After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back-Chapter 209 - 208: This is My Ex-Boyfriend, Why Should I Let You Play with Him?

"We’ll be seen like this."

"What do you mean, ’like this’?"

Kagura Hikaru lifted their interlocked fingers.

Ayakoji Chiyoko had expressly said they should keep it a secret, yet there she was, engaging in such an intimate behavior in public. Was she not afraid of being found out?

If the Student Council President acted improperly and broke the school rules, the punishment would be different from that of ordinary students.

Just as politicians standing in high positions are cautious about their image, the Student Council President, too, should be more cautious than the other students.

In a time when the ban on dating had not been lifted, this was undoubtedly risky behavior.

"It’s fine. The Drama Club members have gone to move props. There’s almost no one backstage; we can be a bit freer, just like when we’re alone."

Ayakoji Chiyoko said with a smile.

"I can’t pretend I didn’t hear that."

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As soon as they entered backstage, they saw Kohinata Motoyo, who had changed into casual clothes, smiling and saying, "Are you two always this affectionate in private? It’s quite enviable."

Ayakoji Chiyoko glanced at her, squeezed Kagura Hikaru’s hand tightly, and displayed an ambiguous fake smile, "Of course, we are a ’genuine’ couple, not like some people who, behind their shiny exteriors, use threats to coerce others — sheer treachery."

"President Ayakoji, are you talking about me?"

"It’s hard to say. Maybe I’m talking about someone else, but since you took it personally, maybe it is about you after all."

"Hmm... President Ayakoji, when did you become so sharp-tongued? It’s a bit different from the image I had of you."

"People grow."

"Is that so? Rather than growing..." Kohinata Motoyo glanced at the silent Kagura Hikaru, then slowly moved her gaze back to Ayakoji Chiyoko’s face, "It seems more like you’ve changed because you’ve got something to protect now. I’d love to congratulate you, but due to the circumstances, I can’t be so straightforward, I’m terribly sorry."

"Tch..."

Having been told that, Ayakoji Chiyoko found it hard to keep being sarcastic towards her.

She looked at Kagura Hikaru, "Kagura, sit down and rest a bit."

"I’ve hardly been on stage for two minutes..."

"Just two minutes on stage still uses energy, and you still have quite a bit to perform. It doesn’t hurt to save some strength."

Ayakoji Chiyoko eagerly had Kagura Hikaru sit down and got him some blue tin cookies she had brought, even attempting to feed them to him by hand.

If it were anyone else displaying such girlfriendly care, Kagura Hikaru might appreciate it, but coming from Ayakoji Chiyoko, it just made him feel uneasy.

Perhaps she intended to flaunt their relationship to irritate Kohinata Motoyo and Kiryu Hina as a form of revenge.

But if it were the old Ayakoji Chiyoko, she would probably have confronted them earlier and pressed for information. When had she started resorting to such cunning and circuitous methods?

This style felt as if it was coming from Kiryu Hina of the past, still wearing her mask...?

Kiryu Hina, dragging her long gown off the stage, saw the sweet exchange on the other side and twitched the corner of her eye.

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Even if there were no outsiders backstage right now and only a few insiders, that still seemed too casual.

She looked at Kohinata Motoyo, who was also smiling as she watched, and walked over to quietly ask, "What’s going on with them?"

Kiryu Hina felt it odd too.

This did not align with the Ayakoji Chiyoko she used to know.

"That’s the charm of love; it continually ensnares people... We have all experienced this feeling, haven’t we, Hina?"

Kohinata Motoyo, with one hand stroking her cheek, said smilingly.

Kiryu Hina stared deeply at her, "Will she become an obstacle to you?"

"To us."

"..."

"Don’t worry, after revealing the truth, she should quiet down for a while, and then it will be our opportunity."

"So what am I actually doing now."

"Didn’t I say to have a proper talk and make up with Mister Hikaru?"

"But, what if he won’t forgive me....."

"He will."

"Why are you so certain?!"

"Before today, our relationship was also not good, Hina, but now here you are complaining about this and that in front of me. Is this the sign of a bad relationship?"

"..."

Kiryu Hina was momentarily stunned, her expression becoming defiant, "Are you mocking me?"

"Of course not, what are you thinking," Kohinata Motoyo chuckled softly, covering her mouth, her eyes gentle like the good mother of a heroine in a movie, "What I mean to say is, just like our relationship could improve, so can yours and Mister Hikaru’s. All you need is to become accomplices."

Accomplices.

Upon hearing this word, Kiryu Hina immediately understood what she was talking about.

Kohinata Motoyo was referring to the pretend relationship between Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko.

This was the cause of Kiryu Hina’s falling out with him, but it could also turn into an opportunity for their reconciliation.

Since it was a pretend relationship, there would definitely come a day when they would break up.

Kiryu Hina found it hard to imagine Kagura Hikaru truly falling for Ayakoji Chiyoko and dating her. She knew her ex-boyfriend actually disliked girls who were aggressive and liked to exert pressure unless he had been so deeply disappointed as to suddenly change his taste.

But seeing him now, unwilling even to be fed cookies, that didn’t seem likely.

Ayakoji Chiyoko didn’t stand a chance.

This was something both Kiryu Hina and Kohinata Motoyo could see.

For now, let it be out of pity, to let her enjoy this final time.

Soon, this beautiful dream would be shattered.

Kiryu Hina no longer paid attention to that situation, sitting alone in a corner, reading her script.

Kohinata Motoyo went up on stage to help the Drama Club with the props.

Since the role of Christine had been given to Kiryu Hina, she had nothing much to do—no acting, no script memorizing, no lines to learn—suddenly becoming idle.

But she couldn’t really do nothing, she had to help out everyone; it wouldn’t be proper to be idle by herself.

Ayakoji Chiyoko, still playing the role of girlfriend, saw them lower their flags, thinking she had won, and smirked smugly.

"Excuse me, Mister Hikaru, could you run some lines with me?"

But at that moment, Kiryu Hina suddenly got up and walked over.

Kagura Hikaru gave her a strange look, hesitated for a moment, then thought that since it was a play of the Drama Club, and Kiryu Hina hadn’t come to a single rehearsal, if she messed up it would be bad for everyone. In the end, he nodded in agreement.

"Which part?"

"Right here."

Kiryu Hina smiled and turned the script over to show him.

It was the final, intense scene from The Phantom of the Opera on the script, with her, or rather, with Christine’s kiss scene.

Kagura Hikaru: "..."

Ayakoji Chiyoko’s eyelids twitched wildly, and she sneered in anger, "What are you trying to do?"

"Just running lines, it’s pretty normal, right? Classmate Ayakoji, you’re the Student Council President now, you should learn to be more magnanimous."

Kiryu Hina smiled as she held her gaze, neither of them backing down.

Sorry, she thought carefully, even if it’s the final beautiful dream, it seemed there was no reason to let an irrelevant person enjoy it.

This is my ex-boyfriend, why should I let you play with him?

Your fantasy, I will crush it!