Chapter 375: The Letter Writer

"Then I'll go out."

After Zhuo picked up his wallet and left the living room, Ling followed quietly.

It seemed that Ling was planning to see Zhuo off, although Zhuo felt that there was no need to see him off as they were just going to buy some snacks not far away. But when Zhuo was sitting at the door putting on his sneakers, Ling squatted on one knee beside Zhuo.

"what happened?"

"I'm sorry to have kept you busy during the last few days of the holiday..."

"What? Don't take me for what I said. Yurina is also a friend. I said it myself anyway. Okay, keep an eye on that guy at home."

"Well, although Yamamoto Yurina-san is like that, I helped her because I felt sorry for her."

"Pathetic? She's just pretending. Don't be fooled. Anyway, take a good rest and cheer up. Don't be fooled by her again."

"……OK."

The last Zero did not answer Zhuo immediately, but carefully observed Zhuo's eyes as if confirming something, and finally nodded in reply. Zhuo tilted his head, smiled and stood up.

"Then I'll go out."

"And one more thing."

When Zhuo heard Ling calling him, he turned around and Ling suddenly leaned on his chest.

This sudden situation made Zhuo stunned for a moment, and Ling slowly reached his hand behind Zhuo and hugged him tightly.

The faint fragrance and soft touch made Zhuo almost unable to utter a word. Zhuo held back his words and touched Ling's hair for the time being. Then Ling squinted his eyes and raised his head.

"Zhuo, I'm in a good mood today, so I want to tell you something."

Hearing Ling's whisper, Zhuo couldn't help but hug Ling tightly even though he didn't understand why she said that. Ling looked at him quietly, but there was a happy look in her eyes.

"...If you say it this way, I won't let you go."

"That won't work. We have guests at home."

"...Then wait until she comes back, okay?"

"of course can."

Ling nodded and buried his face in Zhuo's chest again, while Zhuo made up his mind to finish the work quickly and go home.

I discovered that thing when I came back from buying cakes for Yurina and Zero and saw the mailbox at the entrance of the apartment.

There was a strange envelope mixed in the mailbox that usually only had advertisements. After all, after the information age, mailboxes have been almost forgotten by the public. Usually, people only look for small advertisements and takeaway delivery orders in them. So the flat white envelope mixed in was more conspicuous and could be seen by Zhuo at a glance.

The words "Utsunomiya Shuo" were neatly written on the envelope.

Zhuo didn't know who sent it, so he casually turned over the envelope and then doubted his own eyes.

The sender's name is written on the back.

——Chu Tianjiao.

"... Could this be the Chu Tianjiao that Zhuo was thinking of?"

I can’t say that I know him. After all, among all the flower growers in this world that Zhuo knows, the only one with this name should be him, Chu Zihang’s father.

Besides, he was probably the only one who was sure of Zhuo. At that time, he probably saw Ling coming to greet him, so he confirmed his identity. With a simple investigation, it can be known that Zhuo and Ling have a close relationship. And Ling's identity is not a secret in the world of mixed-bloods.

However, Zhuo didn't understand why he had to send a letter. It would be fine if he called or visited directly, but Zhuo didn't think it was necessary to send a letter.

And according to Zhuo's memory, or rather, the memory that was so hazy that there was not much left, had Chu Tianjiao not met Odin at this point in time? Or had he already met Odin, and he had now become a puppet, so was he here on behalf of Odin?
As far as Zhuo knew, Chu Tianjiao's accident happened when Chu Zihang was in high school, but it was unknown in which grade. But no matter what, Chu Zihang was a year older than Zhuo, which meant that during the winter vacation when Zhuo was about to enter the senior year of high school, Chu Zihang was about to enter Kassel College. That was to say, the Maybach incident on the viaduct had already happened.

But if that were the case, he wouldn't be able to come and observe the situation.

Zhuo couldn't see through Chu Tianjiao's intentions at all.

After a moment of hesitation, Zhuo decided to go home first, wait for Yurina to leave, and then open the letter and analyze the matter with Ling, so he put it in his bag.

……

"You've been absent-minded since you came back. Did something happen?"

After Yurina finished about 70% of her homework and went back while complaining, Ling turned his head to look at Zhuo.

Zhuo originally planned to wait until the break after dinner to open the package, but Ling seemed to notice that he was hiding something.

Rather than hiding it, it's more like Zhuo didn't know what was written in the letter, and even the signature on the envelope was unreliable. He thought it would be best not to believe this letter easily, and thought about how to explain it to Ling before opening it. But since Ling would be suspicious, maybe it would be better not to hide it from the beginning.

"Ah, there is one thing, but how should I put it..."

"Well...if you don't want to tell me, I don't have to know."

Since Ling's attitude was to respect Zhuo's wishes, Zhuo put away Ge Da Ye's posture, sat up and looked at her.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you...it's just that this matter is a bit complicated."

"It's a bit confusing... Is it a hybrid thing?"

She probably noticed that the matter was related to the half-bloods, and then frowned slightly.

"Did you see that person again?"

"That's not the case... I received the envelope."

"Received a letter? Who sent it?"

“…It says Chu Tianjiao on it.”

"Chu Zihang's biological father."

Ling nodded calmly, without the surprise in her expression that Zhuo had imagined. She seemed very calm, or rather, she was basically calm. Rather than being surprised, it was probably because even Zhuo, who had seen Ling act like an ostrich, had rarely seen such a thing.

However, her eyes grew a little colder, probably because after being involved with that world, Zero habitually returned to his usual attitude.

"I understand. It was Chu Tianjiao, Chu Zihang's father, who came to observe us. After seeing me, he confirmed your identity, but he didn't trust me, so he wrote this letter to you. This person has a strong ability to observe. He was able to see so much information from just a quick glance. After knowing your name on the envelope, he would not open the letter even if I found it."

"Don't you think there's something fishy going on here?"

"Chu Tianjiao's identity has always been mysterious. I heard from Potato Chips that he also realized the existence of this person while observing Lu Mingfei. The bloodline may be very strong. As for the purpose... I don't know."

Due to Ling's unreserved speech, Zhuo felt that he had been too tactful, which led Ling to misunderstand him in other ways.

(End of this chapter)