Chapter 710 It's All Sonoko's Fault
Xiaolan's face instantly turned red, and she obviously remembered her mother's embarrassed look at that time, but she wrinkled her nose quickly again, and the suspicion in her eyes did not completely disappear: "No, it's not just that, the way mom looks at you... and the way you look at mom..."
Her eyes suddenly widened, "Nan! You are not... thinking about mom, are you?"
Hanyu Nan's heart was filled with alarm, but as a qualified management master, he immediately controlled his expression. He first showed a look of shock, then turned to helplessness, and finally became amused: "Xiaolan, your imagination is too rich, isn't it?"
"Then why-"
"It's all that idiot Sonoko's fault!" Hanyu Kusunoki suddenly raised her voice and successfully interrupted Xiaolan's questioning, "If she hadn't secretly mixed that exploding cookie in, this wouldn't have happened today!"
Xiaolan was stunned by this sudden turn of events: "Yuanzi?"
"Yes! Think about it, this kind of behavior of watching the fun and not minding the trouble, and this kind of behavior of playing pranks, is it only Sonoko who can do it?" Hanyu Kusuno betrayed Sonoko without any hesitation.
A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.
Xiaolan's attention was diverted, and she stamped her feet in anger: "Yuanzi, you bastard! How dare you tease your mother!"
Hanyu Nan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly held back Xiaolan's hand as she was about to make a phone call: "Don't worry, we'll be at the villa soon. Wouldn't it be better to settle the score with her in person? And I have a better idea..."
Xiaolan looked at him suspiciously: "What's the idea?"
Hanyu Nan leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words. Xiaolan's eyes gradually lit up, and finally she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Nan, you are so bad! But..."
She clenched her fists, her eyes ablaze, "That's it!"
Looking at Xiaolan whose attention was successfully diverted, Hanyu Kusunoki secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way," Xiaolan suddenly spoke again, shocking Hanyu Nan, "Nan-kun hasn't answered my question yet."
Hanyu Kusunoki remained calm: "What's the problem?"
"Do you..." Xiaolan looked him straight in the eyes, "like mature women like mom?"
Hanyu Kusunoki's heartbeat quickened, but he remained calm in the crisis.
He gently held Xiaolan's hand, and said in a gentle but firm voice: "Ms. Mao Lilan, I like you as a person. Whether you are a lively and lovely girl, or become an elegant and mature woman like Aunt Eri in the future, I will always like you."
This tactic of retreating to advance really worked. Xiaolan's face instantly turned red to her ears, and she lowered her head shyly: "Suddenly, you suddenly said such a thing..."
Hanyu Kusunoki took advantage of the situation and kissed her on the forehead gently: "Because you asked me, I'm answering you seriously."
Xiaolan was like a cat being stroked, and immediately forgot her previous doubts. She took Hanyu Nan's arm and said coquettishly: "Then...then you have to help me teach Sonoko a lesson when we get home!"
"Of course," Hanyu Kusunoki took Xiaolan's hand, "I promise to impress her so that she won't dare to do such a prank again."
Xiaolan nodded, but after walking for a while, she suddenly muttered: "But... Mom has a really good figure..."
"Indeed." Hanyu Kusunoki said subconsciously.
As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it.
As expected, a dangerous aura came from beside him.
Xiaolan stopped and narrowed her eyes like a vigilant kitten: "Nan! You really peeked!"
"Uh...Xiaolan, I was wrong."
Hanyu Kusunoki took two steps back and raised his hands in surrender.
The little angel has really learned bad habits and now even knows how to speak in clichés.
"Don't run!" Xiaolan chased after him angrily, "Nan, stop right there and explain yourself clearly!"
Hanyu Kusunoki turned and ran, and the two chased and played on the street under the setting sun, attracting kind glances from passers-by.
..........
At the same time, Fei Law Firm.
After Hanyu Kusunoki and Xiaolan left, Kisaki Eri let out a long sigh, relaxed and leaned back in her chair.
She took off her glasses and rubbed her nose, but the face of Hanyu Kusunoki that was so close to her appeared involuntarily in front of her eyes. At the moment of the accident, their breaths met, and she could clearly see her reflection in his eyes, and that touch of...
There was no time to conceal the surprise.
"This child..." She murmured softly, her fingertips unconsciously touching her collarbone, where the warmth of his palm seemed to still remain, gently plucking her heartstrings.
The sun gradually sets, dyeing the office a warm orange-red.
Hibiki Eri stared out the window in a daze, her heartbeat still a few beats faster than usual, telling of her inner unrest.
With a "ding" sound, the phone screen lit up.
This is a message from Hanyu Kusunoki:
[Auntie Eri, I'm really sorry for what happened just now. PS: Xiaolan and I have already discussed it. When we go back later, we will definitely teach Sonoko a profound lesson. I promise there won't be a next time (*＾ワ＾*)]
Kisaki Eri looked at the small smiley face symbol and the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose.
She hesitated for a moment and replied:
【Take my portion as well. 】
After sending the message, she pressed the phone against her chest, feeling the strange yet familiar throbbing in her chest.
Over the years, she has been working in the legal field. In order to protect herself and to gain a foothold in this highly competitive world, she has built up walls in her heart.
However, after meeting a certain boy, those seemingly indestructible walls of her heart were gradually pried open, and the long-lost sunshine shone in through these cracks, warming the forgotten corners deep in her heart.
Outside the window, dusk gradually fell in Dongdu.
Kisaki Eri put on her glasses again, the lenses reflected the afterglow of the setting sun, hiding the complex emotions flowing in her eyes, but the slightly upturned corners of her lips revealed the rare good mood of this queen of law.
"Kuriyama."
"Master, what's wrong?"
Kuriyama Midori pushed the door open and walked in.
Kisaki Eri stared at the expression on her apprentice's face for a while, carefully observing her every subtle change. After making sure there was nothing unusual, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
She knew that Hanyu Kusunoki had done something to Kuriyama Midori that changed her perception, but she didn't ask how she did it.
After all, she...isn't at that level of relationship yet.
Even if she asked, Xiaonan would tell her.
But she knew her limits.
"Kuriyama, please get me all the public defender's materials."
"Ah? Master, do you really want to take this case?"
"Is there a problem?"
"No, I'll get it right away."
Looking at her apprentice's back, Kisaragi adjusted her glasses, and her cold face returned to its serious and cool temperament.
As the undefeated queen, she has never been afraid of anyone or anything.