Ran and Sonoko, both, succumbed to Lin Yi's power, "voluntarily offering" themselves to expand the harem.
Honestly, they didn't want to do it, but they had no other choice.
They couldn't defeat Lin Yi, who was pushing them to the brink of death with his treatment.
Once was enough for them to not be able to bear it; if there had been more sessions, they thought they'd end up in the hospital.
Once they agreed the first time, it was easy to say yes to the second, third... and even countless more times.
Lin Yi was in a good mood, his restless heart starting to move with renewed interest.
"Senpai, should we go to my house and take a look?"
After the club activities, Yoshino walked alongside Ran, inviting her.
"I have to go home and prepare dinner."
Ran shook her head, kindly but firmly rejecting Yoshino's invitation.
After spending the afternoon together, Ran had gained a deeper understanding of her kohai.
What impressed Ran the most was that today her behavior was different from yesterday's.
If yesterday she was sweet and kind, today she was more lively and cheerful.
It was evident that she had lived through some experiences before.
"Just make a call and tell your father to sort out dinner outside."
Yoshino said this casually, then placed her hand on Ran's shoulder and pulled her close, laughing, "Are you an adult now, do you think your father will starve?"
"This..."
It was the first time Ran felt physical contact from a girl other than Sonoko, which made her feel a bit uncomfortable: "We haven't seen each other much, isn't it a bit inappropriate to go to your house like this?"
"What's appropriate or inappropriate? Let's go."
Yoshino didn't give her a chance to object, taking Ran by the arm and leading her to her home.
However, as they walked, Ran started to feel that this path seemed familiar. Looking at the buildings on both sides of the road, Ran was even more convinced that the idea she had in mind was correct.
Finally, they arrived at the door of Lin Yi's house.
Ran was instantly shocked: "Y-You… you live in Lin Yi's house now?"
"Yes." Yoshino answered with a smile, and without anyone noticing, she had scored a point: "I've been living here for quite some time."
"This..."
Ran opened her mouth, not knowing how to express the astonishment she felt deep inside her heart.
What she first thought wasn't that Lin Yi had been raising other girls in his house this early.
What shocked her even more was that, after so long, neither she nor Sonoko had realized this!
Clearly, they only needed to go to Lin Yi's house to find out everything.
But, they had never been!
Realizing this, Ran felt a wave of guilt toward Lin Yi, a deep sense of guilt.
He had been so kind to her and Sonoko, while their concern for him had been so shallow that they didn't even know someone had moved into his house.
With this, Ran was now convinced that the fact that Lin Yi had brought other girls over wasn't his fault.
It was entirely their lack of interest.
If it hadn't been for Lin Yi's initiative to make them meet, when would they have known about this?
After entering the house with her mind full of thoughts, Ran clearly saw the shoes of a girl at the entrance.
It was easy to tell that two people lived there.
But the more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt.
"Wow, you're back already."
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Ran's thoughts were once again dragged back to reality.
She saw Lin Yi standing in the living room.
"Yi? Weren't you with Sonoko?"
Ran was surprised to see Lin Yi there.
"Sonoko? Oh… she doesn't feel well, so she went to rest."
Lin Yi walked toward her, smiling: "She's not like you, who already practices karate. A couple of laps wasn't enough for her, she gave up quickly."
"…"
Every time this moment arrived, Xiaolan immediately knew what Lin Yi was thinking.
It was a curious feeling.
But now, Ran didn't have time to dive into those strange thoughts.
"I… I remembered I have something to do, I have to go…"
Ran stammered, intending to turn and leave.
But when she looked back, she saw Yoshino closing the door with a "click."
"Senpai… you… you…?"
Ran looked at Yoshino in shock, then realized she had been tricked again!
"Senpai, are you leaving without even having a glass of water? Isn't that a bit rude?"
Yoshino pushed Ran into the living room.
At that moment, Ran knew she was trapped, like an animal caught in a hunter's trap, just waiting to be caught.
..
[You've completed an applause for love, you've obtained a common box.]
[You've completed a flight in pairs, you've obtained a silver box.]
"Why did it stop? They are senpai and kouhai, right?"
Seeing that the system had shown two messages and then didn't react further, Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that, besides the main characters, others can't activate the linking effects."
Although it seemed a bit regrettable, Lin Yi had already anticipated it, so he quickly turned the page.
Even though no special linking effect had been activated, seeing the two girls, exhausted to the point of falling asleep, gave him a sense of absolute satisfaction.
"Then, to activate the next linking effect, it must be with Eri and Ran, Sonoko and her sister…"
"Seems like Sonoko and her sister are of low difficulty… and there's no need to think about how hard it would be with Ran and her mother."
"But, I like difficult challenges…"
Lin Yi's eyes gleamed as he began to think about how he should interact with Eri or Suzuki Ayako in the future to leave them with a deep impression.
...
Around 9 p.m., Lin Yi once again accompanied Ran to the Mouri detective agency.
Ran had been subjected to intense physical effort twice in a row.
Normally, she wouldn't be able to walk anymore.
However, what was happening to Ran was more of a muscle pain due to intense exercise.
The solution was simple: Lin Yi applied an ointment produced by the system, which alleviated the pain considerably.
But, while the physical pain could be relieved with the ointment, emotional pain wasn't as easy to treat.
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