Conan: Ran, don't turn around, I'm a washing machine.

Chapter 169 New Yangzi Arrives

Thanks to 九离0210, don't call people.

However, Ran refused. First of all, Sonoko's voice on the phone sounded a bit off, which meant it couldn't be anything good. It was the right thing to refuse!

Secondly, Xiaolan wanted to spend some time alone with Su Xingbo to try to understand his usual habits and dietary preferences.

Ultimately, she didn't want to meet so many of her older sisters so soon.

Yes.

Xiaolan already knows.

She didn't choose to stay at Su Xingbai's villa, but instead stayed at Ayako's villa.

Su Xingbai didn't care about any of this. Anyway, there were plenty of rooms, and there would definitely be a place for you. He wouldn't let you come without a room to stay.

After Vermouth learned about this, she simply made a phone call to ask how far things had progressed. Upon learning that it had already been a home run, her face darkened!

This little rascal previously wanted to win over Eri Kisaki, and that's already spread among all the women in the villa. Everyone knows about it. Now he's taken over Ran ahead of time. Does he mean he wants to get all of them if one isn't enough?

As for Conan, his heart was shattered into pieces. He was so heartbroken that he practically bit his back teeth off. He had been the one who came the most and the most frequently these past few days.

Every time he comes, Su Xingbo and Xiao Lan show their affection and shower each other with lovey-dovey moments.

But none of this deterred Conan; he's incredibly resilient.

"Ding-a-ling, jingle-a-ling."

The sudden ringing of the doorbell piqued the curiosity of the three people.

They exchanged a glance and realized that it seemed neither of them had made the appointment in advance. In the end, it was Su Xingbai who got up to open the door.

Su Xingbo froze when he saw who it was, blocked her way, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing here?"

Shinichi Yoko covered her mouth and chuckled, "Today is the day of Shinichi Yoshiteru's burial. It was Shinichi Tomoaki who strongly urged me to come and invite Mr. Kogoro Mouri and his family to attend."

"Then you..." Before Su Xingbai could finish speaking, he heard Kogoro Mouri behind him shout in surprise.

"Who's that outside? What are you dawdling about outside the door for?"

While Su Xingbai turned around, Shinichi Yoko slipped directly into the house.

Seeing this, he had no choice but to close the door and return to the hall.

"Oh, it's Mrs. Yoko. May I ask what brings you here today? Please, have a seat." Upon seeing the visitor, Kogoro Mouri stood up, straightened his tie, and then gestured for her to sit down.

Shinichi Yoko placed her hands on her stomach, bowed deeply, and said, "Tomoaki said he wanted to invite you to Yoshiaki's funeral, and specifically asked me to come and inform you. I hope you can be there on time tomorrow morning. Thank you for your help."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Oh dear, I thought it was something important that Lady Yangzi had to come all the way here in person. Oh, it's just this. Please rest assured, Lady Yangzi, I will arrive on time with my family tomorrow."

Shinichi Yoko shook her head and smiled, "Yoshiaki admired Detective Mouri when he was alive. It's a sign of respect for Yoshiaki to come and personally invite him. I'll take my leave now. Sorry for the intrusion."

"Not at all, why don't you sit down, rest for a while, and have a glass of water?" Kogoro Mouri said politely.

"No, there are still many things to do at the funeral, and I need to go back and take care of those matters later." Shinichi Yoko feigned a sorrowful appearance, which Su Xingbai found quite amusing.

"Please accept my deepest condolences, Madam!!"

The atmosphere instantly became tense, but it ended quickly.

Since Shinichi Yoko was indeed in a hurry to leave, after seeing her off, the three of them sat on the sofa and chatted.

"Kid, are you going to Dr. Araide's funeral tomorrow?" Kogoro Mouri asked.

Su Xingbo didn't answer, but turned to Xiaolan beside him and asked gently, "Xiaolan, are you going tomorrow?"

“Go ahead, it’s Dr. Araide’s funeral after all, and he was Dad’s classmate in college. It wouldn’t be right not to go,” Xiaolan replied without hesitation.

“Then I’ll go too.” Su Xingbo turned around to answer the question that Mouri Kogoro had just asked.

"Go ahead? What gives you the right to go? Just stay home." Kogoro Mouri said with a look of disdain.

Su Xingbai looked at him in confusion. Wasn't he the one who asked him if he was going tomorrow? How could his expression change so quickly?

Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri didn't know what he was thinking at that moment, otherwise he would have said, "That was just now, and now is now. How can they be the same thing?"

“I’m Xiaolan’s boyfriend. If Xiaolan can go, I can go too, right, Xiaolan?” Su Xingbo wasn’t counting on him; Xiaolan was still here.

“Yes, Dad, Xingbai has a car too. You can drive all the time, wouldn’t that be great?” Xiaolan persuaded.

Kogoro Mouri didn't say anything, but simply took his beer back to his chair and lit a cigarette.

A cigarette, a sip of wine.

He never expected that the day he had envisioned would come so quickly; it came far too quickly.

He wasn't even prepared when the wild boar had already eaten all the cabbages in his yard, and now he's even speaking up for the wild boar.

He had no words to say, and only alcohol and cigarettes could relieve his depression.

Xiao Lan tugged at Su Xingbai's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Xingbai, what's wrong with Dad? He suddenly seems so negative."

Su Xingbai waved his hand and laughed nonchalantly, "Oh dear, I guess Uncle misses Yoko Okino too much. I'll introduce Yoko Okino to Uncle someday and let them go on a blind date to see if they can get together. I guess things will be fine then."

This was a trivial matter to him, not worth mentioning at all.

His wealth is enough for him to do whatever he wants, and now he just wants to enjoy himself; otherwise, some of the others will suffer.

It's just asking Yoko Okino to come over for a blind date; it's not like he's being forced into anything. I'm sure Yoko Okino will give him face.

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaolan said sullenly, "No, how can we let Dad go on a blind date with Ms. Okino Yoko? What will Mom do if they get together?"

"Of course he'll be with me, is that even a question?" Su Xingbo didn't say this out loud, he just thought it to himself. After all, Kogoro Mouri was right there, and he had to give him some face. Besides, if Ran heard these words, she would probably go berserk, and he wouldn't be able to handle that.

“Since your parents separated in the first place, there must have been a reason. Why do you insist on forcing two people who don’t like each other to be together? That’s probably not fair to your mother, Eri Kisaki. Would your mother be happy about that?”