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Chapter 8 Is Shinichi Kudo also my son?
The MINI Cooper drove smoothly along the streets shrouded in night, but the atmosphere inside the car was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.
Xiaolan curled up in the back seat, her small body sinking into the soft seat, her mind still pondering the question from before.
Uncle Kogoro and Aunt Ruri dislike Shinichi because he is also a detective, and much more capable than Uncle Kogoro, which is why Uncle Kogoro is jealous...
But Mom is different. She's a lawyer. Although she occasionally deals with detectives in her work, why is she so against me associating with Shinichi?
Xiaolan frowned, her round face full of confusion.
She simply couldn't understand where her mother's hostility towards Shinichi Kudo came from.
Just as she was racking her brains, Eri Kisaki, sitting in the driver's seat, suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence in the car.
Her voice was calm and even, yet it exploded like a bombshell in the carriage.
"The reason I don't want you associating with that kid is because..."
Eri paused deliberately at this point.
She glanced at Lin Xiuyi's suddenly ugly face out of the corner of her eye, and a strange sense of vengeful pleasure welled up in her heart.
She felt good when she made the man who left without saying goodbye back then feel bad.
Then, she uttered the shocking answer, word by word: "Because Shinichi Kudo might be your half-brother!"
"hehe……"
Lin Xiuyi let out a bitter laugh. He turned his head and looked out the window at the rapidly receding night view, not daring to look at his daughter's reaction in the back seat.
The neon lights outside the window flickered on and off, but they couldn't illuminate his heavy heart at that moment.
He knew that this news was too cruel for Xiaolan.
Ran, sitting in the back seat, was completely stunned after hearing Eri's words, as if she had been frozen in place.
Her eyes were wide open, her mouth slightly agape, and her small body was stiff as if petrified, completely motionless.
Her mind went blank, with only the words "half-brother" echoing wildly in her head, making her dizzy.
Shinichi...is my younger brother? How is that possible?
She and Shinichi grew up together and were childhood sweethearts, so how could they be half-siblings?
Xiaolan felt her worldview had collapsed, and tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably, but she stubbornly held them back.
……
The car slowly stopped in front of Eri Kisaki's apartment building, and Lin Xiuyi was the first to push open the car door and get out.
He went around to the back seat, opened the car door, and looked at Xiaolan, who was still sitting there blankly, and felt a pang of heartache.
"Xiao Lan?" Lin Xiuyi called her softly, but received no response.
He raised his voice again and called out, "Xiao Lan, we're here. It's time to go upstairs."
Xiaolan remained silent, staring blankly ahead.
Lin Xiuyi sighed helplessly, bent down and carefully picked up her precious daughter.
Xiao Lan's body was very light, and holding her in his arms felt like floating, which made Lin Xiuyi's heart feel even heavier.
He carried Ran in his arms and followed Eri Kisaki into the apartment building.
The elevator slowly ascended, and in the cramped space, only the faint sound of the elevator moving could be heard.
Lin Xiuyi looked down at her daughter's pale face in her arms, secretly blaming Fei Yingli. Even if she was angry, she shouldn't have told the child such a cruel truth so hastily.
……
Lin Xiuyi gently placed Xiaolan on the large bed in Fei Yingli's apartment bedroom and covered her with a blanket.
Seeing that his daughter still didn't react, he sighed softly, turned around and closed the bedroom door.
As soon as Lin Xiuyi entered the living room, he couldn't help but frown.
"Eri, why did you tell Ran all that? Even though I had a little accident with Yukiko back then, it doesn't necessarily mean that Shinichi Kudo is definitely my son, does it?"
"Hmph, I didn't say that." Eri Kisaki glanced coldly at Hideaki Hayashi, her tone laced with sarcasm. "After you left without saying goodbye back then, Yukiko specifically sought me out. At the time, she personally admitted that she was pregnant with your child!"
"Cough, cough..."
Lin Xiuyi was so shocked by these words that he coughed violently, and his expression became very strange.
He never expected things to turn out this way.
"But I've run into her a few times in America over the years, and she's never mentioned this, let alone said she had a son."
"She didn't even tell you she had a son?" Eri frowned slightly, muttering to herself, "That's not like that woman at all. She could brag about it to my face back then, there's no reason she wouldn't tell you!"
"See, you realize something's not right now, don't you?"
Lin Xiuyi quickly seized the opportunity, stepped forward, and tried to explain.
"Eri, all these years, Yukiko and I really only had that one night..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was met with Eri Kisaki's icy, piercing gaze.
That gaze was like a knife, making him instinctively shrink back, his voice growing softer and weaker, increasingly lacking confidence.
"Okay, we ran into each other a few more times later in America. But Eri, I swear, the person I love most in my heart will always only be you!"
"Yeah?"
Fei Ying let out a cold snort, her eyes full of disdain.
"When you're with another woman, you're thinking of me? Lin Xiuyi, don't you think what you're saying is ridiculous?"
Her voice suddenly rose, filled with long-suppressed anger.
"That night with Yukiko back then could be considered a mistake made while drunk. But what happened afterward? Don't forget, she's a married woman now! What are you really up to by getting entangled with her?"
"Well... I heard that their relationship isn't very good."
Lin Xiu said awkwardly, trying her best to defend herself.
"I remember Yusaku Kudo has been traveling in Europe a lot these past few years and rarely comes home. Yukiko, on the other hand, has been working in Hollywood, America. The two have been living apart for a long time, so... they probably don't have much of a relationship anymore, right?"
Before he could finish speaking, a soft "meow" sound suddenly came from over.
A small, jet-black cat with smooth fur appeared out of nowhere and gracefully ran to Eri's feet, rubbing its head against her trouser leg while making affectionate meows.
Eri's anger subsided considerably. She ignored Lin Xiuyi, bent down, and carefully picked up the black kitten.
She gently stroked the kitten's head, her voice so tender it could melt your heart: "I'm sorry, Shuichi, I've been so busy these past few days that I forgot to prepare food for you."
Lin Xiuyi: "..."