Chapter 82

The sudden voice made Fujiwara Aoi jump, and she turned her head in a panic, instantly stunned.

She saw a woman with shoulder-length short hair, similar in appearance to her, but with fair skin and a good figure, standing in front of her.

“M... Mom? When did you get here?”

Fujiwara Yui looked confused: “Just got here. What’s wrong?”

Fujiwara Aoi let out a long sigh of relief, glad she hadn’t been caught in the act, and said with a dry laugh:

“N... nothing... it’s so late, why did you come down?”

Fujiwara Yui shook the trash bag in her hand:

“Came down to take out the trash.”

Fujiwara Aoi suddenly realized:

“I see—since you’re done taking out the trash, let’s go up.”

Fujiwara Yui suddenly showed a meaningful smile:

“Alright, but who was that boy who came back with you just now?”

Fujiwara Aoi’s cheeks instantly turned bright red, and even her wheat-colored skin couldn’t hide that flash of crimson, and she quickly explained:

“That boy just now... yes! He’s just a normal friend!”

Fujiwara Yui covered her small mouth and laughed:

“Is he really just a friend?”

“How come I saw you staring at someone’s back and giggling?”

Fujiwara Aoi said in astonishment:

“You... you saw it all?”

Fujiwara Yui laughed playfully:

“I was just wondering why you silly girl would giggle suddenly during this time; so that’s how it is...”

“Are you already dating someone?”

Fujiwara Aoi was both shy and anxious:

“Mom, what are you talking about?!”

“We really are just friends!!”

Fujiwara Yui chuckled:

“Oh oh, friends?”

“Fine, friends it is.”

Fujiwara Aoi pouted, shyly:

“As long as you know.”

Fujiwara Yui laughed:

“But since someone walked you home, why not bring them home to sit for a while and introduce them to your mom?”

“I couldn’t see that boy’s face from my angle just now.”

“What was his name again?”

Fujiwara Aoi was so ashamed and angry that she chose to run away directly:

“That’s enough, I’m going home!!”

Fujiwara Yui followed, muttering:

“Mom is asking you a question, why are you running, you silly girl?”

“What’s that boy’s name, is he your classmate or a senior or junior?”

Caught having a boy walk her home, Fujiwara Aoi’s face was flushed with shame, and she refused to answer her mother’s questions no matter what.

Home.

Xia Xia Xia Mujun pushed open the door and entered.

“I’m home.”

“Welcome home!”

What came into view was his happy sister.

Natsume Ruri got up and asked:

“Brother, are you hungry? Ruri is a bit hungry, there are quite a lot of ingredients in the fridge, shall we make some late-night snacks?”

Ever since Xia Xia Xia Mujun improved his attributes, he felt hungry faster, so he nodded:

“Then let’s make some.”

Natsume Ruri was happy and wanted to get up immediately to make the late-night snack.

But Xia Xia Xia Mujun said to Ruri:

“You don’t need to make too much later.”

“There was Home Economics class at school today, and we had to make cream puffs.”

“I brought some back, let’s eat them together later.”

While saying this.

He placed the cream puffs he was holding on the table.

Natsume Ruri said in surprise:

“Eh, brother, did you make cream puffs?”

“Can I taste them now?”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun smiled:

“Of course you can.”

But when he opened the cream puffs, preparing to let his sister eat, he looked at the one made by Yukimura Suzune, was silent for a second or two, and decided to eat this one himself, and let his sister eat the rest of the delicious ones.

“Here, you take these and eat.”

“Thank you, brother.”

Natsume Ruri took them happily, took one and ate it, then widened her eyes slightly:

“Delicious!”

“Brother, how did you make these?”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun smiled and rubbed her little head:

“I just followed what the teacher did.”

Natsume Ruri thought about it being Home Economics class and suddenly asked curiously:

“Brother, did you give the desserts you made to anyone else to eat?”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun nodded:

“Yeah, I shared them with the members of my group.”

Natsume Ruri pouted:

“They were girls, right?”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was surprised:

“How did you know?”

Natsume Ruri took out a notebook from her school bag, pulled him to sit down, and said face-to-face: “Brother, from now on, you answer a few questions for me seriously.”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was confused: “What questions?”

Natsume Ruri said solemnly: “How many people are there in your group in total?”

“Three, why?” Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s expression was strange.

Ruri didn’t explain, just wrote something in the notebook and asked: “The other two are girls?”

“Yes... but why are you asking this?”

“Brother, now I’m the one asking questions, you just need to answer!”

Ruri said very seriously.

Looking at her so serious, Xia Xia Xia Mujun was a bit puzzled.

“Alright...”

“What are the names of those two girls?”

“Saionji Nanase, Yukimura Suzune.”

“Do you have photos of them?”

“No...”

“You get me two photos of them later.”

“Why?”

“Ruri has a project at school to record the lives of family members, so Ruri is going to record brother’s life now!!”

“What kind of ghost project is this? Why didn’t I have this project when I was in middle school?”

“Brother, don’t say so much, just get me two photos of them, otherwise Ruri’s credits will be deducted, and then I won’t be able to get a scholarship!”

“This... alright.”

“And their ages, home addresses, blood types, birthdays, etc., are also needed.”

“Wait, are you recording them or me? And how am I supposed to get their personal privacy?”

“Ahem... Ruri likes to record things in detail, I just said it casually, so it doesn’t matter if brother can’t get these.”

“Casually... sister, what exactly are you recording in detail?!”

“Ahem... brother, you don’t need to know. But brother, do you have their LINE? If you do, you should be able to find photos on it, right?”

“I have Saionji Nanase’s, but not the other one, Yukimura Suzune’s.”

“Oh oh, the one from the Saionji family, does she have them on her LINE?”

“Let me see... no.”

“Then please remember to get me two photos of those two people when you have time!”

“This... is it necessary?”

“Necessary!!”

“Fine...”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was a bit puzzled; when did middle school start having this kind of project?

And it even required photos of family members’ friends?

Why does it feel so strange...

But never mind, he’d see if he had a chance to take two photos of Yukimura Suzune and Saionji Nanase later.

“Then I’ll go take a shower first.”

“Mm-hmm, brother, you should be able to eat the late-night snack when you come out after your shower.”

Soon.

Xia Xia Xia Mujun came out after his shower, and a steaming plate of egg fried rice with meat slices and a simple miso soup were already placed on the table.

Just smelling the fragrance of the fried rice, his stomach was already growling.

“Brother, sit down quickly, eat while it’s hot.” Natsume Ruri patted the seat beside her.

Xia Xia Xia Mujun sat down and started devouring the egg fried rice with meat slices in front of him.

Ruri watched her brother eating so happily, and she was in a good mood too, so she ate her own portion slowly.

While eating.

Xia Xia Xia Mujun remembered something and asked his sister:

“By the way, Ruri, are you free to watch a movie this weekend?”

“That movie is called ‘Zootopia 2’.”

Natsume Ruri was stunned, then her face was filled with indescribable joy:

“I’ve seen the first part of this movie, it’s very good!”

“Could it be that you’re planning to go watch the movie with Ruri, brother?”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun explained:

“It’s not just the two of us.”

Ruri was stunned, then her eyes narrowed:

“Who else?”

“Isn’t it just the two of us?”