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Chapter 585 How was your experience last night? (1st update)
The morning sunlight streamed through the washi paper sliding doors into the dining room of the Suzuki family villa, where Sonoko was already seated at the table enjoying a delicate Japanese breakfast.

She was wearing a light pink dress, her hair casually tied in a ponytail, and was taking small bites of the chef's special tamagoyaki.

"Good morning~" Sonoko looked up and saw Shiraishi E walk into the restaurant, her eyes immediately lit up.

She deliberately drew out her words: "Where's Kazuha? She's probably still in bed, isn't she?"

She winked mischievously, "It must be because I was too tired last night."

Shiraishi E calmly sat down opposite, picking up the matcha the maid had just poured: "You already know, why ask?"

Sonoko put down her chopsticks, rested her chin on her hands, and leaned closer: "So how did she perform?" Her eyes sparkled with gossip.

"Passed." Shiraishi E replied briefly, picking up a piece of grilled fish.

"Eh~ just passable?" Sonoko pouted, then suddenly lowered her voice: "What about compared to me?"

"I don't know about that." Shiraishi E chuckled lightly, slowly swallowing her food. "We'll know after we compare them later."

"You!" Sonoko kicked his leg in embarrassment and annoyance, her face flushed. "So, does that mean I've successfully fulfilled my promise?"

"Didn't we agree last time that there would be four of us playing mahjong?" Shiraishi E raised an eyebrow. "Why has it been shortened?"

Sonoko stirred the miso soup and muttered, "Well, that means we're halfway there. Things like this have to be done step by step."

"You know that much is good." Shiraishi E smiled meaningfully.

At that moment, Pu Siqinglan gracefully entered the restaurant. Today she was wearing a navy blue business suit, and her hair was neatly styled in a bun, making her look capable and mysterious.

"Good morning." She nodded slightly.

Sonoko immediately switched to ladylike mode: "Miss Pusi! I was just about to ask you some questions about archaeology!"

She greeted us warmly, saying, "The Romanov dynasty's artifact restoration techniques you mentioned yesterday..."

After taking her seat, Pu Siqinglan spoke eloquently: "At the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, we used a special nanotechnology to repair the gold leaf on the surface of the Easter eggs."

Just as the atmosphere was getting along well, Ye Shanshan arrived late.

She was wearing a T-shirt and jeans that Sonoko had the maid buy for her, her hair was a little messy, and she had faint dark circles under her eyes.

"Good morning," she said softly, deliberately avoiding everyone's gaze as she sat down.

Sonoko immediately perked up: "Oh my, our little Kazuha is finally awake~" She leaned in with a mischievous grin, "How was your night?"

"Ah!" Kazuha's face instantly turned bright red, and she almost dropped the chopsticks in her hand.

She looked at Sonoko in shock, not expecting him to start with such a sensational topic!

Is this...is this appropriate?

Seeing Sonoko trying to suppress her laughter, she felt even more embarrassed and wanted to disappear into the ground.

Sonoko took a sip of juice, feigning innocence: "I slept so well~ It's definitely best to fall asleep when you're slightly tipsy."

Kazuha bit her lip, realizing that Sonoko was teasing her!
How come she didn't realize this guy had such a terrible personality?
Make friends carelessly!
She took a deep breath and tried to appear calm: "Yes, I slept very comfortably."

"That's good, that's good." Sonoko chuckled softly, "Then we should drink together often from now on~~"

"We'll...we'll talk about it later." Kazuha blushed and buried her head in her breakfast.

Shiraishi E skillfully changed the subject: "Where's President Suzuki?"

Sonoko waved her hand: "I heard from the servants that Father was entertaining guests until very late last night, and he probably won't get up until noon."

She clapped her hands excitedly: "We don't need to wait for him, let's go to the art museum after breakfast! Speaking of which, I've never properly explored my family's art museum before, so today I'll be the tour guide myself!"

………………

In the spacious and bright exhibition hall of the Suzuki Museum, Pu Siqinglan ignored the other priceless exhibits and went straight to the display case of "Memories Easter Egg".

She rested her hands on the glass case, her focused gaze seemingly trying to see through the artwork.

Meanwhile, Sonoko was enthusiastically showing Shiraishi E and Kazuha around the other exhibits. "This Regent Diamond was bought by Dad for $6000 million at a Sotheby's auction in London."

"The scepter next to it was won in a bet with the old man of the Ooka family."

"As for this Van Gogh sketch, it was a birthday gift from the Saudi prince to his father."

"..."

Shiraishi E and Kazuha exchanged a glance and exclaimed in unison, "The lives of the rich are both decadent and enviable!"

Just as the three were chatting and laughing, a staff member from the art museum hurried over: "Ms. Sonoko, a guest says he wants to see you."

The newcomer was a gentle and graceful young woman. She wore a simple beige trench coat and her chestnut-colored long hair was loosely tied back.

“Hello, I am Natsumi Kosaka.” She bowed slightly and took out a roll of yellowed parchment from her briefcase. “I found this while sorting through my grandmother’s belongings. It seems to be related to the ‘Memories Egg’ exhibited at your museum.”

Sonoko immediately became alert.

Since the case involved a treasure worth 800 million yen, she dared not delay and immediately called home. After learning that her father was already up, she gave him a detailed report of the situation.

"I'll be right there." Suzuki Shiro's voice was filled with excitement on the other end of the phone.

While waiting for her father, Sonoko invited Natsumi Kosaka to rest in the president's office.

During our conversation, I learned that this elegant woman used to work as a pastry chef at the famous Ladurée patisserie in Paris, and she had come back to China specifically to handle her grandmother's funeral arrangements.

“This parchment was found in my grandmother’s safe,” Natsumi Kosaka said, stroking the edge of the parchment. “It has my great-grandfather’s signature on it.”

Upon hearing the news, Pu Siqinglan rushed over and carefully examined the area while wearing professional gloves.

“The oxidation of the paper and the fading of the ink are very natural,” she pushed up her glasses. “It’s at least a hundred years old; it doesn’t look like a fake.”

Before long, Shiro Suzuki arrived in a flurry of activity.

He enthusiastically took out the "memory egg" and placed it side by side with the parchment to study it.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Han Chuanlong, Gan Jiangyi and Sireuf Chinnikov arrived one after another, and the exhibition hall suddenly became lively.

Seeing the group arguing endlessly around the Easter egg, Shiraishi E didn't want to waste any more time and spoke up, "Have you ever heard of a magic mirror?"

Seeing the puzzled looks from the crowd, he continued to explain: "Mirrors treated with a special process can project hidden images under specific lighting. During Japan's Edo period, Catholics who were forced to hide used these mirrors to project crosses onto the walls to pray."

These words were like a revelation.

Pu Siqinglan immediately instructed the staff to turn off all the lights. She took out a flashlight and aimed it at the mirror at the bottom of the egg.

When the beam of light shines at a specific angle, the outline of a European castle clearly appears on the wall!

"This is..." Natsumi Kosaka exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise, "Yokosuka Castle! I used to play there all the time when I was a child!"

To unravel this mystery, the group decided to head to Yokosuka immediately.

Shiro Suzuki slapped his thigh in frustration: "What a pity! I have an important board meeting this afternoon."

Sonoko patted her father's shoulder with a hearty laugh: "Don't worry, Dad! I'll witness all of this for you!" She waved excitedly to everyone, "Let's go, the adventure is about to begin!"

"Haha, go ahead! Sonoko, go see what secrets this memory Easter egg holds for me!" Suzuki Shiro laughed heartily, generously letting Sonoko take away the treasure worth 8 million yen.

"Um..." Kazuha said with some hesitation, "Yokosuka is quite far from here, you guys can go, right? I won't go... I have to go to school tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko waved her hand dismissively and said, "It's alright, I'll send a helicopter to bring you back! I promise it won't delay your school time tomorrow!"

Kazuha breathed a sigh of relief after receiving assurances.

How could she not want to go on such an adventure?

This is so much more fun than staying at home!!

(End of this chapter)