Ye Ming said to Lin Yan.

"Regarding this, if you're at home, the research institute will deliver alcohol to your house as soon as you ask. You see how good your treatment is? We can't do that."

"After saying all that, the most important thing is that we can use company funds to drink alcohol."

So that's what they were talking about. A smile appeared on Lin Yan's lips. He was somewhat surprised by Ye Mingliao's childishness. It was one thing for Onoya An to act silly, but hadn't Ye Mingliao always prioritized work above all else? He was surprised to see him being so childish.

In truth, even though Ye Ming has been in the workforce for several years, his personal experience is still far too shallow compared to Lin Yan's.

“However!” Onoya thought for a moment, then pouted as if she were being coquettish, and said, “Mr. Lin Yan, what’s wrong with you today! You actually said that I’m dating my senior!”

"Because I'm always the one who gets tricked, I guess I should bother you a little sometimes too!"

"Although I'm very unwilling, I'm really as panicked as you wished!"

"So, you two aren't actually dating? I was thinking you might actually be together." Lin Yan was a master, a master of acting, and a pro at feigning ignorance. From his eyes to his tone, he controlled everything perfectly, leaving no room for doubt.

As soon as these words were spoken, the two of them instantly reached a tacit understanding and simultaneously denied them.

"No."

Their chemistry is amazing. Who can say there's no special relationship between them? They probably wouldn't even believe it themselves. They really are a perfect match.

"By the way, I'm the only one being investigated; I haven't heard of anything like this happening to you! Don't you have boyfriends or girlfriends? It wouldn't be strange if you were already married at this age, would it?"

Lin Yan's words hit the nail on the head.

Judging by their ages, Onoya Anne and Yoru Ryo are indeed of marriageable age, and they're not young anymore. Getting married would be a natural thing for them. After all, although they may look like sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys, they've reached that age, and this kind of thing is bound to happen sooner or later. There's no need to avoid it like this.

"Sorry for asking this."

"Everyone in the support department is a loner!" Onoya Anne said with a self-deprecating smile, trying to appear calm. "Office romances are out of the question."

The relationship between Onoya Anne and Yoake Ryo hasn't truly progressed to that point yet, so Anne doesn't want too much interference. Yoake Ryo's feelings for Anne are different from those of most people, but what those feelings are remains unknown.

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"Won't we end up like this? But this is a secret experiment, so we can't let people we know know what we look like. People who live with family in their hometown, or who are married, have a partner, or have close friends they see frequently, are not suited for this job. Therefore, those assigned to the support section are all alone."

"Hmm."

"In that case, wouldn't it solve all the problems if you two started dating?" Lin Yan continued, without any intention of teasing. He simply sensed that the relationship between the two was far from ordinary, and that there were feelings between them.

Since that's the case, why not go with the flow?

"That's what he said, Onoya. What do you think?" Yoru asked Onoya An. Whether he was testing her was anyone's guess.

"Hahaha! I absolutely refuse." Onoya refused outright.

"Hahaha! That's true."

Ye Ming's smile was incredibly fake, more hypocritical than anything else in the world. Lin Yan also realized that their smiles were completely insincere.

"Mr. Lin Yan, what are your thoughts on love?"

Ye Ming then shifted the topic back to Lin Yan, who had never really grasped the concept of love or the right person.

Feelings are a difficult thing, at least for Ye Mingliao.

"What? You mean you want me to date a high school girl? You must be kidding me!"

"That's possible, isn't it? A fleeting year of youth, an illusion destined to be forgotten!" Ye Ming's words were indeed true, an undeniable fact. No one could refute them.

It's like a bucket of cold water that's been poured over something.

"I'm going to the balcony for a smoke."

"please."

Ye Ming said, while Lin Yan was just looking for an excuse to catch his breath. At that moment, Lin Yan received a text message from Hida Chizuru.

Thank you so much for everything.

Lin Yan replied with a "You're welcome," then symbolically lit a cigarette but didn't smoke it seriously, letting it burn. The star-like flame, like a weak starlight in the dark, seemed as if it would be swallowed by the darkness at any moment.

Chizuru Himeragi was also filled with mixed emotions at this moment. Her experiences could be described as extremely tortuous. This included constantly changing schools, repeatedly separating from her old friends, severing ties with past relationships, making new friends, adapting to new environments, and going through the cycle again and again.

It appears again and again, disappears again and again.

Chizuru Himeragi's heart felt like it was being torn apart time and again. He was constantly wounded, constantly healing, only to have the wounds torn open once more. Chizuru Himeragi knew that he was being forgotten time and time again, disappearing from everyone's lives. Perhaps adults are used to life and death, especially the separation of friendships. But the people who were hurt time and time again in their youth were different.

They are sensitive and easily hurt.

"What was he thinking as he sat alone, smoking and gazing at the night sky?"

Onoya An looked at the balcony, where the curtains obscured Lin Yan's figure. Her smile was subtle and hard to decipher.

"Who knows? But I was really defeated by what Mr. Lin Yan said today," Ye Ming said to Onoya An while drinking his beer.

"You're very anxious right now, aren't you?"

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"I'm in a hurry. That's why I didn't want to come with you, but you insisted on coming anyway. This is too hasty!"

"Hehehe. Sorry. But it'll be found out sooner or later!"

"That was really too hasty." The last sentence was Ye Ming's own words to himself. He was also constantly thinking about the problem, all sorts of issues. If his actions were inappropriate, he needed to carefully consider whether to adjust his strategy.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered the reward condition by actively helping a friend. The reward is 99 Diamond Fragments. At the same time, the host's chance of obtaining fragments increases accordingly with level, and the chance of obtaining Diamond Fragments increases by 100%.]

[Ding! Would you like to exchange for a King's Fragment or choose a chance to draw a prize?]

"lottery."

Lin Yan still chose to participate in the lottery, and he had great luck every time.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained 100 King Fragments, which can be directly exchanged for 1 Ultimate Fragment]

Lin Yan obtained one Ultimate Fragment. He needs to obtain 99 more Ultimate Fragments to exchange for Dream Fragments.

Obtaining dream fragments can grant any wish.

[Rebirth Experiment Report] June 15th

The day of the competition finally arrived. Reina Kariu only played for about fifteen minutes, but everyone—the team members, the test subject, and the other students—looked incredibly happy. This incident made me realize that beyond the test subject's progress and expanded friendships, there was also the impact the test subject had on the students around her. Sometimes children don't listen to adults, but if a classmate says it, the same words will have a different effect! I've felt this many times. Rebirth should have a positive impact not only on the test subject but also on the current students, right? This incident made me realize that possibility.

After obtaining a fragment of a dream, he sent a text message to Chizuru Hiryo.

"I'm so grateful to you. You've helped me understand everyone better, and our relationships have improved. I'm very happy."

Chizuru Himeragi received the text message and smiled brightly.

That night I finally had a beautiful dream. I can't remember what the dream was about, but I do remember a familiar smile. It was Lin Yan's smile.

Although this matter troubled Chizuru Himeragi a lot, she has gradually accepted it, even if it is only temporary.

That's good too.

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye, and Lin Yan spotted Chizuru Himeragi in the crowd. Chizuru Himeragi also saw Lin Yan, walked over, and greeted him.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning! It's rare for you to greet me first." Lin Yan gave Himeshiro Chizuru a handsome smile; it was indeed a rare occurrence. Himeshiro Chizuru rarely took the initiative to greet people, and Lin Yan noticed this change in her immediately.

"Really? Why are you always smiling?"

"Good morning!" Onoya Anzu attacked Lin Yan from behind, still as carefree as ever, with a bright, sunny smile on her face.

"Whoa!? Anne! You're here again!" Chizuru Himeragi was also surprised by Anne Onoya's energetic appearance so early in the morning. This girl really always has a lot of energy.

Good morning, Hiyo-kun.

Onoya An greeted Himyo Chizuru warmly, but stayed close to Lin Yan, her playful expression quite adorable.

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Onoya Anne put on her glasses again, and most importantly, Hishiro Chizuru noticed a rare detail: Onoya Anne was wearing glasses again today.

"Is that okay? He's probably glaring at you from up close again! You're going to get yelled at again!"

"It's okay, I'm used to it!"

Onoya An and Lin Yan were whispering to each other, but Himawari Chizuru couldn't hear a word they were saying. What were they talking about? A sense of unease crept into Himawari Chizuru's heart. Girls in love are often a little irrational, and she had even lost her usual composure.

"Lin Yan!"

This sudden sound surprised Lin Yan quite a bit.

He saw the irritation in Chizuru's eyes and knew what the girl was thinking. Chizuru was definitely impatient because of Anne Onoya's intimate behavior, which was not her usual way of doing things.

"Didn't you come along? You with braids and glasses."

"Why should I be with him? It's because my name is Onoya Anne. Please remember me, Hiyo-kun." Onoya Anne said arrogantly.

"Because you two are dating, right?" Chizuru Hinata said deliberately.

Why do I say that?

A question flashed through Chizuru Himeragi's mind: Could it really be because she was jealous of the intimate actions between Onoya An and Lin Yan that she did this? When did she become such a jealous woman, doing such absurd and unreasonable things?

Is this making things difficult for Anne Onoya?

“No! I already said that last time!” Anne Onoya retorted.

"Then why were you together that day? Why did you specifically go to a place like that on a holiday?" Chizuru Himeragi even had a somewhat aggressive tone.

This is something that Chizuru Hirashi has never done before.

Lin Yan almost burst out laughing.

Things between women are indeed so intense. Especially Chizuru Himeragi's eyes, which seemed to be blazing with fire.

"Is it strange for men and women who don't date to be together? So, are you dating Lin Yan?" Onoya An asked proactively.

This was something no one had anticipated.

"You."

Lin Yan tapped Onoya An's head. This girl really dared to say anything, but she was probably just pushed to the limit to argue like that. Lin Yan was just curious about how Hishiro Chizuru would react after hearing such a question.

"You two often go to and from school together, right? Following your logic, that would mean you're dating, wouldn't it?"

"Anne!" Lin Yan tapped Onoya Anne on the head again, then whispered close to her, "Don't bully children!"

"Why are you blushing? You're so old, yet you're still so innocent."

"You stinky old woman."

"They are still very young."

Onoya An once again whispered something to Lin Yan, which once again caught the attention of Himawari Chizuru. A strong sense of jealousy surged within Himawari Chizuru, but she was too oblivious to her own feelings and didn't realize how intense her own feelings for Lin Yan had become.

Adolescent love is always celebrated as pure love, and for Chizuru Himeragi, this was her first pure love, her first love.

This is the first time I've paid so much attention to someone.

This is the first time I've felt so possessive of someone.

This is the first time I've felt hostility towards someone because of another person.

For the first time, I've become such a demanding person for someone.

Everything was a first for me.

The first time is always new and exciting, and it can also make you nervous.

After Lin Yan finished his private conversation with Onoya An, he looked at the bewildered Hida Chizuru and smiled gently.

"Hiyori-kun, I'm sorry, Anzu said something strange. Please don't mind it."

"I take it back."

"Oh?"

"That's true. To think that just being together means we're dating is such a shallow idea. I'm such an idiot. Therefore, I retract my previous statement." Chizuru Himawari was heartbroken, but she had to face the reality that a relationship between her and Lin Yan was absolutely impossible. After all, there was a ten-year age gap between them. That's how love is; even between two people, many others can influence it.

They will question whether your social status is equal, whether your ages match, your education, career, personality, and even the conditions of your parents.

They thought they were the judges.

Therefore, it is impossible for Chizuru Himeragi and Lin Yan to have any connection, at least in Chizuru Himeragi's opinion.

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