Chapter 233

Lin Ye took an extra look.

"Is the dessert you, Yukinoshita-san?"

"Ah-hahaha, Lin Ye-kun is so direct! If Yukino knew, she would be angry, you know! Don't even think about chasing Yukino in the future."

Haruno didn't show a trace of disgust; instead, she hugged him even tighter.

She knew Lin Ye wanted her to back off on her own, but how could she, Yukinoshita Haruno, actively retreat because of a few of Lin Ye's flirtatious words!

Facing difficulties and moving forward was her style! If anything, the more Lin Ye resisted, the more interested she became.

"She is already a woman of my past love."

"Yukino will really be sad."

"I don't seem to have seen her sad expression yet."

"……"

Haruno was speechless. This guy was immune to everything. Could it be that he really let go of his affection for Yukino just because she rejected his confession a few times?

Holding Lin Ye, Haruno brought him into the Chiba Mall and walked into the nearest elevator.

'Ding-dong……'

The elevator stopped at the top floor.

This was the most high-end restaurant in the Chiba Mall; the prices were very high, and ordinary people wouldn't choose to dine here.

"Let's go!"

Up to here,

Lin Ye didn't have any thoughts of leaving. Feeling the soft touch of the beautiful girl, Lin Ye followed Haruno's lead to a luxuriously decorated Wagyu beef restaurant.

"Hello! Yukinoshita-san."

The waitress outside recognized Yukinoshita Haruno immediately. Although she was also very puzzled about the relationship between Lin Ye and Yukinoshita Haruno, having worked here for so long, this was the first time she had seen Yukinoshita Haruno come here to dine by taking a man's arm.

Could it be a boyfriend?

The waitress couldn't help but think.

"The same as before."

"Please walk this way."

The waitress led the way politely.

Soon,

Lin Ye and Haruno walked into a private room with good privacy.

A small private room, dark gold tones, low-key luxury, decorative lights releasing pale yellow light, rendering the room with a sense of tranquility and elegance.

The waitress respectfully handed over the menu. After Haruno signaled, the menu was handed to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye didn't stand on ceremony and took the menu.

The waitress bowed and left the room, leaving only the sound of paper rubbing as he flipped through the menu.

Lin Ye looked at the prices on the menu. Compared to the high-end Wagyu beef cuisine that Nanase Ren treated him to, the unit price here was more than five times higher.

This is the life of the rich! It's truly simple and unadorned.

"Lin-kun, how is it? Do you need me to recommend?"

"Then I'll leave it to Yukinoshita-san."

Haruno took the initiative to stand up and sit beside Lin Ye, pointing at the menu with her slender, long fingers.

"For steak, let's have this one! A5-grade Wagyu beef; I can guarantee that the Kobe beef here is absolutely authentic."

"Okay."

Haruno ordered two servings of Kobe Wagyu beef, one serving of sushi, one serving of sukiyaki, and a bottle of sake.

"Well, your sister will drink the sake; Lin-kun, drink juice!"

"I actually want to drink milk."

But this made Haruno immediately notice Lin Ye's gaze sweeping across her body quickly, with unmasked desire.

Pretending, this was to scare her away.

"No problem, your sister will order a bottle of fresh milk for you."

Haruno called the waitress waiting outside, confirmed the meal, and returned to her seat.

She faced Lin Ye, supporting her chin with one hand, her cheeks still wearing a gentle smile.

"Actually, Lin-kun doesn't need to be so wary of me. Treating you to dinner this time is actually just me wanting to express my gratitude to you."

Does expressing gratitude require taking his arm and coming to a high-end Wagyu beef restaurant with an intimate look?

Lin Ye didn't believe it.

Just to thank him for saving Yukinoshita, Haruno had no need to go to such lengths, even if Yukinoshita Yukino was the person this sister-complex valued most.

"I accept this gratitude from Yukinoshita-san. I don't have many pursuits in life; gourmet food is one of them."

"I see, Lin-kun likes gourmet food! Yukino's cooking is quite good, the kind you won't get tired of eating for a lifetime."

"Compared to Yukinoshita-san's cooking, I'm actually looking forward to Yukinoshita-san's cooking more."

"My cooking skills don't compare to Yukino's."

"If Yukinoshita-san doesn't want to say it directly, that's fine, no need to worry. My mindset is quite good. I've suffered all kinds of blows; if you reject me to my face, I'll actually think you're a really good person, at least you won't deliberately string people along."

In his previous life, although Lin Ye had been single until the day he traveled, he hadn't been without girls he was attracted to during his four years of college and three years of high school.

He had also tried to be proactive, but the result! His proactivity had no use. Not handsome, not rich, and not good at sweet talk, how could he possibly gain the favor of the girls he liked?

"Yukino doesn't string people along either; she has always rejected them."

"Hmm, that's why I was rejected."

"Try again, you might succeed. You know, Lin-kun has already become a member of Yukino's club. Compared to before, this was something that was completely impossible."

Although there was the component of Hiratsuka Shizuka's requirement, it also represented that Yukino allowed Lin Ye to enter her private territory. Plus today's 'attack' incident, Haruno guaranteed that her sister Yukino's attitude and perception of Lin Ye had changed significantly.

"Yukinoshita-bucho probably wants to kill me right now!"

"Haha, this joke isn't funny. Yukino is too busy thanking you to even think about killing you."

Haruno covered her mouth and laughed.

At this moment,

The waitress arrived with the food tray.

Sake and fresh milk, six pieces of sushi, four pieces of tempura shrimp.

"The beef will be ready soon, please wait a moment,"

The waitress bowed and left again.

Haruno picked up the milk, stood up slightly, and poured the white milk into Lin Ye's cup.

"Come, your sister will pour fresh milk for you personally; don't leave a single drop."

'Splash-splash……'

The pure white milk gradually filled the water cup.

Lin Ye tasted it, and the taste was unexpectedly quite good.

"Come, try the tempura, the taste is also quite good."

Haruno took the initiative to pick up a piece of tempura for Lin Ye, showing her initiative and enthusiasm.

The feeling it brought him was completely different from Nanase Ren's initiative to pick up food for him.

Nanase Ren's was out of sincerity and didn't mix in much interest or purpose, while Haruno, no matter how enthusiastic she was, Lin Ye understood that Haruno's behavior was for a certain purpose.

"The taste is indeed okay."

Lin Ye started eating, using chopsticks to pick up a piece of sushi and stuffing it into his mouth.

At this point, he was indeed a bit hungry.

Haruno, sitting opposite, smiled, used chopsticks to pick up sushi and put it into her mouth, eating in small bites, elegant and quiet, every move showing the good upbringing of a young lady.

However, when she tasted the sake, she revealed a hint of relaxation.

'Sizzle-sizzle-sizzle……'

Kobe beef was served on the table.

Lin Ye tasted a piece; the tender beef melted in his mouth, a faint milky fragrance spread on the tip of his tongue, the meaty texture constantly impacting his taste buds. This tasted better than the beef Nanase Ren treated him to earlier.

Haruno's smiling gaze fell on Lin Ye, while her hand used a fork to stab the beef and put it into her mouth.

"Lin-kun, what do you think of Yuigahama-san?"

"Good-looking."