Chapter 60: Lonely White Nights

“Please take care of me, Mio.”

“My favorite work is My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected.”

“My favorite character is Yukinoshita Yukino, and I hope to find my own Hachiman Hikigaya.”

“I think I’ve already found my Hiki-penguin.”

Whenever Himuro Mio was alone, she would involuntarily think back to her former best friend.

Of course, they hadn’t cut ties.

It was just that due to force majeure, they could no longer stand side by side as friends.

“Ah…”

She quietly stared at her phone screen.

Actually, as a Japanese person, she didn’t usually use QQ.

She used LINE.

She had only downloaded the app because Baiye Duxing used it.

Although the numerous advertisements and noisy interface made her instinctively feel disgusted, as long as she could keep in touch with Baiye Duxing, these shortcomings were just small, tolerable problems.

However, at this moment, an unsettling photo had appeared in the QQ group chat.

On messy bedsheets, two hands were tightly clasped together.

One person was Yi, a member of the reader group who always liked to share travel photos and clearly enjoyed the attention of others.

The other person was the group owner, Baiye Duxing.

On the nightstand, torn and hole-filled stockings were casually tossed aside next to an open Durex box.

When she saw this photo, Himuro Mio’s mouth initially drooped, but after a moment, the corners of her lips curled up ever so slightly.

‘Xiaobai, as long as you don’t delete me or actively break off our relationship, it’s fine…’

‘Congratulations.’

‘You finally have a girl who loves you by your side.’

She told herself this in her heart.

She only needed to be satisfied with their online relationship.

After all, they were of different nationalities.

Besides, her spoken Chinese was terrible.

Although she once had a girl from Huaxia as her most important friend, their communication had always been in Japanese.

Furthermore, Himuro Mio feared actually meeting Baiye Duxing from the bottom of her heart.

She was afraid that while they could speak freely in the virtual world, it might be the complete opposite in reality.

Because she was, by nature, a girl who was far too quiet.

In the words of that former best friend, she was a complete emotionless girl—no expression, no heart, and no words.

Most of the time, she was extremely sparing with her speech.

If they met and Xiaobai labeled her as “boring,” it would be terrible.

So, the internet was fine.

On the internet, she could maintain her relationship with Gu Yebai to the greatest extent.

She planned to keep this relationship going until she reached her grave.

This was also something she had promised that friend.

Precisely because of this, when she realized she might be abandoned by Baiye Duxing, a single thought had briefly crossed her mind.

Perhaps she could confine him in her family’s sanatorium and provide him with some necessary special treatment.

That way, their relationship wouldn’t end but would continue in a twisted manner.

Besides, if he denied her, there must be something wrong with his psychology, and he would definitely need treatment.

If his account had simply been hacked, then everything was fine.

“Xiaobai…”

Himuro Mio laughed softly as she walked into the Tokyo Dome City amusement park.

“I wonder what kind of feelings you’ll have?”

“Will this relationship affect your work?”

“I’m really looking forward to your latest chapters more and more.”

“But…”

If Xiaobai really was with Yi…

Then, could it be that Yi had waited until Xiaobai wasn’t paying attention to secretly use his phone and say those mean things to her?

Was she being hated by Yi?

Forget it.

It didn’t matter.

As long as she wasn’t hated by Baiye Duxing, it was fine.

She just wanted to support him silently and quietly from behind.

That was all.

In the group, she would pop in from time to time using that frivolous tone her friend used to enjoy, post a few landscape photos of Tokyo, and tease Xiaobai along the way.

That was enough.

This was the perfect life.

The crowds at Tokyo Dome City were even larger than Himuro Mio had expected.

Because it was an amusement park, couples were everywhere.

Some were holding hands, while others were taking photos together.

She even saw a couple pass by wearing the same muffler.

They could stay so close, their breaths overlapping.

That kind of intimacy that required no words was so natural and unconcealed.

Himuro Mio glanced at them briefly before looking away.

Perhaps Xiaobai and the girl named Yi were just like them.

She bit her lip lightly and quickly forced herself to let it go.

This was fine.

She wouldn’t feel any sense of loss because of loneliness.

She only needed to stay in places away from the hustle and bustle and watch quietly.

Loneliness was the norm of her life; she had long since grown used to it.

She picked up her phone again.

Yukino: Congratulations on graduating from virginity.

Yukino: So how was your first time, Xiaobai?

Although she could never speak like this in reality, this was the internet.

On an online platform, she could easily change her way of speaking.

Moreover, this manner of speaking was exactly how her best friend used to talk, and it had long since been embedded deep within her soul.

Baiye Duxing: Actually, nothing really happened between Xiao Yi and me.

Baiye Duxing: You have to believe me! I’m innocent!

Yukino: How many seconds did your first time last?

After sending this sentence, Himuro Mio’s own face turned red.

She felt ashamed.

Right now, she was standing in the queue for the Ferris wheel.

In the eyes of others, seeing her standing alone and giggling at her phone, they probably thought she was acting spoiled with her boyfriend, right?

Unfortunately, as of tonight, that person had become another woman’s private property.

The line moved forward little by little.

Baiye Duxing: Nothing really happened.

Baiye Duxing: Xiao Yi just wanted to pull a prank…

Yukino: She likes you.

Yukino: I like you too.

Baiye Duxing: I like you too, Yukino!

Baiye Duxing: I’m really grateful for all the tips you give me!

If he knew she was actually a woman, Xiaobai probably wouldn’t be able to say the words “I like you” so easily.

Because he was an idiot.

Yukino: Actually, having sex isn’t something to be ashamed of.

Yukino: So even if it really happened, you can tell me all about it.

Yukino: I often go to love hotels with my girlfriend to exercise.

Heavens, what kind of nonsense was she saying?

Once she used this QQ account, she couldn’t stop making things up…

If the people around her knew she was this kind of Himuro Mio, she would probably be so ashamed she’d commit suicide.

Yukino: In a bit, I’m going to the Ferris wheel at Tokyo Dome City with my girlfriend.

Even though she was the “girlfriend” she spoke of, all alone.

But it didn’t matter.

Looking up, the moonlight was bright tonight, almost like a white night.

It made her feel as if the person who always chatted with her online was right by her side.