Back in his room, Guangyou went to his desk, took out colored pencils and fine-line pens from the pen holder, grabbed an eraser, and then lay back down on his bed.
With a pillow behind his back, Guangyou leaned against the headboard, picked up the black notebook beside him, and turned to the page where he had drawn the "family portrait".
He drew this picture before his date with Ai Haibara. He had already finished the line drawing and was just waiting to add color.
Originally, Kousuke planned to color the painting after his date with Ai, but unexpectedly, that accident happened.
Later, while he was recuperating in bed, he was painting another picture, so this "family portrait" was left aside for a long time.
I just thought of this while I was taking a bath, so I decided to finish a little bit tonight and deal with the rest later.
He planned to give this painting to Ai as a surprise.
Shortly after her birth, Na Ni's parents passed away, and she never had the chance to take a family photo together like ordinary people.
Although he drew this "family portrait," it is still a "family portrait," and it's better to have one than nothing.
However, Miyano and his wife's appearance was uncertain.
So before giving it to Ai, Mitsuyu needs to go and confirm with Akemi.
If the photos are similar, then Guangyou can choose a day, such as Christmas Eve, to give this "family portrait" as a gift to Xiao Ai.
But if the difference is too great, then Guangyou will have to continue making revisions.
There's a saying that goes, "slow and steady wins the race," and he didn't want to give the painting to Ai so hastily.
Before applying the color, Guangyou planned to use a fine-tipped pen to sketch the outline of the artwork first, so that he wouldn't accidentally erase the outline if he applied the wrong color later.
Shortly after he started writing, Guangyou suddenly felt his phone vibrate next to him.
I picked up my phone and saw it was a text message from Ai:
"Good night."
Looking at the black text flashing on the screen, Guangyou smiled and replied with "Goodnight" before picking up his pen again to sketch the outline.
This is the time when the two usually finish chatting. Is Ai sending him this text message to urge him to go to sleep early?
Just as he was thinking this, his phone vibrated again. Guangyou picked it up and couldn't help but chuckle, "This girl is really... entrapment?"
The text message was very concise, consisting of just one question:
"Still not asleep?"
"Just finished showering, about to rest for a while before sleeping." Guangyou put down his drawing pen, typed out the text message, and replied.
This time, he didn't put down his phone and just waited for Ai's reply.
A few seconds later, the phone vibrated:
"Okay, I'm going to sleep now."
"Good night."
After sending the text message, he did not receive a reply. Guangyou did not sit there and wait. After sending the text message, he picked up his drawing pen and continued to draw the line art.
"Are you drawing?" Conan asked casually as he pushed open the door after taking a shower and saw Kōyū leaning against the headboard with a pen in his hand, writing and drawing.
"Hmm." Guangyou looked up at him, then lowered his head to continue tracing, and asked, "How are you feeling? Any better?"
"It won't be that fast." Conan sniffed, lay down on the bed, and said, "But it's just a common cold, it should be fine in a couple of days."
"Go to sleep early, I'll try not to disturb you," Guangyou said, engrossed in his line work without looking up.
"Okay, goodnight." Conan nodded, turned off the light, and closed his eyes.
Perhaps due to illness, Conan fell asleep shortly after closing his eyes.
"I'll go to sleep after I finish outlining." Guangyou picked up his phone, checked the time, took a breath, exhaled, and continued outlining.
...
The next morning, after Guangyou woke up, the first thing he did was pick up his notebook and look at the "family photo".
He went to sleep after finishing the outline last night, but the original pencil drawing was not erased, so the whole painting looks a bit rough now.
Picking up the eraser beside him, Guangyou gently wiped away the pencil marks on the paper. Looking at the completed line drawing, he nodded in satisfaction.
"Now all that's left is to add the color."
The work of taking the "family photo" was temporarily put to rest. Guangyou stretched comfortably, then lifted the covers, changed his clothes, and got out of bed.
He was just about to go out when he suddenly heard Conan sneeze.
Achoo!
"It seems even worse now?" Kōyū turned to look at Conan, who had just woken up, and muttered to himself, "Could the medicine have expired?"
After sniffing, Conan sneezed again.
"Conan, I feel like your condition has worsened?" Kōyū withdrew his hand that was about to push open the door, walked to Conan's bedside, and asked.
"Why don't you go to the hospital to get checked out today?"
"Well, if that doesn't work, we'll just have to go and see." Conan, still clearly sleepy, sniffed and said.
"I'll go to the hospital with you today," Kōyū said to Conan after thinking for a moment.
"Aren't you going to Dr. Agasa's house?" Conan asked, somewhat surprised.
During his free time, Yuichi would often go to Professor Agasa's house.
Why did you offer to go to the hospital with him today?
Seemingly noticing Conan's confusion, Kōyū said with a hint of exasperation, "It's all because of you. What if it gets contagious?"
“…” Conan remained silent for a moment before saying, “Alright, then thank you for your help.”
"It's nothing," Guangyou yawned and said, "I'll go prepare breakfast now."
After saying that, Guangyou turned and left the room.
"Why is your cold so bad?" Conan reached up and touched his forehead, shook his head, and said, "No, I can't test it myself."
"Let's try taking a temperature with a thermometer... By the way, where is the thermometer again?"
...
Guangyou woke up a little late today. When he walked into the living room, he smelled a delicious aroma wafting from the kitchen.
As Guangyou passed by the kitchen door, he glanced into the kitchen and saw Xiaolan wearing an apron and preparing breakfast.
"Good morning, Sister Xiaolan." Guangyou greeted her and then asked, "How's that outfit? Does it fit?"
"I think it looks pretty good." Xiaolan was busy preparing breakfast and didn't turn around. "Hurry up and wash up, breakfast will be ready soon."
"Um."
Before Kōyū could take a single step, Ran asked, "By the way, Kōyū, how's Conan doing? Is his cold any better?"
"It seems to be getting worse." Kōyū stopped halfway through his step and said, "I'm going to take Conan to the hospital today."
"Is it more serious?" Ran paused in her work and asked, "In a bit, Kousuke, have Conan take your temperature to see if you have a fever."
"Okay, I understand," Guangyou nodded in response.
Just as the two were talking, Conan pushed open the door and walked out of the room.
Hearing the door open, Kōyū turned around and saw that it was Conan. He said, "Conan, go and have your temperature checked."
"Hmm." Conan nodded in response.
...
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