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"You know him very well?" Matsuda asked in surprise.
“We were friends when we were kids, but as we grew up, he went abroad to study, while I stayed in China for university, and we gradually drifted apart,” Ayako explained. “I just never expected…”
"I never expected that after he returned to his country, he would take a liking to you and even asked your parents to arrange this blind date?" Matsuda interjected.
"Oh, right, I haven't asked yet?" Ayako looked at Matsuda with a half-smile. "Officer Matsuda, you came here because Sonoko must have told you something, right?"
"Why Sonoko? Couldn't it be that I happened to be eating nearby and just stopped by to say hello?" Matsuda asked.
"If it's just a greeting, why pretend to be my boyfriend?"
Ayako snorted.
She looked up, her gaze sweeping across the restaurant before quickly stopping.
And the spot where she stopped happened to be where Sonoko and Ran were sitting.
"That girl Sonoko thought she could hide it, but little did she know that Miss Mori's hair had already given them away."
Indeed, Matsuda also looked at the two girls over there who had hidden their faces behind the menu.
Sonoko did hide very well, but Ran's unicorn-like hairstyle was something the menu couldn't conceal at all.
However, from Ayako's words, Matsuda was certain that he had been tricked by Sonoko and Ran today.
If it really was Ayako who asked him to come and sabotage the blind date, given Ayako's personality, she would never deny it like this now.
“Sonoko was also thinking of you as her older sister,” Matsuda defended Sonoko. “She knows you don’t like Tomizawa Yuzo, and she’s worried that you’ll have to accept him because of your parents’ pressure, so she asked me to come.”
Chapter 152 Ayako's Plans
“I know all of that,” Ayako shook her head, “Actually…”
She had only spoken halfway through her sentence when she suddenly changed the subject.
"Officer Matsuda, could you please excuse me for a moment? I'd like to speak with Yuzo in private for a few minutes."
"……it is good!"
Matsuda also noticed Tomizawa Yuzo, who had just come out of the restroom and was standing there awkwardly, hesitating whether to come over.
Since it was Ayako's request, Matsuda simply got up, walked to Sonoko and Ran's table, and picked up the menus that the two were covering their faces.
"Officer Matsuda, what brings you here? Get out of the way..." Sonoko hurriedly waved her hands to urge him on.
"Didn't you say your sister asked me to come? Why would you be afraid of being exposed?" Matsuda chuckled.
"I……"
Sonoko looked at Matsuda's smile and immediately realized what was going on.
"My sister knows?" she asked cautiously. "Is she angry?"
"Your sister is very smart. How could she not understand such a small thing?"
Matsuda shook his head, pushed Sonoko further inside, and then sat down directly next to her.
"Then why did she send Officer Matsuda here? Does my sister really intend to accept Brother Yu San?"
As Yuanzi spoke, she stood up anxiously.
"No, those two aren't a good match, I have to stop my sister!"
"You'd better stop worrying about your sister."
Matsuda looked at the menu, thinking about what to order for dinner, and said...
"I think your sister has her own ideas about tonight's blind date. Let her handle it herself, so don't make things worse!"
"Hmph, you talk like you know my older sister very well!"
Sonoko wanted to leave, but Matsuda blocked her way.
Seeing that he refused to move, Sonoko had no choice but to sit down again, still feeling annoyed.
"Sonoko, Officer Matsuda, look! Ayako-nee seems to be apologizing to Mr. Tomizawa..." Ran suddenly exclaimed.
Matsuda and Sonoko looked up together.
Sure enough, Ayako was there, head bowed, saying something, seemingly expressing her apology.
Tomizawa Yuzo waved his hand repeatedly, presumably to tell Ayako not to mind.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Tomizawa Yuzo got up and left, while Ayako walked over to Sonoko and the others' table.
"Oh no, my older sister is definitely going to scold me."
Sonoko quickly lay down and hid her body under the table.
She had intended to use Matsuda's body to hide a little,
As soon as he saw Ayako approaching, Matsuda immediately stood up and made way for her, sitting down next to Ran across from him.
"Sonoko? Come out!" Ayako sat in Matsuda's previous seat and tapped the table next to her.
Sonoko pouted, looking aggrieved, and crawled out from under the table.
She first glared fiercely at Matsuda, who was smirking across from her, before calling out softly.
"sister."
"Didn't I tell you not to meddle? Why did you still trick Officer Matsuda into coming here?" Ayako scolded.
Sonoko looked timid and wanted to explain, but when she glanced at Ayako's face and saw that she was still squinting, Sonoko immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Squinting her eyes indicates that Ayako isn't really angry.
If she opens her squinty eyes, that means she's really about to get angry!
"Sis, I'm just worried you might do something foolish," Sonoko said, hugging her sister and acting coquettishly.
"Me, doing something stupid? I think you're the one doing it!" Ayako reached out and tugged at her sister's cheek. "If Mom finds out you dared to ruin the blind date she arranged for me, you'll be locked up this time when we get home!"
"Solitary confinement?" Matsuda and Ran were both somewhat surprised. "Is the Suzuki family that strict?"
"Actually, our father didn't care much about us; it was mainly our mother's side..."
Ayako sighed as she spoke.
The garden beside her also complained.
“My mom has always been the boss in our family. Even the chairman of the Suzuki Group, our dad has to listen to her. She completely rules the household; you have to do whatever she says…”
"Alright, garden!"
Ayako didn't want her sister to continue. Sonoko, however, ignored her.
"After the detective went home that night at Koshien, my older sister has actually been locked up at home by my mom for the past two days, and she's not allowed to come out!"
"If my older sister hadn't promised Mom she'd go on a blind date with Xiong San tonight, she'd probably still be locked in her bedroom!"
"How could this be? This is so unfair..." Xiaolan said angrily.
“Actually, my mother is just a bit strong-willed, which I can understand. She does all this for my own good,” Ayako smiled gently. “Like Yuzo, after he asked my parents to tell them he wanted to pursue me, my mother specifically hired someone to investigate him and even brought the investigation materials home, studying them until late at night every day…”
Hmm, why do Ayako and Sonoko's moms seem to be getting scarier and scarier?
Matsuda suddenly felt a chill. If he really had a mother-in-law like that, wouldn't he have no chance to make any mistakes?
"Even if Mom means well, it's a bit too much for her to keep making decisions for us like this!"
Sonoko puffed out her cheeks and hummed.
"Take you, my dear sister, for example. You rejected Brother Xiong San tonight. When you get back, Mom will definitely be angry. Then, you'll probably be locked up again!"
"That's not necessarily true!" Ayako looked at her sister with amusement.
“Given Mom’s personality, she’ll definitely do it!” Sonoko said with absolute certainty.
Ayako shook her head and waved for a waiter.
"Please bring over the things I just deposited."
After the waiter nodded and left, he quickly returned carrying a leather suitcase.
"Sis, you brought a suitcase with you on this blind date! Is this why you agreed to go on this blind date with Mom?" Sonoko asked, dumbfounded.
"Of course, I can only come out if I agree to my mom's request for a blind date." Ayako nodded helplessly.
Sonoko stared blankly at her older sister. She never imagined that her older sister, who had always been a well-behaved girl, would one day openly disobey their mother's orders.
Suddenly, she patted her head, as if she had realized something.
Sonoko pointed at Matsuda and asked loudly.
"Sis, you're not planning to elope with Officer Matsuda, are you?"
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Matsuda hadn't even finished his coffee when her words almost made him choke.
Ayako, over there, was also looking at her younger sister with a speechless expression.
"Idiot, if I really had that kind of intention, I wouldn't have contacted Officer Matsuda long ago! How could he have been tricked into coming here by you?"
"That makes sense," Sonoko nodded. "So, what are your plans, sis?"
“Actually, I was planning to go to my uncle’s place for a few days first,” Ayako explained. “My uncle has always said that he supports us in choosing the future we both want, and I think he will support me this time.”
Chapter 153 Detective Suzuki
"Isn't Uncle Jirokichi traveling around the world? Do you want to travel the world with him, older sister?" Sonoko asked in surprise.
"Yes, a lot has happened recently,"
Ayako took a sip of coffee and said with a smile,
"My mom is pressuring me too much, and I was just thinking of going out to clear my head. This will also be a good opportunity for her to calm down a bit!"
"I don't think I've ever met Sonoko's uncle before," Ran asked curiously. "What kind of person is he?"
"It's better if you don't know. That old man is the most willful and reckless. For his own interests, he dumped all the work of the Suzuki Group on my dad and then went off to travel the world!"
Sonoko sighed and thought about it carefully.