Why am I treated this way when I am so smart, beautiful, lively and lovely?

As she thought about it, Yukiko's tears began to flow uncontrollably.

She couldn't understand why Yusaku wasn't worried about her safety at all, even though she had run away from home. Did he really not care about her?

"Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep..."

Just then, the phone rang again.

Yukiko slowly raised her beautiful face, which was covered in tears, glanced at her phone, and then helplessly buried her head back down.

However, the phone kept ringing relentlessly.

"Could it be..."

A glimmer of hope suddenly welled up in Yukiko's heart. Hesitantly, she picked up her phone and looked at it.

Have you had dinner yet?

Don't forget our promise, Mrs. Yukiko!

Looking at the message on her phone, Yukiko immediately recognized who had sent it.

It's that bad man!

Her heart felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand, tense and panicked.

Yukiko instinctively covered her phone screen with her hand, as if that would conceal the existence of the message.

Then, feeling a little guilty, she looked around to make sure no one else had noticed her actions before she breathed a sigh of relief.

She just wanted to take a look, to see what that bad man was up to!

Despite telling herself to ignore it, Yukiko's intense curiosity compelled her to squint and cautiously continue watching.

"Has Mrs. Yukiko not been back for a long time? Would you like me to accompany Yukiko back to Gunma Prefecture? I heard that's your hometown."

Upon seeing this, Yukiko felt a complex mix of emotions.

She bit her lip and muttered, "I don't want a bad man like you to keep me company!"

She wouldn't easily believe that bad man would be so kind; he must have ulterior motives!

Gunma Prefecture...

Yukiko silently murmured the place name, her gaze gradually becoming somewhat unfocused.

That place holds all the beautiful memories of her childhood.

She hadn't been back to see it for a long time since she grew up and left.

At this moment, upon seeing that familiar name again, a nameless melancholy welled up in her heart, causing Yukiko to fall into a moment of daze.

She would occasionally encounter her hometown in her dreams.

Whenever I wake up, I feel an urge to immediately return to that familiar place for a look, but in the end I have to give up this idea because Yusaku is busy writing his novel.

"Hmph~ He even knows where my hometown is. Sure enough, this wicked man has been plotting against me for a long time!"

Yukiko snorted angrily, swung her little fist at the air, sent a message, and then tossed her phone aside.

She finally understood why she had been discovered despite her superb disguise skills.

It turned out that everything was because that bad man had planned it all in advance, and she had rushed over as soon as she got off the plane without making any preparations.

Therefore, this failure cannot be attributed to the clever Yukiko; it can only be said that the bad man was too cunning.

Once I'm fully prepared, I'm sure I won't lose again next time.

Having found such a perfect reason for herself, Yukiko's initially upset mood immediately improved.

The story of the princess and the great demon king is not over yet.

"I've made up my mind, I'm going back to Gunma Prefecture for a visit." Yukiko raised her hands high and shouted with a hint of nostalgia.

But she didn't want that bad man with her; she wanted to go back by herself.

...

Hanyu House.

After seeing Vermouth off, while waiting for Ai and Akemi to return, Hanyu Nan took the time to casually send a few messages to Yukiko.

He knew very well that if he wanted Yukiko to belong to him completely, body and soul, he couldn't force her.

【I'm not Yukiko, and Gunma Prefecture isn't my hometown. You've got it wrong. I don't need you with me!】

Upon seeing Yukiko's reply, Hanyu Nan couldn't help but smile slightly as he lay lazily on the sofa.

In fact, he never expected Yukiko to agree so easily.

The main reason for sending this message was to evoke Yukiko's deep memories of her hometown, thereby creating more opportunities for herself.

If you tell me not to go, does that mean I really won't go?

"Heh heh, little Yukiko..."

Yuzuru gently twirled the phone in his hand; he had meticulously prepared a big surprise for Yukiko as she returned to her hometown.

I hope Yukiko will like this surprise.

...

"Hello, is this Shinichi?"

"Huh? Dad, why are you calling me?"

After returning from the Blue Castle, Conan was taken to the hospital by Professor Agasa. There, Conan, who was bandaged up like a mummy, listened to Yusaku Kudo's voice with a look of surprise.

What happened?

His parents, who always only knew how to have fun, actually called him.

Meanwhile, in the lounge of a cocktail party in the United States, Yusaku Kudo felt a little embarrassed after hearing his son's question: "Shinichi, your mother has already returned to the country."

"Back in the country? Where did you go? Japan? Ouch..." Upon hearing this news, Conan suddenly sat up in bed, but due to the large movement, he accidentally aggravated his wound, causing him to gasp in pain.

Ignoring the pain from his wounds, he asked in shock, "Mom's back, but Dad, where are you? Didn't you come back?"

"Ahem, well, I still have some things to take care of here! As you know, my novel is going to be adapted into a film and television series soon, so I have to stay here to follow up on the related matters. I can only let your mother go back alone for now," Kudo Yusaku explained somewhat guiltily.

Although he knew perfectly well that Yukiko had gone back because she was angry with him, he certainly couldn't tell his son that.

"Dad, you're really busy! And Mom too, she didn't even tell me she was coming back." Conan rolled his eyes speechlessly, not knowing how to describe his mother's way of doing things.

Both father and son are so busy, and she still comes back to make things worse.

"Okay, Dad. I'll go back and check later. Mom should be home by now," Conan said somewhat helplessly.

"Okay, Shinichi, keep an eye on your mother and don't make her angry," Yusaku Kudo instructed over the phone.

"Heh..." Conan's lips twitched slightly, not wanting to say anything.

...

(I should be able to add an extra chapter later; I unknowingly wrote half a chapter more than usual last night.)