My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

When it was time to eat, no one came to the office, so Ichiro Takayanagi closed the door halfway.

Upon reaching the second floor, I saw a sumptuous dinner.

"Miss Mihua, your cooking skills are amazing, much better than mine."

Eri Kisaki felt a little ashamed after she finished speaking, because her cooking skills were completely inadequate; all she could make were culinary disasters.

When Ran Mouri was little, Eri Kisaki made some terrible dishes and didn't get the approval of her father and daughter, so she stopped cooking.

Separated from Kogoro Mouri, Eri lived alone outside. Because she was busy with her career, she didn't have time to systematically learn how to cook.

Seeing the huge table of delicious food that Takayanagi Miku had prepared, she felt a little envious.

No wonder Takayanagi Mitsuka won Takayanagi Ichiro's favor; she had such skills.

“Attorney Fei, I prepared some of these dishes, but the rest were made by your daughter, Xiaolan.”

She has far more potential than me; whoever marries her will be truly blessed.

Takayanagi Mitsuka responded to Kisaki Eri with a smile, and in doing so, she lured out Mouri Ran.

Even her daughter's contribution surprised Eri Kisaki; it seems Ran Mouri has integrated into the family quite quickly.

"I just cooked a few simple dishes, nothing to brag about."

Ran Mouri was still very modest; she didn't say that she had surpassed Mitsuka Takayanagi.

"Big brother, aren't you even a little surprised that Sister Xiaolan can cook such delicious food?"

Eri Kisaki wasn't surprised; as Ran Mouri's mother, she had a certain understanding of her daughter.

Why isn't Takayanagi Ichiro surprised? Does he assume that every female high school student has amazing cooking skills?

This puts her at a significant disadvantage, as Kaoru Takayanagi doesn't know much about cooking.

"Before returning to the Takayanagi family home last time, I visited the Mori Detective Agency."

Having tasted Xiaolan's cooking, I'm no longer surprised.

It turns out that Ichiro Takayanagi had already visited the Mouri Detective Agency and tasted Ran Mouri's cooking, something Kaoru Takayanagi was unaware of.

Seeing that Kaoru Takayanagi was about to say something, Ichiro Takayanagi immediately stopped her and then invited everyone to sit down and eat.

This meal was prepared by Ran Mouri, a high school girl, and Mitsuka Takayanagi, a stay-at-home mom.

It's incredibly delicious, far surpassing the quality of food prepared in upscale restaurants.

Kaoru Takayanagi ate the most, as if by absorbing the essence of the food, she could learn how to cook through inheritance.

After finishing their meal, they didn't clean up immediately; instead, everyone went to rest for a while.

Then Ichiro Takayanagi brought up the decision that Ran Mouri might move into their house later. Mitsuka Takayanagi had no objection, but Kaoru Takayanagi was a little surprised.

Could it be that Ichiro Takayanagi is trying to abduct a high school student cook into his house?

"It's for your tutoring. If Xiaolan has to travel back and forth between the two places, it will have a certain impact on both you and Xiaolan."

"It's better to let her live here; there are plenty of rooms on the second floor anyway."

So it turned out that she was thinking of herself, and Gao Liuxun's little scheme immediately disappeared.

"Big brother, then let Sister Xiaolan stay with me. She can stay here tonight."

Kaoru Takayanagi immediately agreed to let Ran Mouri stay here, and even invited Ran Mouri to live with her.

"This is not something I can decide."

It was Eri Kisaki who made the request for Ran Mouri to stay here, and Ichiro Takayanagi could only agree to it and could not arrange which room Ran Mouri would stay in.

Upon hearing this, Kaoru Takayanagi immediately set her sights on her future tutor, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"Xiao Xun, I need to go back and check on my father's condition today, so I can't stay here."

Ran Mouri could sense the goodwill emanating from Kaoru Takayanagi, but she did not immediately agree.

"Xiaolan's father is completely drunk today, so let Xiaolan go back and take care of him."

Eri Kisaki's words did not surprise Mitsuka Takayanagi and Kaoru Takayanagi, because they both already knew about the relationship between Eri Kisaki and Ichiro Takayanagi.

Therefore, it is only natural that Kogoro Mouri is called Ran's father.

"Alright, then I'll be waiting for Sister Xiaolan to come here."

Kaoru Takayanagi has high hopes for the future. Ran Mouri, after getting to know her, feels that she is a very good older sister, and they will definitely get along well in the future.

"Tomorrow, Xiao Xun, you can go to Di Dan High School with Xiao Lan to register for school. Xiao Lan will also be able to pay off her debts sooner."

Although he mentioned the word "debt," there was no coercive tone in Takayanagi Ichiro's voice.

Ran Mouri had no complaints, after all, Ichiro Takayanagi had done her a great favor.

“Okay, I’ll come over tomorrow morning to call Xiaoxun to go to school together, and then I’ll help her integrate into school.”

Ran Mouri also wanted to let Ichiro Takayanagi see her abilities in a short period of time, otherwise he might terminate the contract later because he disliked her.

"Miss Mori, I'm entrusting my daughter's life at school to you."

At this moment, Takayanagi Mitsuka stood up and bowed to Mouri Ran to express her gratitude.

After all, Takayanagi Mitsuka can't go to school to be with her daughter, but Mouri Ran can.

Yesterday, Mitsuka Takayanagi thanked Ran Mouri's mother, Eri Kisaki, and now she's thanking Ran Mouri again. What a coincidence!

Ran Mouri quickly stood up and waved her hand. She couldn't accept such a big gift, especially since Takayanagi Mitsuka was Takayanagi Ichiro's aunt.

“Ms. Mihua, you don’t need to thank Xiaolan. This is already Xiaolan’s task.”

After listening to Eri's advice, Mitsuka Takayanagi sat down again.

"Mom, there's something I want to discuss with you."

Ran Mouri thanked her mother for getting her out of the predicament and said in front of Ichiro Takayanagi and others that she had something to discuss with Eri Kisaki, intending to influence some of Eri Kisaki's judgments through outsiders.

"Xiao Lan, tell me what happened first."

Even with outsiders present, and all three of them being people she knew, Eri Kisaki did not immediately agree to her daughter's request. Instead, she wanted to hear what Ran Mouri wanted to say.

"Mom, I won the karate championship a while ago, so someone invited me to go to Dorobiga Park. I hope you can say yes."

Knowing she couldn't just brush off her mother, Ran Mouri made her request: she wanted to go out and have fun with her friends.

After hearing Ran Mouri's words, Eri Kisaki fell silent, which puzzled both Mitsuka Takayanagi and Kaoru Takayanagi.

Ran Mouri just wanted to go out and have fun with her friends, and she even had to think about it? Could it be that Ran Mouri's upbringing is really that strict?

Chapter 98 Kotoha, let's go thank Mr. Takayanagi with Mom.

If I have good friends who want to invite me out to play, my mom definitely won't have any objections.

Why does Eri seem so reluctant when it comes to Ran Mouri?

Sensing the slightly strange looks from Takayanagi Mitsuka and Takayanagi Kaoru, Kisaki Eri also composed herself.

"Xiao Xun, it's not what you think. Your sister Xiao Lan wants to go out and play with a male classmate."

Eri Kisaki needs to provide an explanation.

So that's how it is.

After listening to Eri Kisaki's words, Kaoru Takayanagi nodded. She finally understood why Eri Kisaki had hesitated.

Her mother would allow her to go out with friends, but only female friends.

Now that she has Takayanagi Ichiro as her older brother, she won't show any kindness to other men.

"Mom, Shinichi and I practically grew up together, don't you know that?"

Ran Mouri also offered an explanation, expressing her concern that Kaoru Takayanagi might have some misunderstanding about Shinichi Kudo.

After all, Kaoru Takayanagi will be attending Teitan High School in the future, and she might have some interaction with Shinichi Kudo.

Furthermore, she wanted to remind Eri that Shinichi Kudo was someone she had watched grow up, so there was no need to distrust him so much.

"If Sonoko invites you out, I have no objection, but I don't trust that brat Shinichi Kudo."

At this point, Eri Kisaki mentioned another name, which is very likely a girl's.

Eri Kisaki's attitude was so firm that Ran Mouri didn't know how to persuade her, but Kaoru Takayanagi spoke up at this moment.

“Attorney Fei, if you’re worried about Sister Xiaolan going out with her friends, I can go with her, and my brother can also come with us.”

If Xiaolan's friend behaves inappropriately, my older brother will be responsible for kicking him out.

Kaoru Takayanagi and Ran Mouri didn't interact much; she only exchanged a few words with Ran when Ran was cleaning.

However, Ran Mouri will become her tutor in the future, so she hopes to consider Ran's situation more.

After all, the two girls are of similar age, and their natural advantage will lead them to choose to stand together.

Ran Mouri is a very smart girl. She realized that although Kaoru Takayanagi had brought Ichiro Takayanagi along, she would definitely not be a third wheel.

It was all for her sake, so my feelings for Kaoru Takayanagi have increased a lot.

Faced with Kaoru Takayanagi's request, Eri Kisaki didn't know how to respond, so she subconsciously looked at Ichiro Takayanagi.

After all, Kaoru Takayanagi is Ichiro Takayanagi's sister, and she directly makes decisions for Ichiro Takayanagi. Perhaps Ichiro Takayanagi is unwilling.

"I'm willing to go with you."

Takayanagi Ichiro agreed, which surprised Kisaki Eri.

"Alright, then Ichiro, I'll have to trouble you."

However, I must warn you, although Shinichi Kudo may seem harmless, you should be extremely wary of him.

"Don't worry, senior, I will absolutely not let them cross the line."

Eri Kisaki readily believed Ichiro Takayanagi's assurance and promptly took her leave.

She has had a lot of intimate contact with Takayanagi Ichiro yesterday and today. If this continues, she will be suspected of monopolizing Takayanagi Ichiro and will become the object of rejection by Takayanagi Mitsuka and Takayanagi Kaoru.

Ran Mouri wouldn't invite her mother to stay either, because there's a drunkard in the house.

Ran Mouri left with his mother; he wanted to go back and check on Kogoro Mouri's condition.