Seeing Yukinoshita Haruno wouldn't let go.
Lin raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Haruno-nee, if you don't let go soon, I'll have to fight back."
"What do you want to do?"
Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Lin with a smile, her hands still busy.
She seemed to pay no mind to Lin's 'threat' at all.
Lin narrowed his eyes slightly.
The next moment, he made his move in zero-frames.
He directly reached out with both hands and pinched Yukinoshita Haruno's cheeks.
Then he pulled them to the sides.
"You!!!"
Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes widened slightly.
She glared gently at Lin: "Your wings have hardened, haven't they? How dare you pinch your older sister's face? Let go quickly."
"You let go first."
Lin glared back without showing weakness.
"I'm your older sister, let go of me quickly."
Yukinoshita Haruno said, kneading his face with her hands.
"Only a surrogate older sister."
Lin, in turn, gave her a taste of her own medicine.
Yukinoshita Haruno glared at Lin: "Still an older sister! Let go quickly, you rotten brat."
Lin: "I won't."
Yukinoshita Haruno: "Let go quickly."
Lin: "You first."
Yukinoshita Haruno: "You first."
The two suddenly started bickering like childish kids.
Shizuka Hiratsuka: "???"
Seeing Lin and Yukinoshita Haruno acting as if she didn't exist, her face darkened.
She wondered if she was overthinking.
The more she watched, the more she felt these two were flirting.
"Hey, I say you two have had enough."
Unable to bear it any longer, she looked at them indignantly.
Her fist suddenly felt a bit hard again.
She felt she shouldn't be here.
Lin and Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka in unison.
Then they exchanged glances.
"Then let go together."
With a unified opinion, the two began to count down.
"Three, two, one."
When they counted to one, both released their hands at the same time.
Yukinoshita Haruno rubbed her face, gently gave Lin a side-eye, and snorted exasperatedly:
"You rotten brat, your guts have indeed grown a lot bolder."
Although Lin had always been composed when interacting with her, unlike others who were somewhat reserved,
he had always maintained a subtle distance.
However, she now found that subtle sense of distance had vanished.
If it were before, she believed Lin would never have done something like pinching her face just now.
It seemed that in the half-month they hadn't met, Lin must have undergone some changes she didn't know about.
What could it be?
Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity.
Lin smiled without responding.
"Alright, let's order first."
Glancing at the two of them, Shizuka Hiratsuka picked up the tablet on the table.
She ordered herself a few bottles of sake.
After ordering three dishes, she handed the tablet to Yukinoshita Haruno.
Yukinoshita Haruno took the tablet, scrolled on it for a while with her finger, then handed it to Lin.
Lin took the tablet and looked.
Seeing Shizuka Hiratsuka had ordered a few bottles of sake, he couldn't help but glance at her.
He didn't say much.
Don't drink and drive, don't drive and drink.
Although Shizuka Hiratsuka had driven there, she could call a designated driver.
Or she could leave the car in the parking lot and pick it up the next day.
Half an hour later.
"I'm going out for a moment."
Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had drunk three bottles of beer, stood up and left.
Yukinoshita Haruno, who had also drunk some alcohol, saw Shizuka Hiratsuka leave, her eyes moved to look at Lin.
Her right elbow rested on the table, her fingers gently cupping her chin.
She just watched, saying nothing.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled.
Her red lips curved into a slight smile, holding a hint of amusement.
Seeing this, Lin looked at her:
"Why are you staring at me? Do I have something on my face?"
"Because you're handsome."
Yukinoshita Haruno said with a light chuckle: "Isn't there a Chinese idiom, 'xiù sè kě cān' (stunning beauty is edible)?
"We probably won't see each other for a while after this, so I want to look at you more, feast my eyes."
"Is that not allowed?"
Lin: "..."
Xiù sè kě cān is used to describe beautiful girls or lovely scenery, and he was neither.
Or was it that in Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes, he was one of the two?
If that was the case.
Then he must be the latter.
"Look if you want, consider it a return favor for the meal."
Glancing at her, Lin picked up his chopsticks, picked up a tempura fried shrimp, and bit off half of it.
Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, a satisfying crunch.
The taste was indeed good, worthy of its price.
"You said it, so I'm really going to look closely."
Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile upon hearing this, appearing somewhat playful.
No sooner had she spoken than she moved her chair closer to Lin, shortening the distance.
Lin rolled his eyes slightly.
He couldn't be bothered with her and continued to enjoy the delicious food on his own.
The food, as soon as it entered his stomach, was digested into various nutrients with the aid of the Force.
As for the remaining residue, it was decomposed, leaving not a trace.
Watching Lin eat, Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes flickered.
She suddenly said with a light chuckle:
"Xiaobai, after graduation, would you like to become my person?"
"Become your person..."
Lin, hearing this, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly, swallowed the food in his mouth, and turned to look at Yukinoshita Haruno:
"What, you want to be my sugar mommy?"
Yukinoshita Haruno was nineteen this year.
They say a woman three years older brings golden bricks.
Being with her, he could definitely secure a 'golden brick'.
And she was also a rich, beautiful, white woman; it was practically a huge profit.
"You could say that."
Yukinoshita Haruno's lips curved slightly as she looked at Lin with a smile.
Because of Shizuka Hiratsuka, she and Lin had met a year ago and had some understanding of each other.
She knew Lin was a genius.
A genius no less, and even surpassing, herself.
For example, his academic performance was much better than hers back then.
This was because Lin had entered her high school alma mater, Private United High School, with a perfect score.
The last person to enter with a perfect score seemed to have been fifteen years ago.
Aside from his talent and worth.
After a year of acquaintance, she still greatly admired Lin, both his personality and his looks.
"I must say, that's a tempting offer."
Hearing this, Lin's lips curved upwards slightly, seeming somewhat moved.
Under her expectant gaze, he said with a smile:
"But I refuse."
"Why?"
Yukinoshita Haruno blinked, though she wasn't too disappointed.
Because she was just trying.
In her heart, she didn't really believe Lin would agree to a so-called sugar mommy arrangement.
Lin looked at her with a slight smile:
"Because the past is the past, and now is now."
"The old me might have agreed to you, but the current me is no longer the old me."
"What do you mean?"
Yukinoshita Haruno frowned slightly, feeling a bit confused and curious.
Not the old him anymore?
So what exactly happened?
"Guess."
However, Lin smiled mysteriously.
Yukinoshita Haruno: '???'
Then Lin smiled again and said:
"Although I rejected your offer to be my sugar mommy, Haruno-nee, you can become my person instead."
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