Chapter 042: Higano Family (Part 3)
After his elder brother left, Dong Yexi began to look around his room.
The Higashino residence was in Western style. It was too dark at night so he couldn't see how big the house was, but he counted and it had five floors.
His room is located in the middle of the third floor, and his eldest brother's room is on the left.
After all, he was the Second Young Master. No matter how transparent he was, he couldn't be bullied openly. Moreover, his mother was the mistress of the family before she died. She would never treat her son badly.
So his room had everything he needed and was even bigger than his apartment.
However, the room felt rather rigid, like a luxury hotel. It was clearly a personal space, but the original owner's preferences were unclear.
He walked into the cloakroom and found that the clothes inside were very low-key in style, only black, white and gray, which was completely different from the wide variety and bright colors of clothes in the apartment.
It seems that the original owner truly freed himself only after leaving home.
Dong Yexi wanted to see if the original owner had left anything behind. He walked around the room for a long time before he found a box about one cubic meter in the corner of the cloakroom.
This box is amazing, it actually uses a fingerprint lock.
This made Dong Yexi even more curious. It must be something very important if it was hidden so well!
Before he opened the box, he clasped his hands together and said sorry to the original owner in his heart.
After opening it, there were several picture books and some toys inside.
Dong Yexi was stunned.
Such a big box, but only so few things are in it? And these picture books and toys are obviously for very young children.
Could it be that these were all the original owner's childhood experiences?!
Dong Yexi suddenly felt distressed.
He flipped through the pages and found another leather-bound notebook. When he opened it, it turned out to be the original owner's mother's diary!
Dong Yexi said sorry to himself again and started reading carefully.
This diary records the love story between the original owner's mother and father, Higashino Kai. Interpreting it now, it's nothing more than a recent college graduate being deceived by an older man. However, she wasn't entirely in love. After marrying into the Higashino family, she didn't become a full-time wife, but instead worked part-time as a legal aid lawyer.
Yes, the kind that doesn’t charge money.
This is probably the confidence that Dong Yehai gave her.
Higashino Kai initially disagreed with her work, believing it was unladylike to argue with others. However, after she won several lawsuits and her reputation spread, he stopped trying to stop her, believing it would bring honor to the Higashino family.
While she focused on her career, she did not neglect her children.
Dong Yexu was only ten years old at the time, deeply traumatized by the death of his biological mother, and became depressed. To care for him, she kept him by her side at all times. Dong Yexu, in turn, saw the world he had once been blind to, and his horizons gradually broadened, leading him to emerge from the darkness. And after she became pregnant, she didn't neglect her eldest child just because she had her own child.
Therefore, Dong Yexu respected her very much, and loved her as much as she loved the whole family, and looked forward to the arrival of her younger brother. So when Dong Yexi was born, she was loved by the whole family.
Life was supposed to continue like this, but three years later, she discovered that Dong Yehai had been cheating on her. She wasn't overly sad, but simply considered divorce. However, her eldest son was only thirteen at the time, and another divorce would be deeply devastating to him. So, she endured it for another three years.
This is the end of the diary entry.
According to tabloid rumors, she failed to obtain a divorce and instead lost her life. Whether it was an illness or an accident is a matter of debate. If Dong Yexi wants to know, he can only ask his eldest brother.
This diary doesn't actually contain many sad things. The news about Dong Ye Hai's infidelity is only mentioned in a few sentences. Instead, it is more about her joy in love, her confidence in her successful career, the warmth of her harmonious family, and her strength when her illusions were shattered.
She is like a sunflower, always facing the sun.
Dong Yexi's eyes were slightly moist.
It is such a pity that such a vital person passed away in this way.
There is a bookmark at the end of the diary, with sunflowers as the background, and the words "Smile at the sun - Fei Xiyu" written in beautiful handwriting on it.
Really very positive energy!
Dong Yexi sighed.
But...does this surname look familiar?
He picked up the bookmark, frowned and stared at the name on it, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
Isn't Mao Lilan's mother called Kisaki Eri? Are they related?
Higashino immediately grabbed his phone and searched online. Logically, given his mother's numerous legal battles, he should have been able to find news about her. But he found no entries for "Hisashi Yu" or "Higashino Kai's second wife."
Finally, he saw her name on the judicial website on a verdict from many years ago.
However, her family information was not listed on the judicial website. So he could only ask Eri Kisaki herself to find out whether they were relatives.
Higashino Xi put down the bookmark in a daze, thinking: Could it be that in the end, he really is Mao Li Ran's cousin?
He thought again, if it's true, that's great. That way, he'd be Kudo Shinichi's cousin! And his chances of survival would be significantly higher, right?
Dong Yexi rearranged his things and pushed the box back to its original place.
The consequence of watching "stories" before bed was that they played out again in his dreams... Although he couldn't see the faces clearly, the plot was similar. After watching "50 episodes of a TV series" in one night, he was still a little dazed when he woke up.
After he left the room, Fujitsuka Tian told him that his eldest brother had gone to work. The old man, his wife, and his third brother were having dinner in the restaurant and asked him if he wanted to join them.
Dong Yexi shook his head repeatedly.
He left the Higashino residence directly under the pretext of going to school.
Fujitsuka Tian arranged for a driver to take him, and when the car was still one kilometer away from the school, he got out and walked.
He didn't want to be asked why he came to school in a Bentley.
Higashino Xi walked slowly towards the school. When he reached the school gate, he saw Hatori Yuiichi. He smiled and waved at him: "Good morning~ What a coincidence~"
No matter how bad your mood is, you will smile when you see someone you like!
"Good morning." Hatori Yui walked up to him, touched his nose and said, "It's not a coincidence, I was just waiting for you."
Dong Yexi was stunned.
Hatori Yui said seriously, "I have something to tell you."
Dong Yexi stared into his eyes, his heart pounding like a drum.
Holy crap! He, he, he's probably going to confess his feelings to me, right?! I, I... I haven't even figured out how to confess yet, and he's already got there first?!
Higashino's ears flushed slightly. He glanced around guiltily, noticing quite a few students staring at them. He grabbed Hatori Yuiichi's hand and said, "Let's go somewhere else." Then, without further ado, he dragged him out the door.
The two of them arrived at a nearby park. At this time, the morning exercisers had all gone home, and since it was a weekday, there were not many people left in the park.
They walked to the small pond. Higashino Xi sat on a bench, looked up at Hatori Yuiichi and asked, "What do you want to say?" He raised his feet, straightened his insteps, clasped his hands tightly, and supported his forearms on his thighs. His whole body was tense.
Hatori Yui didn't notice his abnormality. He stood in front of Higashino Hi, his fingers gently pinching his trouser legs. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Actually..."
"Wait a moment!" Dong Yexi raised his hand to interrupt him, turning his head away and not daring to look at him, "Let me prepare myself mentally."
Hatori Yui:?
Dong Yexi's cheeks were red. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then turned to look at Hatori Yuiichi and said, "Go ahead, I'm ready."
"Uh..." Hatori Yui felt like something was wrong, but he continued, "I want to tell you..."
"Woooooo ...
"Don't run!" A familiar little figure followed behind on a skateboard. When he found that he could not catch up, he stopped immediately.
The motorcycle did not slow down at all and was about to hit Hatori Yuiichi. Higashino Xi quickly grabbed his hands and pulled him towards himself.
At the same time, a football flew through the air and hit the motorcycle owner on the head, successfully knocking him off the motorcycle and causing the motorcycle to fall far away.
Then, a group of people rushed over to catch the man, and Edogawa Conan stopped in front of Higashino and the other man. He wanted to apologize, but when he saw the posture of the two, he shut up instantly.
Higashino pulled so hard that Hatori lost her balance, stumbled, and fell directly on him. The park bench had no backrest and was very narrow, so they fell over directly.
In just that moment, Hatori only remembered to put his hand on the back of Higashino Xi's head to prevent him from getting hurt.
However, with this cushioning, Higashino Hiroshi's head was raised, and Hatori Yui lowered his head due to inertia, so their lips were tightly pressed together.
Both of them widened their eyes in disbelief, and when they looked at each other, they could see the shock in each other's eyes.
However, in the eyes of outsiders, their actions were just... kissing the back of the head.
Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, unaware of the circumstances, saw this exciting scene as soon as they approached. They almost screamed in excitement, but the next second they covered each other's mouths. Then they smiled at each other with a look that said "I understand."
Conan Edogawa showed his crescent eyes: Hey, hey, hey, how long are you two going to kiss?
Finally, Hatori Yuiichi propped himself up and moved away from Higashino Higashino, who then sat up. The two of them silently lowered their heads to look at the flowers, their faces red as if they were dripping blood, and neither dared to look at the other.
At this time, Mao Lilan coughed lightly and said, "That robber actually drove his motorcycle into the park without any regard for the safety of pedestrians. It's really wrong!"
Suzuki Sonoko also rubbed her face, put away her somewhat lewd smile, and said angrily: "Really! Don't worry, there are many valuable things in my bag. Now he has a chance to win!"
Dong Yexi patted his cheek lightly, then looked up at them and asked what had happened.
It turns out that the three of them were shopping when they encountered a motorcycle robber who stole Suzuki Sonoko's bag. Conan happened to be carrying a skateboard and chased after him. At the time, Officers Sato, Takagi, and Chiba were working nearby and chased after him after seeing the robbery.
Dong Yexi looked at the robber with a bruised face and nose, and lit a candle for him in his heart.
Why steal Suzuki Sonoko's bag when there's no one else to rob? She's the one with the "Knights" protecting her wherever she goes! Even if the "Knight Commander" isn't around, he'll have enough trouble with the others.
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