I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

The playful expression slowly vanished from her face. Yukinoshita Haruno stared at her with equally cold eyes, a mocking smile spreading across her face as she said sarcastically:

"Are you disappointed? Are you jealous? Can't accept it? Do you feel betrayed?"

"I understand, because I'm pretty much the same, just better at hiding it than you are."

Looking at her profile, obscured by the shadows of her hands and hair, his sneer deepened, a wicked smile curving his lips.

Yang Nai suddenly lowered her voice, as if deliberately provoking her, and said, word by word:

“You are his fourth girlfriend, and before that, even if it wasn’t voluntary, he did many things with us that he hasn’t done with you yet.”

"If the past hadn't been erased, and if he hadn't lost those feelings, what would happen if you two were kissing one day, and he..."

"Enough." Tenkuji Yu frowned and tapped the table, intending to stop Yukinoshita Haruno, who was going too far with her words for some unknown purpose.

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly stood up, glared coldly at her, and then looked around at everyone in the private room.

Her cherry-colored lips were tightly pursed, and her gaze was so sharp it was almost painful, like a wildcat with its claws outstretched and its fur standing on end.

She didn't say much, but silently picked up her bag, turned around and walked towards the door.

"Little Snow!"

Realizing she might have done something wrong, Yui Yuigahama quickly got up, looking guilty as she hurriedly packed her things to chase after him.

“Yuigahama-san…” Yukino Yukinoshita stopped at the door, seemed to take a light breath, and then spoke in a calm tone, “Excuse me, could you let me go back first?”

"Huh?" Yui slowly stopped what she was doing, looking at her slender back with concern, wanting to say something, "But..."

"Don't worry about me." Without turning her head, Yukino Yukinoshita interrupted her, her tone devoid of emotion, "You over there, I'll give you three more seconds."

"Yes, my dear girlfriend."

Having prepared herself the moment she angrily stood up, Tenkuji Yu put on her coat and got up from the sofa.

"It's alright, I'm here." After gently comforting Yui Yuigahama, he patted the girl's bun on her head and followed Yukino Yukinoshita out of the private room.

During this process, he not only didn't glance at Yukino Yukinoshita and Masuzu Natsukawa, but he even took Yukino Yukinoshita's hand in front of them and closed the door of the private room with his foot.

Click.

"..."

After the two left, the private room fell into an even heavier silence than before, and no one spoke for a moment.

Or perhaps they don't know what to say.

"……Ugh."

After a while, Natsukawa Masaki suddenly sighed and glanced at Yukinoshita Haruno.

"Miss Yang Nai, why did you provoke her for no reason? Between us two down-on-his-luck ex-girlfriends and your current girlfriend, isn't it obvious which one he'll favor? Besides, she's still your sister, isn't this a bit too harsh?"

"Children don't understand anything, so they should just shut up and not question adults' decisions."

With her expression returning to calm, Yang Nai downed her cappuccino in one gulp and smacked her lips casually: "It's only because she's my sister that she listens to what I say. Otherwise, she would just overthink things and get more and more conflicted."

Natsukawa Masuzu raised an eyebrow in surprise: "So, you were just pretending to be the bad cop just now?"

"not quite."

A calm, faint smile returned to her face. Looking at the brown stains on the coffee cup, she said thoughtfully in a soft voice, "Xia Chuan, I'm different from you. The beautiful memories of our relationship, the feelings I had for him—I remember them all perfectly, without any reservations..."

Even knowing why he did it, I still feel very uncomfortable and want to ruin their relationship, and find a chance to take Xiaoyouyou back.

"Wow, so you were planning something this dangerous."

Natsukawa Masaki couldn't help but click her tongue, shrugging her shoulders and putting on a shocked expression: "Even if there was a reason, it's a fact that my sister stole my boyfriend. Not only did she not obediently call him brother-in-law, but she even got the benefit and is now acting like a good girl and being mean to her older sister... Tsk tsk, no wonder you provoked her like this, it's all for revenge, isn't it?"

Don't judge me with your petty mind.

Yukino rolled her eyes at her, put down her coffee cup, and picked up her bag: "Whatever I feel right now, Yukino will be even more tormented than me. There's no need for revenge at all... To be honest, I'm already quite surprised that she can maintain this level of calm and quietly accept these facts that are hard for ordinary people to believe."

"So, you're willing to let your sister and boyfriend hate you, just to be the bad guy and force her to face reality?"

Having put away her playful reaction, Natsukawa Masaki looked up at her with a complicated expression: "This kind of lion-like parenting method, I really don't know whether to call you ruthless or gentle."

"Neither ruthless nor gentle, that's my older sister."

Yukinoshita shrugged and turned to look at Yui Yuigahama: "Danko-chan."

"Yes!" Still somewhat at a loss, Yui Yuigahama instinctively called out when she heard someone call her name, stammering slightly, "Is...is there something you need?"

"Your reaction was calmer than I expected."

"what?"

Seeing her blank expression, as if she were thinking, "Me? Calm? Now?", Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but chuckle, but her eyes were fixed intently on her.

"Not now, just now. When we were talking about the past, I thought you would be upset."

"Uh, this..."

Yui Yuigahama scratched her cheek, as if she didn't know what to say. Her expression was a little awkward, but her gaze didn't waver. Instead, she looked directly at Haruno as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Some people were still affected."

After all, the person you've always liked has actually had several girlfriends, kissed other people several times, and exchanged sweet words with people you know several times—it's impossible not to care when you suddenly realize this fact, right?

Not to mention he's her boyfriend now; she has countless things to worry about, and all sorts of anxieties will constantly arise.

That's probably a similar feeling to Yukino's, right?

Yukino Yukinoshita made this assessment, but the next moment, a faint smile appeared on Yui Yuigahama's face.

"However, I think I'm mostly happy?"

"Happy?!" The two looked at her in surprise, and Natsukawa Masuzu subconsciously asked, "You can be happy about this? Yui, you don't have a cuckold fetish, do you...?"

"No way!"

Yui Yuigahama quickly retorted loudly, but then, thinking of all the efforts she had made to help her friend date her boyfriend, she inexplicably looked away guiltily and exclaimed, trying to cover it up: "Isn't it natural to feel happy? To know what Yu is worried about, to know what he has been struggling with all this time, to know more about him, and to be a part of his life..."

Even if it's not all good things, it's still better than knowing nothing and going back to imagine and be afraid, isn't it?!

"..."

The rude gazes gradually turned into understanding. As the girl with the bun hairstyle slowly calmed down, the two seemed to be able to understand her feelings to some extent.

She paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

For some reason, the way I looked at them seemed to carry a hint of pity.

"Besides, you have no idea, do you?"

"what?"

Yang Nai and Zhen Liang were both taken aback.

With a sigh, Yui Yuigahama put on her coat and gathered her belongings.

As she walked out of the private room, she said softly, "Xiaoxue and I both saw him struggle, feel sad, feel lonely, pretend to be strong, and feel vulnerable."

"I only realized this now—having a girlfriend is actually a form of torture for Xiaoyou."

The beginning and end of the mission were both setbacks for him.

If someone is instructed by the gods to date another person, and even if they fall in love with that person and have intimate interactions with them in the future, can they then accuse Tenkuji Yu of being promiscuous or fickle?

He was the one who felt the pain of having his emotions and memories taken away the most!

So, at least as Yuu Tenkuji's official girlfriend, instead of wallowing in jealousy, resentment, and disappointment, and even plotting how to steal him away...

Yui Yuigahama chose to ignore the past and focus only on "the current him," thinking only of him.

"Then I'll go find Xiaoyou and the others. Please enjoy yourselves."

After saying that casually, Yui Yuigahama slipped out the door.

The two women were left alone in the quiet private room, looking at each other with complicated expressions, unsure of what to say.

"Forget it, shall we go?"

"agree."

……

At night, the house is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.

Warm light streamed from one end of the amusement park to the other, giving the medieval-style buildings a unique and lively atmosphere.

The crowd was just right – not too big, not too small – enough to enjoy the atmosphere without being too noisy.

As they walked along the stone-paved path, holding the girl's small hand, Yuu Tenkuji had somehow become the one leading the way, slowly leading her toward the far-off entrance of the amusement park.

"Yukino Yukinoshita, do you know that I've only liked you for three days?"

As she pondered for a moment, her delicate face showing a hint of thought, seemingly trying to decide which words to use as an opening, Yuu Tenkuji suddenly spoke, her tone light and joking.

Her eyes, still pure but now dimmed, lifted slightly, and Yukino Yukinoshita casually replied:

Which three days?

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

"...And the day after tomorrow?"

"I'll say it again tomorrow."

With an unchanged expression, Yukino Yukinoshita let out a long sigh, as if she had known he would say that all along.

"If all you can say with that mouth is these cheesy pickup lines, I suggest you just shut up."

As expected, Yuu Tenkuji shut her mouth, but her fingers began to get restless—she was gently playing with her fingertips and palm lines, the pressure so gentle it was almost lewd.

"Well……"

My ears involuntarily flushed pink, and a comfortable current traveled from my peripheral nerves all the way to my heart, making my whole body involuntarily warm up.

She managed to calm her fluttering embarrassment by taking deep breaths. Yukino bit her lower lip and pinched his arm with her nails in retaliation, but she couldn't muster much strength at all.

"Alright, don't think you can fool me like this. And look at the situation, we're still on the street!"

"I know, I just wanted to ask if you've calmed down yet?"

Tenkuji Yu raised her other hand, moving her nimble fingers as she said seriously, "If you're still angry, I can continue to press other acupoints that can improve your mood. Don't worry, it won't go beyond the range of your arm."

"Thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary. My emotions are perfectly stable."