"Shiho, everything has changed now."

"You are qualified."

"And the person who likes you, and whom you like in return, has already appeared."

"I believe that things will get better and better in the future."

When Ai Haibara uttered those heartbreaking words, her expression was calm, but what she was about to say next made her lips curl into a smile.

Then I heard her say:

"Yes, I know."

"He made me realize that there are still people in this world who are willing to connect with someone like me who lives in darkness."

"He's the one who made me qualified."

"He also changed my life."

"So, I think it's normal that he's in every aspect of my life."

"He might be the only person like him in the world."

"But I think one is enough."

Her words were sincere, and Mingmei's eyes reddened slightly, but at this moment, there was also a clear curve at the corner of Mingmei's lips.

When it comes to Guangyou, Ai has a lot to say. She looked down at the milk tea in her cup.

It's as if I can see Kōyū.

She said with a smile on her lips:

“I was really surprised and delighted when I heard from him that you were alright, sister.”

"Looking back now, maybe that guy walked into my life at that moment."

Upon hearing these words, Akemi recalled her first meeting with Kōyū, and she smiled and said:

"I was also very confused at first. Why did someone suddenly appear and say they wanted to save me?"

“At that time, I asked him to protect you, and he said to me, ‘She will definitely be fine.’ I remember that certain tone very clearly.”

"Now that you mention it, I think Guangyou started liking you back then."

After taking a sip of milk tea, Ai said:

"I didn't know him at that time."

"I wonder what that guy was thinking back then."

Hearing this, a hint of bitterness inadvertently crept into Mingmei's smile. She forced a lighthearted tone and said:

Who cares what he's thinking?

"All you need to know is that his feelings for you are real."

"There are some things it's better not to know."

Perhaps because she was lost in her memories, Ai didn't notice the change in Akemi's tone.

She smiled and nodded in response.

"Um."

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