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Inside the room, Ran sat on the bed with restraint, without saying a word, occasionally looking at Ai, then immediately lowering her head, feeling like a child who had done something wrong.
As for Ai, she crossed her arms and repeatedly sized up Ran with strange eyes.
Honestly, it's a little inappropriate to talk about these things the first time you meet someone.
But!
Ai was really curious, as one of the parties involved, what was Ran thinking?
Not as a woman's gossip, but as a scientist's curiosity.
"Can you tell me... what are you thinking?"
"Actually... I don't know what I'm thinking either." Ran said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.
"Don't know what you're thinking?"
Ai was stunned by this answer: "You did it without knowing what you were thinking?"
In fact, Ran knew what she was thinking, but she couldn't tell the little girl about these things that didn't align with her values, so she could only lie.
A gentle and considerate girl like Ran would basically be accurate with every lie she told.
Even Ai unconsciously believed her words.
"Well... emotional matters are very complicated."
Ran didn't want to talk about these things with others either, and prevaricated: "When you grow up, you'll know why it's like this."
After hearing this sentence, Ai curled her lips: I'm eighteen years old this year, and I'm two years older than you... you should call me sister.
"Really?" Ai asked back in a questioning tone.
Seeing that Xiaolan didn't believe her, and not wanting to tell the truth, she said to Ai: "I'll tell you after you've been in love... You haven't been in love yet, so you wouldn't understand even if I told you..."
"..."
This sentence left Ai with no way to refute.
Because she really hadn't been in love before!!
If Lin Yi had said this, she definitely wouldn't have let it go so easily, but with Xiaolan saying it, she was too embarrassed to press so hard.
These unconventional views were indeed not suitable for discussing with others, especially with a child like herself.
After thinking for a while, Ai felt that she had to retaliate against Lin Yi for tricking her tonight. She said, "Do you know Miwano Sakurako?"
"Huh? Who is she?" Xiaolan asked curiously.
"A girl with cherry-colored hair, quite cute." Ai released this information: "In the few days I've been here, he's been with that girl all the time, and even spent the night outside."
"Eh? Another one?" Xiaolan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then became a little angry.
Seeing this, Ai promptly added fuel to the fire: "Not only did they spend the night together, but he also bought her a coffee shop, what a grand gesture."
"Bought a coffee shop?" Xiaolan was shocked, then angrily grabbed the pillow and hit it twice.
However, later, she thought of something, and sheepishly put the pillow back, no longer angry.
This made Ai feel very surprised. Why did she suddenly stop being angry? Under normal circumstances, she should immediately go out to the living room, knock on the bathroom door, and demand an explanation from Lin Yi.
"You... aren't angry?" Ai carefully observed Xiaolan's expression.
"Well... there must be a reason for Yi to do this."
Xiaolan would never say that if she went to question him, she would definitely be punished severely again.
That dizzy, trance-like feeling was still vivid in Xiaolan's memory, and she once thought her stomach was going to be pierced.
She didn't want to experience that feeling a second time.
"What reason could there be?"
Ai didn't know that Xiaolan was being "threatened," so she felt speechless: "He's just simply a playboy, right?"
To this, Xiaolan still responded with the same sentence: "When you have someone you like... you'll understand."
Just as Ai was about to say something, the door clicked open.
Sonoko strode in and said, "Ran, Yi has something to say to you... It's my turn to enlighten this little girl."
"..."
Xiaolan left the room with a red face, not daring to look at Ai again.
Sonoko flopped onto the bed, relieved and refreshed!
Then she noticed that Ai was looking at her strangely, and said, "What's wrong? Ai... Just say whatever you want. I don't have as much patience as Xiaolan, repeating the same question several times."
Seeing Sonoko being so straightforward, Ai went straight to the point and asked, "I heard outside just now... you and him were doing those things in the bathroom."
"Hmm?" Sonoko generously admitted: "Is there a problem?"
"The problem is... as far as I know, he's intimate with many girls." This time, Ai deliberately twisted the facts: "I've seen him spending the night outside with several girls."
"I guessed it long ago." Sonoko said with a nonchalant expression.
"So... you don't mind?" Ai said with a puzzled look.
"It's no use minding... Who told that guy to be so good at it in that area." Sonoko patted the quilt and said, "Xiaolan and I can't satisfy him... so we can only let him do as he pleases."
"Just because of that?" Ai still couldn't understand. Just because of that aspect, she didn't mind?
"Not really... Don't you think Yi is very outstanding?" Sonoko propped her chin with her hands and said, "I've met so many men, and I can immediately see what kind of people they are and what they want."
"But Yi is different. He's full of mystery from head to toe. Just when you think you understand him, he'll show you a side you've never seen before."
"In this society, outstanding men should naturally enjoy more mating rights..."
Ai couldn't refute Sonoko's words.
Growing up in darkness, she had long seen the ugliest side of this world.
Some ugly people even used despicable means to force girls to have relationships with them, using violence, drugging, threats, imprisonment, and so on.
Some people with twisted personalities even liked to target boys, they were insane!
Compared to those truly ugly guys, a playboy like Lin Yi was nothing.
At least Lin Yi had girls willingly go to hotels with him.
Especially Sonoko's last sentence, although Ai knew it violated mainstream social thought, it was the true face of this society.
This made Ai look at Sonoko with different eyes. She didn't expect this seemingly carefree girl to have seen through the essence of society and even accepted it.
What... is her background?
Ai secretly speculated about Sonoko's identity.
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