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"Goodbye"

Xiang's father mouthed something to his chosen son-in-law, then opened the creaking door and threw the wretched-looking boy out.

Through the cat's eyes, he watched Xiangzi weep bitterly before Chen, who had suffered such pain, and repeatedly confess his sins.

"Kid, I've paved the way for you, now it's up to you..."

He sat down with his back against the door, smoking his last cigarette, as if saying goodbye to his past.

P.S.: So satisfying, it's killing me! I love this kind of thing, it's the first time I've ever posted it.

Consider this chapter as tomorrow's update. I've had my fill today, but I can't guarantee how much I'll update tomorrow.

Chapter 34 Family Members Turn to Chen Chen

Damn, that old man pushed him pretty hard.

Xiangzi rushed toward Chen, who was being pushed out of the gate, to help him ease the momentum.

His injuries look scary, but they are actually just superficial wounds; a visit to the hospital will do the trick.

Chen, who had given Old Deng his medical expenses out of kindness, is now penniless again and can't even afford medical treatment.

"Damn it, that old man is incredibly petty. I should have known better than to give him the money."

Chen felt somewhat resigned to his decision, but after all, he had done a good deed.

Consider it venture capital. If this old man makes a comeback, he'll always be inferior to me.

At the dinner table, when Lao Deng picks up food, he turns the table; when Lao Deng lights a cigarette, he blows on it.

At that time, he will be able to decide for himself whether he wants to see Xiangzi.

Chen comforted himself in this way.

At least the matter is resolved, and this torturous father-daughter relationship has been temporarily put to an end.

He still felt a small sense of accomplishment.

Now we should focus our energy on Xiangzi. Although this old man is terrible, he is, after all, Xiangzi's father, with whom he has lived and worked for so many years.

For Xiangzi, no matter how bad he was, he was still her refuge and her family.

But this time, he had completely severed ties with her family.

This responsibility seems so immense that it's suffocating.

He smiled bitterly to himself, feeling helpless.

Xiangzi, trembling, reached out to the boy slumped in front of her, touching his blood-stained cheek.

Crimson blood flowing from the wound on his head covered half of his cheek.

The gauze on his hand was soaked in bright red blood, turning it a vivid color.

She picked up her hand and looked at the bloodstains on it, proof of her sins.

Using his left hand, Chen grabbed Xiangzi's hand back, then placed those blood-stained hands on his face again, feeling Xiangzi's trembling.

"Toyokawa-kun, it's alright now, you're free."

Her delicate body trembled violently as she embraced Chen.

His own father let him suffer such a serious injury...

My father has completely driven me away...

Why, why did Father...?

How could he say such hurtful things to her? Wasn't she his daughter? Where was her proud father?

She wandered aimlessly, feeling like she had nowhere to belong in this world.

Even if he was such a scoundrel, he was still his father.

But now, her shattered family has been destroyed by her own father.

She began to resent the boy in front of her. He had solved the problem, but what about her? What should she do next?

"Xiangzi," Chen whispered in Xiangzi's ear, noticing the hatred in Xiangzi's eyes. He knew he couldn't escape this responsibility.

"You are not alone. I will take responsibility for you. Let me be your refuge."

"I can't see my family anymore, so Xiangzi, would you like to become my family?"

The darkness in his heart was filled with a fiery light by Chen Lingmeng's seemingly contradictory words.

She could no longer suppress or detach her feelings from Chen.

She sobbed uncontrollably, her grip on the boy tightening as she released all the fear and anger within her.

And that sliver of relief at being reborn.

She owed him so much, and now he was extending such an invitation, expressing his desire to become her safe haven.

She could no longer resist this feeling, not only Chen's feelings for her, but also her feelings for Chen.

She nodded repeatedly, unable and unwilling to refuse this invitation to spend a lifetime together.

That resentment didn't disappear; instead, it transformed into hatred towards another person.

She licked the blood from the boy's face; it was bloody and had a metallic taste.

In this way, she made a lifelong contract with Chen in her heart, a contract to become family.

She knew that from this moment on, their fates were inextricably linked.

The hatred for his father intensified with the slowly flowing blood from Chen's mouth, and his lips twitched incessantly.

Chen's legs were completely exhausted; the struggle had drained him of all his strength. The constant pain in his body also made it difficult for him to move.

And if someone walked down the street looking like that, wouldn't passersby call the police?

Chen sighed and let his thoughts wander. This time, he had really suffered a great loss; not only had he gotten into a fight, but he had also taken on the responsibility of someone else's future.

Old Deng thought he was the one pursuing Xiangzi, so let him misunderstand.

Otherwise, there's no good reason to explain why he helped Xiangzi like this.

But for him, it was already a long way off, and there was also the ever-watchful Miss Aine. He didn't know how to deal with it.

His promise wasn't false, but family relationships come in many forms.

He simply decided to become family with Xiangzi.

There's a more pressing issue now: my own injuries.

The only person he could think of to ask for help was Miss Liang.

I haven't even repaid the favor from last time, and now I'm going to have to bother her again? Even if we're good friends, it's not really appropriate to keep asking her for help like this...

Chen sighed inwardly, but having no other choice, he dialed Miss Liang's number.

As Chen humbly uttered that name that Xiangzi knew so well on the phone—Liang…

Her heart was filled with immense pain; she vividly remembered the girl who, like herself, had blue hair.

The phantom pain in her cheek reminded her that less than twenty-four hours had passed since last night.

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She hurt Chen once last night, and she hurt Chen again today.

Moreover, it resulted in injuries to his own family members.

She hated her own weakness and her own powerlessness.

His teeth, clenched tightly around his lower lip, brought a slight metallic taste of blood to his mouth.

Chen's injuries were all sustained because of me. But now I can't do anything about it.

Should she go to the hospital? She has no money.

Should she help him walk, given his limited mobility? Her frail body couldn't support Chen's weight.

A deep sense of guilt overwhelmed her. Right now, the people who needed help the most—her family, her Chen—had been injured right before her eyes.

But there was nothing she could do; she could only watch helplessly as he suffered.

Even worse, she had to delegate this responsibility to others, making Chen grovel and beg for help. Could someone like her really be family with him?

To him, he must have been a complete burden.

"Xiangzi, don't be sad."

He offered words of comfort to the self-doubting little blue octopus.

"We are family, so don't be sad. I'm happy to have done all this for you."

A lifetime is a long time; we have plenty of time to be together.

For her, whose inferiority complex and self-destructive tendencies had reached a critical point, Chen administered drastic measures, giving her the will to live.

"I really need Xiangzi. Could you please take care of me like this?"

Without a word, she turned Chen around and gently placed him on her lap, offering him a small lap pillow so he could feel more comfortable while waiting.

Chen awaits Miss Liang's rescue.

And she awaited the judgment of the blue-haired girl.

Chapter 35 Miss Liang's Defenses Are Broken [3k]

Miss Liang took the tram, then switched to walking. She arrived at the address Chen had sent her.

Chen pleaded for her help over the phone; his voice sounded very weak.

But he didn't explain why; he simply begged her to come.

The address was unfamiliar to her, and a faint unease settled over her. As she drew closer to her destination, her ominous premonition grew stronger.

The phone's navigation indicated that she had arrived at her destination.

Looking around, Miss Liang noticed that the surrounding buildings were old-fashioned apartment buildings.

She called Chen to ask where the target location was.

The ringing of the phone agonized her, and after four or five beeps, the call was finally answered.

However, the voice that came through the phone was one she had never heard before.

At the same time, the sound also came from the building in front of him.

A figure that both startled and enraged her appeared above the building, waving at her urgently.

How could it be that woman?!

Miss Liang couldn't understand how she and Chen had run into each other in such a place.

Her sense of crisis intensified, regardless of the specific meaning.

She urged her legs on and quickly went upstairs.

When she stood on that floor, the scene before her stirred a storm within her.

She saw Chen waving at her with a forced smile.

She saw that Chen's head and face were covered in blood.

She saw that the hand that Chen had bandaged earlier was now covered in blood again.

She saw it—that despicable woman, the culprit! She placed Chen's head on her lap.

Moreover, she stared at me with such calm eyes, without the slightest hint of backing down.

For a moment, she didn't know whether to be angry or what to do.

Why did such a big thing happen when I was only away from him for a short time?

And it seems to be related to the woman who hurt him.

"I'm sorry, Ryo... this is the only 100 yen I can give you today."

He lay in that woman's arms, saying this to himself.

The blood on his face had seeped down his cheeks and into his shirt. He raised his left arm, showing off the 100 yen note in his hand.

He walked briskly... no, he ran to his side and grabbed the blue-haired girl by the collar.