"Dad! You're here too..."

As expected, upon hearing the voice of the middle-aged man outside, Sakuragi Hitomi came down first, standing playfully beside Yan Huan and greeted him.

Sakuragi Yuri covered her smile with a folding fan, while Sakuragi Harutake, looking at the handsome young man and beautiful young woman standing together, couldn't help but nod in approval.

A barely noticeable hint of satisfaction appeared at the corner of his lips, just as he was about to speak, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed young girl jumped down behind Yan Huan.

She, too, stood with her hands on her hips beside Yan Huan, looking at him curiously,

"Yan Huan, who is this?"

"..."

Seeing another girl next to the originally perfect pair, Sakuragi Harutake's smile froze.

He blinked, about to speak again, when another reserved girl slowly descended behind Yan Huan,

"Uh... Hello, uncle and aunt..."

"..."

Seeing An Le come down, Sakuragi Harutake's previously frozen smile immediately fell a bit.

He remained silent for several seconds before adjusting his glasses to steady his spirit and prepared to speak.

"... Huh? So, where are we?"

Another one came down!

Seeing the stunning girl with stars in her eyes stretching as she got out of the car and instinctively stood beside Yan Huan...

Sakuragi Harutake's smile completely vanished, turning into a bewildered daze.

"Buzz~"

Then a pale hand held the car door, allowing its owner, a tall, aloof girl, to slowly step out of the car.

Finally, she too stood beside Yan Huan.

"..."

Sakuragi Harutake opened his mouth, unable to hold back this time, quickly turning his head to look at his wife.

Seeing Sakuragi Yuri smile somewhat reluctantly while holding a folding fan, she said softly,

"Didn't I say, this young man is good in every way, even popular with women..."

"..."

...

...

"Aunt Sakuragi, you finally made it..."

Inside a shrine, the priest served hot tea and closed the door.

Inside the room were only the Sakuragi couple and Yan Huan.

"It's not 'finally', auntie didn't expect you to act so quickly~"

With a slightly unpleasant expression, Sakuragi Harutake looked at Yan Huan, while Sakuragi Yuri continued to shake her fan, smiling sweetly at him,

"You only arrived last night and couldn't wait to take action today. Hitomi's father still had other business in Tokyo, so we hurried over."

"Auntie, could you at least give a heads up... Not saying anything until the last moment is a bit..."

Hearing this, Sakuragi Yuri sighed a bit resentfully,

"Can't help it, auntie's been under a lot of pressure too~

"On one hand, facing the constant watch of the Spencer family, and on the other, having to prevent the family from finding out early...

"It's my useless husband's fault; if he could protect me and the kids, I wouldn't have to..."

At this point, Sakuragi Yuri couldn't help but cover her mouth, pretending to sob.

Sakuragi Harutake's face darkened as well, lightly coughing,

"I only hesitated for a day or two, was it necessary..."

"Hehe~"

Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Yuri stopped feigning distress on her face.

"Now, what good is it talking about this, kids did what we should have, it's embarrassing~"

Her expression became slightly serious as she looked at Yan Huan,

"But, Yan Huan, do you understand now?

"Hitomi grew up in such an environment.

"Even though I don't want to completely excuse her previous actions towards you, I do hope you can understand...

"Moreover, she's decided to stay in Linmen for you now~"

Hearing this, Yan Huan was momentarily stunned.

He looked at the woman in front of him and couldn't help but ask,

"Auntie, did you invite me to the Sakuragi family to let me know more about Hitomi's past?"

"Yes, and to keep Her emotions stable during her family's upheaval... After all, she really suffered a lot with her grandfather as a child."

With things said to this point, Sakuragi Yuri blinked and couldn't help but retort,

"What else did you think?"

"...Nothing."

Yan Huan rubbed his brow, thinking maybe he was overthinking conspiracies.

He didn't expect that Aunt Sakuragi truly wanted to resolve the issue of Sakuragi Hitomi's previous incident.

In retrospect, one should have known such matters shouldn't be left to the younger generation.

However, at least the result is the same, I guess.

When messing around with Sakuragi Hitomi just now, Yan Huan genuinely felt as if he didn't care as much about her peeping anymore.

After all, she's changed for the better.

Hmm?

Why change for the better again?

"..."

"Alright, don't think about it anymore. It may have been reckless, but what's youth without a little recklessness?"

Seeing Yan Huan still dazed, Sakuragi Yuri smilingly unfurled her folding fan again.

"Back in the day, I drove a car directly through the main gate to take Hitomi away."

Beside her, Sakuragi Harutake also adjusted his glasses, speaking up,

"Leave the rest to the adults now."

"You all can rejoin the group for the retreat, or if there are places you want to go by yourselves, I'll have Kagami show you around for a while."

"Places we want to visit..."

Yan Huan pondered, but just then Sakuragi Harutake's phone rang.

Sakuragi Harutake glanced at the "Elder Brother" note on his phone, then looked at his wife.

Sakuragi Yuri immediately understood, smiling sweetly at Yan Huan,

"Take your time to decide, but we have matters to attend to, you know... Whatever plans you have, just let Kagami know and he'll arrange it."

"It's a turbulent time now, Yan Huan, once the retreat is over, you all should leave Ying Country and return to Linmen."

Yan Huan nodded, watching the couple stand up, he also immediately rose to see them off.

"No problem, uncle and auntie."

Sakuragi Harutake changed clothes and headed outside.

Sakuragi Yuri followed behind, glanced at Yan Huan, and then left with her husband.

They spoke with Sakuragi Ran and Sakuragi Hi briefly at the door before leaving together in a car.

Clearly, due to the previous matter, they had plenty to deal with.

"..."

Yan Huan shook his head and turned back into the shrine.

The priest of the shrine was a friend of Sakuragi Harutake, so they could stay there temporarily without needing a hotel.

The shrine was big, and Yan Huan finally enjoyed the luxury of a room to himself.

"President, your room is the second door on the second floor, and the shrine staff have already placed your luggage inside."

The shrine was large, and Yan Huan hadn't found the others yet.

Opening his phone, he only saw a message from Sakuragi.

After inquiring, he learned they were still in their rooms organizing their belongings, planning to reconvene for dinner.

So, Yan Huan returned to his room to organize his own luggage.

The second floor of the shrine was also wooden. Despite the lights, it had a dim feeling.

Yan Huan squinted, counting the rooms.

Upon reaching the second room, he turned the doorknob and pushed the door open.

Just about to take a deep breath and relax his thoughts...

What he saw was...

A bright screen swirling with a mysterious purple vortex.

"Buzz!!"

Seeing that long-lost yet familiar screen... even one that gave him a bit of PTSD, Yan Huan was instantly dumbfounded.

But just as he was bewildered, the vortex began to swallow up everything he could perceive.

Yan Huan's eyes became clouded, his body stiffened in place.

After confirming Yan Huan's reactions, the screen slowly moved away...

Revealing behind the phone screen, Ye Shiyu, her face slightly flushed and breathing heavily.

"Sorry... Xiao Huan... I really couldn't help it..."

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