roadside,

After running a distance, Conan found a quiet, deserted corner in the park, stopped, took out his phone, and expertly dialed home.

He was going to ask his mother if she had paid back the money.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock..."

The phone rang several times, and just as Conan was getting a little impatient, it was finally answered.

"Mom, what are you doing? Are you still asleep from your afternoon nap?" Conan asked, holding the phone with a hint of complaint in his voice.

"Cough cough... It's Shinichi! How could it be? Your mom... cough cough... woke up a long time ago, okay!"

Yukiko, on the other end of the phone, spoke in a hoarse and weak voice, denying the accusation hastily.

Conan rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "So what are you doing? You've been coughing the whole time."

He suspected that his mother might have stayed up all night watching movies again, then fallen asleep in the living room without turning off the air conditioner and caught a cold.

"I... um... I'm helping you pay off your debts! 1.1 billion... cough... can't you owe less!"

Yukiko over there sounded like she had a bad signal; her voice was intermittent, and she seemed to be having a hard time speaking.

Conan, puzzled, held up his phone and moved to a different spot.

After confirming that the signal was full, she asked with a hint of excitement, "So Mom, you've already gotten the IOU back for me? What did Yuzuru Nan say?"

"Still paying..."

In the dimly lit room, Yukiko's gaze fell on the phone beside her, her beautiful blue eyes flickering slightly.

Her smooth, shiny brown curly hair was neatly pinned up at the back of her head, making her look elegant and dignified.

Through the makeup mirror behind her, you can see that she is kneeling on a large bed in the center of the room.

On the wall in front of the large bed, there is a wedding photo of Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo that was taken.

This is the master bedroom of the Kudo residence, which was also their marital home a long time ago.

"What do you mean by 'repaying'?" Conan asked, annoyed by Yukiko's hesitant tone. "If you don't get the IOU back, your son won't be able to sleep at night!"

He couldn't help but complain in his heart, "Really, can't my mom be a little more reliable and solve this problem for me sooner?"

"Hey, I said I'd pay it back!" Yukiko shouted angrily, her voice echoing in the dimly lit room. "You're so mean... Hanyu Nan is home right now. I was just trying to talk to him on your behalf to figure out how you can pay back less!"

“That’s all…cough cough…money! Every little bit helps…cough…you’re just like your father, you don’t know the cost of living until you’re in charge of the household!” Yukiko said excitedly, her coughing becoming more and more violent.

The piercing shout made Conan instinctively move the phone away from his ear a little.

Then, she excitedly took it back and said, "Is Yuzuru Nanami at our house? Did he bring the IOU? I'm going back right now!"

As Conan spoke, he put down his skateboard and hurried home.

The next moment, Yukiko sternly stopped him, saying, "What are you doing back here? Are you trying to cause me trouble? I finally managed to persuade Hanyu Nan to ask for less, and you're back to make me charge...pay more?"

This barrage of questions left Conan completely bewildered, and he stopped in his tracks, his hand poised to start the skateboard.

He said hesitantly, "I'm just worried that you won't be able to handle Yuzuru Nanami, Mom."

"Hmph!" Yukiko snorted coldly, saying confidently, "There's no man in this world that your mother can't handle. Besides, Hanyu Nan is much more polite and well-mannered than some people!"

"Really?" Conan scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.

He simply couldn't refute that.

After all, Yuzuru always behaved very well in front of his elders, leaving no room for criticism.

I don't know why, but he's always working against me, as if I owed him something in my past life.

"Otherwise what? Glug..." Yukiko seemed to swallow something, smacked her lips, and continued, "Shinichi, you can play outside for a while and wait to see how Mom gets the IOU back for you!"

"Alright!" Conan nodded helplessly, but still couldn't help asking curiously, "What is Yuzuru doing right now?"

"Hmm..." Yukiko, who had been moved to a different spot, lowered her head, glanced at her chest, and then replied, "He's eating in the living room, and I'm washing fruit for him in the kitchen right now."

"Eat something?" Conan blinked, somewhat confused.

At this moment, Yuzuru Hanyu, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

He spoke in a gentle voice, as if he had just come from the living room, echoing softly from afar, "Is that Conan?"

"I'm eating a lemon, but your lemons taste a bit sour!"

He played a pun that only he could understand.

On the other side, Conan, listening to the voice he least wanted to hear on his phone, gave a classic deadpan look and muttered a couple of complaints to himself.

nonsense!

Whose lemons aren't sour?

If it's not sour, can it still be called a lemon?

My mom is really something! Who serves lemons to guests?

He remembered that when he went home last night, he saw that there was still a big bag of grapes that he had bought that he hadn't eaten.

I hope Mom didn't eat it all in one night!

"Alright, alright, Shinichi, do you have anything else to do? If not, go play by yourself!" Yukiko shouted impatiently.

"I..." Conan was about to say something, but before he could open his mouth, the dial tone came from the other end of the phone.

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