Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

"If you want to study humanity, you must first study individuals."

This is from the Sherlock Holmes collection. It is what Watson thought when he first met Sherlock. Although the analogy is a bit inappropriate, just like Watson developed a strong interest in the eccentric Sherlock when he first met him, she seemed to have always had a great curiosity about Chihiro.

So...what kind of nice girl would pin her friend between her thighs and lie to her mom without batting an eyelid?!

Is this still a human being? What on earth is going on in Chihiro Tsuzuki's mind!

No, no, wasn't it a bit inappropriate for her to think about this now? After all, Su Shi was so nervous that she was about to faint. She could even judge from the direction of the sound that her mother seemed to be only three or four steps away from her.

"Su Shi should have gone downstairs to buy something for me. I thought she wouldn't agree, but she said she didn't agree, but she still went."

"Haha, that kid is just being stubborn, but he's actually a very good kid."

Nagasaki Rina said this with a smile, showing no intention of coming over to lift the quilt, which made Su Shi feel a little more at ease.

"Rina-chan, while you were eating just now, you actually had something you wanted to say to Suyo, right?"

"Huh? Did Xiao Qian see through all this?" Nagasaki Rina's surprised admission surprised Su Shi who was under the quilt as well. "I really can't hide it from Xiao Qian. You are really beautiful and smart, much more mature than my Su Shi."

What words? !

How is she inferior to Chihiro Tsuzuki? Mom, you can't do this to your daughter!

"No, Su Shi actually knows it very well, but she knows it in her heart but doesn't want to show it. She is also afraid that speaking out will increase your pressure."

"Yeah……"

Nagasaki Rina sighed. The trend of the conversation also touched Nagasaki Suyo a little. She even forgot how indecent her current posture was.

"Actually, I feel very sorry for Su Shi. This is what single-parent families are like. It's hard for children to get complete love, not to mention me as a mother... I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a mother.

I know that the child is very sensible, but what I fear most is that she is too sensible and doesn't know how to cry or make a fuss with me.

There is a saying that the crying child gets candy. Although it may not be appropriate for me to say this, I really hope that Su Shi can complain to me more, even if she cries and shouts that she hates her mother the most, that would be fine.

That way I won't keep deceiving myself, thinking that Su Shi is a good child, that she should be able to understand me, and that... even if I lack her company, she can still grow up happily."

"But these words...you can't say them in front of Su Shi."

Rina Nagasaki's voice was choked with sobs. Although Su Shi couldn't see her mother's expression, she could hear her mother's love from her voice.

"Yeah, I can't say it... So now I can only talk about these things with Xiao Qian. I believe Xiao Qian, I feel much more at ease with you accompanying Su Shi.

Xiao Qian, you are more reliable than I thought. I even want to take you in as my goddaughter. Although it may be a bit excessive to say this, I really hope that Xiao Qian can chat with Su Shi more in the future. That child... is in need of company. "

"Of course I will. Su Shi is my best friend."

Best friends...

Nagasaki Suyo suddenly couldn't help it. She wanted to lift the quilt and hug her mother and tell her that she was very happy now.

She also…never really blamed her mother.

However, just as the girl made a slight movement, she found that her head was clamped between Chihiro's legs. Although Su Shi blushed and had the urge to die, she also realized that Chihiro was hinting at her not to come out.

"Hey? Xiao Qian, is there something under your quilt? Why did it move just now?"

"Ok?"

Pills, pills are spicy!

Nagasaki Suyo's head drooped down. She felt that even if she really jumped into the Sea of Japan, she would not be able to wash herself clean.

"Ah, this is my kitten, but she has a strange temper. She's very close to me, but when she sees a stranger, she'll go crazy and scratch them."

???

This must be a simple lie, right? It's not an opportunity to curse her in secret, right?

"Eh? But wasn't there a very docile cat in the living room when I just came in?"

"That's the other one, called 'Wubei'. The one I'm holding is different. It's too aggressive. I'll put it in a cage and give it some good training. By the way... Rina-chan, can you go back first? Suye should be back soon."

But she hasn't had time to practice yet, so she told me to wait until she's done practicing before bringing you over, because she'd be a little embarrassed if you came now."

"I see, this really fits the child's personality.

Then I'll be leaving first. Xiao Qian, come and call me when you're ready. I'm really looking forward to it."

"Okay~"

The footsteps gradually faded away. As the door was closed and a sound came from the entrance outside the house, Chihiro Tsuzuki, who was sitting on the big bed in the bedroom, lifted the quilt and touched the head of Su Shi, who looked desperate.

"What happened to the kitten? Is he dead?"

"...Chihiro, you know that my mother has something she wants to tell me but can't, so you're using this method to let me hear her voice from such a distance?"

"Well...what else do you think?"

Tsuzuki Chihiro smiled, and gently looked at the little widow whose brows were furrowed, making people unable to resist playing with her, "Rina-chan really loves you, but she has been deceiving herself, thinking that you should have many friends in school, so she can rest assured if she doesn't go home.

But she didn't realize that I was the only one who was close to you, and the only one who had ever come to your house to play with you seriously was me."

"……Thanks."

"Of course, it was quite interesting to have the arrogant Nagasaki Suyo pinned down, making her feel embarrassed and afraid to move."

"..."

"Why don't you refute me?"

"I'm used to it, and I've long expected that this would be the end of it for you."

A guy who is hard on the outside but soft on the inside seems unaware that she has seen through his disguise. This guy seems to think that as long as he says a few sarcastic words to her at the end, he can prove that he is a bad woman who can't do anything good?

Of course, compared to these... Su Shi is more afraid of another problem.

That is, she didn't mind this kind of physical contact at all.

Her life is over.

Chapter 166 Xiangzi, Your Good Days Are Coming to an End (1/2)

"Old classmate, why did you ask me to come over today?"

In a coffee shop near Shibuya, Tsuzuki Shisen was drinking tea with a smile in her eyes.

The person sitting opposite her was naturally Toyokawa Sadaharu, the current top decision-maker of the Toyokawa Group, whose net worth was beyond imagination.

It has to be admitted that although Tsuzuki Shifune's current achievements are already amazing and he has reached the top of the music industry, he is still not as good as her old classmate.

"What did you say?"

Toyokawa Sadaharu slammed the table, his eyes were filled with displeasure. He looked at the old man who had stabbed him in the back and said unhappily:

"You said it nicely before, but now you're playing this trick on me, right?"

"Why don't I understand?"

Tsuzuki Shifune was not affected at all by Toyokawa Sadaharu's "anger". Even though she had not received much acting training, there is a saying that goes... when people get old, they can still act.

"I asked you to put some pressure on my granddaughter and make her give up her fantasy as soon as possible, but you... you are giving her a chance to go on a honeymoon, right?

Don't think I don't know. I've already had someone investigate. The salary you offer my granddaughter is already the highest pay for her position!"

"Ah? I thought you would be very happy. After all, I treat your granddaughter so well."

"What are you thinking?"

If Toyokawa Sadaharu hadn't taken his own status into consideration, he would have wanted to slam the table and stand up to intimidate others, "Our Xiangzi is not short of money now. Apart from being bullied by her useless father every day, she doesn't have any other pressure at all.

Do you know that our company will need an heir in the future? If I don't count on her, how can I count on her useless father?"

"...Why do you have such a big problem with her father?"

Tsuzuki's poem ship did not say "prejudice" but "opinion".

Because the premise for the difference between the two is that Toyokawa Kiyoshi himself must be capable. If he has the ability and responsibility, and also has great aversion, then it can be called prejudice.

But based on some of the "inside stories" that the old man occasionally mentioned to him during this period, Tsuzuki Shifune really couldn't speak for that man.

"I've always thought he was incompetent."

Toyokawa Sadaharu shook his head. He had never had much affection for his son-in-law from the beginning to the end.

His daughter likes him and wants to marry him. As a father, although he is not very happy about it, he cannot really stop the union between the younger generations.

He originally wanted to train Fengchuan Qinggao more after he married into the family. After all, although the young man was not very useful in many aspects, he was still very sincere to him as a father.

But the problem is...in business, you can be sincere, but you can't be the only one.

Doing business does require sincerity. If you repeatedly breach contracts with partners, or use despicable means without respecting professional ethics, the entire industry will gradually distance itself from you.

But you can't just be sincere without being cautious.

Without violating laws and industry norms, you must be prudent and do everything you can to strive for the interests of the group.

Instead of putting on a harmless face and allowing others to slaughter you.

It is obvious that Toyokawa Kiyoshi is such a "big fool". His negligence caused such huge losses to the company. If it were not for the sake of Mizuho and Shoko, how could Toyokawa Sadaharu simply kick this guy out?

You don't have to bear the debt anymore, and your responsibility ends here. Just like that... You are still a burden to your daughter. Are you still worthy of being a father?

Perhaps at the beginning, Toyokawa Sadaharu didn't care much about Shoko's departure, thinking that things should not be as bad as he imagined.

But the current development has forced him to confirm that his original idea was correct. As the only heir to their family, he must not follow that loser and fool around.

"Although he wasn't very capable before, Mizuho was still around. She would always be there to supervise him and would speak well of her husband in front of me, his father, from time to time.

But now without Mizuho, that kid really has no shining points at all.

I'm doing this for Xiangzi's own good. A person's growing environment has a huge impact on his or her character. Xiangzi won't learn any useful skills from his father.

Do you expect to develop any abilities by working part-time and studying? Don't be ridiculous... If all the heirs of large corporations were trained in this way, they would all be useless.

“That’s not unreasonable…”

Tsuzuki Shifune sighed. She felt quite sympathetic towards her old classmate. Although she herself had also lost a son and daughter-in-law, in comparison, Toyokawa Sadaharu was under much greater pressure.

"By the way, has your granddaughter been in contact with Xiangzi recently?"

“Ah… this…”

"Stop pretending! I heard it all. Your precious granddaughter ran away from home again, didn't she?" Toyokawa Sadaharu, who had access to various intelligence sources, said with a playful expression. He looked at the sullen Shichuan with a hint of pride. "It seems we are becoming more and more confused about young people."

"I'm not like you. I just want my granddaughter to live a good life and do whatever she wants."

"......"

"But I understand your thoughts, that's why I didn't refuse to make a new deal with you."

"You really don't care that your granddaughter isn't going to school like this?"

"Okay, I admit that I do care a little, but what else can I do? I can only accept it, right? She has too many ideas now, and I can't control her anymore."

"I have a solution."

"any solution?"

Toyokawa Sadaharu smiled and said, "There is a way, but we have to be the bad guys for once. Of course... In fact, you shouldn't treat my granddaughter so well.

I just want my granddaughter to know that many things are not obtained for free. Behind every gift, there is a corresponding price to pay."

After saying this, Toyokawa Sadaharu stood up and prepared to leave.

"you are leaving?"

"Well, go meet my rebellious granddaughter."

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ps: The second update will be a little late today. I have to go out to see my grandma in the evening. I will write it after I come back. As for the reward, I will probably send one when I come back tonight. The votes cast today will still be counted, so don't worry.

Chapter 167: The Friendship Game with Chihiro is Over (2/2)

Xiangzi felt that this week had not been very peaceful.

Counting the days since she came to work here, it seemed that some accidents happened every day. On the first day, she met Chihiro... Well, this is not too bad, on the contrary it is a good start.

But after the good start, nothing good happened every day after that.

The next day, Lixi came over and scolded him. She was even a little confused and didn't know how she had offended Lixi. Xiangzi was too angry to ask Lixi the reason.

That would have been fine, but on the third day, before he could even get to work, he was stopped by Mu at the school gate. He then learned that something seemed to be wrong with Su Shi.