Uchiha Yin had even less idea how to handle the situation.
Kurotsuchi looked at Uchiha Yin through her sniffles. After hesitating for a long while, she finally buried her face against his neck.
"Master Yin, I wasn't trying to avoid you. I just thought I smelled bad, and I was afraid you wouldn't like it!"
Chapter 575: Beating Someone to the Punch
Uchiha Yin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He tightened his hold slightly and lifted Kurotsuchi a little higher.
Smiling, he said, "I don't dislike you. If I did, I wouldn't have picked you up!"
His expression was so gentle as he spoke that Kurotsuchi felt momentarily flustered.
Her cheeks reddening, she said, "Master, why don't you let me go back and change? I'll be right back. I won't take long!"
Only then did Uchiha Yin understand what the little girl had been thinking. She must have heard Uchiha Mikoto say she was going back to change and suddenly decided she wanted to look nice too.
He found it amusing, but he didn't show it. He set Kurotsuchi down and said, "Go on, then. Just be quick!"
Kurotsuchi was overjoyed. She nodded eagerly, said she would, and vanished in a flash.
Uchiha Yin was startled by how fast she disappeared. Then he laughed, shook his head helplessly, and headed to the restaurant first.
What was supposed to be dinner for three ended with Uchiha Yin sitting there alone, waiting for the others.
He wasn't impatient. He had plenty of patience for the women in his life. After all, he spent so little time with them that he ought to treat them gently whenever he could.
While he waited, he ordered a small flask of sake and poured himself a drink. With his head tilted slightly as he