My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

What are you two sisters doing here?

At this moment, Akizuki Hanako also came out of the kitchen and saw the Akizuki sisters, Akizuki Airi and Akizuki Marina, standing at the door, which made her feel a little strange.

Marina Akizuki had finished eating by this time. She took a few grapes, spat out the skins, and placed them in her hand.

"Mom, Ellie said that when she was pouring water for Brother Gaoliu, she accidentally spilled water on the grapes, and she plans to go to the kitchen to wash it off."

I just came out and picked a few to eat, and they taste pretty good. Would you like to try some?

Akizuki Marina actually said the grapes tasted good, which greatly surprised Akizuki Airi.

“I’m so happy that Ellie has changed so much.”

After hearing what her eldest daughter said, Akizuki Hanako was very happy, because she had long wanted Akizuki Airi to make a change.

When Akizuki Kozo came back before, Akizuki Airi never had a good attitude towards him.

The fact that Ichiro Takayanagi is personally washing grapes might be a breakthrough.

Akizuki Hanako also reached into the plate, took a few grapes, and popped them into her mouth.

Not only did my older sister eat the grapes washed by the stream, but now even my mother is eating them. Could they really be that delicious?

"Just as Marina said, the taste is indeed quite good."

However, since you just poured water and got the grapes wet, you should wash them properly, otherwise people will think you're being impolite.

At this point, Akizuki Hanako agreed with Akizuki Marina's assessment of the grapes, but also hoped that her youngest daughter would wash the grapes carefully.

"Sister, Mom, if you like it, would you like to take some more?"

A mischievous idea popped into Akizuki Airi's head, and she urged her older sister and mother to take more grapes.

"Okay."

Marina Akizuki and Hanako Akizuki had no suspicions whatsoever. The two of them reached into the plate and took a few more grapes.

"Ellie, you're so careless! The water you poured seems a bit sticky."

As a mother of two daughters, Akizuki Kayoko was quite attentive to details and quickly noticed that the grapes were juicy and sticky.

"Mom, you must be overthinking it."

This was my first time doing a job as a host, so I didn't do a very good job.

"I'll go to the kitchen to wash the grapes now. You and your sister can eat the grapes you're holding now, so that Brother Gao Liu won't see you stealing them when we go out."

After saying that, Akizuki Airi took the grapes into the kitchen. Instead of washing them right away, she picked one up and popped it into her mouth.

It did feel a little sticky when I first touched it, but it wasn't a big problem.

Moreover, after a grape falls into your mouth and is bitten, it has a sweet and refreshing aroma that can help relieve constipation and mouth irritation.

It was sweeter than when she kissed Ichiro Takayanagi before, but Airi Akizuki wished she could kiss Ichiro Takayanagi many more times.

There was no strange smell as I had imagined, which explained why my sister and mother hadn't noticed anything amiss.

However, it was water that had flowed from her own body, and Akizuki Airi still had too much, so she immediately went to the tap to start washing the grapes.

Akizuki Airi subconsciously looked at the size of the water pipe and found that it was completely incomparable to the weapons she had experienced before.

She reached out and grasped the water pipe, her fingers able to hold it tightly together.

The weapon I just sensed was probably larger than two water pipes combined. If I were to face it, I might need two hands to hold it.

Moreover, the water pipe felt icy cold, whereas it was as hot as a branding iron when he touched it.

Thinking about this, Akizuki Airi felt a surge of pleasure.

However, since Ichiro Takayanagi has not made any other moves, it is impossible for him to take off.

"Marina, go and tell Mr. Takayanagi that it's time to eat."

I'll call your dad and see if he's coming home for dinner today.

Marina and Kayoko Akizuki, the two girls, finished eating the grapes they picked up later. Then, Kayoko told her eldest daughter her request.

Actually, when it comes to entertaining guests or doing housework, Akizuki Marina is much more efficient than Akizuki Airi.

However, Akizuki Marina chose to help in the kitchen, so the task of entertaining Takayanagi Ichiro was left to Akizuki Airi, who now seems to have done a poor job.

"Mom, I understand." Akizuki Marina nodded and then walked towards the living room.

Chapter 136 Ellie, Your Grapes Are So Delicious

Actually, there's something that Akizuki Airi misunderstood.

Her older sister, Marina Akizuki, also did not accept Kozo Akizuki as her stepfather.

However, since Akizuki Kozo and Akizuki Hanako are already married, and he is legally their stepfather, Akizuki Marina is unlikely to object more actively.

So now if Akizuki Hanako calls to ask Akizuki Kozo if he wants to come back for dinner, Akizuki Marina won't have any objections.

Of course, Akizuki Marina had never experienced the malicious gaze that Akizuki Kozo had given her and her sister, so she did not agree with her sister's words.

This can only be because she herself hasn't realized it, which is why she has this attitude.

If she discovers that Akizuki Kozo truly harbors ill intentions towards the sisters, she will definitely side with her younger sister and together they will persuade their mother, Akizuki Hanako.

When Akizuki Marina arrived in the living room, she found that Takayanagi Ichiro had just put down his phone, as if he was notifying someone.

"Brother Gao Liu, I'm so sorry. Ai Li has never done this kind of reception before, so she accidentally got the grapes wet."

She's taken it to the kitchen to wash and get it now. I'll have her apologize to Brother Gao Liu later.

“I could tell, so I wasn’t angry.”

“We met Ellie in the kitchen, so my mom and I both tasted the grapes that had been soaked in water, and they didn’t have any strange smell.”

However, for health reasons, we still had Ellie go to the kitchen to clean it.

"Brother Gao Liu, were you contacting your family just now?"

Marina Akizuki explained her chance encounter with Airi Akizuki, and then asked what Ichiro Takayanagi was doing just now.

"Yes, I can't refuse your hospitality, so I'll have dinner here."

So I need to send a message home to tell my family not to wait for me.

There shouldn't be any problems with Takayanagi Mitsuka and Takayanagi Kaoru at home, because Ran Mouri definitely won't be going back to the detective agency; she'll be at the loan agency with the two of them.

Ichiro Takayanagi was quite convinced of Ran Mouri's fighting prowess.

“It was our fault that we delayed Brother Gao Liu from going back to reunite with his family.”

Marina Akizuki apologized again, but Ichiro Takayanagi shook his head, indicating that it was nothing to worry about.

Just then, Akizuki Airi came out after washing the grapes. Instead of putting them on the coffee table, she sat down next to Takayanagi Ichiro with the grapes in her hand.

"Brother Gao Liu, I secretly tasted these grapes when I went to wash them just now, and they tasted really good. Why don't you try some?"

As Akizuki Airi spoke, her two big eyes looked expectantly at Takayanagi Ichiro, as if she wanted to see what his next move would be.

The implication of Akizuki Airi's words is that she likely didn't wash the grapes; she simply brought them into the kitchen and then brought them out again.

Takayanagi Ichiro didn't disappoint Akizuki Airi either, picking up a grape and popping it into his mouth.

"They smell really sweet, Ellie, you washed the grapes very well."

After spitting the grape skins into the trash can, Takayanagi Ichiro praised Akizuki Airi.

Upon hearing this, Akizuki Airi's face lit up with a perfect smile, because she could sense that Takayanagi Ichiro did not intend to look down on her.

Even if she hadn't washed the grapes, Ichiro Takayanagi would definitely have tasted them.

Akizuki Marina watched her sister and Takayanagi Ichiro interact, and was surprised that the two had become so close in such a short time.

Marina Akizuki tasted the grapes earlier herself, and they were indeed quite sweet, but they were nowhere near as sweet as Ichiro Takayanagi praised.

This can only mean that his younger sister did something to make Takayanagi Ichiro happy; otherwise, there would be no need for Takayanagi Ichiro to praise Akizuki Airi like that.

At this moment, Akizuki Airi picked up a grape and wanted to feed it to Takayanagi Ichiro herself, but she was immediately stopped by Akizuki Kayoko.

"Ellie, you don't act like a lady at all, and we're about to eat."

When Akizuki Hanako came over and saw her daughter Akizuki Airi interacting with Takayanagi Ichiro, she was a little surprised. Although Takayanagi Ichiro had saved the Akizuki sisters, Akizuki Airi and Akizuki Marina, he should be a stranger to them, right?

Airi Akizuki has feelings for the handsome Ichiro Takayanagi and even plans to feed him grapes herself.

However, Akizuki Kayoko completely resisted her stepfather, Akizuki Kozo, which gave her a real headache.

If the whole family is so resistant, then there's no point in getting married at all; she can just raise Akizuki Airi and Akizuki Marina on her own.

The reason she chose to marry Kozo Akizuki was because Kozo Akizuki was an associate professor at Kohoku University, and she thought he could give her two daughters a good education so that they could get into university more easily.

However, what saddened Akizuki Kazuko was that after she married Akizuki Kozo, he treated her as if she were a snake or a scorpion, and never shared a room with her.

Moreover, he showed no intention of staying home to cultivate a good relationship with his two daughters. Instead, he said he was out researching something and would only come back occasionally, sleeping in the guest room.

Akizuki Hanako plans to give Akizuki Kozo more time; if nothing changes, she wants to divorce him.

Although she did not agree with Akizuki Airi's claim that Akizuki Kozo had ill intentions towards her and her sister, she did not want to put more pressure on her two daughters.

"Mom, isn't Dad coming home for dinner?"

Marina Akizuki knew that Kayoko Akizuki had just wanted to call and ask Kozo Akizuki if he wanted to come back, but now that Kayoko Akizuki was acting this way, it was clear that she hadn't gotten anything good out of it.

"Sister, that guy is not qualified to be our father at all. He had ulterior motives for marrying Mom."

Even if you don't believe me, I will keep a close eye on him.

When I find some evidence against him, I will definitely hand it over to the police.

Hearing her older sister call Akizuki Kozo "Dad," Akizuki Airi was very unhappy, believing that her sister had betrayed her.

However, Akizuki Marina's calling him "Dad" wasn't genuine; it was just to avoid upsetting Akizuki Hanako.

“Aili, this is a family matter and shouldn’t happen in front of Mr. Takayanagi, so let’s go eat now.”

Takayanagi Ichiro came to this house as a guest, not to listen to the domestic disputes within the Akizuki family.

There are some things that Akizuki Airi has her own ideas about, and she should discuss them privately with her mother and sister, instead of saying them in front of Takayanagi Ichiro, a guest.

Knowing that her youngest daughter didn't want to discuss Akizuki Kozo, she didn't expect that Akizuki Marina's use of a certain term would cause such a strong reaction from her.