However, Eri Kisaki was rational.
She could let her emotions run wild, but she wouldn't let them lead her astray.
As soon as the thought arose, she quickly suppressed it.
Leaving aside the trouble this affair would bring to her career for the moment.
Just having to explain things to Ran would be difficult enough.
When Ran needed careful attention, she had only focused on her career and failed to take good care of her.
This would forever be a knot in Eri Kisaki's heart, a hurdle she couldn't overcome.
Therefore, having a man outside of her marriage was already her limit.
Not wanting to continue talking about this topic.
Eri Kisaki changed the subject and said, "I won... According to the wager, I can ask you one question."
"Ask away... I will answer anything I can," Lin Yi replied.
"Heh, don't worry, it's not a difficult question," Eri Kisaki said with a smile. "What is your phone number?"
Lin Yi was momentarily stunned, then answered Eri Kisaki's question without hesitation, giving her his phone number.
Before Lin Yi could say anything, Eri Kisaki preemptively warned him: "Don't overthink things! Didn't you just say your martial arts skills aren't inferior to mine? Let's find a time to compete sometime."
"No problem."
Lin Yi was beaming.
What do you mean 'don't overthink things'? It's clearly you who is overthinking first.
It seems tonight's effect was quite good. Eri Kisaki was gradually becoming unsatisfied with their "for-one-night" relationship.
She wanted to interact with him more in her daily life.
This was a good sign!
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After thoroughly releasing her stress last night.
The next day, Eri Kisaki returned to the Agency full of energy to work.
"Teacher, you look well today."
Her assistant, Kuriyama Midori, said to Eri Kisaki, "Are you no longer suffering from insomnia?"
"It's much better."
Eri Kisaki said with a smile, "The psychologist you recommended to me was very helpful."
"I'm glad I could help, Teacher."
Kuriyama Midori said happily, handing a document to Eri Kisaki, "This is today's schedule."
"Alright."
Eri Kisaki took the document and began to flip through it.
Kuriyama Midori left discreetly, closing the door behind her so as not to disturb Eri Kisaki.
As soon as the door closed, Eri Kisaki also closed the document.
There was nothing particularly interesting in the schedule; it wouldn't be too late to look at it when the claimant arrived.
Leaning back in her chair, Eri Kisaki rested her hand on half her face, deep in thought.
In fact, she hadn't gone to the psychologist recommended by Kuriyama Midori. She didn't like confiding her innermost feelings to a stranger, even if they guaranteed absolute confidentiality.
Insomnia was already the norm for her, which was why she frequently went to bars, had a drink, and looked for some fun.
What made Eri Kisaki curious was that even though she went to bed very late last night after spending time with that man, why was she so energetic when she woke up in the morning?
Driven by this curiosity, Eri Kisaki searched on her computer and found an answer.
"So... I entered deep sleep?"
Eri Kisaki realized this somewhat, and then she recalled the last time... after sleeping with that guy, she was also incredibly refreshed the next day.
Initially, she thought she had gotten enough sleep, but calculating carefully, she hadn't rested sufficiently at all.
After staying up all night, normally she would need to sleep until three or four in the afternoon to feel rested.
Eri Kisaki was not an expert in this field, and she couldn't figure out the reason.
Just then, Eri Kisaki's cell phone rang.
Eri Kisaki picked up the phone and saw that Ran was calling. She checked the time—it was a little past nine in the morning.
She sighed, knowing that a call this early usually meant trouble.
Answering the call and holding the phone to her ear, she asked, "Ran, what is it?"
"Mom! Dad is going to a class reunion!" Ran's anxious voice came through the phone.
"Oh... is that so."
Eri Kisaki said indifferently, "If he wants to go, let him go."
"Mom! A class reunion!" Ran said unhappily. "Haven't you been watching the news lately? Middle-aged men like Dad are the most likely to have affairs at class reunions!"
Heh, do you think he won't have an affair just because he doesn't attend a class reunion?
Eri Kisaki curled her lip. Given Mouri Kogoro's personality, he dared to flirt around even when they were living together.
Now that you've been separated for so long, God knows how many times he's cheated in private; you just don't know about it.
"Rest assured, Ran... a man like your father is not liked by any woman." Eri Kisaki held the phone to her ear and began to organize her documents.
"But didn't you end up marrying Dad, Mom?" Ran asked a soul-piercing question.
"I was young and ignorant back then... I got married in a daze." Eri Kisaki shifted the topic seamlessly. "So, Ran, you have to learn from my experience. When you're looking for a boyfriend, you must see them clearly."
"And before getting married, you must live together for a while... to get used to each other. If you have a small argument every day and a big one every three days, it's better to give up on that relationship... This is your mother's very precious experience; don't let it go in one ear and out the other."
"I know. I'm not a child anymore..." Ran's dissatisfied voice came from the other end of the phone.
"In your mother's eyes, you will always be a child," Eri Kisaki said in a doting tone.
Pausing for a moment, she continued, "Your father called me earlier and said you found a boyfriend, and he thinks he's quite good... When do you plan to bring him to see me?"
"Mom will help you evaluate him... The reason Mom could become such a powerful lawyer is all thanks to these eyes that can read people."
"It's still too early... Let's talk about it later," Ran said somewhat shyly.
"Alright then, bring him to see me when you're ready."
Eri Kisaki checked the time and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first... I still have work to do."
"Oh... then I won't disturb you."
Ran hung up the phone with a beep and huffed unhappily, "Her own marriage wasn't even successful... what right does she have to guide my marriage matters!"
Sixteen-year-old Ran, like all teenagers, was in the middle of her rebellious phase.
On the surface, she was very obedient, but in reality, she already had her own ideas.
There were some things she didn't dare say to Eri Kisaki's face, so she could only mutter them to herself in private.
In her eyes, her mother's marriage was a failure, so her marriage experience didn't have much reference value.
Only a successful marriage has reference value.
Suddenly, Ran remembered something. She slapped her forehead and blamed herself, "Oh no... I was fooled by her again! Dammit!!"
"Since Mom doesn't plan to handle it, I will!"
Ran huffed twice, then picked up her phone and called Lin Yi. "Yi, I have an emergency. Please come to my house. Yes! At your fastest speed!"
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