Celebrity ex-girlfriend got revenge on me

Chapter 556 Meeting in a Dream
That same night. At the Kashiwagi family home.

The green fluorescent light of the LED electronic clock flashes: 22:45.

The light was still on, and the blonde girl, still in her school uniform, lay stiffly on the edge of the bed like a soulless doll. She slowly raised her hand, using the back of her hand to cover her swollen, red eyes and the light.

"My life is a tragedy."

She murmured a weak, self-deprecating voice, which drifted gently through the quiet room.

"The boy I like confessed to his childhood sweetheart tonight. And the childhood sweetheart I like almost confessed to him tonight as well."

Mayu Kashiwagi silently moved her lips: "I really feel so tired."

Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, as if an invisible hand was pulling them down forcefully. She managed to open her eyes, but was too weak to close them again. In the darkness of the second closing, her consciousness gradually blurred, and she fell into another world.

"How could this be?"

In the small, steamy bathroom, Mayu Kashiwagi quickly scanned her surroundings before her gaze finally settled on the steamy mirror in front of her, where she quietly stared at herself.

She was very familiar with this little house—Ken's bathroom at Kitahara's house. She had visited it many times during the summer holidays.

"Is the size too small?"

Suddenly, that familiar voice rang out from outside the door.

"Shall I go and get you a larger size?"

Kashiwagi Mayu looked at herself in the mirror, her lips moving silently.

"And why this day?"

After the band competition, Chiharu Tsurumi suggested they go skiing together during the summer vacation. However, during a nighttime activity, in the darkness, a strong wind picked up, and she lost her footing and fell off a cliff. Fortunately, Kento Kitahara spotted her in time and reached out to grab her. But after a brief struggle, they both fell to the bottom. They then struggled to survive in the snow-covered landscape of the ski resort, thankfully until a rescue team arrived in time. However, Kento Kitahara suffered a broken arm in the process.

Afterwards, Xufeng tried every means to urge her to repay Kitahara, hoping to ease the tension between them and make peace. She had no way to refuse and had nothing to say, so she could only agree to come to Kitahara's house during the summer vacation to take care of the "source of pollution" whose arm was broken.

And the scene in my dream at this moment originated from this.

Mayu Kashiwagi glanced at the change of clothes hanging on the wall and began to change herself.

She vaguely remembered that on this day in her dream—actually, it wasn't just this one day—she was like a laborer who would be whipped if she stopped, constantly busy and working until she was covered in sweat. So she borrowed the Kitahara family's bathroom, and Kitahara Kento went to buy her a change of underwear—the red underwear she had just been wearing, which was terrible in every way.

She didn't doubt the "source of pollution's" motives. After all, he wasn't that kind of person; it was just a misunderstanding that left him speechless and bitter.

"He outside the door should have realized it by now," Kashiwagi Mayu thought to herself. "Even if he didn't realize he was dreaming just now, he should understand now."

If things were to proceed normally, and if Kitahara Kento outside the door continued to receive no response, he should have asked, "Are you still awake?"

Kashiwagi Mayu changed her clothes and placed her hand on the doorknob. She waited quietly for more than ten seconds, but there was still no sound from outside the door.

She felt that the "source of pollution" had not left and was still standing outside the door, just a door away.

“He has indeed realized that this is a dream,” Mayu Kashiwagi thought, “but for some reason, he has stopped talking.”

Kashiwagi Mayu took a deep breath, stopped waiting, turned the doorknob, and stepped out.

She stepped out, following the "normal course of the script," her arms wrapped around her chest, her head bowed low, as if shy, avoiding looking at the "source of pollution's" face, and silently brushed past him.

In fact, she really didn't want to look at his face. Too many memorable things had happened today, especially being tricked by that guy, which made her personally facilitate the "source of pollution" confessing to Amamiya Masahiro, which directly ruined Shikaze's confession plan.

Not only did she hurt herself, but she also hurt Xufeng with her own hands. For both of them, this horrific day will be unforgettable.

As she brushed past him, she even wanted to turn around and give that guy a good beating!
Overwhelmed with mixed emotions, Kashiwagi Mayu lowered her head, her chest churning with anger, resentment, bitterness, pain, and regret. She tried her best to maintain a calm demeanor as she walked past Kitahara Kento, whose face she had never seen before, without glancing at him.

She walked towards the stairwell ahead, moving further and further away from the "source of pollution" behind her.

"sorry."

His voice suddenly came from behind him.

Mayu Kashiwagi paused as she stepped onto the stairs. She resisted the urge to turn around and look at the other person, and continued upwards calmly and impassively.

His sudden apology caught her off guard, and she was even flustered.

"Why did he apologize to me?" Mayu Kashiwagi was completely bewildered.

"Does he know that I like him?" Mayu Kashiwagi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Impossible, that can't be right."

"He has no reason to know!"

Panicked and disoriented, Kashiwagi Mayu stopped in her tracks, stood on the second-floor corridor, leaned against the wall, and racked her brains.

"No, that shouldn't be the case."

"Could it be that he saw through Xu Feng? He saw through Xu Feng's true intention in inviting him to the student council office?" Bai Mumo thought more and more and felt that this speculation was more reasonable.

"He understood Xu Feng's intentions! The reason he apologized to me was to apologize for making me hurt Xu Feng with my own hands!"

Mayu Kashiwagi felt this was the most likely and reasonable possibility, and leaned against the wall, slowly letting out a sigh of relief.

Having figured out the reason for the other party's sudden apology, she couldn't help but lean towards the stairwell, her tone tinged with a bit of resentment and impulsiveness, and loudly retorted, "What's the use of apologizing in a dream? If you're so capable, apologize in person in reality."

In the real world, she probably wouldn't dare to respond like that. There's a 99% chance she'd feign calm while feeling bitter inside, pretending not to understand and refusing to admit it.

But this is a dream, a dream world where everything is absurd and chaotic. A dream world where even things that go against common sense will be rationalized and explained away by the other party.

Mayu Kashiwagi wasn't worried at all. Even if that guy really came upstairs, she wouldn't be afraid. Because in her dream, she was the one in control. At worst, she could just change the scene.

No footsteps were heard going upstairs as a precaution.

After she shouted those words downstairs, a long silence fell over the area, and no one made a sound.

Kashiwagi Mayu leaned against the wall, slowly slid down to the ground, and also fell into an indescribable silence.

If things proceed as the script dictates, later on, the "source of pollution" will call her to the living room to explain his relationship with Amamiya Masaki. He'll even use a rating system to describe Amamiya Masaki's affection for him, which is actually around -129. Their current relationship isn't what she imagined.

But none of that matters. The key point is that she then asked a question in return.

"And what about her?"

Mayu Kashiwagi remembered clearly that when she asked the same question, Kento Kitahara remained silent and offered no answer. After a while, he turned away and abruptly changed the subject.

Mayu Kashiwagi chuckled wryly, her feelings a complex mix. Looking back now, it was clear that he had clearly harbored feelings for Masahiro Amamiya back then—or even earlier—but had simply been too ashamed to admit it. All his public pronouncements and explanations were merely a cover for his true feelings. Was it because he himself dared not admit his true self, or because of a chauvinistic attitude, feeling unworthy of her at the time, or perhaps all of the above?
"Never mind," Mayu Kashiwagi sighed inwardly, no longer bothering with things that were no longer meaningful, and murmured silently, "Let's change the scene."

As soon as the thought arises, the surrounding scenery begins to distort and change.