"Is it my fault that I wanted to wait for him to explain... I didn't say I didn't want him, I still like him! I just, just..." It was as if thousands or even millions of people were raising sharp questions in her ears. Toyokawa Shoko could not help but hold her head and mutter to herself. The fingertips inserted into her hair turned white from the force. Her pupils were shaking violently. Her embarrassed and distorted expression was no longer as elegant and virtuous as before. Her whole body began to shake like a building whose foundation had been pulled out. The grievance and sadness that she had finally calmed down began to pour out from her torn chest again, almost completely swallowing up her sanity. To be honest, her emotions were never very stable - the day she was "abandoned" by Ming Hai, Toyokawa Shoko cried in her bed for two nights. If she didn't have to go to school today, she would probably continue crying in the morning. It took her a lot of effort to cover her red eyes to avoid being noticed by others. The result is now - all the reasons and excuses I made for myself were torn off by Nagasaki Suyo in just a few words, revealing the scar that has not yet scabbed. It was as if she was really the one who was wrong, and she was also the one who played with other people's feelings... After being betrayed by the person she loved most, didn't she even have the right to escape and wait for an explanation? If I don't take the initiative to ask him to come back, do I deserve to watch someone else snatch my love away? I just know that Ming Hai doesn't like me, but I don't know how to continue to get along with him - She never said she wanted to break up with him, end the friendship with him, or even said she hated him!

Woo woo woo... I feel uncomfortable, wronged, and want to cry again. "…Love is such a cruel thing, Xiangzi-chan." Seeing her almost falling on the table in agony, Nagasaki Suyo subconsciously opened her mouth, as if she felt that what she said was a bit too much, and a little bit of reluctance appeared on her face, but she continued to mock in a cold tone: "Your current mood is what I have been experiencing in the past... How about it? Surrounded by such pain, can you still muster up the courage to "become my rival in love"? " "..." "Hmph, after all, your feelings for Ming Hai are just this level." Nagasaki Suyo snorted, leisurely sat back on the bench, and said casually, "Well, by the way, let me tell you a good news - the Ming Hai who doesn't like you, also doesn't like me, so you don't have to worry about him cheating or falling in love with someone else." "As for why he is so obsessed with you, I asked him this question two days ago, and he actually answered me with 'because it is destined to be together'... Humph, he really thinks I am a three-year-old child who is so easy to fool." Instead of forcing her into a desperate situation with harsh words, Nagasaki Suyo watched her reaction while carefully considering what to say next. "To be honest, I don't understand." She suddenly sighed softly, and the atmosphere seemed to ease a little. "You obviously don't want him anymore, and he only approached you for a purpose... Why after the date that day, he kept staring at your chat history, wondering when and how to reconcile with you? He was just like a lovelorn boyfriend who had a fight with his girlfriend. It's really annoying to see him like that." "Did you really give him some kind of drug? He's so attached to you that I can't take advantage of him." If it were the usual Toyokawa Shoko, she would probably immediately notice something suspicious with this abrupt and deliberate change in lines, right? Unfortunately, Miss Xiangzi's defenses were completely broken, her mind was in a mess, and she could only use the little calmness and rationality she had left to extract the key words from those words. It was only now that she realized that after Ming Hai left her and went back, he did not block her so heartlessly. Instead, he stared at their chat history, thinking about how to take the initiative to reconcile. ...Could it be that he is just like me, wanting to restore the relationship to the way it was before, but not knowing where to start? And he was reluctant to leave, and he didn't fall in love with someone else... If Nagasaki Suyo had not lied to herself, then perhaps there was another possibility that she had not realized - When my thoughts reach this point, it is like the faint candlelight in the middle of the night. Star-like fireflies flicker and light up from the turbid red eyes, and then quickly connect into a bright starlight, lighting up the amber sky with dazzling colors. "...I didn't say I didn't want him!"

Slowly lowering her hands that were holding her head, Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath, straightened her back with stubbornness, opened her eyes with unwillingness, stared straight at Nagasaki Suyo, and said solemnly: "Even if he doesn't like me, it doesn't mean that there is no love between us... A short-term cold war between lovers doesn't mean anything. Anyway, before he doesn't want me, I won't give him to anyone else, and I won't give you the opportunity to take advantage of me!" Volume 86: Chapter Chapter The Girls Collaborating Maybe I accidentally took the wrong road, or maybe I just took a long detour. Although there have been brief periods of confusion and escape, as long as one has a clear goal, it is impossible for a person to be a lost child forever. Regardless of whether she can reach her desired destination or not, Toyokawa Shoko will eventually continue to move forward - it's just that before that, Nagasaki Suyo couldn't bear it anymore, so she pushed her. "If we only talk about our troublesome personalities, the three of us are definitely destined to be together... No wonder we are entangled with each other now." Nagasaki Suyo felt somewhat helpless and amused in her heart. If they were just an ordinary couple, if I was just an ordinary third party, the current situation would not have become so twisted and complicated, right? Xiangzi could decisively break up with the scumbag who only cared about the relationship but not the feelings, and he could also win the love without any psychological burden - instead of doing hypocritical and useless things like now. ...But perhaps, this is the only thing she can do? "Everyone can make big claims, but what about the truth?" Nagasaki Suyo folded her elbows, looked expressionlessly at her bright eyes that had regained their spirits, and said coldly: "Even if you reconcile briefly, as long as he still doesn't like you, you will break up again sooner or later, right?" "Do you really think that Ming Hai, who hasn't liked you for so long, will suddenly change his mind just because of this quarrel? Oh, don't be so naive." "I told you, it's not a question of like or not." Without avoiding his gaze like before, Toyokawa Shoko combed her messy hair and answered her firmly: "In the past, I might have really cared about this. I would even be so distressed that I felt like I had lost all hope because the answer was not what I wanted..." "But now, as long as he doesn't say 'I hate Toyokawa Shoko' himself, our relationship won't change. And I won't let it change!" She looked at Nagasaki Suyo bluntly. The clear and pleasant voice was like the spark struck by a flint, lighting up all the shadows and silence under the pavilion. "Mr. Sushi, didn't you say it yourself? That Narumi-kun who didn't like me is still thinking about me instead of other girls - it's enough for me to know this." As if all confusion and fragility had been swept away, Toyokawa Shoko smiled sternly and confidently, and the will contained in her eyes was as indestructible as steel. "Even if you really took the opportunity to do something to him, I wouldn't care... Just consider it a punishment for me not seeking an 'answer' from him immediately." "After we make peace, I will plant my marks all over his body to cover up the ones you left behind." After she finished speaking, she slightly raised her eyebrows at the girl in front of her, and seemed eager to try. "…Are you actually provoking me?" The corner of her mouth twitched, and Nagasaki Suyo suddenly wanted to give up her original plan and confront this young lady with a huge emotional gap head-on, to let her know how powerful the home offensive of "the one who is close to the water gets the moon first" is. Of course, it's just a thought - not because I'm afraid of losing, but because there's no need to do so. After all, she really didn't have the capital to confront the other party head-on. "It's good to be confident, but how are you going to make peace with him? Or are you going to rely on your talent as a human lie detector and force him to tell you what his feelings are for you?"

Nagasaki Sushi pretended to be disdainful and continued to persuade: "Excuse me, this is not a good way... Ming Hai's favorite thing is to fool people by not telling the truth without lying." "I know this without you telling me. I've known him longer than you have." She raised her hand to push back her long, shiny hair, and said unyieldingly, "But why should I tell you? Don't forget, we are still rivals in love, and I will no longer be as honest with you as I was in the past." "Ah~ The child has grown up?" With her hands folded and resting on her chin, Nagasaki Suyo smiled, her voice playful and gentle, "Of course~ If you don't tell me, I will hinder you, and no one will have an easy life." "I'd like to remind you in advance that as Ming Hai's neighbor, I can do a lot of unexpected things, okay?" "Hmm!" Toyokawa Shoko gritted her teeth and stared at her fiercely for a few seconds before she gave up and lowered her shoulders and sighed, "Okay, I'll tell you... but the condition is that you don't play any tricks behind my back. If you really like Ming Haijun, then make him like you properly instead of spending all your energy on hindering me!" Nagasaki Suyo tilted her head and said, "Even though Ming Hai doesn't like you either, you are so confident in saying this." "..." It hurts my sisters. Even though she could face the fact that "Ming Hai doesn't like her", it doesn't mean that Toyokawa Shoko can just laugh it off. Every time she heard it, she couldn't help but feel a tightness in her chest and felt extremely uncomfortable. She made a decision secretly - when she forced him to express his sincerity, she must choose a closed, independent and well-soundproof space. This time, I won't let him or myself escape! "If you just want to confirm Ming Haijun's feelings for me, I came up with an immature idea from the plot of the girls' comics..." Putting her good mood together, Shoko Toyokawa began to give a brief explanation, not caring whether this new idea she had just thought of would work or how to use it. Anyway, it's just something I came up with on a whim, and I might forget about it in a few days. Unexpectedly, after listening silently, Nagasaki Motoyo first looked at her with a surprised look of "You have a really big imagination", then pinched her fingers thoughtfully and asked a few questions quite seriously. "This arrangement is too deliberate. Ming Hai will definitely find out... Also, the person in charge of this part had better be a girl, otherwise there is a high possibility of accidents." "I have a friend who should be able to help with this play." Influenced by her attitude, Toyokawa Shoko subconsciously explained, and then hesitantly said, "As for the arrangements here... well, neither Mu nor Li Xi has his contact information, who else can we find..." "Let me do it. There's probably no other choice besides me." Nagasaki Suyo said straightforwardly, "Tell me the time and place, and I'll take him there." "Eh?" After a moment's pause, Toyokawa Shoko finally reacted and blinked in surprise, "Mr. Sushi, why are you..." Not only did she care so much about this matter, she even took the initiative to intervene and help - she didn't look like the kind of idiot who would provide salt to the enemy, did she? "Don't get me wrong, I have my own purpose." Playing with the hair on her cheek, Nagasaki Suyo looked away and said in a slightly cold tone: "If this plan fails, it can be confirmed that your feelings for Ming Hai are only one-sided, right? No matter why he pursues you, I hope you can be like a self-loving girl and firmly and thoroughly reject him." "…Is this your purpose?" After a moment's silence, Toyokawa Shoko lowered her brows and sighed softly. "Don't worry, even if you don't tell me, I know what to do." "That's good." Nagasaki Suyo glanced at the time and saw that the bell was about to ring, so she patted her skirt and stood up, asking casually, "By the way, what did you originally plan to say to me that made you ask me to come out?" "what……"

Toyokawa Shoko was suddenly aware of what was going on, then she showed an embarrassed expression and coughed twice with her fists clenched. "It's nothing... I just wanted to ask you what you meant by 'responsible', 'reconciled' and 'at home' when you talked on the phone that day..." Thinking about it now, I was just like the girlfriend who, when she was in a cold war with her boyfriend, found out that her best friend not only went to her boyfriend's house alone, but also boasted about it to her, so she anxiously asked her best friend to come out to court to confront him. I was so childish and reckless that it was funny. She thought she had become mature, but as soon as he was not around, her true colors were revealed. Of course, Toyokawa Shoko did not regret doing this - If she hadn't been stimulated by these words, she didn't know when she would have the courage to accept reality and work hard to change it. "Pretty much what I thought." Nagasaki Suyo was not surprised. She had come to the appointment prepared to be questioned. Now it seems that the situation is much more optimistic than I thought... I thought that Miss Xiangzi, who had lost her lover, would have a drastic change in her temperament and would have a real fight with me. "So, now you should know what it means, right?" She said it casually as if it had nothing to do with her. Toyokawa Shoko did not answer immediately, but looked her up and down with a puzzled look, with deep wrinkles between her brows. It took a long while before she whispered her questions. "Mr. Sushi, why on earth are you doing this?" She had completely regained her composure and could naturally notice Nagasaki Motoyo's overly deliberate lines and attitude. Her acting was better than Ming Haijun's, or maybe she didn't act seriously? There were flaws in many places, but at that time, my mind was full of "broken love" and I didn't have the time to think deeply. And if you think about it carefully, you will find that Su Shi is really actively encouraging himself to get over the pain and face the things that he once subconsciously avoided. This is what Toyokawa Shoko couldn't understand. After all, those sharp words that accused me and made me give up Ming Haijun undoubtedly sounded from the bottom of my heart, heavy and profound to the point of being breathless... But what is she doing now? As a love rival, it would be fine if he didn't add insult to injury, but he actually encouraged his love rival so attentively to reconcile with the person he liked? Such contradictory thoughts and behaviors really made Toyokawa Shoko increasingly unable to understand her band partner, and she was not sure how she should continue to get along with her in the future. ——After all, a relationship like "rival in love and rival in opponent" can only be established with the consent of the other party! "... Xiangzi-chan, you really like to ask why today." Seemingly a little impatient, Nagasaki Suyo clicked her tongue lightly and didn't seem to want to answer her. The shade of the tree covered most of the pavilion, and she casually lifted her long brown hair and walked towards the bright sunshine outside. Only a plain and gentle voice was left to Toyokawa Shoko who was still sitting in the shadow. "I just don't want to regret it, so I'm giving myself an ending I won't regret." "Feel happy."

"...The person we like is an incurably stubborn idiot." - Several days passed. After school in a classroom at Minghe Private High School. Ming Hai folded his arms across his chest, leaned back in his chair, and looked serious, as if he was thinking about something. The pink-haired girl sitting next to him had been secretly watching him for more than ten minutes, her eyes almost squinting, and she spoke to him timidly and cautiously: