Stay away from Conan

"There's nothing I can do about it. All the reservations accepted by dad's restaurant have been scheduled for next year. It's no wonder dad is so busy. I shouldn't be willful to dad...

"Huh? You said you were sorry that you couldn't attend my father's visit day and sports meeting before? Haha, why are you bringing this up now? My favorite dad is cooking since I was very young.

"Well, yes, so it doesn't matter... what! The box of wine I received earlier was sent by my father to celebrate our engagement! I'm so happy... Well, dad should also take care of his health..."

The succession seemed to be intermittent, and Takato probably heard that Shimahara Kanon, who was on the phone inside, seemed to have hung up the phone, so Takato was about to send the food in at this time.

However, at this moment, before Gao Yuan could open the door to the lounge, through the crack in the door, Gao Yuan saw Kanon Shimahara inside the room and cried "Wow" -

this……

After noticing the situation inside the house, Gao Yuan, who originally thought he would go in, couldn't help but hesitate -

It’s not good to go in when people are crying right now...

However, it is really pitiful. Not only can his father not be able to come to his engagement party, he may not even have time to come to the wedding...

As a wedding that may only happen once in a lifetime...

Thinking like this, Gao Yuan suddenly recalled what he had seen and heard before, and seemed to feel that this might be the case. Maybe this wedding of Miss Shimahara Kanon may not be the only one in her life, so...

Wouldn't that be more pitiful?

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan looked helpless and didn't know what to do.

But at this time, she seemed to notice the movement in the house. Shimahara Kanon quickly wiped the tears on her face, then walked towards the door in a panic, and suddenly opened the door, and saw the person standing at this time. The distance outside the door.

In response to this, being caught off guard by Kanon Shimahara, Gao Yuan looked embarrassed and could only point to the dinner plate in his hand and said:

"It was the new doctor who asked me to deliver food..."

"okay……"

Upon seeing this, he found that the person standing at the door was someone he didn't know, but because Takato mentioned Shinde Tomaki, Shimahara Kanon just smiled awkwardly, nodded, and was about to take it. The dinner plate in Gao Yuan's hand——

"Huh? Are you... Mr. Akechi Takato?"

"Well……"

It was a bit unexpected. I didn't expect the other party to call out my name, but I didn't know what the specific situation was, so Gao Yuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied:

"Yes, I am wise and lofty."

"Wow! I know you, and I've seen your deeds on the news! I didn't expect that two famous detectives would come to my engagement party..."

In this way, seeing Takato admit, Shimahara Kanon seemed to be very excited and said:

"It's a pity that Kudo Shinichi didn't come, otherwise it would have been perfect..."

Muttering, Kanon Shimahara muttered something in a low voice, and then said to Gao Yuan:

"You're so welcome to my engagement party!"

"Well...it's also an honor for me to come to such a great party..."

In this regard, facing the other party's enthusiastic attitude, Gao Yuan was at a loss for a moment and could only reply like this.

Then, looking at the dinner plate in his hand, Takato couldn't help but immediately handed it over, and Kanon Shimahara, who seemed very happy, also happily took the dinner plate, opened the lid on it, and only I saw a plate of curry inside——

"Ah! It's the 'after-dinner curry' made by Kensuke. This is my favorite!"

Looking at the curry on the plate, Kanon Shimahara said happily, and then planned to take the plate into the lounge——

"Ah, by the way, Mr. Akechi, could you please do me a favor?"

Suddenly, Kanon Shimahara seemed to think of something, and asked Gao Yuan...

…

"Uh...it's really heavy..."

Gao Yuan came out of the warehouse in the basement and climbed up the stairs carrying a box of imported wine. It seemed a bit difficult. He temporarily placed the box of wine at the corner of the stairs and took a short rest——

"They treat me like a coolie..."

Just now, Gao Yuan agreed to Shimahara Kanon's request, hoping that Gao Yuan would go to the basement warehouse and move the box of foreign wine to the party.

However, this box of wine is still a bit heavy to move.

"No, the party is about to start, we have to hurry up..."

Thinking like this, Gao Yuan calmed down a little, continued to lift the box, and was about to walk up -

"Isn't this okay? Then I have no choice but to give birth."

However, just as Gao Yuan passed the corner on the first floor, across a corridor, from the back door of the restaurant, Yasuda Nana's voice came.

"Um?"

Surprisingly, it was just a guess at first, but when he heard Yasuda Nana say such words directly, Gao Yuan couldn't help but feel depressed.

And when he turned around to look, he saw Nana Yasuda and Kensuke Motoki chatting quietly over there at the back door -

"I won't cause you any trouble..."

Somewhat sadly, Yasuda Nana said this——

"This topic is too heavy... It's better to run away as if you haven't seen me before you are discovered..."

Since the parties involved were not his friends, this emotional entanglement related to privacy, as an outsider, Gao Yuan thought in his heart, he lifted the box with all his strength, tried not to make any noise, and left here quickly...

…

Soon, after moving the box of wine to the back kitchen, it didn't take long for Yasuda Nana to come to the back kitchen. There was not much time left before the party started, so when she saw Gao Yuan here, Yasuda Nana asked Gao Yuan to do it. Some final deployment work.

Gao Yuan, forgetting what he just saw and heard, pretended that nothing happened, nodded in agreement, and began to move the meals, wine glasses, tableware and other things that had been prepared in the kitchen to the hall outside. Arrange these items according to buffet specifications.

At the same time, the tables in the hall had already been arranged by Shinde Tomoe, forming a circle with a large space in the middle for people to stand.

And starting from the stairwell on the second floor, there was a red carpet, which went directly through the circle formed by the tables and did not end until it reached the wall of the hall. And on the wall at the end of the red carpet, there is a slogan for the engagement party.

There are flower baskets and balloons hanging on all the tables.

The entire hall seemed to have a very lively atmosphere, and everyone attending the party seemed extremely happy at the moment, waiting for the arrival of the two engaged couples——

"Ah, where have you been? Why do you look so tired?"

At this time, Xiao Ai finally finished her work and returned to the crowd attending the party. Seeing Gao Yuan's figure who had disappeared for a long time, Xiao Ai couldn't help but walk to his side and asked slightly coldly.

"Just a little help..."

He wasn't physically tired, but what he saw just now made Gao Yuan feel very tired in his heart, so he answered helplessly.

At this time, Tomaki Shinde, who was the host of the party, was waiting at the bar on one side. The leader of the service team, Nana Yasuda, was observing the situation at the venue and saw that everyone attending the party was standing on both sides of the red carpet with enthusiasm. At the same time, both protagonists were ready, and Nana Yasuda gave the signal to Tomaki Aride to start.

So, Tomaki Shinde pressed the button on the CD player behind the bar, and the melodious melody of Mozart's opera "The Marriage of Figaro" suddenly sounded in the venue——

"Dear guests, today's two protagonists are about to appear. Let us welcome them with warm applause!"

Tomaki Shinde walked out from behind the bar with a microphone in hand, pointing to the stairs in the hall connecting to the second floor——

At this moment, as the crowd of partygoers burst into applause, everyone's attention focused on the stairs...

This engagement party has begun...