He spent most of the night.
Practicing his trait skill.
Lin Xi was very satisfied.
Ogihara Sayu was already exhausted and asleep.
She was now like a docile kitten, softly curled up in his arms.
In the second half of the night.
The poor runaway girl seemed to be having a nightmare.
She kept sobbing and saying sorry.
She probably dreamed of the girl who committed suicide in front of her.
In the end.
Being collectively isolated, ostracized, and even bullied at school.
Can Ogihara Sayu be blamed for this?
The girl who was targeted and ostracized because of Sayu seemed to be an unpopular person in the first place.
Two unpopular people came together to huddle for warmth and became friends.
Then one of them couldn't take it anymore and committed suicide.
And put all the responsibility on Ogihara Sayu's head.
This was like being stabbed deeply by her best friend.
Because she was at the scene of her friend's death, she was naturally misunderstood as having accidentally killed her.
When she returned home, even her own mother would ask her, "Did you really kill that child?"
Ogihara Sayu was betrayed by her mother and her best friend in succession.
No wonder she would rather wander than return to that home.
Looking at the crying girl, Lin Xi sighed.
He raised his hand and gently stroked her little head.
"It's okay, it's okay."
"Everything will be alright."
Strangely enough.
After he touched her head, Ogihara Sayu's expression gradually became relaxed.
Finally, she fell asleep sweetly.
Lin Xi also closed his eyes and went to sleep.
If he wanted to open Ogihara Sayu's heart and let her get out of the shadows of the past, it would be a long and arduous journey.
Perhaps, the best opportunity would be when she was willing to tell him about the past.
But this would take some time.
After all, Ogihara Sayu probably thought it was her fault that led to her friend's death.
It can only be said that there are too many people who shirk responsibility among human beings.
Ogihara Sayu's friend was also not very good.
She died and said that everything was Ogihara Sayu's fault, she was relieved, leaving the living to suffer.
Suicide is an irresponsible act to oneself, to one's family, and to one's friends.
Life may experience pain.
But because he is still alive, Lin Xi must work hard to find ways to make himself happy and to make the people he cares about happy.
[Ding, congratulations to the player for completing the task, comforting the mentally distraught girl, and receiving a skill reward: Damage Reflection!]
[Skill: Damage Reflection, when the player is damaged by other creatures, it will be doubled and returned to the opponent.]
Hearing this prompt, Lin Xi's eyes lit up.
This skill is awesome!
Although he has been exercising.
It is destined that his martial power will not be very strong, after all, he has not specifically studied martial arts.
But with this skill, it's different.
Direct damage reflection.
However, this skill also has limitations.
It only targets living things.
If it is damaged by a building, it cannot be reflected.
But as long as the damage is caused by a living thing, it can be doubled and returned to the opponent!
Unexpectedly, comforting little Sayu would have such a reward.
Sure enough, this game life system is too awesome.
It feels like every task trigger and completion is to allow him to better experience life and gain happiness.
Lin Xi doesn't know how other people define happiness.
But his definition of happiness is probably to be an awesome light novel protagonist and live a happy daily life with cute heroines.
Experiencing happiness is not only about saving others.
It is also about self-redemption.
Lin Xi quickly fell asleep.
The exercise in the evening did not cause him any impact.
On the contrary, both his body and his heart had a sense of satisfaction.
Before he knew it, it was dawn.
When Ogihara Sayu woke up, there was no one in the quilt.
She looked at the empty space beside her, couldn't help hugging the quilt tightly, and took a deep breath.
It seemed to have Lin Xi's scent on it.
Last night was the most fragrant night she had slept in for a while.
It wasn't because she was exhausted from being tossed around by him that she slept soundly.
She heard him comforting her.
That warm embrace gave her a strong sense of security.
When he stroked her little head, she was so touched in her heart.
Her mother would only doubt her, blame her, and teach her a lesson.
Although her brother cared about her at first.
But later he only focused on work and didn't really care about her.
Giving her money and letting her relax was like getting rid of a troublesome thing.
The way her family looked at her,
Only indifference.
And the way Lin Xi looked at her was full of passion and tenderness.
Perhaps he was attracted to her appearance and that's why he was so nice to her.
But Ogiwara Sayu found herself reluctant to leave this place.
Reluctant to leave this rare tenderness.
The girl, wrapped in Lin Xi's blanket, rolled around on the bed again.
Covering herself with his blanket made her feel surrounded by Lin Xi's scent.
It was as if he was hugging her.
However.
Would breathing in the scent of his blanket like this be very perverted?
Ogiwara Sayu's delicate and pretty face flushed red at the thought.
When Lin Xi came in carrying two bowls of noodles.
He saw the beautiful black-haired girl embracing one of his shirts and taking deep breaths in a daze.
"Cough cough…"
"Ah ah ah! I'm sorry!"
Ogiwara Sayu was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
She hugged Lin Xi's clothes and smelled them intensely, and he even saw her.
What to do.
Won't he think I'm a perverted JK and then dislike me?
Lin Xi found her flustered appearance amusing.
"Don't apologize, I'm not blaming you."
"It's just that if you don't get up, the noodles will stick together and won't taste good."
Ogiwara Sayu lowered her head shyly, too embarrassed to look at him.
But she still obediently put on her clothes, held the bowl, and started eating the noodles.
After finishing, she took the initiative to wash the dishes.
Then she ran to him and bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry."
"I clearly said that I would do the housework, but I still troubled you to make dinner…"
Lin Xi smiled, touched her hair, and said softly:
"It's okay, you doing housework, I mean under normal circumstances, this is your job."
"But last night wasn't a normal situation, so in that kind of situation, Sayu can occasionally be lazy."
"Life is naturally about what's convenient and what makes you happy."
Hearing this, Ogiwara Sayu smiled shyly, suddenly leaned close, and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Thank you, Xi-kun."
Lin Xi somewhat enjoyed this pretty girl's coquetry.
"Be good, from now on, just concentrate on living in Sakura Manor."
"Mm."
She softly made a nasal sound, which was considered an agreement.
She couldn't help but rub her cheek against his chest.
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