Conan: Ran turns into an elementary school student and calls me dad.

Chapter 101 Valentine's Day

"Boss, what about you?" Judy asked, a look of surprise on her face. "Aren't you going to investigate yourself first?"

"You chose her based on my preferences, didn't you?" Lin Xiuyi retorted irritably. "Since you carefully selected her, would I refuse?"

"hehe……"

Judy chuckled twice, a hint of embarrassment on her face.

She knew that her practice of specifically selecting beauties for Lin Xiuyi was a bit too deliberate flattery, even a bit like pimping, but she had no choice.

Judy felt a pang of regret when she thought about how she had completely missed Sharon's appearance last time, not even getting a glimpse of her.

Her primary purpose in infiltrating Lin Xiuyi's inner circle was to track Sharon's whereabouts.

She's already missed it once; she absolutely can't miss it a second time!

Therefore, she must firmly grasp Lin Xiuyi's heart and make him always trust her so that she can get the latest news about Sharon.

Seeing Judy's slightly embarrassed expression, Lin Xiuyi understood and stopped teasing her.

"By the way, what about the maid? Have you found a suitable candidate among the maids I asked you to find before?"

"Several people did come for interviews this morning. They were all very efficient and hardworking, and they did a good job with housework too."

As Judy spoke, she pulled out a few more photos from the folder and handed them to Lin Xiuyi, her tone tinged with helplessness.

"But I don't think you, boss, would like it, so I didn't dare to make a decision rashly."

Lin Xiuyi took the photo and immediately understood what Judy meant, and couldn't help but laugh.

No wonder Judy didn't choose them; the maids in the photo were all quite old, a generation older than him, their faces etched with the marks of time.

And their physiques were even more robust and muscular, almost twice as strong as one of them.

This maid was indeed far from what he had imagined.

"Well done!" Lin Xiuyi put away his smile and praised Judy.

To be honest, with such a high-class maid brought back to the villa, Eri and Ran can finally rest assured that there are no young girls with ulterior motives around him.

But for him, from now on, he'll probably have to wash his eyes more often.

"Never mind, since we don't have a suitable maid for the time being, we'll just have to keep looking." Lin Xiuyi handed the photo back to Judy.

Judy instantly understood Lin Xiuyi's implied meaning and quickly nodded.

"Boss, don't worry, I will find a suitable candidate as soon as possible. I will also handle things properly with Madam and Miss Xiaolan, and I will make sure they don't have any concerns!"

……

At 4:30 p.m., the school bell rang on time, and the school gate was instantly flooded with a noisy crowd.

Children carrying their schoolbags skipped and jumped out of the school gate, filling the air with laughter.

Lin Xiuyi leaned against the black car, her sharp gaze sweeping across the crowd pouring out of the school gate, and quickly locked onto the small figure trying to sneak away among the students.

Xiaolan carried a pink schoolbag, her head bowed low, and walked briskly along the roadside wall, occasionally glancing back furtively, afraid of being discovered.

Before he could take more than a few steps, a warm and strong hand gently grabbed the back of his collar, rendering him unable to move.

Her body stiffened, and she slowly turned around, meeting Lin Xiuyi's ambiguous smile. Her face instantly fell, and her tone became pleading.

"I have things to do today, so please let me go home by myself, okay?"

"Oh? Something's up?" Lin Xiuyi raised an eyebrow and sneered. "You want to see Shinichi Kudo, don't you?"

Before Xiaolan could object, he bent down, picked up his daughter, strode to the car, opened the back door, and gently placed her on the seat.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiuyi picked up Xiaolan's schoolbag, rummaged through it for a few moments, and quickly pulled out a beautifully packaged chocolate, which was clearly carefully prepared.

Judy, sitting in the front, saw this in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Miss Lan has prepared chocolates too? I wonder who Miss Lan likes? Is it that little boy with glasses who looks smart, or that chubby little guy who always loves to eat eel rice?"

"ha?"

Ran was stunned for a moment, and it took her a few seconds to realize that Jodie was talking about Mitsuhiko and Genta. Her cheeks instantly turned bright red.

She waved her hand awkwardly and hurriedly retorted, "Sister Judy, don't talk nonsense! How could I possibly like them! This...this chocolate isn't for them!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Lin Xiuyi beside her had already torn open the chocolate wrapper, revealing the dark brown chocolate inside.

Before she could react, Lin Xiuyi took a bite and chewed it with satisfaction.

"No!" Xiaolan cried out in alarm as she reached out to grab it.

However, she was still very short and her arms couldn't reach the chocolate in Lin Xiuyi's hand. Afraid of hurting him by using too much force, she had no choice but to pull her hand back.

The girl sat in her seat looking aggrieved, watching helplessly as Lin Xiu ate the entire chocolate bar clean, leaving not a single crumb.

"Alright, don't be angry." Lin Xiuyi reached out and hugged her daughter. "I don't want you to see him, and you know why. That kid is too smart. If he discovers something he shouldn't have, it won't be good for you or any of us, you understand?"

"...Mmm." Xiaolan leaned against Lin Xiuyi's chest, and her anger gradually dissipated.

She wasn't an unreasonable child. Although she was dissatisfied with Lin Xiuyi's dictatorship just now, after calming down and thinking about it, she realized that it was for her own good.

……

The car slowly stopped in front of the villa in 2-chome. Xiaolan opened the car door and stepped into the villa.

Only after watching his daughter walk into the villa did Lin Xiuyi turn to Judy and instruct, "Drive to the apartment across from Teitan Elementary School."

He had specifically rented that apartment to secretly observe his daughter's elementary school life.

Now that he has successfully infiltrated Teitan School as a psychologist and can take care of his daughter at any time, this apartment is no longer needed and can be used by the bodyguards who protect Ran when they take turns resting.

Today is Valentine's Day. Xiao Lan has already been taken home by him. Li Long, the bodyguard who was supposed to be on duty and resting, was specially asked to stay at the apartment to wait for him.

The car quickly arrived at its destination, and Lin Xiuyi got out with Judy.

The moment Judy pushed open the apartment door, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!"

The apartment's living room, balcony, and even both sides of the corridor were filled with bright red roses, layer upon layer, delicate and beautiful, with a rich fragrance that almost overwhelmed people.

Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the petals and refracting them into shimmering dappled light—a beauty so captivating it was impossible to look away.