"Hehe, I don't think that's what you really feel, Ran." Sonoko giggled.
"Sonoko, are you asking for a beating?" Ran raised her hand threateningly, and Sonoko immediately ran away when she saw it.
"Ran, are you planning to go to Chen's house with Sonoko?" Kazuha asked Ran.
"Yeah. My mom is staying at Chen's house right now too, so I'm going over to see her." Ran nodded and said.
"Ah, Eri Kisaki is at Chen's house too?" Kazuha looked surprised.
"Yeah, my mom went to Chen's house because she wanted to take a break. And Aunt Yukiko is there too, so she has someone to chat with."
"Ran, it's a good thing Aunt Yukiko isn't here, or you'd be in trouble for calling her 'Auntie.'" Kazuha said with a laugh.
Ran's expression changed slightly. "Don't tell her, okay? You called her that too."
"Wow, Ran, you've learned to threaten people now." Kazuha chased after Ran.
"Stop messing around. Class is about to start, so let's get to the classroom. I don't want to get punished."
After fooling around for a while, Ran and Kazuha headed into the classroom.
When they entered, they saw Sonoko sitting beside Chen, still persistently questioning him.
"Chen, just tell me. Why did Ms. Judy take leave? Satisfy my curiosity, okay?"
"Sonoko, having too much curiosity isn't a good thing. Don't be so curious."
Chen had no intention of telling Sonoko anything. Even if there were things he could reveal, he did not want to tell her. Mainly because Sonoko was not very good at keeping secrets and would blurt out all sorts of things.
"Fine, then I'll just have to rely on my own methods."
Sonoko sighed, showing no sign of giving up.
"What are you planning to do?" Akako asked Sonoko curiously, wondering what