The next day, the stress-free play time passed quickly. Zheng Wenjie and his friends climbed Mt. Omuro. From the top of Mt. Omuro, they could see the undulating mountain peaks shrouded in the sea of ​​clouds. It was already evening when they returned to the holiday home.

Mitsuki looked at Makoto playing with Nozaki's child in the small courtyard of the holiday home with a frustrated look on her face. She just couldn't understand why Makoto could play so happily with the child she had with her ex-boyfriend's cheating partner.

"Sorry to bother you." Songzi picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Zheng Wenjie.

Zheng Wenjie smiled at Songzi who looked grateful and said, "Please don't be polite, Miss Songzi. If you want to thank someone, you should thank Nozaki-kun. He asked me to help. Besides, the curse has not been broken yet, so there is no need to do this."

"Mr. Zheng, please don't refuse. I think I would have killed my child if it weren't for you." Songzi's eyes moistened as she spoke of the child: "If I hadn't investigated the videotape and brought it home, my child wouldn't have been cursed."

Zheng Wenjie was too lazy to comfort this stupid woman who had been investigating for so long and knew that there was something wrong with the video tape, but not only watched it herself but also let her children watch it. He changed the subject: "By the way, where is Nozaki-kun?"

"Nozaki should still be taking a hot spring bath in the backyard. Mr. Zheng, do you need to see him for something? Do you need me to call him out?" Matsuko said, wiping away her tears.

Zheng Wenjie waved his hand and looked at Makoto who was happily playing with the child: "No need, we have been climbing the mountain all day today, I think Nozaki-kun is also tired. After all, it is very tiring to carry a child all the time."

Mitsuki, who was sitting on the steps of the courtyard to rest, suddenly turned her head and looked at Matsuko and asked, "Ms. Matsuko, how did you get to know Nozaki?"

Matsuko was caught off guard by the question and smiled awkwardly. She also knew what the relationship was between Makoto, who was now playing with her child, and Nozaki, so she explained to Mitsuki helplessly: "I didn't know Nozaki had a girlfriend at the time."

Miyue was stunned when she heard this, she looked up at Songzi and burst into laughter, the laughter became louder and louder, finally she took a few breaths and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and asked: "Ms. Songzi, you already have a child, do you believe what you said?"

Zheng Wenjie interrupted, "Okay, if you're bored, go practice writing Chinese characters."

"I'm sorry..." Matsuko sat up straight, looked at Makoto who was playing with her child, sighed and said, "I was under too much pressure at work, so I went to a newly opened bar in Kabukicho to relieve stress and relax myself, or to go crazy like what they say on TV."

"I was harassed by some bad guys in the bar, and it was Nozaki who showed up and saved me. Then I went to the hotel with him."

"I didn't expect to be pregnant, but I didn't tell Nozaki. We didn't see each other for two years after that day. We met again by chance when there was a news report."

It was still a scene of a hero saving a life. Zheng Wenjie took a sip of tea and looked at the back of Makoto playing with the child and said, "It's really sad to see a woman who can't have children and someone else's child get along well."

"Ms. Makoto...can't you have a baby?" Matsuko asked in surprise.

Zheng Wenjie nodded and said in a puzzled tone: "Didn't Nozaki tell you? Nozaki and Makoto are partners in the special agent department. During an exorcism, he was seriously injured while trying to save someone."

Mitsuki came over and poured herself a cup of tea. After drinking it all, she patted her lower abdomen and said, "I saw it when Makoto and I were taking a hot spring bath yesterday. It was a very long scar."

Matsuko bit her lips for a long while before saying, "Nozaki didn't tell me. He told me in the car last night that he and Ms. Makoto were not getting along."

"Will a man and a woman who are not in harmony with each other work together again after they separate?" Mitsuki asked in return.

Matsuko's thoughts went back to last night's car ride: Nozaki confessed his love to her sincerely and wanted to marry her after this matter was over.

I agreed, but did Nozaki really like me? In the past few months since we met again, he would mention the child every time.

He doesn't like me, he just wants a child and wants to start a family. I think Nozaki broke up with Miss Makoto because Miss Makoto can't have children.

"Hey! What are you thinking about?" Miyuki asked Matsuko who looked thoughtful.

Songzi took a deep breath and smiled, "It's okay, I just remembered the past."

Mitsuki snorted and looked at Zheng Wenjie with a flattering face and asked, "Father, take me with you~ I heard from Makoto that her sister is the best exorcist in Japan, and I want to go and see her, so take me with you."

"Have you practiced your calligraphy today? Can you write my name stroke by stroke? We've been practicing for two days, and you haven't even touched a pen. Where do you want to go?" Zheng Wenjie pushed Meiyue's head away with a look of disgust.

Looking at Zheng Wenjie in disbelief, Meiyue pointed at herself and said, "Father, I only practiced for a few minutes yesterday morning. Then Nozaki came and we came to Izu together. Today, we went to the hot spring together. I just came back. How could I have time to practice Chinese characters?"

"Then why didn't you practice calligraphy yesterday but watched a video tape? And why did you go hiking today?"

Meiyue pulled the corner of her mouth and nodded, then she lay on the wooden board, looked at the small hanging lamp above her head and asked helplessly: "How long will you be gone, father?"

Zheng Wenjie thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "One day? I'll be back after I finish watching Higa Kotoko perform an exorcism."

"Hmm?" Mitsuki sat up from her back, "Father, aren't you going to help with the exorcism?"

"Why should we go?" Zheng Wenjie asked back: "Did she give us money like Nozaki? Or do we have a good relationship with her?"

Miyue groaned and shook her head: "I thought you were going to help with the exorcism, father."

"Don't stay with Miss Makoto for too long or become like her. You can be kind and save people, but remember to do things within your ability." Zheng Wenjie looked at Miyue seriously and said.

Mitsuki nodded: "I understand, father. I won't be like Makoto. Makoto... is such a kind-hearted fool. She is so weak but she still doesn't care about her life. She risked her life to exorcise demons. Now she can't even have children. She can only watch her boyfriend abandon her. Tsk."

"Okay, this is their own business. Why do you, an outsider, care so much about it? I remember that you rarely care about other people's affairs."

Meiyue smiled and filled Zheng Wenjie's cup of tea and said, "Isn't it because I have a father? No one will dare to bully me anymore. Of course I can say whatever I want."

"Father, I've been thinking about what Makoto said in the car all night, and I think there's some truth in what she said. No matter what I've been through in the past, now that I have a father, I should be like my peers."

Zheng Wenjie raised his eyebrows: "I think you have been infected by Makoto. I haven't realized that Makoto is so charming."

"No." Mitsuki shook her head vigorously, holding her face with both hands and leaning on the table, she looked at Zheng Wenjie with a satisfied smile and said, "Didn't father also say that in the car? Makoto faces me with a kind heart, why should I hurt her kindness?"

Zheng Wenjie hummed and nodded: "Yes, since Makoto has good intentions towards you, you really shouldn't hurt her feelings."

Songzi knelt silently and listened to the conversation between Zheng Wenjie and the others. She looked at the child and Makoto who was smiling brightly from time to time. "Ms. Makoto... was she abandoned? Abandoned by Nozaki." Songzi said in a depressed tone.

Zheng Wenjie smiled but soon disappeared. Mitsuki pouted and looked at Songzi with impatience: "Don't you know? Makoto was abandoned by Nozaki because she couldn't have children. This bastard just wanted a child!"

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Zheng, Miss Miyuki, I'm a little tired and want to rest first. Goodbye." Matsuko only felt chest tightness. She felt like she couldn't breathe when she thought of Nozaki's behavior. She could only lower her head and say goodbye in a dull voice.

"Well, it's really hard for everyone to climb the mountain with me today. Go and have a rest."

Zheng Wenjie responded and watched Matsuko stand up and walk to the courtyard to thank Makoto, then he carried the child back to his room.

"Father, do you think Miss Matsuko will dump Nozaki as well?" Mitsuki said, stroking her chin as she watched Matsuko leave.

Zheng Wenjie looked at Meiyue and saw Meiyue looking at him with a sly smile and narrowed eyes.

"Didn't father think the same? Otherwise why would he talk about Makoto's inability to have children? Father is not the kind of person who would casually talk about other people."

"Well... it's okay for you to think so. Maybe Miss Matsuko will break up with Nozaki." Zheng Wenjie smiled. This added fuel to the fire for Nozaki. Otherwise, if Nozaki curbed his greed for supernatural powers for the sake of his children and to have a happy family, wouldn't he be working in vain?

Since I came to Japan by chance, of course I have to see the scenery I want to see.

"Zheng-kun, Mitsuki-chan, what are you talking about?" Makoto watched the child being taken away by Matsuko reluctantly before sitting down next to Mitsuki.

Mitsuki smiled and poured a cup of tea for Makoto: "Are you tired? I was just asking my father for mercy. I also wanted to go with my father to see how Miss Kotoko performed the exorcism. Unfortunately, I have to stay in the holiday home with you."

Indeed, he was exhausted. Makoto drank the tea in the cup in one gulp before saying, "I've seen my sister perform exorcisms. Well...what she likes most is to call for help. She never faces evil spirits alone."

"What a smart move!" Mitsuki said in admiration.

Makoto's smile froze, and he turned to look at Mitsuki and said unhappily, "Mitsuki-chan really pissed me off by smiling all the time today!"

"I'm obviously telling the truth. If you don't believe me, ask my father if he agrees with what I said. Makoto, you're obviously a fool."

"Okay, stop making trouble. Just rest here for a few days. I'm going to Tokyo and will be back the day after tomorrow." Zheng Wenjie stopped the two of them, stood up and said.

"Zheng Jun, do you want me to drive you back to Tokyo?"

"No need, I can drive there myself. Miss Makoto, you can have a good rest here. If Miss Kotoko doesn't disappoint me, I will also give Miss Makoto a gift that won't disappoint you."

"Oh, by the way." Zheng Wenjie was about to leave when he turned around and looked at Makoto: "I personally think what Mitsuki said just now is right. Compared to Miss Makoto, your sister is indeed a very smart person."

"Underestimating the enemy and being arrogant are often the causes of failure. Ms. Kotoko is very serious about exorcism. It seems that Ms. Kotoko is giving her all to exorcism. That's why Ms. Kotoko can become the number one exorcist in Japan, right?"

"And you, Makoto-san, are just like Kotoko-san, neither underestimating the enemy nor being arrogant... well, you are simply impulsive, just like those hot-blooded and brainless protagonists in comics. I find it incredible that Makoto can live to this day and still know me."

Zheng Wenjie touched his chin and looked at Makoto: "I think Miss Makoto must have an aura similar to that of a comic protagonist to be able to live to this day."

"Zheng-kun..." Makoto put on a polite smile and put his hands under the table, trying to hold back his laughter. Mitsuki took a deep breath, cried out, and turned to glare at Mitsuki.

Zheng Wenjie looked at Makoto and Mitsuki and smiled: "You should have a good rest too, I will go back to my room, see you in two days."

After Zheng Wenjie's back left her sight, Makoto let go of the hand that was pinching Mitsuki's slender waist under the table, looked at Mitsuki with a smile on her face, and said insincerely: "Mitsuki-chan, I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it."

"Is there anything wrong with what my father said?" Miyue said angrily, covering the soft flesh on her waist.

Makoto shook his head: "I think there is nothing wrong with what Zheng-kun said this time."

Miyue was so angry that she laughed out loud: "Then why did you pinch me!"

"But I still feel very angry when I hear what Zheng Jun says, but I am not Zheng Jun's opponent and cannot bully him, so I can only bully Mitsuki-chan."

After the pain in her waist disappeared, Miyue withdrew her hand from rubbing her waist: "Just wait, when I can beat you and my spiritual power is stronger than yours, I will definitely retaliate."

"Yeah, I'm waiting for Mitsuki-chan to bully me back."

Mitsuki held back her anger, took a sip of tea, looked at the corridor of the holiday home, and suddenly asked, "But I didn't see Miss Xueji after I got up today. Even the meals and tea were prepared by Miss Songzi. Where did Miss Xueji go?"

"Do monsters only appear at night? We can't see them during the day?"

Makoto shook his head and said, "Only the lowest level of ghosts cannot appear in the daytime. As for monsters, unless they are seriously injured or their essence is lost, they will not be afraid of the sun."

"My sister's previous shikigami was seriously injured during an exorcism. His essence was shattered, and he died after the sun came out, turning into ashes."

"Sister Yukihime must have something to do, right? Or maybe she was summoned to Tokyo by my sister."

Mitsuki looked at Makoto expectantly: "How can I make a contract with a shikigami? As long as you tell me, I will forgive you for what you did to me today!"

"I don't know." Seeing Mitsuki's suspicious eyes, Makoto reiterated helplessly: "I really don't know how to contract a shikigami. The only exorcist in Japan who has a shikigami is my sister. I asked her, but she wouldn't tell me."

"Why? I can tell when Ms. Kotoko comes to our house that she cares about you."

"Because this is what my sister passed down in Yaobikuni's Onmyoji. According to the rules of Higa Onmyoji, the person who inherited the name of Higa cannot tell anyone about what happened in the Onmyoji, otherwise he will be punished by the gods."

"Okay! Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go and rest. Ah~ I'm really tired today." Makoto stretched and didn't want to be entangled by Mitsuki anymore. He pushed Mitsuki, who looked reluctant, back to the room. (End of this chapter)