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The main goal of Qian Xia Chiyuki's apology had been achieved.
Although it was a bit disappointing not to recruit Beichuan Si into the student council, Qian Xia Chiyuki was still somewhat satisfied with the outcome.
Just as Qian Xia Chiyuki was contemplating finding an excuse to leave, Beichuan Si gave her a meaningful look and suddenly spoke,
"President Qian Xia, have you encountered anything strange recently?"
His words were abrupt, leaving even Magong Tong scratching his head in confusion.
However, when the words reached Qian Xia Chiyuki's ears, her face changed completely, and she turned around in astonishment to look at Beichuan Si, who sat calmly on the edge of the bench.
Could Beichuan Si possibly see her recent condition?
As mentioned earlier, Qian Xia Chiyuki had been out of sorts since she began taking care of Tsukishima Risa.
She would often have nightmares, the scenes in which felt as real as if she were experiencing them firsthand.
Most of the nightmare scenes involved her running inside the Sanmu Abandoned Factory, chased by countless doll-like figures.
They crawled frantically on the ground, pursuing her, with their once lifeless eyes shining with greed and violence.
Fortunately, she always managed to find an exit and escape.
And each time she found the exit, Qian Xia Chiyuki would wake up drenched in sweat.
What scared her increasingly was that she was becoming slower at finding exits in her nightmares, and the dolls were getting closer, and closer...
It felt like in just a few days, they would pounce on her...
If she were really knocked down by the dolls in her nightmare, what would happen to her...? Qian Xia Chiyuki couldn't even bear to imagine.
After all, whether the events in dreams could affect reality... she herself didn't know.
Besides the nightmares, Qian Xia Chiyuki also experienced hallucinations and auditory hallucinations.
She felt as if someone was watching her from the shadows and would often hear the chilling sound of doll joints moving.
Thinking of this, Qian Xia Chiyuki suppressed her inner agitation and tried to keep her voice calm as she asked,
"Beichuan, can you tell?"
Qian Xia Chiyuki's voice carried a hint of hope, but Beichuan Si noticed her gaze suddenly drifted unnaturally behind him.
"I..." Beichuan Si frowned, was about to speak, and then saw Qian Xia Chiyuki suddenly bent forward and vomited.
"Magong, please take President Qian Xia to the restroom to freshen up." Beichuan Si called to Magong Tong.
"O-okay!" Magong Tong was also dumbfounded by the unexpected situation, but upon hearing Beichuan Si's voice, he quickly stepped over to Qian Xia Chiyuki and helped her leave.
Beichuan Si stood in place, watching their departing figures, before turning around thoughtfully.
Behind him was a small ornamental tree, and among its branches was a pure-white paper airplane stuck.
The tip of the paper airplane was pointed toward him, and from Beichuan Si's perspective, it resembled an abnormal, broken doll's pale hand—
Beichuan Si shook his head, glanced sideways at the mess on the ground, found another clean bench, and sat down, taking out his phone.
It was time to reply to that student from Kyubei.
Edited the email, sent it.
"Here's a tissue, please use it." Magong Tong gently patted Qian Xia Chiyuki's back, thoughtfully handing her a tissue.
"I'm really sorry, and to trouble you to help, Magong." Qian Xia Chiyuki accepted the tissue and wiped the corner of her mouth, then took out another tissue to wipe the slight sweat on her forehead.
Just now, while she was talking to Beichuan Si, she had another hallucination, mistaking the paper airplane for a doll's hand. This time the hallucination felt more intense, and a wave of nausea rose from her stomach, which she couldn't suppress, resulting in her vomiting in front of Beichuan Si.
Moreover, after such a large bout of vomiting, instead of feeling relieved, the dizziness in her head became even more intense.
It was somewhat embarrassing, and Qian Xia Chiyuki sighed deeply.
She had come to approach Beichuan Si with the intent to persuade him, but ended up making a fool of herself in front of him, wondering if he would even mind—
"Um... I think Beichuan might not mind something like this."
"...Why is Magong so certain?" Qian Xia Chiyuki questioned curiously at those words.
"Even though Beichuan always has a cold face, he's actually easy to get along with, and he's been quite nice to me." Magong Tong pondered for a moment, offering this comment.
But she then realized her words seemed somewhat off, and with a flushed face, she waved her hands,
"No, no, that's not what I meant, what I meant was that Beichuan is probably pretty good to his friends."
"..." Qian Xia Chiyuki.
Magong Tong probably had no idea what Beichuan Si had been doing alone in the restroom.
Knowing that, she probably wouldn't have said such things.
But Magong Tong was right about one thing, Beichuan Si was not difficult to approach. Through conversation, she could understand that he just appeared a bit cold and quiet, but in other aspects, he was above most boys his age.
His calm and composed demeanor sometimes made Qian Xia Chiyuki involuntarily relinquish the initiative in a conversation to him.
Qian Xia Chiyuki washed her face again and let out a heavy breath.
At this moment, her phone ringtone suddenly sounded.
It was the sound for email notifications.
Because she didn't know when the Urban Mysterious Tales blogger might reply, she had set her email alert to go off.
Could it be an email from that person?
Qian Xia Chiyuki's expression slightly lifted; she wiped her face dry with a handkerchief and took out her phone.
Under Magong Tong's curious gaze, she watched the words that popped up on her phone screen.
Sender: Unknown. Email address (XXX—xxxxxx@xx.com)
Email content, "Ms. Sen, as per your invitation, I plan to visit near Kyubei High School this afternoon. How about we meet at the Cure café?"
Seeing the familiar email address and suffix, Qian Xia Chiyuki couldn't suppress her excitement, and her voice spilled out uncontrollably from her lips.
"Finally... it's here..."
The Urban Mysterious Tales blogger had finally come!
It didn't matter whether they were a fraud, as long as they came, there was a glimmer of hope.
"Finally here?" Magong Tong tilted her head in confusion beside her.
"Uh... it's an email from a friend of mine, saying he might come to visit me soon." Qian Xia Chiyuki realized her lapse and smiled slightly as she replied.
"Really? From the look on your face, it seems like a really important friend, doesn't it?" Magong Tong's tone held a hint of envy.
She also longed for such a friend.
But she didn't dare to get too close to even Qian Xia Chiyuki, for fear of passing her misfortune onto her.
She wondered what kind of person Qian Xia Chiyuki's friend was.
She thought with a bit of curiosity.
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