But, in the end, she was wrong, and he had every right to be upset, very upset, very displeased.
So, he absolutely couldn't reply right away.
Replying quickly would be like chasing after her.
Better to leave her waiting a while, to think carefully about her mistake.
"Look, look, what do you think of this style of decoration?"
Yoshino handed the phone to Lin Yi. He looked at it and nodded: "It's pretty good, simple and elegant… do you like this one?"
"It's not that I love it… I like this other one more."
"..."
The two chatted about decoration while having breakfast.
When Ai came out of the bathroom and saw them so close again, so lovey-dovey, she couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.
Among people, when they reach a certain level of familiarity, they start to show their true selves.
Ai was no exception and commented without restraint: "Being together all day, don't you get tired of each other?"
"That's exactly why… you're a kid, you don't understand what love is."
Lin Yi looked at her with pity.
Ai clicked her tongue, with an expression of someone who's seen it all in life, and answered mercilessly: "Sooner or later, the love between you will turn into family affection. You'll argue more and more, until it becomes routine."
"And then you'll remember all those intimate things you did, and regret it. You'll think you were blind, because if not, how else did you fall in love with each other?"
"In the end, both of you will stop mentioning the past, pretend to be interested in the present, ignore the future, and each will live their own life…"
After hearing her, Lin Yi tapped her forehead and scolded her:
"Stop reading those absurd books full of negative energy…"
Ai looked at him with displeasure: "Isn't what I said true?"
"You're not wrong, but you're not right either."
Lin Yi patiently corrected the young doctor's view of love:
"Love can't be defined, it has no fixed form. No one can fully describe what love is."
"Otherwise, after so many years of human existence, we would have already created a precise definition of love."
"And we wouldn't be like now, most of us clueless about what it is, dying without being able to explain it."
"Besides, look at you, so bitter… that only shows deep down you still long for love. If you really didn't care, your attitude would be total indifference, like 'I don't care,' not this sharp tongue and critical attitude."
After a pause, Lin Yi smiled and said: "Ai, do you want me to teach you how to fall in love? In that field, I'm quite the expert."
Faced with Lin Yi's question, Ai didn't answer, just gave him a disdainful look, then grabbed her backpack and left for school.
Yoshino was also starting to leave behind her troubled girl aura, and was slowly becoming a model student, so she also had to get to class on time.
Lin Yi, on the other hand, was much more carefree, still eating breakfast with all the calm in the world.
After all, being late was everyday bread for him.
Besides, he was the best student in the grade, what did it matter if he was late?
Even if the teacher caught him in the act, in the end he always ended up smiling at him and forgiving him.
After finishing his breakfast calmly, Lin Yi finally took his phone and replied to Okino Yoko's message: [Sorry, I'm not free tonight.]
Saying he wasn't free was a lie, he just wanted Okino Yoko to feel anxious.
What you can't have always unsettles you.
Those who know they're loved act without fear.
Sure enough, less than ten seconds after Lin Yi sent the message, Okino Yoko replied immediately.
[I see… So… then, tomorrow? Will you be free tomorrow?]
Lin Yi didn't answer right away, first he washed the dishes, and only then replied: [I have to go out with Detective Mouri at night, probably won't be back until nine or ten. And about tomorrow, I might have other things, can't promise anything.]
He did it on purpose, to keep tomorrow full of uncertainty, and also Lin Yi implied he'd be free around nine or ten.
Indirectly telling Okino Yoko: if you want to invite me, that's the available time.
And if a guy enters a girl's house at that hour of the night, what can happen… you can even guess with your toes.
After sending the message, Okino Yoko didn't reply immediately, clearly, she realized that too.
After more than ten minutes of hesitation, Okino Yoko's message finally came.
[If I'm not asleep by then, you can come, I can prepare a late-night snack for you.]
Seeing that message, a smile appeared at the corner of Lin Yi's lips.
Okino Yoko's reaction didn't surprise Lin Yi in the least.
Although Okino Yoko, as an actress, had numerous male resources, now she was completely controlled by her agency.
If she wanted to have a romance, she needed the agency's approval.
In the Japanese entertainment world, the control agencies exert over artists is this strict.
Because if she falls in love, a scandal could arise, and when a scandal appears, it hurts the hearts of many fans, causing a massive loss of followers; when fans are lacking, fame begins to decline.
Without enough fame, without the spotlight, she won't be featured in the first episode of other TV or variety shows.
This affects her earnings, she earns less, and the agency's commission is also lower, of course they're not happy.
Precisely because the agency controls their artists' love relationships so strictly, this causes a rebellious reaction from the artists themselves ———— 'you don't let me fall in love, so I'm going to fall in love.'
It's like when your mother tells you to get up and not oversleep, and you refuse to get up, even if you can't sleep, you still don't get up.
As Okino Yoko's reputation grew and her earning ability increased, her position within the agency rose, and so did her character.
The agency's way of acting is like squeezing a spring hard… when it can't take it anymore, the spring's rebound force becomes even more terrifying.
The agency doesn't allow her to fall in love, and she does exactly that.
Besides, Lin Yi has always proven to be the ideal boyfriend.
Okino Yoko, who had never had a serious love before, immediately let herself be carried away by love and lost her mind.
She made an impulsive decision.
Anyway, Lin Yi knew Okino Yoko was already completely his.
Tonight he could go to Okino Yoko's house to have something to eat.
Lin Yi didn't leave her hanging any longer, he replied: [I'll come over tonight.]
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