Xiaolan's face flushed instantly, clearly recalling her mother's disheveled appearance at the time. But she quickly wrinkled her nose, the suspicion in her eyes not completely dissipating: "No, it's not just that. The way Mom looked at you... and the way you looked at Mom..."
She suddenly widened her eyes, "Nan! You wouldn't... have feelings for Mom, would you?"
Yuzuru's internal alarm bells rang, but as a qualified management master, he immediately controlled his expression. He first showed a look of shock, then helplessness, and finally a wry smile: "Ran, your imagination is too rich!"
"Then why—"
"It's all that idiot Sonoko's fault!" Yuzuru suddenly raised his voice, successfully interrupting Ran's questioning. "If she hadn't secretly slipped that 'clothes-bursting cookie' in, none of this would have happened today!"
Xiaolan was taken aback by this sudden turn of events: "Yuanzi?"
“That’s right! Think about it, this kind of behavior of watching the fun and making trouble, this kind of prank, isn’t it something only Sonoko would do?” Yuzuru betrayed Sonoko without the slightest hesitation.
Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me.
Ran's attention was indeed diverted, and she stomped her foot angrily: "That bastard Sonoko! How dare she tease Mom!"
Yu Sheng Nan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stopped Xiao Lan from making a phone call: "Don't rush, we'll be at the villa soon. Wouldn't it be better to settle the score with her in person? Besides, I have an even better idea..."
Xiaolan looked at him suspiciously: "What idea?"
Yuzuru leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words. Ran's eyes gradually brightened, and finally she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Yuzuru, you're so naughty! But..."
She clenched her small fists, her eyes blazing with determination. "That's the plan!"
Seeing that Xiaolan's attention had been successfully diverted, Yuzuru secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“Oh, right,” Xiaolan suddenly spoke up, startling Yuzuru Nan, “Nan-kun hasn’t answered my question yet.”
Yuzuru remained expressionless: "What's the problem?"
"You don't...?" Xiaolan looked directly into his eyes, "...like mature women like Mom?"
Yuzuru's heart raced, but he remained calm in the face of the crisis.
He gently took Ran's hand, his voice tender yet firm: "Miss Ran Mouri, what I love is you as a person. Whether you are a lively and lovely girl or an elegant and mature woman like Aunt Eri in the future, I will always love you."
This tactic of feigning retreat to advance worked perfectly. Xiaolan's face instantly turned red to her ears, and she lowered her head shyly, saying, "W-why are you saying such things all of a sudden..."
Yuzuru pressed his advantage, gently kissing her forehead: "I only answered seriously because you asked me."
Like a cat being stroked, Ran instantly forgot her earlier doubts and clung to Yuusuke's arm, saying coquettishly, "Then...then when we get home you have to help me teach Sonoko a lesson!"
“Of course,” Yuzuru took Ran’s hand, “I promise I’ll make a lasting impression on her and she’ll never dare to play such a prank again.”
Xiaolan nodded, but after walking for a while, she suddenly muttered to herself, "But... Mom really has a great figure..."
“Indeed.” Yuzuru Nan said instinctively.
He regretted it as soon as he said it.
Unsurprisingly, a dangerous aura emanated from beside him.
Xiaolan stopped in her tracks, her eyes narrowing to slits like a wary kitten: "Nan! You really did peek!"
"Uh... Xiaolan, I was wrong."
Yuzuru Hanyu took two steps back and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
The little angel has really gone astray; now he's even learned to trick people into revealing information.
"Don't run!" Xiaolan chased after him angrily. "Nan, you stop right there and explain yourself!"
Yuzuru turned and ran, and the two chased and played on the street in the sunset, attracting kind glances from passersby.
.........
Meanwhile, Fei Law Firm.
After Hanyu Nan and Ran left, Eri Kisaki breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed, leaning back in her chair.
She took off her glasses and rubbed the bridge of her nose, but the image of Yuzuru Nanami's face, so close to hers, involuntarily appeared before her eyes—in the instant the accident happened, their breaths mingled, and she could clearly see her reflection in his eyes, and that...
The stunning beauty was impossible to conceal.
"This child..." she murmured softly, her fingertips unconsciously touching her collarbone, where the warmth of his hand seemed to linger, gently stirring her heartstrings.
As the sun gradually sets in the west, it bathes the office in a warm orange-red hue.
Eri stared blankly out the window, her heart beating faster than usual, revealing her inner turmoil.
With a "ding", the phone screen lit up.
This is a message from Yuzuru Hanyu:
[Aunt Eri, I'm so sorry about earlier. PS: Ran and I have already discussed it, and we'll definitely teach Sonoko a lesson when we get back. We promise it won't happen again (*＾ワ＾*)]
Eri Kisaki looked at the small smiley face symbol, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.
She hesitated for a moment before replying:
Please bring my share too.
After sending the message, she held her phone to her chest, feeling the strange yet familiar throbbing in her chest.
Over the years, she has worked her way up in the legal profession, building mental walls to protect herself and to gain a foothold in this highly competitive world.
However, after meeting a certain boy, the seemingly unbreakable walls in her heart were gradually pried open, and the long-lost sunlight shone through these cracks, warming the forgotten corners deep within her heart.
Outside the window, dusk was gradually falling in Dongdu.
Eri put her glasses back on, the lenses reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun, obscuring the complex emotions swirling in her eyes, but the slight upturn of her lips betrayed the rare good mood of this legal queen.
"Kuriyama."
"Master, what's wrong?"
Kuriyama Midori pushed open the door and walked in.
Eri stared at her apprentice's expression for a while, carefully observing every subtle change in her face. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
She knew what Yuzuru had done to Kuriyama Midori, changing her perception, but she didn't ask Yuzuru how she did it.
After all, she... hasn't reached that stage yet.
Even if she asks, Xiaonan will tell her.
But she knew her limits.
"Kuriyama, please bring me all the materials for the public interest defense."
"Huh? Master, are you really going to take this case?"
Is there a problem?
"No, I'll go get it right away."
Watching her apprentice's retreating figure, Eri adjusted her glasses, her usually cold and aloof demeanor returning.
As an undefeated queen, she has never been afraid of anyone or anything.
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