I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

Xia Wuzhao asked, "Do you carry band-aids with you at all times?"

“Grandma told me that when a girl falls down, she shouldn’t expect anything from others. A true lady can handle everything on her own. Even if she’s injured, she shouldn’t show weakness in front of others.”

"Tears should only flow in the dead of night when no one is around, and you should take care of yourself when you are hurt."

"That was such a good grandmother."

Xia Wuzhao said, "Completely different from your mother."

“Because she is my father’s mother, not my mother’s mother,” Chiho said. “However, my grandmother really didn’t like my mother. My grandmother always looked down on my mother, and my mother never went to her hometown.”

“Isn’t this normal?” Xia Wuzhao said. “This kind of thing is very common.”

"Yes, that's right. It's very common." Chiho said softly, but there was always a faint melancholy on her face.

The two people sitting on the tram looked at the scenery on both sides.

To be honest, the scenery is quite ordinary. Even in the mountains, the most striking feature is the lush forest.

At first, I was surprised.

But after seeing it so many times, it seems commonplace.

They all look the same and are almost the same color.

Emerald green, rich green, and light green, all blended together. The sounds of cicadas chirping, birds singing, the rustling of leaves in the wind, and the clattering of trams rose and fell.

The wind was warm, making me feel incredibly sleepy.

If it were someone else, they might have fallen asleep.

But Chiho thought it was wonderful. She leaned against the window and looked outside.

She felt that everything in front of her was alive, brimming with a majestic vitality.

The person blowing it felt invigorated.

Xia Wuzhao stopped causing trouble for Chiho and simply stayed with her, enjoying the breeze and watching the surrounding scenery flash by.

The tram traveled from the mountainous area to the border between the plains and the mountainous area, where one could see the prosperity and vibrant nightlife of the plains.

This is a landscape completely different from that of the mountainous areas. Even though there are prosperous areas in the mountains, they can never match the spectacular scale of the plains.

The two got off the bus here and were still standing on the mountaintop. There were many tourists here, so the road was opened.

Once you descend this low hill, you'll be able to enter the plains.

People from the plains often come here to climb mountains and rest when they have nothing else to do.

You can see couples here from time to time, so it can be considered a dating spot.

Standing by the railing and looking out over the flatlands, Xia Wuzhao said, "Aren't we going to go and take a look at the flatlands?"

Chiho shook her head: "What's so interesting about this? It's just some cities. I'd rather go to the seaside and see the ruins buried in the sea than see these cities shining with lights."

"Then let's go take a look," Xia Wuzhao said casually. "It only takes half an hour by tram."

But the girl shook her head and said, "It's not necessary."

They say it's unnecessary when it's something they clearly want to do.

Chiho looked at Natsugiri Kai and asked with a smile, "Are you angry?"

"He's probably angry."

Even so, Xia Wuzhao's tone remained somewhat calm, without the slightest hint of anger.

Chiho wasn't angry. She simply said, "Let's go to the beach at the very end and see the ruins of the ocean."

"What do you mean by 'the last time'?" Xia Wuzhao asked.

“Don’t you know that very well, Natsugiri?” Chiho gazed at the distant ocean. “We’re locked in a power struggle.”

"All I want is to die. Even if I become your lover, it's just to fulfill our promise and then have you help me end everything."

"And you, haven't you been trying to make me give up this idea?"

Chiho said softly, "I don't know where you got this idea from, but isn't this what you do? All the things you do have this purpose. Although the methods you use may be good or bad, isn't the goal always the same?"

"So, the final moment refers to the moment when the struggle between us is decided."

She turned her head to look at Xia Wuzhao. The afternoon sunlight filtered through the dappled leaves, falling on her face and into her eyes.

It seemed to be sparkling, yet it also reflected a crimson hue.

The girl smiled gently, with an air of knowing everything.

"If I succeed in the end, then we can hire a small boat to go and see those ruins exposed in the sea."

“When that time comes, we can stand on the ruins, and you can push me down. That way, I'll both fall to my death and drown.”

"If you succeed, if I truly regret giving up my desire to die. Although I feel there is absolutely no possibility, you and I are the same. We are both people who are unwilling to give up, both people who have seen through things but do not repent in the slightest."

Chiho smiled and said, "If you really succeed, I think I'll become your devoted lover. Then we'll rent a sightseeing boat, stand in front of the ruins to confirm our relationship, and then stay together forever."

Xia Wuzhao said, "I don't have the money to rent a sightseeing boat."

The girl couldn't help but laugh, her voice as melodious as silver bells.

"I have money, I can spend it on you."

She spoke so earnestly.

But Xia Wuzhao said, "Becoming your real lover has never been an option in my goals."

"I know." The girl wasn't surprised. She smiled and said, "I know that becoming my lover isn't one of your goals. Because, in the end, lovers are all about taking each other's bodies."

"You had countless opportunities, but you didn't take them at all."

Looking at the girl in front of him who seemed to understand everything, Xia Wuzhao said in a low voice, "Since you understand everything, why did you still do that kind of thing?"

“It’s a very simple answer,” the girl said matter-of-factly. “Because, for humans, the soul cannot control the body. Even the mind cannot control the self.”

"I would never do such a thing."

She said, "Who can completely control their own body? When you want to cry, you always smile. When you want to smile, you always cry. When you want to be happy, your heart is full of sadness, and when you want to be sad, your heart is always happy."

"Isn't that how human thoughts are? Like the tides, sometimes they move forward, and sometimes they recede."

"So, when you succeed, I might actually fall in love with you," Chiho said. "Although, even now, I don't know what true love is like."

Chapter 128 The Glittering Forbidden Key

"So, you've never thought about leaving your mother?" Xia Wuzhao asked softly, "Not even for a second?"

"Of course I've thought about it." Chiho tilted her head back, making her long neck appear slender and sparkling in the sunlight. "But every time I have such a thought, I give up."

"Because, how can I leave? I'm just a high school student, with pitifully little common sense. Even if I left, where could I go? Could I survive in this society? Probably not."

"Where can I go after leaving my family? My only refuge, besides my family, is my grave."

When faced with the girl's question, Xia Wuzhao also remained somewhat silent.

The girl seemed to have anticipated this scene. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xia Wu. This isn't a bad thing; it's a good thing. I can't even handle one family. If I have more places to stay, it will only make things more complicated and sadder."

Combing her hair, she said softly, "Besides, she's my mother. Even if I argue with her, what can I do?"

"Does that mean my mother will become better after an argument? That's absolutely impossible; there's no such thing in the world."

Her crimson hair swayed and fluttered: "My mother will always be my mother. No matter what happens between us, that relationship can never be broken. Although my father is very impatient with my mother, he will never divorce her."

"Even if I argue, I'm just constantly ruining the atmosphere at home and making things worse. It's all pointless."

"Therefore, I don't like arguing."

She smiled, a hint of desolation in her voice, and said, "There's nothing I can do to change them; the only thing I can change is myself."

"My mother only did some things that made me despair. She neither abused me nor ignored me. On the contrary, she had a burning love for me and cared for and protected me."

"What do I have to complain about? What do I have to be in pain about?"

Even if others found out, they would just say I'm being too sensitive. After all, from every perspective, my mother is a good mother, isn't she?

"Even if you're a bit strict, isn't that proof of being a good mother? Everyone educates their children this way, and everyone takes pride in being able to enroll their children in more tutoring classes."

"They are all proud of their children's excellence."

"Is this taking pride in your child's excellence?" Xia Wuzhao mocked. "It's using your child's excellence as a source of pride, and then feeling proud of yourself."

Chiho said, "What difference does it make? To other people, she's just a good mother who's proud of her child."

The girl said softly, "So, she's not wrong. The only one who's wrong is me."

“As long as I put up with it, things won’t get any worse at home, will they?”

She smiled and looked at Xia Wuzhao: "Isn't this a good approach?"

“Ah, that’s a very good idea,” Xia Wuzhao said. “It’s a good idea that you can maintain family harmony by sacrificing just one person.”

The girl looked at Xia Wuzhao in surprise, then lowered her eyelids: "That's right, it's a good idea."

Xia Wuzhao looked at her and said, "I also think it's a good idea, but I think there's an even better way."

"Oh?" Chiho smiled gently. "What good ideas do you have now?"

She didn't believe there was any good solution, nor did she think there would be any good solution.

Xia Wuzhao, however, said, "Wouldn't all your troubles be solved if I just destroyed your family?"

The girl stared in astonishment, her crimson eyes fixed on Xia Wuzhao.

Xia Wuzhao smiled at her: "Aren't you worried about the atmosphere at home? If you just destroy your family, you won't have to worry about anything anymore, right?"

"That way, you won't have to worry about anything."

Xia Wuzhao spoke of this method with a relaxed expression.

"Xia Wuzhao really will do it; he doesn't care about the consequences. That's why I chose him."

The girl looked earnestly at Xia Wuzhao: "I would rather bear these sufferings myself than have my family destroyed."

"So what?" Xia Wuzhao asked, feigning confusion. "What do these things have to do with me?"

"What does your thinking have to do with what I want to do?"

He said, "You may value your family very much, but I don't care about your family."

"Then why did you do this?" Chiho asked. "There's no relationship between us that's worth doing this for. We're lovers, but there's no deep affection between us."

"I'm not worth you doing this for, Xia Wu."

"What does this have to do with whether it's worth it or not? I did it because I wanted to." Xia Wuzhao showed no emotional fluctuation: "Sometimes, you don't need a reason to do these things."

“But you won’t do that,” Chiho said, leaning against the railing. “I believe you won’t.”

“Really? You really think I wouldn’t do that?” Xia Wuzhao retorted. “If you really thought I wouldn’t do that, then you wouldn’t have asked so many questions just now.”

"Yes, I know you won't do that. Because if you do, I'll die too." The girl said softly, as if threatening Xia Wuzhao, yet also pleading with her.

"Does someone who wouldn't commit suicide now necessarily do so later?" Xia Wuzhao said. "I don't believe you'll die after your family falls apart. Even if you value some things highly for a period of time, you'll only feel pain for a short while after you actually lose them."

"When that time comes, you'll find that those things aren't as important as you thought."

"But then, what's the difference between you and my mother?" Chiho asked. "What you do is no different from what my mother did."

“Perhaps there is no difference,” Xia Wuzhao said. “But I don’t care, Chiho. Even if you think I’m no different from your mother, I don’t care.”

Chiho remained silent for a moment, then brushed her crimson hair aside.

Gazing into the distance, she chuckled and said, "Today, we're on a date, so let's not talk about such disgusting things. It's like mud at the bottom of a lake; no matter how much you try to get it out of there, you can't change it."

"What can we children possibly change or do about adult matters?"

"So let's do something practical."

"Let's do something sparkling in our memories during this summer."

She reached out her hand to Xia Wuzhao: "Just enjoy the present moment, doing what you think is right under the blazing sun, isn't that enough?"

"And now, the right thing to do is enjoy being in love."

"Take my hand, Xiawu," the girl said. "Today, I want a beautiful day."

Xia Wuzhao looked at the outstretched hand of the girl in front of her and remained silent for a moment.

Xiao Ai thought that Lord Xia Wu would refuse the girl's request.

However, Xia Wuzhao did not refuse.