How can my simulation be a real love?

“Personally simulate it.”

Kazami Mei didn't know if this would be the last time he personally simulated something, but he would treat it as the last time and try his best.

You've decided to disregard her dignity and prioritize her emotional and physical well-being.

Without hesitation, you made up your mind and immediately chose to discard the inspiration that you might not have encountered all year, knowing that this opportunity could take you to the top of the "Fantasy Exhibition".

But for you, nothing is more important than Toyokawa Shoko right now.

You decide to go to the coffee shop yourself.

……

"Store manager!"

The blonde, braided shop assistant was anxiously at a loss. She seemed to be trying to tell Kazami Naru how urgent the situation was through body language. Seeing the girl's flustered and frightened appearance, he calmed down and signaled her to call all the shop assistants over.

In the blink of an eye, everyone had arrived, some of the newcomers having never even met him, the hands-off manager.

Kazami Mei simply stood calmly in front of them, then slowly began to speak—

"The assistant store manager is fine, everyone don't need to worry about him."

"There's no need for shift work today. The store needs to restock some goods recently... so we'll be temporarily closed today. Everyone should go home and rest! Your salary will still be paid as usual."

The shop assistants standing there exchanged bewildered glances. They had all witnessed the assistant manager's dejected appearance, but the shop manager in front of them, despite being just as young, possessed a convincing confidence and aura.

They were truly at a loss for what to do.

"Yes!"

At that moment, the blonde shop assistant who had started the conversation answered without hesitation.

Seeing that this senior colleague had already gone home after get off work, the other employees followed suit and left with her.

In the blink of an eye, the entire coffee shop was empty except for Kazami Mei, who was still standing in front of the staff break room.

Click——

Kazami Mei took out the key she always carried and unlocked the iron gate that sealed the girl's body, and even her heart.

What met his eyes was a completely dark room. The warm light from the coffee shop outside passed by him and shone into the dark abyss-like room, but this little bit of light could not completely dispel the darkness of the room, and only provided a little bit of negligible illumination.

Kazami Mei subconsciously looked at the light button next to her.

If he simply reaches out and gently presses it now, all the lights in the room will immediately turn on.

"..."

However, Kazami Mei's gaze merely swept over the room, without choosing to illuminate it with a light.

His eyesight remained clear even in the pitch-black room, which is why, even though he had just stepped into the room where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, Kazami Mei immediately spotted the small figure huddled in the corner.

The girl, who was curled up with her knees drawn up to her chest, was currently squatting in a corner of the room.

"Xiangzi."

The boy's sudden shout made the curled-up girl tremble slightly.

Kazami Mei slowly walked to the girl's side and squatted down. Then, she gently reached out and stroked her soft hair. This gentle and unprecedented intimate gesture made her stiffen. Toyokawa Shoko just instinctively shrank further into the corner.

But now she has nowhere to avoid it.

She was like a cat with its fur standing on end, a taut bowstring, ready to launch a fierce attack on him at any moment.

"..."

Kazami Mei remained silent, simply sitting beside her as they leaned against the wall.

The two stood back to back, but neither of them spoke first.

It's unclear how long the two waited in that dimly lit room, but Toyokawa Shoko, who had remained silent the whole time, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Don't waste your time here with me, I don't want to do anything anymore..."

"Don't you have other, more important things to do?"

Her hoarse, low voice had long lost the confidence and resilience that the girl usually possessed. The blue-haired girl who once stood confidently before him and introduced herself was now completely dejected, as if she had given up her courage, her dignity, and her motivation to move forward.

However, they chose to wallow in self-pity and hide here.

Fate always mocks those who believe they control their destiny most mercilessly.

Toyokawa Shoko understood that she had acted entirely on her own initiative, and whether she was scolded or disliked, it was the bitter fruit of her own actions, and Kazami Mei should not have to bear these burdens for her.

She knew that if she showed such a pathetic side, Ming would definitely stop caring about her.

However, Toyokawa Shoko failed to notice the pleading in her words. She herself was unaware that her tone had become so forceful, as if an ancient bell with a rope that had lost its elasticity was on the verge of collapse.

She is still afraid of letting Ming see her in such a wretched state.

"……makes sense."

Kazami Mei couldn't help but smile, then slowly got up and walked out of the room.

Seeing his reaction, Toyokawa Shoko gradually calmed down, but along with this sense of relief came a vortex of bitterness and self-mockery. Trembling all over, she simply shrank back again, hiding in her 'cage' in an even more decadent, disheveled, and comical manner than before.

That's fine.

Compared to someone like him, there are countless girls who could stand beside him.

"Try this, it's a new product I made recently."

A familiar and warm laugh suddenly reached her ears, instantly pulling Toyokawa Shoko out of her thoughts; the girl turned around and her amber eyes narrowed sharply as she looked incredulously at the boy who had reappeared beside her at some point.

He squatted in front of her, holding a small, snow-white coffee cup in his hands. The rich aroma of coffee beans, accompanied by a faint bitterness, permeated the air, giving the girl a vague and dazed feeling.

Such a familiar scent—

But Toyokawa Shoko didn't have time to think about what the coffee was; she no longer had time to care about such things.

"...I won't drink it."

"Subordinates are not allowed to kiss their superiors on the lips. If you do it again, I'm going to deduct your salary."

Kazami Mei's teasing tone, which was half-smiling and half-mocking, flowed into her heart like a refreshing stream. Feeling cold all over and with a dry mouth, Toyokawa Shoko subconsciously looked at the ordinary cup of coffee, but now she dared not go forward anymore. She was no longer qualified to reach out to the boy in front of her.

"..."

In this silent, dark room, only the boy and girl looked at each other.

The coffee in the boy's hands was still steaming, and Toyokawa Shoko, who had become the chief barista, already knew the temperature of the coffee like the back of her hand.

She understood that the cup of coffee in Kazami Naruto's hand was at its 'optimal time' right now. If she waited any longer, the coffee would cool down and lose its perfect aroma and taste.

For him, as a barista, this was an outright desecration.

"...If I drink it, will Naruto leave the room?"

"Yes, I will leave."

Without any hesitation, Kazami Mei smiled and spoke to her.

Toyokawa Shoko pursed her parched throat and dry, white lips. She carefully took the cup of coffee from the other person's hand. Warmth spread slowly from the cup to her cold, trembling fingertips. The girl's feelings, with her eyelashes trembling, were extremely complex.

After drinking this cup of coffee, she can finally say goodbye to Ming forever.

Her fingers trembled as she remained silent for a long time, yet she still didn't miss this 'golden time' for drinking. She picked up the coffee cup and poured it into her mouth without caring about the temperature. In an instant, a faint bitterness and warmth, along with a unique aroma, wafted towards her, and an indescribable warmth instantly filled every part of her body.

Warm sunlight streamed from outside onto the intricately patterned wooden floor, its brilliance also illuminating the boy's profile.

The coffee, barely half-finished and still steaming, was already dripping with tears down the girl's smooth face into the cup. Yet, she recklessly swallowed the coffee drop by drop.

The waves of bitterness that flooded her mouth made it impossible for her to distinguish whether it was the coffee itself or her tears.

"fraud--"

"This is hardly a new product!"

It was just ordinary coffee, the kind that Toyokawa Shoko had drunk countless times!

But when Feng Jianming saw her crying like a little kitten, he burst out laughing. His prank had succeeded, and he smiled smugly. He teased her as if he were bullying a little girl, saying, "When we first met, you made this kind of thing. You should at least have said 'it's good' to me, right?"

“It doesn’t taste good!”

The girl, her face streaked with tears, revealed a sharp yet stubborn expression, raising her head like a proud white swan.

Her words made Kazami Mei shake his head helplessly. Even though he said it 'didn't taste good,' he still drank it all without leaving a drop.

Seeing the girl's red and swollen eyes, he simply closed his eyes slowly and said with a gentle and soothing tone, "I don't know why you wanted to play hide-and-seek, Xiangzi, but since I found you, you'd better switch sides obediently. This time it's your turn to be 'it'."

"The Xiangzi I know is a very capable girl."

The girl pursed her lips and slowly lowered her head, whispering somewhat helplessly—

"...Liar, you clearly said...I would leave after I finished drinking."

"You can drink coffee however you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

Kazami Mei reached out and gently wiped away the tears that were still welling up in the girl's eyes, but even though it wet his fingertips, it couldn't stop them.

The crying girl and the laughing boy calmly met each other's eyes.

"I did say I was leaving, but I don't recall saying I was leaving alone, did I?"

Perhaps because his 'word game' had successfully fooled the naive and stubborn girl, the smug black-haired boy reached out and mischievously pinched her cheek. Then, under Toyokawa Shoko's bewildered gaze, the boy who had been squatting on the ground slowly stood up.

He held out his hand.

"..."

Toyokawa Shoko silently observed his expression, never revealing the slightest hint of anything unusual about him.

Even as 'Toyokawa Shoko', she exposed her most wretched and ugly self, and the image she had desperately tried to maintain and the trust he held in her heart, all dissipated into thin air along with her shattered dignity.

But the wind and the sound remained unchanged.

Even when he saw his 'entirety' with his own eyes, he still wore that same smile.

The girl, whose fingers were trembling, gradually understood why everyone in her 'dream' had such pure love, why everyone had such strong feelings, and why she had lost so miserably until now.

Because this feeling of wanting to fall in love with him from the bottom of my heart cannot be stopped by anything.

That dignity, which she valued more than life itself, might only pale in comparison to him.

"...May I hold your hand?"

A trembling voice reached Kazami Mei's ears, and the girl in front of him trembled as she stretched out her right hand.

She desperately wanted to reach out and touch him, but due to her inner struggle and fear, she hesitated to take the next step. Seeing this, the black-haired boy just smiled helplessly and casually reached out to grab her hand.

“I should be the one to say this.”

"Toyokawa Shoko, give me the power to twist your life and destiny."

Before she could respond, Kazami Mei had already taken a step toward the exit.

The girl simply stared wide-eyed as her eyes gradually regained their luster, and in the blink of an eye, he forcibly pulled her out of the dark and gloomy room, piercing through the cage of her heart and bringing her back into the light, into the light that belonged only to him.

102

Chapter 102 She is very bold.

"Whoa?!"

The blue-haired girl lying on the bed opened her eyes as if startled awake. She sat on the soft, pure white cotton quilt, breathing heavily. She realized that the scene around her was no longer a coffee shop, and the words that could be described as a 'curse' were no longer in her ears.

Before her were ordinary Japanese tatami mats and slightly worn paper sliding doors. The girl sat in this small room for a long time, unable to come back to her senses.

"I...I came from the 'dream'?"

Shoko Toyokawa reached out and pinched her egg-pudding-like cheeks in disbelief. The slight pulling and pain made her involuntarily widen her eyes. The slightly damp air and the intense touch told her that she was indeed in reality.

This is the apartment where I live, and it's also where I was before I fell into the cycle of reincarnation.

The last image that remained in her memory was of the black-haired boy taking her hand and leaving the dimly lit room—

The memories that existed in her dream were clearly visible in her mind; everything that had just happened was real!

"..."

As the girl grew increasingly subdued, she slowly raised her right hand. Despite the fantastical and potentially devastating experience, her hand remained remarkably calm and composed.

The warmth she felt when she held his hand seemed to still linger in her palm.

Shoko Toyokawa is now certain that she has emerged from the dream.