Well this new short chapter somewhat implies that Ayako might also starting to have weird feelings for Asuka, which is good news I guess. Though the cold means there's a possibility that Asuka might not get the chance to meet Akira or only briefly meet her and not realize she's a love rival (assuming that Akira is gay too ofc, which is still a mystery atm). Dunno if that's a good thing or a bad thing.