Model worker and his little darling

"Pingqing-ge, what gift did you give Ayako-nee?" Xiaolan looked at the bag in Pingqing's hand with curiosity.

"Haha, Ayako's family has everything. I just gave her a small gift, a pretty necklace."

"Wow, Pingqing, you understand girls so well. Your future girlfriend will be very happy. I really hope I can receive such a thoughtful birthday gift."

Seeing Ran's longing expression, it was clear she wanted to receive a gift from Shinichi Kudo. He glanced at Conan and smiled.

"Xiao Lan, your birthday is coming soon, and I'll also give you a surprise gift."

"Then I'll be looking forward to Pingqing-ge's gift."

The two chatted and laughed, but Conan was quite annoyed. He thought, "That big jerk, all he knows is how to please girls."

When Xiaolan's birthday comes, he will definitely give her the best gift.

He couldn't afford to lose to Pingqing now, so he immediately raised his little face and said to Xiaolan in a cute way, "Sister Xiaolan, I'll prepare a gift for you when your birthday comes."

Looking at Conan's determined little face, Pingqing thought, "Why don't you just give it to me?"

You haven't given Xiaolan any gifts on Valentine's Day or Christmas for dozens of years.

As they walked, Pingqing suddenly stopped and looked at Xiaolan, who was holding the map: "Xiaolan, haven't we already walked this road?"

They were now in a forest, surrounded by eerie shadows, with the occasional chirping of birds adding to the unsettling atmosphere.

Xiao Lan took the map and walked around, looking at the sky and then at the ground: "How could we have gone the wrong way? Maybe we've gone down the wrong road. Pingqing, why don't you look at the map?"

Pingqing reached out and took the map, glanced at it, and realized, well, it's Ran getting lost as usual.

He turned and walked in the other direction, leading the two deeper into the area. After a while, they saw a suspension bridge, and the villa in the distance was their destination.

However, Xiaolan's attention was drawn to the person dressed entirely in black on the suspension bridge.

"There seems to be someone over there. I wonder if they're also going to that villa?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black turned around, his face wrapped in bandages, revealing a terrifying smile, and then ran towards the villa.

Ping Qing was startled by this sight. Damn, a bandaged monster!!!

This is a childhood nightmare!!!

Dismemberment, running away with his head inside his stomach... I should have known better than to come.

Xiaolan pointed tremblingly at the suspension bridge where the man had disappeared: "You...you all...saw it too, right? He...could he also be heading to the villa?"

Conan looked horrified: "It shouldn't be."

Pingqing waved his hand in front of the two of them: "Let's go, we're already late."

Upon arriving at the Suzuki villa, I knocked on the door, and it opened quickly.

As soon as the door opened, Sonoko started complaining, "Why are you taking so long? Where have you all been?"

Pingqing chuckled, "Miss Yuanzi, it's been a long time. The scenery around the villa is so beautiful, we admired it for a while longer, so you're not angry anymore."

"Sonoko, is your friend here?"

Ayako Suzuki noticed that the door had been open for a while but no one had come in, so she came over to see if something had happened.

Seeing this, Pingqing and the others quickly went inside.

"Happy birthday, Ayako-neechan!" Pingqing said, handing over the gift.

"Haha, thanks Pingqing! You guys have a great time this time!"

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

I'm so happy, I'm sure I'll be very happy in a little while.

Ayako led the group towards the living room, while her friends went to their rooms to rest.

However, Xiaolan still couldn't let go of the bandaged person she had seen for so long on the suspension bridge, and she pulled Yuanzi aside and asked, "Yuanzi, among these people, is there anyone with bandages wrapped around their head?"

"Bandages? No, none of the people who came today were injured."

Seeing that Xiaolan was still thinking about the bandaged person, Pingqing quickly said, "Xiaolan, don't overthink it. It's probably someone from nearby."

"Yes, Ran, hurry up and put your luggage away. Your room is on the second floor." Sonoko pointed upstairs.

Ping Qing's lips twitched. With so many rooms, how was he supposed to know which one was his?

He seemed to remember that Xiaolan opened all the room doors like a blind box, which is why she was being chased.

To avoid this situation, let's make things difficult for Miss Sonoko.

"Yuanzi, your villa is so big, with so many rooms, could you please show us the way?"

Sonoko thought it made sense, so she led the three of them up to the second floor and found their respective rooms.

Pingqing lay on the soft bed, thinking that Xiaolan should be alright this time.

A short while later, someone knocked on the door and said that tea and snacks had been prepared.

Pingqing rolled around on the bed twice; he didn't want to leave this warm, cozy bed.

When he came downstairs, he found that everyone except Ran and Conan was already seated.

Everyone else looked at Ping Qing with curiosity, after all, he was a stranger.

"Ayako, aren't you going to introduce this handsome guy?" a short-haired beauty said to Ayako.

Just then, Ran and Conan came downstairs.

Sonoko stood up: "Let me introduce it to everyone..."

After a brief introduction, Hirakiyo learned that they were all members of Ayako's anime research club during her university years, and that the group had a very close relationship and would get together every two years.

Hirakiyo glanced at Ota Masaru; this handsome guy had good taste.

Ever since Xiaolan came down, his eyes have been fixed on her.

Little did he know, death had already set its sights on him.

As the group chatted intimately, their expressions changed drastically the moment Ayako brought up Atsuko's matter.

Chikako Ikeda stood up and slammed her hand on the table: "Can you please stop mentioning Atsuko? I finally managed to squeeze in some time from my busy schedule to come here and relax. I don't want to talk about someone who died two years ago."

Ota Katsu snorted coldly: "People start to talk differently once they become famous."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Ayako kindly smoothed things over.

"Alright, you two stop talking. I'll go make dinner now. I think you should rest for a bit."

Hirai glanced at the Ayako sisters and had to admit that the Suzuki family had excellent upbringing.

Ayako is intellectual and gentle, while Sonoko is warm and generous. Neither of the sisters has the arrogance of a rich heiress, and they make people feel very comfortable in all their interactions.

The bandaged man... well, Ryoichi Takahashi also said he was going to fix the broken roof.

Hiroki Kakutani suggested that everyone play cards, but Chikako Ikeda said she wanted to go for a walk, and Kakutani followed her out.

Pingqing and the others stayed inside to enjoy the rain.

Suddenly, Sonoko leaned over to Ran and pointed to Ota Masaru standing next to her: "Ran, what do you think of him? He looks handsome with a touch of coldness. I like this type of man the most."

Listening to Sonoko's description, Pingqing realized that Sonoko liked handsome and aloof men.

He knows him; Gin is the top choice in the organization.

That face, those legs, that figure, that aura—it's sure to seduce Sonoko.

Speaking of which, when Sila is in a pose, he is a cool and handsome guy, he just doesn't have long hair.

However, Sonoko's current romantic partner, Makoto Kyogoku, doesn't fit her current aesthetic preferences at all.

Just then, the handsome Ota Masaru walked over and said, "How about we go for a walk outside together?"

Sonoko stared at Ota Katsumi with a lovesick look on her face: "I do."

As a result, Ota Masaru pinned Ran against the wall and said with a tender look, "How about it, beautiful lady? I think a walk in the rain would be very romantic."

Pingqing rolled her eyes. It was late at night, with torrential rain and thunder. Where was the romance?

He reached out and pulled Xiaolan behind him, then smiled slightly at Ota Masaru.