The Gemini Princess wants me to confess my feelings!

When Song Xinyuan first started working, he didn't have much experience. When he was poor and had nothing, he always had some unrealistic expectations and fantasies about the "upper world" that he had never been exposed to.

He believes that a group of people who can control so many resources and information and stand in such a high position must have some extraordinary abilities.

At least in terms of thinking ability, they must all be mature and experienced, and their descendants will also be elites who have received elite education.

Later, he personally impersonated a wealthy man and came into contact with the world, and his belief that having something meant being entitled to it shattered.

Shrewdness is a kind of substance that takes time and life's ups and downs to carve out from a person and leave a lasting impression.

Kosuke Nitta certainly didn't have that kind of opportunity to reflect.

He practically wore his arrogance on his face, yet he mimicked his father's style, using his face as clay to sculpt a seemingly effortless expression. As he looked at Kirihara Akira, his superficial arrogance naturally emanated from him.

After that, he didn't say anything, but simply went to talk to Akamatsu Miyuki, chatting with them about the works they had recently seen and discussing those topics.

Then Akamatsu Miyuki turned the discussion into a subtle attack, targeting Kirihara Akatsuki: "After the tea party later, would you like to go to the library together? I can recommend a few books to you. If you're interested in philosophy, we'll have plenty to talk about."

Masato Akamatsu chimed in, "Yes, we're all family. Let's visit each other more often."

At first glance, it seems like a well-intentioned invitation, but in reality, they feel that there are too many elders on this "battlefield," making it difficult to exert their full potential.

Kirihara Akira didn't think too much about it, but she wasn't interested in interacting with them much either. She said, "Then you're making things difficult for me. I usually only like to read some leisure books."

Kosuke Nitta chuckled softly.

That laugh infuriated someone.

Mori Kiyoha looked at him and asked calmly, "What are you laughing at?"

Nitta Kosuke paused for a moment, sensing something amiss, and subconsciously used a cautious tone: "Uh, I wasn't laughing at anything, it's just that in my opinion, literary works carry unique meanings and can teach people principles and help them break free from barbarism."

Mori Kiyoha's voice grew even colder: "So when you ask someone if they read books, you're actually asking them: 'Are you an uneducated barbarian?'"

Kirihara Akatsuki was stunned.

He never expected that Mori Kiyoha would speak up for him.

Not only Kirihara Akira was surprised, but the younger generation present, and even the lady from the Akamatsu family, were also surprised that Mori Kiyoha would speak up.

What's going on? Could it be that this girl...?

"Of course not," Nitta Kosuke vehemently denied.

"Does not reading make you a barbarian, or does not reading the books you speak of make you a barbarian?" Mori Kiyoha pressed. "My sister and I are different; I don't like reading either. Does that make me a barbarian in your eyes?"

Kosuke Nitta was sweating profusely.

At this moment, everyone realized that it was Nitta Kosuke, this guy who couldn't keep his mouth shut, who had offended Mori Kiyoha.

At this moment, they all believed that Mori Kiyoha was not speaking up for Kirihara Akira, but that the little witch had just been provoked again.

However, Mrs. Mori noticed something amiss, and she reached out her finger and gently tapped the tea table.

Mori Kiyoha turned her head to look at her mother, revealing a wild smile, as if in provocation.

However, she spoke more politely: "I believe my mother would not welcome a country bumpkin into this house."

As expected of the second young lady, she offended everyone present with just one sentence... Kirihara Akira shrugged helplessly, but found that she had actually stopped feeling any ill will towards her a long time ago.

Mori Shizue sighed, slapped her sister's hand hard under the table, and gave her a reproachful look.

Only then did Mori Kiyoha calm down.

She only listens to her sister.

Mori Shizue smiled and smoothed things over: "Books are not divided into good and bad. Good books and leisure books are all books. I just love reading mystery novels."

As she spoke, she gave Nitta's father an apologetic smile, and he returned her an understanding look.

Nitta Kosuke breathed a sigh of relief, but his gaze toward Kirihara Akira held a genuine hint of resentment.

Not giving up, he picked up where Mori Shizue left off, saying, "My choice of words was indeed inappropriate. What I meant to say was not 'leisure,' but just that I used that one word to distinguish it from traditional literary works. Please forgive my poor choice."

"Yes." Mori Shizue was more like her mother. Although she disliked Nitta Kosuke, she still had to maintain face between the families. "I often see you at the detective agency too."

Thinking that Shizue Mori was genuinely praising him, and that he had at least managed to become a familiar face, he smiled and said, "I like reading mystery novels, I like reading them, and I also like writing them. Mystery clubs are always soliciting submissions, right? So I wrote a beginning and would like you to take a look."

"We're still having a tea party," Mori Shizue gently reminded them.

"It's alright," the lady said calmly.

With his wife's statement, Nitta Kosuke felt relieved and picked up his phone to read his manuscript.

The younger generation naturally showed their support, and after a group of people watched, they naturally followed up with compliments.

Kirihara Akira was happy to be free from adding him as a friend on social media, but Mori Shizue "kindly" sent him a copy as well.

Kirihara Akira could only listlessly flip through the pages.

It must be said that Kosuke Nitta put in a lot of effort. Although the plot arrangement has many familiar elements and is rather conventional, and could even be described as somewhat mediocre, there is no rule that says one cannot write such a plot.

The writing is a bit immature, but other than that, there are no major flaws.

After hearing all the flattery, Nitta Kosuke still felt something was missing, so he looked at Mori Shizue and asked, "What does Ms. Shizue think?"

Gaining Mori Shizue's approval might mean taking another step closer to Mori Kiyoha.

Mori Shizue looked at her phone, remained silent for a while, and then gave a comment: "The writing is very solid."

Although he felt there was something wrong with her choice of words, Kosuke Nitta took it as a compliment.

Then, Kosuke Nitta looked at Akira Kirihara provocatively and said, "We can exchange ideas more often in the future."

Kirihara Akira had a splitting headache. He genuinely believed that engaging in such a contest with a high school student at an aristocratic tea party was a foolish thing that could tarnish one's life.

Kirihara Akira could only give a perfunctory reply: "Okay, sure."

Seeing that he didn't resist, Nitta Kosuke felt bored, gave a cold laugh, and didn't continue to pester him.

He then turned to Shizue Mori and said, "Your work is truly excellent. Although that book only had a beginning, I think it was definitely up to the standard for publication."

I haven't seen many similar works, and this is the first time I've seen a story that, even with the killer revealed at the beginning, still manages to be so dramatic and captivating.

Mori Shizue paused for a moment, then asked, "My work? Which work of mine?"

"That one, 'The Devotion of Suspect X'."