This is also why Dubian Che dared to say all sorts of sweet nothings to her, knowing they were false, but lately, Dubian Che had been saying them less.
"You've really disappointed me," Kiyono Lin turned and went upstairs.
"Look at you!" Mrs. Dubian said with dissatisfaction, "Lin is a guest, how can you speak to her like that?"
"No, I..."
"Apologize to her properly later."
"She's in..."
"The rice cakes are ready, don't eat them yourself, ask Lin if she wants any."
"..."
"Do you hear me?"
"...Yes, I heard you."
Honesty doesn't mean straightforwardness, folks, Kiyono Lin is a bad woman.
Dubian Che took two more pieces of rice cake and started to grill them—after all, friends have some, so girlfriends should too, right?
Jiutiao Meijie would grill him like a rice cake!
After the rice cakes were grilled, topped with sugar and soy sauce, Dubian Che, on the mission of 'properly apologizing' assigned by his mother, ascended to the second floor.