Chapter 36: Maternal and In-Law Family

At Kuroshu Academy, Valentine's Day has another name: Holy Chocolate Day. On this day every year, the day and night schools, which are usually clearly divided, are open to each other. As long as they abide by the rules, the children in the day school can give chocolates that represent their feelings to their favorite night school seniors.

In other words, compared to the usual crowds of people gathering in front of the night department to chase stars, the entrance of the night department on this day was actually relatively orderly.

The girls in black uniforms lined up far away, and the screaming boys, although enthusiastic, also tried to maintain their gentlemanly demeanor. Therefore, the few people on the empty lawn at the entrance of the night department seemed out of place.

After the hug, Suzuki Sonoko put her arm on Kiryu Rei's shoulder, and in order to make this brotherly posture not appear too abrupt due to the height difference, she stood on tiptoe with great effort.

Five meters away, with an unclear expression, Kaname Kiryu lowered his eyes and looked at his palm, while Yuuki stood beside him with a confused look on her face.

A beautiful girl named Hayazono Ruka walked over from a distance and stopped behind Kiryuu Kiryu with a respectful and restrained look, looking like she was watching coldly and had no mood to talk.

After a short silence, two people came back from the group of girls.

The blond and blue-eyed handsome boy walked in front with an impatient look on his face, followed by a tall man with light orange hair. The two seemed to be talking about something as they walked.

The blond boy seemed to have been admonished or taught a lesson. He puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction and put the chocolate, which he had been tossing proudly in his palm, back into his pocket with a bored look.

Lan Tangying was very unhappy, but he would not lose his temper with Jia Yuanxiao easily.

But temper is something that will definitely not disappear just by holding it back for a moment. He walked closer and saw the king he had recognized first. His mood had not yet turned cloudy, but he had to force himself to accept the cruel reality that "Lord Shu was standing with that human woman named Kurosu Yuuki again" despite the huge damage to his vision.

Ah, I suddenly got even angrier, what should I do...

He made no effort to hide his displeasure, and blatantly glanced at the two discipline committee members of Kurozu Academy, snorting sarcastically.

Suzuki Sonoko was a little tired from standing on tiptoe. The arm that was originally on Kiryu Rei's shoulder became the invisible support of her body, and almost half of her body was hanging on the boy.

At this moment, she also realized that this posture seemed to take advantage of others [after all, she didn't have to stand up, but Zero had to support the weight of two people].

She wanted to take off her arm, but because the posture was too abrupt and the movement was a bit too big, she tried to change the subject while taking off her arm.

Sonoko looked at the row of fair-skinned, beautiful women in white uniforms with long legs in front of him, and then looked at the enthusiastic women in black uniforms queuing up in the distance to receive chocolates. But the self-familiar Chong Ling waved gently and leaned over to whisper in his ear.

"I say," the girl's voice was soft and wet, and when Zero didn't even realize that he actually followed her action and lowered his head, it sounded in his ears in a serious manner. Sonoko asked him: "Is your school... an academy that is selected based on appearance?

Zero Kiryu was stunned by this question.

Sonoko was so absorbed in whispering that she didn't pay much attention to the expression on his face. She tugged at the fabric near his shoulder, leaned in close to his ear again, and said, "But I feel like, if the schools were really divided based on appearance, you should be in the night school. Looking at your style, you're clearly the same type as those in white clothes..."

Her whisper was indeed not loud, and coupled with the cheers of the daytime students in the distance, it was indeed quite confidential.

Unfortunately, everyone present was a vampire, so even if she spoke quietly, it would sound no different from shouting loudly to these people.

Ruka Hayazono lowered her eyes in disdain and turned her head away, unwilling to look at them.

——Who wants to be compared with that dirty guy...

Zero Kiryu kept his head down and half-bent over, listening to the girl's whisper, without any other reaction for a while: a few days ago, when the owner of the ramen shop at the school gate mistook him for a student of the night school and said that he inexplicably felt that he was very similar to those vampires, he almost couldn't suppress the anger that came out at that moment and directly overturned the food in front of him.

But today, Zero Kiryu was somewhat surprised to find that when he heard the daughter of the Suzuki family say something similar, he didn't feel angry at all.

He tilted his head calmly and saw his expressionless face in those familiar yet unfamiliar warm brown eyes.

Maybe it’s because of a different mindset…

Zero Kiryu looked at his reflection in her eyes and pursed his lips slightly, thinking coldly: Because she was just praising his good looks, and not because of some vague similarity in temperament, casually lumping him into the same category with those beasts in human skin.

Suzuki Sonoko felt that the boy's pursed lips were really meaningful!

Considering that he was the chairman's successor, yet he was attending an ordinary department with seemingly inferior teaching staff, and that he had been trained by Kurozushi Haiyan, and that he was not even confident in his own strengths, such as his looks, he immediately added encouragingly, "Actually, I think you're much better looking than that blonde with blue eyes who loses his temper!"

She seemed to be afraid that this was not enough to convince him, so she raised her voice a little, eagerly analyzing with him the serious issue of [the compatibility of appearance and personality, and its impact on overall appearance] while gesturing.

The objects of comparison are the blond-haired, blue-eyed Lan Tangying standing over there, and the most handsome golden-haired man in her impression, her ex-ex-ex-fiancé Xu Wang Huan.

"Golden hair and blue eyes, the representative figure should be Apollo, the sun god." No one knows who chose this representative figure, but Suzuki Sonoko said it with a stern voice: "Blondes, especially warm golden blondes, are generally like the sun in character. In people's perception, their aura is also lively, bright and cheerful, like Suou Tamaki."

Kiryu Rei didn't know who this Suou Tamaki was, and Suzuki Sonoko then quietly raised a finger and pointed at Lan Tangying who was standing not far away.

"This classmate also has blonde hair and a pair of genuine blue eyes, seemingly more in line with the term blonde and blue-eyed than the purple-eyed one, and her aura seems lively and brilliant, but..."

At this point, the famous detective Suzuki Sonoko stroked her chin and whispered in Kiryu Rei's ear, "But I don't know if it's because he's too white, but he has this inexplicably cold and depressed vibe. I think his body temperature must be very low, too. He doesn't have the usual sunny qualities of a blond, blue-eyed person. He's also quite arrogant, and his looks don't match his aura. He actually looks worse than you."

She blinked at Ling, as if to say: You are really very beautiful!

Everyone present (vampires) could hear her mumbling, and almost at the same time they thought to themselves: Lan Tang is a vampire, it would be strange if he didn't feel depressed!

Sonoko, who knew nothing about this, looked at Kiryu Rei and made a conclusion: "So, you are much better looking than him. He can wear white clothes, so why can't you?"

Lan Tangying, who had "listened" to the whole process, was instantly furious.

"Don't compare yourself to a lowly fellow like me!"

Yuki, who had been a discipline committee member for several years, knew very well what the personalities of vampires were like. Lan Tangying was particularly impulsive. She was now very worried that he would talk about vampires in front of this lady who looked human at first glance because of his momentary willfulness, and she was eager to interrupt the conversation to stop him.

It would have been fine if Heizhu Youji didn't say anything, but as soon as she spoke, all of Lan Tangying's evil anger was directed at her.

——Not only does this woman usually shamelessly monopolize Lord Shu’s favor, but she also has the audacity to try to interrupt at a time like this. Who does she think she is?

It is a daily occurrence for Yuuki Kurosu to be ostracized in the night club. In order to avoid suspicion, Zero Kiryuu often doesn't really interfere. Anyway, as long as he is around, even if Lan Tang speaks ill of Yuuki, he doesn't dare to do anything to her.

However, just when even Kiryuu hadn't said anything more, a hesitant female voice lightly interrupted Lan Tangying's angry speech.

Suzuki Sonoko stood beside Kiryu Rei with her arms folded, her brows furrowed tightly as she clicked her tongue in disbelief, "You...what's going on?"

The vampires looked up at her nonchalantly, but some as indifferent as Hayazono Ruka didn't even bother to glance up.

But Suzuki Sonoko didn't care about these people's reactions. She looked around and found that even Kurosu Yuuki herself was just trying to avoid it in a hurry. Even if she refuted, she didn't choose any strong words.

As if I could be humble about something...

But what is there to be humble about to someone who suddenly loses his temper?

By the way, this guy just now...didn't he use insulting words to describe his wife?

In the eyes of those who understand the difference between humans and vampires, Lan Tangying's performance can even be said to be restrained. After all, there is no need to say much about the nobles' admiration for pure-blooded people, and their disgust for hunters is understandable. Disgust with Level E is part of their nature.

——What's more, Lan Tangying's frequent temper tantrums towards Heizhu Yuuki actually showed a subconscious desire to pay more attention to her.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of Ms. Suzuki Sonoko, who could not hear the subtext, this was a very unacceptable behavior.

When Yuanzi was seventeen years old, he had never seen anyone like Lan Tangying who was so rude and prone to getting angry for no reason.

Most of the children from wealthy families that she came into contact with were actually very proud, but the premise of their pride was that they were good enough.

For example, Feng Jingye.

They are good looking and have lots of money and resources, but at the same time, these people carry huge responsibilities and obligations that go with it.

In the education that Yuanzi received, people can be arrogant, indifferent, or even unscrupulous because they are rich and powerful, but this definitely does not include the right to belittle others at will.

To give an example from the way you speak, you can boast in a very provocative tone: "I have a lot of money."

But we cannot point fingers and say with contempt: [XXX people are all poor people].

When speaking from your own perspective and speaking from the perspective of others, what is reflected is essentially completely different.

Because of this difference in perspective and standpoint, if you say something wrong, your upbringing will be questioned.

——Dou Ming Si has had a bad reputation for many years, which is not unrelated to his arrogant speaking style and behavior patterns. If you look deeper, although the Dou Ming Si family is wealthy and powerful, the difference in the public perception of Dou Ming Si Feng and Suzuki Shiro is largely due to the differences in these small details.

The way Yuanzi looked at Lan Tangying at this moment was a direct questioning of his upbringing.

Even Lan Tangying's cousin Jia Yuanxiao, who was standing not far away, and Tuoma, who was standing further away and had no intention of getting involved from the beginning, were all shrouded in this mysterious and lethal sight.

Suzuki Sonoko had met Ichijo Mayuan earlier. It was a large cocktail party. When her father went to clink glasses with the golden old man Kuni Changlu, the platinum-haired man was also nearby.

But I didn’t expect…

Yuanzi sighed a little: He looked so taciturn and rigid, but she didn't expect that he would raise a child with such a bad personality. No wonder her father specifically told her not to contact this family.

Although she thought a lot, it was actually just a blink of an eye. When Sonoko looked away, she subconsciously saw Chiaki Chiri who had just walked over. Although this person looked like he had not woken up yet and she couldn't even see the color of his pupils, Sonoko felt that there was an inexplicable familiarity about him.

——It was that weird feeling that it looked like this person, but not entirely this person. Because they had separated so quickly, she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

Just this nonchalant glance quickly made Lan Tangying furious.

His expression at this moment was almost as if he was laughing in anger. Combined with his surging anger, the cold and sharp indifference of a vampire actually reduced the sense of incongruity brought by the bright sunshine.

"What do you know..."

Because he was so angry, even the temperature around him dropped a lot.

Seeing Lan Tangying about to use his ability, Hayazono Ruka let out a light tut, half scolding, half warning, "Why are you arguing with her? She's just a human who knows nothing. Don't cause trouble for Master Shu."

Her voice was not loud, but Yuanzi heard it and thought it was a bit strange - but she had been willful since she was a child and was not afraid of doing wrong things, not to mention that she obviously did nothing wrong.

"Whether you understand it or not," Sonoko asked, her face filled with pure confusion, "Speaking badly of others is a sign of lack of education. I openly despise you for this. Do you dare to talk back?"

Lan Tangying almost couldn't control the urge to stretch out his fangs when she looked at him.

His eyes unconsciously stared at the human's white neck, thinking to himself, I'll give you a bite now...

The blond and blue-eyed boy snorted angrily: I wonder if you still have the courage to speak so righteously when a vampire bites your neck.

Just a human being who knows nothing—

"Lantang."

The soft call drew everyone's attention back. Kuran Shu's eyes flickered to Suzuki Sonoko, and he coldly told everyone present, "The class is about to start, let's go."

Lan Tangying, who was holding his breath, became even angrier.

——Kurosu Yuuki is like this too, and this woman is like this too. Why is Master Shu so tolerant of human girls?!

However, Jiulan Shu didn't even look at Lan Tangying's burning gaze. He turned around first and raised his foot to leave.

The girl's hands were like sunshine. When they touched him, he felt the burning pain like a vampire exposed to the sun. Lan Tang was only of noble birth. If he really touched her, he might be like Level E exposed to the sun and turned into ashes under the scorching sun.

In other words, rather than Lan Tangying being exposed because of his inability to control himself and biting others, he was more worried that Lan Tang would be killed by this girl for no apparent reason.

Miss Suzuki Sonoko, who was unaware of the undercurrents, looked at the motionless figures of the group of people, and then looked at Senior Shu who seemed to be going away but had not taken a step for a long time. She thought to herself, you didn't say anything when that guy named Lan Tangying looked down on Kiryu Rei, you didn't say anything when he glared at Kurosuke Yuuki, and you didn't say anything before the quarrel started. When she was about to argue with this guy, she suddenly spoke out to stop him.

Is this hindsight or just hypocrisy?

Looking at the graceful profile of Kiryu Kaname in the sunset, Miss Suzuki Sonoko sighed in admiration.

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There was only one normal human among a group of vampires, and this person was looking at the vampire king with such eyes...

Ever since Suzuki Sonoko spoke up for her, Kurosu Yuuki had been at a loss as to what to do. Now she was trying hard to wink at Zero, hoping that he would take this girl who seemed to be his friend away first.

Because Lan Tang still looked like he was sharpening his knife, Yuki subconsciously looked at the reliable senior Shu with pleading eyes.

Just this one look can explain a lot of problems.

Miss Suzuki Sonoko, who has always been in the channel of the struggle among wealthy families, thought indifferently: Under normal circumstances, a daughter who is waiting to marry into the family - such as Sonoko herself - will not want a son-in-law who can completely control her, just like Feng Jingye is worried that the marriage will fail because he is too strong.

But looking at this look, it is clear that the relationship between Yuuki Kurosu and Shu Kiryu has been determined long ago.

He has taught his daughter to be like this, and now he says it wasn't Heizhu Huiyan's intention. Does anyone believe him?

Looking at the scheming man's back, Sonoko felt that he was most likely Kurozushi Huiyan's true love. He might have already decided to let Yuuki marry him, and then naturally let this man inherit his property!

Thinking of this, Sonoko felt that she could not let Zero Kiryu stay in Kurosu's house any longer.

——This environment is too dangerous!

——I want to take him out of this sea of ​​suffering!

So she went to confront Heizhu Huiyan.

Standing in the chairman's office, Miss Suzuki said seriously, "I want to take Kiryu-kun away from here."

Kurozu Huiyan scratched his head in a confused manner, sighed, shook his head vigorously, and said firmly: "How can this be? Zero is my important son!"

Suzuki Sonoko remained unmoved: "You said at the beginning that you wanted him to inherit everything you had."

Kurosu Haiyan was stunned by her sudden change of subject, but he really wanted to leave the position of president of the Hunter Association to Zero, even though he was on the verge of danger now. After all, he was the only survivor of the Kiryu family and the surviving one of the cursed twins.

Sonoko observed him carefully for a long time and felt that his confused yet certain expression was not fake, so she asked, "Since you agreed to give him all your property, why didn't you let him become a citizen in the first place? If you can't become a citizen, why don't you let Zero and your daughter Yuuki officially get engaged?"

Rei Kiryu, who had just pushed the door open, and the strongest vampire hunter Kurosuki Haiyan, who was sitting across the desk from them, fell silent at the same time because of this inexplicable topic.

——What is this girl talking about?

"What kind of promise is it if it's not legally guaranteed?"

Suzuki Sonoko tutted her words, "These days, contracts can be torn up at will. If you don't give Zero any guarantees, aren't you just fooling people?"

Kurozu Huiyan followed the logic of the surface world and successfully understood what she was looking for, but this matter could not be explained at all: after all, the inheritance of the Vampire Hunter Association does not rely on the legal protection of ordinary people's society!

That wry smile was really provocative. Yuanzi felt that he was going too far by still trying to avoid the issue, so she slapped the table.

"I'm telling you," she stood up angrily and declared solemnly, "Suzuki is Chiyu's backer, and our family is his family. Don't even think about trying to stop your daughter from marrying him and instead paying attention to that so-and-so Senior Shu. Even if your daughter treats him badly after marrying him, we will still intervene!"

Kurozu Huiyan sighed, feeling so tired that she simply didn't want to continue the conversation. Even Ling felt that her statement was a bit too confident.

Zero Kiryu is the pure-blooded king among vampires. His every move affects the direction of the swords of the entire clan. What this girl said is really arrogant.

But the next second after this thought came to her mind, Suzuki Sonoko, who was so angry at Kurozushi Huiyan for refusing to give an explanation, could hardly speak. She suddenly turned her head and met Kiryu Zero's eyes with an aggrieved expression.

How could they do this to you!

Zero Kiryu actually couldn't really understand why she would suddenly become so sad because of someone she had only met a few times and for something she didn't actually understand the full story behind.

But it must be said that the moment he saw that line of big words in her eyes, Zero was indeed shocked by her gaze.

That look not only quickly eliminated the purely bystander's thought that "she was a little arrogant", but also directly suppressed the amusement or the feeling of meddling that should have followed.

However, before he could react to such bright and scorching concern, Suzuki Sonoko snorted with great momentum.

She seemed to have made up her mind, and she stood up heroically, kicked the stool with a bang, and turned to look at Kurosu Yuuki who appeared at the door at some point.

"Are you going to marry him or not?"

Yuuki looked confused: "Huh?"

Zero Kiryu who came later was also surprised.

The more Yuanzi watched, the more she felt that their intimacy was abnormal. She turned around to see Ling standing alone on the side, and saw the black master Hui Yan who allowed all this to develop and was smiling as if he was watching a show. She was immediately furious.

She didn't wait for Yuuki to answer, and directly pulled Zero to her side. When Zero Kiryu was completely defenseless and didn't resist at all, she protected him behind her.

Then, seemingly aggressive but actually aggrieved, she shouted at the other three who she believed were in cahoots with each other, "You're bullying us!"

Heizhu Huiyan scratched his hair helplessly: Who bullied you?

Miss Suzuki Sonoko wiped her eyes and said, "If you continue to help the evildoers like this—"

She pointed at "Zhou" Kuran Shu who was standing at the door, and hung herself on Kiryu Rei's neck with a bear hug. She said firmly to Kurosu Haiyan: "Today I am still his mother's family, but starting tomorrow, I might be his husband's family!"

Kiryu Rei had grown accustomed to her seemingly inexplicable familiarity, and subconsciously supported her shaky arm, a blank expression in his eyes. What... did this mean?

Sonoko, with her immense strength and aura, directly grabbed his arm, raised her head and stared into Kiryu Rei's eyes. Although she was not as tall as him, her aura was definitely over two meters and eighty!

She silently apologized to Xiaolan in her heart, and said in a tone full of responsibility, sadness and determination: "It means I will marry you!"

"I will marry you even if they don't want you."

"Even if the whole world doesn't want you, I will still marry you!"

After yelling all this out, Sonoko felt a little timid inside: I just don't know if I can finally get married given Osorezan's prophecy that "men are no good"...

Zero Kiryu was obviously stunned by her yelling.

When people are stunned, they naturally react slowly. Sonoko grabbed his hand and wanted to take him away directly. Heizhu Huiyan didn't think that the girl's threat could really do anything. He was concerned about Zero's current condition and was afraid that he would lose control and bite this little girl who came from nowhere and was full of justice.

Although he refused, after some thought, Zero Kuran said softly, "Okay."

——He wanted to see whether the sunny qualities of this woman were real or fake, and what use they were.

Although Heizhu Huiyan was surprised by his answer, he chose to follow his decision after a little hesitation.

Suzuki Sonoko was even more surprised.

She did not hide her surprise and stared at Kiryuu without hesitation. At the end of the scene, a hint of admiration appeared in her surprise.

She thought that since the chairman was able to scheme to marry his daughter to him, it meant that Senior Shu was very powerful, but it turned out that even the chairman listened to him!

Yuanzi sighed thoughtfully: This is definitely not a male classmate without a story!

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From that day on, Zero Kiryu's daily life took a 180-degree turn.

According to Miss Suzuki Sonoko, she was taken away by her.

They ate together and played together whenever they had time. She always had a notebook in hand, and would rush to ask him what he liked to eat, what his special skills were, and what his personal hobbies were.

Then write down all the answers, whether serious or not, carefully in that notebook.

He continued to attend classes during the day, and even did not stop maintaining discipline at dusk, but all other time was silently occupied by this girl.

Because of her earlier identification as "the daughter of the Suzuki family", Zero was very patient with her, but after so many times, he couldn't help but become curious.

"What on earth are you writing?"

Sonoko buried her head in writing: "I need the preliminary information to formulate a plan!"

"ha?"

Yuanzi sighed deeply and said with some emotion, "Marriage is a serious matter. Even if you don't want to be in love, you still need to like each other as a foundation. Since I said I want to marry you, I must take it seriously. However, when I went on blind dates before, they were responsible for accommodating me. This is the first time I've tried to accommodate others!"

When she said this, her eyes became bright with a rare sense of novelty, and were filled with an indescribable eagerness to try.

Zero Kiryu was stared at by her for a long time. Driven by the inexplicable atmosphere, he surprisingly didn't pay much attention to the rather flawed content in that sentence, including "Marry you" and "They indulged me before". He just turned his head away, not knowing how to deal with it. Subconsciously, under the pull of expectation, he gave her a word of encouragement for no apparent reason.

"Then you should do your best..."

After he finished speaking, he was stunned.

Suzuki Sonoko shook her head and flipped through the notebook, saying, "I'm very self-aware. I'm not very good at pursuing people, so I might as well tell you everything in advance."

She recalled Feng Jingye's every move and began to count on her fingers: "Then I have to remember the things you like, accompany you to do the things you like, understand your life situation, and at least make sure you don't hate me..."

Zero Kiryu looked at her mumbling a lot and thought to himself, even though you are so annoying, I didn't say anything and didn't even have time to go back to the dormitory after school, which means I have never hated you.

Sonoko seemed to understand his expression. The way he shook his head was exactly like that of a TV host. She said, "I understand your current situation better than you do. I've been in your shoes most of the time. But if I put myself in your shoes, I should be able to make you like me soon!"

When he spoke of the second half, his tone changed from earnest to confident and proud.

Zero didn't know how to react to what she said, but the subsequent changes in daily life made him feel clearly - this girl was really dedicated and trying hard to pursue him in order to marry him home!

For example, Suzuki Sonoko began to try to take care of him.

To put it simply, it is the daily pursuit of a domineering president.

Rei Kiryu's favorite foods are salt ramen and vegetable soup. After Suzuki Sonoko finished memorizing it, she asked him out for dinner.

Vegetable soup made by a famous French chef, salt ramen cooked by the chief chef of a high-end Chinese restaurant, the kitchen is full of graduates from Totsuki Academy, and even Erina, who is known as the God's Tongue from the Nakiri family, said it was delicious after eating it!

There were only two people sitting in the restaurant, and they were clearly eating Japanese-Chinese food, but there were three candles lit on the bamboo table.

Miss Suzuki Sonoko's sparkling eyes are even more irresistible through the distinctly Rococo-style candlesticks and the dim candlelight under the big red lanterns.

But this scene was a bit too much, and Kiryu-kun, who had evolved into a cold and aloof person, obviously couldn't adapt to it.

The vegetable soup that Zero Kiryu likes is very simple. Before cooking, he will look at what vegetables are left at home, chop them up and cook them together, and then add miso - and he only likes a certain brand of miso sauce.

Hearing this, the domineering boss Sonoko was stunned.

She puffed up her cheeks, looked around for a long time as if she was completely at a loss, and suddenly said seriously: "Then I'll buy that brand tomorrow and ask them to make miso sauce only for you!"

Zero almost wanted to hold his forehead and sigh, but surprisingly he didn't feel disgusted. Instead, he felt like laughing as usual.

The next day after school, Zero Kiryu saw Miss Suzuki waiting at the door, who probably wanted to take him out to eat, so he decided to take her shopping and cook at home.

Everything was normal when shopping in the supermarket. Zero Kiryu took a can of miso sauce that he was used to from the shelf, and felt inexplicably emotional when looking at the bottle.

—Shouldn't the boss thank him? Otherwise, this good business might just get bought out so easily...

After paying, go home and cook.

When Yuuki has nothing to do, she will read some girls' comics. Kurozushi Huiyan also used to cry and follow those melodramatic TV dramas about car accidents, amnesia, and leukemia. When he was standing in front of the pot to make soup, he suddenly realized that except for the gender reversal, the current situation was exactly the same as those story plots!

I just don’t know…

Kiryu Zero yawned indifferently: I just wonder if this lady will be amazed by all kinds of home-cooked dishes like in TV dramas.

However, Suzuki Sonoko is a person with rich emotions, and her face always shows expressions such as shock or exclamation. It doesn't seem particularly difficult to imagine her drinking the flavored soup and then looking at you with those bright eyes full of curiosity.

However, there is still a difference between reality and imagination.

Kiryu Zero hadn't particularly expected her to be surprised and say it was delicious, but the quirky Miss Suzuki, after tentatively taking a sip of the soup, simply cleared her throat cautiously, and with a rather forced compliment, said, "Your cooking skills are actually quite good!"

——Although his expression didn’t reflect that at all.

Then, as if she was afraid of hurting him by telling him the truth, she gently persuaded him: "But after all, you are not a professional in this field, so you certainly can't be compared with Totsuki graduates——"

At this point, she slapped herself in frustration and quickly added, "I'm not saying it's not tasty, but everyone has their own expertise, and you made a special dish just to entertain me. I know I shouldn't make such comments, but..."

Yuanzi felt so wronged that she collapsed holding the bowl of soup: But she still thought the food at the restaurant they went to yesterday was better!

Zero Kiryu held his soup bowl as if he didn't hear it and slowly swallowed all the food in his mouth.

He didn't want to comfort her now.

Not at all.

But inside the organ called the chest cavity, as she scratched her ears and cheeks in distress, she felt a gradual swelling sensation, expanding uncontrollably with the pounding heartbeat.

Kiryu Zero sat at the dining table, watching the person across from him frantically looking for adjectives to describe the quality of his cooking, as if this meal itself was a major event.

——It was as if he was completely away from vampires, away from the tempting sweet and fishy smell, and away from the hatred that surged up along with the pain of hunger in his stomach.

For the past five years, the daughter of the Suzuki family represented the bond of humanity to him.

Now, five years later, Suzuki Sonoko suddenly made him realize that in addition to the bond, this person was also full of human and ordinary warmth that made people want to feel tired.

The author has something to say: Sonoko versus Lantang, it's like a willful ghost vs a willful ghost, to see who has a worse temper. As for Kuran Shu, I feel he should be the easiest to conquer...

In the original work, I think Yuuki was also very aggrieved. To be honest, when I first read it, I felt that Kiryuu was not serious at all. The students in the night school wanted to confront Yuuki, so he did. His occasional behavior of showing attention did not seem to be true attention, but instead made people hate him for her.

You can try to put yourself in the shoes of the CEO in this chapter, who is the domineering CEO who vents his anger for the heroine. I think except for the inner drama that is a bit cowardly, it should be quite exciting:-D

She actually stepped on Zero's weaknesses the whole time, like saying he should go to the night school, like sending an email in the first few chapters asking why he wasn't growing taller, and like talking nonsense about vampires even though she clearly knew nothing.

As for whether Yuanzi knew the details of the black master...

Look at my smiling face.

It’s official that Zero is good at cooking. I think judging from the fact that he often complains about Yuuki, he should be a pretty easy-going person!

Finally, as usual, please leave a message. Today's update time almost broke the record, but you all said there were not enough words in the past few days, so I'll update a little more today. Good night everyone!

Momoda(づ￣ 3￣)づ