Untitled Conan II

Mingzhu looked sideways at Xinyi, who was also frowning beside her, and then said to the old woman with a smile, "Mother-in-law, can you help Xiao Ruo do a fortune-telling too?"

As soon as the words fell, all the eyes of the remaining people fell on me. Brother Guangji looked at me, his indifferent face was full of hesitant expressions, Ye Mingzhu was purely surprised, and Xinyi, He frowned even more, showing disapproval.

Actually, I'm really curious.Because, in the past, even Papa Lie, who had a very strong sixth sense and ability to predict, never could predict things related to me. It is said that the crystal ball divination of gypsies is very effective, knowing that the result of divination is very likely to be a tragedy , I also have the idea of ​​wanting to try.

The old woman glanced at me, then at Brother Guangji, and nodded in agreement.

As the divination began, I kept my gaze fixed on the crystal ball until——

Snapped--

Under everyone's shocked eyes, a shocking crack appeared on the crystal ball.

Return Your Pearl ([-])

After a lot of stalking and acting coquettishly, Brother Guangji finally let go and let Xinyi and I go with them to Chicago to meet Brother Shaoang. Ji Ge and Ye Mingzhu's sister's prophecy was still about my divination. After that, before arriving in Chicago, the atmosphere among the group seemed very dull, and even Ye Mingzhu, who had always been the most active, seemed a little preoccupied.

Although I tried my best to pretend that I don't care, it is undeniable that the shocking crack on the crystal ball has always been engraved in my mind. The old woman said that she could not see my future at all...

...the future—maybe I don't have a future at all?

Some self-deprecatingly thought so, but facing Shinichi who has been making me happy as if nothing had happened, such thoughts were immediately ignored by me on purpose——

... Whether there is a future or not, I only want the present, the present with him!

Regarding the story of Brother Guangji and Sister Ye Mingzhu in "Returning the Pearl", I can still clearly recall the trip to Chicago this time is not too dangerous, but Brother Shaoang will be injured due to an accident.

After reuniting with Brother Shaoang, the five of us plus Brother Guangji's adjutant hid in a RV in a remote forest. Although it was a little crude, it was well equipped. For the sake of safety, we arranged people to take turns to keep watch at night.

Although he has been bullied by Brother Shaoang before, the current activities seem to make the high school detective very excited and excited. No, when it was his turn to watch the night, this boyish guy ran out excitedly Yes, look at his expression, he just wished the enemy would come over soon.

Being dragged into the car by Mingzhu's sister to prepare everyone's dinner, the sister with brilliant blond hair and beautiful sky blue eyes volunteered to show off her cooking skills, so she only asked me to start, and at the end she directly said " Getting in the way" kicked me out of the car.

"Xiao Ruo," Brother Guangji sat down beside me, and looked at me with a look of hesitation in his eyes.

"Huh? What's the matter, Brother Guangji?" I leaned against the tree trunk I was sitting on, and I tilted my head, looking suspiciously at this brother who was known for his indifference.

His eyes flickered for a moment, and then he looked away, looking at brother Shao Ang who was sitting across from the two of us, who was waving at us with a smiling face.

"...Do you...don't like Ye Mingzhu?"

"Huh?" I was stunned for a moment, "No, why did you ask that question?"

...hate...do you?

how could be?She is the woman that Brother Guangji loves and has been waiting for for 30 years—and in fact, she has the same temperament as Brother Shaoang, is kind and beautiful, and people can't hate her. How could I hate her? ?

But, thinking about it carefully, it seems true... For Sister Ye Mingzhu, I am not as close and affectionate as the previous sisters. It is no wonder that Brother Guangji thinks so.

Sister Yongxin is the elder sister who has taken care of me since childhood, it is natural to get close to me;

Sister Hailan, because I participated from the beginning to the end, and went through a series of kidnapping and auction events in Arabia with her, I used to use childlike expressions for that simple and straightforward sister. Temperament to act like a baby and get close;

Sister Yujie’s words, because of the life-saving grace at the airport, and after crying in her arms, the strong, kind and brave sister Yujie made me want to be close and rely on;

As for Sister Junrou, it’s probably because she happened to appear at the time when I was at my lowest point, when I was trying to distract myself with other things, and I used my best efforts and energy to take care of Junrou who was hurt. Sister, in the end, she will get close naturally.

However, this time, I didn't spend much time with Sister Ye Mingzhu. Although she was easy to get close to with her familiar personality, it was just that the gloomy divination made us not in a good mood, and I always cared about her. What will happen in the future, when I see her, the scene of Brother Guang Ji and Brother Shao Ang waiting for 30 years will always appear in my mind...

In fact, I know that those things were not her fault, Brother Guangji and the others didn't blame her, and I have no right to blame her. What's more, during those 30 years, not only Brother Guangji was waiting, but also her... …

But, even though I know it, I still can't convince myself that I can face it like the other sisters...

If it wasn't for her, Brother Guangji and the others wouldn't have suffered so much...

If she could stick to being with Brother Guangji, she wouldn't be like that later...

...Hanjun Pearl shed tears...

I'm from Dongho, and I have the same traits as Dongho people - protecting my shortcomings, except for the people I care about, I don't really care about other people...

Although it is often said that gentleness and kindness are based on the most basic moral values, there is a premise before that, that is, these so-called kindness can never hurt the people I care about.

To put it bluntly and indifferently, I like those sisters later on, and I am willing to accept them. It is all based on the wishes of my brothers, and before that, they will not hurt my brothers, so I accept them as my family, but, for me, the most important thing will always be the original family.

"Xiao Ruo, you...don't like me?"

After dinner, sister Mingzhu and I were washing dishes by a stream next to the residence.Hearing her sudden question, I froze for a moment, quickly withdrew my wandering thoughts, and looked at her beside me who was looking at me cautiously, a little at a loss.

"I..." I opened my mouth, I faltered for a while, and then fell silent.

For a moment, an unbearable silence filled the stream reflected by the moonlight, and only the gurgling of the running water could be heard.

"...Sister Mingzhu," I silently put the tableware back into the basket, I stood up, my eyes were dark because of squatting for a long time, it took me a long time to get used to it, and I turned around when I could see clearly again Turning around, she looked at Sister Mingzhu who was still squatting aside and staring blankly with a pair of dim sky blue eyes.

I know that people in Dongbang care about their own family members very much. If someone in the family expresses opposition or hates someone, no matter how important that person is to them, they will not choose to be together. a little.Sister Mingzhu would have such a reaction, right?

"Sister Mingzhu, I don't hate you...really," I said calmly with my eyelids downcast without looking at her.

"Sister Mingzhu, do you know?" Putting the basket in my hand aside, I simply sat down on the grass, "Although my current name is Zhan Ruoyou, although I am called the princess of Dongbang, but In fact, I have no blood relationship with anyone in the Toho family..."

"Little if you..."

"When I was just born," seeing her eyes widen suddenly, I curled up my mouth and smiled, and before she could say anything else, I told myself, "My mother died. It was my father. , my elder brother and the housekeeper grandfather raised me together. My father loves me very much. I have been in poor health since I was a child. He has always taken me by his side to take care of me personally. On my birthday when I was [-] years old, my father also..."

"Xiao Ruo, stop talking..."

"Father died because of me!" I closed my eyes hard, sucked my sore nose, and tried to bend the corners of my mouth, "I, I know all of this... Things that Ling Yang's father and the others didn't tell me, I know everything... If it wasn't for me... If it wasn't for me, my mother wouldn't die, my father would be fine, and my brother wouldn't have lost his parents since he was a child and be alone... It's all because of me... I was, originally You shouldn't have been born in this world—"

"Xiao Ruo! Don't talk nonsense~!"

Suddenly my body was hugged tightly, I curled up in her arms, closed my eyes, listening to her angry reprimand.

"Xiao Ruo, how can you say that? If you think like this, your parents will be sad too!"

"No, it's not like this, Sister Mingzhu, you won't understand... I really, shouldn't appear in this world..." Shaking my head, I murmured softly, feeling the pain in my heart. A trace of pain, I know can not go on like this.

"When I was five years old, if it wasn't for brothers Shao Ang and Brother Guang Ji who took me out of the sea