“What’s wrong? Is there anything else?”
The call connected almost immediately. Mr. Su Rui heard a distinct “thump~” from the other end of the line, which must have been the sound of Shirai Kuroko closing the door after returning to the cubicle.
The girl’s tone was a bit shy and faintly resistant, as if she was worried Mr. Su Rui would say something embarrassing.
“Could you ask a question for me later?”
“Ah? …No problem, what question do you want to ask?”
Upon hearing Mr. Su Rui’s words, Shirai Kuroko immediately calmed down. The shyness in her tone disappeared, replaced by composure and efficiency.
“Help me ask, even if they find out the truth, what can they do?”
“You think they can’t do anything to you?”
Shirai Kuroko was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously reminded Mr. Su Rui:
“I suggest you still be careful. In the world I used to live in, although superpowers had rankings on the surface, there were still many dangerous things hidden in the dark corners of the city.”
“I know, that’s why I’m probing, to see if there are any hidden guys in this world.”
Mr. Su Rui nodded: “I’m counting on you, Kuroko. I owe you one.”
Mr. Su Rui’s tone was sincere, but even so, it couldn’t hide his amusement. The so-called sincerity was just to tease Kuroko.
However, the girl on the other end of the phone didn’t seem to notice the amusement in Mr. Su Rui’s tone. Upon hearing Mr. Su Rui’s sincere request, she became a bit embarrassed.
“There’s no need to be so serious. You’ve helped me so much; I’ll definitely help you ask a question.”
Then, Shirai Kuroko cleared her throat and regained her composure:
“Alright, I should go back, or those guys will get suspicious. Is there anything else?”
“No, remember to bring the amulet I gave you.”
“I know.”
After Shirai Kuroko finished speaking, she hung up the phone, and Mr. Su Rui also put away his phone, looking at Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been curiously watching him since just now:
“Interested in the topic just now?”
“I didn’t mean to eavesdrop… Can you tell me about it?”
After being “discovered” by Mr. Su Rui, Yukino Yukinoshita initially defended herself in a flustered manner. Then, realizing that Mr. Su Rui didn’t care about it, she still couldn’t suppress her curiosity and asked Mr. Su Rui this question.
“Of course. It’s just that the commotion I caused at Shuchiin Academy last time, those people still haven’t given up investigating. I’m a bit curious why they are so persistent.”
“What happened at Shuchiin Academy?”
Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned for a moment, then looked at Mr. Su Rui with confusion. Because she was driving, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn’t take out her phone to check what happened at Shuchiin Academy, as Mr. Su Rui mentioned.
“You don’t know? Last time, Shuchiin Academy was surrounded by vengeful spirits, and I caused quite a commotion when I went to resolve the issue.”
“…So that’s it. No wonder I heard my classmates discussing Shuchiin Academy.”
Yukino Yukinoshita nodded in sudden realization. It seemed that due to having few friends, she didn’t receive the information in time, nor did she see the golden sun Mr. Su Rui released through her friends’ channels.
Perhaps it was because she usually focused on her studies and didn’t pay much attention to the internet and news.
Mr. Su Rui directly helped Yukino Yukinoshita understand the reason and didn’t continue to press the matter, just casually saying:
“The impact of this incident isn’t significant, because those videos were deleted very quickly, so it’s normal for people who don’t often follow the internet not to notice.”
Generally speaking, such interesting things would be spread by people who like the internet to their friends, and then spread continuously.
But Yukino Yukinoshita’s social circle is very special, that is, she perfectly avoided everyone who might know about this…
To be precise, except for a few friends she met in high school, Yukinoshita had almost no friends.
The only girl still in contact, named Yui Yuigahama, is currently worried about her studies and hasn’t been in much contact with Yukino Yukinoshita.
Yukino Yukinoshita herself realized this was a problem with her social circle, but the stubborn girl refused to admit it, just pursed her lips and remained silent.
Soon, Mr. Su Rui and Yukino Yukinoshita arrived at her home, opened the door, and entered the room.
After putting down her schoolbag, Yukino Yukinoshita walked straight to the kitchen:
“What do you want to drink? Tea? Or juice? I also have some beer here.”
“Do you occasionally drink alcohol?”
Mr. Su Rui leaned against the kitchen doorway, watching the girl already busy making tea. It seemed she planned to prepare it as she did when she met Mr. Su Rui before.
“I don’t like drinking… This is for you.”
“Quite thoughtful.”
Mr. Su Rui said casually, coming up behind Yukino Yukinoshita. Mr. Su Rui didn’t hide his footsteps, so the girl could tell from the sound of his steps that Mr. Su Rui was right behind her.
With the corner of her eye, Yukino Yukinoshita glanced behind her. Her heart rate gradually accelerated, her body temperature gradually rose, and her cheeks also flushed with a hint of red.
‘Is Mr. Su Rui planning to… with me here?’
However, before Yukino Yukinoshita could think clearly, Mr. Su Rui grabbed her wrist from behind, stopping her from pouring the tea leaves:
“These tea leaves aren’t suitable. Don’t drink them in the future either. Haruno sent them to you, right?”
“My sister did send them to me. Is there something wrong with the tea leaves?”
Yukino Yukinoshita’s gaze flickered, then she turned to look into Mr. Su Rui’s eyes.
“If you drink this tea, you’ll become like Shizuka later.”
Mr. Su Rui said pointedly. Last time he went to the hot spring inn Yukinoshita Haruno prepared for him, their progress was so quick partly because of these tea leaves.
At the time, Mr. Su Rui just thought it was a drink and took a few sips during dinner. Only then did he realize that these tea leaves contained certain medicinal ingredients that could make people…
In short, although Mr. Su Rui could indeed use spiritual power to eliminate the effects of the medicine at the time, he was unwilling to suffer this loss after being schemed against, so he later severely taught Yukinoshita Haruno a lesson.
Although it also fulfilled Yukinoshita Haruno’s wishes, Mr. Su Rui was still very satisfied watching her disheveled appearance after being severely taught a lesson by him.
He didn’t expect her scheming to extend to her own sister.
Mr. Su Rui glanced at the tea leaves in the package, which were almost identical to what he had seen before, and casually asked:
“Did Haruno say anything when she gave you this tea?”
“Yes, my sister said this tea is very precious and can only be used to entertain you.”