Arriving at the first floor, whispers and rustling sounds broke the forr stillness of the living room.
Haruka Yuzan stood at the top of the stairs, listening intently, the noise emanated from the kitchen. He then glanced towards the entrance area at the shoes.
"Have Shimizu and Sister Reiko co back?"
He muttered to himself, then proceeded towards the kitchen.
As he got closer, the sounds within the kitchen grew clearer, including the "burble" of sothing simring, and Reiko Onodera and Chiba Shimizu chatting casually.
"Sister Reiko, what do you think about Haruka Yuzan as a person?" Chiba Shimizu inquired.
Reiko Onodera's response was swift, as if the answer had long been ford in her heart, "Mr. Haruka, he's a gentle and kind person."
As she spoke, Reiko Onodera even reached to touch her sowhat burning cheek.
"Then Sister Reiko, haven't you considered finding a new father for Rika?" Chiba Shimizu continued to probe.
"I thought about it quite a while ago, but there was never a suitable candidate, and now I've gradually discarded the idea. After all, Rika has grown up and is very sensible," Reiko Onodera replied.
"Hmm."
Chiba Shimizu nodded, fond of the well-behaved and lovely little girl herself, she then heard her continue with another question:
"So, Sister Reiko, have you ever considered Haruka Yuzan?"
"Hmm.... Eh?!"
Reiko Onodera snapped back to reality, a shade of crimson blooming on her cheeks, "Shi, Shimizu, why would you suddenly ask that?"
"No reason."
Chiba Shimizu shook her head as she whisked the egg mixture, the orange-yellow fluid reflecting off the girl's delicate face: "I just think Haruka Yuzan is such a nice person, he'd make a suitable partner or a father for Rika..."
Reiko Onodera adjusted her emotions as well, turning back to continue stirring the rice porridge in the clay pot:
"Mr. Haruka won't do, I'm older, and I have a child, being together would invite gossip."
After thinking for a mont, she added as if resigned to the fact: "Mr. Haruka has been very kind to , an important person in my life, how could I possibly hold him back?"
Upon hearing her response, Chiba Shimizu let out a sigh of relief.
A feeling of inexplicable joy welled up inside her.
"Why is that?" she wondered silently, "Maybe I'm afraid Sister Reiko might want to marry Haruka, and Oto Mizuko might do sothing frivolous..."
"It must be that..."
And then there was an emotion the girl dared not face.
Haruka Yuzan was leaning against the wall next to the doorway, quietly listening to the conversation between the two inside...
"Actually, you and Mr. Haruka make a good pair," Reiko Onodera suddenly said, her face wearing a smile full of warmth, and eyes soft and tender.
"One of you is handso, and the other is beautiful. Haruka has a quirky personality, yet when it cos to serious matters, he's especially reliable.
"Although you, Shimizu-chan, seem quiet and not talkative, you're truly passionate; it's just that you're not good at expressing yourself.
If you two were together, you'd complent each other perfectly," she said, her charming face beaming with a happy smile.
Taken aback by these words, Chiba Shimizu paused for a mont.
Her hands stopped moving, but soon resud with the "taptaptap" sound of whisking eggs, "I'm not suitable for Haruka Yuzan."
"Eh? Is that so?" Reiko Onodera sounded sowhat disappointed.
Haruka Yuzan, having listened for a while at the doorway, quietly walked away.
About ten minutes passed.
Reiko Onodera ca out carrying the clay pot, and when she saw Haruka sitting in the living room reading a book, a flash of surprise crossed her eyes:
"Mr. Haruka, you're awake?"
"Yes, Sister Reiko, let do it."
Haruka Yuzan closed 'The Art of Language' and got up to help Sister Reiko place the clay pot on the dining table.
"Thank you, Mr. Haruka," Reiko Onodera said with a soft smile, her eyes radiating warmth.
Chiba Shimizu also ca out, holding two plates of food. Upon seeing Haruka Yuzan, ripples ford in her calm eyes:
"You're awake?"
"Yep."
The brevity of their conversation made Haruka Yuzan feel uncomfortable.
"Wake up and have so breakfast. The coffee shop will be busy this afternoon, unlike soone who can be missing all day."
Chiba Shimizu suddenly said.
Haruka Yuzan grinned.
This was the Chiba-san he knew, with the familiar sarcasm and the familiar flavor.
Fairy-like in grace, as if clouds veiled the moon, or as the swirling snow yielded to the fleeting wind. From afar, she shone as the dawn with the rising sun; up close, she blazed like a lotus erging from the clear waves.
A fairy's poise, peerless and independent, as if descending from the Turquoise Pool to the mortal realm.
Lin Ran was stunned. Were there others?
Just as he planned to conceal his presence and observe from the shadows, the laughing fairy noticed him.
The laughter ceased abruptly, and the fairies whispered amongst themselves, occasionally glancing in Lin Ran's direction with innocent, watery eyes that held a hint of infatuation.
But Lin Ran was certain.
This wasn't the look of a lover but more like... a sumptuous al?
"Master, sothing isn't right about them," the voice of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner echoed in his mind.
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes, "Can you defeat them?"
"Master, I will protect you, even if it ans self-destruction."
"Let's observe for now." Outnumbered and with unknown strengths.
According to the teachings of the Stability Scripture, if there is a choice to avoid fighting, it should be the optimal solution.
Lin Ran's fingers had already touched the sword gourd at his waist; if anything went awry, he'd use the Escape Technique to flee. The pressure from these few was simply too great.
Even when facing Fu Kaining and the likes of Jun Chen, he had never been so cautious.
At that mont, the fairies seed to have reached a decision.
A fairy in a purple celestial robe stepped forward. She had a slender waist and a delicate body, like a willow by the river in spring, which compelled one to tornt her.
Lin Ran bit his tongue lightly, returning clarity to his eyes.
Seeing this, the fairy offered an even more charming smile, "Surely, you must be the new steward of the Immortal Peach Orchard?"
Steward?
Lin Ran was taken aback.
The fairy had not
The power of the fairies across from him was unfathomable!
For so reason, although the fairies were beautiful, Lin Ran felt a chill down his spine every ti they looked at him. It was a mysterious feeling, as if clouds lightly veiled the moon, or as swirling snow yielded to the fleeting wind. From afar, they shone as the dawn with the rising sun; up close, they blazed like a lotus erging from clear waves.
A fairy's poise, peerless and independent, as if descending from the Turquoise Pool to the mortal realm.
Lin Ran was stunned. Were there others?
Just as he decided to conceal his presence and observe from the shadows, the laughing fairy noticed him.
The laughter ceased abruptly, and the fairies whispered amongst themselves, occasionally glancing in Lin Ran's direction with innocent, watery eyes that held a hint of infatuation.
But Lin Ran was certain.
This wasn't the look of a lover but more like... a sumptuous al?
"Master, sothing isn't right about them," the voice of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner echoed in his mind.
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes, "Can you defeat them?"
"Master, I will protect you, even if it ans self-destruction."
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