Stay away from Conan

Chapter 278 Chocolate (Part 2)

Seeing Naomi being taken away by the police, everyone present at the Medical Department of Mihua University woke up from today's nightmare in a daze, and the saddest person among them was none other than Watanabe Kaomi.

Today is the annual Valentine's Day. Watanabe should have been happy because the boy she liked accepted the chocolate she sent, but she witnessed the death of her beloved in front of her eyes. There is no greater joy or sorrow in life than this.

Therefore, looking at the sad Watanabe, Gao Yuan refused to accept the commission fee, and then left sadly - knowing that Minagawa Katsuhiko might be in danger today, he still allowed the murderer to succeed. Gao Yuan really had no choice in this matter. Yan accepted the commission fee.

As the sun set, in the park near Fourth Chome, Takato, Haibara Ai, Mao Lilan, Conan, Ayumi and others left the Minagawa family and walked here. As for Suzuki Sonoko, she was very sad and went home early.

Looking at the sunset on the horizon, Mao Lilan couldn't help but feel a little melancholy:

"It should be a happy Valentine's Day, but I didn't expect it to be such a sad day."

With that said, Mao Lilan took out the chocolate in her arms and muttered to herself in a daze:

"What should I do with this chocolate?"

Thinking, Mao Lilan looked at Gao Yuan aside——

"Miss Xiaolan!"

Suddenly, Junxiu Wakamatsu's voice came from behind everyone. Looking back, he saw Junxiu Wakamatsu, who was tall and wearing a red vest. He ran up to Mao Lilan with a smile on his face and said:

"So you are here? Oh, actually, as long as you say something, I will send you home!"

"Ah... no, thank you."

Facing Wakamatsu Junxiu's enthusiasm, Mao Lilan couldn't help but politely refuse.

"Ah! That chocolate!"

Wakamatsu Junxiu didn't seem to hear Mao Lilan's polite refusal, but saw the chocolate in Mao Lilan's hand, and couldn't help but said with anticipation:

"Are you giving it to me?"

"no……"

Before Mao Lilan could deny it, Wakamatsu Junxiu took the chocolate from Mao Lilan's hand and said happily:

"Thank you so much! I'm so touched!"

Seeing this, Mao Lilan's patience with Wakamatsu Junxiu has reached the limit. An angry punch passed by Wakamatsu Junxiu's face, bringing up bursts of punching wind, and then hit the tree trunk behind Wakamatsu Junxiu. The surface of the trunk Suddenly a hole was made——

"Really! Please don't make a mistake, please!"

Roughly, Mao Lilan shouted at Wakamatsu Junxiu.

And Wakamatsu Junxiu was obviously frightened by what happened just now——

"I'm sorry! I disturbed you!"

Frightened, Wakamatsu Junxiu dropped Mao Lilan's chocolate and ran away in a hurry.

Gao Yuan, who was on the side, witnessed the scene just now and couldn't help but shook his head - this guy should not shamelessly harass Mao Lilan again in the future.

With this thought in mind, Mao Lilan took back the chocolate, walked up to Gao Yuan with some solemnity, handed the chocolate over, and then said seriously:

"Mr. Mingzhi, I owe you for your help in many things before, and I don't know how to thank you. This is your right to do justice, please accept it!"

Seeing this, both the person involved, Gao Yuan, and Conan beside him couldn't help being a little dumbfounded, while Haibara Ai walked away a few steps, seemingly angry, and came behind Gao Yuan, with his back to Gao Yuan.

However, seeing Mao Lilan take the initiative to give out the chocolate, Ayumi was still a little hesitant, but she also took out the chocolate, walked to Conan, and handed the chocolate over -

"Conan, please accept it!"

Conan, who was already a little dumbfounded by this, became even more at a loss.

At this time, Gao Yuan looked at the box of chocolates and saw a note with the word "Xinyi" written on it. Gao Yuan, who was originally at a loss, couldn't help but reveal a faint smile and sighed -

"No, Mori-san. I cannot accept this as a gift of giri chocolates for me. Besides, if I accept this box of chocolates, Kudo-san might be angry!"

With that said, Gao Yuan pointed to the note sandwiched on the chocolate still in Mao Lilan's hand.

At this moment, Mao Lilan suddenly remembered that after making chocolate last night, she had accidentally attached a note to it. She couldn't help but blushed shyly and took the chocolate back.

"Besides, it might be better to give it to this child than to me! After all, he was brave enough to protect you today! I think Kudo-san would understand if I gave it to him."

Gao Yuan added.

After hearing this, Haiyuan Ai silently walked back to Gao Yuan, as if he was relieved, opened his eyes, and looked meaningfully at Conan, who was looking a little embarrassed.

Mao Lilan also looked at Conan, whom Gao Yuan was referring to. When she saw Ayumi giving Conan chocolates, she was a little irritable, but she couldn't help but feel relieved, and then smiled and said -

"Oh, that's great, Conan! You've got a lovely girlfriend!"

"Ah! Wait a minute! Sister Xiaolan, no!"

Hearing what Mao Lilan said, Conan couldn't help but explain in a panic.

"You're so shy! You're so cute!"

Looking at Conan who was blushing a little, Mao Lilan smiled, then looked at Ayumi and said with a smile:

"But, little sister, it's too early for you to give chocolates at this age! After all, Valentine's Day is a day when girls gain the courage to love from chocolates and compile important memories, so chocolates are both sweet and bitter. of."

"Ah? Is that so?"

Hearing Mao Lilan's words, Ayumi said vaguely, feeling that her behavior seemed a bit hasty, and then looked at the chocolate in her hand, feeling a little confused.

"correct!"

Mao Lilan seemed to have thought of something. She took off the note on her chocolate and put it away. Then she unpacked the chocolate, broke it open, and said to everyone:

"Why don't we eat chocolate together! Use the taste of chocolate to wash away today's unhappiness!"

After hearing this, Ayumi thought about it carefully, took apart her chocolate, and shared one piece with everyone.

As a result, the originally dull atmosphere was resolved with the sweetness of chocolate——

"By the way, Mr. Akechi, it seems like you keep calling me and Shinichi and the others, 'Moori-san' and 'Kudo-san', which seems a bit too foreign. In fact, you can just call us by our names, otherwise we'll keep calling us by our names." I feel like I just met someone named 'Moori-kun'."

When I think of Toshihide Wakamatsu, whom I have just met, calling him "Miss Xiaolan" or "Miss Xiaolan" directly, it seems that Gao Yuan, who I have known for such a long time and still have a good relationship with, feels too distant.

Hearing what Mao Lilan said, Gao Yuan, who was giving all the chocolates he got from Mao Lilan to Conan, couldn't help but be a little surprised——

"Is that so? Sorry, Miss Xiaolan, I may be a little too serious in this regard."

After all, Gao Yuan has always maintained the habit he had when he was learning Japanese. He is used to calling each other's last name to show respect in normal greetings. Such a call is generally not wrong, so Gao Yuan has always called others this way.

But now that Mao Lilan has said so, it's time for him to change his tune. This can be regarded as a step closer to the relationship between Gao Yuan and the original character.

In this regard, Conan, who was happily eating chocolate, also agreed with Mao Lilan's statement.

Haiyuan Ai ate the chocolate silently, recalling the time when she and Gao Yuan talked alone, and she seemed to have a similar feeling. However, compared to calling them, Gao Yuan called himself by his surname, but unlike Mao Lilan and the others, he did not add the courtesy name "SAN" after his surname.

In response, Haibara Ai couldn't help but stretch out her right hand wearing the "lover" and smoothed her hair, seeming a little happy.

…

In the evening, when I returned home, Haihara Ai, who had already had dinner together, returned to his room first, while Gao Yuan stayed in the living room for a while before returning to his bedroom.

When I walked into the bedroom and turned on the light, I immediately caught sight of the gift tied with a colorful ribbon that should not have existed, but was now on the bedside table next to my bed.

The only person who can put things here is...

Thinking like this, Gao Yuan came to the bedroom door thoughtfully, looked in the direction of Haiyuan Ai's room, then curiously walked to the bedside table and picked up the gift——

It's chocolate!

Feeling the touch of the thing inside through the tin foil, Gao Yuan already understood what it was.

Involuntarily, Gao Yuan's heart warmed up and he felt a little excited, and then a trace of moved tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes——

This is the first time in your life!

Since childhood, this is the first time in my twenty years of life that I have received such a gift!

Thinking like this and full of expectations, Gao Yuan carefully opened the package, looked at the pure black chocolate inside, happily broke off a piece and put it in his mouth——

Richly bitter but extremely fragrant, this is dark chocolate without sugar...

This smell seems a bit familiar.

There is no cardboard, which is the so-called giri chocolate...

However, what should I give as a return gift next month?