I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

Taking this opportunity, Xiao Ai asked in Xia Wuzhao's mind, "Lord Xia Wuzhao, why didn't you agree to Qian Sui's request before? If you had, her heart would have been filled with love."

"So what if it's full?" Xia Wuzhao asked.

Xiao Ai was confused by Xia Wu's question. She was confident that she had figured something out after following Xia Wu for so many days.

But when asked, they were stumped again.

I don't know what to say.

After a moment of silence, she finally said, "You can force out the monster, and then you can get your wish."

"Can you force out monsters just by filling them with love?" Xia Wuzhao asked rhetorically.

Xiao Ai could only say, "Then, Lord Xia Wu, what do you suggest we do?"

“I already told you this before, didn’t I? Her mother was just the second touchstone,” Xia Wuzhao asked again.

Now Xiao Ai knew what to say, and she repeated what Lord Xia Wu had said before.

Then he said, "So, we still need to solve the first touchstone?"

“That’s right.” Xia Wuzhao then confirmed Xiao Ai’s words.

"Who is the first touchstone?" Xiao Ai thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out who else was trapping Qian Sui.

Xia Wuzhao said casually, "It's me."

"Huh?" Xiao Ai stared in disbelief, "Why, Lord Xia Wu, is it you?"

"Didn't you notice? The reason Chiho severed ties with her mother was simply because of me," Xia Wuzhao said. "Before, she was completely obedient to her mother because of family ties, and she never gave up even when she was in great pain."

"But now, she obeys my every command because of love."

“How is she any different from before?” Xia Wuzhao said. “A caged bird is still a caged bird, just in a bigger cage.”

"If you want to drive away the monster in her heart, you can't fill her heart with other people. You have to fill it with yourself."

“Chiho is just a puppet controlled by others now, and she’s actually quite happy with it,” Xia Wuzhao said. “So, she’s no different from before.”

Xiao Ai listened, her mind a jumble: "Then why did you force her before?"

“Because Chiho is just too smart,” Natsuki Kai said. “Under my pressure, she had no choice but to break free from her mother’s control.”

"But she couldn't do it. So, she cleverly found another way."

"That means she just needs to listen to me, and then she can ignore her mother's control."

"She can easily listen to others without having to think about what she should do."

"She's running away again."

Xia Wuzhao sighed deeply.

Xiao Ai was taken aback. She asked, "So, what exactly do we do?"

"As long as she stops listening to me, that's fine. As long as she hates me, that's fine. This time, she won't be able to run away or come up with a new method." Xia Wuzhao said casually.

"When she hates me, gets angry at me, and cuts ties with me, that's when the monster is forced out of her heart."

Xiao Ai thought it was indeed a good idea.

But sometimes he frowned and said, "But didn't you say before that you would use this memory seal to sever ties with her?"

“That was just to cut off her affections,” Xia Wuzhao said. “But now she relies on me and has handed over control of her.”

"When she is ready to take flight, I will cut off the last thread that binds her."

As he said this, Xiao Ai sighed, "Then we have no choice but to do it this way."

When the three of them finally arrived at the flower shop, they found that Chiharu Tokisaka was closing the shop.

She was wearing her own clothes, which looked very simple.

Chiho stepped forward and chatted amiably for a while before asking, "Senior, who asked you to deliver the flowers to me the other day?"

Chiharu Tokisaka said helplessly, "I don't know either, because I'm not an employee of this flower shop anymore. The records are all locked inside the shop, and I can't see them at all."

This made Chiho a little anxious. She said, "Don't you remember, senpai?"

"Well, even though the flower shop closed down, people still occasionally come to buy flowers. A few hundred bouquets a month, how could I possibly remember them all?"

Saying this, Chiharu Tokisaka looked at Chiho and asked, "Junior, what do you need that flower delivery person for?"

Chiho was speechless, feeling only a chill in her heart.

Chapter 174 The Unseen Flower Deliveryman

After giving a perfunctory answer, Chiho asked Tokisaka Chiharu with resentment, "Why did this shop suddenly close down?"

"Because far fewer people are sending flowers."

Chiharu Tokisaka said, "In the past, boys would give girls flowers. Now, they give them less often, except on Mother's Day."

"And the location here is also bad, too far from the city center."

Chiharu Tokisaka said this, then complained, "So, the flower shop is going to go out of business."

As she said this, she sighed again; "Last month, we sent out more than a hundred bouquets of flowers, which was considered the most enthusiastic one. This was because summer vacation was approaching, so students were buying more flowers."

"However, we're already losing money. I heard from the boss that the rent here is a bit too high, and it would be a waste to use the money to open a flower shop. It would be better to open a new shop."

The more she talked, the more she sighed.

Chiho finally snapped out of her daze and asked Tokisaka Chiharu, "And you? Are you still working here?"

—If I were still working here, Chiho thought I could ask Chiharu Tokisaka to take another look at the files when the boss comes back.

"No."

Chiharu Tokisaka said, "I'm going to look for a new job, probably my thirty-sixth one."

She sighed softly, looking somewhat dejected and tired.

But she quickly smiled brightly again and made a peace sign at the group: "Although I'm sad because I don't have a job, I've already found another one. This is a new challenge, and I need to get moving. You know, there are so many students working during the summer vacation every year."

Chiho was taken aback for a moment, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then watched as Chiharu Tokisaka rode away on her bicycle.

They look extremely busy.

"It seems we still haven't found out who sent the flowers."

Aoi felt a sense of relief and pleasure.

The previous heartache vanished completely.

Looking at Xia Wuzhao, she became even happier.

"So, even without his memory, he would still subconsciously take care of me."

"So that's how it is."

Aoi felt a little more at ease and regained some confidence.

"It's good that Chiho didn't get any answers; all my previous worries were unnecessary."

She looked at Chiho and thought that although Chiho was so happy before, she must have gotten rid of something.

As for why the memory wasn't erased, even Aoi herself didn't know.

She felt it was good to continue observing.

However, I shouldn't have to worry about anything anymore.

She walked up to Xia Wuzhao and said softly, "Xia Wu, are you going to eat later?"

Xia Wuzhao looked at Asahi Aoi and said, "Why don't we just listen to Chiho? After all, we still need to buy a phone."

The girl was somewhat disappointed, but even more excited.

After all, he could finally speak to Xia Wu openly and honestly.

She smiled, her eyes narrowed, a radiant smile as bright as the rising sun.

Chiho quickly snapped out of her disappointment, even though she hadn't found any evidence that the person who sent the flowers was Natsugiri.

But you'll find it eventually.

But now Aoi Asahi was talking to Natsugiri, and she suddenly became nervous.

What are you talking about?

She asked with the same sweet smile.

"It's nothing." Aoi Asahi shook her head.

Chiho naturally didn't believe Asahi Aoi's words, and instead looked at Natsugiri.

Xia Wuzhao said, "I was just talking about buying a phone later."

The girl was relieved and smiled, saying, "Okay, let's get it done this afternoon."

With that, he got back into the car.

This time, however, Chiho let Aoi Asahi go in first.

When Natsugiri Kai was about to get on the bus, Chiho stopped her and sat down next to Asahi Aoi herself.

In this way, Chiho openly and legitimately isolated Natsugiri and Asahi Aoi.

Moreover, she herself sat down with Xia Wuzhao.

Asahi Aoi immediately understood what was going on, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Chiho asked innocently, "Asahi, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just feel a little carsick. Can I sit inside?" Aoi said softly.

"If you get carsick, just look out the window and let the breeze blow on you." Chiho kindly opened the window and pulled back the curtain.

Sunflower looked somewhat blank.

"If I kept looking outside, wouldn't I have no idea what you were doing?"

She said, "Isn't this inappropriate? The air conditioning is on."

Chiho shook her head and said, "It's fine, don't worry about the cost. It's just the air conditioning on."

The girl's words left Aoi speechless, and she could only enjoy the breeze for a while.

As the car drove, Chiho was practically pressed against Natsugiri Kai. She deliberately feigned anger and said, "Natsugiri, how do you think I'm going to find out who the flower delivery person is?"

Chiho asked the question on purpose, making Natsumi glance at her.

"We just need to keep waiting."

"If I just wait, will I be able to find out who sent the flowers?" Chiho asked softly, looking at Natsumi Kai.

She seemed to be implying something, as if she wasn't just talking about sending flowers.

Xia Wuzhao said, "If we can't find anyone to deliver the flowers, doesn't that mean we just have to keep waiting?"

This statement caused Chiho's expression to freeze for a moment.

She said with a hint of resentment, "You really have no sense of romance."

"That's right, that's right!"

Asahi Aoi was also deeply moved, thinking that Natsugiri was really too clueless about romance.

If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have confessed until the very end!

But then he paused, wondering what he was agreeing with when Chiho was being affectionate with Natsume.

Her face darkened, and she closed the window.

With a snap, the curtain was pulled shut.

The sound finally made Chiho turn around.

"what happened?"

She asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing," Aoi said softly. "I think my motion sickness is all better now."

Chiho glanced at Aoi Asahi, indicating that she would absolutely not switch seats with her.

Aoi Asahi was at a loss, but she saw that Chiho was about to talk to Natsugiri again.