Chapter 452: I'm Not Exactly Against Looking

Back home, there was still not a single ray of light to be seen, but this was something Mao Li Lan had known all along. Her mother had been following up on a case during this period, and recently it had reached a critical stage, so her return time would be late.

The sky outside had turned completely dark, and Mao Li Lan walked into her room with almost no lights turned on.

Arriving at the bed, she immediately buried her head straight into her quilt.

"Thump!"

The entire bed let out a muffled sound, and only after a while did the room fall into silence once more.

After a while, a sliver of light appeared in the dim room, illuminating Mao Li Lan's slightly flushed face.

She operated her phone and dialed that number; the call was answered very quickly on the other end.

"Xiao Lan, is something wrong?"

A slow, flat voice, showing no fluctuation, yet one that could make people gradually calm down.

Mao Li Lan had also prepared herself mentally before she began to speak:

"Lian Lian, has the plan for this weekend been decided yet?"

"No. Do you have a suitable plan?"

"Um... this weekend is my father's reunion with his old classmates. There are many hot spring inns over there, and at night there are festivals and a Yanhua Assembly. Many things have happened around us recently, so I think everyone can go on a hot spring trip this weekend to relax."

"That is indeed a very heavy one. During this period, everyone has indeed been keeping their nerves taut. After Moon Shadow Island, we actually should have relaxed, but then we went to a private island for training. In that case, let's go to Limu County this month for a hot spring trip."

Hearing her proposal accepted, Mao Li Lan's mood relaxed greatly. She suddenly remembered what Aunt Yumi had said about mixed bathing.

"By the way, many hot spring inns in Limu County have open-air mixed baths. Lian Lian, remember to tell Kaguya Sigong and the others to bring swimsuits."

"Open-air? Mixed bathing? Can't we choose the separate kind?"

"So, didn't I say to bring swimsuits?"

Mao Li Lan knew that Yugong Society would find this hard to accept, so she mentioned swimsuits. Even in mixed bathing, as long as swimsuits are worn, the problem isn't very big; the girls can accept it, and Yugong Society should be able to accept it too.

"Moreover, if Kaguya Sigong arranges the trip, she will definitely book the entire hot spring inn directly. Since it's just us, we don't need to worry about so much, right?"

"Besides, even in mixed bathing, people actually wear swimsuits. That situation is actually the same as swimming at the seaside in a swimsuit. Lian Lian wouldn't be unable to accept even a swimsuit, would she?"

"... That's not quite the case."

Women's underwear leans towards privacy, and some underwear is not waterproof; after contact with water, it starts to become transparent, but swimsuits are different. As long as it's not a rather revealing style, the problem isn't very big.

Ren Amamiya could still accept the swimsuit setting. Just like encountering quite a few girls wearing swimsuits when going to a seawater bathing area, swimsuits are still acceptable.

"Then it's decided like this. I'll contact Kaguya Sigong. I accompanied my father to Limu County five years ago, so I know more and can explain it clearly to Kaguya Sigong."

"That works, then I'll leave it to you."

After hanging up the phone, Mao Li Lan finally let out a sigh of relief and rolled over on the bed, lying on her back.

"I've already spoken to Lian Lian. Next is Kaguya Sigong."

"This weekend is everyone's relaxation vacation day. At that time, if luck is good, perhaps we can run into my father and the others in Limu County."

【Taking a boyfriend to give Mao Li a surprise.】

Aunt Yumi's suggestion made Mao Li Lan, who had just remembered it, feel very shy.

She did not deny that she had good feelings for Ren Amamiya, but right now she was not dating Ren Amamiya. Suddenly being told this by Aunt Yumi, if she really took Ren Amamiya over and ran into her father and the others, wouldn't Aunt Yumi immediately treat Ren Amamiya as her boyfriend?

However, Mao Li Lan quickly calmed down.

At that time, probably only Aunt Yumi would think that. In that case, the problem isn't big. I've already laid the groundwork with my father and Edogawa today; they all know Lian Lian is dating Sonoko, so they definitely won't think Lian Lian and I are dating.

After easing her mood, Mao Li Lan felt her head no longer burning hot like before.

"In that case, the weekend is for booking the hot spring trip."

"By the way, the one I bought before, can I not wear it anymore?"

Speaking of the hot spring trip, Mao Li Lan suddenly thought of a very important issue. Her body had undergone a more comprehensive upgrade, and her body had grown further; perhaps the swimsuit she bought before was already unwearable.

She immediately got up, turned on the light, pulled the curtains in the room shut, and started searching the room for the swimsuit she bought last year.

Then, in the corner of the wardrobe, she found a lone swimsuit with very sparse fabric, which could also be called a bikini.

The style wasn't particularly fancy, with a blue base color, but the fabric used to cover the crucial positions was too little.

Mao Li Lan's face twitched, and there was still a trace of heartache in her eyes at that moment.

"I shouldn't have been tricked by Sonoko into buying such a swimsuit last year. I didn't even go to the seaside last year, causing this swimsuit to not even have a chance to be worn. This year... this year it's not suitable."

Although she said this, Mao Li Lan still took off her underwear and put on a swimsuit to try it on.

Facing the floor-length mirror, she looked at the swimsuit straps on her back that were almost impossible to tie.

"Ah, indeed wasted. This swimsuit wasn't cheap."

The key point was that it wasn't cheap.

Considering her own pocket money wasn't very much, Mao Li Lan also felt a headache. This swimsuit from last year was unusable, and before the weekend arrived, she still needed to buy a new one; otherwise, she didn't have the courage to enter mixed bathing wearing nothing.

Of course, there was another reason. The coverage rate of this swimsuit was still a bit too low.

Mao Li Lan hesitated for a moment, then called Ren Amamiya again.

"Lian Lian, I want to ask you a question. If we let you choose a swimsuit, would you choose one that highlights the figure more, or a more conservative one?"

"Eh?"

Ren Amamiya, suddenly asked this question, also froze for a moment. Images of the girls around him wearing different styles of swimsuits, especially Kaguya and Sonoko, involuntarily floated into his mind. But the background was very abrupt; it was at a public seaside, which made him raise an eyebrow.

"Ahem, I'd still choose the more conservative one."

Looking at herself in the floor-length mirror, she knew Ren Amamiya would choose that.

"Is it that Lian Lian doesn't like to look?"

"... That's not really a suitable question to ask, is it?"

"It's not a very private question either. And I'll be wearing one in mixed bathing this weekend, so asking and understanding allows me to go buy a swimsuit."

"I'm not exactly against looking..."

Ren Amamiya felt a bit embarrassed to say this. Actually, he was also a very worldly boy, not truly uninterested in those things; in the past, he just climbed over walls to take a look, but he had never seen real people.

"However, if you wear those beautiful swimsuits to go to the seaside, won't others see them too? So, I think it's better to be conservative."

Standing before the floor-to-ceiling mirror, Mao Li Lan stared blankly at her reflection, then suddenly let out a giggle.

"Then I understand. I'll hang up first."

PS: New book launched, seeking data.