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"You… have amnesia?"
Sakurajima Mai frowned slightly, her tone suspicious.
At this time, he definitely couldn't say he had amnesia; he had to let Mai-senpai judge for herself.
Compared to someone else's narration, one's own judgment was more easily believed.
"I don't know…" Kitahara Makoto's expression was bewildered as he continued acting, "I only remember holding the wedding with Mai yesterday…"
Sakurajima Mai frowned slightly: "Lower your head, let me see."
"Okay."
Kitahara Makoto lowered his head while contacting the Beast Eared Girl in his mind.
"Hana, is it okay?"
"Small cakes…"
Don't just think about those hundred small cakes and forget about the main task!
Fortunately, the Hana didn't mess up at the critical moment.
"Wow, Daddy has such a big bump on his head! As big as an egg!"
The little one's eyes widened, around two or three years old, her speech still a bit unclear:
"Daddy, does it hurt?"
Kitahara Makoto straightened up and said:
"It hurts a little…"
"Nana will blow on Daddy's boo-boo, and it won't hurt after she blows on it."
The little one climbed off the sofa and anxiously started to move forward.
"Don't go over there." Sakurajima Mai hugged her daughter, looking at Kitahara Makoto with a wary gaze, "You just called Nana's name… If you really have amnesia, why would you still remember Nana?"
"I… don't know." Kitahara Makoto frowned, a pained expression on his face, and looked down at the little one, "I don't remember, but I feel that Nana, like Mai, is more important than my own life."
"…"
Sakurajima Mai was silent for two seconds, then turned her pretty face away and said:
"You have amnesia, and there's a big bump on your head. Go to the hospital and get it checked out."
As expected, Mai was still thoughtful. Even though he was such a scumbag in the dream, she still worried about his personal safety.
Unfortunately, the injury on his head was fake. It looked impressive, but it didn't hurt at all.
Kitahara Makoto clutched his forehead and said:
"No need to go to the hospital, Mai just needs to put an ice pack on it for me."
"...Wait."
Sakurajima Mai silently got up and walked towards the refrigerator.
(Good, the first hurdle is cleared.)
Kitahara Makoto silently praised himself in his mind.
(It seems my acting skills are good; I have the potential to be an actor…)
The probability of an alcoholic, gambling scumbag suddenly turning over a new leaf was too low, especially with gambling. Once you've touched it, you basically can't stop until your family is ruined.
But hitting his head and losing his memory made things much easier.
After losing his memory, he could start all over again and properly win over Mai.
Otherwise, even if he prostrated himself and apologized sincerely, Mai would most likely not believe him and would just watch coldly, not even giving him a chance to communicate properly.
This move was called 'placing oneself in a desperate situation to find a way out'…
"Daddy, why do you keep calling Mommy 'Mai-senpai'?"
The little one sat on the sofa, looking up with her small face, asking curiously, though her eyes were still noticeably timid when she spoke.
Kitahara Makoto replied softly:
"Because at yesterday's wedding, I said that once she's my Mai, she's my Mai-senpai for life."
"…"
Sakurajima Mai's steps paused slightly. She handed over the ice wrapped in a towel, her voice cool:
"Here you go."
"Thank you, Mai." Kitahara Makoto took the towel and placed it on his head, then looked up at Sakurajima Mai, "Mai, I haven't really lost my memory, have I? I clearly remember our wedding yesterday, how did Nana appear in the blink of an eye?"
Sakurajima Mai sat back on the sofa, reaching out to hug her daughter, her tone indifferent:
"Whether you've lost your memory or not, you should ask a doctor, not me."
Not to mention there was no doctor in the dream, even if there was, he would absolutely not leave this house today.
"Daddy really doesn't remember anything?"
The little one leaned into Mai's arms, her eyes wide, her voice soft and sweet.
"I don't remember." Kitahara Makoto shook his head, "I only remember holding the wedding with Mai-senpai yesterday, and then it's now… Since Nana is Mai's and my daughter, why does she seem so afraid of me?"
The little girl timidly said, "Because Daddy was so fierce yesterday, he pushed Mommy down."
"Impossible!" Kitahara Makoto frowned, "Mai-senpai is more important to me than my own life, how could I possibly push her down?"
It wasn't him who pushed Mai-senpai down, but a false memory from the Dream World.
Seeing Mai bite her lower lip and remain silent, Kitahara Makoto's face showed a look of shock:
"Mai-senpai, why aren't you saying anything… Did I really do something that awful to you?"
Sakurajima Mai lowered her eyes, her voice cool, "Whether I did it or not, you'll know once your memory recovers."
Even with his memory recovered, he hadn't done it. Although he was a scumbag who wanted a harem, he wouldn't force them, and even less would he commit domestic violence!
"How could I do something to hurt Mai-senpai…" Kitahara Makoto clutched his hair, his expression pained, "I clearly said at yesterday's wedding that I would take care of Mai for a lifetime…"
Kitahara Makoto actually wanted to act with more sincerity, but his acting skills weren't up to par, failing to meet the requirement.
"Daddy, don't be like this." The little girl's voice was timid, "Nana is scared…"
Sakurajima Mai hugged her daughter tightly: "Don't scare Nana."
"I understand…" Kitahara Makoto raised his head, his tone sincere, "It seems my future self did something very awful to Mai-senpai. I don't expect Mai to forgive me… but can you give me one more chance?"
"Let me fulfill the promise I made at the wedding to protect Mai-senpai for a lifetime."
"This time, I will not repeat the same mistakes, no matter what."
Unfortunately, Mai in the dream had no prior memories, so she couldn't understand Kitahara Makoto was playing on the 'repeat the same mistakes' meme.
Sakurajima Mai lowered her eyes, looking at the daughter in her arms, and whispered, "…Last time."
Good.
Goal achieved.
Kitahara Makoto secretly let out a sigh of relief, his expression serious, "This time, I will not disappoint Mai-senpai again, no matter what."
"…"
If there hadn't been this amnesia part, even if he prostrated himself for forgiveness, Mai-senpai definitely wouldn't have changed her mind.
Of course, the current Mai also hadn't changed her mind; she was just giving him a chance, but that was enough.
As long as he didn't continue to disappoint Mai-senpai, the dream wouldn't collapse.
The next steps were very simple.
His daughter, Nana, was only two or three years old, the age when children are most clingy. Kitahara Makoto easily made his daughter happy with toys, and then, using Nana as an opportunity, he slowly mended his relationship with Mai.
The two of them were originally husband and wife in the dream, or rather, Mai hadn't completely given up on him, so the speed of their emotional recovery was quite fast.
"Hana, how much longer do you need?"
Kitahara Makoto asked in his mind.
"Daddy, almost!"
"You said 'almost' yesterday, three days and three days, yesterday Mai-senpai already told me to go into the Bedroom to rest." Kitahara Makoto couldn't help but complain, "If this continues, I'm really going to lose control and push Mai-senpai down!"
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