People are in Mygo, and I can write their personalities.

My maternal grandfather and Hatsune's mother did that kind of thing... Given my grandfather's personality, he might attribute those mistakes to his longing for his maternal grandmother.

Even when he abandoned his wife and daughters, he could justify it with the seemingly righteous reason of "for the sake of the family and for his current family." In short, no matter how much of a scoundrel Toyokawa Sadaharu might seem to others, in his own eyes, all his actions were "correct," and even if there were some moral flaws... they were acceptable minor mistakes.

Small mistakes are quickly overshadowed by a greater, more hypocritical sense of righteousness.

As for her father, Toyokawa Kiyotaka, there's no need to elaborate. During the time she lived with him, she witnessed his inexplicable anger towards her on many occasions.

It seems that his decision to stay was a mistake. Of course, for Xiangzi, it is no longer meaningful to dwell on whether his past experience of living with his father was right or wrong. What is really important is that none of the Toyokawa family members think they have done anything wrong.

This is the most tragic commonality of the Toyokawa family.

Xiangzi wondered if her mother were alive today, would she also do some things that she thought were right but were actually terrible... Perhaps her memories of her mother were idealized? After all, if she really thought about it, she could recall the scene of her arguing with her mother when she was a child, neither of them giving in.

"Young Miss, we've arrived."

The driver stopped the car and then respectfully walked to the back door to open it for Xiangzi, placing his hand on the roof to prevent Xiangzi from bumping his head as he stepped out.

"Thank you."

"You're too kind, Miss."

Xiangzi smiled faintly, holding the doll her mother had left her in her right hand, and walked towards the main hall of the house. Her maternal grandfather seemed to be waiting for her on the sofa in the living room. As soon as he saw her return, he frowned, stood up, and said:

"Xiangzi, come here."

"..."

Taking a deep breath, Toyokawa Shoko nodded to her grandfather and then sat down directly opposite him.

After the two were seated, Toyokawa Sadaharu immediately asked a rather pointed question:

"Have you been going to see Hatsune Miku again these past few days? Don't think I don't know where you've been and who you've been in contact with. Trying to be clever won't work."

"...I guess so."

"Didn't I tell you that?" Toyokawa Sadaharu's expression hardened slightly upon hearing this ambiguous answer. "She won't starve to death in Tokyo. You don't need to be so kind as to interfere..."

"What does it matter to me whether she lives or dies?"

"...Huh?"

Toyokawa Sadaharu was somewhat taken aback by what she had just heard. Looking at Shoko, who didn't seem to be sulking, she paused for about two seconds before asking uncertainly:

"Xiao Xiang, what do you mean by that?"

“The literal meaning.” Toyokawa Shoko displayed an unprecedented firmness; in her view, she didn’t want to consider the question of right or wrong at all. “Isn’t this what you want me to do? Anyway, she’s just an illegitimate child without any status…”

"stop!"

Seeing that Xiangzi was becoming increasingly unrestrained in her speech, Toyokawa Sadaharu was somewhat helpless. He quickly interrupted his granddaughter and then sent all the servants away.

Still feeling uneasy, he stood up, gave Xiangzi a wink, and then went to his study.

"Okay."

After closing the door, Toyokawa Sadaharu made sure that no one else would hear what he was saying before sitting down with Shoko to continue their conversation.

"Grandpa, are you afraid that others will find out about those things?"

"...This is not something a child like you should concern yourself with." Toyokawa Sadaharu sneered. "You have no sense of proportion and only act impulsively. I don't know what your father was thinking, secretly helping Hatsune settle down in Tokyo."

“I think I have the right to know the whole story,” Toyokawa Shoko said firmly. “I won’t object to you wanting me to keep quiet about this, but the situation is that this has disrupted my life. You need to tell me everything so I can decide for myself whether I should listen to you!”

"Is this how you talk to your grandfather?!"

"You're nothing but a son-in-law who married into the Toyokawa family!"

"What did you say?!"

Enraged, Toyokawa Sadaharu stood up and slapped Toyokawa Shoko across the face.

To his surprise, Toyokawa Shoko in front of him seemed completely unconcerned about his actions.

"...I think you haven't learned a thing or two about manners. Have you forgotten who you are? You are the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family. I don't want others to see the heir of the Toyokawa family as such an impolite person. With the face you're showing now, won't you just become a laughingstock among our peers?"

"You still know it's a joke?"

Toyokawa Shoko had completely decided to go down this path to the bitter end, and the negative emotions she had been accumulating for who knows how long finally had a chance to completely erupt.

Why should she pretend to be a good person? She's clearly a terrible person... She betrays her friends, avoids difficulties, is selfish, and always likes to wallow in self-pity.

Since she would be mocked by Nanami Natsuki no matter what she did, she might as well do what she truly wanted to do from the beginning, instead of convincing herself that everything was "right" before reluctantly carrying it out.

“Grandpa, if you knew you were a member of the Toyokawa family, you shouldn’t have done such a shameful thing… You couldn’t control your own lower body and gave me an aunt… Why do you have the right to restrict my behavior?”

"Do you know that she and I used to be very good friends... but because of your previous irresponsibility, Hatsune has been living in a twisted state. You have ruined her, you know that?"

"And as for the fact that you kicked my father out of the house, I don't care about the reasons you give, I only care about the result... The result is that you not only ruined your daughter Hatsune's life, but also messed up my life."

“I’m a minor, so there may be some things I don’t understand, but don’t you understand what impact your actions will have on me? No… you do know, but you still did it because you’re a hypocritical scoundrel… you think everything you do is right, so you do it without caring about the consequences.”

"So, you don't care at all about the impact that would have on me and my father, right? You only care about the moment you did those things, about the self-satisfaction you felt! Ah... you think you were so noble at that moment? You made a huge sacrifice for the family's interests, but in reality, you were only sacrificing others!!!"

"You bastard..."

Ignoring her slightly red cheek from the slap, Toyokawa Shoko stood up and glared at her grandfather with a fierce look. "Don't try to bind me with your already lacking moral values... I'm free to make friends with whomever I want and do whatever I want."

"Also, my father is still my family no matter what. I hope you will stop making things difficult for him, otherwise everything you have done will be exposed, unless... you lock me up forever right now."

"Xiangzi! Are you crazy?! Do you know how rude you are to say these things? You're trying to threaten me? Do you think you can support yourself on your own after leaving the Fengchuan family...?"

"I am capable of supporting myself."

"..." Toyokawa Sadaharu suddenly seemed a little embarrassed, unsure of what to say, but he quickly recovered. "Shoko, you have absolutely no idea... about the darkness within the Toyokawa family..."

"Darkness? The darkest place is you hypocritical old bastards! You're all a bunch of self-righteous scoundrels who think everyone owes you something, that whatever you do is right, and that everyone has to cater to you!"

Toyokawa Shoko was cursing not only her grandfather, but also her own disgusting past self.

Every sentence, every punctuation mark...

"Watch your mouth! Do you even remember who you are... Never mind, I see you're just getting angry and don't even know what you're saying. I won't stoop to your level, you little brat. You'll apologize to me when you calm down."

"Humph……"

At this point, Toyokawa Sadaharu seemed to have calmed down considerably, "...Sho, you're just still young, you don't understand yet..."

"No, I understand what you're trying to say." Xiangzi seemed to have completely lost his temper. "You're trying to tell me that you adults should be considering gains and losses, not the treatment a daughter born out of wedlock should receive, right?"

"..."

"But what I want to say is that I don't care much about whether Hatsune Miku can go home right now, and I have no intention of making this public. I just want to say that whatever I do in the future, and who I make friends with, is my freedom."

"I hope you are seriously considering grooming me to be the heir of the Toyokawa family, rather than exercising your power over me to satisfy your desire for control."

"I hope that in the future, my position at home will no longer be that of someone being monitored, but rather that of a half-master of the house."

“I also hope that I can have a normal student life during my school years, and my father should not be treated like that by you. Moreover, as long as I don’t reveal Hatsune’s identity, you have no reason to prevent me from contacting her.”

"...Then I don't understand, you scolded your grandfather like this and got to this point with me, just for these things?"

"It might be a small matter for you... After all... never mind."

She no longer wanted to argue with her grandfather, because she hadn't made these demands with any reasons that she thought were entirely correct.

It was simply because Xiangzi felt she deserved these treatments. If she wanted to ensure she could achieve her inner goals, she had to be willing to fight for rights that couldn't be obtained through sweet talk.

Moreover, today's debate can be seen as a complete transformation for Toyokawa Shoko herself...

The grandfather and grandson finally reached an agreement, and Xiangzi secured the rights she deserved. Whether it was an implicit increase in her voice within the family or a more substantial relaxation of management measures, it was a positive development.

Moreover, when Xiangzi returned to the bedroom and looked at the "mother" she had placed back on the bed, the confusion in her eyes was no longer there in the previous days.

"Mother……"

"Xiao Xiang? Are you... are you alright?"

Is Mom afraid of me? Or... is she somewhat dissatisfied with what I just did?

Toyokawa Shoko was actually somewhat disappointed because she felt that although she was no longer confused about anything, she no longer had anyone who truly accepted her.

Well, except for Nanami Natsuki, who has even less of a moral compass than her.

As for the others besides Nanami Natsuki, if they knew how despicable they were now, they would probably be shocked. Perhaps... even Suze would not be able to accept it, and might even start to hate him?

And my mother probably feels the same way. Someone as gentle as her would definitely not agree with her actions, right?

"Mom, I'm fine, it's just...you might think what I did was wrong?"

"Ugh……"

Metis and Xiao Mu are naturally different. She doesn't care whether Fengchuan Xiangzi has changed for the better or not. From the beginning, she hoped that this troublesome Xiangzi could stay away from her Xiao Mu.

So after pretending to hesitate for a moment, Metis comforted her, "Of course Mom will support you. Mom knows you're really too tired. These things shouldn't be borne by a child like you."

"But Mom still wants to hear more of your thoughts. At the very least... you should make sure you have some unwavering principles and bottom lines in your heart."

"Principles? Bottom line?"

"Yes, just like Nanami Natsuki. Although she does things as she pleases, she never forces anyone to do anything, and she would never do anything truly immoral."

Only in this way can she ensure that she herself is relaxed and happy, while also preventing others from truly falling into utter ruin because of her.

"Is that so..."

Toyokawa Shoko nodded, seemingly having made up her mind again. "But that's true. Even if I were asked to do something really bad, I probably couldn't, right? Rather, what I care about now is the outcome..."

With that thought in mind, Xiangzi no longer hesitated and picked up his phone to call Qi Hai.

The call was answered quickly, and Toyokawa Shoko immediately stated her thoughts after Nanami uttered her first words:

"Natsuki, could you... do me a favor?"

"uh-huh?"

"Here's the thing, we should have a chance to perform on stage next week, and I hope you can ask Lixi to come and watch our performance, after all, she's also our friend..."

"Friend, right? Hehe... Xiao Xiang, you've really gone astray a little bit, but I like you very much. Fine, I'll help you out because of that."

"But let me tell you beforehand, Li hope won't be that patient. Hmm... I'll only ask her to give you one song as a favor, because you know she doesn't want to have anything to do with you guys at all."

"It's alright, one song is enough... Anyway, thank you, Natsuki."

"No problem, I'm hanging up now~"

"Ah."

After happily hanging up the phone, Toyokawa Shoko's lips curled into a mischievous smile.