I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

“Because I have absolute confidence that you will never jump,” Xia Wuzhao said. “That’s why I can say such things to you without any restraint.”

“This is a shortcut.” Kirishima Chiho rested her chin on her hand and tapped her cheek with her pink fingertips. “Didn’t you used to hate it when I took shortcuts? That’s why I won’t choose that method.”

She used Xia Wuzhao's words to put Xia Wuzhao in a difficult position.

Xia Wuzhao was somewhat disappointed: "That's a real pity."

He sat back down in his seat and continued flipping through the books.

But the girl realized something and said, "What's the pity?"

"It's a pity you didn't do that," Xia Wukai replied to Kirishima Chiho.

"Giggle giggle giggle giggle."

A crisp, mischievous laugh escaped the girl's throat. She pressed Xia Wuzhao's book onto the table with her palm, making Xia Wuzhao look at her.

“You’re definitely not regretting that kind of thing,” Kirishima Chiho said with certainty. “You’re definitely regretting something else.”

Does it matter?

“If it weren’t important, you wouldn’t speak; you would remain silent.”

"Then you might be wrong."

Xia Wuzhao wanted to pick up the book and continue reading.

But the girl held the book tightly, saying, "I can hold it for a long time."

"Don't talk big, Chiho," Natsuki Kai said calmly. "You can only hold on for ten minutes at most, because your mother should be coming up soon."

"In that case, can you still continue to stay here?"

Kirishima Chiho was momentarily flustered and didn't know how to answer.

Or rather, the girl herself didn't dare to answer.

Chapter 113 Pain as heavy as a hill, stinging as sharp as thorns

The girl wanted to pull her hand away from the book and try to cover her embarrassment with a smile.

As long as I do this, I can definitely cover it up.

The girl had this confidence.

However, the girl felt tormented by Xia Wuzhao's gaze.

"He seemed to know what choices he would make, he seemed to understand what he would do."

Chiho Kirishima smiled modestly: "If my mother came, I would definitely listen to her. I'm a good daughter."

Xia Wuzhao gave her a mocking laugh: "Then that's settled."

"I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't. Because I clearly understood the contempt and dissatisfaction in his tone."

"I suddenly feel a little tired and don't know what to say."

"I long for death, I long for the destruction of myself."

"But these things have all become a noose around my neck."

The girl exhaled and leaned back in her chair, no longer speaking.

He simply stared silently at the bookshelves opposite him, at the endless, undulating shelves.

The vibrant characters were imprinted deep within her eyes.

This is her world, and her everything.

Xia Wuzhao flipped through the book, and after finishing, she stood up and put the book on the bookshelf.

He picked up another book and started flipping through it.

The girl looked over, but could only see a few blurry words.

She thought about it, but forgot what the book was about.

The wind outside blew into the room, and perhaps because the sun was too scorching, a flock of birds flew into the room.

Some stood on the windowsill with their heads tilted, while the bolder ones jumped onto the table, bouncing back and forth.

It's funny.

It tilted its head and chirped softly.

As the girl looked at the birds and was about to reach out to touch them, she saw the birds flap their wings and suddenly fly away, landing on the tree outside the window, cooing softly.

"They have wings, so it's naive of you to think you can catch them."

Xia Wuzhao flipped through the book, as if he hadn't said those words as casually as he had.

Chiho Kirishima said, "Even with wings, they often stand on trees. What difference does it make whether they have wings or not?"

"The future we can choose is different."

Xia Wuzhao said, "If you don't have wings, you can only be bound to the ground by gravity."

"Having wings makes all the difference; it allows one to fly over any mountain or sea."

“No, that won’t work,” Kirishima Chiho said. “Not all birds have the ability to fly over mountains and oceans. Some birds will die of exhaustion halfway there.”

Xia Wukai chuckled and did not answer Kirishima Chiho's question.

Then, the atmosphere fell silent again.

But after a while, Kirishima Chiho said, "Aren't you leaving, Natsugiri?"

"Why do you want to leave?" Xia Wuzhao asked, puzzled.

"Because you already said that if it's just a waste of time, then you won't stay here any longer."

"Is this a waste of time?" Xia Wuzhao said, "Probably not."

"Heh heh." Kirishima Chiho laughed. "So it seems you were just trying to scare me."

"You can think of it that way, Chiho."

Xia Wukai spoke casually, but it made Kirishima Chiho wary.

I wanted to continue the conversation, but I felt a little tired.

That feeling of exhaustion, as if it were engulfing her from top to bottom, made Kirishima Chiho's heart waver.

It made her want to close her eyes immediately and take a nap.

Enjoy yourself to the fullest, without worrying about anything else.

But ultimately, she couldn't do that.

Time ticked by with the chirping of birds outside the window, and soon the phone was ringing incessantly.

Kirishima Chiho realized that it was her mother calling her, and she reached out to answer the phone.

However, Xia Wuzhao was looking at her.

"It's 4:20 PM now. The school closes at 6:10 PM, which is also the time when students from the regiments leave the school."

He spoke softly, looking at Kirishima Chiho.

There was a certain light in those eyes, a chaotic mix of shadows and flames.

The burning skin started to hurt.

Kirishima Chiho bit her lip, her fingers gripping her phone tightly.

The phone's ringtone grew more urgent and shrill.

After hesitating for a long time, the girl's fingers gripped the phone so tightly that her skin almost turned white.

"At that moment, I finally realized that if I had answered the phone, Xia Wuzhao would have left without hesitation; he definitely would have done so."

"Even if I begged desperately, no matter what I asked for, he wouldn't change his mind."

"But it was my mother calling me. If I don't answer the phone at this time, am I still a good daughter?"

Even a young girl couldn't answer that question.

She had no choice but to keep going like this for a while, thinking that she would make a call when Xia Wuzhao stopped looking at her.

But Xia Wukai kept staring at her, leaving Kirishima Chiho with no way to stop him.

She could only maintain a polite smile.

The sound of high heels was so loud that the clattering could be heard in the hallway for a long time.

She was like a child secretly watching TV, terrified at the sound of her parents' footsteps.

Hearing the door lock click, my first instinct was to hide.

Pretending to be a good child.

"Chiho! I've been looking everywhere for you. Mom bought you a cake especially for you, and you didn't even answer my call?"

"Bringing the cake to their door took up a lot of my time."

Yoshiko complained as she pushed open the door and berated Kirishima Chiho.

But upon closer inspection, it was discovered that there was another person inside.

It turned out to be Xia Wuzhao.

Yoshiko's smile froze instantly.

—How could you be with this bad student? Your mother specifically told you about this.

Why do you never listen to your mother?

Don't you know that he will lead you astray and make your grades worse?

Does it mean you can no longer shine?

Her eyes blazed with fury as she coldly said, "Chiho, stand up and go home."

"What should I do?"

Kirishima Chiho stood up, looked at her angry mother, and then at Natsuki Kai standing calmly beside her.

She bit her lip, her heart filled with hesitation.

But her body moved faster than her mind, and she slowly pushed the chair away with her bent legs.

We're getting ready to leave.

She walked slowly, occasionally turning back to look at Xia Wuzhao.

But Xia Wuzhao just flipped through the book.

It was like a slap on Kirishima Chiho's hand.

Yoshiko grabbed Kirishima Chiho's hand: "Look at yourself, do you still consider yourself a good student?"

She forcibly dragged Kirishima Chiho away, the cake she was carrying swaying back and forth.

Through the transparent acrylic sheet, you can clearly see the cake inside, filled with sweet cream and refreshing fruit, trembling.

It looked like it was about to collapse and be disfigured at any moment.

Just as she was about to walk out the door, Xia Wuzhao said, "Are you leaving now? It shouldn't be 6:10 yet."

Kirishima Chiho was taken aback, and she turned to look at Natsuki Kai.

A dangerous glint flashed in Xia Wuzhao's eyes.

Like a heavy shadow, it almost suffocated Kirishima Chiho.

"At this moment, I finally saw two paths unfolding before me."

"One is a cliffside path leading up the mountain, and the other is a long path full of thorns and spikes."

"At this moment, I don't know which path I should choose."

"But when I hesitated, I had actually already made a decision in my heart."

"But I'm still standing at the starting point."

Kirishima Chiho looked at Natsugiri Kai, anticipating what she would say next.

Looking forward to what Xia Wuzhao will do.