Chapter 47 Big Brother Returns Home! [VIP]
It was him.
They had matured a bit since their first meeting three years ago, but their actions and expressions still seemed somewhat naive.
At that time, he and Cheng You exchanged a glance from across the high-rise building, but it wasn't very clear.
The man was now a college student in his early twenties. His hair was still slightly messy, just like it was back then, highlighting his unruliness and laziness. His deep blue eyes held a hint of nonchalance, and his dark circles were still very prominent. He looked relaxed and even more dejected than he had three years ago.
The person stood at the counter looking at the dessert menu, slightly bent over, and bit their index finger.
"..." Cheng panicked for a moment when the other person entered the store, but fortunately, the person didn't seem to notice him and was completely focused on the desserts...
How is that possible?!
What is this person doing? Is he playing hard to get?
Are they deliberately keeping me waiting for me to take the bait?
As it turned out, Cheng You was overthinking it. After that person came in, their gaze never left the dessert menu; they were clearly very focused, at least similar to Youyi's serious demeanor when reading a book. They seemed to be a rather immature person…
Really? This thought was immediately dismissed by Cheng You. Don't be fooled by his childlike behavior now. Have you forgotten what he said when you looked at each other that day? He said, "I found you!" Wasn't he looking directly at Cheng You when he said that?
"That can't be right," Cheng thought, carefully recalling the details, still somewhat uncertain. "Was that person really talking to me?"
But I don't know him! Could it be that he wasn't really talking to me...? In a few seconds, Cheng You had been thinking for a long time, but in the end, he still couldn't guess who this gloomy-looking guy with dark circles under his eyes was or what his relationship with him was.
"Hmm, three small chocolate cakes and a crepe, please. To eat in the shop, please." The person's gaze remained fixed on the desserts on the menu, indicating they really enjoyed them.
Cheng gave a low "hmm," then stepped aside to go to the kitchen to make pastries, making sure to wear a mask to cover her face. Better safe than sorry.
Actually, there's a reason why Cheng You recognized this person so clearly at a glance. After all, only half a year had passed since their first encounter, and the fright he experienced was still fresh in his memory.
But in the world of this lazy young man, although it was unclear how he found Cheng You, or why he sought out Cheng You, and what puzzling thing he said, it had been three or four years since that person first met him, and the two had never met in between. Cheng You did not believe that this person could still remember exactly what he looked like.
Thinking this, Cheng You gradually loosened up his movements and stopped hiding them.
Finally, when the dessert was served, the lazy boy had already found a good seat, sitting right opposite Yuichi. He was curled up in the chair, seemingly casually staring at the backstage area.
So when Cheng You, wearing a mask, came out carrying food, she met the boy's deep blue eyes. However, when the boy saw the dessert in Cheng You's hand, his attention was once again drawn to the dessert.
Cheng walked over with a smile: "Enjoy your meal."
"Thank you~" The person smiled slightly.
He took a few bites and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, this is really good!"
"Thank you for the compliment," Cheng replied politely, but he still felt a little uneasy, so he asked, "May I ask why you came to our dessert shop? I really want to learn more about it so I can make improvements to our shop."
"Hmm... because I like desserts, I've been to every shop in Beika Town, so naturally I wanted to try your newly opened one." The man said calmly, his eyes showing no emotion.
"..." This statement didn't sound wrong at all.
Maybe I'm just overthinking it.
Just as Cheng You was about to relax and take a deep breath, half a breath was still stuck in his throat when he saw the boy bite his finger and shift his gaze from the dessert to Cheng You's face, who was wearing a mask.
Have we met before?
"!!" Cheng You suppressed his shock and put on a gentle smile: "Never seen you before, have you? I could never forget someone with such a distinctive appearance as you."
"Really?" The boy forked a piece of chocolate and smiled.
"I only recently came to Japan, and I don't have any friends yet, hahaha," Cheng You said with a laugh to brush it off.
The boy stared at Cheng You's face with an innocent expression for a few more seconds before looking away and continuing to enjoy the dessert: "It's really delicious."
"..." Cheng You put away his smile and became quite serious. It was inappropriate for the other party to say that he was testing him, but these two sentences that Cheng You couldn't understand made it hard for him not to think more about his meticulousness.
I was so focused on this lazy young man that I wonder if Yuichi noticed anything... Cheng You returned to the chair where he had been lying down and glanced at Yuichi, who was still reading. The other man's expression was normal.
Soon after, the boy with dark circles under his eyes stood up and praised without reservation: "I feel that the desserts in your shop are the best I have ever tasted in Beika Town."
Cheng smiled and said, "Thank you." The system is a buff, tsk tsk tsk, that's just how Ke Xue is.
"Two more chocolate strawberry mini cakes, please~" The person bit their finger, smiling with anticipation in their eyes, and said, "I'll come here often in the future."
Cheng You continued to smile and went to the kitchen to pack a cake for him. Although he was happy to have customers, it was really a headache for Cheng You to have people whose intentions were hard to fathom who came so often.
The dessert shop's business was already so-so, and Cheng You really enjoyed the peaceful time he spent lounging in the sun. Now that he had to entertain such a regular customer, he had to be careful. Tsk, his wonderful leisure time was gone just like that.
"Welcome to come anytime!" Cheng said, forcing a smile as she handed the packed cake to the other person.
After watching him leave, Cheng Youcai relaxed and continued to lie on the chair to bask in the sun. Youyi remained engrossed in her book, showing no intention of saying anything to Cheng Youcai.
Cheng Youzheng took this opportunity to think carefully about how to consolidate his power as the leader of the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion.
He didn't know how much time had passed when Cheng You woke up naturally, completely unaware that he had fallen asleep so peacefully. It was four o'clock in the afternoon, and the air was a little stuffy. He stretched, thinking that although he had slept for a long time, he had already made two extra chocolate cakes in the kitchen for You Yi as a small dessert for lunch, so he shouldn't go hungry.
Turning around, I saw that Yuichi was no longer sitting at the table.
Cheng entered the kitchen with a puzzled look and found Youyi baking bread. "Weren't there two small cakes already? Why do I have to make them myself?"
"Hmm..." Seeing Cheng You come over, Youyi suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "Two guests just came in, a black-haired curly-haired man in sunglasses and a man with medium-length hair. They didn't have the raspberry cake they wanted, and I don't know how to make it. I didn't want to bother Brother Cheng You, so I gave them the two extra chocolate cakes that you made in the kitchen this morning that you were originally going to save for me."
"?" Cheng You wasn't surprised that it was someone he knew. After all, it was normal for a policeman to occasionally talk to Kogoro Mouri and come here to buy dessert. He was just surprised that Yuichi would even tell him something like this.
Cheng Youyou had some doubts. Did Youyi think that everyone who came to the shop to buy desserts was someone special, someone related to his brother Cheng You? So this was a disguised way of reporting to the authorities?
"Okay, I see." Hearing the hint of grievance in Yuuichi's last sentence, Cheng You felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He smiled helplessly and patted Yuuichi's head. "I'm so sorry you didn't get to eat your favorite chocolate cake at noon. Go and rest for a bit, I'll make you one. Oh, and while you're at it, grab two sandwiches from the Poirot Cafe across the street." To ensure Yuuichi's safety, Cheng You specifically instructed, "Don't go to the sushi shop next door, it's really not good." What if they run into Rum? Rum's eyes are so...extraordinary.
I don't know if Amuro Tooru is working at the coffee shop now. Even if I run into Amuro Tooru at the coffee shop, it won't matter. Anyway, Amuro Tooru already knows Yuichi's identity, so I can just go and show my face.
Yu nodded in agreement. He went to the coffee shop across the street and chatted with the waiter, Amuro Tooru, for a few words. It was just a friendly exchange between experts, a tentative probe that ended without a word.
"Little brother, did you come alone?" Amuro Tooru asked with a smile. "Would you like to try our new products?"
"No, thank you," Youyi said, knowing Cheng You's tastes. He would buy whatever Cheng You liked without causing any trouble. "Two ham sandwiches."
"Did you buy this for your brother? You're so sweet."
“Hmm,” Yuichi nodded casually, but he was suspicious of what the other person had said. He remembered the blond, dark-skinned man in front of him. This man had only bought desserts from the dessert shop owned by the older brother of the man in question, and he knew their relationship quite well. “When did you start working here as a waitress? I remember there used to be a lady here.”
"Ah, it's my first day back at work today. That lady happened to be on leave."
Yuichi casually asked, "Do you know what my relationship is with the dessert shop manager?"
"Just guessing, the age difference between you two makes you look like brothers." Amuro Tooru maintained his smile. "You'll be all set right away. Welcome back next time."
"That's really impressive." Youyi said calmly, pondering who the other party was. After thinking for a moment, he confirmed that the other party was most likely not from the research institute, nor did they seem to be from the Black Organization. But he really couldn't think of any other organization that would investigate him and Cheng You's brother.
Thinking about it, I couldn't help but sigh helplessly: Brother Cheng, you really have a lot of friends!
"Alright, take care." Amuro Tooru handed the packed sandwich to Yuichi with a smile.
"Thank you." Yuichi took it and slowly walked towards the dessert shop.
Watching Yuichi leave, Amuro Tooru's expression suddenly changed, becoming serious and earnest. Last but not least, Vermouth acted alone. Amuro Tooru had been worried about Cheng You and Yuichi's safety, but now it seemed that the other party's abilities far exceeded his expectations; she could even handle the Thousand-Faced Witch in the organization.
Which organization do they belong to? What is their relationship with the Black Organization? Will they hinder the police's plans?
Back at the shop, Yuichi told Cheng You the truth about who the new waiter at Poirot Cafe was.
Cheng nodded calmly. It was alright; Amuro Tooru's target wasn't him anyway, but Kogoro Mouri. He waved his hand, "It's fine, he's no threat to us, it just makes things a little troublesome."
Yuichi's favorite chocolate cake was served, and he instantly forgot all his troubles and happily began to enjoy it.
At the same time, Cheng You received a text message from Zhu Fujingguang.
[Morofushi: They've arrived.]
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