Conan's Science Manga Artist Kudo Yuuji

"You're back, Conan."

After putting the dishes in the sink, Xiaolan cleaned them while looking at the living room. She found that her father seemed to be asleep, so she called her boyfriend to come to her side.

It was still one o'clock in the afternoon. Conan had noticed the karate uniforms washed and hung on the rack on the balcony on the third floor. He was careful not to wake up the uncle. He put the Edogawa III doll he got from watching a movie on the cabinet at the door and tiptoed into the kitchen.

"What's wrong? So cautious? And didn't you go to the training camp? Why are you back so soon?"

"I was going to get on the bus with my classmates, but suddenly I remembered that tomorrow is..."

Still angry because his brother planned to attend the banquet without him, Conan did not notice the excitement and joy on Xiaolan's face.

"Did you hear what I said?!"

Awakened by Xiaolan's dissatisfied voice, Conan touched the back of his head: "Can you say it again, I didn't hear it."

"Really." Xiaolan put her hands on her hips and glared at the dwarf: "I said that I had already got on the bus with my classmates in the morning, but suddenly I remembered that today was my mother's birthday, so I said I couldn't go."

"Ah, today is October 10th!" Conan held his forehead and sighed: "I didn't even remember it. Xiaolan often came to me and acted like a spoiled child, asking me to help her find a way to match uncles and aunts."

"No way, you talk as if I beg you every time!"

Rolling her eyes, Xiaolan slowly pulled out an invoice from behind, Unfolding in front of her boyfriend: "Jiang Jiang, what is this?"

"Two hundred thousand yen... Pearl necklace?!" With eyes wide open, Conan looked up and down at his girlfriend: "Did you borrow money from Yuji?"

"Go away!" After punching Conan on the head, Xiaolan saw a big red bag popping out, and then explained: "I took my father's wallet to buy vegetables at noon, and found it in the mezzanine. Look, the purchase time was yesterday afternoon, and my father bought it in Gunma Prefecture."

"Then it's better not to give this thing to Auntie."

Thinking of the new Godmera that he had planned to watch today, Conan looked at the invoice with a complicated expression: "It would be bad if the radiation was serious."

"It shouldn't be..." Xiaolan lost confidence now.

But two hundred thousand yen is not a small amount, it's almost an ordinary person's monthly income.

Conan looked at the uncle in the living room who was drooling and scratching his belly, and remembered what Yuji always said.

【The Mori family is all tsundere. Speaking of which, compared to Xiaolan sister, you are more like the uncle's son... Did my mother take the wrong child? 】

"What should I do now? Dad has already bought it." Xiaolan panicked. She took out her cell phone and finally found Machiko's number in the phone book.

"Hello, is this Machiko? Xiaolan?"

"Machiko..."

Hello! Why are you calling Yuji again? Your boyfriend is still in front of you!

"Did someone bully you?"

Standing in front of the dressing mirror in the room, Yuji took the white suit handed by Hiroki and turned around, and found that it still didn't match his temperament.

[Sure enough, it has to be that one! 】

Pointing to the deepest part of the closet, Yuji took off his suit while listening to the phone: "Afraid of radioactive pearls... Then change the gift, but the uncle's gift can only be destroyed."

Although she felt sorry for the 200,000 yen, Xiaolan made up her mind for the health of her family.

"But in this case, I have to buy another gift for my father to give." Xiaolan wiped her hands on the apron, ran to her room lightly, and poured out a few bank cards from the small piggy bank at the head of the bed.

"Just a gift won't do. They haven't seen each other for a long time, right? We have to give the uncle a chance to give him a gift. We can choose a hotel, order a luxurious dinner, and then book a room for them, and then... hehehe."

Hearing that Machiko's words were becoming less serious, Xiaolan blushed and spat, and hesitated for a few more seconds.

[For a luxurious dinner and a hotel, the money saved may not be enough. If I ask my mother, it won't be considered as my own intention. ]

"I guess you don't have enough money, right?"

Under Hiroki's speechless gaze, Yuji put on a magenta dress and tied a black bow for himself. Well... plus the ruby ​​cufflinks that my dad sent back last time, it looks pretty good.

"If you don't mind, Mr. Amuro gave me a lot of raffle tickets for the Mika Department Store. They were given to me by the boss when he was working part-time as an assistant for a children's program there some time ago. I guess they will expire tomorrow."

Feeling a little sore in his right hand, Yuuji raised his phone to his left hand again: "If I arrange it for you directly, you will definitely not accept it. Take the raffle tickets to draw. Even if you win, you don't have to feel any psychological burden."

"Machiko, thank you so much..." Xiaolan was very moved at this moment. She glanced at the pink rabbit on the bedside and remembered that it was bought for her by Machiko (Miss Chris) when she disguised herself as a father. So she hugged it in her arms and seemed to smell the scent of her friend: "Since I met Sonoko in kindergarten, this is the second time I have met a close friend..."

[And... Sonoko and Machiko... are not quite the same...]

Xiaolan had this idea again, and slowly put her right hand to her lips, without noticing Conan standing at the door.

"I feel a little embarrassed when you say that." Yuuji didn't hear the answer, so he glanced at the screen: "Xiaolan?"

"Ah! I'm listening!" After waking up from her memories, Xiaolan hurriedly put down her fingers that were moistened by the hot breath, looked at the door guiltily, and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that no one was there.

[I forgot that Shinichi was still outside. 】

"Wait for me." She put her phone on the bed, walked to the door, closed it without looking outside, and locked it from the inside.

"I'm back!"

"Oh." Yuji rubbed his nose and sent a message to Toru Amuro on his tablet, and then said: "I have already told Mr. Amuro, just go to the Amuro Detective Agency and ask him for it later. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t win.”

"Don't worry, I'm the champion of the Kanto Women's Karate Competition!" Although she knew that Machiko couldn't see her, Xiaolan still put on an "I'm strong" posture. She realized that this was a bit weird and blushed. Voice: "What is Machiko doing now?"

"Me? I'm preparing the dress." Yuji didn't intend to make excuses. He looked at the signatures practiced on the table and nodded with satisfaction: "I'm going to a banquet tonight."

"A dress... I don't think I've ever seen Machiko wearing a dress." Xiaolan was immediately curious, and she lay on the bed: "What kind of dress has Machiko prepared?"

"Huh? Why do you ask this?" Yuji was stunned for a moment, recalling the dress that Miss Chrissy often wore: "Hmm... red, low-cut, with a bare back in the long dress."

"No!" Xiaolan suddenly became excited.

Thinking of the dirty thoughts those unknown men would have towards Machiko's smooth and delicate jade back, the always kind-hearted Xiaolan couldn't help but immediately hate her own dirty thoughts, and asked timidly.

"Can't you... not go..."