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

Kagura Hikaru had to take a deep breath before he could walk through the door in front of him.

Even though he knew whom he would meet on the other side, he couldn't help feeling anxious.

Because today, he wasn't visiting as a friend or a classmate of the daughter.

Instead, he was there as the 'tagalong' son of his mother, Xiaosong Lisha, meeting her fiancé and his daughter for the first time.

It was completely different from the last time he had stepped into the Kiryu residence, both in how he felt and in the objective fact of his changed status.

He was grateful that he had made a good impression on Kiryu Hina's father back then; otherwise, when his mother married him, he might have become an actual burden.

But probably the most embarrassed of all must be Kiryu Hina.

His mother, Xiaosong Lisha, was already engaged to her father, and the wedding was basically visible on the schedule. Soon, Kiryu Hina would become his sister in name.

It was just as well he lived with his father; otherwise, he didn't know how he'd feel facing Kiryu Hina every day at home.

...No, that's wrong, he was already facing that situation right now.

Upon this realization, the headache Kagura Hikaru was suffering from worsened.

"Welcome back, you two."

Kiryu Masaki, wearing a suit and glasses, and Kiryu Hina, father and daughter together, stood at the entrance to greet them.

He had a smile on his face, his demeanor relaxed, and his eyes carried a hint of amusement, "And, long time no see, Mr. Kagura, you haven't come for a visit since last time."

"Eh? You know each other?" Xiaosong Lisha exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, I told you before, Hina twisted her ankle on the street, and it was Mr. Kagura who brought her home."

"So that's what happened, why didn't you tell me," complained Xiaosong Lisha while taking off her high heels.

"Wanted to surprise you, and you did the same, didn't tell Mr. Kagura about me," Kiryu Masaki said with a smile, slightly lifting his glasses.

The casual tone of the adults highlighted the harmony in their relationship.

Kagura Hikaru couldn't afford to pay attention to their conversation, his eyes fixed on Kiryu Hina, who was kneeling down quietly and taking out slippers for him.

"Here you go, Kagura," said Kiryu Hina, holding out a pair of blue slippers before him and looking up with a smile.

It was that kind of smile that at first glance seemed gentle, but on a closer look was sly and mischievous.

"...You knew all along?"

Seeing Kiryu Hina's expression, Kagura Hikaru understood everything.

She must have been looking forward to meeting him in the capacity of an 'older sister'.

Turns out, he was the only one left in the dark.

Taking into account their initially bad relationship, and the subsequent events of breaking off their friendship and the accident, her reasons for not speaking up were quite valid.

On the other hand, Kiryu Hina could have informed him of everything before the meeting, as she clearly had the time and the opportunity.

Intuition told Kagura Hikaru that she did it on purpose.

His eyelid twitched as he put on the slippers and walked towards the living room without a word.

Kiryu Hina followed him, hands clasped behind her back, a gleeful smile on her face, "I heard your mother went abroad to take care of your father? Leaving you here alone, you must feel lonely, right?"

"When someone's father is in trouble, it's best not to smile so happily; it can lead to misunderstandings."

"Sorry, but I can't help it. It's good news for me, isn't it?"

"Blunt as always, I like that about you, but cut it out for now."

"Oh, sorry."

Kiryu Hina let him put his luggage down in the living room, then took him on a tour of the house, casually chatting about this and that, never running out of topics.

From the side, they looked like friends who had known each other for years.

But the truth was more than that.

They clearly had a deeper relationship, yet now that special connection was blocked off from them.

Kiryu Hina's expression remained unchanged, but her heart was somewhat complicated.

Since Kagura Hikaru's memory was restored, although they had reconciled, they could always sense an invisible wall between them in their interactions.

Was Kagura Hikaru still on guard against her, perhaps.

But, this time it probably wasn't something he was doing on purpose.

So many years had passed between the two of them.

It was these years that had linked them, and yet it was also these years that had separated them.

After so many events in the past had transpired, could they really return to the way things were at the beginning.

Before she knew it, Kiryu Hina had taken Kagura Hikaru around the house for a full circuit, finally stopping in front of a room door on the second floor.

"This is your room, I live right next door, which is very convenient for a night raid~"

As Kiryu Hina spoke these teasing words, she opened the door to reveal a clean and tidy guest room.

It was obviously just a normal room for guests, but perhaps knowing he was coming to stay, there was a potted cactus on the desk and quite a few books stuffed on the shelves, adding some vitality to the room.

Kagura Hikaru looked around and said, "Thank you for letting me stay, I'll try not to cause any trouble."

Kiryu Hina, taken aback, then said with a smile, "What do you mean trouble? Once they're married, we'll be family."

"But even so, we're still separate, this is a special situation. I'll have to go back to live there when someone comes back."

"You always say such lonely things."

Kiryu Hina was slightly resentful.

This new 'little brother' was unexpectedly unadorable.

That's right, his lack of adorability was clear and she had known it all along.

Hearing voices from Kiryu Masaki and Xiaosong Lisha downstairs, Kagura Hikaru went down with her, only to find out that they were being called to go out together to purchase daily necessities.

With Xiaosong Lisha returning to the country and Kagura Hikaru now staying there, the household's stock of daily necessities was running low.

This seemed to be a planned 'family action,' since Kiryu Masaki said with a smile that after shopping they would go straight to an Italian restaurant for a meal, he had already booked a table well in advance.

Kagura Hikaru probably sensed his intentions.

To integrate someone quickly into a group, participating in group activities is a good medium. In the process of doing something together, you naturally learn how to adjust relationships and become familiar with each other's social distances.

Needless to say, he was the one outside of the group.

For Kiryu father and daughter, it was the same, they too needed to probe how to interact with Kagura Hikaru.

Kiryu Hina might be familiar with him, but she had never cohabited with Kagura Hikaru, and a person's home behavior is different from their public demeanor.

After packing up his luggage quickly, Kagura Hikaru went out with them.

Kiryu Masaki drove out a Mercedes from the parking lot, carrying the family of four towards the shopping center.

Kagura Hikaru had always thought Tokyo was a small place, and his view hadn't changed till now.

In fact, it had even intensified. Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire

Because they had merely gone to a shopping center, and yet they had bumped into an acquaintance.

Meeting her under these circumstances, it was hard to say whether it was good or bad.

"Chiyoko!"

Aunt Risa, his mother, noticed the person first, joyfully rushing over to her.

Ayakoji Chiyoko, holding shopping bags, was bewildered by the hug, "Aunt Risa, how come you..."

She tilted her head and saw Kagura Hikaru and the Kiryu father and daughter standing not far away, then suddenly fell silent.