a friendly, teasing tone.

"You've worked so hard, my wonderful wife," Jiang Chuan replied with a smile, his gaze quickly sweeping across the yard. Xiao Cui was taking care of the walking grass in the distance, while Xiao Xia was inside the house and hadn't come out.

He suddenly reached out, put his arm around Hanako's slender waist, and gently pulled her into his embrace.

Under Hanako's slightly surprised and shy gaze, he quickly lowered his head and placed a brief but clear kiss on her soft lips.

"Hmm~"

Instantly separate.

Hanako was completely taken aback by his sudden appearance in public, and her cheeks flushed instantly.

She hurriedly raised her hand to cover her lips, giving Jiang Chuan a reproachful glare with her beautiful eyes, but her eyes were filled with sweetness.

"Oh dear~ you bad boy!" Hanako said in a low voice, feigning annoyance, "If someone sees us, you'll embarrass me to death~"

She gently nudged Jiang Chuan, then turned and walked away quickly like a startled rabbit.

She knew Jiang Chuan's "bad habits" all too well. If she stayed any longer, this rascal might get itchy again and, like he did in private before, try to take advantage of her...

Although she secretly enjoyed that kind of exciting and intimate play, she would be too embarrassed to face anyone if she were aroused and her body went limp and her face flushed!

Looking at Hanako's slightly flustered yet graceful figure, Jiang Chuan smiled with satisfaction.

He raised his head, stretched his neck, and casually gazed at the azure sky.

A black dot in the sky grew closer and closer, and the wind around it picked up...