“If Li Zhu really likes Qin Yin, shouldn’t we, as friends, offer our blessings?” she replied sincerely, then smiled. “Reluctance to let go is not a reason for us to restrict someone’s freedom or cause them trouble. The only thing we can do is to encourage them when they are down.”

At that moment, Shimazuga and Ayumi seemed to see holy light shining on Kaoru's face.

Xun is a very understanding person, and anyone who has met her will know this deeply.

"You're right," Shimazuga finally replied after a long pause.

“Me too,” Ayumi chimed in.

……

"This semester is almost over," Hoshino Teru said sourly. "What's the point of you just following around like this every day?"

At this moment, he and Miki were hiding under a big tree, eating the dog food that Riki and Hinata Kotone were feeding each other on a bench not far away.

"Shut up!" Miki said, sounding annoyed.

Over the past two weeks, watching Qin Yin and Li Zhu's laughter and joy, her patience was nearing its limit.

Honestly, if Riki dared to walk alone on a deserted path, he might be knocked to the ground within three seconds, and then spend the rest of his life being slowly tortured to death by Miki in a dark and sunless dungeon.

Unfortunately, Hoshino Teru had already warned Riki to be wary of Miki's attacks, otherwise everything would be in vain.

“I told you before, if we follow my plan, Rin will definitely take the bait, and Hinata Kotone will trust you even more…” Hoshino Teru rambled on, his eyes never leaving her profile.

"I told you, shut up! Do you want to die?!" Miki turned her head and said hoarsely, her eyes filled with dark emotions, a dagger gleaming coldly held against his neck.

"Before Hyuga Kotone brings Riku to see Hyuga Sara, there's still time..." Hoshino Teru said, then stopped mid-sentence, unable to continue.

Because the skin on her neck had been cut by the knife, bright red blood flowed down her neck and into her collar.

Seeing that he had become more obedient, Miki put away her dagger, not forgetting to wipe the bloodstains off Hoshino Teru's body, before continuing to look at Kotone and Riki's backs.

The moment Miki turned around, Hoshino Teru's fake smile vanished, replaced by anger and resentment welling up in his eyes. He clenched his fists, veins bulging, his heart unable to find peace for a long time.

"Only I can help you, only I am the one who loves you the most, but why can't you understand..." he said silently.

-

"My mother wants to see you. Would you like to come visit my sister this weekend?" Qin Yin asked intentionally after feeding Li Zhu.

Ever since watching that movie, she has considered herself Li Zhu's older sister, and it doesn't feel out of place at all.

"I don't have time on the weekend. I need to study, and my final exams are coming up soon, so I guess I won't go," Li Zhu replied.

During this time, he felt like he was going crazy. He knew that Haiyin and Qinyin were two different people, but he just couldn't control the feeling of closeness that arose spontaneously for Qinyin.

Like a traveler in a foreign land, searching for familiar things in another world is an innate human instinct.

"Don't worry, my house is quite big. You're welcome to come and play at my house. If you get tired, just... go straight to sleep, no problem. We even have the most professional tutors, so we can definitely meet your study needs." Qin Yin patted her not-so-wealthy chest to assure her.

"?" Li Zhu felt that this explanation sounded somewhat familiar.

"But it's too cold. I don't want to get out of bed or go out. I want to study in bed."

"That's easy. Qianhua and I will come to your house to provide professional ** services, we guarantee you'll be satisfied. As for studying in bed, I'm quite confident in my academic performance..." Qinyin blushed and stared straight at him.

"Never mind, I'll just go to your place." Before she could finish speaking, Li Zhu readily agreed.

"A man and a woman studying in bed, studying the profound technology of artificial humans?" Li Zhu dared not think any further.

……

Chapter 154 Let me do it!

Back to the Discipline Department.

"Lady Kotone seems to be very happy?" Miki asked, looking up as Kotone walked in.

She returned to the activity room a step ahead of Qin Yin and worked with perfect ease, as if the person who had been secretly following her under the tree was just an illusion.

"Really? Is it that obvious?" Qin Yin touched the corners of her mouth and cheeks, looking slightly dazed.

"Of course, Lady Kotone used to always have a stern face, and she was always so decisive and aloof. I...we all liked you like that." Miki smiled and stood up to walk to Kotone's side.

Ever since Qin Yin met Li Zhu, her demeanor has changed; the image of the aloof and serious disciplinary committee member is gradually fading away from her.

"Isn't that what I'm doing now?" Qin Yin tried to put on a serious face, but she looked like a clumsy husky, with a silly air about to burst out from her head and eyes.

what……

Miki was speechless, probably thinking that women in love are really idiots.

“I guess Lady Kotone is so happy because of him?” Miki said, staring at her face.

Qin Yin's skin was fair and delicate, as smooth and delicate as a newborn baby's, unlike others whose skin would become dry and cracked in winter.

Moreover, because of Miki's words, the owner of this face brought her inner shyness to life, and a delicate blush slowly crept up from her heart to her cheeks.

"So adorable," Fujiwara Miki thought to herself.

"Nonsense, nonsense! There's nothing between Li Zhu and me. I'm his sister now!" Despite constantly pestering Li Zhu and being the subject of various rumors, Qin Yin would still instinctively refute these claims whenever someone asked her about Qin Yin, showing a lack of honesty.

“…” Miki.

I haven't said who it is yet.

After Miki coaxed and pleaded with Kotone for quite a while, Kotone finally agreed to speak.

"Ahem, my mother wants to meet Li Zhu and invite him to our home."

"What?! You and Riyu are going to meet the parents?" Miki asked in shock.

How come they're making such a fast progress?!

"Wh-when!" She forgot to hide her anxiety.

"Sunday, right... Miki, your expression is scary." Kotone felt a little flustered as her arm was grabbed by Kotone.

"I'm sorry." Miki suddenly let go of his hand, forcing a weak smile. "I just feel that you two are moving too fast, and it's hard for me to accept it right now."

"No, we're just meeting up, then reviewing for the exam together. Maybe I should show him around the house, and um, we'll stay for dinner..." Kotone was already looking forward to what she and Riki were going to do the day after tomorrow, completely unaware of Miki's increasingly gloomy expression.

Early Saturday morning.

Chika and Kotone appeared at Rin's house. They stood there for about five minutes, but no one came up to knock.

"We should pick up our son-in-law tomorrow, right?" Qianhua asked with a yawn. "By the way, isn't Miss planning to ring the doorbell yet?"

Last time, the young lady hesitated just the same way and wouldn't let Chika come. In the end, they were only able to get in when Li Zhu's mother was about to leave...

“It would be impolite to do what we did last time. We should be more open and make a good impression on our son-in-law’s mother,” she reminded her.

Qin Yin looked down at the brand-new brown boots and said, "I know, I'm coming right now."

As she spoke, she exhaled a puff of white breath and pressed the doorbell.

"Wait a minute, I'm coming."

Less than two minutes later, as the sound of slippers approached, Risako opened the door, wiping her wet hands on her apron.

"Ah, it's you guys. Why are you here so early to see A-Zhu?" Ri Ayako said in surprise.

"Hello, Auntie. I, I, I'm here to pick up Lizhu so she can study in bed." Qinyin bowed at a ninety-degree angle, closed her eyes, and blurted out something unintelligible.

"Oh no, I messed it up..." Qin Yin thought to herself, pursing her lips.

"Ah, Miss has messed up..." Chika lamented inwardly, her hands clenched together behind her back.

"Um, studying in bed?"

For a moment, Riko wondered if she had misheard, but her son was indeed still in bed.

She paused for a moment, then smiled kindly: "Okay, welcome, welcome."

Li Zhu's mother meant that they were allowed to enter Li Zhu's bed. Um, had she finished studying?!

"Thank you, Auntie!" Qin Yin, who had just stood up, immediately bowed again upon hearing this, this time with much more deliberate movement.

"Hmm, good, not bad." Looking at the child's adorable side, Risako couldn't help but show a look of affection and joy.

"It's cold outside, come in quickly. A-Zhu is still sleeping, go and wake him up."

-

the other side.

Room 707, Wright Hotel.

"How about this place? Let's go with this one." Hoshino Teru said excitedly, pointing to the surrounding layout.

"Whatever happens, what do we do after we get our hands on it?" Miki asked, sounding somewhat bored.

"Don't worry, Hinata Kotone just needs to have a good sleep, and then we'll take care of the hooked Riki." Hoshino Teru sat down, and he couldn't help but smile as he looked at Miki.

"Are you sure Lady Kotone won't be hurt in the slightest? And that she won't... resent me after discovering what I've done?" Miki was somewhat worried. This was the first time since escaping the organization that she had hesitated over killing someone.

“Yes, our target is Riri, she’s just bait. Until the incident is over, she will have no idea what happened.” He comforted Miki, then went to check the medicine and necessary tools.

Hoshino Teru's plan was to instigate Miki to pretend to kidnap Kotone, luring Riki to her rescue, and ultimately eliminate him.

It sounds simple, doesn't it?

But the above plan was only prepared for Miki, this hopeless and foolish woman who was deeply mired in the quagmire of love.

Another thing he needed to do was tell Riki that Fujiwara Miki kidnapped Kotone to get rid of him, and to prepare Riki to record important evidence.

Then they worked together from the inside and outside to successfully rescue Kotone and send Miki, who was convicted of kidnapping the Hyuga family's eldest daughter, to prison.

Of course, Miki will be secretly rescued by him, and because of the failed kidnapping, she will be convicted and will never be able to return to Kotone's side, or even ever appear in the sunlight again, and will have to rely on him for the rest of her life.

He gained the favor of the Hyuga family, made Miki inseparable from him, and "extricated" himself from the situation, thus preventing any deaths.

Get more in one fell swoop.

For him, it was a plan that couldn't be more perfect.

However, this was just the initial plan.

Now, Hoshino Teru has come to a profound understanding of one thing over the past two weeks: Hinata Kotone must "die".

He knew that even if the plan succeeded, Miki would never change her mind, and he would still be that fool who silently protected and devoted himself to her.

That day under the tree, the contrast between Miki's feelings for Hinata Kotone and her feelings for him truly broke his heart.

He vowed to make that stupid woman, Fujiwara Miki, completely despair.

So he made a slight modification to his original plan: he secretly reduced the amount of money he gave to Hinata Kotone, and then staged a scene for her to watch, making her watch helplessly as Miki killed her beloved Riki with her own hands...

Thinking about what would happen next, he revealed a mocking yet incredibly satisfied smile.

"If there has to be a villain in a story, why not myself?" Hoshino Teru was so engrossed in a certain kind of fantasy that he couldn't pull himself out.

As Miki watched Hoshino Teru silently preparing everything, she thought to herself that once this matter was over, she would definitely thank him properly.

“He seems to really like sweets, so let’s buy him lots and lots of sweets, enough to last him a year.”

Although the rumor that Hoshino Teru liked candy came from who-knows-where, he never accepted candy from others. There was only one candy that Miki had left over from buying for Hinata Kotone, which he kept in a treasured box.

However, Miki was always infatuated with Kotone and completely failed to notice Hoshino Teru's feelings, just as Kotone loved Riki but ignored Miki's deep love.

It's common for pitiful, lovelorn people to go in circles in the realm of love.

……

"Don't be afraid. The son-in-law's mother has already given permission for what you want to do. Just go in and hug him now. He must be very warm right now, and it will feel very comfortable to hold him." As she spoke, Qianhua nudged Qinyin's shoulder and winked at her.

"Really, do we really have to do this?" Kotone blushed deeply upon hearing Chika's instructions.

"Why are you acting like a girl? Just go for it!"

Qin Yin silently gazed at her: But I am a girl...

"That's not good, it's disturbing Li Zhu's sleep," she said, though she didn't mean it.

"Stop talking nonsense! Listen to me, go inside now." Qianhua frowned, feeling that the young lady was becoming more and more timid. It's just going to crawl into a man's bed, what's there to be afraid of?

"If you don't come, I'm coming!" Although she had never been in a man's bed before, it didn't mean she was afraid to.

"Meow! Meow! I'll do it!"

Sure enough, upon hearing that someone was going to intervene, Qin Yin immediately stopped hesitating, lifted a corner of the blanket, and crawled inside.

While fast asleep, Li Zhu felt the heat dissipate and a cold thing climb onto the warm bed. She frowned and subconsciously tried to grab the blanket from Qin Yin.

"..."

Qinyin lay on the bed without a blanket, because Lizhu, who was sleeping on her side, had taken the blanket away.

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