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"Eh!" Chihaya Aine didn't expect Takamatsu Deng to say something so shocking. "Deng actually wants to know this kind of thing?"

"Hmm..." Gao Songdeng's voice was as thin as a mosquito, "I want to know what it feels like..."

"Yeah, kissing him felt like eating jelly." Chihaya Aine raised her eyebrows high, and her sharp fangs peeked out from her pink lips. "I was very happy at that time... Let me tell you in secret, Deng, I actually like the chairman. I like him very, very much, so much that I want to be his girlfriend."

Chihaya Aine added, "When I kissed the chairman's cheek, my whole heart was shouting 'Wow! I'm so happy!' It was like a dream."

"You want to be his girlfriend?" Takamatsu Deng pursed his lips and grabbed his left arm with his right hand. "But didn't you say before, Aine..."

"Hehe, that was a lie to Rikki!" Chihaya Aine whispered into Takamatsu Deng's ear, "If I tell her, Rikki will definitely scold me. I believe Deng won't tell anyone, so I told Deng."

"We're good friends, right?" Chihaya Aine took out a stone from her pocket and handed it to Takamatsu Deng. "Here, Deng. I found this on the road. It's a moon-shaped stone. Isn't it beautiful?"

"Hmm..." Takamatsu Deng was silent for a moment and then said, "It's very beautiful."

"This is the hush money for Deng. Remember not to tell anyone." Chihaya Aine patted her chest. "If anyone finds out, I'll be the public enemy of all the girls at Hinomori Academy."

"Okay, okay." Gao Songdeng nodded vigorously.

"Don't even tell Rikki!" Chihaya Aine warned again, "Rikki, that stress-monger... humph, if it weren't for her, I would have definitely told you in front of you that I wanted to pursue the chairman. It doesn't matter if Rikki scolds me, but I don't want my chairman to be scolded by Rikki. If anyone wants to scold the chairman, I have to be the one to do it."

Gao Songdeng didn't know what to say.

Because when she kissed Haru's cheek that night, like Chihaya Aine, her heart was also surging with emotions. She felt that she was closer to becoming a "human" than ever before, and thought that this was what was called "love". It turned out that the feelings she had for Haru were - love.

She looked at Chihaya Aine's smiling face and remained silent.

Chapter 5: After the emotional transformation, the current state of Deng (k

Hinomori Academy still offers cooking classes in its high school department, which last two classes, a total of one and a half hours.

In the first half of the class, students will learn various dining etiquette and historical stories and anecdotes related to food. In the second half of the class, the teacher will let students try to cook their own dishes.

This year, Hinode Forest replaced the high school department with a new "home classroom". The classroom is larger and cleaner than the previous one. It is equipped with water pipes, gas equipment, and various kitchen utensils.

Haru Shirakawa is very good at cooking. After tasting her food, the cooking teacher thought that Haru Shirakawa's cooking skills were no worse than his own.

For a long time, it was Haru Shirakawa who was teaching cooking courses for the cooking teacher.

A cutting board is placed on the cooking table, which is so clean that you can see your face in it. The cleaned vegetables are placed in a basket on the cooking table.

Shirakawa Haru stood in front of the stainless steel cooking table, cutting vegetables rhythmically with a kitchen knife.

The sound fell into Goto Ichiri's ears, making her feel as if time had stopped and started flowing again.

"What's wrong, Yili?" Shirakawa Haru was wearing the cooking uniform specially prepared for students by the academy. Her curly hair was wrapped in a white hat and she was wearing a sky blue apron. "Aren't you going to cook with your team members?"

"There are too many people..." Goto Ichiri followed Shirakawa Haru closely. Wherever Shirakawa Haru went, she followed, just like a duckling following its mother. "I don't dare to stay with them."

"You should be familiar with Aine now, right?" Shirakawa Haru said as he cut the beef into small pieces and then put the pieces in the refrigerator to marinate with pepper. "Look, Aine is waving at you, asking you to come over."

Goto Ichiri turned around and saw Chihaya Aine waving at her on the other side of the classroom, holding a jacaranda like a lucky cat.

Chihaya Aine had a bright smile on her face, and her classmates were surrounding her.

"Eh!" Goto Ichiri hid behind Shirakawa Haru. When Chihaya Aine waved to her, many classmates in the classroom were also looking at her. "People like me can't do anything well. If I go over there, I'm sure everyone will hate me..."

"I see. Then Ichiri, you'll be in my group." Shirakawa Haru smiled back at Chihaya Aine, then took out the washed vegetables from the basket and placed them in Goto Ichiri's hand. "I'm going to visit other classmates, so could you please help me wash the vegetables, 'Goto-san,' who 'can't do anything right?'"

"I, I will try my best!" Goto Ichiri blinked and stared at the carrot in his hand that was so clean that there was not a trace of dirt on it. It still felt a little moist when he touched it.

She straightened her chest, and her full breasts slightly pushed up the loose apron.

The only thing I must not let down is Qing’s request!

But weren't these vegetables already washed? She wasn't really stupid; she wouldn't be so clueless.

Goto Ichiri took small steps and ran to the edge of the pool, stroking the surface of the carrots and onions with his white fingers, letting the clean water flow through the vegetables.

Her movements were extremely gentle, and the movements of her body reflected her joyful soul, but in her mind was a rhapsodical heavy metal music that was completely disproportionate to her movements.

She was very happy because she was asked for help by the person she loved, and he was taking good care of her feelings.

The change in Goto Ichiri was noticed by the female classmate standing next to her. The female classmate thought that he was worthy of being President Shirakawa, and his charm was so great that even a girl with such a "strange" personality could not resist him.

Chihaya Aine and Takamatsu Touma are in a group. They are going to make cream stew and are currently chopping carrots.

Shirakawa Haru could see that they were not very good at cooking. Their knife skills were very poor and the carrot pieces they cut looked like they had been chewed by a dog.

"Why are kitchen knives so hard to use?" Chihaya Aine held the knife, her eyes fixed on the blade. She looked quite serious, using it like a ruler. But after she cut the carrot, her serious demeanor relaxed, and she pouted in dissatisfaction, "Oh my god, I messed it up again."

"Aine-chan...we still have two carrots left." Takamatsu Deng pointed at the carrots in the sink that had been cut by Chihaya Aine.

"Huh? Only two left!" Chihaya Aine's eyes widened. "I thought we still had plenty of carrots." She looked at the various sized carrot pieces on the cutting board, feeling unsatisfied no matter how she looked at them. "We still have two more chances."

“Why is Aine-chan so obsessed with cutting carrots neatly?” Takamatsu Deng put together the carrot chunks in the sink and the leftover broccoli from other groups to form a lamb. “In my opinion, Aine-chan has done a good job.”

"Because... I want Haru to try my cream stew, so I have to make it the best!" Chihaya Aine covered her mouth with her hand and whispered softly into Takamatsu Touma's ear. "I saw a survey online that said girls who can cook tend to give boys the impression of being 'good wives and mothers,' which is a very good trait~"

"Deng, can you help me take off my gloves?" Chihaya Aine stretched out her hand to Takamatsu Deng, motioning Takamatsu Deng to help her take off her gloves.

Chihaya Aine then pulled out her phone and showed it to Takamatsu Touma, videos from Twitter and YouTube, or posts by relationship bloggers. She said, "No matter which country's traditional culture, girls who can cook well are always more likely to be liked by boys."

"Really?" Gao Songdeng stared at the screen with wide eyes.

"Right?" Chihaya Aine put one hand on her waist, holding a spatula. "As the saying goes, 'If you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach.'"

Would Haru like a girl who is a good wife and mother? Takamatsu Deng thought that if it was really as Chihaya Aine said, Haru might like such a girl.

Then, she also wants to try her best to become such a girl.

She imagined herself carrying a pot of cream stew to Qing's house to meet him, and then, she didn't know what she was imagining, but her fair face suddenly became faintly pink.

But then she suddenly remembered the scene a few days ago: Chihaya Aine squinted her eyes and looked at Qing, her voice full of energy and vitality dropped, and she said to her with a chuckle, I like the chairman, I like him very, very much, I like him so much that I want to be his girlfriend.

Chihaya Aine also said to her, "I believe in Deng. We are good friends, right? So Deng will definitely help me keep the secret."

Please keep this a secret for me.

Gao Songdeng thought to himself, why did he think of this scene? Obviously, this scene has nothing to do with his desire to become the girl that Haru likes, right?

wrong.

It was Aine who fell in love with Haru first... Aine entrusted her secret to me, she trusted me. If I told Aine that I also liked Haru after knowing that Aine liked her, would that be considered a betrayal? Would I have to compete with Aine for Haru's affection?

I fell in love with Haru after Aine-chan, and Takamatsu Touma's heart was very conflicted.

On the one hand, she wanted to bless Chihaya Aine and hoped that Chihaya Aine would be happy, but on the other hand, she didn't know where to place her own feelings.

"Deng...Deng!" Seeing Takamatsu Deng standing there speechless, Chihaya Aine quickly dropped her phone onto the stainless steel table and gently shook Takamatsu Deng's arm. She was worried about Takamatsu Deng, which was why she was so anxious, and her gentle gesture towards Takamatsu Deng was a testament to her delicate heart. "Are you okay?"

"Well... I'm fine." Gao Songdeng shook his head.

I know it's wrong to do this, but I can't help myself from doing it. Gao Songdeng thought about it and felt sad.

Her beautiful eyes were unusually bright, with a starry look: stars, flames, foam, the whistling wind from the stars, ever-changing. However, in contrast to this fullness, a faint sadness emerged in the corners of her eyes, the color of rouge eyeshadow.

I don’t want to make Aiyin sad. Takamatsu Deng’s eyes hadn’t yet shed tears, but he was already sobbing in the corners of his eyes.

"Aine-chan, can I try to cut carrots?" Takamatsu Deng gently patted Chihaya Aine's hand away, forced himself to cheer up, and the strangeness on his face disappeared in an instant.

"Of course you can, but you have to be careful when you cut the vegetables, otherwise, if the chairman finds out, he will definitely blame me for not protecting you well." Chihaya Aine smiled and gave up her position, put on gloves and walked behind Takamatsu Deng, holding Deng's hand to help Deng control the knife.

"First, hold the knife firmly so it doesn't slip away," Chihaya Aine said delicately. "Second, be careful with the blade so you don't cut your fingers."

"Okay... okay." Gao Songdeng took a deep breath and then gripped the kitchen knife tightly.

Soon she cut the carrots into small, even pieces.

"You're so awesome, Deng!" Chihaya Aine let go of Takamatsu Deng's hand and took off her gloves herself. Although her palms were wet when she took off the gloves, she didn't care at all.

Chihaya Aine took a photo of Takamatsu alone, and then took a photo with Takamatsu together. She then carefully added a caption to the two photos and posted them on her SNS homepage.

"Deng, we are as close as real sisters!" Chihaya Aine felt that the more she looked at the two photos, the more satisfied she was. She sighed, "I am the older sister, and you are the younger sister. Hehe~"

"Well, um... well. We are like real sisters..." Takamatsu Deng took another carrot and put it on the chopping board.

The carrot pieces I cut look much better than Aine-chan's. Does this prove that my cooking skills are better? Takamatsu Deng piled the carrot pieces together, but in his heart he was thinking about what Chihaya Aine had just said.

"If you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach."

Qing might like a girl who is good at cooking.

Takamatsu Deng turned her head to look at Chihaya Aine beside her. Looking at Chihaya Aine's pure and flawless smile, she felt her heart tightening. She had just subconsciously compared herself with Aine.

She wondered who was a better cook and who would be liked by Qing more.

It's not right to do this...

"It's cut beautifully." Shirakawa Haru stood beside Takamatsu Deng and praised him. Suddenly he heard a "click" sound and turned around to see Chihaya Aine taking a photo of him with a mobile phone and a smirk on her face.

"Chairman, you look really handsome even in an apron." Chihaya Aine put away her phone and put on gloves, as if she wanted to show off in front of Shirakawa Haru. "Would you like to see the radish I cut? Praise me like you would a praise light~"

"It's cut... a bit ugly." Shirakawa Haru looked at the lamb made of broccoli and carrot pieces in the sink. "The lamb is cute. It's the work of the lamp."

Gao Songdeng's small ears moved, just like a deer.

"I've been working really hard, too." Chihaya Aine gritted her teeth and looked at Shirakawa Haru, "Chairman, please praise me too."

"So ugly..." Baichuan Qing paused, "I'm just telling the truth."

"Ah... the chairman is really mean." Chihaya Aine stretched out her finger and waved it in front of Shirakawa Haru. "The chairman should say that although you didn't do well, you have tried very hard. Try harder next time."

"I wouldn't talk like that." Shirakawa Haru had a blank expression on his face, which made his tone sound a little cold, but Chihaya Aine knew that he didn't show much expression.

"Chairman, you're truly hopeless." Chihaya Aine waved her hand. "It seems I'd be better off with Deng. By the way, do you think cooking skills are a plus for a girl?"

"Why do you suddenly ask such a question?" Shirakawa Haru asked, "Are you making cream stew? The progress is a bit slow. If we can't finish it before the end of get out of class, what will we do for lunch?"

The students’ creations in cooking class will be their lunch today.

This is an unwritten rule. After all, the food we cook cannot be wasted and we must cherish it.

Shirakawa Haru picked up an onion and skillfully sliced it. Then he took a potato, cut it in half, and then dipped the sliced potato into water...

Chihaya Aine watched dazzledly as Shirakawa Haru added water and soup base to the stew pot, put in bay leaves, and simmered it over low heat, stirring the bottom of the pot with a spatula.

"That's about it. Remember to add broccoli and potatoes to the stew pot later. Once the potatoes are soft, you can pour in the milk." Shirakawa Haru handed the spatula to Chihaya Aine.

"The chairman hasn't answered my question yet!" Chihaya Aine quietly pulled Takamatsu Deng's hand and said in a barely audible voice, "Deng, please ask the chairman what he thinks of girls who are good at cooking. Help 'Sister'~"

"Oh..." Gao Songdeng nodded. In fact, she also wanted to know.

"Qing, if there are two girls and you like them both, and one of them is a better cook, will you like the one with better cooking skills more?" In front of Shirakawa Haru, Takamatsu Deng didn't know how to hide his feelings at all.

"I won't fall in love with two girls at the same time." Baichuan Qing said firmly, "If I really have to choose between the two girls, I will probably choose the one who is good at cooking."

"Ah."

It turns out Haru really prefers girls who are good at cooking. Takamatsu Deng clutched her chest, closed her eyes, and felt her heart leaping with joy. She wondered if this proved that Haru preferred Aine-chan to her... No! She suddenly opened her eyes, remembering Chihaya Aine's words and sweet, happy smile not long ago. Her breathing suddenly stopped, and the painful feeling of suffocation washed over her like a tsunami.

"What's wrong, Deng?" Shirakawa Haru could tell at a glance that Takamatsu Deng was not in a good condition.

"No, it's okay." Takamatsu Deng turned and hid behind Chihaya Aine. She didn't dare look at Shirakawa Haru, afraid he'd notice her sadness. Haru had already seen it, right? She could never hide anything from him.

"Remember to tell me if there's anything." Baichuan Qing said, "This is a lifelong agreement, and it's permanent."

"Okay. We'll be friends forever." Gao Songdeng recalled the gentle, passionate kiss she had left on Shirakawa Haru's face. The classroom lights were bright, but she felt like it was the wee hours of the morning. All she could see was the streetlight that provided a faint warmth to her and Shirakawa Haru.

After Shirakawa Haru left, Chihaya Aine made cream stew. She took out bowls and distributed them to the classmates around her, and then took photos with everyone.

"Deng, thank you." Chihaya Aine brought two bowls of rice. "Thanks to you, I can now determine what kind of girl the chairman likes."

She brought a large plate of cream stew and placed it in front of Gao Songdeng, clasping her hands together. "Could you please help me more in the future, Deng? There are some questions that I really don't feel comfortable asking the chairman, but Deng can easily ask them."

"If it's Aine-chan's request, I will agree...to it." Takamatsu Deng said.

"Thank you!" Chihaya Aine cheered. "From now on, Deng will be the 'spy' I planted next to the chairman, specifically collecting intelligence on him for me. I am willing to be the girl in the chairman's heart and change myself for him."

"Change...myself?" Takamatsu Deng stirred the cream soup in the bowl with a spoon.

"That's right." Chihaya Aine said, lying on the dining table, "I want to become the type that the chairman likes. That way, the chairman will like me even more. I will tell Deng about my experiences with the chairman in the future. Deng, you must remember to give me more advice."

"Become the person that Qing likes?" said Gao Songdeng.

She looked up at Shirakawa Haru's busy figure, her eyes shining like stars. She was smiling at her own heart, and she would obey her heart's command. From then on, the sun, moon, and stars each performed their duties. She knew neither day nor night. The world around her completely disappeared.

I like Qing, I love Qing. My feelings for him and his feelings for me don't conflict. Ain wants to be Qing's girlfriend, and I just want Qing to like me a little more, to love me even more. If Ain can change herself for Qing, then so can I. I will become the girl Qing loves most.

Doing this would not betray Aine's trust, nor would it make Aine sad.

Takamatsu Deng suddenly realized that he had just unconsciously compared his cooking skills with Chihaya Aine because this idea had arisen in his mind.

My cooking skills are better than Aine's, so Haru will like me more.

If I couldn't confess my love to Haru, if I couldn't tell Aine how I felt about Haru...