I have been thinking about this series these past 2 weeks way more than I should, not gonna lie, but too many things have been on my mind, let's call them 'hunches.'
> this is not the first time she has done this; there's a pattern of her bowing down and apologizing when she is clearly aware of doing wrong, pic related (Chapter 239)
> Chizuru impulsively grabbed Kazuya's hand prior to the rejection
> the only other time she has done this, was, when she grabbed Mami's hand out of impulse on the bridge (Chapter 49)
> To quote from that scene, "Did it ever cross your mind, that this may be the person, who can make you truly happy?"
> something confronting her in the future (oh good lawd please let it be Mini, oh please) will 100% remind her of this, just roles-reversed this time
> back to Chapter 381
> she looks back to see if Kazuya is still in her proximity
> see her sitting on a bench by herself
> "..."
> we don't see the rest of the scene
> last panel of the chapter
> last panel of her that we can see
> her facial expressions aren't drawn
I bet all of my ROMCOMbucks on Kazuya meeting Chizuru while she is crying.