The strategy of the other world of the love game

Akane Kurokawa on the side looked at MEM啾 with a moved face. When MEM啾 said this, her figure instantly became extremely tall in Akane Kurokawa's eyes.

Ryoma Ezaki looked at MEM啾 with a thoughtful expression.

After a moment, he smiled.

"I understand. Since you are the one treating, MEM, I will be the barbecue chef this time."

"Then let's grill this beef tongue."

Upon hearing this, Kurokawa Akane immediately started talking.

"This beef tongue is marinated. The waiter said it's their signature dish. It has to be grilled well."

With the cooperation of MEM啾 and Kurokawa Akane, Ryoma Esaki finally returned to his barbecue "two-person world" with Kurokawa Akane.

The situation went even more smoothly than Kurokawa Akane had imagined. In just half an hour, she and Esaki Ryoma had talked more than they had in the past five days combined.

In addition to barbecue, we also talked about many other topics, instead of just talking about work like we did in the past few days.

The atmosphere between the two gradually warmed up, and Kurokawa Akane felt that this was a good sign.

If this continues, it shouldn't be so awkward to talk to Ryoma Esaki during the recording of the show next week.

Thinking of this, Kurokawa Akane secretly glanced at Hoshino Ruby on the other side of Ezaki Ryoma.

During the meal, Ruby Hoshino hardly spoke a word and just focused on eating her food.

There was no comment on her intentional attempts to get closer to Ryoma Esaki.

Even during this time, she and Ryoshin Ezaki were chatting and laughing while grilling meat, and Ruby Hoshino did not show anything unusual.

This made Kurokawa Akane a little uneasy.

Usually, this kind of reaction from Ruby Hoshino only corresponds to two situations: either she has no feelings for Ryoma Ezaki at all and doesn't care what he will do.

Or, she is absolutely confident in the relationship between herself and Ryoma Ezaki.

Even though Ryoma Ezaki and he were getting along very well at this moment and their interaction was very passionate, he didn't feel that he would lose.

Kurokawa Akane had witnessed with his own eyes her shy look after being kissed on the forehead by Esaki Ryoma, so he naturally thought that it would not be the first case.

But if it was the second case, she and Ryoma Ezaki had only known each other for less than a week, and their relationship was so bad that she would be shy even if they kissed each other on the forehead.

Where does her confidence come from?

This question bothered Kurokawa Akane and became one of the few thorns in her meal.

However, Kurokawa Akane could never have imagined that the situations of Hoshino Ruby and Esaki Ryoma were neither of these two situations.

Or rather, both of these.

Her judgment was limited to the information she knew, and she was too concerned about what she saw, which resulted in her inability to break away from her already formed thought process and infer the correct answer.

The deal between Ryoma Ezaki and Ruby Hoshino is that she cannot refuse when Ryoma Ezaki interacts with her during the recording of the show.

Correspondingly, Ryoma Esaki will help her get through the entire show safely.

Now that the recording is over, Ruby Hoshino is not obligated to accept Ryoma Ezaki's interaction, and Ryoma Ezaki has no need to risk being rejected by interacting with her.

After all, such an embarrassing mistake had just happened, and he also wanted to give Hoshino Ruby some time to calm down.

Instead of ruining the relationship outside of recording time, it is better to resolve the awkwardness when the next show starts recording.

After all, there are restrictions on the transaction, and Ruby Hoshino cannot refuse him.

For Ruby Hoshino, with this deal in place, her relationship with Ryoma Ezaki will naturally not be affected.

This is the source of her so-called "confidence".

At the same time, because of this deal, she wouldn't care what Ryoma Esaki did outside of the program recording time.

This doesn't make any sense to her, as long as Ryosaki Ezaki can really help her get through the recording of the show safely.

Therefore, the reason why Ruby Hoshino did not react to Ryoma Esaki's behavior was because she did not care and because she was absolutely "confident" in her relationship with Ryoma Esaki.

After all, there is no relationship more solid than the exchange of benefits.

Of course, these are ideal responses.

If the relationship between her and Ryoma Ezaki was really that pure, she wouldn't have any special feelings for Ryoma Ezaki.

That would have been her reaction.

Ruby Hoshino obviously felt that this was the right reaction for her.

She believed it and did it.

But the surging emotions in my heart cannot be persuaded by reason.

If we knew what was right, we wouldn't make mistakes, and there wouldn't be so many tragedies in this world.

So, just as Kurokawa Akane was observing secretly, Hoshino Ruby suddenly moved.

She reached out her hand and reached out to Jiang Qiliangzhen...

The plate in front of me.

Under Kurokawa Akane's surprised gaze, Hoshino Ruby blocked Ezaki Ryoma's vision and quietly cleared out the meat on his plate while his attention was focused on the grill.

Witnessing all this, Kurokawa Akane was once again conflicted.

What should I do? Should I expose Ruby Hoshino's little prank?

Would this make me seem too stingy and fussy?

While Kurokawa Akane was hesitating, Hoshino Ruby had already eaten all the meat on Ezaki Ryoma's plate.

After secretly eating, she patted her belly with satisfaction.

Well, it turns out that what’s in other people’s bowls is the most delicious!

Seeing Ruby Hoshino's reaction, Kurokawa Akane suddenly felt like he had punched cotton.

——Maybe... Ruby doesn't have any thoughts like that about Ezaki-kun at all, and I'm just worrying too much?

Kurokawa Akane couldn't help but think about it.

She suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

She had been worried and anxious for these days, and had been carefully planning to warm up the relationship between herself and Ryoma Ezaki, but Ruby Hoshino, whom she regarded as her rival, had no intention of giving in at all.

So she has been boxing with Shadow!

However, Kurokawa Akane was not the only one who felt ridiculous.

After Ruby Hoshino took a small revenge on Ryoma Ezaki, the bitterness and irritability in her heart had not disappeared at all.

On the contrary, it becomes more vigorous with the nourishment of fat intake.

Obviously, she had a lot of grievances that she wanted to vent, but she could only, and was only qualified to, use such a small trick to express her dissatisfaction.

She didn't even have the right to be openly jealous of Ryoma Ezaki.

This made Ruby Hoshino start thinking.

What am I to Ryoma Esaki?

Chapter 28: Hoshino Ruby doesn't want to be left out

At this moment, Ruby Hoshino was experiencing firsthand the torment that Akane Kurokawa had felt a few days ago.

After the recording started, Kurokawa Akane's attitude towards Ryoma Ezaki suddenly cooled, and their relationship quickly became distant.

This gap is also the source of her feeling wronged and sad.

And isn't it the same for Ruby Hoshino?

It’s just that her situation is the opposite of Kurokawa Akane.

When recording the show, Ryoma Esaki was very proactive and enthusiastic towards her, and there was never a dull moment during the chat.

Although they were talking about some very daily topics, Ryoma Ezaki could always make these ordinary and even boring topics lively and interesting, often making her laugh.

The relaxed and humorous atmosphere carefully created by Ryoma Esaki made it so that Ruby Hoshino did not feel any pressure or burden when she was with him.

And the most important thing is that when recording the show, Ryoma Esaki would only deal with her wholeheartedly and only have her in his eyes.

During these days of getting along, Ruby Hoshino sometimes wondered if she and Ryoma Ezaki would get along better if they were not in front of the camera and without the restrictions of the transaction.

With this thought in mind, she gradually began to become curious about Ryoma Esaki's daily life.

And today was the first time she socialized with Ryoma Esaki outside of recording the show after they reached a deal.

Although the accident just happened, the atmosphere between the two was a little awkward.

But Ruby Hoshino is still looking forward to this dinner.

But now, the difference in temperature between Ryoma Esaki on the show and outside the show has completely dashed her expectations.

Although Ryoma Esaki was sitting right next to her, very close to her, Hoshino Ruby felt that he was much farther away than during the recording of the show.

At this moment, looking at Ryoma Ezaki who was happily grilling meat with Akane Kurokawa, Ruby Hoshino felt the same grievance and jealousy as Akane Kurokawa.

This grievance came from Ryoma Ezaki's coldness and bad attitude, and more from the fact that the gap in her status made it impossible for her to even express her emotions reasonably.

Ruby Hoshino understood that outside the show, Ryoma Esaki and Akane Kurokawa had a closer relationship.

Both of them belong to the LALALAI theater troupe and are also known as the new generation's duo in the industry. They have co-starred in many stage plays.

Leaving this show, they would be a more reasonable and more suitable couple.

What's more, before starting the transaction, he was even reluctant to contact Ryoma Esaki.

It was only when Ryouma Ezaki took the initiative to propose a deal with her that they would have a follow-up.

As for myself, I have already obtained the help of Ryoma Ezaki as I wished, and have been recording in a low-key manner until now. What qualifications do I have to ask for more?

In the past few dozen minutes, Ruby Hoshino has said these words to herself countless times in her heart.

But her inner torment did not ease at all, but instead grew more violently and raged.

——But...even if that's the case, you wouldn't even look at me after the recording is over, right?

Ruby Hoshino couldn't help but think in her heart.

Unconsciously, she couldn't help wanting to take things a step further with Ryoma Esaki.

Driven by this mentality, Ruby Hoshino no longer had the energy to focus on the party.

She even just wanted to finish today and fast forward to tomorrow to continue recording.

Although they claim that this program is recorded after school every day, in fact, the bulk of the time is on the weekends.

They don't have to go to school during these two days. They need to continue recording for half a day or even a whole day based on the plan made by the program team after sorting out the current materials.

Until there is enough material to make a whole episode.

——Well, neither Ezaki-kun nor I have provided any material these past two days, so we may need to record for two full days this weekend.

In other words, I can stay with Ezaki-kun for two days.

And it’s not the Ezaki-kun with this attitude now, but the one who only has eyes for himself in the show.

Thinking of this, Hoshino Ruby even began to look forward to the arrival of tomorrow.

You know, on the first day of the meeting, when she heard the director say that they would have to re-record on the weekend, she was the most resentful among everyone.

The change in attitude from reluctance to full of expectation has exposed her true thoughts.

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The dinner ended in an atmosphere of first depression and then optimism. Everyone left the barbecue restaurant and said goodbye to each other at the door.

"Huh! I'm full! I'm full!"

Nobuyuki Kumano patted his bulging belly and laughed.

"Thank you so much for your hospitality today, MEM-chan. I will never forget the heroic scene when you paid the bill!"

"Hmm... What do you mean by heroic? You look like you're in pain!"

MEM said with a look of resentment.

Although she earns a lot of money as a YouTuber, she can't afford to eat so much Wagyu beef in one meal.

"Haha! Don't worry about it, MEM. I'll treat you to a meal some other day. Then you can eat your fill and make up for what you lost today!"