Will the plagiarism girl be a substitute for the preference for women?

For example, if someone like China, whose family sends someone to inspect her, maintains close contact with Akari during the semester, Akari will become China's target for investigation.

Xiangzi began to internally oppose his past self from just a few minutes earlier—the self who looked at Qiannai holding the lamp and thought, "This is good, you guys should form a band together."

This is clearly an attempt to get close to Deng by feigning gentleness and appearance, but in reality, she is using Deng to investigate herself.

“This is of course very important to me.”

After wiping the wall with a tissue, China leaned against the wall, put her hands in her pockets, and rested one heel against the wall.

Xiangzi noticed that Qiannai's temperament had changed suddenly, as if she had become a completely different person.

The feigned pity and tenderness she displayed in front of the lamp just moments ago has vanished completely.

Yes, Chika, this cynical attitude is your true nature, Shoko thought to herself.

“When I was a child, my parents told me that some family members were born into a family that did not show their faces or have a fixed identity. They did some dirty work for the family, such as dealing with other disobedient family members.”

Xiangzi said as he paced around Qiannai.

"I thought it was a lie to coax me into staying at home and not playing with the country kids outside."

“Until that day, the dark side of the family really emerged, and then used methods that went against family etiquette to force my father out of the house.”

Perhaps, when we were just newborn twins, you were chosen to be raised as the dark side of the family.

"Despite being born into the Toyokawa family, he did not enjoy the treatment of a nobleman. Instead, he spent his days lurking in the streets and alleys, collecting all kinds of intelligence."

"But I live in a honey pot, enjoying superior conditions, and my understanding of the world seems to be separated from me..."

Xiangzi recalled the first time he went to karaoke with his bandmates, only to find that he didn't know how to use the vending machine.

After circling around China for half a turn, she gradually approached China, lifted China's hair, and seemed to feel a slight sadness and regret for her sister's fate.

China's expression remained indifferent yet somewhat mocking, but she was actually sweating profusely from Xiangzi's words, even though she was currently in a manic state.

All sorts of "dark side of the family" have come out... What exactly is going on with the Toyokawa family?

But the play had to go on, so China went along with this chuunibyou (delusional) setup, playing the mysterious and unpredictable "dark side," and said with a light laugh:

"You seem a little concerned about what I've been through in the darker side, but that's none of your business."

"You just need to answer my questions."

"However, what I can say for sure is that I prefer to call myself the inner member of the family." In her manic state, China added a bit more drama to her performance.

As her fair hand brushed against China's hair to the ends, Shoko continued.

"I will tell you everything. Please do not hurt Deng in order to find out my clues, and please do not tell anyone."

"First of all, in the year or so since I was kicked out of the family, I haven't secretly planned any revenge."

"Secondly, I once formed a band called Crychic, and Deng was the lead singer. After being kicked out by my family, I lost interest in playing in a band and chose to quit."

"As for Xiaodeng, I don't want her to look like she can't sing anymore without me..."

"No... I should say, I just haven't had time to chat and have fun with them."

Shoko Toyokawa choked up for a moment, and the hand that was gently stroking China's hair fell down.

She herself couldn't describe how she felt.

"I see," China thought with a sigh.

Just a few minutes earlier, she had been surprised by Xiangzi's behavior of ignoring the light.

But considering Xiangzi's predicament, it's already incredibly rare that he hasn't gone mad.

If it were me...

China didn't dare to think any further, and casually replied to Xiangzi, "You don't want them to know about your downfall."

"!"

Xiangzi's pupils widened suddenly, then he pursed his lips, turned his head to the side, and his expression revealed a kind of anger, an anger that wanted to deny but could not deny.

After the anger faded from his face, all that remained was helplessness and tacit acceptance of China's words.

Although he told her about the past year under duress from China's threats.

He was able to confide his feelings to this stranger, and after she saw through his thoughts, he felt a sense of relief.

At this moment, it was the younger sister's turn to lift the older sister's hair.

"I believe you, sister."

"You don't need to worry that I'll hurt the lamp. She and I were childhood friends."

These words brought a second wave of shock to Xiangzi's face.

“The dark side of the family will never be true friends with anyone; anyone will become their tool,” Xiangzi said firmly.

"Now I also need to clarify something: what exactly does the family mean by letting you shine in the band? I saw that you didn't seem very happy back then."

When Xiangzi asked this question, Qiannai felt that she could no longer keep up the act.

After all, it was just something written on a whim without any thought.

If I had to say that some thought was involved at that time...

They guessed that the note on the bedside table in the bedroom was a message from the mother to the original owner of the body.

Thus, "My family wants me to shine in the band" became one of the few honest answers China gave to Shoko, except it wasn't the "family" Shoko was thinking of.

*Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding...*

The school bell rang, and the manic emotions gradually subsided. China's flippant expression turned slightly melancholic, which, from Shoko's perspective, made her look like "China couldn't stop being sad whenever that matter was mentioned."

"This is my personal matter and has nothing to do with you. You don't need to worry about it."

As she spoke, China walked back to the classroom.

Book Two: Redemption

Chapter 16 Atonement

Thus, under the manic instigation, they pretended to be the so-called "dark side of the family" and used threats to learn about Xiangzi's past.

I remember on the day of my transfer interview, I tried to communicate with others in a gentle manner.

As a result, on the very first day of school, he couldn't control his restlessness and did something so outrageous.

Once their curiosity about other people's experiences is satisfied, they begin to regret their methods and think about how to make amends.

Contradictory, ambiguous, caught in a dilemma... China, you're such a terrible person.

You are destined not to become human.

After venting her feelings of depression and self-blame, China pinched her thigh, using the pain to wake up her depressed and weak body, and began to think about making amends to those she had directly or indirectly hurt that day.

After making amends for these mistakes, it's about time to leave school.

An oddball like her should stay home and live off the income from her songs, instead of causing trouble for society.

Toyokawa Shoko, Chika was unaware of her past. In her manic state, Chika was immersed in playing the role of "family" and was dissatisfied with Shoko for ignoring the light.

But if we put ourselves in her shoes now, it would be like being kicked out of her family and falling from a noble lady to an ordinary student.

As a result, the family sent a monitor who, under duress, revealed his unwilling past, saying that he was forced to leave his beloved band because of his family and that he was afraid that his former band members would be implicated.

She was probably the one who was hurt the most.

Having been traumatized by a group, one is then forced to reopen old wounds under the group's coercion.

China believes that the most compensation should be made for Shoko.

Considering that Xiangzi was kicked out of the family and is now attending Yuqiu Academy, where tuition is not as high as that of elite schools, she is probably busy studying for scholarships, so her current financial situation is not optimistic.

Then let's make up for it with money.

This is what China now considers one of her few "strengths".

I can't make up for it with "emotions." Although there's a real chance that I'm Xiangzi's sister, we've only known each other for an hour so far.

Moreover, Xiangzi should be someone who is not emotionally dependent on others... Could that be?

China recalled the way Shoko gently stroked his hair with a hint of regret in the stairwell.

But she felt that she was not worthy to be the younger sister of such a strong and independent person, as that would only hurt her further.

The only things left to compensate are the lamp and Aine.

Apologize, explaining that you deceived Aine about the truth, which led to the situation just now. If they blame you, let them blame you.

And so, let's end this campus trip here...

China silently swallowed another lithium carbonate tablet.

This might cause more side effects, but she at least wanted the mania and depression to stop interfering with the operation. After that, she could do whatever she wanted at home.

Even being a virtual streamer using "bipolar disorder" as a gimmick would be better than being able to express one's symptoms to others, which would make one feel less lonely than venting to oneself.

Then they edit together a series of clips of viewers being "cursed down" in the live streams. There are always viewers who, after being cursed at, will send money to beg for more insults, affectionately calling them "little angels."

They were just paying lip service to something they didn't truly understand, or perhaps they were just "oddballs" like me banding together for warmth.

……

The school bell rang again, and Chika was ready to explain the truth to Shoko and offer compensation.

However, Xiangzi turned around and asked as if he realized something.

"You said Xiaodeng knew you before, but when I first met her, she didn't seem to mention anyone who looked a lot like me?"

Following Xiangzi's questioning, Qianna explained the truth to him.

She was prepared to be criticized after telling the truth.

If she could, she would even hope to be slapped by Xiangzi, which would make her feel better.

"That's all a lie."

Upon hearing this, Xiangzi was slightly puzzled, thinking that the other party wanted to hide something.

"What family's dark side, what inspectors, that's all just me going along with your suspicions, pretending to be what you suspect, and then trying to satisfy my curiosity with these clues."

"Maybe you and I really are twins, and that we were separated at birth because of something."

"But I am not a dark side of the family at all; I am just a child raised by someone outside the Toyokawa family."

"By blood, I might really be your sister, but you probably don't like someone who would do anything to deceive others just for fun to be your sister, right?"

After revealing the truth, China felt much better, and she was also grateful that the mania hadn't come to cause trouble at that time.

Xiangzi remained silent. Perhaps she felt a sense of anger at being "tricked," but that emotion wasn't very obvious.

More than anything, it evokes a sense of absurdity.

Just like yesterday when I was inexplicably entangled by those two landmine girls, I had no clue as to why I didn't understand China's behavior.

Bipolar disorder... Toyokawa Shoko thought of Chinatsu's words.

Was the flippant manner when he greeted me before, and the sudden sadness, a manifestation of this illness?

When "confusion" appeared on Xiangzi's face, it once again confirmed Qiannai's thoughts.

One moment they're happy, the next they're angry, then they're sad, and then they do things that are hard to understand.

When these things are posted online, they receive warm greetings such as "Don't cry, baby" and "Give me a hug, baby."

But when someone is truly hurt by someone as terrible as me, their attitude will be completely different.

"I no longer want to do bad things. I want to leave this school and isolate myself."

"I want to apologize for what happened before. The only way I can make amends is..."

As she spoke, Qiannai opened the QR code payment function on her phone.

She had nothing but this equivalent of exchange called money.

“You might think this kind of subsidy is too tacky, but I have no other way to compensate you.”

At this moment, anger and disdain appeared on Xiangzi's face.

Is this how they compensated her after learning she had been kicked out of her family?

She stood up and said in a condescending manner, "You really are high and mighty."

"I'm sorry." China exited the scan payment and bowed her head to apologize again.