It's over, it's over, it's over, it's over!
Haruko looks like she's lost her mind.
She's not actually going to kill me, is she!
Shin only felt the small knife was practically touching his face. Although the fresh red had already dripped from his chin, he felt no pain at all.
Only bone-chilling cold.
Shin rolled his eyes, glancing at Haruko's face.
On a fair and slightly flushed cute face, a pair of strange vertical pupils stared fixedly at him. Strands of tea-colored hair hung down to her cheeks, like sharp, thin steel wires.
He felt incredibly nervous.
Shin's mind raced. He knew he couldn't stay frozen like this, or it would be bad if Haruko suddenly moved the knife!
Trying his best to relax his body and restrain any possible aggression, Shin gave a dry laugh, "Um... Haruko, I was just lying to you just now. Actually, I..."
"Hiss—"
As he spoke, he gasped, the tip of the knife almost slicing upwards along his line of sight. Strands of his hair were neatly cut off, and it finally stopped near his ear.
Terrified, Shin quickly said, "Actually, I don't like Ichiko at all. I support you and Ichiko being together! I've disliked that little prick Sento for a long time. Ichiko being Sento's Miss was actually forced!"
"I can help you solve this!"
He finished this string of words in almost three seconds.
Shin didn't even dare to breathe heavily, only feeling his hairs stand on end and his body covered in goosebumps.
Finally, he saw the red light in Haruko's eyes recede a little, "Are you lying to me?"
"I'm not lying to you this time!" Shin directly sold out Ichiko, "This time I was helping Ichiko test if you really liked her, that's why I said that. Ichiko was afraid your love for her was fake!"
"She's mine! I like her more than anyone!"
The dagger was pulled out and stabbed into the wall again.
Shin nodded like a pecking chick, "Right, right, right. I wasn't sure before, but now I've felt it. Ichiko and I are just normal friends. I like girls who are petite and cute. I really don't like her!"
Haruko frowned again, "You mean, you think Ichiko isn't pretty or cute?"
"Of course not!" Shin was very obedient, "Ichiko and you are both the prettiest in the world. You two are a perfect match! What kind of nobody is that Sento, daring to compete with you for Ichiko!"
"Haruko, I swear to God, I'm on your and Ichiko's side!"
After a heartfelt and sincere speech, Haruko finally calmed down.
The knife pressed against him was withdrawn.
The hand holding his shoulder also pulled back. It wasn't as harmless as before, but the dazzling red light in her eyes had faded.
The strange vertical pupils were also gradually receding.
Without Haruko's coercion, Shin was unable to use his hands to support himself on the ground and nearly collapsed.
At the same time, he felt incredibly lucky.
Fortunately, she wasn't a hopelessly severe yandere.
She still had some rationality left.
Haruko stood to the side, quietly watching Shin, looking somewhat obedient, "You have a way to stop Ichiko from being Sento's Miss?"
Shin swallowed another gulp of saliva, "Sento demanding Ichiko be his Miss is simply because he was stood up at the cruise ship banquet last time. I can use my family to create some trouble for him, so he won't have time to bother with Ichiko."
"Okay!"
Haruko responded, not caring what Shin thought, just assuming he had decided to help her.
Then, she glanced at his face, half-stained with fresh red.
She took out a pack of tissues from her small shoulder bag.
She walked two steps to his side, "Here."
"And..." She activated her acting skills, deliberately turning her head away awkwardly, creating a sense of contrast now that she had returned to normal, while her voice was as quiet as a mosquito, "I'm sorry."
After saying this, she threw the tissues on the ground.
Haruko pulled her hood over her face again and walked out of the alley with small steps.
Leaving Shin sitting on the ground, staring blankly at her stumbling figure as she left.
Then he picked up the tissues, and for some reason, the image of her fair profile as she awkwardly turned her head and apologized just now appeared in his mind.
"This guy... seems quite nice when he's normal."
"Hiss—"
"It hurts so much. She looks so frail, where did she get so much strength?"
While enduring the pain that came belatedly, Shin wiped his face and glasses with the tissues. Just as he took out his phone to call a bodyguard, he suddenly froze.
His mind was full of Haruko's changes when she was in that pathological state just now.
Immediately, a look of disbelief appeared in Shin's eyes, "Could it be..."
"Her purpose in approaching Ichiko and wanting to control her is also that?"
If that's the case...
Shin took a deep breath, seemingly deciding something between Haruko and Ichiko in his heart.
Soon, before night fell, Haruko quickly returned home.
Then, just like Shin, her legs went soft and she sat directly on the cold floor, letting out a long sigh, "Finally... I should have gotten through it."
[Uh... Host, were you acting just now?]
"Nonsense." Haruko complained speechlessly, "Why do you, this System, always doubt me? What else could I be besides acting?"
[But I felt like you were going to kill him just now. If he hadn't turned his head, it would have stabbed his face, right?]
"I calculated it precisely before stabbing. Shin's identity is so sensitive, and he has the male protagonist's halo. How could something happen to him so easily? If I couldn't make him lose his mind first, he would definitely see through my act."
"This couldn't be helped."
Saying this, Haruko got up and walked towards her room with a calm expression.
Hearing this, the System stopped making a sound.
It only thought secretly.
Can a person's acting skills really portray anger that well?
The Blackening skill's multiplier just now was 7 times!
However, the Host does look quite normal. She was even able to talk to Shin just now.
Maybe this System is thinking too much.
Resting, taking a shower, and ordering takeout, Haruko gradually dispersed the fatigue from her body.
At the same time, she calculated the time. After waiting for a long time and not receiving a message from Yuri, she knew Ichiko wouldn't come to confront her tonight.
Tomorrow night is when she goes to Sento's place.
Perhaps she'll have to wait until tomorrow.
Haruko calculated in her heart, went to bed early, ate a sleep chocolate she got from a previous lottery draw, and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, with the alarm clock ringing, Ichiko woke up early.
Her hair was spread out, and her eyes were sleepy.
She let out a long yawn before noticing that someone in the dorm was up even earlier than her, "Qian Qian, good morning."
Yuri was sitting on her bed playing with her phone and greeted Ichiko, "Morning, Ichiko. Up so early, are you going to Young Master Ye's place?"
Ichiko smiled and shook her head, "Today I have something more important. I'm not planning to go to Sento's place."
Yuri's eyes flickered, "Is it about Haruko?"
"Yes." Ichiko nodded, and smoothed her hair again, "I don't know why, but I always feel a little uneasy. Do you think if I say that to Haruko, her reaction will be too extreme?"
"Relax, is it possible she'll imprison you?" The danger in Yuri's smile flashed and was gone, "If anything happens, you can call me anytime, and I'll help you!"
"Okay, thank you, Yuri."
Ichiko patted her small face, revealing a cheerful smile.
Yuri: "You're welcome, we're best friends."
She got out of bed and washed up.
After quickly getting ready, Ichiko walked to the dorm hallway.
Looking up at the sky, for some reason, the uneasiness in her heart subtly grew.
Today is cloudy, there might be a heavy rain.
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