Chapter 67

Lin Ye ate the Mapo Tofu first.

"How does it taste?"

"It's okay, I guess."

It was a bit sweet, the spiciness wasn't enough, but the taste was okay.

Maybe the Mapo Tofu had also been localized.

Nanase Ren ate a piece of red-braised pork, but when it came to the second piece, she hesitated. Lin Ye noticed and said directly, "Eat it! You're so thin, it's fine to eat one piece."

"I'm not thin at all, I still need to continue losing weight."

Lin Ye's scrutinizing gaze made Nanase Ren even more embarrassed.

"It doesn't look good to be skin and bones. Ren-san is fine just as you are now, really, I'm being sincere."

"Don't boys like that slightly fuller body type?"

"It varies from person to person. I just like your current body type, Ren."

This wasn't the first time Nanase Ren had heard Lin Ye express his affection so simply and directly.

But in her view, their relationship was indeed moving a bit too fast for her to handle.

The life-and-death journey on the Route 18 bus made her develop trust and affection for Lin Ye, but the time they had spent together was really too short. The total time they had known each other wasn't even two days, making her feel dazed and hesitant about their current relationship.

At least for now, they weren't dating.

"Lin Jun must be a master of love who has dated many girls. Otherwise, how would an ordinary man dare to say such things directly to a girl?"

Many things were inappropriate to say in her view, but Lin Ye didn't care and spoke directly without any embarrassment or awkwardness, as if all of this were normal.

"I've been single until now, counting from my previous life."

"Haha, who would believe you?"

"Really, truer than real gold."

"I don't believe it. Even if you've been single until now in this life, you definitely weren't in your previous life. You must have been a playboy who tricked many girls' hearts."

He was so innocent; in his previous life, he was truly an ordinary man isolated from women.

In this life,

it was because he was living a second life, starting over, and decided that things he only dared to think about but didn't dare to say or do in his previous life, he would let go of in this life. Compared to his previous life, he had less hesitation and more directness.

Living a bit more freely.

If this caused some people's displeasure and resentment,

Lin Ye chose to end it there. If it's not suitable, then end it; that's all.

"Really, I didn't trick anyone in my previous life, and I haven't tricked anyone in this life. I hope I can trick a girl's heart soon!"

Lin Ye smiled, his gaze falling on Nanase Ren,

which made the girl sitting opposite him involuntarily look away. Her right hand was unconsciously stirring with her spoon, alleviating the feeling of shame in her heart.

"Let's watch a movie together afterward."

"Mm, okay."

Nanase Ren agreed.

Watching a movie with Lin Ye, today was definitely a date between a man and a woman!

……

After lunch,

Lin Ye paid the bill and walked out of the Chinese restaurant, meeting up with Nanase Ren who had come out first.

"Lin Jun, where are we going next?"

Nanase Ren looked at where Lin Ye was pointing and followed his finger.

In an instant,

she froze.

An acquaintance.

Fujibayashi Ryou, whom she had just met the day before yesterday.

And Fujibayashi Ryou also noticed the gaze and discovered Nanase Ren.

She patted her older sister Fujibayashi Kyou and walked over, taking the initiative to greet them.

The two sisters were wearing identical clothes: white T-shirts on top, black pleated skirts on the bottom, paired with black shoes and white long socks, looking youthful and beautiful.

Both sisters had graduated from high school several years ago, but wearing JK outfits on the street, no one doubted the sisters' identities.

The four of them were gathered together once again.

"You're on a date, right!"

"No, no, it's just that Lin Jun isn't familiar with Chiba, and I happen to have time, so I'm accompanying him to walk around and get familiar with Chiba."

"So that's how it is!"

Fujibayashi Ryou didn't quite believe it, and as the older sister, Fujibayashi Kyou believed it even less.

She glanced at Lin Ye.

A man who dared to directly ask 'if the sisters had any men they liked' right in front of her, and even stated he 'wanted to hit on them', Fujibayashi Kyou didn't think he really 'needed a guide'.

It was likely an excuse to ask Nanase Ren out and seek an opportunity to develop things.

This kind of man,

she had seen too many.

"Ryou, are you guys also out to eat?"

"Just finished. We cleaned the new house all day yesterday, so today we came to Chiba's largest mall to take a look. I didn't expect to run into Ren and Lin Jun again today."

Meeting twice, it was hard not to sigh at this fate.

"My sister and I are planning to watch a movie next, so we won't disturb you guys."

Reminded by her sister Fujibayashi Kyou, Fujibayashi Ryou reacted and spoke, but she noticed Nanase Ren's expression was a bit strange.

Could it be...

"Are you guys also planning to watch a movie?"

"Mm, I wonder which movie you guys are planning to watch?"

As it turned out, both sides were watching the same movie.

Since it had come to this, the four of them headed to the cinema together.

……

In the waiting hall,

the four of them found seats and sat down to wait for the movie's entry time.

"Fifteen minutes left."

"I heard the horror movie showing this time is very good. Shall we watch it?"

A young man was saying to the girl beside him.

"No way! Horror movies are too scary, I don't want to watch it."

"Sigh, what a pity. I heard the reviews are quite high, and it's said to be adapted from a true story."

"There's no such thing as a horror movie adapted from reality!"

"I actually quite want to watch it."

"Who doesn't know your thoughts? Keep dreaming."

The girl's shy voice immediately made the young man show an embarrassed expression.

"No, it's not that. I really just want to watch a horror movie, really..."

"I didn't say you don't watch horror movies."

The girl rolled her eyes at the man.

"Speaking of which, I just saw in a group chat that someone said there was a major traffic accident on the Chiba Expressway, a pile-up, and quite a few people died."

"It's true. My buddy just sent me a message; he was one of the cars in the accident, but he was lucky and was fine."

"It's good that he's fine."

……

The sound of conversation among the waiting crowd was constant.

After hearing about the accident, Lin Ye used his phone to search and found relevant news. He was now relatively sensitive to various accidents.

He might just run into an accident related to the 'Strange Game'.

"Ding-a-ling..."