"Conan, why don't you sleep with me?"

With a mischievous grin on his lips, Yuzuru grabbed Conan, who was trying to sneak into Ran's room, and said with a smile.

"What?! Who wants to sleep with you?!" Conan rolled his eyes, inwardly groaning, but helplessly, he was dragged back by Yuzuru.

"Hmph, you little brat, you actually dare to dream of sharing a bed with me? Let me tell you, only Ran and Nan are qualified!" Sonoko raised her chin and said smugly.

"Garden..." Xiaolan looked at the garden next to her speechlessly.

"Alright, alright, I got it. Nan, you and Conan go put your luggage away first, then we'll meet downstairs." Sonoko patted Ran on the shoulder, signaling everyone to put their luggage away.

"Okay, sure." Yuzuru nodded and pulled Conan upstairs.

Yuzuru Nan arrived at the room and helped Conan unpack their luggage. When they went downstairs, they found everyone already gathered in a circle waiting.

Seeing Yuzuru Hanyu come down, Sonoko immediately pulled Ran beside her and waved to her, signaling for Yuzuru Hanyu to come and join them.

"Everyone's here. Now, let me introduce everyone to each other." After everyone was seated, Ayako Suzuki stood up and said with a smile to everyone.

Besides Ayako Suzuki, her other four classmates consisted of three boys and one girl.

They are "Ota Masaru," a foreign car dealer with long flowing hair and a headband, who is also an executive member of their film association.

Hiroki Kakutani, currently an editor for a film magazine, is known for his love of carrying a camera and is also the cinematographer for the Film Association.

Ryoichi Takahashi, who appears to be overweight, is a props expert at the Film Association.

He is also the one who provides spiritual energy to Yuzuru Hanyu, a murderous demon who uses revenge as a pretext.

And then there's Chikako Ikeda, with her short hair and aloof expression, a director from the Film Association.

This was also the deceased who provided spiritual energy to Yuzuru Hanyu. Yuzuru Hanyu had no intention of saving the deceased, after all, this was a person who stole his friend's work and caused his friend to commit suicide, yet showed no remorse whatsoever.

"So, Sonoko, why don't you introduce your friends to everyone?"

"Okay," Sonoko immediately stood up upon hearing her sister's words, pointed to Hanyu Nanasu and Ran sitting next to her, and enthusiastically introduced them to everyone: "These two are my best friends, Ran Mouri and Hanyu Nanasu."

"Hello everyone!" Xiaolan greeted the group of people who were looking at her with a smile.

Yuzuru nodded slightly in response, as a sign of politeness.

Sonoko pointed to Conan, who was running around the house, and said, "As for this kid, he just came along to freeload."

"Heh." Hearing Sonoko's words, Conan rolled his eyes helplessly and muttered to himself, "I'm not here to freeload. If it weren't for Ran, I wouldn't have come along."

...

"Wow! So you're the creator of 'The Blue Kingdom'! I really love this novel!" A group of people sat around the table, reminiscing about the past while enthusiastically discussing the present.

During their conversation, Xiaolan was surprised to discover that the woman in front of her, Chikako Ikeda, was actually the author of the novel she had been reading.

Normally, an author should be filled with joy when they encounter fans who appreciate their work. However, when Chikako Ikeda heard Ran mention "Blue Kingdom," she responded with some impatience.

Yuzuru Hanyu was very clear about the reason—"Blue Kingdom" was actually an idea that Chikako Ikeda stole from her classmate and friend "Atsuko".

At that moment, Ayako Suzuki, who was standing nearby, sighed at just the right time, "If only Atsuko hadn't had that accident..."

"Enough! Enough! Atsuko has been gone for two years, why bring up this unfortunate matter again?" Chikako Ikeda slammed her hand on the table, her face dark, clearly extremely uncomfortable with the topic.

Yuu Nan watched with amusement as Takahashi Ryoichi, whose eyes were blazing with murderous intent, stood to the side.

They really are asking for trouble.

"Alright, alright, since it's all in the past, let's not bring it up again." Hiroki Kakutani also stepped in to smooth things over.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Ayako Suzuki had no choice but to stand up and say, "I'll go check on dinner in the kitchen..."

Ryoichi Takahashi added, "I'll go check the roof. It's raining today, so I don't want it to leak."

"What? What happened?" Sonoko, who was about to watch the drama unfold, saw that everyone had suddenly stopped talking. She pouted speechlessly and complained to Ran and Yuzuru.

Meanwhile, Ota Masaru, who had long been impatient, got up and walked to Ran's side. With a smile, he extended his hand and said, "Beautiful lady, it's drizzling outside. How about we take a walk in the rain together? That would be very romantic."

"Ah, ah... me?" Xiaolan, who was suddenly invited, became flustered and stammered, unable to speak.

After all, she has never been good at refusing other people's requests, especially when the other party is sincere and polite.

Seeing that Xiaolan didn't know how to refuse, Yu Shengnan stood up, casually pushed away Ota Masaru's hand that was about to grab Xiaolan's, and said without any politeness, "I don't think it's necessary. As an adult, it's not a good habit for you to touch a young girl like that."

Ota Masaru clearly hadn't expected Hanyu Nan to act this way. He touched his hand, which was slightly red from being slapped back by Hanyu Nan, and with a hint of displeasure on his face, he angrily questioned loudly, "Who are you to her? What gives you the right to make decisions for her!"

"Nan is my good friend, what are you trying to say? Besides, Xiaolan has her own childhood sweetheart." Sonoko stood up immediately and shouted loudly when she saw her crush and best friend being bullied.

Ran glanced gratefully at Sonoko, but when she heard Sonoko mention that she had a childhood friend, her mood suddenly became somewhat downcast.

"Hmph!" Facing the second young lady of the Suzuki Group, Ota Katsumi dared not offend her and could only turn and leave, leaving behind the words: "Childhood sweetheart? Heh, I know you. Your father should be Kogoro Mouri, right? I heard that he and your mother were childhood sweethearts, but they are divorced now."

"If you dare say another word, you're dead!" Sonoko shouted at Ota Masaru's departing figure, then hurriedly went to comfort Ran.

As Yuzuru watched Ota Katsumi's figure recede into the distance, his eyes lowered slightly, and he said softly, "You have already chosen your path to death!"

Upon hearing Ota's words, Ran's smile froze instantly, and her face turned as pale as paper.

Is it really true that childhood sweethearts can't have a good ending? Ran thought of her estranged parents and Shinichi, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and a sense of confusion welled up in her heart.

"Xiao Lan, don't listen to that guy's nonsense."

"I'm fine in the garden, I want to go for a walk by myself."

Looking bewildered, Ran pushed aside Sonoko, whose face was full of worry, and walked out listlessly, bumping into Ryoichi Takahashi who was walking in from outside.

Ryoichi Takahashi watched Ran walk away, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.