There are many reasons for a woman to be angry, all sorts of strange ones; there's nothing they can't come up with that you haven't thought of.
Fortunately, the reason Ran was angry right now was still within Lin Yi's control.
It was nothing more than her being angry because he didn't take her side.
This was easy to resolve.
Lin Yi didn't speak; he just moved his mouth, mouthed a few words, and then pointed his finger toward the restroom.
Then, he stood up to leave: "I'm going to the restroom."
Although Ran was angry, Lin Yi clearly looked like he had something to say to her, which forced her to temporarily suppress her anger.
If he doesn't give me a reasonable explanation! I'm definitely going to stay mad!!
Ran thought huffily.
Since she was currently in a cold war with Mouri Kogoro, Ran didn't greet him either; she put down her milk tea and went straight into the restroom.
Mouri Kogoro glanced at the restroom, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
Although Lin Yi was on his side, he knew that if Ran couldn't be persuaded, just having Lin Yi on his side was useless.
"Kid... give it your best shot."
Mouri Kogoro muttered, feeling particularly anxious.
On the other side.
Inside the restroom.
When Ran came in, Lin Yi had just finished relieving himself and was washing his hands.
"Tell me! Why did you tell me to come in!"
Ran said huffily.
Lin Yi wiped his hands with a dry towel and smiled, "You girls are really interesting. You clearly know why you came in, yet you insist on pretending not to know."
"If I said it was for nothing, what would you do?" Lin Yi looked at Ran with a slight smile.
"I'll hit you!"
Ran raised her fist and shook it, saying fiercely, "I'm not joking! I'm serious!"
"I believe you, I believe you. Put away your weapon."
Lin Yi walked over, helped Xiaolan put down her fist, pinched her cheeks, and smoothed away her angry expression.
"I know what you're thinking, you're worried Uncle Mouri will cheat, right?" Lin Yi said.
"Since you know, why are you still standing on my dad's side!"
Knowing that Lin Yi understood her thoughts, but still didn't side with her, made Xiaolan even angrier, her eyes as wide as Yang Tianbao's.
Lin Yi didn't excuse Mouri Kogoro, but said, "You guys have been in a stalemate like this for a long time, haven't you?"
"Yeah... It's been like this since morning," Xiaolan said unhappily.
"So, continuing this stalemate isn't a solution."
Lin Yi said, "You might as well agree to let Uncle Mouri go alone."
Xiaolan frowned, and before she could say anything, Lin Yi added, "Then the two of us can secretly follow him..."
The displeasure on Xiaolan's face vanished instantly, replaced with a hint of interest, but she still hesitated: "That... wouldn't that be bad?"
"This is good, listen to me."
Lin Yi said, "Otherwise, if you continue this stalemate, it won't solve anything, and it will only strain your relationship."
Xiaolan's eyes flickered, feeling that Lin Yi's words made sense, but she was still worried: "But, if Dad goes to the alumni association alone, what if he really does something to betray Mom..."
Lin Yi continued, "That's why the two of us have to follow... If we find anything amiss, we can immediately step out and stop Uncle Mouri!"
"If Uncle Mouri doesn't do anything extra, then we don't have to show ourselves, and Uncle Mouri won't even know we followed him... He won't be angry either."
This method completely struck a chord with Xiaolan, both preventing her dad from cheating and allowing her to follow along.
A smile finally bloomed on her face, but then she frowned again: "But... I don't know where Dad is going for the alumni association. Secretly following him might make him notice us."
"This is very simple, listen to me."
Lin Yi lowered his voice and said, "I'll distract Uncle Mouri later, and then you can take the opportunity to grab his phone and quickly take a look... Do you know Uncle Mouri's phone unlock code?"
"I know," Xiaolan nodded repeatedly and said, "It's his birthday!"
"It's decided then!" Lin Yi said, but he stopped as he was about to walk towards the door.
Xiaolan asked Doubtful: "What's wrong?"
"Your expression."
Lin Yi said, "You have to look fierce, with an unhappy, angry, but also helpless expression."
"This... how do I do that?"
Xiaolan felt a lot of pressure, how could one person have so many expressions on their face?
"I'll help you."
Lin Yi said, reaching out to pinch Xiaolan's face.
Seeing her serious expression, Lin Yi found it funny, how could she be so easily fooled?
"Okay, done."
Lin Yi nodded solemnly and said, "Later, when I trick Uncle Mouri outside, you immediately go get his phone."
"I understand."
Xiaolan nodded, maintaining her "fierce" expression.
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"Why aren't they out yet?"
Mouri Kogoro looked at his watch, then at the bathroom, feeling very anxious.
The longer the time dragged on, the more worried he was that Lin Yi wouldn't be able to convince Xiaolan.
Just as Mouri Kogoro was suffering, Lin Yi and Xiaolan finally came out of the bathroom.
He immediately pretended to read the newspaper, then observed Xiaolan's expression out of the corner of his eye, still looking angry.
This gave him a bad feeling.
But Lin Yi walked over to him.
"Uncle Mouri... let's talk outside, it'll be quick," Lin Yi said.
"Oh." Eager to know the answer, Mouri Kogoro put down the newspaper and followed Lin Yi out.
The door clicked open and slammed shut.
Xiaolan, who had been sitting on the sofa sulking, quickly stood up and quietly walked to the desk, searching for Mouri Kogoro's phone like a thief.
Without any effort, Xiaolan found his phone, placed next to his cigarette case.
Xiaolan excitedly grabbed the phone and quickly entered the password, while glancing at the door, seeing the two figures talking over there.
Xiaolan only felt her heart beating fast, doing this kind of thing was so exciting.
After opening the email, Xiaolan quickly found the meeting notice text message, noted down the address and the name of the hotel, as well as the hotel's phone number, quickly exited the email, put the phone back in its original place, and pressed the cigarette case on top.
Then she quietly returned to her seat, picked up her phone, and started typing in the hotel, to see how far it was to get to that place.
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