Wait, why is this blond guy a lolicon?

Chapter 133 The Zhang Family ~ The Zhang Family ~

late at night.

When I returned to the front of that familiar ramen shop, the night was already so deep it seemed impossible to tear myself away.

Gen Kiyoko, dragging her small suitcase, stood hesitantly at the entrance of the shop, which was already closed and whose sign lights were off.

My heart aches with longing, and I've returned here countless times in my dreams.

But when she actually stood in front of her "home," her heart raced, and she hesitated to take a step. After thinking for a long time, she didn't go through the front door but went to the back of the ramen shop.

She crouched down, reached into the flower bed, and actually pulled out a spare key. She couldn't help but purse her lips in disbelief.

"Sister, really... It's been four years, and the spare key is still hidden here. What if some bad guy finds it while he's passing by...?"

She carefully used the key to unlock the back door.

A soft "click" sounded particularly clear in the quiet night.

Pushing open the door, the narrow stairwell came into view, dimly lit, with only a faint glimmer of light from the streetlights outside the window, barely outlining the shape of the old-fashioned wooden staircase.

Stepping on it, you hear a familiar, subtle "crunch" sound.

She had never been so gentle with Mr. Stairs before; she always took heavy, pattering steps, taking two steps at a time. But now she moved up carefully, little by little.

The hallway was narrow, and many photos had been added to the left wall.

Gen Kiyoko walked even slower, stopping for several seconds after each step. Her gaze swept over the photos, a gentle light appearing in her eyes, and her throat bobbed involuntarily.

[Junior High Graduation Photo - Kexin, a memento~]

In the photo, on the left is Meizi, who smiles with her eyes crinkled. In the center, sixteen-year-old Kexin, wearing a black long-sleeved sailor uniform, gives the camera a slightly shy smile. On the right is twelve-year-old Xiao Keling, who smiles like a little sunflower and is only about as tall as her older sister.

Keep going up.

On the wall is a photo of Ke Ling entering Shenchuan Middle School. The little girl is wearing the same school uniform as her older sister, and she is so cute that it melts your heart. Her eyebrows and eyes already show the shadow of Ke Xin.

So cute~

[A trip to the zoo with my lovely Kexin and Keling babies - a memorable occasion]

[My little penguin-clad Ke Ling~ Cluck cluck cluck~ Commemorative gift]

The delicate handwriting on the corner of the photo frame exudes a gentle and contented charm unique to a young woman.

As she looked up step by step, one photo after another, it was as if Yuan Qingzi had followed these old and new photos through the four years that Meizi, Kexin, and Keling had not been a part of.

The laughter seems to linger in the photograph, but the warmth is separated by an unreachable distance.

Finally, I reached the end of the stairs, standing before that familiar door. I could see the end of the photos on the hallway wall.

She suddenly realized that all those old photos that belonged to her were gone.

But... that's normal, isn't it?

In the eyes of Meizi, Kexin, and Keling, "Yuan Qingzi" had already died after the flash flood four years ago.

There is naturally no need to leave photos to commemorate a dead person.

Gen Kiyoko's small hand rested lightly on the cold doorknob, hesitating before turning it. Faint whispers could be heard from inside.

She carefully pressed her ear against the door.

Yuan Meizi: [Eh...yes, Officer Xiong, have you found Emma's biological parents? That's great...what about the others? Please solve the case...!]

Xiong Qi: [Don't worry, our task force is already in action. We've arrested a group of members of the Holy Cult, and it won't be long before we liberate those "farms." In this regard... I'm truly grateful for the leads you provided.]

Yuan Meizi: [Ah, um, I only made a tiny, insignificant contribution, actually... um, no, it's nothing... um...]

After hesitating for a moment, Yuan Meizi asked, "I want to hear... Emma's voice. Is she still there?"

Okay, please wait a moment.

A moment later, a childish and clear voice rang out: "Auntie..."

Upon hearing this voice, Yuan Meizi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, her tone becoming lighter as she chatted with the little girl for a few moments.

Before hanging up, she finally asked the question that had been lingering in her mind for so long:

"Um, officer, about... the clues regarding my sister, Kiyoko..."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, so long that Yuan Qingzi, standing outside the door, could almost picture her sister holding the phone, her knuckles turning white.

Um...sorry, we don't have any relevant information at the moment.

Yuan Meizi forced a smile: "Well... alright then, please be sure to let me know if you have any leads..."

The phone hangs up.

Outside the door, Kiyoko suddenly felt a stinging sensation in her eyes and a stuffy nose. She tilted her head back and blinked hard.

Unexpectedly, four years have passed... and her sister is still looking for her.

Tap, tap, tap...

Suddenly, light footsteps came from downstairs as people went up the stairs.

Yuan Qingzi panicked. Not prepared to face her family, she subconsciously looked around and noticed a small cubicle next to her where miscellaneous items were piled up. She quickly opened the door and slipped inside.

Da da da……

Through the crack in the door, she saw the person coming upstairs; she had pigtails and looked a bit like Kexin, and a bit like Keling...

If we were talking about a few years earlier, when Ke Ling was just entering puberty...

You can also tell the sisters apart by their height and facial features.

But now, both of them are nearing full development and have become beautiful young women, making it really hard to tell who is the older sister and who is the younger sister just by looking at them.

The footsteps paused at the door for a few seconds before pushing the door open and going inside.

Gen Kiyoko breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. Her yin-yang eyes could see things in the darkness.

Suddenly, she froze.

The four walls were covered with her photos.

From his snotty-nosed, goofy smiles as a child to his youthful appearance before leaving home, although some photos are yellowed and worn, each one is spotless, even the edges of the frames are dust-free. Clearly, someone has been wiping and maintaining them regularly.

"elder sister……"

Gen Kiyoko gently touched the erasers, barely managing to hold back her tears.

She crouched down, opened the only drawer, and inside was a stack of papers—missing person notices with her picture on them.

From the date she "disappeared" until six months ago, a full four years, the reprint dates of the missing person notices were constantly being updated.

Sister Meizi... has never given up looking for her.

Gen Kiyoko silently put it away and carefully closed the drawer.

"Sister, you must have had a very hard time these past few years, right?"

"Not only do I have to support this family and take care of Kexin and Keling, but I also have to keep searching for that lazy, clumsy, forgetful, and troublesome younger sister..."

She took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, her eyes gradually hardening as she murmured to herself, as if encouraging herself:

"But sister... your hard times are over. Because I'm back."

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river..."

"I'm no longer the same Kiyoko who only knew how to eat, sleep, forget things, be inflexible, silly, and lazy!"

Gen Kiyoko took a deep breath, stood in front of the door, and was about to open it when...

Click—!

The door was pushed open from the inside, and a figure rushed in like a gust of wind, embracing her tightly without hesitation.

Warm tears quickly soaked the fabric on her shoulders.

"Waaah... Kiyoko, you're back..."

"Eh..."

Kiyoko stood frozen in place. Only then did she notice the girl with the pigtails still standing in the doorway.

The girl leaned against the doorframe, giving her a knowing yet slightly smug smile, and winked.

"Auntie... your suitcase is still downstairs and hasn't been brought up yet."

"And... you can see right downstairs from Ling-chan's window~"

Clearly, Ouyang Keling had already noticed Yuan Qingzi the moment she sneaked into the back of the shop.

Emma's appearance had already given this family a heads-up; it's possible that Kiyoko is still alive.

Therefore, Ke Ling would occasionally glance out the window. And today, she happened to see that familiar figure, pulling a suitcase, lingering at the door of her house late at night.

"Qingzi...where have you been all these years? I've missed you so much...I knew it, I knew you wouldn't die..."

Holding her tightly, Yuan Meizi finally couldn't hold back any longer and released all the worries, longing, grievances, and ecstasy of regaining her lost love into an uncontrollable sob.

Since her younger sister went missing, she has spent countless sleepless nights looking at old photos and questioning herself: Am I a failed sister? Am I a useless woman?

Gen Kiyoko casually patted her older sister's back and whispered:

"My sister is still the same as before, she loves to cry. Sister... Actually, all these years, I've been learning magic on the mountain..."

"I'm not telling you this so that you won't come into contact with anything supernatural or ghostly."

"However, now, it's all right. Kiyoko has become very, very strong, strong enough to protect you all."

As she spoke, Gen Kiyoko grasped her older sister's somewhat rough hand, feeling sorry for her, and said:

"Qingzi has made a lot of money, lots and lots of money. Sister, you won't have to work so hard anymore."

Yuan Meizi shook her head and hugged her sister tightly: "As long as you're back..."

"Yes, I'm back, don't cry, sister..." Kiyoko held back her tears, wanting to talk about something, and said:

"Sister, I'll take you to get your old back injury treated."

"Mmm..." Yuan Meizi hugged her younger sister tightly, immersed in the joy of her sister's return.

"Also, please don't leave the spare key in the flower bed anymore."

Kiyoko sniffed and said in a familiar tone tinged with old-fashioned reproach, "It's been sitting here for about ten years, hasn't it? What if a bad guy sees it and comes in to steal something?"

"And the shop itself looks a bit old; it needs a proper renovation..."

"Um."

Yuan Meizi finally raised her head, looking at her younger sister through teary eyes, her gaze filled with unwavering tenderness and devotion.

"I've always believed that Kiyoko is still alive and will come back someday."

"I'm afraid... I'm afraid that one day when you come back, you won't be able to find your way home, or that when you come back, no one will be home, and you won't even be able to get in..."

At that moment, Kiyoko could no longer hold back her tears and hugged her sister tightly.

then

She burst into tears.

"Waaaaah, Miko-neechan..."

The sisters embraced, tears welling in their eyes.

A few minutes later.

goo~

Kiyoko's stomach betrayed her and began to rumble with hunger.

Yuan Meizi took her hand, gradually wiping away her tears and forcing a smile:

"Are you hungry? How about I cook you some noodles?"

"Hmm..." Gen Kiyoko wiped away her tears, her nose stinging, and nodded.

At the dining table, Gen Kiyoko looked around, somewhat puzzled, and asked:

"Hey, isn't Kexin home...?"

Ouyang Keling ate her egg noodles and said in a soft, sweet voice:

"My sister has exams and school festival preparations these next few days, so she applied to stay on campus..."

"Is that so..."

Gen Kiyoko nodded, then her eyes lit up, and she said with great interest:

"When Kexin comes back, Auntie will take you shopping! To the amusement park, to have a big meal, and to play everywhere! Okay?"

"My aunt is rich now!"

Gen Kiyoko, wanting to get rid of the bank card Emma had brought back, called out towards the kitchen:

"Sister~ Did that little girl give you a bank card?"

After pouring the last bowl of noodle soup, Gen Kiyoko walked out with the bowl in her hand, then took out a card from the bottom of the drawer and said with a smile:

"Thanks to that little girl, she told me that I gave her this card, but I didn't believe her..."

Gen Kiyoko took the heavy card, cleared her throat, and her face regained its confident glow.

She even put down her bowl, climbed onto a chair, and stood tall.

Ouyang Keling tilted her head and said, "Auntie, you're standing so high..."

Gen Kiyoko crossed her arms, swung the card triumphantly, and said:

"There are... 300 million in here! Dao Le!"

Yuan Meizi looked shocked: "Huh?"

Ouyang Keling blinked: "Dao Le...really?"

"Sister, our family is rich now! We're going to be super rich!" Kiyoko asked Miko for her phone and entered the card number.

"When the three hundred million comes out later, count how many zeros there are... it'll be quite a shock."

[Searching...]

Yuan Meizi and Ouyang Keling came closer, their eyes glued to the phone screen.

[Query successful!]

"You see..."

[Remaining amount: 0 yuan.]

"Huh?"

Gen Kiyoko paused for a moment, then slapped her forehead and laughed, "Oh dear, look at my memory, I almost forgot, these kinds of international cards probably need to be used with Citibank's own app..."

She quickly logged out, downloaded the app, logged in, and checked again.

Account balance: $0.00.

Minamoto Kiyoko:? ? ?

Ouyang Keling couldn't help but look up and whisper, "Auntie... this card doesn't have any money..."

"No, impossible..." Gen Kiyoko murmured as she checked again.

"I checked before, there were clearly 300 million... That's what they painstakingly saved up little by little over four years of exorcisms..."

Remaining amount: 0 yuan

Seeing her younger sister's face fall instantly and her distraught appearance, Yuan Meizi reached out and gently ruffled her hair, her voice so tender it could melt hearts:

"Alright, Kiyoko. Even if you don't make a lot of money, I'll take care of you for the rest of your life. It's good that you're back, really..."

"No way! I'm rich..." Gen Kiyoko slumped into her chair, her eyes vacant, muttering to herself.

"My...my money, my money...how could it all be gone...there are no transaction records on the bill..."

All the money seemed to have vanished into thin air.

This is completely unreasonable!

Suddenly, Kiyoko recalled what happened on the plane that day, and that blond man...

"Wait a minute, if... if there's a problem, there must be a problem..."

"On that software, what's it called!"

That's right, it must have been when I applied for the loan that my personal information was leaked, and then the money was inexplicably transferred away by those companies.

As for that handsome blond guy named Jiang Ling... he's probably not in cahoots with the loan company.

After all, he can fly planes and has miraculous healing methods... he doesn't seem like a bad guy who would steal money.

[Ding-dong~]

[You have a secure loan of 36 RMB (equivalent to 816 million JPY) that needs to be repaid within 12 months, with a monthly compound interest rate of 6%...]

[You are currently outside the borders of the Great Xia Kingdom. Friendly reminder: Our company has a top-tier debt collection gang in Shilu...]

Minamoto Kiyoko:......

"Waaaaah... How could this happen... How could this be..."

Yuan Meizi noticed that her younger sister's expression was off and asked curiously:

"Kiyoko, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell...?"

"No, no, sister, I'm a little sleepy..." Gen Kiyoko said listlessly, "Are there any rooms...? I want to sleep...."

"Okay, then you can sleep in Kexin's room. I'll go tidy it up for you."

"Okay...please, sister..."

……

The next day arrived.

"Ni-chan~ Ni-chan~ Ni-chan~"

Ouyang Keling looked up with a smile, her eyes curving into crescents, her tender cheeks flushed with a lovely blush of excitement and a touch of shyness.

She buried her face in Jiang Ling's chest without a care, taking a deep breath of the comforting and familiar scent. The hem of her Winnie the Pooh-printed dress swayed gently with her movements, revealing a section of her fair legs.

"Nii-chan~ Did you come to visit Rin-chan?"

To be honest, my sister's increasing enthusiasm... isn't a good thing.

Forget it.

He shook his head inwardly.

Anyway, I only see Ryo as a younger sister... As long as I can control myself and keep clear boundaries, it doesn't matter how close or fond Ryo is of me... right?

"Rin~ I'm here to wait for someone."

"By the way, is your sister home?"

[Eh, I knew it... I should focus on my older sister first...]

Ling's disappointment.

Jiang Ling: ……