Celebrity ex-girlfriend got revenge on me

Chapter 557 Returning to the Confession Scene
The dream world, like a computer-generated game scene, has clearly defined boundaries. Within the scene lies the "reality" meticulously constructed by the creator; outside the scene lies an endless, dark realm.

At the edge of that ever-distorting light and shadow, a tiny girl sat in the void of darkness, gazing at everything before her with a sudden realization.

"So that's the truth behind that red underwear!"

Hua Gu couldn't help but scoff and said with a pout, "Dad is still stubbornly denying it, lying and refusing to admit it. He insists it's a thank-you gift for Sister Qin Yin and blames the merchant for sending the wrong item."

Thinking of this, she scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly.

She actually never threw away that red underwear.

Dad tried many times to find it and throw it away, resorting to threats and bribes, but her skill at hiding things was just too good. In the end, Dad simply gave up. Now, the red underwear lies peacefully in Dad's bedroom closet, inside the cover of an unused quilt. Unless the cover is removed, it's impossible to see from the outside.

Hanaya looked around anxiously and whispered, "Gravity, I haven't thrown away that red underwear yet. What if Amamiya-neechan finds it? Will I be in trouble?"

A sense of relief seemed to rise in my heart.

"It's good that nothing will happen." She breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's follow her and see what kind of dream Kashiwagi-neechan wants to have next."

As the words fell, the distorted light and shadows around them gradually subsided, and Hanaya, along with Kashiwagi Mayu, stepped into the next chapter of the dream.

Unknown streets, unfamiliar street scenes, and crowds of strangers appear all around.

The only familiar face in Hanaya was the blonde, blue-eyed little girl standing alone in front of a big house.

"That's... Kashiwagi-neechan from when she was little, isn't it?" Hanaya thought to herself from outside the scene.

In the scene, Xiao Baimu raised his hand and knocked on the door. After a short while, the door opened.

Standing behind the door was another girl of similar age, whose appearance was nine-tenths similar to that of Hanaya.

The moment Hanaya saw the girl, her eyes widened in shock, staring wide-eyed.

"This, I, her..." Hanaya opened her mouth, speechless for a moment.

She immediately turned her head to look at the emptiness around her, her small face filled with confusion.

"who is she?!"

Before the words were even finished, the clever Hanaya had already realized what was going on.

Like a mathematician who has finally solved a century-old problem, she waved her little hands with delight and jumped for joy.

"I get it! She's Takanashi's mom from when I was little, isn't she!"

At this moment, one of the few remaining mysteries that had been troubling her was solved.

No wonder Kashiwagi-neechan praised her so earnestly as "the second cutest in the world".

No wonder, when she first met Takanashi's mother, she was able to spot her at a glance in the vast crowd, kept looking at her, and couldn't help but laugh and jokingly call her "the cutest girl in the world".

"So it's all because... I look almost exactly like my mother, Takanashi, when I was little," Hanaya murmured.

"No, not almost, but exactly the same. Before my eyes became like Amamiya-neechan's, Takanashi-mama and I were practically identical."

"Hanaguchi has long felt that there must be some great secret hidden in Hanaguchi's face," Hanaguchi muttered to herself, then looked up again and asked the void, "Fate's gravity, why did you change Hanaguchi's appearance?"

Some vague premonitions welled up in my heart.

Hanaya nodded knowingly, then thought for a moment and asked, "Did Takanashi's mother look exactly like her mother when they were little? Are the three of us practically identical?"

After receiving confirmation of her premonition once again, Hanaya's little face was filled with surprise.

"No wonder Hanaya doesn't look like her father at all; the Takanashi family genes are too strong!" As she said this, she suddenly thought of something, lowered her head, and looked down at her flat chest, slowly hesitating to speak.

She thought back to Takanashi's mother's figure, and her shoulders slumped sadly.

"But it seems that in some aspects, it's not strong at all," Hanaya muttered dejectedly.

However, she quickly cheered up and patted her chest to comfort herself.

"It's okay! As long as this part grows up to look like Amamiya-neechan, that's fine, right?"

"Right?"

This time, there was no premonition or response whatsoever.

Hua Gu was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and demanded loudly, "This has to be it!" "We're on the same side! You can't keep letting Dad use 'children shouldn't meddle' as an excuse to brush Hua Gu off."

Within the dream world.

Kashiwagi followed Kotaka into the house. The two little girls, one after the other, entered a room filled with children's toys.

An elderly woman with white hair sat in a wicker chair, knitting a scarf while occasionally looking up and gazing kindly at the children playing.

The plot unfolds, and time flies. Scenes shift rapidly like a revolving lantern, and the two little girls in the dream grow up quickly.

Outside the scene, Hanaya sat cross-legged, looking sullen and pouting, watching Kashiwagi-neechan and Takanashi-mama reminisce about their childhood.

She pursed her lips at the emptiness beside her and analyzed in a less-than-friendly tone, "Hanatani completely understands Kashiwagi-neechan's heartache."

"Kashiwagi-neechan is a very good girl, but because of her family background, she developed a withdrawn and exclusive personality. Fortunately, during her gloomy childhood, she met Takanashi-mama, who was as warm as the sun."

"Gentle, considerate, lively, cheerful, and caring, Aunt Takanashi, as the eldest sister, filled the gaps in Kashiwagi's life with her love, pity, and a sense of responsibility that was almost like maternal love. Kashiwagi also developed a deep dependence on Aunt Takanashi—she thought it was love. Of course, there was love involved, but more than that, it was probably a deep attachment and possessiveness."

Thinking of this, Hanaya had a flash of inspiration: In the original world where she didn't exist, was her father conquered by Takanashi's mother in a similar way and fell into Takanashi's mother's gentle embrace?
She thought about it carefully and felt it was very likely.

When she first met her father, she noticed the melancholy aura surrounding him—to put it nicely, it was melancholy; to put it bluntly, it was a loss of hope in life, a feeling of utter despondency. Such a person, once he met a kind, understanding, gentle, and tolerant woman like Takanashi's mother, would be irresistibly drawn to her, and it was only natural that he would be captivated.

Especially in the original world without her, without her as a "lubricant," the relationship between Dad and Amamiya would only become more strained and the conflicts would deepen.

When a father at a low point in his life meets a beautiful and classic woman who often encourages him, listens to him patiently, and always takes care of him silently, let alone the father, even Hanaya, if she were in her shoes, might also feel the same way as Kashiwagi-neechan, not wanting to lose and falling in love with Takanashi-mama.

Hanaya nodded thoughtfully: "Kashiwagi-neechan's story is similar to Amamiya-neechan's childhood experiences with her father in some ways. But the difference is that Amamiya-neechan's feelings for her father, from childhood, were a purer kind of love. Amamiya-neechan realized and recognized this at a very young age."

"And Grandpa is always 'helping out,' always joking that Amamiya-neechan will be the future daughter-in-law of the Kitahara family. Kotone-neechan is the same; she's loved to match Dad and Amamiya-neechan since she was little, it's almost become a daily game for her."

Thinking of these past events, Hua Gu's innocent little face showed a mature sigh.

She felt a great sense of responsibility and muttered to herself:
"Sister Kashiwagi, Hanaya understands you completely now. She understands how much pain and suffering you have tonight."

“But some things are just so incredibly difficult to do.” Hanaya scratched her head in frustration. “You know what Dad’s personality is like, and what Amamiya-neechan’s personality is like, plus Takanashi-mama’s situation is just too complicated. Three people working together is difficult enough; Hanaya is really worried sick.”

Hanaya sighed deeply, feeling helpless: "All I can say is that I'll do my best. There are some things that I'm powerless to do, and I have the will but not the strength. Most of the time, it's up to you, Kashiwagi-nee, to break the deadlock and fight for it."

But then, recalling Kashiwagi's tendency to shrink back and hesitate whenever something important happened, Hanaya suddenly lost hope in her.

"It's difficult, so difficult. To help others, you must first help yourself; to help yourself, you must first help your own heart. Sister Kashiwagi, you must help yourself first before others can help you. Otherwise, even if you want to reach out, you won't be able to find your hand." Hanaya muttered the principles she had learned from the Book of Changes, and then focused her attention on Sister Kashiwagi's dream.

The dream world begins to distort and transform once more, advancing to the next scene.

"This is Fenggao Gymnasium, the site of the school's anniversary celebration?" Huagu's face showed surprise.

Once the scene finished loading, the "NPCs" began to spawn one after another. Groups of Feng Gao students were refreshed and gathered haphazardly below the stadium stage.

"It's the anniversary celebration! When Dad confessed his love!" Hanaya immediately became very interested. "What is Kashiwagi-neechan trying to do?"
"Dad is over there."

Amidst the chaotic crowd, her keen eyes spotted Kitahara Kento's figure.

Kitahara Kento looked bewildered, seemingly puzzled as to why he was having such a strange dream again.

“This time, Dad isn’t hosting on stage; he’s become an audience member. What exactly is Sister Kashiwagi planning to do?” Hanaya asked with great interest, leaning forward slightly, eager to watch the show.

The perception of time in dreams is distorted and blurred. Although she didn't know exactly how much time had passed, Hanaya felt that she had been waiting for a very long time, and apart from the noisy discussions, nothing had changed at the scene.

"What is Kashiwagi-neechan waiting for?" Hanaya couldn't help but mutter.

After a while, finally, four spotlights suspended from the ceiling suddenly lit up, their bright beams focusing on the center of the stage. There, seemingly out of nowhere, stood the figure of a girl.

"Takanashi-mama!" Hanaya blurted out.
"Kashiwagi-neechan was waiting for Takanashi-mama. Is Takanashi-mama just falling asleep now?"

Hanaya turned her head to look in her father's direction again.

Immediately, as if she were enjoying the spectacle, her eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter.

"Dad's expression is very complicated. It seems that he has realized and understood what the relationship was between him and Takanashi Seifu in the original world."

Four overhead spotlights illuminated the stage as brightly as day.

Bathed in a warm, almost unreal light, Takanashi Seifu stared blankly at everything before her.

"How did I get here?" she murmured absentmindedly.

All eyes were on her, waiting for her next move. In this dreamlike state under the watchful eyes of everyone, Gao Lixufeng gradually became somewhat at a loss, unsure of what she should do in this situation.