Chapter 87: Discard

  Akane Kurenai sat in the room, putting the photos of herself, Kojiro and Echizen Ryoma into a frame and displaying them. Looking at the people in the frames with happy smiles, her heart suddenly felt sour and painful, but she didn't know why.

  She suddenly turned off the light, but the whole room did not fall into darkness, and the cold moonlight outside the window had already shone in...

  She silently gazed out the window, but the moonlight didn't shine on her body because she sat a little far from the window. The faint light made her appear somewhat hazy in the darkness.

  She suddenly shrank back, staring blankly out of the window.

  The moonlight is cold, and the night is also cold, so... she would feel a bit chilly?

  She has always had someone by her side.

  In her previous life, her brother would never let her feel lonely, even when she was studying at Harvard. Her knowledgeable brother would follow her to the United States and apply for a part-time teaching position at Harvard, specifically to teach her class. Brother Gu Xi Ye was an outstanding person, he himself was a top graduate from Harvard with first-class honors.

  The former president of Harvard wanted him to stay, but he refused every time, citing that he had to accompany his sister. Even when his brother was studying at Harvard, it was during the period when their family lived in the United States. After graduation, the whole family returned home, and a few years later, when his sister went to Harvard, he followed again. He has never left her behind.

  And her parents in her previous life were a couple of very tolerant and kind-hearted parents, with a warm and gentle love for their daughter.

  Her parents in this life gave her endless pampering, passionate and extreme love. But her brother in this life made her feel a bit complicated.

  The ones who accompanied her the most were still Ice Emperor and his group.

  Her eyes dimmed slightly, she felt a little longing for them. But suddenly she thought that she couldn't let herself sink into the warmth they gave her, or else one day when she had to leave, it would be too painful.

  But does she still have time to leave? Or is it already too late? She has already left her mark in this space... Whether she can return or not, there will always be a wound in her heart.

  "Miss......" Akagi Rei couldn't help but appear, he couldn't bear the sight of her shrinking in the darkness, lonely and forlorn, it pained him to his core.

  Her body trembled slightly. She... had almost forgotten that there was always a young man behind her, guarding her and accompanying her; she wasn't alone.

  But when did she become so timid? She should be strong...

  It must be the night that is disturbing you.

  If the wound won't heal, I can only endure it...?

  "It's alright, Zero..." Kiriya Aoi gave a faint reassuring smile to the worried Kiriya Zero, but in his eyes, it had already lost its usual warmth, making him feel a chill in his heart. This young lady, who unknowingly carried an air of desolation, didn't she know that she was forcing herself to smile?

  "Miss, Zero will always be with you..." He was not good at speaking and could only express his true feelings in such a stiff way. All along, the only thing that had accompanied him was the dark guard training of the Kiriya family. He didn't know what emotions were, but the one thing that the dark guards could control best was a heart that protected, and now the object of protection was this girl, who he had made up his mind from the start to protect well. He absolutely would not abandon her!

  Her face, which had been smiling faintly, stiffened for a moment, and gradually took on a hint of helplessness. Even she herself didn't know how long she could stay. The promise you made to her was just for this body, after all. She was just a fleeting soul; what else could she gain? This space... did it even have a place for her to rest? Even she herself didn't know...

  "...... thank you, Rei." No matter what, she still thanked the young man who had silently protected her in the darkness without complaint, hoping that he could finally find happiness instead of being bound by her for his whole life. Perhaps, she should mention it to Akio and Shizuka...

  "Miss!" Akagi Rei suddenly raised his voice, and Akagi Sayaka, who was lost in thought, was startled for a moment. "What's wrong?"

  Ling Zero suddenly stopped talking, staring at her intently. Although they were in a dark night with only the cold moonlight, she could feel his gaze burning with a steady heat, inexplicably making her heart and eyes ache slightly.

  Nor did he know how long it took, but Akio Rei suddenly knelt down on one knee in a knight's standard posture, and his raised eyes met hers. "Zero only hopes that during the time Zero has been with Miss, Miss won't abandon Zero..."

  Akagi's eyes fluttered and she lowered her gaze. She wanted to make Akagi Rei's parents withdraw their protection of her...

  Did he realize?

  "Isn't it? Let you be free..." Akane's voice was so soft that it seemed like she was muttering to herself. She not only wanted Akane Tsurugi to let him go, but also to set him free, as a young man without any restraints, just like other young men, with a rich life.

  She wants him to be happier.

  "No need..." These three words rang out resolutely in the darkness.

  He doesn't need that kind of freedom, he has long since tempered his immature heart to be very mature, it's impossible for him to still have a longing for youth, he is the strongest dark guard in the Mu family, this heart has always been the most firm and unwavering, there will be no wavering.

  "Zero also doesn't want..." Before the stunned Kaito Akatsuki could regain his composure, he said this sentence again.

  Yes, he doesn't want that either. He doesn't want a life without her, which not only makes him feel aimless but also loses the most important person to him, he doesn't want that.

  "But I want to..." Her soft words rose, but made Akio Zero's heart feel very stuffy. "Miss really wants to abandon Zero? But Zero doesn't think there's any grievance!"

  His girlfriend must have thought he was suffering in the dark, right? So she wanted to set him free. Should he be happy that she cares about his feelings or should he be sad that she actually doesn't understand his feelings.

  How could he possibly feel wronged? The Dark Guard's training was cruel, but as long as one had a heart of protection, nothing was feared. What was feared was that the person being protected would abandon him, what could he do?

  "......Then I'd rather die, I won't obey! Zero will never leave Miss!" Akatsuki Zero stubbornly turned his head away, even if it meant being guilty of disobedience. He had already decided to protect this person well, and he absolutely didn't want to give up!

  Qingmu silently looked at his averted profile, was he that insistent?

  "Knock, knock, knock. Xiang Fu, are you asleep?" The sound of Gao Fu's voice outside broke the stillness of the space, and in an instant, Lin Mu had vanished from his original spot.

  Akane stared blankly at the spot where he had just knelt, silent for a moment before getting up to open the door. Before her stood Takashi Hongo, clutching his DVD and looking distressed. "What's wrong?"

  "Ha! Koshiro, you're really something else! I took so many pictures, but only yours turned out well!" Koshirou handed the DV to Ayame with a complaining tone, not forgetting to tattle.

  She took that DVD and said what's the meaning of only her image? Is it what she understood?

  "It's just as you thought!" Gao Fuhong rolled his eyes towards Koshiro Ryuichi's room, what was he thinking! Was it revenge for letting him take the shot? But that couldn't be why he didn't give him a single frame! Before, when he took pictures, he treated everyone equally! And could even proudly say that he made him look really cool! But in the end, he didn't even give him one frame! That's going too far!

  "What's your opinion?" Koshiro Ryoga suddenly appeared out of nowhere and asked with an unrestrained smile.

  "Hiss, Gao Fu Xuan's expression changed slightly, when will this guy also bring evil spirit?"

  "I have an opinion! I strongly have an opinion! Why don't you take a picture of someone else!" Gao Fu Hong didn't fear him at all.

  "I only shoot things that have value, anything else is not worth mentioning..." Kurenai Ryuga leaned against the wall, his amber eyes gleaming with a teasing light. His words made Takashi Hifumi's hair stand on end, "Are you saying I'm completely worthless?!"

  "Do you think you have it?" Koshiro Ryuzaki pulled his ear slightly, asking lazily.

  "Of course!" Gao Fu Xuan said with a tug on his neck.

  "Where is it? Can't see it......" Toshiya Ryujin turned his face and poked the wall, raising an eyebrow.

  Gao Fuhe said: "......"

  Damn it! You're talking to the wall, saying you can't see anything. It's weird if you can see something! Do you want to mock him directly, saying he's as smooth as a wall with nothing on his mind?

  "......" Looking at this scene, she didn't know how to comment, but Gao Fuyang seemed to have no way to escape, "Yingxiu! You said he was soulless! He actually said that others had no value!"

  "...he's just teasing you." was all Hu Mu Yan could say to comfort her.

  Gao Fu Hongzhi didn't think so, however. "This guy, Yuezhan Longya, has always been a scoundrel!" Just then, he spoke up, "No, he really is worthless."

  "...Ling Miao touched her nose, Gao Fu's expression was a mix of wanting to explode in anger and being forced to endure with a 'look at him, he's so calm' expression, which made her feel quite helpless."

  Gao Fu Heng was originally going to let loose, but seeing a certain place not far away, he looked at Yulong Ya with a strange gaze, "Not even Flower Name has taken a shot, does she have no value either?"

  "Of course! What value could that girl possibly have!" Irie Naoki said nonchalantly, and as soon as he finished speaking, angry shouts erupted, "Damn it! Irie Naoki! Go to hell!"

  Hua Mingchi was about to explode when she heard him say that, how dare he say she had no value?! Her value could blind his titanium dog eyes! To hell with him!

  Ryoma Echizen glanced at Hananoe and said, "I'm just telling the truth."

  "Go!" The broom that Hana no Ie had been hiding suddenly appeared, and Ryoga's eyes widened in surprise!

  No way! Too careless! Is his sense of smell malfunctioning? He didn't even smell the stinky smell!

  No, it's this girl who did something on top, and the taste is lighter.

  Don't think about it for now, let's just get out of here!

  "Damn it! Don't run!" Hana Mikoto hated people who ran fast, making her want to hit them but couldn't catch up.

  Lin Mu Xiang: "......"

  Can she spit it out? How come this time Hua Mingchi is chasing after Yue Qianlong again? By the way, is Hua Mingchi the reincarnation of Sadako? Always taking lives and chasing people...

  "Phew... " Kō Fukan let out a sigh of relief, standing beside Tanaka. The Absolute Barrier was safe, and the indiscriminate attack from Haname Pool didn't seem like it would reach this side.

  "Haha, Mitsuki, it's late at night, goodnight~" Koshiro waved goodbye and headed back to his room, also waving in the direction of Echizen Ryoma who was already out of sight, wishing him a safe journey~

  "Good night......" Akane Matsu also wouldn't mind if Ryūga was busy or not, it's obvious that he has his own way of dealing with people.

  The doors of two rooms were closed, two lamps went out, everything fell into silence, and the night gradually deepened...

  While being chased, Ryōga had already run outside, Haname was still chasing after him relentlessly. He couldn't help but think, "Do you have to be so serious every time?"

  But he has to admit, it's easy for him to dump her. In the past, he would keep a distance and play a game of cat and mouse just to tease her, but tonight, he's not in the mood!

  Thinking of speeding up, but suddenly being shocked by a sentence from Huamingchi behind him, "Damn! Your way of chasing girls is too stupid! Xiaoyan will never like a man like you!"

  He felt a stone suddenly weighing on his heart in the dark night, what's wrong with him?

  "What? Not running away anymore? Hmm?" Hanae stood with her hands on her hips, panting, staring at Ryūga's stiff back. Suddenly, a sly smile spread across her face as she gazed at him, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes. "What? Did I hit the nail on the head? You like little Sayaka?"

  "Haha......" A burst of mocking laughter suddenly came from the front, "You're also very good at joking, I, Toshiro Hitsugaya, wouldn't possibly stay for one person..."

  "Cut it out," Hua Mingchi looked at him with disdain, "Haven't you realized that your refutation isn't about not liking her? How do you know that in the future you won't fall deeper in love and stay for her?"

  At first, she was just guessing, that he who stared at the camera with a strange gaze, had his heart beating fast, right? She didn't deny that she wanted to probe his feelings by shouting out like that. Since she liked him, she should acknowledge those feelings, after all! What she hated most was seeing someone's emotions being ambiguous. Either have no feelings or clear them up, so she wouldn't be bothered by the misty look in their eyes!

  Koshiro Ryuga's eyes began to complicate upon hearing her words, and he suddenly felt his phone on him emitting a strange heat.

  He left her contact information, was he preparing for his future stay? Had he decided to settle down in a life of drifting and enter her? Was he afraid that he would see through his own heart but couldn't get in touch with her?...

  "There's no one to hold me back..." He used to be able to say this with ease, but tonight he forced himself to say it out loud in order to prove that he hadn't abandoned his former untamed self. Why did it feel so awkward?

  "Really?" Hanae Motomi despised this kind of man, who liked to like and loved to love, but was entangled in so many things. What great dreams, what wandering for a lifetime, unbound and untamed. In her opinion, it wasn't as good as finding a lifelong haven to rely on.

  But perhaps this is the difference between men and women.

  Women hope to have a loving care, a safe haven, but men hope to become strong and not be bound by love.

  "Cut it out, I'm just reminding you to make a decision as soon as possible, don't sink too deep and then struggle...". Huamingchi turned around and left.

  Don't sink deeper into desperation, just come and struggle...

  Ryoma Echizen smiled wryly, as if to say that was true. The girl had a charm that could draw people in, and even his heart, which yearned for freedom, couldn't help but want to get closer to her.

  Make up your mind as soon as possible...

  Shoyo Hinata took a deep breath.

  Took out his own mobile phone, looked at the only number on it, stared at it for a long time, as if trying to memorize it, then turned away...

  It took a lot of courage to make the final glance, he had never thought about it, all he knew was that his heart sank deeper and deeper, clutching his phone tightly, maintaining this action for an unknown amount of time before finally letting go.

  A faint sound arose, and he turned around and left.

  The dim yellow streetlight stretched his shadow very long...

  Not until his back disappeared from view did a small figure emerge from the nearby corner, walking with light steps to where the phone had just been thrown.

  "Seriously, why throw away the trash can... Have you really made up your mind and won't regret it? Ugh, someone with feelings is going to be discarded, I truly sympathize..."

  "...It's best not to regret it, otherwise you'll pay the price for this decision. The one who lets go first doesn't deserve to pursue happiness again..."