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He hasn't been drinking, and he considers himself fairly sober.

Without answering Toyokawa Kiyoshi's question, Bai Qiu glanced coldly at him and questioned him:

"You just said that Xiangzi is back, right?"

"Do they want Xiangzi to come back now?"

"So how have you treated Xiangzi all this time, and especially in the mornings?"

Upon hearing Xiangzi's name from Bai Qiu, Toyokawa Kiyoko's expression changed.

He stared at Bai Qiu's face with some panic.

It seemed like he remembered something.

Fortunately, his dejected head had not been completely corrupted by alcohol, and he was still reminded that he had once met Bai Qiu.

He seems to be...

Xiangzi's friend?

Kiyoshi Toyokawa recalled.

That time, when he was drunk, he almost crashed into a taxi. Later, when Xiangzi came looking for him, this was the man in front of him who gave him a lecture and then took Xiangzi away from him.

"It's you?!"

Toyokawa Kiyoko's eyes widened, and he made a sound of surprise.

"I remembered?"

Bai Qiu stepped forward, “But Mr. Toyokawa completely ignored my advice and still acted like a scoundrel.”

Bai Qiu said with a sigh.

What I do is none of your business.

Feeling displeased that his sore spot had been touched, Toyokawa Kiyotaka also raised his voice.

"Of course I don't care what happens to you, but you hurt Xiangzi."

"What do you know now!"

Toyokawa Kiyoshi gritted his teeth and shouted.

"I know everything."

Bai Qiu calmly retorted, "I know you were cheated out of 168 billion and kicked out of the Toyokawa family."

“Xiangzi voluntarily came out to suffer with you, but you only say that you will try your best. In fact, you just drink every day and keep doing things to hurt Xiangzi. I know that.”

Toyokawa Kiyoko's face turned ugly: "I didn't... intend to hurt Shoko."

"You have been hurting Xiangzi."

"I had no choice!"

Toyokawa Kiyoshi suddenly became agitated, shaking his head and shouting:

“I can’t keep going! I don’t want Xiangzi to follow me either. I’d rather Xiangzi go back to the Fengchuan family.”

As they were talking, Bai Qiu raised his fist and smashed it into Toyokawa Kiyokazu's face.

Toyokawa Kiyoko felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, his face tilted to the side, and he became unsteady on his feet.

This was even after Bai Qiu had already held back.

But Bai Qiu's punch actually brought some color back to Toyokawa Kiyoshi's pale face.

It looks much more comfortable.

"what are you doing?!"

Toyokawa Kiyoko subconsciously covered his face with his hands, then looked at Bai Qiu angrily.

"Can't he try? Send Xiangzi back? Did you even ask Xiangzi's opinion?"

"That's just an excuse for your self-degradation."

Bai Qiu's voice then reached his ears.

"Even if you have experienced a painful failure, even if you have suffered unfair treatment, and have been in a slump for so long, it's time for you to wake up."

"Don't forget, you are Xiangzi's father. How can your actions be worthy of Xiangzi's deceased mother?"

"Xiangzi's mother must also be extremely disappointed in you!"

"Xiangzi needs your care, not the other way around."

Bai Qiu's words were like a knife piercing Toyokawa Kiyokazu's heart, causing him to lower his head in shame and embarrassment, while also touching his heart with emotion.

Toyokawa Kiyoko lost the courage to look Bai Qiu in the eye.

"I want to work hard, I want to go out and get a job, but..."

"But what?"

Toyokawa Kiyoshi said dejectedly:

"A young person like you has no idea about the dark side of the Toyokawa family. With the Toyokawa family involved, how could I possibly find a job...?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Qiu raised his right foot and forcefully swept it behind Toyokawa Kiyokazu's knees.

Toyokawa Kiyoshi felt his legs go weak, and then with a "thud," he fell heavily onto the tatami mat.

"you......"

Toyokawa Kiyoko stared at Bai Qiu with his mouth agape in surprise, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

However......

Another crisp sound rang out, but this time it wasn't Bai Qiu striking again to deliver a righteous blow to Toyokawa Kiyoko.

The small chandelier hanging from the beam lit up, but it was enough to illuminate the small room.

Bai Qiu knew very well.

He didn't come here today to fight Toyokawa Kiyoko. The iron fist punishment was only one aspect, a supplementary means. What he needed to do was to bring Toyokawa Kiyoko to his senses.

After getting to know him, he believed that Toyokawa Kiyoko could still be saved.

Chapter 261 Toyokawa Kiyoko's Repentance

Meeting Toyokawa Kiyoko's astonished gaze, Bai Qiu slowly spoke: "Right now, I only feel that this house is dark, and your thoughts are dark as well."

"Is the Toyokawa family very powerful?"

Bai Qiu looked down at him, her tone calm.

"Of course they're amazing!" Toyokawa Kiyoshi said confidently. "The Toyokawa family is one of the top families in Japan..."

But before he could finish speaking, Bai Qiu forcefully interrupted him:

"This place is not up to the Toyokawa family to decide."

If the Toyokawa family could truly control everything, they wouldn't have needed to report the crime after being swindled out of 168 billion yen.

Immediately afterward, seeing Toyokawa Kiyotaka's bewildered, even confused expression, Bai Qiu grabbed his collar and lifted his upper body, making their eyes meet.

"Hey, you graduated with a Master's degree from the University of Tokyo, you can't really be completely incompetent, can you?"

Toyokawa Kiyoko subconsciously shook his head.

Of course, I don't want to admit that I'm really useless.

He was able to enter the University of Tokyo and graduate smoothly, marry into the Toyokawa family in his twenties and manage a company, so he certainly couldn't be a person without ability.

Have you gone out to look for a job?

"No, no."

Kiyoshi Toyokawa shook his head.

"I really want to punch you again," Bai Qiu said angrily. "Since you haven't even looked for a job, how do you know the Fengchuan family is trying to wipe you out?"

Bai Qiu felt that even if Xiangzi left the family, she would still be the direct descendant of the Fengchuan family.

As for Toyokawa Kiyoko, he was Xiangzi's biological father, so the Toyokawa family didn't dare to go too far.

Large families value face the most.

It would sound terrible if people heard that.

"If you can't go into the real estate industry where the Toyokawa family is, then go do something else, like the automotive industry, banking, or finance."

"If you can't go to the companies that are associated with the Toyokawa family, then go to the Toyokawa family's competitors, such as the Shinomiya family, the Tsurumaki family, or the Kotobuki family."

"They might even be happy to accept you."

"Even if you can't go to the company, you can work shifts at a convenience store, work at a live music house, load and unload goods at the docks in Tokyo Bay, or set up a stall on the streets of Tokyo."

"Is this not enough to support myself and Xiangzi?"

Toyokawa Kiyoko blinked, as if his mind had been opened.

It seems like it might actually work?

"To support herself and you, Xiangzi, a teenage girl, would get up early and work late every day to deliver newspapers and work as a customer service representative..."

"Why can't you do it? What makes you think you can't?"

As she spoke, Bai Qiu loosened Toyokawa Kiyoko's collar and stood up, after which Toyokawa Kiyoko also plopped down on the ground.

"Delivering newspapers, working as customer service?"

Upon hearing Bai Qiu's words, Toyokawa Kiyoko's face showed an expression of disbelief.

"You mean Xiangzi went to deliver newspapers and also work as a customer service representative?"

For a moment, Kiyoko Toyokawa found it hard to imagine that his daughter, who had grown up with a silver spoon in her mouth in the Toyokawa family, would do such a hard job.

He was unaware of these things, or rather, he was avoiding the question and dared not ask Xiangzi.

He always thought that Xiangzi still had the savings he had taken from the Toyokawa family.

Toyokawa Kiyoshi hurriedly asked:

Is what you're saying true?

“Of course,” Bai Qiu replied, “At this point, there’s no point in me lying to you.”

Toyokawa Shoko was such a stubborn yet weak person; she could only silently endure and never told Toyokawa Kiyoko any of this.

If she takes the initiative to tell Toyokawa Kiyoshi.

The family is out of money, and if they don't go out to work soon, the two of them will starve to death. Maybe Toyokawa Kiyoko can make a difference sooner.

Tears began to stream from Toyokawa Kiyotaka's eyes, tears filled with pain and regret, as he clutched his head with both hands.

"I was wrong, it's all my fault... I shouldn't have drunk alcohol, I shouldn't have hurt Xiangzi..."

"Xiangzi, Xiangzi..."

Toyokawa Kiyoko suddenly raised his head, "Where is Xiangzi? Please tell me, I need to see Xiangzi, I need to apologize to Xiangzi as soon as possible."

“Xiangzi doesn’t want to see you right now,” Bai Qiu replied.

"for......"

Kiyoshi Toyokawa instinctively wanted to ask why.

But he soon realized that given his current appearance and what he had done that morning, it was right for Xiangzi not to want to see him.

Toyokawa Kiyoko lay on the ground, weeping bitterly.

He kept repeating things like, "I was wrong..." and "I will definitely change, I will definitely cheer up..."

Whether he can truly change and truly recover depends on his future actions.

Bai Qiu remained silent, quietly watching Toyokawa Kiyoko.

That's all I have to say; that's about it.

If Toyokawa Kiyotaka still can't wake up, then he really is a hopeless person.

In that case, let Xiangzi stay away from him.