Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 165: Green Tea Orchid and Firefly's small conflict, then reconciliation

Hotaru's words were unclear, and Sonoko snorted and didn't want to ask any more questions. After arriving at the teacher's office, she went in to ask for leave, while Hotaru waited outside the corridor.

After a while, Yuanzi came out. Just as Yingsheng was about to go in, he heard Yuanzi, who was already walking towards the stairs, suddenly say:
"I've already told you, let's go."

"Thank you."

Yingsheng followed without hesitation. Yuanzi glanced at him and snorted coldly:
"Aren't you afraid that I'll lie to you and make you miss a day of school?"

Yingsheng smiled: "You lied to me, I admit it."

"Tch, sweet talk."

"Well, I think the teachers in this school are all easy to talk to, and skipping classes is no big deal, so that should be fine. We left the classroom together, so even if a teacher asks, your classmates will probably mention you, too."

"He is indeed a scumbag with a deep mind."

"You're blocking both ends, right? Then I'll just shut up."

Yingsheng zipped up his mouth and didn't unzip it until he got into the back seat of the taxi. His cell phone rang. It was Xiaolan calling. Yingsheng looked at Sonoko in the passenger seat:

"It's Xiaolan, do you want a headset?"

"What do you think Xiaolan is?" Yuanzi was angry. "Don't talk to me, answer the phone!"

"After all, you have placed yourself in a position of guardianship for her, and you are worried that she will be hurt by a scumbag like me." Yingsheng answered the phone, "Suzuki and I are coming to the hospital together. Are you feeling better? We will go to the gym to cheer you on later."

Xiaolan was silent for a few breaths: "Suiyue-kun, I wanted to give you a bystander perspective report last night."

"If I say that I was about to answer your call, but my phone was thrown out of the window, would you believe it? You are calling the number given by Mr. Amuro now, the original one has died."

"Do not believe."

"Oh, then if I say that there was a crazy person sitting next to me and I answered your call, she would become curious about you and come to play with you, would you believe it?"

"Still don't believe it."

"Forget it, I did it on purpose. I guessed that you must be in a bad mood when you called me. I can certainly give you the comfort you want, but I think you have to learn to find strength from your heart. Otherwise, if Kudo leaves and Mizuki Hotaru comes, what difference will there be, except that he cares about you more on the surface? Is there any meaning?"

Yingsheng spoke in a calm tone.

Xiaolan was silent for a long time again: "What about now? You don't have to help me at all."

"Don't act on impulse, Xiaolan. I left when you needed comfort the most last night, but I will of course appear again after the low point is over. Have you heard of a saying, don't look for love when you lack love?"

Silence came again, but this time it was only for a moment, and Xiaolan's deliberately calm tone also became a little more volatile:

"Mr. Shuiyue means that my condition last night was dangerous?"

"Your wish is mine. If the person you know is not Shuiyue Yingsheng, but Liuying, you are probably just waking up from a hangover. Looking out the window, you see dense rain and gloomy sky, and you are probably wondering where I am now."

When Yingsheng said this, Yuanzi couldn't help but look sideways with surprise. Is this guy serious this time?
Xiaolan's tone gradually became low: "I'm sorry, I, I failed Shuiyue-kun's expectations."

"So, you called Kudo again after I hung up, right, Miss Green Tea?"

"Ah... yes, I am such a bad guy. I can't stand loneliness and always want to get the care of others. Once I can't get satisfaction from a person, I will think about eating meal replacements. Are you satisfied with what I said?"

"Just barely. Judging from the current situation, this is the truth." "............Then guess what Shinichi said?"

"I have already consulted Mr. Amuro to learn about what happened last night. If you disturb Kudo at that time when his mind is full of the case, he will probably ask you questions related to the case and hang up as soon as you finish speaking."

"…………Are you eavesdropping on us?"

"Come on, this is obvious, you should know it yourself. And even if you tell him your complicated feelings, what will he say in response? Probably a rather impatient perfunctory response. Are you expecting even this?"

"I...ah, I don't know. Sorry, Mizuki-kun, so, Shinichi hanging up the phone so quickly last night was actually a good thing for me?"

"Whether it's good or bad is too complicated to be accurately judged, but from the perspective of promoting your personal independence, yes. Of course, this is based on the premise that you don't call anyone else afterwards."

"...I admit that I am a green tea, but not to the extent you say."

"Haha, I actually wanted to talk about Suzuki-san, but then I realized she's right in front of me. Sorry, sorry. Do you want to say a few words to her? She's been worried about you since you haven't answered her calls."

"Please give her the phone. I need to apologize to Sonoko."

"OK."

Yingsheng handed the phone to Yuanzi, leaned back in the back seat, closed his eyes with a faint smile on his face, and rested.

The drive passed in the blink of an eye as the girl's conversation gradually changed from strong to soft. Xiaolan was waiting at the hospital entrance. As soon as she saw her, Sonoko immediately threw the phone back to Yingsheng, ran over and hugged her tightly.

"Xiao Lan, don't let this happen again." Yuanzi leaned on Xiao Lan's shoulder and muttered softly, "I am different from those guys. No matter what happens, you can tell me."

"Yes, yes, there won't be a next time."

Xiaolan patted Sonoko's back and comforted her softly, but she looked up at Yingsheng who had just got off the car and didn't move. Yingsheng shook his head at her, and Xiaolan lowered her head again and apologized to her best friend.

Two minutes later, Yingsheng finally walked over. Xiaolan saw that his bright eyes were full of brilliance:
"Suiyue-kun, my father's new urine test results are out."

"So fast? It must be negative." Yingsheng said with a smile.

“It’s negative.”

"That's good. Is there anything else at the hospital? It's already half past nine, so time is running out."

Xiaolan gently pushed Yuanzi away from her arms, looked at Yingsheng and said solemnly:

"It's the real feminine. Mr. Amuro is not deceiving me."

"Ah?"

Yingsheng looked surprised for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "Did the hospital really make a mistake last night? It's really hard to say. But now that the truth is out, you should be relieved. You have to perform well today and sweep away thousands of enemies."

"Yes! It will definitely happen!"

Xiaolan nodded heavily. Although she didn’t get enough rest last night, the new good news made her feel refreshed. She will definitely win today!

She walked towards the waiting taxi, and seeing Yingsheng not moving, she tilted her head and looked at him:

"Suizuki-kun?"

(End of this chapter)