Mygo, you guys seem to be getting a bit heavy-hearted.

Instead of playing the drums properly, you're just doing all sorts of nonsense. You've watched too many melodramatic TV dramas and it's made your brain go haywire...

She didn't really care...

"What are you talking about? My two most important people have taken their relationship to the next level. I'm overjoyed, so why would I be sad?"

“I know you’re sad, but don’t be sad…” Miao Meng suddenly noticed that Xiangzi’s face was expressionless, and his eyes seemed to only show disdain for her, so she stopped speaking a little. “…Are you really okay?”

"It's nothing." Xiangzi looked at Miaomeng with increasing disdain.

"...Did you take the wrong medicine?"

"You're the one who's taken the wrong medicine!" Xiangzi immediately became furious, shoving Miaomeng aside to get closer and examine her face. "Get away, get away, I get annoyed just looking at you."

Miao Meng was completely bewildered.

What's going on here?

……

"The hairpin...I can't find it."

"Is that hair clip really that important?" Yanming asked, taking her hand as they walked together in the open space behind the Ferris wheel.

Everyone else has already gone back.

The two of them... claimed to be looking for a lost hair clip, but their minds were clearly not on it.

Mu shook his head: "No... it's just that it took a long time."

Although it wasn't something that belonged to her, she had used it for so long that she couldn't help but develop feelings for it.

Just like a human being.

"Then I'll get you a new one later."

"Hmm..." Mu smiled faintly at him, but then her expression turned somber as she thought of something. "But... then the old one will be gone..."

"The new one will be better, believe me."

Whether it's a person or an object, new things always replace the old ones.

Even if there are still some lingering feelings, people always have to move forward.

When he can no longer walk, he can just stay in the past and watch them.

This is nothing to regret, and there's nothing to be ashamed of.

Everything is a choice you make.

“…I believe you.” Mu listened to Yanming’s words. “Then let’s…go back. Xiang…is still waiting for us.”

"Ah."

The two walked back the way they came and finally found Xiangzi sitting on a bench.

The streetlights beside the bench were already on. In the dim light, Xiangzi's eyes were a little red, as if he had just had a small cry, but no one pointed it out.

Regardless of harmony

Or Yanming

Still Xiangzi

They all tacitly agreed not to mention what happened next.

But this doesn't mean the matter is over.

Even though Xiangzi knew that Yanming must have his reasons for doing this, she still couldn't completely control her emotions.

Therefore, there must be a way to vent.

The method might seem childish, but before those pent-up emotions escalate into a major disaster, they definitely need to be released.

Only in this way can they continue to walk together as they are now, instead of silently parting ways.

Chapter 249 The Minotaur's Declaration

"Yanming, could you go to the front for a bit?" The person who said this was not Xiangzi, but the usually taciturn Ruoye Mutsu. "I have something I want to say... to Xiang."

"...Don't worry, we won't fight, and of course, I won't cause you any trouble." Xiangzi gently peeled Yanming's fingers off Mu's hand one by one, finally clenching them into a fist, while softly comforting him, "We're just talking about some things, don't overthink it."

Yanming gave a wry smile: "Since you've put it that way, it's hard for me not to overthink it..."

"Tch, get out of here!" When girls are whispering, there can't be any outsiders around.

The sudden change from lovers to strangers left Yanming feeling truly helpless.

"Okay, okay." Yanming quickened his pace, leaving space for the two of them.

Xiangzi kept watch, making sure Yanming couldn't hear their volume before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"Finally gone."

“He’s gone…” Mu said, tugging at Xiangzi’s sleeve.

This was how they interacted before Yanming entered their lives.

Xiangzi felt the lingering warmth of that person in Mu's hand and murmured, "Xiao Mu, what do you think... Yanming is thinking?"

"I...don't understand...it's hard to understand...but I really like him, being with him...makes me feel very comfortable...mmm!"

Xiangzi withdrew his finger from Mu's head and said irritably, "You... don't always say such easily misunderstood things with such a blank expression. Really... apart from me and Yanming, anyone else would definitely misunderstand if they heard it."

"I'm sorry... Xiang."

Xiangzi's expression froze for a moment, then softened as he stroked Mu's loose hair: "Xiao Mu, are you apologizing for 'saying things that are easy to misunderstand,' or... apologizing for taking Yanming away from me?"

"I don't know..." Mu lowered his head blankly, but tightened his grip on Xiangzi's hand even more.

"You really have always been like this. It's like as long as you don't speak or explain... nothing has anything to do with you. Even I... sometimes get anxious and angry when I see you like this."

"Sorry……"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, that's all you can say. Besides 'I'm sorry,' can you say anything else?" Xiangzi deliberately emphasized his words, hoping to see a different reaction from Mu.

She hoped that Mu would refute her and tell her her true thoughts in words, instead of just blindly agreeing with her as before.

Unfortunately, Mu still disappointed her.

"I don't know..." Her voice trembled with a hint of tears.

"Look at you! Look at you..." Xiangzi was angry.

very angry.

Even when she heard Yanming say that they were going to start a harmonious relationship, she had never been this dissatisfied.

"...How can I entrust you to him with peace of mind when you're like this, you idiot Xiao Mu?" Xiangzi squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, but the concern in them sounded so grating to Mu's ears.

If Ye Mu knew that Xiangzi had always wanted him to step out of her control and become an independent individual.

But Xiangzi never once asked for her opinion.

Not once.

But...but...

“You’re not a child anymore. You can’t follow me around like before. You need to have your own life, your own thoughts, and your own destiny… Since you like Yanming, you should fight for what’s right for you, instead of just saying sorry to me like this!”

but……

Mu didn't know how to express herself, but she didn't agree with what Xiangzi said.

She didn't want to live the way Xiangzi had suggested.

but……

"not like this……"

"What kind is that?"

"I have no idea……"

"Sigh... Xiao Mu... come closer." Xiangzi sighed helplessly and beckoned to Mu, "Come over here, let me hug you."

Mu obediently leaned against him, and was immediately pulled into Xiangzi's arms.

Xiangzi was very strong; Mu had no chance to resist her at all.

Of course, Mu had absolutely no intention of resisting Xiangzi's embrace.

Xiang was so warm, so gentle and so dazzling.

It was as if as long as she was by his side, Mu could stop thinking about anything and stop worrying about anything.

But that's not the case.

Xiang... is very fragile, even more fragile than himself.

She suffered many heavy blows.

Even so, she still chose to maintain Crychic's existence until the very last moment she could bear it.

Xiang... her best skill is putting on a brave face.

She said she couldn't let go of herself like this, but how could she... leave this immature guy alone?

"Xiang... I don't want to leave you."

Mu knew where the unease she had felt from the very beginning came from.

She hadn't even realized that if she really got together with Yanming, what would become of Xiangzi?

Are we going to make her go back to that broken state and continue living that terrible life she doesn't want to live?

How could Mu bear to do such a thing...?

Xiang is an important person to her.

Extremely, extremely important.

From childhood to adulthood, Xiangdu had always been by her side, watching over her... How could he hurt her? How could he let her fall into the abyss again?

"Xiang...I really..."

“I won’t leave you. Even if you try to drive me away, I won’t leave or let go.” Xiangzi interrupted Mu’s uneasy words. “Whether it’s you or Yanming, I won’t give up.”

"Family, friends, lover... anything is fine..."

"The three of us... will be together for life, in whatever form."

This was something Xiangzi had already decided long ago.

Neither side is an inseparable part of her life.

They have all become an indispensable part of Xiangzi's life.

Just as fish need water to survive, these two people are the most important people to her besides her father, her only blood relative.

“我不会介意，你和彦鸣作为恋人一起生活在一起，我真的一点都不会介意……呃，可能是会有那么一点点介意吧，大概会见面揍你几顿之类的？”

"But... even so, I will still not leave you, even if it means being the third party who comes between you..."

"I will never leave your side."

"Ruoye...Mu."

Xiangzi called out her full name.

"……Yes?"

"If you don't want me to steal your boyfriend, you'd better be on your guard a million times over!"

Chapter 250 Together for a Lifetime

"If you don't want Yanming to be captured by me, you'd better play the role of your lover properly. Don't waver or back down because you're worried about me... Do you hear me!"

The voice was loud enough that even Yanming, who was walking ahead, heard it.

But he didn't dare turn around, because even he, the person in question, felt a little embarrassed by what he said.

...He's not some sought-after commodity; he's just an ordinary person.

Not only was Yanming embarrassed, but Xiangzi's face also suddenly turned red after he said those words, and he quickly covered Mu's ears.