I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

With a hoarse and deep voice, Yukino Yukino clenched her fists and swore to herself.

She sat blankly on the bed for several minutes and had already come up with a preliminary plan, even having a rough outline of an escape route and a way to wrap things up. All she had to do was personally scout out the location and make the arrangements.

Just before I was about to make a call to some professionals, there was a knock on the door, accompanied by a gentle and pleasant mature voice.

"Yonai, you're still awake, aren't you?"

"Mother?"

Regaining her composure from her gloomy mood, Yukinoshita shook her head vigorously, patted her cheeks to restore her gloomy and distorted expression to normal, and casually got up to open the door: "Still awake? What's up?"

"I just wanted to let you know that your work this weekend has been canceled because your father is going on a business trip abroad."

She was still dressed in a dignified and elegant kimono, her long, black hair piled up behind her head, and her tone and eyes were as assertive as ever, leaving no room for resistance.

"However, your stay-at-home order hasn't been lifted yet. I've arranged a few classes for you. Study hard and don't always neglect your duties for playing around."

"I know, I have nowhere else to go right now."

With a smile and a nod of agreement, Yang Nai finished speaking and was about to close the door and go back to her room: "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going to rest."

Through the gradually closing door, I could see my mother's slightly furrowed brows, scrutinizing me with an appraising expression.

Have you noticed something?

Yukino Yukino knew in her heart that this crude disguise could not fool her mother's eyes. If she hadn't been too busy to think, she wouldn't have been in such a hurry to get up and open the door.

With a sigh of annoyance, she was sure to hear gentle but firm words from outside before she could close the door completely.

"Wait a moment."

"What's wrong?" Yukinoshita Haruno was still pretending to be stupid when the door was reopened.

Her mother stared intently into her eyes, as if trying to see into the depths of her soul, and after a long while, she spoke as if to confirm her suspicions:

"Did you have a fight with Yukino?"

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but open her mouth wide.

How could you guess that?

How terrifying! Where did this mind-reading monster come from?!

"Are you calling me a mind-reading monster?" The mother smiled gently, but her voice held a hidden murderous intent. "I'm sorry, it's not that I can read minds, it's just that Haruno looks just too good to pass for right now."

"No, Mother, you're overthinking it~" Yukinoshita Haruno turned her face away, curled the end of her hair, and chuckled, "It's normal for sisters to have a little squabble, right? Anyway, it's nothing important, don't worry about it~"

"If it's really not important, you wouldn't try to fool me with such a clumsy act... After all, I've watched you grow up."

The mother sighed helplessly, then suddenly raised her hand and gently covered her right cheek.

He looked at her tenderly and spoke softly:

"When you were about ten years old, right? When your grandmother passed away, you comforted Yukino with this expression... You lost something important, but you didn't want to cry in front of others, so you could only pretend to be stronger than anyone else."

"This is indeed an essential skill in the workplace, and I am proud of your strength and maturity."

"But Yang Nai, this is home, there's no need for that."

Chapter 112 Sisters' War (Part 4)

"..."

Silently gazing at her mother, the female college student gradually loosened her clenched fists, her lips trembling slightly before she pursed them tightly again.

She raised her hand and placed it on the back of her mother's hand, resting her cheek against it.

Then, she nuzzled him gently, squinting her eyes as if enjoying it, the smile still lingering on Yukinoshita's face.

"It's unnecessary... but I'm used to it."

After all, even the one she deeply loved had never seen her cry.

As long as she can still smile, Yukinoshita Haruno believes that she has not lost or lost anything important.

"Silly child... But I don't think I have the right to say that to you." The mother withdrew her hand as if giving up, but her eyes were no longer so powerful. Instead, she looked at her daughter gently and naturally, like an ordinary mother who just wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.

"So, putting aside the important things, is there anything you really want to share with me that you just have to get off your chest?"

"Feelings I just have to get out..."

Perhaps this was the first time I had ever heard my mother say this to me?

A subtle ripple stirred within her. Yukinoshita, who had originally intended to give a perfunctory reply and return to her room, unconsciously blurted out:

"I...I clearly have a boyfriend I'm engaged to..."

The mother's eyes widened suddenly, her face filled with astonishment as if she wanted to ask something, but she held back, forcing a smile through her twitching face, trying her best to be a good listener.

"Um...um, and then?"

"You've met him, Mom, and even helped me pursue him, but my plan was immediately seen through, and he even took care of all the bodyguards I brought to the amusement park..."

"??? Pretty impressive..."

"By the way, he's Yukino's classmate, but he's very mature, and sometimes he can be incredibly cute... Also, he's very eloquent."

"You...this..."

"There's so much more to say... but unfortunately, you all don't remember it."

Gently biting her lip, Yukino Shino smiled helplessly, blinking rapidly as she looked at her mother with a strange expression: "Do you think I have mental problems? But for me, the ones with problems are you... Why don't you remember the things that he and I both remember?"

"Why were all those precious experiences and things erased? I was here first, so why were others able to push me aside and claim that I was the one who came in?"

She kept asking questions, but she didn't expect to get answers. She just wanted to tell her mother everything she wanted to say and everything that had been accumulating in her heart.

"This isn't fair! Why do I have to go through all this after finally regaining my memories... Why didn't his feelings come back with my memories? Why do I have to watch my boyfriend flirt with other girls? Why am I forced to become the villain..."

"Why should I..."

"I just want to be with him, I want to experience the most genuine and perfect love..."

Yukino did not cry.

Even as her voice trembled, her eyes reddened, and she had to swallow hard and sniffle to suppress the stinging sensation in her throat.

She won't cry either.

But that calm, smiling expression concealed a sorrow capable of engulfing the entire city.

"Yang Nai..."

Yukinoshita's mother no longer cared about the sheer volume of information contained in those words.

For the first time, my eldest daughter, who is always mature and strong, showed such a vulnerable and confused expression in front of me, like a little girl who had just broken up with her boyfriend.

My heart is aching slightly, but I don't know what the bastard who hurt my daughter looks like, what his name is, where he lives, or how to plan my strategy against him.

She could only transform her resentment into pity, raising her hand to gently stroke the head of Yang Nai, who was now considerably taller than her, and softly comforting her:

"Good that you said it... Haruno, this must be your first time dating, right?"

"Although I don't know the specifics, there's no such thing as fairness in relationships. It's normal to not understand, and it's understandable to be scared. Just get used to it gradually and everything will be fine."

Yang Nai gradually calmed down, her expression changing slightly as she looked at her mother with a somewhat amused gaze.

"Mom, you need to work on your comforting skills."

Yukinoshita's mother immediately withdrew her hand, glaring at her with a cold look, but her ears turned a light blush.

"Stop nagging! Who told you to never need me to comfort you growing up? I have no way to use my strength anyway!"

How could a mother who is always stern and imposing actually show such a shy and embarrassed expression?

Upon realizing this, Yukino's mood immediately improved. The emotions that had surged like waves gradually subsided, and even the dark thoughts that had surfaced not long ago began to dissipate little by little.

Sure enough, saying all the things that have been piling up in my mind, even if the other person is completely confused, can make me feel much more relaxed and my thinking is no longer so negative.

As Yang Nai rationally analyzed her current state of mind, she heard her mother ask her again:

"So, what do you want to do next?"

"What are you going to do?" This question brought back those near-criminal plans to mind.

Yukino shook her head, not wanting her mother to realize that she had once intended to disregard the law, and smiled knowingly.

"I have to work and attend classes right now, and with his avoidance attitude, there's really nothing I can do. I can't exactly go to him and whine like a child who can't get candy, can I?"

After all, she had promised him that she would hold back until she found out the truth.

Yukino didn't want to cause him any trouble, as that wasn't something a proper girlfriend should do—even though they barely felt the age difference, she was still older than him and should put aside her emotions and willfulness to think about him with a mature mindset.

Thinking this, the mother directly asked in return:

"Why not? Has he ever considered how much pain you're in?"

"..."

That hit the nail on the head. Yukinoshita fell silent, unsure how to answer the question.

"Listen to me, Yang Nai."

Lifting her downcast face, her mother said earnestly, "You've always been free and easy. Even though you took on the responsibility of inheriting the family business at such a young age, you still remained mature and got whatever you wanted without ever being timid."

“Grandpa’s allowance, the latest toys, the things you want to try… From childhood to adulthood, you have had a much easier life than us, which is why your father and I feel comfortable putting so much pressure on you—because you know how to adjust yourself and how to balance between unfreedom and freedom, which is something Yukino will never be able to match.”

A smile curved her lips as her mother gently flicked her forehead, as if reprimanding a bright child who was acting like she was going to die after getting a 99 on a test, her tone still as assertive as ever:

"But when it comes to relationship problems, you're like a baby in handcuffs and shackles. You could easily break free, but you lie in bed crying and won't do anything—"

This child doesn't look like my child at all!

Chapter 113 Sisters' War (Part 5) (1/2)

Yukinoshita was taken aback, then asked incredulously:

"No way? Now that things have come to this, are you going to say I was born from Dad's affair...?"

"Huh? Your father, he dares to have an affair?"

The mother smiled gently, but a sudden surge of murderous intent formed a demon mask behind her, its chilling aura spreading throughout the entire corridor: "Don't talk nonsense. I'm the one who gave birth to you. There's only the possibility that you're not his biological child, you know—although even that possibility is zero."

"I know, I was just saying it offhand." For the sake of her life, Yukinoshita Haruno shut up obediently.