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"To be honest, I don't particularly agree with my wife's arrangement, so when you came over that day, I still wanted to give it a try, but unfortunately you refused. In addition, she always insisted that her own people were the most trustworthy, so in the end I had no choice but to agree with her opinion. But... can't I see her intention?" Izumo Yosuke smiled bitterly, "Asana was right just now, she wanted to give all these family businesses to the Matsukata family, to the fantasy dream she has been pursuing since she was a child. Even though these family businesses are now in jeopardy, she still wants to do this. What else can I do?"

"So what you mean is that everything you did was forced?" Mogami Jun asked back.

Mogami Jun knew that he was trying to distance himself from him and leave a good impression, so he tried his best to beautify his previous actions.

Planning to force the future son-in-law to sign an agreement to give up control of the property and to deprive the daughter of her rights, is there any essential difference between giving the daughter to the Matsukata family or to some other family?

Maybe Izumo Yosuke is indeed more reserved than his wife, but what he does is definitely not any better.

"Of course I won't say that I'm innocent. I know what I did." Izumo Yosuke smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I just want to say that since things have come to this point, we can only stop here and admit defeat - but is everything over? No, the current situation of the Izumo family has not changed at all. The financial situation will only continue the previous trend and become more and more difficult."

"No matter how difficult it is, you can still hold on for a few years. At least you still have so many assets and so many valuable collections." Mogami Jun replied with some disapproval, "At this point, maintaining the financial bottom line of the Izumo family is the most important thing. Even if you are reluctant, you should bear the pain and let go, right?"

"It's easier said than done, but it's not that simple." Izumo Yangyou still smiled bitterly. "Once I do this, rumors will spread everywhere. Then the bank will come to withdraw loans, and everything will get worse. How many people who were once extremely successful were driven to death by banks like this! So no matter what, I must put on my original airs on the surface, so that the outside world can have some confidence in us, and at least we can have a chance to breathe."

Mogami Jun didn't know how much truth there was in Izumo Yosuke's words, but they seemed to make some sense.

"So what do you mean?" Mogami Jun asked again.

"The reason why things have come to this point is, after all, the result of my father's unreasonable arrangement. Although he had to pass on the family business to me due to the situation, he still didn't trust me in essence. He placed his hopes on the next generation and sealed up a large amount of assets. If I could use that money, at least I could support the family until Asana grew up and took charge of everything herself—"

Mogami Jun came to his senses. It sounded so nice, but wasn't it the same meaning as last time?

Even now, I still haven't given up.

"Perhaps you have your considerations, but I will remind you again as I did last time. If you want to use any agreement to harm Asana's rights, it will not work. Not only will it not work legally, but I will continue to stand on Asana's side and oppose you as before, so that your plot will not succeed."

"Now that you know how powerful you are, there's no need to be so nervous, right? I haven't finished yet!" Izumo Yosuke's face tensed up, and he was obviously unhappy. "Asana is my only daughter, and she will eventually inherit the family business. Now, after so many years of struggling to maintain it, I'm exhausted. I wish I could retire early and leave everything to her - but can I do it now? She's so old, she's simply unable to maintain the family business, so I can only cheer up and take over for her for a few more years... I believe that if the Izumo family is handed over to her, it will definitely be much stronger."

Although Izumo Yosuke's words were very nice and touching, Mogami Jun heard some deeper meaning in them.

Izumo Yosuke backed off.

"Mr. Izumo, please tell me clearly, what exactly do you want Asana to do?" Mogami Jun stopped being perfunctory and got straight to the point, "What exactly is your new plan now?"

"It's simple. Let Asana lend me the money temporarily so that I can get through the current difficulties. I will retire and hand over power in a few years." He looked at Mogami Jun with a serious face and said word by word, "If Asana breaks up with me now, the consequences will only be worse. I think it's best for everyone to leave some wiggle room."

Got it, finally got it.

Izumo Yosuke said so much, playing the emotional card and using threats and inducements, but in the end he was just trying to protect his own interests and dignity.

Before, he wanted to eliminate the threat posed by his daughter directly, take away the property that belonged to her, and then continue to manage the Izumo family business. This would definitely be the best situation for him.

However, after this plot was thwarted by Mogami Jun, his priorities have changed due to the current situation: first use money to tide over the difficulties and protect his own reputation and that of the Izumo family, and then after a few years when Asana comes of age, he will throw the hot potato to Asana and then retire.

If you think about it carefully, although his ideas are all based on self-interest, they also seem to be in line with Asana's own interests. After all, Asana really has no way to manage the family business herself now, and she can't afford the cost of the Izumo family's bankruptcy.

Here, then, lies the basis for compromise.

"Then who can guarantee that you will turn against her after getting Asana's money?" Mogami Jun asked back.

"We can sign an agreement and entrust all these funds to a specialized asset management company. They have professional lawyers and financial accountants to manage them. Every account can be verified clearly and will never be misappropriated." Izumo Yosuke stated his conditions, "If you are not confident in the company I find, you can find one for Asana."

"Do you trust me so much?" Mogami Jun was a little surprised.

"Bah! I trust you? I don't trust you! I wish I could strangle you to death with my own hands! Mogami Jun, others may not know, but I know that you are definitely a wolf in human skin, pretending to be kind but actually you are doing it for Asana's money! I really regret why I listened to the nonsense of the introducer and let you in!" Izumo Yosuke suddenly became furious and roared at Mogami Jun loudly, then sighed helplessly, "But what can we do? Now that Asana trusts you... I'm afraid this is the only way for everyone to compromise."

Although he was scolded, Jun Mogami was not angry at all. Instead, he burst out laughing.

Izumo Yosuke spoke his true feelings, and he felt that the other party was trustworthy.

"What do you think, Jun Mogami? Do you agree with this plan?" Izumo Yosuke asked impatiently.

"I can talk to Asana, but I can't guarantee that she will agree." Mogami Jun thought for a moment, then replied, "Of course I admit that this is the best solution at the moment."

After a pause, he added, "If...if you had done this at the beginning, I'm afraid nothing would have come to this point."

The corner of Izumo Yangyou's mouth twitched, but he said nothing.

Indeed, if there is hope, who doesn't want the winner to take all? If it weren't for helplessness, how could Izumo Yangyou talk to his daughter about fairness and justice?

"Besides, aren't you worried that we might collude with others and profit from it?" Mogami Jun asked again. "After all, there are still several years before Asana comes of age..."

"Okay, why are there so many questions?!" Izumo Yangyou waved his hand impatiently, "Let's just leave it at that. Go out, I want to be alone!"

Mogami Jun shrugged and walked out.

Having made such a huge concession, almost close to surrender, anyone would feel unhappy.

After the door was closed for a long time, Izumo Yosuke looked at his collection and sighed dejectedly.

"Why would a person need to be greedy for his own money..."

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When Jun Mogami was going upstairs to discuss with Izumo Yosuke, Asana and her mother were the only ones left in the living room.

The mother and daughter sitting on the sofa appeared dignified and quiet because of their well-trained manners, but their emotions at the moment were full of turmoil.

No one spoke; an awkward and cold silence enveloped the large living room.

"You win." After a long while, Mrs. Izumo spoke in her usual cold tone, "Your father is currently discussing how to compromise with that kid. He can no longer hold on and only wants to avoid jail. He has always been like this."

She used simple statements, as if it had nothing to do with her, but there was still too much resentment and resentment hidden in them.

Obviously, the couple would not give in to each other when they were arguing.

But in the end, Izumo Yosuke still took out his power as the head of the family, and she had no way to change anything.

"Mother, everything that has happened so far is not what I wanted. I just... had to do this." After her mother spoke, Asana finally spoke, "I don't expect you to forgive me for what I did. I just hope you know that no matter what happens, I will still respect you, as always."

"Same as always...how can it be the same as always?" Mrs. Izumo smiled bitterly and shook her head. "I failed to educate my daughter well and let her do such a rebellious thing. I have completely failed as a mother and I am really ashamed of my ancestors. From now on, I can't control you anymore. You can do whatever you want now...but don't expect me to forgive you."

Asana froze.

Although she had always known how strong her mother's character was and had long known that she would not forgive herself, she still felt the heart-wrenching pain when she said it herself.

But what can be done?

Now that things have come to this, we can only hope that time will slowly melt the ice between mother and daughter.

"A moment of negligence resulted in such a fate... Is this the result of angering the gods?" Mrs. Izumo suddenly sighed again and said to herself, "Is the fate of our family so difficult to change? No matter how hard several generations tried, no matter what they did, in the end, they couldn't change the outcome."

I have thought about it and led the three prayers.

Asana knew exactly what her mother was referring to.

Because of her limited personal life experience, she found it difficult to understand the pain that her mother was obsessed with, but she knew that reviving the Matsukata family was her mother's extremely persistent wish.

It is precisely because this wish is so difficult to achieve and the efforts of several generations have not changed the outcome that she is so afraid of fate.

Her effort this time also failed.

Asana didn't dare tell her mother that she had drawn a very unlucky fortune at the shrine and there was no "divine protection".

The so-called divine blessing is nothing more than hard work, courage, and determination combined together.

However, it is better for the mother to have some psychological comfort than to have none, so let her be defeated by God.

Just as she was lost in thought, her mother suddenly stood up.

"Do you think you've won now? Chao Nai, more terrible things are still to come. You've gotten rid of us, but you've also brought yourself greater trouble." She stared at her daughter coldly, "That kid is a tiger and a wolf. He acts without scruples. He's vicious and ruthless. He's fooled you around. You're no match for him at all... He can easily eat you alive. Everything you've snatched from us now can't be kept. I can see that... I can wait for that day too! You won't be happy. Just wait and see!"

After saying that, she turned around and prepared to leave.

The result...the result is still like this in the end.

Asana felt inexplicably sad.

"Wait a moment!" she whispered suddenly.

The mother didn't listen, but continued to walk away in small steps.

"Stop!" Asana stood up and walked quickly to her mother's side.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Izumo frowned impatiently.

"Mother, I don't know why you have such a big prejudice against him. Even if what you said is true, so what? If you and uncle hadn't forced me to this extent this time, how could others take advantage of it even if they had ill intentions?!" Chaona said loudly, "So...so mother, please take back what you said just now. This is your own responsibility!"

Then, she took a few deep breaths and shouted in a trembling voice, "And... no matter what happens in the future, I will grit my teeth and get through it. Even if you don't support me and wait to see me make a fool of myself, I will find my own happiness. I can definitely do it!"

Mrs. Izumo narrowed her eyes slightly and listened quietly to her daughter's statement.

"Humph."

Then she just snorted lightly, continued walking, and left her daughter.

Izumo Asana stared blankly at her mother's departing back and didn't utter another word.

She won the victory, but at the cost of breaking up with her mother. She was afraid she would never be able to forgive herself.

Is it sad or happy? She didn't know, and she couldn't laugh.

But... I don't want to lose again.

Even if it means not losing to my mother's curse, I must get my own happiness.

Yes, for the rest of the way, you just need to muster up the courage and keep going.

"Mom, you are wrong. I will definitely be happy!" She whispered to herself with tears in her eyes.

263, Thank you gift

When Jun Mogami walked down the stairs and came to the living room, he found that Asana was the only one left there, and Mrs. Izumo had disappeared.

And Asana's condition was a bit strange - she stood in the middle of the hall in a daze, and there seemed to be some tear traces in the corners of her eyes.

It seems that she must have had a quarrel with her mother just now... But it is also normal. At this point, it would be strange if Mrs. Izumo did not hate her daughter and herself to death.

Fortunately, there were no signs of mess on her hair and clothes. It seemed that Mrs. Izumo still respected her status and did not hit her daughter no matter how angry she was.

"Asana?" Jun Mogami greeted.

"Jun..." Asana came back to her senses and looked at Jun Mogami, "Have you... have you finished talking? Was your father rude to you-?"

"He did scold me a few times, but it was still within the normal range. Apart from that, we had a pretty pleasant chat." Mogami Jun replied with a smile, "Your father is more able to accept reality, so he proposed a new plan. I hope everyone can solve the problem calmly."

"A new plan?" Asana was a little surprised.

Mogami Jun relayed to Asana the plan that Izumo Yosuke had just mentioned in the study.

Asana listened quietly without making any comment.

"...In short, judging from the conditions your father has proposed now, he is really scared, so he hopes to keep things peaceful..." Mogami Jun finally concluded.

Asana still didn't say anything, as if she was thinking about the pros and cons.

"So Chun, what do you think of this proposal?" she asked after a moment.

"Asana, in my opinion, this plan is probably the most balanced in everyone's interests, and you can rest assured to take over the family business when you come of age, and no one will force you to do anything." Mogami Jun expressed his opinion, "Besides, you are still young and inexperienced, so it is better for your father to continue to run the Izumo family..."

It's not that Mogami Jun has great confidence in Izumo Yosuke's ability, but the Izumo family has been turned into a mess by Izumo Yosuke and his wife, and it will be difficult for anyone to change the situation in the short term. On the contrary, once turmoil occurs, the outside world may lose confidence in the Izumo family. If the bank withdraws the loan, the Izumo family may collapse directly.

The only way now seems to be to let Izumo Yosuke continue to be in charge of this mess, and then shrink the business under external supervision and slowly turn around the financial situation of the Izumo family. After a few years, Asana will take over himself.

"So what you mean is that I'd better accept it?" Izumo Asana asked back.

"Yes." Mogami Jun nodded in confirmation.

He didn't know whether Asana understood his subtext or not. As an outsider, he didn't dare to explain some things in detail, so he just gave a simple answer.

"Okay... let's do it this way." Asana nodded immediately.

"Uh..." Jun Mogami was a little surprised.

He didn't expect that Asana would agree to his father's plan so readily.

Asana didn't seem like the type of person who could weigh all the pros and cons and make a decision so quickly - he even suspected that Asana might not have figured out what the agreement between the two parties was.

"Will you not reconsider it?" Mogami Jun couldn't help but persuade Asana again, "Asana, this matter is very important. You should consider it carefully and protect your own rights. So... think about it again. There's no need to rush into making a decision."

"No, don't think about it anymore..." Asana smiled slightly, "I didn't break up with my parents for money. I just... I just wanted to live the life I wanted. Now that my father has made concessions and no longer interferes with me, I can make the same concessions. As for him wanting to use the money to support the family, let him take it. The Izumo family is in a mess now, and it really needs my father's efforts to maintain it."

"That being said, there's no need for you to sacrifice yourself..." Mogami Jun still felt a little unconvinced.

"What's the point of sacrifice..." Asana's smile was bitter, "I am the only daughter of my father. In the end, everything will be passed on to me, right? Although my parents and I have come to this point, in the final analysis, we are all members of the Izumo family. If the Izumo family falls, how can I stay out of it? Therefore, no matter what, we should prioritize maintaining the family, and we can talk about other things later."

After hearing that, Mogami Jun felt that what Asana was thinking made some sense.

No matter how Izumo Yosuke operates, these family businesses will eventually be passed on to Asana, it's just a matter of time. Since he has decided to give in, there is really no need to worry too much.

Asana was not interested in her grandfather's inheritance from the beginning. All she wanted was freedom. Now that she has got it, she doesn't care so much about money.

Thinking of this, Mogami Jun suddenly found it a little funny again - instead of Izumo Yosuke going through all the trouble, he might as well have just explained everything to his daughter earlier. Maybe the matter could have been resolved from the beginning, and how could it have turned out like this?

In theory, parents should understand their children, but in reality, few can do so, which ultimately leads to tragedy. Asana's experience is probably not the worst...