I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

"Was it because Natsugiri Kai rejected Asahi Aoi?"

Am I gloating?

"I—I really am a despicable and hateful girl. I'm even more despicable than my mother."

"I—am I even inferior to my mother?!"

The girl thought for a moment, then looked at the sunflower again.

Xia Wuzhao said to Qianhui, "Don't do that again next time. You almost killed me this time."

Chiho looked at Natsugiri Kai and whispered, "I understand."

After the girl finished speaking, she immediately went to Aoi Asahi's side.

She just sat there, not knowing what to say.

So, all I could do was sit quietly.

Both of them were soaking wet, with water droplets dripping down the folds of their clothes.

Pat-pat.

Tick-tock, tick-tock.

Chiho looked at Natsumi Kai and thought to herself.

"My plan for today has failed. I never imagined that Xia Wuzhao would do that, that she would let go so resolutely."

"Clearly, that was my own plan."

"But I've been outmaneuvered myself; how ridiculous!"

"I'll probably do this again in the future, or I probably won't. I might lie, but Xia Wu would never."

"I really do like him."

Thinking this, she looked down at her wet palms.

"But what exactly should I do?"

"I don't understand."

An administrator walked over and complained to Xia Wuzhao, "Swimming is not allowed in this lake. You look like students, how can you be so ignorant of the rules? It's very dangerous."

After Xia Wuzhao gave a few perfunctory replies and promised that she would never do it again, the administrator left.

Xia Wuzhao called the maid and asked her to drive over.

Chapter 199 Unwilling! I don't understand! Pain! [4k]

It took about half an hour for the maid to finally arrive by car.

She was quite surprised to see the three of them so soaking wet.

Struggling to remain calm, the maid asked, "Are you going back?"

Xia Wuzhao nodded.

The maid then quickly came over, opened the door, and let the three of them get into the car.

Ignoring the fact that the three of them were soaking wet, the maid hurriedly drove towards the hot spring hotel after they were seated.

If it's too late, catching a cold will be bad.

Upon arriving at the hot spring inn, the maid immediately went to ask if the hot spring was usable.

After receiving a positive reply, they quickly sent Chiho and Aoi to soak in the hot spring.

As for the clothes, she'll take care of them.

After Chiho and Aoi went to the hot spring, the maid packed up their wet clothes and borrowed the washing machine from the cozy inn.

Then I found the dry clothes in my suitcase and put them in the fitting room.

As for Xia Wuzhao, he went to his room to get his clothes before going to the hot spring.

The hot spring at the inn is a typical open-air bath surrounded by stones, with an artificial hill in the center.

Outside the walls surrounding the hot spring, tall and dense bamboo groves provide shade.

After placing the Teru Teru Bozu and the Evil Mirror doll on the edge of the hot spring, Xia Wuzhao went into the hot spring and soaked in it.

He didn't trust the fact that the evil mirror doll and the teru teru bozu were kept in the dressing room; he felt it was better to keep these things in front of him.

So, these two items were placed next to the hot spring.

The water had a faint sulfur smell. Xia Wuzhao didn't know much about hot springs, but she thought this might really be a hot spring.

Of course, it's also possible that the shop owner deliberately put something in the pool that smells of sulfur to deceive people like this who are visiting a hot spring for the first time.

Xiao Ai stayed obediently at the edge of the hot spring, but still complained in Xia Wu's heart: "Lord Xia Wu, you almost scared me to death today. If you, the last qualified candidate, were to die, I really wouldn't know what to do."

Even if I die, the worst outcome for you is simply to keep waiting.

"Who knows how many years we'll have to wait to find a suitable candidate?"

Xiao Ai muttered to herself, "Besides, without a suitable host, I'd really be no different from an ordinary teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll that brings sunshine to the sky).

She complained, "Besides, you really took too much of a risk today. Even if you wanted to change things and save Chiho, you can't risk your safety and life."

"I thought you would care a lot about containing monsters." Xia Wuzhao looked at the rising mist.

“Although I do care, your life is more important to me,” Xiao Ai said. “If this monster cannot be contained, then it’s alright. There will always be another monster. If you die, then there won’t even be a next monster.”

"Therefore, Lord Xiawu, please take better care of your life."

Xiao Ai was sulking.

However, Xia Wuzhao said, "Didn't I say? This is necessary and cannot be changed."

"I know," Xiao Ai muttered, "but if you find it difficult, then just give up."

"I will only give up at the very beginning."

Natsugiri Kai said, "If I give up along the way, wouldn't I become the one who causes Chiho pain and sorrow?"

Xiao Ai finally had nothing to say, and could only hide in the body of her teru teru bozu doll, remaining silent.

Xia Wuzhao finally felt calm and could soak in the hot spring in peace.

Looking at the rising mist, he thought about the day's events.

"I don't think I did anything wrong today."

"However, even if it's wrong, it doesn't matter."

"At least, I won't regret it anymore, thinking, 'If only I had done it this way.'"

He sighed deeply, leaned against the hard stone, and stared blankly into space, inhaling the smell of sulfur.

In another hot spring, Aoi Asahi and Chiho were also soaking in the hot spring.

They were also lost in thought, also silent.

But to use a more accurate description, it's the sunflower that's daydreaming.

Chiho was looking at Aoi Asahi.

In the misty haze, Chiho felt that Aoi Asahi was looking far too sad.

He exuded a pitiful aura.

"Perhaps, that really is pitiful. After all, it was a confession that was rejected so bluntly."

"But what am I anyway? I don't even have the right to confess my feelings, and I'm the one who caused everything that happened today."

"I deserve to die a thousand deaths."

"But, but I can't help it. Why can you talk and laugh with Xia Wu like a lover?"

"Why can't I do it? This isn't fair! It's so unfair!"

"That's why I did that."

"I thought that by doing such a thing, I thought that my death might make Xia Wu take it seriously."

"But I was so stupid, so naive."

"I never expected Xia Wu to do that. I was at a loss when he sank down."

"I was the one threatening Xia Wu, so how did it end up with Xia Wu threatening me?"

"I'm not reconciled, I'm really not reconciled."

"But what can I do?"

"I can no longer do that, because I see Natsume as more important than myself."

"How ridiculous."

She thought to herself, gazing at the swaying bamboo grove.

"Natsugiri, Natsugiri. You are indeed so clever, seeing through my intentions and using them to threaten me."

"Natsumure, Natsumure. Since you are so clever, you pretend to know nothing, causing me unbearable pain."

"Since you're so smart, why don't you want me?"

"Since you're so smart, why don't you want to talk to me?"

"Am I not lovable? Am I not loyal? Is my family background not good enough?"

"Why, why, why?!"

"I don't understand, Natsugiri."

Chiho thought resentfully to herself as she stood up from the hot spring, water droplets sliding down her skin.

She walked up to Aoi and whispered to her, "We're both losers."

Aoi glanced at her but said nothing.

But Chiho said, "We're all very sad today."

As she spoke, she seemed to be lamenting her unfortunate fate.

It seemed as if the two were on the same side, as if they were companions.

But how could the two of them be companions?

The two are friends, rivals, and enemies.

Seeing what Chiho was saying again, Aoi Asahi became somewhat angry.

She said, "Don't you have any shame? If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

Chiho stared blankly at Aoi Asahi, then pursed her lips and said, "I'm sorry."

"Does 'sorry' do any good?" Asahi Aoi looked at Chiho and said, "If it weren't for me today, Natsugiri would probably be dead already! Is this the result you wanted? Is this your plan?"

"Even without you, I could have saved Natsugiri!" Chiho finally couldn't stand Asahi Aoi's accusations anymore and said, "I'm number one in swimming class!"

"So what if you're number one?" Aoi retorted. "Does being number one give you the right to do something so dangerous?"

"What do you mean you could save me? You were clearly stunned, clearly so scared that your limbs wouldn't obey you. If I hadn't pushed you, who knows what would have happened afterward!"

"Yes, it's my fault! I admit it!"

Chiho said loudly, "But what do you want me to do? What can I do?"

The girl stubbornly said, "Are you expect me to watch your relationship continue to progress? Are you expecting me to just stand by and watch you become lovers?"

"I don't want to do that! I don't want to see that kind of future."

She said hoarsely, "It was clearly me who invited Xia Wu here, and this summer vacation should have belonged to Xia Wu and me."

"I should be the one who becomes his lover, but why is your relationship progressing so much faster?!"

Chiho shouted, "I'm not reconciled! I'm absolutely not reconciled!"

Aoi looked at Chiho and said coldly, "So, that's why you did such a dangerous thing, is that it?"

"Yes, that's right. That's exactly what I did! I wanted to make Xia Wu like me by trying to kill myself."

That's exactly what I was thinking!

Chiho spoke loudly, but the more she spoke, the sadder she became, and tears fell with the steam: "But, but I failed."