Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 1055 Thank you for President Yuzuru's help

"Mr. Yuzuru, are we going to Itochu Corporation?"

In the passenger seat of the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, assistant Akemi Yasukawa inquires about Hideki Hanyu.

"No need, just wait for news."

Hideki Hanyu answered in this way, then after a moment's thought, he instructed Marco, "Go to Crescent Moon Trading Company."

Although Haruko Naito didn't seem as concerned about whether Kensaku Naito would be elected as he was, Kensaku Naito was ultimately a member of the Naito family, and if Kensaku Naito succeeded, Haruko Naito would be the only person most suitable to share the good news with.

However, Hideki Hanyu, who suddenly had this idea, didn't contact them in advance. When he arrived at Shingetsu Trading Company, he learned that Haruko Naito had gone on a business trip to Japan on the spot for the matter he had been asked to do.

"Haruko really doesn't care about her uncle at all."

After making his rant, Hideki Hanyu immediately thought of someone else.

That was also one of his collaborators in this battle for control of Itochu Corporation.

Hideki Yuzuru then immediately called the person.

Soon, the call was connected.

A deep male voice came from the other end, "Hello, this is Yuichi Asada."

Hideki Hanyu was calling none other than Haruko Naito's uncle, Yuichi Asada of Marubeni Corporation.

"This is Hideki Hanyu. The results will be out soon. President Asada, would you like to wait for the good news together?"

Hideki Hanyu made his intentions clear.

Yuichi Asada remarked unexpectedly, "I saw in the news that Chairman Hanyu should be promoting his new book in America."

Hideki Hanyu replied, "I just returned to Tokyo."

Yuichi Asada said, "I see. Then I'll go find President Yuzuru."

Hideki Hanyu, however, inquired, "Where is President Asada right now?"

Yuichi Asada replied, "I came to Setagaya Ward today to visit my sister, and I am about to leave now."

Upon hearing this, Hideki Yuzuru's eyes lit up immediately. "Then President Asada won't have to leave. I'll go to Shitagaya Ward to find you. I've been missing Mrs. Naito's cooking."

"Hehe, then I'll have my sister prepare lunch for President Yuzuru."

"It's troublesome."

After the two finished speaking and hung up the phone, Hideki Hanyu's car headed straight for Setagaya Ward.

A little after 10 a.m., Hideki Hanyu arrived at Eimi Naito's home.

As he entered the room, Hideki Yuzuru keenly noticed a fleeting, almost imperceptible hint of expectation in Eimi Naito's eyes as she looked at him.

It's clear that this wealthy woman, who has been living alone for many years, has undergone a strange transformation after being seduced by the scumbag several times.

Hideki Yuzuru, realizing this, knew that the wealthy woman was almost ready to make her move.

However, with Yuichi Asada still around, Hideki Hanyu can't really do anything.

At Yuichi Asada's invitation, Hideki Hanyu entered the living room of Eimi Naito's house. While enjoying the tea personally poured by Eimi Naito, they chatted about matters concerning Itochu Corporation.

"At first I thought that, considering the marriage alliance, President Asada would support Haruko's father."

"Heh, that bastard treated my sister like that. If it weren't for the family, I would have shown him my power long ago. Why would I support him?"

Yuichi Asada first said this in a deliberately fierce manner.

But then she changed her tone, "Besides, someone as useless as him might not be able to win the election even with other people's help. Moreover, even if he becomes the president, he might not be able to bring me much help."

After listening to Yuichi Asada's words, Hideki Hanyu realized that the reasons Asada gave earlier were mostly just excuses, deliberately said in front of Eimi Naito.

As for the reason, it can only be said that Yuichi Asada did not value family ties as much as he claimed or did on the surface.

This scion of a powerful family is clearly a superior who only cares about profit.

Back then, Ryoichi Naito abandoned Eimi Naito for his lover. No matter how indignant Yuichi Asada was, he was actually sacrificing Eimi Naito's life in order to maintain the marriage alliance.

His later interest in Haruko Naito was merely based on his niece's abilities; he wanted to use her to plant a seed in the Naito family.

As for being nice to his younger sister, Naito Eimi, it was only to maintain his relationship with his niece.

When Naito Eimi and Hanyu Hideki got together and eventually took over Shingetsu Trading Company, Naito Haruko's value increased significantly, and the sibling relationship between Asada Yuichi and Naito Eimi also improved as a result.

According to Haruko Naito, Yuichi Asada now visits Eimi Naito much more frequently than he did a few years ago.

With Naito Haruko's intelligence, how could she not see the reason behind this?

Even when he helped Naito Haruko secure shares in Shingetsu Trading, his true motives weren't necessarily entirely for Naito Haruko's benefit.

Haruko Naito was merely putting on an act to maintain the last vestiges of her mother-in-law's relationship with her uncle.

Therefore, the latter half of what Yuichiro Asada said was his true feeling.

Instead of supporting Ryoichi Naito in this incident, the other party collaborated with Hideki Hanyu to support Kensaku Naito.

The reason is definitely not because of Naito Eimi, but because Asada Yuichi, like Hanyu Hideki, simply enjoys dealing with intelligent people.

Hideki Hanyu only touched on this topic superficially.

At this point, it's pointless to talk about who to support.

After all, they had already placed their bets on Kensaku Naito.

Now we should be talking about what happens after the victory.

Hideki Hanyu was involved in this scheme, but everyone involved had their own ideas, which were beyond his control.

Especially when it involves both the finance departments of the two administrations, that delicate balance must be carefully maintained.

And so, the two foxes, one big and one small, engaged in a fierce battle of wits at the tea table, finally figuring out the boundaries of their respective interests.

The results aren't even out yet, so isn't it a bit too hasty for the two of them to be so eager to divide the cake?

In their view, Naito Kensaku's victory was a foregone conclusion.

Although there are many people at Itochu Corporation, they hope to nominate someone else to take the position of chairman.

However, the people they chose did not have the Naito family's background.

Secondly, Kensaku Naito's victory was no longer just his own.

Behind him stand many people like Hideki Hanyu, who have high hopes for him.

With these people around, they will absolutely not allow the Naito family to lose control of Itochu Corporation.

Sure enough, it was noon.

After Hideki Hanyu and Yuichi Asada finished eating the lunch prepared by Eimi Naito, they both received a message from Itochu Corporation.

At the board meeting held this morning, Kensaku Naito, representing the Naito family, successfully won the nomination for the new chairman of Itochu Corporation.

Thus, the Naito family continued to take charge of Itochu Corporation after the unexpected death of the old director.

Even though Naito Kensaku's appearance was unexpected, it did not affect his control of Itochu Corporation with the support of various forces.

As for what will happen next, Hideki Hanyu can probably guess.

For example, Itochu Corporation will soon announce a series of collaborations.

In addition, it is estimated that Kensaku Naito will also represent Itochu Corporation in a political donation event for a certain political figure.

And all of this is, of course, a reward for those supporters.
Of course, Hideki Hanyu deserves a share of this as well.

With this, the power struggle between the Naito family and Itochu Corporation came to a complete end.

Yuichi Asada said to Hideki Hanyu, "Congratulations, Chairman Hanyu."

Hideki Hanyu replied, "Congratulations to President Asada as well." Yuichi Asada glanced at the time and said goodbye, "I have some things to take care of, so I have to leave now."

Hideki Hanyu chimed in, "Then let's go together."

Then, Kensaku Naito and Hideki Habu left one after the other, got into their cars and drove off separately.

At the doorway, Naito Eimi, who had seen the two off, lingered, reluctant to return inside. Her gaze held a hint of loss and loneliness as she looked in the direction where Hideki Hanyu's Rolls-Royce had disappeared.

In the midst of this silence, a voice suddenly rang out from the side.

"Mrs. Naito hasn't come inside yet because she can't bear to leave me?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Naito Eimi immediately looked in the direction from which the voice came, and then discovered that Hideki Hanyu, who should have left, was now standing beside her.

"Yuzuru...didn't President Yuzuru just leave?"

Naito Eimi's face was full of surprise.

However, instead of answering Naito Eimi's question, Hideki Hanyu stepped forward and approached her, looking down at the still charming and beautiful woman with an oppressive posture.

"Mrs. Naito, you haven't answered my question yet."

"me……"

Hideki Hanyu's approach startled and embarrassed Naito Eimi. She stammered, and her mature and beautiful face instantly flushed red.

"Hehe, if Mrs. Naito doesn't answer, I'll take that as a yes."

The moment Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he took another step forward.

He put one arm around Naito Eimi's voluptuous waist, leading her into the house while closing the door behind him.

Inside the room, looking at the mature and beautiful woman whose waist he was holding, Hideki Yuzuru lowered his head and sniffed her gently, then pretended to be engrossed and spoke.

"I like Mrs. Naito's scent."

Naito Eimi struggled weakly, "Please don't do this, if Haruko..."

"Yes, Mrs. Naito has no choice but to behave if she doesn't want Haruko to know."

After saying this with a mischievous grin, Hideki Yuzuru reached out and pressed his hand against Mrs. Naito's chest, then smiled playfully and said...

“Mrs. Naito, your heartbeat tells me that you have already fallen for her.”

"I do not have."

Even so, Naito Eimi is still saying one thing and meaning another.

"Is that so? If that's the case, then I'll really be leaving."

Hideki Hanyu made a gesture as if he was about to let go.

But the next moment, his hand, which was measuring the other person's heartbeat, was pushed back into place by the other person's hand.

Then a faint, mosquito-like voice rang out, "No."

"Hehe, my choice depends on Mrs. Naito's performance."

Looking at Hideki Yuzuru's mischievous grin.

Naito Eimi shyly tiptoed and gently pecked Hanyu Hideki's lips.

"That's not enough."

Hideki Hanyu's voice was like a devil's whisper, tempting the desires in Eimi Naito's heart.

As Hideki Hanyu's voice faded, Eimi Naito kissed him again, but this time it was not a fleeting kiss, but an intensely passionate and burning one.

And over time, it spread downwards little by little.

As evening approached.

Hideki Hanyu received a phone call from Haruko Naito from Japan.

The purpose of the call was naturally to discuss Naito Kensaku's successful election as chairman and the subsequent cooperation that might follow.

However, while Hideki Hanyu was on the phone, Eimi Naito was still active.

After the call ended, Hideki Hanyu looked at Eimi Naito with a sigh.

"I really should let Haruko see what you look like now. I wonder what her reaction would be."

However, Naito Eimi, whose reason had been overwhelmed by desire, felt no shame. Instead, the phone call between Naito Haruko and Hanyu Hideki stimulated her to the core, causing her to become increasingly frantic.

This reaction prompted Hideki Hanyu to burst into a satisfied laugh.

"Haha! This is so funny!"

……

The next day.

Hideki Hanyu left early in the morning while Eimi Naito was still asleep.

He was quite pleased with yesterday's absurdity, but it was nothing more than a bit of fun in his boring life.

When the fun is over, it's time to get down to business.

When Naito Kensaku took over, he naturally had to offer his congratulations.

It seems that Itochu Corporation deliberately chose to hold its year-end reception the day after the new chairman took office, in order to coincide with the new chairman's inauguration.

After all, there's no occasion more suitable for the new president to make his public debut than a reception.

After returning to the Yorozuya to rest for a day, Hideki Hanyu was invited to the reception that evening.

That evening, media reporters who were waiting at the hotel where the reception was held discovered that Hideki Hanyu, who had been promoting his new book in America not long ago, was actually attending the reception.

However, what surprised the media reporters was not Hideki Hanyu's appearance, but the fact that the woman accompanying him was no longer his rumored girlfriend, the eldest daughter of the Naito family.

Instead, it was actress Yasuko Sawaguchi, who had previously been rumored to be romantically involved with Hideki Hanyu.

Now, the media reporters are reflecting on their past speculations about Hideki Hanyu and Haruko Naito, and the power struggles within the Naito family and Itochu Corporation.

Then consider Kensaku Naito, who has now ascended to the position of chairman of Itochu Corporation, a position that was previously completely overlooked.

Then they suddenly realized that they seemed to have been wrong all along.

Hideki Hanyu's appearance with Haruko Naito earlier was perhaps just a cover-up for the outside world.

Now that Kensaku Naito has successfully secured the chairmanship, Hideki Hanyu, the playboy, has stopped pretending.

Although the truth is still shrouded in mystery.

However, the reporters' keen senses made them realize that the appearance of Naito Kensaku might have a secret connection with Hanyu Hideki.

However, the exact connection remained a mystery when reporters tried to ask Hideki Hanyu about it.

Hideki Hanyu completely ignored it.

After Hideki Hanyu got rid of the reporters and entered the reception venue.

Kensaku Naito was the first to greet the new chairman of Itochu Corporation.

Hideki Hanyu smiled and congratulated him, "Congratulations, Chairman Naito."

"President Hanyu, good evening. Welcome to Itochu Corporation's year-end reception."

After giving the perfunctory greetings, Naito Kensaku took the opportunity of shaking hands to say something in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Thank you for your help, President Yuzuru."

(End of this chapter)