Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

Chapter 173: Mao Li is in a Dilemma

"Mr. Maeda and his fiancée have a really good relationship!"

Looking at the two people hugging each other, Xiaolan's eyes flashed with envy. As she spoke, her eyes unconsciously looked at Conan beside her, and the scene of herself and Shinichi together emerged in her mind.

Conan pretended not to see Xiaolan's eyes, turned his head and said to Maori beside him:

"By the way, uncle, Maeda-san just told me that they are planning to get married soon and want to invite us to their wedding ceremony!"

What else could he do if he didn't pretend not to see it? He couldn't just hug Xiaolan openly! He is Conan now, not Kudo!

Mao Li didn't know about his little trick. After hearing this, he thought for a moment:

"Is that so? We'll talk about it later! Speaking of which, that Mr. Matsuzaki we met on the beach earlier is also planning to invite us to his wedding!"

"Humph, it's time for someone to give up! After just two days out, you're already thinking about picking up girls! Oh, no, if I remember correctly, if Xiaolan hadn't come looking for you two nights ago, you would have spent the night with some lady, right?"

Feiyingli on the side adjusted her glasses and said with a sneer.

To be honest, when she heard the news, she was completely shocked! She really didn't expect that Mao Li, this guy, would be so bold!

He knew that I was in this hotel too, but he dared to drink with a woman in the bar? He really didn't take her seriously!

And Xiaolan too, after something like this happened, she actually wanted to hide it from me?

If she hadn't accidentally heard that 'Kogoro Mouri was drinking with a sexy woman in a bar and was caught by his own daughter when he was drunk', she probably wouldn't have known that Mouri was so courageous!

Thinking of this, she glared at Xiaolan beside her.

"mom!"

Looking at the look in Hime Eri's eyes, Xiaolan knew what she meant, but what could she do?

Tell Mom about this? Then the chances of her coming back will be even smaller! If I don't tell her, maybe I can keep this a secret for Dad. Maybe Mom won't be so angry with Dad.

"You kid..."

Looking at Xiaolan's pleading eyes, Hime Eri sighed and shook her head helplessly.

If she had known earlier, she should not have let her live with Maori in the first place. Otherwise, Maori would not have become the "useless person" he is now, and Xiaolan would not be so partial to Maori.

"Humph, what does it have to do with you! You're not jealous because they invited me but not you because I'm more famous than you!"

Maori doesn't care about that. As a typical tsundere man, although he actually cares about Eri in his heart, he will never show it on the surface.

As for that night... he didn't go drinking with her on purpose. It was just that when he was drinking, the woman came over to him.

Faced with such a good thing that came right to his door, he couldn't possibly refuse it! But who knew it would end up being spread like this!

"If I had known this earlier, I would have rejected her directly."

Looking at Yingli's cold expression, Maori felt a little regretful.

"Just you? And you're famous? You're overthinking it!"

Yingli rolled his eyes in disdain. While Maori had indeed solved quite a few cases, he still thought he could surpass him in reputation? What a joke!

"However, if there really is an invitation, I won't go. I'm not like some people who have nothing to do all day. My schedule is packed!

It's really unpleasant to finally have a vacation and end up meeting such a nasty guy."

"What did you say!"

Mao Li was also instantly furious when he heard this. He glared at Yingli beside him. His pride would not allow him to bow his head in such a matter:

"I'm busy too! Well, Conan, when you get an invitation, remember to turn it down for me!"

......

Looking at the two people who started arguing again because of this little thing, Conan sighed helplessly, and looked at Xiaolan who also sighed beside him. They both saw the deep helplessness in each other's eyes.

"So, uncle, when will you be more honest? You just need to admit your mistakes, but you have to be so stubborn."

Conan looked at Maori, whose face was red and who had obviously lost the argument, and sighed in his heart.

And Xiaolan is even more direct:

"Dad, since you don't want to go then, I'll take Conan and Ai with me! As for the food, I think you should be able to handle it alone~"

"!"

Hearing this, Mao Li was stunned for a moment. No, how could Xiaolan make the decision for him without saying anything? He was just being stubborn now. If he really received an invitation, how could he not attend?

How could he let go of such a rare opportunity to get something for free?

However, the words had already been spoken, and he naturally could not regret it in front of Fei Yingli, so he could only say haltingly:

"Go ahead, if you want to go. I have so much to do next that I don't have time to attend these meaningless weddings!"

On the side, Yingli, who was very familiar with him, saw his performance, and the coldness between his eyebrows eased a little.

Could she not see that Mao Li was being stubborn? Of course she could! But she would never say such things out loud.

"In that case, Lan, when you receive the invitation, remember to call me. I will arrange the time in advance and take you there."

"Huh? But, what's your schedule?"

"My schedule is full, but I can make some time for it!"

Fei Yingli said confidently:

"After all, I've been mainly busy collecting evidence and meeting with clients lately. I can still find time if I adjust it! Unlike some detectives who, after receiving a commission, probably can't adjust their schedule~"

As she spoke, she looked at Maori with a smile in her eyes.

"Of course! I'm not like some people who don't keep their promises. Since I promised the client, I will naturally not give the client away!"

In fact, he had never received any commission. He was just pretending to do so for the sake of face.

However, at this point he was in a difficult situation and could only shamelessly pretend that he had received the commission.

"That's good. Someone should just go and take care of his own commission. I'll take care of Xiaolan and the others."

Yingli adjusted his glasses and said lightly.

"You...okay, whatever! I'm very busy anyway!"

In the end, Maori had no choice but to eat the bitter fruit of his own making.