I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

Chiho couldn't help but laugh, then suddenly realized, "Right now, I'm just a young girl."

But she couldn't bring herself to be like those classmates.

"Call Xia Wu over in a bit."

Chiho made up her mind, and her pace quickened even further.

Even when jogging lightly, her breath created white mist in the air, and her hair swayed slightly.

However, she encountered Chiharu Tokisaka at the foot of the club building.

"Tokisaka-senpai?"

The girl stopped and asked curiously, "What are you doing right now?"

Chiharu Tokisaka said somewhat awkwardly, "Since I still don't have any requests, I was thinking of going for a walk. Maybe there's anything I can help with."

"After all, I'm just idling around anyway."

"Oh."

Chiho nodded thoughtfully: "Tokisaka-senpai, the school festival is a rare day off."

"But helping out at the cultural festival might be a lot of fun too."

Chiho smiled.

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Chiharu Tokisaka seemed to have received affirmation, and said, "Just like an amusement park worker, I can always see the fun places below the amusement park."

She nodded vigorously, as if encouraging herself.

Chiho simply smiled slightly and said, "Well then, Tokisaka-senpai, good luck!"

"Ah."

Chiharu Tokisaka was also smiling happily.

She felt affirmed and a little happy.

But as she watched Chiho walk into the club, her joy and happiness were indeed troubled by doubts.

"Was what Chiho said just now sincere, or was it just something she said offhand?"

"After all, she deliberately lied to me yesterday to get me to leave the Literature Club. Of course I understand why Chiho did that, and of course I don't hate her."

"But I always wonder, would she truly praise me sincerely?"

"Maybe they're actually laughing at me behind my back."

Chiharu Tokisaka just thought about it and found it somewhat amusing.

"But if I do nothing, won't I lose my reason for existing?"

With that thought in mind, she headed out of the club building.

When Chiho arrived at the Literature Club, she said with a slightly happy tone, "Hello, Natsugiri, I just ran into Tokisaka-senpai."

Xia Wuzhao glanced at her: "So?"

"It seems she wanted to help out at the cultural festival because she didn't have any requests."

Chiho sat down next to Natsugiri Kai, crossed her legs, and said, "She seems very busy."

Xia Wuzhao simply nodded and said nothing.

Chiho leaned against the table and said, "You're so boring, Natsugiri. You're always so silent, like a statue. It's hard to even know if you're trying to talk to someone."

"Isn't this better?"

Xia Wuzhao said, "It can reduce a lot of trouble."

"But don't you feel lonely?"

Chiho looked at Natsugiri Kai and blinked. "You once said that the connections between people are like a net. But right now you're like a net that doesn't have many threads connecting you, making you shaky and on the verge of collapse."

"It's going to fall soon, and you'll get hurt."

Xia Wuzhao said, "Then let it fall."

Chapter 290 The Coward Stung by Happiness

"I always feel a bit pessimistic."

Chiho looked at Natsugiri Kai and asked casually, "It doesn't feel like something you would say."

What should I say?

Xia Wuzhao asked Chiho in return.

"Well."

Chiho pretended to think carefully for a moment before saying, "Look, you're surrounded by so many beautiful girls. Your current life is already astonishing."

She pointed to herself and said, "Look, even cute and rich girls like me have close relationships with you. You're already enviable enough."

Xia Wuzhao glanced at her and said, "You're being a bit presumptuous."

"Well."

Chiho smiled helplessly: "As expected, Natsugiri, you still say the same thing."

She stretched and yawned, "But this is just summer mist."

She rested her arms on the table again and leaned forward slightly: "So, who are you going to dance with at the bonfire party tonight?"

"I... I don't care."

Xia Wuzhao said, "To be honest, I don't want to participate. Besides, it's still uncertain whether the bonfire party tonight will be held as scheduled."

"Chichi."

Chiho looked at Natsugiri Kai with a slightly smug gentleness: "When someone says something like that, they're usually looking for a reason. Do you know what that means, Natsugiri?"

"What behavior?"

"It's an avoidance behavior, ta-da!!! Did you guess right?"

Chiho used the gesture of someone standing outside a shop drawing lots, her fingers waving in the air.

I don't think so.

Just as Xia Wuzhao was about to say something, she noticed Chiho's gentle and slightly quiet gaze.

She said, "It's probably because I'm having trouble choosing who to choose."

"No."

Xia Wuzhao closed the book with a click.

"Kirishima, you are just my minister, and Asahi is just my friend. So, I have no reason to choose either of them."

He spoke quietly, waiting for Chiho's reply.

Chiho smiled and said, "I didn't say who you were troubled by. You said it yourself."

She said, "As expected, Ah Kui and I are special in your heart, aren't we?"

"The original Chiho was like a cunning little devil. She was always jumping back and forth on some kind of red line."

"But now, after all those things, Chiho seems much more mature. The naivety of a young girl has faded from her, making her more like an adult."

"She is able to examine herself more rationally, and also examine everything around her."

Xia Wuzhao said, "You guessed wrong."

"Then I'll just pretend I guessed wrong."

Chiho didn't care about the current verbal dispute. She simply said quietly, "But there's no need to hesitate for so long about this kind of thing. You just need to make a decision."

Xia Wuzhao simply looked outside; the dark clouds outside were gradually dissipating.

The sun reappeared from behind the clouds, illuminating the once dim world with a golden glow.

Are you speechless again?

Chiho asked that question.

Xia Wuzhao said, "There's just no need to answer, because I don't need to make this decision."

"Is it unnecessary, or are we afraid to do it?"

The girl asked the question softly, her crimson eyes fixed on Xia Wuzhao.

It's as if they want to see through everything.

Xia Wuzhao said, "It's unnecessary."

Chiho crossed her legs, her black pantyhose shimmering slightly in the sunlight. Her slender fingers tapped on the table, making a continuous thumping sound.

It's as if they're knocking on some kind of door.

“Then, invite me.” Chiho said in a nonchalant tone, “I have time tonight, and I know a thing or two about dance moves.”

Xia Wuzhao frowned slightly.

Chiho saw this and said, "Then let's choose Aoi, because she's feeling a bit timid and insecure right now, and she needs something to restore her confidence."

Why should I choose you?

Natsugiri Kai looked at Chiho and said, "Are these the only two choices I have?"

"Ah."

Chiho said, "Because we've both expressed our feelings to you before, Natsugiri."

"Even if you didn't accept her before, a girl's feelings won't disappear. If you remain silent, those feelings will just accumulate in her heart."

"Then it gradually ferments, eventually corroding the heart until it is riddled with holes."

"So, it doesn't matter who we choose for tonight's bonfire party, but we have to choose one."

Chiho looked at Natsugiri Kai: "Because if you fail, you'll wonder if you didn't do well enough. But if you don't hear anything and just keep waiting, it will quickly wear everything down."

"Don't you know this principle too, Xia Wu?"

"Ok, I know."

Xia Wuzhao answered softly, but then asked, "No matter what, do we have to choose one?"

"Yes." Chiho nodded in agreement.

Even if we're just friends?

Xia Wuzhao looked at Chiho.

But Chiho chuckled and smoothed her sideburns, tucking them behind her ears.

She said, "Don't say such cowardly things anymore, Natsugiri."

Xia Wuzhao was silent for a moment, and finally said nothing more.

He just looked out the window, where shouts erupted from the stalls outside.

They're probably cheering for today's bonfire party, which can finally be held as scheduled.

Chiho walked to the window and opened it.

The sound waves outside suddenly became clearer. The girl put her hands on her hips and said to Xia Wuzhao, "Today is a day full of rose colors. Everyone should create beautiful memories on this day."

"So, don't do things that involve looking back and forth."

Xia Wuzhao retorted, "I just feel there's no reason to do that."

"OK."

Chiho answered without any attempt to hide her disregard, saying with a smile, "I know, you coward."

"If Natsugiri chooses Asahi, I'll probably feel dissatisfied, annoyed, and jealous."

"But I will still do it, and I still won't regret it."

"Because Xia Wuzhao is a coward. He seems to have a resistance to things like happiness."

"So, whoever he chooses, it will be beneficial to me."

"Because that would mean he's finally starting to try and experience happiness."