Don't be afraid, I've truly come to bring you happiness.

This time, Lin Yuanshan is prepared to rediscover his long-forgotten virtues.

It was late at night, and in front of him,

A raging fire is burning in the low-rent housing where Toyokawa Kiyoko lives.

"Waaaaah! Who are you! What do you want!"

Toyokawa Kiyoshi was roughly stuffed into a sack, and his mouth was stuffed tightly with a rag.

In the firelight, Lin Yuanshan tossed a wad of banknotes to two timid South Asian thugs standing next to him.

"I'll leave the person to you."

His face was gentle, and his expression was full of kindness.

"Take him to a rubber plantation in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand to enjoy a few days of authentic tropical fun. I'll cover all the expenses."

"Remember to make him feel at home."

The next day.

hospital.

Xiangzi stood silently in front of his "father's" sickbed.

She did not cry.

Having been tormented by this despondent alcoholic for so long, the father-daughter bond had long since been worn away.

Besides, she had already gotten into her grandfather's Maybach and returned to the Toyokawa family home.

In theory, the man in the hospital bed was an outsider to the Toyokawa family.

but……

Even if he has made a thousand mistakes, he is still her father.

Looking at the figure wrapped in bandages, severely burned, and on the verge of death like a mummy, Xiangzi finally let out a long sigh.

"You bastard dad, if Mom saw you like this, she'd definitely..."

Before he could finish speaking, the figure on the hospital bed twitched.

A hoarse voice interrupted her:

"Xiangzi, my Xiangzi, you won't even call me Dad."

The doctor said that the father's vocal cords had inhaled a large amount of thick smoke and were burned by the high temperature, completely ruining his voice.

Xiangzi could still vaguely recognize that familiar tone.

Moreover, at this moment, all that occupied her mind was uncontrollable grief and confusion.

"What's the difference?"

She finally lost control and screamed.

"You reckless drunkard! Why did you set the house on fire?!"

Upon hearing this, "Xiang's father" on the hospital bed trembled violently, seemingly overwhelmed with shame, and weakly said:

"You...you went back to the Toyokawa family, I...I don't want to cause you any more trouble..."

"So, I thought I'd go down to see Mizuho..."

Suicide attempt failed!

A mountain of moral burdens came crashing down upon us.

She stumbled and nearly lost her balance.

If... if I hadn't ridden in Grandpa Teiji's Maybach, my father wouldn't have...

On the hospital bed, looking at the utterly shaken Xiangzi, Lin Yuanshan, hidden beneath his bandages, revealed a knowing expression.

Hahaha!

Struggle!

In a hell of hatred and resentment!

"If...if I stayed by your side,"

Xiangzi's voice was filled with sorrow.

Would you be willing to... live a good life?

"Living... there's no point in me living anymore... cough... cough cough cough!"

Before Lin Yuanshan could finish speaking, he began to cough violently, and a trickle of blood seeped out from the gap in the bandage.

"father!"

Xiangzi screamed.

"Nurse! Nurse, come quick!!!"

At Wakaba Mutsumi's house, Hachiman Kairin had already left.

Mortis waited and waited, but the man never came to his door.

She even asked her mother, only to be told that there was no well-known psychologist named "Lin Yuanshan" in Tokyo.

Damn!

Is it the butterfly effect?

Or is it like in those stories, that his rebirth comes at the cost of his complete "erasure" from existence?

That kind of thing... I don't want that kind of thing!

The mere thought of a lonely future where he would be the only one left to live made Mortis's resolve waver.

No, I'll go crazy!

You must take the initiative to find him!

No matter where he is, we will find him no matter where he is!

What about Ye Mu?

Before leaving, Hailing received news that Xiangzi's father had an accident and was being treated in the hospital.

Now is the time when Xiangzi needs them most.

She could clearly sense that deep within her, the consciousness belonging to "Xiao Mu" was awakening, preparing to reclaim control of her body.

She wanted to go to Xiangzi's side.

Mortis, however, only wanted to be by Lin Yuanshan's side.

She felt no sympathy whatsoever for that alcoholic father.

How to do?

When Wakaba Mutsu regained control of her body, she found a glass of clear brown liquid in front of her.

"what is this?"

The primary personality asked this question.

Mortis answered in the world of the mind:

"Oolong tea. Shouldn't you drink some water to soothe your throat before going to the hospital?"

Ruoye Mu asked in confusion:

Why did the screen suddenly go black for a moment?

In their conscious space, information from the outside world is broadcast through an old-fashioned television set.

"Oh, I tripped and fell while making tea, and hit my head."

Mortis's tone revealed no flaws.

"Look, there's still a bump on your head."

Ruoye Mu touched the back of her head and indeed felt a red and swollen patch.

She shook her head, stood up, and casually drank the "oolong tea" in front of her in one gulp.

“Good tea!”

Mortis silently counted in his mental world:

one two three

There was a bang.

Wakaba Mutsu fell straight to the ground.

Then, Mortis, his face flushed, staggered to his feet.

She exhaled a long breath, thick with the smell of alcohol, then took out a lighter and lit the remaining "flammable oolong tea" in the cup.

The blue flame flashed and disappeared.

The plan goes through!

Xiao Mu, sleep peacefully.

I will handle Xiangzi's matter later.

But now, I must find my "doctor" first.

Chapter 18 is not right, not even 90% right!

Something is wrong, something out of ten or even nine points is wrong.

Hachiman Kairin's gaze swept over "Sho's father," who was wrapped in bandages like a mummy.

She watched as Toyokawa Shoko carefully fed the porridge into the gaps in the bandages.

She also looked at the so-called "Father Xiang," who was staring at her daughter with a chilling gaze.

Hai Ling looked suspicious.

wrong.

That look in his eyes was not the look of a loving father at all.

It was the way the Big Bad Wolf looked at Little Red Riding Hood!

A kind of inhuman, alien, and chilling gaze!

too weird!

But after all, I don't know Xiangzi's father. Perhaps this is the unique way that fathers and daughters from wealthy families get along?

Hailing's thoughts even drifted to the Taiga dramas she watched as a child, and for a moment she felt somewhat uncertain.

While Xiangzi got up to get some water, Hailing quickly followed and pulled her to a corner of the corridor.

"Xiangzi."

She lowered her voice and looked serious.

"Don't you think your father... is strange?"

Xiangzi leaned wearily against the wall and let out a long sigh, a sigh filled with the bitterness of resignation.

"Isn't it strange that a drunkard gets himself completely drunk every day?"

"Perhaps... he's already drunk himself to death."

Yawata Kairin was taken aback upon hearing this.

So there's another explanation?

Did long-term alcohol poisoning lead to personality changes?

This reason seems... plausible.

Hailing stopped dwelling on the question and instead asked:

"What are you planning to do next? With the Toyokawa family's wealth, they shouldn't need you here to take care of them all the time, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiangzi's face showed even greater sorrow.