Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't understand love!

"How about it, Chris? I told you that Xiaojing will definitely satisfy you~"

"Indeed, Ms. Hiratsuka's performance can be said to be impeccable." Looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka with a smile, Chris did not hide her praise at all.

"James is going crazy. If it weren't for you, Yukiko, and Ms. Hiratsuka rejecting his request, maybe Ms. Hiratsuka and we would have had a chance to film together."

"Ah, forget it. I came to the Lighthouse Country to relax. As for acting and such, it's okay for me to watch, but I don't want to participate in it myself." Shizuka Hiratsuka chuckled and shrugged nonchalantly.

"When I was in Neon, I often went to Yukiko's crew to play, but I didn't participate in it."

"Really? That's such a pity." The smile in her eyes never disappeared. Chris suddenly stretched out her hand and touched the side of her face in Shizuka Hiratsuka's somewhat surprised eyes.

"Ms. Hiratsuka is really careless. She doesn't even bother to fix her hair before changing clothes."

"Ahaha, maybe I didn't care too much about it. After all, I have always had long hair, and it's easy to style it normally." Seeing Chris helping her tidy up her hair, Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled and nodded, without any strange feeling in her heart.

After all, when Yang Noi and I were playing together, she also liked to help me with my hair.

Well, anyway, Shizuka Hiratsuka herself doesn’t like to do her hair.

"But Miss Hiratsuka has set such a great example. It looks like my afternoon shoot won't be easy. Miss Hiratsuka has set such a good example before me. If I perform too poorly, it will be really unbearable to watch."

"No, Miss Chris's acting is so good, maybe even better than mine. If you need help with the movements, just tell me."

"Oh! It's settled then." Chris's eyes lit up slightly and she nodded with a smile.

"How about this, Yukiko, if you guys have nothing to do this afternoon, just hang out on set for a while, or go for a walk around. After I finish my work, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

"There's nothing going on here."

"Oh, no need to trouble you." Shizuka Hiratsuka said quickly, waving her hands and shaking her head.

"Then it's settled. Don't be polite." Ignoring Shizuka Hiratsuka's refusal, Chris made the decision with some force.

"To celebrate the successful completion of today's work and to celebrate the fact that I met such a charming friend today, we should all have a good get-together."

"Well, I'm going to work first."

"Huh~" Looking at Chris's leaving back, Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head slightly.

"I feel like Miss Chris is quite easy to talk to, and her attitude is also very good, not as bad as people say online... Eh? Miss Yukiko, why are you looking at me like that?"

Subconsciously taking two steps back, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Yukiko in panic.

There is no way, because Yukiko's eyes are so scary. In her pair of wide, sparkling eyes, the left eye shows curiosity, and the right eye shows interest.

"Yukiko-sama?"

"Hehe~ Little Chris, you rarely have such a nice attitude towards others." With an ambiguous smile on her lips, Yukiko approached Shizuka Hiratsuka, stretched out her hand, and touched Shizuka Hiratsuka's face again and again.

"What? Maybe it's because we have a good impression of each other. Isn't it that feeling when you first meet someone that you feel you can become friends with?" Shizuka Hiratsuka angrily slapped Yukiko's hand away. She felt that Yukiko was just bored and looking for trouble.

"Oh, is it that feeling when I saw you for the first time and knew that you would be my friend for life?" Yukiko said innocently, tapping her chin.

"Hey! Sister Yukiko!"

"Hehe~ I also browse domestic forums~ But I didn't expect that Xiaojing knew so much about it." Looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka with a smile, Yukiko teased.

"He's a teacher after all~"

"What does this have to do with teachers?"

"But Xiaojing, you do know~"

"I... I'm an old woman but I still like to act young!"

"Oh my god~ Xiaojing, you said something that you absolutely cannot say!" Yukiko's eyes slowly narrowed, and her body continued to press forward.

"Ah! Sister Yukiko, where are you touching?" Her body suddenly dodged, and Shizuka Hiratsuka blushed and dodged to the side with her hands around her chest.

She never expected Yukiko to do such a thing suddenly.

"Hehe, we are all women, what's the matter~" Looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka with a smile, Yukiko would not say that she always likes to bully Shizuka Hiratsuka just because she likes to see the usually majestic and handsome Shizuka Hiratsuka showing such a cute expression.

"It's not okay even if they're all women! Isn't that weird?"

"Oh, so men are fine then~"

"Not even men!"

"Eh? So Xiaojing can only be touched by me?"

"That's right, it can only be... Sister Yukiko!!!"

Chapter 11 Why is the coffee in my hand so bitter?

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, I was just joking~"

With a flattering smile on her face, Yukiko followed Hiratsuka Shizuka and said with a smile.

"The Xiaojing I know is not such a petty person~"

"Huh~ Forget it, this is not the first time you've treated me like this." She shook her head helplessly. Looking at Kudo Yukiko who had no pressure at all to act coquettishly in front of someone who was ten years younger than her, Hiratsuka Shizuka also gave up the idea of ​​being angry with her.

She'll eventually make you forgive her anyway, so why waste your time now?

"Where are we going now?" Looking at the scenery outside the car window, Shizuka Hiratsuka asked casually.

"Let's go home first. Yusaku said he's already home. We have to have dinner with Chris tonight, so of course we have to go back and clean up properly."

"Is Yusaku-san back?" He nodded slightly. Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had known him for many years, knew very well that although Yukiko often called her across the ocean in the middle of the night to complain about Kudo Yusaku, the relationship between the two of them was really very good.

Well, second only to my father and mother, who are both so old and still show their love in front of me every day.

This is also the reason why Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't like to live at home all the time. She is almost 30 years old and still has no boyfriend, but her parents still show off their love in front of her every day.

I can't stand it!

"But why do we have to go back and clean up? Aren't your clothes very nice, Yukiko?" Turning her head in some surprise, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Yukiko who was holding the steering wheel and swaying slightly with the music playing in the car stereo and asked in confusion.

Although she doesn't know much about brands, Shizuka Hiratsuka knows that her best friend has very high taste. Everything she uses is carefully selected and considered to be the most suitable for her.

If Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't know that the well-dressed, good-looking and elegant person next to her was someone who would most likely step on the accelerator if a car passed her, she would have thought she was wearing a dress today.

"Although it's not a formal party, the clothes still need to be somewhat elegant. My outfit is passable, but you are the one who has to clean up, Xiaojing~" Yukiko said in a light-hearted voice, looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka beside her with a smile.

"Eh? Do I need to change clothes?" Shizuka Hiratsuka opened her mouth blankly, but she was not too surprised after she came to her senses. After all, her family was not ordinary, and she had attended many banquets since she was a child. She was very familiar with the clothes to be worn on specific occasions.

"But I didn't bring any skirts with me when I came to Lighthouse Country this time." Scratching her hair, Shizuka Hiratsuka said in a subtle tone.

"It's okay, Xiaojing, you forgot that we still have the clothes we bought for you when you last came to Lighthouse Country. Although they are not the newest, they are better than the short-sleeved shirts and jeans you wear."

"Okay then." She nodded slightly. After coming to this world, from being a girl to now, Shizuka Hiratsuka has basically no aversion to skirts. She just doesn't like to wear them on a daily basis.

For Shizuka Hiratsuka, pants and sneakers are more convenient for movement.

"Okay, we're home." After parking the car steadily in the garage in her yard, Yukiko got out of the car, stretched lazily, and took her shoulder bag from Hiratsuka Shizuka's hand with a smile.

"Yusaku, I've brought Xiaojing back!~" Pushing open the door, Yukiko shouted with a smile as she looked at Kudo Yusaku who was already sitting on the sofa in the living room on the first floor, drinking coffee and reading a book.

"Don't shout so loudly at home, Yukiko." Looking at Yukiko lovingly, Kudo Yusaku saw Shizuka Hiratsuka standing behind Yukiko, smiling and waving to him.

"Good afternoon, Yusaku-nii."

"Good afternoon, long time no see, Xiaojing, you are still so handsome." He nodded gently. He was very familiar with the Kudo family and Hiratsuka Shizuka. When Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko got married, Hiratsuka Shizuka was pulled over by Yukiko to help hold the bouquet.

"Well, I've been like this since I was a child. I can't change it, and I'm too lazy to change it." Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled and touched her head, then sat down on the sofa under Yukiko's guidance.

"But Sister Yukiko and Brother Yusaku really don't look old." Shizuka Hiratsuka took the coffee poured by Kudo Yusaku, took a sip and said with a smile.

"You should praise me for that. Without my help, this sloppy man wouldn't know what skin care is." Yukiko snorted dissatisfiedly at Heng and glanced at Kudo Yusaku, who spread his hands innocently.

"Haha, after all, Yusaku-kun is just like that kid Shinichi. They are too focused on their hobbies and are careless about other things." Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded with a smile. Looking at the interaction between Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko, although she felt warm, she always felt a sour taste in her mouth.

"Hmph, he really enjoys his identity as a great writer." Yukiko said with a hum, pouting her lips slightly.

"Yukiko, didn't I tell you that it was really a misunderstanding that time?" With a wry smile on his face, Yusaku gently pulled Yukiko's hand and held it with both hands gently. Yukiko also pretended to struggle for a while but failed and then stopped moving.

"Okay, okay, I know you two are in love, so don't do this in front of me." Shaking her head subtly, Shizuka Hiratsuka picked up the coffee and took a big sip with a resentful look.

As expected, because of my mood, even the coffee I drink tastes bitter.

Looking down at the coffee in her hand, Shizuka Hiratsuka frowned.

"Brother Yusaku, you still like black coffee so much."

"Oh, sorry, is it too bitter? Here are some sugar cubes."

"No need, it's just a good opportunity to combine them." Shaking her head, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at the two people who seemed to have not yet separated their hands, and took another big sip of the coffee in the cup.

"...Yusaku-nii, please pass me the sugar cube."

"So Yusaku, why did you go out so early this morning without even Shizuka to pick you up with me? What were you doing?" Maybe she felt embarrassed to see Shizuka Hiratsuka sitting there quietly looking for the best ratio of coffee and sugar cubes, so Yukiko took her hand out of Kudo Yusaku's hand and spoke with a smile.

"Ah, it was our city's police chief Tom who asked me and a few famous detectives to go over and help." Kudo Yusaku said softly, smiling and holding up his coffee.

"According to the information they received, Lupin III will come here to steal something soon."

"Lupin the Third?"

"The monkey?"

Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Is it really possible?

"Hey, Jing, do you know Lupin the Third too?"

Hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's soft cry, Yukiko turned her head curiously.

"I know you, but we're not familiar with each other. We've only met once before." She waved her hand with some disgust. Although it was hard to dislike Lupin III's way of dealing with people, Shizuka Hiratsuka had no good feelings at all for his frivolous look.

"Is that so?" Yukiko nodded slightly. She absolutely trusted what Shizuka Hiratsuka said. The reason she asked was simply out of curiosity.

The same was true for Kudo Yusaku, who was sitting on the side, and he didn't ask Hiratsuka Shizuka anything else.

Although they have a good relationship, Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko still respect Hiratsuka Shizuka's personal relationships very much.

"That Lupin, is he really busy every day?" Shaking her head slightly, Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was not interested in Lupin III's affairs, turned her attention back to the coffee in her hand.

"So, what the police chief means is that he wants you, Yusaku, to go over and help." Blinking, Yukiko saw that Shizuka Hiratsuka had no interest in this topic, so her attitude became much more casual.

Although she loved the hustle and bustle and was somewhat interested in this internationally famous thief, Yukiko also knew that she could not help much in this matter.

"More or less. After all, Lupin III is still very famous. Although Tom is quite conceited about his work, he still doesn't want such an embarrassing thing to happen in the city under his jurisdiction." He nodded with a smile. Unlike his son Shinichi, Kudo Yusaku didn't hate reasoning, but he was not as obsessed with it as Kudo Shinichi.

Yusaku Kudo is more interested in his own mystery novels. For this kind of thing, he participates in it just to enrich his own subject matter.

"Okay then. By the way, you can order takeout for yourself tonight, or find a restaurant to eat. I have an appointment with Xiaojing~" Yukiko poked Kudo Yusaku's face with a smile, stood up from the sofa, walked to Hiratsuka Shizuka and pulled her up.

"Come on, Xiaojing, let's go change clothes~"

"Ah? Oh, then I'll go upstairs first, Yusaku-brother." He quickly finished the coffee in his hand, waved to Kudo Yusaku, who was smiling bitterly at being easily abandoned by his wife, and Shizuka Hiratsuka followed Yukiko upstairs to Yukiko's own changing room.

"Ding ding ding ding!~" With an excited expression on her face, Yukiko pressed the button on the wall and happily showed Shizuka Hiratsuka the closet full of clothes hanging behind the slowly opened curtain.

"Come on, Xiaojing, let's make a good choice."

"Let me make it clear first, Sister Yukiko." Shizuka Hiratsuka blinked slightly and said in advance as she looked at Yukiko who suddenly became excited. Knowing her character well, she said this.

"Just find something similar. I won't play dress-changing with you."

"Hey, what's the big deal about changing two more pieces?" Yukiko puffed up her face unhappily, her eyes wandering over Hiratsuka Shizuka's body.

"Xiao Jing can't find a boyfriend because she doesn't pay enough attention to her appearance!"

"Hmm!" As if her heart had been hit hard, Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't help but stretch out her hand to cover her chest.

"Generally speaking, it's not about my appearance, isn't it because I like smoking, drinking, and have a blunt temper?"

"Xiao Jing, you clearly know it, but you have no intention of changing it." Looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka with a subtle look, Yukiko poked the tip of Shizuka Hiratsuka's nose in annoyance.

Yukiko often sees and feels anxious about her best friend who is ten years younger than her.

Although Shizuka Hiratsuka looks young and beautiful from the outside, as she exercises regularly and doesn't wear any makeup, her chic temperament that is different from that of ordinary women can easily attract the attention of the women around her.

But what’s the point of attracting women!

After every failed blind date for Shizuka Hiratsuka, her mother would call Yukiko and complain helplessly about how her daughter was able to block those blind dates they had carefully selected.

At the beginning, Hiratsuka Shizuka's father was very calm and even a little happy about this matter. He said there was no need to worry and that Shizuka would definitely entertain the right person.

But when Shizuka Hiratsuka was about to turn 30, her old father also became panicked.