Cocoa responds positively to Rize’s comment how it’s unexpected that she can bake bread, whereas Chino realizes Cocoa wasn’t being praised. (Cocoa wasn’t receiving praise by Rize.)

チノ：

「褒(ほ)められてるわけじゃないと…」

褒(ほ)める‘s negative stem is 褒(ほ)め. Append られる for 褒(ほ)められる.