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Chapter 226: Sera Masumi's appearance and test (2)

"Hey, honey, I'd like to invite Yuanzi, Xiaolan, Conan, and a guy we just met today to dinner tonight. Is that okay...?"

Ayako still called Hua Lantian on the way to tell him about the situation and also told him to prepare more staple foods.

"Oh...? I didn't expect that there would be someone that caught the eye of all four of you at the same time. Okay, I get it. Just bring them back for dinner. Your husband won't let us down. He'll definitely make sure we have a good meal and drinks, hahahaha...!"

Hua Lantian was standing in the kitchen. He had already started preparing today's meal. He had to finish some food preparation work before Ayako came home. Unexpectedly, Ayako called him at this time to tell him that she had invited guests. However, they had already prepared a lot of ingredients and planned to leave some for relatives and friends, so he simply agreed. It was just a matter of adding a set of bowls and chopsticks anyway.

After hanging up the phone, Ayako found two taxis, and then they went to Hua's house together. They arrived at Hua's house not long after.

Looking at the luxurious multi-style fusion building in front of him, the young man couldn't help but sigh that it was worthy of being Hua Lantian's residence. Then he looked at the Kudo residence next to it intentionally or unintentionally, and smiled strangely.

"Brother, do you know the Kudo family...?"

Seeing him standing there staring at Kudo's house, Ayako asked curiously.

"Ah, no, no, sorry. I just thought this house was quite grand, so I lost my mind for a moment. But it's still not as beautiful as your madam's mansion, hahahaha...!"

The young man quickly explained, but Conan sensed something was amiss from his reaction. At the same time, a curtain slowly opened at a window in Kudo's house, revealing an eye with half a face, silently watching the movements at the door of the Hua residence...

"Thank you for the compliment, young man. However, we've all been standing here for quite some time, and as the host, I'm a little disappointed. Everyone, please follow me in and sit for a while, then we can start eating..."

Ayako invited everyone into the house and said...

"Honey, a guest is coming...!"

Hua Lantian heard the sound and poked his head out of the kitchen. He saw that the person coming was Sera Masumi. And judging by her attire and the way she sounded, this was her first appearance...

"Hello, and to this lady who has come from afar...!"

"What...!!! Ma'am...!!!"

Yuanzi's screams immediately resounded throughout the mansion. She had never imagined that the young man she had mistaken for a pervert was actually not a young man, but a woman...

Xiaolan and Conan also looked at her in shock, and were extremely surprised. Even Ayako, who was always calm, did not expect this.

"Ah, I didn't expect you guys didn't notice, hahaha, I am indeed a girl, and I'm probably around the same age as you guys. But how did you recognize I was a girl, my collar is a little bit covering the Adam's apple on my neck...!"

The girl simply stopped pretending and asked out of curiosity. She was really curious and wary of this person who could see through her at a glance.

"As for me, just think of me as a look, okay? Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's all go and rest for a while. Ayako, come and help me. We'll serve the dishes to everyone as soon as possible, and then we can sit down and eat and talk...!"

Hua Lantian just fooled around and called Lingzi to help him...