Chapter 89 of Volume 2: Good at Bullying People

  Akane Takaaki's mood was somewhat relaxed as she stepped back onto Tokyo soil, and her joy at returning home was evident. Akane let out a sigh of relief in the shadows, and she had finally recovered.

  The Kiriya family, after Kiriya Ayumu left for such a short time, the whole house seemed to have lost its vitality. Not even Kiriya Tsubaki or Shizuka Ryoko, nor even Kiriya Tsugu, had left the Kiriya estate, as if they were all waiting for her return. They only saw an empty house, although they didn't know when she would come back, but they wanted to tell her that no matter where she went or when she came back, there was always someone here waiting for her to come home.

  He sat listlessly on the sofa, staring at the financial news, but couldn't focus on anything. He even thought he saw Hakumei Tsubaki's face floating on the newspaper. In the end, he got annoyed and threw the paper aside, scolding himself instead.

  It's all his fault that he hurt Baby's heart. Baby went to clear her mind, and it's really the rhythm of torturing him back doubly!

  "Ana-ta, I think I minced the fish that was supposed to be steamed..." Shizuka Yoshiko said with a resentful look, floating out of the kitchen and gazing at Tsurugi Minato who was full of complaints.

  His eyes widened in shock, and he felt a lump in his throat. He had just heard the sound of Shizuka Ryoko chopping something continuously. The usually gentle and elegant her was acting like that, even he couldn't accept it. His outburst was just throwing an economic report, but she went straight to chopping fish! What kind of resentment would make someone chop fish into tiny pieces?!

  "There's still one more fish, Ana can help me deal with it!" Shizuka Ryoko was really disgusted by the smell of fish on her body and wanted to take a bath. "I'll handle it, I'll come out and cook after I finish my bath..."

  She gradually fell in love with eating Chinese food and didn't want to eat Japanese cuisine anymore, hehehe, she wants to hone her skills a bit more.

  "Why buy so many fish......" Kaito muttered to himself, looking at the back of Shizuka who was going to take a bath, but still entered the kitchen.

  He thought, which noble family's master would cook like him! Hehehe, he is just a perfect man! Narcissistic!

  Tanaka came to the kitchen and saw that big fat fish, how many pounds is it? Looking at the fish chopped up by Shizuka Ryoko, ah, shrinking his neck, can't bear to look. It's already minced meat. The entire chopping board was piled with fish scraps, couldn't stand looking at this stuff anymore, it's all been chopped up like this, can't eat it, throw it away!

  He abruptly threw the broken fish meat into the trash can, washed and cleaned the cutting board, and then placed the unprocessed fish on it. Hmm, why did he pick up the kitchen knife with a feeling of wanting to chop the fish body?

  The butler suddenly appeared at the kitchen door and respectfully opened his mouth, "Master, Miss..."

  "Darling!" Yan Mu Duanduan's face twisted as soon as he heard those two words, and before the housekeeper could say anything, he was already chopping away with a cleaver, his teeth gritted in anger!

  Don't mention that person's name beside his ears again!

  "Housekeeper! No salary this month!! I forgot! And that travel group is also gone!" Damn it! If not for these two things, he wouldn't be so unlucky!

  The wooden door creaked as it was pushed open, and the butler's face was still full of resentment, as if that fish was the master, making the butler extremely nervous, without even having time to regret being docked pay. "Oh, Master, Miss has returned home and is approaching the living room..."

  The movement of the fish-bodied creature suddenly stagnated, and then a gust of wind swept past the steward's side. The steward wrinkled his nose, not even having time to tell the master that the one with the strong fishy smell should go welcome the young lady...

  "Baby~~！！！”Just as Akane Mokuren stepped into the living room, a hug with a faint fishy smell came over her. Although she didn't like the smell of fish, she didn't dodge and was hugged tightly by Akane!

  He had been paying attention to the outside situation, waiting for that girl to come back. Naturally, he could see Akagi Tsumugi's figure returning from outside. He tried his best to suppress his excited emotions and went out to greet her, but only saw her being hugged by Akagi Tata with a full embrace. A very sulky anger rose up from the bottom of his heart.

  Since he realized his feelings for her, since that time she inexplicably returned to her original self, he has become extremely treasured of the days when she is still around, the space where she is present, makes him very comfortable, but that so-called father, is still too annoying!

  As soon as he held his beloved daughter, Qī Mù Duān was so excited that he hadn't said anything yet. Suddenly, a very strong cold air came from behind him. He turned around and saw Qī Mù Chuàn Liú's icy sharp blue eyes, which made his heart skip a beat. He didn't let Qī Mù Chuàn Liú's gaze fall on Qī Mù Tiáo Fēi's body. He didn't think of anything else, just Qī Mù Chuàn Liú's attitude, which seemed to have dropped back to freezing point again. He couldn't let this son who didn't know how to cherish his daughter bully his beloved anymore!

  Damn it! This indifferent son can hurt anyone, but he dares to hurt his precious one! Destroy his whole family!

  No, he's going to destroy himself! That way, no innocent people will be implicated.

  But little did he know, his action made it impossible for Akagi Kaoru to see even a single strand of Akagi Ayame's hair, and that was what provoked him!

  The back of the tree is very cool, and the cold aura of this son seems to be getting bigger and bigger! Even his father seems to be suppressed by him!

  "Dad..." A muffled voice rose from within Akagi Takaaki's chest, was he trying to suffocate her with this rhythm? Her face was pressed so tightly against his chest that she couldn't breathe.

  "Oh! Sorry, baby!" Qīn Mù Duān didn't care about the flow of Qīn Mù Péng behind him, and the small face of Qīn Mù Xiāo Fū was slightly red from being lifted up, instantly making Qīn Mù Duān's heart ache, waaah... The cold air behind seemed to grow even stronger...

  "Where's Mommy?" Akane Matsumoto took a deep breath and asked with some confusion, not seeing Shizuka in the room.

  "Oh, she's taking a bath! Just wait and she'll come down!" Akagi Taku suddenly remembered the fish in his kitchen, pinched the bridge of his nose, and was at a loss for words. It seemed he had also chopped it up.

  "Baby, you just got off the plane and haven't eaten yet, right? Daddy will cook for you! Wait!" Xiang Mu Duan pushed Xiang Mu Xiang Fu to sit on the sofa, then went to the kitchen, and specially walked around Xiang Mu Yan Liu's side, staring at him with a warning gaze, "Don't bully Baby, or else I'll make you sorry!"

  After finishing speaking, she rushed into the kitchen.

  He didn't seem to notice her, his deep blue eyes fixed on the girl sitting on the couch, and his icy aura instantly dissipated, becoming unexpectedly calm, making Akagi Zero secretly marvel at how amazing this young master of the Akagi family was, able to control his aura with ease. The most important thing for their dark guards was to hide their auras, and he believed that if Akagi Kakeru wanted to hide his aura, he would be just as excellent at it. Moreover, he felt that Akagi Kakeru could sense his location, and he could feel an occasional gaze with a lot of pressure on him, giving him a sense of danger for the first time.

  Akagi Akira looked at Akagi Serika, who furrowed her brow and walked away for a short while. She soon reappeared with a small medicine box and applied ointment to her calf under Akagi Serika's stunned gaze.

  "......" She really was strange, her wound was a small one that a passenger had accidentally gotten when getting off the plane, it was very small, how could he see it? And even helped her apply medicine? She truly felt that it wasn't anything serious, something that could be ignored.

  Such a small wound, yet even Ling Mu Zero didn't know about it. Although he was in the dark and a bit far away, it's normal that he couldn't see it.

  But isn't it a bit too much to mind such a small wound?

  She looked at him, so serious about applying medicine to a small wound, but couldn't say anything else. Should she say he's pursuing perfection? But that imperfection is on her body, it doesn't make sense.

  Akagi Rei finally understood why Akagi Sora's gaze was subtly dangerous, it was because he hadn't noticed that the young lady had a small injury and hadn't protected her well. Although he also regretted not noticing, he was surprised that the young master of the Akagi family cared so much about the young lady! That was indeed good, he didn't want the young lady to be neglected by his own brother.

  “……thank you” Ling Mu Xiang looked at him as he put away the small medicine box, and softly thanked him. She really did know that this young man who never gave her a cold shoulder seemed to be different from others. The difference in how he treated people was just too big, she couldn't help but notice. Especially after her original body returned, his demeanor had gone back to being aloof, but when she came back, he became gentle once again?

  She narrowed her eyes, not quite understanding why. The gorgeous difference in treatment. She could feel the original body's heartache even if she hadn't taken back control of her body yet. The original body had been longing for this young man's concern for a very, very long time.

  Qingmu Chuoluo took her medicine box and left, the words that were transmitted to her ears were complicated and gentle, "No need to say thank you..."

  Akane looked at his back with her head tilted, her lips moved as if to say something, but from the upstairs of that building, a high-pitched voice of Shizuka Ryoko had already rang out, "Darling~~~~~!!! You're actually back!!!!"

  Shizuka Ryoko's eyes widened as she rushed downstairs, her excitement causing her to slip and almost roll down the stairs. Luckily, Katsuragi Kei was passing by and grabbed her collar, steadying her.

  "……！！!" Shizuka Ryoko slapped away the hand of Akagi Kei, who was holding up her clothes, and not only didn't show gratitude, but also glared at him fiercely, "Is this how you act as a son?! Is this how you rescue your mom?! Ah?!"

  My goodness! He actually lifted her by the collar of her clothes to rescue her! Can't he think of any other way?! How rude!

  He cast a faint glance at her and went back to his room first, that one glance clearly wrote: Saving you is already not bad!

  Jingxiang Liangzi's hair stood on end with rage, her eyes fixed on his back as she gritted her teeth. When she turned around and saw Chenmou Xiangfu smiling all over her face, she suddenly felt wronged. "Baby, aren't you worried about Mommy? Are you gloating instead?"

  "I know you'll be fine..." Akane Mochida said, blinking her eyes. She didn't know why, but she chose to believe that the indifferent boy wouldn't let anything happen to her. On the contrary, she felt a strange sense of joy watching Shizuka Ryouko being dragged away by the collar.

  His footsteps paused, and even the coldness of his back disappeared a lot. In a place where no one could see, the beautiful lines on his face were soft to an unimaginable degree, and even the corners of his lips were curved.

  Is there anything happier than her trust?

  "But Xiao Liu's way of saving people is also too much! And that gaze is also too excessive!" Jing Xiang Liangzi pouted, full of grievances.

  “……That's indeed his style.” Akane Kaito said with a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth. She couldn't imagine Akane Tsukasa carrying someone in a princess carry or hugging them to save them, let alone supporting them, and it was hard for her to picture him in that pose, not to mention his proud expression. Hmm, at least in Akane Kaito's eyes, he looked perfectly normal.

  Shizuka Ryoko was shocked, indeed, Akito Sohma that kid didn't care about her. She should be lucky he didn't have a cleanliness freakout, not even bothering to lift up her collar?

  "Ryoko! Come and serve the dishes!" The voice of Tsurugi Maki came from the kitchen, Shizuka Ryoko hurriedly ran over, "Anna, you actually cooked yourself? Are you sure your Chinese dish is edible?"

  He seems like he can't even help out in the kitchen, now he's cooking? And Chinese food at that? Don't scare her!

  "Hey, what's wrong? I'm a culinary genius, always watching you mess around, I've already got it! Stop nagging! Hurry up and take it out!"

  Jingxiang Liangzi's mouth twitched slightly as she looked at the dishes in the kitchen, which still looked pretty good. He boasted that he was a culinary genius, perhaps with some capital, but the taste had not been tried yet, so it was naturally unclear.

  Two people brought out dishes and arranged a full table. At this time, Lin Mu Xuan came down from upstairs again and sat down at the dinner table as well.

  Just as the family was about to start eating, Shizuka Ryoko asked to try the dishes first, which instantly displeased Tsurugi Taro. "Ryoko! What do you mean? Do I look like I'd poison my precious?"

  "I'm just afraid you'll poison the baby!" Ryoko said, rolling her eyes. A first-time cook can hardly avoid having an unusual taste, and how can you be at ease without trying it out?!

  "Hey!" Kaito was staring at Shizuka Ryoko in surprise as she ate, and on the other side, Kaito Akira also slightly furrowed his brow, picking up a pair of chopsticks to try some food. Kaito's eyes widened again! This was all because they didn't believe in his cooking skills! And there was Hoshi, really sitting there blinking her eyes waiting for the two to try the food!

  TOT... Tongmu was severely hit, his heart flowing with noodle tears. He wasn't trusted like this! His first time ah!

  In fact, Katsuragi Akane didn't dislike Katsuragi Tantan's cooking, nor was she waiting for the two of them to try the flavor before eating. The truth is... her chopsticks had been taken away by Katsuragi Tohru, and all she could do was sit there blinking her eyes.

  "Bad taste!"

  "Bad taste!"

  The mother and son spoke in unison, giving a direct evaluation, instantly like two sharp arrows piercing into the heart of Mu Tong!

  Damn it! So annoying! Son of a bitch! He's so fed up inside!

  "You took sugar for salt!"

  "You're treating vinegar as soy sauce!"

  The mother and son spoke in unison again, and the tip of the arrow pierced through the two branches once more. The cow's body slumped forward, its face filled with disappointment! Its soul was faint!

  "Haha~" Akagi Aoi couldn't help but feel amused, a clear and bright laughter rose up, it was as if someone was pouring salt on the wounded heart of Akagi Takeru, others laughing at him wasn't so unbearable, but how could his beloved do that?! TOT……

  "Good! I want you as my master! I want to learn Chinese cuisine!" After being wounded and scarred, one must strive, with a burning passion in their eyes!

  Shizuka Ryoko looked at Tanaka Tsuru with disdain, "With a disciple as stupid as you, the master will be very worried..."

  Damn it! Didn't even think about how many times I helped her with the dishes, and she still managed to mess up salt and soy sauce! And yet he claims to be a culinary genius! Despise U!

  Kaito Danchō: “......”

  Too good at bullying people!

  "Really, baby just got off the plane, must be hungry, I'll go make something simple to fill your belly..." Jingxiang Liangzi drifted into the kitchen, fortunately there was still food in the fridge, since all the family's chefs had quit, she had to cook herself, humming a tune, she felt very happy cooking for this family, especially for her baby.

  "Baby, I'm sorry, I messed up your meal..." Jing Mu Duan looked like a puppy with its head hung low, very cute and pitifully gazing at Jing Mu Xiang Yu.

  Akagi Aya found it somewhat amusing, but Akagi Kaito was extremely dissatisfied. He actually flirted with her! Flirting is utterly shameful! He refused to admit that he was jealous of Akagi Tsukasa, a big man who had the capital to get close to her.

  "You should say sorry..." Kaito's cold words interrupted Akito's attempt to comfort Akira, instantly making Akira's face fall as he glared at him, "Why don't you go cook a delicious meal for once!"

  Next thing! Absolutely can't imagine this indifferent son would cook that kind of dish!

  However, Katsuragi Tsurugi was terrified, and his eyes deepened as he heard the words. He silently got up and walked towards the kitchen, pushing out a stunned Shizuka Ryoko, and busied himself.

  Oh my god! Is that still his son?!

  Shizuka Ryoko blinked in disbelief, "...... Little, little Liu!" He's going to cook!

  He's really good at cooking, every move seems to be well-practiced, so familiar and elegant. He's actually the young master of the Lin family? That aloof and indifferent Lin Mu Yu? When did he learn how to cook?! The biggest problem is that he's even cooking Chinese dishes! Is this world crazy?! Or is it true that there are geniuses who can cook just by seeing the ingredients?!

  Akane Akatsuki was also surprised, Akatsuki Akira actually cooks Chinese food, is it something he recently learned? To think that previously he hadn't eaten much Chinese food, but now, he's actually cooking Chinese food.

  "Have you been studying recently?" A gentle voice sounded beside him, and Akagi Kaito's blue eyes flickered with a hint of tenderness, like the calm surface of a lake rippling with a soft breeze. He turned his head to look at Akagi Tsumugi who had come up beside him, "Mm..."

  Xu Mu silently watched his skilled movements, he must have practiced many times. Although he may also have a natural talent for this, he was very good at grasping the amount of salt and oil to use, even the chopping of vegetables just now had a certain degree of control, this young man was performing the art of cooking, truly delightful to watch.

  "I'll help you..." Akagi Kaito helped him wash the other dishes, and Akagi Kaede also couldn't distinguish between his hands, so she helped him chop.

  Although it made her frown to enter the kitchen full of greasy smoke, he still didn't tell her to leave. He admitted that he was greedy, he liked having her by his side doing these things, just like... a happily married couple. The swelling feeling in his heart made Kaito look at her profile, his blue eyes gradually deepening, as if gathering an unyielding determination and depth.

  "... Outside, Akane Tsukino really wanted to bite her handkerchief, it turned out she had learned how to do it before, and yet she thought it was the first time, but it's still quite rare for Akane Tsukino to learn how to make Chinese dishes! This world... is indeed full of wonders!"

  Shizuka Ryoko was gazing at the young boy and girl with a look of rapture on her face, truly a delightful sight to behold. Although...the background was a kitchen. But, hmm, why did she feel like they were so in love? Hmm, it felt just like a married couple...

  Jingxiang Liangzi has fallen out of favor, she's becoming more and more evil, and even dared to fantasize about the two siblings.

  "Ana-ta, I'm so evil... Hehehe..." Natsumi Ryoko said to Tsurugi Minori with a tone that even she couldn't accept.

  "When were you ever innocent!" Hu Mu said with a clenched jaw, his eyes staring straight at the two people in the kitchen.

  "...The veins on Shizuka Ryoko's forehead bulged, she took a deep breath! A deep breath! This man is getting more and more shameless, don't bother with him!"

  She's become so unprofessional, she even fantasizes about her own children.

  Two people collaborated on cooking a meal and as soon as it was placed on the table they skipped the tasting stage and started eating directly.

  The old man was impressed and had to admit that this son must have put in a lot of effort to learn Chinese cooking, and the dishes he made were even better than those made by Jing Xiang Liang Zi!

  "It's still not thanks to you that things are going well! Otherwise, it would be all because of this rookie!"

  "It's always better than you ~!" Jingxiang Liangzi rolled her eyes, what a childish thing to say! Not only is he the head of the household, but also someone's father, and yet he has no sense of shame, how embarrassing!

  "His cooking skills are great!" Akane Matsu, although she hadn't eaten yet, but looking at the dishes he stir-fried, with her own culinary skills, she could naturally tell whether they were good or not.

  As soon as this was said, the expressions of the two father and son had a huge contrast. Akagi Taku's face naturally turned black, while Akagi Kei's handsome face didn't need to be looked at carefully, it had already softened, and the cold atmosphere that had always been there had become warm and fuzzy!

  Shizuka Ryoko's mouth twitched, she didn't understand this son of hers anymore. Previously, their relationship had eased up a bit, but now it was back to being as cold as strangers. What was he trying to do now?... Forget it, the more you think about complicated things, the easier it is to age~ Sigh, she wanted to maintain her youth and stand together with her treasure like sisters!

  "Chop, can cook, and still my son!" Akagi Taku looked at Akagi Tsumugi with genuine admiration for a moment, before finally squeezing out these words, full of resentment.

  "Pffft!" Ryōko Mutō snorted, truly speechless towards the man beside her.

  "Haha......" Akane Tendou couldn't help but think that Akane Tsundere was getting more and more amusing, while on the other hand, Akane Sango gave a disdainful glance at Akane Tsundere.

  He also thought that cooking was his innate talent? That's his own good ability... Forget it, he just needs her recognition.