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

After saying goodbye to the lamp, Shoko and China went to the empty music room, and then Shoko spoke:

"Su Shi sent a message yesterday saying that you had a conflict with Li Xi before, and that this caused your illness to flare up."

Considering that China might sometimes go out to play with other people, including Suze, Xiangzi removed Suze's shield in order to keep track of China's whereabouts.

Instead of taking the opportunity to write a long essay, Su Shi mentioned this matter.

China waved her hand: "Hey, that's all in the past. I was wrong to give him a nickname first..."

"You called Lixi 'little idiot' back then, right? Was it because you wanted to express your feelings, but Lixi didn't get it and instead criticized you, making you cry?"

“??”

China grinned in surprise, not expecting Sue to give such a detailed report.

"It's really nothing, and Xiao Lixi is actually a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She even shared her analysis of the composition process with me... even though it was us."

She then realized,

"Has my sister always had a problem with Xiao Lixi?"

"No, I did have conflicts with her, but I was in the wrong first."

"That's it, isn't it?"

Chika leaned forward slowly, a sly smile on her face.

"I feel like Xiao Xiang is monopolizing my attention lately, pretending to be my older sister~"

"Don't be like that, look refreshed," Xiangzi turned his face to the side, covering his other arm with his hand. "Maybe I'm overthinking it. Although I met Lixi first, you probably know more about her these days."

"Okay, then I'll go teach Deng and Aiyin English first."

As China was about to leave, Xiangzi grabbed her arm.

"Is there anything else?" China glanced around at the empty surroundings and sensed something was amiss.

"Tell me the truth, what did you do this morning?"

During break, Xiangzi, who had stayed up too late the night before, took a short nap on his desk and had a brief dream—Qianna was riding a motorcycle and speeding down the road.

She couldn't help but connect this dream with what happened at the school gate that morning.

"Does my sister really think I'm a robber?"

"Of course I don't think so. But I saw someone say that the person involved was acting suspiciously, and that the black bag he was carrying probably didn't contain any legitimate goods, so I think someone is acting on behalf of God."

"I……"

Now that things have come to this, China felt there was no need to hide it anymore, and it was probably that phrase "acting on behalf of Heaven" that triggered her.

After confirming once again that no one was around, Chizuru whispered earnestly,

"I did it."

“That person was a drug dealer. I anonymously paid a deposit, tricked her into coming here, and then stole her goods.”

"This is too dangerous..." Xiangzi raised his voice in a panic, but Qianna covered his mouth.

"Hush... Besides, 'acting on behalf of Heaven' is an overstatement. It's more of a sudden burst of mania that made me seek thrills, since it won't have any real impact on the gray industry."

Desire is always endless, especially for China during her manic phase.

After speeding on a motorcycle and having that incident with Harmony, the next step was to seek out something more exciting to release adrenaline.

Robbing the drug dealers' goods is a good option.

To satisfy one's own desires in the name of justice—the interplay between a sense of righteousness and a sense of immorality—is quite a strange phenomenon…

At this moment, Xiangzi shook off the hand covering his mouth, hugged Qianna tightly, and kissed her.

This was her way of making China cherish the people in front of her more, so that she would stop these dangerous behaviors.

"!" China stared at Shoko in surprise.

After their lips parted, Xiangzi slowly advised:

"You know this won't have any real impact. So, let's stop."

"If you're looking for excitement... you can come find me anytime."

Chapter 215 Ready to run? Ready to fire!

The hurdle that was originally between the "sisters" was overcome after they were eager to stop their younger sister's dangerous behavior.

The two, their faces slightly flushed, stared at each other for a moment, then involuntarily looked away.

China's lips twitched slightly, as if she wanted to speak, but her mind was a jumble of thoughts.

Just yesterday, she and that incident happened peacefully.

Even earlier, during her manic phase, she looked in the mirror...

"What's wrong? Didn't you understand? I said if you want to seek thrills, you can find..."

Xiangzi's voice trailed off, and she was too embarrassed to repeat what she had just said.

“Um, I’ll come to you…” China stammered, “Speaking of which, what experience do you have in this area, sister?”

"Alright, come find me when you need anything. You go and teach Deng English first." Xiangzi said, avoiding eye contact as he gently pushed Qiannai out.

"Um... wait a minute."

China touched the corner of her lips with her fingertip and said shyly.

"Can we do it again?"

Xiangzi remained silent and went up to kiss him again.

As long as it's not actually proven that they're sisters, then doing this is fine.

She tried to convince herself with this reason.

Although the reasons were reasonable and the work was indeed done, a feeling of rebellion and panic lingered in my heart.

It is this feeling that makes the not-so-intense contact make one's heart race, with waves of excitement rising up, making one's vision brighten and become somewhat blurred.

Okay, that's all for now.

After their lips parted, Xiangzi held Qianna's arms and said,

"Promise me you won't do anything so dangerous again."

“Hmm…”, China nodded slowly, “But I’m still a little scared…”

On one hand, she was worried that the drug dealers would investigate the matter and then retaliate.

On the other hand, although the drug dealers are reluctant to report the incident to the police, and the school is also suppressing the news, the police may still intervene.

"If you're worried about the police coming to your door..."

Remembering how his father had once collapsed unconscious at home, Xiangzi said with a hint of resentment,

"Honestly, if they were capable, there wouldn't be such a widespread problem of drug abuse."

"The gray market is difficult to regulate."

China muttered helplessly, then walked towards the door.

"I'm going to the Astronomy Department first. We need to discuss how to deal with the drug dealers' retaliation this afternoon."

"Revenge..." Xiangzi sat in the chair in front of the piano, his hand covering his forehead.

A flock of birds perched on a telephone pole swept past the window, startling her.

Will the drug dealer investigate the matter thoroughly because of the lost bag of goods?

They shouldn't be that vicious yet...

Xiangzi instinctively tried not to aggravate his concerns.

When she lived in Akabane, a neighborhood with a bad reputation for crime, she always hoped that her luck wouldn't be so bad, but she never let her guard down.

Something needs to be prepared...

…………

When tutoring Aine and Tohru in English, Chinatsu didn't seem very attentive.

She was constantly thinking about Xiangzi's promise and the investigation into the drug dealers.

Her dangerous actions brought her and Xiangzi closer in a special way, but also dragged Xiangzi into a dangerous vortex, leaving Qiannai with mixed feelings.

"Where was I?" China asked blankly, looking at the words she had written on the whiteboard.

Seeing that China wasn't as focused as she was the first time she was teaching, Aine was a little conflicted.

Out of concern for a friend, I agree to help, and at first I take it very seriously. But as time goes on, it becomes more and more of a burden to deal with.

That's probably how Chika felt.

If Chika doesn't bring up teaching us again, I won't either.

"Hmm, something feels off today..."

As the sense of impending trouble grew stronger, China's thoughts became increasingly disorganized as she spoke.

Won't this seem too perfunctory in front of them...?

How can you still find the time and energy to play these "social games"?

"China, don't force yourself. If you want to take a nap, you can go back first," Aine said worriedly.

The lamp nodded.

China managed a weak smile.

"Okay, I'll go back and rest now."

As she was walking outside, Aine grabbed her arm.

"Let's go back together." Aine thought for a moment and realized that it might be that Chinatsu's illness had flared up, which was why she seemed so listless.

"that……"

Chizuru glanced at Aine, then looked back at the lamp.

"Let me teach you two more words."

She returned to the whiteboard and began to write and read.

"Prescription drugs."

"excess,."

She then gave another example.

“Each.”

“Every year, one in every 100 girls aged 15 to 19 overdoses.”

This example sentence made their hearts tighten.

"In short, please be careful when making friends, especially online," Qian Nai added.

Aine nodded silently; it seemed that China's nonchalance had a reason.

"Hmm..." Deng roughly understood what it meant.

The original creator did not create a group chat while composing the song, but fans created a support group for him, and Deng joined it and posted a support drawing he made in his notebook.

After that, she saw many things in the group that were, to her, “the shadow of the world.”

Five people held up a group photo of their hands covered in knife scars, shared chat logs about their mental state after taking medication, and complained about their families and society.

Some people simply liked the original owner's musical style, but were wary of the content in the group and left.

The lamp remained in the group chat, silently observing the conversation.

She felt a pang of emotion towards these things, but she wasn't one of them; she was more like a bewildered observer.

This group was created because of China, and now, it is China who has put up a warning line for the lamp.

"I might be seen as a traitor by them."

"Anyway, it's best to keep your distance from them."

This is a message that China sent to Akari via LINE after saying goodbye.