Chapter 115

Hoshino Ki puts the cup in his hand aside.

Turns around again, takes out a new cup, and pours her a glass of warm water.

He picks up the cup in his hand.

Turns around and hands it to Haibara Ai.

Haibara Ai is stunned in place.

There are tears in her eyes.

Her expression is melancholy and sad.

She blinks.

The tears in her eyes instantly drip down.

Leaving a clear mark on her delicate little face.

"Ki! Do you hate me?"

Haibara Ai slowly reaches out her hand.

Pulling on the sleeve of Hoshino Ki's arm that is holding the cup.

Hoshino Ki's dark pupils shrink slightly.

Haibara Ai's words are like a spell that makes time stop.

The movement in his hand stops completely.

As if only the two of them exist in this world.

In this quiet space without a sound.

He faintly hears Haibara Ai's heartbeat.

"I don't hate you!"

He answers her in the end.

"Thank you!"

Haibara Ai suddenly leans her head on Hoshino Ki's arm.

A little water splashes out of the cup due to the external collision.

The stain instantly soaks the clothes on Hoshino Ki's chest.

Haibara Ai breathes in the cool scent on Hoshino Ki and closes her eyes.

She looks exhausted.

The dark circles under her eyes twitch slightly with her breathing.

"......"

Hoshino Ki stands there, not knowing what to do.

Maintaining this posture now, neither of them can rest properly.

So Hoshino Ki makes a rather bold decision.

"Excuse me!"

"What? Ah!"

Hoshino Ki picks up Haibara Ai and holds her in his arms.

Haibara Ai's small body curls up in Hoshino Ki's arms like a soft doll.

He puts the cup in his hand on the kitchen table.

Then carries her toward his room.

"!!!"

Haibara Ai's small hands grab the clothes on Hoshino Ki's chest tightly.

Her hands have started to seep a lot of sweat.

All that sweat gets onto Hoshino Ki's clothes.

If Haibara Ai lets go of her little claws now.

She would see that the originally clean and tidy white pajamas have become wet and wrinkled.

Hoshino Ki doesn't care.

He just keeps walking while holding the little princess in his arms.

He arrives in his room.

And puts Haibara Ai on his bed.

"You..."

As soon as Haibara Ai's little bottom touches the bed, she nervously moves to the innermost side.

Until 14 she has nowhere to hide.

And she pulls the quilt on his bed to cover her small body.

"...."

Hoshino Ki looks faintly at Haibara Ai's flat little chest.

There is a hint of disdain in his gaze.

"You idiot!"

Haibara Ai clearly understands what he means.

Instantly, she loses her defensive posture.

She pulls the quilt aside and lies down.

"Good night!"

While lying down.

Haibara Ai still says good night to Hoshino Ki.

"Yeah! Good night!"

Hoshino Ki lies down beside her.

Before long, the sound of even breathing comes.

He is really tired.

The moment Hoshino Ki closes his eyes.

Haibara Ai opens her eyes.

She turns over and lies on her side, facing Hoshino Ki.

Looking at Hoshino Ki's knife-like side profile.

The scene in the dream is so real and clear.

In the dream.

Hoshino Ki got married.

He married a strange woman.

Although Hoshino Ki in reality is also cold to others.

But he is not as strange and cold-blooded as in the dream.

Fortunately, it was just a dream!

Haibara Ai gradually closes her eyes.

Both of them have fallen into a deep sleep.

At this time.

Outside the door of Hoshino Ki's room.

Miyano Akemi's lonely figure appears.

She lowers her head and leans against the wall.

She was also awakened by a nightmare.

It's dawn.

Hoshino Ki opens his eyes.

Haibara Ai beside him is already gone.

Is a child's biological clock so punctual?

It seems that one cannot help but admit that one is getting old.

Hoshino Ki tidies up and walks downstairs.

"Zhao Si-kun, you're up so early!"

Miyano Akemi greets him as usual.

The three of them have been living together for a while now.

Hoshino Ki has become accustomed to the days when the two of them are present.

Every day when he wakes up and opens his eyes, the first thing he sees is the Miyano sisters.

The life of the three of them has truly become a family.

They have become an inseparable existence.

Just like a toothbrush can only truly fulfill its meaning when it has toothpaste.

"Yeah!"

Hoshino Ki puts his school uniform jacket aside.

And walks to the dining table.

Today's breakfast is a sandwich.

A little egg and ham are sandwiched between triangular bread slices.

Although it looks like an ordinary breakfast from the outside.

It is indeed a very nutritious meal.

He pulls out a chair, sits on it, and starts to enjoy his breakfast.

Haibara Ai has been sitting opposite him early, drinking milk and reading a fashion magazine.

"Good morning!"

Haibara Ai puts down the magazine in her hand.

And greets Hoshino Ki.

"Morning!"

Hoshino Ki looks up and nods to Haibara Ai.

"You seem to like the food my sister makes very much!"

Haibara Ai suddenly blurts out a truth.

Making the food Hoshino Ki hasn't swallowed yet get stuck in his throat.

"Cough, cough!"

Hoshino Ki chokes.

He raises his arm and keeps pounding his chest.

Wanting to let the food slide down his esophagus into his stomach.

But clearly, it has no effect.

So he can only pick up the milk on the side and pour it into his mouth.

"Gulp, gulp!"

The food is finally swallowed.

"Pfft!"

Haibara Ai tilts her head and secretly mocks Hoshino Ki's loss of composure.

"......"

"Ai, aren't you going to school today?"

Miyano Akemi puts the plate in front of Haibara Ai.

"Yes, but we're not having a theory class today."

Haibara Ai looks relaxed.

"Huh? Then what are you doing today?"

Miyano Akemi asks in confusion.

"Outdoor activity, going to the park to pick up trash!"

Haibara Ai takes a sip of the milk in the cup.

"That's great!"

Miyano Akemi looks full of longing.

"When can I return to my youth and go back to when I was little?"

"Hey! Ai, can you give me your medicine for free?"

Miyano Akemi comes to Haibara Ai, supporting herself with her arms.

Looking full of expectation.

"No! The efficacy of APTX4869 is not stable yet."

"Except for me and Kudo Shinichi, everyone else who took the poison died."

When Haibara Ai talks about her research results.

The expression on her face instantly becomes very serious.

"Eh? That's amazing!"

Miyano Akemi has a sudden realization.

"I'm done eating!"

Hoshino Ki doesn't participate in the conversation between the sisters.

Adhering to the cool boy temperament, he gets up and puts on his jacket.

"Ah! Zhao Si-kun, remember to take your lunch!"

Hoshino Ki pauses slightly.

Takes the bento box from Miyano Akemi's hand.

"Thank you!"

After a word of thanks.

Hoshino Ki tidies up his clothes slightly and goes out.

April, it is the season when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

After arriving at the campus.

Looking around.

Large pink petals look like a beautiful pink petal rain has just fallen.

The whole campus is covered in pink.

A romantic atmosphere permeates every part of the campus.

The vast memory in Hoshino Ki's mind has not been fully digested.

For a moment, he can't tell which side is reality and which side is simulation.

A breeze blows, gently brushing the broken hair on Hoshino Ki's forehead.

Pink petals fall in front of his dark eyes.

He instantly comes back to his senses.

"Hoshino-kun, good morning!"

He hears the voice and turns around.

What comes into view is Mouri Ran.

She is standing under a cherry blossom tree.

The branch full of cherry blossoms is just covering her head.

A breeze gently blows, moving a few strands of hair on her forehead.

And also rolls up a few pink petals that are about to fall to the ground.

She is wearing the school uniform, which cannot hide her good figure.

Standing next to her is a beautiful and mature woman.

That woman has long, curly brown hair.

At this time, it is tied in a ponytail behind her head.

She is wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on her delicate cheeks.

She is wearing a serious professional suit.

Adding a hint of seductive ascetic aura to her already mature temperament.

She is Mouri Ran's biological mother.

Kisaki Eri!

"!!?"

Mouri Ran waves to Hoshino Ki.

Then brings Kisaki Eri to walk toward you.

When the two of them walk in front of you.

The appearance of the two is clearly displayed before your eyes.

As expected of biological mother and daughter.

There is not much difference in appearance, almost two stages of youth and maturity.