Chapter 156 The Abducted Child
"Okay." Haruko quickly agreed, knowing that Obito would give her everything if she just acted cute later.
Taking one from his hand that was handed to her again, Haruko's gaze swept over the remaining fruit candies, marking them as "mine."
Seeing her eating happily, Obito Uchiha cautiously reminded her, "After you've eaten, you can't be angry anymore if you're going to apologize to Haruko!"
Too lazy to answer him, Haruko nodded, and Obito Uchiha immediately became lively, telling her interesting stories non-stop.
Haruko Uchiha was a friend he had only met a few months ago. Because the Uchiha clan members are all proud and arrogant, it usually takes a long time for them to become friends. For the boastful Obito Uchiha, it was difficult to find someone willing to be his friend.
Seeing the other children make another excuse to leave, Obito Uchiha muttered unhappily, "What? I don't want to play with you guys!"
Suddenly, Obito Uchiha heard a faint, almost inaudible sound coming from behind him.
"The Uchiha clan really does produce a lot of tsundere characters..."
Obito Uchiha immediately turned around with an unfriendly expression, but paused when he saw the girl sitting under a big tree not far away. After all, it was still hot, yet she was wearing a heavy kimono and a white veil over her face, looking like a delicate porcelain doll bathed in sunlight.
"Who are you? I don't think I've seen you before," Obito Uchiha asked, puzzled.
He knew every kid in the Uchiha territory, so when did this strangely dressed girl suddenly appear?
"I am a flower fairy, born here. If you want to know my story, please pay to listen," Haruko replied earnestly.
Obito Uchiha's eyes drooped. "...What kind of childish talk is this?"
"You figured it out, you're really smart." Haruko praised him calmly. "Actually, I'm lost and need money to get home. Would you help me?"
"Huh?" Obito Uchiha's mind was filled with question marks, wondering if he had encountered some strange child.
Seeing his disbelief, Haruko's eyes gradually welled up with tears. "I...I really want to go home."
To his surprise, she started crying. Obito panicked a little and hurriedly took out his meager allowance. "Don't cry! I don't have much allowance either, take it all!"
Obito saw her instantly hide her tearful expression, then run over to him with her hair in a fluffy puff and take the pocket money.
"You're such a kind person!" Haruko patted his shoulder solemnly and then prepared to leave.
Obito Uchiha instinctively grabbed her arm, and when she looked at him with a puzzled expression, he quickly added, "Um... how about I come with you?"
Haruko didn't refuse him and let him follow behind her.
So Obito Uchiha watched as she went to the convenience store, used all his pocket money to buy a can of milk candy, and even handed him one when he looked at her with disbelief.
"No way! How could you have spent all my money on candy?!" Obito Uchiha exclaimed in shock.
Haruko, chewing on candy, mumbled, "Because... Fugaku doesn't give me pocket money."
"who?"
"Uchiha Fugaku." Haruko chewed the candy a few times and swallowed it, her words becoming clearer. "My long-term meal ticket and landlord."
Even the slow-witted Obito Uchiha realized that the girl in front of him had tricked him!
"Hey! How could you cheat me out of my allowance?" Obito Uchiha's anger was barely contained.
Haruko looked at him with her innocent, wide eyes. "Are you angry?"
"Nonsense..." Obito Uchiha's unfinished words fell silent the moment she approached.
He was actually hugged by a girl?!
Obito Uchiha's face flushed red instantly, and his hands waved helplessly in the air a few times.
Haruko let go of him, then seized the opportunity to morally blackmail him, saying, "Let me give you a reconciliation hug! So, can you forgive me?"
Obito Uchiha didn't even realize what she said, and stiffly nodded after meeting her bright eyes.
Haruko happily raised the candy jar in her hand, "Yay!"
Yay! I got a jar of candy for free!
Obito Uchiha awkwardly rubbed his nose, "Are you that happy...?"
"Of course I'm happy!" Haruko gave him a reassuring look. "You're such a kind person!"
"..." Why does that sound a little strange?
Obito Uchiha realized he hadn't introduced himself yet, so he put all other thoughts aside and asked, "My name is Obito Uchiha. What's your name?"
"Haruko, my name is Haruko."
"Don't you have a surname?" Obito Uchiha asked, puzzled. "Since you're on Uchiha territory, you must be a member of the Uchiha clan, right?"
"No, I'm a flower fairy, not an Uchiha," Haruko replied seriously.
"...You really are a strange person."
Although she was a bit strange, she seemed to get along quite well with him. Obito Uchiha rarely found someone to talk to, so he used the excuse of taking her home to chat with her all the way.
"So after that man named Uchiha Fugaku adopted you, he not only didn't give you any pocket money, but he also wouldn't let you go out?!" Uchiha Obito exclaimed incredulously.
Seeing Haruko nod seriously, Obito Uchiha's opinion of her instantly changed from "strange girl" to "poor child".
I've made up my mind that after taking her home, I'll give her adoptive brother a good dressing down—he's absolutely a psychopath! He might even be a child abuser!
Anger blazed in Obito Uchiha's eyes.
Haruko glanced at him and thought: What a simpleton from a wealthy family.
When they arrived home, before they could even open the door, it opened by itself, revealing the anxious face of an adult male.
"Haruko, why did you sneak out again!"
Obito Uchiha swallowed hard, feeling a little nervous. The tall, burly man in front of him was Haruko's adoptive brother.
Haruko was clearly a little guilty, and silently raised her hand to point to Obito Uchiha next to her, "He kidnapped me."
"Huh?" Obito Uchiha was taken aback, then met Fugaku Uchiha's sharp gaze and hurriedly explained, "No, no, no! It wasn't me! I didn't!"
With his naturally cold expression, Fugaku Uchiha reluctantly wiped his face to soften his expression, then raised his hand and roughly kneaded Haruko's head under Obito Uchiha's horrified gaze.
"You really are...where did you kidnap this kid again?"
Obito Uchiha was a little confused. "Me? Was I the one who was kidnapped?"
Fugaku Uchiha greeted them warmly as they entered, but his sour face made Obito Uchiha uneasy. Even after sitting down at the table, Obito's eyes darted around nervously.
Fugaku Uchiha poured them two cups of hot tea, then sat down opposite them.
Are you feeling cold? Or do you feel hot?
Haruko shook her head. "The sun is warm."
Fugaku Uchiha was relieved to receive the answer. "Knowing that you are not in good health, you still always try to sneak out. If I hadn't come back early today, I wouldn't have been able to catch you."
"Not in good health?" Obito Uchiha murmured. "So you're not imprisoned at home?"
Fugaku Uchiha choked on his tea, awkwardly wiped his mouth, and looked at Haruko, who avoided his gaze, "What exactly were you saying outside?"
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