My love is abyss mode

Chapter 90 Joy and Pain

The story begins with an unfaithful woman, Suzuko Matsuzaka, who is the source of the tragedy.

After marrying Yugo Matsusaka, Suzuko Matsusaka, driven by greed and vanity, conspired with banker Sota Shinkai and gave birth to Shiona Shinkai.

In order to support her family, she told one of them that she was being forced, that the Matsusaka family was just an ordinary family, and that they had no way to deal with a wealthy banker.

On the other hand, Suzuko Matsusaka uses Shionai Shinkai as a weapon to ensure her position by Sota Shinkai's side, enjoys a wealthy life in private, and uses the child support she receives each month to get Yugo Matsusaka to accept the child.

This resulted in Shinkai Shiona living in the Matsusaka family but being completely unwelcome, with only Matsusaka Kanon treasuring her as a tool for the Matsusaka family to make money.

During elementary school, Shinkai Shiona gradually realized that she was not liked by others, and began to become fragile, withdrawn, and depressed. She couldn't even joke with her best friend, which became a psychological shadow in her childhood.

As evening fell, the setting sun slowly sank behind the mountains, casting its orange-red afterglow into the room.

After listening to Matsusaka Kanon finish her story, Kuronuma Kiba frowned and pondered, carefully recalling what had happened after he met Shinkai Shiona.

The empty Coke can was tossed aside. Matsuzaka Kanon picked up the teapot, poured him some hot tea, and said softly in a gentle voice, "If you want to ask me the details, you must first tell me the conditions for paying the price."

"I'm starting to like you, and if it's possible, I'd like to date you normally."

Kuronuma Kiba raised his hand to touch her long black hair, rubbing it in his hands. It was clean and smooth. "But you still have to pay the price first. Before that, you must get the approval of Momo and Ryo-senpai."

"Hatsushika Ryo?" Thinking of that cold-blooded classmate, Matsuzaka Kanon sat back down, her brows furrowed, as if she had a headache.

"Senior Liang has already agreed to it, but I don't know her standards."

"I'll give it a try."

"So, Shinkai's biological father doesn't care about her?" Kuronuma Kiba picked up his teacup, got up, walked to the window, and gazed at the distant mountains.

“He was always at ease, after all, Shionai’s mother was his biological mother. He only found out about these things after I took Shionai away from the Matsusaka family to live alone.”

Matsuzaka Kanon turned to look at Kuronuma Kiba's retreating figure, her fingers unconsciously clenching her loose linen trousers.
"After starting university, Shionai did receive a sum of money every month, but she was addicted to the satisfaction of being liked by everyone, and almost all of it was used to cover expenses such as parties and shopping, leaving her no time to work."

No wonder Shinkai Shiona said she wasn't well-off financially, yet she managed to persuade Matsuzaka Kanon to take the umbrella the day she got sick from being caught in the rain.

Kuronuma Kiba thought to himself, then turned to face Matsuzaka Kanon, leaning against the wall to relax: "Aren't you going to do anything about her?"

"It's my fault. I told Shionai that as long as everyone likes her, she won't be bullied anymore, which made her very emotional now. I also taught her to use secrets to control others."

Matsuzaka Kanon closed her eyes in anguish, her beautiful face filled with self-reproach.

She now only feels regret for what she did in the past.

"So I arranged the revenge plan for Saya. As long as we get rid of Shionai's psychological trauma and reunite the band, she will definitely get better slowly."

"Did you succeed?" Kuronuma Fang asked.

“They found out what the woman really looked like, and those photos were very convincing.”

Why did you lie to me when we met last time?

"I'm afraid you'll get in my way."

Hearing Matsuzaka Kanon's candid words, Kuronuma Kiba chuckled speechlessly; he wasn't the kind of person who would meddle in other people's business.

It's okay, the two of them should have plenty of time to get to know each other gradually in the future.

According to Kanon Matsuzaka, Shiona Shinkai is actually quite fragile inside, which is why she is so troubled by her childhood trauma.

Momo Shirakawa wasn't lying to him; according to the information she learned from Shiona Shinkai, Otani Saya was indeed the villain.

Matsuzaka Kanon went to great lengths just to help Shinkai Shiona escape her current situation, even at the cost of destroying her own family.

It's a truly heavy emotion.

Kiba Kuronuma didn't dislike everything that Kanon Matsuzaka had done behind Shinmi Shiona's back; on the contrary, he admired her intelligence in achieving such a feat.

He even wanted to test whether he could bear this heavy burden of emotion. Now, only one question remained.

"Why choose me? You don't need to pay a price; you can do these things yourself, it just takes more time."

Kuronuma Kiba walked to the low wooden table, bent down to put down his teacup, and met Matsuzaka Kanon's gray eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

Those are such beautiful eyes.

Her eyes shimmered with moisture, a mixture of gentleness and danger.

"Shionai said that she would not selfishly seek a home until I find happiness."

Matsuzaka Kanon took out her phone and sent a message to someone, a gentle smile playing on her lips: "You are the result of my rational thinking, the most outstanding individual among all the people I have ever met."

"And at the same time, can it speed up the progress of the plan?"

"Wouldn't it seem heartless of me to say that?"

"No, I really like it. You have good taste."

Kiba Kuronuma straightened up, reached out to Kanon Matsuzaka, and pulled her up from the tatami mat: "After receiving permission from Ryo-senpai and Momo, I will join the kendo club."

"Hatsushino has agreed."

Matsuzaka Kanon held her phone screen up to him. Hatsushika Ryo had only replied with one message, telling her to ask Shirakawa Momo.

The cat is up to no good!

Kuronuma Kiba vowed that once he defeated Hatsushino Ryo, he would teach Shirakawa Momo a lesson.

"I'm going to visit Shionai-chan and chat with Shirakawa Momo while I'm at it."

Matsuzaka Kanon walked slowly toward the door, her gentle voice fading into the distance: "You can go have dinner first. By the time you come back, I should have already taken a shower."

She sounded very confident that she would gain Shirakawa Momo's approval.

After all, she's a venomous snake that even the fox-like senior sister feels pressured by.

Kuronuma followed Matsuzaka Kanon out of the room, parted ways with her in the corridor, and went downstairs to have dinner at the ramen shop from the previous night.

When he left the ramen shop, it was still not completely dark. He strolled around Shuzenji Town until he received a message from Hatsushino Ryo.

[Hatsushika: Have you decided?]
[Hatsushiro: Only one spot available]
[Kuronuma: I hope I won't regret it]
With his girlfriend's permission, Kuronuma Kiba eagerly returned to the hot spring inn. He went upstairs and arrived at the third-floor corridor, where he happened to run into Shirakawa Momo, who was wearing sportswear, coming out.

"Scumbag." She muttered under her breath, passing by him expressionlessly, her golden eyes filled with bitterness.

"This is a physiological limitation of men."

Too lazy to explain to Shirakawa Momo, Kuronuma Kiba pushed open the door to his room and locked it behind him.

The windows were closed, and under the warm light, the bedding was already laid out, and the air was filled with the slightly bittersweet scent of incense.

Matsuzaka Kanon sat in bed, looking down as she flipped through "The Dancing Girl of Izu." Her black silk pajamas slipped off her shoulders, revealing her pale, sickly skin.

Her long, straight black hair, combined with her quiet and gentle temperament, made her a captivating classic beauty.

"Shall we take a shower together? Or are you just itching to?"

"It seems you've calmed Shinkai down." Kuronuma Kiba said, taking off his shirt and walking slowly toward her.

"Yes, I've already told her about the divorce. You just need to follow the plan."

Matsuzaka Kanon closed the book in her hand and placed it beside her pillow. Her gray eyes scrutinized Kuronuma Kiba's clearly defined muscles with a serious gaze, and her gentle tone held a hint of determination:
"I don't regret choosing you. I hope that Shionai-chan can find her own happiness someday."

On this starless autumn night, the temperature dropped a few degrees, and only the lonely moonlight illuminated joy and sorrow.

(End of this chapter)