*Cough…* (Uesugi Yui)
After everyone took their seats, under Uesugi Yui's cough, the meeting officially began.
"Today has been a difficult day, Yuki and Mizuo were injured, and Chongzong ran into trouble..." (Uesugi Yui)
While speaking, Uesugi Yui looked at Yuki and Mizuo, with a guilty look in her eyes.
She blamed herself for not realizing that when Chongzong texted her about the thugs, the enemy might also target other family members.
But she didn't.
When Chongzong mentioned going to the commercial street, she thought he was overreacting.
But the reality proved otherwise. The enemy was even more shameless and brutal than they had imagined.
If Chongzong had not arrived in time, who knows what would have happened.
"Fortunately, Chongzong noticed the problem in time..." (Uesugi Yui)
"No, I arrived too late as well. If I had come earlier, Yuki would not have been injured..." (Chongzong)
Mentioning this, both Chongzong and Uesugi Yui bowed deeply, full of regret, unable to face Yuki.
"Oh, you two!" (Yuki)
Yuki, who suddenly bounced up, startled everyone present.
"It wasn't you who hurt me, so don't blame yourselves!" (Yuki)
"Chongzong, your arrival was timed perfectly! We didn't even ask for your help, but you miraculously appeared, super awesome!" (Yuki)
"Yui sister, who came to the rescue, was also amazing. She faced the police's questioning without any fear, seamless performance!" (Yuki)
"And Mizuo and I didn't suffer any substantial injuries, so stop looking guilty, be more positive!" (Yuki)
With a series of excited speeches, Yuki's originally snow-white cheeks turned red, leaving everyone speechless.
For a moment, the room fell silent.
"Why is no one saying anything?" (Yuki)
Blinking her eyes, Yuki looked around, thinking she had said something wrong just now, nervously clasping her hands together and hunching her shoulders.
Seeing this, Uesugi Yui quickly changed the subject.
"Ah... um, let's continue the discussion...!" (Uesugi Yui)
Yuki finally relaxed from her tense state and reverted to her usual gentle self, sitting back on the cushion like a calm little rabbit.
"Emmmm..." (Uesugi Yui)
After pondering for a moment, Uesugi Yui looked at everyone, as if about to say something very important.
And everyone perked up, eagerly watching Uesugi Yui.
Even they could see clearly that Uesugi Yui swallowed nervously.
Everyone expected Uesugi Yui to say something insightful and profound.
And indeed, Uesugi Yui delivered.
"...Where did I stop just now?" (Uesugi Yui)
After this sentence, everyone fell into silence instinctively.
Soon after, Mizuo couldn't hold back and burst into laughter, which quickly escalated into uncontrollable laughter.
With Mizuo leading the way, everyone burst into laughter, even Uesugi Yui herself couldn't help but laugh so hard she almost collapsed on the table.
After laughing for several minutes, everyone finally calmed down.
"Sister Yui, you were just talking about Yuki and Mizuo running into trouble but thankfully not getting seriously hurt in the end." (Chongzong)
"Yeah, initially, I wasn't planning on telling you, Yuki, and Mizuo about this as you are still young, fearing your impulsive reactions." (Uesugi Yui)
"But eventually, I decided to let you know because I believe in you." (Uesugi Yui)
"All that happened today was orchestrated by someone named Kuroda, a gang leader active in the commercial district." (Uesugi Yui)
"Kuroda has no grudge against us, and although it's still speculation at this point, Chongzong and I both believe that it was Bai Yaxin who masterminded this through Kuroda." (Uesugi Yui)
