Study Notes

Chapter 66 Study Notes

When Bai Yuze opened the door, the living room was filled with the aroma of food.

The aroma was somewhat similar to that of a beast from the abyss, mixed with the scent of oil and a hint of scallion, all blended together to make one's stomach rumble.

Three dishes and a soup were laid out on the table.

Braised stone cocoon meat, clear stewed worm soup, and salt and pepper cocoon shells.

A bowl of rice, a pair of chopsticks.

In the kitchen, a tall figure was taking off her apron. Today, she was wearing that black house dress, her long hair loose, and she walked out with a calm expression.

She glanced at Bai Yuze and sat down across from him at the table.

"Have a meal."

The words are brief, yet they carry an undeniable meaning.

Bai Yuze obediently picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork, and put it in his mouth.

Tender, flavorful, and cooked to perfection.

"tasty."

Mou Yue's eyebrows twitched slightly, but she didn't speak. However, her usually expressionless face seemed to soften a little.

"Eat more meat."

"I drank the soup."

Bai Yuze took another sip of soup and looked up at her.

"Oh my god, your cooking skills have improved again."

Mouyue looked at him, didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly.

This can be considered an acknowledgment of the praise.

Bai Yuzhe lowered his head and continued eating. After a few bites, he looked up again, his tone cautious and pleading: "But Okasan, I think your cooking skills are already very good. I don't think you need to improve them anymore—"

He paused, his voice softening slightly: "Yesterday I destroyed the Ash Gang's territory, which caused quite a stir."

She glanced at him in a certain month.

His gaze was indifferent, making it impossible to tell whether he agreed or disagreed.

She simply nodded slightly.

"Um.

""

Then she looked away and continued watching him eat.

Bai Yuzhe didn't know whether the other party had agreed or just indicated that they understood.

But he didn't dare ask any more questions.

He lowered his head and continued eating.

A gentle breeze drifted in through the window, stirring the white curtains in the living room. The curtains rose and fell, like something soft breathing.

In a certain month, she sat across from him, quietly watching him eat.

He neither spoke nor moved, he just watched.

His emerald green eyes reflected the image of him burying his head in his rice.

After finishing his meal, Bai Yuzhe wanted to help clear the dishes, but under the watchful gaze of Mouyue's eerie green eyes, he returned to his bedroom.

Initial speculation suggests that Okasan's transformation into a mature, older woman's character is likely due to his anger over not coming home last night.

Bai Yuzhe didn't dare to say anything more, otherwise he might get beaten up or locked up.

I had just turned on my computer when a message notification sounded. It was from my friend: [Junior brother? Log in. I happen to have some free time right now, let's play a few rounds.]

Bai Yuzhe: [Okay.]

Bai Yuze put on his headphones and logged into the game.

On the screen, Aiwas's character was crouching in a corner, with a bunch of boxes lying next to him. It was unclear whether he had been ambushed and killed by his senior brother or found them while scavenging.

As they searched the bag, Aiwas's slightly hoarse voice slowly came through: "Junior brother, how did the exam go?"

"good."

Bai Yuze threw away his junk gun, the G3, and picked up someone else's M7.

Where do you plan to intern?

"Genji Technology".

Bai Yuze paused for a moment, then added, "I don't know if I'll pass the interview."

There was a few seconds of silence on Aiwas's end. "Given your grades, why don't you continue your studies?"

Bai Yuze smiled.

"Senior brother, I come from the Parrot District. Putting aside the possibility of facing discrimination based on my identity when I go up, the tuition fees alone are beyond my means. So I think it might be better to start earning money as soon as possible."

Aiwass remained silent for a while, but did not try to persuade him further. He knew that if the other person wanted to continue reading, these difficulties were not really difficulties, but it was clear that the other person did not want to give up some things.

For example, freedom...

"Alright, but next week our advisor is going to give a small class to the students, so remember to come."

"it is good."

The two played a few more rounds. Bai Yuze, unusually, cleared his mind and didn't think about anything; he just played the game.

Playing games with my senior brother might not be very exciting, but there will definitely be no pressure either. You just need to pick up trash and retreat.

Around 10 o'clock, Senior Brother Aiwas logged off on time.

"I'm logging off now. I have an experiment to do tomorrow."

"it is good."

Just as Bai Yuzhe was preparing to play one more round, ready to quit if he died, the door opened, and Lu Zihai returned from get off work.

He walked into the living room, heard the sound of keyboard typing, and paused.

A moment later, he appeared at Bai Yuze's room door, leaning against the doorframe, his voice low: "Yuze, you still have the mind to play games?"

Bai Yuze turned his head: "What's wrong?"

Lu Zihai walked over and sat down on a chair nearby, lowering his voice: "Have you offended someone lately?"

Bai Yuzhe's heart skipped a beat, but he remained outwardly calm: "No, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Bai Yuze's expression didn't seem fake, Lu Zihai said softly, "Our boss, Captain Qiao, specifically asked me today where you went the night before last."

"The night before last?"

Bai Yuze thought for a moment, "Wasn't I catching up on my homework at home?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Okasan on the bed out of the corner of his eye.

The other person was reading a book at the moment, and her mature and sophisticated demeanor exuded an invisible sense of pressure.

However, it was clear that the other party was not interested in what they were saying.

"I'm curious too. Haven't you been studying at home these past few days?"

Lu Zihai scratched his head, looking puzzled. "Why would the higher-ups suddenly be paying attention to your situation? Never mind, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore. But you should go out less lately. Things haven't been peaceful lately. You should know about the Ash Gang in Parrot District, right? The whole gang was blown up, completely wiped out."

Bai Yuze frowned slightly: "Is it that serious?"

Lu Zihai shook his head. "Alright, I was just reminding you to be careful."

After saying that, Lu Zihai went back to his room. It seemed that the other person was no longer in the mood to play games.

Bai Yuze leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling.

The Ashes Gang is in trouble, and the Secret Service is investigating itself instead of investigating so many other gangs?

Secret Service...

A name immediately popped into Bai Yuze's mind—Jiang Yu.

Damn it, I kindly gave him information so he could get promoted faster.

But the other party is thinking of investigating him. Fine, fine.

Bai Yuze silently wrote the other person's name down in his little notebook.

The room was silent for a few seconds.

At that moment, a faint sound came from the other side of the bed.

"Little sticky rice cake".

Bai Yuze turned his head away.

One month, he leaned against the headboard, having already put down the book in his hand. Those deep green eyes fell on him, showing no emotion, yet making him dare not be perfunctory.

"What exactly happened last night?"

Bai Yuze opened his mouth.

If it were a young girl like Yue, he would probably just say a few words to brush it off, but since she was now in her mature woman form, Bai Yuze chose to explain the specific reasons in detail without hiding anything.

The thing that Okasan in her mature, older sister mode hates most is being deceived.

A long time ago, he almost got eaten by the other party for the same reason.

After listening, Mouyue nodded, then said, seemingly understanding but not quite, "So, the Ash Gang hurt your pets, so you got angry and wiped them out. And now both the Magical Girls and the Special Operations Bureau are looking for the person who did it."

Bai Yuze opened his mouth, and then explained that Qianye Mengyu was his employee, not a pet.

But the words stuck in his throat.

After all, in Okasan's eyes, there seems to be no difference between employees and pets.

In the end, Bai Yuze nodded slightly: "Mm."

Mouyue looked at him and didn't press further, "Is someone watching you now?"

Bai Yuze shook his head: "Probably not."

"oh."

One month, she looked away, picked up the book again, and continued flipping through the pages.

Bai Yuze glanced at the computer, then turned his head to look at Mouyue Okasan's quiet profile.

Normally, if Okasan saw that he hadn't touched the computer, he would have already transformed into a different form and taken the computer away.

But right now, Okasan hasn't made a single move, which clearly means he's still angry.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. How could I not be angry if my son left his mother alone at home at night for a pet?

Thinking of this, Bai Yuze felt a little guilty and moved closer to the bedside, carefully sitting down next to Mouyue.

"Okasan".

I turned a page of a book one month without looking at him.

"Oh, sir, shall I give you a massage?"

Mouyue paused in her flipping through the book, "No need."

Bai Yuzhe persisted: "My cooking skills are pretty good, why don't you give it a try?"

"Need not."

"Shall I get you a glass of water?"

"Need not."

"That"

Finally, in a certain month, she turned her head and glanced at him.

His eyes were indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger, but Bai Yuze inexplicably felt a chill down his spine.

"sleep."

"oh."

Bai Yuze immediately shut up and lay back down in his seat.

Never mind, I'll try to coax her tomorrow.

As he closed his eyes, the room fell silent, save for the occasional rustling of pages turning.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Bai Yuze was about to fall asleep, a loud bang!

A clap of thunder suddenly rang out.

Before Bai Yuzhe could react, he heard a very faint inhalation from the side.

He opened his eyes and turned his head.

The woman on the bed, who had just exuded a powerful aura that had kept him from making any rash moves, was now rapidly shrinking in size.

Her long hair grew shorter, her figure shrank, and her black nightgown instantly became loose and baggy. In her loli form, Mouyue emerged from the pile of clothes, her face no longer showing the indifference she had just displayed, but only a look of panic.

She looked up and gazed out the window.

Another bolt of lightning flashed.

Her body trembled.

Then, she saw Bai Yuze.

The next second, the small figure sprang up from the bed and jumped into his arms.

"Onii-chan!"

Her voice trembled slightly, her head buried tightly in his chest, her arms wrapped tightly around his waist.

Several tentacles peeked out from under the nightgown, frantically wrapping around his wrists and arms, binding him tightly like an octopus.

Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment.

Then he looked down at the trembling little head in his arms and suddenly felt like laughing.

The Okasan-sama who had just made him dare not act recklessly was now cowering in his arms, trembling like a frightened little rabbit.

He reached out and gently patted her back.

"It's alright, it's alright, Uncle, I'm here for you!"

Another clap of thunder sounded.

The body in her arms trembled even more violently.

Why is it thundering tonight?

Bai Yuzhe didn't say anything, but simply hugged her a little tighter.

After a long while, the thunder stopped, but she didn't immediately let go.

Instead, she waited quite a while to make sure it really wouldn't ring again before slowly poking her head out from Bai Yuzhe's arms.

His hair was a mess, his beard hung limply, and his face still showed signs of shock.

"—It's gone?"

"I'm gone."

She would nod, then casually climb out of his arms, straighten her clothes, and pretend nothing had happened.

But the whiskers would quietly wrap around his wrists, refusing to let go.

"Okasan, are you angry with me?"

"No!"

Okasan pouted, looking sullen.

Bai Yuzhe looked at the puffed-up little head in his arms, then at the few tentacles tightly wrapped around his wrist, and made up his mind.

A certain month in her mature, sophisticated state is hard to appease, but a certain month in her multifaceted state is even harder to appease, isn't it?

He reached out and gently poked a certain moon's cheek; it was soft and bouncy.

"Okasan".

"snort."

He poked it again and said softly, "Okasan~".

"snort!"

In a certain month, her lips were still pouting, but the corners of her eyes had already subtly curved upwards.

Bai Yuzhe seized the opportunity, scooped up the laptop from the side, opened it, and placed it in front of her.

"Hey, haven't you finished watching that magical girl anime from last time? Let's watch it together."

Mou Yue's eyes lit up instantly.

But soon, she turned her face away, trying her best to maintain her sullen expression.

I'm still angry.

""

"You're angry because you're angry at me."

Bai Yuze leaned closer, his tone slightly coaxing like he was coaxing a child, "If anyone's going to be punished, it should be me. You can't punish yourself by not being able to watch cartoons just because you're angry with me."

After thinking about it for a while, she realized that it made sense. She turned her head and looked at him, her eyes no longer holding the same determination as before, only a little bit of stubbornness remained.

"Then you have to watch it with me!"

"good!"

Bai Yuzhe immediately and sensibly pushed the computer closer to her and adjusted the pillows to make her more comfortable.

In a certain month, I took over the computer and skillfully opened the media player.

By the time the opening theme started playing, most of the sullen look on her face had disappeared.

Bai Yuze lay back down in his seat and closed his eyes.

The sounds of cartoons drifted into my ears, along with the occasional giggles of a certain month.

Before long, she was already humming along to the ending theme song.

Bai Yuze smiled and said, "Done."

Late at night.

Bai Yuze's breathing gradually became steady, and he fell into a deep sleep.

After watching the last episode one month, she put her computer aside contentedly. She glanced back at Bai Yuze, who was already asleep, leaned over, and gently kissed him on the cheek.

Goodnight, little sticky rice cake.

Then she snuggled into the covers and quickly fell asleep.

A gentle breeze blew in from outside the window.

The book "Okasan's Study Notes," which had been casually tossed aside on the bedside table, was gently rustled page by page by the wind.

When I turned to a certain page, the wind stopped.

On that page, written in crooked handwriting, was the following: "Article 257: Children will have their own lives when they grow up, and mothers need to learn to let go."

Everything seemed normal, but as the moonlight shifted, a silvery light illuminated the corners of the page.

There was a question mark in red pen there.

Below the question mark was a line of ink that had been repeatedly smeared black. The ink was applied so hard that it tore the paper, and the edges were frayed.

It's unclear what's been erased.

Another gust of wind blew by.

The book was closed.

Moonlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, falling on Hazuki's face. She was fast asleep, a slight smile playing on her lips.

She held Bai Yuze's arm tightly in her arms.

It was as if they were afraid he would run away.

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