[Net King + Black Basket] Seijuro, your mother calls you to go home for dinner!

Just as Xun Li, who had been comfortably in New York for three years and quickly completed her studies and received a degree, was holding her graduation certificate as if she could finally walk in society with her chest upright—her mother and younger sister quickly entered Japan/ In this market, the negotiation with the outsourcer was unexpectedly smooth, and they also told her the good news.

"Now that everything is ready, it's only due to the east wind." Mai quoted the profound Chinese idiom to describe the current situation, with a rather complacent tone, "Our publicity and advertisements have been released, and the rest is to wait for the store to be furnished and then open. Thanks to the help of Miss Noriko, the location of the store is in Ginza."

"Congratulations." Xunli's mood was also tinged with joy. "Thank you for your hard work. I also take care of the store in New York."

"Actually, it's okay. Now the rhythm has finally slowed down."

"Do you want to hire a manager or clerk?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone, "Hey, we are still waiting to pick up your phone!"

"...?"

"Didn't you forget our original agreement?" Xunli was still thinking about what the "agreement" in Mai's mouth referred to, and the other party unceremoniously accused, "Are you going to run away again? That's not okay. !"

Only then did Xunli think of this, he laughed dryly and did not speak.

She wanted to go back—now, right now, right now.Because she no longer has the need to stay in New York...although I am sorry for Himuro and the others.But New York is not her home after all, and there is someone she cares about on the other side of the sea.

"Masashi..." This was one of her biggest concerns.To be honest, Xun Li didn't know what complicated feelings he had for this man.

"Speaking of him..." Mai also paused, "I really want to sigh "There are unpredictable things". "

Mai, you must have been brainwashed by watching too many costume dramas of the Celestial Dynasty!

Xun Li didn't know why, so an ominous premonition rose in his heart.She eagerly asked Mai to continue explaining, "Hey, he... won't be hurt, right?"

"What, do you think this demon king will let others frame you?" Mai said with a sneer, "However, some things are more interesting if you discover them yourself."

After hearing this, Xun Li stayed where she was for three seconds, knowing that Mai was trying to trick her, she complained angrily and hung up the other party's phone.

"Hello - hello? Don't hang up on me, hello!" Mai helplessly pinched the phone case and yelled at Xunli who had hung up over there, but she could only gnash her teeth and slander her desperately. "Sister, I am the number one and best god assist in the universe...Is there any older sister who doesn't cherish your younger sister like you!"

There is one thing that Mai forgot to say just now on the spur of the moment—she met Masashi by chance during her stay in Japan/Ben.To be honest, she felt a little guilty for him who was still in the dark.This awkward guy has made Xun Li cry so many times, but in the end he still cares about her terribly.

"Actually, you are very lucky." She couldn't help sighing.Everything is relative. After Xunli suffered pain that is unacceptable to ordinary people, her family, friends and husband are still accommodating.Mai and Jessica also took care of everything and waited to welcome her back.

But Mai didn't want to reveal too many details on the phone, otherwise Xunli might cry bitterly over it.

Mai stared at the phone in a daze, but Dianzi walked up to her with black tea and sat down.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Ah...it's nothing." She smiled and shook her head at Dianzi.

Recently, she has become a frequent visitor to Atobe's house. Seeing Keigo, a sophomore in high school, leading Hyotei to the national competition, Mai, who has nothing to do, will also give him some advice.

"So, when are you going to open?"

"The sooner the better, the initial plan is next month."

Dianzi winked at her, "Don't forget to upgrade me to a VIP member."

"Of course, how about a specially customized gold card?" Mai joked, "But I really didn't expect Mr. Sakaki to be willing to contribute a sum of money..."

"Yes, I was also taken aback when I received his call." Dianzi shrugged, "Should I say that you are lucky or destined, once you have this reliable ally, there will be no difficulty in funding."

Of course, Mai would not tell her that Kaoru persuaded Sakaki Taro to join the group, but Sakaki Taro's attitude towards Kaoru really made her sweat.Although I can't see anything out of the ordinary...but the potential impure/clean relationship must also be killed in the bud!

"Mai?" Dianzi looked suspiciously at his younger sister who was in a daze again.

"Sorry, it seems that I was exhausted a while ago." A joke flashed in her eyes, "I need to take a good rest recently."

She is still waiting to sit in the special seat and see how Xun Li will stir up waves after returning to China~

Accidents will happen.

Rather, reality is stranger than fiction.

The demon king of ghosts and beasts in Mai's mouth——without the knowledge of outsiders, he quietly killed Jin Jing, who was flourishing in the company.But the butterfly effect it brought was enough to keep Jinjing depressed for a lifetime.

Even Secretary Baojing, who was most trusted by Masashi, only knew a little bit about the details of the whole incident.Not long ago, Jinjing was entrusted by Yashi to discuss outsourcing matters with the garment factory. Jinjing thought he had a chance to win, but unexpectedly...

Unexpectedly, the clothing factory temporarily negotiated with another newly established clothing company, and even signed an agreement that will take effect immediately.Jin Jing, who had been thrown in vain, immediately turned her face - she did not admit that any steps were wrong, and she did not dare to imagine why the garment factory would rather cooperate with a lesser-known foreign company than offend a subsidiary of the Akashi Group .

But colleagues and Boss don't care what the reason for the garment factory is, they take it for granted that this is the result of Kanai's negligence.Masashi didn't act too aggressively, after all, he didn't put too much effort into this part, he just dropped her to other parts.

Recently, there have been frequent gossips behind her back, and I don’t know who started to spread the news that Oshima, who failed to lure//lure the stocks in the past and was desperate, sold company secrets for profit. The office is a breeding ground for rumors and scandals, especially those that have negative effects News—whether it's true or not, the employees who have been under Jinjing's suppression for a long time have disliked her for a long time.

Although she is still their boss in name, the real power in her hands is gradually being evacuated.

Kanai realized that self-preservation was more important than anything else, so she followed Masashi's instructions and retreated to the second line.What made her even more disturbed was Akashi Nanami's sudden cold attitude towards her. She was turned away several times when she came to visit.

This pass is not easy.

In vain Kanai had some kind of chilling guess——

Perhaps, she is just a pawn in the secret rivalry between Akashi Nanami and Akashi Masashi's mother and son?She was the one who was toyed with by the applause from beginning to end.

……

Recently, Masashi likes to stay alone in the clean and bright office, facing the floor-to-ceiling windows and overlooking the streets of Tokyo.

He would never admit it in his heart, as if the sense of alienation made him feel safe.

The thumb and forefinger hold the goblet, shaking the golden-yellow rich and mellow liquid/body casually and lazily like every charming man, but he has no interest in tasting it.

From the few millimeters of curvature at the corner of his mouth, it can be seen that he is in a happy mood now.In order to get rid of the unsightly role of Jinjing, Masashi secretly bought the clothing factory and acted in a scene together, so Kanai would not negotiate anyway, and once Akashi Nanami was disappointed with her ability, he would throw away useless soldiers.

Akashi Nanami's reaction was not bad as he expected, but something innocuous happened during the process.Even without Masashi's covert intervention, Jessica and the others who worked hard to come from across the ocean had a good conversation with the garment factory.Although they have not yet developed, what garment factories value is their future development potential.In addition, Yashi knew their relationship with Xunli, so he nodded directly to let the manager of the garment factory boldly sign the contract.

Win-win (win-win) results are all happy.

The night before he decided to deal with Jin Jing, the conversation he had with Xun Li in the same room one night suddenly flashed through his mind.

"I just can't understand Oshima's reasons for selling the company."

"It was he who made the mistake, but it is very likely that he committed the crime under the instigation of colleagues with unexpected intentions."

Although he spoke very cryptically at the time, Xun Li's sensitivity and judgment surprised him.Thinking about the details of getting along with her, Masashi suddenly realized that her heart is like a mirror.Whether it is from the way of educating Xiaozheng or seeing that she is in a conspiracy, maybe she should have been a very outstanding woman.

If he had confirmed at that time that Xunli was trustworthy, Masashi would have handed over a small part of his mission affairs to her—just like Atobe had done to Noriko.

But he is an irresponsible husband.

Also a failed father.

But at least—

"At the last moment, the chess piece is out." He announced the end of Akashi Nanami's era in a tone without ups and downs.Then, as if to celebrate the good news that no one had shared with him, he drank the honey-like ice wine in one gulp—a gift from Mai and Jessica as a token of sincerity.

**

Xunli refused to give in, but in fact his heart had already begun to waver.

She found two large suitcases from the basement, folded some clothes, and some daily necessities.Before going to bed late at night, she would suddenly regret it again, taking out all the things she had arranged and returning them to their original places.This ups and downs of mood lasted for several days, and even she was amused by her actions.

Since Mai let go and encouraged her to go back, it meant that there must be no danger there that might endanger her safety.

Anyway, it has been three years, whether it is fear or resentment, the wound that has become numb and scarred is not painful to her.

Xunli distributed some unnecessary small items to the girls she met in school, and the messy novels to Ice Room and Hong Cun, who was idling in the United States all day and speaking broken English.With regard to the latter, her feelings for him were delicate.As if through him - the bridge - she re-established some kind of subtle connection with Seijuro.

She alone revealed the news that she might return to the country to the two of them. As for the group of teenagers whose friendship is not deep or shallow, they can only be regarded as ordinary friends, maybe disappearing for a period of time is enough to wash away their memory of herself.

"You...don't plan to come back?" There was a rare crack on Bingshi's face.

Although I was very sorry for him, Xun Li still nodded with a sigh.The atmosphere became a little weird.She forced herself to cheer up, "Maybe I will meet Vulcan in Japan~! Why don't you go with Himuro?"

Although the second half of the sentence was just a joke, Himuro pursed his lips and muttered "whoknows?"

At Xunli's request, the two teenagers kindly accompanied her to make preparations before returning to China—they called it shopping.

There were very few things that Xunli needed to bring, even if she kissed Dianzi and Masashi, she didn't think they would lack any items that couldn't be bought with money.But in order to fill up the two large suitcases so that she would have the illusion of "going home happily", she bought a lot of souvenirs and odds and ends.

Hong Cun expressed his surprise. He thought that a woman's shopping was an adrenaline rush that no one could stop, but after shopping with Xunli all afternoon, she didn't buy a single piece of clothing, but some insignificant souvenirs.

If he could read minds, he would definitely vomit three liters of blood after learning what Xun Li was really thinking at this time——

"I don't know what Xiaozheng's children like... buy food? Or is it more reliable to buy original books?"

Children, no matter they have passed the restless adolescence or grown into a family, in the eyes of their parents, they are still unreasonable babies who need to be taken care of carefully.

At least for the regretful Xun Li, the three-year blank period of lack of maternal love must be doubled.

Their last stop was the bookstore. Under Xun Li's guidance, they first went to the bookstore...the blue road next to it.She frantically ordered fast food on five plastic plates, and stuffed two glasses of Coke into the hands of Ice Room and Hong Cun who hadn't reacted yet.

"I've invited you to eat this meal. You can eat slowly. I'll go to the bookstore first."

"=="

"Wait, don't treat us like coaxing children!" Hongcun complained dissatisfied.

……

When Xunli walked into Lanlan Road again with books filled with two plastic bags, two hours had passed.

"I have a good appetite, I ate it all." She glanced at the remaining ketchup and chips left on the plate, "Let's go when we're full."

"Let's go home now..." The two teenagers who had been sitting on chairs staring at each other for half an hour before were a little weak.

"Wait!" She quickly snatched the large Coke cup that was half left in Hongcun's hand.

"I drank that..."

"Who wants your drink, I mean—refill."

"Orz"

Under such circumstances, even if Xunri confessed that she was Akashi Seijuro's biological mother, Nijimura would never believe it.She looked up at the sky, anyway, she didn't intend to reveal her identity.Someone said that it is more interesting to discover the secrets by yourself.

The author has something to say: Guess who is the first thing my mother sees after returning to China? (Except for Mai/Jessica) The first one to guess correctly will win a prize!

I haven't saved a manuscript recently, and one chapter is another chapter, please forgive me!Mom is going back to Japan/Ben!But this volume will not end until Mom and Dad meet again.Don't pay attention to the details of Jin Jing being cannon fodder. In short, she is out.

"Children, no matter they have gone through restless adolescence or grown into a family, in the eyes of their parents, they are still unreasonable babies who need to be taken care of carefully." ← This sentence is actually my complaint. OTZ is already a college student. When I just got home, my family would say "the baby is back" which is really embarrassing. When I talked to Ma Ma about the school's case analysis competition, she would also say "Oh, a group of children teamed up to participate" ← it's like 2333333 In contrast, my friend from abroad said that her parents have forced her to start paying the rent every month...and even earn money to pay tuition and buy her own car...