I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

Today is the first time I've come to campus alone, without my mom.

She felt that the campus was particularly different today. On the trees planted in the front yard, there were some birds standing on them, constantly wagging their tails and hopping around.

Moreover, brownish cicada shells can be seen on trees, and sometimes, if you're lucky, you can see a black cicada and its constantly vibrating wings next to the shell.

A smile involuntarily graced her face, and she would occasionally strike up a quiet conversation with other people she encountered.

Although she said the same thing as yesterday, the other classmates felt that Kirishima Chiho seemed more relaxed and happy today than yesterday.

Everyone thought it was because of Xia Wuzhao.

Then I thought, love really does change people a lot.

This also changed the atmosphere in the class. The hot weather not only made people physically uncomfortable, but also made everyone restless and irritable.

August is almost here again, and everyone is starting to think about summer vacation.

If you can get a girl to go to the beach with you, that would be the best.

Even when the teacher comes to class, everyone looks distracted.

After being severely reprimanded by the teacher, the class atmosphere finally improved somewhat.

But what will happen when get out of class ends?

However, Xia Wuzhao was an exception. Even after class, he continued to study, and his serious demeanor was astonishing.

He had already learned this knowledge, but there are no shortcuts to learning this kind of thing.

If you don't use this knowledge for a long time, you will forget most of it.

If you asked a college student who has completed four years of university to take the college entrance examination again, very few of them would be able to reach their previous level.

To avoid a mishap, Xia Wuzhao decided to diligently review and practice, keeping her level at its best.

Only in this way can one get first place in the grade.

Xiao Ai thought to herself, "Lord Natsugiri, is the reason you demand that their grades surpass yours because you want to delay Asahi Aoi?"

"It's not just that," Xia Wuzhao replied to Xiao Ai in her mind.

"Oh?" Xiao Ai asked, somewhat puzzled, "Does it have any other uses?"

“Chiho,” Xia Wuzhao said, “It will take up more of Chiho’s time and make her life at school more fulfilling. This will help to sever the relationship between her and her mother, making it less likely for her to feel guilty towards her mother.”

"After all, this time she took the initiative to learn, rather than being forced."

Xiao Ai listened in a daze, still feeling that she didn't quite understand.

She could only say, "Then, Lady Xiawu, you don't really need to study so hard. When it's time for the exam, I can sense which classroom they're taking the exam in, and I can secretly tell you the answers."

Xia Wuzhao paused for a moment.

But then he added, "Simply copying their answers won't allow me to surpass them. Besides, my current efforts in studying also serve other purposes."

"What?" Xiao Ai felt it wouldn't do any good.

“At least they won’t bother me now,” Xia Wuzhao said.

Xiao Ai sensed it and found that it was indeed the case.

Natsugiri ranks only slightly lower than Asahi in the seaside town, that is, second place.

While Natsumi was studying so diligently, Asahi Aoi couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Is he working so hard to surpass me?"

Aoi felt that perhaps that wasn't the case, but...

Regardless of the reason, if Xia Wuzhao continues to study like this, while I keep thinking about the past and the future, it will be a bad situation.

That would likely cause the ranking to drop.

This worry spurred Asahi Aoi to study even harder, determined to surpass Natsugiri Kai in the rankings and obtain the key to love.

Chiho only realized something was wrong after she discovered that Aoi Asahi had also started studying hard.

"Aoi still really likes Natsugiri."

The girl thought to herself that she didn't care too much.

But just watching her study...

Chiho felt a little panicked.

Why do I think like this? Is it because I'm afraid the Asahima will steal Natsugiri away?

"Ah, I knew it! I was the one who was scared."

"I'm terrified of what I should do if she takes Xia Wu away from me."

"I'm terrified of what my world would be like without Xia Wuzhao."

"So it seems I really have fallen for Natsugiri."

The girl couldn't help but smile, but then a heavy anxiety weighed on her heart.

She couldn't help but start studying, preparing for tomorrow's exam.

Thanks to the efforts of the three, the learning atmosphere in Class A is constantly improving.

Everyone here is a good student, although it may not be obvious on the surface, but everyone is anxious about their grades.

Especially when others are starting to study, you are doing nothing.

This anxiety can become even more intense, and one might even feel like they've been cheated.

Driven by anxiety, even though they were somewhat resistant, they began to study seriously.

When the teacher of the next class walked in, I couldn't help but sigh.

"As expected, it's still Class A. The learning atmosphere is definitely better than other classes."

This learning session continued until noon before finally ending.

Seeing Xia Wuzhao get up and leave the classroom, the other students all stopped writing and breathed a sigh of relief.

Aoi and Chiho exchanged a glance, neither of them giving up.

This puzzled Aoi.

"Chiho isn't a girl who likes studying. She was keeping up a studying routine the other day, probably to appease her mother."

"How did things come to this?"

Asahi muttered to herself, but dared not stop.

Chiho, however, felt somewhat pleased.

"For the first time, I felt so happy learning; I was almost obsessed with it."

"This is probably what positive feedback is. I just think that Xia Wuzhao is not studying right now, but I am studying."

"A sense of happiness and pleasure from getting a good deal will unconsciously arise in your heart."

"That's great."

Chapter 144 The Occasionally, a Little Bit of Cunning Would Flow Out

It wasn't until halfway through noon that Chiho and Asahi finally stopped studying.

They all went to the Literature Department without prior arrangement.

As they walked down the corridor, Chiho deliberately asked Aoi Asahi, "Aren't you going to continue studying?"

Aoi replied, "I'm just taking a break now. After all, no matter how intense my studies are, they shouldn't interfere with my normal life."

"If studying causes you to disrupt your sleep schedule, eat poorly, and sleep poorly, then you are not studying, but becoming a slave to exams."

The girl said confidently, "Learning means acquiring knowledge every time. If it's just meaningless repetition, then it's just for exams, not learning."

Upon hearing this, Kirishima Chiho couldn't help but chuckle, "What you said actually makes a lot of sense."

Asahi Aoi merely frowned, casually probing Kirishima Chiho: "How's your relationship with Natsugiri Kai going lately?"

"It's just a normal romantic relationship."

Chiho said softly, "We've only gone on one date and been intimate a few times. Is that considered good for a couple?"

Aoi thought back to her own dates and realized how innocent she had been!

It's like they did absolutely nothing!

She was so shy about just a kiss, especially when she thought about how she had threatened to kill Xia Wuzhao when they first met.

But in the end, all they did was kiss, and it took two months!

Aoi immediately felt her face turn red, as if she was about to boil over.

"Asahi?"

Chiho asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Aoi Asahi replied to Chiho's question with a forced smile.

"Then why is your face red?"

Chiho pointed at Aoi Asahi's face, which was almost boiling with anger.

Looking at the blazing sun outside, Aoi said softly, "Don't you feel hot? It's so hot today, that's why my face is a little red. I guess I'm about to get heatstroke."

"Should we go to the infirmary?" Chiho asked. "The school doctor should still be there."

"No need, you just need to rest for a while and you'll be fine."

Aoi declined Chiho's offer; she didn't want to waste her time in the infirmary.

Chiho didn't say anything more, as if everything was understood without words.

She knew very well that Asahi Aoi definitely liked Natsugiri Kai.

"If it were in the past, I might have expressed it directly."

"Maybe I would say something like, 'Do you like Xia Wuzhao too? I don't mind if you like him.'"

"But I can't say those words now. I think I've become a bit selfish."

"So they don't want to give Xiawu to anyone else."

Is this a good change or a bad change?

"After all, I've become selfish."

As Chiho thought this, she also felt a bit hot.

She was even making herself sweat slightly at the temples, which made her feel agitated.

She said, "The weather is really getting hot. If it gets any hotter, we'll have to turn on the air conditioning in the classroom."

Aoi thought for a moment and said, "If there were air conditioning, it would probably be cooler. Second New Tokyo is really nice, the classrooms even have air conditioning."

"Back in the seaside town, there were only a few old electric fans in the classroom. When the weather was cool, it was fine, but when it got hot, even if the fans spun their heads like crazy, they couldn't cool the classroom down."

"Winter is a little better, although it's still very cold. But there's a coal stove in the back, and a pipe runs through the window to vent the exhaust fumes out."

Asahi reminisces about the seaside town, everything from the past vividly before her eyes.

Chiho looked at Aoi Asahi and asked curiously, "Do you miss that place?"

"Perhaps it's nostalgia, or perhaps it's not so nostalgic."

Asahi Aoi's tone was somewhat complicated.

"My unbearable past is hidden there; I shouldn't be reminiscing about it."

"But that place also holds my beautiful moments, my shining moments."

"And there are also fireworks displays in the summer."

As they were thinking this, the two of them arrived at the Literature Department.

After pushing open the door, they found that there was no one inside.

This surprised Chiho and Aoi, who wondered where Natsugiri Kai had gone.

However, both of them knew they were there to see Xia Wuzhao.

But neither of them wanted to show it, so the disappointment on their faces only lasted for a moment.