In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

On Haruno's side, in addition to her mother, President Yukinoshita, personally overseeing the event, two other influential members of the company's board of directors also attended, demonstrating the importance they placed on this collaboration.

The purpose of our gathering here today is clear.

Setsugetsuka Co., Ltd. encountered a bottleneck when it was expanding into new business areas. At the same time, the economy was in a downturn, bank loan approvals were stricter and the process was more cumbersome, and the Yukinoshita family's main business was also under pressure and could not continue to provide financial support to the subsidiary as before. The company was caught in a dilemma.

At this critical moment, Gen Chiya offered his help.

The way to help is simple: just inject funds.

Moreover, he was quite thoughtful. From Haruno's perspective, he suggested issuing new shares for him to subscribe to, rather than directly acquiring the old shares from the Yukinoshita family.

In this way, while the Yukinoshita family's shareholding will be diluted, the shareholding of other shareholders in the company will also be diluted.

As long as the funds injected by Gen Chiya are real and he always stands on the same side as the Yukinoshita family in the future, then the Yukinoshita family, in alliance with him, can still maintain their dominance and control within the company.

This is essentially a calculated move.

However, the other members of the board of directors had no better option given the current predicament.

As Yang Nai said in the internal meeting—

Alternatively, someone can solve the bank's loan problem.

Alternatively, someone might be able to find other capable investors as alternatives in the current environment, just like she did.

If you have neither the ability to solve the funding problem nor the ability to come up with an alternative solution, yet you still refuse this only means of survival, what exactly is your intention?

Are we just going to sit and wait for the company to sink deeper into the mire and die?!

Of course, Yang Nai's original words were not so direct, and her outward attitude was to maintain a smile throughout, but the meaning was clearly expressed in this way.

Ultimately, the board of directors voted and passed the proposal to issue new shares to introduce Yuan Qianye as a strategic investor by a majority vote.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

The board members invested in Setsugetsuka back then because they were interested in the resources and future profit prospects of the Yukinoshita family.

The company is currently facing difficulties, and accepting this investment can ensure that it can overcome the crisis and may even help it open up new prospects.

But refusing could mean watching your investment go down the drain.

It's better to earn less than to lose everything.

These shrewd capitalists can easily calculate the advantages and disadvantages.

"...President Yuan, this is the final shareholding increase agreement and related attachments. Please take a look."

Yukinoshita Haruno handed a stack of documents to Minamoto Chiya.

In the huge conference room, under the gaze of dozens of eyes, she stared straight at Yuan Qianye, a glint of understanding flashing in her eyes that only the two of them could comprehend, a mixture of gratitude and a more intense emotion.

Yuan Qianye took the document, his fingertips lightly touching hers.

His expression remained unchanged, but he knew in his heart that Yang Nai would probably repay him exceptionally well tonight with her uniquely passionate and fiery way.

"Thank you for your trouble, Executive Director Yukinoshita." Gen Chiya said in a businesslike, calm tone.

In fact, he had already finalized the core terms and details with Yang Nai in private after repeated communication.

Today's signing ceremony was more of a formality, fulfilling necessary legal and business procedures.

Therefore, Chiyo only glanced at the key information on the first page of the document as a symbolic gesture before handing it to the lawyer Komekado beside her. After waiting for the professional to make a final confirmation, she could sign and affix her seal.

However, in Kensuke Komikado's concept, the phrase "going through the motions" simply doesn't exist.

He took the documents with both hands, and his expression instantly became highly focused.

He scrutinized the contract terms word by word, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's.

After all, in his long career, he had seen too many cases where traps were hidden in the contract text at the last minute to change the meaning of the contract, so he had to be careful.

He stared at it for a full twenty minutes.

The only sounds in the meeting room were the soft rustling of papers turning and his occasional whispered conversation with his assistant confirming the wording of a clause.

Yuan Qianye felt somewhat helpless, but he also understood the lawyer's meticulous style.

He glanced up at Haruno and Mrs. Yukinoshita opposite him and found that they didn't seem to care at all. Instead, they were talking quietly with an appreciative look on their faces.

In their view, this professional spirit of being highly responsible for the interests of the boss is a sign of reliability and excellence.

At 10:30 a.m., all documents were confirmed to be correct.

Gen Chiya and Mrs. Yukinoshita, representing their respective parties, solemnly signed their names and affixed their official seals to several important agreements.

The contract shall take effect immediately.

According to the agreement, Gen Chiya will inject a total of 135 million yen into Setsukuka Co., Ltd. in three installments over a period of three months. The funds will be used to pay suppliers, pay employee salaries, and for key aspects such as marketing.

According to the contract, he also officially became the youngest director on the board of directors of Setsukuka Co., Ltd. by subscribing to newly issued shares.

From Mrs. Yukinoshita's perspective, the bond she formed with Yukino since childhood meant that she was practically family to the Yukinoshita family.

As for when he can get rid of the title of "half" (referring to a male or female character), that depends entirely on how fast his relationship with Yukino progresses.

In Yukinoshita's plan, they don't need to rush things in high school, but they can start dating formally when they go to university.

If the two college graduates are career-minded, it's fine to work hard for a while, but it's best to conceive before they turn 27 or 28.

That age is a woman's golden period; after that point, her bodily functions will decline year by year.

Yang Nai was completely unaware that her mother, who had never mentioned this matter from beginning to end, harbored such a long-term and practical plan behind the increasingly appreciative and satisfied look she gave to Yuan Qianye after the successful conclusion of the signing ceremony.

Anyway, that evening, on behalf of her younger sister who was still kept in the dark, she thanked him sincerely and wholeheartedly!

With her own depraved body, which had long since become addicted to him and unable to extricate itself...

The weather has been getting hotter lately, but Yang Nai dares not wear any cool summer clothes such as short sleeves or sleeveless clothes, and even carefully avoids dresses with a slightly low neckline.

Her grandparents, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, came to stay with her from out of town, but she could only use a business trip as an excuse to get through it temporarily and dared not go home to show her face.

The reason was simple: she had been too engrossed in "thanking" him that night, and the scoundrel had left many fine, intimate, and indescribable marks on her body, which were particularly noticeable on her fair skin, making her too ashamed to show her to anyone!

She was just going along with the sweet atmosphere at the time, half-provoking and half-coquettishly saying, "Do whatever you want with me."

Who would have thought that guy really didn't know the meaning of showing mercy, and in his high spirits, he practically tormented her all night without letting her close her eyes!

When we were little, I always teased him, making him blush and laugh mischievously, which made me feel very satisfied... Now, it's all the other way around.

However... as long as it's him, that feeling of being melted and completely possessed isn't unpleasant at all.

There's just one thing...

In the past, she could convince herself and rationalize the immoral and exciting relationship between herself and Gen Chiya by using reasons such as paving the way for her younger sister to get to know each other in advance and testing the waters.

But now, this excuse seems to be getting weaker and weaker.

She clearly realized that she seemed to be... becoming more and more dependent on him.

The thought of wanting to completely surrender one's body and soul, one's future, and everything else to him...

Like vines, they spread and grew silently and wildly in her heart!

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For Chiyo Minamoto, life did not change much after investing in Setsukyo Co., Ltd.

He continued to move forward steadily according to his established pace and plan.

In fact, besides explicitly wanting to help Haruno, alleviate the pressure on the Yukinoshita family, and increase their favorability towards him, he also harbored another, more profound plan in his heart.

This move may play an unexpected and crucial role in the distant future.

Well... he had no intention of keeping his relationship with Yukino a secret forever, and he was absolutely certain that he would never give up on Yukino. Therefore, the issues between the two sisters could be dealt with privately.

But how will their parents, especially their father who is a member of Congress, react once they learn the truth?

Anyone with a brain knows that there would be fierce opposition, even fury! They'd probably want to kill him!

When the day finally comes that he has to confront her, all the goodwill he has built up in the past, based on his childhood friendship with Yukino and his own talent, will probably be wiped out instantly, or even turn into a negative value.

At that time, let alone asking for their blessings and approval, there will probably not even be a chance for a calm and peaceful dialogue.

Therefore, Chiya Minamoto thought of investing in the Yukinoshita family's businesses to deeply bind himself to the Yukinoshita family, not only emotionally but also in terms of real business interests, forming an intertwined entity of shared interests.

In this way, even if the sisters quarrel in the future, they can still make peace for the sake of their common interests, especially their huge economic interests.

Yukinoshita had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue her dealings and cooperation with him.

The relationship may become strained, but at least it won't be completely severed, much less turn into enmity.

Of course, simply acquiring a stake in the subsidiary Xueyuehua is far from enough to achieve that ideal balance of power.

Now we still need to work harder to make money, and strive to directly control most of Yukishita's family's businesses, and even become the biggest financial backer of the party behind the congressman's father-in-law.

To achieve this goal, Yuan Qianye now sees everything as a potential source of profit growth.

The IP strategy for novels and comics has been initially completed. The next step is to ensure that this content continues to generate value through mature commercial operations, thereby driving his assets to grow steadily like a snowball.

But he won't sit idly by and wait for the harvest. He won't let the knowledge from another world in his mind just sit there and go to waste. He'll definitely take it out and make it generate real value!

He had planned ahead.

Shortly after returning to Tokyo from his nationwide book signing tour, he asked Kazusa to pass on a message to her world-class pianist mother, asking when she would be available, as he had something to discuss and wanted to visit her in person.

After returning home from his overseas performance tour, he rested for a few days before visiting his mentor and old friends in other places. It wasn't until mid-April that he finally returned home and made his request to meet them.

After school that day, Chiya waited for Kazusa, and the two left the school together in a private car.

On the way, he specially asked the driver to detour to a department store, where he bought high-end fruits and snacks, and then visited the Touma family after a long time.

"Hmm, long time no see, Chiyo-kun. You've gotten even more handsome!"

The moment Yuan Qianye entered, before she could even put down what she was holding, she was pulled into a warm embrace.

The air was thick with the smell of alcohol; it seemed the great pianist was in a good mood today, and the matter to be discussed later should proceed smoothly.

This was Yuan Qianye's first instinctive reaction, but he ignored He Sha, who was standing next to him with a livid face and glaring angrily.

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242: She's a true master (6k)

Touma Kazusa stood to the side with her arms crossed, staring intently at her mother's "disgusting" behavior!

She originally intended to let her mother do whatever she wanted, to just bear with it and let it pass once her temper subsided.

But who would have thought that Mom would go so far!