Chapitre 71: Chapter 071: This Man Feels A Little Special
At the barbecue restaurant,
Lin Ye was eating grilled meat, enjoying the delicious taste on his tongue. Seeing that Ren Nanase hadn't recovered yet, he actively asked.
"If you're upset, you can talk about it. I don't mind being a listener."
He turned the beef on the grill.
"No."
"Well then, eat your barbecue properly. If you don't, I'll finish it all."
Ren Nanase then noticed that half of the meat on the grill was already gone.
"Hurry up and eat."
Lin Ye used tongs to place the grilled meat onto Ren Nanase is plate, urging her to eat quickly.
Ren Nanase gave a small "mm" and started eating silently.
Lin Ye knew she had something on her mind.
A few minutes later,
Ren Nanase spoke softly.
"Lin-kun, actually, she's a friend from my nursing school."
"Oh, I see."
Ren Nanase tilted her head, showing a look of confusion.
"You fought over a man with her in nursing school, and in the end, the man you liked was taken away by her, right? Now her appearance brings up painful memories of your past failure. Women, huh! Sigh!"
Lin Ye sighed deeply, picking up a piece of meat covered in rich sauce with his chopsticks.
This flavor was indeed good.
Expensive meat had its reason for being expensive. The taste was completely different from regular beef, and even he could taste the difference.
"That... that's not it! I didn't like any guy, and neither did she... though now I don't know if I do."
Ren Nanase hurriedly explained.
"Since that's the case, why are you upset? You and she don't have a bad relationship."
"We're fine."
"Fine? Then shouldn't you be happier to see your friend again? Why are you putting on such a sad face?"
Soon,
Ren Nanase explained her reason. She had made plans to contact her when she came to Chiba, but the other person came to Chiba and didn't contact her. Was it because she hated her now?
This left Lin Ye stunned.
Just because of this assumption?
Women! Their thought processes are indeed a bit different. Ren Nanase was overthinking.
"Maybe she doesn't want to trouble you."
"Why would friends be afraid of troubling each other? Is Lin-kun afraid that your friend might trouble you?"
"Maybe she wants to give you a surprise."
This... seems... possible.
Ren Nanase pursed her lips and fell into thought.
"Stop overthinking, just ask her directly. If you're too shy, I'll go."
With that, Lin Ye pretended to stand up, but Ren Nanase hurriedly stopped him.
"Lin-kun, wait... wait, let's finish eating and then we'll go."
Lin Ye thought for a moment and agreed.
This meal ended rather hastily, but there would be another one—Lin Ye was keeping that in mind!
Ren Nanase took a deep breath and stood up, ready to head towards Ryou Fujibayashi is seat, but saw that the Fujibayashi sisters were also getting up.
The two exchanged looks and seemed to realize each other's thoughts, sharing a knowing smile.
A large part of the gloom in Ren Nanase is heart lifted, and she felt that perhaps she had been overthinking.
Then,
"Ren."
"Ryou, welcome to Chiba."
"Mm, I wanted to surprise you, but I didn't expect to run into you here. Is this your boyfriend? Good evening, boyfriend-kun!"
Fujibayashi Ryou greeted nervously.
Her shy, weak personality had changed somewhat. At least now she dared to greet someone she had just met, though her voice still carried a soft, delicate tone.
"No, no, Lin Ye is not my boyfriend. He... he's my friend."
Ren Nanase hastily explained, but Fujibayashi Ryou kept looking back and forth, recalling the scene where Lin Ye had fed Ren Nanase. She thought her friend Ren was shy and unwilling to admit it.
"I understand."
"It's really not like that. Really, believe me."
Ren Nanase was almost about to start a full explanation.
However, just as they were about to introduce themselves, the waitress came to remind them.
So the four of them headed to the cashier to settle the bill.
Lin Ye was calm and unaffected by paying the bill. He showed no particular reaction.
But this meal was indeed expensive, 29,000 yen. Ren Nanase had really spent a lot—she'd bled a lot financially.
"Welcome! We hope to see you again next time."
Under the waitress's watchful eyes, the four left the barbecue restaurant and strolled down the street.
The deep night sky, with its twinkling stars, cast faint light on the earth, adding a touch of mystery and silence to the sparsely populated streets.
Ren Nanase started the introductions,
"This is my friend, Lin Ye."
"Hello! I'm Lin Ye."
Lin Ye greeted the twin sisters.
In his past life, he had never met identical twin sisters, let alone high-appearance ones.
"This is my classmate from nursing school, Ryou Fujibayashi, and this one is Ryou's twin sister, Kyou Fujibayashi. Aren't they beautiful? They're both very pretty girls and have had many admirers."
"Ren, don't say that."
Fujibayashi Ryou shyly shook Ren Nanase is arm, then greeted Lin Ye, "Hello."
Fujibayashi Anzu only nodded as a form of greeting.
However, at this moment, all three of them noticed a change in Lin Ye's expression.
"Lin-kun, what's wrong?"
"Is Miss Fujibayashi from a town called Hikari-ban?"
"Eh? Eh? You know Hikari-ban, Lin Ye-kun?"
Indeed!
At that moment, Lin Ye was completely certain.
He hadn't expected that even the heroine of Clannad would appear in this world.
He had loved Clannad so much back in the day. It had been 24 years since his past life, and 17 years since Clannad aired. He wondered how many people still remembered this work.
"I've heard of it. I was even thinking about going to Hikari-ban for high school!"
"Eh, then... in that case, both my sister and I would be your senpai, right?"
Fujibayashi Ryou seemed a bit uncertain about Lin Ye's age.
"Yes, you'd be my senpai."
Lin Ye confirmed.
"I'd like to ask if Miss Fujibayashi knows Miss Tomoyo Sakagami?"
"Sakagami? Yes, I know her. Back then, nobody in the school didn't know her! She was the president of the student council at Hikari-ban High School when we were in our third year of high school. Do you know her, Lin Ye?"
"Mm, I know her, though it's just me who knows her."
Tomoyo Sakagami was here too!
This world was truly getting more interesting.
Fujibayashi Ryou glanced at Ren Nanase again, and seeing her friend's normal expression, seemingly unaffected by Lin Ye asking about another girl, she felt that maybe Ren Nanase and Lin Ye really weren't a couple.
She then explained why she had come to Chiba.
Her father's job had been transferred, and her sister,Kyou, had received a job offer to teach at a primary school in Chiba. So, after discussing as a family, they decided to move to Chiba temporarily.
"That's great, Ryou. This way, we can hang out together often. We can eat and watch movies like we used to. I really miss our happy days in nursing school."
Ren Nanase and Fujibayashi Ryou walked side by side, chatting happily about their past lives in nursing school, and Ren Nanase is previous sadness seemed to have disappeared completely.
Lin Ye deliberately stayed a few meters behind the two, following them from behind.
Meanwhile, as the older sister, Fujibayashi Ryou also gradually pulled away from the other two and, without realizing it, found herself walking shoulder to shoulder with Lin Ye.
Kyou Fujibayashi couldn't shake the feeling that this man next to her was just a little bit special.
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Apologies to everyone, unfortunately, I had an issue with my computer recently and couldn't post. Starting tomorrow, the posts will return to normal. I'll try to post up to chapter 100 tomorrow. Again, my apologies to everyone, and thank you for your support
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