Girls und War

Seeing this, Xiao Jue bit her lip and whispered, "I just want... you to accept the real me..."

Mi Yu shook her head and asked in a tearful voice, "Why me? Why can't you just let me go?"

Xiao Jue heard a deep rejection in Mi Yu's words, so he lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Because I'm cheap..."

After saying that, she suddenly raised her hand and slapped herself hard.

"Snapped--"

Mi Yu was so frightened by Xiao Jue's sudden self-harm that her heart skipped a beat.

Then Xiao Jue slowly raised his head, revealing the bright red palm print on his face.

"This is what you deserve!"

Having said that, Xiao Jue pushed Mi Yu away and ran out without looking back.

Mi Yu stood there in a daze, as if Xiao Jue's slap did not hit her face, but her heart.

Xia Shu was sitting outside at this time, wondering why the two girls hadn't come out yet.

Suddenly, Xiao Jue ran out with tears on his face, and ran to other places without looking back.

Xia Shu didn't know what was going on, but when Xiao Jue passed by her, she clearly saw a red palm print on Xiao Jue's face.

Xia Shu didn't see Mi Yu come out, and when he called Xiao Jue, she didn't respond. So he hurried into the bathroom and saw Mi Yu leaning against the mirror in a daze, with a look of despair written all over her face.

"Miyu, why are you..." Xia Shu was speechless.

"Why did I hit her?" Miyu said to Xia Shu with an expression that said nothing mattered anymore, "I said she slapped herself. Do you believe me?"

Xia Shu tried to believe it, but she could not understand why Xiao Jue would hit himself.

Miyu couldn't explain it clearly, because she really did owe Xiaojue something. She felt so guilty about it that she even thought that slap in the face would be worse than a slap on her face.

Shortly thereafter, the two found Xiao Jue squatting by the pool in the park.

The three of them looked at each other in silence, not knowing what to say.

Then, the day's trip to the amusement park ended in a bad mood.

Xiao Jue said he wanted to go home, and Mi Yu also wanted to report back to the camp. Xia Shu was worried, so he decided to give Mi Yu a ride.

After the two entered the station, Xiao Jue said she was tired again, so Xia Shu sat with her on the bench and waited for her to get on the train when she was ready.

Mi Yu looked at the backs of the two people and felt pain in her heart, with nowhere to express it.

He left the station in a daze and returned to the camp alone.

Xia Shu, who stayed here, saw Xiao Jue crying not long after.

Xia Shu turned his head to look at the entrance of the station. Seeing that Mi Yu had already left, he turned to Xiao Jue and said, "Don't cry, are you pretending? She's gone."

Xiao Jue was stunned for a moment, then raised her head. Although her face was still covered with tears, her eyes were clear and there was no trace of sadness in them.

After a brief pause, she turned to Xia Shu and said, "You figured it out? What do you think?"

Xia Shu didn't feel anything, but asked curiously, "Why are you all so awkward? Can't you just speak clearly and seriously?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jue was silent for a moment.

As a straight man, Xia Shu certainly couldn't see clearly the girls' mental entanglements, but similarly, Xiao Jue, as a girl, couldn't fully understand what Xia Shu was thinking.

In Xia Shu's opinion, there was nothing that couldn't be solved by two bottles of beer and a meal of roast lamb. And it was even more impossible for brothers to accidentally shoot each other.

But the girl's sensitive and awkward heart cannot be overcome by common sense.

The girl Xiao Jue has such complicated thoughts that even Mi Yu is afraid of her.

If anyone Xia Shu knew were to come, they would not be able to handle the complex entanglements involved.

But Natsuki is Natsuki, she is different.

Xiao Jue's performance was like flirting with a blind man. She thought she had excellent acting skills, but Xia Shu didn't even have a basic understanding of them.

Seeing that it was pointless to continue acting, Xiao Jue said, "I thought you would start to hate Mi Yu."

Yes, that's what should be done according to normal logic.

Xiao Jue always acted like a victim in front of Xia Shu. All the previous things could easily make a bystander feel disgusted with Mi Yu.

But Natsuki didn't.

She even asked in return, “Why should I hate her?”

"Even if she is a scumbag?" Xiao Jue showed a strange smile.

Xia Shu thought about it and nodded.

When Xiao Jue saw this, he knew that all his plans had gone to waste.

She thought her careful arrangements had deceived everyone.

He hid it from Miyu's friends and also from Xia Shu.

But in the end, Xia Shu simply recognized Mi Yu as his friend.

This identity has nothing to do with Mi Yu's true nature.

Even if Miyu was a murderer or a scum who abandoned his wife and children - the day Xia Shu treated Miyu as a friend, none of this mattered anymore.

The only thing Xia Shu would do is to help her "turn over a new leaf", that's all.

Xiao Jue was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "I suddenly understand why she likes you so much."

Xia Shu didn't understand why Xiao Jue suddenly seemed like a different person.

So she asked, "Don't you want to get back together with her? So how can I help you?"

Xiao Jue burst out laughing.

"Isn't it?" Xia Shu was even more confused.

"Yes, you're right." Xiao Jue slowly wiped the tears from his face with his hands, and said with a smile, "I do think so, but what I think is different from what you think."

She felt that such a one-sided performance was really boring, so she decided not to continue.

After all, no matter how good the performance is, the actors will find it boring if there are no audiences to watch it.

She now understood Xia Shu.

Xia Shu is a very pure person.

Xiao Jue and Mi Yu may have complicated thoughts, considering this and that, trying to find the point where they won't get hurt in the cautious touch between people.

Xia Shu's idea was simpler.

She feels that it doesn’t matter what you think, the purpose and results are the most important things.

Does Xiao Jue really want to get back together with Mi Yu?

it is true.

Does she really like Mi Yu?

It was true, too—Natsuki could feel it.

Then things are simple.

She will try her best to do what she can to see if she can fulfill some people's small wishes.

But Xiao Jue saw what Xia Shu was thinking from her eyes, and then he said, "No, I don't need your help. Because you can't help me, because you are Xia Shu."

680. A Little Tricky Past

Xia Shu didn't quite understand what Xiao Jue wanted to say. But she probably understood that Xiao Jue had given up on having any deeper contact with her.

Seeing Xia Shu silent, Xiao Jue suddenly sighed and continued, "I used to think I didn't care. I thought she was no longer important to me and I could be alone. But after a long time, I realized that some things can't be achieved by just endurance.

"I also know she's that kind of person, and I'll hate myself. But if I hate her for a long time, it's even... deeper than love, more unforgettable.

"Xia Shu, do you know what it feels like to turn love into hate?"

Xia Shu was silent, then shook his head.

Xiao Jue laughed and said, "Yes, you don't understand. I can see that you are a person who doesn't know how to love - or rather, you have always loved everyone.

"Miyu was deceived by you. You are also a liar. You lied to yourself and to everyone.

"But if a lie can be carried through to the end, it will become the truth. Xia Shu, can you keep the lie until the end? Until the day you die——"

Xia Shu hesitated, not seeming to understand what the child was talking about.

But soon, Xiao Jue shook his head and said to himself, "No, maybe I'm wrong. Because I'm a liar, I will treat everyone as a liar. But Xia Shu, you——"

There were no words following your words.

She seemed to have said everything and nothing at the same time.

At the end, Xiao Jue showed a gentle expression again and asked Xia Shu, "Can you——"

Originally, Xiao Jue wanted to ask if he could protect Mi Yu on my behalf.

But when the time came, she found she couldn't say it.

Xia Shu wanted to comfort Xiao Jue, but Xiao Jue waved his hands, lowered his head and said, "Forget it, forget it. I give up. Whatever."

Then he raised his head and said to Xia Shu, "Miyu must be very sad now. I thought you would start to distance yourself from her."

Xia Shu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why does she think so? Why would I distance myself from her?"

"Yeah, why?" Xiao Jue said with a wry smile, "Maybe it's because I'm a vicious woman."

Xia Shu stood there in a daze, and it took him half a year to recover from Xiao Jue's words.

But she soon realized that she should do something, and do it immediately.

So without saying a word, he turned around and ran towards the exit of the station.

Xiao Jue sat in his seat, tilted his head, looked at Xia Shu's back as he left, and laughed out loud.

-

At the same time, Mi Yu had returned to his camp from the station in a daze.

Ai'er and the other three were strolling by the flower bed. When they saw Miyu coming back alone, they didn't know what had happened, so they quickly went over to ask a few questions.

Seeing her friends' concerned expressions, Miyu seemed to have found an outlet for the grievances in her heart, and she immediately burst into tears.

Seeing this, Ai'er and the others were even more confused, and they secretly wondered if Xia Shu and the others had some kind of conflict in the amusement park, so they started arguing.

The facts may be slightly different from their guesses, but in essence it is indeed like this.

Those girls didn't know what to do, after all, they were not Xia Shu.

If Xia Shu himself were here, he might be able to persuade them a little.

So the three girls could only look at Mi Yu crying and secretly feel a headache.

Just as Miyu was crying and everyone was secretly having a headache, Xiaomian suddenly cried out "Ah" and pointed his finger at the entrance of the camp.

Ai'er and Shanmei both looked in the direction of Xiaomian's finger, only to see that Xia Shu had returned here at some point and was looking at them, breathing softly.

Ai'er shook Miyu twice quickly. Miyu raised her head with tears in her eyes and saw Xia Shu standing there. She even forgot to cry.

Xia Shu gave Mi Yu a gentle smile.

She said nothing, and she didn't need to say anything.

Just standing there is the greatest expression of gratitude to Mi Yu.

Because Xia Shu believed in Mi Yu, and also believed that what he did was not meaningless.

It seems that everything is silently revealed in this silence.

Seeing this, Miyu didn't care about anything else. Without saying a word, she flew towards where Xia Shu was standing.

Natsuki stood there and accepted Miyu's hug.

And after throwing herself into Xia Shu's arms, Mi Yu cried even louder.

But for some reason, when the three girls of Aier heard Miyu crying loudly, they felt inexplicably relieved.

Was it Natsuki's smile that gave them confidence? Or was it Natsuki's presence itself that gave them confidence?