"Let's eat!"
Saying this to the food before eating, letting it be prepared to be eaten.
Lin Yi opened the bento and began to enjoy it.
Ran's bento followed a home-style route, while Sonoko's bento followed a luxurious route.
When the two were combined, it was a bento that was ordinary yet extravagant, extravagant yet lacking no heart.
Plus, the feeling of successfully pursuing them doubled the deliciousness of these two bentos!
Watching Lin Yi eat so happily, both Ran and Sonoko revealed satisfied smiles.
However, the smiles flashed and disappeared, quickly controlled and hidden by them.
Instinctively, Ran glanced at Sonoko's bento. As best friends who had been together for more than ten years, Ran instantly saw something amiss in that bento!
The amount of meat was increased by fifty percent compared to usual, the amount of vegetables was reduced by twenty percent, and the amount of rice was reduced by twenty percent.
This ratio was exactly the same as Lin Yi's previous bento preferences: a preference for meat and a dislike for vegetables!
This was completely a bento carefully prepared specifically for Lin Yi...
Slightly... something's not right.
Could it be... Sonoko also likes Lin Yi?
At the thought of this possibility, Ran suddenly felt a headache and didn't know what to do.
Just as Ran was feeling depressed, Sonoko also glanced at the bento Ran had prepared for Lin Yi.
The amount of meat was reduced by twenty percent, the amount of vegetables was increased by thirty percent, and the amount of rice remained unchanged.
Lin Yi was a carnivore, but the amount of meat in Ran's bento was reduced and the amount of vegetables was increased.
Was this a nutritious bento that she had prepared especially for Lin Yi, considering nutritional balance?
The chick pattern made of rice balls and carrots was also much more exquisite than before.
The size of the surrounding chicks was also enlarged a little bit, just the right amount for Lin Yi to eat in one bite.
Sonoko thought with some distress: Could it be... Ran also has romantic feelings for Lin Yi?
Ran and Sonoko didn't exchange eye contact, but just the tacit understanding between them faintly sensed that something was wrong.
They both silently picked up their cutlery and began to eat.
Ran put the cute bunny rice ball in her mouth, chewing while thinking:
I originally planned to tell Sonoko about dating Lin Yi, but I didn't expect Sonoko to give Lin Yi a bento too.
I just talked to Sonoko about Shinichi on Saturday, saying that I would decide whether to give up on him after the amusement park.
But if Sonoko knew that I gave up on Shinichi one moment and got together with him the next.
Wouldn't Sonoko think I'm very... casual?
How annoying~~~~ (freaking out)
It seems that I can't tell Sonoko about dating Lin Yi for the time being.
I'll talk about it after a while...
The thought of things becoming complicated brought a worried expression to Ran's face. She didn't know how to tell Sonoko about it without hurting her feelings.
She didn't want to hurt her best friend, so she chose to hide it for the time being.
Sonoko put a piece of high-quality Wagyu beef into her mouth, chewing slowly. Although delicious juices flowed out, she still felt like she was chewing wax.
Ran made a bento for Lin Yi... …
Needless to say, Shinichi must have made a mistake at the amusement park... …and then got rejected by Ran.
Lin Yi is so handsome, so gentle, and has such a good personality... …It's understandable that Ran would fall for him.
Ran must be feeling bad after resolving to give up on Shinichi, right?
If I tell her about Lin Yi and me at this time... …would she find it a little... …hard to accept?
Thinking of this, Sonoko quietly glanced at Ran and noticed that she looked worried.
Ah... …Ran must have noticed something, that's why she looks so worried, right?
If I announce it at this time... …she will definitely be so sad that she'll cry, right?
Forget it... …I'll talk to her when the time is right.
Thinking this, Sonoko also gave up on the idea of making a public announcement.
The atmosphere was silent and somewhat strange.
Of course, this strangeness was created under Lin Yi's careful arrangement!
The meal had already lasted for more than five minutes.
They still hadn't said a word, and it was clear that they both had noticed something.
Although Lin Yi was eating silently, he took in the entire situation. Plus, neither of them had been in a relationship before, and they were extremely close best friends!
Therefore, Lin Yi could roughly analyze their psychological activities.
They wanted to make a public announcement, but they didn't want to make their best friend feel embarrassed!
It's about enough with the awkward atmosphere. If it continues, they will think too much, which will be even more detrimental to the development of the situation!
So Lin Yi immediately broke the stiff atmosphere and said, "Ran, where's Kudo? Why isn't he in class today?"
"Um... …I don't know either."
Ran put down her chopsticks, shook her head, and said, "Yesterday afternoon, he said he had important things to deal with and told me to go back first, so I separated from him... …Then I ran into Lin Yi who was making a delivery."
Ran was trying to pass on information to Sonoko bit by bit.
But Ran didn't expect Lin Yi to interrupt, saying, "I saw that Ran's mood was a little off, so I had a meal with her, and then... …"
Crap! He's going to say it!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ran immediately interjected, "And then he comforted me... …and took me home."
"I see... …"
Sonoko nodded in realization.
Lin Yi's interruption caused Ran's attempt to convey information to Sonoko to fail, and even gave it a hint of active concealment.
This made Ran very depressed, and she glared at Lin Yi unhappily.
But Ran didn't expect that her "covert" action was actually seen by Sonoko.
This made Ran's heart jump nervously.
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