Oh no! They all seem a bit off!

After confessing to Ji Yexue in Chapter 173, something unexpected happened...

It was nearing dusk when Qiuyue's house was in front of it.

Akizuki Mako, holding Touko's hand, bowed to his parents and said, "Goodbye, Mother and Father. I should be back around the New Year. I will keep in touch with you regularly after I return."

"Okay, go ahead. Take good care of Dongzi and keep a close watch on her. Don't spoil her too much."

Akizuki's mother nodded and instructed, "You must take good care of your health and safety in Tokyo. I've heard that big cities are very chaotic. Although the public security is good, we can't take care of you all the time."

"Don't worry, Mother. I've practiced judo and karate since I was a child, all to protect my family."

Akizuki Makoto laughed. As for his personal safety, he thought he didn't need to worry.

Both he and Dongzi possess superpowers, making them virtually untouchable by ordinary people.

“You two should take better care of your health. Father, you don’t need to go out to sea to fish anymore. I can earn money now, so you can retire in peace.”

"Yes, yes, Xiao Cheng has grown up..."

Akizuki's mother smiled broadly, her gaze towards Akizuki Makoto filled with love and satisfaction.

After that, they chatted on and on until dusk fell completely before waving goodbye.

They will spend the night on the yacht again and take the Shinkansen back to Tokyo tomorrow.

The week-long training camp passed in the blink of an eye, leaving everyone feeling a sense of wanting more.

Although there is still a month left until the end of summer vacation, they can get together again whenever they want, but the happy time like this training camp is absolutely unique.

Back on the yacht, Akizuki Makoto began preparing dinner, with Shiina Maki assisting him.

Although Ji Yexue could cook, she wasn't in the mood today, and besides, she was in a cold war with Qiu Yuecheng, so naturally she didn't want to have any contact with him.

Dinner was quite plentiful, as the yacht's refrigerator was full of ingredients. Akizuki Makoto cooked five dishes and a soup, which Niijima Rie and Shiraishi Rin, who had never tasted his cooking before, praised highly.

Ji Yexue didn't seem to have a good appetite and didn't eat much.

During the meal, she looked preoccupied, making everyone else speak cautiously and considerately.

Akizuki Makoto noticed that something was wrong with Ji Yexue and wanted to check on her, since Ji Yexue always came to him first whenever his emotions changed.

But then he thought that the reason Ji Yexue was preoccupied might be because of him and Shimizu Rei, which made him immediately back down.

If things are explained clearly to Ji Yexue, Ji Yexue will suffer on another level.

"I'm full, I'm going back to rest now, you guys chat."

As soon as Ji Yexue finished eating, she stood up, greeted everyone in a calm tone, and then turned and went into the cabin.

"Senior Hime... Senior Himeya hasn't been in a good mood these past few days..."

Rie Niijima shrank back, muttering to herself, and unconsciously glanced at Makoto Akizuki.

At this moment, Akizuki Makoto simply lowered his head, eating silently, without any reaction, and his expression was very calm.

Shiina Maki asked directly, "Akizuki-kun, did you and President Himeya have a fight?"

"Well, sort of. We had a little unpleasantness."

Makoto Akizuki was somewhat surprised that Maki Shiina would ask him that, but he still nodded honestly in response.

"It's a little hard to imagine Akizuki-senpai and Hime-senpai arguing, they're such good friends."

Seeing that Shiina Maki had taken the initiative to speak, Niijima Rie no longer hid her feelings and said with some emotion, "Hey, Akizuki-senpai, can you tell us why you were arguing? Maybe we can give you some advice and help you and Himeya-senpai make up."

"It's nothing, she just asked me something that I didn't tell her."

Akizuki Makoto's ambiguous answer left the three members of the group, including Shiina Maki, looking at each other in bewilderment, all of whom were intrigued.

They were genuinely curious about what Qiu Yuecheng was willing to keep hidden, even at the cost of a cold war with Ji Yexue.

But they also knew that they couldn't ask, because if Akizuki Makoto could tell them, he wouldn't be in a cold war with Himeyasuki.

"It seems there's no way to help them reconcile in this situation. There's only one way to make up, isn't there?"

"Well, the only thing we can do is tell Senior Himeya the answer to her question."

"..."

Of course, Akizuki Makoto knew how to reconcile with Ji Yexue, but after he told her, he couldn't believe how Ji Yexue would react.

Can she accept it?
But it seems like I can't refuse to accept it either.

"I'm full, I'm going back to rest now."

Akizuki Makoto put down his chopsticks, stood up, and said goodbye to everyone.

Since the only solution is to be honest, then let's stop hiding it.

After making a decision with Shimizu Rei today, he suddenly had the courage to be honest with Himeyasu.

Rather than continuing this cold war, I might as well tell her. Whether she can accept the truth after knowing it is her own business.

"Eh……"

The Shiina trio watched Akizuki Makoto leave, their faces showing surprise, but they couldn't bring themselves to say anything to stop him.

They could tell from the resolute expression on Akizuki Makoto's face that he had made a decision and intended to tell Hime Yuki the answer to her question.

Rie Niijima watched Makoto Akizuki walk into the cabin and said softly, "Is it really okay to just let Akizuki-senpai leave like this? He might make up with Himeya-senpai."

"I have no reason to interfere."

Shiina Maki forced a smile. Even if she didn't want Akizuki Makoto and Himeyasuki to reconcile, what good would it do? Akizuki Makoto wouldn't listen to her anyway.

"Hey, Maki-chan, you need to take the initiative to compete."

"Yes, I know, Rie-chan, you don't need to worry about me."

"How could I not worry about you..."

While Shiina Maki and Niijima Rie were talking, Akizuki Makoto had already entered the cabin and arrived at the room belonging to Himeya Yuki.

He stood in front of the door, raised his hand and knocked, and said, "Xue, I have something I want to talk to you about."

"Click!"

A few seconds after he finished speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Ji Yexue looked at Qiuyue Cheng standing at the door, remained silent for a while, and then said, "...Come in."

After saying that, she went back to her room first, followed closely by Qiuyue Cheng, who closed the door behind her.

This room is decorated the same as the other rooms, the only difference being the clothes hanging in the wardrobe.

Ji Yexue sat on the edge of the bed, naturally crossed her legs, crossed her arms, and asked directly, "Speak, what do you want to tell me?"

"Didn't you ask me before what exactly happened between me and Li? I'll tell you now."

To Ji Yexue's surprise, Qiuyue Cheng actually came to tell her the truth. She thought that Qiuyue Cheng had noticed that she was in a bad mood and wanted to talk to her about something, but he didn't mention anything about what happened between Shimizu Rei and him.

"Oh? You're finally willing to tell me?"

Ji Yexue raised an eyebrow, a smile appearing on her face, and nodded, saying, "Then tell me. I want to see what happened between you and her that makes you so reluctant to talk about it."

"call……"

Before confessing, Akizuki Makoto took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally. Then, under Hime Yuki's interested gaze, he slowly said, "Rei... used her superpower on me. Her ability is to control a person's five senses and six perceptions."

"Well, what next."

Ji Yexue nodded, unaware of any problem until then.

She had already guessed what Shimizu Rei's ability was, but she didn't know why Shimizu Rei would use it on Akizuki Makoto.

Could it be that Shimizu Rei, like she did to Akizuki Makoto, caused him immense distress?
If that's the only reason, she won't accept it. After all, it's not hard to say, and there's no need to hide it.

"That day, after her competition, I followed her back to the hotel, intending to explain the misunderstanding between us, but..."

At this point, Akizuki Makoto's expression became complicated, and his voice abruptly stopped.

The scene from that time is still vivid in his mind, making his body tremble uncontrollably.

Ji Yexue noticed that Qiuyue Cheng's body was trembling slightly and his face had turned a little pale, which made her somewhat puzzled.

"Makoto, did she use her superpowers to hurt you?"

Akizuki Makoto's current reaction is very similar to hers back then, so she subconsciously believes that Shimizu Rei also made Akizuki Makoto experience the same pain as her.

This immediately darkened her expression, and she growled in a low voice, "That woman... is unforgivable!"

She has no reason not to hate and despise those who hurt Akizuki Makoto.

But she couldn't do anything to Shimizu Rei either; Akizuki Makoto would definitely not allow it.

"Li, the effect of the superpower she used on me is different from yours."

As Qiuyue Cheng spoke in a low voice, after several hesitations and doubts, he finally made up his mind to reveal everything.

"She...altered my senses of desire and physical sensitivity."

"...?!"

The moment Akizuki Makoto finished explaining the effects of Shimizu Rei's superpower, Hime Yuki's eyes widened in astonishment, and she sat up abruptly from the bed.

"What did you say?"

She moved closer to Akizuki Makoto and asked incredulously, "That guy... what did he change?"

"..."

Qiu Yuecheng clenched his fists, remaining silent and not answering Ji Yexue's question.

Ji Yexue heard him clearly, otherwise she wouldn't have asked him that question and shown such an incredulous and terrified expression.

"you……"

Ji Yexue opened her mouth, but remained silent; she didn't know what to say at that moment.

At that moment, her brain felt like it was filled with a bottle of paste; she couldn't think of anything.

The sudden and shocking truth caught her completely off guard.

She never expected that the reason for the cold war between Akizuki Makoto and Shimizu Rei was that Shimizu Rei used her superpowers to seduce Akizuki Makoto.

No wonder Akizuki Makoto didn't dare to tell her; it was indeed a difficult thing to talk about.

"...So you went to see that woman today, didn't you? What did you say to her?"

Ji Yexue suddenly remembered that Qiuyue Cheng had disappeared for a while this afternoon, and she figured he must have gone to see Shimizu Rei during that time.

“I made a clean break with her and told her that from now on, we have nothing to do with each other and will never have any contact again.”

"Yeah……"

Ji Yexue muttered to herself, looking somewhat lost and dejected, and sat back down on the bed.

Thus, the two fell into a brief silence, neither of them speaking again.

During this period of silence, Ji Yexue slowly came to her senses. She went from disbelief, anger, and fear at the beginning to relief and calmness now.

Although she is extremely possessive and has a physical obsession with cleanliness, this incident cannot be blamed on Akizuki Makoto; he is also a victim.

Moreover, she was to blame for this; she was too aggressive at the beginning, which provoked Shimizu Rei.

If she had been more friendly in her approach to Shimizu Rei, and had prevented Shimizu Rei from being hostile towards her, then Shimizu Rei wouldn't have been so angry when Akizuki Makoto explained things to her.

"Xue, I'm sorry for telling you this so late. I don't know how to explain it to you, so I've been avoiding it."

Ji Yexue raised her head, looked at Qiu Yuecheng, and said softly, "No need to apologize, this is not your fault. Thank you for telling me this so frankly."

"Then I'll head back first. Let's both take a break."

Akizuki Makoto came here to explain to Himeyasuki the love-hate entanglement between him and Shimizu Rei. Now that it's been explained, there's no need to linger.

Right now, he still has mixed feelings and needs some time to adjust and heal.

It seems that Ji Yexue is in the same boat; she's just forcing herself not to care.

Because she knew that even if she cared, it would be of no use.

Since the deed has already happened, she can't very well lash out at Qiuyue Cheng and accuse him of his mistakes, can she?
That would be too unreasonable and absurd.

"do not go."

Just as Akizuki Makoto turned around and was about to leave, Ji Yexue suddenly grabbed his hand.

He turned around and looked at Ji Yexue, who said softly, "Cheng, stay."

"..."

Qiu Yuecheng immediately understood what Ji Yexue meant; she was inviting him to spend the night.

"Are you serious?"

So he took a deep breath and asked in a trembling voice, "You mean... you want me to stay here tonight and not go back?"

"is it not OK?"

Ji Yexue tilted her head back, took a deep breath, and made a profound realization.

"Didn't you say that once you and your childhood sweetheart had a clean break, you would reciprocate my feelings? Are you going to keep dragging your feet and running away again?"

"That...of course not!"

Perhaps it was due to the atmosphere, or perhaps it was because Akizuki Makoto needed an emotional release at that moment, someone to soothe his heart, to be honest with him, and to lick each other's wounds.

he……

He accepted Ji Yexue's invitation to stay overnight.

Ji Yexue reached out and stroked Qiuyue Cheng's cheek, whispering, "Cheng, I will make you forget everything."

"..."

Qiu Yuecheng remained silent, then leaned forward and pushed Ji Yexue down onto the bed, assuming a male-on-top position.

Lying on the bed, Ji Yexue's expression revealed a rare mix of shyness, anticipation, and unease.

She looked up at Akizuki Makoto, their eyes met, and she whispered, "Makoto, I love you. I will accept everything about you. Please possess me."

(End of this chapter)