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

When Kohinata Motoyo took out that photo.

A buzzing noise whirred by Kagura Hikaru's ear.

A thrill of horror froze his body.

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"You clearly promised me back then that you would destroy it!"

Kagura Hikaru asked in shock, his eyes wide with anger.

Moreover, he had indeed confirmed through mind-reading that Kohinata Motoyo had the resolution and intent to delete the photo.

He had never thought she would go back on her word, even if he had been betrayed before, Kagura Hikaru still believed she was someone who kept her promises.

Motoyo... how much more can you disappoint him!

"I'm sorry, I really planned to destroy it, but for various reasons, it didn't happen," Kohinata Motoyo sincerely expressed her apology, at least in her demeanor.

But Kagura Hikaru didn't want to waste words with her, and aggressively snatched the phone from her hands, deleted the photo, and dragged the file into the trash to shred it.

However, Kohinata Motoyo merely watched calmly: "It's useless, I have backups."

"..."

Clutching the phone, Kagura Hikaru pursed his lips and stared straight at her, trying to sound calm, "You want to use this to threaten me again...? Hina and I have already broken up, do you think it will still work?"

"I wasn't sure at first," Kohinata Motoyo said with a relieving smile, "but now I understand, you still have feelings for Hina, don't you?"

Under her serene and elegant exterior, it seemed as though something dark was stirring, wanting to break out.

Kagura Hikaru faintly felt as if his life was about to be crushed by an external force.

"Kagura, let's go back to how things were," Kohinata Motoyo cherished that photo like a shooting star, the Holy Grail, making a wish to him, "This time, no one will tear us apart."

Kagura Hikaru clenched the phone tightly.

"Tell me, where are the backups of the photo stored?"

"I won't tell you."

You don't have a choice.

Kagura Hikaru silently triggered his mind-reading.

If Kohinata Motoyo even briefly thought about where the backup was stored, he would read it and then use every possible means to destroy it.

But, something he didn't expect occurred.

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"..."

How is this possible.

It felt as though a pair of hands had touched his back, grabbing at his throat.

Goosebumps rose, suffocating, chilling to the spine.

Let alone knowing the location of the backup photos, he couldn't even perform normal mind-reading!

Filling one's heart with the same thought had surpassed obsession, enough to be called madness, fanaticism.

Is she really still the Motoyo he knew?

After hearing her inner voice and then looking into her eyes again, Kagura Hikaru could truly see something very ominous deep within her eyes.

In just this short year, what changed you, Motoyo.

Is it regret, guilt, or could it be, love?

The two silently faced each other, a silent storm of thoughts sweeping between them.

A full minute passed.

Eventually, it ended with Kagura Hikaru's defeated compromise.

"I understand, I will do as you say," Kagura Hikaru lowered his head, his eyes losing their sparkle.

Just like in the past, even now, he couldn't guarantee that Kohinata Motoyo wouldn't actually leak that photo, especially without the ability to read minds.

He couldn't afford to take such a risk.

Although Hina was rude to him, he was the one at fault first, so he deserved to be treated harshly.

If he just allowed Hina's virtue to be tarnished because of that, it would be unforgivable as a person.

There was also one point that Kohinata Motoyo was right about.

That was, he still had feelings for Hina and couldn't possibly just stand by and do nothing.

Even if, the cost was his own....

"That's right, I knew you would agree,"

Kohinata Motoyo clapped her hands in relief, took her cellphone from Kagura Hikaru's hands, and interlocked their fingers effortlessly, happily clinging to his left arm, revealing a bright smile, "Then, come home with me, we're having dinner at my place tonight, you won't refuse, right?"

"..."

A black Bentley slowly approached from behind, stopping ahead of them, and a female bodyguard in a black suit got out to open the door for them.

Struggle flickered across Kagura Hikaru's face, but eventually, he followed her into the back seat of the sedan.

The car door closed, the black Bentley started smoothly, moving further and further away.

A figure emerged stiffly from behind a standing billboard, watching the vehicle drive away in a daze.

This person, naturally, was Ai Cheng Hua Lian who had come to retrieve her backpack.

She came just for this purpose, completely unaware that she would accidentally overhear such a complex situation.

She heard the entire conversation between Kagura Hikaru and Kohinata Motoyo, including that photo.

Although it was too far to see clearly, she could guess what it was about from the color schemes and Kagura Hikaru's demeanor.

"Kagura..."

Ai Cheng Hua Lian paced anxiously in place, frantic like an ant on a hot pot.

But now she didn't have her phone with her, and even if she wanted to contact someone, she couldn't.

And mostly, it was probably too late.

If Kohinata Motoyo planned to do something to Kagura Hikaru tonight, she was utterly powerless....

If one were to describe Ai Cheng Hua Lian's feelings at the moment—it was like a high school student secretly in love with a goddess, watching the goddess being coerced reluctantly into the flashy car of a wealthy classmate, and there was nothing you could do but watch from behind.

This feeling, it was just too awful!

"Kagura, please be okay...."

Ai Cheng Hua Lian, with a face full of worry, limped as she turned around to head home.

Tonight, she likely wouldn't sleep well.

..........

The next morning.

Kagura Hikaru opened his eyes in his own bed.

He reached out to turn off the ringing alarm on his cellphone, propped himself up with his hands, and stared blankly down at the duvet.

What happened yesterday...he couldn't remember clearly.

It all seemed like a nightmare.

Once a nightmare was over, everything would be fine, back to normal life, business as usual.

He comforted himself in this way, got out of bed, went downstairs to wash and eat.

After eating, he tidied up his appearance in front of the mirror, picked up the backpack he and Ai Cheng Hua Lian had left at his place yesterday, and stepped out the door.

Then he saw a beautiful girl about one meter sixty, dressed in Yuqiu High School's uniform, prettily standing at the doorstep waiting.

Kohinata Motoyo smiled and waved, "Kagura, good morning, let's go to school together."

It turned out the nightmare hadn't ended yet.

Instantly, Kagura Hikaru felt like he was plunging into an icehouse.