Before long, the two cars set off one after the other, heading for the vacation spot Jodie had chosen.
Jiang Xia had dearly hoped Vermouth and Jodie would ride in the same car, but unfortunately, they were each driving one of the cars. There was simply no way to get them together.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Xia ultimately chose Jodie's car.
Vermouth silently let out a breath of relief, then watched with mixed feelings as Jodie welcomed Jiang Xia into the car.
Vermouth: "..." Sometimes, she really didn't know whether she should envy people who knew so little.
But perhaps ignorance was bliss. Just look at how happily Jodie was smiling.
Silently musing to herself, she got into her own car as well.
Jodie had been thinking about the mysterious pawn Uzo had planted, so she didn't reveal their exact destination. She merely said she had a surprise for everyone.
But as they drove, Suzuki Sonoko noticed that the route looked familiar. "Are you taking us to Karuizawa?"
Jodie snapped her fingers. "Bingo!"
At the mention of it, Suzuki Sonoko was instantly wide awake. Her eyes lit up as she sat upright. "Then let's stop by a Forest Tennis Court in Karuizawa on the way—I'll show you the route!"
Jodie froze. This didn't quite fit her plan. She tactfully said, "We didn't bring rackets or tennis clothes. How about next time?"
"It's fine, it's fine! It doesn't matter if we didn't bring any!" The tennis court Suzuki Sonoko had mentioned was full of handsome men and beautiful women. Naturally, she wasn't going there for tennis, so the lack of rackets hardly mattered. "Let's just go take a look. It's on the way anyway."
—Looking at handsome guys was much more interesting than sitting by the shore and