Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

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At night, Tiktik booked a Thai restaurant on the sixth floor of Youzhu Building as the venue for a celebration banquet.

As a capitalist, Hachiman is still very qualified. If you work overtime for me, I will give you money, and I will also give equity incentives to a few technical backbones. He told the heads of various departments clearly that I am aiming for a listing, and as for how much the equity in your hands is worth, it all depends on your efforts.

He thought that he did not have the domineering power of Yukino's father, who could make people bow down to him with just a shake of his tiger body, so he chose the more direct way of using his body to his advantage.

At this moment, the Thai restaurant was bustling with activity. Most of the people there were young men in their twenties. Under Hachiman's deliberate indulgence, there were fewer class barriers within the company. However, on the other hand, there was no guarantee of lifetime employment or seniority-based system.

Hachiman sat at the same table with the guys from the planning department. Although these guys' panda eyes seemed to have achieved success in cultivating immortals, they were still very excited. After all, the biggest highlight of this financing case's added value was Kato Megumi's packaging.

"Next, we can contact more luxury brands for cooperation. Since a KOL can sell a rocket through live broadcast, why can't Miss Hui sell a McLaren P1?"

"I think the company will have to sign a comprehensive agreement with Miss Hui next. If it's not for a financing case, the cost of such promotion is too high."

“After two more waves of promotion, we can start bringing in goods.”

Hachiman laughed. Although the cost of promoting Kato Megumi was high and not worth it from the perspective of internet celebrity operation, it was a good deal if it came to financing costs. However, these guys were sharpening their knives and were determined to "squeeze" her to the end while Miss Megumi's reputation was rising.

"There were not many KOLs for luxury brands in the past, and there was no money to burn. It just so happens that Miss Hui, who we launched, has the opportunity to take the lead in this category and become the number one luxury brand in the country. Boss, I will take the initiative to take on the promotion and packaging of Miss Hui in the future. Can you give me a higher commission?"

Eriri was also sitting at the celebration banquet, looking at this group of people coldly. After all, she was a lady from an old aristocratic family. Although she was a bit like a fallen phoenix, at least she was not short of money. Listening to these passionate guys talking, it seemed that Kato Megumi's future was not bad, and it might even be better than going abroad with Tomoya.

She was very conflicted at the moment. She was somewhat responsible for Hui's becoming like this. Even she, the third party, was not sure whether it was better for her to be Miss Hui, the queen of luxury goods, or the exchange student who was accompanying her boyfriend abroad.

Which one is more beneficial to Kato Megumi's future?

Hachiman chatted with them for a few words, then looked around and said, "Why is Kato Megumi gone? Didn't she come to the celebration party?"

"Hey, she just said she was going to touch up her makeup." Little P asked curiously.

Everyone realized that the heroine who had been discussed for so long was not here.

But soon, the elevator door opened again, and the heroine that everyone had been waiting for finally appeared, but it was a little... beyond their expectations.

"Hi everyone, I'm late because I need to change clothes."

Kato Megumi said in a flat voice. She was wearing a pink jacket over her light white dress and a pure white beret on her head. This outfit was very familiar.

Just like when we first met.

Looking at Kato Megumi's dress, two people stood up, one was Eriri and the other was designer Xiao P.

"Xiao Hui you..."

"Kato Megumi..."

The Buddhist girl just looked at Hachiman, then poured herself a glass of wine, held it up and spoke to everyone.

"In the past three days, I have seen a completely different world from before. I really enjoy being led around by you. Your hard work and efforts have made me realize how unbearable it is to suffer setbacks, and how sweet the wine of victory is. So this glass of wine is for you all."

Regardless of the fact that she usually doesn't drink, Kato Megumi drank the beer in one gulp.

Her eyes suddenly became moist and she bowed deeply.

"Thank you for all the time. Kato Megumi will take his leave first."

Putting down the wine glass, the girl left the celebration party in a casual manner, and took the initiative to graduate from this world full of desires and feasting.

After Kato Megumi left, it took everyone a long time to react.

But soon, they found that the boss had slipped away at some point.

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Wearing cute girlish clothes, Kato Megumi, who seemed to have turned back into the heroine of the light novel, walked slowly on the streets of Kabukicho. She didn't even dare to look back, for fear of regretting it and being reluctant to leave this colorful world.

So now, she feels a little lonely.

"Miss, would you like to play with me?"

Hearing the voice behind her, Kato Megumi trembled slightly, then turned around pretending to be generous.

"Mr. Hikigaya, be careful or I'll sue you for workplace PUA."

Hachiman, who was standing behind the girl, couldn't help but want to touch the tip of her nose, but she avoided him.

"Don't... do this." The girl said in a low voice, suppressing her emotions.

As a result, something patted her head, and then Kato Megumi looked up and found that Hachiman stuffed a file bag into her hand.

"Your recommendation letter has been stamped with the company's seal, and I gave it an excellent comment. Don't forget such an important thing. This was probably the reason you came to TikTik in the first place."

Kato Megumi took it silently without even looking at it. What about her original intention? This matter was no longer important to her.

Then she raised her head and looked at the young man.

"Aren't you going to try to keep me?"

If Miss Hui disappeared just like that, it would not be a loss for Tiktik, but it would lose the possibility of occupying a category in the future.

Hachiman lit a cigarette, but at this moment Kato Megumi didn't hate the smell at all.

He said in a calm voice: "Why should I keep her? I am a platform and a channel, which is the core of TikTik. If the platform traffic collapses because of a signed influencer leaving, I will reflect on myself. So it's up to you to decide whether to stay or leave, and we should part ways in peace."

Kato Hui didn't know whether she wanted to laugh or cry: "Do you know why I want to leave?"

Hachiman looked at the girl who was becoming more and more beautiful and charming: "For Tomoya Aki? For going abroad? For the moral values ​​in your heart? For maintaining your original self? These are the reasons."

But Kato Hui shook her head and looked directly at the young man, her tone filled with sadness after enlightenment: "If I stay and become Miss Hui, then I will completely become a commodity in your eyes. You said at the beginning that this is all a transaction, right?"

This is the reason why Kato Megumi finally chose to leave this colorful world.

Today, when Eriri asked Hachiman what he thought of Kei, he deliberately concealed the answer because some things would be very hurtful once they were spoken out.

He once said that he admired people who were motivated and willing to make progress. He affirmed desire because he himself was a monster of desire, but that was in his career.

When it comes to love between men and women, he is the opposite. Only some pure qualities can arouse his emotions.

The more one lacks, the more attractive one is.

It is conceivable that if Kato Megumi really becomes Miss Megumi, then their relationship will become a complete president and employee relationship.

Perhaps Hachiman wouldn't mind having a brief romance with a famous internet celebrity in the future, but that's all.

Standing in this position, he is destined to be a passerby for most people.

Kato Megumi took a few steps back, bent down slightly, and posed in a familiar way: "Does Kato Megumi now make you excited?"

Hachiman smoked a cigarette and smiled bitterly.

Murasaki Shikibu said that this girl was a little special.

As expected, no one should be underestimated, even an ordinary girl who seems nothing special.

She backed away slowly, then called out to Hachiman, "Hello, my name is Kato Megumi!"

"I know."

"My name is Kato Megumi! Do you remember it?"

"Well, I'll remember this time."

"My name is... Kato Megumi." Suddenly, her voice lowered.

The girl slowly left, ending the dreamlike journey and the budding relationship.

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Kato Megumi ran and ran, not knowing how long she had been running. Until she was sure that the young man had not caught up with her, the girl stopped at a tree by the roadside.

Suddenly, a feeling of nausea came over her and she couldn't help but vomit. The acid reflux made her feel very uncomfortable, and she vomited out the beer she had just drunk in the Thai restaurant.

Sure enough, she shouldn’t drink, but now she really wants to cry.

Suddenly, a purple figure stood in front of him and handed him a handkerchief. It was a woman named Murasaki Shikibu.

Kato Megumi took the handkerchief and wiped her mouth gently, only to see that there was a beauty embroidered on the handkerchief with the words "Kuchan" written on it.

"Have you read The Tale of Genji?" the purple lady with a mysterious aura said lightly.

"Eh?"

"Don't drink during this time, take good care of yourself, and keep the handkerchief as a souvenir."

The woman finished her speech and then floated away.

Soon, Eriri came over. Kato Megumi, who had felt sick, quickly recovered and Eriri came over to help her up.

"Mei, are you really........in love with that guy?"

Kato Megumi smiled and said, "Are you going to tell Renye-kun?"

Eriri became excited: "That's not what I'm talking about, and I won't tell Ren either. What I want to know is what you think, Hui. I... want to know what's best for you."

But soon Kato Megumi wiped her eyes and looked normal: "Don't worry, no matter what I did to Mr. Hikigaya, it's over."

Even if it can only leave a trace of it in his heart, it is better than a cold relationship of interest.

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Appendix: Murasaki Shikibu's Diary 03: When I saw the ignorant girl named Kato Megumi, I felt like I had seen her before, and finally I remembered the word "Kusan".

Utsusemi was the first woman Genji met by chance after he became an adult, and the only married woman who refused to accept Genji's love throughout his life.

Just like the name of the empty cicada, it is a thin, fragile, and barely visible cicada shell.

“Gentleness contains strength, like a thin bamboo, which seems to be about to break, but never breaks.”

In the end, Kuchan chose to become a nun and broke off her marriage with Genji, but novels are not reality after all, so what about Kato Megumi?

Both of them thought that their relationship was over, but they didn't know that there was still a thin red string pulling them together.

So I decided to name my first story "Empty Cicada".

Chapter 38: Stealing My Husband’s Bitch

In Chiba Second General Hospital, Kawasaki Daishi has just been transferred from the intensive care unit to a more comfortable general ward, and his condition has stabilized.

Shahi, who had spent most of this time in the hospital accompanying her brother in his recovery, had just sent off her sister Jinghua.

"Don't skip classes. Study hard."

"I know. You should take good care of Brother Dazhi."

The girl left with an impatient tone. Saki smiled bitterly with some helplessness. She didn't know who the well-behaved Jinghua learned from. When he entered high school and started his rebellious period, he didn't like to study anymore, and dressed like a bad JK... Who did he really learn this from?

"Don't worry too much, sister. Jinghua has just been wanting to be with you in Tokyo these past few years."

Dazhi explained for his sister, and Shahi picked up the meat porridge and slowly fed it to his brother.

"But I don't want this to happen. What can I do in the future if I don't study? I've suffered enough from not studying, so I don't want Jinghua to learn from me."

Although she is in the most prosperous world of fame and fortune in Japan, and as the cover of "VIVI", she represents fashion and is the envy of many high school JKs in Jinghua. She is better off than many famous university students, but she still stubbornly believes that only children who study hard can be outstanding.

In some ways, Shahi is very much like his old-fashioned father.

Dazhi also smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that Sister Saki was inferior because she had never attended college, and she used Brother Hachiman as the standard in everything. But she didn't think about the fact that among hundreds of thousands of candidates across the country, only a few were admitted to the University of Tokyo.

At this time, Dazhi's attending physician, Dr. Ansheng, came in and asked about Dazhi's condition today. He looked at the medical records and said, "Brother Jun's recovery is good. We can consider the follow-up skin grafting plan... By the way, Miss Kawasaki, please come out for a moment."

After listening to what Dr. Ansheng said, Saki felt relieved. The doctor that Hachiman found was indeed very skilled. When Daishi was first sent in, he was admitted to the ICU, but his condition soon stabilized and his recovery was better than that of other patients with full-body burns.

Thinking of the young man again, Saki sighed in her heart. Once the feelings that had been buried for a long time were revealed, they could no longer be suppressed. This was also the reason why she insisted on following Dazhi back to Chiba.

She is not a high school student anymore, and she cannot let her emotions run wild, so she needs a cooling-off period.

When they reached the corridor, Dr. Ansheng said with a subtle expression, "Ms. Xueno said she would wait for you at the outdoor cafe."

Shaxi opened her eyes slightly, but she was not really surprised, she had thought about it many times before and knew she would have to face it sooner or later.

Doctor Ansheng watched Shaxi leave with a conflicted expression. If he hadn't been on duty, could he have missed this wonderful drama of the mistress fighting the wife?

No matter how old you are, you are still so gossipy.

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Saki arrived at the cafe attached to the hospital. The weather was warm and the breeze was gentle. She saw Yukinoshita Yukino reading a newspaper under a chair with a parasol. Beautiful women always attract people's attention, not to mention a beauty like this who looks very elegant and not like an earthly person.

It seemed that she was born without the need to struggle in this mud. She was born in a prominent family, raised in an extremely noble way, and when she grew up, she met a very capable and mutually loving husband. Except for being a little fickle, she had almost no shortcomings. She was indeed qualified to look down on herself struggling in the world.

Shashi also sat down.

"Long time no see, Kawasaki-san."

"Hello, Yukinoshita-san."

Despite this, what she learned from the young man was this grassroots tenacity, and after five years of experience, she was no longer the introverted bad girl she used to be.