Ke Xue Bartender

Chapter 179 Christmas
There is still half an hour until opening.

The Polo Bar was as quiet as usual.

Xiaolan and Sonoko, who were walking home from school together, sat in the empty store, each with a glass of juice in front of them.

Lin Ye stood at the bar, quietly wiping the wine glass, listening to the two youthful high school girls chatting, occasionally interjecting a few words, and the atmosphere was quite good.

"Xiaolan, Christmas is coming soon. Has your Shinichi come back?" Sonoko asked suddenly.

"What do you mean mine?" Xiaolan blushed and replied in a low voice: "Not yet, but he calls me occasionally..."

"Ah, what a ruthless reasoning boy, his mind is full of reasoning and cases. He won't leave such a lovely girlfriend alone, will he?" Sonoko sighed.

Xiaolan's face turned even redder: "Yuanzi, stop talking nonsense. What girlfriend?"

Conan, who was sitting next to him, blushed but glanced at Sonoko speechlessly.

[This woman is really enough, her tongue is so long that it is about to fall out of her mouth]

"Forget it, let that detective boy spend Christmas with the case and the criminal." Sonoko spread her hands and said, as if to say, "No matter what happens to that boy, just don't bother with him."

Xiaolan looked thoughtful.

[The day after tomorrow is Christmas, will Shinichi really not come back? ]

Lin Ye glanced at Conan who was sitting next to her.

He has always been by your side, you just didn't notice it.

"Xiaolan, don't think about that guy. Let's spend Christmas together this year."

"Hey, Sonoko, what are your plans?"

Yuanzi glanced at Lin Ye at the bar and said confidently, "Of course I have plans. I'm the party queen Yuanzi. I won't miss a big holiday like Christmas."

"This Sunday, which is Christmas Eve, there will be a concert by Rex Band. Xiaolan, come with me to watch it. And after the concert, you can also attend Rex Band's private party!"

"Wow, doesn't that mean we can see the members of the Rex band up close?" Xiaolan said in surprise.

"Uh-huh, Xiaolan, are you coming?"

"Of course I'll go, thank you, Sonoko." Xiaolan looked excited.

"Haha, it's nothing. It's all thanks to the relationship with the old man in my family." Yuanzi said with a smile.

Conan sat nearby, seeing the excited Xiaolan and the proud Sonoko, and thought unhappily:
[He's just a kid who can sing, what's so great about that?]

"By the way, speaking of Kimura Tatsuya, he came to the store not long ago."

At this time Lin Ye spoke.

"Ah, Tatsuya Kimura has been here? When?" Sonoko asked in surprise.

"I remember now, it was the night before we went to Kyoto." Xiaolan also remembered, "He seemed to be troubled at that time, right, Conan."

"Ah, yeah." Conan responded in an unhappy tone.

"In that case, Mr. Lin, would you like to go with us? I happen to have three tickets here." Yuanzi looked at Lin Ye expectantly.

[Hehe, are these two things related? This woman must have had this idea from the beginning.]

Conan glanced at the enthusiastic Sonoko and complained in his heart.

Then he looked at Lin Ye with some sympathy.

[Sonoko actually targeted this uncle. It will be hard for him in the future.]

Conan seems to have some prejudice against Sonoko, just as Sonoko thinks he is an unromantic mystery geek.

These two people grew up together, and this kind of relationship of disliking each other is quite interesting.

But should I accept Sonoko's invitation?

Lin Ye was thinking about it.

Sonoko looked at him expectantly.

Xiaolan also showed a curious expression.

"Okay." He finally agreed.

He originally wanted to refuse, but he suddenly remembered the scene of Tatsuya Kimura's death.

Since that day, Tatsuya Kimura has never come to the store. I wonder what his relationship with Mari Terahara is like now.

Although his agent, Ms. Mari Terahara, should have cleared up the misunderstanding about him, I still need to go and confirm it.

【YES! The invitation plan was a great success! 】

Hearing Lin Ye's agreement, Yuanzi shouted excitedly in her heart, but a ladylike and reserved smile appeared on her face. She took out the concert tickets she had prepared long ago and placed them on the bar with both hands.

"Here are the tickets for the concert."

Lin Ye thanked him and put the ticket away.

Conan looked at him and thought regretfully:

[Hey, I thought this guy would have some backbone, but I didn't expect that he would finally bow down at the feet of the Queen of Money? ]

Lin Ye glanced at Conan and said with a smile:

"Will Conan go too?"

Conan scratched his head and said, "Haha, I won't go."

[Forget it, I have no interest in that kind of screaming music, it's too noisy]

Sonoko seemed very satisfied with Conan's tact, and nodded, "You are quite self-aware. It would be very inconvenient if there was a little kid at an adult gathering. I was worried that Xiaolan would bring you along."

Conan glanced at Sonoko speechlessly.

[What's so inconvenient about this love-crazy guy?]

"By the way, Xiaolan, since you and that Kimura Tatsuya once had a romantic encounter here, you can take this opportunity to further improve your relationship with him. Maybe you can take him down in one fell swoop." Sonoko encouraged Xiaolan again.

"Sonoko, you're talking nonsense again. What romantic encounter? I just saw him from a distance. He might not have noticed me at all."

"Xiao Lan, don't underestimate your own charm. At this party, do your best and try to win over that handsome lead singer. If I didn't already have one... ahem, anyway, this opportunity is rare, you must seize it."

Yuanzi originally wanted to say, "I already have Mr. Lin as my number one target, so I won't give this opportunity to you", but suddenly realized that the real target was right next to her, so she stopped in time.

【Have a good grasp of it】

Conan glared at Sonoko.

[No, it seems I have to go with her. Although Xiaolan would never do such a thing, it is really worrying to have a big nympho like Sonoko around.]

"Hey, kid, why are you staring at me like that?"

Sonoko found that Conan was staring at her with resentment. After a moment of silence, she grinned evilly and looked at Conan with a subtle look.

"Ahaha, I get it. You little brat, are you in love with Xiaolan? That's why you glared at me when you heard that I wanted to introduce a boyfriend to Xiaolan."

"Ah, no..." Conan's face turned red instantly.

Xiaolan also laughed and scolded: "Sonoko, stop talking nonsense, Conan is only in the first grade of elementary school, he doesn't understand these at all."

"Hehe, Xiaolan, you don't understand this. Kids nowadays mature very precociously, and sister-brother relationships are also very popular now." Sonoko said earnestly.

"What, an sister-brother relationship?" Xiaolan was stunned and her face immediately turned red.

Sonoko looked at the two's reactions with satisfaction, and then whispered in Conan's ear:
"Hehe, but boy, you have no chance. By the time you grow up, Xiaolan will have been married and had children. In my opinion, the person she will marry is most likely that new..."

Xiaolan blushed and quickly pulled her away before Sonoko said the name.

"Yuanzi, that's enough. Stop talking nonsense about getting married, having children, and so on..." Xiaolan's face became redder and her speech became incoherent.

Yuanzi stuck out his tongue, chuckled, and that was the end of it.

If you continue talking like this, Xiaolan will go crazy.

Conan next to him had a speechless expression on his face.

[This woman, that’s enough]

(End of this chapter)