novellhall Chapter 125 Father and Daughter
Chapter 125 Father and Daughter
Chapter 125 Father and Daughter
Kisaragi Shiori rubbed her eyes.
Hallucination, this must be a hallucination.
Maybe we should head home today.
Anyway, I've already seen everything by the time I got to the door.
Just as she stood there like a wooden stake in the doorway, her mother inside noticed her and waved to her.
There's no way to leave now.
Oh well, let's just go in. Anyway, that old man isn't here.
Kisaragi Shiori sighed silently and pushed open the door to enter.
Once inside, she realized she had been tricked.
His father stood to the side of the door, arms crossed, coldly watching him.
"————" Kisaragi Shiori rubbed her temples, feeling a bit like she was dead.
Surprisingly, his father didn't make a scene. Instead, he glanced at him, then at Kirihara Akira sitting by the hospital bed, and when he looked back at her, his expression became even more indescribable.
Ruyue's father is furious right now.
I'm furious that as a police officer, I gave birth to such an outstanding daughter who is a criminal investigator, and now... what a misfortune for my family!
Kirihara Akira turned to look at her and immediately laughed: "Why are you dressed like this? You don't look like a good person at all."
Shiori Kisaragi stepped behind the curtain, removed her mask and hat, and said, "Because...because it's cold..."
Kirihara Akira choked for a moment, then said, "It's thirty degrees today."
Shiori Kisaragi glared at him: "I'm cold too. Didn't anyone teach you that girls are afraid of the cold? Putting that aside, what are you doing here?"
"Kirigara-kun arrived even earlier than you," Kisaragi Shiori's mother, Kisaragi Shizuko, said with a smile. "And it was Kirigara-kun who helped us with the procedures, allowing me to stay in this luxurious hospital room."
Kisaragi Shiori was silent for a moment, then smiled, a smile that contained both bitterness and gratitude.
She said, "Thank you."
"Don't mention it," Kirihara Akira said.
Kisaragi's father looked old-fashioned and serious, with a weathered face and rarely smiled. His mother, Kisaragi Shizuko, however, looked very young. Kisaragi Shizuko looked at the two of them curiously and asked, "Kirihara-kun, what is your relationship with our Shiori?"
Just as Kirihara Akira was about to speak, she stopped her abruptly, saying, "It's a secret."
"A secret?" Ruyue's father behind her said coldly, "I raised you, what secret can't I know?"
"Old man!" Before Shiori could speak, Shizuko interrupted, "What are you talking about? Shiori is a grown woman; isn't it normal for her to have secrets and privacy?"
Ruyue's father was rebuffed and dared not refute, his authority as the head of the family shattered.
Even though Shizuko Kisaragi was clearly speaking up for Shiori Kisaragi, Shiori Kisaragi couldn't be happy at all.
Based on her understanding of her mother, Kisaragi Shizuko was likely to pull off another big stunt.
As expected, Shizuko Kisaragi kept staring at Akira Kirihara for some reason. After staring for a while, she suddenly asked, "Kirihara-kun."
"Hmm?" Kirihara Akira asked, puzzled.
Kisaragi Shizuko suddenly became excited and asked, "You're our Shiori, are you dating?"
"Dating?!" Kisaragi Shiori's voice cracked.
"Dating? How can that be allowed!" Ruyue's father was also anxious.
Kirihara Akatsuki looked bewildered, scratched his head awkwardly, and said, "Why do you ask that?"
"Because you're very handsome, with a nice face shape and a great figure, which is exactly Shiori-chan's type," Kisaragi Shizuko said with a smile.
"Mommy!"
Kisaragi Shiori hurriedly tried to stop him, but in her haste, she didn't pay attention to her words. After realizing what she had done, she covered her mouth, blushing with embarrassment.
Mommy? How can this older sister be so cute!
Kirihara Akira coughed twice and said, "Unfortunately, I don't have the honor of being her boyfriend."
"Huh? So she rejected you? That can't be," said Shizuko Kisaragi. "She really likes guys like you. Is it the age gap? Oh, Shiori, let me tell you, the age difference is no problem at all. As long as it's true love..."
"Oh dear, Mom!" Shiori Kisaragi didn't dare let her continue talking and quickly came over, saying, "Don't talk anymore. How are you hurt? Are you feeling any better?"
Shizuko looked at her daughter, blinked, and said nothing.
"Mom?" Shiori asked curiously, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Kirihara Akira paused for a moment, then said, "It's probably because you just told her to be quiet."
"————" Kisaragi Shiori was speechless at the sight of her lively mother.
She sat down next to Shizuko and said worriedly, "Mom, tell me honestly, how badly are you injured?"
Kisaragi Shizuko smiled gently, stroking Kisaragi Shiori's head, and said, "It's called a car accident, but actually it was just an electric scooter that hit me. I broke two bones, but I'll be fine after two months of rest."
At this moment, Kisaragi's father said to Kisaragi Shiori, "I told you long ago that your mother's injuries weren't serious, but you wouldn't believe me. You still have work to do, so why are you here now? Don't delay important matters!"
Shiori Kisaragi was furious. She stood up and shouted, "My mother was hit by a car and broke two bones. Can't I even come back to see her?! Not to mention I had my boss's tacit approval. What exactly do you want?!"
"————" Ruyue's father was angered by this sentence. After a moment of calm, he said, "There are priorities. Your superior's tacit approval is not permission. If something goes wrong in the future, you will be held responsible."
"What an old fogey!" Kisaragi Shiori cursed.
"What did you say? I don't remember teaching you that word!" Old Man Ruyue glared, puffing out his beard.
Kirihara Akira, who was watching from the side, suddenly laughed and said, "You two have such a good relationship."
"What's so good about it?" Kisaragi Shiori retorted angrily, glaring at him. "Kirihara-kun, I'll settle the score with you later."
Kirihara Akira raised her hands in surrender and said, "I'll only say one sentence to Uncle, just one sentence."
"What are you saying? I don't want to hear it." Old Man Ruyue was clearly also angry, mistaking Kirihara Akira for a blond guy who had been deceiving his daughter's feelings.
Kirihara Akatsuki still said, "You are a person with ideals and ambitions, and the Shiori-neechan you taught is very outstanding and equally upright. But do you want to turn her into a cold-blooded and ruthless work machine?"
Ruyue's father stared wide-eyed, but then choked up.
He didn't seem to have any reason to refute it.
"Fine." Shiori Kisaragi, seething with anger, stood up and said, "I'm going back. Don't worry about the expenses; I've left the money here."
"I don't need your money," said Ruyue's father, hands on his hips. "Your little boyfriend already paid for everything, didn't you know?"
Kisaragi Shiori looked at Kirihara Akira in astonishment, speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say.
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