The goal of life is to break up all couples

Songzhi Zi nodded with satisfaction: "That's about right."

While this was only nominal supervisory authority, with actual action still to be taken through the student council, it was sufficient. If considered as compensation for Matsueda Azusa and his fellow members, it was considered sincere.

When Fanghuhara Hibara saw that Matsueda Azusa agreed, he nodded slightly to him, and then turned his gaze to Yukinoshita Haruno who had apologized to the members of the Inspection Department.

Her expression grew serious, and she spoke in a businesslike manner, "Yukinoshita-senpai, as the head of an off-campus group, I do not have the authority to punish or manage you. However, we retain the right and obligation to pursue any losses you have caused to the executive committee. Now, please leave. We will have the relevant members of the student union discuss a solution with you."

Although the two symmetrical fist marks on Yukinoshita Haruno's face looked a little funny, Hibari Fanghuhara did not make any comment on it - judging from the situation at the scene, she could probably infer that it was Matsueda Azusa who did it.

So there was no need to bring this up now. After all, for the school, no matter what Yukinoshita Haruno did, Matsueda Azusa's violent assault on someone was unavoidable. All Fong-Torahara Hibari could do now was to blur the lines, or even ignore the fact that Matsueda Azusa had taken action, minimizing the issue and ensuring that Matsueda Azusa didn't have to bear any responsibility.

After all, she was a protective person. And while Matsueda Azusa's actions had been a bit impulsive, they had ultimately resolved the issue quickly, saving her from a major headache.

Yukinoshita Haruno's plan was completely disrupted by Matsueda Azusa. She had no intention of staying here any longer. Since Fanghuhara Hibari took the initiative to ask her to leave, she naturally had no reason to object.

Soon, Yukinoshita Haruno left the meeting room.

145

Chapter 145 Yumiko Miura wants to skip work.

As the students who skipped class were gradually called back to the conference room, under the stern gaze of Fang Huyuan Yunque, they could only return to their seats in silence.

At the same time, the task documents piled up on the desks of the people in the Supervisory Department were gradually taken away by them consciously, and the height was lowered bit by bit.

Hikigaya Hachiman slumped in his chair and couldn't help but whisper a joke from hell: "No matter how hard I work, it never gets easier. What is it?"

Wen Shuiheyan, who was standing by, took over the conversation calmly: "Of course it's our lives."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but feel a sense of mutual sympathy, and a dejected atmosphere emanated from their bodies.

Yana, who had finally found some free time to eat snacks, saw Xingcai looking at the two people in confusion, wondering what they were doing.

Matsueda Azusa reached out and patted the two men on the back. "Hey! Chief, I've already helped you solve such a big problem. Why are you still looking so discouraged?"

Hikigaya Hachiman smiled awkwardly and said, "But in the end, we still have to work..."

At the front of the conference room, Yukinoshita Yukino sat in her seat with her head buried deeply. Although the piles of documents on the table had been moved away, she seemed even more dull and dazed than at the beginning.

Several members of the student union stood beside her. Fang Huyuan Yunque was the first to stand at the front, one hand on the table to support his body, and the other hand behind his back. He scanned all the students present with a stern gaze. When everyone was present, he immediately began to announce how to deal with the current situation.

Soon, there was a chaotic mix of complaints and cheers.

During this period, there were inevitably a few troublemakers in the upper grades who tried to resist this treatment measure, but they were all suppressed forcefully by Fang Huyuan Yunque.

Although Hibari Fanghuhara may appear somewhat careless and clumsy in her daily interactions, her abilities and skills alone are not enough to qualify her for the position of Student Council President. As Student Council President, she is not the amiable type, but rather a resolute and powerful leader.

If Yukinoshita Yukino had half the skill to release Hibari Toragahara, things probably wouldn't have developed to this point.

She should have come to understand by now that the idea that "striving to improve oneself and others will change the world"—while theoretically possible—is practically impossible. Neither established self-perceptions nor existing interpersonal relationships can be easily transformed in a positive direction. People's evaluations of others are neither positive nor negative; they are merely fixed notions and preconceived notions. People cannot see reality as it truly is. They can only see the reality they want to see and possess.

The meticulous schedule Yukinoshita crafted doesn't teach the other executive committee members anything. She takes on too many tasks for others, yet they never thank her; they simply take it for granted. Her initial desire to unite everyone, to work together and improve according to her plan, ultimately proves to be a fragile connection based on her current status.

This connection does not come from her own excellence or her expectations of others, but only from her power as the chairman. Therefore, once other more powerful external forces that are more compliant with others' ideas intervene, all her plans will collapse.

Regardless, this is what Matsueda Azusa believed—if he wanted everything around him to develop in the direction he desired, he didn't need to help or encourage others, but rather attack, destroy, and oppress them. The so-called "reverence" requires not only respect but also fear. Furthermore, fear doesn't spring from respect, but rather respect springs from fear.

This is the bad nature of the Japanese that has never changed from ancient times to the present day - villains fear power but not virtue.

Some people say that violence and power cannot solve problems. Strictly speaking, there is some truth to this. They cannot solve all problems, but they can definitely solve some key problems. For Matsueda Azusa, being able to solve those key problems is enough.

There's no world where no one gets hurt. If there is, it's a world where everyone gets hurt equally. So, instead of letting everyone get hurt, it's better to create a world where only you don't get hurt.

Thoughts interrupted, back to reality.

Under the high-pressure rule of Fang Huyuan Yunque, the Executive Committee began to operate according to plan again.

Thanks to Yukinoshita Yukino's near-maximum labor force, coupled with the other exploited lower-grade students who pushed the mission forward, the overall progress was surprisingly not much slower than planned. This was probably, as Matsueda Azusa had said before, completely anticipated by Yukinoshita Haruno's conspiracy.

However, I think the student union probably won't be willing to abandon this place and will probably at least assign members to stay here to monitor the progress of the plan.

This undoubtedly declared the student council's complete distrust of the executive committee, and for Yukinoshita Yukino, it should be considered an extremely huge failure.

Songzhi Zi stretched and yawned, saying, "Things seem to be back on track. Looks like there's nothing for me to do here. I'll go back and rest first. Come on, my fellow members!"

Hikigaya Hachiman and Numizu Kazuhiko exchanged a glance before continuing to work painstakingly. Yana, seeing Kyoko, could only reluctantly put down her unfinished snacks and shed wide-noodle tears.

Miura Yumiko pulled her hair and couldn't help complaining: "I really don't want to do this job! Anyway, I've already eaten the melon, why am I still standing here? Damn it! I can't stand it anymore, I'm going to blow the earth up with one punch!"

"Uh, so why don't you just skip work?"

Songzhi Zi scratched his head and suggested righteously.

"……what?"

As soon as he said this, not only did Miura Yumiko look at him with a confused expression, but everyone present who heard his words couldn't help but turn their heads to look at him.

"You're a member of my department. If someone throws a job at you, I'll help you out. But if you throw the job to someone else, will anyone help them out? If you want to quit, you can do it. So what?"

Songzhi Zi threw up his hands, his voice unjustified but confident: "Didn't I say it long ago? We're all double-standard. We're all bastards, so why should we care about others? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"

Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but laugh. As expected, Matsueda Azusa was Matsueda Azusa. It wasn't surprising that she'd do something like this. But... even though he didn't want to continue working, it was best not to attract attention like the president. That was the way to survive for the little people on the campus.

Sure enough, Wen Shuiheyan had the same idea as him and did not take any action.

“…Huh? That seems to make sense…”

Miura Yumiko was completely led astray by Matsueda Azusa. Her eyes lit up, and she stood up and said with sudden realization: "Yes, I am bad! Damn, I will never do this crappy job again, so I should now-"

Matsueda Azusa looked at Miura Yumiko with a gratified look, nodded, and said, "Who threw the tasks to you before? And who in your team skipped work? Just give them all your work. If they have the guts, they won't do any of it."

Several senior students standing nearby instantly lost their composure and glared at Songzhi Zi angrily, but they only dared to glare at him once more when he wasn't paying attention, and then immediately lowered their heads, not daring to say a single word of disobedience.

Miura Yumiko immediately picked up the pile of documents on her desk and threw them onto the desks of the students. "Then I'll leave it to you. Bye~"

They gritted their teeth and accepted it, and some who were still unwilling to give up turned their attention to Fang Huyuan Yunque.

But apparently, the answer given by Fanghuyuan Yunque is: "Of course you don't have to do the extra tasks given to you - if you don't do it, then let me do it. So you want to give the extra work to me?"

While it sounded perfectly reasonable on the surface, it was actually a complete threat. Even the student council president was on Matsueda Azusa's side, sharing his hypocrisy and clearly favoring him. Now, no one dared to say anything.

Many lower-grade students looked at Matsueda Azusa with admiration, and some even asked directly, "Senior Matsueda, if I want to join the Supervisory Department, are there any special requirements? Do you think I can do it?"

Songzhi Zi naturally had no objection, and told them that if they were interested, they could just find time to submit for the test.

Fang Huyuan Yunque couldn't help but shake his head and sigh helplessly: "Now, the prestige of the Student Union may not be as high as that of Songeda's Supervisory Department."

Just as Matsueda Azusa and Miura Yumiko were about to leave the meeting room, Yukinoshita Yukino, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up and took a few steps towards them: "Wait a minute, Matsueda-san, I have something to say..."

Matsueda Azusa subconsciously turned her head back, but Yukinoshita Yukino had obviously overestimated her physical fitness and mental endurance. Perhaps it was because she had been sitting for too long, or perhaps it was because of lack of sleep due to continuous work. She stood up and took a few steps before she felt dizzy. Her mind fell into darkness without any preparation, her body softened, and she fainted heavily on the ground.

"Oh my god! Is this a scam?!"

Matsueda Azusa was stunned and fainted while shouting his name. How scary!

Hibari Fanghuhara was startled and rushed forward to check on the situation. After a quick examination, he breathed a sigh of relief. "It's probably due to overwork... but other possibilities can't be ruled out. Matsueda-san, could you please help take Yukinoshita to the infirmary? I'll contact her parents right away."

146

Chapter 146: Discussing Yang Nai over Pine Bough Wine (Classic Reprint)

Infirmary.

Back to where this dream began.

Yukinoshita Yukino was lying unconscious on the hospital bed, while Matsueda Azusa and Miura Yumiko were sitting beside her staring at each other.

"No, you said you'd skip work for the day off."

As soon as she arrived at the infirmary, Miura Yumiko remembered the farce she and Matsueda Azusa had staged here before, and couldn't help but complain in a low voice with a bit of embarrassment: "Why do I still have to come and take care of patients?"

Matsueda Azusa didn't care. "Just give President Fang Huyuan some face, since she's so blatantly favoring us. We're just sitting here for a while anyway, so it won't waste much time. If you have other things to do, you can go first. I'll just watch from here."

"? Are you in a hurry to get me out?"

Miura Yumiko crossed her arms and said, "If I leave, won't you be alone in the same room? And Yukinoshita is still unconscious. That won't do."

Matsueda Azusa was speechless: "Although I am a bad person, my bad attributes don't seem to have the characteristics of A-list male actors or the male protagonists of the book, right?"

"Who knows."

Miura Yumiko curled her lips and changed the subject, "Come to think of it, I still don't understand why Yukinoshita's sister would pull this off. What good would it do her? I've thought about it over and over but I can't figure out what the point is. You even punched her twice in the end. To be honest, I wanted to punch her too. What a shame."

Songzhi Zi shrugged: "Because she is sick, and she is also a bad person. Not only is she a bad person, but she also deserves a beating."

Miura Yumiko looked at him suspiciously: "Is it that simple?"

"Are you interested? Then I'll tell you more. I have nothing to do anyway."

Matsueda Azusa held her chin with one hand. "Actually, Yukinoshita Haruno is, after all, a selfish person like me. If you want to understand the logic behind her behavior, you only need to think about it from two aspects - either herself or Yukinoshita Yukino. As for you who are involved in this matter..."

"Whether it's the group of people skipping work because they're the ones who benefit, or the students like you who are being exploited, or the student union members she's tricked and deceived, she doesn't really care about them at all. To her, everyone is just a dispensable passerby or a tool."

Miura Yumiko was still confused after hearing this: "I think I understand a little bit, but this still doesn't explain why she did that."

Matsueda Azusa couldn't help but flick Miura Yumiko's forehead with her finger.

This guy, he was obviously more talkative than Kato Megumi before, why is he so stupid now? Can the folds of his brain be stretched repeatedly?

He had no choice but to explain further: "So, just think about it from the two points I just mentioned. Since, on the surface, this matter has no benefit to her personally, then the reason why she did it is most likely related to Yukinoshita Yukino. However, there is no need to even infer this much. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that she did this entirely to target Yukinoshita Yukino, right?"

Miura Yumiko covered her forehead with her hand, still puzzled: "That's why it's strange. Is she and Yukinoshita really on bad terms? Would she go to such lengths to make Yukinoshita suffer? Is this the love-hate relationship between wealthy sisters?"

"Watch less 8 o'clock shows!"

Songzhi Zi complained: "How can it be so superficial."

He crossed his legs and leaned back on the table. "Honestly, she had no idea what she wanted. Her emotions and thoughts were a complex tangle, and she was conflicted, unsure whether to move forward or backward. Yet, she mistakenly believed she had made a well-thought-out plan and choice, ultimately choosing this path. I've been through this period myself, so I understand this mentality all too well."

"All of this actually stems from her conflicting feelings towards herself and Yukinoshita Yukino. For her, she has been burdened by family and responsibility since she was a child, and she is psychologically oppressed. She wears a thick mask, but she wants to break free from it. She wants to break free from the mask, but she can't abandon it. Originally, it was just for the family, but the longer it lasted, the more it became about herself. The mask has taken root in her soul, entangled with her life, and integrated into her."

"And Yukinoshita Yukino is also an extremely contradictory and complex existence for her. On the one hand, she hopes that her sister can live like a puppet without such an ugly and selfless way as herself. She hopes that Yukinoshita Yukino can follow her heart and live freely, living the life that she has never been able to live. But on the other hand, she is deeply and uncontrollably jealous of Yukinoshita Yukino - why can she, why does she have such an opportunity, why don't I? Why is my life doomed like this?"

"So, this extremely contradictory and tangled mentality led to her contradictory behavior."

Matsueda Azusa pointed at the still unconscious Yukinoshita Yukino behind the curtain, "By the way, you should know that Yukinoshita Haruno previously planned a very successful Sobu school anniversary celebration, right? Although Yukinoshita Yukino was nominated and elected by the student council president, her serious and hardworking approach is not only due to her serious personality, but also a hidden desire to catch up with and surpass Yukinoshita Haruno."

"All the conditions have been laid out, and now we can draw a conclusion. This behavior primarily represents a warning and dissuading Yukinoshita Yukino—"Don't imitate me, you can't be me. If you want to be me with your current level, you'll definitely fail." The deeper meaning behind this is actually that she doesn't want Yukinoshita Yukino to repeat her mistakes."

"But in fact, she could have expressed this with more normal, less awkward behavior, but she couldn't do it because she couldn't stop jealousy in her heart. She couldn't be a saint and not only consider all things for Yukinoshita Yukino, but also explain everything to her in a kind and gentle voice - why should she do that?"

"But extending from this twisted jealousy, there is actually a hidden thought that even she herself may not have realized - a hope. She also wants Yukinoshita Yukino to prove that even with her obstacles, even if the situation she faces is more severe than her own, Yukinoshita Yukino can successfully resolve it all."

"This means that Yukinoshita Yukino is a superior, more perfect product than her. Then... she, the so-called inferior product who has been surpassed in all aspects, will no longer have to bear all of this responsibility. She will become the 'rescued princess', and can hand over all the pressure and responsibility to the more outstanding Yukinoshita Yukino who can bear it all, and she will be free."

At this point, Matsueda Azusa couldn't help but shake her head and said, "But she's gone too far down this path. Just like me, she's become obsessed. Salvation? There's no such thing as salvation in this world. Even if Yukinoshita Yukino caters to her expectations and rescues her from all this, she won't be able to remove the mask that's become one with her. How can someone who has always only used a false appearance to face the world find their true self and pursue the freedom they desire?"

Miura Yumiko pondered: "Is that so? I think I understand a little bit. Now, she sounds a little pitiful?"

"Pathetic ass. What's the matter, then?"

Songzhi Zi rolled his eyes and complained: "You feel sorry for her, don't you? You feel sorry for her, but who feels sorry for you? What she's wronged is none of our business. She's using you as a tool to exploit you, that's our business!"

"Brush it!"

At this moment, the curtain of the bed next to him was pulled open.

Yukinoshita Yukino revealed her face and looked at Matsueda Azusa seriously: "Matsueda-san, I want to be able to change all this. Please help me."

"?"

Songzhi Zi was startled: "When did you wake up?"

Yukinoshita Yukino replied subconsciously: "I woke up when you said something about a man and a woman being alone in a room together."

147

Chapter 147 Soft and delicious snow.

"Didn't he wake up at the beginning?"

Miura Yumiko couldn't help but complain when she heard this: "I didn't expect Yukinoshita-san to actually pretend to sleep and eavesdrop on other people's conversations."

Yukinoshita Yukino's hair was loose, and she rarely showed her usual tough expression. She hesitated for a moment, and finally whispered: "Sorry. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but... I suddenly heard a topic that was very meaningful to me, so..."

"I never thought that Yukinoshita Yukino would actually ask for help. This is completely beyond my expectations. Even when she was the chairman, she encountered such difficulties and stubbornly tried to solve them all by herself, didn't she?"

Matsueda Azusa looked Yukinoshita Yukino up and down, and couldn't help but sigh: "But... you actually pushed yourself to this point, you're really desperate. How much do you want to prove yourself to that guy Haruno?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was silent for a moment. "According to the plan, that level of workload isn't enough to overwhelm me."

She clutched the wrinkled bed sheet tightly in her hands, and it was obvious that her thoughts were far less calm than what she appeared to be.