In the elevator, Suzuki Tomoko no longer had to worry about the risk of being witnessed by people in the square outside. She raised her head, stood on tiptoe, and gently kissed the boy on the lips, her red lips slightly raised.

“Considering that there are so many people here today, Auntie has specially prepared enough supplies for Bell~”

Hey~

A few seconds later, with the sound of a crisp voice, the slight sense of pressure brought by the elevator going up instantly dissipated.

The elevator door slowly opened to both sides, and an entire floor of “exclusive lounge for insiders” came into view. It was extremely spacious and luxuriously decorated, and could almost be called a sky villa.

From the sofa to the bar counter, and then to the windowsill where you can see the scenery outside, all the wives are there.

Yukiko and Eri Kisaki, the former princesses of Teitan, sat together and chatted.

At this time, Miyano Elena, who was still wearing a white coat, clasped her hands together and confessed to her sister Akai Mary, who had recovered her adult body, her little secret with her “brother-in-law” with an apologetic smile.

There are also Kuroba Chikage and Miss Curacao, who are being tortured and teased by Vermouth until their faces turn red.

Hattori Shizuka, with a subtle smile on her face, looks like a Yamato Nadeshiko.

Akiba Reiko, who feels like she doesn’t fit in with the people around her and can only puff her face and sulk, etc…

But the most eye-catching thing is the cups of milk piled up in the shape of a spire on the sofa in the middle.

That’s right, it’s the kind of champagne tower you see at high-end cocktail parties, made of high-heeled glasses stacked on top of each other.

The only difference is that the glasses in the champagne tower are filled with champagne, while the “champagne tower” in front of you is filled with milk.

It has quite a metaphorical meaning…

Serabell thought about it as she glanced around the lounge and made a quick decision. Amid the implicit or direct gazes of the housewives, she strode towards Akai Mari, who seemed indifferent, on the sofa.

Then, he picked up the British wife first amid her slightly shy low exclamation.

……

In the square outside the art gallery.

The opening ceremony was not long. With the relay speeches by Sonoko and Suzuki Jirokichi, the uncle and nephew, the “Sunflower Exhibition of Longing for Japan” officially began.

A large crowd of people began to pour into the art museum little by little, while Masumi Sera and Ran remained in the square.

The two girls looked back and forth as if they were looking for someone.

“That’s weird. Miss Hongye clearly said she would come today, so why haven’t we seen her yet?”

“Yeah, how about… sending a message and asking?”

“Well……”

Masumi Sera hesitated for a moment and was about to take out his cell phone to send a message.

Just then, the voice of another familiar girl came faintly from the side.

“No need, I’ve already found the person.”

? ?

Turning their heads in the direction of the sound, what came into the sight of Masumi Sera and Xiaolan was the Phantom Thief Girl Kuroba Chiko, who was obviously disguised in a brightly colored sportswear, and the Kyoto girl Ooka Momiji, who was also disguised and was being pulled by the elbow.

“Ah, you two…why are you dressed like this today?” Xiaolan exclaimed softly, covering her mouth.

“What can I do then~”

Kuroba Chiko shrugged nonchalantly.

“My mom was trying to get rid of me and sneak out early this morning. Although I know what she is doing, since she doesn’t want me to find out, I can only prevent her from finding out that I have already found out about it.”

Uh…so why is it so roundabout?

A huge drop of cold sweat fell on Sera’s forehead.

Kyoto girl Ooka Momiji withdrew her arm, covered her mouth and coughed lightly.

“They have no choice. Even though we have established a cooperative relationship with the Suzuki Group, our Ooka family’s base is still in Kansai. Considering all aspects, it is not the best time to make the cooperative relationship public.”

To put it bluntly, for the time being, we cannot let people discover that the Ooka family, the head of the Kansai big family, has colluded with the Kanto Suzuki Group, right?

“By the way, where are the others?”

The Phantom Thief Girl asked.

These five short words did not name anyone, but everyone present knew who was being talked about.

Masumi Sera turned his head and glanced at the window of the second-floor lounge of the art museum.

“Well, my brother has already gone up with mom and the others.”

“Oh.”

Kuroba Chiko responded indifferently.

Since it has already gone up, it should have been stacked together by now.

“May I ask if it could be…”

Just as the girls were about to follow the end of the crowd into the art museum, a confused and slightly shy female voice came from behind.

“Well?”

Xiaolan turned her head and when she saw the face of the person coming clearly, a smile immediately appeared on the corner of her mouth.

“Ala, long time no see Miss Mingmei, and little sister Ai-chan~”

Unexpectedly, the visitors turned out to be Miyano Akemi and Haibara Ai, who had just ended their home-based isolation mode due to the destruction of their organization.

Because the two sisters have been living in the doctor’s house for the past year, and Xiaolan often went to the doctor’s house to play before she “lost her memory”, so after a few visits, the two sides can be considered to have known each other.

“Long time no see Miss Lan.”

Mingmei responded to the greeting with a faint smile, “Actually, Zhi…Ai and I made an appointment to have someone come over today, but I don’t think I’ve found her yet. Did you see her? She was probably a young blond woman about my height, with round glasses and a penchant for wearing white coats.”

According to this description, that must be Aunt Elena!

Although Masumi Sera had never been to Dr. Agasa’s house, she had already known what the Miyano sisters looked like through photos. In addition, she had already met Elena Miyano, so she understood it instantly after hearing this description.

So she and Xiaolan looked at each other, the girls exchanged glances, and then nodded slightly.

“Yeah, I saw it before, but it should be in the art museum now. If you don’t mind, let’s go together.”

“Yeah, yeah. Anyway, you won’t get lost in an art museum. Maybe you’ll find it while walking around.”

Xiaolan also smiled and joined in.

After all, I guess mom and the others are busy upstairs now.

Instead of rushing over to grab it now, it’s better to wait until mom is almost done with her work and then go over to give her a big surprise.

“Um, okay.”

Miyano Akemi, who still knew nothing, nodded and agreed softly.

……

The view changed, and at the door of the dressing room on the first floor of the art museum, Miss Sonoko, who had just finished the opening ceremony and changed into casual clothes, walked out with a cell phone in her hand.

But before she could make a phone call to tell her two friends who were still outside in the square that they could meet up with her, a figure came towards her.

“Excuse me, Miss Sonoko.”

Sonoko looked up at the sound and blinked: “Huh? Oh, it’s Mr. Nishino, what’s wrong?”

“Well, Mrs. Suzuki gave me a message earlier.”

Secretary Nishino came to the front and stopped, bowing slightly.

“Mrs. Suzuki said that Miss Sonoko should go to the lounge upstairs with her friends after you finish visiting the art exhibition.”

“The lounge?”

Yuanzi didn’t think much about it and just nodded.

“Okay, I got it. I’ll go with Lan and the others later.”

After saying that, she ran straight outside.

……

At the same time, the cheers of the ladies in the lounge upstairs were getting louder and louder.

The golden champagne liquid spilled over the ground and seeped into the gaps in the elevator, as if it had set a gorgeous gold border on the door that would soon welcome the girls.

(End of the book)