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

She looked up in astonishment, her hands instinctively leaving the keys, but the shrill, trumpet-like sound did not stop.

The piano began to play on its own, the notes chaotic and disorderly, like wild beasts running and leaping across the keys.

Each key strike produced a piercing sound, and the sounds intertwined to create an unbearable cacophony.

The jarring melody echoed through the luxurious villa, creating a stark contrast with the otherwise tranquil atmosphere and making it feel suffocating.

Xiangzi's heart began to race, and she felt a strong wave of dizziness wash over her.

She instinctively closed her eyes, trying to avoid the horrifying scene.

However, when she opened her eyes again...

It was also early morning, but not in a large bed in a luxury villa, but in a tatami room that could only accommodate one person.

Xiangzi woke up, but the chaotic and piercing horn noises outside the window had not stopped. The old wooden house provided negligible sound insulation for these noises.

There are still 15 minutes until the alarm goes off.

Another new day.

No more servants to dress her up, no more chefs to serve her lavish breakfasts, and no more chauffeured drivers to take her to school.

After getting up, rinsing my mouth and washing my face, I ate the bread I had bought at the convenience store the night before with boiled water, and then headed to the tram stop.

On the tram, Xiangzi stood by the door, looking out the window at the scene, which gradually transitioned from low houses in the suburbs to high-rise buildings in the city, and then shuttled between dense buildings.

The buildings outside the window were layered upon layered, almost blocking out the entire view. At this moment, the glass car window became a mirror, reflecting Xiangzi's face.

At one point, looking at her own reflection, she thought of someone else.

There's no way around it; it's hard not to remember that person's appearance and behavior.

But it's best to avoid running into it while you're on the tram.

When they arrived at the classroom door, the person was not there first as they had been yesterday.

After studying for ten minutes, and with most of the students in their seats present, Xiangzi looked back, but that person still hadn't arrived.

No, there's no need to care about her.

From the perspective of forming a commercial band, that person was not a suitable collaborator for him.

He has outstanding arrangement skills and decent singing and playing abilities, but his unstable emotions mean he won't strictly follow plans and has strange demands.

Xiangzi needed musicians who would obey his orders like mercenaries, and who would not have any romantic entanglements with him.

Academically, neither your relationship with her nor your grades are directly related.

So, don't pay attention to her.

If I had to give a reason why I care, it would be that I haven't repaid the favor yet.

The student in the back seat still hadn't arrived by the time the bell rang for the first class.

Perhaps I wasn't feeling well, or perhaps it was because of something that didn't go well yesterday, so I went for psychological counseling.

It can’t be...

"By the way, Xiangzi, where did your sister go today?"

A classmate whispered, interrupting Xiangzi's thoughts.

"do not know."

Xiangzi said it unintentionally.

No... I should say she's not my sister, I don't know.

Although this way you can save yourself some trouble.

"Xiangzi, I've seen you turn around two or three times already. Aren't you worried at all?"

"Sigh... Xiangzi, let's contact my sister via Line."

Ignoring his classmates' comments, Xiangzi continued to focus on the lesson, occasionally resting his face on his hand and glancing out the window through his fingers.

After the first period ended, China still didn't come, but someone from the next class, Chihaya Aine, did.

She's an old friend of China's; she should know about China's situation, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't.

At this moment, Ai Yin, carrying a sealed cloth bag, walked to Xiangzi's side and politely bowed slightly to the seated Xiangzi, saying:

"Hello, you must be Chinatsu's older sister?"

"What can I do for you?" After skipping the denial that she was China's older sister, it was indeed easier to speak.

However, even without omitting honorifics, the reason why "speaking less is less effort" was still not a fully convincing one for Xiangzi.

"China told me she went to the hospital, and she asked me to bring you a bento box so you could keep it safe."

Ai-yin picked up the bag to show him.

So he really went to the hospital... Looks like I was overthinking it.

"Just put it on her desk."

"Really? Will it be okay?" Ai Yin drawled out the word, secretly glancing back at the person next to her.

If you think about it more closely, placing the bento box directly on the table can easily attract attention and discussion from others, which can affect you.

"Ok."

Xiangzi pulled a few books out of the drawer and put them into his bag to make room for his lunchbox.

When Aine pulled out the notebook with the rhinoceros beetle cover, she noticed that it seemed to be from the same series as the lamp's notebook.

"I've heard that this series of notebooks is quite difficult to collect in its entirety."

Ai Yin wanted to use this topic to talk to Xiangzi, but Xiangzi didn't respond to the topic. He just took the bento and put it in the drawer.

Sigh, it's really hard to talk to her.

However, the outgoing classmate next to her came over and started chatting with Ai Yin.

Aine, by leveraging her "old friend" relationship with Chinatsu, reasonably explained her act of delivering bento boxes to Chinatsu, thereby expanding her social circle in the process.

……

hospital.

"Your decision to temporarily add lithium carbonate is not advisable. You must follow your doctor's instructions when adding or reducing medication, and take it on time and in the correct dosage."

"Your blood lithium levels are currently a bit high, which can cause nausea and weakness. You also mentioned the above adverse reactions."

"You should stop taking your medication for the next couple of days. Wait until your blood lithium levels drop before resuming your regular medication routine. Otherwise, it could be very dangerous."

"Are you worried that not taking your medication will cause you to get sick and affect others? I have two options: one is to be hospitalized for observation; the other is to go to a trampoline park."

"Many trampoline parks have been deserted lately and are still running promotions. You can go trampoline when you're manic or watch others trampoline when you're depressed."

Although the doctor was joking in the second half of his statement, it's true that he wanted to jump around when he was manic.

I just hate that I don't jump high enough, and I hate that the ground is too hard when I land. Trampolines perfectly solve this problem.

"Um, I'll think about it some more..."

China thought it best not to stay at school for the next two days while she was off medication, since she had already caused quite a few problems yesterday while taking the medication, let alone without it.

But... Aine said she brought herself a bento box.

I should go to school and eat my lunch first, then leave school as soon as possible before I get sick.

Chapter 34 Feeding Xiang

"Wow! Thank you, Aine~ Please give the bento to my sister Xiangzi for safekeeping~"

This was her reply to Ai-yin during her manic episode that morning.

Aine also believed that China and Shoko had a fight yesterday, so she wanted to create an opportunity for China to interact with her sister and have a good talk with her sister, so she naturally agreed.

Now... thinking about what she did to Xiangzi yesterday, China still felt embarrassed to talk to Xiangzi.

However, judging from Xiangzi's unwillingness to pay attention to her, he probably left the lunchbox on her table and left around lunchtime.

When I got back to school and walked to the vicinity of the classroom, it had been more than five minutes since get out of class ended, so Xiangzi must have left.

As she approached the main gate, China felt a resistance in the air, which made her slow down.

She pressed herself against the door, slowly peeking out a little, stopping when her line of sight was just right to see her seat.

The bento box wasn't on her table.

Did you put it in my drawer, or...?

China continued to tilt her head slightly to the left, towards the back of the chair in front of her that hadn't been seated.

At this moment, she still had a sliver of hope, namely that the polite Toyokawa Shoko hadn't pushed her chair to the table and had gone to eat.

Next, China moved her head to the left so slowly that it was barely visible to the naked eye.

A strand of blue hair gradually came into view.

"hiss!"

Without peeking out to look at Xiangzi's face any longer, Qiannai immediately retreated behind the wall.

Xiangzi, haven't you gone to eat yet?

That makes sense. After all, they are top students. It's normal for them to lose their appetite and not be able to eat or drink when they have unresolved problems after class.

However, to avoid having to deal with me, there's a higher chance they'll just put the lunchbox in my drawer after class.

So China didn't go in through the front door, but went around to the back door. During this time, she saw through the window that Shoko was deep in thought about a problem.

I saw Xiangzi trying to imitate someone twirling a pen while thinking, and he almost dropped it.

"That's not how you turn it, the angle of force is wrong..."

China muttered to herself.

Then, leaning to the side and taking quiet, slow steps, he quietly circled around to the back of Xiangzi's seat.

There were indeed bento boxes in the drawer.

However, it was in Xiangzi's drawer.

No... no way.

Were you so engrossed in thinking about the problem that you forgot to put the lunchbox on my desk or in my drawer?

In that case, communication between us is unavoidable.

"Qianna."

Unable to bear China's elaborate stealth act any longer, Shoko decided to speak up.

"Ah!" China jumped back a step in response.

Xiangzi stood up, took the bento box out of the drawer, and handed it to Qiannai.

If the other person stayed in the classroom waiting for me to come and collect my lunchbox...

No! Don't be so confident. Xiangzi was just thinking about a difficult problem and was just helping to keep the lunchboxes safe.

Why should she care about someone who suddenly yelled at her?

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," China bowed deeply. "Thank you... thank you for keeping it safe!"

China carefully took the bento with both hands, not daring to touch Shoko's hands, and her eyes were fixed on the bento... Aine's bento.

Okay, the bento box has been successfully obtained!

Next, find Ai-yin, post a comment about how delicious the bento is, and then immediately leave the school to prevent the illness from affecting others.

However... Xiangzi kept my lunch for me until more than five minutes after class ended. Was it appropriate to just say "thank you"?

After handing out the lunchbox, Xiangzi prepared to turn and leave.

She couldn't understand why she was being so "considerate," keeping Chizuru's lunchbox safe all this time.

To repay a favor?

Or... were you being manipulated?

Xiangzi was reluctant to admit his suspicions.

But if someone is gentle and considerate one moment, then furious the next, and then appears pitiful the next, thus arousing a person's protective instincts...