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"Thanks,"

He was stunned for a moment when he saw her movements. After he came to his senses, he whispered a complicated thank you, then held her hand and struggled to get up from the ground.

"Really? Thank you so much, uncle."

Realizing that there seemed to be some complicated situation between Xiangzi and her father, Aine didn't ask any more questions but nodded sincerely and left the building with them.

Fortunately, there were no more accidents tonight. Aiyin returned home safely, and she breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Xiangzi.

"Goodbye, Xiangzi, uncle, thank you for sending me back. I will give you a formal gift another day."

"No need for gifts or anything, but regarding my matter..."

Xiangzi shook her head, and after thinking about it, she couldn't help but want to ask her to keep it a secret, but Aiyin saw through her thoughts and nodded first with a smile.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Tomorin and the others. This is our agreement."

"A promise..."

Looking at her sincere smile, Xiangzi felt a little complicated. She was happy that Deng could find such a good teammate, but she couldn't help but think of the past and felt a little sad that she couldn't always be with Deng.

...No, I can't think like that. Deng now has a new band. She no longer needs me, the person who hurt her, and I just need to watch her happiness.

"Thank you again... then goodbye, Aine."

She sighed silently, nodded slightly, and turned to leave. Aiyin looked at her back thoughtfully, frowning slightly.

Was this the reason why Xiangzi left... Family changes are indeed a difficult problem to solve, but she actually felt that Xiangzi didn't need to be so insistent, and she didn't even tell Deng and the others.

We have to find a way to make Xiangzi let down her guard little by little until she is willing to reconcile with Deng and the others.

Aine nodded thoughtfully and subconsciously prepared to speak, but just as she reached out her hand, she remembered that she didn't bring her keys with her.

"Ah...knocking on the door won't explain why I'm out here in the middle of the night."

Aine shook her head in annoyance, then looked up at the pillar next to her that seemed to be climbable.

“It seems like there’s no other choice… Come on, Aine!”

Not to mention how Aine was trying her best to return to her room, Xiangzi and Toyokawa Koji were also walking on the dark road home. The latter walked in front with a flashlight, and his steps gradually became less shaky, which made Xiangzi feel an indescribable complex feeling.

"...Why do you suddenly want to help tonight?"

After hesitating for a while, she couldn't help but speak softly, but the man didn't turn around but just sighed.

"I'm a jerk, but I'm not such a jerk that I'd only let my daughter and her classmates go out in the middle of the night after she'd just been murdered."

"Really? Then why are you summoning the courage now?"

"……sorry,"

Even though he had been extremely disappointed in him for a long time, Xiangzi couldn't help but hope that he could remember his mistakes, make a promise and reform himself, but after a moment's silence, the man only apologized and nothing else.

Xiangzi couldn't help but grit his teeth. She grabbed his hand tightly and forced him to stop.

"You know, I don't want an apology. You've apologized so many times. I never need an apology. I want you to cheer up. I want you to be the way you were before."

She looked at him with great determination, and the man sighed tiredly. He hesitantly turned his head to meet her gaze, but the next moment he shrank back and immediately lowered his head.

"Xiangzi, in your memory, what was I like before?"

"Gentle, considerate, and caring, you were the best father in my eyes."

Xiangzi answered seriously without hesitation, and because of his

He lowered his head and frowned,

"But ever since that failure, you've been devastated. Why is that? I don't want to believe you'd be defeated by such difficulties. I've encouraged you time and time again, but you've become a loser who only knows how to drink... Why is that?"

“…because I can’t do anything else.”

Toyokawa Hiroji was stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly, becoming increasingly weak.

"I'm sorry, Xiangzi. I've always been a loser. I was so ridiculous and arrogant before. I didn't know anything back then, but I actually thought I could stay like that forever."

"How foolish I was. I actually thought I could always take good care of you and protect you. My ignorance became a deadly poison, and it wasn't until a year later that it finally took effect and made me understand everything."

"I shouldn't have thought I could be your father from the beginning. If I had known earlier..."

"enough!"

Xiangzi couldn't help but roar in anger. She grabbed his shoulders angrily, walked closer and looked directly into his stunned eyes.

"You bastard, what the hell are you talking about?! I shouldn't have thought I could be your father from the beginning? Even though you were so decadent, I never denied you...and now you want to deny yourself?!"

"Listen carefully, you've always been good to me. Even though you were a cripple this year, you never did anything unforgivable to me. So even now, I still consider you my father, and I've never regretted breaking with my family!"

"Father... No, Dad, after Mother passed away, you've been the one who took care of me since I was little. It's you who taught me piano and helped me get out of this pain. How could I possibly give up on you?!"

By the end of her speech, Xiangzi's voice was full of tears. Toyokawa Koji's pupils suddenly contracted, his face twisted, and he struggled to say something, but in the end he gritted his teeth and pulled his hand back.

"Don't mention your mother. What we are talking about now has nothing to do with her... Go back quickly."

He turned around trembling and walked quickly forward, while Xiangzi stood there in a daze. She subconsciously reached out to his back, but she didn't wait for him to stop. The man just staggered forward as if running away.

... Scenes of memories from childhood to the present flashed before her eyes. The gentle and reliable father she used to be was in sharp contrast to the man she is now. Xiangzi helplessly put down her hands, feeling the grievance and unwillingness settling in her chest, blurring her vision.

Then she whispered hoarsely,

"I am pregnant."

Chapter 23 Panic

The moment she finished speaking, Toyokawa Koji's body froze instantly as if struck by lightning. After a long while, he turned to look at her in bewilderment.

"What did you say?"

"I said, I'm pregnant,"

Toyokawa Shoko met his gaze calmly. Seeing his huge reaction to the news, she couldn't help but smile sarcastically.

"But you certainly don't care, right? After all, you don't even plan to be my father anymore, so what does my affairs have to do with you?"

"...What's going on, Xiangzi?"

Toyokawa Koji was stunned for a long time before he reacted. However, unlike what Xiangzi imagined, the first thing that appeared in his eyes was not anger, but extreme fear, as if he had heard some terrible information.

"Are you kidding me? You can't just lie about this... Please, please tell me you're kidding."

"I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, but I am indeed pregnant."

Xiangzi stared at him coldly.

"I don't know what's going on, but the hospital's examination shouldn't be wrong. I didn't intend to tell you, but since you just said that, it doesn't matter if I just say it."

"You...are pregnant? How is this possible? No, this shouldn't be possible..."

But Toyokawa Koji didn't ask immediately as she expected. After making sure that she was not lying, he seemed to collapse, covering his head tightly, sobbing and kneeling on the ground.

"...Father? What's wrong with you?"

Xiangzi had not expected him to react like this. She was stunned for a moment and then ran over to check on him. But then she felt herself being thrown down. She used her hands to support herself so that her head would not hit the ground.

"Xiangzi, Xiangzi... What on earth happened to you?! Did you meet a man? Did you see indescribable beauty and horror? Tell me, why are you pregnant?!"

Toyokawa Koji, who was pressing on her, roared in panic, his face twisted into a look of fear and pain that she had never seen before. His hands were frantically grabbing her shoulders tightly, making her feel as if her bones were about to break.

"Father, what are you talking about? It hurts... Let me go!"

Fear almost swallowed up Toyokawa Shoko. She had never known this terrible man. The father in her memory was definitely not someone who could hurt her.

The severe pain made her instinctively struggle with all her might. The flashlight thrown by the man happened to be right next to her. She tried her best to reach out for it, but she was just about able to get it.

"Xiangzi...I, I..."

After seeing the fear in her tearful eyes, Toyokawa Koji was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously let go of his hand, and Xiangzi, who was freed from the restraints, grabbed the flashlight and threw it at the man with all her strength without thinking.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"Boom,"

Toyokawa Koji was at a loss as to what to do and tried to explain, but the next moment the flashlight hit him hard on the head, blood splattered on Xiangzi's face, and he was stunned.

After touching his head tremblingly, Haozhi felt a hand full of blood. He smiled bitterly weakly and wanted to say something to her but he had no strength left and fell heavily to the ground.

"Ahem, wow..."

After he fell to the ground, Xiangzi struggled to move backwards while sobbing. She curled up in the darkness and sobbed softly until the fear finally subsided with her tears. She gradually regained her sanity and then she suddenly realized what she had done.

"No, father, father!"

She panicked and desperately crawled to his side. After tremblingly confirming that he still had a pulse, she took out her cell phone in a confused state and dialed the emergency number.

After barely organizing her words and saying her address, Xiangzi was suddenly horrified to find that the blood from her father's wound was flowing more and more. She wailed and tried to stop the bleeding, but she had no medical supplies in her hands, and she had no way to stop the bleeding by herself.

"I'm sorry, father, I shouldn't have done this... Help, help! Is there anyone who can help me? Can anyone help me?!"

In pain and guilt, Xiangzi burst into tears, but unfortunately this place was very remote and her crying did not even attract any scolding. There was only unbreakable silence in the dark night.

Just when Toyokawa Koji's breathing was getting weaker and weaker and Xiangzi was almost in despair, she saw a figure carrying a box running towards her in a hurry. Xiangzi stood up quickly in excitement, and the next moment the man ran up and hugged her.

"Xiaoxiang, are you okay?! I dreamed you were asking for help. Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Chuhua, I'm fine, but my father is dying. Please save him quickly!"

After seeing the familiar anxious face, Xiangzi desperately asked for help, while Chu Hua was stunned.

After a moment, she nodded vigorously. She leaned over and quickly opened the medical box. She took out gauze and bandages and tried her best to stop the bleeding. She finally managed to control the situation.

At the same time that Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief, the ambulance had already arrived. The nurses skillfully lifted Toyokawa Hiroji onto the stretcher, and they also got on the car and arrived at the hospital.

Xiangzi was at a loss the whole time, and Chuhua kept holding her hand and trying to comfort her. It was not until Toyokawa Koji was sent to the emergency room that Xiangzi finally couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears in Chuhua's arms.

"Chu Hua, this is all my fault. I shouldn't have provoked him. He's never done anything to me, but I deliberately angered him like this. I really can't forgive myself..."

"It's okay, don't cry, Xiaoxiang, uncle will be fine."

Chu Hua comforted her softly, and at the same time leaned over and looked into her eyes seriously.

"Now tell me, what happened? Did someone attack him? Did you encounter a dangerous person?"

“No, actually I did it all…”

At this point, Xiangzi no longer had the energy to hide her situation. She sobbed and told Chuhua everything, and the latter tried to pretend to be surprised when he heard that she was pregnant.

"Xiaoxiang...are you pregnant? Is this true?"

"It's true, although I have no idea what happened. Maybe some pervert sneaked into my room at night, and then..."

Xiangzi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed to speak up, and Chuhua hugged her gently to comfort her.

"Okay, I get it, Xiaoxiang, don't worry. We'll be able to find that guy sooner or later... So, did your uncle suddenly pounce on you after hearing this?"

"Yes, I was so scared that I accidentally hit him on the head with the flashlight..."

Xiangzi couldn't help sobbing again at this time, and Chuhua patted her back gently, while also lowering her cold eyes in thought slightly, so as not to be discovered by Xiangzi.

Toyokawa Koji had actually been lying around drinking beer for a whole year, and he was still alive thanks to Xiaoxiang? And he even dared to get angry at Xiaoxiang? Damn rubbish! If Xiaoxiang didn't care about him so much, she would definitely find a way to make him go to heaven.

...But even with this logic, his reaction seemed a bit strange. What did it mean to encounter beauty and horror? What did it mean?

While thinking, Chu Hua saw that the door of the emergency room was already open. She quickly adjusted her expression and gently reminded Xiangzi, who also nervously stood up and rushed to the doctor.

"Doctor, how is my father? Is he okay?"

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem. He's stabilized now, thanks to your hemostatic techniques."

The doctor nodded slightly, and Xiangzi immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She was a little unsteady on her feet because of the sudden relaxation of her mind. After Chuhua caught her, she hugged her tightly with trembling hands.

"Thank you, Chuhua. If it weren't for you, he would have been in real trouble. I wouldn't have been able to hold on any longer... Thank you."

"It's okay, Xiaoxiang, it's okay now."

Chu Hua tried his best to comfort him, and when Xiangzi's emotions had almost calmed down, there was a sudden noise in the emergency room.

"Wait, he's awake? Sir, you need to rest now, you can't get up!"

After hearing the sound inside, Xiangzi rushed in without hesitation. The doctor wanted to stop her but it was too late. The first thing she saw after entering was her father with his head wrapped in bandages. The father stopped struggling after seeing her, and his expression became complicated.

"Dad, are you okay? How are you feeling now?"

Xiangzi ran over anxiously and asked hurriedly, while Toyokawa Koji shook his head silently. He promised the nurse beside him that he would obey the instructions after just a few words, then looked at Xiangzi.

"Xiangzi, is everything you said before true?"

"It's true. I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to provoke you. I will never..."

Xiangzi shook his head eagerly, while Toyokawa Koji sighed.