Reborn in Tokyo: From Heiress to Global Tycoon

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"Satsuki-san, have you really learned to drive yet?"

As Ayako drove towards the Meguro Ward in a black Toyota Century, she spoke while using a silver fork to pick up a piece of melon from a small dish in front of her.

Today, Saionji Temple has arranged for a limousine version of the Century.

Compared to the official cars we usually use, the rear seats are excessively spacious. There was still plenty of room for three people, and the small table in the middle was set with fruit and chilled drinks that Seibu Department Store had just sent over.

Ayako put the melon in her mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and then glanced at Satsuki.

"I mean I really know how to drive, not the kind of person who got their license and never touched a steering wheel again."

"Of course."

Satsuki, who was also holding a piece of melon, confidently raised her chin upon hearing this and casually twirled her fork.

The fruit pulp, freshly taken from the icebox, still had tiny water droplets clinging to its surface.

"And I learn super fast. I can basically learn everything the instructor says after just one time. Reversing, shifting gears, starting on a hill, etc., are not difficult at all."

After saying that, she opened her mouth and ate the piece of melon, a little smug on her face.

That's not an exaggeration at all.

After all, he had driven for so many years in his previous life. In this life, when he sat in the driver's seat again, the main things he needed to readjust to were right-hand drive, road habits, and the feel of this body.

As for the clutch and gear shifting...

It's impossible to forget.

Even during her first practice session, she had to hold back a little to avoid appearing too skilled and making the instructor wonder how an 18-year-old girl who had never driven a car before could downshift so naturally.

Of course, there's no need to tell Ayako this part.

"I had a smooth driving test."

Satsuki swallowed the melon and added another sentence.

"My instructors all say I have a lot of driving talent."

Reiko, sitting on the other side, looked up from behind her glass.

She held a glass of iced oolong tea in her hands, and the condensation on the glass was slowly sliding down her fingers.

"I believe that."

"Right?"

Satsuki immediately gave her a look that said, "As expected, you understand me best."

Reiko turned to look at Ayako.

"Ayako, even if you don't know about Satsuki-san's business dealings, you should at least know about what happens at school, right?"

"What? What?"

Ayako forked another piece of melon, looking on with curiosity.

"How many days did Satsuki-san actually attend school in total during her three years of high school?"

Reiko thought about it for a moment, and even she herself seemed to think that number was outrageous.

"Anyway, not many. Later, when I was about to graduate, I went back to take some classes, and then I got into Gakushuin University."

"what?"

Ayako's hand holding the fork froze in mid-air.

She knew beforehand that Satsuki often didn't come to school, and she also knew that he eventually got into Gakushuin with them.

But I never usually think about the two things together, but now that Reiko has reminded me...

Something does seem a bit off.

Ayako's expression gradually became strange.

"So it wasn't about exchanging power for money—oh!"

Before she could finish speaking, a piece of honeydew melon was accurately stuffed into her mouth.

Ayako's eyes widened.

Reiko casually put the fork away.

"Big mouth."

She picked up her oolong tea again.

"Enjoy your melon."

"Mmm..."

Ayako, with the suddenly appearing piece of melon in her mouth, was speechless and could only express her protest with her eyes.

Satsuki sat opposite her, watching Reiko act as if nothing had just happened, and finally couldn't help but laugh.

"puff……"

She quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth.

"Reiko, your reaction just now was way too quick."

"For Ayako's future."

Reiko answered very seriously.

"I don't want her to receive a lawyer's letter at the age of eighteen for defaming the Saionji family."

"When did I say I was going to sue her?"

"This morning."

"That means I'm going to sue you, okay?"

Satsuki smiled and reached out, forking another piece of melon from the plate.

Ayako finally finished eating and immediately turned to Reiko with dissatisfaction.

"And I didn't even finish speaking!"

That's why I saved you in time.

"..."

Ayako thought for a while.

I don't seem to know how to refute this.

Seeing that she had been holding back for so long and could only go back to eating the melon, Gaoyue felt inexplicably better.

After leaving Ikebukuro, she realized that today was much more interesting than she had originally imagined.

When I left home in the morning, my father had only told me to spend money.

Later, I bought clothes, shoes, and a bunch of little things that I would never normally pick out myself. Now I'm planning to buy a car.

The billion yen hasn't been spent much yet, but at least this Saturday wasn't wasted.

Just as she was about to eat another piece, the vehicle slowly slowed down.

It came to a complete stop very quickly.

Satsuki's fork hovered for a moment.

At first, she thought it was a red light. She glanced out the window and found that she could see the large glass windows of the car showroom on the other side of the road.

"Have we arrived yet?"

Satsuki subconsciously leaned forward.

The car was already parked in the vehicle lane in front of the exhibition hall, and the security vehicles in front of it also did not move further.

Normally, Fujita and the others should have already gone in to confirm where to get on and off the bus.

But no one has come to open the door yet.

"Chizuru?"

Satsuki turned to Chizuru, who was sitting in front of her.

"Why aren't you moving?"

Chizuru had just finished her call in her earpiece when she heard this and turned around.

"Young Miss, there seems to be some trouble ahead."

"situation?"

Satsuki followed her gaze.

A staff member in a suit quickly walked out of the exhibition hall.

As soon as the other person reached the car in front, he bowed deeply to Fujita Tsuyoshi and then stood there explaining something.

The distance was quite far, and the car windows were closed, so Satsuki couldn't hear what they were saying. She could only see the staff bending over several times during the conversation.

"Could it be that they don't have a car?"

Ayako also curiously approached the window.

"Then we've made a wasted trip?"

"It shouldn't be that bad."

Satsuki was still staring at the cars behind the glass.

"It's definitely inside."

She's only just getting into it.

It would be quite disappointing to arrive here only to find that all the cars have already been sold.

Fortunately, not long after, Fujita Tsuyoshi walked over here.

Chizuru pressed the switch.

The tinted car windows slowly rolled down.

"Young Miss".

Fujita leaned slightly forward from outside the car.

"It seems this place is not open to the public today."

"what?"

Satsuki paused for a moment.

This answer was clearly more unexpected than "I don't have a car".

Why?

Fujita seemed unsure how to explain it simply.

"The exhibition hall said that some guests have already been arranged for private receptions this afternoon."

"Private reception?"

Satsuki glanced into the exhibition hall again.

No wonder there were almost no other guests at the entrance besides the staff.

She initially thought it was just a coincidence that there were fewer people at this time.

"What did their people say?"

"this……"

Fujita turned slightly to look at the staff member who was still standing near the car in front.

Satsuki also looked over.

"Let him come over."

"Yes."

Fujita waved to the other person.

The staff member had clearly been waiting, and upon seeing this, quickly walked over. He started bowing his head when he was still two steps away from the car, and after finally stopping, he bent down completely.

"I'm so sorry, Ms. Saionji."

He had a perfectly professional smile on his face, but if you looked closely, you could see a little sweat on his forehead.

"This afternoon, a long-term client had a scheduled visit, and the showroom is currently hosting a private reception, so it's really inconvenient to receive other guests."

"This was due to our poor planning; we will make a special effort later—"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Satsuki quickly waved her hand.

If he continues down this path, it will probably turn into a whole set of apologies, gifts, and a personal visit.

She only decided to buy a car on a whim today and didn't even make a formal appointment.

There are already guests inside; you can't expect them to pack up and leave just because she's at the door.

"I didn't make an appointment in advance today."

Satsuki placed her hand on the edge of the car window, her tone devoid of any dissatisfaction.

"Since there are already customers, there's nothing we can do. Let's try another place."

The staff visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you so much for your understanding."

"besides."

Seeing that he seemed about to bow again, Satsuki quickly added:

"And please don't send anything to my house just because of this."

The staff member froze for a moment.

Clearly, he had already started considering this matter.

"Well……"

"Really, you don't need to."

Satsuki smiled.

"I just didn't have an appointment, I wasn't kicked out by you."

"Yes."

The other person lowered their head again.

"Thank you very much, Ms. Saionji."

The matter should have ended there.

Satsuki also planned to have Fujita find another place.

But as she looked back into the exhibition hall, a sudden curiosity arose in her heart.

This would allow Cornes to immediately cease receiving visitors in the afternoon.

Moreover, judging from the nervous look on that staff member's face, he was clearly not an ordinary customer.

Do you have to empty the entire showroom just to buy a car?

Satsuki gently touched the edge of the plate with her fork.

"Oh, right."

The staff who were about to leave immediately stopped.

"Miss Saionji?"

"May I ask...?"

Satsuki asked casually:

"Who is that guest inside?"

"..."

The smile on the other person's face immediately became somewhat forced.

Satsuki understood immediately from his expression.

"If it's inconvenient, then forget it."

No, no.

The staff quickly denied it.

The real problem is precisely that he has absolutely no idea whether this is convenient or not.

In principle, the itineraries of private clients should not be disclosed casually.

But sitting in front of her was Saionji Satsuki.

And the one inside...

The staff quickly went through all the financial news they had heard recently in their minds.

The two companies now have a publicly acknowledged deep cooperative relationship.

The top officials on both sides reportedly have a very good personal relationship.

Moreover, Miss Saionji was already standing at the door.

If you refuse to tell anyone at this point to keep it a secret, it will make you seem like you're the one guarding against something when you meet and talk about it later.

With this in mind, he finally made up his mind.

"It's Mr. Tsutsumi."

The voice was noticeably lower than before.

"Mr. Tsutsumi?"

Satsuki blinked.

This surname is certainly not unique to one family in Tokyo.

Why would someone book the entire exhibition hall here, and why would the staff be so nervous...?

A name quickly popped into her mind.

"Could it be Yoshiaki Tsutsumi?"

The staff member's lips twitched slightly.

There are probably very few people in all of Japan who can sit in a car and call someone by that name so casually.

"...It is indeed Mr. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi."

Satsuki paused for a moment.

Then, the corners of his mouth gradually turned up.

What a coincidence!

She spent half the morning browsing in Seibu Department Store, and now that she's gone to Meguro to buy a car, she still runs into that old guy.

and……

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi would actually book out a car showroom just to look at cars?

"Ara..."

Satsuki smiled and reached out to open the car door.

"I've never heard of Uncle Ti having this kind of hobby before."

The staff were stunned.

Fujita Tsuyoshi instinctively stepped forward to hold onto the car door.

Satsuki bent down to get off the extended Century, and after regaining her balance, she casually straightened her coat.

"Miss Saionji..."

When the staff saw that she was really about to go in, they immediately became nervous again.

"Um, now inside—"

Don't worry.

Satsuki smiled and waved her hand.

"Uncle Ti won't mind if I go in."

The staff member opened his mouth, completely unsure of what to say.

According to the rules, he should obviously go in and question Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.

But the person in front of me had already gotten off the bus.

What's more troublesome is that she doesn't seem prepared to wait at all.

"Fujita."

"Yes."

"Have the car parked somewhere nearby."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at the escort vehicles in front of her.

"Don't block the doorway."

Just as Fujita was about to agree, he heard Satsuki add another sentence:

"Also, try not to let Uncle Ti's people see this."

Fujita looked at her.

Satsuki's smile became increasingly pronounced.

"It wouldn't be fun if someone ran in first and told him I was here."

"..."

Fujita was silent for a moment.

He probably already understood what the young lady wanted to do.

"Yes."

As a subordinate, he wisely refrained from offering any opinions.

Chizuru also got off the car from the other side.

After she arrived at Satsuki's side, she glanced at the exhibition hall and then at her young mistress's obviously mischievous expression, but said nothing.

after all……

Chairman Tsutsumi should be used to it by now.

The rear doors opened again.

Ayako was the first to emerge.

She stood on the sidewalk, adjusted her handbag, and then looked at Satsuki with a look of surprise.

"It really is Chairman Tsutsumi."

Reiko also got out of the car.

Compared to Ayako, she was noticeably quieter.

But once those eyes shifted from the exhibition hall to Satsuki's face, something quickly appeared that made Satsuki feel uneasy.

Satsuki had just taken a step out.

It stopped again.

She slowly turned her head.

Reiko was indeed still looking at her.

"..."

Satsuki squinted.

"What kind of expression is that?"

"It's nothing."

Reiko answered quickly.

"I just think it's a coincidence."

"It's just a coincidence."

Satsuki emphasized it again.

Ayako seemed to suddenly realize something.

She looked at the exhibition hall, then at Satsuki.

"etc."

"Satsuki-san..."

The surprise on her face deepened.

"You didn't know beforehand that Chairman Lianti would be here today, did you?"

Satsuki paused in her steps.

"ha?"

Reiko's gaze also shifted slightly.

"really."

She nodded thoughtfully.

"We were originally planning to come to Seibu this morning, but Satsuki suddenly suggested going to PARCO first."

"Later, I returned to Seibu."

"Then, Satsuki suddenly said she wanted to buy a car."

Ayako immediately took over.

"And it was actually the Seibu staff who proactively told us we could look at cars here!"

The more she talked, the more she felt something was off.

"So even the location was suggested by someone else..."

Reiko looked at Satsuki.

Ayako also looked at Satsuki.

Satsuki stood in front of the two people, her smile gradually freezing.

Here we go again.

I just explained it once this morning.

She really was just out shopping.

I just suddenly wanted to buy a car.

Who knows why Yoshiaki Tsutsumi would be here of all times?

"no."

Satsuki tried to explain.

"I had no idea he was here."

Reiko looked at her quietly.

Ayako watched her quietly as well.

Satsuki's lips moved slightly.

For some reason, seeing the expressions on these two people's faces, she suddenly felt that whatever she said next would be automatically interpreted as a deliberate attempt to hide her true intentions.

She simply gave up.

"Never mind, never mind."

Satsuki waved her hand.

"Just assume that's how it is."

She turned around and walked towards the exhibition hall first.

It was a rare opportunity to run into Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.

And in a place like this, no less.

Satsuki was already looking forward to seeing the old man's expression when he saw her.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly turned back.

"But let me tell you something."

Ayako and Reiko stopped at the same time.

Satsuki took two steps back, her smile completely undisguised.

"Uncle Ti is a really fun guy."

After she finished speaking, she turned back, her steps becoming much lighter.

"Looks like buying a car today won't be boring!"

Ayako stood still.

Reiko didn't follow immediately either.

The two looked at each other.

"..."

"..."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.

One of Japan's richest and most powerful business leaders.

The true supreme leader of the Seibu Group.

When you see his name in the newspaper, it's often associated with land, railways, and large-scale development projects worth hundreds of billions of yen.

Fun?

They simply couldn't imagine how that word could be associated with that person.

But Satsuki had already walked several steps ahead.

"You two hurry up."

"Here you are."

Ayako quickly chased after her.

Reiko took one last look at the black convoy parked not far away, slowly driving away from the entrance.

For some reason, she had a feeling that what was going to happen today would be more than just buying a few sports cars.

She then followed the two into the exhibition hall.