I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

She slowly moved inside, turning her body to the side.

The slightly damp stone wall was only a few centimeters away from her; if she wasn't careful, she would probably scratch her skin.

The further you go in, the narrower it becomes.

But when it got to the point where it could slightly scratch her skin, she stopped and looked inside.

It was pitch black inside, and you couldn't see anything clearly.

She exhaled slightly, trying to make her body as thin as possible, and squeezed herself inside.

After just a few steps, everything became clear.

—It turned out that there was a small cave inside.

However, it is only a few meters long and wide, and its height is only close to two meters.

There were several tattered cardboard boxes inside, and a girl was squatting in the corner.

"As expected, it's here."

Asakawa Yo felt a sudden unease, and for no apparent reason, she felt somewhat relieved.

She quickly took a few steps forward, and the girl who had been dozing off was instantly awakened.

She looked at Asakawa Yo warily: "Who are you?"

Asakawa Yo touched her temples and said bluntly, "Everyone else is looking for you outside the mountain."

"Oh."

Mizuki responded calmly, seemingly unconcerned.

“Your mother is here too.”

Asakawa Yo said that again.

"So?" Mizuki looked at Asakawa Yo with some shock. "Are you here to send me back too?"

"No! I will absolutely not go back!"

She said firmly, "I absolutely can't stand them anymore!"

Asakawa Yo's eyes darted around: "If you don't want to be found, you should at least hold out until tomorrow, and leave when everyone goes to the festival."

“Of course I know that,” Mizuki said in a low voice. “I brought food, and this place should be absolutely safe from being discovered.”

"This is a secret base that only I know about."

She looked cautiously at Asakawa Yo in front of her, wondering how the person in front of her had discovered her.

Asakawa Yo thought for a moment and then said, "I will tell the others that nothing was found."

Mizuki looked at the person in front of her with a puzzled expression; "You—aren't you going to persuade me to go back?"

"Will not."

Asakawa Yo said softly, "Everyone has their own reasons for persisting, so I won't try to persuade you."

After saying that, she prepared to turn and leave.

"She may not persuade you to go back, but I would probably do."

Xia Wuzhao walked in at some point, and he looked around.

"This place is really well hidden. If you are careful, no one would ever think that someone is hiding here."

Then, looking at Asakawa Yo, she said, "I didn't expect you to have so much compassion, Asakawa-kun. It's strange, you're usually so quiet and dull, like a block of wood."

"But at this point, he's surprisingly brave, like a wandering knight-errant."

He said in a very subtle tone, "I thought you were the kind of person who didn't care about anything."

"Although this is the first time I've seen you like this, it's a pity. You probably won't be able to keep your promise to that high school student named Mizuki."

He took his phone out of his pocket, ready to make a call.

Suddenly,

—Asakawa Yo gripped his hand tightly: “Don’t do this, Natsugiri Kai.”

Chapter 395 That Thing as Light as Down Yet Incredibly Precious [4k]

"Xia Wuzhao, don't do this."

Asakawa Yo's expression was strange and awkward.

"Oh? Why?"

Xia Wuzhao switched the phone to her other hand, appearing quite adept at handling it.

Even in the dimly lit cave, Asakawa Yo seemed to see the hateful expression on Natsugiri Kai's face.

"Because everyone has things they have to do."

Asakawa Yo looked at Xia Wuzhao seriously: "Everyone has something they must stick to, and they will not give up even if they go through countless difficulties."

Her expression was so resolute, as firm as a mountain rock.

It was too heavy, as heavy as cast iron.

"So what? You're going to pretend you didn't see it because of this?" Xia Wuzhao looked at Qianchuan Yao calmly. "Didn't you consider the trouble it might cause others?"

He looked at the girl named Mizuki: "Hey, a lot of people are looking for you. Your mother is looking for you too. Aren't you going back?"

The girl named Mizuki instantly showed obvious rejection on her face.

—It's far from being disgust; it's more like feeling awkward and uneasy.

"I—I will absolutely not go back!"

His hands were clenched tightly in front of him, as if he were holding some kind of key that could change everything.

But all she could hold onto was her own hand.

“I think this decision will cause trouble for others,” Xia Wuzhao said casually. “There are at least dozens of people here in this mountain. Everyone should have been looking forward to the temple fair tomorrow.”

"But because of you, everyone has to come to the mountains with trepidation. There are so many thorny bushes here, and my clothes have been torn."

As he said this, he looked at Mizuki in front of him and said, "It's all because of you. You've caused a lot of trouble for others."

Asakawa Yo instinctively wanted to stop him, but she suppressed her impulse.

"If we give up just because of these kinds of words, then there's no point in trying to stop it."

She silently watched Xia Wuzhao and Meiyue.

Mizuki almost ground her teeth to powder, her body trembling: "I just want to leave here! I just want to escape, what did I do wrong?"

Her eyes widened, her pupils filled with pent-up anger.

"You're so condescending, spouting meaningless nonsense. Who do you think you are?"

She shouted, her voice filled with grievance, and tears were almost streaming down her face.

Just as Natsugiri Kai was about to say something more, Asakawa Yo said, "Don't say things like that anymore, Natsugiri."

Shaking his head, he said, "You have no idea how much courage and determination it took for a girl to make such a decision. You have no idea how long she planned and how much she agonized over deliberately choosing to run away before the temple fair."

"Try to be a little more considerate of others."

"Tsk." Xia Wuzhao pulled her hand away and looked at the girl named Meiyue: "Then, I'll try a different approach."

What kind of preparations did you make?

He calmly asked, "Where are you going? Who can help you? How much money do you have? Is it enough to make a living?"

"I want to go to Tokyo!"

Mizuki shouted, as if to prove something to Natsuki Kai: "Even without anyone's help, I can definitely survive in Tokyo! If I don't have money, I can go to work!"

She said, "As long as I work, I can definitely survive. At worst, I'll just live in an internet cafe. Besides, I've saved some money."

She clenched her fists tightly and looked at Xia Wuzhao very seriously.

—It was as if this would make Xia Wuzhao show mercy.

"What kind of work can you do at your age?" Xia Wuzhao said dismissively, "Without a school certificate, legitimate workplaces won't hire you."

"Especially in internet cafes, as soon as they see your ID, they'll report you to the police. Then your mother will still find you, won't she?"

He ruthlessly shattered the girl's fantasy, then looked at Asakawa Yo beside him.

"See, that's all. Even so, are you still going to help her?"

Asakawa Yo didn't look at Xia Wuzhao, but lowered her head and said, "What are you trying to prove by asking these questions? You're just proving that if she really ran away from home, she might not be able to survive. But she can't even survive here anymore."

"How bad can running away from home really be?"

"How naive you are, Asakawa-kun." Natsuki Kai's tone was somewhat disdainful. "Besides, you should look up at other people when you speak, that's considered polite."

Asakawa Yo hesitated for a moment, but eventually looked up at Natsume Kiri.

She said earnestly, "Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

“Of course that’s wrong,” Xia Wuzhao said. “Reality is very cruel. You, who have lived in the pampering of your parents, should not underestimate reality.”

“You and I are only the same age, yet you speak to me like an elder,” Asakawa Yo retorted. “Do you really understand?”

“Me? I probably don’t understand.” Xia Wuzhao said calmly, staring into Qianchuan Yao’s light green pupils: “But compared to you, I probably do understand a little.”

"Tsk."

Asakawa Yo suddenly felt a little tired and listless.

What exactly is Xia Wuzhao thinking?

"I'm not afraid!" Mizuki clenched her fists, her expression resolute. "No matter what the future holds, I'm not afraid! Absolutely not afraid!"

"Heh—" Xia Wuzhao tilted her head; "Everyone this age is fearless. Do you know what you might encounter?"

"If you can't find a decent job, then you're bound to fall into the gutter. Kidnapping, murder, fraud, imprisonment—you could encounter anything you can imagine. You could say a thousand, ten thousand things you're not afraid of."

"But what use will these things be then?"

Even though Natsumi Kai described it as terrifying, Mizuki still didn't give up.

As if pleading, Mizuki looked at Asakawa Yo.

Asakawa Yo didn't deny it; she just looked at Mizuki and asked, "Why did you run away from home?"

"Have I convinced you?" Xia Wuzhao asked Qianchuan Yao deliberately.

However, Asakawa Yo ignored Natsume Kai.

Meiyue paused for a moment, then sat down on a protruding rock: "My mother is getting married again."

"I've lost count of how many times this has happened; it's happened countless times."

She looked up at the pointed cone hanging from the cave ceiling: "Every time, I move. Every time, I have to live in a house with a complete stranger."

"Me? I hate this kind of thing."

Mizuki looked at Natsumi intently; "Those threatening words you said to me, do you think I wouldn't have encountered them if I hadn't run away from home?"

"Me? Actually, I'm a superfluous person. For a superfluous person, nothing is surprising, right?"

Without answering Mizuki's question, Natsuki Kai said calmly, "If you want to use these words to make me pity you, I can tell you my answer."

Mizuki looked at Natsume with anticipation, hoping he would let her go.

“It’s simple, it won’t work.” Xia Wuzhao waved her phone. “I’ve already notified the others, you probably won’t be able to leave.”

Mizuki looked at Natsume, her expression a mixture of emotions that gradually dimmed.

"Why did you do this?" Asakawa Yo asked Natsumi Shizuka softly.

"What should we do?" Xia Wuzhao said matter-of-factly. "Should we just let her go? After all, we were asked by others to come and find her."

Asakawa Yo had no way to refute it and could only remain silent.

After a brief standoff, the three of them finally started walking outside again.

While slowly moving their bodies, enduring the narrow crevice between the rocks, a sorrowful and melancholic atmosphere, like the damp plum rain, flowed everywhere along the cracks in the rocks.

"if--"

Mizuki suddenly spoke, her voice as sorrowful as falling leaves and shattered shadows.