After sharing their innermost thoughts and discovering each other's little secrets, Ogihara Sayu and Shiina Mahiru exchanged a glance.
Suddenly, they burst into laughter in perfect harmony.
Shiina Mahiru wiped her tears away.
“If Lin-kun saw us crying together, he would definitely laugh at us.”
Ogihara Sayu replied with a smile, “No, Lin Xi is very gentle. I think he would pat our heads and comfort us.”
Shiina Mahiru's cheeks flushed.
“Um... Sayu, are you and Lin-kun dating?”
“Huh? Why do you ask that?” Ogihara Sayu showed a surprised expression.
Shiina Mahiru felt a bit shy but still explained.
“A few times when I went to the bathroom, I saw you entering his room…”
Ogihara Sayu's face also turned red.
However, she shook her head, indicating denial.
“That’s true, but I think… I’m not dating Lin Xi.”
“Why not?”
Shiina Mahiru was quite puzzled.
After all, she had gone to his room at night; surely something inappropriate must have happened.
Isn’t that a relationship?
Ogihara Sayu smiled and explained, “Mahiru, don’t forget, I’m currently in a runaway state.”
“My relationship with Lin Xi is more like one of need and being needed.”
“He brought me back home when I was at my most confused, saved me, and gave me a place to stay. I’m very grateful to him, and I really like him.”
“So, even though I don’t know why you misunderstood, I still want to say that if Lin Xi hadn’t pushed me away, I definitely wouldn’t have left Sakura Manor.”
“No, I should say that if he had pushed me away, I would have had no choice but to die.”
“Don’t think like that. He won’t push you away. Even when he was confused, he was still thinking of comforting you. He likes you too.”
Shiina Mahiru quickly reassured her.
She hadn’t even thought about death.
But the fact that Ogihara Sayu could think that way showed she had already regarded Lin Xi as everything.
If Lin Xi pushed her away, she wouldn’t be able to live on.
Hearing this, Ogihara Sayu couldn’t help but smile.
“Yeah, it’s precisely because he treats me well that I want to treat him well too.”
“Mahiru, can you date Lin Xi?”
Ogihara Sayu suddenly blurted out this question.
Shiina Mahiru stared at her in shock.
“Sayu, what are you talking about?”
“I’m serious, I’m not joking.”
Ogihara Sayu firmly held Shiina Mahiru’s small hand and continued, “Did you see how you took care of him just now?”
“Huh? Which part?”
“Don’t play dumb! It’s about the boy’s… that!”
“It was super obvious, okay?”
Shiina Mahiru fell silent, her pretty face turning bright red.
“Looks like you saw it.”
Ogihara Sayu teased her with a glance and continued:
“Although it’s embarrassing to say, Lin Xi is too amazing. I feel like I can’t satisfy him.”
Shiina Mahiru wanted to cover her ears.
What is this?
Ogihara Sayu is saying her man is too amazing, and she feels unsatisfied because she can’t meet his needs?
“I’m not joking, I’m serious.”
“Let me tell you a secret, the senior Ueokigusa Misaki on the third floor got drunk last time and did that with Lin Xi.”
“As a result, the two of us together…”
“Still couldn’t satisfy him.”
Shiina Mahiru was at a loss for words.
Should she say Lin Xi is a playboy?
Or should she say Ogihara Sayu has lost her mind?
She and the senior got involved.
And now she wants to pull her in too?
“Well, I’m just expressing my attitude, Mahiru. I don’t mind if you date Lin Xi.”
“I think Lin Xi has feelings for you; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been looking for you everywhere when you didn’t come home.”
Shiina Mahiru’s cheeks burned, and she instinctively recalled that warm embrace from earlier.
“I’m sorry, Sayu. My mind is all mixed up, and I can’t reply to you right away.”
“I didn’t ask you to reply immediately; I just hope you think about it.”
“Of course, I sincerely hope to have a good sister who can make Lin Xi happy.”
“For him, I’m willing to accept anything!”
Shiina Mahiru covered her face, feeling quite speechless.
“Um, does he know what you’re thinking?”
“He doesn’t need to know. Men, where is there one who doesn’t like beautiful girls? I don’t believe he wouldn’t like someone as pretty as you, Mahiru.”
“Anyway, just think about it carefully.”
Ogihara Sayu finished speaking and returned to her room.
Leaving Shiina Mahiru with a complex expression.
She had never thought about dating a boy.
After all, in order to become a “good child” and gain her parents’ affection, she had always held herself to the standard of an excellent student.
Since she was an excellent student, naturally, she couldn’t date boys in middle school, and high school was no different.
But her mother’s phone call shattered her heart.
All her efforts over the years had been in vain.
“Huh, what does Sayu really think?”
“Doesn’t she get jealous sharing a boyfriend with someone else?”
Thinking of this, she recalled what Sayu said earlier, “I’m willing to do anything for him.”
That sinful man, if he doesn’t treat Sayu well, it would be utterly unforgivable.
Is this Lin Xi’s charm?
Even the senior took advantage of being drunk to force herself on him.
“Ah, wait, what am I thinking?”
Although she indeed had unusual feelings for Lin Xi now, how could she possibly share him with someone else?
She secretly cursed Lin Xi, despising him for not being satisfied with Sayu and also having a fling with the senior.
Even if he was passive.
But when it comes to matters between men and women, once it happens, it happens.
Does it matter who took the initiative?
After all, he didn’t refuse, did he?
Scumbag!
Playboy scumbag!
After cursing a few times, Shiina Mahiru recalled that frightening thing.
Her cheeks quickly flushed red.
She suddenly began to understand Ogihara Sayu a bit.
A super beautiful girl like herself, along with a fiery girl like Ueokigusa Misaki, together couldn’t satisfy Lin Xi.
Ogihara Sayu liked Lin Xi so much that she naturally felt guilty, thinking she hadn’t fulfilled her duties as a girlfriend.
That’s why she pulled in someone like her, who had feelings for Lin Xi.
The more she thought about it, the more Shiina Mahiru couldn’t calm her heart.
As a result, the next day she went to school with dark circles under her eyes.