I'm in Detective Conan, but it's a chaotic battlefield.

Throughout the fall, Xiaolan didn't dare to look at him much, perhaps because she sensed what had happened during the fall.

Although it wasn't intentional.

But for her, having this level of contact with a strange man was still very embarrassing.

Ai Haibara remained silent with a cold expression, clearly angry. However, because there were outsiders present, Chen Nuo couldn't explain to her.

If it weren't for the chattering of the Junior Detective Club, the atmosphere would have been suffocatingly oppressive, Chen Nuo thought.

Sure enough, after giving the three little ones a ride...

The atmosphere became oppressive.

Xiao Lan even walked ahead alone, deliberately keeping her distance from Chen Nuo to avoid discussing the awkward topic from earlier.

Using his child identity, Conan was able to loiter around Ran's long, white legs under her pleated skirt, and occasionally give Chen Nuo a mysterious smile.

Meanwhile, Ai Haibara on Chen Nuo's side kept a straight face, as if she was still angry about what had just happened.

However, because she had just taken off her socks, her feet occasionally slipped when she walked barefoot in her little leather shoes.

Every time he almost slipped, Ai Haibara would give him a fierce look, like a kitten whose cat food had been stolen.

As they were walking, Chen Nuo's phone suddenly rang.

It's a text message.

Chen Nuo took out his phone and was surprised to find that it was a message from Xiao Lan with only two words: Thank you.

Chen Nuo's gaze fell on Xiao Lan, who was walking not far ahead of him.

I saw her holding her phone with her head down, her long black hair swaying gently behind her as she walked, and the white expanse of her skin between her black stockings and pleated skirt looked even more alluring under the moonlight.

It seems that what happened before has made it impossible for Xiaolan to express her gratitude to him directly.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. It's understandable to feel shy when someone suddenly touches such an important spot on you.

Chen Nuo sent a text message to Xiao Lan, telling her not to take it to heart.

Ai Haibara tiptoed to look at the contents of the text message, and couldn't help but frown, but didn't say anything.

Chen Nuo thought that was the end of it.

Unexpectedly, when he delivered Ai Haibara to Professor Agasa's house, Ai Haibara took advantage of Ran and Conan's inattention and took Chen Nuo's hand.

Her little hands were damp, as if they had been sweating a lot.

Chen Nuo was puzzled. Wasn't this guy angry? Had he calmed down?

He looked down and realized that Ai Haibara wasn't holding his hand, but rather stuffing her damp socks into it.

"what?"

Ai Haibara's voice was cold and clear, and she commanded in a queen-like tone, "Wash yourself clean, you disgusting thing."

Chen Nuo was stunned for a moment, wondering if this was a punishment.

He gently squeezed the white cotton sock in his hand, and with just one sentence, he made Ai Haibara break down again.

"Would you like me to wash your feet too?"

Ai Haibara pounced on him and vigorously kneaded Chen Nuo's calf muscles with her small hands, making Chen Nuo grimace in pain but dare not make a sound.

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A few days later, on a weekend, the barbecue party was held.

Chen Nuo had assumed that Suzuki Sonoko would find a scenic spot or rent a manor as the venue for the barbecue.

Unexpectedly, the final address was chosen directly in the courtyard of his family's dojo.

Xiaolan explained that such things are better done at home, and Chen Nuo's dojo is big enough that if someone drinks too much, they can rest in the guest room.

That morning, Chen Nuo had just finished brewing coffee when he heard someone ring the doorbell.

Chen Nuo, holding a coffee cup, pushed open the front door of the foyer.

The morning sunlight and fresh air rushed into the entryway, and the clear, pleasant air was mixed with a faint scent of toner.

Xiaolan appeared at the door, carrying a women's handbag. She wasn't wearing makeup, but it was clear that her hair had been carefully styled.

Today she was dressed in a youthful outfit: a pleated skirt of moderate length, black stockings, and patent leather shoes, with a gray knitted sweater draped over a white shirt.

Even a woman in her twenties wearing this outfit could instantly pass for a high school girl and charge customers higher fees than usual.

When applied to Xiaolan, this overwhelming youthful energy is even more pronounced.

Xiao Lan greeted him with a smile: "Good morning, Chen Nuojun."

"Good morning." Chen Nuo looked at Xiao Lan standing in the sunlight and said with a wry smile, "Why do you always make your entrance like this?"

Xiaolan: "Huh? Is something wrong?"

She nervously scanned herself up and down, checking her clothes for anything amiss, then gently lifted her skirt up slightly with her fingertips.

An extra inch of tender flesh was revealed between the pleated skirt and the black stockings.

"That's not what I meant. I meant that every time you appear, you're standing in the light, like a unicorn from a myth has descended upon us," Chen Nuo quickly explained.

"Oh? Is that what it is?" Xiaolan blushed and pulled her skirt down a couple more times.

Chen Nuo opened the door wider, making room for her: "Come in quickly, why are you here so early? Wasn't it supposed to start in the afternoon?"

"I wanted to come early to help you tidy up. I already felt bad about borrowing your place, so I couldn't let you work so hard all by yourself." Xiaolan said as she walked into the entryway, took off her shoes and put them aside.

At that moment, the wind blew in from outside the dojo, and Xiaolan's pleated skirt fluttered gently, revealing glimpses of her snow-white thighs.

Chen Nuo touched his nose: "Actually, it's not like I'm the only one who's busy."

"Is that Sonoko? Why is she so eager this time?" Xiaolan took out slippers prepared for the guests from the shoe cabinet, bent down and put them on.

Then she heard a disgruntled snort from not far away.

Ran looked up and saw Ai Haibara, wearing a small apron, standing in the hallway of the living room, holding cleaning tools in her hand.

Chen Nuo explained, "Xiao Ai came over very early, saying she wanted to eat barbecue so much that she couldn't sleep, and she also helped me clean the room."

Ran greeted Ai Haibara with a calm expression, but in her heart, she became even more convinced of her suspicion that there was something wrong between Ai Haibara and Chen Nuo.

Xiaolan then joined in the cleaning.

The two women, one older and one younger, quickly gathered all the necessary barbecue utensils and even helped Chen Nuo clean the house.

Chen Nuo wanted to help, but Xiao Lan stopped him, saying that no man should do something like this.

It seems that Ran is still a rather traditional Yamato Nadeshiko type of woman at heart, and she seems to regard this kind of thing as a glory that belongs exclusively to women.

Although Chen Nuo was a good young man from modern times and despised this feudal remnant, he still felt a little secretly pleased when it actually happened to him.

Well, let's experience what it's like to be the male head of the household in a critical way.

As Chen Nuo sipped his coffee, his gaze fell on Xiao Lan, who was cleaning the dust under the table. Her full, rounded legs, with just the right amount of flesh, were kneeling on the floor, her toes pressed against the floor, her arches forming a beautiful curve.

As she wiped with the cloth in her hand, her peach-shaped buttocks, encased in her skirt, swayed back and forth.

This suggestive scene made Chen Nuo quickly look away.

He put his coffee cup on the table: "I'll go take a look in the yard and tidy up the place."

Around 3 p.m.

The preparations were almost complete, and the invited guests arrived one by one.

Professor Agasa came with the three members of the Detective Boys, and he also brought a souvenir for Chen Nuo, the host, which is a local social custom.

However, the fact that this gift was a newly developed machine invention made Chen Nuo a little unsure.

Uncle Mori followed closely behind, carrying several bottles of his treasured wines, seemingly planning to treat himself today.

Suzuki Sonoko arrived in a small truck. After getting out of the truck, the Suzuki family's bodyguards carried all the ingredients needed for the day into the yard. In addition to some common meats, there were many rare ingredients that Chen Nuo had never seen before, which were probably quite expensive.

Immediately afterwards, everyone moved the things from the living room into the garden.

Uncle Maoli was trying to light the barbecue grill, but he couldn't get it going, probably because the charcoal wasn't very good.

Dr. Agasa took out his newly developed igniter and almost burned off Uncle Mori's hair.

Laughter and cheerful voices immediately filled the courtyard.

When Chen Nuo returned to get the seasonings, he happened to see Fei Yingli also appearing at the entrance.

She had probably just come from the office, still dressed in a professional woman's outfit. When she bent down to change her shoes, the extent to which her shirt collar sagged was astonishing.

Chen Nuo was a little curious: was Xiao Lan a late bloomer or did she not inherit such excellent genes?

A sharp pain shot through my arm.

Chen Nuo turned around and saw Ai Haibara stabbing him with a bamboo skewer.

"What are you doing?" Chen Nuo asked.

Ai Haibara said expressionlessly, "It seems that Ms. Mori has a great advantage, after all, there are two of them."

For some reason, Chen Nuo felt like he'd been caught cheating, so he quickly explained, "You're not bad either. Isn't Mingmei still lying in the basement?"

Then Chen Nuo was chased by Ai Haibara with a bamboo skewer for a long time.

Only after Chen Nuo swore he had no feelings for Miyano Akemi did Haibara Ai abandon her plan to die with him.

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After the charcoal fire is fully burned, thick smoke billows up from the barbecue grill.

The barbecue party has officially begun.

The meat was placed on the barbecue grill, and the flames rendered out rich oils, filling the entire courtyard with its aroma.

It wasn't until I actually ate Chen Nuo's food that I realized Yuanzi had also bought a lot of highly nutritious things.

Snake meat, venison, lamb kidneys, etc...

These are all foods that are very good for boys and give them a lot of energy after eating. Chen Nuo thought that they probably weren't personally selected by Sonoko, but were most likely bought by the family's servants.

Uncle Maori was eating with a piece of kidney in his left hand and a piece of venison in his right, his mouth dripping with oil.

When Xiaolan saw it, she seemed to think it was delicious, so she baked a lot of similar food for Chen Nuo, but was immediately stopped by Fei Yingli.

Eri Kisaki held her daughter's hand and whispered, "People will misunderstand. You two aren't dating yet, are you?"