My Romance Simulation with Them

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She adopted the proper attitude and looked at Akane Shinjo, anticipating her reaction.

If it were the old Akane Shinjo, she would most likely have fallen silent by now and dared not speak out any further.

Continue to be a cowardly, weak turtle.

But now—

"I wasn't joking."

Unlike before, she didn't back down, but instead moved straight forward, her voice remaining steady throughout.

It's like telling a trivial story.

"Besides, my leaving the Shinjo family should be a good thing for both you and the Shinjo family."

"..." Shinjo's mother sat down.

She could hardly believe that these words would come from her weak daughter, who lived a muddled and aimless life.

Shinjo's mother fell silent.

But Shinjo's father on the other side did not.

He simply maintained his unchanging expression: "Do you know the consequences of saying these things, Qian?"

The daughter in front of him felt like a stranger.

The other party's proactive attitude completely shed its previous weak exterior, revealing a brilliance that he could not ignore.

"Of course I considered the consequences."

Shinjo Akane gripped Nango Toki's hand tightly and continued, "But all you can do is stop all financial support for me, including the house I live in now."

At this point, she shook her head: "But I had already thought of everything that would happen after that. Even without the Shinjo family's help, I could survive."

A confident and calm voice.

"Perhaps we don't need to be so extreme in our actions."

After a long silence, Shinjo's father spoke: "I can allow you to associate with Nango-kun, and I can continue to support your future life. There is absolutely no need for you to say anything about leaving the Shinjo family."

These were the words spoken by Shinjo's father.

This surprised Akane Shinjo for a moment.

This was the first time her father had ever made a concession on her behalf.

Having always lived a cautious life, she had rarely received any concessions from her father, let alone any concern from him.

Almost every time we met.

The other party was just asking her about her recent situation as a routine matter.

That's it.

These two attitudes are extremely contrasting.

This caused Akane Shinjo to fall silent for the time being.

He remained silent upon seeing Akane Shinjo.

Shinjo's father continued, "Actually, I know we've been neglecting you all these years, but if you think about it rationally, your mother and I haven't deprived you of your life materially."

He took a sip of coffee, his voice calm.

“I can meet your requirements, so you don’t need to act in such an extreme way.”

This was the first time he had spoken to Akane Shinjo in such a tone.

It was probably because Akane Shinjo had given him so many surprises today.

That's why he changed his attitude.

It should be noted that Akane Shinjo in the past only had a beautiful appearance and outstanding achievements, but inside she was just a pretty but useless vase.

It's nothing like it is now.

Courageous, confident, and decisive.

The other party has clearly changed.

Moreover, it was a radical and transformative change.

This is undoubtedly a stock with potential.

He was certainly willing to put aside all his previous prejudices against his daughter and invest in this promising stock.

She even went so far as to say that it wouldn't be a problem for her to associate with Nango Toki, as the Shinjo family would still provide financial assistance.

This is undoubtedly a sign of submission.

This was also the first time Shinjo's father had softened his stance towards Shinjo Akane.

However, after hearing his words...

Akane Shinjo showed no joy whatsoever; instead, she looked at him with a helpless yet resigned gaze.

The man in front of me has always been like this.

He didn't try to keep me because he understood my thoughts.

It was simply because the Shinjo family needed him for their future development that they wanted him to stay.

From beginning to end, this person only had eyes for the development of the Shinjo family.

Even his marriage to Shinjo's mother was merely a means to leverage the political influence behind her to expand the Shinjo family's business.

Akane Shinjo sighed deeply at this.

She looked at her biological father and spoke softly.

"Don't you have anything else worth caring about besides the 'Shinjo family'?"

She raised a question.

Then, just as his father was about to answer, he continued speaking.

"You've always been like this, constantly thinking about the development of the Shinjo family, about all sorts of situations within the Shinjo family. You've lived your whole life for the Shinjo family... Have you never thought about living for yourself? Aren't you tired?"

It's a bit of a pity.

I also felt some sympathy.

Sensing the emotions in Akane Shinjo's eyes and listening to her words, Shinjo's father fell silent.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "You don't understand."

The Shinjo family has worked hard to develop to its current state and achieve its current success.

As the eldest son of the Shinjo family, he naturally has an obligation to push the Shinjo family to its next peak.

Even if it means resorting to any means necessary.

"And you are the eldest daughter of the Shinjo family. As the eldest daughter, you should naturally bear such responsibilities."

"I see..."

Hearing her father's answer, Akane Shinjo felt somewhat relieved.

"Father."

She continued speaking.

"This is the last time I will call you Father. You don't need to stop me, and you can't stop me anyway. I can't walk the path you want me to take, as you expect. I will make my own choices about the path I will take from now on."

She laughed, a laugh tinged with helplessness: "Anyway, you've never really needed me."

There was no unnecessary abuse.

There wasn't a single word of blame.

Akane Shinjo simply finished saying what she wanted to say, then took Nango Toki's hand and got up to leave.

From beginning to end.

She maintained an extremely calm demeanor throughout.

This left Shinjo's mother with a surprised expression.

Only after the two of them had completely left did she unable to help but look at her husband.

"What... should we do next?"

She had no idea.

What was originally thought to be a sure thing has turned out to be like this.

Of course she had to ask a question.