I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

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Luxury apartment building in Chiba Prefecture.

Li Xuan had a dream that night.

He dreamt of the hazy scene from last night where Haruno and Yukino were locked in a standoff and talking in the parking lot...

"I feel so dizzy..." Li Xuan woke up with a terrible headache.

As expected... he was actually quite concerned about the relationship between the Yukinoshita sisters.

The family relationships in Yukinoshita's household seem to be more complicated than one might imagine.

However, this was someone else's business, and although Li Xuan was curious, he had no intention of asking.

Li Xuan has been on extended leave from the company these past few days, so he's been preparing more elaborate breakfasts and lunchboxes for Chu.

"I'm going to school."

Chu stood in the doorway and turned to call out to Li Xuan, who was washing dishes in the kitchen.

"Don't get lost."

Li Xuan reminded Chu.

"Okay!" Hina replied and went out.

Li Xuan had been busy with company affairs, and only recently had he had time to properly watch Hina go to school, which gave him a sense of accomplishment. Hina had asked to go to school herself, and she went to school and came home on time every day, completing her homework on time as well. She seemed to be a very diligent student, and after all, she had the cute face of an excellent student. It was worth the effort of making her delicious bento boxes during this time.

However, at eight o'clock, Li Xuan's landline rang.

"Hello."

Li Xuan answered the phone call.

As it turned out, the call came from Watanabe Junior High School's homeroom teacher.

They called, still posing as family counseling...

—【You're Nitta's older brother, aren't you?】

—[The situation is this: since Nitta transferred schools a month ago, her academic performance has been poor.]

—[Every day I'd be dozing off from the start of class until the end, and I'd hand in my homework with random, half-hearted answers.]

"......"

Li Xuan, wearing an apron, was speechless.

Then, he heard even more terrifying news.

—【The monthly exam results are out, and Xintian got zero on all of them. You're her only family member, right? You really need to take good care of her. The teachers think she's been working too hard at home, which is why she's so tired. Without a good spirit, how can she possibly do well in her studies? So, please find some time to have a good talk with your sister…】

Li Xuan turned pale upon hearing this.

Huh? ?

All exam subjects... zero points?!

Li Xuan heard this shocking truth over the phone.

This is the latest time he has learned about Hina Nitta's true situation at Watanabe Junior High School since his last infiltration.

It seems that the situation is also beginning to change unexpectedly for the Nitta siblings, who belong to the yakuza family.

P.S.: Given that readers tend to read and skip quickly, here's an additional point.

The inner monologue of Yukino's pursuit: How did her admirer end up with her sister?

Li Xuan's evasive inner thoughts: He knows he's been misunderstood by Yukino and once abandoned the kidnapping mission. The matter is in the past, and there's no need to stir things up again. Yukino's lies later surfaced. Yukino kindly and diligently arranged work for Li Xuan. Li Xuan is a yakuza who almost hurt her and owes her a favor. His relationship with Yang Nai is difficult to explain. How did they meet? Why did Yang Nai bring him along? Would these explanations only make things more complicated and drag Yang Nai into it, making him a heartbreaker? What's the best way to deal with this terrible and troublesome situation? Wouldn't it be better to just pretend he was never here?

From Yang Nai's perspective: She knew everything—Yukino's emotions, Li Xuan's concerns—so she took everything into consideration and directly stopped Yukino.

Chapter 037 The Girl with a Serious Flaw

Four o'clock in the afternoon is an elegant time for female junior high school students to go home after school.

"Listen to me, yesterday at 8:25, a handsome guy playing baseball passed by in Huatian Street. He's about a 76 out of 100 in looks, enough to make me wait for an hour. Hitomi, Hina, do you want to go and ambush him now?"

The bespectacled woman licked her hunting lips and asked in a lewd voice.

Hitomi Mishima was somewhat used to her friend being like this, and said with a smile, "No, I need to go home early today and help my mom clean the room."

Nitta Hina's innocent face remained silent for a moment before she asked seriously, "Why are we ambushing him... to rob him of his money?"

The girl with glasses and Hitomi Mishima both looked at her with puzzled expressions. Most people would think Hina was joking, but those who knew her knew that she was asking seriously.

"No, who's robbing me? I mean picking up men! Um... but you lucky girl don't need that anymore. Your brother is a handsome guy with a score of over 90. You evil capitalist girl."

The woman with glasses adjusted her glasses and said with a disgusted expression.

"??"

Nitta Hina couldn't understand what her zodiac sign was at all.

"..." Mishima Hitomi looked at her classmate Nitta Hina beside her, blinked, and asked, "Hina, I've noticed you've been talking about money a lot lately, so are you still short of money?"

Upon hearing this, Hina Nitta immediately nodded and said expressionlessly, "Yes, I'm short of money. But I'm also looking for ways to make money."

She took a transparent pouch full of coins from her pocket and said, "Today, my income increased by 60 yen."

This is what she earned by taking coins from the vending machine every time she finished class.

"!" Mishima Hitomi and the woman with glasses both leaned forward in surprise to look at the transparent pouch. The woman with glasses couldn't help but complain, "Why are you still so keen on doing things like this?"

"...This is the order from the adults."

After a moment of silence, Nitta Hina spoke to them.

4:20.

"I'm home!" Hina Nitta opened the door and shouted into the house.

However, her home appeared to have been completely renovated.

A warning hangs in the entryway: "Jade that is not carved cannot become a vessel; a person who does not learn will not know—The Book of Rites."

In the living room, huge couplets with black characters on white paper hung on both sides.

Left side: "Diligence leads to mastery, while idleness leads to ruin; careful planning leads to success, while impulsiveness leads to failure!"

Right side: [Establishing oneself begins with establishing one's learning; establishing one's learning begins with reading!]

Every character is written with bold strokes and vigorous strokes, exuding a sharp and unrestrained spirit.

The night breeze blew in through the window, causing the calligraphy scrolls encouraging study nailed to the wall to sway slightly. Li Xuan, sitting in the center, seemed to be observing the effect. When he noticed Nitta Hina's return, he turned to look at her and said, "Oh, you're back."

In the living room, a middle school girl in a uniform witnessed her cozy home suddenly transform into a solemn company headquarters...

Nitta Hina, who was always criticized for her eccentric personality at school, always felt that her "brother" was even more eccentric than her.

Actually, Li Xuan wrote all these suggestions himself. When he was in middle school, he could see all kinds of suggestions for studying everywhere in the corridor. So, in order to create a learning atmosphere in his home, he decorated it himself and got the materials from the company. However, he didn't know why, after putting it up and matching it with the Japanese-style decoration of the house, Li Xuan felt that... something was wrong.

Just as they were still searching for what was amiss, Hina returned.

"Ah Xuan, what happened?"

Nitta Hina dared not approach and asked.

"Come here for a moment, I have something to talk to you about."

Li Xuan looked at her, called her over, and said.

Nitta Hina remained silent for a moment, then entered the living room still wearing her socks.

Li Xuan pointed to the soft cushion opposite him and said, "You can sit here."

"What's wrong with you today..." Nitta Hinata was under a lot of psychological pressure, and sat properly opposite Li Xuan as she asked.

Li Xuan looked at Chu in silence for a while, and finally said, "This morning, your teacher called me."

"Teacher?" Nitta Hina asked, startled.

Li Xuan looked at Nitta Hina with some disbelief, then got to the point: "Your teacher said that all your recent test scores were zero."

"..." Nitta Hina remained expressionless, finally understanding why Li Xuan had sought her out.

However, Li Xuan didn't seem angry. On the contrary, he looked slightly guilty and said to Chu, "This isn't entirely your fault. I've been busy with work lately and haven't paid much attention to your studies. In any case, I'm your guardian and I have a responsibility..."

Upon hearing this, Hina Nitta hurriedly said, "Well, it's not Gen's fault..."

“No, a mistake is a mistake. Arguing about it would be too embarrassing.” Li Xuan looked at Nitta Hina with his overly serious eyes and said simply and clearly.

Hina Nitta felt that Li Xuan was fine in every way, but his stubbornness was incredibly powerful, possessing the might to move mountains and fill seas, which chilled her to the bone.

Li Xuan asked, "Chu, didn't you really want to go to school before? Why have you been dozing off in class all the time? Although you've been completing your homework on time, you haven't taken it seriously at all. Can you tell me why?"

Li Xuan, after all, studied to be a teacher; in fact, his primary profession was teaching, not being a yakuza boss. Educating and nurturing students was his forte. Although he still didn't understand why this superpowered girl had appeared by his side after more than a month, he was actually quite happy to have a child with him every day.

Therefore, the first key point in communicating with children is never how to scold a child for a mistake, but to try to understand why she made the mistake.

“…This, this…” Nitta Hina’s legs went numb from kneeling. She suddenly realized that her situation was just like Nobita’s in the Doraemon series she often watched.

"Because I didn't understand what they were saying, I... wanted to fall asleep as soon as I heard the teacher say something."

Hina Nitta answered honestly.

Li Xuan, who had been listening attentively to the reasons, suddenly understood the problem.

He looked at Nitta Hina with suspicion and asked, "Hina, did you... go to school before?"

Hina Nitta hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No."

Li Xuan looked surprised and said, "Isn't this a basic question?"

Most people would instinctively send Hina Nitta to a junior high school if they saw her age, but the reality might be that Hina is a complete novice. She doesn't understand school or learning, and she hasn't mastered the basic knowledge of elementary school, so it's perfectly understandable that she would doze off in class.

Therefore, it's not that the students are lazy in their studies, but rather that they haven't made adequate preparations beforehand.

"!" Li Xuan's spirits lifted, and he smiled with delight. He placed his hands on Nitta Hina's shoulders and comforted her, saying, "I understand the situation. The reason behind this is not your fault, Hina."

Hina Nitta was confused and didn't understand what Li Xuan had figured out, but she saw Li Xuan's resolute yet mysterious and approachable smile. It was a feeling of being cared for and expected, and this feeling made Hina feel happy.