I'm not a womanizer for Chihaya Aine

Liu Zeqing has always been a person who values practicality and cost-effectiveness, and this was also the case when her financial situation was not so tight before she traveled through time. So even when she was on a date, she would only spend what was necessary, and would not overspend just to save face in front of her date.

Therefore, when Ain said that she wanted to experience the aquarium restaurant, Qing tactfully raised a different point of view: We are still high school students, isn't it inappropriate to spend money enjoying high-end places?

Of course, Qing didn't really want to refute Aine, nor did she say that she couldn't eat here, she just wanted to remind Aine to be careful about her spending. Moreover, this aquarium restaurant was only a little more expensive than a normal restaurant, and it couldn't be considered a high-end restaurant, and not all the dishes on the menu were expensive.

So when Aine once again expressed her desire to go to the aquarium restaurant, Qing took it as Aine receiving her reminder and agreed easily.

It has to be said that the atmosphere of the aquarium restaurant is really great. Qing and Aine went down to the hall and felt the blue ambient light reflected through the water from the transparent glass wall. Although there were many people in the restaurant, they subconsciously kept a quiet atmosphere in this environment surrounded by sea water. In addition, there were no fish swimming leisurely outside, which made the whole hall feel quiet and harmonious.

I heard that the atmosphere in the private rooms would be more exciting, but Qing and Aine obviously wouldn't book a private room, so it would be enough for them to just feel the atmosphere in the hall.

After they sat down, they looked at the menu. The dishes were mainly seafood. There were indeed quite a few expensive dishes, but also some relatively affordable dishes.

"If you want to consider the cost-effectiveness, I think you have to go for the set menu."

Ao came to a conclusion after carefully looking through the menu, and then turned the menu to the set meal page to show Aine.

There are two kinds of packages shown on the page, one is a couple package for two people, and the other is a family package for three people. If you order a package, you will get a pizza or a pot of soup. It can be said that this store is also very knowledgeable, knowing that many of the customers who come here are couples or families of three.

But unfortunately, Qing and Aine are not a couple nor do they come with a family, so it seems that they cannot order these two sets, right?

So the question is, since they can't order a set meal, why did Qing show this page to Aine? What is she trying to hint at?

Aiyin didn't dare to look up at Qing, but she could feel Qing's burning gaze. She just lowered her head and pretended to study the menu carefully, imagining in her head how she would answer Qing and how Qing would react.

"Then...would you like to click and have a look?"

Then, Aine pretended not to realize that this menu was not applicable to them, and asked in a calm tone as if nothing had happened. Her tone and attitude were as natural as if she had seen a discount and went to try it.

Qing subconsciously straightened his back upon hearing this, and seemed to tense his body nervously, his face still expressionless, and his tone was just as natural as Aine's just now, he asked: "Oh, then which set meal should we order?"

Aiyin took a deep breath. Qing must be asking this on purpose! Is he teasing me? He wants me to say "couple" in person, right?

Ain admitted that if she had to say in person that they wanted to order a couple's meal, she would be a little embarrassed. Maybe Qing wanted to see her embarrassed. But Ain was not someone who would be easily manipulated, so she still pretended to be unaware and replied as a matter of course: "Ah, aren't there two of us? Then we should order a meal for two."

Qing nodded stiffly, then pushed the menu to the waiter beside him and said calmly, "That's right, let's order the set meal for two."

The waiter at the side saw the whole process of the two people pulling each other. To be honest, with the development of globalization, modern people's customs have become more and more open, and love between same-sex people does not seem to be something shameful anymore.

So this waitress has seen many same-sex friends pretending to be a couple to order a couple meal in order to get a discount, and she has also gained a lot of experience in identifying couples. Most people who pretend to be a couple have exaggerated performances, which are as corny as they can be, and they are identified as fake at first glance.

On the contrary, it was the shyness of Qing and Aine that didn’t seem like they were acting. Or, even if such a pair of customers were acting, it would be easy for them to become real.

However, out of professionalism, the waiter still confirmed and asked: "Couple meal? Are you two a couple?"

Qing and Aine did not answer the question right away, but looked at each other, then nodded and replied at the same time: "Yes."

The waiter smiled businesslike and said politely: "I'm sorry, although it's very presumptuous, but can you two do something to prove that you are a couple?"

Hearing this, Aiyin secretly glanced at Qing, and she was a little eager to do something. It wasn't that she really wanted to do that with Qing, but she had just considered whether to take the initiative once before, and now she had to do so for the discounted meal. Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing if the waiter found out that they were not a couple and wanted to order a couple meal?

Qing also happened to glance at Aine, and their eyes met, and then they both looked away and looked at the waiter. Qing acted a little dissatisfied and said: "Do you need to prove this? Then let me ask you, how do you prove that your mother is your mother?"

Although the waitress didn't understand the question Qing asked her, what Qing meant was very simple. If you want to find fault, no proof will be enough. This is the so-called self-proof trap.

After hearing what Qing said, the waiter also felt that it was not appropriate to ask customers to prove their identities. Combined with some interactions between the two customers, he felt that there was really no need to ask them to prove their identities.

The waiter smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I was negligent. Which dish did you two want to order from the set menu?"

Qing was not picky about this, so he let Aiyin choose the specific order. In the end, the two of them ordered cream salmon pasta, grape juice as a drink, and seafood pizza as a gift.

After we took the order, the waiter left as expected. The two people sitting opposite each other fell silent. If it weren't for the various fish swimming around outside the glass wall behind them, others would have thought it was a still picture. Were they afraid to speak? Or did they not want to speak? Or did they not know how to speak?

The atmosphere was silent for a while. Although Qing felt a little embarrassed, he still said calmly: "You know, I just said that just for the discount package."

"So" of course means admitting that they are in a relationship, and the current atmosphere is so awkward because of this sentence. It's not that the two of them are so resistant to this fake couple identity, but it is precisely because they are not so resistant that it becomes so difficult to clarify. After all, before Qing opened her mouth, she was still thinking about whether to use this opportunity to confirm this fake identity.

Of course, this was just a thought, she couldn't think about taking it a step further when she had the chance, as if she was eager to be close to Aine. After all, even if she really had to go that far, Qing hoped to be well prepared, and then leave important memories of each other in a scene that neither of them would forget...

I've gone off topic. Anyway, we haven't even started yet, so I'd better explain it clearly. Although it stands to reason that everyone knows it even if there is no explanation. After all, when Aine admitted that they were in a relationship in front of the waiter, she couldn't have been serious, right?

Aiyin turned her head to look at the sea water and fish outside the glass wall and said, "I see! I think so too."

Is that really what you think? Qing doesn’t know, and neither does Aine. This seems unimportant, yet also seems very important.

Qing followed Aine's gaze and looked outside. Looking at the fish swimming freely in the sea with dull eyes, Qing had the idea that if she were also a fish, she wouldn't have to think so much. Qing was becoming more and more confused about her relationship with Aine, and she was becoming less and less confident. In comparison, even the band's affairs became much simpler.

With the lights off, no one explained to Qing and Aine what kind of fish they were. They just looked at the fish quietly and let themselves go. When they saw a pair of fish swimming side by side, Qing thought again, if she turned into a fish, would Aine also turn into a fish and swim with her in this vast water?

Finally, the waiter interrupted their silence and thinking by serving the appetizer caviar. However, neither of them wanted to eat, but just took this opportunity to restore the normal atmosphere.

Qing finally looked directly at Aine and asked, "Aine, how do you feel about the experience here?"

After all, it was Aine who insisted on coming here to experience the dining experience, so it was natural for Qing to ask this question. Aine didn't think much about it and answered: "I think it's pretty good. The environment and atmosphere are very good, and the scenery in the water is also spectacular."

Qing looked surprised when he heard this and said, "I thought your evaluation would not be very good."

After hearing what Qing said, Aiyin looked at Qing curiously and asked, "Why do you think so?"

The parent answered without hesitation: "Because I think if you think this place is nice, you will probably take a photo with your phone and post it on social media to show off."

What Qing said made sense, and it was indeed in line with Ain's identity as a female high school student and her somewhat vain personality. Ain was stunned at first, then smiled and said: "Qingqing, you reminded me that I should take pictures of the environment here and the dishes that will be served later, and show them to my classmates and band members. How will they react?"

Qing didn't feel relieved because of Aine's smile. She asked seriously, "Is it because of those two people? Otherwise, Aine would have done it without my reminder, and she wouldn't just send messages to her classmates and the band, right?"

When Aiyin heard what Qing said, the smile on her face froze, and then turned into a bitter smile. She sighed and said, "Qingqing really knows too much."

Aine's comment was equivalent to agreeing with Qing's statement. Qing meant that "those two people" referred to Aine's junior high school classmates, and "not only sending messages to classmates and the band" meant that Aine would also post updates on SNS, and the middle sentence meant that Aine didn't think about taking photos and posting updates, but she didn't want to do so because she was worried that her junior high school classmates would see the updates.

In fact, Qing, who has the perspective of the animation plot, can easily understand the reason why Aine doesn’t take photos and post updates, but Qing still deliberately cuts in the perspective from the two junior high school classmates of Aine that she met, and then analyzes Aine’s actions and conversations before drawing conclusions, just to avoid reminding Aine of things that should be "forgotten".

After Qing saw Aine had admitted it, he no longer had a stern face and said in a joking tone: "Is that so? I know too much. Aine, are you going to kill me to silence me?"

But now that Qing wanted to liven up the atmosphere, Aiyin's mood was no longer bright. She actually knew how Qing knew about this matter, and she also knew that Qing had gone through so much trouble to tell her about this matter because of their agreement, so she didn't want to make Qing work so hard, and began to talk about the story of her failure in studying abroad.

"When I was in junior high school, they asked me where I was going to go to high school. I was so excited that I boasted that I was going to study abroad, and I did go. But I only stayed in the UK for a month, and I felt that I couldn't adapt, so I came back in despair. After I came back, I was always afraid of meeting those junior high school classmates who knew that I said I was going to study abroad, and I was afraid that they would know that I failed, so I never updated my status on SNS."

Having anticipated that Qing already knew about her failure in studying abroad, Aiyin was not so nervous when she confessed this embarrassing past, because she still remembered that Qing supported her with the warmth of his palms at that time, and she knew that Qing would not have a bad impression of her because of such an incident.

Qing listened carefully to Aiyin's story, and did not dismiss it because she already knew the situation. After listening, Qing continued to ask in a cold voice: "But this won't work, right? Are you planning to never post on SNS again? Even if you really don't post, they might find out where you are if they find out that you have no news. What will you do then?"

These questions asked by Qing were the reason why she talked about this topic with Ain. She wanted to help Ain completely solve the problem of failure in studying abroad.

If Qing was still the same Yanagisawa Qing who only cared about promoting Aine, then she would definitely not go to such lengths and would just help Aine escape from her classmates; but now Qing is a girl who likes Aine, she will seriously consider Aine, so she would want Aine to try to face it, or escape completely.

In short, Qing hopes that Aine can truly and completely resolve her emotional knot.

82

Chapter 82: Choice, coaxing, and thanking.

In the world before Liu Zeqing traveled through time, there was a point of view about the plot of Mygo animation that Qing agreed with, that is, the reason why there are so many messed up things in the plot of Mygo is because there are too few homeworks. If everyone can focus on studying, they will not use immature ideas to think about those things.

This leads to another point: the characters in Mygo are so troublesome, largely because they have too many immature ideas.

Among them, Qing thinks that Aine's refusal to confess to her junior high school classmates that she failed in studying abroad is an immature idea of Aine. Qing has also experienced puberty and knows that boys and girls of this age are more concerned about their reputation, so she understands Aine's thoughts, but understanding does not mean approval.

Not to mention that Aine has been able to adapt to the new environment, in fact, she doesn't need to care about the opinions of those unimportant people; if someone becomes disillusioned with all the good images of Aine because of her failure in studying abroad, or even sneers at her, then it only means that the opinions of these people are not worth Aine's care, and the friendship between Aine and them is not real.

Qing's attitude towards things is also the reason why she can maintain her own behavior without caring about what others think of her.

Even if Aine couldn't figure this out, to be honest, Qing didn't think that Aine's friends would laugh at her or distance themselves from her because of this. Especially after meeting the two classmates before, she became more convinced of this idea.

The respect those two had for Aine wasn't fake, nor did it arrive at that level overnight. Qing had reason to believe that it took Aine a long time and thought, using her own efforts and practical actions to gradually make them respect Aine so much.

If Aine was honest with them, they probably wouldn't think that Aine was incompetent and pretentious, but would think that Aine was unlucky to go to a school that was difficult to adapt to. They might even feel sorry for Aine's experience.

Besides, failure in studying abroad is not something that is difficult to talk about. In fact, Aine can confess her failure in studying abroad to her new friends, whether it is Deng in the original work or Ao now.

But Aiyin still couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart. When talking about topics she didn't want to face, Aiyin wanted to change the subject to avoid Qing's questioning.

"We'll talk about this later... As long as it doesn't affect my current situation, it would be better to consider it after things have calmed down, right?"

Aiyin looked around and talked about something else.

Qing sighed. Aiyin couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, so Qing could only force her. Qing's eyes suddenly became cold and sharp, and he asked without any hesitation: "We will have a live show in a month. What if they see you at the live show? What if they reveal the things you don't want to face the most after we successfully hold the live show when you are the happiest? Even if they didn't see the live show this time, what about the next time? What about the days after that? And our band promotional video, won't you appear in it? Are you going to avoid all these things?"

These realistic problems were like a huge rock pressing on Aine's chest. Even if she had front armor installed on her chest, she still felt suffocated. Qing's words made her understand that she wanted to escape, but reality left her with nowhere to escape.

Aiyin lowered her head and clenched her fists. She didn't answer for a long time. Her heart was already in turmoil. Should she continue to escape? How could it be possible? Continuing to escape would mean giving up the band. If it was an ordinary band, it would be fine. But the band that Aiyin is in now was created by her and Qing, named after her, and it is the vehicle for Deng, Su Shi, and Li Xi to move forward again. How could she give up?

However, if she doesn’t run away, it means that Aine must face the fear in her heart and openly admit that she is a coward...

Aomi Aine was hesitant to speak, so she continued, "But I'm not the kind of person who raises a problem without offering a solution. I have two completely different methods here. The results may not satisfy your wishes, but they can both solve the problem."

Hearing this, Aiyin raised her head and looked at Qing in confusion. Her eyes showed that she wanted to hear what the two methods Qing mentioned were.

Qing didn't keep Aiyin in suspense and said directly: "The first way is to be honest with your friends and explain everything clearly. No matter what, it is better to explain your situation now than to be exposed later. There are various reasons for failure in studying abroad, and your friends will understand you, but if you lie to hide the fact that you failed, they have enough reasons to stop believing in you and stop being your friend."

"It's important to only tell the friends you really care about, and then you can decide whether to continue to associate with them based on their reactions. But if you don't choose to confront them, it will be difficult for you to maintain a relationship with them during the period of hiding the truth."

Even though Qing stated the pros and cons of confessing the truth to Aine's friends, Aine still stared at Qing. It was obvious that this method did not impress Aine, and she wanted to hear Qing's second solution.

Qing was not disappointed with Aiyin's attitude, but continued to talk about the second solution she mentioned: "The second solution is to lie to the end, weave a lie that can perfectly explain why you returned to Japan, and then tell your friends that you came back from the UK for a reason, not because of failure in studying abroad."

Hearing this, Aine's eyes lit up. Qing also saw Aine's obvious interest, so he pressed his hand and continued, "I think the benefits of this method don't need me to explain much. Your classmates' impression of you will not be worse. The difficulty lies in how to make up a perfect lie. If you choose this method, I will help you with this."

"At the same time, there is a hidden danger in using this method. That is, no matter how perfect a lie is, there will be flaws. When your big lie is exposed, those who were deceived by you will bring you greater backlash. No one likes to be deceived. They may forgive you, but they will never like you again. At the same time, they may completely destroy your social circle and even affect your current interpersonal relationships."

After hearing about the hidden dangers of this method, Aiyin hesitated again and asked, "I'm curious, if I want to use this method, how will Qingqing help me make up a lie?"

Aiyin had never doubted that Qing would not help her, but she also knew that it was not a good idea to lie. If she chose the second method, Qing would definitely help her, but she might also be disappointed in her. So when Aiyin asked Qing, she emphasized that she was "curious" rather than wanting to try, and that the question was based on assumptions.

Qing raised his index finger and said, "There are many directions, as long as they are reasonable enough. For example, you can announce to the public that you actually had a disease before and needed to go to the UK for surgery and recuperation after graduating from junior high school. You thought you would be recuperating in the UK for a long time, so in order not to worry your friends, you told a white lie that you were going to study in the UK."

"It's just that you didn't expect the progress of the treatment to be beyond your imagination. You recovered quickly and returned to Japan. And you had no reason to continue lying to them, so you could naturally 'confess' to them."

"During this process, I will find a suitable disease for you and forge a medical record for you. If necessary, I can also pretend to be a patient you know in the UK to make your lie more convincing. Of course, this is just an example, and we can discuss the most reasonable lie."

Aine was silent. Although she would actively avoid her junior high school classmates, she had never used lies to cover up the truth of her failure in studying abroad. Even the two girls she met today could be said to have misunderstood and found a reason for Aine to go back to Japan for the holidays, and Aine just went along with it.

Aine still felt guilty about deceiving her friend, not to mention that she had to lie to Qing, who was used to speaking her mind.

Aiyin knew that Qing brought up this topic because she wanted to help her solve the problem. She had already thought a lot about herself. Did she really need to help her lie?

In other words, when Aiyin was hesitating and thinking here, was she already considering using Qing to lie for her? Even if Qing took the initiative to help her, wasn't this fulfilling her willfulness?

And when you weigh the pros and cons here, have you already put your friendship with your junior high school classmates and friends on the scale of your own vanity? Is this really a good thing?

Just when Aiyin was struggling, a spoon with a little caviar on it was suddenly handed to Aiyin. Aiyin looked up and saw Qing's gentle eyes. At this moment, she was supporting her cheek with one hand and resting her other hand on the table. She raised her wrist and held the spoon in front of Aiyin. This action is generally called feeding.

"We have to face this problem, but we don't have to make a choice right now. Aine, you can think about it slowly and tell me when you make a choice. Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

As he spoke, Ao moved the spoon forward a little further, almost to Aine's lips.

Just like what I said before, Aiyin is not a girl who loves to cry. At least, difficulties and setbacks can hardly make her cry, but being touched and gentle can. Aiyin was just considering whether to lie, whether to consider vanity and the value of friends in her heart, whether to use Qing...

Aiyin didn't believe that Qing would not be able to see all these thoughts, but why did she treat her so gently? Why did she hold her hand tightly at that time? She clearly said that she had "forgotten everything", so Qing shouldn't need to pay for her for unknown reasons...

Aiyin, who even thought she was despicable, was being loved so gently and carefully by Qing at this moment, which made Aiyin feel ashamed. Just as the sun can take off people's clothes more quickly than the strong wind, Aiyin was broken by Qing's gentle love at this moment.

In an instant, Aine suddenly felt her eyes warm up. In order to avoid Qing from seeing her losing composure, she lowered her head and held the spoon in her mouth. The salty taste of caviar exploded in her mouth. Aine pretended to be salty and covered her mouth and turned her head away, but she was actually secretly wiping away the tears that were about to burst out.

"how is the taste?"

Ao asked with a smile, as if she didn’t notice Aine’s exaggerated actions.

“Salty… so salty!”

Aiyin used a louder voice than usual to cover up the crying tone in her voice, but she still didn't dare to look at Qing.

Seeing this, Qing continued to smile without saying anything, but the waiter who passed by behind Aine's seat changed his expression. When he was about to come forward to inquire about the situation, Qing smiled and put the hand that was originally supporting his chin in front of himself, stretched out his index finger and made a "hush" gesture to her, then shook his head to signal the waiter to leave.

Then Qing took back his hand from feeding her, scooped another small spoonful of caviar from the plate, and said to Aine, “Really? Then I’ll try it too.”

After saying that, Qing put the spoonful of caviar into his mouth without hesitation, and carefully tasted the caviar that Aiyin Rui said was too salty. After hearing what Qing said, Aiyin looked at Qing and saw Qing putting the caviar into his mouth.

Qing felt the impact of the caviar exploding in his mouth, and his expression did not change at all. After swallowing the caviar, Qing looked at Aine and nodded slightly in agreement: "It is indeed too salty."

Facing Qing's approval, Aiyin felt that the tears she had managed to hold back were beginning to come back, as if something was stuck in her throat. She didn't even bother to notice that Qing was using the spoon she had held in her mouth.

Is the caviar salty? It is indeed salty, but it is completely within the acceptable range. However, in the situation just now, whether the caviar is salty or not seems to be unimportant to Aiyin and Qing. What matters is that Aiyin said it is salty, and what matters is that Qing agreed with Aiyin.

At this moment, Aiyin also felt the weight of tenderness coming from Qing, and what Qing wanted to say to her: I will support you no matter what.

Ah, now that it’s like this, do I still have a choice? Can I still have the heart to choose to use you? Aiyin smiled bitterly in her heart, and an expression of “Isn’t it good?” appeared on her face.

At this time, behind the glass wall beside the two of them, a big fish swam past them, then it curiously approached the glass wall and spit bubbles at Aiqing and the others.

Qing pointed at the fish as if he had discovered a new world, and said in a slightly raised tone: "Look, the fish seems to be looking at us."

After saying that, Qing suddenly stood up and walked in front of the fish, then staggered his body to form a front and back position with the fish. Under Aine's somewhat curious and somewhat confused gaze, Qing suddenly put his hands together and pushed forward, while leaning forward, raised one foot and kicked backwards, and shouted loudly: "Fish!~"

Instantly, Aine understood that Ao was imitating the shape of a fish, and couldn’t help but chuckle, wiped her eyes, and then shouted in a rising tone: “Oh! ~ It’s a fish!”

Then Aine also stood up and walked to Qing's side, took a look at the fish outside the glass wall, and finally found a fish that she knew next to her. So she also raised her hands, imitated the fish, and shouted with great momentum: "Garden eel! ~"