After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back-Chapter 237 - 236 She Undoubtedly Received Love

Kiryu Hina’s feelings were contradictory from start to finish.

She had already obtained quite comprehensive evidence proving that she was actually the daughter of Ryoma Ayakoji.

But due to an evasion mentality, she wanted to acquire more direct evidence.

This appeared to be a tactic to postpone the difficulty, a subconscious evasion, very rare for someone like Kiryu Hina.

As a well-known actor, Ryoma Ayakoji was not so easily approached, his daily schedule was ever-changing, and only seasoned fans could get his itinerary in advance.

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It was incredibly difficult just to see him, let alone obtain his DNA.

Therefore, at that time, Kiryu Hina could only choose to take a detour, seeking a breakthrough from his daughter, Chiyoko Ayakoji.

Regrettably, at that time, Chiyoko Ayakoji, due to her stepmother’s affair, had already resisted her deeply, making it unlikely for her to allow Hina to rummage through her house, so Kiryu Hina turned to Kagura Hikaru.

This was the cause of their meeting in the stairwell that one time.

This was actually the ultimatum Kiryu Hina set for herself, and in a sense, it could be said that she left the decision to someone else.

If Kagura Hikaru failed, then she would act as if nothing had happened and continue living in that home, not piercing the truth.

If Kagura Hikaru succeeded, she would have to confront her fate and her biological father head-on.

The choice was tossed into the hands of Kagura Hikaru.

In the process, she could also take revenge by playing games with him, although this was just an idea Kiryu Hina had in the past, and now she regretted her actions immensely.

Now, she had finally obtained the last piece of evidence as she had wished.

As long as the DNA sample from Ryoma Ayakoji and her own sample were sent to an agency for identification and comparison, everything would come to light.

And then she would have no escape.

"Hey, what do you think, with what feelings did my father marry my mother, who was already pregnant? Was there love between them?" Kiryu Hina was not so much asking a question as she was muttering to herself.

She was not the one involved, and even if she deduced the simplest truth, she could not touch the feelings of those involved.

Her mother died on the day she was born, her father chose to conceal the fact, and Ryoma Ayakoji might not even know of her existence to this day, or even if he does, he might not care at all, having never come to see her.

...Such family circumstances were already more complex and heavy than the current situation with the Kagura Family.

After all, what Kagura Hikaru is facing is just a family that has collapsed and split into two halves, a tragedy that has already played out, which, barring accidents, is unlikely to develop further.

But Kiryu Hina was different; she was facing a very urgent issue, whether or not to acknowledge her biological father.

If she made this decision, she might hurt her current father, Kiryu Masaki, and lose the present peaceful and tranquil family atmosphere, so would she still persist?

Would she choose the unknown future after uncovering the truth, or cherish the still beautiful present, opting for the false comfort of a lie?

The scales of fate seemed to appear before her.

Her gaze swung between the two sides.

Kiryu Hina had made many similar choices in the past, and each time she had chosen lies.

The past, the present, and the future.

Kiryu Hina believed the present was what mattered most.

Of course, she cared about the other two as well.

"Future" was the path she was about to take; if she didn’t care about the future, she wouldn’t have chosen to study hard and accumulate knowledge, but would have indulged in play all day.

"Past" was the landscape she had once traversed; a person who doesn’t know their past has nothing, no dreams or goals, not even knowing why they are alive, and thus, they have no future.

With this understanding, Kiryu Hina still chose to prioritize the present.

Because, unlike "past" and "future," the "present" is the true reality.

Kiryu Hina had heard such a joke: Mom said I would grow up, and always bought me clothes one size larger, so I’ve never worn clothes that fit.

People who blindly chase the past and the future will become blind to reality, always wearing "clothes that don’t fit."

Therefore, each time Kiryu Hina chose to pursue reality, only recognizing the best option for the present.

She was a quintessential realist.

But it was not until now that she realized that her ability to continue being a realist wasn’t because she was so clever that she could always accurately distinguish the most correct path.

Rather, it was because she hadn’t faced any real-life challenges, the kind that would affect the rest of her life.

In this world, some things don’t have correct answers.

Just like that classic internet saying goes, "The world isn’t simply black or white; it’s a delicate shade of gray."

Perhaps in the future, when she’s entered society, working and having become more mature, she’ll laugh at her current indecisiveness, able to make a choice without hesitation.

But now, being only seventeen years old, still dependent on her father for sustenance, with shallow experience and qualifications, Kiryu Hina couldn’t so easily leap over the hurdle.

"I think they were happy,"

"...What?"

"I’m talking about your current father and your mother," Kagura Hikaru replied after a moment of silence, answering her previous question, "Regardless of what they’ve been through, in the end, they undoubtedly found love. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have grown up so happily."

"..."

Kiryu Hina was momentarily stunned, her hands placed on her thighs slowly clenched.

Yes, she had overlooked something, something that was actually glaringly obvious.

To her father, Kiryu Masaki, her very existence was actually an anomaly, something that fell out of the belly of the woman he loved.

There was nothing about her that belonged to him; instead, she was the embodiment of the man he detested, the union of that man and his wife.

Normally, she would have no reason to be welcomed in this home.

Yet she grew up safe and sound.

She had a beautiful childhood, her memory filled with her father’s smiling face.

Without a doubt, she had received love.

Just like her mother had.

Kiryu Masaki, her father, was such a gentle and strong man, who had managed to completely overlook the past. It was for the first time that Kiryu Hina truly understood the warmth behind her father’s smile.

In the last moments of her mother’s life, she must have fallen in love with this man.

At this moment, Kiryu Hina was utterly convinced of this.

"...Thank you, Mister Hikaru." Kiryu Hina wiped the corner of her eyes, her gaze slowly becoming resolute.

"It seems you’ve made your decision."

Kagura Hikaru stood up, "I need to go back now, take care of yourself."

"Let me see you out!"

Kiryu Hina propped herself up on the table with one hand, and on the chair’s armrest with the other, struggling to stand on one leg.

"If you fall again, I’m not going to help you up," Kagura Hikaru said as he walked to the door and opened it. He took one last look at her, "Goodbye, Kiryu Hina, this is probably our last normal conversation. After today, don’t come looking for me again."

Bang.

The door closed with a firm gentleness.

Kiryu Hina’s outstretched hand slowly fell in midair.

Her eyes reddening, she smiled a self-deprecating smile.

"Such a stubborn man... But I won’t let go, no matter what, I absolutely won’t this time."

Kiryu Hina took out her mobile phone from her pocket, flipped open her address book, and scrolled down two lines.

She finally stopped at the name ’Ayakoji Chiyoko’.

She pressed the call button.

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