Love Healing Manual

Chapter 119 Lin Zejun, are you home?

"Two aspects of lifestyle intervention: Physical exercise (5/5)"

"Task Reward: 3000 points"

"Mission Reward: 30000 yen for treatment"

Five days have passed since the mission was released. Finally, on this morning, Lin Ze and Kitagawa Ayane completed five morning runs, and the mission completion notification sounded in their minds.

This is also why he insists on having Kitagawa Ayane turn on her phone and go for a morning run no matter what.

With the mission accomplished, Lin Ze's mood naturally improved considerably. He temporarily let Kitagawa Ayane go, allowing her to follow behind, panting heavily, without urging her on.

In the morning light, the two of them were walking on the street, and despite the cool weather, they were both covered in a light sweat.

Actually, Lin Ze was quite exhausted. Last night, the two of them slept for a little over five hours at most, especially since his senior needed to go to the bathroom halfway through, which chased away the sleepiness he had finally managed to cultivate. Lin Ze had managed to stay awake until now, overcoming his own laziness with sheer willpower. At this moment, with the training mission successfully completed, he was also feeling somewhat mentally and physically drained.

“Stop running,” Lin Ze suddenly turned his head and said to Kitagawa Ayane, who was walking a few steps and then stopping, “Let’s go home.”

"Really?" As she spoke, hot breath escaped from her mouth and nose.

In this kind of weather, you can actually see white mist being emitted.

With November approaching, the daily temperature is dropping drastically, and winter is just around the corner, making daily morning runs increasingly difficult.

Although the sun was out, the heat it brought to my skin was very weak.

"Order some takeout now, and you can have breakfast when you get home. Are you still sleepy?" Lin Ze looked at Kitagawa Ayane's desperate appearance and couldn't help but feel speechless.

If we had let her be restless last night and she had slept well, neither of us would have had to work so hard.

"I'm so sleepy."

"Since you're tired, hurry home. You've sweated a lot, so take a hot shower later. I'll allow you to take a nap in the morning."

A gentle breeze blew by, causing the strands of hair at Kitagawa Ayane's temples to sway.

Lin Ze saw the cold sweat on her forehead and was immediately worried that if she continued to sweat like that, she might catch a cold.

The transition from autumn to winter is often the time when people are most susceptible to illness, and those with slightly weaker immune systems are more likely to catch a cold.

Lin Ze hesitated for a moment, then took off his coat and walked towards her.

Kitagawa Ayane was initially puzzled when she saw him take off his coat, but upon seeing Lin Ze's actions, she seemed to suddenly understand something. Her expression was still a little stiff, but suddenly the coat was wrapped around her shoulders.

in the sun.

Lin Ze's figure remained tall and slender.

He took a few steps on his own, but when he heard no sound behind him, he turned around and saw Kitagawa-senpai standing there.

"I'm gone." The voice remained as cold and hard as ever.

"Mmm... mmm!" The senior nodded vigorously and wrapped Lin Ze's coat tightly around her neck.

But no matter how harsh her words were, they couldn't chill her warm heart.

Is autumn turning into winter? It's so cold that even breathing out warm air makes it feel like the weather is freezing.

No, there shouldn't be any.

Because the girl felt as if she were still sitting in springtime.

……

Accompanied by the "slap slap" sound of slippers hitting the stair steps, a pretty girl with her hair tied up in a bun rushed down from the second floor of the tonkatsu restaurant.

She was wearing a coat, but underneath she was dressed very lightly.

She wrapped her coat tighter around herself as she pushed open the glass door of the "fried pork cutlet shop".

"Thank you, you've worked hard. Please take care on your way." The magnetic girl's voice made the deliveryman overjoyed, and he waved several times.

He then put on his helmet, rode away, and left.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and the pretty girl quickly went back into the store, climbing the stairs and running back inside.

Two beautiful, ivory-like legs swaying—such a sight vanished in a flash.

She closed the stairwell door and returned to the warm second floor. The powerful air conditioner in the living room was blowing hot air, and she didn't feel cold even wearing denim shorts. Kitagawa Ayane put the food on the coffee table and began to peel off the plastic wrap.

She had just taken a shower, and Lin Ze followed her.

Several dishes were laid out, and just looking at the grilled salmon drizzled with sauce, along with white rice and miso soup, her mouth was already watering just from the visual appeal—she was already hungry after exercising all morning. Another dish included pickles and a thick omelet, meant to be a nutritious side meal.

but.

The senior student didn't dare to take a few bites first, but waited for the head of the family—although it was an overly serious way of putting it, Lin Ze was indeed the head of the family in her heart.

Without Lin Ze's permission, she could only watch helplessly.

After setting out all the chopsticks and other utensils, the senior student rested her chin on her hand, gazing longingly towards the shower room.

When Lin Ze comes out, it means we can start enjoying a delicious breakfast.

"Click" sound.

The doorknob turned, and Lin Ze, drying his wet hair, came out. He had changed into a white long-sleeved thermal shirt and casually picked out a pair of sweatpants for his lower body.

A pair of slippers stepped on the ground.

"Your takeout has arrived?"

"Damn, I just finished speaking—" Before he could finish the sentence, his mouth was drooling so much that it almost spilled out of the corner of his mouth.

Kitagawa Ayane hurriedly tried to wipe it with her hands, her movements flustered and extremely embarrassed.

The aroma of the food was almost unbearable, but I couldn't eat it.

Ever since Lin Ze started eating with her, it's safe to say that Kitagawa Ayane's appetite has been increasing rapidly. She was never a small eater to begin with. For example, she could drink half of the soup from a large bowl of tonkotsu ramen in the cafeteria. Now that her appetite has increased, she seems to have the potential to evolve into a "glutton".

Of course, he can't compare to Lin Ze's appetite; he's a boy, after all.

"I just went downstairs to pick up my takeout and used your phone to answer the call."

"Let's eat."

Lin Ze draped the towel over the balcony and plopped down on the sofa.

He was just as tired, but he didn't show it.

"Chopsticks!" Kitagawa Ayane presented the chopsticks with both hands, showing remarkable thoughtfulness.

It was rare for either of them to have breakfast at this time, almost 10 a.m. Usually, the senior student would just grab something quick in the morning and not eat much at all, then go to the cafeteria for a hearty meal when she was starving at noon.

Or you could buy a rice ball in the morning.

Lin Ze has a relatively regular lifestyle, and Lin Yuning also values ​​breakfast.

While enjoying breakfast.

Lin Ze suddenly remembered that he had arranged to have lunch with two of his group members, Sano Chizuru and Miyagi, to discuss the final draft of the speech. He had forgotten about it until he was eating.

but.

The meal was eaten.

Lin Ze suddenly felt sleepy, feeling listless all over... After taking a shower, he felt warm all over his body, and the white rice he ordered for breakfast made him more prone to feeling nauseous from the carbohydrates. He squeezed his eyes a few times, but still couldn't easily control his sleepiness.

With a "thud," he put down his rice bowl, drawing a puzzled look from the senior student next to him who was shoveling rice into her mouth.

Lin Ze took out his phone and swiped the screen.

He started messaging Miyagi and Chizuru, saying that he had something to do at noon and that if possible, they should try to schedule the lunch gathering for Sunday noon.

A feeling of being drowsy and lethargic.

It's best if it's not a cold.

Lin Ze thought that he might take some medicine later as a precaution, so that he wouldn't wake up with a headache and feel unwell, which would waste his plans for the day. He was planning to ask Shimazu Kazune for help in the afternoon.

After sending the message, he put his phone aside.

Pick up the rice bowl again.

Kitagawa Ayane-senpai had just picked up a piece of grilled salmon and placed it in the middle of her rice bowl when she curiously looked at Lin Ze's phone, which he had placed there. She glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, but couldn't see it clearly because of the backlight.

The plump salmon rolled off the rice bowl with a "whoosh" as it was tilted.

Kitagawa Ayane felt a heat on her thigh and immediately looked down.

"broken."

In the center of the cleft between her fair thighs, the grilled salmon lay peacefully, as if it had found the resting place it had sought all its life.

She instinctively reached for the salmon with her chopsticks, and when she finally managed to lift it up, some sauce had gotten on her leg, the brown sauce standing out prominently on her thigh.

At this time.

Kitagawa Ayane noticed Lin Ze's gaze, turned her head to look at him, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face.

Then she made a very natural move, putting the grilled fish back into the rice bowl. This action, which seemed so ordinary to her senior, made Lin Ze frown.

"Just throw it away," he said casually.

“It’s not dirty.” Kitagawa Ayane looked at the rice bowl and said earnestly to Lin Ze.

"It has nothing to do with that. The moment it falls onto your leg, it's already covered in bacteria. I don't care what happened before, just throw it away."

Because of this small grilled fish.

Kitagawa Ayane was still reluctant to part with it. She bit her lip, picked it up and looked at it from left to right, but no matter how she looked at it, it was perfectly edible... But she didn't dare to disobey Lin Ze's words, so she could only dejectedly throw it into the trash can next to her.

I guess I was just stupid...

Even eating a meal can get it on your legs.

She felt guilty as she wiped the sauce off her thigh.

"Don't eat with your legs together anymore. Since you're sitting on the sofa, keep your legs open so that even if something falls, it will only fall to the floor."

"What?" She was stunned for a moment after hearing Lin Ze's words.

“Like me.” Lin Ze pointed to his long, open legs. His hands were on his knees, holding a bowl in a very standard rice-eating posture.

"But, isn't it inappropriate for a girl to adopt this posture... it's impolite."

“What’s with all this talk about manners?” Lin Ze was speechless. Japanese customs are all about these details. Otherwise, the girls would either kneel or sit with their legs tightly together while eating. He reminded her, “You don’t need to be so particular at home.”

“Okay… I, I’ll try.” Kitagawa Ayane glanced at his posture, then tried to spread her legs.

Since the two were sitting on the sofa, not far apart.

Her movement caused her to bump into Lin Ze's leg.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Lin." Kitagawa Ayane gave him an apologetic look, then picked up her rice bowl and began to eat.

but.

She genuinely found this posture very strange.

That's really impolite...

Luckily, she wasn't wearing a skirt, otherwise her panties would definitely have been exposed.

……

After a while.

The two finished their breakfast.

Lin Ze rinsed his mouth, went back to his bedroom and immediately drew the curtains. After lying down on the bed, an overwhelming drowsiness crept over him, making him feel like he could barely keep his eyes open.

The senior student followed her in and saw that he had already lay down on the bed.

Her pretty face flushed red, and then she began to rustle as she took off her clothes. Afterward, she lifted the corner of the quilt and slid in very lightly.

Lin Ze's soft skin touched the warm blankets, and after only a short while, the bed was already warm. This made Kitagawa Ayane feel as if she were holding a furnace when she hugged him.

very nice……

she thought.

She could sleep in late that morning, staying close to Lin Ze, the warmest and most reliable person in the world. Kitagawa Ayane, smelling the familiar minty scent emanating from him, slowly closed her eyes.

Her breathing gradually calmed down.

The morning was quiet, with the occasional child riding a bicycle passing by the street near the pork cutlet shop.

Lin Ze was already asleep.

but.

In the living room, a forgotten cell phone lay on the coffee table.

It would buzz twice every now and then, and then the screen would light up, showing a LINK message from a classmate. The notification sound was so faint that it couldn't reach the bedroom door, which was already closed.

……

The Miyagi family residence.

Standing in front of the elegant vanity mirror, Miyagi Suzuo, who usually disdained using cosmetics to adorn herself, surprisingly began applying makeup around her eyes today. She first used concealer and is now applying eyeshadow.

Several small brushes were displayed on the plate.

This is not because she lacks confidence and wants to use makeup to compensate for her lack of beauty.

She also didn't sleep well last night, and got up again at around nine o'clock in the morning for a piano lesson.

With two huge dark circles under his eyes, he looked like a panda.

The piano teacher asked her what happened, and Suzuo could only give a few casual words to cover it up.

In Tokyo last night.

Kitagawa Ayane and Lin Ze were not the only ones tossing and turning at night.

Lying on the soft princess bed at night, with the gentle moonlight streaming in through the window, Miyagi Suzuo couldn't fall asleep no matter what. She would turn to her side for a while, then lie flat on her back staring at the ceiling. She would close her eyes for a moment and then open them again, determined to sleep. But after more than ten minutes, she would let out a soft sigh.

She didn't want to overthink, but as soon as she closed her eyes, the scene of Lin Ze sleeping with that hateful woman flashed into her mind.

Countless worries caused Miyagi Suzuo's heart rate to fluctuate wildly.

She finally managed to convince herself not to think so much, but then her thoughts spiraled out of control, leading her to imagine even worse scenarios, which made her so angry that she sat up straight in the middle of the night.

He punched the bed.

In the dim darkness.

Miyagi Suzuo's gaze was more resolute than ever before.

No, she couldn't wait any longer, even though the agreed-upon time with Lin Ze was only a dozen days away.

She also had to take the initiative.

Forget all the agreements and experiments! Lin Zeren is about to be taken away, why should she care about anything else?
She was fed up with the humiliating feeling of watching Lin Ze's girlfriend be stolen away by someone else!
Why is it that as the first person to know Lin Ze and the first person to fall in love with him, she doesn't even have the right to compete... all because of that promise.

So, just before 10 o'clock, I received a message from Lin Ze. He said he had something to do at noon and couldn't make it, and he would try to move the gathering to tomorrow.

This time, however, Suzuo Miyagi will not back down.

She's going to fight!

……

"Ring ring ring ring—"

When the phone rang, Miyagi Suzuo quickly put down her brush and picked up her phone.

"Chizuru-kun," she answered the phone, her voice filled with surprise and delight, "You saw my message?"

"Yes, I replied to you as soon as I saw the message. I went dancing in the nearby park this morning."

"Going dancing so early in the morning?" Suzuo Miyagi replied, seemingly finding it amusing, while playing with the strands of hair on her shoulder.

"Weight loss dance, wait, let's not talk about that now. You said on LINK that our group leader wants to move the dinner date to tomorrow, right?"

"Correct!"

"I received his message too—"

The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly faded into the distance, as if Chizuru had taken the phone away from her ear to check half of a LINK message before becoming clear again: "It seems our team leader is hard to find. I wonder what your plans are, Suzuo?"

"That's why I asked you to call back," Miyagi Suzuo said, holding her phone as she stood up from in front of the vanity mirror. She walked to the curtains and looked out at the lush lawn. Standing in the sunlight, her eyes sparkled. "How about you come with me to Lin Ze's house at noon?"

"Huh!?" The person on the other end of the phone was clearly stunned, and after a moment, they finally let out an "Ah!"

"We'll do it like this..."

Clearly, Miyagi Suzuo had already come up with a plan; she had decided that she couldn't just sit and wait for her fate.

How could we possibly let that woman, Kitagawa Ayane, so comfortably monopolize Lin Ze?

A plan had already been conceived and completed in her mind.

Isn't it boring for Lin Ze and Kitagawa Ayane to stay at home alone? She really wants to go and join in the fun.

……

At noon, the sun was already high in the sky.

Lin Ze woke up groggily, and after getting up, he felt an unusual discomfort in his throat, as if a piece of burning coal had been stuffed into it. He picked up the cup on his desk and gulped down a few mouthfuls.

However, the discomfort in my throat was not relieved.

Bed.

Kitagawa Ayane was still lying there, with glistening drool dripping down her face, wetting a small patch of her pillow. Her hair was also messy, with a few strands hanging down to the corners of her mouth.

Although she could be called a beautiful girl, the senior's sleeping posture was not elegant at all. Perhaps because the air conditioner was on in the room, one of her long legs was sticking out from under the covers and pressing on the blanket.

Lin Ze glanced at it and immediately narrowed his eyes.

It wasn't for any other reason than that he genuinely minded drooling on his pillow.

Not two minutes.

Lin Ze pulled Kitagawa Ayane out of bed from her sleep.

Sunlight shone on the windowsill, and the pillowcase, soaked with saliva, had been peeled off. Kitagawa Ayane was vigorously scrubbing the pillowcase in the basin. She raised her hand to rub her slightly itchy temples, and the foam from the laundry detergent stuck to her cheeks.

The sound of scrubbing never stopped, leaving her panting heavily.

Who says pets only need to eat, sleep, and act cute? Lin Ze grabbed her by the collar and dragged her to the balcony to do housework. Luckily, the blankets weren't drooled on, otherwise it wouldn't have been as simple as just washing a pillowcase.

In the bedroom.

Lin Ze sat at his desk and opened his laptop. He felt much more awake after waking up, and the dizziness in his head didn't seem so bad anymore.

He stretched, intending to use this time to finish the vocabulary assignment he hadn't completed that morning.

but.

Lin Ze had just picked up his vocabulary book when he faintly heard a few shouts coming from downstairs at the pork chop shop. At first, he thought he had misheard, until the voices gradually grew louder.

One sound after another.

"Lin Zejun~"

"Lin Zejun~ Are you home?"

“Lin Zejun…”

On the balcony, a young girl who was trying to hang her clothes on the drying rack suddenly looked out the window; she had also heard the shouts.

Street, downstairs.

A beautiful young woman, dressed in an elegant black dress and adorned with pearl ornaments, her legs encased in thick black stockings, placed her hands on either side of her lips, her cheeks beaming with an exceptionally radiant smile.

"Lin Zejun, Qianhe and I have come to see you. Are you home?"

(End of this chapter)