Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

Sayoko clenched her fists and started talking about what happened when she met Reiko after she separated from Hachiman, then the car accident. She then learned from her uncle the truth about her parents' death and the true identities of the beastly father and son.

After hearing this, Hachiman was stunned for a while, and his understanding of the malice of human nature or the surname Shinomiya became deeper.

"Hikigaya-kun, can we go together and take Reiko with us?" Suddenly, Sayoko said in a crying voice, with moist mist in her eyes, as if she would cry at any time.

"Go? Where to?" Hachiman was a little surprised.

Sayoko shook her head and said, "As long as it's not Tokyo, as long as it's not anywhere near the Shinomiya family, it's fine. I don't have the courage that Reiko has. I hate them, but I don't even think about revenge. I just want to take Reiko away from here and don't want to be involved with them anymore."

Then Sayoko held Hachiman's hand tightly, more tightly than ever before: "Please, Hachiman-kun, take me away. You have no shortage of money or power. There is no need to get involved with those people from the Shinomiya family. I can give you everything."

As long as Hachiman is willing to take her and Reiko away, it doesn't matter whether she is the third, fourth or fifth mistress in his heart.

She held Hachiman's hand tightly.

Hachiman's other hand gently held hers. Sayoko raised her head and heard Hachiman say, "I'll have someone arrange for you and Reiko to go to Chiba."

Sayoko was a little surprised and said, "What about you?"

Hachiman was silent for a moment, then said, "I have something I want to do, and I must rely on the Shinomiya family to achieve it. This is an agreement between me and others."

There was a trace of guilt on his face, but he was unwilling to deceive the woman.

After a while, Sayoko managed a sad smile and said, "Is it the agreement with Miss Yukino?"

Hachiman thought of the day when Yukino took him to the bakery and the welfare home attached to it. That was her dream, his dream, and the promise they made under the starry sky.

He nodded and did not deny it.

It was as if something had broken at Sayoko's heartstrings, and her hand left Hachiman's palm and fell down weakly.

"Sorry, I said something stupid." Sayoko said.

Hachiman took a deep breath and said, "I'll have someone arrange for you to go to Chiba. As for Shinomiya Reiko, we'll arrange a time after Dr. Ansheng's diagnosis."

But Sayoko shook her head and said, "Mr. Hikigaya, I think I need some quiet time."

Could you please leave first?

After a while, Hachiman finally left the space to Sayoko. Although he felt guilty, he did not regret it.

Letting Hachiman take her away was the last cry for help from the gentle and kind side of Sayoko's character, and it was a struggle to not let herself fall into endless hatred.

But this last straw disappeared completely because of Hachiman's choice.

There were originally two roads in front of her. After one of the roads was blocked, she slowly walked towards another road covered with thorns and haze.

Sayoko gently pressed her head against the window and whispered, "Reiko, I finally understand why you didn't tell me after you found your uncle."

"Because, with a useless personality like mine, even if I knew who the enemy who killed my parents was, I would just run away and cover my ears and pretend I didn't know."

"If you hadn't been killed, I might not even have felt much hatred."

"But, Lingzi, I finally know what you want to convey to me?"

Why did Reiko keep reminding her, keep urging her, keep trying to make her wake up, until she used her own life to exchange for Sayoko's change, because...

"Revenge is meaningless if it's not carried out by blood relatives, right?"

After Hachiman came back, Sayoko had disappeared from in front of the ICU ward of the hospital.

Chapter 179 Desensitization Therapy

Perhaps even Hachiman did not expect that Sayoko would leave rashly when Reiko was still in danger, and the place she ended up in was the Shinomiya family, which she was most reluctant to return to.

She stood at the door for a long time, and there seemed to be darkness in her eyes, but her expression was extremely calm, and she did not look like someone who had just experienced a car accident.

For some people, changing in just a few hours, let alone a day, is enough.

Someone slowly walked up to Sayoko. Sayoko glanced at her and said in surprise, "Are you Najiang?"

The person in front of me is a servant of the Shinomiya family. To be more precise, she is the head maid who takes care of Shinomiya Masamune's daily life and meals, and acts like a half-butler.

The middle-aged woman said, "Mrs. Sayoko, Lady Reiko has told me to follow your orders if anything happens to her."

"Are you the chess piece that Reiko placed next to Masamune?" Sayoko asked in disbelief.

Najiang was silent for a moment, then said, "The Shinomiya family has accumulated sins and hatred for generations. The Isoyama family is not the only one to be destroyed because of this surname. Miss Lingzi found me, and because I seem to have a clean background and have no connection with the Shinomiya family in the past, she asked me to serve the Shinomiya father and son and wait for an opportunity."

In addition to constantly reminding Sayoko over the years, Reiko has also made some backup plans.

Even if she died, she left Sayoko enough capital to fight.

"Do you have any evidence for what you said?" Sayoko asked.

Then Najiang took out a small red agate stone and said, "I heard from Lady Lingzi that this is your birthday present for her."

Sayoko took a look and found that it was indeed the agate bracelet that she gave to Reiko in high school.

But Sayoko showed uneasiness and fear on her face, and said: "No, I have never thought about revenge. That is all Lingzi's wishful thinking. Why do people have to live in hatred?"

"Mrs. Sayoko...you!" Najiang's eyes widened, his tone filled with anxiety and confusion, and then disappointment.

She sighed and said, "Ms. Lingzi also said that if you don't want to, just let me do what I want. I have waited too long for this day and I don't want to wait any longer."

"What are you going to do?" Sayoko said in a trembling voice.

Naijiang said with some disdain: "I am the only one. The bodyguards around Shigong Masamune will not be on guard. Moreover, they are now in the mansion, and their vigilance is the lowest. A knife is enough to kill him."

"But in that case, you won't be able to escape at all!" Sayoko said worriedly.

But Naijiang shook his head: "I admit, Madam Sayoko, you are too kind after all. The day I came into this family, I had no intention of leaving alive."

Najiang made sure that the short knife in his sleeve was safely hidden inside, then turned around and prepared to die with Shinomiya Masamune.

However, Sayoko at the back held Najiang down and whispered, "If we don't win a great victory and our own people suffer casualties, such revenge is completely meaningless."

Suddenly, Najiang turned around and looked at Sayoko strangely, and found that she was looking at her with a hint of scrutiny. Then the head maid seemed to have noticed something and said.

"Were you testing me just now?"

Sayoko looked up at the night sky and said softly, "I am just a weak little woman, and the one I am facing is Shinomiya, who controls the economic lifeline of half of the country. If I make a wrong step, I will end up in ruin. I can die, but I must die after that father and son. Otherwise, my parents will not die in peace, and Reiko will not die in peace either. So the people around me must be reliable."

A token of trust alone is not enough; whoever holds the item does not mean anything.

Therefore, a loyalty test is necessary. Nae said that she was Reiko's subordinate, but she had no evidence, so she used "the impression of the cowardly Sayoko in the past" to test Nae.

"I'm sorry, Miss Naijiang, I'm stupid, so I can only use the crudest and most cautious method." She said in a light tone.

Naijiang was stunned for a moment. She had been looking at this cowardly woman who was abused by Shigong Masamune. Although her demeanor, tone, and expression were the same as before, something decisive had changed.

"No, I didn't think it through, Mrs. Sayoko, you, you did a good job of probing." Najiang said frankly.

Sayoko nodded, and then said: "Besides, why don't I agree with you going in to assassinate Shinomiya Masamune? Even if you succeed, the real culprit Shinomiya Huangguang will not be punished in the end, right?"

"Sigong Huangguang is a cautious old fox. He doesn't trust anyone. Even the people around him find it difficult to take action against him. I can only let him experience the personal pain of losing his son." Nai Jiang gritted his teeth when talking about losing his son.

"That's why we can't be impatient. We have to take it step by step. Also, is it enough to just destroy the physical body? I don't think so?" Sayoko said softly.

Naijiang was stunned for a moment: "Then what else?"

Sayoko took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to make them completely mentally broken, starting with Shinomiya Masamune."

Then she pulled the short knife out of Naijiang's sleeve and threw it into the small pond beside her, saying, "Don't carry such a dangerous thing with you. Besides, it's easy to be discovered."

Nai Jiang thought to himself, what you just said is much more dangerous than the knife in my hand.

But she quickly responded, "Yes, everything is up to Mrs. Sayoko."

Sayoko began to walk slowly to the corridor of the Shinomiya family's mansion and headed towards Shinomiya Masamune's room.

"How is Zhengzong's health recently?" Her tone was as if she was a wife who was worried about her husband.

Nai Jiang was surprised, but still said, "Not very good. He hasn't been able to exercise for many years. Although he is young, his cardiovascular system is like that of a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s. He is unwilling to do the rehabilitation exercises prescribed by the doctor. And recently, because his wife wants to divorce him... he has a bad temper and sometimes doesn't take the medicine."

Sayoko asked again, "How many of the bodyguards and maids around Masamune are ours?"

Naijiang glanced at her, with such a sharp mind: "Because we can't let Shigong Huangguang suspect, and we have to strictly investigate the background of the servants around Zhengzong, so in the past few years, including me, there are only two maids and two bodyguards who obey the orders of Lingzi-sama."

Compared to the huge number of maids and bodyguards around Shinomiya Masamune, there are indeed very few, but it is barely enough.

Sayoko just said, "I understand."

Then, she stood in front of Shinomiya Masamune's door, took a deep breath, and gently opened the door.

Suddenly, an angry voice came from inside: "Didn't I tell you not to disturb me? Don't you understand me?"

But when Sayoko walked in, tears welled up from her eyes, and she fell down crying next to Shinomiya Masamune's wheelchair.

The somewhat surprised Shinomiya Masamune said in disbelief, "Sayako, why would you..."

Sayoko was in tears: "Masamune, Reiko, she had a car accident..."

There was only the sound of sad crying in the room. Naijiang, who was standing not far away, finally felt something real. He believed that this little cowardly girl could knock the Shigong father and son to the ground.

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Hearing that Reiko had a car accident, Shinomiya Masamune's eyebrows jumped, and then asked: "Did you hear anything at Reiko's place?"

Sayoko said blankly: "What did you hear?"

Shinomiya Masamune clenched his fists slightly: "Reiko was in a car accident, so go find a doctor, why are you looking for me? No, you should be looking for Hikigaya Hachiman, right?"

As he spoke, the ferocious look on his face reappeared.

But Sayoko still said miserably: "I...I did look for him, but he was messing around with other women and ignored me. Zhengzong, I was deceived by him. It turns out that only when something goes wrong can you see which man is the most reliable."

Shinomiya Masamune snorted coldly, but the slightly happy expression on his face betrayed him in the end.

In his eyes, Sayoko was ultimately a simple and foolish woman, otherwise he would not have...

He said coldly: "Do you mean that you want me to forgive you?"

Sayoko panicked. She was too thin-skinned to say this: "I, I don't ask for your forgiveness. I have betrayed you and I am not qualified to ask for forgiveness. But, I hope you can save Reiko because she is your cousin. She is seriously injured and needs the best medical resources. Masamune..."

Shinomiya Masamune looked at Sayoko coldly.

Sayoko pursed her lips, then knelt down on her knees, lowered her head to the ground, and assumed the standard Dogeza posture.

"Raise your head." Shinomiya Masamune said coldly. Sayoko raised her head with a very sincere expression and redness in the corners of her eyes.

"Have you slept with Hikigaya Hachiman?" he asked.

Sayoko looked a little agitated, and said with some humiliation: "I am also a person with a sense of shame. Although I want to divorce you, we are still not divorced after all. I am still your wife. No matter what, I will not be with another man... If you don't believe me, you can let Miss Najiang check it out."

Shigong Masamune really wanted to do this, but he remained rational and showed his magnanimity appropriately, saying: "Since you said so, I believe you."

Shinomiya Masamune still believed that Sayoko would not lie, but he did not ask in detail. After all, there were many things to do besides sleeping. But he still endured it. Now Sayoko turned back on her own and he held the initiative. If he forced her too much, it would be bad.

As long as they had never really slept together, he could barely accept it, although the jealousy in his heart still made him want to go crazy.

But, of course, Shinomiya Masamune chose to forgive her.

"Naijiang, notify Dean Pushan and ask him to bring his team there in person. If necessary, transfer Lingzi to the Royal Hospital."

"I understand, Master."

Sayoko showed a joyful expression and thanked sincerely: "Thank you, Masamune, I really don't know how to repay you..."

She seemed to be unable to speak and was too embarrassed to come out and ask for his forgiveness, so she spoke instead.

"Um, Masamune, can you accompany me tomorrow and talk to Hikigaya Hachiman? I'm alone and I'm afraid something might happen."

Shinomiya Masamune concealed his inner excitement and said, "Have you thought about it?"

Sayoko nodded with some difficulty and said, "Well, a man who doesn't even care about the people I cherish... I only regret listening to his useless sweet words in the past... As for you and me, after I have explained it clearly to Hikigaya Hachiman, you can decide our relationship however you want, after all, I am not qualified to ask you for anything now."

Shigong Masamune snorted, then said, "Naijiang, you should arrange tomorrow's schedule. I don't want too many people to know."

After all, it's not something glamorous that can be seen by others.

"Okay, young master, I'll go and inform Dean Pushan first." Nai Jiang said.

"Wait, I'll go too." Sayoko said.

Then, she said to Zhengzong shyly, "I am still very worried about Lingzi's health. I want to go to Lingzi's place tonight, and after I have explained everything to that person tomorrow..."

Shinomiya Masamune waved his hand impatiently, Sayoko bowed her head to thank him, then followed Najiang away in a hurry.

In the darkness, Shinomiya Masamune smiled. What a stupid, brainless woman.

Well, after this experience, it will be easier to control her in the future.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Hikigaya Hachiman's expression tomorrow.

Outside the corridor, Najiang said excitedly, "Thank you for your hard work, Mrs. Sayoko."

Sayoko's dark pupils revealed strong hatred, but her expression was calm: "Ms. Najiang, tomorrow you will arrange all the people on the travel list to be ours. Don't make any mistakes and don't let people get suspicious."