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"I tried it, it didn't work."

Tian Nalin shrugged.

Chu Hua had no other good ideas. Even the other party's comfort didn't work, so her coming would be even less effective.

Hai Ling held her chin and analyzed, "From what I know, Fengchuan-san shouldn't be such a fragile person. There must be some important reason that caused her to become depressed."

Chu Hua thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that Xiao Xiang thinks her father's death is her own responsibility?"

Miao Meng argued plausibly, "But like A-Lin said, Xiangzi's father is a bastard. She shouldn't think that way."

Everyone discussed this topic but couldn't come up with any good answer.

Tian Nalin felt that it was not a good idea to continue this random conversation. "I should call Xiao Mu again and ask her. Maybe she knows something."

The others all agreed. However, not long after Tian Nalin made the call, the other party hung up on him.

At first he thought it was a mistake and tried again several times. It was not until he could not get through that he realized that the landline communication must have been cut off.

Tian Nalin put down his phone with a gloomy expression and said, "It seems that Xiaomu's parents are determined to cut off our contact with her."

"Why? Weren't Mr. Wakaba and the others fine before?"

Miao Meng tilted his head and said curiously.

"I think it has something to do with Xiaoxiang's situation. We need to find a way to resolve Xiaoxiang's problem first."

Tian Nalin sat on the sofa and thought with a distressed expression.

Chu Hua suggested: "Should we tell Deng and the others about this and work together to find a solution?"

"Emmm..."

Tian Nalin held his face with his hands and pondered for a few seconds, "Forget it, this is the only way for now."

Although he knew that this was not a good idea and might even cause Xiangzi's disgust, he had no choice but to try his luck.

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Akabane rental house.

The room was dim, and the blackout curtains on the wall were drawn, blocking out the only source of light from outside.

Xiangzi sat in the corner with her knees hugged. Her eyes were empty and lifeless, having lost their former pride and confidence.

If the sudden change in her life circumstances shattered her world, then her father's death completely shattered her beliefs.

Xiangzi felt extremely regretful about this, regretting why he couldn't do better and neglecting the most important foundation of life.

Because of disgust, she subconsciously avoided it and was unwilling to care more about her father's daily activities.

Because of her arrogance, she thinks she is in control of everything and is complacent with her current achievements.

In the end, she had to bear the consequences of all this alone.

Having lost her father's "protection", her custody automatically returned to the Toyokawa family. She even received an ultimatum from her mother before the funeral was over.

The other party only gave her one day to prepare. If she did not return to Toyokawa's house tomorrow, then formal judicial procedures would be initiated - sending police to enforce custody.

The moment she heard the news, Xiangzi bit her lip on the spot. The taste of rust spread in her mouth, and the pain went deep into her bones.

After this, Xiangzi fell into a state of numbness. He dragged his stiff limbs like a zombie to deal with the rest of the things, and he didn't know how he returned to the rental house.

She felt her soul being gradually devoured by despair, and the pain drowned her like an icy tide, as if she was trapped in an endlessly dark room, surrounded by cold walls, unable to escape and unable to find a way out.

The little light coming through the crack in the door tried to wake her up, but in this dark room, it seemed so tiny and powerless.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiangzi heard light footsteps outside, as if a small animal was approaching quietly.

Then there was a gentle knock on the door, followed by a timid female voice, which stirred up ripples in her closed heart.

"Xiaoxiang, can you hear me?"

She recognized it as the voice of her good friend Takamatsu Deng.

If it was the day before yesterday, she would have reacted violently. After all, being seen in such a state of decadence and incompetence by the girl she cared about the most was something her self-esteem could not bear.

But now, it doesn't matter.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Gao Songdeng outside the door continued, "I'm sorry, Xiaoxiang, I didn't know your situation all this time... I was always immersed in my own world and never cared about you."

"Deng, this isn't your fault."

The moment Xiangzi opened his mouth, he was startled by his own voice, which was as dead silent as death.

"Xiao Xiang..."

Takamatsu Deng also sensed her friend's condition from the voice. She clenched her right fist on her chest and lowered her head in self-blame.

But remembering Tian Nalin's instructions, Gao Songdeng took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to continue, "Xiaoxiang, I'm actually very happy and satisfied to have been able to see you so often these past two months."

"I like Xiaoxiang, whether it's the Xiaoxiang of the past or the Xiaoxiang of the present... the Xiaoxiang who likes to laugh or the serious Xiaoxiang, I like them all."

“Every time Xiaoxiang comes to watch my performance, I wonder, ‘Have I finally caught up with Xiaoxiang?’, ‘Did my singing reach Xiaoxiang?’…”

"Because in my heart, Xiaoxiang is so dazzling, and I also want to be as strong as you..."

After expressing his feelings, Gao Songdeng asked timidly: "So, Xiaoxiang, if there is anything I can help you with, please let me know, okay?"

However, faced with the "spiritual band-aid" handed to him by his good friend, Xiangzi built a high wall called "indifference".

"Go ahead, Lantern."

There was no warmth in Xiangzi's tone.

"Don't come here again."

2

Chapter 2 The Broken Xiangzi.

When Tian Nalin saw Gao Songdeng walking back dejectedly, he knew that he had failed.

I guess Xiangzi had already guessed that this was his instruction, so he rejected his friend's request.

Aine came over and asked with concern, "Tomorin, what did Xiangzi say?"

"Xiaoxiang, she told me not to come again."

Gao Songdeng replied with a depressed expression, like a little animal abandoned by its owner.

"Why is Xiangzi like this again? Obviously everyone cares about her."

Aine was angry that her friend's sincerity was rejected.

Although Li Xi was also unhappy, she learned from her previous lessons and tried hard to suppress her temper and not speak, so as not to make everyone more unhappy.

Kaname Rakuna showed a rare look of disdain, "Troublesome girl."

However, Su Shi said with a hint of enlightenment this time: "Could it be that Xiaoxiang feels that we can't help much with the current difficulties, so he doesn't want to cause trouble to everyone and chooses to bear it alone."

Chu Hua agreed and took over the conversation, "Student Su Shi's words make sense, but the problem is that after Xiaoxiang's father passed away, she shouldn't have the pressure of repaying the debt."

"Could it be related to the Toyokawa family?"

Miao Meng guessed.

"If that's the case, then there's really not much we can do to help."

Hai Ling said calmly.

As the saying goes, it is difficult for a judge to judge family affairs, especially in a place like District 11 where small gifts are valued. The interactions between friends are often not too in-depth. They keep a sense of distance and will not interfere in other people's family affairs, because that would be crossing the line.

What's more, the Toyokawa family is a famous local family. No one here has a comparable background. I guess they won't even pay attention to you if you visit them.

"Is this the only way..."

Aine looked towards the rental house unwillingly.

Gao Songdeng looked at the man who had been deep in thought and asked, "Lin, do you have any ideas to cheer Xiaoxiang up?"

"Yes, I'll just break the door with force and give Xiaoxiang a slap in the face to wake her up."

Tian Nalin replied seriously.

"Eh?"

The girls were all stunned.

Li Xi glared at him and scolded him: "You guy, it's already this late and you're still joking."

"I'm not kidding. Since the soft approach doesn't work, I'll just have to try the hard approach."

Tian Nalin spread his hands innocently.

Chu Hua quickly tried to smooth things over: "Don't be angry, Shiina-san. Mr. Tenna's idea is indeed sound, even though his approach is a bit extreme."

Following this line of thought, Hai Ling suggested, "Why don't you try provoking Fengchuan-san? At least get him to talk about his current problems."

"Why should I go?"

Su Shi lowered his eyes and said, "There is no better candidate than you, Mr. Tianna."

"Please, Lin."

Gao Songdeng followed and pleaded.

"Okay... I can try, but don't get your hopes up too high."

Tian Nalin couldn't refuse Gao Songdeng who was looking at him eagerly.

"Come on, Lin, I believe you can do it."

Aiyintang smiled and cheered him up.

Then, with the girls' expectations, Tian Nalin organized his words for a while, came to the rental house and knocked on the door.

"Xiaoxiang, it's me."

After listening for a while and seeing no movement inside, he continued, "I know you're very sad, Xiaoxiang, but you can't just run away from things. You'll only miss the best opportunity to resolve them."

This time there was finally movement inside, and Xiangzi's dry voice rang out, "Tenna-kun, stop talking."

"No, if you don't cheer up, I'll keep talking."

Tian Nalin then launched into a lengthy speech, "A person experiences three stages of growth in their life. The first is when they firmly believe they are special and ignite their determination to achieve something. The second is when they realize they are not the center of the world and that some things are beyond their reach. The third is when they understand that even if some things are impossible, they must still do their best."

"Xiao Xiang, you're far from at the end of your rope. Why are you so cowardly? You've already let everyone down once back when you were in Crychic. Are you going to let them down a second time?"

"I said [weak me] was dead. Was that just a saying? Or are you just doing sit-ups?"

"Tenna-kun!"

Perhaps some words irritated him, Xiangzi suddenly shouted and interrupted Tian Nalin's speech.

"Tenna-kun, I know everyone wants to help me, but you really can't help me this time. Please don't bother me anymore..."

Xiangzi said in an almost begging tone.

"Oh... okay."

Tian Nalin sighed helplessly, "If there's anything we can do, please contact us."

After waiting for a while and hearing no response from inside, Tian Nalin shook his head and returned to the car.

"I'm sorry to disappoint everyone, my method didn't work."

"It's okay, Mr. Tianna. Did Xiaoxiang say anything?"

"Xiao Xiang just said we can't help, and didn't explain why. Anyway, let's just leave her alone for now."

"Is this so..."

Chu Hua hung his head dejectedly, feeling deeply powerless.

Hai Ling, who was always calm and composed, was also quite upset. She suddenly remembered the afternoon when she was alone with Li Xi in the classroom. The words "It's nice to have a band to worry about" turned into a boomerang and hit her.

Aine brought up another troublesome matter, "What about school? School has already started today."

"I'm going to trouble you two, Aine. You two need to contact her class teacher as soon as possible to avoid being considered absent from school."

"Okay, we'll take care of it."

Aiyin replied while holding Takamatsu Touma’s hand.

Then Tian Nalin turned around and asked, "Also, Su Shi, did you run into Xiao Mu at school?"