different warring states of japan

Chapter 2218 Finale 14

Everyone in the office was working on their own things with their heads down. The busy scene made Yiyin fascinated. This was the elite workplace he had imagined.

The lady from the Human Resources Department was wearing a suit and skirt with high heels, looking smart and experienced. Her black stockings covered her from the bottom of her skirt, and her white flesh could be seen from time to time as she walked.

The sexy professional woman in a short skirt led the way, but she failed to arouse Yiyin's interest at all.

On the one hand, this job is too important to him and he dare not be distracted.

On the other hand, he seemed to have met too many stunning beauties in the past two days, and the seemingly good-looking Office Lady in front of him seemed dull compared to them.

Yiyin followed carefully, looking at the people coming and going with envy, and looking forward to becoming a part of them soon.

The HR lady who led the way knocked on the office door and ushered him inside.

"Minister Matsunaga, this is the newcomer to your department. I brought him to you."

"Oh, thank you for coming all the way here. Would you like to have a cup of tea with me?"

The old man in front of him was very amiable, and Yiyin quickly bowed.

"Minister Matsunaga, nice to meet you. I'm Yoshigane Sasaki. Please take care of me."

The man named Matsunaga put on a polite smile, nodded at Yiyin, chatted with the lady from the human resources department for a few words, and then picked up the phone to call someone.

Soon, a man knocked on the door and came in, bowing and asking.

"Is there anything wrong, Minister?"

Matsunaga smiled.

"Tanaka-kun, this is our new intern in the Internet Promotion Department. You will be in charge of guiding him."

"Hey, please leave it to me."

Yoshigine followed the man named Tanaka out, and the lady from the Human Resources Department also said goodbye. After everyone left and the door was closed, Matsunaga stopped smiling and picked up the phone.

"Matsuda-kun, you really gave me a difficult problem."

Matsuda on the other end of the phone, the head of the Human Resources Department who was scared half to death by Ashikaga Reiko the day before yesterday, sighed.

"Matsunaga-kun, you know this is not my intention, this is Director Miyoshi's intention.

Everything had been arranged, but I didn't expect the president to come to the interview in person and act arbitrarily.

Being forced to dismiss one person is not a big deal; the big problem is that I failed to accomplish the tasks arranged by the Three Good Directors.

You also know the current situation. The president and the board of directors are in a dispute. The board of directors believes that this sudden incident was a dispute initiated by the president and he was deliberately suppressing him.

Therefore, the president chose the person with the worst interview score among the interviewees to slap the director in the face and weaken the director's prestige.

The director does not want to send a wrong signal to the outside world and make everyone think that he is weak and can be bullied. Ashikaga Corporation is not the private property of the president alone, and the directors still have a significant power position.

This guy called Shiba Yoshigin, he has very bad luck, do you understand what I mean?"

Matsunaga sighed.

"I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Matsunaga saw through the glass window of the office that Yoshigine Sasaki was following Tanaka cautiously.

This young man did not know that he had become a victim of the power struggle at the top and that he was destined to not be able to stay in Ashikaga Corporation, a great company with a glorious history.

Matsunaga couldn't help but shook his head.

President Ashikaga... Director Miyoshi... You guys fight your own battles, but what's the point of dragging me down with you? I don't want to take sides at this time.

Then just give Tanaka a hint, let him be smart and take the initiative to get rid of this Saba, and don't implicate Matsunaga himself afterwards.

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Whether it was Director Miyoshi or the two ministers Matsuda and Matsunaga, they all misunderstood Ashikaga Reiko's original intention.

They imagined that Ashikaga Reiko was shrewd and strong, a woman who was more powerful and terrifying than ordinary men, and that her actions must have their own meaning and purpose.

But they didn't know that the president, whom they thought was strong and fierce, was now trapped in his inner demons, hesitating whether to do something.

Reiko Ashikaga's president's office is on the top floor of the headquarters building, and this room alone takes up nearly half of the floor.

In the president's office, Ashikaga Reiko was sitting at the small bar in front of the wine cabinet and having a drink. There were two whiskey glasses on the table, and she was holding one of them, repeating the process of pouring and drinking.

At this moment, her face no longer had the usual confidence, but instead seemed anxious and worried, as if she was caught up in some kind of knot, some emotion.

I don’t know how much time has passed, and Ashikaga Reiko sighed.

"What a peaceful and boring world. Even the struggle is so weak and boring. I want to see rivers of blood."

As if she had made some kind of decision, Ashikaga Reiko pressed the call button beside her.

Then, the door of the president's office opened, and her administrative secretary walked into the room, bowed and asked.

"What are your orders?"

Ashikaga Reiko shook the wine glass, looked at the amber wine, and said while exhaling the breath of alcohol.

"Go, go to the Internet Promotion Department. I want a detailed list of last month's promotion data... Wait..."

Just as the secretary was about to leave, Ashikaga Reiko stopped him. This resolute and determined beauty showed a strange look and spoke lightly.

"Ask the new intern to deliver it personally."

The secretary was stunned.

"A new intern?"

Ashikaga Reiko gave a meaningful smile and nodded.

"Yes, that's the intern that Matsuda sent to Matsunaga, the one named Shiba Yoshigine, who just started working today."

The administrative secretary bowed, turned and walked out of the room without saying another word.

Maybe she had some strange thoughts in her mind, but as a close confidant of Ashikaga Reiko, she had long learned not to ask questions that she shouldn't ask.

Reiko Ashikaga looked at the other empty whiskey glass with a sad expression, and began to pick up the wine from the wine cabinet and poured a little into it.

Golden yellow, amber, light blue... Seven or eight kinds of wine mixed together eventually turned into a colorful black.

Ashikaga Reiko whispered.

"I know I shouldn't do this, it's not something I would do.

Being as proud as I am, I should pursue you openly, conquer you, and make you... But I don't want to endure it anymore, I don't want to suppress myself anymore.

I had to endure in my last life, and I have to endure it in this life too. Wouldn’t it be that I have lived two lives in vain?

Shiba Yoshigin, you don't want to lose this job just after you start working, right? " Ashikaga Reiko smiled bitterly while swishing the mixed drink, and it was unclear whether she was mocking Shiba Yoshigin's mediocrity in this life, or despising herself for giving up her principles and following her heart.

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"I?"

Pointing at himself, Yiyin was very confused.

Under Tanaka's command, Yiyin just sat down at his workstation and felt something strange. The desk was too empty, even empty.

Everyone else's desk had more or less some work supplies, such as computers, documents, etc., but Yiyin's desk was the only one that was spotlessly clean.

Yiyin sat there feeling very uneasy, and kept telling himself that it might be because he was a newcomer and the work had not come yet.

At this moment, Tanaka came over with a lady dressed as a secretary, with a strange look on his face and nodding and bowing, and asked Yiyin to deliver the materials.

Although Yiyin felt very confused, he still followed the charming secretary obediently and left the office with a stack of documents.

Looking at his back, Tanaka seemed a little worried, and the employee next to him asked in a low voice.

"Team Leader... What should we do now? Should we stick with the original plan?"

Tanaka gritted his teeth.

"It's just an intern, don't be afraid."

"But... President Ashikaga seems to think highly of him... If we really get rid of him, will we be in trouble..."

Tanaka glared at his men.

"What do you mean by valuing him? He is nothing more than a tool for office struggle. Could it be that the president is interested in him and wants to recruit him as his wife?"

"Hahaha, team leader, you are joking. How is that possible? Who does he think he is? How can he marry into the Ashikaga family?"

Tanaka said coldly.

"If you know it's impossible, just shut up and do your own thing."

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As the elevator continued to rise, Ashikaga Reiko's administrative secretary subconsciously looked at Yoshigin, who was holding the documents obediently behind her, with a strange look in her eyes.

Yiyin's appearance is outstanding and handsome, which gives the secretary a hint of scandal.

But there is never a shortage of handsome men and beautiful women around the big shots in upper society, and it is actually not easy to cross classes by relying on appearance.

Those in power are not idiots. They are used to seeing handsome men and beautiful women and have become immune to many unexpected factors.

As someone close to Ashikaga Reiko, the secretary had almost never seen Ashikaga Reiko lose her composure. She was a woman with a stronger will than any man.

But today, the secretary seemed to smell something different.

Was it a case of sexual attraction? This young intern was indeed very handsome.

Yiyin also noticed the beautiful secretary's scrutinizing gaze, so he lowered his head even more carefully. Time passed slowly in the elevator, making him feel very uncomfortable and the days passed like years.

Finally, with a ding, the elevator door slowly opened, allowing Yiyin to breathe a sigh of relief.

The secretary led the way with an expressionless face, and Yiyin followed behind, observing the decoration of the top floor.

Walking to the end of the low-key and luxurious corridor, the secretary opened the door of the room and bowed slightly to Ashikaga Reiko who was sitting at the bar.

"Boss, the people have arrived."

"Well, let him in, and you go back to your business."

"Hi."

With a look, the secretary signaled Yin to enter the room, then turned around and left the room, closing the door to isolate the inside and outside.

As the door closed gently with a click, Yoshigin's heart skipped a beat. Ashikaga Reiko, who was sitting at the bar, seemed to have drunk a lot. Her face was very rosy and her eyes were slightly blurred.

Yiyin walked a few steps towards her, bowed deeply, and placed the documents on the corner of the bar.

"President, this is the information you requested. I'll go back first."

Just as he was about to turn around and escape from this difficult environment, Yoshigin's wrist was suddenly grabbed by Ashikaga Reiko.

Ashikaga Reiko looked at Yoshigin and leaned her head closer.

"You...are you afraid of me? Hehehe..."

Yoshigin didn't know what Ashikaga Reiko was laughing at, he just lowered his head and denied it.

"You misunderstood. That's not the case."

Ashikaga Reiko let go of Yoshigin, supported her chin with her hand, leaned on the bar, and looked at Yoshigin who was so close to her with drunken eyes.

The him in front of her and the him in her previous life gradually overlapped in Ashikaga Reiko's sight, making the desire in Ashikaga Reiko's heart gradually burn more and more hot.

"Drink it."

Yoshigin didn't understand what was going on. He looked at the whiskey glass that Ashikaga Reiko pushed towards him. A few drops of black liquid splashed out of the glass as it was pushed.

Smelling the wine in the glass, Yiyin shook his head subconsciously.

"I'm not much of a drinker."

Ashikaga Reiko's eyes became more and more dangerous.

"Are you resisting my orders? I told you to drink it."

Yoshigin hesitated for a moment, and under the pressure of Ashikaga Reiko, he slowly picked up the cup, frowned, and poured all the liquid into his mouth.

The strong mixed liquor was like a ball of fire, burning from the esophagus all the way to the stomach. Yiyin felt really uncomfortable, but he forced himself to swallow it.

Seeing that he was reluctant but did not dare to disobey her, Ashikaga Reiko felt both happy and distressed.

She leaned forward again and kissed him softly, whispering.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be like this, but I've waited too long and I can't control myself anymore."

Yiyin was feeling dizzy at this moment. He was not a good drinker to begin with, and the strong mixed liquor made him feel dizzy. He didn't know where he was, or whether he was standing or sitting.

He could no longer feel Ashikaga's gentle kiss or hear Ashikaga Reiko's whisper, and he just fell limply to the ground.

Ashikaga Reiko hugged the half-paralyzed Yoshigin and carried him to the lounge next door in a princess-like posture.