"How can we forget it?"
Xiaolan said very dissatisfied, "He's breaking the law... How can he take back the salary that has been paid out?"
"Even if it's a fine, it can only be deducted from next month's salary, right?"
"He's too much, how can he deduct employees' salaries like this!"
Lin Yi not only grabbed Xiaolan's hand but also put his hand on her back and patted it gently: "Forget it, forget it... After all, I'm also at fault here."
Lin Yi comforted Xiaolan while pulling her back to her seat in the cafe.
"How can I say, I also ruined people's reputation, smashed people's word of mouth..."
"Doing business, especially in the food industry, requires a lot of integrity."
"It's understandable that the manager deducted my salary..."
After much persuasion, Lin Yi pressed Xiaolan back to her original position and said, "Besides, the fault was originally mine..."
"You, you..."
Xiaolan looked at Lin Yi with her chin in her hands and muttered, "You're just too considerate of others, that's why you get bullied!"
"Isn't it better to have fewer conflicts?"
Lin Yi looked at the coffee, as if lost in memories. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "It's not a very important matter. Things that can be solved with apologies and money are easy to solve."
Seeing the look of reminiscence on Lin Yi's face, Xiaolan was very curious. She really wanted to know what kind of things Lin Yi had experienced to make him so gentle and kind now!!
"Forget it, let's not talk about these things."
Lin Yi skipped this topic. He looked at his watch and said, "It's getting late... Do you want to go to dinner together?"
Xiaolan naturally wouldn't refuse Lin Yi's invitation.
On the one hand, he didn't hesitate to be scolded by the black-hearted store manager and have his salary deducted for her sake.
On the other hand, Xiaolan didn't want to go home so early. If she went home so early, her father would definitely ask all sorts of questions. Xiaolan didn't want him to know about the things between her and Shinichi.
On the other hand, Xiaolan also wanted to find someone to talk to about her worries.
Considering these three aspects, Xiaolan gave an "Um" as an answer.
"There's a nice restaurant near my house... Then let's go to... um..."
As Lin Yi spoke, he suddenly noticed the delivery uniform on his body. He said somewhat embarrassedly, "But before that, I have to go home and change my clothes."
"It's okay," Xiaolan nodded.
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Lin Yi said that the restaurant was near his house.
So, Xiaolan naturally went back to his house with Lin Yi.
On the way home, the two chatted casually.
Seeing a bus passing by, Lin Yi said that when he took the bus before, his wallet was stolen by a thief. Later, the people from the nearby police station notified him to go and collect his wallet, but the money inside was gone.
Xiaolan said that she had the same experience, but the thief didn't succeed and was subdued by her and sent to the police station.
Lin Yi immediately expressed his admiration.
Seeing a popular ice cream shop, Lin Yi also said that he hadn't eaten ice cream for a long time. The last time he ate it was vanilla ice cream in Ikebukuro. He didn't know how this ice cream tasted.
Xiaolan said that PARM chocolate ice cream in Ginza was also good, and the size was just right, perfect for eating bit by bit.
Lin Yi said he wanted to try it, and Xiaolan naturally said that they would go together next time.
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In short, under Lin Yi's control of the topic, Xiaolan successfully participated in it. Once Lin Yi found that Xiaolan had nothing to say about the topic, he decisively changed the topic.
Therefore, Xiaolan not only didn't feel bored along the way, but also felt that time passed super fast.
It was clearly a half-hour journey, but she only felt like she had walked for ten minutes, very fast.
This result made Xiaolan feel very comfortable. She felt that it would be no problem to keep walking like this.
After coming to Lin Yi's house again, Xiaolan couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Touched by the scene, Xiaolan couldn't help but think of what happened that night.
Even now, Xiaolan still felt that what happened was very absurd. She and Sonoko inexplicably had a relationship with Lin Yi.
However, if it hadn't been for what happened that night, I'm afraid that with Lin Yi's indifferent personality, she wouldn't have become so familiar with him so quickly, right?
This couldn't help but make Xiaolan think of the saying "Ichi-go ichi-e."
In Japan, "Ichi-go ichi-e" means "fate."
Xiaolan always felt that there was an inexplicable fate between her and Lin Yi.
Otherwise, how could there have been so much interaction between him and herself?
If Lin Yi could hear Xiaolan's inner thoughts, he would definitely complain: Where in the world is there so much fate? Isn't it all thanks to my efforts?
Lin Yi didn't know what Xiaolan was thinking, but he could probably guess the other party's current psychological situation, nervous and uneasy, with some emotion.
Actually, it's not too difficult to guess. This is the place where Xiaolan lost her virginity——If it were anyone else, seeing the place where they first had sex, they would probably feel a little unnatural and recall the situation at that time.
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