I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

"Because I love you so much, that's why I did what you said and helped Chiho."

"Because I cannot give up my dignity, that's why I said my last words."

The girl ran quickly down the stairs, perhaps because it was too hot in the summer.

Sweat dripped down her cheeks.

Running through the empty yet scorching school, she longed for the gentle drizzle of the seaside town.

I miss the refreshing sea breeze at the beach.

I miss the trams that used to shuttle through the greenery.

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Chiho arrived at the Literature Club and found Natsuki Kai reading a book when she opened the door.

Even the creaking of the dilapidated door didn't make Xia Wuzhao turn her head.

He seemed not to hear it at all.

"As expected, I can't accept Xia Wuzhao treating me like this."

With that thought in mind, Chiho stepped forward without hesitation and placed the book in Natsume's hand on the table.

Xia Wuzhao coldly looked up at Qianhui.

Chiho took a deep breath and said, "What are you doing, Natsugiri?"

"Just killing time," Xia Wuzhao said in a detached tone. "Just idly passing the time."

"So, have you decided where you want to go this summer vacation?"

"What does this have to do with you?" Xia Wuzhao asked.

"Even though I was prepared, when I heard those words, my heart ached so much that I could hardly breathe."

Chiho took a deep breath and said, "If you don't have any plans, how about coming to Grandma's house with me?"

"It's that grandma who was always very strict with me, but also loved me very much."

She extended the invitation like this: "My grandma's place, although it's in the mountains, is near an extinct volcano. There's a lake there, and many hot spring resorts."

The girl spoke softly and delicately, as if she were pleading humbly.

"I'm ready to break ties with my mother. I'll go to my grandma's house during summer vacation to prove it. Because my grandma and my mom are mortal enemies."

The girl pleaded in her heart, waiting for Xia Wuzhao's decision.

Xia Wuzhao looked up at her and said, "Let's decide when the holidays come."

He neither agreed nor refused.

The girl felt both relieved and saddened.

"Xia Wu, you don't believe me anymore."

With that thought in mind, she sat down opposite Xia Wuzhao and took out a book to read.

"Aren't you going to cooking class today?"

Xia Wuzhao asked this question.

Chiho smoothed her hair and said softly, "Yeah, I'm not going to cooking class anymore. When I go to my grandma's house during summer vacation, I can ask her how to cook."

"Therefore, cooking classes are unnecessary."

"So, aren't you going to other tutoring classes?" Xia Wuzhao asked in quick succession.

In the past, Chiho might have been nervous or at a loss.

However, the two breakups had completely shattered the girl's psychological defenses.

This completely plunged the young girl into a bittersweet and painful vortex of love.

At this point, how could she possibly hesitate?

How could a girl who had already made up her mind hesitate?

With that cunning, fox-like smile and a devilish tone, she said, with a half-smile, "Because tutoring classes are such a waste of time. I'm worried about you spending all afternoon with Asahi."

"Although we are not lovers now, that's precisely why we need to spend more time together."

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Xia Wuzhao neither agreed nor disagreed with Chiho's words; she neither rejected nor accepted them.

He simply turned the pages of the book in silence, passing the time.

Chiho said nothing more, simply staying by Natsumi's side, feeling a sense of relief.

"Just being by his side is enough for me to feel happy."

The girl thought to herself.

Chiho didn't leave the Literature Club until after school.

Xia Wuzhao then closed the door, preparing to go home.

Xiao Ai, who had been silent all along, finally had a chance to speak. In Xia Wuzhao's mind, she said, "Lord Xia Wuzhao, are you sure that Chiho will definitely come? Are you sure that she will make the decision to come here?"

"Because of the sunflower."

"But how do you know that Asahi Aoi will definitely help you do this?"

“Because Aoi Asahi is a smart girl,” Natsugiri Kai said. “She must have guessed something beforehand, which is why she abruptly stopped talking about summer vacation.”

"Then shouldn't Aoi be deliberately sabotaging things?" Ai wondered. "She clearly likes you so much, why would she create an enemy for herself?"

“Because Aoi Asahi is also a good girl,” Natsugiri Kai said. “She knows that I am doing this to help Chiho, and she has feelings for me. So, she is willing to put herself in a difficult position to do this for me.”

"So under immense pressure, Chiho had no choice but to change."

"But even if Chiho changed, her mother didn't. In the end, wasn't it all for nothing?" Ai asked doubtfully, still clearly remembering what Lady Natsume had said.

Chiho's mother is also very important.

"How do you know that Chiho's mother won't change?" Xia Wuzhao said. "In my opinion, the initiative has always been in Chiho's own hands."

"If Chiho herself is willing to change, then everything will change."

He said, "Her mother was just her second testing stone."

As Xiao Ai listened to Lord Xia Wu's words, she gradually came to understand.

However, she was also puzzled: "Why the second trial stone? Her mother should be the biggest obstacle in front of her. If she can overcome this obstacle, then Chiho should be fearless."

Xia Wuzhao was silent for a moment before saying, "Do you really think so?"

"Yes, Lady Natsugiri." Ai truly believed it.

Her mother was her biggest obstacle.

Without her mother, Chiho wouldn't be the way she is now.

"That's just the surface," Xia Wuzhao said calmly. "For a doll, the binding threads are not the most direct cause."

"So what is it?" Xiao Ai asked Xia Wuzhao.

Xia Wuzhao was silent for a while before saying, "It is a shell without a soul, a bird without wings."

"When Chiho finds herself again, that will be the end of it all."

"Otherwise, even if it changes owners, it's just a puppet that can be manipulated at will."

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Chiho sat in the car, her mood exceptionally bright.

What could be better than regaining happiness after it has been lost?

No!

With the wind blowing, she said to the driver in front of her, "Play a song."

The driver replied, "Miss, what would you like to hear?"

"Anything is fine, as long as it's a happy song," Chiho said softly.

So the driver played a very cliché song, but Chiho wasn't annoyed.

Because the melody is light and cheerful, there's no need to think about the meaning of the song.

All you need to do is feel happy and joyful.

She wanted to close her eyes and imagine the future.

Yet I can't bear to close my eyes and not see the present.

"Let's put an end to everything today."

Chiho took a deep breath, her feelings complicated.

Even now, I don't know exactly how I feel.

Is it excitement? Relief? Or fear?

"Perhaps everything is possible, but I must move forward."

"Like an unstoppable rolling stone, or a car that cannot be stopped."

During dinner that evening, Chiho saw her mother again.

She was wearing a white dress, her face was pale, and she looked like a weak woman.

"But how could she be weak?"

"This was all just an elaborate trap."

Chiho recalled her conversation with Natsugiri.

—What do you think family is?

—Probably a cage that will leave you battered and bruised.

"I've already made the cage a bit bigger, haven't I?"

"But Xia Wu wasn't satisfied yet; he wanted more."

"So, I'll just do it myself."

Chiho stirred the soup in the bowl in front of her with a spoon, creating a small swirl.

"Father, do you have anything planned for the summer vacation?"

She asked softly.

Toshio Kirishima hesitated for a moment before saying, "I also have work to do during the summer vacation. I probably won't be able to go out with you."

“It’s alright, Father,” the girl said softly. “I know you’re very busy.”

Toshio Kirishima looked somewhat helpless; he knew his daughter was very intelligent.

Chiho raised her head, her scarlet eyes looking at Toshio Kirishima: "So, I want to go back to Grandma's house, Father. I haven't seen Grandma in a long time, nor have I been back to the countryside."

Toshio Kirishima paused, then looked at Yoshiko Kirishima again.

Previously, Yoshiko Kirishima had told him that she would enroll Chiho in a summer camp during the summer vacation.

Yoshiko Kirishima's face grew increasingly pale, almost to the point of being bloodless.

However, Toshio Kirishima sighed again: "If you want to go back, then go back. Your grandmother hasn't seen you in a long time. When you see her, remember not to make her angry."

"Ah."

Chiho smiled and nodded.

Only after fulfilling her wish did she leisurely eat her dinner.

"I've made my decision. What are you going to do now?"

Chiho knew the shock her decision would bring to her mother.

"This is the first time I've truly rebelled against my mother."