If I made a move on Ran first, Sonoko would definitely manipulate things in the dark, causing Shinichi to appear repeatedly by Ran's side, ruining my chances.
"You really have it tough, helping out on this side and then having to comfort the other."
Lin Yi said with a smile.
"Ah, I've gotten used to it after all this time."
Sonoko felt quite helpless; she knew more about the two of them than they did themselves.
"Since you've been helping out for so long… how about trying to let go this time?"
Lin Yi picked up the plates and cups, walked to the sink, and said, "Let them handle it themselves and see what happens."
After Sonoko finished breakfast, she also picked up her plate and cup and walked towards the sink, frowning: "Do you think that's the right thing to do?"
"From your perspective, it's definitely not."
Lin Yi turned on the faucet, washing the dishes as he spoke, "But from my perspective, I think you should take a good rest and not think so much about things that don't matter."
This answer made Sonoko beam with joy, her mood very cheerful: "I'll consider your suggestion! So later… do you have any plans?"
"Before you go out to meet Ran at noon…"
Lin Yi wiped his hands, then suddenly picked Sonoko up, "Let's have some fun."
Sonoko giggled, wrapping her arms around Lin Yi's shoulders, letting him carry her towards the bedroom.
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An hour later, Sonoko couldn't hold on any longer and surrendered.
Considering she had to go out at noon, Lin Yi gave up on his plan to continue the pursuit.
Originally, Lin Yi intended to release the rest of his energy by running, but he didn't expect Sonoko to actively use her hands and mouth to solve his problem.
This was somewhat beyond his expectations.
However, thinking about it afterward, sex education in Japanese schools started relatively early, and coupled with being an A-V superpower, it was possible that innocent teenagers secretly watched some adult movies.
Learning certain skills by observing other people's battles wasn't impossible.
In short, after the energy was released, Sonoko snuggled against Lin Yi and whispered some things that could only be said to a lover, such as things that made her unhappy, and matters within her family.
In front of Ran, Sonoko was always lively and cheerful, so it wasn't easy for her to talk about these things with Ran. In the past, she didn't have a suitable person to talk to, so she could only keep it to herself, but now that she had someone, Sonoko naturally didn't need to hide it anymore.
Through Sonoko confiding some of her inner thoughts to him, Lin Yi gained a deeper understanding of Sonoko's family situation.
Chapter 40
After noon, Sonoko packed her things and went out to meet Ran.
The two agreed to meet at a dessert shop.
Ran was unguarded towards her best friend, confiding all her worries to her. She told Sonoko all her anxieties from the previous night.
Sonoko naturally carefully guided her, first calming Ran's mood, and then discussing these matters after she had calmed down.
However, this time Ran was different from before; it wasn't that she would be fine once her anger subsided.
Even if her anger subsided, she still maintained her view.
This made Sonoko realize that Ran might be serious this time, no longer like before, where a few comforting words would suffice.
But thinking about it carefully, a girl's best years were only fourteen years, fourteen years were long and short, and it wasn't easy to find a suitable partner in fourteen years, especially after entering society.
In addition, after being in a stalemate with Shinichi for so long, the other party hadn't made any progress, and any woman would lose patience.
Sonoko suddenly remembered what Lin Yi had said this morning, and she felt even more that it was meaningless to continue to intervene.
Shinichi was just a clueless idiot; she hinted left and right, but he still didn't receive the signal.
This puzzled Sonoko; how could such a smart person usually drop the ball at critical moments?
He couldn't even understand such obvious reminders as "Mrs. Kudo" and "Shinichi's wife," how did he solve cases?
So, Sonoko also felt that it was better to let Ran make her own decision.
Ran was greatly encouraged by her best friend's approval, and she said her plan: "I'll make a final decision after tomorrow's amusement park trip…"
Since Sonoko had chosen to support her, she naturally wouldn't object anymore.
Originally, Sonoko also planned to tell Ran the happy news of her relationship with Lin Yi.
However, seeing Ran's worried look, it wasn't appropriate to say it now, so Sonoko decided to temporarily not tell Ran.
It wouldn't be too late to tell her after her mood improved.
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"Oh… I see, I don't mind, you can announce it whenever you want."
"You can't come over on Sunday… no need to apologize, I happen to have my own things to deal with."
"Okay… then I'll see you at school on Monday."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi let out a long sigh of relief.
After learning that tomorrow was the day Shinichi and Ran were going to Tropical Land.
Lin Yi naturally had other thoughts in his mind.
He originally planned to find a reason to send Sonoko away on Sunday.
But he didn't expect Sonoko to be busy on Sunday.
Lin Yi was naturally happy about this. As a man who wanted to have many affairs in this life, the last thing he wanted was for a girl to stick to him all day long.
This had a great impact on achieving his life goals.
Imagine, wherever you go, there's a girl following you, how can you start a conquest?
Even if the girl doesn't mind, the target of the conquest will mind.
Of course, not sticking to each other doesn't mean going their separate ways after a roll in the hay.
The so-called not sticking to each other means being able to give each other some space and time… huh? Why does this sound so familiar?
Forget it, in short, Sonoko not sticking to Lin Yi was a good thing, facilitating his actions.