Stay away from Conan.

"Hey!"

At this time, seeing Okita Souji talking to Xiaolan like this, which made Xiaolan very embarrassed, Kazuha, who was relatively familiar with Okita Souji, took the lead in speaking:

"Okita, what are you trying to do? Xiaolan has a boyfriend!"

So, He Ye explained it directly.

"Boyfriend..."

As for this statement, Xiaolan knew that Kazuha was talking about Kudo Shinichi, but after all, she and Kudo Shinichi had not confirmed their relationship, so Xiaolan was still very shy to say this in front of outsiders.

At the same time, as Kazuha said this, Sonoko couldn't help but become interested, and continued Kazuha's words and said further:

"Yes, yes! Xiaolan is married!"

"husband?"

Faced with this title, Okita Souji was a little surprised. He was a little bit hard to believe such words from Sonoko, a girl who seemed a little out of place.

"Husband! Sonoko!"

Xiaolan was even more ashamed and angry that Sonoko had spoken so bluntly in front of outsiders, and she shouted at him anxiously.

Then, after thinking for a while, Okita Souji probably understood the situation and asked Kazuha:

"He Ye, who are you talking about?"

"That's Shinichi."

He Ye replied as a matter of course.

"Shinichi?"

Because I just mentioned that there is a person named Shinichi who looks very similar to me, so after hearing this, Okita Souji couldn't help but point to his own face and asked:
"That's... the person you were talking about who looks like me?"

"That's right! So don't think too much about it!"

He Ye persuaded.

But in the end, it seemed that because of this, knowing that Xiaolan should like the person named Shinichi who looked very similar to him, Okita Souji became even more interested, approached Xiaolan and said:

"Really? Xiaolan likes the guy called Shinichi? In that case, can you let me meet him? I'm also curious about the difference between that guy who looks like me and me, and why Xiaolan likes him so much!"

"what……"

So, being asked by Okita Souji, Xiaolan was even more embarrassed. Regarding the current situation, she could only say helplessly:

"Well... Shinichi... isn't here..."

"Oh? Why is that? Aren't you boyfriend and girlfriend? Why don't you come together?"

Okita Souji continued to ask.

"Well... because..."

Being questioned by Souji Okita like this, Xiaolan felt very embarrassed. Thinking that Conan was right next to her, she didn't know what to say for a moment. Even her usual words were difficult to say for some reason.

As a result, Okita Souji's urgent questioning attitude towards Xiaolan also made Kazuha unhappy, and he quickly came to Xiaolan's rescue:
"Because Shinichi is a detective just like Heiji! He usually goes around solving various cases!"

"Oh? Usually? Go everywhere?"

Listening to Kazuha's words, Okita Souji realized what Kazuha meant and was a little surprised:

"He Ye, do you mean that Shinichi is not usually by Xiaolan's side?" "This..."

When asked by Okita Souji, Kazuha was stunned for a moment, but it was true that, as far as he knew, Kudo Shinichi did not often appear beside Xiaolan. It seemed that as far as he knew, Kudo Shinichi only appeared once in Kyoto and stayed with Xiaolan for a day or two. So after thinking about it, Kazuha just said:
"That's about right... I guess."

So, with this answer from Kazuha, Okita Souji couldn't help but smile slightly, then he approached Xiaolan again and said:

"So that's how it is, Xiaolan. The guy you like, Shinichi, isn't actually by your side. If that's the case, it seems that guy doesn't really care about you! If that's the case, why don't you just..."

"Hey! Okita!"

However, as Okita Souji said this, Xiaolan became more and more nervous, and Kazuha hurriedly stopped him after realizing his purpose:
"Don't talk nonsense! Xiaolan and Kudo Shinichi are childhood sweethearts!"

"Childhood sweethearts? So what?"

In response to this, Okita Souji didn't care much about what Kazuha said and said:
"Like you and Hattori, childhood sweethearts? Does that mean you and Hattori must be lovers?"

It seemed very casual, and Okita Souji talked about the relationship between Hattori Heiji and Kazuha in a somewhat joking manner.

For a moment, as these words came out, He Ye's face turned slightly red, and he said nervously:
"You, you...what nonsense are you talking about! How is it possible that you and Heiji are... lovers?"

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At the end of his speech, He Ye couldn't help but clasped his hands in front of him, raised his head with a bit of arrogance and closed his eyes, as if he was unhappy and said this angrily.

As a result, Okita Souji was even more convinced and continued speaking:
"That's it, isn't it? Childhood sweethearts don't mean anything."

As he said this, Okita Souji turned towards Xiaolan, got closer, and teased with a little confidence:
"Hey, Xiaolan, how about... you consider me? Since you all said that I look a lot like that Shinichi, then at least you shouldn't hate me!"

Okita Souji said this so bluntly, which made Xiaolan and Conan, who had been stunned for a long time, even more shocked.

And as soon as these words came out, Sonoko naturally seemed to be enjoying the fun. She stroked her chin silently, as if thinking seriously, and expressed her opinion on Okita Souji's words:
"Well, that makes sense..."

"What's the point!"

Now, seeing that Sonoko was making a fuss, Conan finally couldn't hold it in anymore and started shouting like he was making a fuss, showing that he was there too.

After saying this, everyone looked down at Conan, and Conan continued:
"Brother Shinichi doesn't care about Sister Xiaolan! Don't talk nonsense!"

"Hey? Kid, if what you said is true, why would Shinichi rather go around investigating cases than stay with Xiaolan?"

Okita Souji asked back, not understanding what Conan meant by this at all.

"Anyway, anyway..."

After hearing what Okita Souji said, Conan became more nervous and depressed, and wanted to refute. At this time, Xiaolan let out a long breath, began to look at Okita Souji seriously, and said:
"I'm sorry, Okita-san. Because Shinichi is Shinichi, I..."

"Hey?"

Seeing that Xiaolan seemed to have directly refused, Okita Souji couldn't help but ask in confusion:
"Why? Is there anything good about Shinichi?"

"This one……"

When asked about this, Xiaolan was inexplicably dazed for a moment——

What's good about Shinichi...

Suddenly, some past memories came to Xiaolan's mind, starting from the story of the kindergarten Sakura class, to the recent events...

"Because... he always protects me..."

Not knowing how to put it, Xiaolan was at a loss for words, and finally said this... (End of this chapter)