"Café… shop?"
Hearing Ai Haibara's casual words, Kosaka Kanade subconsciously glanced at Lin Yi.
"Eh? Doesn't Kanade-neechan know?"
Ai Haibara looked at Lin Yi, a hint of triumph on her lips, "Lin-gege bought a café for Sakurako-neechan. He said he didn't want her to work for others anymore."
Faced with Ai Haibara's move, Lin Yi remained calm.
"Yeah…" Lin Yi nodded in acknowledgement, he asked, "I'm a little worried about letting a girl do housework for people."
He paused, then asked Kanade, "Do you also want to open a café? If you want to, I'll help you find one…"
"No need, no need."
Kanade shook her head repeatedly. She didn't want to work right now; she just wanted to study properly.
Going to school is so good, happily reading books, and occasionally playing with those friends.
She's not short of money, and life is so carefree.
She doesn't want to be a café manager at all.
Lin Yi looked at Ai Haibara again and asked, "What about you? Ai Haibara, do you want to open a café?"
"No…"
Ai Haibara rolled her eyes, knowing that Lin Yi was deliberately teasing her. In her current state, how could she possibly open a shop.
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When it was time to sleep at night, the three of them squeezed onto one bed.
Ever since Ran and Sonoko visited her home last time, she knew that Lin Yi was incredibly audacious.
Ai Haibara estimated that he would take advantage of her sleeping to do those despicable things.
She had even prepared herself for insomnia.
However, things were beyond Ai Haibara's expectations.
Lin Yi only kissed Kanade on the lips and then went to sleep honestly, seemingly not intending to do anything else.
This greatly surprised Ai Haibara, and she secretly thought: Why has he become so honest today?
Suddenly, Lin Yi turned slightly, and then, without warning, pulled Ai Haibara over.
Ai Haibara was startled, and she couldn't help but think: Is this beast finally planning to make a move on me?
As she thought this, she subconsciously reached under the pillow and grasped the chicken-cutting knife she had prepared in advance.
"Aren't you asleep yet?"
Lin Yi's voice rang softly in Ai Haibara's ear.
Seeing that he didn't have any further actions, Ai Haibara relaxed a little. It turned out that the other party pulled her over just to talk better.
However, she still didn't let her guard down, her right hand still gripping the chicken-cutting knife.
She whispered, "You're not asleep, I don't dare to sleep."
After hearing this sentence, Lin Yi started to laugh, although he didn't laugh out loud, Ai Haibara could feel the other person's body shaking slightly.
"Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person," Lin Yi whispered.
"How do I know if you're that kind of person or not?"
Ai Haibara said with a distrustful tone, and as she spoke, she moved her body outwards, creating some distance between herself and Lin Yi.
When Lin Yi spoke softly, there was airflow on her ears, making Ai Haibara a little unaccustomed… She was not used to someone talking so close to her.
"If you don't have confidence in me, don't you have confidence in your sister either?"
"I have confidence in my sister, but I don't have confidence in her taste in boyfriends."
It could be seen that Ai Haibara had been tricked by Akemi and was a little scared. She was even overly cautious when facing Lin Yi.
A typical case of once bitten, twice shy.
"Since you can't sleep either, let's chat," Lin Yi extended an invitation to chat.
"Chat about what?"
Ai Haibara slept for a long time at school today, so she wasn't sleepy and agreed to Lin Yi's invitation.
"Let's talk about me."
"Hmm?"
"I've been thinking about this: What if the ex-boyfriend of one of my girlfriends comes to my door with a knife… What should I do?"
"That's a good question, very forward-thinking." Xia Ai said, "If he comes to your door with a knife, he obviously wants to kill you. So, you only have two choices: either beat him off or kill him."
"Kill him? Killing someone I don't even know… Wouldn't that be a bit much?"
"Too much?" Xia Ai chuckled dismissively, "You don't know him, but he plans to kill you, doesn't he? Why don't you say he's going too far?"
"It's mainly the hassle… After killing him, even if it's self-defense, there will be a lot of messy stuff to deal with."
"Afraid of trouble?" Xia Ai said, "If you don't kill him, that's when the real trouble starts. The structure of the human brain dictates that we hold grudges. If you're good to someone, they might remember it for a while, but if you're bad to them, they'll remember it for life."
"Even if you let him go, he won't give up on trying to cause you trouble… Instead, he'll add new hatred to old grudges and use even more vicious methods to deal with you."
After saying this, Xia Ai smiled and said, "Of course, if you're willing to offer your girlfriend up, maybe you can bury the hatchet."
"Don't even think about it… Once they're branded as mine, they're mine." Lin Yi paused and asked, "Isn't there any other way to solve the problem once and for all?"
"Yes." Xia Ai continued, "Kill him, then pin the crime on someone who has a grudge against him… That way, you can solve it once and for all."
"Honestly…" Lin Yi reached out and pinched Xia Ai's cheek, saying, "Why is your head always filled with thoughts of killing people?"
Xia Ai quickly grabbed his hand, preventing him from pinching her randomly: "But you can't deny that it's the quickest way to solve the problem, isn't it?"
"Of course not… Doing that would attract the police."
Lin Yi ignored Xia Ai's attempts to pry his hand open and continued pinching her cheek, saying, "But thanks to you… I know how I should deal with an ex-boyfriend who comes to my door with a knife."
Xia Ai was very curious: "What? Is someone really coming to your door with a knife to cause you trouble?"
"This kind of thing… will definitely happen in the future…" Lin Yi said with a smile, "After all… what I'm doing is hated by gods and men alike. No man doesn't hate me."
You are somewhat self-aware.
But this also made Xia Ai curious: "Since you know that doing this will bring about a death sentence… why are you still doing it? You already have seven or eight times more girlfriends than others, aren't you satisfied?"
"You wouldn't understand." Lin Yi smiled and pinched her ear: "It's called the joy of life."
"…Who would consider picking up girls as their life's joy?" Xia Ai couldn't help but retort.
"I do…" Lin Yi smiled, then he pushed Xia Ai out, saying, "Alright, it's getting late, time to sleep."
Xia Ai pouted, somewhat dissatisfied with the other party's actions. When he wanted to talk, he pulled her over, and when he didn't want to talk, he pushed her away.
What does he take her for?
Jerk.
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