Are you, as meal replacement users, ready for the consequences?

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With her light blue eyes awkwardly glancing to the side, Aine really wanted to slap herself from just a few seconds ago.

Is it really that hard to find someone to chat with? Why do you have to bring up a flimsy excuse like having afternoon tea...?

Won't Xiao Ning think I have ulterior motives and then distance herself from me? I don't want that to happen!

In this huge neon city, Chihaya Aine's only friend who she knows well and can go out for tea and chat with... is Toyokawa Neko!

We can no longer contact any of the other people.

If Toyokawa Neko leaves him, how will he get through the next three years?

Ai Yin felt that she might be under a lot of pressure lately, and she tended to think the worst about things and harbor the greatest malice towards people, making unfounded assumptions.

She wondered what would happen if Ningzi became unhappy and stopped playing with her.

After that, when everyone at Haneoka Girls' Academy finds out, they'll also line up and stay away from this annoying, moldy pink-haired girl, right?

That means studying in China is no different from studying abroad!

Don't do this kind of thing!

"What are you thinking about? Is there not enough sugar in your tea? Do you need me to add more? My family doesn't like to add sugar to their tea."

Ningzi picked up the jar full of sugar cubes and shook it in front of Aine, the sugar cubes hitting the jar with a pleasant clinking sound.

"Oh, it's nothing. Xiao Ning, would you like me to add sugar? I'd like three pieces?"

"Okay, okay, five dollars, right? I'll add it right away."

Ningzi poured seven sugar cubes into Aine's cup.

The hot tea was almost submerged by the sugar cubes, and Ningzi only stopped herself from putting in another one after Aine persuaded her to stop.

That's intentional.

"Don't add any more! If you add any more, it'll just be sugar water!"

"Well, I was just worried that Xiao Ai wouldn't like sweet drinks."

"But wouldn't that be even harder to accept?"

"If all else fails, drink mine, Xiao Ai."

Ningzi pretended to be in a difficult position, pushed her teacup in front of Chihaya Aine, and then hooked Aine's teacup in her own hand.

"Huh? No need..."

"It's okay, just pretend I wanted something sweet?"

Ningzi held her teacup, and she really liked the enthusiasm she was showing.

What's next?

Seeing the astonished look in Aine's eyes, Ningzi knew this was a golden opportunity, a perfect chance to tease her at will, but...

Ningzi's arm trembled, and she felt that this opportunity to manipulate other people's emotions at will was strange.

Am I toying with Aine, or am I just teasing her like I'm playing with a cat?

Adding extra sugar on purpose and then suggesting changing the cup makes it seem like I'm just playing around.

This, this, this?

Ningzi hesitated, wondering if she should still buy Chihaya Aine another cup of black tea as an apology.

This is an act of directly switching someone else's drink and then semi-coercing them to drink your tea.

amount.

I can't give my opinion.

A bit... sick.

Purely malicious, I won't say more, saying more will only make me hate myself more.

"Xiao Ai, I... Ah? How did you drink mine? What... what... what?"

"Huh? Didn't Xiao Ning suggest we change to a different cup?"

Chihaya Aine licked the water stains from the corner of her mouth and reluctantly put down the teacup she had picked up at some point.

When the teacup touched the saucer, it made a crisp clinking sound, and Ningzi saw that the small cup was now completely empty.

Has my black tea just been drunk up like that?

It passes as quickly as one's own lifetime.

No, it ends even faster than my own life.

"Well, okay? I'll have some of Xiao Ai's... homemade black tea too."

Ningzi raised her teacup and sipped it slowly.

The tea enters the mouth and ripples on the tip of the tongue.

All other flavors are no longer important; through the sensation on her tongue, Ningzi can only taste the cloyingly sweet taste of sugar water.

"So sweet..."

Is this what Chihaya Aine tastes like?

Chihaya Aine's taste...

It's black tea with ten sugar cubes added.

It's very sweet, very memorable, really sweet.

Toyokawa Ningko put down her teacup.

Ch90. Xiangzi, you'll definitely be happy.

"This black tea is so sweet. I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to drink it again in my lifetime."

Having tea with Ai-yin.

Chat, chat whatever you want, chat however you like.

Talk about whatever you want, even if it's awkward or forced.

We chatted about everything under the sun, just like that.

As the sweetness fades, the mind also becomes clearer.

Ningzi suddenly felt that her day was truly absurd.

It's as absurd as my own life.

What did I do this morning? I wrote a crazy, modified song, and this afternoon a silly kid kept praising it.

What can I say? My God, this sounds amazing! My God, this is unparalleled!

That's truly absurd.

In the afternoon, I met Hailing and Aiyin.

These two idiots seem to have had a little fight that they can't see.

My lungs ache from being so bored.

Bored humans.

and then.

Then there's the part that makes Ningzi's heart skip a beat whenever she thinks about it.

Two 10,000 yen bills arrived in his pocket.

Two!

"If Xiao Ning wants to drink again in the future, can't she come here again?"

"I don't know, nobody can say for sure about these things."

It's like meeting a friend the day before yesterday, getting to know them well yesterday and talking about a ton of things, and then cutting ties with them today.

Life is full of all sorts of absurd and ridiculous things.

It's possible that I'll never again drink that crazy black tea with ten sugar cubes added.

It's also possible that he'll drink it every day in the future, leading to cerebellar atrophy or, like some other people, incoherent speech.

"Xiao Ai, do you know any places nearby...where I can sell...that kind of delicious stuff? Let me think of how to say it..."

Ningzi stretched out her finger and gestured something in the air, seemingly trying to help Aine better understand what she meant.

We can't go to the fruit platter shop that Mu took us to before.

That place is too high-end.

We also can't go to the place where my sister buys lunchboxes.

There were also some poor and shabby people there.

So in the end, she could only turn to her good friend Chihaya Aine for help.

Aine, such an amazing and sunny girl, she must be quite familiar with the surrounding area.

It's so nice to be able to find someone to ask for help, and to find someone to have tea and chat with.

I absolutely love you today, Chihaya Aine! I love everyone so much too! I really, really, really, really, really love everyone who's with me...

At least, I still have you; I'm not alone yet...

Ningzi grasped Aine's hand again, and Aine still did not resist.

I've already said it, Aine never rebels against herself.

Ai Yin is so sweet.

"What kind of place? A delicatessen or something similar?"

"Yes! Almost! I want to... send some delicious food to my friend!"

My sister loves seafood, she likes both traditional sashimi and raw marinated seafood... but I haven't seen her eat these in a long time.

Because my sister has no money, she is now a pitiful pauper.

"Oh, I see. Maybe we could check out Goto-ju. They sell this kind of cooked food there, and their skills are amazing! Let me tell you..."

……

Let me tell you, I'm super obedient. If you ask me to come, I'll come right away without saying a word.

Ningzi stood alone in front of Goto-ju, the small shop feeling overwhelming and oppressive.

Looking at the location sent by Chihaya Aine on her phone screen, Ningzi silently pressed the power button.

"This is it... I have money, I'm a genuine consumer here to spend money."

This is the first time I've ever shopped alone with such a large amount of money! I'm so happy! So nervous!

And what's more! You'll still be paying for it yourself! I've emphasized this many times already, but I just want to keep saying it!

Ningzi paid for everything she bought today herself!

"welcome!"

The waitresses were gentle and enthusiastic, making you want to dine there.

It was the first time I went to a food store alone, and I brought all my savings with me.

Ningzi, barely suppressing her nervousness, replied, "I'm just looking around, I won't bother you anymore."

The interior decoration was simple and elegant, with a variety of delicious and tempting foods neatly arranged for guests to choose from. Ningzi's gaze swept over the transparent glass dome.

So, what should I buy?

There aren't many things in this world that people can choose from, and buying food is one of them.

More attractive than the dazzling array of food is always the string of numbers below the food, which is called the price.

"This, ah..."

Perilla Chicken Skewers (one skewer) 202 yen

Seafood Tom Yum Soup (with salad, sushi, and rice) 969 yen

Crystal Shrimp Dumpling (one) 141 yen