Chapter 443, Before departure
After getting the ice cream, Uesugi Eri simply picked up the spoon on the side and started eating.

The whole set of movements was smooth and coordinated. To be more precise, the little mute was so skilled in the series of movements that it seemed like this had become a daily occurrence in her life.

I don't know what happened during this period of time. Zhuo didn't intend to ask to get to the bottom of it.

"Well, excuse me, I hope you can take good care of the young lady."

"Uh...are we leaving now?"

"Ying told me to leave after picking you up. She believes you won't hurt the young lady, so we are willing to believe that. Sorry for bothering you."

"Oh, then...bye?"

"Farewell."

Yaksha came by car and stood outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window, watching him get into a black sedan and drive away.

Rather than saying that he was careless, it would be better to say that something happened that Zhuo didn't know about, which made Yasha send Uesugi Eriya over and keep her behind when he left.

anyway.

so good.

People with cars.

"……wash."

"I am so sorry."

Although he didn't stare at it, all this happened in front of Ling's eyes. Zhuo woke up from his sigh after hearing Ling's soft call: Although Zhuo didn't expect all this, he didn't intend to shirk responsibility. As another party, Ling was arranged for all this without knowing anything, and a new person of the opposite sex was added in the middle. If it were him, Zhuo wouldn't be happy either.

Despite this, Ling did not interrupt his conversation from beginning to end, and even called out after the guest left. He took Zhuo's position into consideration, which made Zhuo feel grateful and even more apologetic.

However,
Ling, who was sitting in front of Zhuo, didn't look angry, but instead gave Zhuo a helpless look.

"I'm not angry about these things. After all, you are working hard. I'm more angry about why you are hungry."

"No, no..."

"It would be foolish to starve in order to save money. Money is used to exchange for goods. After all, money can be earned again if it is lost."

Ling lectured Zhuo in a motherly tone, and actually took out a steak from nowhere and cut it into small pieces with a table knife. The corners that could not be cut into small pieces were poured with various sauces to make different shapes, and even the ingredients that Zhuo could not recognize were used to decorate the steak. Zhuo did not know why Ling had studied the technique of arranging steak to such an extent, and he even admired him.

"But... the things here are beyond your imagination, so of course I would panic."

"It doesn't matter how much of that happens. Your health is more important."

Zhuo inexplicably felt a little embarrassed towards Ling who said such words clearly.

He knew that Ling had no other intention when she said that, and he also knew that what she wanted to express was that health was more important than emotions.

Perhaps Zero noticed that he was distracted by this, so he looked at him with dissatisfaction and asked, "Are you listening?"

"In short, there is no need to work hard to save money."

"Okay, I understand. Let me explain what happened today..."

"I don't need to untie... hm."

Halfway through her speech, she seemed to remember something, and looked up at Uesugi Eriya, looking thoughtful. However, she looked no different from usual, and perhaps only Zhuo, who had known her for a long time, could sense that Ling was recalling something. If she said that, Uesugi Eriya, who looked up stupidly and looked at Ling, probably couldn't understand the meaning. "Uesugi Eriya, the current head of the Uesugi family, the top three of the eight families of Snake... I met him when you left last time, and he lived in our house for a while... with his brother."

"Ok, I know."

"you know?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"No, everything is just as you expected."

The unexpected incident had caused a lot of twists and turns in this trip, and it would be bad if he kept some things secret and upset Ling. Even Zhuo could sense that Ling was unhappy about Zhuo's dieting to save money, and also because the little mute shared his food with him.

Although Zhuo knew that this kind of thing might not be a big deal in the world of the little mute, she probably saw that Zhuo was not full so she gave her food to Zhuo. However, from Zero's perspective, whether it was because someone saw this first as a girlfriend, or because Uesugi Eriya was too self-righteous and had no scruples about men and women, it might have made her a little concerned. Zhuo, who understood the reasons, made a judgment immediately and told him about the little mute.

Perhaps it was because of Zhuo's behavior, or perhaps there were reasons that Zhuo didn't know, but Ling's mood improved because of Zhuo's words, and there was less tension on his face. He said to him: "Otherwise, let me take care of her tomorrow." And Zhuo could only nod in agreement.

Seeing Ling lower her head and return to her usual self, Zhuo thought that it was good that she was no longer unhappy. As for the matter of the little mute, Zhuo didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It was a good opportunity to clarify some things with her during this time, that is, before everything was too late. He hoped that the little mute would not blindly and ignorantly fall in love with him.

Zhuo felt relieved when he thought about it, and then he started to smile.

Uesugi Eriya, who was watching from the side, looked at their conversation with curiosity. Zhuo found that her eyes were more focused on Ling this time, and she seemed to be full of curiosity about her.

However, apart from the first glance, Zero never looked at her again.

It seems that even a super hybrid, the strongest demon, the underworld princess, or the head of the eight Snake families are nothing special in the eyes of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

It’s really amazing.

……

The night before Utsunomiya Shuo boarded the plane, Ren sent a video to their "childhood threesome group".

On the Tokyo Tower, Ren and Yurina were making "yeah" gestures with Yurina being first. Behind them was the bustling and dazzling city night scene and two high school students who were holding on to the railings and looking down.

They seemed to be playing together in Tokyo.

Ren: [Tokyo Tower is so tall.]

Zhuo: [Yes~]

Ren: [The snacks here are so expensive! But they taste good. ]

Zhuo: [Although I don’t know the specific principle, can you please look back? ]

Ren: [What's wrong?]

Zhuo: [It seems that Yurina is lost. 】

Then the other party hung up the video.

He should go find that troublemaker.

Zhuo locked the phone, then turned around and saw Ling on the other side of the pillow looking at him quietly.

(End of this chapter)