I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

Xia Wuzhao answered the question.

"Oh, I knew it! You're just like me. I guess that's what they mean by being on the same wavelength."

Chiho asked excitedly, "Do you also think the scenery by the lake is better?"

"No."

Xia Wuzhao gave a reply that completely surprised Chiho.

"What is that?" she asked again.

“Because I’m leaving in a few days,” Xia Wuzhao said again. “So, I just wanted to take a look at this attraction before I leave.”

This made Chiho's heart sink.

She thought to herself, annoyed.

"How could I have forgotten about that? I was facing a life-or-death situation, and I was just feeling smug about such a trivial matter."

The girl bit her lip and said, "Do we really want to go back?"

"Otherwise what?" Xia Wuzhao retorted, "We've been here for half a month already, and today is the Ghost Festival on the fifteenth of August."

"Then, wouldn't it be better to stay here for the whole summer vacation?" The girl seemed a little anxious and uneasy.

Why do you have to leave?

She asked Xia Wuzhao why she did this, but Xia Wuzhao asked her the same question in return.

"Then why should I stay?"

"Of course it's because I like you!"

Such a thought flashed through the girl's mind.

However, these words were not spoken.

"Because I like him. I want him to stay here, but what about Aoi Asahi? She likes Natsugiri too, and she can use the same reason to make Natsugiri go back."

As Chiho thought this, she looked at Natsumi Kiri, feeling extremely conflicted.

It was especially heartbreaking.

The sour taste flowed back up from her stomach to her throat, almost suffocating her.

"That kind of future! I absolutely don't want it!"

Chiho made up her mind that she would win no matter what.

anyway!

She said, "It seems there's a festival tonight. Natsugiri, do you have anything planned for tonight?"

“There’s probably nothing to do,” Xia Wuzhao said.

Chiho smiled and asked, "So, shall we go together tonight?"

Even with such an invitation, Xia Wuzhao did not turn around.

Looking at the distant mountain peaks, he said softly, "Okay."

"I can finally relax."

Chiho glanced at Aoi Asahi, a hint of smugness creeping into her heart.

"See, Asahi. While you're still hesitating and wavering, I've already made up my mind."

"You're still hesitating about what happened yesterday."

"But I don't hesitate."

She lowered her eyelids and looked at her palms.

"Tonight, I must seize the future."

Chapter 202 I Made a Wish

In the evening, Chiho put on a light purple yukata with morning glory patterns.

She had the maid style her hair in advance, adorned with hairpins, revealing neat hair roots and a fair neck.

I stood in front of the full-length mirror and looked at myself from left to right.

Am I cute?

Chiho asked this question.

"Of course, Miss is lovely."

The maid answered with her head bowed.

"That's good." Chiho nodded, left the maid's room, and went to her own room instead.

Aoi Asahi was there too, still wearing her school uniform.

The girl lowered her eyelids and asked, "Aren't you going to make any preparations tonight?"

Aoi said, "I'm not feeling well, so I'll probably stay here all night."

"is it?"

Even though this was a pleasant surprise for Chiho.

Chiho remained unfazed, saying, "Even if you do this, I won't thank you for your sunflower. Even if you're doing this to me, I won't feel the slightest bit of gratitude towards you."

"Don't expect any gratitude from me, and even in the future, I will not thank you for this."

If it were someone else, they would probably blush with embarrassment.

But Aoi said, "You're being too presumptuous, Chiho. I'm really just not feeling well. You're saying I did it for you? Don't be ridiculous."

"Even if you're dressed so adorably today, so what? I still believe you'll never get the answer you're looking for. That's why I'm so calm."

"You're like a moth drawn to a flame, why should I stop you?"

After Asahi finished speaking, she waved to Chiho and said, "You should leave now. I'll be waiting for you to come back with tears in your eyes."

With a soft laugh, Chiho walked towards the door.

Holding onto the door frame, the girl suddenly stopped.

She turned her head to the side, but didn't look back: "Even if you find a thousand reasons, you still can't hide the worry in your heart. Asahi Aoi."

"You once said that love is all about attacking and attacking. But now you've given up on opposing me at the festival just because you're not feeling well."

"What is this supposed to mean to me?"

"But I just find you ridiculous. Because you abandoned Xiawu just because of our friendship that was already broken long ago. It's truly laughable."

After saying that, Chiho left without looking back.

Aoi, sitting inside the house, could only manage a complicated smile.

"You said I gave up because of friendship, but I know you will never succeed," Aoi murmured to herself. "Because if you really succeed, you might lose your memory just like me."

"I just wanted to observe this phenomenon again and see if there was a solution."

"You say I cherish our friendship, but you're the one I cherish!"

"Otherwise, why would you value it so much, saying those things about friendship? So preoccupied with it, yet pretending not to care. It's all so fake, not as good as Xia Wu."

"Xia Wu is truly someone whose true thoughts are impossible to discern."

With that in mind, Aoi Asahi changed her clothes.

It's a very ordinary casual outfit; you wouldn't be noticed by anyone walking in a crowd.

She's going to follow Chiho today.

Chiho and Natsugiri Kai had already made an appointment to meet at the entrance of the inn.

In front of other more lively hotels, there were also many girls wearing yukatas.

She was carrying a small bag and had a hairpin in her hair.

Some of the acquaintances gathered together to discuss where they were going to go later.

Even if you don't know them, you can take advantage of the opportunity to chat a bit while everyone is gathered at the door and act as a temporary friend.

However, the area in front of the hotel where Chiho was staying was deserted.

She stood there all alone, looking quite lonely.

She looked extremely pitiful, but the girl didn't feel pitiful at all.

She was standing on tiptoe, peering into the hot spring inn, trying to see if Xia Wu had come out.

They waited and waited, for a very long time, before the summer mist finally appeared.

Xia Wuzhao was also wearing a yukata, but it was dark-colored and very plain, without any patterns.

Most of the men were dressed like this, and Chiho quickly stepped forward.

Standing in front of Xia Wuzhao, she tilted her chin up and said sweetly, "Xia Wuzhao is really different from before today."

"I'm just wearing rented clothes."

Xia Wuzhao answered.

The girl just laughed, and then said, "Even rented clothes look different on different people."

“Xia Wu, even when you’re wearing rented clothes, you look completely different.”

"Because I love you. So, no matter what you wear, you are completely different in my eyes."

Chiho was thinking to herself, but then she looked at Natsume.

Hopefully, he will come to understand this principle.

But Xia Wuzhao didn't continue the discussion about clothes. Instead, she said to Chiho, "Let's go."

Because it is the Ghost Festival, lanterns are released.

In other places, the custom of releasing lanterns would probably have disappeared. But because a river runs through the town, releasing lanterns is actually the most important part of the tradition.

Everyone would stand on the vermilion wooden bridges or by the roadside.

Leaning on the railing, I watched the flowing stream carry away the burning lanterns.

Initially, designated people were responsible for releasing the lanterns. After the event, tourists could go upstream to buy lanterns and release them themselves.

"Let's go quickly."

Chiho laughed and said, "Otherwise, the spots on the bridge will be taken by other people soon."

As she said this, Chiho tried to take Natsugiri Kai's arm.

Just like other couples do, she was a little nervous when she reached out her hand.

"Because I'm afraid Xiawu will refuse. In the past, Xiawu would probably refuse. But I'm going to do it anyway."

"If you don't do it just because you're afraid, then isn't that failure without even trying?"

"Doesn't that mean I've missed one chance to try?"

So Chiho did just that, and even if she failed, she had a plan in mind.

But Natsume didn't refuse, perhaps because it was the Obon festival. He let Chiho link arms with him.

Chiho was first taken aback, then overjoyed.

"As expected, I have a significant advantage today. Because Xia Wu is being so gentle with me. This has never happened before."

"He must like me, otherwise why would he allow me to do something like this?"

Thinking this to herself, she felt extremely pleased.

"It's a pity Asahi didn't come. He didn't see this scene, otherwise, I could have declared victory in person."

Chiho linked arms with Natsumi and walked toward the vermilion wooden bridge.

There were quite a few of these vermilion wooden bridges, probably around several dozen. The two found a nearby bridge and stood on it.

Aoi watched from afar, observing the intimate scene between the two.

But there wasn't much jealousy on his face.

"The more this is the case, the more vigilant you need to be, Chiho. Because what follows is pain."