Why does the Ruined King still fall in love?

"So you're dating Biqiwei?"

"No."

"Are you with him?"

"Yes."

Ebina smiled at her, and Miura had a palpable sense that she was enjoying the process of confusing her.It seems that Hibiki turned Ebina into a sadist again.

The original Ebina, her high school friend, couldn't possibly take pleasure in confusing any of her friends, but this Ebina who was dating Hikio was clearly a cruel person.

Miura was getting a little angry, she said impatiently.

"Your relationship sounds complicated."

"Not at all, Yumiko."

Miura was sure that there was no pause in her voice.Her answer was quick and she wasn't lying.She simply stated her request in the affirmative without providing enough information.

Miura had reached a point of impatience, and her impatience made her next question seem like she was being intentionally hurtful.

"Are you...that...Pao, Friends?"

"...?"

Chapter 190 VII The So-Called Real Thing Mutually Recognized by Both Parties [True Thing]

Ebina put the phone next to her elbow and shook her head slightly, without the same hurtful rebuttal.

So far, neither of them pay attention to their respective food and drink.

In front of these two high school friends, the cake was half eaten, the mocha was half finished, and the coffee was cold.

They both avoided touching the spoon, lifted the straw, and brought the cup to their mouths.

Miura wanted to get Ebina's attention, and her efforts succeeded, but the result hurt her.

Now, she can blame Bi Qiwei for this incident.He's not here, but his influence is corrupting both of them, at least Miura wants to correct himself and stop being manipulated further by him.

He was just an unimportant person in her past, who appeared just to forget the existence.

"I'm sorry, Ji Cai. It's too mean to say such a thing."

"Thank you, Yumiko. But please let's forget about that for now."

Miura wanted nothing more than this.Giving up the name Bibbio entirely would do wonders for their chats and help them forget about the embarrassment they just went through.

"You know what? You're right! Okay, so Ji Cai, what do you want to talk about?"

"How is your relationship with Hayama?"

Miura looked at her carefully and sighed.There is no escaping it.

What she was responsible for bringing up—the topic of dating—should be a pleasant conversation.

Then she stepped on two landmines, Bijiwei and Hayama Hayato.as expected.This will make it impossible for her to move an inch.

Hayama Hayato cherishes the privacy between them, but she said something to Ebina just now that she should not say. They should be equal in front of love. Therefore, in order to make up for it, Miura decided to put down her airs and talk to Ebina on an equal footing.

"Are you asking me this question as a friend or as a reporter?"

"As one of your best friends, I'm asking you this question. You can't leave this cafe without saying something."

With a heavy sigh, Miura finished her mocha in one gulp without using her straw.

She didn't discuss her relationship with him with anyone who was concerned about her image or how they would be permanently smeared in front of the global media.

They're both famous in their own ways, but it only takes one photo to get out to discredit them and ruin everything they've worked and built through blood and tears.

Yet her high school self, even now, is still buried deep in her adult psyche, and before a friendly face, she forgets to consider her fatigue and decides to spill the secret.

"Hayato likes to keep our relationship a secret. He's not ashamed of me or anything! He just takes comfort in knowing that our professional life and love life are separate."

"Do you agree?"

Miura hesitated for a while before answering.

"it's necessary."

"I see. Can you give me a moment, Yumiko, I want to check."

"Go."

"Thank you, Yumiko. It will only take a second."

Miura watched as Ebina picked up her phone.She was busy typing on the touchscreen, occasionally flipping through a few pages, but after a few minutes, Miura saw her frowning, which worried her especially.

"interesting."

"what?"

Miura was sure that anything interesting to her now would get her into trouble.

She has confidence in Ebina, but after telling her about Hayama Hayato, she picks up her phone, and even though she feels ashamed, she worries about whether Ebina betrayed her by leaking this information online.

Ebina Hima is a reporter, and Miura hears that she's excellent, and she's suddenly concerned that rekindling their friendship could lead to a clash in their respective careers.

However, when Ebina suddenly brought the phone screen close to her face, Miura found that all her worries were meaningless.Miura wasn't happy with what Ebina found interesting now.

"My facebook page.? Ebina! ?"

"What? It makes me proud to know that you consider me a friend in real life and on facebook. Not many people are both, you know?"

Miura smiled as she watched her friend revel in her past antics.Now, thinking of another high school friend, she wonders if Ebina thinks of her too.

So she decided to check to see if Ebina thought the same, and with a vague movement, she subtly dropped her name.

"That's right, but Ebina, why did you check my facebook page all of a sudden? Seriously, you're worse than Yui sometimes."

"Ah, poor Yui! I wonder if she will unfriend you after she hears about this?"

"Don't tell her!"

Miura smiled.

All three of them are separated from each other, but they all remember each other, and all these funny and humorous memories, as well as their past, will help them find comfort in their adult lives now.

Ebina proved this to her more than once when she decided to keep her trust in a joke.

"Of course not, Yumiko."

"Thank you again, Ji Cai."

Ebina smiled, bowed his back to the opposite side of the table, and whispered.

"By the way, according to your status, you are now in a relationship."

"Of course I do! I told you just now."

"But Hayama said he was 'single.'"

Miura didn't see any sharpness in her words.Ebina did not make hurtful comments like she did just now, but stated a fact.

Miura doesn't even need to check the Facebook page, because she believes her now, as she herself checks the page occasionally in her free time, always hoping that miraculously Hayama Hayato will change his status, at least on the internet to acknowledge their relationship relationship between.

However, as now, maybe a few weeks later, Miura already knew that couldn't happen.

All this is in the name of privacy, she repeated it to herself, and then felt a little childish, she took out her mobile phone and smiled at Ebina, at that time, the way she smiled was more like Hayama Hayato.

You can fill in your marital status "single", "in love" and "married" on your Facebook profile.

"Jicai, excuse me, okay?"

"Of course, Yumiko."

Miura repeated the same gesture Ebina had done a few minutes earlier, then proudly displayed her discovery with a smug smile.

"Your facebook page says you're also in a relationship."

"Of course, Yumiko. Me and 'Bigtail'."

"......Shut up!"

Ebina's mocking smile made Miura even more devoted to getting something in return.

Of course, there was nothing evil in it, at least that's what she told herself.

Ebina was just showing Miura how the two were in the same boat.

But Hayama Hayato is not the problem now, just like her days in Sobu High School, Hikiko always inadvertently caused her troubles, and her expensive mobile phone did not live up to those weird advertising settings. standard.

"Stupid phone."

"What's wrong, Yumiko?"

She looked at Ebina and found her waiting patiently while enjoying another delicious looking cake.

It's ten o'clock now.Miura clapped her phone angrily, while talking to Ebina, her eyes were fixed on the screen all the time.

She should have found him by now, but as usual, whenever she needed him most, Pintail would escape her clutches.

"There's something wrong with this phone. I can't find it on Facebook."

"That's because he doesn't have an account."

Miura was sure that when she suddenly looked up at Ebina, she must have hurt her neck from going too fast.

"You must be joking, Ji Cai!"

"Oh, trust me, I wish I was joking too."

Miura threw her phone into her bag uninvited, and it was obvious from her expression how frustrated she was now, a frustration that didn't even need to be expressed, but she decided to express her displeasure anyway.

"I bet he did it on purpose. Forget checking his status updates, he's too lazy to open a facebook account. Unbelievable! No way to figure out what he thinks about your relationship until now."

Miura was getting angry in a very disproportionate way.

When she felt Ebina patting her, she glared at her, and it was those eyes that earned her the nickname of Sobu High School's Queen of Fire, given to her by none other than Biqigu Hachiman.

The way she speaks now would scare anyone.

"what!"

But that person does not include Ebina Himina.

"You can ask me anytime, Yumiko."

In this way, Ebina slowly began to unfold her simplified relationship to one of her friends.

She didn't need any hints from Miura in the first place.She's already mastered the art of storytelling thanks to her work at a well-known media outlet.

The only thing she asked of Miura was not to ask any questions until she was done.

Miura agreed.

"Okay, Ji Cai, first tell me how you two met?"

"We didn't actually know each other, Yumiko, it's more like we bumped into each other one day, and we've been bumping into each other ever since, so don't call it a coincidence."

"...you're confusing me. Are you saying that Pintail is stalking you?"

"Oh, not at all, I was following him."

Miura looked at her in disbelief.

"You confused me again, Ji Cai."

"There's nothing to be confused about. I'm a reporter, and my job is to follow and report. I'll go wherever the news takes me, and this time it took me to Biqigu."

"...Then, by following a news story, you got the chance to go out with him?"

"Exactly, um, not quite. At first he took me to a ramen shop to thank me for my help, then he agreed that not all journalists are vultures. We exchanged phone numbers and decided to have a professional relationship, which was very helpful Both sides benefit."

Miura was a little unsure, but she nodded anyway.

"Okay, but how did this professional relationship turn into a romantic relationship? I remember being very ignorant in high school."

"Oh, Yumiko! He's not stupid at all. He's just busy maintaining the 'status quo.'"

Miura raised his eyebrows curiously.

"What is the 'status quo'?"

"If you're lucky, you'll never know the answer to that question."

Ebina smiled for a moment, then went on to tell her story with the enthusiasm of discovering a new world.