Conan: Ran turns into an elementary school student and calls me dad.

Chapter 145 The Struggle Among Women

"Eri, why don't you take a day off too?"

Lin Xiuyi looked at the tired-looking female lawyer beside him and advised her,

"I wasn't as overworked as someone last night,"

Eri Kisaki coldly retorted with a sarcastic remark.

Lin Xiuyi chuckled twice, naturally understanding what Fei Yingli meant by "tough work".

Fortunately, there was Ran. Although she didn't understand what Eri was implying, seeing her mother's tired face, she also advised her to stay home and rest, just like Hayashi Hideichi.

Eri Kisaki was annoyed with Hideaki Hayashi, but she wouldn't take it out on her daughter.

Seeing the worry on Xiaolan's face, he could only explain.

"I have another case today that I must appear in court for; I can't be late."

……

After breakfast, everyone went about their own work.

Ran and Jodie went to Teitan, while Eri went to the agency.

Inside the enormous villa, only Lin Xiuyi, Yukiko, and four bodyguards remained.

Li Long and the others returned to their respective rooms, and Lin Xiuyi also went back to her bedroom to get some rest.

But before she could even lie down and close her eyes, she heard a knock on the door. When she opened it, she found it was Hayashi Nami, also known as Yukiko.

"Why are you here?"

As Lin Xiuyi asked the question, she subconsciously glanced at the corridor outside.

"Li Long and the others are all in their respective bedrooms, as for me..."

Yukiko said this and walked into the bedroom by herself.

"I wanted to hear your explanation for the strange noises I heard when I called last night."

"Sir, you had a lot of fun last night?"

Yukiko repeated what Nami had said at the restaurant earlier.

"hehe……"

Lin Xiuyi chuckled twice, seeing the pretty female cook in front of him with a fierce expression, clearly extremely annoyed.

He was struggling with how to explain what happened last night when his cell phone suddenly rang. It was Yukiko calling.

The female cook took out her phone, and Lin Xiuyi, standing beside her, also saw the name displayed on the screen.

Yusaku Kudo!

Yukiko didn't try to hide it from Hayashi Hideichi; she chatted with Kudo Yusaku for about ten minutes before hanging up.

"Yusaku Kudo, what does he want with you?" Hideaki Hayashi asked quickly.

"What's wrong, are you jealous?"

Yukiko originally intended to question Hayashi Hideichi and Sharon about what happened last night.

But now, seeing the jealous expression on the man's face, her initial annoyance turned into a sudden surge of joy.

Yukiko leaned against Hayashi Hideichi, reached out and pinched his cheek, explaining with amusement,

"Don't worry, Yusaku just knows that after I go back to Japan, he wants me to visit Shinichi when I have time."

Yusaku Kudo, Shinichi Kudo...

Lin Xiuyi suddenly remembered a question that had been troubling him for a long time.

"By the way, what exactly happened to Shinichi Kudo?"

He put his arm around Yukiko's slender waist and asked, puzzled.

"Eri even suspected before that kid was my and your son?"

"this……"

Yukiko paused for a moment, then looked away awkwardly, clearly not wanting to answer the question.

"What exactly happened after I left back then?"

Lin Xiuyi pulled the beautiful cook to sit on the edge of the bed, reaching out to turn her delicate face towards him.

"Shinichi Kudo isn't possibly yours and Yusaku Kudo's...?"

Before Lin Xiuyi could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his waist. It was the beautiful cook, her face ashen, pinching the soft flesh of his waist hard.

"You heartless bastard! Because of you, I haven't gotten married yet, and you've been my only man. How dare you doubt me?"

"You and Yusaku Kudo...aren't married?" Lin Xiuyi exclaimed in surprise. "Aren't you Shinichi Kudo's mother?"

"I'm just his godmother! Not his biological mother!" Yukiko snorted angrily. "Do you think I'm Eri, capable of anything on impulse?"

After hearing Yukiko's explanation, Hayashi Shuichi finally understood what had happened back then.

It turns out that back then, he and Yukiko spent the night together after drinking, and Eri Kisaki found out.

The young, proud lawyer at the time couldn't tolerate Lin Xiuyi's betrayal. In a fit of rage, she actually took Ruri's advice and pretended to marry Kogoro Mouri.

He wanted to use this opportunity to let Lin Xiuyi experience what it felt like to be betrayed by her lover.

Then, Lin Xiuyi got so angry that she left.

After learning all this, Yukiko felt a pang of regret.

She and Eri Kisaki did indeed compete for Hideaki Hayashi's affections during their high school years.

However, after Hayashi Hideichi and Kisaki Eri confirmed their relationship, Yukiko, though saddened, did not intend to ruin their romance.

That night with Lin Xiuyi, she was feeling down, and when she dragged Lin Xiuyi to drink with her, they both accidentally got completely drunk.

Then, he became infatuated and made a mistake.

After learning that Eri Kisaki impulsively decided to marry Mori because of her own actions...

Feeling guilty, Yukiko rushed to find Eri Kisaki, hoping to persuade her to calm down.

But these two have been at odds ever since high school.

Furthermore, the mere sight of Yukiko reminded Eri of the day she caught Hideaki and Yukiko in bed together, so how could she possibly heed her advice?

As they talked, they started arguing. Midway through the argument, Eri inadvertently revealed that she was pregnant with Hideaki Hayashi's child.

At that time, Yukiko was also furious with Eri Kisaki.

Upon hearing this, Yukiko, unwilling to admit defeat, impulsively claimed that she was pregnant and that the child was also Hayashi Hideichi's.

After a big argument, the two parted on bad terms.

After that, the two never saw each other again.

A year later, Eri Kisaki suddenly called Yukiko.

It turns out that she was pregnant for ten months and successfully gave birth to a daughter.

Eri informed Yukiko with a sense of pride.

Unwilling to admit defeat, Yukiko also claimed that she had given birth to a son for Hayashi Hideyoshi.

The two women exchanged sarcastic remarks over the phone for a while.

After Yukiko hung up the phone, she started to have a headache.

Even her pregnancy was fake, so where did this son come from?

What if Eri Kisaki suddenly decides to see her son? Wouldn't everything that happened before then be exposed?

Yukiko couldn't bear to lose face like that, especially not in front of Eri Kisaki.

While Yukiko was agonizing over how to resolve this situation, she unexpectedly learned that Yusaku Kudo had a son who was just a month old.

Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo are also friends. After graduating from high school, she entered the entertainment industry.

I met him while filming the movie adaptation of Yusaku Kudo's novel.

Yusaku Kudo once pursued Yukiko, but at that time, Shuichi Hayashi and Eri Kisaki were not yet together.

Yukiko believed she still had a chance, so she decisively rejected Yusaku Kudo's advances.

Although they didn't become a couple, they did become friends.

After learning that Yusaku Kudo had a son, Yukiko was initially just curious and wanted to see what Kudo's child looked like, and who had married this world-renowned mystery writer.

However, upon arriving at the Kudo residence, they only found Kudo Yusaku and his son, Kudo Shinichi.

Puzzled, Yukiko asked Shinichi Kudo who his mother was.

Kudo Yusaku, however, only looked troubled and refused to say anything more.