This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 185 - 169: Hide and Seek Game of Four People

Chapter 185: Chapter 169: Hide and Seek Game of Four People

As soon as he entered the house, Beichuan Si saw Shen Gu Mirai’s favorite brown boots by the door.

But there was more than that; next to the boots was a pair of black leather shoes.

All of Beichuan Huili’s shoes were still properly placed in the shoe cabinet, so the pair must have belonged to Magong Tong.

Good.

It saved him the trouble of having to look for everyone individually.

Beichuan Si led Qianye Yuki and Qianye Cang into the house, and then he saw Magong Tong on the living room sofa, looking a bit uneasy.

On the other side, Shen Gu Mirai was wearing an apron and enthusiastically entertaining Magong Tong.

This left Magong Tong feeling flattered but also somewhat bewildered—

Why would the famously charming Shen Gu Mirai be at Beichuan’s house? Wasn’t it currently spring break?

"Senior Sister Magong, here’s your tea," Beichuan Huili said as she placed a teacup in front of Magong Tong.

"Okay, thank you, you’re really putting yourself out," Magong Tong replied, stuttering a bit as she tried to make sense of the relationship between Shen Gu Mirai and Beichuan Si while thanking Beichuan Huili.

She clumsily lifted the teacup and just as she took a sip—

"Magong?"

Beichuan Si’s voice rang out.

Pfft!!!!

A mouthful of tea sprayed all over the coffee table.

"Beichuan?! I’m so, so sorry! I’m really very sorry!" Magong Tong hurriedly wiped her mouth and stood up, her face flushed as she apologized to Beichuan Si.

"It’s not a big deal, Magong doesn’t need to worry about it,"

Beichuan Si merely shook his head, thinking that Magong Tong was making too much of a fuss. The girl was like a hamster, constantly skittish and quick to apologize.

On the other side, even as unruffled as the mistress of the Beichuan Family, Shen Gu Mirai swiftly took out a cloth she had prepared.

While wiping the coffee table, she greeted Beichuan Si: "Mr. Temple, good morning."

"Good morning," Beichuan Si nodded.

This scene, akin to a wife greeting her husband, left the two sisters behind Beichuan Si dumbfounded.

Qianye Yuki was okay, but Qianye Cang whispered in disbelief:

"So the stoic guy has a girlfriend now...?"

She kept her voice even lower, but why did Beichuan Si still turn his head and stare at her?

After a moment, Beichuan Si finally spoke, "Please have a seat for a moment, we’ll start treatment soon."

Carrying both Shinra Bell and Nishijou Kurenai on him, with his backpack still on, he naturally needed to go upstairs and sort things out before coming back down.

Under Qianye Cang’s gaze, Beichuan Si walked out of the living room and headed upstairs.

Qianye Cang thought she might have been seeing things; it seemed like a tiny stuffed doll face was making displeased gestures and pulling faces at her.

Qianye Cang blinked reflexively and as she tried to take a closer look, Beichuan Si had already completely gone upstairs.

"Please enjoy the tea," Shen Gu Mirai said as she took teacups from the tray and placed them in front of Qianye Cang and Qianye Yuki.

"Thank you for your trouble," Qianye Yuki replied politely, lightly sipping her tea.

The Qianye sisters then exchanged polite greetings with Magong Tong, introduced themselves briefly, and fell into an awkward silence.

Yes, Magong Tong herself wasn’t particularly keen on socializing with others, and Qianye Yuki and Qianye Cang, unable to gauge Magong’s temperament, naturally couldn’t bring themselves to start a conversation.

After all, they had just met, and they knew nothing about each other...

Beichuan Huili had already quietly escaped to her room upstairs. She had never seen a situation like this before.

Without a doubt, Qianye Yuki, Qianye Cang, Shen Gu Mirai, and Magong Tong were all here mainly to see her older brother.

How had her brother suddenly become so popular?

Beichuan Huili’s little head was full of confusion.

Just staying downstairs made her feel like constantly having a thorn in her side; her slender arms and legs were really not up to the task.

She then understood why Beichuan Si could be the elder sibling, and she could only be the younger.

"Bringing so many girls home alone... no wonder Brother Temple is Brother Temple,"

She nodded her little head, showing a look of understanding.

On the other side, having finished her tasks, Shen Gu Mirai took a seat and asked Qianye Yuki, curious, "Are you the famous painter Mr. Qianye that’s been frequently appearing on the internet and TV programs recently?"

Shen Gu Mirai already knew about Qianye Yuki’s identity from Beichuan Huili’s mouth; mentioning it now was simply an attempt to liven up the atmosphere.

She was a shrewd girl, aware that Beichuan Si wouldn’t want to see a dull scene when he came back down, so she was trying to cheer everyone up.

"Most of the stuff on the internet is just an empty reputation, I’m very well aware that my skills are nowhere close to those of the renowned masters," Qianye Yuki replied, her eyes shimmering with intelligent sparkle as she shook her head.

"But that’s quite an achievement as well, isn’t it? Don’t you think so, Magong?" Shen Gu Mirai turned her head, and steered the conversation naturally to Magong Tong.

"Eh?... Yes, it’s... very impressive... but... did Mr. Qianye come to see Beichuan today for some urgent matter?"

Magong Tong stuttered out the question.

Silence—

The air became still once more.

Even Qianye Yuki didn’t immediately know how to respond to Magong Tong.

After all, she was uncertain whether the girl before her knew about Beichuan Si’s extraordinary powers, and revealing such information without permission might displease Beichuan Si.

But as she hesitated, Beichuan Si’s voice came:

"Miss Ying is here regarding a matter with her health."