I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

But Aoi didn't turn her head; her face remained unnaturally indifferent.

His eyes, however, had completely dimmed.

She seemed to want to escape, struggling against the cheering couples towards an empty direction.

She looked somewhat haggard as soon as she climbed up the riverbank.

When I turned to look at where Xia Wuzhao was, I saw the last firework explode in the sky.

It brightened her pupils.

A tiny, luminous jade fell from the sky and drifted into Asahi Aoi's palm.

When she reached out to catch it, the light had dimmed considerably and turned to ashes.

Xia Wuzhao was standing behind her, looking at Asahi Aoi and asking, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Aoi said. "I just feel a little tired."

The two walked side by side on the riverbank, preparing to leave.

There were hardly any people on the street at that time, and the girl watched her own footsteps.

He abruptly said, "They seem to be showing off."

"What are you showing off?" Xia Wuzhao asked indifferently.

"Showing off the magic of nighttime fireworks, Natsugiri Kai!"

She deliberately frowned and said sternly, "Don't you think it's boring to do this kind of thing now? Besides, it's said that 70% of high school couples break up."

"I know."

"So, it's really baffling," Aoi Asahi said. "They get so excited about something they know will fail."

Kicking at the pebbles on the street, she said defiantly, "It feels like I'm doing something in vain, just wasting my energy."

She walked with her chin tilted back, gazing at the starry sky.

He walked away complaining.

Xia Wuzhao simply listened quietly.

A short while later, faint sobbing could be heard.

But Xia Wuzhao didn't ask; instead, the girl explained.

"The weather is so strange," said Aoi Asahi. "It was warm during the day, but now it's as cold as ice. I've even caught a cold."

Asahi Aoi said, feigning dissatisfaction.

The two walked for a very long time on the dark road.

I walked to the platform and soon a tram arrived, stopping with a screeching sound of brakes.

The car door opens under the action of a hydraulic rod.

After hesitatingly entering the tram, Asahi Aoi immediately turned to look at Natsugiri Kai.

Although her eyes were red, she wore an indescribable smile: "Although you performed poorly today, happy May 5th, festival. Xia Wuzhao."

She waved.

The tram doors slammed shut and it swayed and disappeared into the night.

—Natsugiri never saw Asahi again until the end of the holiday.

Chapter 56 A sob mingled with the gloomy rain.

May 9th.

The weather was gloomy and overcast, with raindrops pattering and splashing on the ground.

Although it was school time, everyone was quite happy.

Fortunately, the rain did not affect the celebration.

Xia Wuzhao only took one lunchbox with her when she went out today.

Xiao Ai was puzzled: "Is one enough today?"

"Hmm." Xia Wuzhao replied casually, "Because I can only eat one box at a time."

"And what about the sunflower?"

Xiao Ai asked, "Aren't you going to prepare anything for the sunflowers today?"

Xia Wuzhao thought for a moment and said, "No need."

"They acted like a couple during the holidays, but now they're so cold to each other." Xiao Ai said in confusion, "I really don't know what you're thinking, Lady Xia Wu."

Xiao Ai knew that Lord Xia Wu wouldn't answer, so she crawled into Xia Wuzhao's pocket and was led out the door.

Xia Wuzhao's umbrella was still that broken one, with deep scratches on the handle, making it a bit uncomfortable to hold.

But this makes it non-slip, allowing it to be held firmly in your hand.

Walking along the stone-paved path, you can see that the festive colors still remain on the shops on both sides.

It has a celebratory feel to it.

On the tram, Natsugiri Kai did not encounter Asahi Aoi.

Instead, I ran into Asahi on my way to school. She was walking slowly under the tree, holding an umbrella.

Although the leaves provided some shade and reduced the rain, the rainwater still kept flowing in streams along the edge of the umbrella.

Xiao Ai sensed it and said, "I really don't know what Asahi Aoi has been through. The demonic aura on her body has increased even more. It's like a noose wrapped around her neck."

Xia Wuzhao did not walk forward directly, but instead walked steadily at her own pace.

Aoi seemed to sense something; she turned her head and saw it was Natsugiri Kai.

She hesitated for a moment, then walked towards Xia Wuzhao.

"You're late today, Xia Wuzhao."

Asahi Aoi mocked Natsugiri Kai: "It's the first day of school. If you're late, you'll definitely get scolded by the teachers. Be careful they don't recommend you to Second New Tokyo."

"It's only seven o'clock now, and there's still an hour before class starts."

Xia Wuzhao answered casually.

"Hmph, you don't know this, do you?" Aoi Asahi boasted smugly, "When it rains, you have to come early. Otherwise, if there are too many people, it will be a problem at the shoe cabinet. Also, when it rains, everyone's shoes and socks will be soaking wet, so you need to take care of them in advance."

"First, go to the changing room to change into new socks, and then wipe your wet legs and feet clean."

"Therefore, everyone arrives at school early even in this kind of heavy rain."

She slightly turned the umbrella, splashing many water droplets onto the silent Xia Wuzhao.

The girl laughed heartily and deliberately ran a little further away.

This is to avoid being retaliated against by Xia Wuzhao.

But after running for a while, she realized that Xia Wuzhao had not caught up.

She said, somewhat displeased, "Xia Wuzhao, you really have no sense of romance."

Xia Wuzhao did not answer, but just looked at the rain.

The curtain of white fabric rustled and crackled, only swaying slightly when the wind blew by occasionally.

The girl had grown accustomed to Xia Wuzhao's seemingly indifferent attitude towards everything, though she sometimes felt frustrated.

But more than anything, I felt at ease.

She asked, "What did you do after the celebration ended?"

“Take care of those mosses.”

"Ah, those mosses." Aoi suddenly realized, "So that's what you were doing. But if you hadn't mentioned it, I probably would have forgotten."

She smiled and said, "After today, let's go to your house. I can teach you how to care for moss."

The girl tilted her head to look at Xia Wuzhao, noticing that Xia Wuzhao's face showed no reaction.

She said fiercely, "Don't you want to? Or do you think you can take care of those mosses? Let me tell you, wild-collected mosses need special care to survive."

"it is good."

The girl finally smiled after Xia Wuzhao said those words.

He let out a long sigh.

She said casually, "I quite like rainy days, what about you, Xia Wuzhao?"

"Who knows?" Xia Wuzhao replied dismissively.

This made the girl shake her head.

After entering the school, the two changed their shoes at the shoe locker.

Since there was no one around, the girl felt reassured and took off her socks, holding them in her hand.

The two went to the clubroom first, where Aoi Asahi sat on the bed changing her socks.

She brought a new pair of cotton socks, put them on properly, and then stepped into her indoor shoes to wash the wet socks.

"If I could wear pantyhose, that would be much more convenient."

Asahi said, "That way, we don't need to wash socks or anything. We can just throw away the old ones and buy a new pair."

As she spoke, she kept looking at Xia Wuzhao.

Xia Wuzhao ignored her, which made the girl sigh.

It took me more than ten minutes to wash the socks. But when I was about to return to the office, I found that there were already more people there.

And all those girls were looking at him and giggling.

She lowered her head in confusion and took a few quick steps.

But then he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

I stiffly raised my head and looked at my seat in the classroom.

She pursed her lips tightly and clenched her fists.

After quickly walking into the department room, she hung her socks on the window.

He casually said to Xia Wuzhao, "It seems to be my turn to be on duty today. I'll go check it out first."

Before Xia Wuzhao could answer, Asahi Aoi quickly ran out.

Xia Wuzhao looked up at her back and said to Xiao Ai, "You should know what happened in the classroom, right?"

Xiao Ai said with an ambiguous expression, "Yes, I can sense it."

"Then tell me, even though I already know roughly what's going to happen."

Xia Wuzhao found a piece of paper in the drawer.

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Asahi ran quickly towards the classroom, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to explode, a mix of nausea and fear almost stopping her.

He clearly wanted to stop in fear, but he was controlled by fear and kept running without stopping.

Until they reached the classroom.

"Hey, Aoi!"

Risa Yajima shouted sharply, causing Aoi Asahi's body to tremble.

"Ah."

She slowly walked forward and said softly, "Is there something you need?"

"Heh heh heh." Risa Yajima looked at Aoi Asahi with disdain: "What is it? Don't you know why I stopped you?"

In a daze, Asahi felt as if the heavy rain had almost completely obscured all her senses.

“Are you still playing dumb? Let me tell you,” Risa Yajima said. “Your wanton mother seduced my father, and your disgusting mother is destroying my family.”

Do you understand?

She spoke through gritted teeth, as if a vengeful ghost were spewing out icy mist, freezing Aoi's entire body.