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Chapter 192 Ji Yexue left clues
"Will apologizing now even be of any use?!"

Mrs. Ji Ye roared emotionally and threw the farewell letter left by Ji Yexue hard at Qiu Yuecheng's face.

It not only contained Ji Yexue's farewell words to her, but also her love and hate for Qiuyue Cheng.

That is……

Love and hate that last until death.

It is a hatred that can never be forgiven for Akizuki Makoto, and a love that can never be severed.

With trembling hands, Akizuki Makoto picked up the letter. To avoid wetting the letter with his tears, he wiped them away, took a deep breath, and briefly suppressed his emotions.

Then, he opened the letter, and what came into view was a farewell to Mrs. Himeya.

Ji Yexue recounted that she had been suffering greatly recently, and her mental state was on the verge of collapse, unable to hold on any longer.

So she left a letter to Mrs. Himeya, confessing her sins, and then decided to disappear from this world to find liberation.

Upon seeing this, Akizuki Makoto's heart also broke down.

What followed made him feel even more guilty and remorseful.

He turned to the next page of the letter, and from there it began to be written about things related to him.

Ji Yexue recorded the love-hate entanglement between her and Qiuyue Cheng with a tearful and plaintive tone.

From the very beginning, we met, got to know each other, fell in love... and then parted ways.

It all started that afternoon in the deserted sports equipment room.

Ji Yexue recorded her sweet moments with Qiuyue Cheng, as well as his betrayal.

They had made a promise to save her life and confessed their feelings for each other, but then suddenly changed their minds.

At Himeya Ryūsō's funeral, Akizuki Makoto did the most outrageous thing.

Mrs. Ji Ye had no idea that Akizuki Makoto had gone so far; she had only heard that Akizuki Makoto had suddenly changed his mind and fallen in love with someone else.

...No, she knew how outrageous Akizuki Makoto had been. Ever since their falling out in Osaka, she had understood everything.

But she didn't realize the pain in Ji Yexue's heart, nor did she realize that Ji Yexue was on the verge of collapse and about to give up.

It wasn't until she saw the farewell letter left by Ji Yexue that Mrs. Ji Yexue understood the pain Ji Yexue had been enduring all this time.

Therefore, she developed a strong hatred and murderous intent towards the origin of everything, the culprit—Akizuki Makoto.

She called Akizuki Makoto and told him about Ji Yexue's disappearance, hoping to get him to come over.

Upon seeing Akizuki Makoto, she couldn't help but lose her composure.

"If anything happens to Xiaoxue, I will never let you off the hook!"

Mrs. Ji Ye gripped Qiu Yuecheng's collar tightly, gritting her teeth as she said, "Without Xiao Xue, the Ji Ye family will also perish with this generation. So before the Ji Ye family completely falls, I will use everything I have to take revenge on you!"

"...If anything happens to Xue, please kill me."

Akizuki Makoto muttered in a daze, saying that even if Mrs. Himeya wanted to kill him now, he wouldn't put up any resistance.

He took away Mrs. Himeya's most precious daughter, so he should be the one to pay for this sin.

"I won't kill you. Killing you would be too easy for you."

Mrs. Ji Ye sneered, her eyes icy, and said, "I will take away the most important person to you and let you taste what it's like."

"..."

Qiu Yuecheng had no reply; he had given up on the pointless argument.

If we're talking about taking away the most important person to him and experiencing the taste of loss, isn't he experiencing it right now?
Was Ji Yexue unimportant to him?

But he didn't speak, because he was not worthy to mention Ji Yexue's name, nor was he worthy to regard her as the most important person.

If he truly considered Ji Yexue the most important person, he wouldn't have done anything to hurt her, nor would he have allowed things to escalate to this point.

"...Goodbye, Auntie."

Akizuki Makoto spoke in a hoarse voice, then solemnly bowed to Mrs. Himeya in farewell before standing up and leaving the Japanese-style room.

Now, the primary objective is to find Ji Yexue. He has already guessed that Ji Yexue used her invisibility ability to leave silently under the watchful eyes of the servants.

Only he, with his resistance, was able to find Ji Yexue; no one else could do it.

He still has a chance to save Ji Yexue; it's too early to give up now.

"Snow, I will find you, and I will save you..."

Qiu Yuecheng secretly vowed in his heart that even if it cost him his life, he would find Ji Yexue.

Although the chances of finding her are slim, Tokyo is so big that if Ji Yexue finds a remote place to hide, he could search for years or even decades without finding her.

……

……

at the same time.

Himeya Yuki, who disappeared from the Himeya family, is walking on the bustling Chiyoda Street.

She had already left the port area and arrived in Chiyoda, which was only about seven or eight kilometers away from Himeya's house.

At this distance, walking casually down the street, theoretically, Ji Ye's family should be able to find her in less than half an hour... no, ten minutes would be enough.

But after she left home, she remained invisible, and no one could find her except that one person.

However, that person is probably still unaware and is in school. By the time he realizes it, it will be too late.

They will keep missing each other, just like their fate.

"Ha ha……"

Ji Yexue watched the surging crowd constantly passing through her and inexplicably laughed.

At this moment, her heart, which had been suppressed all day, finally felt a sense of relief and liberation.

Being a real ghost like this doesn't seem so bad.

You won't be found or noticed, and you can do whatever you want.

She doesn't have to bear heavy responsibilities or think about those messy things; she can live as she pleases.

This kind of mindset is something she hasn't felt in a long time, making her feel a sense of familiarity and nostalgia.

A few months ago, she had also had such thoughts, but after meeting that person, everything melted away like snow meeting the sun.

All her dark, negative, repressed, and extreme thoughts disappeared with the appearance of that person.

She thought it was her salvation, but she never expected that it would only lead her into a deeper trap of despair.

The brief happiness brought with it a profound sense of emptiness and sorrow, like a backlash.

"Beep beep beep one"

The piercing roar of car engines constantly interrupted Ji Yexue's thoughts.

Only then did she realize that she was standing in the middle of a busy road.

However, the cars weren't honking at her; they were honking at the vehicles stuck in the traffic. It was rush hour, traffic was terrible, and the blaring of horns was deafening.

“So annoying…”

Ji Yexue couldn't help but frown, walked to the cars that were constantly honking, raised her foot, and kicked them hard.

She was wearing wooden clogs, and her delicate feet were covered with short white socks, a type of sock usually worn with wooden clogs.

She wore wooden clogs because of the light pink kimono she was wearing.

At home, she always wears a kimono and wears wooden clogs instead of slippers.

She didn't intend to change her clothes before going out, since no one would see her anyway... except for that person.

Unfortunately, she didn't think that person would be able to find her.

"boom!"

As Ji Yexue kicked out, the car body dented slightly.

But she was still not satisfied, so she kicked the dent a few more times before leaving.

The unsuspecting car owner rolled down his window and started cursing at his surroundings.

He wouldn't know who smashed his car, and of course, he couldn't possibly know.

Ji Yexue continued walking, crossing the busy road. Not only did the people around her ignore her, but even the vehicles drove right through her.

At this moment, she seemed to have truly become a ghost, with no home and nowhere to go, just drifting aimlessly.

After walking for a while, Ji Yexue suddenly stopped and noticed a long line of people in front of a bookstore, which she estimated to be about fifty or sixty people.

At the entrance of this bookstore, there is a standee with a picture of a handsome young man holding a novel called "White Night".

Next to the boy, there were some promotional slogans introducing his identity and works.

"Ah……"

When Ji Yexue saw the standee, she laughed. She walked into the bookstore, went to the shelf displaying "White Night Walk", and forcefully pushed the shelf over!
"Ah ah!"

"W-What happened? Why did the bookshelf suddenly fall over?!"

"Hey, go check if anyone's hurt!"

The moment the bookshelf collapsed, chaos erupted as bookstore staff frantically checked for injuries and the extent of damage to the books.

The customers who came to buy books were already impatient waiting in line. When they saw the sudden accident, they immediately became agitated and angrily accused the shop owner.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing this, Ji Yexue smiled happily, knowing what she needed to do next.

These people queuing up to buy books have no idea what kind of scumbag their idolized genius writer, Akizuki Kageaki, is.

She wanted to disrupt Akizuki Makoto's sales event, since no one could see her or touch her anyway.

Even if a bookshelf suddenly collapses in full view of everyone, it will only be considered an accident, even though such accidents happen in various bookstores.

Anyway, whenever there's a bookstore with a standee and promotional posters of Akizuki Makoto at the entrance, Ji Yexue will go in and vandalize it, knocking over the bookshelves.

This gave her a strange sense of satisfaction and excitement, making her heart, which had been suppressed for days, brighten up.

"Makoto, I wonder if you'll even notice me..."

Ji Yexue smiled happily, somewhat anticipating that Qiuyue Cheng would notice the anomalies occurring in the various bookstores and come looking for her.

She suddenly had a fun idea: just like when she attacked Akizuki Makoto at the beginning, she could make him her accomplice and commit crimes with her.

She was eager to see if Akizuki Makoto would agree to her request now, or if he would stick to his principles like he did back then.

Most likely, he will no longer uphold his bottom line, after all, he has personally abandoned his ethics and morals and trampled on his bottom line.

Ji Yexue had already read Akizuki Makoto's "White Night Journey". Ever since she learned that Akizuki Makoto was going to release a new work, she had someone go to Shinchosha to get a copy.

She also understood what Akizuki Makoto was trying to express in a subtle way.

So……

Now let her and Makoto Akizuki perform a scene from "Journey Under the Midnight Sun".

She wanted to see just how determined Akizuki Makoto was for her sake.

……

……

While Ji Yexue was causing destruction in various bookstores, Akizuki Makoto was running around the port area, searching for Ji Yexue.

Because she is invisible, she cannot use transportation to avoid missing her on the street.

Fortunately, he still had plenty of energy, and moreover, he was determined to find Ji Yexue, so even if he ran all day, he probably wouldn't feel tired.

Akizuki Makoto didn't expect to find Ji Yexue anytime soon; he was prepared to search for a very long time.

At the very least, you should be mentally prepared for a few days or ten days.

He only hoped that he could find her as soon as possible, since Ji Yexue's mental state was unstable and her disappearance from the Ji Ye family was likely an attempt to commit suicide.

"Xue, if something really happens to you, then I..."

Qiu Yuecheng dared not think too much about it and quickly shook his head. He ran through the streets searching for Ji Yexue while praying silently in his heart.

After spending several hours running around half of the port area, he suddenly noticed that something strange was happening.

For example, when he passed by a bookstore, he found the surroundings in a chaotic state. He could hear the shouts of the people queuing to buy books, and it seemed that something had happened in the store and the bookshelves had collapsed.

At first, he didn't pay much attention to it. He thought it was just an accident and had nothing to do with him. He wasn't kind enough to help.

But as he passed by several bookstores, he noticed that bookshelves had collapsed in several of them, which made him instinctively realize that something was wrong.

The fastest and most direct way to gather this kind of intelligence is to go online and check social media platforms.

So, Akizuki Makoto immediately took out his phone and searched for keywords like "bookstore bookshelves collapsed".

Normally, this kind of thing would just be seen as an accidental complaint, and it wouldn't attract much attention online.

But today is the release of "White Night Walking", and the publicity is very effective. The number of people in the bookstore is several times or even more than ten times the usual number.

Those who were queuing to buy books were already resentful because of the long wait, so when this unexpected situation happened, they naturally went online to complain about their misfortune.

And this kind of "unexpected" situation is happening more than once or twice today.

therefore……

The phenomenon of bookshelves collapsing in a bookstore quickly became a hot topic.

Akizuki Makoto glanced around and noticed that all the stores where the bookshelves had collapsed were located in Chiyoda Ward, which immediately made him think of a possibility.

"Snow, is that you?"

Qiu Yuecheng muttered to himself, his spirits suddenly lifted, and he felt as if he had grasped a clue.

A bookshelf collapsing once is an accident, but if it happens repeatedly, it can no longer be called an accident.

Moreover, it collapsed silently and eerily, as if haunted by a ghost!
(End of this chapter)