Tokyo Three Generations

After the initial surprise, she immediately felt flustered and uneasy, replying awkwardly, "No, um... I'll try my best too. Chihaya-san is cute, well-mannered, and academically excellent. I admire you too."

Although Chihaya Aine hadn't spent much time with her classmates since transferring schools, she was an excellent student with a strong foundation. Moreover, she was very good at creating and integrating into the atmosphere typical of Japanese girls, so she quickly integrated into the class and even gained a little popularity, getting along well with everyone.

In Gao Songdeng's eyes, she was the "winner" in the class, so it was a pleasant surprise that she would show kindness to someone as insignificant as him.

“In that case, let’s stop calling me Takamatsu-san and Chihaya-san. Just call me Aine. If you don’t mind, I’ll call you Akari, how about that?” Chihaya Aine asked with a smile.

At that moment, her smile was so gentle, it felt like a spring breeze.

After all, she had been the student council president of the junior high school, and using various expressions and body language to demonstrate "approachability" was just a basic skill for her.

"Okay! Thank you..." Takamatsu Akari agreed immediately without any objection, "Aine."

She then added, "I'm sorry I can't join your band, but if there's anything I can help you with, please let me know. I'll definitely help you if it's within my power!"

"Okay, thank you!"

Even the smallest act of help is still help. Ai Yin accepted the kindness and also made a new friend.

"Deng, let's go back together, class is about to start."

"Ok!"

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During the break between lunch and lunch, Nagasaki Motoyo returned to her Tsuki no Mori Academy.

She finished her classes as scheduled, and only went to Xiangzi's classroom door after school in the afternoon, where she took the initiative to find him.

Because they had discussed it beforehand, Xiangzi wasn't surprised at all. Instead, he greeted Su Shi with a smile.

"Su Shi, good afternoon!"

Then she immediately got to the point, "Have you been there yet? How did it go?"

"We had a pretty pleasant chat..." Nagasaki Motoyo nodded. "We've exchanged contact information, so we can be considered friends, I guess."

"Huh? It went so smoothly? Is she that easy to talk to?" Xiangzi asked, somewhat surprised.

When that guy met me, he was very resistant and sarcastic. How come Su Shi's intervention went so smoothly?

Could there be something wrong with me? She couldn't help but start to doubt herself.

However, no matter how she thought back, she didn't think there was anything wrong with her behavior when they first met; on the contrary, she felt that she had done everything she could.

Seeing Xiangzi's self-doubting expression, Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

Those involved are often blinded by their own perspectives, and given Xiangzi's personality, how could she possibly reflect on herself?

For a long time, her "white moonlight" aura has been almost always successful, and the people around her either admire her or are close to her. This time, she finally met someone who doesn't buy into this, so it's no wonder that Xiangzi is not used to it.

In a sense, Chihaya Aine's existence is actually a good thing, as it prevents Shoko from becoming too overconfident.

"I don't know why it went so smoothly. Maybe she thinks I'm not a big threat..." Su Shi chuckled to herself while pretending to be serious as she answered.

Xiangzi was still a little unconvinced and glanced at Su Shi sideways, especially focusing his gaze on Su Shi's chest.

"Then she must be blind. Isn't that a huge threat...?"

Pfft, hahaha... Su Shi finally couldn't help but almost burst out laughing.

She understood what Xiangzi meant, but she never expected that Xiangzi, who was usually so humble, would say something like that.

So Xiangzi can say such harsh things too. It seems that no matter how calm and collected a person is on a normal day, they are all the same when they get really angry.

The way celestial "fairies" fall to earth is so interesting.

She now understood why Takasaki Jun liked to tease Shoko all the time.

However, on the other hand, Xiangzi's mockery did indeed "hit the bullseye".

Chihaya Aine is great in every way—youthful and beautiful—but there's something...that's a bit of a disappointment.

She's quite tall, so why isn't that part longer? Thinking about it, she felt a little sorry for Aine, but also a little proud of herself.

After all, Su Shi was just a mortal. She herself had a bit of the competitive spirit among girls, but she just wouldn't easily reveal it.

Then, Su Shi patiently relayed her conversation with Chihaya Aine to Shoko in detail.

After hearing this, Xiangzi became even more displeased.

"So, she's still sticking to her original stance and won't budge an inch? Hmph, we've already lowered ourselves so much, and she's still putting on airs. What's the point? Doesn't she understand that we're the ones giving her face now? If it weren't for not wanting to cause trouble for Chun Tian, ​​I wouldn't bother with her at all!"

Xiangzi's temper was understandable. After all, given her status, she had already shown Aiyin enough respect by "condescending" to give her a way out several times. Yet, the other party remained so stubborn. How could she possibly tolerate that?

"Relax, this is just the beginning. I've only just met her, and I can't change her mind all at once..." Su Shi, on the other hand, was not in a hurry at all and reassured Xiangzi gently, "From what I've observed just now, she's definitely not a difficult person to get along with. I think that as long as I mediate properly, things won't get too bad. I personally hope that you two can get along well."

Although she knew that she was definitely more important to Su Shi, Xiangzi felt increasingly unhappy seeing Su Shi speaking so well of Aine.

However, despite her anger, she knew that Su Shi was ultimately doing it for her own good, so she didn't retaliate.

Since things had already come to this point, she decided to change the subject to something more pleasant.

"Su Shi, by the way, there's something I need your help with."

"What is it?" Nagasaki Motoyo asked hurriedly.

"Jun's birthday is coming up soon... I'm planning to give him a proper celebration." Shoko's tone became somewhat hesitant due to embarrassment. "After all, he's practically an employee of our company now, so I need to take good care of him—"

With tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of employees, how come I never see you celebrating anyone's birthday?

Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't help but mentally criticize the young lady's clumsy excuse, which only served to cover up the truth.

Despite her complaints, she was actually quite interested in the topic.

"You even investigated this?"

"It wasn't a special investigation..." Xiangzi quickly waved his hand, trying to distance himself. "It's just that since he joined our family's company, he must have to fill out all sorts of personnel forms, like his birthday, which is obvious at a glance..."

Actually, the first one I watched wasn't her, but Bai Zechun.

Previously, Xiangzi consulted Bai Zechun about her relationship problems. In order to make the young lady happy, Bai Zechun did some research and then gave his young lady this idea.

Xiangzi was naturally overjoyed and immediately adopted it.

She didn't need to do any of the preparations for the birthday celebration; she only needed to say a word, and someone would naturally do it for her. However, she felt that since they were going to celebrate, it would be better to include her two best friends... After all, they were Chun's friends too.

Let's all get together and have some fun, and it'll also be a little surprise for Chun.

After hearing Xiangzi's explanation, Su Shi finally understood.

Seeing that Xiangzi seemed to have taken the "right to host" for granted, she couldn't help but feel a little bitter.

However, on the other hand, it's also a good thing for everyone to celebrate together.

“Great idea! We were very kind to Jun’s family when we went to Akita together before, so it’s only right that we return the favor…”

"Alright! It's settled then." Xiangzi nodded heavily. "Aunt Baize said she would prepare something nice for me and give him a surprise, so you have to keep it a secret for now. We'll tell him at the last minute."

“I can keep it a secret, but… are you so sure you’ll be able to get anyone in the end?” Su Shi suddenly retorted.

"..." Xiangzi looked at Su Shi with some confusion, not reacting for a moment.

“There must be others who want to celebrate their birthday with him, right?” Su Shi reminded him again, “If there are scheduling conflicts, it could cause some trouble…”

Ah, right!

Xiangzi suddenly realized.

She thought of everything, but not this part.

And then there's Chihaya Aine, this "childhood friend," causing trouble.

She recalled the photos she had seen from Chun before and realized that the two of them had indeed interacted on their respective birthdays.

If the same thing happens this year, then we'll be in trouble.

If Jun had truly prepared everything, only to have Chihaya Aine take her away to enjoy herself elsewhere, she would probably consider it a lifelong disgrace.

Just imagining it makes me feel a little overwhelmed.

Her happy expression vanished instantly, her brows furrowed, and she exuded an aura that intimidated people.

Even Su Shi, who was already quite familiar with her, couldn't help but feel a little uneasy at this moment.

Is this what the young lady really looks like when she's angry...?

"Then, is there any way to prevent her from causing trouble that day?" Xiangzi suddenly asked after a moment of silence.

It was just an ordinary question, but Su Shi was startled. After all, given Xiangzi's status, if she really wanted to "eliminate" someone, it would be a matter of a snap of her fingers.

"Xiangzi, don't do anything reckless..." she quickly advised Xiangzi.

"What are you thinking?" Xiangzi saw Su Shi's expression and knew that the other party must have misunderstood. "I didn't say I was going to use violent means... Although I don't like her, I would never do such a thing. I was just saying, how to keep her busy, or get her away from me or something..."

Seeing Xiangzi say this, Su Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

For now, let's put everything else aside and appease Xiangzi first. It would be terrible if the young lady started to have distorted thoughts.

So she had to calm down and think for a moment.

"I think instead of focusing on Chihaya, let's get straight to the point."

"The key point?"

“Jun is a very filial son, and he has an excellent relationship with his mother, as you can see,” Nagasaki Motoyo said cautiously. “So, as long as we can persuade Mrs. Mio to arrange her son’s schedule, Jun definitely won’t object. So, isn’t that a win-win situation? We can keep it a secret from him while ensuring that he can still reach her…”

As for how to persuade Mrs. Mio, that's another question altogether.

Upon hearing this suggestion, Xiangzi's tense expression relaxed again, as if spring had arrived.

“Great idea, thank you, Su Shi! You’re always so reliable. Let’s do it that way.”

145, Shocked by the Unexpected Turn of Events

Just as Shoko was discussing various ideas with Nagasaki Motoyo for celebrating Takasaki Jun's birthday, she did not expect that her family would suddenly face another shocking change.

Jun Takasaki was at school when he suddenly received a phone call.

He picked up his phone and saw that it was Toyokawa Kiyoshi calling.

Now that he had joined the Toyokawa Group, Toyokawa Kiyoko was his "boss," so he didn't dare to be negligent and quickly greeted him respectfully.

"Mr. Qing, is there anything you need?"

"You have time now? Come to the company right away." Toyokawa Kiyoshi seemed somewhat anxious, and his tone was very stiff, with an unquestionable command.

Jun Takasaki didn't have time to dwell on his attitude. He could tell from Kiyoshi Toyokawa's tone that the situation was urgent, so he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be right there."

He arrived at the Toyokawa Group headquarters as quickly as possible, and then, led by his secretary, arrived at the president's office.

As soon as he entered, he saw Toyokawa Kiyotaka sitting behind his desk with a gloomy face.

“Mr. Seigaku, I’m here. May I ask what happened?” Jun Takasaki asked cautiously.

"Do you remember the land consolidation project I mentioned before?" Toyokawa Kiyoko asked.

Junsuke Takasaki had only recently attended the group's regular meeting and was deeply impressed by it. Of course he remembered, "Are you referring to the project that Mr. Masanori Toyokawa reported on? Yes, I remember. You also said that you would supervise it with me."

“Yes.” Toyokawa Kiyoko nodded, then said coldly, “Now, things have changed.”

what?

Jun Takasaki was also shocked when he heard the news.

After all, given the status and connections of the Fengchuan Group, it should be a done deal that it has already obtained the operating rights of the entire project. Even if there are any irregularities, the relevant departments should turn a blind eye. How could they suddenly turn their backs?

But they really did turn against each other.

The only explanation is that a force no less powerful than the Toyokawa Group secretly exerted its influence and forcibly turned the tide.

If that's the case, then things are getting a bit complicated.

After all, this kind of project involves an investment of hundreds of billions. A lot of preparation and public relations work must have been done before and after. Everything was going smoothly before, so how could something suddenly go wrong?

"What exactly went wrong?" Jun Takasaki continued cautiously.

Kiyotaka Toyokawa's face was grim. He glanced at Tokyo Bay outside the window before slowly replying, "Just now, I received an official letter from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, stating that due to serious procedural problems in the project bidding process, all previous bidding procedures will be voided, and a new bidding process will be initiated—"

"Huh?" Jun Takasaki was also greatly surprised.

He originally thought that the government would at most find some flaws, order rectification or impose fines, and that would be the end of it if he paid more "tribute". However, he did not expect that the result would be so severe, requiring a complete overhaul.

It's no wonder that Toyokawa Kiyoyuki was so distraught after hearing the news.

In Jun Takasaki's memory, not long ago he attended the group's regular meeting for the first time with the Toyokawa father and daughter. Toyokawa Kiyoko's confident appearance was still vivid in his mind. However, he did not expect that the situation would suddenly take a turn for the worse in just a few days.