Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Seeing that Miyano Elena had finished packing the medical supplies and was about to return to the inner room, Lin Xiu quickly spoke up.
"Mrs. Miyano, we meet again. Do you remember me?"

"you?"

Elena Miyano turned her head in surprise, her gaze lingering on Lin Xiuyi's face for a few seconds before she suddenly realized something, her dark green eyes lighting up.

"You're the kid who helped us get rid of the Karasuma Group at the last Beika Technology Exhibition!"

Her voice was filled with surprise, clearly still vivid in her memory of that encounter.

"It's good that Madam remembers." Lin Xiuyi breathed a sigh of relief. "Where is Mr. Miyano? Isn't he at the clinic?"

"Atsushi went to see an elderly person with limited mobility and will be back in a while."

After answering, Elena Miyano's gaze fell on Eri Kisaki, filled with curiosity.

"I remember the last time she was with you, it was a little girl with pigtails. She said she was your cousin and that she wanted to marry you someday..."

"Cough cough!"

Lin Xiu noticed that Eri's expression wasn't good, so he quickly coughed twice to interrupt her.

"Reiko is still at Mika's house, she didn't come with us. This is Eri Kisaki, she's my..."

"We are childhood sweethearts and are currently dating."

Eri Kisaki spoke first, reaching out to take Hideaki Hayashi's arm, her chin slightly raised as if to assert her dominance.

"I see. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up..."

Elena Miyano smiled somewhat shyly and quickly invited the two of them to sit down.

She is clearly somewhat introverted and not very good at interacting with outsiders.

After Lin Xiuyi and Fei Yingli sat down, Miyano Elena only chatted briefly about the weather and the clinic before running out of things to say, and sat on the sofa feeling somewhat at a loss.

Little Mingmei, being the quick-witted one, noticed her mother's embarrassment and whispered a reminder: "Mom, we need to make tea for the guests. Dad said we should be hospitable to our guests."

"Oh, right! Make tea!"

Elena Miyano suddenly stood up and strode towards the inner room.

But just a few seconds after I went in, I heard her voice.

"Mingmei, where did you put the tea? I can't find the small jar that used to hold the tea!"

"It's on the second shelf of the kitchen cabinets, the first one on the left!"

Xiaoming sighed helplessly and ran after her inside.

"This Dr. Miyano... is so confused, he's not even as reliable as my daughter."

Eri Kisaki shook her head speechlessly, then looked expressionlessly at her childhood friend.

"Tell me, how exactly did you meet her? And what's this 'Karasuma Group' she just mentioned?"

Lin Xiuyi gave a brief explanation of the Mihua Technology Exhibition.
"...I saw the 'Miyano Hospital' sign at the entrance just now, and I suspected it was them. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

"No wonder you were standing there in a daze at the door just now; you were thinking about this."

Eri Kisaki suddenly realized what was going on, then pointed at Rei Furuya and glared at Xiuyi Lin.
"Look at your good apprentice. From the moment he left until now, his eyes haven't left that doctor. Just like you, he loves looking at beautiful women."

Lin Xiuyi looked in the direction she pointed and saw Furuya Rei staring blankly at the door to the inner room, as if she was lost in thought. He waved his hand in front of Furuya Rei's eyes: "Snap out of it! Not bad, Rei, so young and already likes mature types, and you especially love married women?"

"Master! No, that's not it!"

Furuya Rei blushed and hurriedly shook his head.

"I... I just saw Dr. Miyano's blonde hair and the way she spoke, and I couldn't help but think of my mother..."

"My mother also has long blonde hair, and her personality is just as gentle as hers; she speaks softly too..."

His voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible, and his eyes reddened slightly.

The smiles on Lin Xiuyi and Fei Yingli's faces vanished instantly.

They all forgot that Rei Furuya's mother had passed away from illness just a few months earlier; she was also a gentle foreign woman.

The air fell silent instantly, and even the sounds of searching for tea leaves coming from the inner room became clear.

Lin Xiuyi squatted down and gently patted Furuya Rei's shoulder, his tone soft: "I'm sorry, Master shouldn't have joked like that with you. It's okay if you miss your mother, I miss her sometimes too."

Rei Furuya nodded, blinked hard, and held back the tears that were about to fall: "I'm fine, Master."

Just then, Elena Miyano came out carrying three cups of hot tea, followed by Akemi Komei, who was carrying a plate of cookies.

"I'm sorry, it took me a while to find the tea. Please try it. This is black tea that Mingmei's father's friend sent from England."

Elena Miyano handed the teacups to the three of them with an apologetic smile on her face.

"Big brother, sister, and..."

Xiaomingmei, carrying a plate of butter cookies, first walked up to Lin Xiuyi and Fei Yingli, gently handing them the plate. She then turned to look at Furuya Rei, tilted her head, thought for a moment, and obediently added...
"And this patient brother, have some cookies. Dad just baked them yesterday, they're still very crispy."

"Thank you, little sister."

Eri Kisaki smiled, picked up a cookie, took a small bite, and the aroma of butter filled her mouth. She couldn't help but praise it.

"It's delicious! Your dad's cooking is really good."

Rei Furuya quickly picked up a piece, chewing it slowly while secretly glancing at Elena Miyano, who was organizing medical supplies.

That gentle profile always reminded him of when his mother was still alive.

Lin Xiu picked up the black tea on the table. In the rising steam, the rich aroma of the black tea wafted out, carrying a faint fruity fragrance.

He took a small sip, the aroma of the tea spreading on his tongue, then put down the cup, looked at the mother and daughter in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but offer a reminder.
"Mrs. Miyano, since you've been avoiding harassment from the Karasuma Group, why does the clinic still put the surname 'Miyano' directly on the signboard? Doesn't that make it easy for them to find you?"

Elena Miyano paused, a complex emotion flashing in her dark green eyes, before letting out a soft sigh.

“This is Atsushi’s hometown. He grew up in this area and many of the old neighbors know him. When we moved back here, Atsushi said he didn’t want to deliberately change his surname just to avoid being here.”

"For him, 'Miyano' is not just a surname, but also his longing for his hometown."

“We initially considered other names, such as ‘Atsushi Clinic’ or ‘Elena Clinic,’ but we felt they lacked a sense of belonging, so we simply used ‘Miyano Hospital’ in the end.”

Her voice was soft, yet firm: "Atsushi said that although the Karasuma Group is powerful, it may not pay attention to a private clinic in such a small place."

"Besides, we live a very peaceful life here, and apart from medical treatment, we hardly have any contact with the outside world, so we shouldn't be so easy to find." (End of Chapter)