My love index is at its maximum.

While rolling around on the grass with his older brother in his arms, Tsukasa Tazaki suddenly thought of something—Haruki Murakami might have actually rolled around on a lawn in spring while holding a teddy bear, otherwise there's no way to explain how he came up with such a wonderful metaphor.

Although she wasn't holding a teddy bear, the feeling of the blonde girl holding it must be comparable to that of a real bear.

The tactile sensations of the slender, supple waist, the developing, bulging breasts, the pert little buttocks, and the fleshy thighs are vividly recalled with each roll. How can one describe this soft, bouncy feeling...? It's like lying on a pink cloud, with two people pushing each other around.

"Xiao Wei~"

"what!"

"Little Wei, Little Wei~"

"What is it? Tell me!"

"Little Wei, Little Wei, Little Wei~~"

"You think it's funny? Give it to me—you jerk, you're hurting me!"

Under a clear blue sky and pure white cumulus clouds, the boy and girl, who had been rolling around, stopped and looked at each other from above and below.

Tazaki Tsukasa lowered his head and gently stroked Kikawa Yui's delicate little face, which was flushed and sweaty, with a few bits of grass stuck to her forehead.

"Um--"

Kikawa Yui frowned slightly and made a sound of dissatisfaction.

She tried to get up by twisting her body, but because she was pinned down by Tsukasa Tazaki, she was unable to escape despite her struggles.

"You two, don't forget I'm still here." Kurisu Kawakami walked barefoot across the lawn, squatted down next to the two of them, and looked at her daughter with a teasing gaze. "Tamed?"

"no!"

Yui Kawakawa glared fiercely at Tsukasa Tazaki with her noble blue eyes.

Tazaki Tsukasa then rolled off the bed and pulled her up as well. The two of them sat snuggled up opposite Kurisu Kawakawa.

Looking at her daughter's stubborn yet slightly shy expression, Kurisu pinched her earlobe with her fingers and smiled, "Even Yui has become so well-behaved. Si is truly extraordinary. Why are you like this?"

“It’s not that exaggerated,” Tsukasa Tazaki carefully removed the grass clippings from Yui Kikawa’s hair. “I just have a little more than ordinary people, but I’m not much different from you in essence.”

“My aunt doesn’t think so,” Kurisu Kawa said with a smile. “She’s basically got everything she wanted. Ordinary people don’t have that ability.”

"Perhaps it's just that I don't want much?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked with amusement. "As far as I'm concerned, there are very few things I want to get my hands on, and I'm not very interested in most other things."

Qichuan Yui tilted her small face up and asked fiercely, "Are you only interested in women?"

“She’s a woman like Yui.” Tazaki Tsukasa happily cupped her cheeks and rubbed them a few times.

"Xiao Si really hasn't thought about greater power or more money?" Kurisu asked again.

"Hmm... I don't really want to, but there's no need for it right now." Tazaki Tsukasa thought for a moment and replied, "The only thing we lack right now is the money to support the Ninomiya family in Tokyo. It's not a lot, so there's not much pressure. Overall, we're quite happy, and it matches our status. We have no complaints. Of course, we might want more in the future, and it's not impossible to want more."

"For example?"

"For example, one day I become more powerful, and then I point my finger at my aunt and berate her from head to toe."

Kurisu rested her chin on her knees and frowned.

"So, Auntie, please don't exploit me too much," said Tsukasa Tazaki, waving her hand in front of her face. "Yeah, Auntie knows that, right?"

Kurisu pouted, staring at him unhappily: "So, you're not willing to grovel at your aunt's feet, right? Right now you're just enduring humiliation, but one day in the future you'll ride on your aunt's back, taking her power, her money, her daughter, and even her own body, right?"

“…That idea is too far-fetched,” Tsukasa Tazaki shook his head, holding Yui Kikawa’s hand. “What I mean is, I hope that my aunt and I can have an honest and cooperative working relationship. I can be my aunt’s flag, but my aunt can’t force me to do things I don’t like.”

"What if Auntie doesn't?" Kurisu asked with interest.

"Ten years, no, five years from now," Tsukasa Tazaki said with a smile, putting his arm around Yui Kikawa. "I'm going to let my aunt see with her own eyes how I take over your daughter, seize your family fortune, and then personally oust you from the throne."

"Haha~"

Kurisu Sugawa laughed.

She didn't seem to care much about the threat; her expression showed no tension, but rather a hint of anticipation.

Yui Kikawa angrily bit Tsukasa Tazaki's arm: "You're dreaming. I won't let you succeed."

"Just kidding, just kidding," Tsukasa Tazaki patted her head reassuringly, then looked at Kurisu Kawakawa, "What's Auntie's plan? It's not like she's really going to poison that old man, is it?"

“No need for poison, he's practically on his deathbed right now.” Kurisu Kirikawa poked her head with her finger. “He has a huge hematoma in his brain, and it's already in the late stages of malignancy. How much do you know about neurology?”

"I know almost nothing about it."

"Simply put, it's a case of obstructed blood flow, resulting in a deformed bulge, like a snake that has swallowed a golf ball. Surgery is not an option because it would explode at the slightest stimulation. To be realistic, the only option is to wait for death. It might take a week, or it might take a month; no one can say for sure when."

"Is your aunt waiting for him to die?"

"How could that be? Of course, we'd bribe the doctor to speed up the process!"

"Are there big problems after death?"

“It’s a bit big, so I’ll wait until you return to Tokyo before I start, to make sure you’re the last person to see him. The will and everything else have already been prepared. Once you see him, your aunt can handle the rest.”

"Isn't there any other way?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked.

“Other methods are too troublesome,” Kurisu licked her lips, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, “Your aunt is being very honest now, as a reward for your honesty earlier. However, once your aunt has explained the whole plan, I'm afraid your options will be extremely limited, and I hope you can understand that. In short, for both of us, this is a gamble we can't afford to lose, and there can be no mistakes. Do you understand?”

“Understood.” Tsukasa Tazaki nodded, took a deep breath, and said, “There’s one last question. Please be equally honest with me, Auntie.”

"Excuse me."

"Aren't you afraid of raising a tiger that will eventually turn on you?"

"Well, actually, I'm not that scared..." Kurisu Kawakami maintained the same posture, her lips touching his ear, her breath warm and moist. "Living in a century-old mansion, traveling in a Rolls-Royce, using the most expensive cosmetics—for some people, that's probably the happiest thing. But that's not what your aunt is looking for. And what your aunt is looking for is unattainable, so you've taken it all away. Your aunt won't feel disappointed; on the contrary, she might even feel secretly pleased because it's Tsukasa."

Yui Kichikawa turned her head.

She had heard the gist of her mother's words, and her feelings were somewhat complicated.

"For example, love?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked.

“Yes, like love.” As she spoke, Kurisuki straightened her back, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and struck an innocent and naive pose. “Well, Xiaosi, do you know? What your aunt desires most is a peaceful and stable life, a happy family, and a simple life.”

This deliberately feigned posture makes it hard to tell whether she is genuinely expressing her feelings or just acting.

Tazaki Tsukasa looked down at Kikawa Yui and said helplessly, "I'm not her match yet."

Yui Kawakawa sniffed: "Me too."

"Hey, you two know how amazing I am now?" Kurisu Kawakami proudly puffed out her chest, her face smug. "If I want to do it, there's nothing I can't do. I have all possibilities, opportunities, and abilities. Anything I want is within my grasp!"

Tazaki Tsukasa lay down right next to her smooth feet and shouted, "I don't want to work hard anymore! Auntie, start supporting me from today!"

Kikawa Yui rolled her eyes.

A few seconds later, the three of them burst into laughter on the mountaintop.

Chapter 357 Driving My Car

We agreed to go back at noon, but it was almost 4 p.m. when we got back to the hot spring hotel from the mountain.

In the spacious reception hall, Sachiko Tono paced back and forth while talking on her phone. On the sofa next to her, Sakura Kuriyama was reading "In Search of Lost Time," with a still-steaming cup of coffee in front of her.

Tsukasa Tazaki sat down next to her, picked up his coffee cup with both hands, and slowly took a sip: "It smells so good!"

Kuriyama Sakura glanced at him; that most beautiful face in the world showed no expression.

"Tazaki-kun," Sachiko Tono said, covering the phone's microphone with her hand, as if suddenly remembering something, "Could you please go to the guest room and get my luggage?"

"immediately!"

The suitcase was placed in a guest room at the end of the second-floor corridor. Tsukasa Tazaki slept there last night, so he naturally knew about it.

He pulled his suitcase down.

It's heavier than it looks. It's probably packed full of documents, cosmetics, sex toys, and clothes. It's like a long trip when we're just here for a couple of days.

Back in the reception hall on the first floor, Sachiko Tono had just finished her phone call when Tsukasa Tazaki greeted her and asked, "Is everything taken care of? Any of the administrative or procedural details?"

"Don't worry, don't worry," Sachiko Tono snapped her slender fingers in front of him, "Miss Butler guarantees it will be done perfectly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the steady roar of the Cullinan's engine filled the air outside.

Tazaki glanced outside and saw the world's most luxurious SUV parked steadily in front of the door, its exhaust pipe emitting white fumes.

"It's time to go back." Kurisu Kirikawa scratched her beautiful, shiny black hair with one hand and carried her luggage with the other as she walked out. Yui Kirikawa followed her out about two meters behind.

"What did your aunt ask the driver to buy?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked.

“Some frozen tofu, beef, frozen seafood, as well as snacks and alcohol.” Kurisu Kawa came to his side and reached out to pat his head like an elder. “The food in the sanatorium is not good. Your aunt doesn’t want you to be thinner when you come back to Tokyo.”

"Thank you so much, Auntie!"

How should I express my gratitude?

"Auntie can do whatever she wants."

“Let me think about it,” Kurisu smiled and looked him over a few times, then turned to look at her daughter. “Auntie looks forward to you returning to Tokyo and spending the rest of your days with me, Yui, and Sachiko.”

"It's fine for Xiaowei and Xingzi, but there's no need for Auntie, right?"

"You think I'm too old?"

"No, it's mainly because I'm afraid Xiaowei will kill me."

"Haha," Kurisu said half-jokingly, "Judging from your skill in winning over girls, even my wife Kurisu and I are extremely fond of you. I think it's absolutely no problem for you to convince Yui to be obedient to you!"

“The housekeeper thinks so too,” Sachiko Tono winked at Tsukasa Tazaki, looking every bit the fashionable woman. “Yui is just saying one thing and meaning another. Tsukasa-kun will definitely be able to win her over!”

"Cough cough!"

Kikawa Yui coughed forcefully.

The two mature married women exchanged a glance and laughed simultaneously.

"Tell me, Xiao Si," Kurisu gracefully and charmingly tiptoed, her gaze level with the handsome young man, "Does Wei allow you to do this?"

Yui Kawakawa didn't reply, but just glanced at Tsukasa Tazaki.

“I don’t think this topic is appropriate to discuss,” Tsukasa Tazaki said, taking a few steps back to the minister who was watching the show. “Get up, we should go back to the sanatorium.”

"I'd like to see if you'll get beaten to death by Kichikawa-san." Kuriyama Sakura shook her head with regret, put away her book, and climbed into the back seat of the Cullinan. Tazaki Tsukasa followed her in.

The driver will first take him and Kuriyama Sakura back to the sanatorium, and then pick up the three of them, including Uesugi Kuri, to return to Tokyo.

“Hey, Tsukasa,” Kurisu rested her chin on the car window frame and waved her snow-white wrist in front of Tsukasa Tazaki, “Living with Ms. Kuriyama is nice, but don’t get too carried away, lest you get captured by the evil little dwarves in the forest.”

"An evil little dwarf?" Tsukasa Tazaki looked at her with amusement.