Conan: Ran turns into an elementary school student and calls me dad.

Chapter 54 Let's watch the show!

"this……"

Lin Xiu hesitated for a moment, quickly calculating her weekend plans in her mind, and did not give an answer immediately.

Even in that brief pause, he could clearly feel that Suzuki Tomoko's hand around his waist trembled slightly, and the strength unconsciously tightened.

"Is this your answer? I understand."

Suzuki Tomoko's tone instantly returned to calm, revealing no emotion whatsoever. She then slowly released her grip, took a half-step back, and widened the distance between them again.

Lin Xiuyi turned around and caught a fleeting glimpse of loneliness on Suzuki Tomoko's face.

That sense of loneliness was like a fine needle, gently pricking him.

He recalled Suzuki Tomoko's account of the past ten years, and a pang of heartache welled up in his heart.

Today, Tomoko Suzuki holds great power in the Suzuki family and enjoys immense prestige.

However, her domineering personality, which made her the only one who could have the final say in the Suzuki family, probably made it difficult for her to find someone she truly cared about, and she didn't even have anyone she could confide in or comfort.

Over the past ten years or so, besides the arduous journey of careful planning, she must have also lived a very lonely and isolated life.

"I understand. I'll come here to keep you company every weekend from now on." Lin Xiuyi stepped forward and gently embraced Suzuki Tomoko, his tone solemn and tender.

"You said it yourself."

Tomoko Suzuki chuckled softly, the melancholy in her eyes instantly vanishing. She then raised her arms, wrapped them tightly around his neck, buried her face in the crook of his neck, and absorbed this long-lost warmth.

The two embraced for a moment, the air filled with tender reluctance, before finally letting go of each other.

"Why don't you eat something first before you leave?"

Suzuki Tomoko suddenly spoke, her tone somewhat awkward and unnatural.

"I have a small appetite and can't eat much."

She has always been proud and unwilling to easily apologize. In her opinion, the fact that she could say these words now is already an extremely weak compromise.

Lin Xiuyi naturally wouldn't object and nodded with a smile.

The two walked to the restaurant together, sat down around the exquisite table, and ate the dinner that the maid had prepared for Suzuki Tomoko clean.

Just before leaving, Lin Xiuyi opened the car door and looked back at Suzuki Tomoko standing at the villa entrance.

"By the way, Tomoko, aren't you going back?"

Tomoko Suzuki leaned against the doorframe, a faint smile on her face, and said calmly, "I'll stay here for one night and leave tomorrow morning. Anyway, for me, it's pretty much the same whether I'm here or at the Suzuki house."

……

At the edge of the cliff opposite the villa, Lin Xiuyi had just opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat when Judy turned her head with a mournful expression, reaching out her hand to him, her tone full of grievance.

"Boss, where's my dinner?"

She had been waiting in the car for most of the day and was starving. She was hoping that Lin Xiuyi would bring her some food when she returned.

Lin Xiu was taken aback for a moment, and an embarrassed expression instantly appeared on her face.

I was so busy chatting and saying goodbye to Tomoko Suzuki that I completely forgot about my secretary.

"Sorry, I didn't think of that just now..." He chuckled twice. "When we get to the city, find a hotel to park first. I'll rest for a bit, and you can go have dinner while I do."

"A hotel? Boss, aren't you going back to Attorney Fei's place tonight?"

Judy glanced furtively at Lin Xiuyi in the back seat through the rearview mirror. Seeing the obvious fatigue and languor on her boss's face, she felt a surge of schadenfreude.

Could it be that Mrs. Suzuki drained him of his energy, which is why he's afraid to go back and face Attorney Kisaki?

"What are you thinking about?"

Lin Xiuyi keenly noticed Judy's strange expression.

"I just want to find a place to take a shower and change my clothes."

Shower, change clothes?

Judy paused for a moment, then suddenly realized.

So, this boss went to a hotel halfway through because he was worried that if he went back like that, the lingering scent of Tomoko Suzuki's perfume on him would be noticed by Attorney Kiyoshi, so he specially found a place to destroy the evidence!

This guy is really skilled at having affairs!

Judy scoffed inwardly, but didn't dare delay. She immediately started the car and drove towards Beika Town.

……

As the car entered the city, the streetlights came on, and the neon lights on both sides of the street lit up one after another, decorating the night with colorful lights.

Following Lin Xiuyi's instructions, Judy found a quiet hotel and parked it by the roadside. She was thinking about how to get her boss upstairs to wash up and erase the traces of their affair so that she could take the opportunity to find a restaurant nearby to fill her stomach.

But as soon as the car came to a stop and the two of them got out, Lin Xiuyi heard a familiar and loud voice: "Xiuyi, what are you doing here?"

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Kogoro Mouri standing under a street lamp not far away, waving at him.

But as soon as Kogoro Mouri strode over, his gaze swept over the hotel sign next to him, and then he glanced at the tall, blonde, blue-eyed Judy standing next to Lin Xiuyi. The smile on his face vanished instantly, and his expression turned extremely ugly.

"Shuichi, you bastard! Are you going to do something to betray Eri again?"

Kogoro Mouri grabbed Hideichi Hayashi's arm, his tone full of anger and accusation.

"ha?"

Lin Xiu was taken aback, and was about to explain when she heard a voice full of disappointment and anger.

"What are you doing here!"

Lin Xiu turned his head and saw that Ran was standing behind Kogoro Mouri, with her hands on her hips, her brows furrowed, and her big eyes wide open, staring intently at him.

Clearly, she, like Kogoro Mouri, misunderstood the actions of Shuichi Hayashi appearing at the hotel entrance with a strange blonde woman by his side.

Judy stood to the side, watching the sudden scene unfold before her, and couldn't help but whistle with delight.

This is going to be interesting!

Thinking this, she quietly took half a step back, waiting for the show to begin.

Lin Xiu rubbed her temples, looking exasperated. "Xiao Lan, what are you doing here?"

Before he could finish speaking, several clear, childish voices rang out in succession, filled with a hint of excitement.

"Dr. Lin!"

Lin Xiuyi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta, the three little devils, huddled behind Kogoro Mouri, staring at him with wide, surprised eyes.

"Why are you all..."

"Never mind them!" Xiaolan stomped her foot angrily. "Tell me, what are you doing here?"

"Let's eat," Lin Xiuyi pointed to Judy, who was hiding to the side. "I went out to talk to someone, and Judy waited for me all day. I thought I'd let her find a restaurant to fill her stomach first, and then go back."

"Sister Judy?" Xiaolan looked at the female secretary beside her.

This guy is really cunning; he just knows how to stick to the facts...

While inwardly complaining, Judy nodded: "The boss is right, I did come here to eat..."

At this point, the secretary's stomach rumbled at just the right moment, confirming what she had said...