Ran and Sonoko left, and Lin Yi personally escorted them to the main street before leaving with peace of mind.
Ran was a gentle girl. After understanding what had happened and realizing that Lin Yi hadn't done it intentionally, and that the fault didn't lie with him, she found it difficult to place the blame on him. She could only blame herself for being careless and felt depressed.
Sonoko was a lively and cheerful person. Since the incident had already happened, there was no use in regretting it, so she stopped dwelling on it.
Furthermore, Lin Yi was handsome and expressed his willingness to take responsibility for it. She didn't have any special person in her heart, so naturally, she didn't have any complaints and quickly adjusted her mindset.
Walking on the street, the two became members of the bustling crowd.
Sonoko quickly noticed that Ran's mood was off. Without saying a word, she pulled Ran to the nearest coffee shop and ordered some food and drinks.
Sonoko sat beside Ran and said, "Ran? Are you unhappy?"
Ran rested her cheek on her hand, looking depressed: "How can I be happy when something like this happened…"
"Then I'll call that guy over and beat him up." Sonoko snorted, took out her phone, and entered the phone number on the piece of paper.
"No need." Ran stopped Sonoko's actions: "He didn't do anything wrong…"
After a pause, she said with a low mood: "I'm just blaming myself for being careless…"
"Blame yourself for being careless?" Sonoko snorted: "I think you're unhappy because you didn't give your first time to that Kudo guy… Why are you glaring at me? Did I say something wrong?"
Sonoko and Ran had been together since kindergarten, and it had been more than ten years now. They weren't sisters, but they were closer than sisters.
Their relationship was already very good, and they could open their hearts to each other.
After being together for so long, who didn't know who?
Sonoko knew what Ran was thinking, and as an outsider, she could see everything clearly.
She said bluntly, "Why do you care so much about that idiot Kudo's feelings? He has never cared about your feelings!"
Ran retorted anxiously, "How can you say that?"
"What? Am I wrong?" Sonoko said unhappily, "If that Kudo guy was really interested in you, he should have confessed to you a long time ago! Putting aside kindergarten, from elementary school to middle school, and now high school sophomore… How long has it been? It's been ten years!"
Speaking of this, Sonoko was even more agitated than Ran. She knocked on the table and said dissatisfied, "Ten years! The Olympics have been held twice, and a child can go to elementary school at the age of ten! If he really likes you, where has he been?"
Sonoko directly used facts to bombard Ran, leaving her speechless. She only felt a tightness in her heart, and unconsciously agreed with Sonoko's words—that's right, it's been ten years, shouldn't there be some movement by now?
Ran looked dejected. Sonoko realized that she had gone too far, so she softened her tone and said earnestly, "Ran, things like feelings depend on fate… It's been so long, you should wake up."
"How about this." Sonoko made a decision for Ran: "When we go to school tomorrow, just confront Shinichi directly…"
"Ah? Tomorrow… This…" Ran hesitated slightly.
"This matter can't be delayed any longer, it's decided… If you can't bring yourself to say it, I'll help you!"
Between Sonoko and Ran, Sonoko plays the role of "protector". Whenever Ran encounters any trouble, she will step forward.
Originally, Sonoko didn't intend to interfere in the affairs between the two of them, but she didn't expect something like this to happen.
Sonoko knew that with Ran's personality, she would definitely dwell on this matter, and might even become depressed in the future. Therefore, Sonoko believed that she had to do something to distract Ran and shift her attention away from this matter as soon as possible.