The ambiguous atmosphere made Yoko Okino a little nervous.
She quickly used her skills as a host to ease her nervous emotions by changing the subject:
"By the way… why did that dish just now glow?"
Yoko Okino deliberately used an exclamatory tone to hide her nervousness: "I was really surprised when I first saw it."
"I added edible gold leaf."
Lin Yi smiled and said, "Cover it with a plate cover. When enough heat accumulates, open the plate cover, and it can create a glowing effect under the light."
"So that's how it is… no wonder it's sparkling!"
Yoko Okino said with some surprise.
Just as she was about to say something, suddenly, the doorbell rang at the entrance.
"Huh? Someone's here?"
Yoko Okino immediately turned her head to look at the entrance. She said to Lin Yi, "It should be the manager, right? No one usually comes to my place… You wait a moment."
"Okay."
Lin Yi nodded. He didn't care who came. Anyway, he wasn't the star. He even wished that everyone else knew that Yoko Okino was in love with him.
Yoko Okino walked to the entrance door curiously. When she looked through the peephole, she was shocked.
The one ringing her doorbell was Hoshino Terumi, who used to be in the same group as Yoko!
Why would she come!!
Yoko Okino couldn't help but shout in her heart!
"Ding-dong, ding-dong~~"
The doorbell continued to ring. Hoshino Terumi, with a cigarette in her mouth, said strangely, "That's strange, why isn't anyone opening the door? Yoko's lights are clearly on…"
It's over, it's over, it's over!!
Yoko Okino quickly turned around and quietly returned to the living room. She paced around anxiously and said, "This is bad, this is bad… Terumi-nee is here. If she sees you here… she will definitely scold me!! Why didn't she call me before she came!"
Lin Yi could tell that she was really afraid of that girl named Terumi. He thought for a while and said, "Then… should I hide first?"
"… … … …"
Yoko Okino thought for a while, then nodded, and then put her hands together, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry… if it were someone else, I could explain it to them, but with Terumi-nee… if possible, I really don't want her to know…"
"It's okay."
Lin Yi waved his hand generously. He quickly cleaned up his tableware and said, "Then where should I hide?"
"Hmm…"
Yoko Okino glanced at the balcony. The balcony wouldn't work, there was no place to hide, pass.
Bathroom? She didn't want the bathroom either. It was empty, and Terumi-nee would find out as soon as she went to wash her hands.
After thinking about it, the most suitable place to hide was her bedroom, but a girl's room couldn't be entered casually…
But now was not the time to worry about these things!
Yoko Okino pointed to the bedroom and said, "Hide in my room…"
"Okay."
Lin Yi nodded, put the dishes into the sink, and reminded her, "Remember to hide my shoes near the entrance."
"Okay… I know."
Yoko Okino had just nodded, and then her cell phone rang. She took it out and looked at it.
As expected, it was Terumi-nee calling. This made her a little anxious. She signaled Lin Yi to quickly hide in the bedroom, while she quickly went into the bathroom, closed the door, took a few deep breaths, and then answered the phone.
She said in an indifferent tone, "Hello… Terumi-nee, why did you suddenly call me?"
"Yoko, are you home?"
"Yes… what's wrong?"
"Didn't you hear the doorbell?"
"Did you come to my house? Wait a moment… I'm in the bathroom right now, I didn't hear it… I'll come out now."
As she spoke, Yoko Okino opened the bathroom door with a click, so that Terumi would believe that she didn't deliberately not hear the doorbell.
"I'll open the door for you now."
After Hoshino Terumi heard this, Yoko Okino hung up the phone.
She quickly came to the entrance, saying as she picked up Lin Yi's shoes and put them into the top shoe cabinet: "Coming, wait a moment."
After checking, Yoko Okino opened the door with a click, and said to Hoshino Terumi with a surprised look: "Terumi-nee, why did you come over? You didn't tell me in advance."
Hoshino Terumi walked in while taking the cigarette down and said, "When I got off work, Miss Mizunashi told me that you were resting at home today, and we haven't seen each other for a long time."
As she spoke, she shook the plastic bag in her hand, blinked, and said, "So I specially brought some wine over… so that we sisters can have a good drink."
"Really? That's great!"
Yoko Okino clenched her fists and showed a happy smile: "I'm just at home alone, and I'm practicing cooking!"
"Really? Even the snacks for the wine are ready."
Hoshino Terumi skillfully went to the shoe cabinet below and took out a pair of slippers. Suddenly, she noticed something and said, "Yoko… why are you missing a pair of slippers?"
Yoko Okino's heart thumped, she tried her best to act normal, and smiled: "Last time when I was dancing at home, I accidentally broke them…"
"Dancing in slippers?"
Hoshino Terumi frowned as she looked at Okino Yoko, her tone somewhat serious: "Do you know how dangerous that is? What if you accidentally hurt yourself...? Do you know how much trouble that would cause? Do you realize how many commercials and schedules you have right now?"
"Yes... I know I was wrong."
Okino Yoko quickly admitted her mistake, not daring to argue: "Next time I dance, I definitely won't wear slippers..."
"It's good that you know you were wrong..."
Hoshino Terumi's tone softened a bit: "Now is when you're at your peak. It would be such a waste if something like hurting yourself while dancing in slippers at home ruined your career."
"I would never dare to do it again."
After Okino Yoko finished speaking, she grabbed Hoshino Terumi's hand and walked towards the living room, smiling: "Come on, try my mapo tofu... It's very delicious."
"Really?"
Hoshino Terumi expressed her doubt: "You can't even make a decent omelet... Can you handle mapo tofu?"
"Really! I've been working hard to practice my cooking skills recently!"
Okino Yoko led Hoshino Terumi to the dining table, proudly showing off: "Look! This is the mapo tofu I made!"
Although she felt embarrassed to show off Lin Yi's cooking as her own, Okino Yoko knew that she had to show off, otherwise, Terumi-nee would definitely notice something was amiss... It's all because they were too close.
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