Her attitude is commendable, but having the right attitude doesn't guarantee success.

Just like confessing your feelings to a girl you like, even if you are very serious and your confession plan is very romantic, you may not be able to succeed.

I will still dislike what I don't like, and I will still refuse what I should refuse.

Actually, being rejected is a good outcome. If you see the other person leave with another guy who doesn't look that great after being rejected, that would be truly tragic.

Or, out of curiosity, if you follow them and see the girl arm in arm with the boy walking into a building by the roadside, wouldn't your mindset explode on the spot?

To be fair, Sonoko's attitude was very good and she was very serious. Even though there were many difficulties, she never complained. Ran nodded in approval, and so did Kosuke.

But the dishes that were made... were rather unappetizing.

The first time, the gardener didn't control the fire well, and the edges of the eggs were a little burnt, which made them taste slightly bitter.

The instant she took the food, Xiaolan's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and she pursed her lips. Although it was only for a moment and not very noticeable, Guangyou still caught the strange expression on her face.

Sonoko was initially unaware of this situation. She thought that even if she didn't cook it well, it should still be edible, until she put a bite in her mouth...

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" Sonoko frowned, quickly spat out the egg in her mouth, picked up the water glass next to her and took a big gulp before she recovered. "It tastes awful."

"Who wasn't a beginner at first?" Ran smiled and comforted Sonoko, while picking up another egg from the side and handing it to her. "Try again."

Taking the egg from Ran's hand, Sonoko said confidently, "This time it definitely won't succeed... ugh, it definitely won't fail!"

...

Five minutes later, looking at the eggs in the pot with their still-burnt edges, Sonoko fell silent.

"Let's try again." An egg appeared in front of Sonoko, and at the same time, Ran's voice rang out, her tone very gentle, "Sonoko, believe in yourself. You also want to broaden Mr. Kyogoku's horizons, right?"

The name restored Sonoko's confidence. She took the eggs with a determined expression: "I will definitely make Makoto say 'Sonoko, your cooking is delicious!'"

After saying that, Sonoko subconsciously imagined the scene and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seeing Sonoko's expression, Ran and Kouyu smiled, their eyes filled with encouragement.

...

After several failed attempts, Sonoko finally managed to fry a decent plate of eggs.

Xiaolan and Yuanzi have both tasted the eggs. No seasonings were added; only the subtle fragrance of the eggs themselves was present, which was perfectly acceptable.

This is Guangyou's review after trying the food. Xiaolan spotted him when he was looking at it from the doorway, and then he became one of the taste testers.

"Was I too obvious just now?" Kōyū sat in the kitchen, watching Sonoko frantically cook, lost in thought. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was probably the reason he was discovered.

Mainly because it was too tiring to keep his head up, Guangyou moved a chair and sat at the kitchen door after watching for a while, holding a cup of steaming warm water in his hand, taking a sip from time to time.

That's probably why he was discovered.

After regaining his senses, Kōyū took out his phone from his pocket. He planned to send Ai a text message while the two of them were cooking.

Only then did he notice an unread text message that Ai had sent him five minutes earlier.

The moment he saw the unread text message, Guangyou had a vague idea of ​​what it contained. He opened it and, sure enough, it was exactly what he had thought, though there were still some minor differences.

The message was very brief, just a few words in one sentence: "What are you busy with?"

In Guangyou's mind, the content should be something like "Aren't you home yet?", but the two sentences have a similar meaning.

The latter is very direct, while the former, after Ai had told him about sending a message from home, has two meanings:

"Not home yet?"

"You've arrived home, but you were too busy to send a message?"

This message made Kōyū scratch his head sheepishly. He had just returned to the office, put his bag in his room, and had been watching Sonoko and the other person cook from the doorway, so engrossed that he forgot to send it.

Realizing his mistake, Kōyū quickly sent a text message to Ai, honestly explaining what had happened: "Sorry, I was in the kitchen and forgot to message you. I'll make you a big meal another day as compensation."

The reply came quickly. Guangyou opened it, smiled silently.

"I forgive you. I'll owe you the big meal for now. I'll come find you when I feel like having it."

After replying with "OK", Guangyou put away his phone and continued watching Sonoko frantically cook.

"Guangyou, could you watch the garden for a bit?" Xiaolan suddenly turned to Guangyou and said, "I'm going to buy some side dishes and drinks. We'll eat as soon as the garden is ready."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko abruptly stopped what she was doing, and then she said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ran, if I hadn't taken up the kitchen for so long, you wouldn't have needed to go out to buy groceries."

"Don't worry about it, it's okay." Xiaolan smiled and comforted Yuanzi as she walked outside. "I'll just treat it as a day off for myself."

Before Sonoko could respond, Ran had already left the kitchen.

Seeing that Xiaolan had left, Guangyou stood up from his chair and looked at Sonoko so that he could correct her if she made a mistake.

...

It's just scrambled eggs with tomatoes; it doesn't actually take much time.

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