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"No, this is actually my problem... Even if it's really the possibility I'm panicking about, you may not be able to provide useful information. After all, you're still a child."

"Father...what are you talking about?"

The familiar feeling of confusion once again enveloped Shoko Toyokawa. She couldn't help but ask, but the man still didn't want to meet her gaze, just looking at the ground beside him.

"Xiangzi, if you encounter something that is difficult to explain with common sense, then don't be obsessed with being angry with your family. Contact the Toyokawa family as soon as possible. They will protect you."

"Even if what I said before is that I'm an incompetent guy, I shouldn't be your father."

Chapter 24 Xiangzi has a fever

When Shoko Toyokawa was woken up by the alarm clock, she only felt a splitting headache. Every part of her body was longing for sleep, but she had to force them to start working.

"Cough cough,"

She opened her eyes half asleep and half awake, and finally her vision cleared up after coughing. She tried to get up weakly, but she couldn't do it after trying for a long time.

So many things happened last night that she almost didn't sleep the whole night. She hurried back home and lay down in bed at three in the morning. This time was certainly not enough to make up for her fatigue.

Even though she almost hit her father to death with a flashlight, he still didn't seem angry at all. He still kept the same words and refused to reveal more no matter how she asked... But she didn't want to argue with him anymore.

Shoko Toyokawa dragged her heavy body out of the house. She tried hard to maintain her consciousness, while constantly reminding herself of the increasing burden on her shoulders, pinching her arms to refresh herself with the pain.

Her father is still in the hospital and it will take some time for him to recover. She can't afford the medical expenses at all now, so Chuhua helped her pay for it. However, this does not mean that she can accept her kindness with peace of mind. She must find an opportunity to pay back the money.

There is a small test today. Judging from her current condition, I’m afraid her result will be unimaginably bad... Never mind, at least there is no important test today.

Shoko Toyokawa took the tram to school numbly. Her vision kept shaking from time to time, and the tingling in her brain never stopped, constantly warning its owner that it was overloaded.

"Xiang...zi, Xiangzi?"

Someone seemed to be calling her? The voice looked familiar.

After the voice entered her mind, it took several seconds for Toyokawa Shoko to realize it. She wanted to turn her head in confusion, but at this moment she stumbled and fell to the side.

Toyokawa Shoko closed her eyes, but after a moment she did not feel any pain. Instead, she leaned on the flat chest. At the same time, a familiar voice of relief sounded in her ears.

"Xiangzi, are you okay? Luckily I rushed over quickly, otherwise you would have fallen down."

Xiangzi opened her eyes and met a pair of gray eyes filled with smiles. Aiyin gently helped her up and looked at her tired face and asked with concern,

"Xiangzi, did you not sleep well because of what happened last night? You look so scary. Do you want to take a day off to rest today?"

"...No, I can handle it. Thank you for your help, Aine. I'll go to my classroom first."

She has already taken enough leave this semester to work, and if she takes more, she might not get her scholarship.

Xiangzi shook her head with all her might, and staggered forward, while Aiyin followed her helplessly.

Reach out and help her when she is about to fall.

Xiangzi's condition was worse than she had expected. The fact that she lost her balance three times in such a short walk was proof of this. Aiyin also found that her body temperature seemed a little high, her face was burning red, and her vision was extremely hazy.

"Xiangzi, you're not running a fever, are you? Are you really feeling okay?"

"no problem,"

Xiangzi gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously, then the next moment he fell into Aine's arms again. The corners of her mouth twitched, and she lowered her head silently, not wanting to meet the teasing gaze of the pink-haired girl.

"Xiangzi, you're really being stubborn. I'd better ask for leave for you. You can't force yourself to stay up when you're so burned."

Aiyin shook her head and planned to help her go to the teacher to ask for leave, but just as she took a step, she felt her hand being grabbed. She lowered her head and saw Xiangzi's face flushed and tears in her eyes.

"No, if I ask for leave again, I won't have the scholarship. Without this, Vadasi..."

"I see... I think I understand."

Knowing her current family situation, Aiyin could understand why she cared so much about the scholarship. It must be a very important income for her.

Aiyin couldn't help but feel a little distressed when she thought of this, and subconsciously touched Xiangzi's head.

"Then I'll help you get to the door of your classroom first, otherwise I think you'll really collapse on the way... But you also have to remember to pay attention to your condition. If you really can't bear it, you must ask for leave and go to the hospital in time. Health is always more important than money."

If Xiangzi could accept it, Aine actually wanted to give her all her pocket money, but even though she had not been with Xiangzi for a long time, she had already discovered the pride that Xiangzi insisted on, and knew that if she brought up such a thing, she would probably be flatly rejected.

I have to be careful next time and not let Xiangzi think that I am pitying her, otherwise there might be problems.

Aiyin thought so as she sent Xiangzi to her class. Xiangzi had regained some strength at this time. She managed to stand up, thanked him seriously, and then walked into the classroom.

"Xiao Ai... and Xiangzi?"

Just as Aiyin was about to go to her classroom, she suddenly heard a familiar confused voice. Aiyin was stunned for a moment, and when she turned around, she saw the surprised look on the light.

Ah this...Tomorin just saw everything?

Chapter 25 Coincidence?

"Um, good morning, tomorin."

Aine panicked for a moment, but she quickly calmed down and waved to the lantern with a smile.

Although the relationship between Xiangzi and Deng and the others is rather complicated, at least she is helping Xiangzi normally. It is not something shameful, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

"Ah, good morning, Xiaoai, um... were you talking to Xiangzi just now?"

Gao Songdeng hesitated for a moment, glanced at Xiangzi in the classroom, and spoke carefully and softly,

"Well... yes, Xiangzi seemed to be in a bad state today, so I tried my best to help her."

"Xiangzi is not in good condition... Is he sick?"

Deng immediately opened his eyes wide and frantically began to dig out the stones from his pocket.

"Well, I found a stone with a very reassuring shape a while ago. Maybe it can help Xiangzi..."

But she couldn't help but stop halfway through her speech, her expression became a little sad, and she shook her head slightly.

"But... I'm afraid Xiangzi won't like my stone. She didn't accept my notebook last time. She must still be blaming me."

"There's no such thing, Tomorin."

Aiyin walked forward seriously and held her hand.

In the past, she could only try her best to comfort her when faced with such a situation, but last night she also learned the reason why Xiangzi quit crychic, and she could even sense her concern for Deng from her words.

"I'm sure Xiangzi really cares about you, Tomorin, but she didn't accept your notebook for some reason."

She smiled gently at the lamp, causing its face to blush.

"Although Xiangzi may still keep her distance now, I believe that as long as we wait for a while, things will turn around."

"Well...I believe in Xiao Ai."

Hearing her say this, Deng obviously felt relieved. She nodded slightly and looked at her with some emotion.

"I don't know why, but I feel like Xiao Ai seems very certain about this. Before, Xiao Ai wasn't too sure either, and only said that for my sake... But now Xiao Ai is very determined."

"Ah, this is because... my intuition."

Thinking of her agreement with Xiangzi, Aiyin could only cough lightly and walked towards the classroom holding the lamp.

"Come on, tomorin, we can check on Xiangzi from a distance after class. If her condition is serious, we can take her to the infirmary."

"Um,"

Deng nodded slightly, looked back at Xiangzi, and followed her into the classroom. However, as soon as she entered the door, she felt something and turned to look at Eri and the others who had heavy and depressed expressions.

"Xiao Ai...they seem very sad. Did something happen?"

"Well, I'll go ask."

Aiyin walked over and greeted them, but they only managed a forced smile, their voices were extremely low.

"Good morning, Aine-san."

"Good morning, but you seem a little sad. What happened?"

"We... wuwuwu..."

What Aine had never expected was that Eri and Mai couldn't help crying after she just asked. They slumped in their seats in pain, while Aine hurriedly tried to comfort them.

"What's wrong? Don't cry, anything can be solved slowly."

She tried to comfort them for a long time before they finally stopped crying. They wiped their tears tremblingly and shook their heads at her apologetically.

"I'm sorry, Aine-san. I'm sure you're surprised by our sudden actions... Actually, a family member of ours passed away last night."

"Eh?"

"My brother lives in a remote area and was attacked by a murderer last night,"

Eri smiled bitterly.

"Ever since my parents died in a car accident due to a stray cat that suddenly appeared on the road, his personality has become very gloomy. He moved out not long after, and it seems that he has been abusing and killing stray cats in revenge."

"I tried to persuade him to stop this meaningless thing, but he never listened, and for some reason he kept sending me a lot of money... I was very worried about him, but I didn't know about his death until I received the news last night."

No way... could it be such a coincidence?

Aiyin looked at her blankly, and couldn't help but think of the gloomy cat-torturing pervert, but no matter how hard she thought about it, she found it difficult to connect that person with Eri.

"My brother was there at the time. He was a police officer and tragically died in the line of duty during the search."

Wu added with tears in her eyes at this moment, and Aine was finally sure that this couldn't be a coincidence.

"...I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to encounter something like this."

She tried her best to comfort them with mixed feelings, and they all expressed their gratitude to her. Until the bell rang, Aine walked to her seat with a heavy heart.

...She always felt that there were too many coincidences around her. After thinking about it carefully, there were really too many coincidences.

A lot of weird places.

Why was Lenna able to find the white cat so easily, even though she had never been there before? Why did she end up there during her sleepwalking? Was her sleep talking just pure rambling? Or was it some mysterious power? If so, why did Eri's brother die? Was he really killed by a murderer?

A bunch of questions lingered in Aine's mind, making it difficult for her to calm down. It was not until Deng's worried voice sounded that her consciousness returned to reality.

"Xiao Ai, are you okay?"

"...I'm fine, tomorin. I just heard what they went through and it makes me feel a little sad."

After a moment of silence, Aine smiled and held onto Deng's hand, then shook her head seriously.

It’s better not to tell anyone before you are sure of the real situation. This will only make Deng worry for nothing.

…After school, she would find a chance to ask Lenai about what happened last night.

Chapter 26 Decision

Xiangzi's consciousness was dizzy. Although she tried her best to control her consciousness, she felt as if she was slowly sinking into the boundless sky, and silver stars appeared in front of her eyes.

Half asleep and half awake, she seemed to be watching the teacher handing out test papers from a third-person perspective, and she herself was writing without stopping, at an extremely fast speed.

...Wait? The test has already started?

She subconsciously opened her eyes and tried to organize her knowledge in a panic, but she saw that the paper was already full of written answers. It was indeed her handwriting, but she could not remember when she finished answering.

She looked around in confusion, and saw that many of her classmates had confused and thoughtful expressions on their faces. It seemed that this test was quite difficult... But why did she have no relevant memory at all?

Xiangzi couldn't understand this, and she also found that her body seemed to no longer be heavy. Her consciousness became clear and her body temperature returned to normal. Her illness seemed to have disappeared directly, and she didn't even have the feeling of weakness after recovery.

Is her physique really that good? She's clearly been overdrawing her body for the past year, exhausted to the point of being unable to bear it, yet her fever has just subsided?

Xiangzi was happy but also surprised. At the same time, the teacher began to collect the test papers one by one. When she saw that Xiangzi had filled all the difficult questions, her expression became a little surprised. She nodded to her with emotion.

"Very good, it seems you have been working very hard, Fengchuan."

"Um, thanks for the compliment."

Xiangzi nodded somewhat guiltily, and at this moment she suddenly felt a slight pain in her lower abdomen, and couldn't help but frowned.

When the bell rang, she stood up and prepared to go out for a walk. Just as she turned around, she saw Aine waiting at the door with a lamp, and she couldn't help but sigh.

…She didn’t want to have any more contact with Deng, but Aine had helped her keep the secret after all, so it wouldn’t be nice to just ignore them, so she could only wait and see what they wanted.

She shook her head slightly and walked out of the classroom. When Deng saw her, his expression became complicated and timid. She spoke hesitantly and softly, and Xiangzi also pursed his lips.

"Xiangzi... Xiaoai said you seemed sick. Are you okay now?"

"I'm fine, the fever is almost gone."

Xiangzi shook her head and frowned slightly as she looked at Aine, asking her with her eyes why she brought the lamp with her. However, Aine seemed to not understand what she meant and just smiled and nodded.

"Since you're okay, Xiangzi, I'm glad. Tomorin was very worried about you. She wanted to give you a lucky stone so that you won't get sick in the future."

After she finished speaking, she nodded encouragingly to Deng, who, with determination, took out a smooth stone from his pocket and nervously handed it to Xiangzi.

"Xiangzi, this is something I've been searching for for a long time. Although it may not be of any use to you, it's certainly very beautiful... Would you like to accept it?"