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"Who did this? Who did it?!"

"I, I don't know."

The doctor was frightened by her and quickly shook his head. In a trance, he felt as if he was shrouded in an extremely heavy and dark feeling. He quickly returned the envelope to her in fear.

"I'm sorry, I don't want the money anymore. Please believe me, I really have nothing to do with this..."

"…Excuse me, doctor."

Chu Hua came back to her senses because of his panicked words, and after realizing her own misconduct, she couldn't help but pursed her lips.

"I was a little emotional just now. I didn't mean to scare you. You should take the money."

She stuffed the envelope back into his pocket while comforting him, then patted his extremely stiff shoulder.

"But please don't tell anyone else about this. My friend doesn't want others to know about it... okay?"

"Okay, I won't tell you."

The doctor nodded fearfully, and only after Chu Hua left the room did he finally breathe a sigh of relief and collapse into his chair.

"This is too scary..."

After leaving the hospital, Chu Hua's face immediately became extremely gloomy. She felt that she was almost swallowed by anger. The pain continued to torture her heart that was about to break, and oppressed her breathing.

Xiaoxiang...is pregnant?

As this thought flashed through her mind, she felt her vision suddenly blur. Chu Hua shook her head vigorously and held onto the wall next to her to try to steady her body, but her ears were still filled with a sharp buzzing sound.

She didn't want to believe it, but the test report couldn't be wrong. The hospital even repeated the test twice and the results were the same.

Anger, resentment, jealousy, and chaotic emotions almost drowned Chu Hua. She could only grit her teeth and feel her body shaking more and more violently.

No wonder Xiaoxiang was in such a bad mood last night, and no wonder she suddenly contacted me. It turned out to be because of this kind of thing.

She is very concerned about Avemujica now, so she will never talk about a boyfriend, so some damn guy must have hurt her...

Rage, indescribable rage, a rage that was churning hysterically in my mind.

Chu Hua had never felt such a clear and burning anger since she was a child. She clenched her fists tightly, and her purple pupils shrank to

Extreme, filled with hatred that penetrates into the bones.

She knew that Xiaoxiang must have encountered difficulties, but she did not choose to confide in her, so she did not ask before... But now it is different. Xiaoxiang has indeed been hurt, and for some reason she has not chosen to call the police.

Are you worried about affecting avemujica's operations? Are you too distressed to do anything about it? Or are you being threatened by that damned guy with some photos?

Many possibilities flashed through Chu Hua's mind. Although she was extremely angry, her consciousness was completely covered by cold rationality, and everything became extremely clear and definite.

Xiaoxiang, don't worry, I will protect you.

Since you don't plan to call the police, I won't go against your wishes, and I will definitely not let the guy who hurt you go.

...But before that, we need to prepare some tools.

Chapter 6: The Decadent Dad

Although Shoko Toyokawa's mind was full of confusion, she had to go back to that dilapidated home first.

She was so emotionally confused last night that she even forgot to tell her asshole dad. Although he might not care about such things, she had to at least take the discounted lunch box back to prevent him from starving to death.

Thinking this, Xiangzi opened the door, but to her surprise, the bastard father was not sleeping or drinking at this time, but was sitting on the ground looking at her as she came in, as if he had been waiting for a while.

"Xiangzi, you didn't come back last night."

He spoke with a complicated expression, but Toyokawa Shoko just nodded indifferently and put the lunch box in her hand on the table.

"It's still hot, eat it quickly."

"...Xiangzi, did something happen to you?"

The bearded man didn't look at the lunch box. After a moment of silence, he spoke softly.

"If you get into any trouble, I..."

"Even if I really have some trouble, what can you do?"

Xiangzi couldn't help interrupting him, walked in front of him and looked down at him.

"Beer is all you need, isn't it? Why worry about me now? I'm just a beer dispenser to you anyway, right?"

"……sorry."

The man lowered his head and squeezed out a tired voice after a while. Toyokawa Shoko was stunned for a moment, but at the same time she also felt the ridiculous irony and couldn't help sighing.

"Fleeting apologies are useless. If you really want to change, stop lying around drinking every day."

"..."

The man didn't continue speaking, he just looked at the ground silently, and Xiangzi didn't intend to say anything else. She used to be disappointed and hateful for his fall, but now she no longer had that kind of energy.

But when she was about to go out, she heard a familiar tired voice behind her.

"Xiangzi, you don't have to stand with me, right? You can return to your family. You are different from me. You still have value."

"Why don't you want to go back? As long as you return to the Toyokawa family, all your current difficulties will disappear, and you won't have to bear the burden of me anymore..."

"Shut up,"

Toyokawa Shoko gritted her teeth and interrupted him with a cold voice.

"You idiot dad, you still want to say this after all this? You want to persuade me to return to the Toyokawa family? Then who was it that spent the past year soaking in beer cans every day, or who made me work part-time to support you until now?!"

"You think you're a complete loser? You think I'd better leave you alone, right? If this is what you call thinking about me, then why have you been so shamelessly numb until now? Why are you so self-destructive?!"

She turned her head sharply and glared at him, but the man just cowered even more, lowering his head, his body trembling.

"I'm sorry, Xiangzi..."

"What's the point of apologizing? Will apologizing change anything? Will apologizing make me feel better?"

Seeing his fearful expression, Toyokawa Shoko became more and more angry. The negative emotions accumulated since last night made her unable to help but raise her voice, but the man still just lowered his head, and even slowly moved to the corner and curled up.

"sorry Sorry……"

"What else can you say besides apologize?"

Toyokawa Shoko walked quickly to him, grabbed his collar in anger, forced him to raise his head, and glared into his eyes.

Then she met cloudy eyes filled with genuine fear, painful terror, and desperate wails.

Toyokawa Shoko was stunned for a moment by his look, and then the man panicked and quickly broke free from her hand, crawling to another corner of the wall, as if she was some kind of man-eating beast.

"I'm sorry, Xiangzi, I'm sorry..."

He sobbed softly, and his crying made Xiangzi's original anger gradually turn into tired depression. She sighed silently, not intending to say anything else, turned around, opened the door and left the house.

After the door closed, she couldn't help but pause, hesitated for a moment, and then turned her head to look at the rusty door.

She was certain she had just seen clear fear in his eyes, but why? Why was he afraid of her? Was he still afraid of her accusations, even though he was so devastated?

...and from that day on, he seemed to have rarely looked her in the eye.

Toyokawa Shoko sighed again. She listened quietly to the faint sobbing coming from inside, and her expression could not help but become bitter and self-deprecating.

Forget it, I don't have time to care about him right now. If I don't go to work now, I'll be late. I also have to find time to find a way to investigate the 10 billion yen and my own health condition.

...I'm so tired.

Chapter 7 Weird Irritability

When riding the tram, Shoko Toyokawa always felt as if there was a burning gaze coming from behind her, but every time she turned her head, she found nothing.

After several unsuccessful searches, she could only attribute it to her own excessive nervousness. After the tram arrived at the station, she hurried to the company building and came to her workstation.

"Toyokawa, you're almost late,"

Before she could sit down, a familiar and annoying voice came from the other side. Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath, put on a sincere smile and turned to look at the pot-bellied man.

"I'm sorry, Manager. I will definitely come earlier next time."

"You've said this several times before, but in the end you still came on time. This attitude is not acceptable."

The man pointed with a disappointed expression, and Toyokawa Shoko kept a smiling mask on her face as usual, listening to his lecture silently.

"But your appearance is still an advantage, Fengchuan. Speaking of which, our company is planning to expand its business recently. If you can come with me to talk to a few bosses tonight..."

As the man was speaking, he suddenly raised his hand as if to pat her shoulder, but Xiangzi had anticipated this and took a half step back, making his move fail.

"Sorry, Manager, I have something else to do tonight and I really can't spare the time. Let's do it next time."

"Hmph, whatever you want."

Seeing her refusal without hesitation, the man's face suddenly turned ugly, and he turned and left with a cold snort.

"Finally left,"

She sighed softly and sat down quickly.

I quickly opened the system window, breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that I was not late, and started working.

The customer service work was the same as usual. She tried her best to ignore the customers' complaints and curses, mechanically completed the familiar operations, and spoke a series of words in a sweet voice.

She has become accustomed to all of this, so her mood no longer fluctuates much. She is no longer the fragile young lady who doesn't care about other people's unreasonable remarks.

...as it should be.

"Hello, hello? Do you hear me? If the service hasn't arrived yet, I will definitely complain to you!"

The annoying voice in her ear brought Toyokawa Shoko back to her senses. She then realized that she seemed to be a little distracted, and quickly put on a gentle attitude to fool people.

When the sound finally died away, she closed her eyes tiredly and sighed silently.

My thoughts seem to be a little out of focus. Could this be caused by my physical condition?

No, it didn't seem to be a physical problem, but rather that there were still some chaotic thoughts in her heart that came from nowhere... Even now, a clear sense of unwillingness still emanated from her heart. She didn't want to waste time here, and didn't want to listen to the chatter of these meaningless guys.

...It's ridiculous. I've obviously gotten used to all this, so why do I still have such childish emotions now?

Shoko Toyokawa couldn't help but let out a bitter smile of self-mockery. She silently answered another call and numbly handled the issue in a skilled tone.

She is no longer the young lady she used to be. She must get used to these bitternesses. If she can't do it, then what is the point of her determination?

Xiangzi suppressed this sudden resentment from an unknown source and tiredly endured the working hours. When she finally got off work, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She silently picked up her wallet and prepared to leave without wasting any more time. However, reality was not always what she wanted. At this time, the manager's voice sounded behind her again.

"Toyokawa, are you done with your work? Would you like to consider my proposal again?"

"no thank you."

Toyokawa Shoko knew she should lower her tone, but she really didn't have the heart to do so now. The irritation that was gradually growing on her was tightening around her heart, wearing away her patience.

"Fengchuan, what's with this attitude? I'm giving you this opportunity because I appreciate you, do you understand?"

The man was obviously very dissatisfied with her attitude. He walked quickly to her, while she tried to suppress her irritation and sighed.

"I'm sorry, Manager, but I really have something else to do tonight. You should give this opportunity to someone else."

"I'm talking about you..."

The man tutted in dissatisfaction, and Toyokawa Shoko was almost unable to control her emotions. She maintained a stiff smile, took out her cell phone and took a look at it, pretending to be anxious. She bowed to him and quickly turned and left.

"I'm sorry, it's really too late for me to make it over there. I have to leave first, Manager."

"It's damnable..."

Hearing angry muttered curses behind him and flanked by indifferent colleagues, Xiangzi quickly walked out of the company and finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting on the tram.

She almost couldn't keep her smile down just now. She even squeezed out her last performance with all her strength. She didn't know what would happen if she stayed there any longer.

As her mind gradually calmed down, confusion spread over her heart. She looked up at her reflection in the glass and found that there was still suppressed anger in her eyes that had not completely faded.

...something was wrong. She should have been used to all this by now. She had endured worse difficulties in the past. Why did she suddenly feel dissatisfied today?

Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips and looked down at her belly.

I've only been pregnant for over half a month. Even if this causes irritability, will it be so strong that I can't control it?

This is very strange and hard to explain with common sense.

Shoko Toyokawa was clearly aware of this, but at the same time, she also realized that she seemed to have no way to deal with it.

She is just a student who is trying her best to make a living. Even if there is something unusual, she has no channel to confirm her guess.

Toyokawa Shoko sighed.

...Forget it, maybe I'm just overthinking it.