"Uh... well, Teacher Qingshui, I didn't mean it."
Suzuki Sonoko stood up in a hurry and tried to explain.
But her actions just exposed the blank exercise booklet on the table.
After Yujiang saw it, his expression became more dangerous: "Hmm? Miss Suzuki, were you very busy last night? Too busy to do your homework?"
"Ah! No! It's not like this..." Suzuki Sonoko hurriedly picked up the exercise book, looking like she was about to cry without tears.
"After school, finish writing the exercises before leaving." Yu Jiang said coldly.
Suzuki Sonoko suddenly looked like an eggplant beaten by frost.
After school, Suzuki Sonoko stayed at the end as promised and said goodbye to her classmates one by one.
What made her more happy was that Mao Lilan also took the initiative to stay.
But because of Conan, she first went to Didan Elementary School to pick up Conan, and then took her follower back to Tedan High School to wait for Suzuki Sonoko.
When they came back, Suzuki Sonoko was still struggling with math problems.
Yu Jiang moved a bench and sat on the podium, not in a hurry to go home, as if he wanted to fight Suzuki Sonoko to the end.
"Xiaolan, aren't you in a hurry to go home and cook dinner for your uncle?" Suzuki Sonoko asked in a low voice with concern.
"It doesn't matter. I told you in advance that I wouldn't go back for dinner today, and I also gave Dad the phone number of the restaurant where I usually order takeout."
On the podium, Yu Jiang, who listened to Mao Lilan's words, had a clear understanding of Mao Li Kogoro's unreliability.
Suzuki Sonoko was surprised: "Well, is there anything special tonight? Is it because your Shinichi is back?"
Conan froze.
"Not yet." Mao Lilan was a little flustered by Suzuki Sonoko's wording, "But he sometimes calls me to hack me."
"Huh, don't worry about that ruthless brat who only thinks about reasoning and solving crimes!"
Mao Lilan agreed: "Yes, yes, I always look confident, and I like to pretend, and I always bully me..."
Conan was speechless when he heard this.
Hey, hey, please be a little more restrained in speaking ill of others behind their backs!
"But," the expression on Mao Lilan's face suddenly became very gentle, "think about it carefully, Xinyi has many advantages!"
Now Conan and Suzuki Sonoko were stunned at the same time.
"By the way, Sonoko, do you have a sweetheart?"
"This..."
"Ahem." Seeing that the chatter below was getting more and more arrogant, Yu Jiang finally warned them, "Ms. Suzuki, have you finished your exercises?"
Suzuki Sonoko suddenly looked like a cat with explosive fur: "Horse, right away!"
But she had just written down two numbers when she suddenly realized that today was Christmas Eve!
On such an important day as Christmas Eve, why on earth did she stay in school and work hard on her homework?
Suzuki Sonoko was determined to safeguard her own interests. She stood up and asked Yujiang loudly: "Teacher Qingshui, don't you usually have any entertainment activities?"
Yu Jiang narrowed his eyes: "Excuse me, what does this have to do with your homework?"
"Today is Christmas Eve." Suzuki Sonoko was filled with indignation, "Of course you should go shopping on Christmas Eve. I think Mr. Shimizu, you must be single, so you can stay in school and work overtime on Christmas Eve."
"Yuanzi..." Mao Lilan reminded in a low voice.
Although Teacher Shimizu is about the same age as them, a teacher is a teacher after all, and Suzuki Sonoko's attitude makes her a little worried.
Conan watched their confrontation with interest. He wanted to see what Yuzuru Shimizu would do.
Yujiang was not as angry as Mao Lilan thought, but threw the question back: "Miss Suzuki is also single, right?"
"Huh! Although I am now, I already have a sweetheart!" Suzuki Sonoko made a nympho face, "He is the lead singer of the most popular band 'Rex' - Kimura Tatsuya!"
"Eh?" Mao Lilan was confused, "But weren't you with Ota before..."
"I don't like that kind of coward!"
Suzuki Sonoko rolled her eyes and suddenly had a brilliant idea: "Teacher Shimizu, are you free this weekend? I received an invitation to attend the celebration party after the Rex Band's concert. But it's too difficult to go alone.
If you're bored, there's Xiaolan, you can take Conan with you."
Conan said disdainfully in his heart: Humph, he’s just a boy who can sing!
Unexpectedly, Mao Lilan showed a surprised expression when he heard this: "Really? You can meet Tatsuya himself!"
"Of course. Hey, this is all because of my dad's relationship."
Yujiang is not interested in this kind of activity and is about to refuse.
But in order to have more contact with this suspicious math teacher, Conan tried his best to promote it: "Teacher Qingshui, that kind of activity must be very interesting. I, I also want to ask Teacher Qingshui for advice."
"Huh?" Yu Jiang narrowed his eyes, "What do you want to ask me?"
"Uh..." Conan's head turned rapidly, "It's a math problem. I'm actually very interested in math."
"Oh? Is that so?"
Yu Jiang recalled his arrangements for this week, and seeing that nothing happened, he agreed: "Okay, let's meet this weekend.
"But now, Miss Suzuki, you'd better finish your homework as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be delayed until Christmas."
The excitement on Suzuki Sonoko's face suddenly died down.
……
Weekend——
Yujiang arrived on time at the karaoke bar she had arranged with Suzuki Sonoko and the others.
The two young girls had dressed up, but turned to look at Yu Jiang, who still looked as slovenly as before. Just to suit the occasion, Yu Jiang wore a peaked cap to keep him warm.
Suzuki Sonoko resented her: "Teacher Shimizu, why did you come here like this? There are many beautiful girls attending today's celebration party. How can you leave a good impression on them like this?"
Yu Jiang was confused: "Aren't we here to sing? What are we doing to impress them?"
Suzuki Sonoko is speechless.
"Okay, okay, as long as you can see Tatsuya, nothing else matters. Anyway, everyone is not as handsome as Tatsuya." Mao Lilan comforted.
Yu Jiang's eyes suddenly became dangerous.
Hmm?
Say he is not as handsome as Kimura Tatsuya??
Even if this face is not his own, hearing such words will still make him unhappy.
Suzuki Sonoko whispered: "Hey, Ran, don't you think Shimizu-sensei looks quite similar to Shinichi? I think if he takes care of himself, he might actually be more handsome than Tatsuya."
"Wha, what?" Mao Lilan blushed, "That guy Shinichi is not as handsome as Kimura Tatsuya."
Conan: "..."
In the largest box of karaoke——
"Cheers!"
While everyone else was drinking, Yu Jiang took out a stack of high school mathematics papers from his briefcase and piled them all in front of Conan.
Conan's expression changed: "What, what is this, Teacher Qingshui?"
"High school mathematics questions." Yu Jiang smiled, "Didn't you say you are very interested in mathematics? Come on, come and do the questions and swim in the joyful ocean of mathematics!"
Conan: "..."
Why? Why can't he escape the fate of high school mathematics even after becoming a child?