Tokyo Mystery Writers

Chapter 39 The Unfathomable Heart of a Young Girl

Ming Shen Qingyin lowered her head, touched the tips of her two long, bamboo-joint-like index fingers together and then quickly separated them, revealing an unconcealable grievance in her lovely peach blossom eyes.

"If there's nothing else, can't I come to see you?"

"If there's nothing else, can't I cook something for you?"

Looking at Ming Shen Qingyin's aggrieved little eyes, and the fingertips of her index fingers that kept touching and then separating.

The doubts in Maijo Kyosuke's heart only grew deeper!

This is really too unusual!

Even if she could write a love story that would bring tears to the eyes of Myojin Kiyone.

Surely a beautiful love story wouldn't just happen so quietly?

"Miss Myojin? You...you didn't put poison in the food, did you?"

Upon hearing Maishiro Kyosuke's words, the aggrieved expression on Myojin Kiyone's face gradually turned into embarrassment and annoyance:

"Ms. Maishiro? What do you mean by that?"

Why would I drug you?

Seeing the embarrassed and annoyed expression on Myojin Kiyone's face, Maijo Kyosuke clearly misunderstood, and actually stretched out his hand, pointed to the sky, and spoke righteously:

"Miss Myojin, I, Maishiro Kyosuke, swear to the heavens!"

"What you and Miss Jiang saw in the mixed-gender bath this morning was definitely not what you imagined!"

"I really didn't harass those two girls named Kyoko and Mitsuki in the mixed-gender bath!"

"You don't misunderstand me like they do, thinking I'm a pervert, do you?"

"So, you were afraid I would damage the reputation of 'Longevity Soup,' so you planned to drug me to make me sick or uncomfortable, and eventually force me to leave 'Longevity Soup'?"

Upon hearing Maishiro Kyosuke's words, Myojin Seine immediately became somewhat annoyed:

"Ms. Mai, what exactly are you thinking about?"

"Drug you? If I didn't like you, I was afraid you would tarnish the reputation of 'Longevity Soup'."

"We could have just had someone kick you out; why go through all this trouble?"

Jingsuke Maijo was clearly distracted by what happened between Kyoko and Mitsuki.

Hearing Mingshen Qingyin's words and seeing that Mingshen Qingyin didn't seem to be lying, he finally felt relieved and swallowed the food in his mouth.

Myojin Seine is not only very cute, but also has top-notch cooking skills!

The shrimp tempura is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, incredibly fresh and sweet; the fried pork chop is crispy, delicious, and juicy!

Just as Maijo Kyosuke reached out his hand towards the shrimp tempura again.

Ming Shen Qingyin slammed her jade-like hand hard against the back of her own hand!

"Snapped!"

Kyosuke Maijo felt a sharp pain in the back of his hand and immediately withdrew it.

"Miss Myojin? What are you doing?"

Maijo Kyosuke rubbed the back of his hand, which was slowly turning red and swollen, completely baffled by Myojin Seine's behavior!

The girl who was smiling at him just a moment ago suddenly turned around and attacked him as if he were an enemy.

Myojin Seine glared angrily at Maijo Kyosuke, a smirk playing on her lips.

He then took away all the food that had been placed on the tatami mat, and said in a huff:

"I was just being presumptuous; my good intentions backfired!"

"I was worried that you hadn't gone out all day and might be hungry since you hadn't eaten or drunk anything in your room."

"I kindly cooked you a delicious meal so you could taste my cooking."

"And you've got some nerve! First you suspected I needed something from you! Now you're even suspecting I drugged you to harm you?"

"You...you can't just rely on your literary talent to say such insulting things, can you?"

Ming Shen Qingyin was clearly angry; tears welled in her eyes as she picked up her bamboo basket and turned to leave.

When Maishiro Kyosuke saw tears in Akane's eyes, he knew that he had misunderstood and that his unintentional words had hurt her.

She hurriedly stood up and grabbed Mingshen Qingyin's arm, intending to explain properly.

"Miss Myojin... please let me explain..."

Although Ming Shen Qingyin was angry, things had not yet reached the point of no return.

Seeing that Maishiro Kyosuke had grabbed him, he was about to give Maishiro Kyosuke a chance to explain.

But when he turned around, he happened to see a black stocking hanging from the waistband of Maijo Kyosuke's pants!

Those boat socks were small and thin, they couldn't possibly be Maijo Kyosuke's!

Thinking of this, Myojin Seine immediately shook off Maijo Kyosuke's hand that was grabbing her arm.

Maijo Kyosuke saw Akira Kyoun staring intently at his waistband and looked down.

This sight made Maijo Kyosuke blush deeply!

When did Jiang Liumei put on her black stockings?

"Miss Myojin... this..."

"You know, right? Miss Jiang Liu hurt her foot..."

"I'm worried about her foot injury... I even asked you for some liniment..."

As Maijo Kyosuke spoke, he felt increasingly uneasy, and his voice grew softer and softer.

Because no matter how I explain it, it seems like I'll always create the impression that I'm a pervert...

"Miss Myojin...it's true, I'm not lying..."

"Just like what happens in mixed-gender bathhouses, many things aren't actually true just because you see them with your own eyes!"

The angry expression on Myojin Kiyone's face slowly turned into despair. Pointing at Maijo Kyosuke's waistband, Myojin Kiyone spoke in disappointment, and tears fell like crystals:

"Ms. Mai, don't think that just because you're talented you can do whatever you want."

"You keep saying you're not a pervert, but yesterday Jiang Liu and I actually saw with our own eyes that you bumped your whole face into that girl named Guangxi's arms in the mixed-gender bath!"

"I saw it with my own eyes: a woman's black ankle stocking was hanging on your waistband right now!"

"You mean these are Sister Jiang Liu's boat socks?"

"You can't even come up with a better reason for lying!"

"When you and Sister Jiang Liu were on the second floor, I saw Sister Jiang Liu sitting on the corridor downstairs!"

"How could someone sitting on the porch possibly leave their socks in your room?"

"Unless you can explain to me that the world seen by the human eye is not real."

"The human eye can also make mistakes!"

"Otherwise, I won't believe a single word of your nonsense again!"

"You...you lying liar, I...I never want to see you again!!!"

After speaking, Myojin Kiyone turned and left Maijo Kyosuke's room.

Maijo Kyosuke wanted to chase after them, but he had no idea how to start the conversation.

"Snapped!"

Outside the door, there was the sound of something falling from the sky onto the ice!

Hearing the dull sound, Maishiro Kyosuke became anxious. His first thought was that Myojin Seine had fallen from the second floor because she was too angry!

Thinking of all this, Maishiro Kyosuke immediately rushed out the door!

I leaned on the wooden handrail in the corridor and looked down at the snowy landscape below!

I saw a broken bamboo basket downstairs, with stray cats and dogs scrambling for it, steaming hot food scattered everywhere.

Maijo Kyosuke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Maishiro Kyosuke still doesn't understand what's going on with the girl, Myojin Seine.

I really can't figure out what these girls are thinking...