I just wanted to cultivate immortality, but I was forced to open a harem

"How is that possible? Even if I get sores on my head, pus on my feet, blisters on my hands, and I stagger when I walk, I will still finish the book!"

"Remember, this is what you said."

……

On the other side, Hayasaka Ai returned to the room and knocked on Kaguya's door.

Shinomiya Kaguya was irritated by Kasumigaoka Utaha and was sulking in the house. When she saw Hayasaka Ai come in, she immediately threw herself into her arms and complained.

"Hayasaka, Lin Jun brought a new woman home today, a busty girl with black hair and red eyes!"

She specifically emphasized the word "big breasts".

Hayasaka Ai sighed and said, "Kaguya, I just went over there to scout the enemy situation. Kasumigaoka Utaha is not familiar with Lin Jun. They are not even friends. Lin Jun is a very slow-moving person. There is no need to worry about them creating sparks for a while.

Chapter 235 Hayasaka Ai's Atonement

Hayasaka Ai sighed, "But you, if you continue to be so slow and make no progress in the strategy, you will suffer the consequences sooner or later and watch Lin Kazuma being kidnapped by other thieving cats."

【For example, I...】

Hayasaka Ai's heart was filled with guilt and self-blame, but she had no regrets.

At this point, she has realized the fact that Hayasaka Ai likes Hayashi Kazuma.

No matter how much she denied it, she couldn't deny her own heart and change the fact.

Even though she knew that Lin Hezhen was the person Shinomiya Kaguya liked, she just couldn't control her heart and stop liking him.

In corners where the sun doesn't reach, shadows are growing wildly.

She fell in love with her best friend's sweetheart, and this feeling that shouldn't exist corroded her heart like poison.

Make her suffer, make her heartbroken, make her - want to atone for her sins.

……

After hearing what Hayasaka Ai said, Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly became anxious.

"Hayasaka, I also want to be like what is said in the Love Strategy. Don't ignore him on purpose, don't pay attention to him on purpose, don't be indifferent on purpose, don't be enthusiastic on purpose, don't be witty on purpose, don't be calm on purpose... But I can't control myself!"

"I can't help but care about him, I can't help but hear his voice, I can't help but look at him, I can't help but be affected by him, I can't even help but keep him in my heart!"

"Whenever I close my eyes, I see his face. When I open my eyes, I see his figure. Whenever I see him talking to other girls, I start to have all kinds of crazy thoughts."

"It's just that, for some reason, I can't honestly express my feelings to him. Hayasaka, what do you think I should do?"

Crystal tears sparkled in Kaguya Shinomiya's wine-red eyes.

Hayasaka Ai sighed.

Love can make a person anxious and worried, and can change a person beyond recognition.

This is no wonder. If love cannot pull a person into a state of deformation and distortion, then its magic is too small.

Hayasaka Ai herself is the one who is deeply trapped and unable to extricate herself, so she naturally knows how it feels.

To be fair, in Hayasaka Ai's opinion, Shinomiya Kaguya is really not a smart person, and all her cleverness is used to maintain her pitiful self-esteem.

However, she didn't realize that this was not just a one-on-one love match between her and Lin Hezhen. There were various beautiful girls around Lin Hezhen who were eyeing him covetously.

Some of them are passionate, some are reserved, some are gentle, some are shy...but they all have one thing in common:

That is--

Everyone wants to marry him!

Even for Kasumigaoka Utaha, whom I just met today, it is hard to say whether she will have other thoughts about Lin Hezhen in the future.

After all, many things in this world begin with that initial thoughtful glance.

Shinomiya Kaguya's hesitant and timid performance makes it difficult for people to be optimistic about her future with Hayashi Kazuma.

Fortunately, she was stimulated by Kasumigaoka Utaha today, which seemed to be a good opportunity to Hayasaka Ai.

Jealousy is better than regret, and burning desire for possession is better than looking around in emptiness.

As long as she still feels unwilling to give up, she still has a chance.

So, Hayasaka Ai said earnestly: "Kaguya, you need to let go of some of your insignificant insistence. It is never a smart thing to be complacent and retreat into cocooning. You need to be more proactive."

Shinomiya Kaguya said in a muffled voice, "Being proactive will make him like you? Not necessarily. Sakurajima Mai was proactive enough, and Yukinoshita Yukino also mustered up the courage. Besides receiving two cards, what else did they receive?"

"No matter how proactive and enthusiastic I am, it's just a waste of time."

After saying this, Kaguya Shinomiya lay lazily on the bed, staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.

What she said was true, however, since there is little hope, should we not fight for it?

How can you fail if you haven’t even tried?

Even if you fail once, can't you make a comeback?

After all, the young lady was too young and willful, and did not understand the truth that time is running out and she must seize every moment.

It seems that we still need to add fuel to the fire to make Shinomiya Kaguya make up her mind as soon as possible.

So, she walked forward and said in a barely audible voice, "Actually, I just kissed him at Lin Jun's house."

To Kaguya Shinomiya, these words were like a bolt from the blue.

"What?" She suspected that she had heard wrongly.

"I said, I just kissed Lin Kazuma." Hayasaka Ai repeated.

The words were heard so clearly in the room that one could hear a pin drop. Even if Kaguya Shinomiya wanted to deceive herself, she couldn't do it.

"Why, why?" Shinomiya Kaguya's face turned pale, her body shook a few times, and she almost fell down.

"I also like Lin Hezhen. Is this reason enough?" Hayasaka Ai straightened up and looked down at her condescendingly.

"I like him, so I approach him, pursue him, seduce him... I use whatever means necessary, as long as he can be mine in the end."

"I'm not like you, Kaguya Shinomiya, who has the pride and reserve of a chaebol daughter. I'm just an insignificant maid, but I know that if you want something, you have to do your best to get it."

"Can you do this kind of thing, Kaguya Shinomiya?"

Hayasaka Ai felt that her mouth had lost the control of her brain and was opening and closing like a machine.

The sharp words, like a knife, cut the person closest to her into pieces, and at the same time, they also opened up the wounds deep in her heart. The blood and pus were squeezed out together, giving her a vague sense of pleasure from self-mutilation.

Shinomiya Kaguya sat on the bed like a broken rag doll.

Her eyes were empty, her pupils had lost focus, her long hair moved without wind, and an ominous black aura emanated from her body, filling the entire room.

The essence of jealousy is not not being able to get something, but having something taken away from you. What’s more, the thief who knowingly committed the crime is your best friend who is like a sister to you.

At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya is undoubtedly the embodiment of jealousy.

Hayasaka Ai continued, "Miss Kaguya, if you continue to hesitate, you will only give up the person you love. If you think this is okay, then I will not be polite."

After a long silence, Shinomiya Kaguya's hoarse voice finally rang out: "Hayasaka, we once promised that if you betray me again, my arrow will pierce your chest. Do you still remember all this?"

Hayasaka Ai nodded: "Of course I remember. But who is Hayashi Kazuma to you, Miss Kaguya?"

"After all, he is neither your husband nor your lover, so what right do you have to stop me from pursuing him?"

Shinomiya Kaguya's fingernails dug deep into the flesh, almost pinching it to bleed.

Yes, Hayasaka is right. Hayashi Kazuma and Shinomiya Kaguya are just friends. Even if Shinomiya Kaguya has a crush on Hayashi Kazuma, Hayashi Kazuma does not belong to Shinomiya Kaguya after all.

Hayasaka's behavior did not constitute betrayal from a legal perspective, but her actions undoubtedly destroyed the contract that had been re-established between them.

The past ten years of mutual support, the experience of jointly defeating Sigong Huang Guang and others, and the close and intimate relationship like sisters who could talk about anything, all suddenly collapsed in this moment.

It may take ten years to build a relationship, but it takes less than a second to destroy it.

Only then did Kaguya Shinomiya realize that friendship can also die.

"Ms. Kaguya, I will allow you to resign as your personal maid and I will move in with the Hayasaka family."

Hayasaka Ai walked to the door and added, "If you still think that I betrayed you, you are welcome to take my life at any time. But no matter what, please don't lose to a woman like me."

She packed her toiletries and underwear and walked out of the room.

From beginning to end, Shinomiya Kaguya did not utter a word and did not step out of the room.

Hayasaka Ai closed the door of the apartment and leaned against it tightly, as if only in this way could she support her body and prevent it from falling down.

"I'm sorry, Kaguya, I'm sorry..."

Tears flowed from her sapphire eyes like a river bursting its dam.

Hayasaka Ai covered her cheeks with her hands and bit her lips hard, letting the smell of blood fill her mouth.

She originally thought that even if the mask on her face was broken, she could hide and reapply a layer of paint to keep it going. But she didn't expect that some things can't be peeled off, even a hypocritical mask, will still be connected to flesh and blood after wearing it for a long time.

"Please win, Kaguya."

Compared to herself, Hayasaka Ai hopes that Shinomiya Kaguya can get what she wants, and she will never regret it even if the sacrifice is her own life.

——This is Hayasaka Ai’s atonement.

Chapter 236: Aki Tomoya, Muzan

Hayasaka Ai wiped away her tears bit by bit and put on a forced smile again.

She took out a mirror from her bag, looked at her face which still showed traces of crying, took a deep breath, and touched up her makeup.

She didn't know what expression she should show at this moment, but she knew that she had to turn that extremely ugly face into a smiling face.

If you wear a mask for too long, you can’t take it off.

Hayasaka Ai is like a clown, always giving a smile to others and hiding her sadness deep in her heart.

"Knock knock," she knocked on Lin Hezhen's door.

It was difficult to send Kasumigaoka Utaha away. Lin Hezhen was cooking. When he heard the knock on the door, he hurried out.

"Hayasaka, what's wrong with you?"

He keenly noticed that behind Hayasaka Ai's smiling face, which was brighter than anyone else's, her pair of red eyes from crying looked so haggard that it was heartbreaking.

"I'm going to move back to the Hayasaka family. Please take care of Kaguya while I'm away." Hayasaka Ai said with forced calmness.

Lin Hezhen raised his eyebrows: "Why, did you two have a fight? What kind of conflict is so serious that you can't even live under the same roof."

Hayasaka Ai smiled bitterly: "Because I committed three serious crimes."

"The first one is the sin of turning my lifelong best friend into the most unfortunate girl in the world;"

“The second is the sin of turning the person who saved me and whom I have always loved into a double-minded person.”

"In the end, it was a felony to turn this twisted, mean, cunning girl who could do nothing but betray others, the most disgusting girl, into the happiest person in the world."

Tears flowed from her blue eyes as clear as the sky like a string of crystal clear crystals, and slid down her white and slender neck.

"How can a sinner like me have the face to continue staying here?"

"So Lin-kun, Kaguya is now in your hands. I'm leaving now. Goodbye... No, goodbye forever."

The so-called romance means there is no later.

In fact, Hayasaka Ai knew that the real farewell was no farewell.

If someone really wants to break away from the past, there is no need for words. A simple wave of the hand is enough to cut off the past.

Deliberately putting a period is an expression of reluctance to let go.

However, Hayasaka Ai didn't want her first love to end without a conclusion. Even if it was just a secret love that no one knew about, she wanted to say goodbye properly.

After that, just wait for the torrent of time to flow like a flood, which will wash away the distance between people further and further, and make the feelings between people weaker and weaker.

There are many things that can be figured out and seen through, but cannot be let go and cannot be forgotten.

Then even if she can't let it go and can't forget it, she can just stop mentioning it and stop thinking about it.

Maybe by then, she would forget that in the summer when she was seventeen, she fell in love with a boy named Lin Hezhen.

"Farewell."

Hayasaka Ai turned around and walked towards the elevator.

Lin Hezhen's Adam's apple rolled up and down.