Didn’t you say you were just using me as a substitute?

"After all, the world belongs to the young."

When Shinomiya Gan'an's aura was fully released and everyone in the room, including Hayasaka Nao and Shinomiya Kaguya, were trembling with fear, Kitahara Takashi's bandit aura was fully released.

"The world is also eager to hear the stories of young people."

He threw the black chess piece into Shigong Yan'an's chess box.

"Do you know what you look like now?"

"A withered skeleton that occupies the empty throne and refuses to let go."

"Time will eliminate you outdated old guys for me."

"I want to see how long you can hold on to the throne."

Kitahara Takashi admitted.

He is indeed not as good as Shigong Yan'an now.

But so what?

He is young enough.

Youth is capital.

He can even wear down Sigong Yan'an to death.

"I thought you would challenge my throne right now." Shinomiya Yan'an was like a deflated balloon for a moment, his tone complicated.

He thought that Kitahara Takashi would challenge him immediately, but he never expected that he actually wanted to wait until he died before taking the throne.

This guy is a real dog.

It’s also really shameless.

"I'm not stupid, thank you."

You can obviously win by developing steadily, so why are you trying to challenge the opponent?

"Tell me, why did you call me here?" Facing the ruthless Kitahara Tsutomu, Shigong Yan'an had no way to deal with it.

"Your daughter has a crush on a boy named Baiyin Yuxing. His family used to be quite wealthy, but your eldest son targeted them and drove them into bankruptcy, leaving them with no one."

Every time Kitahara Takashi said a word, Shinomiya Yan'an's forehead wrinkles became deep enough.

And an expression of surprise and astonishment appeared on Kaguya Shinomiya's face.

She was surprised because she didn't expect that Kitahara Takashi was talking about this.

She was stunned because she didn't know that Baiyin Yuxing's family of four was bankrupted by him.

Only Hayasaka Nao's doll-like face remained motionless.

"and then?"

As if deliberately waiting for Shigong Yan'an to digest it, Kitahara Takashi waited for him to speak before continuing: "She likes him, and he likes her too. I hope you can help them be together."

If what just happened was shocking enough.

But this sentence is like dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki!

No one expected Kitahara Tsutomu to say this.

"Do you know what you are saying?" Shigong Yan'an frowned into the shape of a [川] character. He could never understand Kitahara Zun's wild and imaginative ideas.

Based on his understanding of Beiyuan Zun, he didn't think that Beiyuan Zun was someone who would give his prey to others.

He is a man, so he understands men best.

"I know."

Kitahara Takashi picked up the cup of tea that Hayasaka Nao had made for him.

"who do you think You Are?"

Shinomiya Yanan's eyes shot out a captivating gaze, and his tone was filled with a barely perceptible anger in every word he spoke.

Yes, that's right, anger.

It's Kitahara Takashi's business if he doesn't like his daughter.

But why should he ask me to give his only daughter to the son of my enemy as a daughter?

"Who am I? Do I need to introduce myself again? Hasn't the Shinomiya family already investigated my life experience from childhood to adulthood?" Kitahara Takashi blew gently on the tea surface.

He took a sip and let the hot tea flow into his body: "Mr. Shigong, I know you are very angry now."

"But after Miss Kaguya knows what your son has done, do you think she will remain indifferent?"

"Most importantly, doesn't Miss Kaguya like him?"

"Just like you like Miss Qingshui Mingyezhu, didn't your clan members advise you to calm down back then? But did you listen?"

When he heard Kitahara Takashi mention the woman [Shimizu Nayatake] again, and mentioned Shinomiya Kaguya's mother, Shinomiya Yanan turned his head to look at the face that was increasingly similar to that face, and Shinomiya Yanan was no longer able to speak.

Yes.

Later, Shimizu Nayatake quit her job at the store and returned to her hometown to recuperate from a heart attack. When she appeared in front of Shinomiya Gan'an again, she was already pregnant with Kaguya.

Although the people of the Shinomiya family wanted to drive them away, thinking that Kaguya must be another man's child, Shinomiya Yanan still accepted them and insisted that Kaguya was his daughter.

Just as he didn't listen to his tribe members when he was 87 years old, Kaguya Shinomiya would not listen to him either.

"The more you try to stop them, the more they fall in love."

"I hope you can help them."

Kitahara Tsutomu's eyes are sincere, like a broken-winged angel emitting divine light who has come to solve all the difficulties for the male and female protagonists.

At least at this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya was full of gratitude towards Kitahara Takashi.

She felt that Kitahara Takashi understood her.

"..."

Sigong Yan'an remained silent for a long time.

He didn't say anything. The only sound in the room was the occasional sip of water, a sound only Kitahara Tsutomu could make.

After a long while, Shigong Yan'an said in a hoarse voice: "Beiyuan stays, everyone else goes out."

"Father!"

Shinomiya Kaguya thought Shinomiya Yan'an was going to harm Kitahara Takashi. Thinking of him telling her things she didn't know and pleading for her love, she gritted her teeth and knelt straight down: "This matter has nothing to do with Kitahara. If there is anything wrong, you can punish me."

You even begged for mercy on me.

Seeing this, Kitahara Zun felt happy.

Qier0siqisa n means "get out!"

Shinomiya Yanan emphasized his tone.

This was the first time he showed open emotion in front of Kaguya Shinomiya.

Hayasaka Nao pulled Shinomiya Kaguya and left the room with the bodyguards.

pat!

As the door closed tightly.

"Tell me, what are you planning?" Shinomiya Yan'an stared at Kitahara Tsutomu with his eyes filled with gloomy murderous intent.

"What kind of ideas could I have?"

Kitahara Takashi looked innocent.

"Enough, my patience is limited." Shinomiya Yan'an seemed to growl from his throat.

"Before I answer, can I ask you a question first?" Kitahara Tsutomu restrained his smile and straightened his body.

"You said."

"Do you really love Qingshui Mingzhuye?" Kitahara Takashi asked a question that angered Shinomiya Yanan again.

"You" "I believe you like her, but do you really love her? Or is your love just a filter for her?"

Shinomiya Yanan's angry words were on the tip of his tongue, but Kitahara Takashi's series of questions caught Shinomiya Yanan off guard.

Does Shinomiya Yanan love Qingshui Mingyezhu?

Everyone thought he was madly in love with that woman.

Otherwise, why would he go against everyone's opinion and keep Kaguya Shinomiya, who was not sure whether she was his child or not?

Even Shinomiya Yanan himself thinks so.

He has never thought about whether he loves Qingshui Mingzhuye?

"People like you have experienced all kinds of ups and downs. What kind of women have you not seen?"

"Why do you keep thinking about the clear water and famous bamboo leaves?"

Rich people also go to nightclubs.

But if you tell him that a man who manages a family worth billions for a century would marry a nightclub hostess, would you believe it?

The second generation of rich people all know that it’s okay to play with hostesses in nightclubs, but if you really bring them home, you’ll have to see if your dad will spank you.

How could Shigong Yan'an not know something that even those rich second-generations understand?

"At first I thought you were just in love, but now, looking at your reaction, it seems that's not the case."

Kitahara Takashi put down his teacup and poured himself some water. "Mr. Shigong, you don't really like clear water and bamboo leaves."

Hearing the news that was like a bolt from the blue, Shigong Yan'an did not react at all, but just listened in silence.

"Or maybe before she died, you liked her, but not loved her."

"If you're too obsessed with someone of the opposite sex, it's often not because they're exceptional or excellent, but because there's something wrong with you."

"It's the emptiness that you really need a relationship to fill."

"She just happened to appear at that time, and you were filled with endless fantasies about her. You unconsciously added a halo and filter to her in your mind, and it felt like everything in the world appeared on her. You imagined her to be flawless, but in fact, this was a projection reaction."

"So you're not in love with her as a person, but with the fantasy of her in your inner world. That's why you find yourself unable to put your finger on what's good about her, and you're not sure what you like about her."

"You actually like her unconsciously in your heart."

"Because what you fall in love with is just a fantasy. It's not that you like it that much, it's just that you are too lonely inside."

"Perhaps you now feel that you love clear water and famous bamboo leaves."

"That's only because she died at the moment of your greatest love."

Kitahara Takashi has always felt that "Ryuzo" is a classic, and that is the death of Eri.

Her death will make people remember the little monster forever.

If she hadn't died, she would probably have been written beyond recognition by today's businessmen.

"Remember when I compared the Shinomiya family to the Titanic?"

"You and Shimizu Natakeba are like Rose and Jack in it."

"But you play the role of Ruth who survived, and Ms. Shimizu Natakeba plays the role of Shi Jack."

"If Jack were still alive, Rose would never have loved him so deeply."

As Kitahara Takashi crushed his inner analysis bit by bit, Shigong Yan'an said silently: "You are right. Perhaps I am just too lonely in my inner world."

"But what does this have to do with Kaguya?"

Shinomiya Yanan didn't want to continue talking about the clear water and famous bamboo leaves with Kitahara Tsune.

He was afraid that if he continued to talk, the woman in his heart, or the woman in his heart, would be completely changed.

"I said, if Jack hadn't died, Rose would never have loved him so much."

Kitahara Takashi repeated it again.

"Mr. Shinomiya, do you understand what I mean?"

Shigong Yanan seemed thoughtful: "You mean, if we leave it alone, they will eventually break up?"

"You also have to deactivate her card, strip her of her status as heir to the Shinomiya family, and take away everything you've given her."

If left alone, nothing will change.