After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

"....."

He saw through her without even a hint of hesitation.

She used to be a woman who was easier to deceive.

Could it be that Kohinata Motoyo learned some kind of magic in Europe?

"There's no such thing as magic in this world, and even if there were, it's not something a person full of selfish desires like me could obtain," she said.

Kagura Hikaru turned around in surprise, "How do you know everything?"

"I don't know everything, I only know what I know," Kohinata Motoyo said with a smile.

"..."

Save those words for when you become president.

After that, there was no more conversation, and the three of them proceeded in silence.

Karen Ai Cheng and Kohinata Motoyo were normally the talkative types, but to be accurate, they didn't really know each other, they were strangers.

To go even further, they were completely different types of people, generally speaking, they wouldn't intersect.

The only point of connection between them was Kagura Hikaru.

So when he was silent, the other two had no inclination to chat either.

But silence is a good thing.

Silence leads to more contemplation.

Karen Ai Cheng realized something, that the girl in front of her, Kohinata Motoyo, liked Kagura Hikaru.

It's not even that she ever tried to hide it.

That she only realized it now made her feel quite slow on the uptake.

Although Kohinata Motoyo always maintained a distance, it was a behavior borne out of courtesy; if no one else was around, and Kagura Hikaru himself allowed it, Karen Ai Cheng had no doubt that she would make a more intimate move.

The relationship and sense of distance between them felt very delicate.

It even inexplicably gave the illusion of a past relationship.

But wasn't President Hina the ex-girlfriend of Kagura Hikaru? Could it be that he had also dated this Miss Kohinata before?

About Kagura Hikaru's past, there seemed to be much that she didn't know.

Well, that's to be expected, as they were only ordinary friends.

Even she had many things she hid from Kagura Hikaru.

Yes, for example, her own feelings...

She knew that she and Kagura Hikaru weren't well-matched; even if she confessed, it would only end up hurting them both.

Therefore, such a hope did not exist in the heart of Karen Ai Cheng; and even if it did, she would not act on it; and even if she did, it would not succeed.

Thinking this way, although she likened herself to Icarus, who approached the sun with wings glued together, at least Icarus had the courage to fly towards the sun, even though it ended badly, with his wings melting and him falling into the sea to his death, but still his courage was commendable, despite the poor outcome.

But what about her?

To give up before even trying, was she even lesser than the reckless Icarus seduced by the sun? Could it be called rationality or self-awareness?

To give up at the sight of difficulty, to give up when only a slim chance exists, could that be viewed as a smart choice?

If everyone in this world thought this way, then no remarkable scientific inventions would emerge, medical plans to cure terminal diseases wouldn't make progress, and society would stagnate without breakthroughs.

The same goes for interpersonal relationships.

Sometimes, teenagers in their youth need that kind of reckless courage.

Because they didn't confess to their crush during their younger years, many adults end up regretting it years later.

But, the reason they chose not to confess at that time must have been valid.

Yes, they were all like Karen Ai Cheng now.

Fear, trepidation, concern that it might destroy the relationship they had at this stage.

As the saying goes, nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards, but if their friendship was lost, and nothing else remained, then it would be better to have kept only the friendship from the beginning.

Instead of risking dropping and smashing a watermelon while bending down to pick an apple from the ground, it's better to hold on tight to the watermelon in hand, to take good care of it—after all, is it not already very fortunate to have a watermelon?

However, seeing the emergence of another strong rival, Kohinata Motoyo, Karen Ai Cheng faintly felt cracks forming in the walls of her heart.

The restlessness hidden inside her was becoming increasingly intense.

This, should probably be called jealousy.

How nice it would be if someday, she too could express her fondness as bravely and straightforwardly as the other person.

Not long after.

Kagura Hikaru really carried Karen Ai Cheng all the way home in this scorching heat.

Aside from resting a bit while riding the train, he did not ask for help from anyone, nor did he show any intention of letting Kohinata Motoyo help, not even with carrying the guitar.

Although Karen Ai Cheng repeatedly requested to get down and walk by herself, Kagura Hikaru was still insistent on his opinion.

When they reached the doorstep, Karen Ai Cheng gently touched his face with empathy.

It was very hot.

"Kagura, are you okay, aren't you too tired?"

"No, it's nothing....."

Kagura Hikaru carefully set Karen Ai Cheng down, stretched his creaking waist and arms, and slung the shoulder bag and guitar case back onto his shoulders.

"Be careful on your way home, don't fall."

He reminded.

Karen Ai Cheng hesitated, glanced at Kohinata Motoyo, and then said, "You both come in and rest for a while, have a drink of water."

"No thanks."

If it had been any other time, Kagura Hikaru might not have refused, as the Ai Cheng Family's house was a familiar place for him, without any awkwardness.

But if Kohinata Motoyo was present, it would be different.

As mentioned before, he didn't want Karen Ai Cheng to interact too much with Kohinata Motoyo.

Despite appearances, this guy, frankly speaking, was a dangerous person for him, for Kagura Hikaru himself, and for those around Kagura Hikaru.

"Goodbye, I'm going back now," Kagura Hikaru bid Karen Ai Cheng farewell.

"Then I'll go too, see you next time, Senior Ai Cheng," Kohinata Motoyo said with a smile and a wave.

Karen Ai Cheng stood at the door, watching them walk away side by side under the sunlight, shook her head, and went to take out her keys to enter the house.

But as she raised her hand, she realized that the keys were in her backpack and her backpack seemed to be with Kagura Hikaru, who had forgotten to return it.

The fact that Kagura Hikaru could make such a simple mistake was probably because the heat had really gotten to him.

Karen Ai Cheng really wanted to call him, but unfortunately, since her mobile phone might fall out of her pocket, she had put it in the backpack when Kagura Hikaru picked her up, which meant she couldn't use it.

In that case, she could only wait for a family member to come back and let her in, and retrieve the backpack tomorrow.

Nevertheless, she still harbored a faint hope that perhaps Kagura Hikaru hadn't gone far, and hobbled to the front door to peek out.

And, indeed, she saw them.

Kagura Hikaru and Kohinata Motoyo stood facing each other at the street corner sixty meters away from her house, talking about something.

Karen Ai Cheng was overjoyed and was about to go over and call out.

But she had hardly taken two steps when she realized something was wrong.

It wasn't her that was wrong, it was those two people.

She saw Kohinata Motoyo's face bearing a smile, purer and more demure than a young idol on TV, but then Kagura Hikaru's expression changed dramatically, turning very ugly.

... What were they talking about?