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To prevent Xiaoyu from stealing again, he gave her 10,000 yuan for living expenses.
Xiaoyu tossed her hair: "I used it to buy clothes."
As she spoke, she pointed to the leather choker around her neck: "Isn't it cute? It's only 5,000 yen."
Shirakawa Natsumi thought she was trying to have her cake and eat it too. Looking at the time, she realized it was still early and didn't bother to expose her: "Let's go, let's get something to eat first."
"Yay!" Xiaoyu immediately stood up, waving her arms and legs excitedly: "What are we going to eat?"
Shirakawa Natsu led her to a ramen shop nearby, which was diagonally opposite the school gate. If Kiyokami Aki came out of it, she would definitely see it immediately.
Xiaoyu pouted, "I thought we were going to eat something delicious, but it's just ramen."
She walked ahead, kicking her feet as she looked around: "It's so dirty! The floor is greasy and slippery, like there might be cockroaches."
Shirakawa Natsu slowed her pace, creating some distance between herself and the woman to avoid being hit.
Xiaoyu walked to the counter: "Boss, I'd like a large tonkotsu ramen."
The owner, a smiling middle-aged man, saw the cute Xiaoyu and said with a smile, "Can you finish this? Our portions are very generous."
“Xiaoyu can eat it all.” Xiaoyu shook her head and said with a grin, “Uncle, your ramen is the best. I love it so much. I can eat two bowls.”
"Then I'll make you a lot more." The middle-aged man was clearly in a good mood, and he started making noodles with a smile.
After the two sat down, Shirakawa Natsumi's lips twitched, and she pointed at Xiaoyu's bowl of noodles and said, "Why do you have two eggs in your ramen, and more roast pork than me?"
"Because she's a beautiful girl~" Xiaoyu said smugly, "If I eat more at one meal, I can eat one less meal a day and save some money."
"Eat quickly, I wandered around while waiting for you and now I'm really hungry." She said, looking at Shirakawa Natsumi's bowl, "Teacher, this bowl looks delicious, can I have a sip of the soup?"
"Okay." Shirakawa Natsu hadn't even touched his chopsticks yet; his attention was all on the school gate. If he missed Kiyosaka Aki, all his efforts today would have been in vain.
When he turned to look at the bowl of noodles again, he saw Xiaoyu using chopsticks to put char siu pork into his bowl.
When Xiaoyu saw him looking over, she put a piece in her mouth and said, "Hmm, so-so. It seems like mine is tastier."
Shirakawa Natsu looked at her shameless behavior and was speechless.
Xiaoyu moved her bowl closer to herself with her hand: "Don't look like you really want to eat it, I won't share with you."
"Why did you come out?" Shirakawa Natsumi took out her chopsticks from the side, picked up some noodles, and asked, "Is it because you don't like the orphanage?"
Xiaoyu took a couple of bites: "You must be so sad. How pitiful. I don't have to worry about you anymore. This is the first thing I remember saying to you."
She continued casually ordering noodles, saying in between, "Being that thin is so pitiful. It's so tragic to be born into that kind of family."
"These are the words I heard most often in my limited childhood memories."
She paused for a few seconds, then said, "Of course, our dean is a very good person, but I don't think I'm a pitiful person. I think if I continue to stay here and be pitied all the time, I will fall into misfortune."
She finished her noodles in a few bites: "I don't think that being sad, having grief, or not having parents makes someone a pitiful person."
"Hmm." Shirakawa Natsu nodded noncommittally.
After Xiaoyu finished speaking, she grinned and looked at Bai Chuanxia: "So when the teacher said that he valued my talent, I decided that I would definitely not let the teacher down."
"Is that so?" Shirakawa Natsu raised an eyebrow.
“Of course.” Xiaoyu said seriously, “The teacher is like a ray of light shining into my life in the darkness.”
"No matter what happens, I will never betray my teacher, hehe."
"Eat up," Shirakawa Natsumi said with a smile.
The two came out of the ramen shop.
"It's not as delicious as I imagined. Let's try something else next time," Xiaoyu said, pouting with her hands behind her back.
Shirakawa Natsu ignored her chattering and quickly slipped around the corner.
Two familiar figures walked together at the school gate, chatting and laughing.
After her initial gentle expression, Kimura Momo's smile gradually became more frequent. Walking alongside Kiyokami Aki, who always wore a gentle smile, seemed to have a healing effect on people.
Students from both sides greeted the two of them, and Qing Shangqiu responded with a smile to each one.
Xiaoyu leaned close to Bai Chuanxia and murmured, "She's even prettier in person than in photos, teacher. Are you a stalker? You're not good enough for such a beauty."
Shirakawa Natsu glared at her fiercely.
"Don't worry, teacher. Even if you're a pervert, Xiaoyu will still stand by your side," Xiaoyu quickly declared.
"Hurry up and keep up, don't get left behind," Shirakawa Natsu urged her. "They usually go to the East Campus Mall, be careful not to lose them."
"Trust Xiaoyu." Xiaoyu gave him a thumbs up and skipped away.
Shirakawa Natsu shook her head as she watched her hopping around. Without a doubt, this girl was absolutely not suited to be a detective.
This little beauty is very eye-catching with just a little dressing up. She has already attracted a lot of attention since she ran out.
It's not that everyone who watches this is a lolicon, it's just that when they see a cute girl dressed in a flamboyant way on the street, they can't help but take a second look.
Kiyokami Aki and Kimura Momo disappeared around the corner, chatting and laughing.
Shirakawa Natsu wasn't in a hurry. He would wait for Xiaoyu to follow them, and then he would follow Xiaoyu himself. This way, he could monitor them in real time without being easily discovered. He spoke into the earpiece, "Can you hear me?"
"Wow~" came Xiaoyu's voice from the other end of the earphone: "This couple is so sweet! The gentle older sister and the kind older brother, they must live a very happy life."
Shirakawa Natsu was exasperated. After Xiaoyu disappeared from sight, she cautiously followed: "What are they doing?"
"Cross the street."
"..." Shirakawa Natsumi's lips twitched: "Unless there are special circumstances, you don't have to say it."
"The older sister almost fell, but the older brother caught her." Xiaoyu's voice was light and cheerful: "At that moment, they saw each other in each other's eyes, time seemed to stand still, and the world was just..."
“If you add narration, I’ll deduct your salary,” Shirakawa Natsu said with a dark face.
"Yes, sir!"
After her playful antics, Xiaoyu became serious: "They went into a dessert shop, and it looked so delicious."
"They actually ordered the premium chocolate shaved ice ramen, which I've been wanting to try for ages."
"They were having a great time chatting and flipping through magazines together."
Shirakawa Natsu leaned against the wall, his ears filled with Xiaoyu's incessant chatter and her various thoughts. He was too lazy to stop her, and instead focused on extracting useful information from her words.
There was no doubt that the fox and Kiyosaki had a better relationship than he had imagined.
At least when he was at school with the fox, he never saw her smile as Kimura Momo; she always had a gentle, formulaic expression.
"What exactly is the fox up to?"
He felt inexplicably jealous.
As he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard Xiaoyu exclaim on the other end of the earpiece: "Oh my god, I think I've been discovered, she's coming over."
"Calm down, they don't know you. Hide your earphones." Shirakawa Natsumi's heart skipped a beat; Xiaoyu shouldn't have been discovered so quickly.
However, this was within his expectations. Xiaoyu was quite clever and quick-witted, so she could easily get away with it.
He hid for almost three minutes, but there was still no response from the other end of the earpiece, so he cautiously peeked out.
Upon seeing this, I almost fainted. Behind the glass window of the dessert shop, Xiaoyu was sitting next to Qing Shangqiu, chatting and laughing, her little legs swinging happily under the table. On the table in front of her was a large cup of an unknown dessert.
From his perspective, Xiaoyu had seamlessly blended into the relationship, like a young couple enjoying dessert with the sister-in-law.
"Is the clown myself?" Shirakawa Natsumi felt a strange tightness in her chest.
Chapter 245 She is in danger
Behind the glass window, three people were chatting and laughing. They were all good-looking, and passersby couldn't help but turn their heads to watch.
"What exactly does the fox want?" Shirakawa Natsu frowned, looking at the fox through the glass window.
She sat upright, her fingers gracefully lifting the coffee cup.
Kiyosaki pointed at the magazine, chatting and laughing, as if accepting something.
Xiaoyu ate fried noodles and shaved ice while playfully interrupting.
She had already put her earphones away, and Shirakawa Natsu was a street away, so she couldn't hear what they were saying.
He wasn't worried that the fox would take a liking to Qing Shangqiu; he was only worried that the fox, this rascal, might have some wicked intentions.
Last time, throwing him into a gang conspiracy really messed him up.
Now all we can do is stand here and wait.
It was rush hour, and the setting sun cast a red glow over the sky as pedestrians hurried along the streets.
He leaned against the wall, holding his phone, without worrying about attracting attention.
After standing for about half an hour, Qing Shangqiu took out her card from her bag, raised her hand to call the waiter to pay the bill, and then they came out of the dessert shop together.
After the three finished talking at the shop entrance, Kimura Momo waved goodbye and left.
Qing Shangqiu and Xiaoyu chatted and laughed as they walked towards the street.
"You've separated?" Shirakawa Natsu frowned, pondered for a moment, then turned and moved away to avoid being seen.
Although Xiaoyu's tracking skills aren't great, she's definitely a social butterfly, adept at being cute, and feigning innocence.
On their first meeting, he not only managed to freeload off the food and drinks, but also became very close to Qing Shangqiu.
The two walking together looked more like a young mother and rebellious daughter than sisters.
Shirakawa Natsu waited a while, and watched the two enter the subway together. He then followed closely behind.
Xiao Yu's pursuit was discovered, proving that Qing Shangqiu was somewhat vigilant.
He was cautious, worried about being discovered.
But the moment he stepped into the subway station, the "Yellow Hair Photography Skill" seemed to activate some kind of venue buff.
He could keenly sense the gazes of those around him, and like a fish diving into water, he darted quickly through the gaps in the crowd without worrying about being discovered.
Xiaoyu and Qing Shangqiu were standing in the front carriage, chatting and laughing.
Xiaoyu kept talking, and Qing Shangqiu listened to her with a smile, just like the gentle image she always projected at school.
As the tram entered the nearby suburbs, Kiyosaki and Koyu got off together.
Shirakawa Natsu easily kept up by blending into the crowd.
Following the two people out of the subway station, we walked for another ten minutes or so. Gradually, we could no longer see tall buildings, but instead saw some small bungalows.
Qing Shangqiu finally stopped in front of a two-story building, took out her key to open the door, and Xiaoyu followed behind her, skipping and jumping inside.
This is a small detached villa with a lawn. It's not very big, and the mottled walls show that the house is quite old, but it's kept relatively clean overall.
Shirakawa Natsu stopped at the corner; if she continued inside, she would be trespassing on a private residence.
Actually, there's not much point in continuing to follow Qing Shangqiu now, but Xiaoyu was brought here by him, so he can't just leave her here unattended.
It's quite troublesome for the little guy not to have a phone; he can only wait here.
He'd have to ask her later what the fox and Kiyosaka Aki had talked about.
As the sun gradually set, he hid around the corner, not worried about being mistaken for a suspicious person.
That's the advantage of being handsome.
After waiting for a full quarter of an hour, Xiaoyu's voice suddenly came through the earphones: "Hehe, teacher, guess where I am now?"
"Stop fooling around and come out right now." Shirakawa Natsumi said into the earpiece, "I have something to ask you."
"Teacher, you actually followed me here! I didn't even notice!" Xiaoyu exclaimed. "Teacher, you must do this kind of thing all the time."
"Stop talking nonsense, or Kiyokami Aki will find out." Shirakawa Natsumi said with a dark face.
"It's okay, Sister Qiu went to take a shower. I'm going to her room to look for clues for the teacher." Xiaoyu chuckled, "The teacher likes Sister Qiu, right? Doesn't the teacher want Sister Qiu's personal belongings?"
"That's enough. I'll give you one minute. If you don't come out, don't even think about learning anything from me." Shirakawa Natsumi's tone was serious. He knew Xiaoyu's skills. This girl had been caught stealing many times, and this time it was truly a perfect match for her expertise: "Remember, you are my student, not a thief anymore."
"I know, I know, you're not my dad. I'm already here, what's the point of coming if I just run away without doing anything?" Xiaoyu said impatiently. "Isn't the teacher curious about what kind of underwear she wears under her dignified appearance? I'll just take a look and tell you later, hehe. Don't worry, even if I get caught, I won't betray the teacher, hehe."
Shirakawa Natsu frowned. Xiaoyu was wild and untamed, but they had only known each other for two days, so it was already quite good that they had done this much.
"Ah?!" Xiaoyu exclaimed from the other end of the earpiece, but the exclamation was only for a moment. She quickly covered her mouth, her voice panicked and filled with suppressed gasps, the sound of someone who had witnessed something extremely terrifying.
"Calm down, take a deep breath, what happened?" After experiencing the gang incident, Shirakawa Natsumi was at least quite composed in terms of courage.
"Help..." Her words were cut short.
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