I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

The sounds of banging and clanging often reached the rooftop.

The only advantage is that you don't need to go through the shops to get to the second floor. There are dedicated staircases connecting the various floors. The only downside is that the place is extremely dilapidated.

The light bulbs were all half-broken, emitting a dim, yellowish light, and one could easily trip over them.

Xia Wuzhao carried two large bags up to the second floor, unlocked the door with her key, and then locked it from the inside.

Most of the furniture here is covered with white cloth, especially the office furniture.

Xiao Ai jumped out of Xia Wuzhao's pocket and floated in mid-air.

"What are you going to do with all this stuff?"

Xiao Ai looked at the two large bags Xia Wuzhao was carrying with a puzzled expression. Xia Wuzhao had gone to the supermarket specifically to buy a lot of ingredients.

This cost Xia Wuzhao a lot of money.

Xia Wuzhao ignored Xiao Ai and went to the kitchen to start preparing the ingredients.

He bought some pork chops, several bags of breadcrumbs, cheap small fish and shrimp, some broccoli suitable for lunch, and sausages for children.

Since he wouldn't have much time tomorrow morning, he planned to cook it now and freeze it for use tomorrow.

Xia Wuzhao's cooking consisted of simple dishes such as fried pork cutlets, tempura, and fried fish.

As for the broccoli, it is boiled first and then processed.

He kept busy, but seemed rather nonchalant.

Xiao Ai looked at the excessive amount of ingredients for a while, then floated onto her shoulder and said, "Are you making lunch for someone else?"

Xia Wuzhao paused for a moment and said, "Do you think I would make lunch for someone else?"

"Isn't that right? The things you prepared are just enough for two people." Xiao Ai pointed to the fried ingredients and said proudly, "You're not going to bring them for Asahi Aoi, are you?"

"I'm just preparing dinner for tomorrow noon and evening."

Xia Wuzhao retorted calmly.

But Xiao Ai didn't believe it: "Really? Is that really true? But you prepared two lunchboxes."

"Because it's more convenient to put it in this lunchbox."

Xia Wuzhao found a reason: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would prepare lunch for other people? You think too highly of me."

Chapter 25 Despair Also Has Its Power [Please Read On]

The next morning, after Xia Wuzhao finished washing up, she went to the kitchen and put two bento boxes into her schoolbag.

He came to the living room carrying his schoolbag, looked at the teru teru bozu doll on the windowsill, and said, "Xiao Ai, it's time to go."

"Oh"

Little Ai, who was on the windowsill, drifted leisurely into Xia Wuzhao's pocket.

She just poked her head out and looked at Xia Wuzhao, saying, "You took a lunchbox?"

"Hmm, a lunchbox." Xia Wuzhao replied casually, took Xiao Ai and left the office, locking the door and placing the key next to Xiao Ai.

As Xia Wuzhao walked towards the school, Xiao Ai still didn't quite believe her: "Is there really only one box?"

Xia Wuzhao fell silent for a moment, which puzzled Xiao Ai.

But after walking quite far from home, he said, "Probably."

"What does that mean?"

Xiao Ai pressed for more information.

"I guess I didn't have time to tell, so I just threw the lunchbox into my bag. As for how much, I don't know."

Xia Wuzhao spoke casually as she walked along.

The weather is great today; the sky is clear and blue, making the ground appear grayish-white.

Xiao Ai chuckled and said, "Then why don't we just count them now? If there are too many, we can put them back."

"I don't have time." Xia Wuzhao walked casually along the roadside, skirting the puddles.

Although the sky was clear, there was still a dampness in the air.

Seeing Xia Wuzhao's reply, Xiao Ai deliberately said, "It's just counting, it's not troublesome at all. It won't take more than a few minutes."

“It’s pointless,” Xia Wuzhao said. “Even if we have extra bento boxes, there’s no way to go back. After all, we’ve already gone very far.”

"Is it really that far?" Xiao Ai chuckled to herself. "It's only a few hundred meters away."

"That's because they missed the tram."

Xia Wuzhao answered casually.

Xiao Ai finally stopped talking.

However, when Xia Wuzhao arrived at the station...

I was just standing under the awning waiting, but the car hadn't arrived yet.

Xiao Ai finally found another flaw in Xia Wuzhao's words: "Lord Xia Wuzhao, it looks like the tram won't be here for a long time."

"Oh, so it's because I'm not familiar with the time. That's why I remembered it wrong." Xia Wuzhao's expression didn't change, which made Xiao Ai a little annoyed.

“Yes, after all, it’s only two stops away from the station. Even walking is an option to get to school.” Xiao Ai asked with a smile, “Why choose to take the bus?”

"There's no reason," Xia Wuzhao said calmly.

"Really, really not?" Xiao Ai insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

"Do you really want me to have a reason?" Xia Wuzhao replied coldly, "Then tell me, what exactly is my reason?"

"Isn't it because of the sunflower?" Xiao Ai immediately exclaimed excitedly.

Why because of sunflowers?

Xia Wuzhao spoke as if Xiao Ai were talking about a complete stranger.

"Because Aoi's face was pale yesterday, and there were scars on her arms. There were dense red lines in the corners of her eyes, and her eyes were full of fatigue, with dark circles under her eyes."

Xiao Ai kept rambling on, "She must have been wronged at home, that's why she looks like this."

"You must have noticed it before, right? The moment you saw Aoi's mother, you knew about Aoi's family background."

She wondered in Xia Wuzhao's mind.

But Xia Wuzhao didn't answer. Instead, she said, "Since you can tell that Asahi Aoi's family situation is roughly clear, why don't you speculate whether the man named Yajima that Asahi Aoi's mother, Keiko, was bothering in the bar is actually Yajima Risa's father?"

"Probably." Xiao Ai thought, "Keiko said that Yajima also has a daughter, and the boss said that the surname Yajima is very rare, so we just need to verify it."

"Hmm," Xia Wuzhao responded.

[Train - Approaching Station]

[Train - Approaching Station]

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The announcement reminded Xia Wuzhao, so she looked up.

Under the blue sky, the tram seemed gentler, its glossy paint shimmering like water.

With a deep exhaust note, the tram stopped in front of Xia Wuzhao, bringing with it a cool breeze.

Xia Wuzhao boarded the tram amidst Xiao Ai's confusion, and found a corner in the empty tram where it was neither convenient to get off nor easy to move around.

"Lord Natsugiri, you noticed something about the girl when you saw her, didn't you? What are you going to do?"

Xiao Ai asked, puzzled.

In her eyes, Lord Xiawu was a very intelligent person, except for a few oddities.

Everything else is fine.

He must have clearly seen the predicament the girl named Aoi was facing, but he remained unmoved.

—Or rather, Lady Natsume is already doing it, but I don't understand what Lady Natsume is trying to do.

"Do you know what Asahi Aoi needs right now?" Natsugiri asked Ai.

"I don't know." Xiao Ai moved around in her pocket, as if shaking her head.

“A sunflower is a place for sunflowers,” Natsugiri Kai said.

"Is that so?" Xiao Ai asked, half-understanding.

Do you know what difficulties Asahi is facing right now?

"Family?" Xiao Ai asked, sounding somewhat uncertain.

“No, not family.” Xia Wuzhao denied Xiao Ai’s answer: “It’s school. A student spends more time at school than at home. Especially with Huizi as her mother, can that home still be considered a home? It’s more accurate to say that the school, where she spends more time, is her home.”

"Aoi Asahi faces difficulties within the school. In the school, and in the students' mouths, she is not Aoi Asahi. She is a gloomy girl."

“At school, she was not facing youth, but rather the daily reality of being subjected to emotional abuse.”

"This is not something to be thankful for, even though it does not cause any physical harm."

“It’s harder to defeat something intangible than something tangible,” Xia Wuzhao said casually. “If a wild dog is standing in front of you, you can defeat it as long as you make up your mind and throw a punch with all your might.”

"But what about the invisible? How can a person overcome an invisible storm? Even if one throws punches desperately, it will be in vain."

Xia Wuzhao said calmly.

Xiao Aihao seems to understand a little, but there are still some things she doesn't understand.

She had no choice but to ask, "Is this all there is to it? Will this be enough to solve the sunflower problem?"

"Of course not." Xia Wuzhao looked out the window at the endless green trees and the occasional billboards with signs advertising the May Day holiday.

He said, "To grasp happiness, what is more painful and more needed than endurance is courage."

"Even if you can drive away stray dogs, you still need to throw a punch."

Xiao Ai finally understood what Lord Xia Wu was going to do. She finally pieced together what Lord Xia Wu had been doing these past few days.

She said somewhat hesitantly, "Is this really okay?"

But Xia Wuzhao simply said, "Despair naturally possesses the power of despair."

"Just like a larva needs to tear apart every inch of its own muscle and melt every bit of its own flesh in order to transform into a butterfly."

"Just as a snake needs to repeatedly sharpen itself on sharp stones and puncture its skin to gain a stronger body."

Chapter 26: Damp and Heavy, Like Stagnant Water: The Heartstrings of a Young Girl [Please Read Further]

Xiao Ai couldn't judge whether Xia Wu was right or wrong, after all, she was just a Hell Girl.

All we need to do is capture the monster hiding in people's hearts in the end; everything depends on Lord Natsume's help.

All I can do is trust Lady Xiawu and assist her properly.

After getting off the train, there is an 800-meter-long path to school.

It requires passing through a parallel crossing.

Most students will take the train to this tram stop.

After walking 800 meters to school, I entered the school. There were common cherry trees on both sides of the road. However, these cherry trees no longer had cherry blossoms, only tender green leaves that rustled and swayed.

The girls walked together in twos and threes, occasionally discussing something.

Xia Wuzhao spotted Yajima Risa walking ahead at a glance. As a popular figure in the class, she was always surrounded by a large group of friends.

These friends chat about all sorts of things every day, and occasionally burst into laughter.

It's as if they're deliberately showing off.

If Risa Yajima is unhappy, the girls will deliberately change the subject and try to cheer her up.

Humility is powerful.

But the girls didn't think so; instead, they thought it was perfectly natural.

Because it concerns one's status at school.

Although they are all domineering little kids at home, and are loved and pampered by their families.

But for them, the pampering they received at home might not have been as comforting as the flattery they enjoy now.