I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

　"Let's talk later...Xiao Sui, you are not in good health now, let's talk later..."

　If Xiao Sui still insists, then at least go get a physical examination first.

　The pale face of Qiansui when he fell in the early morning made Lixi feel panic in his heart.

　"Here it comes again, what's with that expression? It's so ugly, little Lixi."

　"Give it to me! Smile! Look at how I smile," Chitose raised the corners of his lips with two fingers and muttered incoherently, "Look, that's how I smile, you scumbag Li Xi are such a scumbag."

　The way she spoke unclearly was somewhat similar to the communication difficulties she had experienced in the simulation.

　"Laughing like that is stupid and ugly, I think..."

　"Xiao Sui? Good evening. And...eh, Li Xi?"

　As Chitose opened the door, a blue figure appeared at the corner of the corridor.

　Shoko Toyokawa wanted to go forward and greet her, but when she saw that Riki was behind Chitose, she froze in place, unable to move.

　【it hurts.】

　My face hurts...

　Swallowing saliva helplessly, Xiangzi could no longer suppress the phantom pain.

　And Li Xi's subsequent words made her shudder.

　"Huh?! Toyokawa Shoko! Why are you here?!"

　The sufferings of the past hit Li Xi's sanity like punches, and after an unknown period of time, the guilt towards Qiansui once again flooded his mind.

　In the real world... Xiangzi in the real world is not a good person either! Forget about that... When I saw this face...

　I can't help but think of Chitose's pale profile on the day she was cremated!

　Li Xi walked slowly towards Toyokawa Shoko, who stepped back reflexively but was eventually forced into a corner.

　"Ahem, Lixi, you..."

　Say something! Toyokawa Shoko, say something!

　"That day with the band... I'm sorry, I didn't actually want to quit the band..."

　Li Xi must be blaming himself for yelling at Xiao Deng that day, ah.

　"Toyokawa Shoko, please stop talking."

　Shiina Riki's face turned cold.

　Then, under the incredulous gaze of Chitose Noshiro, Riki punched Xiangzi in the lower abdomen.

　Don't hit here

　It's easy to get into trouble, but it still hurts. This is the judgment Li Xi made with her last bit of rationality.

　"Lixi!"

　boom--

　"Uh-woo!"

　When Chitose wanted to step forward to stop it, it was too late. Toyokawa Shoko curled up on the ground with pitiful sobs.

　"I'm sorry, Xiaosui, I..." Shiina Riki, who was pulled away by Chitose, tried to calm down, "I suddenly got so angry... seeing this irresponsible guy again."

　But no matter how sorry he said, only Shiina Riki knew:

　She was almost feeling extremely happy.

　Ch259. She has the right not to say: I am so happy

　"They were once teammates. How bad can their relationship get? They can't just start fighting the moment they meet, right? Please, this is Girls' Generation, not a stage for girls to fight—"

　This was what Chitose Noshiro thought until she saw Shiina Riki hit Toyokawa Shoko with a hook punch, leaving her speechless.

　The sound of boxing was crisp and dull, but it brought back some moments deep in Qiansui's memory, as if he was in front of the hospital ward and...

　Ms. Nagasaki said goodbye. That day she left her will to the nurse and asked her to pass it on to Su Shi.

　"Ah..." When Chitose came to his senses, Li Xi was about to continue to attack, but was stopped by Chitose in time, "Idiot, why did you attack so suddenly? Calm down!"

　"Ah... don't stop me... I... I'm sorry, I just acted impulsively."

　Li Xi licked the corner of his lips and looked very unsatisfied.

　Then, under Chitose's incredulous gaze and Xiangzi's painful eyes, Shiina Riki punched himself in the abdomen.

　In a corner where no one cared, Li Xi finally laughed easily.

　"Xiangzi, I'm paying you back... You..." He couldn't use such ridiculous words as saying what happened in the dream, so Li Xi used the lamp as a shield, "This punch is for the lamp and everyone, and I'll treat this punch to myself as paying back the debt."

　It is indeed paying off a debt, but it is only paying off a thousand-year-old debt...but she is afraid that she will never be able to pay off this debt in her lifetime.

　"I'm sorry... Li Xi, I really am..."

　The light in Xiangzi's eyes had faded, and her mind was filled with Chitose's expression when she died on the stage.

　Did Xiao Sui resent me at the time because I made her life more difficult? Because the jerk words I said made her feel even worse…?

　"Feel sorry!!!"

　The words of apology sounded like a roar in Xiangzi's mouth. She covered her lower abdomen and sprinted forward. The series of actions of running down the stairs were completed in just a moment.

　"Xiaoxiang! Alas..."

　Chitose shouted from behind, but the other party just trembled visibly, and then began to speed up and run even faster.

　She seemed to be afraid that Qiansui would catch up with her, and she was also afraid... that the other party would really catch up with her.

　"Xiao Sui, I just acted impulsively... But when I think of Toyokawa Shoko, I think of the disbanded Crychic."

　Li Xi was now feeling refreshed from the beating, and she tried hard to act guilty.

　Although I don’t know why Toyokawa Shoko is here and why Chitose knows each other, it doesn’t matter.

　As long as the other party doesn't hurt Xiaosui, it's fine.

　"Really? Why did you punch yourself? Do you know that I will feel bad for you?"

　The 6-year-old hand was placed on the outside of Lixi's school uniform to rub her. Just such contact made the blush spread from Lixi's ears to the side of her face.

　"I'm glad you're okay... You don't have to worry about Xiangzi."

　"Tonight is still a long night, and there are still many chapters left for us to complete... Come home with me."

　Half of Chitose's face was covered by shadows. She looked at the open space outside the building, which was the direction where Toyokawa Shoko escaped.

　That's the way it is.

　……

　"Kyomoto, how are your eyes today?"

　The trip to and from Su Shi took more than an hour. When he came back, Kyomoto was curled up quietly in the corner of the sofa.

　She was covered in a blanket, her fingertips making circles on the metal ring of the radio.

　"Eyes? Well, my eyes feel especially comfortable today."

　If you look closely, the pupils that seemed to have collapsed are actually converging. It's a really exaggerated effect.

　In time, the pain will be completely cured!

　"Sister Jingben, I bought some fruit, do you want to eat some?"

　"Sister Lixi? Hmm."

　Kyomoto Haizuka didn't take the fruit directly, but instead hugged her sister tightly.

　"Even if Sister Li Xi invites Kyomoto to eat some fruit, there's absolutely no way Kyomoto will give up Xiao Chitose! Sister is mine!"

　Nagasaki Suyo wants to snatch her, and Shiina Riki is also restless! Damn it, don’t you have your own sisters? Why do you have to snatch my sister!

　"Ahem, I'm not trying to grab it, I'm not trying to grab it," Li Xi said with an obviously lack of confidence after putting down the plate.

　Apparently, even she didn't believe her own lies.

　"Really, you two."

　Chitose turned around and went to wash up.

　At 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m., when the three of them finished watching a movie in the living room, Chitose stretched and prepared to take Kyomoto to rest.

　"Has your ability to repeat movie content gotten better today, sister? Even though Kyomoto can't see anything, he really feels like he's in the scene."

　"Because I like my sister. Good night. I'll go out and tidy up and come back to accompany you in a while, okay?"

　"it is good--"

　The curtains are open, a few days ago I gave Kyomoto

　There was still half a bottle of the drink he brought back on the table. Chitose bent down and kissed Kyomoto's forehead.

　She hummed a lullaby, and soon her beloved fell into a deep sleep.

　"Falling asleep?" Li Xi whispered, leaning against the door frame.

　"Hmm, did you like the video just now, Lixi?"

　What did they just watch?

　"The Grand Budapest Hotel is so beautiful. Xiaosui is really good at choosing movies."

　"As long as it's beautiful," Chitose led Lixi back to the sofa. "Little Lixi, will you be curious why we chose a movie that presents more visually than story? After all, Xiaojing can't see."

　"I think Xiaosui will have his own considerations."

　"right!"

　Qiansui couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

　"My sister...her eyesight has been saved! So I'm picking out some movies for her to watch in a few years. Wasn't that one good? It's beautiful, isn't it?"

　"Eh!"

　Li Xi subconsciously wanted to scream but Chitose covered his mouth. When Chitose's gaze moved towards the bedroom, Li Xi instantly understood what he meant.

　"It's beautiful, and congratulations on your birthday...but the medical bills must be quite high."

　"There's always a way! Lixi! There's always an answer in life!"

　Perhaps the stone weighing on Qiansui's heart finally disappeared, and her smile was brighter than ever.

　Just by looking at it, Li Xi couldn't help but be in a daze.

　[So beautiful...even more beautiful than that gorgeous movie.]

　"That's great, Xiao Sui."

　Li Xi subconsciously put his hand on Qiansui's head, his fingers sinking into her hair. The warm feeling made Li Xi want to cry.

　【It’s great that you’re not so sickly thin anymore. 】

　Your life is on the right track, and all the sadness and suffering are running away from you...that's great.

　This is what you deserve. As expected, more than anything else, your happiness is what makes me happiest.

　"Lixi, why are you crying?"

　Li Xi did not answer Qiansui's curious question.

　She just shook her head and swallowed all the words back into her stomach.

　She is... so happy now.

　The Xiaosui I met was such a healthy Xiaosui.

　Alexandre Dumas once said: Sometimes a person suffers so much that he has the right to never say "I am so happy".

　Shiina Tachibana has a deep understanding of this.

　Ch260. Toyokawa Shoko, you are in such a mess

　Li Xi fell asleep faster than he expected.

　They stayed in the guest room and whispered to each other for a long time. They kept talking until the charging lamp went out, and until the dark clouds outside covered the moon, and Li Xi was finally coaxed into sleep.

　"Xiao Lixi, there are some things...I can only tell you after you fall asleep."