Celebrity ex-girlfriend got revenge on me

Chapter 553 Reclaiming
In the living room of a modern-style old-fashioned Japanese house, Kitahara Hanaya sat cross-legged on the sofa, munching on a large pineapple, his bright eyes fixed intently on the live stream on his laptop screen.

She threw away the fruit pit, wiped her hands with a tissue, and said, "This photographer really knows his stuff."

In the live stream, the camera focused precisely on the center of a vortex of bright white light created by interwoven spotlights, where a man and a woman embraced tightly within the halo of light. A mobile phone on the coffee table was also playing a live broadcast of the deafening cheers and applause from the crowd.

“Now we don’t even need to do lighting,” Hua Gu snapped his fingers twice. “This set of shots can be shown without any cuts.”

"Ninety, eleven, twelve!"

The boy on the screen took a half step back, looking at the camera with a slightly flustered expression, then glanced around. When he realized how many viewers were watching, his handsome face instantly became awkward and unnatural, his expression slightly embarrassed.

"A twelve-second kiss under the spotlight." Hanaya clicked her tongue, staring at the screen and muttering, "But twelve seconds is still a bit short, twenty-one seconds would be more like it. Daddy's skin isn't thick enough, what's wrong with hugging a little longer?"

In the video, the long-haired girl's gaze also turns to the camera. The high-definition close-up clearly captures the instant blush spreading across her fair cheeks as she looks at the boy in front of her like a startled fawn, pleading for help.

Seeing the girl with long, straight black hair on the screen at this moment, Hanaya smiled and her eyes curved into crescents: "Amamiya-neechan can be so shy and demure at the same time."

"Let's go!" came the father's voice from the phone. In the live stream, the boy grabbed the hand of the girl with long, straight black hair and hurriedly led her away from the stage, heading backstage behind the black curtain.

After the male and female leads left the scene, the camera panned across the bustling crowd before the live stream was cut off. Although the image disappeared, the call continued, with background noise coming from the phone.

"Where are we going?" Masahiro Amamiya's voice came through the receiver.

"Go home first."

Hanaya leaned closer to the phone, mischievously raising her voice: "Whose house are Onii-chan and Amamiya-neechan going to later?"

A brief silence fell over the other end of the phone; neither of them spoke.

"Beep—" The call was abruptly ended by Dad.

Hanaya pouted, lazily leaned back on the sofa, and crossed her legs.

She put her arms behind her head, looked at the wooden ceiling, and called out, "Louis XVI!" In less than five seconds, a round, lop-eared rabbit hopped into the living room from the doorway, struggled to jump onto the sofa, and lay obediently beside her, letting her stroke its head.

"Daddy, you made a big mistake tonight." Hua Gu gently stroked the rabbit's head and murmured as she looked at the ceiling.

"Even though you clearly guessed Takanashi-neechan's intentions and the reason for meeting you tonight, you still asked Kashiwagi-neechan to help you restart your live stream. Now Kashiwagi-neechan is a double loser, suffering a double blow."

She continued her analysis: "Takashima's mother hoped to confess on this day, but Kashiwagi's sister personally facilitated Dad's confession to Amamiya's sister. It's hard to say who is the most heartbroken, but Kashiwagi's sister must be the most pitiful one today."

"Given Kashiwagi's extremely sensitive personality, she would definitely have an emotional breakdown upon seeing that scene," Hanaya sighed with a wistful expression. "It's also Kashiwagi's own fault. She hid her feelings so deeply, clearly liking Daddy but insisting on pretending to be just a friend, never daring to reveal her true feelings."

"If Dad had known Kashiwagi-neechan's feelings beforehand, he definitely wouldn't have asked her to help restart the livestream." Hanaya rolled over, then thought, "But if Kashiwagi-neechan had made it clear beforehand, things might have turned out differently."

“Who knows?” she sighed, stroking the rabbit, her thoughts drifting. “Besides gravity.”

"But with Dad making such a big scene, the road ahead will be difficult. Leaving aside the two hurdles he has to overcome with Kashiwagi-neechan and Takanashi-neechan, just getting past his own inner struggle will be incredibly difficult for Dad."

Hua Gu stared at the wooden ceiling, lost in thought for a while. When she came to her senses, she reached into her pocket and pulled out three copper coins. She rubbed them in her palm, and a lonely expression slowly appeared on her face.

"Dad, there are many things from now on that Huagu can't help you with directly. You'll have to rely on yourself." The copper coins rubbed together softly, and she murmured, "Fate's gravity, please give Huagu some more time. Once the preparations are complete, everything can officially begin."

"Sister Kashiwagi, it's your turn next."

"Suffering intense emotional stimulation, negative emotions accumulate and linger, then expectations and visions arise, and psychological demands are expressed. What's meant to happen has happened, and a chain reaction will follow. Sister Gaoli, Mom, based on what Hanaya knows about you, although you are sunny, cheerful, lively, and positive, the seed of the Gu virus has already been planted. How long can you hold on?"

Lying on the sofa, Hua Gu let her thoughts wander, quietly feeling the passage of time.

"Click—" The sound of the door opening came from the entryway.

"Daddy's home." Hua Gu immediately sat up straight, her little hands gripping the sofa, and looked towards the living room door, listening to the sounds coming from there.

"Um, please come in and sit down for a while."

"Hmm." "Has your studio contacted you?"

"Sister Qian called just now, but I didn't answer."

"It would be best to reply, even if it's just a text message."

".Um."

Footsteps drew closer, and Dad and Amamiya appeared in the living room doorway. Hanaya smiled brightly.

Welcome home!

Then, as if it were premeditated, she looked at her father with a teasing and mischievous grin, pointed her index finger at Kitahara Kento's lips, and asked jokingly, "Amamiya-neechan is home too? Are you staying overnight tonight?"

Kitahara Kento glanced at the disrespectful, rude, and irreverent brat, then walked into the house and said, "On the way."

"Which road?" Hua Gu asked with a grin, persisting relentlessly.

Kitahara Kento walked to the sofa, clenched his fist, and gently placed it on the little rascal's head, reminding him, "That's the path where you'll beat the brat if he doesn't behave."

Hanaya pouted and clicked her tongue, muttering, "Dad is so heartless. Hanaya is a meritorious contributor." As she spoke, Hanaya crawled on the sofa, nimbly and quickly crawling to Amamiya Masaki's side, and once again showing a grinning face.

"Amamiya-neechan, Hanaya did a great job tonight, didn't she?" As she spoke, Hanaya reached out her little hand and affectionately took Amamiya Masahiro's arm.

Amamiya Masahiro instinctively wanted to pull away, but then she remembered that this child, who was called both Umi and Hanaya, had indeed been a great help tonight. In that half-second of delay, before she could decide whether to move away, Hanaya, who had taken it upon himself, grabbed her arm tightly.

Amamiya Masahiro was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, she was helpless against the meritorious Kaiki. She suppressed her resistance and discomfort and tacitly approved of the other party's actions.

Having successfully "successfully" gotten what he wanted, Hua Gu winked triumphantly at her father and gave him a victorious look with a beaming smile.

Having just emphasized her own contributions, Huagu didn't forget to praise her father's hard work and achievements, taking credit for him, her little face beaming with joy.

"Onii-chan is also very touching and amazing, he has Amamiya-neechan's name firmly written on his palm."

"When the call connected, without Kaiki reminding him, Onii-chan knew that he had 'temporarily' neglected the most important person, and he even knew that her name was Amamiya Masaki."

"Haiji was so moved she cried, she used up several tissues. Really, look at all those tissues on the table." As she spoke, Hanaya pointed with her little hand to the wads of tissues she had used to wipe her hands after eating fruit.

Kitahara Kento glanced at the innocent little girl whose face was gradually turning red, then turned away without a word, speechless at his daughter's little devilish mischief.

The tissue with damp stains was real, but a quick glance at the fruit pits in the trash can told him that the little rascal was just being cheeky again.

He sat down on the sofa, gave his daughter a knowing look, and said to Amamiya, "Sit down first." The implication was clear: too much of a good thing can be bad. Don't keep clinging to her arm like you're climbing a tree; be careful not to annoy your older sister Amamiya.

Receiving the signal from her father, Hanaya obediently let go of his hand, while making a fist-pumping gesture to her father, meaning that Hanaya should keep up the good work.

Kitahara Kento and Kaiki communicated silently and in encrypted form. Amamiya Masahiro watched this and felt a sense of indescribable melancholy. This intimacy had once belonged only to the two of them, but as time had passed, others had joined them.

With this feeling in mind, as if wanting to possess the other person again, she sat down and moved her body accordingly, subconsciously pressing close to Kitahara Kento. The movement was so large that it was almost exaggerated, and it even made Kitahara Kento sway.

Kitahara Kento steadied himself, turned to look at Amamiya Masahiro, and remained silent, saying nothing, but his posture became unnaturally tighter.

Hanaya covered her mouth and chuckled.

Just moments ago, under the spotlight on stage, Dad was boldly hugging Amamiya-neechan, but now he's become reserved at home. Is it because he feels embarrassed in front of his ten-year-old daughter, or is he startled by Amamiya-neechan's sudden unusual behavior, or perhaps both?
Amamiya Masahiro belatedly realized that she had lost her composure and quickly glanced at Kitahara Kento's reaction.

Seeing that he didn't react, she felt a little relieved, but then she noticed that Hua Gu was blatantly laughing. His bright, snow-white eyes seemed to see through her hidden thoughts, and for a moment she felt guilty, so she quickly looked away.

Amamiya Masahiro lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers, and whispered, "Hami's real name is Hanaya. You said at school that her background is very special, and you'll tell me everything when we get home."

Kitahara Kento and his daughter exchanged a glance.

“Yes, I did say that.” Kitahara Kento gestured for his daughter to speak first.