They don't actually think I like them, do they?

"Eri, you'll end up with Tomoya, right?"

022. Love should be one-on-one.

Lin Han did not answer Mangzi's soft question.

During the time he was thinking, Lin Han figured out a lot of things.

At least for now, he can't give an answer. He plans to let the development of "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" respond to the girls.

At this moment, Lin Han was ready to begin a grand strategy.

......

"Dessert is here!"

The girls sat down at the table, and Su Ruxue came up with a large plate of colorful shaved ice.

The girls' eyes lit up at the sight of the desserts.

This isn't your average smoothie; this is a giant version!

The towering iceberg is magnificent, and its waist is covered with colorful fruits. Watermelon juice seeps into the iceberg, turning the whole thing into a dreamlike color.

Which girl could resist a dessert that's both beautiful and delicious?!

Upon hearing that there would be dessert, all the girls stopped making a fuss and sat obediently in their seats.

Su Ruxue prepared a small plate and spoon for each girl, so that they could plate themselves.

In the eyes of the girls, this is an enlarged version of happiness.

In Lin Han's eyes, this was a colossal grave.

Lin Han was speechless. He had been at Su Ruxue's house for so many days and thought he could finally escape the attack of desserts, but he didn't expect that after the girls came, he still couldn't avoid running into them!

This is outrageous! They've moved all the graves of Su Ruxue's ancestors for eighteen generations to this place!

Watching the girls dig into Su Ruxue's ancestral grave with spoons, the flowing blood piling up like a river at the foot of the mountain, Lin Han couldn't help but feel pity.

"Lin Han, aren't you going to eat?" Orange asked curiously, biting her spoon.

"I never eat that stuff."

Lin Han said sullenly, then turned to Su Ruxue and asked, "Where did you get the fruit?"

“The garden next door belongs to our family,” Su Ruxue said with a smile. “It’s freshly picked and cooked right away, absolutely fresh.”

"It's a real shame you don't open a dessert shop."

"How did you know I wanted to open a dessert shop in the future?" Su Ruxue asked in surprise.

"You're not playing the violin anymore??"

"Well, it depends on my mood. I open it when I feel like it, raise cats in the dessert shop, research desserts and music, and when I'm busy, I leave the shop to the cats to manage..."

Only the wealthy dare to play like this.

Lin Han couldn't help but sigh, "Why don't they eat meat porridge?"

"Um!!"

Peach suddenly trembled, pursed her lips, turned her head, and stared wide-eyed.

"What's wrong?" Pingzi asked anxiously.

Mangzi's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly stood up.

"poisonous?!"

Mangzi suddenly flipped the shaved ice on the table, and all the girls were immediately terrified.

The large plate of shaved ice spilled onto the ground.

Peach finally swallowed the shaved ice in her mouth, and said in horror,

"What I really want to say is, it's so delicious..."

"Finish what you're saying!!" Orange yelled.

"Who told Sister Mangzi to move so fast?!" Peach said, looking aggrieved.

Su Ruxue looked at the shaved ice scattered all over the ground and immediately knelt down.

"Waaaaah!!! My fruit smoothie!!!"

Su Ruxue looked like she was about to cry, her watery eyes seeming to contemplate suicide at any moment. Desserts were her life!

"Yeah...sorry."

Mangzi never expected things to turn out this way, and felt extremely guilty for a moment.

"Uh, how about we make a new one?" Lin Han said.

"I'll go."

Mangzi volunteered and said to Su Ruxue,

"After all, I'm the one who spilled it, so I'll take responsibility."

Su Ruxue sighed, a helpless expression appearing on her beautiful face.

"Let's go together."

In the kitchen, Su Ruxue and Mangzi began to get busy.

"I'll make ice. Slice the watermelon and juice the strawberries for me."

"it is good."

After Mangzi finished speaking, he raised his hand and slammed it on the table, causing the round watermelon to spin in the air.

Mangzi's eyes turned cold, and he spun the cleaver in his hand, several flashes of white light suddenly appearing.

The next second, neat and beautiful slices of melon landed in the plate.

Mangzi sheathed his knife and turned to see Su Ruxue looking bewildered.

Su Ruxue was taken aback for a moment, then smiled sweetly.

"Miss Mangzi's knife skills are really good."

"So-so," Mangzi smiled casually.

"What does Miss Mangzi do for a living?"

"Idol."

Mangzi looked at Su Ruxue, and Su Ruxue looked at Mangzi.

Mangzi choked up. This guy, he clearly said he liked his songs last time!

Eyes wide open.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkwardly tense.

Su Ruxue realized what was happening and continued making ice. After a while, Mangzi suddenly spoke up.

"Su Ruxue, do you remember how you described your feelings for Lin Han when we first met at the dessert shop?"

Su Ruxue thought for a moment, but before she could respond, Mangzi answered for her.

"You said that your feelings for Lin Han were just admiration and longing, and you never dared to hope for anything like a romantic relationship."

After saying this, Mangzi stopped what he was doing and looked at Su Ruxue seriously.

Those sharp eyes seemed to say: Look at what you're doing right now.

Su Ruxue was stunned. The girl lowered her head, her white hair obscuring her profile, making it impossible for Mangzi to see her expression.

Then, Su Ruxue smiled softly.

"Yes, I never dare to hope for that."

"In my eyes, Teacher Lin Han will always be the most dazzling sun in my heart, blazing and untouchable."

"but,"

Su Ruxue raised her head and looked tenderly at Mangzi.

"If it's someone you like, even under the blazing sun, you'd still want to tiptoe and touch them..."

Mangzi froze, his golden pupils trembling slightly.

She could roughly understand why Su Ruxue would say something like, "If you like someone, you shouldn't care if he has dealings with other women."

"I'm different from you."

Mangzi said coldly,

"It is precisely because I like him that I hope he only has eyes for me."

"Love should be a one-on-one mutual giving between two people!"

"Oh, it's done!" Su Ruxue plated the freshly squeezed ice and waved to Mangzi.

"Quickly, Miss Mangzi!"

After realizing what was happening, Mangzi quickly brought over the sliced ​​fruit. The two of them arranged the fruit on plates and finally finished making the second plate of fruit smoothie.

As Mangzi carried the shaved ice to the living room, he kept his eyes fixed on Su Ruxue's, hoping to discern any emotional fluctuation in her gaze. But unfortunately, he saw nothing.

......

Teenage girls can be really simple sometimes.

Everyone had originally come with the mission of finding Lin Han along with Mangzi, but under Su Ruxue's warm hospitality, they all forgot their original purpose and started having fun. In fact, everyone stayed at the hotel.

The next day, the girls gathered at the tram station to see Su Ruxue off.

"Go for it, Su Ruxue! The dessert is amazing!" Peach waved her hand enthusiastically.

"It's just a Longqin Cup, right? Let's get it!" Pingzi gave a serious thumbs up.

"Okay, I'll definitely come to your concert next time!" Su Ruxue said with a radiant smile, carrying her cello.

PS:

I traveled everywhere during summer vacation, so the updates have been terrible.

Next month, things will return to normal, with a minimum of two updates per month, and I will make up for the missed updates this month!

023. Goal: Longqin Cup!

Everyone was waving goodbye, but Mangzi stood silently to the side with his hands in his pockets.

"Sister Mangzi?"

Lin Han tried to wave to trigger a conversation.

Mangzi didn't even glance at him. The girl crossed her arms, snorted coldly, turned her face away, and her twin ponytails swung in the air in a "fuck you" arc.

Lin Han froze instantly.

Why are you still holding a grudge?!

Now that things have come to this, Lin Han doesn't have time to ask Mangzi what she thinks anymore. After all, not suffering a severe beating is already more than enough from Sister Mangzi.

Lin Han said goodbye to the girls one last time and boarded the tram with Su Ruxue.

As the sun slowly rises from the mountaintop, illuminating the vast rural landscape, it also casts its fiery red glow upon Grandpa Su's tombstone.

Lin Han was filled with mixed emotions.

Goal: Longqin Cup!

......

China Grand Theatre.

As soon as he got off the bus, Lin Han was overwhelmed by the sea of ​​people.