Transmigrated to the world of Detective Conan.

In comparison, the response no longer seemed so important.

"Ran."

Sonoko pushed Ran, who was pretending to be an ostrich, and said, "It's your turn now."

"Oh..."

Ran took a deep breath to calm herself, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Lin Yi, what are your hobbies?"

"Don't ask such boring questions..."

Before Ran could finish speaking, Sonoko interrupted her: "This is a good opportunity to spy on Lin Yi's privacy… Don't waste such a valuable question on trivial things."

"Ran, ask something more personal." Sonoko insisted.

There's no denying that Sonoko knew how to play the game.

If only irrelevant questions are asked, it's easy to lose interest after a while; the atmosphere becomes dull, and nothing makes sense. In the end, one just wants to go home.

Asking about private topics is what really awakens people's inner gossip spirit, making them excited and the atmosphere lively. With a lively atmosphere, even drinking water becomes thrilling; the heart races, and it's very stimulating.

"Well... okay."

Ran thought for a moment longer and then asked another question: "How many girls have you dated before?"

"Well, that question is acceptable." Sonoko leaned in slightly, approving of Ran's question.

Facing the question about how many girlfriends he had, Lin Yi thought for a bit as well.

Because customs in Japan are different from those in China.

In China, it's common for high school students to not have had girlfriends.

But in Japan, it's the opposite. If you haven't been in a relationship in high school, you're considered not very popular.

"Being a virgin" gives an unreliable impression to girls.

This has something to do with the legal age for marriage in Japan.

The legal marriage age for women is 16, which means they are still in high school, and so, naturally, they think there's nothing wrong with having an early relationship.

Moreover, parents and the government in Japan encourage high school students to date; it could even be said to be a basic national policy in Japan.

If Lin Yi naively said he had never had a girlfriend, it would likely lead to him being looked down upon.

"Well... in my case... I've dated... five girls."

After thinking it over, Lin Yi gave that number.

Being handsome and having dated five girls isn't too bad, right?

"Five?"

Sonoko and Ran weren't too surprised, considering Lin Yi's looks; on his first day of transfer, many girls had already approached him, showing their affection frantically.

Five is actually quite few, right?

Sonoko, excited about the gossip, couldn't wait to ask further: "And why did you break up with them?"

According to the rules, Lin Yi wasn't obliged to answer, but he didn't want to be a party pooper.

Besides, it was a good opportunity to share his backstory, a bonus point he didn't want to miss.

"Well... actually, the reasons I broke up with them were quite similar."

Lin Yi took a sip of coffee with a nostalgic expression and said, "I was too busy... I didn't have much time to be with them. Love needs time to be maintained... So in the end, we broke up."

"Ah? Is that the reason?" Sonoko was very interested, and Ran listened attentively.

After all, girls love gossip.

"And what were you doing back then? So busy?" Sonoko continued asking.

"At that time... I was sometimes busy fighting, sometimes working..." Lin Yi said with a bit of embarrassment, "Don't be fooled by how I am now... when I was in school, I was a very famous problematic boy."

"But then I realized that continuing to be a problematic boy had no future. Since my academic performance wasn't good, I went out to work."

"Ah, I see." Sonoko and Ran immediately understood, realizing that Lin Yi might have faced five people in a bathroom due to his past as a problematic boy.

His culinary skills, appreciation for painting, and card-shuffling ability were things he had learned while working.

"That's really amazing."

Ran covered her mouth and exclaimed, "If you hadn't told me, I would never have imagined that you were once a problematic boy."

Sonoko couldn't help but nod: "Yeah, yeah... No wonder you're more mature than others your age."

Lin Yi chuckled and said, "After working... I realized that working for others had no future, so I transferred to Teitan High School to study well... and aspire to a good university. After graduating, I would look for a future job."

"Ahhhh ~~~" Sonoko suddenly sighed with sadness, "My life, compared to yours, seems completely dull, nothing special..."

Ran nodded in agreement: "Yeah... We've just followed the course of things until high school, without really special experiences."

"Ordinary is best."

Lin Yi pretended to sigh and then took his coffee, trying to hide the smile at the corners of his lips.

Nowadays, if you don't have a story, no one is interested in you.

That singing program, in the end, didn't it turn into a misfortune show?

Only when you have a story will people want to approach you and get to know you.

What? Don't have a story?

Is your life very boring?

Graduating from university step by step and then going out to work in society?

Don't worry.

If you don't have a story, you can make one up. You can process your experience again.

A little disagreement with someone can be artistically transformed into an epic fight, something like a battle in the Forbidden City.

A trivial conversation with someone can be artistically transformed into deep admiration, with secret love letters. Unfortunately, that person isn't to your liking, so you coldly reject them.

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