Chapter 88

To avoid her mother dragging her to see a psychiatrist, she felt it was better to keep this to herself.

"That's not the case."

"It's just that the training intensity at the karate club has increased quite a bit recently; several times after training, I was so hungry I couldn't stand it."

"That's why I prepared a little more."

"Is that so?"

"Of course, I'm still growing, so eating a bit more doesn't matter."

"If anything, I used to eat too little."

"It's mainly a problem on Dad's side."

"Sorry, Dad, this is to keep Mom from dragging me to see a psychiatrist."

After blaming Kogoro Mao Li for the mistake, Eri Mao Li started overthinking things.

"That unreliable guy didn't use Ran's food allowance for drinking, did he?"

Although such methods were highly unreliable, she suddenly felt that Kogoro, that unreliable guy, was actually capable of doing it.

She glanced back at the table, then thought again about the karate club Ran joined at school.

The physical exertion was great, and with insufficient calorie intake, it really could lead to an empty stomach.

After thinking it over, she no longer believed this was a psychological issue.

She had been observing Ran's emotional fluctuations, and they seemed nowhere near as severe as imagined.

"Let's observe for now."

With that thought, Eri Mao Li was no longer in a hurry.

"That unreliable guy, Kogoro."

"He doesn't earn enough himself, yet he cuts back on food expenses; I'll have a good talk with him later."

"Ran, are you ready on your end?"

"Yes, I'm ready."

"Then let's eat."

Mother and daughter sat opposite each other and began breakfast.

Then Eri Mao Li watched her daughter quickly resolve the breakfast before her, which far exceeded three adult men's portions.

Meat sauce noodles, fried chicken pieces, vegetable salad, and three large bowls of rice.

"This... this..."

"Does Ran really have such a huge appetite?"

Eri Mao Li didn't take a single bite.

Just watching her daughter's abnormal appetite already made her feel full.

Ran's eating manner wasn't unattractive, so why could she consume such a huge amount?

Eri Mao Li only felt a headache coming on.

She turned her head to look at her daughter's stomach.

Hmm, there wasn't the slightest bulge; it looked exactly the same as when she hadn't eaten.

So, this isn't forced?

And it's not even psychological?

Eri Mao Li held her forehead, feeling she needed to confirm Ran's condition with Kogoro.

This doesn't seem as simple as just a growth spurt.

If Kogoro faced Ran's appetite like this, Kogoro's savings would definitely not be enough to support it.

After a few simple minutes, Mao Li Lan had already wiped the stains from the corner of her mouth with a tissue.

"Hmm? Mom, aren't you eating?"

"Hmm... I'll eat later."

"Ran, do you really not feel any discomfort?"

"No, I don't."

Mao Li Lan touched her stomach and felt no bulge at all; everything was well within her body's tolerance.

Just seeing Mom's shocked expression, she also knew her eating manner today was a bit unsightly.

As for the various reasons, she truly couldn't say them.

Now she could only choose to leave first.

"Then Mom, I'm going to school first."

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