After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

Meanwhile, just down below with only a wall separating them.

The landlady, dressed in a kimono, was instructing her eleven-year-old daughter, "Xiao You, go turn off the corridor lights on the first and second floors. I'll clean up the kitchen. Try to be quiet, don't disturb the guests."

"Got it, Mom."

The little girl watched her mother walk into the kitchen, then her eyes darted around, and she sneakily approached the reception desk, found the guest registration book in the cabinet below, photographed the two names written together at the bottom with her cellphone, quickly returned the book, and opened Line.

Xiao You: [Older sister, I've got it!]

Xiao You: [Picture.jpg]

Xingxing: [Got it!]

Xingxing: [Well done, Xiao You. With this, they can ask for a leave from school tomorrow.]

Xiao You: [I didn't expect your friend to miss the train, it's great that they can get the leave.]

Xingxing: [Yep, thanks for helping out~]

Xingxing: [By the way, don't tell them about this yet. I want to make them panic a bit, hehe, you know?]

Xiao You: [You're so mean, older sister, even worse than the boys in my class.]

Xiao You: [Even if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't dare mention it, Mom would definitely scold me.]

Xingxing: [Haha, I'll explain it to your mom when the time comes.]Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Xingxing: [That's all for now, Xiao You. It's quite late, go to sleep, my friends are calling me too.]

Xiao You: [Okay, good night, older sister.]

The innkeeper's daughter blissfully closed her phone.

The naive girl thought she was helping the guests, little did she know, energetic high school boys and girls staying together late at night could stir up a lot of trouble if exposed.

On the Shinkansen, Hosaka Yui smiled slightly as she looked at the photo on the screen and held down the button to save it.

She then scrolled her contacts to find a number labeled 'Kiryu Hina' and dialed it, her expression turning incredibly devoted and obsessed.

"Older sister, I've completed the task you assigned; I'll send the details over by email shortly… Yes, yes, just as you instructed."

She hung up the phone.

Hosaka Yui put away her phone, adjusted her hair in the mirror, and flashed a natural smile at her reflection before stepping out of the train's restroom.

"I'm back, everyone~ Did anyone peek at my cards?"

"We've been waiting for you, it's your turn."

"Hehe, what to do... these cards it is, a straight flush!"

"???"

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Let me explain the current situation.

Kagura Hikaru confessed to Ayakoji Chiyoko.

In her own unsolicited imagination.

She felt so righteous that Kagura Hikaru hesitated for a moment, questioning whether he really harbored romantic feelings for her.

After self-reflection, he confirmed he still didn't have feelings for her.

Frankly speaking, Ayakoji Chiyoko wasn't his type, too authoritative, too cold, and being the target of the assignment, how could he foster such feelings?

The air in the room grew awkward.

Kagura Hikaru contemplated how to refute her without hurting her pride, but she spoke again, "You're trying to deny it, right? It's futile."

"..."

Alright, alright, you have Mind Reading Technique too, huh.

Sleepiness once again crept in, making Kagura Hikaru's mind sluggish, like a quagmire, from which a dubious bubble slowly surfaced.

It's said that women have always been vulnerable to romance, yet he had never used a flirtatious approach on Ayakoji Chiyoko.

On one hand, this involved moral issues and Kagura Hikaru had always been careful to avoid such an atmosphere when interacting with her.

On the other hand, he also thought that Ayakoji Chiyoko, being a straightforward woman, wouldn't fall for it.

But he realized that now was an excellent opportunity.

If he just let things take their course, he could make Ayakoji Chiyoko think that he was secretly in love with her, thus causing her to pay special attention to him.

This tactic was effective for both men and women. Once someone confesses, whether successful or not, for a while thereafter, the other person's attention will surely be drawn to them; whatever you say or do will seem meaningful to them, even if you're just passing by.

If this remedy was used on Ayakoji Chiyoko, the consequences were hard to predict. The relationship might improve, or it might get worse.

...No, no matter how bad it got, it seemed it couldn't be worse than it was now.

Never think that because Ayakoji Chiyoko started talking to Kagura Hikaru, she had already forgotten about the past.

That was absolutely impossible.

Kagura Hikaru knew very well that there was now a thick barrier between him and Ayakoji Chiyoko, a barrier made of alloy that couldn't be smashed with stones or chopped through with an axe.

This wall was Ayakoji Chiyoko's emotional defenses.

If he couldn't break it down, he would never reach her heart and could never become someone who could bring himself into her home as a guest.

Since the friendship route was already blocked, perhaps it was time to try another path.

A surge of intense drowsiness hit him, causing his eyelids to start fighting, and his mind also began to slow down.

Burrowed in a warm blanket during winter, this sensation was irresistible.

So, thinking only of getting to sleep quickly, Kagura Hikaru half-heartedly accepted a method he would never have tried when awake.

"Whatever you like," he said.

He turned away from Ayakoji Chiyoko, as if he had accepted her argument by default.

This act made Ayakoji Chiyoko sneer softly to herself, thinking Kagura Hikaru was just an ordinary man. She too turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

For some reason, she slept a bit later than usual that night.

The next morning.

The sun shone through the window from the small balcony, hitting Kagura Hikaru's face, feeling somewhat warm.

He realized that he had woken up and slowly opened his eyes, yawned, and propped himself up with his hands.

As he glanced up, he saw a long-haired schoolgirl sitting in front of a mirror brushing her hair and momentarily froze.

Half a beat late, he remembered what had happened the previous night.

He had actually spent the night with Ayakoji Chiyoko. Who would believe it if he told them?

No, actually speaking out would be a real issue.

Kagura Hikaru chuckled at his nonsensical thoughts, shook his head, threw back the blanket, and started putting on his clothes.

As he was getting dressed and ready to go out and wash up, Ayakoji Chiyoko turned around holding her phone with her eyebrows tightly furrowed.

"Look at this," she said.

She handed him the phone.

Kagura Hikaru, not understanding, took it and glanced at the screen. It appeared to be a forum from Uka's News Department.

[Shocking! Former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, Ayakoji Chiyoko, spends a spring night in Capital City with a male classmate in the same grade, sleeping in the same room!]

Below was a photo of a lodging record signed by Ayakoji Chiyoko and Kagura Hikaru, along with an increasing number of comments.

His hand froze.

He slowly looked up, his gaze becoming serious as he looked at Ayakoji Chiyoko, "What is this about..."

"I'm not sure, the fact that we were staying together was supposed to be known only by the people at this hotel," she replied.

As she finished speaking, her expression changed and she got up and pushed the door open, apparently having thought of something.