"Come on, Ai, eat this, this is very delicious."
"Eat more vegetables, now is the time for you to grow."
"Drink some soup…"
The last sentence was said by Lin Yi, who also joined in the fun.
Ai glared at him fiercely.
She really couldn't stand being treated like a child and touched all over.
So, after Ai hurriedly finished her meal, she fled back to her room.
She can throw a little tantrum at Lin Yi, because she knows that she is the one that her sister asked Lin Yi to take care of, and he will give in to her somewhat.
But those two girls, she doesn't know them, so Ai is embarrassed to vent her emotions on them, she can only run away in dismay… It's just like how children will act spoiled and get angry at their parents, but towards outsiders, they can only be honest and dare not act presumptuously.
However, Ai wanted to escape, but Lin Yi wouldn't let her go. He said leisurely, "This child is quite sick… She doesn't have any intention of communicating at all. If this continues, what should we do."
"This child hasn't said much since she came in…"
Ran said with a little worry, "If this continues, it will cause problems."
"This kid is very cute, but her personality isn't that pleasing," Sonoko immediately saw the problem.
Although Ai didn't speak, Sonoko's insight was not a joke. She often frequented high society and dealt with many people.
She immediately noticed the impatient look revealed in the other party's movements and expressions, which subconsciously reminded her of those children of high-ranking officials, who were old and mature at a young age, without any childishness at all.
"Maybe she's shy because there are too many people."
Lin Yi said nonsense, "After you finish dinner later, you can try going in one by one to talk to her."
"I can tell, she's not shy, she just simply doesn't want to talk to us," Sonoko said, "I was like this when I was a kid… Dealing with adults is so annoying."
The beautiful and kind-hearted Ran would never ignore Ai's aloof appearance. She volunteered and said, "I'll go."
… … … … … …
Ai had a premonition that tonight would definitely be a difficult night.
That high school girl named Sonoko is relatively easy to deal with. She is obviously not a very patient person. If I stalemate with her for a while, she will retreat in the face of difficulties.
What gave her a headache was the high school girl named Ran.
Although Ai didn't understand the other party, judging from the other party's caring eyes and delicate movements, she was the kind of girl who was very good at taking care of people.
And this kind of girl, once she cares about you, is really sincere.
Ai would rather others treat her well with a purpose, than others treat her wholeheartedly.
She can accept the former with the law of exchange, but the latter, she can't accept it with peace of mind. If she accepts her kindness, but she doesn't reciprocate, she will feel uneasy.
Twenty minutes later.
Knock knock knock knock — — — —
"Ai, I'm coming in," Ran's gentle voice came from outside the door.
Ah — — — — here it comes.
Forget it, I'll just pretend and perfunctorily deal with her.
Ai made up her mind.
Ran pushed the door open, holding a cup of juice in both hands, and came to Ai's side with a smile: "Here, this is for you. My special jasmine peach fruit tea."
"Thank you."
Ai took the fruit tea and accepted Ran's kindness… Next, what she has to do is to "share her heart" with the other party for a few words, and she can send her away.
This is Ai's plan.
"You look like you're not very happy, you don't smile much. Is something on your mind?" Ran entered her caring mode.
My not smiling doesn't mean I'm not happy. I'm just used to not smiling.
"Yeah."
Ai wanted to send Ran away, so naturally, she went along with her words.
"Then... can you tell me about it?" Ran continued to ask.
"I... miss my sister," Ai said with a "depressed mood."
"So that's how it is." Ran nodded, then moved closer to Ai and said, "Actually, when Sister was little, she had her closest person leave her side, just like you."
Then, Ran began to give examples, saying that when she was little, her mother left her, and she was as sad as Ai at the time, but she eventually got through it.
Ran used empathy to tell Ai not to be sad, not to be upset. We can't stop others from leaving, but life goes on, and we must face life with a smile.
In short, she spoon-fed Ai with motivational chicken soup until Ai couldn't help but mutter in her heart: How much self-help chicken soup has she read...
After Ran finished spoon-feeding the chicken soup.
Ai said with a guilty and receptive look: "I understand, Sister Ran... I will study hard in the future, make progress every day, and be a good student with all-around development in morality, intelligence, physique, and aesthetics."
A satisfied smile appeared on Ran's face: "If you have any concerns in the future, you can come to me and talk about them."
"Yeah, yeah."
Ai nodded, then said, "It's getting late, I need to start doing my homework."
I've already drunk the chicken soup, I need to get busy. Your mission is complete, you can leave.
"Oh right, your schoolbag is outside, right? I'll go get it for you."
As she spoke, Ran took the initiative to leave the room and went to the living room to bring Ai's schoolbag back.
"Do you need me to teach you?"
Ran said very proactively and enthusiastically.
"No need, I can do it myself." Ai took the schoolbag from Ran's hand and refused.
"Then I'll sit next to you and watch, will that bother you?" Ran continued to say.
Huh?
Something's not right!
Ai immediately noticed the abnormality.
If she ignored her and she kept clinging to her, that would still be understandable.
But she had already finished the chicken soup, and she was still clinging to her.
Something's fishy.
Realizing this, Ai deliberately rummaged through her schoolbag and said, "Huh? My pen is gone... I'll go outside and look for it."
"Let me help you find it."
Ran volunteered as soon as she heard it: "You can review the knowledge you learned in the classroom today first, I'll go."
Ai had a look of "just as I thought" on her face.
Ran obviously didn't want her to leave the room.
The more she didn't want her to leave, the more Ai wanted to leave.
"Okay."
Ai nodded first, pretending to agree.
After Ran left, she immediately got off the chair without saying a word, and opened the door to leave the room.
When Ran saw Ai coming out, she was immediately flustered: "Ai, you... why did you come out?"
"I wanted to... um?"
Ai noticed the "oohs and aahs" sounds, and subconsciously looked towards the bathroom, instantly understanding what was going on, her face turning red.
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