But
perhaps the love that had inspired their dream could still become something useful.
Chapter Ten: When the World Had an Opinion
As Yuki and Kenji settled into married life, the story of their relationship began spreading online.
A photograph from their small wedding appeared on social media. Someone shared it with a mocking caption. Another person reposted it, claiming that Yuki must be interested in Kenji’s money.
Within days, strangers who knew nothing about them were debating their marriage as though it were a public competition.
Some people called Yuki a gold digger.
Others praised Kenji as a legend.
A few offered genuine support, saying that relationships did not always follow conventional patterns. Others insisted that the age difference was automatically proof of manipulation.
Yuki read more of the comments than she should have.
One person wrote that no twenty-six-year-old could possibly love a seventy-year-old man without some hidden motive.
