Kai: "I add someone nearby every day, whoever Massenger pushes to me, but 99% think I'm looking for a hookup. I finally added a real friend!"
Kai: "Peach Miss, or Peach brother? Thank you for adding me!"
Ichiko looked at the continuous paragraphs of text plus emojis and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
This girl is too enthusiastic.
Mimi: "I'm a girl, Kai Miss. Why do you add a friend every day?"
Kai: "Do you believe in fate?"
Kai: "Before, I went to a master and got a fortune stick. I asked him, where can I find a soulmate at the ends of the earth."
Ichiko raised an eyebrow, "What did the master say?"
Kai: "The master said the soulmate is right in front of you, you just need to pay 3000 yuan for the fortune stick."
Ichiko: "..."
Kai: "Then he told me, instead of believing in that kind of mystical stuff, it's better to add a few people nearby on Massenger, maybe you'll find one. I've been adding for a week, and you, Mimi, are the only one who accepted my friend request, it's frustrating!"
Mimi: "I'm also looking for a friend. Please take care of me."
Kai: "Then can I chat with you as much as I want from now on?"
Ichiko curved her lips into a cheerful smile and typed back, "No problem."
So this is what Dr. Kaito meant by chatting to relieve stress.
Just a few sentences, text on a phone screen, the enthusiasm conveyed by the other party infected Ichiko.
It's not bad to talk to an unknown stranger.
After all, no one knows each other, and if it feels inappropriate, you can just delete the friend.
There are no responsibilities and no impact.
But Ichiko still underestimated the other party's enthusiasm.
This person with the ID Kai had a personality almost identical to Haruko when she was little, like a little sun, her cheerfulness could be felt in every line of text.
They chatted for two hours straight.
Ichiko was already lying in bed when the other party belatedly sent an apology.
Kai: "Sorry, I'm usually a chatterbox, maybe I talked about too many things, I'm really sorry for bothering you!"
Mimi: "It's nothing, I had a great time chatting too."
Kai: "But I was the only one talking about myself. Mimi, you should talk about yourself too, or is there anything I can help you with?"
With her reminder, Ichiko suddenly realized.
There really was a question that needed someone else's opinion.
So Ichiko asked, "I have a friend who is quite extreme and often hurts herself to please me, but I don't like this kind of behavior. However, I can't proactively talk to her about it. What do you think I should do?"
Kai: "Hmm, that's very simple. You just need to make your friend's uncontrollable behavior controllable."
Mimi: "Make it controllable?"
Kai: "Yes, you don't need to say anything at all. When she has that kind of action or tendency, show extreme annoyance, and then express what you want."
Kai: "Since your friend wants to please you, she will naturally change according to your thoughts."
Ichiko looked at these two sentences and thought for a while by herself.
This trick wouldn't work on Haruko.
Just like last time on the rooftop.
She said she didn't want the gift Haruko gave her, but the more she said that, the more Haruko would become darker.
No matter what she said, she wouldn't listen.
But Kai's words gave Ichiko a new idea.
To make Haruko's uncontrollability controllable, she could actually use language to guide her!
Although it might not necessarily make Haruko return to normal.
But it could limit her to the greatest extent!
Ichiko's eyes gradually lit up, as if she had found a direction for treating Haruko.
She replied to Kai, "Thank you for your suggestion, I'll try it tomorrow!"
After saying goodnight, with the help of the sachet, Ichiko slept soundly.
Early the next morning, she arrived at Haruko's Hospital.
"Good morning~"
Facing Haruko's soft and cute greeting, Ichiko's heart couldn't help but beat faster.
Haruko looked strangely at Ichiko, "What's wrong, Ichiko? Your face looks a little strange."
Ichiko composed herself, sat beside Haruko, and tentatively asked, "Um, Haruko, if I said I liked something of yours, would you be happy?"
"Yes!" Haruko squinted her eyes and smiled, "Of course I'd be happy if Ichiko liked me."
"Then what if I said I hated something of yours?"
Haruko thought for a moment, "Then I would have to find a way to make Ichiko like it, after all, Ichiko can't hate me~"
Her smile was still cute and sweet, but her eyes vaguely emitted a hint of danger.
Yes, she is a yandere.
She wouldn't change, but would force herself to like it.
Just as Dr. Kaito said, learning to accept what she dislikes is an important step in treating her.
Ichiko swallowed a mouthful of saliva, gathered her courage, and looked at Haruko.
She spoke slowly.
"Then Haruko, do you want to play a game with me?"
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