I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

"Catch goldfish." Asahi Aoi looked at Natsugiri Kai, concealing her timidity.

Pointing to the goldfish pond, he said, "Just now, someone scooped up three goldfish with one scoop."

"Hmm." Xia Wuzhao glanced at the small goldfish swimming slowly in the goldfish pond: "They are indeed quite lucky."

The elderly shop owner, with a rope tied around his waist, glanced at Xia Wuzhao and said kindly, "Young man, would you like to give it a try? Having a girlfriend with you will really bring you good luck."

"Besides, it's also very cute for girls to keep goldfish at home."

The boss smiled, ready to hand over the racket.

He comes to the festival almost every year and knows that young people like this are usually couples. Even if they aren't couples, they definitely have feelings for each other.

Once a boy says it out loud, almost no boy will refuse the opportunity to show off in front of a girl.

Xia Wuzhao said, "We are not a couple."

The shopkeeper looked at Xia Wuzhao with an "I knew it" expression: "That's alright, young man. It's a nice gift for a girl. She's here to accompany you to the celebration; if she didn't like you, she wouldn't be doing something so ambiguous with you."

Aoi's face flushed red with embarrassment as she tried to stop the boss from continuing.

The boss laughed heartily and shoved the racket into Xia Wuzhao's hand.

"Don't worry, young man. It's very cheap, and I can even give you a racket for free," the shopkeeper said.

Xia Wuzhao glanced at the embarrassed and annoyed Asahi Aoi, and then squatted down next to the pond.

The goldfish in the pond were very energetic and kept swimming around.

It swirls out a dazzling glimmer of light.

Xia Wuzhao only glanced at the goldfish in the corner. The goldfish was very beautiful, its whole body was golden and very eye-catching.

But it remained at the bottom of the pool as if it were dead.

No special skills are required; simply insert the racket into the water and gently lift it up.

"Young man, this goldfish is beautiful, but it's half-dead," the shopkeeper kindly advised. But Xia Wuzhao simply replied, "Just put it away."

The shop owner had no choice but to take a transparent bag, put some water in a small bowl, and pour it into the bag.

"Let's catch another one," said Asahi, looking at the lifeless goldfish in the bag. "There'll only be one; it'll be lonely."

The boss laughed and said, "That's right. Animals don't have the same level of patience as humans. Especially social animals, if you keep a goldfish alone, it will quickly become depressed and die."

So Xia Wuzhao scooped up another goldfish from the corner, but this goldfish was also hiding in the corner, looking half-dead.

However, it is very difficult to retrieve it.

As soon as the racket gets close, it quickly runs away. Even after using all the rackets, I still haven't caught it.

There were already a lot of people gathered around, and the boss felt a little bad.

After all, it had already been caught more than a dozen times, so they simply used a special fishing net to scoop up the goldfish and put it in a plastic bag.

Finally, he tied the bag with a red string, making a nice knot, before handing it to Xia Wuzhao.

Xia Wuzhao paid and stood up, handing the bag to Asahi Aoi.

The other girls in yukatas were carrying pretty little bags, while Aoi's hands were originally empty.

But now she carries a goldfish bag, always afraid it will break.

So he supported the bottom with one hand, lifted it up slightly, and shook it in front of the light.

The two goldfish would occasionally bump into each other, but would immediately separate again.

The sunflowers swayed stubbornly, but they were never quite satisfactory.

This made Asahima sigh again, but she stopped shaking.

He just pinched it with his fingers.

As the two continued their stroll...

Suddenly, the crowd surged, and couples were saying, "The fireworks are about to start."

Chapter 55 That bittersweet taste that almost soaked my heart

It's about to begin.

The magic of nighttime fireworks is about to begin.

The crowd was pulled out of the narrow road and flowed onto the empty riverbank.

Asahi urged Natsugiri Kai to hurry up and grab a spot, to find a good one in the front row.

Before everyone's eyes, under the dazzling fireworks.

Should we go into the crowd?

Xia Wuzhao said, "Don't you dislike crowds?"

Asahi Aoi blinked and looked up at Natsugiri Kai in surprise.

"what happened?"

Xia Wuzhao looked at Asahi Aoi, perhaps because the lights were too bright and the starry sky too viscous.

It actually dripped into her eyes.

The girl lowered her eyes again, then suddenly turned around.

With his hands behind his back, hooking a goldfish bag around his neck.

His fingers trembled.

"Hmph, Xia Wuzhao, you've forgotten again. That gloomy look was just a disguise. The one here now is a beautiful girl, a very cute beautiful girl. Standing in the crowd, it should be others who are jealous of me."

She turned her back, preventing Xia Wuzhao from seeing her expression.

"If we don't go now, there won't be any spots left."

After Xia Wuzhao finished speaking, the girl hurriedly turned around and followed behind Xia Wuzhao.

Pushing through the crowd, Xia Wuzhao and Asahi Aoi stood on the riverbank.

This is the best spot; everyone sits on the grass. Those who want to be more particular might bring a picnic blanket.

However, the best spots are still those that require payment.

A long, rectangular area is marked out with red warning tape; entry requires payment.

"Fireworks are coming—"

A boatman was shouting loudly as he poled the boat, which was piled high with fireworks.

Everyone craned their necks to look at the boatman, and the girls were all smiling as if they had already sensed something.

He covered his face with a fan.

The boys tensed up, digging holes in the grass with their fingers.

Many sounds, like gasps of breath before a final sprint, rose and fell.

Amidst great anticipation, the boatman used a device to ignite the flames.

Suddenly, a ball of fire appeared to roll across the pitch-black night sky.

A moment later, we heard a loud bang.

The long trail of smoke trailing from the sphere of light drifted into the sky, exploding into countless fragments with a violent bang.

After blooming for a brief moment, it fell like rain.

Cheers rose and fell in waves.

"I like you, be my lover!"

"Will you go out with me?"

"Please go out with me."

As the fireworks exploded, the innocent and naive words of confession formed a heavy wind that swept across the entire riverbank.

Amid cheers.

Aoi squeezed the bag in her hand and took a deep breath.

She lowered her head and said, "Xia Wuzhao."

"Ok?"

Like an inflated pufferfish, her body was filled with the courage to forcefully lift herself up and to bluff.

"I--"

Looking at the silent Xia Wuzhao, she wanted to say something.

"The fireworks are so beautiful."

A sound struck Aoi Asahi, who then saw Keiko sitting in the paid area.

Huizi was dressed in a flamboyant manner, with a sparkling ring on her finger.

That gaze was like a knife stabbing into her, as if it wanted to tear a piece of flesh off her body.

The sunflower's straight back suddenly bent.

That bluffing courage melted away like snow.

"What's wrong."

Xia Wuzhao looked at Asahi Aoi, who was almost curled up.

"nothing."

Aoi shook her head, forcing herself to watch the fireworks.

"This is my first time seeing fireworks, it's beautiful."

“Hmm.” Xia Wuzhao looked at Asahi Aoi.

"But fireworks are so lucky. They only need to bloom brilliantly in the sky."

Asahi sighed as she watched the exploded debris slowly disappear into the darkness.

Her tone was completely different from before, like a deflated balloon.

"Yes, please take care of me in the future."

"Then, we'll be lovers from now on."

I've always liked you too.

The girls' answers were like a scorching steam, burning every anxious heart.

Their faces burned bright red.

They were at a loss for what to do.

In the end, it was the girls who took the initiative to hold the boys' hands.

Fireworks burst forth in bursts, so dazzling that they almost outshone the stars.

The boatman sat at the bow of the boat, enveloped in thick smoke.

He opened his phone and looked at the requirements.

To increase its popularity and attract more tourists, it's necessary to do something special during the fireworks festival.

He glanced at the instructions on his phone.

With their hands raised high, the boatmen shouted, "The magic of fireworks at night!"

"bloom!"

Meanwhile, the boys, their faces flushed and holding their lovers' hands, shouted at the top of their lungs: "The magic of the night fireworks! Bloom!"

The girls holding hands quickly covered their faces with their fans.

Aoi tilted her head, listening to the shouts.

She lowered her eyelids, paused for a moment, and then said, "It's so noisy."

He stood up, his stiff face displaying a stiff, indifferent demeanor.

The boatman lit the last wave of fireworks, as if as a special blessing for the couples, and the fireworks burst into light up the night sky.