At the dining table.
Mingmei was carefully setting out the reheated breakfast.
Footsteps came from the stairs. Xiaolan walked quickly with her head down. The blush on her cheeks had not completely faded, her lips were slightly swollen, and a fresh hickey could be vaguely seen on her neckline, telling the story of the romantic encounter that had just taken place.
"I'm so sorry to have kept everyone waiting..."
Xiaolan spoke softly, her hands unconsciously adjusting the hem of her skirt.
Akemi smiled gently: "It's okay, I just reheated it."
As she spoke, she glanced meaningfully at Xiaolan's neckline, a mischievous glint in her eyes, and asked softly, "Would you like to change into a high-necked top?"
"Oh!" Xiaolan suddenly realized what was happening and noticed the obvious mark on her neck. She couldn't help but exclaim and quickly covered her neck with her hand: "I...I'll go change my clothes!"
Before she could finish speaking, she turned around and ran upstairs like a flustered little rabbit.
"Wait a minute." Ai suddenly spoke, her icy blue eyes, like a cold lake, swept over Yuzuru, who was slowly following Ran down the street: "Let's eat first."
Her tone left no room for argument, so Xiaolan had no choice but to sit down obediently, her head almost touching the table. She didn't dare to look at anyone the whole time, and her face felt burning hot.
Yuzuru, on the other hand, remained calm, picked up a slice of toast, took a small bite, and casually remarked, "The weather's nice today~"
Akemi suppressed a laugh and agreed, "Yes, it's perfect for going out."
Ai gave a cold "heh".
For a moment, the only sound on the table was the clinking of cutlery.
Xiao Lan felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, wishing she could bury her face in the plate.
She was filled with remorse. She had only gone to invite Nan to dinner, but ended up getting herself into trouble.
Although she had experienced something even more embarrassing with Akemi last night, Ran, who is easily embarrassed, still found it hard to bear exposing such a scene to Ai.
“Speaking of which…” Akemi broke the silence at the right moment, “Young Master Yuzuru, weren’t you going to Attorney Fei’s place with Ran today?”
Yuzuru glanced at his watch: "It's alright, as long as we arrive before noon."
"I'm full, I'm going to change my clothes first."
After eating only a couple of bites, Xiaolan put down her chopsticks and ran upstairs.
I'm definitely full.
I was already quite full when I was upstairs, so I don't have much of an appetite.
Actually, before the room door was pushed open, she had already eaten most of her "spoils of war." The small portion she left was originally meant to satisfy her boyfriend's perverse sense of humor and be shown to him. However, Ai's sudden appearance startled her, and in her panic, she swallowed it all.
"Waaah~ I've completely lost face in front of Ai."
Little did she know that some little girl was having even more fun with Yuzuru than she was. As soon as she got back to her bedroom, she deflated like a punctured balloon, pounced on the bed, buried her flushed face in the blankets, and tried to let the coolness of the blankets dispel the burning heat on her face and cool it down.
Downstairs, Ai sighed as she watched her older sister trying to suppress her laughter, "You two... did you... again last night?"
Akemi blushed and pretended to be focused on cutting the bread.
Yuzuru Nanami looked completely innocent, spread his hands, and said with a smile, "Miss Scientist, you're overthinking it. We were just having a normal chat."
"Heh." Ai pushed up her non-existent glasses. "So, the conversation turned to Ran needing 'nutritional supplements' this morning?"
Akemi finally couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Ai!"
"Hmph~ You can spoil him all you want!"
Ai snorted and started eating her breakfast.
.........
After breakfast, Mingmei went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Yuzuru then picked up the "reluctant" Ai, who was still upset about having eavesdropped all night and witnessed a big show this morning.
He placed Ai on the sofa, then sat down himself and began to "play" with her.
He tickled Ai's little body for a while, then pinched her rosy cheeks, making the little girl breathless with amusement. Her already bright eyes became even more misty, as if veiled by a layer of fog, making her incredibly adorable.
After all that fuss, Ai's frustration was finally calmed down, and she was no longer as sullen as before. Although she still had a bit of a haughty air about her, she was clearly in a much better mood.
Having won over the tsundere loli, Yuzuru Nanami began to arrange things for the yokai.
Last night, the monsters made their first appearance, and the collected fear points upgraded the Monster Treasure Box from N-rank to R-rank, along with a free summon.
Do you want to summon a monster?
Ai's pupils, which had been somewhat dazed from being teased, gradually focused the moment she saw Nanami Hanyu take out the Yokai Treasure Box, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.
Yesterday, when Yuzuru summoned the monsters, she hadn't returned yet, so she couldn't personally witness how the monsters were summoned.
Ai, who is full of scientific exploration, is quite curious about how monsters appear in this world.
"Yes, Gin and the others provided enough fear points last night." Yuzuru nodded, and then took out his phone to send Ai the surveillance video of the three Amanojaku brothers wreaking havoc in the organization last night.
Yes, it was sent by Sister Bei.
It's truly remarkable that the organization has managed to hold on until now.
The surveillance video from their own premises was so badly leaked that intelligence organizations around the world had a copy in less than a night.
There are really too many moles.
Xiao Ai clicked on the video and watched it with great interest.
While the bloody cruelty of the tengu surprised her, it also made sense to her. After all, few of the legendary monsters are good. Otherwise, why would there be professions like the Onmyoji in Japan, who fight against monsters, all over the world?
It's only because their young master, Yu Shengnan, is so powerful that those monsters seem so innocent and harmless when they're at home.
Despite Ai's usual arrogant demeanor, she's still quite shrewd.
Last night, when facing those monsters, although none of them were a match for her, she knew in her heart that it was because she was carrying a bunch of magical items that Yu Sheng Nan had given her. She was not naive enough to think that it was her own ability.
"You run pretty fast..."
Ai watched as Gin decisively ran away when things went wrong in the surveillance footage, and couldn't help but let out a disdainful sneer.
What was once a nightmare for her and her sister is now merely a few minor monsters that can only be fled in terror, giving the little girl a sense of satisfaction that she has finally gotten her revenge.
Actually, with the passage of time, she no longer harbors such deep hatred for Gin.
After all, in her current understanding, Gin is like an insignificant ant.
If she wanted Gin dead, it would be as simple as going to Hanyu Nanami, acting cute, and agreeing to two embarrassing conditions from that lecherous man.
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