Chapter 364: The Exposure of the Wolfish Ambition
"Ran, take care of Conan."
"Yes, I will. Then mom--"
At the door of the room, Ran seemed to be hesitant to speak, and looked excited and expectant, which made the worried Eri Kisaki smile.
"Okay, I know. Don't worry, mom will definitely make time to accompany you."
"Yes."
Seeing this, Ran nodded with satisfaction and was about to pull Conan away.
But Eri Kisaki suddenly fixed her eyes and called Ran, "Ran, wait."
"Ah? What's the matter, mom?"
Ran turned her head and couldn't help shrinking her neck when she saw Eri Kisaki's eyes at the moment, and she felt a little flustered.
When Eri Kisaki saw Ran's appearance, her brows furrowed deeply. She thought for a moment, and finally sighed and swallowed the words stuck in her mouth.
"Nothing——."
"Oh."
"Xiaolan, mom is very happy to go to Izu with you for vacation."
Hiki Eri smiled slightly, stepped forward, and hugged Xiaolan directly into her arms, stroking Xiaolan's hair. Hiiki Eri took the opportunity to glance at Conan beside her.
And Conan, at this moment, was also looking at Hiiki Eri and Xiaolan's embrace thoughtfully. Seeing Hiiki Eri looking over, he couldn't help but panic and turned his eyes away.
He knew Xiaolan's real purpose today, and he also saw Hiiki Eri's hidden words and the heavy mood behind them.
And at this moment, even if there was no Shimizu Koji, Conan didn't think Xiaolan's matchmaking plan would succeed.
It was obvious that Hiiki Eri had noticed something, but she was still willing to sacrifice her time, freedom, and mood for Xiaolan's momentary happiness.
It was obvious that Hiiki Eri and Xiaolan were hugging a very warm picture at this moment, but Conan felt depressed.
"Hey, sister Xiaolan, let's go. It's a little late."
"Oh, oh, indeed. Then, mom, we're leaving."
"Goodbye~."
"Goodbye, mom."
Waving and watching Xiaolan go downstairs, the smile on Kisaki Eri's face faded. She sighed, closed the door, and returned to the room.
In the room, Shimizu Koji would naturally not wait foolishly for Kisaki Eri to interrogate him. Although he was in the dark, he always looked to the light and paid attention to the movements outside.
So, when Xiaolan and Conan went out, he took the opportunity to open the closet door and walked out by himself.
Kisaki Eri's footsteps were clattering, and as soon as the bedroom door was pushed open, Shimizu Koji, who was about to leave, met her.
"Aunt Eri, they're gone?" Shimizu Koji blinked his eyes, without any embarrassment.
Kisaki Eri saw Shimizu Koji in front of her, and was obviously a little surprised, even frightened, but it was only a moment, and these emotions were soothed.
She calmly lifted the beautiful spiral hair hanging down from her temples, nodded, and just said "hmm" softly.
"Sorry, I wronged you, but you should also know that it will be troublesome to explain."
Hiki Eri turned and walked away, while explaining her previous behavior to Shimizu Koji, but her back was facing Shimizu Koji, so Shimizu Koji could not see her expression at all.
And Shimizu Koji did not think much about it, after all, he did not know that Conan would take advantage of a small flaw and calculate him.
Well, if you calculate carefully, it can't be said to be a calculation, it can only be said to be a coincidence under trial.
"Well, I know, Aunt Eri."
While the two were talking, they had already walked into the living room. Shimizu Koji's white bathrobe was very eye-catching, but it was also undeniable that his slender figure and sunny and delicate appearance were very pleasing to the opposite sex.
"Koji-kun, do you need me to cook some more dishes? There aren't many dishes left because of Conan and Xiaolan."
"Uh, no, no, I don't eat much at night recently, so I'll just think of it as losing weight."
"Losing weight?"
Hisagi Eri glanced at Shimizu Koji. Although the bathrobe was too big to show anything, no matter how you look at it, Shimizu Koji doesn't look like he needs to lose weight. This excuse is really too careless.
Shimizu Koji just chuckled and pretended to be stupid.
The atmosphere was silent for a while, and Kisaki Eri seemed to react belatedly and made way, "Koji-kun, sit down first."
Shimizu Koji sat on the sofa, and Kisaki Eri went to the kitchen to get a can of cold beer, handed it to him, and sat on the other side of the sofa.
"Ci——" opened the beer, and Shimizu Koji was not polite, and drank a big gulp directly.
There was no image to speak of. Seeing this, Eri Kisaki couldn't help but smile, but it was only for a second before she stopped smiling.
"I just took a look at the clothes. There are still a lot of water stains. Wait a minute, I'll help you dry the clothes. Now, I can only wrong you for a while."
"It's okay, I can do anything."
Chatting casually, Shimizu Koji gradually felt that something was wrong. Eri Kisaki, why did you look at him strangely?
He took a sip of beer to cover up his embarrassment. When he turned around, Eri Kisaki was still looking at him, and she didn't hide her movements and eyes. Shimizu Koji was puzzled in his heart, and he didn't avoid it anymore. He looked at Eri Kisaki steadily.
"Aunt Eri, please tell me, is there anything on my face?"
"——Hmm? No, no, nothing."
Hiki Eri seemed to have just woken up from a dream, but when she came back to her senses, she had no intention of looking away.
Under the curious gaze of Shimizu Koji, Hiki Eri opened her red lips and said, "Kouji-kun, do you still remember that day when you were drunk?"
Shimizu Koji was stunned when he heard this, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. He raised his eyes and shook his head hesitantly and shyly, saying, "I don't remember much."
"Is that so?"
Hiki Eri nodded slightly, as if she was just asking casually, and the next moment, she suddenly asked out of the blue, "Do you plan to take responsibility?"
"I-ah?"
For a moment, Shimizu Koji still broke his trick, but he himself didn't know where he made a mistake, but Hiki Eri's face suddenly became cold.
"It seems that you really found something, right?"
Shimizu Koji was still a little confused, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but want to complain. You two grabbed me with red marks all over my body. Unless I was unconscious for three days and three nights, how could I not find it! ?
But these words can't be said openly, at least not now.
"Kouji-kun, please remember that you were just drunk that day, nothing happened between us." Hibiki Eri's tone was cold and stiff, and very serious.
Just like a strict mother teaching her son, solemn and serious.