After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

A hedgehog with thorns—whoever gets too close will only get pricked deeper by its thorns.

Now Xia Weichan finally understood that she had wasted a whole playthrough because of this ridiculous reason!

So it turns out that being too nice to this guy triggered his underlying inferiority complex?!

"I don't care if you're good enough or not. When you were contemplating suicide, didn't you ever think about whether you were good enough?"

Xia Weichan's words were very blunt, because he was the biggest victim of the girl's twisted personality.

If only I had known earlier that the definition of confessing love was so broad...

In Xia Weiyu's cycle, he should have tortured Kurimaki Tsuruo properly at the beginning to bring out her soft and gentle personality. Would all these things have happened then?

Xia Weichan paused for a moment, then added:

"My brother pursued you, but so what? You and Xia Weiyu have always just been colleagues."

"..."

Xia Weichan's words were like a fine blade, precisely cutting into Kurimaki Tsuruo's heart.

A wave of nausea washed over me, my legs went weak, and I almost couldn't stand.

This physical reaction forced Tsuruo Kurimaki to hold onto the wall with one hand in order to barely maintain her balance.

"That's all I wanted to say. Don't use suicidal thoughts to avoid the problem."

Xia Weichan looked at Kurijuu Tsuruo, whose expression was vacant, even dejected.

Just like when he went to inform Xia Weiyu of her death...

Xia Weichan took a deep breath, and the emotions that had been building up inside her vanished with those words.

"In return, if you express negative emotions towards me, I can also express negative emotions towards you as the deceased's younger brother."

He has an externally-driven personality and never engages in internal conflict.

The doctors all said he lived a very enlightened life.

Even if Xia Weiyu wasn't him, even if he really was his older brother, Xia Weichan would still say that from the perspective of family.

Even harsher words were used...

Now that my brother is gone, no matter how you behave, it won't make any difference.

Natsumi was speechless at Kurimaki Tsuruo's self-destructive behavior and even suicidal thoughts.

Since the soft approach has been used, the only option left is to use a stronger one.

As for being honest?

impossible.

Is Xia Weichan going to confess during the current playthrough's training phase?

That would just be asking for trouble.

He was originally worried about the double-binding bug in this first playthrough, plus Azusa Tachibana's 80 affection level.

If Kurimaki Tsuruo really found out that he was Natsumi Yu...

Then there's no need to nurture Tachibana Azusa anymore. Just wait and see when these two women will overturn this company.

One more Zhu Xuening would be enough to cause him trouble.

silence,

A long period of peace,

Until a faint sob,

Kurimaki Tsuruo's last line of self-deception... was broken.

Tears were like beads strung together on a broken thread.

The connection between the worlds of thought seemed to be severed at this moment.

The girl's slender legs, clad in pantyhose, trembled. Her delicate knees came together, gradually turning inward, and she sat on the ground in a disheveled state, as if her soul had been ripped away.

Now, Xia Weichan has nothing more to say.

He said everything he needed to say.

"You and I are both...living relics left behind by the dead."

Xia Weichan has reverted to her deceptive preaching style.

Although the outpouring of emotions did indeed make me feel very good,

But there are some things I still need to say:

"So, you've always felt you weren't good enough for everything Xia Weiyu gave you, then does that mean you deserve to die for love?"

Xia Weichan did not help Kurimaki Tsuruo up, because he knew that in his current state, he would most likely be breathed on by her.

"You should rest for now; I'll temporarily suspend all your work."

........

Xia Weichan didn't know how long she had been waiting for Kurimaki Tsuruo there, until the sun, which had been tilted, gradually rose high in the sky and then tilted again.

The girl's eyes reddened, like a little girl who had been severely bullied.

He stood up, supported by the wall.

I don't know how much of what Kurimaki Tsuruo heard.

But it doesn't matter anymore; he's already done more than enough.

As the boss, isn't it a good thing to give the idol singers in his company a long-term paid leave?

"well--"

So much trouble this playthrough...

Xia Weichan was starting to regret the identity she had created for the sake of the inheritance.

Thinking about it now, what was he planning to do at noon today?

I almost forgot about Zhu Xuening's situation.

As I walked downstairs, I opened my phone and looked at the red dot on the white cat's profile picture.

Messages started arriving half an hour ago.

Mr. Xia, has the specific location been decided?

【Hmm...Are you busy?】

Do you need me to make a restaurant reservation?

It was as humble as a junior salesperson facing a major client.

However, Zhu Xuening's current niche is pretty much set...

......

There wasn't any extra time to find a place, so Xia Weichan grabbed the contract she had just printed that morning.

I sent Zhu Xuening the location of that Japanese restaurant.

Xia Weichan looked at the girl's development interface again, and just like yesterday, all three selectable development paths were displayed as gibberish.

It's probably not healed yet.

Once in the car, he randomly chose the one with the fewest characters in the middle.

Ten minutes later, Xia Weichan returned to the familiar restaurant...

Zhu Xuening arrived earlier than him.

Xia Weichan was somewhat surprised to see the girl waiting quietly at the door.

But what's with this sense of déjà vu?

This scene of one person waiting for another at the entrance of the restaurant seems familiar.

However, the people waiting seem to have switched places in this cycle.

The girl was dressed in an outfit suitable for a date, and her calico-like hair color was particularly eye-catching.

Zhu Xuening didn't show any negative emotions towards Xia Weichan because she had been stood up for so long.

They didn't even ask a single question about the reason.

With a hint of apology in her light-colored fox eyes, she whispered to Xia Weichan:

I'm sorry if I've disturbed your work.

"..."

This sentence,

This left Xia Weichan somewhat at a loss for words. He was the one who set the time, and he was also the one who had stood the girl up for so long.

Xia Weichan shook her head and said:

"It doesn't matter, I have something to talk to you about now."

"Um..."

Zhu Xuening blinked, then slowly spoke, emphasizing:

"The person you're meeting today is the real Zhu Xuening."

The two sat in a familiar window seat on the second floor...

"Just now, the store manager gave me a strange look?"

"Because I just brought a girl your age here for dinner a few days ago."

"So that's how it is..."

Zhu Xuening's wrist, adorned with tassels, rested against her slender, white neck. The girl tilted her head slightly, deep in thought.

This kind of misunderstanding seems to cause some trouble for a guy who has a girlfriend...

"Should I go and explain again?"

"No."

Xia Weichan waved goodbye.

The profession he just selected from a bunch of random characters was a two-character career line, and inside that was the character "Tao"...

He might be able to turn this girl against Ke Yueci:

Have you considered working for me?

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