I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

“You make it sound like romance is just a precious gift to give as a token of gratitude,” Xia Wuzhao said. “You fall in love just because of saving someone.”

"Isn't this subconsciously saying—to give one's body as a thank you gift?"

"Is this what happiness is? At most, it's just gratitude."

Xia Wuzhao said sarcastically, "It seems you've confused the concepts."

"Besides, you're tightening it too much; I'm about to suffocate."

Chapter 183 The Indistinguishable Truth and Falsehood

Chiho was extremely embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

But if we continue to remain silent, it will only make things more awkward.

It was as if things had reached a point of no return.

"Then I'll just kill you."

In a joking tone, Chiho gave Natsumi's neck a hard squeeze.

But then she let go of his arm and turned around to lean against Xia Wuzhao's back.

She stretched vigorously and said, "I'm going to sleep soon. We can go to town tomorrow. If I don't get enough rest today, I might be too tired to even stand up tomorrow."

The girl spoke in a teasing tone, as if doing this would make all her previous words seem like boring jokes.

Rather than some unchangeable fact.

"call--"

Xia Wuzhao let out a long sigh and looked up at the stars in the sky.

The girl's body heat emanated from behind, and even through multiple layers of clothing, their presence could still be clearly felt.

Heartbeats travel through artificial fibers, soft skin, and hard bones to each other's brains.

At first, it was chaotic, which made people feel irritable.

But gradually, their heartbeats began to resonate with each other.

The two heartbeats gradually merged into one.

However, the sound of his heartbeat was too obvious, becoming the only clear sound in the quiet summer night.

Amidst the chirping of cicadas and the sound of the wind, the sound of a heartbeat becomes all the more prominent.

After a long, long time, Xia Wuzhao said, "There is a swarm of fireflies in the distance."

"Ok?"

Chiho turned around and saw scattered swarms of fireflies, like ribbons, flickering in the distant woods.

The light was a pale blue, like tender leaves just emerging from the dew, with a hint of pale yellow.

"This is the first time I've ever seen fireflies," Chiho said. "So this is what fireflies look like."

"Didn't you see this when you were a child?"

“Perhaps I have seen it before, but I have forgotten,” Chiho said. “In my memory, this should be the first time.”

After saying these words, the two of them sat there, watching the fireflies flickering in the distance.

Just watching, Chiho's lips moved as if she wanted to say something.

But Xia Wuzhao seemed to have sensed it beforehand, and said, "I'm going to take a shower."

Chiho was taken aback. After Natsugiri told Chiho to be careful, she stood up.

"Now?" she asked, somewhat reluctantly.

"Didn't you say you wanted to rest early?" Xia Wuzhao asked Chiho.

The girl remained silent and could only watch Xia Wuzhao leave.

She curled up, hugging her legs with both hands.

With her pretty face buried in her knees, she said in a firm tone, "Mingming, I want to tell you that this should be considered a very precious memory between us."

Chiho felt that if she could obtain such a precious memory, the possibility of becoming Natsugiri's lover in the future would increase.

"But in the end, it wasn't finished."

She buried her face in her knees and exhaled a long breath.

He almost exhaled all the air from his lungs, and his body nearly shriveled up.

It's like that increasingly depressed mood.

The more carefully I think about it, the more painful it becomes.

Aoi Asahi, dressed in a shirt, shorts, and a dress, came to Chiho's side, and she still smelled of cherry blossoms.

After sensing the noise, Chiho said to her, "There should still be shower gel and shampoo in the bathroom."

“Yes, I know,” Aoi said; “but I still prefer to use my own.”

"Oh, is that so?"

Chiho gave a dismissive reply, then resumed her original posture, looking as if she were about to cry.

Asahi looked at her and said, "Looking like this, there's no way you can get close to Natsugiri."

Chiho ignored Aoi Asahi and remained motionless like a statue.

But then, Aoi continued, "Love is something that wears down. If you say it too much, it turns from love into liking, and then from liking into a lighthearted joke."

But Chiho remained silent.

"Your grandma was giving you some pointers before. Because you seemed too proactive and too attentive, it made people wonder how much of your love was genuine."

"Love, you know, is like an ice cube that you can't just take out easily."

"It looks crystal clear in the sunlight, but it will melt very quickly if you take it out."

Asahi spoke slowly, gazing at the fireflies in the distance, watching their glowing ribbons rise and fall.

Chiho finally turned her face away, looking at Aoi Asahi and saying, "Aren't you deliberately trying to mislead me? Are you trying to make me give up?"

“Of course not,” Aoi denied. “I would never use such methods.”

"So, what are the specific reasons? Why did you do this?"

“Because we’re friends, Chiho,” Aoi Asahi said. “Because we’re friends, I’m just doing what friends should do.”

“My friend,” Chiho said, looking at the fireflies in the distance, “I should be watching the fireflies with Natsugiri right now, and we could cherish this moment as a beautiful memory of what it would be like if we became lovers.”

“But we didn’t manage to do it,” the girl said. “Then let the fireflies of today be proof of our friendship.”

Aoi looked at the fireflies: "Then let's do it this way. This is the first time I've ever seen fireflies."

Chiho said, "So, Asahi, what do you think I should do? What exactly do I need to do to make Natsugiri my lover?"

"If I had known, would I still be here now?"

Asahi looked at Chiho with a puzzled expression, then pointed to herself and looked at Chiho.

“But Xia Wuzhao doesn’t dislike you, does he?” Chiho’s voice was slightly lower. “He actually has some feelings for you, doesn’t he?”

"But he seemed to dislike me."

The more Chiho spoke, the lower her voice became, and the more heartbroken she became.

“He actually likes you a lot,” Aoi said. “Although I don’t want to admit it, he really does like you. If he didn’t like you, he wouldn’t have come here with you.”

"If he didn't like you, he wouldn't waste so much time on you."

"Really?" Chiho asked, as if grasping at a straw. "Does he really like me? But he's never told me he likes me."

Don't look at what others say, just look at what they do.

Asahi Aoi whispered to Chiho, "Didn't you ask me how to make Natsugiri like you? All you need to do is show your true self."

"Xia Wu really hates counterfeit goods."

"I said this to Chiho, but I didn't know if it was the right thing to do, and I didn't know if Natsugiri really thought the same thing."

"But I said that to Chiho."

"Am I deliberately misleading Chiho? Or am I genuinely saying this to Chiho as a friend?"

"Even I didn't know about this."

Chapter 184 A Dim Victory, Yet Riddled with Holes

The next day, after getting up and having breakfast, I prepared to go to the town for some fun.

The weather was scorching hot, and the leaves on the trees were wilting, making them look rather dejected.

Chiho felt that this was a really bad omen.

The plans to go out today have already been finalized.

However, nothing has been decided regarding the bicycles yet. There are only two bicycles here, and they are the old-fashioned kind.

There was a frame in front and a metal frame seat in the back. Only after a layer of soft cushioning was a person barely able to sit on the metal frame in the back.

There's just one problem: who will ride the bike?

Xia Wuzhao will definitely be riding a bike, so who will be riding the other bike?

Whoever rides the other bike is the one who cannot get close to Xiawu.

Which of the two girls would be willing?

Chiho felt unwilling, and she looked at Aoi Asahi while holding her sun hat.

Asahi Aoi wore a white shirt, jeans, and canvas shoes today. Chiho, on the other hand, was dressed in a dress and wearing a wheat-yellow sun hat.

"I'll ride the other bike then."

Asahi glanced at the blazing sunlight and said casually.

Chiho glanced at Aoi Asahi, a hint of doubt in her mind.

"Why did Asahi agree to this so easily? She's acting as if she doesn't like Natsugiri, but do you really think Asahi dislikes Natsugiri? I don't believe it."

The girl found it somewhat unbelievable, as if Asahi was deliberately letting her win.

She was thinking to herself, and although she didn't quite understand, she still maintained a smiling expression.

"Okay, thank you for your help."

As Chiho said this, she sat down in the back of Natsugiri Kai's car with a helpless expression.

He hugged Xia Wuzhao tightly, almost pressing himself against her back. She swung her little feet, enjoying this intimate moment.

She glanced at the sunlight: "Today might be a beautiful day."

Natsugiri Kai didn't answer that question, but Asahi Aoi said, "That's right, today might really be a beautiful day."

Chiho said again, "This is my first time riding a bicycle. I'm entrusting everything to you, Natsugiri."

As she said this, she deliberately smiled sarcastically: "I heard that when guys ride their bikes with girls, they deliberately take rough, bumpy roads so that the girls will hold on tighter to the guys in front of them."

"By that time, the boy will be able to feel the girl's figure."

Chiho grinned mischievously, "But Natsugiri, you don't need to do that. This time I'm going to hold you tight. I'm not scared at all, after all, we've already done even more intimate things."

After the girl finished speaking, she looked at Xia Wuzhao, wanting to see how she would react.

To her disappointment, Xia Wuzhao didn't seem embarrassed at all. Instead, she said in a calm tone, "Don't worry, I won't do that."

"I'd like you to do that, because it would prove you really like me. Even if it's just liking my body, that's still liking."

"Because, as long as I like something, no matter how I like it, I'll be happy."

"That's how much I love you, Xiawu."

Chiho thought to herself, feeling that she couldn't wait any longer.

I want to be lovers, I want to be husband and wife, I want to do this and that.

Just thinking about it made her blush, and she buried her face in Xia Wuzhao's back again.

Seeing this, Natsugiri Kai looked at Asahi Aoi and asked, "Can you ride a bike?"

"You're underestimating me, Natsugiri. It's just riding a bike." Asahi Aoi tossed her hair back. "Of course I can do something as simple as that."