What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

The perfectly golden fried rice is interspersed with bright red carrot cubes and emerald green peas, just like pigeon blood red and emerald green inlaid in a golden rockery. It is obviously just ordinary fried rice, but at first glance it has a beauty like a work of art.

The overnight rice will not stick to each other, and the egg liquid stirred in advance makes the whole plate of fried rice distinct, with a rich egg aroma and the aroma of green onions, which is very appetizing.

Because the base oil is butter, it has more milky flavor than ordinary egg fried rice and is not so greasy. Add curry powder as the finishing touch, and the fragrant aroma of the spices after being heated will make people's appetite increase.

“Oh, oh… Is this your dish? It’s just fried rice but it looks pretty good…” The Yamada Fairy who had run to the kitchen door and peeked in was shocked by the golden fried rice made by the level 8 cooking skill. After secretly swallowing his saliva, he said stubbornly, “But this is not enough for me to approve…”

"Of course there's more to it than that."

As he was talking, Si Ji had already reheated the oil in the pan, and this time he chose olive oil with a sweeter aroma. He broke two sterilized eggs with one hand, quickly stirred them and poured them into the pan, then kept lifting the pan to shape the eggs into olive shapes.

When the egg liquid was about to solidify, he poured the half-cooked omelet directly on the fried rice. Then he gently cut the omelet with a knife. The egg that had not yet completely solidified slid down like silk, forming a perfect omelet.

Yamada Fairy's eyes widened, and he swallowed his saliva again: "Can I eat it now?"

"Of course... not yet."

Shiki gasped, causing the girl who almost tried to carry the plate to glare at him angrily.

"It would be better to add some curry, but it takes too long to make curry now, so let's use this instead."

As he spoke, Si Ji scooped a spoonful of milky white sauce from the small pot beside him and poured it over the runny omelette rice.

"What is this? It smells lightly like cream..." Fairy Yamada took a look at the milky white sauce and couldn't help but raise her little face to ask curiously.

"Parmesan cheese gratin potatoes, it's a Peruvian dish. The complete version requires chicken, but now I'm just using its white sauce so it's okay."

Si Ji picked up the high-end omelette rice, which was completely different from the authentic omelette rice, and walked out of the kitchen.

Yamada Fairy followed closely, and the expression on his face reminded Shiki of the dogs in the cute pet videos he had seen, where the dogs had dog biscuits put on their faces and were ordered by their owners not to move.

He came to the living room and put the plate on the table, then said to the girl who was almost drooling, "Okay, you can eat now."

Yamada Fairy immediately sat on the chair, picked up the spoon, scooped a large spoonful and put it into his mouth.

The next moment, the girl's expression became extremely bright, and even Washimiya Shiki, who was standing by as a bystander, had the illusion that "this girl is glowing!"

"Delicious! It's just omelette rice, how come it tastes so good!" She ate spoonful after spoonful, unable to stop. Her cheeks were bulging with food, and she kept saying in an unresigned voice, "It's so bitter!"

"Really? I saved a lot. You don't have to eat it so quickly. Your face is covered in sauce."

Si Ji pulled out a napkin with an innocent look on his face, dodged the girl's hand that wanted to take the napkin, and gently wiped the girl's face. He also poked her cheeks, which were bulging like a chipmunk in the winter, causing an unnatural blush on the girl's face.

[Complete daily tasks and get 100 points of influence factor]

At an angle that the girl couldn't see, Shiki's face showed an expression of "the plan is complete".

Chapter 6 Another Vest

After finishing the omelette rice, the girl coughed lightly with an unnatural look on her face, and tried to continue speaking in the same stubborn tone as before: "Well, I appreciate your cooking skills. I'm sorry to bother you during this time..."

It is worth mentioning that after eating, the girl placed the spoon neatly on the side of the plate and folded the paper towel she used to wipe her mouth. From these details that she herself did not notice, it can be seen that this child is not as disrespectful as she seems on the surface. Instead, she has the upbringing of a young lady from a wealthy family.

"Not just this period of time, it's okay to live longer." Si Ji still coveted the daily task rewards.

“Oh? I see.” Yamada Fairy immediately revealed a smug expression as if she had realized something: “You must be mesmerized by my charm…”

"not at all."

"Just let me finish!"

"To be honest, I don't know much about illustrations, but do you really want that Kashiwagi Eri to draw the illustrations for the novel?" Washimiya Shiki changed the subject again.

"Of course! Only when paired with the painting style of Kashiwagi Eri, which is full of sass and eroticism, can it be a complete new-age light novel, the complete Yamada Fairy, the complete me!"

When talking about her work, the girl became excited again.

"But isn't your novel already selling very well?" Washimiya Shiki asked curiously, "Is it really necessary to change illustrators in the middle of an adventure?"

Although the sales of all his works are very exceptional, he still has a certain understanding of normal book market sales. An author like Yamada Yaoi, whose debut work sold more than two million copies, can be called a genius even in the entire light novel industry.

Washimiya Shiki totally couldn't understand why the girl wanted to change the painter, and he had just looked at the work of Kashiwagi Eri. It could only be said that the work was unique in terms of craftsmanship, but whether it could be excellent in other aspects was still debatable. Illustrators of this level may not be everywhere, but you can definitely find better ones if you spend money.

"It's impossible not to do this..."

Yamada Fairy put away the smug expression on his face and became very serious: "If I don't go one step further and make my novel more perfect, there is no way to defeat that guy!"

"...That guy?" Washimiya Shiki suddenly had a subtle and ominous premonition.

"Need I ask? Of course it's that bastard Natsume Makuryu!"

Yamada the Fairy clenched his fists with great energy and threw two cute jabs with non-standard movements: "One day I will surpass his sales of "Sword Art Online", and then throw the record in his annoying face and laugh at him!"

Washimiya Shiki: "..."

By not targeting his later masterpieces, should we say that the other party has self-knowledge, or is he just saying the most cowardly words in the most arrogant tone?

Anyway, Washimiya Shiki thought about it and gave the other party a gentle smile full of encouragement.

You hate Natsume Makuryu, what does that have to do with me, Washimiya Shiki?

"What's the meaning of that disgusting expression of yours?" The golden-haired Lolita seemed to get angry because of his gentle smile.

Washimiya Shiki lamented that a girl's mind was hard to guess, and at the same time, ignoring the angry Yamada Fairy, he took the contract signed with his real name from her and put it in the safe in the house.

After doing all this, Yamada Fairy asked Shiki for the key and planned to go and see her room. Shiki originally wanted to continue chatting with her for a while, and it would be best if he could convince the girl to rent the room for a longer period of time. After all, the other party looked stupid and easy to deceive.

As a result, an unexpected situation interrupted his persuasion, and he could only watch the other party leave after exchanging contact information with him.

"Luckily I had a flash of inspiration just now and offered to provide dinner, so there will be opportunities to keep in touch later..." Si Ji sighed, then took out another cell phone that was ringing in the inventory.

Si Ji didn't want to reveal his identity, so he prepared a mobile phone for each of his two aliases, and the contacts were not shared. This way, when he saw which phone rang, he would know which alias it was for.

The piano in his hand at this moment was lacquered black with gold edges, and the mobile phone that looked very nouveau riche at first glance represented his other alias besides Natsume Makuru.

Qiu Ling Wenping is an entrepreneur and great inventor. He is the founder of Maple Leaf Technology Co., Ltd., which now has branches all over the world. His maximum skill is business, and his identity as a great inventor is just a packaging. The source of his technology is actually the black technology drawings that may appear in the system mall after daily refresh.

In the past two years, Shiki has been mainly busy with this vest. After all, apart from appearing on the show, most of the time Natsume Makuru-ryu just has to type.

[Boss, are you still in Tokyo? ] A young and steady voice came from the phone.

"What's the matter?" Si Ji did not answer, but answered the call marked as 'Assistant No. 7' in a voice that was slightly lower than usual, "Also, didn't I tell you not to contact me at this time unless it's something important?"

[I think you might be interested in coming to the Tokyo branch... Here comes the "apology" from the Yukinoshita family. ]

"It's a little too late to apologize now."

Si Ji snorted coldly, but still said loudly: "Let her wait over there, I'll be there soon."

After saying that, he hung up the phone, put it in the inventory, and then reached out to comb his smooth black hair back. Although he didn't have any hairspray or anything like that in his hand, his originally nerdy-looking bowl-lid hairstyle suddenly turned into a rebellious hedgehog head, and even the color of his hair changed from black to dark gold.

Then Si Ji changed his round-frame glasses that reduced his presence into gold-rimmed glasses, and his home clothes into a hand-made tailor-made suit.

Obviously, there are no other changes apart from this, but just this small difference has transformed him from a high school boy Washimiya Shiki who looks a bit honest, dull and even a bit rustic into a well-mannered business elite Qiu Ling Fumpei. It is hard to believe that these two are the same person.

Not only that, the gold-rimmed glasses made his eyes look very aggressive. Unlike the rebellious Natsume Natsume, he now had more majesty and overwhelming presence of a superior.

To put it in a simpler and easier-to-understand way, the pseudonym Qiu Ling Wenping... is actually a domineering president.

Without attracting anyone's attention, Si Ji went around to the back, where there was a small path. However, because there was a signboard saying "Private territory, please do not pass" next to the intersection, generally no one came here.

A few minutes later, an Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato drove out of the alley, quickly merged into the main road in a low-key manner, and sped towards Hachioji.

Chapter 7: The collapse plan of the Yukinoshita family

Yukinoshita Yukino felt that she had never been so nervous and confused.

She sat on the sofa in the empty office. The soundproofing of the office seemed to be quite good. Just now on her way here, the countless sharp and noisy phone calls and the busy footsteps of employees in the Tokyo branch of Maple Leaf Technology were all blocked outside the expensive red sandalwood door.

It was so quiet that it felt like being in a dead world.

She tried not to think about what might happen next and forced herself to shift her attention to the furnishings in the office.

The chairman's office is obviously not small in size, but the person in charge of the decoration and layout has a rather bad taste. He just crammed all those nouveau riche decorations into the office, making the spacious room inexplicably give the illusion of being 'crowded'.

Considering that the person who claimed to be an assistant said before that the 'Chairman' did not like other people to enter the office at will, it can be assumed that the creator of this room was Qiu Ling Wenping, the upstart business tycoon who rose to prominence in just two years and the instigator of the downfall of the Yukinoshita family.

When she thought of this, this office, which was not to Yukinoshita's taste, became even worse in her eyes.

"…It's just as disgusting as its owner."

However, at this moment, the office door suddenly opened, and a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses walked quickly into the room with a faint scent of cologne.

"I heard Ms. Yukinoshita spitting bad words when I came to the office," he said happily, "As expected of Ms. Yukinoshita... oh, Ms. Haruno's sister. When will you understand that unnecessary bad words will only lead to worse consequences?"

"Like now."

The moment she saw the other person, Yukinoshita Yukino tensed her body like a snow ferret facing a great enemy, staring at the other person intently.

To be fair, the other person's appearance can be considered handsome, and the elite temperament that comes from him can make people who don't know the truth subconsciously think that he is an elite of the upper class.

But in the eyes of Yukinoshita Yukino at this moment, his image is closer to the so-called gentlemanly villain.

"Actually, I'm quite surprised. After all, based on what I know about Miss Yang Nai, she doesn't seem like someone who would use her sister as a living sacrifice." The gentleman spread his hands and said to her innocently.

Yukinoshita Yukino took a deep breath.

"This has nothing to do with Haruno. Anyway, I'm here as agreed. What do I have to do to let the Yukinoshita family go?"

"I haven't really thought about that. Would you like a cup of coffee? Hmm, that unladylike expression probably means she doesn't like coffee. What a pity. I'm quite confident about blended coffee."

Qiu Lingwenping talked to himself as he made a cup of coffee from the kettle beside the large desk. He ignored the girl who glared at him and took a sip. Then he said contentedly, "That's it... From now on, you are all mine."

"what?"

"Trophy, pet, personal belongings... In short, it's something like that. Just pick the name you like."

"I thought that anyone who has received education would know that modern Japan is no longer a slave society." Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but say sarcastically.

"What a coincidence, I think so too. After all, I don't have a cotton field, and I won't ration Coke and fried chicken to my employees." Qiu Lingwenping shrugged at her harsh words: "If you are wrong, you must admit it, and if you are beaten, you must stand at attention. Miss Yukinoshita, you must understand such a simple truth, right?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was silent for a moment, then said with some difficulty: "Does the mistake made by the Yukinoshita family in the past really mean that much to you? You have been so successful, do you really need to get to the bottom of the trivial things in the past to this extent?"

"Of course not. The mistake your sister made was so serious that it was not even as serious as a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

Qiu Lingwenping answered with a gentle smile.

"In that case, why—"

"Ms. Yukinoshita seems to have made a mistake. My success is the result of my own efforts. It has nothing to do with whether or not to forgive the Yukinoshita family."

Before Yukinoshita Yukino could finish, Qiu Lingwenping interrupted her question. The smile on her face was still sunny, but for some reason, the girl could only feel a chill in her bones: "And the Yukinoshita family...your sister offended me in the past, so why should I forgive you? Asashi? I heard that Miss Yukinoshita likes reading very much, so have you seen the saying in the ancient country across the sea, 'Repay evil with kindness, how can you repay kindness'?"

"Then will you be happy if I destroy the Yukinoshita family?"

"Yes."

Perhaps Qiu Ling Wenping's answer without hesitation exceeded the girl's expectations, so that Yukinoshita Yukino didn't know what to say for a moment, and just stared at him with wide eyes.

"I've heard a lot of things like 'The fruit of hatred is bitter', 'Revenge leaves only emptiness', and 'Hatred only links each other and has no meaning', but as someone who has experienced it, I can tell you with certainty."

Qiu Lingwenping looked down at the girl sitting on the sofa from a high position: "In this world, there is no fruit sweeter than revenge, and no action more fulfilling than smashing the enemy's head. Hatred will not be a chain, because I will cut it off completely."

"...You lunatic." Yukinoshita Yukino squeezed out the words from between her teeth.

"Thank you for the compliment." Qiu Lingwenping took off his hat and saluted in a gentlemanly manner.

The girl, feeling that she could not communicate with Qiu Lingwenping, stood up and walked towards the door.

"Oh, my time is quite valuable." But Qiu Lingwenping's words made the girl pause: "So this door will not be opened for you a second time."

This is undoubtedly a threat.

Yukinoshita Yukino wanted to leave this extremely dirty place in her eyes, but every time she wanted to take that step, she couldn't help but think of the increasingly thin Yukinoshita Haruno, her father whose hair turned white in just a few days, and her mother who pretended to be the same but had increasingly dark circles under her eyes.

The other party's intention was very clear. As long as he stepped out of this door, he would not stop his actions to defeat the Yukinoshita family. In fact, in just one year, the Yukinoshita family had changed from a local noble family to a shaky third-rate family that could fall apart at any time, and there was no possibility of recovery.

And all this happened in just a thought of the man in front of him who was adding milk to his coffee.

Chapter 8: Surrender

The feud between Washimiya Shiki and the Yukinoshita family started at a dinner party a year and a half ago.

At that time, Qiu Ling Wenping, the alias of Four Seasons, had just passed the most difficult stage of entrepreneurship by launching the 'Inflatable Personal Health Consultant Intelligent Robot (Dabai)', had already made his first pot of gold, and was about to start developing step by step.

And it was at that banquet that Yukinoshita Haruno found him.

Perhaps she was eager to prove herself after having just graduated and joined the business department of the Yukinoshita family, where she took control of some power. Or perhaps she was simply interested in the technology held by Maple Leaf Technology. She planned to directly acquire Maple Leaf Technology, which was still a private company at the time. At the very least, she would buy shares in it and become a major shareholder with the right to speak.

Washimiya Shiki naturally chose to refuse such a request.