My roommate turns out to be the heiress of a triad!

Standing at the door was the person that Kujo Mayu had been longing for since childhood.

He is the kind of person who only returns to Tokyo from out of town at the beginning of each year to spend half a month with his wife and daughter before hurriedly leaving again.

"Father……"

Kujo Mayu's eyes had been filled with tears for some time now. She stood up and ran quickly to the entrance, not even bothering to put on her shoes, and threw herself into her father Kujo Daisuke's arms.

Just like when I was a child.

"Hahaha. Even though you're a grown-up, you still love to act cute."

Daisuke Kujo took a navy blue handkerchief from his suit pocket and wiped away the tears from Mayu Kujo's eyes.

For Mayu, who was strictly disciplined by Mao Kujo from a young age, the only two relatives she liked at home were her maternal grandfather, Hiroki Kujo, who was her grandparent, and her father, Daisuke Kujo.

Since her grandfather passed away, the only time that Kujo Mayu could truly feel happy was when her father came back at the beginning of the year.

"Why did you come back from Kumamoto?"

"Your mother called me today and said you ran away from home, and asked me to come and pick you up."

The reality, of course, is not like that.

This morning, their butler, Yuji Koyama, called and urged Mao Kujo to come back after failing to reach an agreement with him.

He is humorous, witty, and very handsome.

This was said to be an attempt to ease the tension between the mother and daughter.

Judging from his appearance, Daisuke Kujo is about forty years old, which is the most mature age for a man.

He has been deeply involved in the grassroots of the Kujo family's Toonsha for many years and has a very good reputation among many members and other businesses under the Kujo family.

He was nearly 1.8 meters tall and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

He wore a bespoke cashmere suit from the Italian brand Brioni, a white Egyptian long-staple cotton and silk shirt, and black Ajaoni full-grain leather shoes.

"Hello, Uncle."

Upon learning that the man before him was Mayu Kujo's father, Ryoichi Sugawara politely stood up from his desk and greeted him formally.

"You must be Ryoichi Sugawara. Please, make yourself at home and have a seat."

He seems to have an innate affability.

With just a smile and a casual greeting, Sugawara Ryoichi's feeling of being on high alert when facing Kujo Mao vanished instantly.

Daisuke Kujo and Mao Kujo are complete opposites.

"Alright, come with me to your mother's."

Daisuke Kujo placed Mayu Kujo, who was barefoot, on the tatami mat, and then took off his leather shoes and went up on the mat himself.

He didn't forget to thank the maid at the door when she offered to put his shoes away for him.

Before coming here, Koyama Yuji had already told Kujo Daisuke everything that had happened between him and his mother during this time, as well as the things that had happened between Sugawara Ryoichi and Kujo Mayu after he ran away from home.

Daisuke Kujo was also aware of the points of conflict between the mother and daughter.

As the mastermind behind the revival of the Dongyun Society, he naturally hoped that his daughter would become his capable assistant in the near future, share his burdens, and then take over the banner of the Dongyun Society when she was able to stand on her own.

However, the Kujo family has no say in important matters.

He couldn't make a decision on this matter unless Kujo Mao agreed.

He's just different from Ryoichi Sugawara.

How could he not know why Kujo Mao was so opposed to Kujo Mayu's path to revitalizing the Tounosha?

The letter she wrote during her teenage years, under the pseudonym Kujo Mao, to a man using the pen name Sugawara Yoshizane, was shown to her by her father, Kujo Hiroki.

Kujo (くうじょう), Kujo (くじょう)?

That's a really clever idea.

She probably still harbors resentment towards her father, Hiroki Kujo, deep down.

If Hiroki Kujo hadn't intercepted these letters in advance, knowing that Mao Kujo would sneak out of the city on that day to meet her pen pal at Tokyo Station, things would have been different.

Perhaps the story that followed wouldn't involve me anymore.

In this respect, the mother and daughter really do look alike.

Moreover, Kujo Mao is much bolder than her daughter, Kujo Mayu.

However, Daisuke Kujo didn't care about any of that.

He is still fighting on the front line of revitalizing the Dongyun Society, not for anything else, but simply to repay the kindness of Kujo Mayu's maternal grandfather, the former head of the family, Kujo Hiroki.

After entering the room, Kujo Mao slowly stood up and symbolically bowed to Kujo Daisuke.

After all, in front of outsiders, Kujo Daisuke is a man of the Kujo family. He must observe all the proper etiquette.

"Oh, Mao, I'm sorry for coming back so suddenly without contacting you."

"No, our home is in Tokyo. You can come back anytime."

Kujo Mao knew where he got the information from, and how he rushed back to Tokyo from Kumamoto and then came here.

Daisuke Kujo also knew that Mao Kujo knew where he got the information.

The two understood each other without saying a word.

He looked around again and sighed.

"This house looks just like the one I lived in when I was doing my PhD."

Then, as if he were the host of the house, he invited everyone gathered around the table to take their seats.

"Speaking of which, Ryoichi Sugawara, are you really Mayu's boyfriend?"

With a playful smile, Kujo Daisuke looked at Kujo Mayu and then at Sugawara Ryoichi, and asked jokingly.

This angered Kujo Mao.

She poked Kujo Daisuke's waist with her elbow, which was clad in a colored tomesode, and spoke softly.

What do you say in front of the children?

"Huh? What does it matter? Anyway, their relationship is common knowledge throughout the whole school in Kitasakano."

The overly direct question caught Sugawara Ryoichi off guard, and he turned his gaze to Kujo Mayu beside him.

At this moment, she was also blushing and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Hey, don't just stay silent.

You've already met your parents and you still won't tell the truth. What do you want?

"Me and Kujo..."

"Didn't you just call for Moyu?"

Kujo Mao appeared somewhat displeased and interrupted Sugawara Ryoichi.

But if we don't clarify this matter now, there could be serious problems later.

Later, Sugawara Ryoichi told Kujo Mayu's parents everything about how she had lied about being his girlfriend to get him out of a predicament that day, which made Kujo Daisuke laugh out loud.

Considering what had happened before, how could someone as shrewd as him not understand his daughter's intentions?

It was simply a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy: it could both get the kid out of trouble and attract Zhenxu's attention.

"Mao, Mayu is really your biological daughter."

"You're talking as if he's not your own child."

A rare hint of shyness appeared on Kujo Mao's usually aloof face, and Kujo Mayu was also blushing with her head down.

Ok?

Am I also part of your Kujo family's play?

The originally cold atmosphere was quickly and easily warmed up by Daisuke Kujo.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been right, Daisuke Kujo seized the opportunity to get down to business.

He spoke first.

"Ryoichi Sugawara, what are your thoughts on Mayu running away from home?"

Upon hearing this question, Sugawara Ryoichi glanced at Kujo Mayu, who had her head down.

Now that there were no outsiders present, he spoke the truth.

"I think that's wrong. No matter what, problems should be solved through communication."

Upon hearing this, Kujo Mao nodded with a barely perceptible smile.

Kujo Mayu's head, which was already too low to lift, drooped completely.

Then, Sugawara Ryoichi changed the subject and said the second half of that sentence.

"But if you encounter an unreasonable parent like Mrs. Mao, it's not impossible to do this while ensuring your personal safety."

Then Kujo Mao's face fell, and Kujo Mayu, who had been hanging her head, suddenly raised it, nodding vigorously in affirmation.

"You're really strict, Ryoichi Sugawara, but I'll be happy with what you said."

I took a plane back to Tokyo this afternoon to pick up Mayu and bring her home.

I understand your concerns, and I assure you that I will handle this matter properly.

So do you trust me to handle this well?