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Chapter 172 Shimizu Rei exploded!

"It's okay, I was just asking."

Seeing that Qiu Yue's mother didn't seem to be lying or hiding anything, Ji Yexue had no choice but to give up with a sense of regret.

Come to think of it, judging from Akizuki Makoto's embarrassed look, he probably wouldn't tell anyone the inside story.

But that's precisely why she was so curious and concerned.

She understood Akizuki Makoto and knew he shouldn't be such a timid and hesitant person.

"Let's wait for Xiaocheng and Xiaoli to finish talking. Maybe after they've finished, Xiaocheng will be willing to tell you the whole story."

Qiuyue's mother placed her hand on Ji Yexue's hand, held it gently, and smiled, "Xiaocheng has his own concerns about not telling you. That's just the kind of person he is. He always keeps things to himself and tries to solve them on his own."

"Ah."

Ji Yexue nodded slightly, but still looked preoccupied.

Akizuki's mother's words still didn't put her at ease; she was still concerned about what had happened between Akizuki Makoto and Shimizu Rei.

"By the way, Xiao Cheng has already gone to find Xiao Li, hasn't he..."

Qiuyue's mother looked around but didn't see Qiuyue Cheng. She thought to herself.

Just as she had guessed, Akizuki Makoto had already left his home and arrived at the house of Shimizu Rei next door.

He pushed open the courtyard gate and walked into the courtyard without even saying hello, arriving at the central courtyard.

"Hey, Xiaocheng?"

When Akizuki Makoto reached the entrance hall of the central courtyard, a middle-aged woman came out and looked at him with surprise.

"Auntie, long time no see."

After nodding in greeting, Akizuki Makoto asked directly, "Um... I'm here to see Rei. Is she home?"

"Yes, she hasn't gone out. She's been staying at home lately and hasn't gone out. I don't know what she's doing."

Shimizu's mother smiled, turned around and called out to the living room, "Xiao Li! Xiao Cheng is here to see you! Come out quickly!"

After she called out, they waited for a while, but still didn't see Shimizu Rei come out, or rather, there was no movement inside the house. Shimizu's mother couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

"This child used to always be the one to cling to you, but now he won't come to see you at all."

"..."

Qiu Yuecheng had no reply and could only remain silent, her face revealing a hint of embarrassment.

Seeing this, Shimizu's mother immediately understood what was going on and smiled, "You two had a fight, didn't you? It's okay, as long as you talk it out, it'll be fine. Xiaocheng, didn't you take the initiative to come to her? Come in, she's probably in her room."

"Thank you, Auntie, for your understanding."

Akizuki Makoto bowed his head and thanked him, but did not refuse. He had come to see Shimizu Rei, and already knew that Shimizu Rei did not want to see him.

He walked into the living room, followed the corridor, entered the sitting room, and finally stood at the door of Shimizu Rei's room. He raised his hand and knocked, saying, "Rei, let's talk. Stop hiding from me."

"Acheng?!"

Shimizu Rei, who was hiding inside the house, was startled when she suddenly heard Akizuki Makoto's voice outside the door.

Standing outside the door, Akizuki Makoto could hear clattering sounds coming from behind it, as if Shimizu Rei had knocked something over in her haste.

"Li, are you alright? I'm coming in?"

He asked softly, placing his hand on the handle of the sliding door, preparing to open it.

"No, don't come in!"

Shimizu Rei quickly shouted to stop Akizuki Makoto from opening the door.

Then she said, "We have nothing to talk about. Don't come to see me again. I don't want to see you!"

"Li, don't say things like that."

Akizuki Makoto wore a wry smile, but instead of forcibly barging into the bedroom, he spoke to Shimizu Rei through the door.

"Li, I just want to ask you, why did you do such a thing? And why did you lie to me?"

"I don't know, I don't know! I knew you were going to ask these questions, that's why I didn't want to see you!"

Shimizu Rei's voice suddenly became sharp and high-pitched. The reason she dared not face him was because she was afraid of being questioned by Akizuki Makoto.

How can she explain her absurd behavior? Was it a moment of infatuation, or self-destruction?

"Li, calm down first. I don't mean to blame you, I'm just... confused."

"Don't ask me about this! Don't you know perfectly well? I like you, I like you so much, Acheng!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Akizuki Makoto fell silent. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and finally opened the door!

At that moment, the scene inside the bedroom was suddenly exposed to him, and he finally saw Shimizu Rei, the one who had been "haunting his dreams" for the past month and a half.

Since our last meeting, Shimizu Rei has changed a bit; her neat short hair has grown a little longer.

The lively and cheerful atmosphere she used to have seemed to have disappeared, and she had become quite gloomy.

Especially her demeanor changed. Before, she was like an innocent and lively puppy, but now she looked like she was on the verge of collapse, with tears streaming down her face.

Shimizu Rei slumped onto the tatami mat, looking up at Akizuki Makoto standing at the door, her vision blurred, unable to make out his features.

"No...don't come in..."

She shook her head, covered her head with her hands, and choked out, "Acheng, I have no face to see you, I dare not see you. I did something... irreversible... irreparable... unforgivable!"

"present."

Akizuki looked at Shimizu Rei with a complicated expression. At that moment, all the words in his mind vanished.

He had a lot he wanted to say to Shimizu Rei, but when he actually saw her, he couldn't say a word.

"Li, since you know it's an irreparable mistake, why did you do it?"

He couldn't understand Shimizu Rei's thoughts. He kept thinking about Shimizu Rei's motives for using her superpowers on him that day and pushing him back, but no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't think of any reason or excuse.

To be honest, it was a case of being embarrassed and angry...

He who was deceived should be even angrier, shouldn't he?
"Acheng, don't you understand? I like you, and that's why... that's why I did that!"

"So what did you gain by doing this? You only added wounds to each other's hearts and completely broke our relationship."

Akizuki Makoto clenched his fists, looked down at Shimizu Rei kneeling on the ground, weeping with her face covered, and a surge of anger suddenly welled up inside him.

It would be impossible not to feel anger. The despair, confusion, and annoyance of being deceived, along with the disbelief that followed, intertwined at this moment, burning his brain.

"After forcibly pushing me, you deleted and blocked all my contact information. Do you think you can get away with this?"

"Li, what were your motives when you did those things? And what were your motives when you deceived me?"

"Do you find it fun to act in front of me and watch me embarrass myself? Don't you feel even a little bit sorry for me?"

When he thought about what Shimizu Rei had done, it was hard for Akizuki Makoto not to be angry. He had been suppressing his anger and not letting himself hate Shimizu Rei.

But seeing Shimizu Rei looking like a victim, he could no longer restrain himself.

Even though Shimizu Rei deceived him, used her superpowers on him, and forcibly pushed him, why was Shimizu Rei still able to cry?
Furthermore, she kept saying it was because she liked him that she did those things. If she truly liked him, why would she deceive him and do things that hurt him?

"No...no...that's not how it is..."

Seeing Akizuki Makoto get angry, Shimizu Rei quickly shook her head in denial, stammering, "I... I didn't want to lie to Makoto either, it's just... it's just... I didn't dare to admit it, I was afraid Makoto would hate me!"

"So if you do this now, I won't hate you anymore?!"

Akizuki Makoto questioned loudly, veins bulging on his forehead, his face contorted with extreme anger.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry...Acheng...I'm sorry..."

Faced with his questioning, Shimizu Rei could only apologize to him repeatedly with tears streaming down her face.

All her explanations seemed pale and powerless at this moment.

She also had no way of explaining her dark and ugly behavior.

From the moment she deceived Akizuki Makoto, the destruction of their relationship was inevitable.

So, all you want to say is "I'm sorry"?

Akizuki looked coldly at Shimizu Rei and said in a sorrowful tone, "Rei, why have we become like this?"

Yes.

why?

Shimizu Rei couldn't understand why either, but when she saw Akizuki Makoto defend Hime Yuki, her heart was consumed by boundless jealousy and displeasure.

She couldn't stand seeing Akizuki Makoto being intimate with other women.

She wanted to possess Akizuki Makoto, to make him belong to her alone, and to make him only look at her.

She knew that she was just indulging in wishful thinking. In the past, she would never have dared to hope to be with Qiuyue Cheng, since she and Qiuyue Cheng were from completely different worlds.

But her mindset changed after she gained superpowers.

She felt that she was the chosen one, a special being.

She can use this superpower to manipulate people's emotions and even reverse her own life.

Just as she had hoped, she won the gold medal in the college league, an honor that had been an unattainable dream for her in the past.

Therefore, she naturally assumed that by manipulating Akizuki Makoto's senses, she might be able to make him fall in love with her.

But in fact, she was completely wrong.

When she was having sex with Akizuki Makoto, she was filled with pain, and Akizuki Makoto must have felt the same way.

She still remembered the tears that flowed from Akizuki Makoto's eyes when he lost his mind under the influence of lust and made love to her.

At that moment, she suddenly realized that what she had done was meaningless.

Makoto Akizuki will not fall in love with her despite his superpowers, and her dream is shattered.

So she ran away from Akizuki Makoto, and because she was so afraid, she deleted all of Akizuki Makoto's contact information.

From that day on, she felt as if she had fallen into an abyss, and her whole being became depressed.

Extreme self-blame, regret, and fear kept her living in constant anxiety.

"Acheng, there's no point in saying anything now that things have come to this."

Looking at Akizuki Makoto, whose face contorted with rage, Shimizu Rei smiled bitterly, her heart filled with despair, and said, "Hate me, hate me, whatever you do, I will not complain. This is what I owe you."

"Of course! You don't think we can go back to the way things were after you did that, do you?"

Qiu Yuecheng's face was gloomy as he sneered, "Li, our relationship is over. I've come to you to settle things."

He never thought he could reconcile with Shimizu Rei, because he truly couldn't forgive Shimizu Rei for what she had done.

For the past month and a half, he has been trying to convince himself and let go of the past, but he just can't.

At this moment, Akizuki Makoto regained his composure and said calmly, "Let's leave it at that. I think we will never see each other again."

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back, walking straight out of the living room and bumping into Shimizu's mother.

Shimizu's mother looked at him with concern and asked softly, "Cheng, what happened? I heard you two arguing loudly in the room just now?"

"...It's alright, Auntie, I've already explained things to Li."

Akizuki Makoto shook his head and forced a smile.

Anyway, he'll rarely have the chance to come back here in the future, and he can use this as an excuse to distance himself from Shimizu Rei and prevent their parents from worrying.

He was only considering the last shred of friendship, trying not to make things too ugly and embarrass both sets of parents.

"Really."

Qiuyue's mother nodded and sighed softly, "No matter what, I have to apologize to Xiaocheng on Li's behalf. The reason you two were arguing was probably because Li was throwing a tantrum and being unreasonable, right?"

She had watched Akizuki Makoto grow up since he was a child, and she knew his personality well. He was definitely not the kind of person who would make mistakes and then be stubborn.

He came to see Shimizu Rei, but they ended up having a bad argument, which proves that the problem lies with Shimizu Rei.

"No, that's not true. I'll be going now."

Qiuyue Cheng shook his head slightly, said goodbye hastily, and then walked away.

Shimizu's mother watched his back as he walked out of the courtyard, and couldn't help but sigh again.

……

After leaving, Akizuki Makoto returned home silently, his face utterly calm.

When Qiuyue's mother saw him return, she immediately called out to him, pulled him into the courtyard, and asked, "Did you go to find Xiaoli?"

"Yes, the talks are over."

Qiu Yuecheng nodded and continued, "Mother, you don't need to worry. Li and I have already talked it out."

"It's good that we talked it out."

Qiuyue's mother breathed a sigh of relief and said with a faint smile, "Now that we've talked about it, can you also tell Xiaoxue about your relationship with Li? She cares a lot about it and just came to ask me about it."

"This one……"

Akizuki Makoto hesitated; he truly did not intend to tell anyone about his relationship with Shimizu Rei.

He wanted to take this secret to his grave and let it rot away with him.

Qiuyue's mother glared at Qiuyue Cheng and scolded, "What exactly happened? Why are you being so secretive? It's just a quarrel."

“Mother, please don’t ask anymore. I will handle things between Xue and me. I will contact her again later.”

"Alright, alright, now that you're all grown up, your mother can't control you anymore."

"Please don't say that. It's just that I want to handle these things myself."

Akizuki Makoto wore a wry smile. It was truly strange to involve one's mother in a relationship dispute.

(End of this chapter)