Tokyo Three Generations

"Today... only today. I can let you do whatever you want with me. But after today, our grudges will be wiped clean. I don't owe you anything, and I beg you to stop bothering me..." Miao Meng seemed to have made a great decision, gritting her teeth as she said it all in one breath.

Then, she secretly glanced at her younger sister not far away, "There's one more condition... No matter what, you can't lay a hand on Ruonai, and you can't let her know."

Seeing her resolute attitude, Jun Takasaki himself was somewhat surprised.

“Do you know what it means to be at my mercy?” he retorted. “There are many terrible ways in this world to torture someone.”

Although he was deliberately trying to scare her, Miao Meng was unaware of it, so she straightened up and stared at Takasaki Jun with a resolute look of "martyrdom."

"I don't know, but you stinky men just like to make fun of us, right? Whatever! Since I've ended up like this, I'll just accept my bad luck. I can stick to whatever I want, so do whatever you want!"

At this point, she glared at Takasaki Jun again, "But we also agreed that it would only be for today... After today, we'll be even. If you break your promise, then I'll fight you to the death!"

"What are you going to do about it? What can you do to me?" Jun Takasaki retorted.

"You...!" Miao Meng was indeed angered by his words, and barely managed to hold back her anger. "That's right, we are too different, but even a bee can risk its life to sting someone once! If you insist on pushing me to the brink, then I have nothing left to lose, and I will fight you with the will to risk everything!"

Her tone and her expression clearly showed that she was indeed serious.

Unfortunately, this desperate threat was of no use to him; he was incapable of feeling fear.

Rather than finding it amusing, she was like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"Alright, let's do it today." He nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing.

Then, he waved his hand, signaling Miaomeng to come closer.

And Miaomeng seemed to have gone all out, so she simply threw herself into his arms and pressed herself tightly against his chest.

However, her stiff body betrayed her.

"Hey, why are you so reluctant? Is it a loss to stick to me?" Jun Takasaki asked with a smile.

Miao Meng didn't answer, but she cursed him a hundred times in her heart.

This guy is indeed quite handsome, but if someone is being blackmailed or forced into love, even the most handsome man wouldn't get excited, right? Doesn't he have any common sense? He's really used to being arrogant...

She couldn't even imagine what would happen tonight.

But no matter what happens, as long as this matter is wiped clean and Ruona is alright, everything is bearable.

So, is my first time going to end at this inexplicable time with this inexplicable person...? Her heart was filled with lamentation, even sobbing.

Because the two were very close at that moment, Jun Takasaki naturally noticed her unease and her overly rapid heartbeat.

In truth, no matter how aggressive she acted, her efforts were completely futile. If Takasaki Jun really wanted to do something to Wakana, she would be powerless to stop him, and wouldn't even be able to protect herself.

But isn't it precisely because it was futile that its courage is all the more commendable?

Sometimes, people do things in vain for the sake of family.

Moreover, we should do things that are futile.

If there are things that even a cat dares to do, why shouldn't I dare to do them?

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Jun Takasaki.

He has made up his mind.

If the situation worsens, then persuade Aine to interrupt her studies and return to Japan. If she disagrees, then take a firm stance and threaten to break off the friendship.

He believed that, given his relationship with Aine, she would seriously consider this threat.

Even when faced with accusations of "Why are you interfering in her life?", he accepted them.

He absolutely could not bear to see Aine sink into obscurity in a foreign land thousands of miles away, losing all her glory.

After all, they were playmates who had grown up with him, and his most cherished friends...

Thinking about this made him feel much more relaxed and cheerful.

He let out a long breath, and the pent-up frustration in his heart suddenly vanished with this newfound determination.

So he gently released his embrace and then faced Miaomeng face to face.

"Meow Dream, let's call it a day. We've played for so long, I'm done, and I want to go home," he said calmly. "But you two sisters still have time left on your tickets, so you can continue. Your sister rarely comes all this way, so she can try out all the attractions."

"You..." Miao Meng was stunned by his sudden words, "You're leaving?"

"Wasn't I clear enough?" Jun Takasaki retorted.

From the extreme tension just now to the sudden farewell, Miaomeng was at a loss, and her nervous system seemed to have crashed.

He just said he was willing to be manipulated, and then he turned around and left? What does that mean?

"But...but what about our agreement?" She was afraid that the other party would continue to harass her in the future, so she quickly asked.

“I’ve already agreed. After today, it’s all settled.” Jun Takasaki raised an eyebrow and replied impatiently, “Since I’ve promised, I won’t go back on my word.”

You mean, my sister and I will play together from now on, and then after today, everything will be wiped clean? This sounded like a dream, and she couldn't believe it.

She instinctively suspected that there was some kind of conspiracy, but she couldn't see any reason why he would continue to plot something after she had "completely surrendered."

The extremes of grief and joy, coupled with a host of doubts, nearly drove her to a mental breakdown.

"What...what exactly do you want? If you want to torture me, just do it! Stop with all this beating around the bush! Just let me die a quick death!" she practically yelled. "...Didn't you come here on your own today, dragging us sisters along to have some fun? Why are you suddenly saying you're leaving?"

In response, Jun Takasaki gently pressed his fingers against Miaomeng's forehead, forcibly stopping her emotional outburst.

His tone had softened, no longer sharp and sarcastic. "Alright, that's enough for now. The tickets include a hotel room. Since you've already bought them, you two sisters should stay there for the night to avoid wasting them. Good luck in the future. Be careful, you won't always be so lucky as to run into someone like me."

After saying that, he waved gently, "Goodbye~"

Saying goodbye means we'll never cross paths again in this lifetime.

With this thought in mind, he turned around and left without looking back.

Miao Meng stood there, watching his departing figure, and suddenly felt a sense of loss.

It seems like... I've been the one being played, completely manipulated.

This sense of humiliation made her feel terrible, but upon closer reflection, she realized that she hadn't really lost anything.

Aside from a few sarcastic remarks, I wasn't pressured for debts, nor was I forced to "save myself." I even got a free VIP tour of the park...

With a hint of confusion, Miaomeng returned to her sister's side.

"Sister, where is that big brother?" Ruona asked as soon as they met.

He said he had something to do and left first.

"Why did you let him leave, sister?" Ruona was shocked at first, then looked heartbroken. "You must have upset him, right? Sister can be really bad-tempered sometimes."

"Shut up!" Miao Meng was already in a bad mood, and now she was about to explode.

"..." Intimidated by her sister's imposing manner, Ruonai immediately lowered her head, but she still defended herself in a very low voice, "If you and your older brother break up like this, you will definitely not find such a good partner in the future... I am thinking of you."

"I've already said we're not in that kind of relationship! Kids, mind your own business and stop overthinking!" Miao Meng shouted even louder.

Now Ruonai had no choice but to shut up.

However, even though her sister was silenced, Miao Meng herself still couldn't calm down, and the feeling of humiliation lingered in her heart for a long time.

However, she couldn't say whether the humiliation of being mocked and threatened to her face was greater than the humiliation of being "left without looking back."

89, You are a beautiful woman

After saying goodbye to the cat dream, Jun Takasaki strode out of Disneyland, then took a train back home.

Logically speaking, he should have been very happy after teasing Miaomeng so thoroughly, but because Aiyin's phone call suddenly interrupted him, he felt a little lost, and his mood was stuck in a rut.

But in any case, this matter has come to an end.

The cat dream was novel and interesting to him, but he wasn't obsessed with it. He would tease it once on a whim, and he didn't plan to pay any more attention to it afterward.

He even unfollowed Miaomeng on the live streaming website to avoid putting psychological pressure on her every time he entered her live stream.

The lives of two people are like parallel lines, briefly intersecting due to some unexpected circumstances, but ultimately going their separate ways.

The next day, Jun Takasaki got into his mother's car, and the two of them went to visit the Wakaba family.

"Son, why have you been looking a bit down since yesterday?"

"I can't speak," Mio Takasaki asked casually from the driver's seat.

Driving in downtown Tokyo, you can never go very fast, so she naturally wanted to find topics to chat about with her son.

“Yesterday, Aiyin called me.” She didn’t expect her son to give her such an unexpected reply.

"Huh?" Takasaki Mio was startled and quickly asked, "What happened to her?"

"She said... she had a hard time getting into school there, her classmates didn't care about her, and she felt very uncomfortable."

Mio Takasaki fell silent.

Having studied abroad herself, she could certainly understand the loneliness of being in a foreign land.

However, she was from a wealthy family, and she studied abroad in the late 80s and early 90s, which was the height of Japan's economic boom. There were Japanese people traveling, investing, and studying abroad everywhere, so she could find a group of girlfriends to travel, shop, and have fun, which effectively alleviated her loneliness.

Thinking about it carefully, it must have been really tough for a naive girl like Aine to be suddenly moved to an environment like England...

"Sigh..." she sighed softly, "It's bound to be a little uncomfortable at first, but you'll get used to it once you adjust."

“That would be the best-case scenario, of course, but I’m not optimistic…” Junya Takasaki sighed. “Although her resume has always been perfect, the synonym for perfection is not experiencing setbacks and failures, so her psychological resilience is not high. I think it will be difficult for her to get through this sudden psychological gap.”

Seeing her son pessimistic about Aine, Takasaki Mio wanted to argue back.

However, she also knew that compared to herself, her son and Aine were senior and junior colleagues, so her son must understand Aine better than she did, and therefore his pessimistic predictions might be more accurate than her own.

Thinking back, her son had previously hinted at his opposition to Aiyin studying abroad, and now she was genuinely a little uneasy.

“But since things have already come to this point, and their family has spent so much money, we might as well keep going and see if there’s any chance of things turning around.” After a moment of silence, she finally spoke. “Besides, didn’t I say before that even if we fail in our studies abroad, so what? We can afford to lose.”

"Mom, if one day I suggest to Uncle Chihaya and Auntie that I want to bring Aine back, what will they say?" Just then, Jun Takasaki suddenly asked again.

"What did you say?" Takasaki Mio was startled, her hands trembling for a moment before she managed to regain control of the steering wheel. "Why are you suddenly saying this?"

“It’s already come to this point, I feel I can’t just leave it alone.” Jun Takasaki said, “It’s fine for Aine to take her own life and try things out, after all, she’s young and can try, but she can’t stop the damage. If she goes further and further down a dead end, the price will probably be irreparable, and she might even develop depression or something… I don’t want to intervene when that day comes, it will be too late.”

Parents often don't realize that their children will have any problems until something irreparable happens, at which point they regret it. But Jun Takasaki doesn't see it that way. After all, he has seen his classmates become depressed or even drop out of school for various reasons since he was a child. He doesn't want Aine to end up like that.

Mio Takasaki initially thought her son was exaggerating, but when she saw his serious and determined expression in the rearview mirror, she couldn't help but waver.

Her son has been her pride since he was a child. She has never had to think about "what to do if her son Yuyu gets sick". So she is also carefree about Aiyin. She thinks that such an excellent child could not possibly have any problems. But on the other hand, her son's excellence also makes her value his opinions very much and she will not easily deny them.

So she continued to think along the lines of her son's hypothetical question.

"You're going to talk to Chihaya and her husband... to get them to allow their daughter to drop out of school. What reason would you give? Bring her home? If that's the reason, I think they'd agree very easily... Anyway, they didn't want their daughter to stay overseas in the first place, so it's good for her to come back sooner." She continued.

"Mom!" Jun Takasaki couldn't help but complain when he saw his mother saying such strange things.

"Haha... Okay, okay, I'm just kidding." Takasaki Mio laughed. "They already like you a lot. If you show enough determination and persuasiveness, they should believe you. Besides, Haruka is my best friend. If I persuade her, she should agree. After all, it was Aine who insisted on studying in England in the first place..."

She sighed again at the end. "Being a parent is really a tough job. If they really have to drop out of school, they'll probably suffer a huge loss."

Study abroad agency fees, enrollment fees, room and board, round-trip airfare... all added up to at least tens of millions of yen. Even if the Aine family had some wealth, such a drastic expense would definitely be crippling. Jun Takasaki felt quite heavy-hearted thinking about this.

He certainly didn't want the money to be wasted, but if he had to choose between "Aiyin Yuyu Syndrome" and "losing this money," he would undoubtedly choose the latter.

“If the Chihaya couple hesitate because they’re worried about the money, we’ll cover the cost for them.” After a moment’s hesitation, he said softly, “Didn’t you say before that our family could afford to lose money?”

"What? You've already thought this far? Under what pretext are we going to pay this money as a betrothal gift?" Takasaki Mio joked again. "Don't think too much about it. They won't want this money. Some mistakes can only be borne by oneself, and they are willing to bear the losses for their daughter, just like I did for you."

As she finished speaking, her mother's tone softened considerably, filling Jun Takasaki's heart with warmth.

Yes, parents are always the strongest support for their children, and the Chihaya couple will definitely do everything they can to protect Aine.

So, after discussing it with his mother, he made up his mind that if Aine's condition worsened, he would intervene forcefully to make Aine drop out of school and return to China—while there was still time.

With his mother's tacit approval, his confidence grew stronger, and his gloom dissipated.

While the two were chatting, Mio Takasaki followed the navigation and arrived at the location of Wakaba's house.

Upon seeing her car, the gate immediately opened, and the car slowly drove in, eventually stopping in the garage here.

Just as Jun Takasaki was about to get off the bus, Mio Takasaki suddenly turned around and looked at her son with a smile.

“Son, I’m so happy to see how much you care about Aine.”

"Isn't it natural for me to care about her?" Jun Takasaki asked in bewilderment.

"That's how it should be... Rather than sending you into a wealthy family and making you some rich young lady's son-in-law, I'd much rather see you bring Aine in and fulfill my dream~" Takasaki Mio seemed completely immersed in some strange reverie, "If you lived like that old man Tanaka Naoki, no matter how rich you were, I couldn't stand it..."

Kakuei Tanaka, the "founding father" of the Takasaki family, had two children with his wife, a son and a daughter, as well as at least two illegitimate children. Because his son died young, he left his parliamentary seat and political legacy to his daughter, Makiko Tanaka. He also chose a son-in-law, Naoki Suzuki, for his daughter.

After marrying into the family, Suzuki Naoki changed his name to Tanaka Naoki and followed his wife into politics, serving as a member of the House of Councillors for many years and even as Minister of Defense at one point.