I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Having finally recovered from the hail of bullets, Yui Yuigahama quickly raised her hands to beg for mercy, and said with a wry smile, "Putting aside the fact that Yui has a lot of concerns in this regard, Yuki is so easily embarrassed and has a serious personality. Even if the atmosphere is right, she'll probably only kiss him a few times before pushing him away, right? Yui isn't the kind of person who would be controlled by her lower body and forcefully push Yuki down. There's no need to worry that they'll lose control of themselves."

"Well, that's right..." Thinking that what she said made sense, Natsukawa Masuzu's expression gradually relaxed.

"And I was fully prepared before giving them a romantic Christmas Eve together, okay? If we're talking about self-harm, this is the real self-harm, isn't it?"

Yui Yuigahama chuckled easily, pumping her fist in front of her chest. "So, it's just a Christmas present, no big deal. Thanks for worrying about me, Ryo~ Well then, I'll be right back!"

"I'm not worried at all! I just don't want to see you do anything foolish."

She blushed slightly and turned her face away, instinctively making a textbook example of a haughty and tsundere reaction.

After the door closed, Natsukawa Masaki turned her head back, frowned as she stared at the door, and sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, why should I worry about her... I don't even have much time to spare myself."

Once again, she was alone in the room. Looking around at the quiet surroundings, she suddenly began to feel uneasy—or rather, she felt lonely.

I've always been alone, but now I've just gained a friend I can bring home. It's ridiculous that I've betrayed myself after being used to loneliness for over a decade.

There's a saying that's very true: only solitude makes one invincible. Connecting with people inevitably creates weaknesses.

...However, since we already have two weaknesses, Mother and Yuu, adding another Dango-chan shouldn't be a big deal, right?

Having found an excuse for himself, Natsukawa Masaki slowly exhaled the air from his chest, then suddenly bent down and pulled a black-covered notebook from under the table.

I bought it at a stationery store; it cost 50 yen.

She opened her notebook, which had dozens of pages filled with writing at the beginning, ending with "December 24th" at the end of the blank pages, though there was no content under that title yet.

"Although it's just a last-ditch effort, if the electronic genre can create miracles, who can say I can't..."

Muttering to herself, Natsukawa Masaki picked up her pen and began to write, describing the various events that had occurred that day.

For example, the feeling of following those two to the supermarket and then sadly leaving like a villainous heroine; or the experience of forming a "loser alliance" with Yui Yuigahama and holding a JOJO appreciation party at home...

For example, in order to retain the same memories as him after the world changes, he records everything that has happened so far in a diary and forces himself to develop the habit of writing a diary every day, so that even if he doesn't remember anything one day, he can still use it to tell himself everything that happened.

Natsukawa Masuzu didn't know if this would work, or if the notebook could be preserved intact, or even if, as she suspected, the memories of "this mission" would be completely corrected by "God".

But it's better than lying down and waiting to die, right?

She had finally managed to get closer to him, and she was almost able to remember the past she had forgotten. She didn't want to wake up one day and return to that withdrawn state she had at the beginning, as if she had lost everything.

So while Yui Yuigahama went upstairs, Natsukawa Masuzu began to write furiously, scribbling beautiful lines of characters in her diary, each word and sentence as if she were speaking to her future self.

Suddenly remembering something, she paused, a gloating smile appearing on her lips.

Shifting her gaze to the night sky outside the window, Natsukawa Masuzu seemed to be trying to peek into the distant sky at what a female college student, whose life was even more miserable than hers, was doing.

"That Yukino Yukinoshita guy is probably even more worried and scared than I am, right? The advantage I finally gained, the memories I finally regained... If I lose them all because of my sister, I'll definitely be so angry I'll vomit blood when I think about it later~"

But she probably doesn't know that Yukino Yukinoshita plans to end everything today, right?

Perhaps she has a whole bunch of plans in mind, like going out on a date with him for Christmas, but she's also afraid he'll reject her because of his two girlfriends.

Natsukawa Masaki shook her head, her smile gradually fading, leaving only a slight self-mockery.

That's fine too; ignorance is bliss.

Unlike the two women, if you don't force yourself to forget this, your mood will inevitably become heavy and painful, and every minute and every second will feel like torture.

Well, all in all, let's hope everything goes well!

Closing the diary and stuffing it and the pen back into the cabinet under the table, Natsukawa Masaki lay sprawled on the sofa without any regard for appearances, staring at the ceiling that didn't transmit a sound, gradually sinking into a daze.

What is he doing now?

Is he, as Yui-chan said, living a healthy life with Yukino Yukinoshita? Or has he completely transformed into a beast, abandoning all the women who love him, to only share forbidden fruit with her...?

Involuntarily, I started to imagine, and various images flashed through my mind, bringing only a restless mood and an urge to rush forward.

Natsukawa Masuzu realized that she had no right to say those things to Yuigahama Yui.

After all, she and her are both fools who are good at creating their own traps.

Chapter 191 Meanwhile, Yukinoshita Haruno

It was still that same night, at the Yukinoshita family home.

After saving and closing the increasingly large Word document, Yukino Yukinoshita let out a heavy sigh and leaned back wearily in her chair.

The high-end ergonomic chair tilted backward at a 120-degree angle, firmly supporting her mature and toned figure, while her unsupported white breasts swayed slightly beneath her pajamas.

Reaching out to pick up the wine glass on the table, Yukinoshita Haruno swirled the ruby-red liquid inside, gently inhaling the slightly intoxicating aroma, trying to calm her restlessness and frustration.

"Is it already Christmas...?"

"If so many illogical things hadn't happened along the way, I would have been making love with Xiaoyouyou in the hotel by now, from today to tomorrow, from night to morning, making love with him all the time..."

She sighed, as if unsatisfied, and took a small sip of the sweet and smooth red wine, but a strange bitterness flowed on her tongue.

Some things are better left unthought of. If you do, you'll find that life is full of challenges, and only misfortune can truly define it.

First of all, the first Christmas after we started dating—and it was a white Christmas—was missed by me.

She had a boyfriend she was talking about marrying; they'd kissed, touched, and were just one step away from taking the final step. But now, she could only drink alone at home to relieve her boredom.

What's even more infuriating is that her boyfriend is probably spending Christmas with his sister and her friends right now, enjoying a time and holiday that she never gets to experience.

Even the identity of "girlfriend" is only recognized by herself; there's nowhere to seek justice, nowhere to complain, so she can only obediently swallow the bitter pill alone.

Is there any female protagonist in the world more tragic than her?

That's all!

"You've made me sound like a complaining woman!"

He gulped down a mouthful of red wine as if to vent his frustration, and a blush suddenly rose on his cheeks.

She exhaled the smell of alcohol and air from her lungs, her slightly parted, moist lips gazing unfocusedly at the ceiling.

Suddenly, he let out a silly chuckle.

"It would be naive to think that everything I've encountered has been bad."

That's right, Haruno-chan still has room to maneuver!

For example, the relationship between those three people, which appears to be one of mutual support, is actually more like a mutual constraint.

While arranged marriages between families don't necessarily require much attention, the fact that they are involved in multiple relationships—a mutually agreed-upon love triangle—naturally increases the difficulty of developing their romance.

After all, it's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality. When three people are together, the most important thing is who goes first and who goes last—so what if two people like each other? You only have one mouth and one thing, so you have to spread your affections evenly according to the order of preference, right?

The person who can't be tied for first place will naturally feel dissatisfied if they're relegated to second place—a problem that philandering men can never solve.

As for her younger sister's innocent, serious, and rigid personality, first of all, she would absolutely not agree to the three of them sleeping in one big bed and doing any lewd or outrageous things!

When it really comes time to spend the night together, he'll probably just give the opportunity to Yuigahama Yui, while he goes outside the door, shyly eavesdropping while involuntarily getting his hands dirty.

Although I don't know if she knows how to...

Getting back to the main point, it seems to be an undeniable victory for Yuigahama Dango, right?

actually not.

Judging from observation, given Yuigahama Yuiko's gentleness and tolerance towards her younger sister, she not only wouldn't mind the three of them coming together, but might even help Yuiko win over the inexperienced and ignorant Yukino. In this way, she would reap both love and yuri romance, becoming the most perfect winner in life.

In any case, for Yuihama Yuiko, rather than letting her best friend eavesdrop outside the door, she might as well give up the opportunity to take his virginity, thus retreating to advance and showing the demeanor of a first wife—but this conflicted with Yukino's idea.

Yukino's pride wouldn't allow her friend to offer her such charity, so in the end, the two kept pushing each other, each wanting the other to go first, and neither of them could go, so it just dragged on like that.

Given Xiao Youyou's character—which is to put it nicely like a gentleman, but to put it bluntly like a coward—he probably wouldn't take the initiative. As a result, the relationship between the three of them was stuck in a quagmire for a while, unable to move forward.

That's why Yukinoshita Haruno had room to maneuver.

"Hmph, love is all about wits. I've already seen through your intelligence."

She chuckled lightly, composed and confident, like a wise sage who had the victory in her grasp, a stark contrast to her previous melancholy and lonely demeanor.

Of course, seeing through and analyzing the love triangle is nothing special; what's truly remarkable is what she noticed at the recent cultural festival.

Yukinoshita Haruno still remembered that when she brought her mother to the backstage of the stadium to find him, he took the initiative to greet her and then showed concern that was different from usual, with a clear difference in the look in his eyes.

That wasn't just empty politeness or a casual greeting. With her keen observation skills, she was even more perceptive when it came to her lover, not missing a single detail worth noting.

Even though he tried his best to hide it and act as if nothing was wrong, Yukinoshita Haruno was still able to make bold guesses—

Perhaps something in the shadows influenced Xiao Youyou, allowing him to rediscover the tenderness and love he once swore to stay with her forever, turning the distorted relationship of lies into reality.

However, due to Yukino and the current mission, he resisted admitting it and forcibly suppressed his feelings to avoid seeing her.

It was precisely because she realized this that Yukinoshita Haruno said those words when she left Soubu High School with her mother—

"Don't worry, thanks to bringing you along this time, I already have a plan in mind... but it will take some time before we can officially start implementing it. For now, we can only wait for the right opportunity."

"One day, I will bring my boyfriend home to meet you."

His confidence stemmed from the results of that observation.

Thinking of this, Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but smile, swirling her wine glass with a joyful expression.

"That's right, this is a rare opportunity, we must seize it..."

Although the "mission" will affect her and Xiaoyouyou's reconciliation process, it will only be a little bit. No one understands his personality better than herself.

As long as his feelings haven't disappeared, as long as he still loves her in his heart, all that's left is to tear away his pretense and reserve, and force him to face the fact that his girlfriend has been waiting for him for a long time.

Next, whether she intervenes in the relationship between the three of them and becomes the dominant empress, or secretly molds him into her own shape to ensure he can never leave her, and then has a reason to demand that he take full responsibility, she can then find a way to quickly complete Yukino's task and bring everything that should belong to her back on track.

No matter what she wanted to do, Yukinoshita Haruno had the confidence and the ability to make a breakthrough—she was the perfect and elegant Miss Yukinoshita!

She could get Xiaoyou to come to Karuizawa with just one sentence back then, and now she can rekindle their past intimacy with just three sentences!

...Of course, the most important prerequisite is that Xiaoyouyou's feelings have truly returned.

That was the only thing she couldn't control, and it was also the biggest obstacle she knew she couldn't force, and that playing the victim card wouldn't make much progress.

Rejected, alienated, treated perfunctorily...

After regaining her memories, what awaited her was not the warmth and satisfaction of finding someone to rely on, but the despair and pain of watching him leave her.

Yukino Yukinoshita never wants to experience that feeling again.

"So tomorrow, we must make sure the plan succeeds!"

A glint of light flashed in her eyes, and Yukinoshita Haruno downed the rest of her red wine in one gulp, slamming the glass down on the table.