Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't understand love!

"Xiao Jing is obviously very pretty, has a nice figure, has a good family background, and has a great education, so why can't she find a boyfriend?" Whenever the two elders talked about Shizuka Hiratsuka's marriage, they couldn't help but sigh.

"Hmm~" Looking at Yukiko's somewhat blaming eyes, Shizuka Hiratsuka turned her face away and scratched her head embarrassedly.

"Isn't the purpose of life to live freely? If I change my hobbies for others, wouldn't my life be very tiring? Rather than that, I might as well never get married."

"You're talking nonsense again." She shook her head helplessly. This was not the first time that Yukiko had talked to Shizuka Hiratsuka about this issue. Yukiko had no idea what to do about Shizuka Hiratsuka's behavior of saying that everything you say is right and I listen to you, but you will never change.

As a friend of many years, Yukiko knew very well how opinionated this boyish best friend was.

'Could it be... like Sharon said, to find someone for Xiaojing...' Her eyes flickered slightly, and she couldn't help shaking her head as she thought of what her deceased friend had said to her.

"Sister Yukiko, what's wrong with you?" Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Yukiko curiously, as she stood there, touching her chin and thinking about something. She pushed her shoulder curiously.

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay!" After recovering from her daze, Yukiko gave Shizuka Hiratsuka a smile that was no different from usual.

"Come on, it's almost time for us to pick out our outfits for the evening."

"Oh."

. . .

"You're here." With a faint but eye-catching charming smile on her face, Chris stood at the door of the restaurant and nodded to Yukiko and Shizuka Hiratsuka who came together.

"Well, since you invited us, of course we came." Yukiko greeted with a smile and looked at Chris, whose dress could be described as plain yet stunning.

"Chris is dressed very beautifully tonight~"

"It's really beautiful." Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded in agreement. She was a little envious of Chris's natural feminine beauty.

"Ms. Hiratsuka is also very beautiful tonight." Shaking her head slightly, Chris's smile became a little more obvious after looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Let's go, I've already reserved a table."

"Oh well."

Her eyes flickered slightly as she looked at Chris, who was obviously much more enthusiastic than before when facing Shizuka Hiratsuka, and Yukiko couldn't help but have a suppressed thought in her heart.

"Should it be, right?"

Chapter 13 My baby is still so direct~

"It seems that popular news is really not trustworthy."

After eating and drinking her fill, Shizuka Hiratsuka sat lazily in Yukiko's car, opened the window to let in the cool evening breeze, and looked at Yukiko with a smile.

"News is usually inaccurate, isn't it~" Yukiko smiled and blinked, glanced at Shizuka Hiratsuka and continued to control the car.

"But Chris's attitude towards you is indeed a little different. It's just the first time we meet, but she is a little too nice to you." Yukiko said in a vague tone, slightly turning down the volume of the car stereo.

"Oh, really?" Shizuka Hiratsuka raised the car window slightly and looked at Yukiko and raised her eyebrows.

"I thought she was the type of person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside."

"Anyone who knows Chris would not describe her as cold on the outside but warm on the inside~" Yukiko raised one hand with a smile and wanted to poke Shizuka Hiratsuka's face but was grabbed by Shizuka Hiratsuka and pushed back.

"Drive carefully, Sister Yukiko." Although she knew that Yukiko was a good driver and even she was partly influenced by Yukiko when she first started learning to drive, Shizuka Hiratsuka still couldn't bear to see Yukiko blatantly doing other things while driving.

"Oh, that's strange. I actually met Chris for the first time today. We had no connection before." Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes flickered as she supported her chin with her hand.

"Yes, that's what I'm curious about." Yukiko shrugged slightly and casually scanned the bright road.

"In my opinion, there's a possibility that Sharon met Chris before she died. They had a conversation, and Chris also heard about you, Xiaojing, from Sharon. After all, you know how much Sharon thinks of you, Xiaojing."

"Oh, that's true." Nodding slightly, Shizuka Hiratsuka sometimes felt that it was fate. Although they had only known each other for a short time, she and Sharon got along very well. It really felt like they were friends regardless of age.

"Well, so Chris is very likely interested in you, Xiaojing, because of Sharon~"

"Is that so?" The tone was a little subtle. Although Shizuka Hiratsuka felt that what Yukiko said made some sense, she still felt that things should not be that simple.

"Well, but I also have another guess~"

"Just say whatever you want to say, don't keep me in suspense." Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Yukiko who was glancing at her with a smile, and tapped her chin with her fingers.

"The second guess is that Chris was captivated by our world's most handsome and adorable Xiao Jing! ~ Love at first sight!~"

"Hey!" With her eyes wide open in surprise, Shizuka Hiratsuka clenched her fists in embarrassment as she looked at Yukiko who was laughing so hard that she couldn't even drink.

If it weren't for the fact that she was driving, Shizuka Hiratsuka would definitely teach this woman a lesson!

"What's wrong? This is Lighthouse Country, don't be so serious. Besides, Chris hasn't been involved in any scandals since her debut, and there aren't many men in her social circle. Maybe she really isn't interested in men!~"

"You still say that!" Unable to bear it any longer, Shizuka Hiratsuka raised her hand and pinched Yukiko in annoyance. As for any bigger action, Shizuka Hiratsuka had no way to do it.

Looking at Yukiko with a fierce look, Shizuka Hiratsuka said threateningly.

"Be careful. I'll tell Kogoro-kun when I get back to introduce a few boys with good families and good personalities to Xiaolan, so that your Shinichi can live his life with the cases in the future!"

"Ohh! Xiaojing, you have such a cruel heart. You watched Shinichi grow up!"

"Hmph!" Turning her head away and looking at the somewhat anxious Yukiko, Shizuka Hiratsuka's mood improved a lot.

As expected, to deal with this kind of woman who will do anything without regard for others once she gets excited, you still have to find out her vital points and threaten her.

"Don't make jokes like that. It's so embarrassing if someone hears it."

"Yes~" She glanced at Shizuka Hiratsuka with a smile. In the direction that Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't see, Yukiko's eyes flashed deeply.

"What I said may not be a joke, Xiaojing."

. . .

"Xiao Jing, what do you want to do tomorrow?" After returning to her villa, Yukiko took a shower and sat on the bed in Shizuka Hiratsuka's guest room, shaking her white jade-like legs.

"I... I don't have any good plans. If you guys weren't here, Yukiko-san, I probably wouldn't have come." Wearing the pajamas she brought with her, Shizuka Hiratsuka sat in a chair, holding the red wine she found from Yusaku Kudo's wine cabinet and drinking it sip by sip.

"I'll stay at your place, Sister Yukiko, for two days, and then I might go around and see the sights. I don't want to go to places with too many people, and I don't like buying things~" After drinking the red wine in the goblet in one gulp, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked down at the wine bottle on the table.

"Although I can drink any kind of alcohol, it turns out that ice-cold beer is more suitable for me!"

"You're saying that kind of old-fashioned stuff again, Xiaojing." Yukiko smiled and looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka, who said she was disgusted but then poured herself another glass of wine. She shook her head in amusement.

"Alright then, let me arrange your itinerary for the next two days. Otherwise, with your carefree personality, I'm really worried that you'll end up in a bar by yourself."

"I'm not that thirsty."

"Put the wine in your hand away first, then I might believe you. Yusaku felt so distressed when he saw you take this bottle of wine from the wine cabinet~" Yukiko got down from the bed with a smile and waved to Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Have a good rest tonight. I'll call you for dinner tomorrow morning."

"That time, Yukiko, you got up earlier than me."

"Yes, if you want to do some morning exercises, you can do it in the yard. I'll be leaving now. Good night, Xiaojing~"

"Good night." Nodding and watching Yukiko leave the room, Shizuka Hiratsuka blinked and took out her cell phone as if she had thought of something.

"Uh, it's out of battery." After finding the charger and turning on the black-screen phone, Shizuka Hiratsuka scratched her head as she looked at the messages and missed calls that popped up.

"Is this girl Haruno up so early? An hour ago, it was only seven o'clock in Neon..." Looking at Haruno who scolded her in message after message for forgetting her family when she went out, leaving her good friend alone with her phone and worrying about her, and who was about to cry in the phone if she didn't comfort her, Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head helplessly.

"Really? Haruno is still so dramatic." Although she said she was disgusted, Shizuka Hiratsuka was still prepared to return the call honestly, otherwise when she returned to Neon, she would really annoy Haruno to death.

"Huh?!" Just as she was about to press the dial button on her cell phone, Shizuka Hiratsuka suddenly narrowed her eyes.

I didn't seem to open the bedroom window just now?

"Who!" Her originally relaxed mood instantly tensed up. She felt the breath coming from behind her at the first moment. Shizuka Hiratsuka turned around like lightning. Before she could see the figure clearly, she had already grabbed the other person's throat and pressed him against her body.

"Oh~ Long time no see, my baby you are still so direct!~"

"Eh?!"

Chapter 14: You can't always cheat someone

In fact, when Shizuka Hiratsuka pressed the person who suddenly broke into the room against the wall, she already felt something strange.

Then she heard this familiar, lazy and charming teasing voice again. Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head unhappily and released her hand that was pinching the other person's neck.

"Fujiko, you are actually in the Lighthouse Country?"

"Hehe~ Surprise?~" Walking out from the dark corner of the house, a woman with a perfect figure appeared under the dim bedside lamp.

The tight leather jacket and leather pants show the woman's perfect figure without any cover. The long wavy hair that falls over the shoulders seems to exude the charm and mystery of its owner. There is always a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she can capture your heart inadvertently.

Not to mention the pair of bright eyes that were now staring straight at Shizuka Hiratsuka, sparkling like stars with joy.

"Are you surprised? I am a little frightened. If I hadn't felt something was wrong and stopped, you would have fallen to the ground now." Looking at Fujiko Mine with a bad temper, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked to the bed and sat down.

"I believe my baby won't be so cruel to me~" Smiling, she walked to the sofa beside the bed and sat down. Mine Fujiko picked up the red wine and took a sip of it from the glass that Hiratsuka Shizuka had just used.

"Oh, it tastes good~" The red tongue swirled around her lips, and Fujiko Mine nodded slightly.

"That's my cup." Shaking her head helplessly, Shizuka Hiratsuka knew that it was useless to scold this woman. She was a woman who was even more casual than Yukiko.

"What does it matter~ What's yours is mine, baby~"

"Speak nicely, or I'll call the police." Shizuka Hiratsuka said weakly, pinching her eyebrows with a headache.

After all, why are the people I meet by chance all those with such problematic personalities?

"Really, Xiao Jing is still so cruel." Seeing Hiratsuka Shizuka having a headache, Mine Fujiko smiled, her eyes never leaving Hiratsuka Shizuka's face.

"Oh, Xiaojing, didn't I give you this set of pajamas? I'm so happy. I didn't realize you like it so much, Xiaojing."

"It's just that this set of pajamas is comfortable to wear." Scratching her head, Shizuka Hiratsuka was a little embarrassed about her pajamas.

"After all, it would be strange if pajamas that cost five figures weren't comfortable."

"Yeah, as long as Xiaojing likes it. If Xiaojing wants anything, you can tell me."

"No need. I'm not like you who wants so many things." Shaking her head, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Fujiko Mine who was sipping red wine leisurely as if she was back home, with a subtle tone.

"Come to think of it, when I heard about that Lupin monkey today, I should have thought of you coming back to Lighthouse Country. Even though I'm not familiar with him, it's not good for you to always pick on one person like this."

"It's just cooperation, cooperation. Although I used him to get what I wanted, I also provided them with information to make their actions more convenient~" Mine Fujiko looked even more lazy with her left leg lightly raised and folded on her right leg and her body embedded in the sofa.

"But I don't have any other relationship with him. My heart is all with you, baby~"

"Who cares about you!" Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Fujiko Mine with disdain. She was already used to the nonsense of this woman who spoke without thinking.

"Forget it. Generally, those who are targeted by you are not good people. I am too lazy to get involved." Shaking her head, Shizuka Hiratsuka picked up her mobile phone that had fallen on the bed and plugged in the charging cable.

"Just be careful not to get caught, or I'll donate all that stolen goods you left in my house in Tokyo to a museum."

"How can you say they are stolen goods? They are all tokens of love that I gave to Bao... Xiaojing~" Seeing Shizuka Hiratsuka sitting on the bed with legs curled up, Fujiko Mine's eyes flashed, and she leaned over and sat down with a wine glass in one hand.

"It's up to you. I need to call someone back. Don't make any noise or I won't let you off." Although her expression showed some disgust, Shizuka Hiratsuka still moved aside slightly so that the two of them wouldn't be too crowded.

"Yes~" Looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka with a smile, Fujiko Mine answered softly.

Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced suspiciously at Fujiko Mine who took out a backpack from somewhere next to her, but ignored her and dialed Haruno's number.

"Hey?"

"Hmph!~"

"..." Scratching her head, Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head with amusement.

"Okay, what are you mad about? I just realized my phone was out of battery. I didn't mean to ignore your call. I called you right after I charged it."

"No, Xiaojing, what I want to hear right now is not your explanation. I want you to coax me! Coax me well. I've been worried about you since this morning. I've sent you messages over and over again but haven't received any response. I'm the one holding the phone all alone in the cold wind, worrying about you!" Yang No's voice came through the phone relentlessly, making Hiratsuka Shizuka blink with a headache.

"Isn't it summer now? Where does the cold wind come from? You still like to talk nonsense so much, Yang No."

"Hmph! I'm angry! Shizuka Hiratsuka! I'm really angry! I've been waiting for you for three whole hours, and this is all you want to say to me!" The roaring voice reached Shizuka Hiratsuka's ears, but Shizuka Hiratsuka laughed instead.

Even though she didn't see it with her own eyes, Hiratsuka Shizuka could already see Haruno's ferocious appearance like an angry cat.

"Okay, okay, I was dragged around by Sister Yukiko. I didn't even know when my phone ran out of battery. Don't be angry. Wait until we get back, ah!"

The originally smiling expression suddenly became tense. Shizuka Hiratsuka turned her head while holding the phone, and looked at Fujiko Mine with embarrassment. She had changed into pajamas at some point and was now looking at her with a smile, while rubbing her ankles slowly with her toes.

"What's wrong, Xiaojing?" Hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's exclamation, Yang No on the other side stopped joking and asked with concern.

"Oh, it's okay. I just wanted to pick up something and almost brought the charging cable down with me." Shizuka Hiratsuka tried to sound calm in her tone. She held the phone in one hand and quickly moved the other hand down to grab Fujiko Mine's hand that had reached under her pajamas and was touching her waist.

Shizuka Hiratsuka glared fiercely at Fujiko Mine who was looking at her with a smile, and moved to the side.

Really, I put such a cold hand on my stomach, I scared myself.