I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

Xia Wuzhao said, "There's not much to say about him. He's just like any other old man. He's rigid and likes to offend people. He's not particularly outstanding, but he's not embarrassing either. He's just a decent adult."

"Hmm~"

The girl tilted her head and poured some more juice for Xia Wuzhao and herself: "Didn't he say anything to you?"

“He did,” Xia Wuzhao said. “He often told me about the beliefs he held.”

"what is that?"

The girl looked at Xia Wuzhao with some curiosity, her chestnut-colored eyes moist.

“Every desperate boy will realize that no one will come to his rescue.”

Xia Wuzhao thought of the old man: "By then, they will have grown from boys into men."

Aoi Asahi didn't know what to say, so she could only smooth her hair and say, "That's really special."

She drank the juice in her glass and then asked, "Is that all?"

Xia Wuzhao looked at the girl in front of him, whose face was flushed and whose eyes were wet, and said, "He once told me: You are a man, be strong, be a man."

"Make tough choices, make sacrifices, make unpopular decisions. The only person you have the ability, power, and responsibility to change is yourself."

After a moment of silence, Aoi Asahi finally said, "The old man must be a very capable person."

"Perhaps," Xia Wuzhao said. "We're more like friends than family."

Aoi shook her head and said nothing more.

He just kept pouring rice juice for Xia Wuzhao so as not to seem strange.

She poured herself a drink too.

But after all the juice was poured out, the sunflowers were barely noticeable.

But Natsume remained as calm and collected as ever, while Asahi Aoi finally couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.

"This is hardly rice juice," Xiao Ai thought to Xia Wuzhao.

Xia Wuzhao stood up, picked up Asahi Aoi with all her might, and placed her on the bed in her bedroom.

As she turned to leave, Asahi Aoi, feeling dizzy, grabbed Natsugiri Kai's arm.

This is too forceful, like using pliers, or like using force on a baby.

Xia Wuzhao had no choice but to sit on the edge of the bed and wait silently.

But the girl just wouldn't let go.

Chapter 81 A Fake Product Nourished by Courage [3/5]

The next day, Aoi only felt soreness in her lower back and back.

It looked as if it had been run over by a road roller.

She was too shy to open her eyes, and just wanted to bury herself under the covers and stay there.

But this excitement and shame didn't last long before they completely faded away.

Because she saw Xia Wuzhao sitting next to her.

He seemed to have sat by the bed all night, like a statue.

Her fingers had been gripping his arm, leaving faint marks on it.

Aoi was somewhat disappointed, and also somewhat unwilling.

With a mix of shame and annoyance.

The "rice juice" was incredibly potent; I had originally intended to make Xia Wuzhao drunk until she was dizzy.

But who knew that I would faint first, and in my dazed state, nothing happened.

In the end, all she could do was desperately grab his arm and hold on tightly.

In the end, nothing happened.

"What a pity."

The girl thought to herself.

"But this kind of thing is really Xia Wuzhao's style. If he wanted to do something like this, he would have done it long ago. He had countless opportunities before, after all—I've become very dependent on him."

"It is precisely because he is always thinking about something, always worrying about something, that I find it so unbearable, and that I did such a thing."

But the thought of it made her feel incredibly ashamed.

His chestnut-colored eyes seemed to be scalded with warm tears.

But as she was thinking this, Xia Wuzhao finally woke up.

My body was stiff, as if it were rusted. Sitting on the edge of the bed all night was indeed very uncomfortable.

He turned to look at Aoi: "You're awake."

"Yes, I'm awake." Aoi, hiding under the covers with only her eyes showing, responded softly.

"So, can you let go now?"

Natsugiri Kai raised her arm, indicating that Asahi Aoi could let go.

"Is this all you wanted to say?"

Aoi replied in a dissatisfied tone.

What do you want me to say?

"After spending a night with a beautiful girl, isn't it obvious what you need to do?"

The girl emphasized the fact that she was a beautiful girl.

This is the only thing she owns, the only thing she can be proud of.

In the past, she probably would have felt it was a burden.

But now, she can say those words calmly.

Natsugiri Kai looked at Asahi Aoi, who simply stared back at Natsugiri Kai with her chestnut-colored eyes.

Asahi Aoi forced herself to suppress her unease and anxiety.

Mustering up the courage, I said, "Yes, I am responsible."

She said to Xia Wuzhao, "You did these things, so you have to take responsibility."

"Don't you want to take responsibility?"

The girl deliberately spoke in a complaining tone, "If that's the case, I'll tell Grandma."

She spoke rashly and regretted it as soon as she said it.

Xia Wuzhao remained silent, simply gazing at the girl.

He understood Asahi's feelings; he had understood them long ago.

However, what he wanted to see was a tree, not dodder.

But he finally nodded and said, "Okay."

Perhaps this is to give Aoi some courage, a little courage to face what might happen next.

"Hmph—" Asahi Aoi chuckled smugly, letting out a long sigh of relief: "Then let's start by calling each other by our names."

The girl said this, and called out softly, "Xia Wu."

Xia Wuzhao responded with a reply: "Asahi."

"Ah."

The girl responded.

"Indeed, happiness can be grasped as long as you reach out your hand."

"Although we address each other by our surnames now, we can start calling each other by our first names once we get to know each other better. And if we get to know each other even better, we can become even more intimate."

As she spoke, the girl seemed to see a very, very long time to come.

She smiled as she looked at Xia Wuzhao.

But Natsugiri Kai remained the same as always, and then Asahi Aoi kicked Natsugiri Kai out of the room.

After the door was closed, she started rolling around on the bed, clutching her pillow.

Such a thing, doing such a thing, made her cheeks flush.

Xia Wuzhao had been sitting all night, so he went back and lay down on the sofa by the window, ready to take a nap.

“Lord Xiawu, you should know what happened last night, right?” Xiao Ai said, “I didn’t do anything.”

"I know," Xia Wuzhao said with her eyes closed.

"So why are you doing this?" Xiao Ai said, "By doing this, you're only making Asahi more dependent on Lady Natsugiri."

Xia Wuzhao said again, "I know about this kind of thing."

Xiao Ai sighed, hesitating as she pondered something.

Xia Wuzhao opened her eyes and said, "Is there something you're hiding from me?"

“No, Lady Natsugiri,” Ai replied. “I was just thinking about Aoi Asahi.”

"Ah."

After Xia Wuzhao responded, she stopped talking and simply fell asleep to recuperate.

After washing up, Asahi Aoi took a bath.

After drying her hair with a towel, she finally entered the living room.

She saw that Xia Wuzhao was sleeping, so the girl tiptoed to the entrance and took out the key.

When leaving, they would close the door very carefully, trying their best not to make a sound.

She couldn't help but laugh until she got downstairs.

She touched the sun hat she was wearing, looked at the sun outside, and couldn't help but squint.

"That's great."

She said this while laughing.

The wind is so gentle today, and the sunshine is so bright.

It made everyone burst into laughter.

When they arrived at the pastry shop, Grandma saw Asahi carrying a bottle of liquor and deliberately said, "Aoi, isn't the juice working well?"

'I thought you were going to stay in bed and rest all day.'

Her mother-in-law's words made Asahi extremely shy, and she pressed her fingers against her sun hat.

She covered her cheeks and said coquettishly, "Mother-in-law!"

The mother-in-law smiled and let Asahi Aoi inside before asking, "So, did it succeed or fail?"

After placing the bottle in the corner and putting on her sun hat, Asahi said, "It was a success, but also a failure."

"Oh."

The mother-in-law seemed to understand something. She smiled kindly and said, "That's enough. You see, happiness only requires one act of courage to be able to grasp it."

"Well, I see."

The sunflower smiled.

"So, where are you now?" the mother-in-law asked.

After hesitating for a long time, the girl finally said, "It's probably because of the surname."

The mother-in-law was somewhat taken aback: "Is that all?"

“Yes, that’s all.” Aoi nodded earnestly, then asked, “Is there anything wrong with this?”

"It's nothing."

The mother-in-law sighed and said, "But you guys really are young."

Aoi asked, puzzled, "Is this what youth is?"