21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 494 - 490: Guarding (Seeking Subscriptions, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"I never expected the owner to have such a grown daughter! I've never heard him mention her before," Jounouchi Hiromi said to Chen Yu on their way home after dinner, talking about the owner's daughter they had just encountered at the small shop.

"It's possible that his daughter got married, so they haven't been in contact much. Plus, we don't frequent that little shop often, so it's normal we haven't seen his daughter," Chen Yu didn't find it strange not to know the daughter of the owner of a shop they often visited. However, thinking of the owner's daughter, he frowned.

"What's the matter, Mr. Chen Yu? You look so worried, is there something troubling you?" Jounouchi Hiromi asked curiously upon seeing Chen Yu's furrowed brow.

"It's nothing major, I'm just a bit concerned about the owner's daughter, she and the owner don't seem to have a good relationship." Chen Yu shook his head slightly, but the sense of discomfort he felt when he saw the owner's daughter still bothered him. However, he thought it might be his own misperception and did not mention it to Jounouchi Hiromi.

Upon hearing this, Jounouchi Hiromi raised her eyebrows and said, "It must be related to her husband. Looking at the owner, he probably disapproved of her marrying her current husband. It's quite common, daughters marrying men their fathers don't like, leading to strained father-daughter relationships.

If my dad were still around, seeing me with a boyfriend like you, Mr. Chen Yu, he might have punched you in the face!"

Talking about her own father punching Chen Yu made Jounouchi Hiromi laugh snortingly, seemingly imagining what Chen Yu would look like if he really got punched.

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"It doesn't bother me. I'm taking away his most precious daughter, so getting beaten up is only to be expected," Chen Yu laughed off the idea, not inclined to spoil the mood with a retort.

Having heard Chen Yu, Jounouchi Hiromi's mood instantly improved, and she pinched his cheek, saying, "Flattery will get you everywhere! It's a pity though... my dad won't see me get married."

Facing Jounouchi Hiromi's sentiment, Chen Yu merely held her hand more tightly.

As they continued walking, Jounouchi Hiromi suddenly remembered something she had seen that afternoon and said to Chen Yu, "Oh right, Mr. Chen Yu, did Mr. Kube come to see you this afternoon?"

"Rokuro? I only saw him and Meiqin together this morning and greeted him, but he didn't come looking for me in the afternoon. Why do you ask?" Chen Yu was puzzled by Jounouchi Hiromi's question about Kube Rokuro, wondering why she suddenly brought him up.

"Oh, it's just that I saw him coming out of the VIP ward at the hospital this afternoon. It looked like he was visiting someone, and I found it odd that he didn't come to see you," Jounouchi Hiromi explained.

"Is that so? He could have been visiting a friend. Plus, since we met in the morning, it's not strange that he didn't come to see me," Chen Yu didn't think much of it, but still casually asked, "Do you know who he was there to see?"

"I'm not sure about that. Should I help you ask around tomorrow?" Jounouchi Hiromi offered.

Chen Yu nodded noncommittally, thinking that it would be good to know. If it was a friend of Rokuro's, they could help look after them.

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In the hospital, if there was anyone who had the most up-to-date information, it was undoubtedly the nurses.

Whether it was gossip between the doctors or the status of patients in the wards, these nurses always had the scoop first-hand.

So, with Jounouchi Hiromi's inquiries, it didn't take long to find out whom Kube Rokuro was visiting at the hospital.

"Qingdai? Since when did Rokuro know her?" Chen Yu was clearly startled upon hearing the news Jounouchi Hiromi had gathered, as he could not connect Kube Rokuro and Doctor Qingdai.

"I was surprised to find out they knew each other too. But I heard from the nurses that Mr. Kube had encountered Doctor Qingdai twice and that he specifically went to see her," Jounouchi Hiromi was equally surprised, but since that's the information she got from the nurses, she chose to believe it: "Moreover, I heard Mr. Kube seemed quite fond of Doctor Qingdai."

At this point, Chen Yu didn't find it strange, but he was very skeptical, "With Doctor Qingdai's skills and charm, it's no surprise she's enchanted someone as inexperienced as Rokuro. But the two of them?"

Chen Yu shook his head, clearly not optimistic about Rokuro being interested in Qingdai.

"Rokuro may simply have a crush on Doctor Qingdai, but as for what that woman is thinking..." Chen Yu thought of Qingdai's various behaviors in front of him, and even though he had learned a lot about her, he still felt he couldn't see through her: "Her schemes are deep. I even feel that her getting us to help dispose of that old man from the Tashiro Family was part of her calculation, and her motives are not as simple as she claimed."

"I get that feeling too, there was something off about her behavior that day at the Tashiro Family mansion." Jounouchi Hiromi remembered Qingdai asking for her help at the Tashiro Family's home and felt she indeed had deep schemes.

Concerned, Jounouchi Hiromi asked Chen Yu, "Then, Mr. Chen Yu, should we stop them? No matter what, Rokuro is Professor Kube's son, and your friend. It doesn't seem right to watch him be deceived."

However, Chen Yu shook his head, disagreeing with Jounouchi Hiromi's view: "Rokuro is probably immersed in it right now. He told me before that he met a female doctor at the hospital he was quite interested in, probably referring to Doctor Qingdai. If we try to stop him from continuing his relationship with Qingdai now, he won't wake up to reality."

"Speaking of which..." Jounouchi Hiromi apparently had some thoughts on Qingdai's intentions, "Didn't Doctor Qingdai mention before that there's another soul in her body? Could she be using Rokuro to seek your help to separate the other soul from hers?"

"It won't be that simple. If she asked me to help her with that, I wouldn't mind at all. There's really no need for her to go through such a big loop and involve Rokuro," Chen Yu shook his head, feeling that Qingdai's schemes were not that straightforward.

"I'll give Meiqin a call. She's with Rokuro every day, so she can keep an eye on him. This way, we can be informed in time if anything happens. Let's wait and see, and find out what her plans and schemes really are," Chen Yu decided it was best to bide his time and observe.