I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

Yang didn't dwell on it too much and said with a smile.

"But don't do anything reckless in the future. You only have one life. I think it's irresponsible for heroes or yakuza to put themselves in danger so casually. Ah Xuan... I don't want our next meeting to be a separation of life and death."

Yang smiled and gave her some instructions.

That smile looked fake.

Li Xuan saw this.

"Hehe, don't you think what I just said was quite sentimental? Were you moved?"

Yang Nai looked at him with a smile and asked.

Li Xuan, however, did not laugh along with Yang Nai.

His feelings were complex, like grains of sand being swept up in the ocean and then slowly settling down again.

The scheming politician seems to be worried...

She rarely shows that expression.

The green light came on quickly.

Yang Nai's car started moving again.

After dropping Li Xuan off at his company, she acted as if nothing had happened, waving goodbye to him with a smile before heading straight home.

A person, holding a key in their hand, stood in the dimly lit doorway.

She stood at the door for a long time, motionless.

It was only then that she realized that it was the last time she saw the war demon during their life-or-death crisis.

Understanding this situation, Yang Nai felt somewhat unsettled.

With her lifeless eyes fixed on the ground, Yang Nai had never felt so blank.

She had personally experienced the dangers of the underworld, but she never imagined that her partner could disappear at any moment...

The concept of an invincible war demon was deeply ingrained in her.

Given her position, she needs to make good use of him.

Regardless of how others encounter danger, she seems to maintain a sense of detachment and remain calm.

Therefore, she was even somewhat confused about what she herself was thinking.

"......"

Yang Nai swayed for a moment, then came to her senses. Finally, she took out her keys and opened the door.

"I am back."

Yang said to his family.

But strangely enough, a person who had been waiting for a long time was already standing in front of her at the entrance.

Her mother, a middle-aged beauty in a kimono, stood quietly, looking down at her. Meanwhile, the sound of a marathon broadcast from the living room drifted on...

Yang Nai was stunned for a moment, realizing what had happened...

"I have something to discuss with you, Haruno."

Yukinoshita's mother stared at her and spoke.

Chapter 092 Let's Elope (5k)

"Mom, is something the matter?"

Yang Nai stood in the entrance hall, paused for a moment, then smiled and asked.

Her mother stood in the entryway, bathed in sunlight. Dust motes floated and rolled in the light. In the rustic Japanese-modern style of the decor, the middle-aged woman's beautiful face, so close to that of the Yukinoshita sisters, appeared serene yet somewhat eerie.

"It's nothing important. Come to the living room, I want to talk to you."

Her mother smiled, said those words, and then walked into the living room.

Yang Nai stood there quietly. After her mother disappeared from sight, she could no longer smile. Her expression was extremely solemn.

In the end, she took off her shoes, changed into indoor shoes, and stepped into the living room.

Sitting on the sofa opposite her, Yang poured a cup of coffee for both her mother and herself.

"Thank you, Haruno."

Yukinoshita's mother nodded kindly.

"Mom, is there anything you want to discuss with me?"

Yang asked calmly.

Yukinoshita's mother played back a recorded television clip for Haruno to watch.

Yang Nai heard the sounds of the marathon race. She turned around and saw that after winning the race, Chiba TV had filmed the young marathon champion leaving in a white Crown car. The driver's profile was clearly that of her.

Is there a problem with this video?

Yang asked, puzzled.

Yukinoshita's mother asked, "That person, is he the young man you mentioned before, the one who's a business partner at the construction company and also a yakuza executive? He seems to be... about your age."

Yang Nai sat on the sofa with her back to the television, glancing at it several times. The flickering light from the television illuminated the darkness around her, yet she remained relaxed, unperturbed, her expression and movements completely unresponsive...

“He’s six months older than me, so sometimes I think of him as my older brother.”

Yang introduced it nonchalantly.

Yukinoshita's mother smiled slightly and said, "Isn't that good? Partners do need mutual trust."

"but......"

Autumn leaves kept falling from the first-floor window between the mother and daughter. Under the snow, the mother smiled and said, "You seem to be getting a little too close. As your mother, I feel I need to remind you."

There was no scolding, nor any threatening tone.

However, before Yang Nai's eyes was the most traditional woman in a Japanese political party family, the most perfect politician's wife, and an insurmountable authority in this family.

"Yang Nai, you can tell your mother why you would contact these desperate criminals in society when there's no need to do so?"

In the dimly lit living room, Yukinoshita's mother looked at the expressionless Haruno with a smile on her face, but with a somewhat terrifying and sinister expression, and asked.

The sound of the wind outside seemed somewhat noisy to Yang Nai, a rumbling sound like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.

This sense of terror sent a chill down Yang Nai's spine, even though he had honed his skills in the political and business worlds for a long time and was quite outstanding.

Is this really how family members should interact?

As if sitting in an ice cave, Yang Nai was frozen in place, facing his mother.

"Mom, you've misunderstood."

Yang explained, “I haven’t been in contact with him for a month. As partners, it wouldn’t be appropriate to contact him abruptly, but it also feels wrong not to contact him for a long time. Last time, I was able to escape danger thanks to him. You know that the Ashikawa Group’s help to us is irreplaceable, right? So I think it’s a good idea to treat him like a friend, isn’t it?”

Yukino's mother sat on the sofa, her face hidden in shadow amidst the perilous situation. After listening to Haruno's explanation, she remained silent for a moment before asking, "Is this what you truly believe?"

"Yes, if you have any doubts, you can arrange for someone else to contact the Ashikawa group. I don't care."

Yang Nai picked up his coffee, took a sip, and said calmly.

A faint smile appeared on Yukinoshita's mother's lips as she said, "That's good."

She seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said to Yang Nai with a sense of peace, "You know, when I saw that scene just now, I was really worried. As someone who will inherit your father's position, you absolutely cannot be caught doing anything wrong in politics. You must remember that. However, you have always been a child I am proud of and have never let me down. Yang Nai, just like I said, our position has never been safe, and we need to be careful about many things, okay?"

Yang finished his coffee, smiled, nodded, and said, "Okay."

She stood up and said to her mother, "Well then, I'll go back to my room first. Mom, don't watch TV for too long."

"Uh-huh."

The mother nodded under the snow.

Yang was about to go up the stairs when a pair of gentle hands landed on her shoulders.

Yukinoshita's mother stood behind Haruno with concern, her hands resting on her shoulders. A faint scent of jasmine wafted from her kimono. This mother was so composed, almost to the point of being lifeless. Yukinoshita's mother spoke with a sorrowful concern, "I know you've suffered all this time, Haruno. Your sister has been living away from home. You shouldn't be carrying such a heavy burden at such a young age. You have to understand me. Everything I've done is for you, and for your sister..."

At the top of the stairs, Yang Nai lowered her head slightly.

She was cared for by her mother in this way.

But these hands also held her firmly in their grasp.

It's both warm and cold, a very contradictory feeling.

"From now on, do things your way. Your mother believes in you. Be good to your friends."

Yukino whispered those last words to her.

Yang Nai's body trembled slightly.

—【We look like friends.】

During a fireworks festival, Yang Nai, sitting in the driver's seat, said these words to Li Xuan.

If that's the case, then it means they're not friends, they're nothing to each other.

The sunglasses I gave him were just a small gift.

The purpose of introducing him to the fireworks festival gathering was also to repay the favor he had done for me.

All of this has been done based on utilization...

"......Um."

The politician, on whom such high hopes were placed, calmly agreed.

※※※※

Under the boundless clear sky, Li Xuan stood on the sidewalk, and as if sensing something, he turned his head slightly to look back.

As a result, he saw the group of children who had been cheering for him earlier.

"Oh, it's you guys."

Li Xuan knew them all, though he had only met some of them a few times. He paused for a moment, then greeted them.

"Ah Xuan, you've won first place!"