21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 402 - 399: Confusion (3rd Release, Please Subscribe, Request for Monthly Tickets)

In UDI’s office, there was no autopsy task today, which was quite rare, and Misumi Mikoto had also put on a light makeup, which was unusual for her. She was not dressed in her usual UDI uniform but wore a beige-grey long skirt.

Even Misumi Mikoto’s hairstyle today was intentionally done with playful curls.

"Mikoto, are you going on a date with a guy today?" Seeing Misumi Mikoto’s drastically different look, and remembering that the last time she dressed up was to meet her boyfriend’s parents, Tokairin Yuko moved her chair closer with a mix of curiosity and teasing and asked.

Upon hearing Tokairin Yuko’s question, Mikoto’s face instantly flew with a hint of crimson, making her smile shyly, yet she pushed Tokairin Yuko away and tried to deny it, "No, I just made dinner plans with Professor Chen Yu for this evening."

"That’s not a date with a man? Isn’t Professor Chen Yu a man?" Tokairin Yuko immediately widened her eyes, her surprise quickly giving way to intense curiosity. She leaned closer to Misumi Mikoto and pressed her for details, "Doesn’t Professor Chen Yu have a girlfriend? Mikoto, you actually managed to make dinner plans with him... could it be that you are thinking of..."

"I’m not, stop talking nonsense!" Misumi Mikoto quickly denied, it didn’t matter to herself what Tokairin Yuko said, but if such things reached Jounouchi Hiromi’s ears and affected Chen Yu and her relationship, that was not something Misumi Mikoto wanted to see.

Faced with Misumi Mikoto’s strong denial, Tokairin Yuko displayed a skeptical look. Observing the blush that had not yet faded from her face, Tokairin Yuko moved her chair again, getting closer to Misumi Mikoto, and asked her softly, "Mikoto, you couldn’t have really fallen for Professor Chen Yu, could you?

He is indeed a very decent man, but he already has a girlfriend, and getting involved as the other woman... Although I previously encouraged you to steal Professor Chen Yu away, are you really going to do this?"

At this point, perhaps fearing Misumi Mikoto would misunderstand, Tokairin Yuko quickly added, "I’m not saying it’s wrong of you to do this, Mikoto. I just think you should consider it more carefully. Being the other woman is not a good reputation to have, you know. Plus, Professor Chen Yu and his girlfriend are colleagues, so wouldn’t this kind of thing affect him as well?"

"I already told you it’s not like that! Are you ever going to stop, Tokairin? I invited Professor Chen Yu to dinner tonight just to thank him for what happened last time." Misumi Mikoto looked at Tokairin Yuko, who seemed genuinely concerned for her, with a mixture of annoyance and amusement.

Finally, when it was time to leave work, Tokairin Yūko, seeing Misumi Mikoto starting to pack up her things, hurriedly finished her own tasks. While packing up, she asked Misumi Mikoto casually, "Meiqin, where are you planning to take Professor Chen Yu for dinner tonight?"

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"It’s the place we visited last time in Shinjuku, Tokairin, you’ve been there too, I remember their potato salad is really good." Misumi Mikoto didn’t notice Tokairin Yūko’s ulterior motive and told her directly about the restaurant she’d already booked, "There’s still some time before we get our monthly pay, I can’t afford a luxurious place, so it has to be this kind of small street-side restaurant!"

"That place isn’t exactly a small street-side restaurant, right? Their food is quite good," Tokairin Yūko probed for the information she needed and made some small talk with Misumi Mikoto before saying, "After hearing you talk about it, I don’t feel like going home to cook tonight. I’ve got some time today, so I’ll eat out! I’m going to head off first!"

Having said that, Tokairin Yūko dashed toward the changing room, seemingly eager to get off work.

Watching Tokairin Yūko leave, Misumi Mikoto tilted her head in puzzlement, "Tokairin has been acting weird today, hasn’t she?"

But Misumi Mikoto didn’t delve further into it; Tokairin Yūko often had such absent-minded moments, and most of the time when she acted this way, it was when she had met a new handsome guy, so Misumi Mikoto didn’t find it strange.

After packing her things and saying goodbye to Director Kamikura, who hadn’t left yet, Misumi Mikoto then took her bag and left the office.

While walking out, she took out her phone and started messaging Chen Yu to confirm the time.

Misumi Mikoto didn’t realize that Tokairin Yūko was sneakily following her from behind.