If Miss Kobayashi refused to cooperate, then anything they said now would be empty talk.
When Uchiha Hiko heard her words, an unnatural expression briefly crossed his face. Then he looked at Bulma pleadingly. Bulma was utterly bewildered, having no idea what he meant by looking at her like that.
Bulma frowned and asked, "What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?"
At Bulma's question, Uchiha Hiko seemed to get shocked and immediately released the hand still draped over her shoulder. He gave an awkward dry laugh and said, "Heh heh, I need to tell you something. Promise me you won't get angry."
Seeing Uchiha Hiko hesitate like that, Bulma was already a little angry. But on second thought, if she lost her temper at him directly, he might become too afraid to tell her whatever it was. So she gritted her teeth and smiled at Uchiha Hiko. "Fine, I promise I won't get angry. Can you tell me now?"
Although she said she would not get angry, her tone clearly said otherwise. Uchiha Hiko sometimes found women's thoughts difficult to understand, but he had lived with Bulma for so long—how could he not understand her? He also knew that she had not held back because she had promised him anything, but because she knew that if she got angry now, he would never continue speaking.
But even though he understood what Bulma was thinking, he had already ventured into the tiger's den. It was absolutely impossible to back out now. To save his own life, he could only steel himself and say, "Actually, I prepared a gift for you."
Hearing that, Bulma grew confused. Uchiha Hiko had prepared a gift for her, so why did he look so afraid that she would get angry? But she