Her hair was dyed brownish-yellow, and her familiar melon-seed face was adorned with exquisite makeup. Even after so long, Haruko still had a deep impression of this appearance.
Just as she had imagined, her past self held a rose. Such an unexpected encounter would catch anyone off guard.
All her myriad expectations shattered into pieces on the ground.
"Mikan, this isn't real, is it? Is this person your brother or father?"
The figure holding the rose spoke with disbelief, not even waiting for his girlfriend to speak before proactively finding excuses for her.
The gold-chained man, who had been embracing his girlfriend, was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Mikan, look at this dog you've been raising for two years. You said it wouldn't work back then, but isn't it quite successful!"
His girlfriend crossed her arms and looked mockingly at her past self. "Alright, Haruko, since you've seen it, I won't hide it from you. Just as you see, I've never liked you."
The white rose in his hand fell to the ground, and his voice trembled as he spoke. "No... Mikan, this isn't real, is it? You're tricking me with him, aren't you? You knew it was our two-year anniversary, so you're playing a prank on me, right?"
"You liked me so much, how could you possibly betray me!"
The shouted voice wasn't anger, but avoidance.
The pedestrians who had seemingly vanished reappeared at this moment, gathering around and pointing fingers at the blurry figure.
His girlfriend and the gold-chained man exchanged a look and both burst into wild laughter.
"Hahahahaha! Haruko, you're really stupid! I've never liked you these past two years. Didn't you notice that my affection for you was all an act?"
The gold-chained man released the hand that was around his girlfriend and walked step by step towards the blurry figure.
Opening his large mouth full of yellow teeth, he said, "Kid, since today is your two-year anniversary, I'll tell you the truth."
He grinned. "Your girlfriend, Mikan, has been a dog I've been keeping for two years... oh no, even longer than that. Do you know why she liked you?"
"Of course, it was because of my orders!"
The blurry figure's eyes widened, the highlights in his pupils gradually diminished, becoming hollow.
Meanwhile, Haruko stood to the side, her brows furrowed tightly.
She had absolutely no recollection of this scene.
This lucid dream was actually disgusting her like this?
In the past life she remembered, after seeing the two and questioning them, and realizing she had been cheated on, Haruko had decisively broken up with them.
With a cold face, she continued to frown while looking at the gold-chained man and her ex-girlfriend.
The gold-chained man spread his hands, a triumphant smile on his face. "But it's normal that you can't accept it. Who could imagine that their pure little girlfriend is actually a dog kept by someone else?"
"Hahahaha! But the truth is cruel, kid." The gold-chained man waved his hand, signaling his ex-girlfriend to come over. "Hey, Mikan, you tell him why you went after him."
His ex-girlfriend crossed her arms and said with a sigh, "Haruko, do you know? My liking you back then was just a whim, purely to see the expression on your face today."
"Falling hopelessly in love with me, only to finally realize that I never liked you at all."
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