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"Mu Xiaoxiao's mysterious identity piqued my curiosity, and with the sensational things he did after saving Yuna and Rina, I couldn't help but be interested. It was practically cheating and breaking the rules. Even I couldn't help but fall for him... But in the end, he still refused my invitation and went to the festival with you."
Tsubakihara Mira's tone turned sour as she spoke her true feelings, "I saw you two together at that festival and fireworks display. I was so jealous back then, Miwa. Even though I met Miwa first, you two were the ones who got together first and even did 'h' things. Sigh."
Hearing her heartfelt words, Shirakawa Miwa was somewhat surprised, probably not expecting that such an outstanding beauty as Mira would admit defeat. "No, I met Xiaoxiao first. He suddenly appeared in front of me, so he must have been here before you, Mira, right? So I was here first!"
"If that's the case, then I knew him before Xiaoxiao traveled through time, so I knew him first." "I'm his teacher, so I know him too!"
"Mei and you are just teachers, but I slept with Xiaoxiao, you know. From his perspective, I was the first one there!" "Sister Mira, how dare you say that? You took advantage of my moment of forgetfulness and stole my boyfriend... How despicable!"
The two women were arguing with each other, but they couldn't help laughing as they talked. Shirakawa Mei carefully put away the [Superpower Training Box]. Although the item was no longer useful to her, it was a gift from Xiaoxiao, and she had always cherished it.
“I don’t care who came first or last anymore, as long as Xiaoxiao doesn’t leave me,” the blonde beauty teacher said, resting her chin on her hand and smiling at Mira. “Speaking of which, I really didn’t expect that you saw us at the summer festival, Mira-nee. But even the famous Tsubakihara Mira gets jealous? You know, I’ve always felt quite inferior in front of you.”
"self-abasement?"
"Yes, Sister Mira, you are so outstanding. You are beautiful, have an excellent temperament, and have powerful methods. Back then, the Xiao Xiaotong incident caused a great uproar, and it was you who settled it in the end. Your status and position are incomparable to mine. ... It's normal to feel inferior, right? Actually, when I first met you, I was a little arrogant and always felt that I could never be as good as you."
Shirakawa Miwa smiled, "Hearing you say that now, it actually seems a little unbelievable..."
"I'm just an ordinary woman," of course, only in front of Mu Xiaoxiao. "It's normal to be jealous, but I don't care anymore. Besides, I'm already very satisfied that I snatched Xiaoxiao away in front of Mei and you."
Miwa Shirakawa was speechless. This woman was indeed still very wicked.
Just thinking about how Mira told her to her face that she wanted to date Xiao Xiao, and how she had tried to stop them but quickly and helplessly acquiesced to their relationship, Meihe could imagine how happy Mira must have been secretly at that time.
It's like a helpless wife silently watching her husband be taken by someone else... Ahhh, I can't think about these things!
“The only regret is the festival,” Tsubakihara Mira suddenly said, her expression turning serious. “Xiao Xiao refused my invitation last time, but this time, I won’t allow him to refuse a second time.”
The blonde female teacher was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized why Sister Mira was preparing for this festival so seriously and attentively. So that was the reason... As if she had thought of something interesting, she glanced at the room on the second floor, her eyes curving like crescent moons in the night sky.
"Sister Mira, speaking of which... Yuna and the others don't know Xiaoxiao's identity yet?"
Tsubakihara Mira paused, glancing lightly at Shirakawa Miwa's teasing face. "You're really bringing up the wrong thing, aren't you?" she said. "I don't know. I didn't tell them."
"It's amazing that you were able to keep it a secret for so long. But those two kids seem to have forgotten a lot about what happened before, just like me."
“Let nature take its course,” Mrs. Mira said. She was not against her daughters getting close to Xiao Xiao, but she didn’t plan to tell them the truth for the time being. “It would be a good thing for them to forget the psychological trauma from their childhood.”
The two women continued chatting under the night sky, talking about their sweethearts. The late-night conversation with Tsubakihara Mira also helped Shirakawa-sensei recover a lot, and she was no longer as anxious and worried as before. After all, no matter how much that little one ran away, he would still have to come back to class after the start of the semester.
He just hadn't expected so many girls to be around him. Mila was one thing, but there were also girls from school… He was getting more and more popular. In a secluded grove of trees in a park, at the spot where Mu Xiaoxiao had time-traveled, he appeared out of thin air, wearing a time belt, and plopped down on the ground.
This time it didn't fall from mid-air...it's still in the same spot, so it seems it's back.
Despite the prophecy of the [Right and Wrong Divination Device], Mu Xiaoxiao was still worried that something unexpected might happen. In the end, she was just overthinking it. The system's secret items were different from Doraemon's cheap stuff and wouldn't malfunction.
"This thing is quite reliable. Next time, I'll use the time belt to go to the prehistoric era or the dinosaur era to play around," Mu Xiaoxiao put away her time-travel gadget, her heart filled with anticipation. "It's just a pity that the time belt isn't convenient for taking other people with it."
Of course, these plans are for the future.
Should she go straight home or go find Miwa? Thinking of how sad and reluctant Miwa looked when she left, Mu Xiaoxiao wanted to see her, but when she met Miwa before, she didn't seem to recognize her and didn't have any memories of her.
"She hasn't really forgotten me, has she?" Mu Xiaoxiao said, holding her head in her hands. "Why don't we go find Mira to check on things first? She remembers me from the beginning, and her relationship with Meihe has gotten better and better over the years, so she should know some inside information."
Thinking of this, Mu Xiaoxiao immediately took out her phone and sent an email to Mira, and then sent a few messages to Liulichuan and the others, telling them not to worry, that she had returned. As soon as she finished sending the messages, the silver-haired maid appeared in front of her.
“Xingli?” Mu Xiaoxiao looked at Si Cheng Xingli’s purple gem-like eyes with a strange expression. “You’re not going to wait for me here all this time, are you? You’ve been waiting all night?!” “Is it not allowed?” Si Cheng Xingli, who was completely infatuated with Mu Xiaoxiao, gave him a bright smile. “As a maid, it’s necessary to welcome my master home. I also need to drive away any irrelevant people so they don’t see me.”
Moreover, there was something Xingli didn't say: she was actually quite worried about Xiaoxiao. Although time travel was amazing, it was also a bit unsettling, so she simply waited here. Now that she saw Xiaoxiao return safely, the silver-haired girl was finally relieved.
"Welcome back, Little one~." "You really are..."
Mu Xiaoxiao pinched the bridge of her nose, smiled, and said, "I'm back."
Chapter 322 Long Time No See
Anri is becoming more and more like Tsubaki Rurikawa, worrying about everything concerning Mu Xiaoxiao. Perhaps she's been influenced by Tsubaki, since Tsubaki is her trainer and a fellow maid. Of course, besides these reasons, Anri's love for Mu Xiaoxiao is the most important one.
Because you care, you worry.
“Time travel is amazing, but it must be quite dangerous,” Anri said, walking beside her lover. “I’m really worried that you won’t come back, Xiaoxiao.”
Losing oneself in an unknown time and space would indeed be quite dangerous, but I specifically consulted a divination before setting off, so everything will be fine.
"When did Xiaoxiao start believing in divination and such things?" Si Cheng Xingli chuckled, then her large, captivating eyes revealed a curious look as she moved closer to him. "Xiaoxiao, a lot must have happened when you went back in time, right? I can smell a girl's scent."
The maid was very close, and Mu Xiaoxiao could smell her unique fragrance. Xingli could also smell Mu Xiaoxiao's scent, which included a strange fragrance in addition to her own scent.
"Do you have a dog's nose?" Mu Xiaoxiao complained, and then told Xingli everything without hiding anything, whether it was about Mira or Meihe. Xingli was shocked to hear this. She already knew about Mira, but she didn't expect that even Teacher Baihe was involved.
Surprisingly, so many things could happen in the past. Anri Saki felt like she was listening to a story. But... it made sense. He was such a magical being. The girl's beautiful silver ponytail swayed gently in the air. Her beautiful eyes gazed at the boy's profile and she asked softly.
"Are you going home now?"
“No, let’s go to Mira’s first,” Mu Xiaoxiao smiled as she looked at the reply on her phone. “Teacher Shirakawa is there too, looks like I have no choice but to go.” Just as Mu Xiaoxiao was leading Sicheng Anri to Mira’s place, at the Tsubakihara house, the twin sisters Yuna and Nina came downstairs yawning.
The sisters had just gotten up when they saw their mother and Mr. Shirakawa sitting on the sofa.
As if welcoming someone important, they were impeccably dressed and even wore light makeup, leaving the two sisters stunned. "Mom, Ms. Hyakukawa, why are you up so early?" Tsubakihara Nina wondered to herself, "Is something important happening?"
“We’ll have a guest coming in a bit,” Tsubakihara Mira said with a smile, not hiding her daughter from him. “It’s Mu Xiaoxiao. Mom and Miwa are waiting for him.” She had already received an email from Mu Xiaoxiao and knew that he had returned, but Mira’s mindset was relatively calm. In contrast, Shirakawa Miwa’s heart was pounding wildly, and she was very nervous.
Even though we met at school, the thought of seeing him again later made me feel excited and nervous.
"What guest? It's him again," Tsubakihara Nina complained, making wild guesses. "I can accept Mom, but why is even Shirakawa-sensei waiting for Mu Xiaoxiao? Could it be that he caused some trouble and Shirakawa-sensei is here to settle scores with him?"
Seeing her daughter's gloating expression, Mira rolled her eyes in annoyance, while the blonde female teacher laughed out loud, her tense mood easing considerably. "He didn't cause any trouble, although he didn't cause any trouble, I did come to settle scores with him... Speaking of which, we're not at school now, so please don't call me teacher, Nina."
“I know, Miwa-nee.” The Tsubakihara sisters and Shirakawa Miwa still have a good relationship. They maintained a good relationship even after Mu Xiaoxiao left. However, both Tsubakihara Mira and Shirakawa Miwa know Mu Xiaoxiao’s true identity and that the kitten the Tsubakihara sisters had been thinking about all along was Mu Xiaoxiao.
Seeing Tsubakihara Nina's attitude, Momokawa Miwa couldn't help but ask, "Nina, you seem to dislike Koko...? Don't you get along well with him?"
“It’s not that I hate him,” Tsubakihara Nina scratched her hair. “It’s impossible to be calm about someone who took our mother away, right? That guy took our mother away, and I feel really uncomfortable about it.”
In comparison, having a harem is of little importance.
“Exactly, exactly,” Yuna chimed in, raising her hand. “Mom has been focusing all her attention on him lately, even meticulously preparing a festival for him. Honestly.”
Tsubakihara Mira gave her daughters a mischievous smile, "Don't you like festivals, Nina? If I remember correctly, you cried your eyes out when your mother didn't agree to let you go to the festival. You were so heartbroken."
"Let's not talk about the past," the two sisters said, blushing and covering their heads with their hands. "That was just when we were little!" *Ding-dong*
The doorbell interrupted Tsubakihara Mira's teasing of her daughters, and Tsubakihara Yuna quickly seized the opportunity to escape. "Could it be Mu Xiaoxiao? I'll go open the door..." Although their feelings towards Mu Xiaoxiao were somewhat complicated, the Tsubakihara sisters didn't intend to secretly sabotage his relationship with their mother. After all, the two girls knew very well that their mother genuinely liked him. However, Mira and Shirakawa Miwa exchanged a suspicious glance, without showing any joy or anticipation.
Clearly, they realized that the person outside the door wasn't Mu Xiaoxiao, so they quickly followed Yuna and Renna to the entrance.
"I said, Mu Xiaoxiao, you... huh?"
Yuna originally thought it was Mu Xiaoxiao ringing the doorbell, but she was stunned as soon as she opened the door and spoke. Standing at the door was not Mu Xiaoxiao, but another unfamiliar boy. But to say he was unfamiliar was not quite right, as the two sisters were somewhat familiar with him.
That subtle sense of familiarity made them realize something immediately. Tsubakihara Nina, standing to the side, widened her eyes and exclaimed that long-lost name in surprise, "You, Yuuji-kun?"
"Nina, Yuna, you still remember me?" The boy, who seemed both strange and familiar, greeted us with a smile. "Long time no see."
Shirakawa Miwa wasn't familiar with this person, so she stood quietly to the side, glancing at Mira and noticing her complicated expression. Mira probably hadn't expected this person to appear here, nor that he would return.
"Long time no see. It's been years, hasn't it?" Looking at her childhood friend in front of her, memories from their childhood flooded back, and a hint of conflict appeared on Yuna's pretty face, but she quickly regained her composure. "I didn't expect you to come back, Yuuji-kun. Where have you been?"
“I was adopted by someone else, as you all know. My family was in a car accident... After that, someone took me in, and I went with him. I didn’t even have time to say goodbye to you,” Yuuji smiled apologetically.
“Yuji-kun,” Tsubakihara Mira approached, “we never expected that something like that would happen back then.”
She was friends with Yuji's parents and had a good relationship with them. She attended their funeral after they died in a car accident. If it weren't for the kidnapping incident that year, which caused Tsubakihara Mira's impression of him to plummet, she would have adopted him as her son.
But unexpectedly, he disappeared after the funeral and never appeared again for so many years. Now, he has actually appeared in front of them.
"You're back now. Is there something you need from us?" Tsubakihara Nina asked calmly. She had originally wanted to be more aggressive, since the Tsubakihara sisters' past feelings for this childhood friend had long since vanished, and she didn't want to get too close to him, otherwise she always felt it would be dangerous.
However, since the other party had also suffered such a major change and blow, Tsubakihara Nina did not want to appear too heartless, so she softened her attitude.
"I'm planning to move back in. My parents' house is still there. My luggage is all packed. I just wanted to say hello to you all. Aunt Tsubakihara, Nina, Yuna, nice to meet you all."
"Please give me your guidance."
Despite their reluctance, Rina and Yuna nodded to him and greeted him. Then, they stood silently at the door, not intending to invite their childhood friend over. Tsubakihara Mira also remained silent, as Xiaoxiao would be arriving soon and there was no time to entertain others.
Seeing the slightly awkward atmosphere, Yuuji scratched his head. "Yuna, it's been so long, I'd like to talk to you guys..."
"I have things to do," she said. Her childhood friend, whom she hadn't seen for years, had returned, but Yuna felt no joy at the reunion. She only felt a sense of déjà vu from the person in front of her. She shrank back slightly. "Sorry, Yuuji-kun, let's talk about it later."
The Tsubakihara family still rejected him, and the boy's smile froze on his face. Just when the air seemed to freeze, Mu Xiaoxiao finally arrived with Sicheng Xingli. His late arrival broke the silence, and he stared at the strange scene before him.
what's the situation?
What are you doing?
Shirakawa Miwa's sharp gaze instantly locked onto Mu Xiaoxiao, her eyes revealing a hint of excitement. Childhood sweetheart Yuji-kun was irrelevant to her; Shirakawa Miwa's eyes were only for Mu Xiaoxiao, completely occupied by him.
"It's nothing, I just ran into some old friends," Tsubakihara Yuna and Tsubakihara Nina said as if they had seen a savior. They grabbed Mu Xiaoxiao's arms on either side and dragged her home. "You're so late! Come in quickly, Mom and the others have been waiting for a long time!"
Mu Xiaoxiao: ? ? ?
"No, Tsubakihara-san, when did you guys become so enthusiastic? This makes me feel uncomfortable." "I don't know why either, but you don't seem so bad. Come on in."
He was initially quite annoyed with Mu Xiaoxiao, but after comparing her to Yuuji-kun, he seemed handsome and pleasing to the eye... Mu Xiaoxiao: ???
As for Yuuji, he stared blankly as his two childhood friends led the strange man into the house. He never expected things to turn out this way. The touching reunion of childhood friends did not happen. Instead, they were being intimate with another boy.
This made him unconsciously clench his fists, his face extremely ugly. The Tsubakihara sisters had distanced themselves from him before, but at least he had never seen them so close to any boy. Now, they were saying, "Aunt Mira, I'll head back now."
He forced a smile, and the moment he turned around, his face was so black it looked like it could spit out squid ink.
Chapter 323 We were childhood sweethearts too?
Mu Xiaoxiao was half-pushed and half-pulled into the house by the twin sisters. She looked at Yuna's somewhat embarrassed expression on her left, and then at Nina's calm face on her right, as if she realized something. "You've used me as a shield?"
"That's not fair, ladies~".
"Who's your sister?" Renna glared at Mu Xiaoxiao with annoyance, while Yuna covered her mouth and chuckled as she explained.
"Mainly, we didn't expect him to come back. It was quite sudden. Rina and I were completely unprepared... And since what happened, we couldn't be too heartless, so we could only use you, Mu-kun, as a shield. Sorry," Yuna said apologetically, sticking out her tongue.
She didn't let go of Mu Xiaoxiao's arm, and while speaking, she pinched it, "You can't tell from the clothes that it's so sturdy! No wonder you're so popular at school, Mu Jun."
Mu Xiaoxiao: "Renna..."
No, Yuna Tsubakihara, when did you become a female hooligan? This person is definitely not Yuna-nee, definitely not my older sister.
Mu Xiaoxiao's eyes twitched as she pulled her arm away. "Aren't you two on good terms with that childhood sweetheart? You're using me as a shield for that touching childhood sweetheart reunion. Do you hate him that much?"
“A lot has happened in the past,” Nina thought. Even though they felt some sympathy for Yuji-kun because of his family troubles, things could never go back to the way they were. Suddenly, she grabbed him and said, “Wait, how do you know about us? How do you know we used to be close? Do you know him?”
amount.
Mu Xiaoxiao met Ren Nai's innocent gaze. "I don't know him. I know him through divination."
Tsubakihara Nina gave her a look that said, "Are you kidding me?" What fortune-telling? That's just a lie you made up. "Really, I do have the ability to tell fortunes. I know many secrets of this world."
“Little Mu does possess many incredible abilities, Rennai. That’s not surprising,” Mira walked over, smiling as she helped Mu Xiaoxiao out of the awkward situation. Then, she changed the subject, “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known him back then. We knew Xiaoxiao when you were all little.”
Mu Xiaoxiao covered her face with her hands.
"Read??!" Yuna Tsubakihara exclaimed in surprise. "Mom knew Mu-kun when we were little? What about us? Did we know Mu-kun too?"
“Of course,” Tsubakihara Mira smiled mischievously, winking at Mu Xiaoxiao like a wicked woman, “You two are more than just acquaintances; you’re very close. You cried so much after Xiaoxiao left.”
"No, that can't be right, why do I have absolutely no recollection of this?" Yuna Tsubakihara pressed.
Tsubakihara Nina felt even more sorry for her, and glanced at Mu Xiaoxiao, whose face was tense and expressionless, "I don't remember either."
“I never imagined we would have this connection with Mu Jun. So, Mu Jun and I are childhood sweethearts?” Tsubakihara Yuna found it amusing and smiled at Mu Xiaoxiao.
"Childhood sweethearts my foot! Bamboo horse my ass!" Mu Xiaoxiao was so embarrassed that she glared at Mira, who was watching the commotion, and then deflated when she saw Yuna's curious eyes. "Don't listen to her nonsense. There's no such thing as childhood sweethearts. We've only met a few times and haven't even exchanged many words. We've known each other for less than a week in total. It's normal that you don't remember us."
Yuna Tsubakihara wanted to ask more questions, but her mother pulled her aside, saying, "Yuna, ask later. It's time to give Miwa your seat."
Yuna could only nod. Tsubakihara Nina stood on the other side, staring intently at Mu Xiaoxiao, lost in thought. Hearing her mother and Mu Xiaoxiao's words, an idea seemed to flash through her mind, but she couldn't remember it for a moment, as if it was blocked by a barrier.
She always felt that her mother and Mu Jun weren't lying, but it wasn't as simple as they made it out to be. And when she heard her mother say that, Mu Xiaoxiao did have a faint sense of familiarity about her, but she couldn't quite place it. Mu Xiaoxiao didn't have time to deal with the suspicions of the Tsubaki sisters. Looking at Shirakawa Miwa, who had walked up to her, she was much more mature and beautiful than she had been when she was just a high school girl. In particular, her temperament and figure were becoming more and more exaggerated.
"Xiaoxiao, is there nothing you want to say to me?" Suppressing her emotions, Shirakawa Meiwa could hardly contain herself. She stared intently at his almost unchanged face and the clothes he was wearing. He hadn't changed these clothes; she had washed them for him herself years ago.
The person she liked was finally standing in front of her, and she waited for Mu Xiaoxiao to say her first words. Mu Xiaoxiao's eyes were incredibly innocent. "Teacher Baihe, did you need something?"
Baihe Meihe instantly lost her composure. Unable to contain herself any longer, she pounced like a hungry tiger, viciously grabbing Mu Xiaoxiao's face and pinching it hard. "Mu Xiaoxiao... I'll teach you, Teacher Baihe! I'll teach you to play dumb! I'll teach you to stay away from me!"
"I was wrong, Meihe, I was just joking!" Mu Xiaoxiao was tackled to the ground, struggling in Meihe's warm embrace, her nose filled with her fragrance. "Don't blame me, I really didn't know you before, did I? It's all Mira's fault. She knew the whole truth but didn't tell you. Mira is so incredibly mean!"
Shirakawa Miwa paused, realizing he had a point. "We'll settle the score with Mira later, but right now you have to make it up to me properly." "Make it up to me what, Miwa?"