Love Healing Manual

Chapter 120 Shame and Integrity (One more chapter will be released at midnight)
The black bow, worn at the neckline, clearly showed that the girl had dressed up carefully. Her chestnut hair cascaded down her shoulders, and her lightly made-up face made her look incredibly beautiful. Combined with the smooth and harmonious lines of her body, there was simply no flaw to be found on the girl.

The swaying morning light shone on her.

With a smile plastered all over her face, it was impossible to tell what her true purpose was. Judging from her appearance alone, one would think she was a well-bred girl from next door, visiting a close classmate to play together.

She carried a black bag adorned with pearls, slung diagonally across her body.

Just moments ago, Chizuru Sano was asking if she should call Team Leader Hayashi to come out and pick her up, but the next second Suzuo started shouting with her hands flared like megaphones.

One cry after another could probably be heard throughout the entire street, the girl's clear and melodious voice echoing through the streets.

Chizuru Sano looked terrified and tried to dissuade her, but Suzuo Miyagi ignored her completely.

Shouting "Lin Zejun, I'm here!" loudly in the street might not matter if strangers hear it, but if the other person's family hears it, they'll think it's very impolite of this classmate to come from.

"Suzuo, keep your voice down, keep your voice down..." Chizuru said anxiously.

"It's okay, don't worry."

Even though Sano Chizuru hurriedly grabbed her clothes, Miyagi Suzuo staggered a couple of steps, but the faint smile on her face still lingered as she waved her hand.

She certainly didn't think it mattered, because it was intentional to begin with.

She was going to shout, not so that Lin Zejun would hear her, but so that the despicable woman living in Lin Zejun's house would hear her!
on the balcony.

Kitagawa Ayane bit her lip, her eyes narrowing involuntarily. She looked Miyagi Suzuo up and down; the distance wasn't far, and her vision was exceptionally clear.

For a long time.

She tiptoed down, and in that brief moment, the bedroom door opened, and Lin Ze walked out.

“Dr. Lin,” Kitagawa Ayane’s expression was unreadable, but she said in a muffled voice, “It seems someone is looking for you.”

"I heard it."

Lin Ze never expected that his two team members would actually come to his home.

But it doesn’t matter.

He felt unwell and exhausted that morning, so he told his two group members to move the dinner date to tomorrow, which naturally meant that the discussion about the speech would also be postponed. However, the fact that his two group members came was not a bad thing; it actually saved Lin Ze some time.

With that in mind, he put on a coat and prepared to go downstairs.

Lin Ze couldn't understand what Miyagi Suzuo and Kitagawa Ayane were thinking, nor did he realize what it meant to have Suzuo and Ayane in the same room.

Lin Ze was still thinking about how he could finally work on his speech later, so he strode downstairs with his long legs.

downstairs.

Separated by a glass door.

Since it was locked and needed to be opened, the two women greeted Lin Ze as soon as he appeared.

Miyagi Suzuo's gaze instantly locked onto him, and she waved her hand vigorously.

"Lin Zejun".

"Team leader, we've come to you to work on our speech."

After greeting Suzuo, Sano Chizuru looked at her and couldn't help but sigh inwardly—all that effort was for the sole purpose of meeting her.

Anyone with eyes can see that Miyagi Suzuo likes Lin Ze; the focused affection in her beautiful eyes is almost tangible.

Even a fool would understand.

With a "click," the glass door was pushed open.

"How did you know where I live?" Lin Ze asked, puzzled.

"Of course I called Ono-sensei. She knew everyone's address when we enrolled, so she went to all the trouble to come over. I hope she won't stand us up this time, right?" Sano Chizuru joked with a smile.

"Of course not, let's go upstairs, it's cold outside." Lin Ze smiled charmingly.

Of course, it's for Chizuru-kun.

However, the object of his charm was Sano Chizuru, which left Miyagi Suzuo stunned, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Suddenly she became awkward.

A hand grabbed the hem of her skirt.

"Is it appropriate to visit Lin Zejun's house?" she asked knowingly, blinking her beautiful eyes.

"It doesn't matter, my aunt has gone back to China."

"I see." Miyagi Suzuo knew everything in her heart, but she still nodded, pretending to have just found out.

Sano Chizuru also suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's great that there are no parents at home; otherwise, a sudden visit would be embarrassing enough for the elders alone.

Even so, when they entered the second floor of the "fried pork cutlet shop", the two girls still whispered to each other.

"Sorry to bother you," they said in unison.

"I just found out that your family owns a fried pork cutlet shop, Lin Ze. Is it good? I especially love pork cutlet rice bowls," Sano Chizuru asked.

"I think it's just average, but there are quite a lot of diners."

“That means it’s delicious.” Miyagi Suzuo followed behind Lin Ze, stepping up the wooden stairs.

"I can't offer you any samples this time. I have the ingredients, but I don't know how to cook them very well. The shop is usually managed by Sister Lingzi and my aunt."

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the gate.

Lin Ze didn't close the door when he went downstairs. He just pulled it open and went in, but the two girls behind him hesitated.

"Um..." Miyagi Suzuo whispered, "Do you need to change your shoes, Hayashi Ze-kun?"

"No need, just come in."

"What if I make your house dirty and it'll be hard to clean up?" Chizuru Sano added.

but.

Suzuo Miyagi had already stepped inside. She crossed the threshold, her feelings unknown, and lifted the curtain used to keep out mosquitoes, her little black leather shoes landing on the floor.

Suddenly.

A warm breeze caressed her face, carrying the familiar, long-cherished scent of mint, teasing the tip of her nose.

The black backpack that was originally slung over her shoulder was now held in her hand in front of her.

Suzuo Miyagi stood up, her gaze sweeping across the cozy living room before finally settling on the balcony. Her eyes narrowed, revealing alertness and hostility in an instant.

The silhouette of a young girl appeared in her field of vision.

The other person was tiptoeing to hang clothes on the clothesline, their fair feet raised as if they hadn't heard the noise behind them.

pat-

The clothes hanger unexpectedly bounced off the clothesline and fell to the ground.

The girl looked down at it, then squatted down and picked it up naturally, turning away.

“Even if Lin Ze wants to treat me to tonkatsu, I’ll have to think about it, because we shouldn’t be having a splurge today—” Sano Chizuru bumped into Miyagi’s back from behind.

She paused for a moment, then stopped in her tracks.

Chizuru was unaware of what had happened; her gaze followed Miyagi's.

However, the two girls had already locked eyes. At best, Chizuru was merely a background figure.

The moment she saw the girl on the balcony, she froze on the spot, her eyes widening like saucers.

She was horrified.

"Come in and close the door behind you." Lin Ze ignored the tense atmosphere and spoke to Chizuru.

Then, I went over and started tidying up the coffee table.

“Oh, right,” he picked up a few odds and ends, put them in the drawer, looked up and said to Kitagawa Ayane, “Let me introduce you. These two are members of my medical team. The one in black is Miyagi Suzuo, the class representative, and the other is Sano Chizuru, whom everyone usually calls Chizuru-san.”

His voice was calm and unhurried, and remarkably calm.

It makes people seem to overlook how bizarre and terrifying the scene is.

A few seconds.

Chizuru Sano swallowed hard, completely dumbfounded.

Isn't this the girl who told Lin Ze to leave outside the classroom? Why is she at his house?
This is this...

Something completely unexpected happened.

Most importantly, she knew that Shirajou Suzuo liked Lin Ze, and she also knew that the girl in front of her had a close relationship with Lin Ze.

A battleground?!

A chaotic scene reminiscent of those in the manga has appeared.

The scariest thing.

At this moment, a multitude of thoughts flashed through Chizuru Sano's mind like lightning, but the clearest thought was—it's over.

This chaotic scene shouldn't have anything to do with her, right?
It's so embarrassing.

Cold sweat began to trickle down her forehead, but then, damn it, Lin Ze started introducing the other person to her!
Team leader! Lin Zesang, do you even realize how weird this is?!
After a while.

“…I didn’t expect there to be a stranger at Lin’s house? Wait, we seem to have met before.” Miyagi Suzuo spoke first, her gaze fixed on the other person, but her expression remained bright and charming.

"I saw you outside your medical school classroom last time."

“Okay,” Lin Ze nodded, “Please have a seat.”

"Aren't you going to introduce this person to us first? We don't know him yet," Miyagi Suzuo shrugged.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ze turned to look at Kitagawa Ayane.

The senior student immediately understood.

She put down the clothes hanger she was holding and came to the living room.

"Hello, I am Kitagawa Ayane, a first-year graduate student in the Department of Economics at the University of Tokyo. I am currently staying at Lin's place."

"Hello, senior!" Chizuru Sano bowed quickly, almost instinctively upon hearing the words "first year of graduate school".

"So it's just a temporary stay~" Miyagi Suzuo patted her chest, feigning lingering fear. "I thought we were living together."

"It's alright, senior sister being here won't bother us," Lin Ze said calmly.

"We certainly don't mind, but we're worried that you might feel uncomfortable. This interruption was indeed quite abrupt." Although Miyagi Suzuo said this with an apologetic expression, she had already sat down on the sofa next to Lin Ze.

The schoolbag has already been put down.

“It’s okay, I’ll listen to Lin Ze,” Kitagawa Ayane replied with a smile.

"Chizuru, why aren't you sitting down? Hurry up and sit down." Miyagi Suzuo pulled the stunned Chizuru over and made her plop down on the sofa.

"It's perfect that you two are here, which saves us the time of having a meal together. Let's have lunch together and then work on the speech. I've already written the outline." Lin Ze quickly got to the point.

"Really?"

"Wait a minute, it's in the bedroom. I'll bring it over so you two can take a look."

"Go get it quickly, I'll be waiting for you, Lin Ze-kun~" Miyagi Suzuo looked at him with admiration, making no attempt to hide her affection for him, especially in front of Kitagawa Ayane. She happily said, "With your outline, I'll definitely be very confident when I give the speech."

"I hope so, but we need to select two spots first, as Hiramomi Onoko is also eyeing them covetously."

"Yes, I heard she's preparing for it too, but I don't know who's scheduled to give the speech."

"Given her personality, she'll definitely do it herself."

As Lin Ze spoke, he walked into the bedroom.

in the living room.

Silence returned.

The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point when the three girls were left alone; everything changed the moment he entered the room.

Miyagi Suzuo's smile vanished, all her brightness gone, and she stared at Kitagawa Ayane with a gloomy look in her eyes.

However, the senior student was not afraid at all and calmly returned her gaze.

The sofa was very soft, enough to make one sink into it, and should have been very comfortable, but Sano Chizuru felt like she was sitting on pins and needles when she sat on it; she felt uncomfortable in every part of her body.

She could feel the coldness of the atmosphere around her, even without looking at it.

But just when Sano Chizuru thought that was terrifying enough...

next moment.

What Miyagi Suzuo said felt like she'd been struck by lightning.

"Disgusting," Suzuo said in a low voice, squinting at Kitagawa Ayane who was hanging clothes to dry. "This is the first time I've ever seen a woman who insists on moving into someone else's house. She has no sense of propriety or shame at all."

"Oh?" Kitagawa Ayane skillfully fiddled with the clothes hanger, seemingly unaffected by the harsh words. She hung up Lin Ze's coat, then clapped her hands and said casually, "Are you envious?"

"I envy you?!" Miyagi was stunned, as if he had heard a huge joke. "Why would I envy you?"

"Then why are you in such a hurry to come to my house?"

"I came to discuss the speech with Lin Zejun. You say I'm in a hurry? What's in my hurry?" Miyagi Suzuo crossed her legs and glared at him with her beautiful eyes.

"Whatever, you can live here if you want." Kitagawa Ayane shrugged.

Do you think I'm as shameless as you?

"It's hard to say. The young lady of a conglomerate is very noble, so noble that she flaunts her frivolity."

"You damned woman, say that again if you dare—"

The two were arguing in short, very low voices, which only Sano Chizuru could hear clearly. Even when Lin Ze pushed open the door and walked in from outside, he couldn't hear him.

Immediately, the two women, who had been arguing fiercely, fell silent.

Each one of them behaved more obediently than the last.

Kitagawa Ayane continued to hang up the washed clothes and do the housework Lin Ze had assigned her, while Miyagi Suzuo straightened her back, looking completely dignified and reserved. There was no trace of the fierceness she had shown earlier on her delicate face, and her bright smile made her eyes crinkle.

However, Sano Chizuru heard every word of the two women's unrestrained, malicious, and even "insulting" conversation.

She didn't dare to breathe, her mind filled with bewilderment at the question, "What are they talking about?"

Did the economics major and Suzuo know each other before this? Even if they did, it's outrageous that they're insulting each other so blatantly. I'm afraid they might start fighting at any moment!
Will they really start fighting?!
The attacks targeted sensitive topics deep within the soul, from dignity to shame, relentlessly degrading the other person to nothing. If Lin Ze didn't come out of the house soon, Sano Chizuru truly couldn't breathe.

Having grown up in a clinic, studying diligently and following the rules, and even having friends like Yumi Suzuki, the most innocent and well-behaved girl in the class, Chizuru Sano had never experienced such a scene before.

(End of this chapter)