Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

On Sunday morning, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains and onto the bed.

Lin Xiuyi, who was awakened by the sun, glanced at the time and saw that it was only 7:30. She then drew the curtains and prepared to go back to sleep for a while.

But before he could close his eyes for long, he felt the bedroom door being gently pushed open.

Immediately afterwards, a series of hurried footsteps approached from afar.

"Onii-chan!"

A pair of wet little hands unexpectedly covered Lin Xiuyi's face.

The cool, slightly damp touch instantly snapped Lin Xiu back to reality.

He reluctantly opened his eyes and met his younger sister Lingzi's bright, sparkling eyes.

"It's the weekend, why are you awake so early?" Lin Xiuyi reached out and wiped the remaining water droplets from her face.

Lingzi was wearing her favorite bear pajamas, and a few strands of her hair were sticking up mischievously because her face was still damp from washing.

“Onii-chan, Kogoro-nii is here to see you,” Reiko blinked. “I told him you were still sleeping, and he said he’d come down to see you again in half an hour.”

"Kogoro?" Lin Xiuyi sat up in confusion. "Isn't he supposed to be on a date with Ruri this weekend? What does he want with me?"

"I don't know," Reiko obediently shook her head.

The little girl tilted her head and thought for a moment: "But he looks really anxious, he must have something important to do. Onii-chan, you'd better get up!"

Seeing his sister's serious expression, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but reach out and ruffle her soft hair.

"Okay, little housekeeper. You can go out now so I can change my clothes."

Lingzi nodded and skipped towards the door.

Halfway there, she suddenly turned around, as if she had remembered something important: "Oh right, Onii-chan, I made plans to go out with my friends today!"

Her speech suddenly became very fast, and her eyes flickered.

Lin Xiuyi was picking out clothes in front of the wardrobe when she heard this and turned around, noticing her sister's unnatural expression.

"Oh? Who are you going with? Where are you going?"

As he asked, he took a light blue short-sleeved shirt out of the closet.

"It's...it's Mika and the others!"

Reiko's fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her pajamas.
"Let's go...to the library! Yes, to the library to do our homework!"

After saying that, as if afraid her brother would continue to ask questions, she quickly ran out of the room.

"I'm going to change my clothes too!"

Lin Xiuyi watched his sister's hasty retreat and raised an eyebrow thoughtfully.

……

A moment later, Lin Xiuyi walked out of the bedroom and found that Lingzi had changed into her outdoor clothes, a pink dress and a white jacket, and was hurriedly stuffing things into her schoolbag.

"Aren't you going to eat breakfast?" Lin Xiuyi asked, leaning against the door frame.

Reiko seemed startled, and her schoolbag almost fell to the ground.

"No, I'm not eating! I made plans with Mika to buy bread at the convenience store!"

She hurriedly put on her shoes, not even noticing that her socks were on backwards.

"Goodbye, Onii-chan!"

With a slam of the door, the apartment fell silent.

What's this little girl up to?
Lin Xiu frowned, but remembering that Lingzi was usually very obedient and sensible, he didn't investigate further. Instead, he went to the kitchen, took two eggs from the refrigerator, cracked them into a bowl, added a little salt and warm water, and gently stirred them.

Tiny bubbles began to rise from the water in the steamer, and wisps of white steam rose upwards.

Lin Xiuyi poured the prepared egg mixture into a small bowl, placed it in a steamer, and then leaned against the counter to wait.

His gaze unconsciously drifted to the calendar hanging on the living room wall, but before he could take a closer look, the doorbell suddenly rang. Lin Xiuyi went to the door and saw that, just as Reiko had said, it was indeed Kogoro Mouri coming downstairs to see him.

Kogoro Mouri yawned as he walked into the apartment.

"Good morning, Xiuyi." He rubbed his eyes, looking even more sleepy than Lin Xiuyi.

"You came looking for me just now?" Lin Xiu asked as she closed the door.

"No..." Kogoro Mouri opened his mouth to answer, but suddenly seemed to remember something and hurriedly stopped and corrected himself, "Yes, yes, I did come here just now."

Lin Xiuyi noticed her friend's unnatural expression but did not point it out.

He went back to the kitchen and lifted the lid of the steamer to check the state of the steamed eggs.

The egg mixture has solidified, its surface is smooth as a mirror, and it emits an enticing aroma.

"Why are you looking for me instead of going on a date with Liuli this weekend?" Lin Xiu asked as she brought out the steamed egg custard and placed it on the dining table.

"how could I know……"

Kogoro Mouri muttered something under his breath, his eyes darting around.

"I... Oh, right! I'm planning to give Liuli a gift, and I was wondering if you could help me choose one!"

Lin Xiuyi raised an eyebrow and picked up a spoon to gently break the smooth surface of the steamed egg custard.

"You're giving Liuli a gift? Are you asking me to help you choose one?"

"Where's Eri? Shouldn't we ask her about this? She and Ruri are best friends. Eri knows exactly what Ruri likes."

Kogoro Mouri was clearly stumped by the question. He scratched the back of his head, clearly racking his brains for an explanation.

"Well... I wanted to surprise Ruri! If I ask Eri for help, what if she tells Ruri? Then the surprise will be ruined!"

"surprise……"

Lin Xiuyi repeated the word thoughtfully, his gaze shifting to the living room wall.

Kogoro Mouri noticed his friend's gaze and immediately tensed up.

"Wow! It smells so good!"

He stood in front of Lin Xiuyi, sniffing exaggeratedly.

"What delicious food did you make? Is it chawanmushi?"

Before Lin Xiuyi could answer, he had already picked up a spoon and scooped up a large mouthful of steamed egg custard and put it in his mouth.

"Yeah! Delicious!"

Kogoro Mouri's mouth was stuffed full, making his speech somewhat unclear.
"But there's no bonito broth? The taste is a bit bland, there aren't even any shrimp or mushrooms..."

Seeing his friend wolfing down his food, Lin Xiuyi felt both annoyed and amused.

"I'm just making this for breakfast, why make it so complicated?"

After Lin Xiuyi finished speaking, she got up and took out three small bowls, then prepared the egg mixture again and put it into the steamer.

Kogoro Mori quickly finished his bowl of steamed egg custard. When the three new bowls were steamed, his eyes lit up and he reached out to take them.

“That bowl is for Aunt Mori,” Lin Xiuyi stopped him in time. “Should you take it up, or should I do it?”

“…You should go,” Kogoro Mouri said, scratching his cheek in frustration. “If I send you the steamed eggs upstairs, Mom will definitely complain again.”

He pursed his lips, mimicking his mother's tone.
"Look at Xiuyi, he's not only good at studying, but he can also cook. And look at you, all you do is play all day."

Lin Xiu couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.

The two grew up together. Lin Xiuyi was the "other people's child" that Mrs. Mori always talked about. Fortunately, Kogoro Mori was easygoing and never cared about such things.

Otherwise, their relationship would never be as good as it is now... (End of Chapter)