Ke Xuezhuo's son-in-law

Chapter 461 Mouri Kogoro is hospitalized
  The next morning, everyone was having dinner, and the atmosphere seemed to have returned to its former calm. However, Fujiwara noticed the dark circles on Azusa's face, which seemed a little unusual.

During breakfast, Rena Minami was playing the news, everyone else remained silent, and the atmosphere seemed a bit heavy.

After a period of silence, Fujiwara finally couldn't help but speak and asked with concern: "Xiao Zi, did you sleep well last night?"

Xiaozi bit the spoon gently, her cheeks flushed slightly, and nodded, not having the courage to look into Fujiwara's eyes. Her heart was filled with the unexpected scene last night, which made her toss and turn all night long, unable to sleep, and full of thoughts.

Mary saw through Xiao Zi's inner activities, and it must have been Fujiwara's confession yesterday. However, as an outsider, she couldn't express it clearly, so she had to drink the breakfast milk and tap the table with the bottom of the cup, and then signaled with her eyes. Fujiwara, let him recall what happened yesterday.

Fujiwara shook his head slightly, showing an uninformed look, and did not understand Mary's hint. It happened that in the morning news, an important report caught everyone's attention.

"According to reports from relevant sources, the main culprit in the serial murder case, Sawaki Hiroshi, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department today, and he confessed to his criminal facts."

Fujiwara looked at the news with a blank expression. He had tried his best to help society get rid of a dangerous criminal.

Mary, on the other hand, despised the police for being so slow. It had been almost two weeks, but it was only now that the case was solved.

After breakfast, when Fujiwara was about to go upstairs, Xiaozi suddenly grabbed Fujiwara's clothes corner, with a hint of uneasiness on his face, and whispered: "Um, Fujiwara, can I talk to you?"

Fujiwara caught a glimpse of her restraint and uneasiness, so he nodded doubtfully and motioned for her to sit down.

The two walked to the sofa and sat down. Xiaozi still lowered his head, seeming to be struggling with the next words.

Fujiwara leaned forward, clasping his hands on his knees, waiting for her expression with great concern and interest.

Xiaozi hesitated for a while, her eyes flickering in the dim light of the room, and a smile looming at the corners of her mouth. She seemed to be playing with her own emotions, and Fujiwara felt her weakness and tenderness, which made him wait for her words with even more concern.

In the end, Xiaozi shook his head slightly, as if he didn't know how to speak. Her lips trembled slightly, but her voice was delayed.

Fujiwara began to feel a little anxious and was not sure what Xiaozi was going to say. He couldn't help but said, "Do you want a salary increase?"

Xiaozi shook her head quickly, her voice soft and gentle, full of gratitude: "No, no, the salary Fujiwara gave me is already very high, three times more than when I worked in the cafe before."

Fujiwara was slightly relieved, but still alert. He continued to ask curiously: "Then what's wrong with you? You pulled me over like this and didn't speak for a long time. I thought you had something big and wanted to show off with me."

When Xiaozi heard this, she finally tried her courage again. Her smile was like the spring breeze, warm and pure. She raised her head and met Fujiwara's eyes, revealing her inner joy and relaxation. "Actually, I just want to say to you, thank you for your concern and support for me all the time. Fujiwara, you are a very good friend."

Fujiwara was stunned for a moment, then responded with a smile: "Zi is also a good friend of mine. No matter what difficulties we have, we can talk and support each other. Don't be shy, if you need to tell me, I will listen."

After getting Fujiwara's repeated affirmation, Xiaozi finally plucked up the courage and began to express his thoughts. She lowered her head, bit her lip, and her voice gradually became soft and gentle: "I thought about it all night yesterday, and I think we are not suitable at all. I'm sorry."

Hearing these words, Fujiwara was stunned. His expression was a little stunned, and he didn't understand what Xiaozi was talking about. He asked doubtfully: "What's inappropriate? What's inappropriate?"

Xiaozi's cheeks were slightly red, and she felt that her words might be a bit sudden, but she continued: "I am older than you, and I don't want to fall in love for the time being." Fujiwara understood her words and suddenly realized that it was Xiaozi. Zi took his joke yesterday seriously. He sighed softly, then tried his best to pretend to be sad, and looked at Xiaozi with gentle eyes: "That Xiaozi, actually I..."

Xiaozi interrupted him, she said softly: "I know, I also admire you Fujiwara, but love is a very serious matter after all, and there are many things to consider, so I don't think we are suitable. In other words By the way, I can’t be with you with peace of mind. And you are so famous and there must be a lot of girls who like you. If the two of us are together, those girls will point their fingers.”

Fujiwara listened with bitterness on his face, and at the same time he also understood the consequences of joking. However, at this moment, he told her that he was just joking yesterday and had no other meaning. I'm afraid it would make both parties very embarrassed.

"Okay, I understand. I'm sorry for saying such abrupt things yesterday. I understand what Xiaozi means. Go ahead and do your work. I think I need to adjust myself, but you must tell me when you want to fall in love. , I will bless you.”

"Well, thank you Fujiwara, you are such a good person."

Fujiwara, who was given the good guy card, shook his head and had to accept Xiaozi's praise. When he returned to the office, he found Mary waiting for him.

As soon as she entered, she mentioned what happened yesterday and asked him to have a good talk with Xiaozi.

"We talked about it. We talked about this just now."

"Rejected?" Mary guessed immediately after seeing Fujiwara's reaction, "I thought you were joking with her yesterday."

Fujiwara didn’t expect that even though Mary had seen through it, Xiaozi would actually take it seriously, so he sat in front of the office with a sullen face and looked out the window. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, so he just lay on the desk and complained:
  "I was indeed joking yesterday. I wanted to tease her, but Xiaozi just gave me a lot of examples of why we are not suitable for a relationship. She convinced me with reasonable evidence. No one has ever refused so straightforwardly. I"

Thinking back to the time when I watched The Legend of the Red Thread in the cinema, I was induced to shed tears in my next life and explained my feelings step by step. Then I was politely rejected afterwards, but that time I was not as depressed as I am today.

Mary looked at the dejected Fujiwara silently, unable to think of anything to say to comfort her, so she could only praise Xiaozi's actions in disguise, "This shows that Xiaozi is a normal girl who has her own principles, and will not be judged just because of the wealth you have now." Choose to accept you, if you don’t like it, you don’t like it.”

"You're right, she is indeed a good girl, but what happened to you today? Why do you care about these things?"

"No, I just wanted to say a few words when I suddenly saw you in this state. By the way, the confused detective opposite just called you, and I helped answer it."

Fujiwara raised his head and couldn't help but smile when he heard Mouri Kogoro being called the confused detective, but he didn't correct Mari's title.

"Did he say something?"

"He asked you to entertain the clients who came to him during his absence. He injured his leg due to a fall and is currently recuperating in a general hospital. He may not show up until next week."

"He is hospitalized. Let's go visit him. Will Mary accompany me?" After speaking, Fujiwara blinked at Mary, trying to impress her with his innocent eyes.

Mary nodded speechlessly, and then added a mocking remark: "Okay, but if that confused detective makes fun of me about my height again, I think I don't mind letting him stay for another month."

After all, the reason why she hated that man so much was because every time he met him, he would joke with her about his height as if he thought he was being humorous, which was very annoying.

(End of this chapter)