50: save5 Eating Together
Watching Liu Lili's retreating figure, Lu Lele confirmed her feelings for Liu Lili once more.
That's right. No matter what she experienced, the only fact that "Lu Lele loves Liu Lili" was something that would never shift with the change of timelines. It was the eternal, unchanging truth of this world.
Even if Liu Lili had deceived and hurt her, Lu Lele still loved her. It was just that such love would distort into anger, causing Lu Lele to do things where she lost her reason.
Lu Lele couldn't help but recall her actions in the kidnapping route, and the punishment from her sister, making Lu Lele experience the pain and torture Liu Lili had felt.
It also made Lu Lele realize how excessive she had been to her lover.
So, a thought gradually formed in Lu Lele's mind, becoming firm.
"This time, I must be gentler to Liu Lili."
Lu Lele whispered. This was a constraint she placed on herself, and a promise to Liu Lili in her heart.
Although this time it was unlikely to achieve the Perfect Ending, at the very least, she wouldn't hurt Liu Lili anymore. Even if it violated the instinct of a yandere, she wouldn't do those excessive things to Liu Lili again.
Now, it was time to prepare according to plan.
After starting over, Lu Lele's Acting Value hovered around 50% from the start. Lu Lele guessed this was because her theoretical understanding of the "Possessive Type Yandere" was already thorough, leaving only the practical part unfinished.
After all, with the experience and insights from so many save files, this could be considered the only "legacy" Lu Lele could inherit after each attempt.
This gave Lu Lele more confidence to make mistakes and allowed her to act more boldly. Even if she did things inconsistent with a possessive type yandere, she didn't need to worry about her Acting Value being instantly deducted into the negatives.
Friday passed quietly and calmly like this.
Liu Lili seemed to be holding a grudge about what happened during breakfast. She didn't pay much attention to Lu Lele the whole day.
However, this didn't stop Lu Lele from actively hugging Liu Lili's arm after school and asking with a smile:
"Lili, are you free?"
Liu Lili didn't reject Lu Lele's intimate contact, but asked back:
"Now?"
Lu Lele nodded:
"Mmh."
Liu Lili hesitated for a moment and said:
"What is it, Lele? I have to go to my aunt's house to help out at six. If it's going to take a lot of time, then forget it."
"It won't take long~ Lili, I heard a new western restaurant opened near the school. How about I treat you to a meal~ Consider it an apology for this morning. After all, I saw you weren't very happy all day~"
Liu Lili still seemed unable to get over what happened this morning. She said with a face full of disgust:
"You guy, do you think treating me to a meal can wipe away the sin of wiping mouth oil on my hand? Just thinking about that taste feels gross now."
Liu Lili wasn't telling the truth. In fact, her feeling at that time was a flutter, not disgust. She didn't even go wash her hands after class, keeping the place where Lu Lele had kissed.
Not only that, Liu Lili even secretly sniffed the back of her hand that Lu Lele had kissed when no one was around, and more than once.
Liu Lili didn't understand why she would do such a thing. She didn't understand at all.
She had just rejected Lu Lele's confession yesterday, but why would she now involuntarily do such childish, laughable, even slightly perverted acts?
Liu Lili knew she had certain feelings for Lu Lele. But until yesterday, before Lu Lele confessed to her, Liu Lili thought this kind of emotion could be controlled. Even if it was deeper and more bone deep than normal friendship, it hadn't reached the level of love, so-called "girlship," so-called soul friendship.
After all, Liu Lili clearly knew there was no possibility between her and Lu Lele. This reality was determined and impossible to change.
However, her body's honest reaction today made Liu Lili doubt her own cognition for the first time.
Could it be...
Could it be that she had actually fallen in love with Lu Lele without even knowing it?
Liu Lili felt terrified by this discovery. She knew she was just a humble blade of grass and couldn't fall in love with a star shining in the sky like Lu Lele.
Therefore, she didn't pay much attention to Lu Lele all day, wanting to let both herself and Lu Lele calm down.
But, the instant Lu Lele took her arm after school, the calm she had maintained all day just vanished like smoke. Even if she didn't want to be intimate anymore, she couldn't bring herself to pull her hand away from Lu Lele.
Liu Lili, whose body couldn't refuse the other, could only banter with her lips now.
Hearing Liu Lili's words, Lu Lele pouted, revealing a heartbroken look:
"Tsk, so Lili doesn't want to eat with me? In that case, forget it."
Seeing Lu Lele's expression, Liu Lili seemed a bit flustered and hurriedly said:
"That's not it... I'll go eat with you. Don't make such a look like you're about to cry."
Only then did the gloom on Lu Lele's face disperse, revealing a big smile:
"Then, let's go~"
"But Lele, that new western restaurant you mentioned... won't it be expensive?" Liu Lili suddenly asked.
"I checked. It's not expensive at all. A combo meal is only forty coins. It has Lili's favorite burgers, fries, fried chicken, and cola~"
Hearing this, Liu Lili frowned:
"Forty Lily Coins? The combo at the small shop near my house is only twenty. Isn't that robbery?"
Lu Lele smiled:
"I'm treating you. Lili doesn't need to spend money."
Liu Lili seemed a bit hesitant and said softly:
"How about... we go Dutch?"
Lu Lele pouted:
"Tsk. If Lili is going to be like this, you're being too much of an outsider. I said I'd treat you, so I'll treat you. At worst, next time we eat together, Lili can treat me back."
"...Alright."
Liu Lili nodded, accepting Lu Lele's point.
Lu Lele then took Liu Lili together to the restaurant opposite the school named "Gnawing Chicken."
After ordering, the two sat in their seats, waiting for the food to be prepared.
Lu Lele held her face, gazing infatuatedly at Liu Lili, whispering:
"Lili, you are really so cute~"
"So gross. Disgusting."
Liu Lili was covered in goosebumps. She turned her head to avoid Lu Lele's gaze and asked instead:
"Lele, why did you insist on confessing to me? You know, there are many excellent and cute girls in school who also like girls..."
"Because I like you." Lu Lele interrupted Liu Lili, answering as a matter of fact.
Liu Lili was stunned, sighed, and said softly:
"...But, there is no possibility between us."
Hearing this, Lu Lele smiled faintly:
"Without trying, how do you know it's absolutely impossible?"