Why did you suddenly come here?
"Really, Mom, you forgot that this is a very important anniversary!"
"Anniversary? Today isn't my birthday."
Eri was completely confused by Ran's words. She quickly searched her mind for all possible anniversaries, but couldn't remember what special day it was.
"No, what day is it today?" Xiaolan explained with a smile, "Today is the anniversary of Daddy and Mommy's first date!"
Fei Yingli: "..."
"Remembering...anniversary?"
Eri Kisaki was somewhat surprised. She had long forgotten about this day, after all, so many years had passed, and her relationship with Kogoro Mouri had become complicated.
"Yes, I found it in a very old photo album yesterday when I was organizing my bookshelf at home." Ran happily recounted her discovery, completely unaware that Eri had fallen silent.
Although she knew in her heart that since her last trip to Izu, the possibility of her parents getting back together was almost negligible, as their daughter, she still held onto a sliver of hope. If given the chance, she really wanted to bring them back together again.
After all, Kogoro Mouri is usually a bit muddle-headed.
However, the uncle still cherishes his daughter.
After listening to Xiaolan's words, Eri subconsciously glanced at Yuzuru beside her. She saw that the boy had a faint smile on his face, as if he knew all her thoughts.
For some reason, Eri Kisaki spoke harshly to her daughter for the first time: "I'm sorry, but I'm really not in the mood to joke about these old, stale things with you today."
Upon hearing this, Xiaolan's smile faltered. She hadn't expected her mother to react this way, and felt a pang of disappointment: "Really..."
Just then, a Russian Blue cat slowly trotted out from the corner of the room, walked straight towards Yuzuru Hanyu, and then affectionately rubbed against his ankles.
"Hi, Goro."
Xiaolan bent down and greeted Blue Cat.
However, the blue cat clearly did not respond to her greetings and continued to rub its head against Yuzuru's thigh, as if Yuzuru was its only love.
Seeing this, Eri cleared her throat and said, "Ran, Gulu isn't called that anymore."
"Huh? What's Gulu called now?"
"Its name is now Xiaonan."
Eri Kisaki said, feigning composure.
Xiaolan's eyes widened: "Huh? Mom, didn't you always call it Goro? Why the sudden change..."
Halfway through her sentence, Xiaolan suddenly realized something, her gaze shifting back and forth between her mother and Yuzuru.
Yu Shengnan shook his head with amusement. The lawyer really did like to use his pet's name to express his feelings.
She crouched down and gently stroked the blue cat's head: "It seems Aunt Eri really likes the gift I gave her."
"N-No, that's not it!" Eri Kisaki hurriedly denied, her cheeks involuntarily flushing red. "I just... this name sounds better..."
Xiao Lan looked at her mother's unusual behavior with suspicion: "Mom, your face is so red..."
"It's so hot in the office!" Eri Kisaki turned around in a panic to open the window. Her fingers trembled slightly, and she finally managed to open it. A gentle breeze blew in, but it didn't dispel the panic in her heart. "By the way, are you hungry? I know a good new restaurant that opened nearby..."
Seeing Eri Kisaki's helpless expression, Yuu Nan smiled.
He certainly knew why the cat had been renamed—Eri Kisaki, perhaps unaware of it herself, had begun to consciously or unconsciously avoid anything related to "Kogoro Mouri" since that trip to Izu.
“Okay~” Yuzuru stood up and deliberately moved closer to Eri Kisaki. “It is my honor to have lunch with my mother-in-law.”
The way he called her "Mother-in-law" was so tender that it made Eri's ears burn. She quickly grabbed her bag, saying, "I...I'll go touch up my makeup. You all have a seat..."
Watching her mother's hasty retreat, Xiaolan turned thoughtfully to Yuzuru Nan: "Nan, has Mom been acting strange lately?"
Yuzuru looked completely innocent: "Really? Maybe it's because of work pressure."
He picked up the blue cat and gently scratched its chin with his long fingers. The cat squinted its eyes comfortably and purred even louder.
"Little Nan, be good~" Yu Sheng Nan deliberately used the name that Eri Kisaki gave the cat to tease it, and the voice was just loud enough for Eri Kisaki in the bathroom to hear.
In the restroom, Eri Kisaki, who was reapplying her lipstick, accidentally smeared it all over her cheek. Looking at her flushed face in the mirror, she bit her lip in annoyance.
"Eri Kisaki, what on earth are you thinking about...?"
She scolded herself softly, but the handsome face of the young man kept appearing in her mind, his smile and his eyes seemed to be deeply imprinted in her heart.
A few minutes later.
After calming herself down, Eri came out of the restroom and saw Ran taking a vase from the corner of the office and trying to put the roses she had brought into it.
These are all flowers grown in evolved flowerpots.
The fragrance of flowers has a restorative effect.
"Xiaolan, don't use this vase, let's use another one."
"Oh, okay, Mom."
Xiaolan didn't understand why, but she did as she was told.
Just then, the office phone rang, and Eri Kisaki quickly went over to answer it.
As the voice on the other end of the phone came through, a happy smile gradually appeared on Eri Kisaki's face, and Ran noticed all of these subtle changes.
"What's wrong with Mom?"
The girl's doubts grew stronger.
Mom seems so strange today.
Yuzuru seemed to realize something, a flash of blue light appeared in his eyes, and he activated his Eye of Foresight.
After hanging up the phone, Eri Kisaki looked at the two apologetically: "Ran, Nan, I'm so sorry, I have to go out for a bit. I'll treat you to lunch if I have time."
With that, the lawyer picked up his bag and walked out.
"Xiao Nan, please take care of Xiao Nan for me. It's almost time for it to go to the toilet."
“Okay, Aunt Eri.”
As she watched her mother leave, Xiaolan was still in a daze.
Yu Sheng Nan smiled and tapped the girl's head: "Alright, don't overthink it. Auntie probably just has something urgent to take care of."
is that so……"
Xiaolan pouted, her doubts not completely dispelled.
Her gaze inadvertently fell upon the blue cat, which had somehow run to the vase from before. With a leap, it pounced on the vase, causing it to collapse and spill out a pile of crumpled paper.
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