Yamada Tsukasa didn't stay too long.
After a brief exchange with Saionji Ryuichi, he took his two JK sisters in his arms and drove off in a luxury car, looking as if he completely trusted his cousin.
The dusk had completely settled, the fiery red sunset had vanished without a trace, and the remaining afterglow reflected off the black car body.
"Bastard, if I hadn't secretly allied with Hoshino Jun, I would have really been fooled by you."
"You, you're probably just like your cold and heartless parents; you never considered Little Aunt and me as family."
"Yes, even Yamada Kaoru, an older sister you've known for over ten years, is just a tool for exchanging benefits to you."
"I actually used to fantasize that we were brothers; how ridiculous."
Saionji Ryuichi watched the luxury car drive away, a hint of relief in his eyes, relieved that he had discovered Yamada Tsukasa's true colors in time.
And it hadn't caused him any losses.
After Yamada Tsukasa's car had completely disappeared, Saionji Ryuichi raised his hand to check his watch.
A full hour had passed.
"Hoshino Jun, that bastard, why isn't he out yet?"
Turning sideways, his peripheral vision secretly glanced at the pitch-black car window. Saionji Ryuichi inexplicably felt parched and had an idea.
How about...
Installing a monitor in the car next time?
"Kachiko, what do you think Ryuichi is thinking when he looks into the car?"
Hoshino Jun grabbed Kachiko's long hair, lifted her chin, and made her also see Saionji Ryuichi, who was peeking inside occasionally from outside the window.
Kachiko instinctively dodged Saionji Ryuichi's eyes, lowered her head, buried it in a pillow, and moaned softly: "Don't let Ryuichi see."
Hoshino Jun smiled, looking down at Kachiko, who was kneeling in the second row of the commercial van.
At this moment, she was probably very hot; crystal sweat beaded on her forehead and temples, and her waist-length straight hair was held and played with by Hoshino Jun.
Her plump, perky buttocks were raised high beneath her pleated skirt, reflected in the surrounding car windows.
"We're not breaking the law; we're conducting normal business negotiations. So what if he sees?"
Hearing Hoshino Jun's words, Kachiko's delicate little face was filled with deep melancholy, making her particularly pitiable.
No matter what, she didn't want Ryuichi outside the car to see her disheveled state at this moment.
Hoshino Jun fell into thought. He originally didn't care much, but the more aggrieved Kachiko looked, the more he felt an urge to bully her severely.
This woman really knew how to entice.
However, looking at her aggrieved little expression, Kachiko herself probably didn't know...
How alluring she looked right now.
"Hoshino-kun, I'm entrusting Ryuichi's matter to you."
Because she was asking for a favor from Hoshino-kun, Kachiko maintained the basic kneeling etiquette of a Japanese person, in front of her full, fleshy, perky buttocks.
Her plump dumplings were squeezed flat.
She was radiating her charm at all times.
"Alright, alright, I promise you then; I'll help Ryuichi."
Hoshino Jun ultimately couldn't resist the temptation.
Ten minutes later, he chose to invest in Kachiko's company.
Injecting over a billion in assets in one go.
Finally receiving Hoshino-kun's promise, Kachiko's brows relaxed, and she looked back at Hoshino Jun with satisfaction.
Her delicate and beautiful face was already flushed, making her even more charming.
"Thank you, Hoshino-kun."
"We are so close; it's what I should do. No need to be polite."
Hoshino Jun felt that Kachiko was still too polite; they were already so close, yet she was still thanking him.
"..."
"..."
Five minutes later, Hoshino Jun got out of the car, satisfied. He looked back at Kachiko, who was now seated properly, and waved at her.
"Kachiko, see you next time."
"Hoshino-kun, see you next time."
Kachiko also raised her hand, waving lightly in farewell, then pulled out a tissue to wipe away sweat.
The air conditioning in the car was still too high.
Making her sweat all over.
Only when that extremely handsome face disappeared did Kachiko slowly turn her head, staring at the spot where he had just been, lost in thought.
'It should be Ryuichi I love.'
'But why, when Hoshino-kun just said, "See you next time"...'
'Did I feel that tiny bit of anticipation?'
She gently bit her rosy lips and whispered:
"No, I can't be like this. My goal is to be a good woman, a good wife; I can't think of any man other than Ryuichi."
Kachiko, who had advanced from a maiden to a young wife, still did not know on this day...
That the matter between Hoshino Jun and Saionji Ryuichi had absolutely nothing to do with her.
It was Saionji Ryuichi who had actively pushed her out.
"Thanks, Ryuichi!" Hoshino Jun found Saionji Ryuichi and thanked him.
If he had a cigarette, at this very moment, Hoshino Jun really wanted to offer him one.
This kind of person was a true, legitimate good brother; he could even share his wife...
Wasn't he much better than that fake brother Takayanagi, who turned against him because of Yamada Kaoru?
"No need for thanks. Just do a good job, and that's better than any thanks."
Looking at the refreshed Hoshino Jun, countless images of Kachiko being bullied by him flashed through Saionji Ryuichi's mind, and he involuntarily felt hot.
He really wanted to see it with his own eyes.
'Damn it, am I sick?'
'Why would I want to see something like that?'
The evening plane tree leaves fell.
Hoshino Jun looked at the green of the leaves, smiling radiantly:
"Don't worry, as long as you do well there, I can guarantee that I will absolutely not make any mistakes."
Saionji Ryuichi's face instantly fell.
"I hope you succeed."
He took a deep breath and looked up at the sky:
"This is challenging the unfeeling Chairwoman Yamada. If you don't succeed, then I'll have died in vain."
The last time Saionji Ryuichi was that scared was the last time.
He really had to help Hoshino Jun.
To deal with that cold Great-Aunt.
Seeing Saionji Ryuichi's bad mood, Hoshino Jun, as his new good brother, naturally had to help him resolve his worries.
"Don't be so down. If you have time, read a few more books. I'll recommend some to you."
Seeing his good brother Ryuichi's lack of interest, Hoshino Jun then whispered, "They're books Vice Chairman has read, you know."
Hearing this, Saionji Ryuichi indeed became interested and nodded, saying, "I'll look them up when I get home."
"Alright, then I'll be going. See you tomorrow."
Having achieved his goal of recommending books, Hoshino Jun turned and left, showing no intention of staying to chat more.
"I wonder if the book recommendation will work."
"I hope it has some effect on him, however small."
The books Hoshino Jun had just recommended were not actually ones Vice Chairman had read, but rather some representative works of "verdant" themes.
Since Saionji Ryuichi had this inclination...
Why not try to help him fully open the door to a new world?
If Saionji Ryuichi could also lend a hand with Saionji Ayako, that would be even better.
As night fully descended, the wind picked up.
The temperature in Tokyo dropped sharply.
Pedestrians on the street would sometimes shiver suddenly, without any warning.
Hoshino Jun's LINE messages were already exploding, so he walked very fast; to others, he almost seemed to be running.
"Idiot!"
"..."
"Moron!"
"..."
"Heartless, big dumb pig! Two days ago, you tricked me into leaving work early, saying you wanted to cook dinner for me every day. Where are you?"
"..."
Asu Mei's rage was almost overflowing from the screen; Hoshino Jun could already imagine what he would face when he got home.
If things went well, he'd get a good beating.
If things went badly, Asu Mei would enter silent treatment mode.
"Damn it, it felt like only a few minutes in the car, how did it suddenly become past seven o'clock?"
Next time, I really shouldn't set my phone to silent mode.
Finally, after a period of jogging, Hoshino Jun arrived downstairs at the apartment building at 7:20.
Then he strode up the stairs.
It must be said that 9 points of physical strength was quite formidable.
Not to mention the high-intensity workouts with Kato Nana, Takayanagi Yuki, and Kachiko these past few days.
And now, he had just run all the way back to the apartment.
Hoshino Jun was still climbing the stairs without stopping, yet he felt no fatigue at all.
His body was just naturally sweating, making him look very hot.
In a short while, he rushed from the first floor to the fourth floor.
As he reached room 404 and was about to take out his key to open the door, Hoshino Jun suddenly heard some arguing from the adjacent room 403. Because it was through a door, the sound was not loud.
So he had to listen very carefully to hear what they were arguing about.
"Mom, why won't you tell me who that man is?"
"I'm not trying to stop your relationship; I just want to know what kind of man you're with. What's so hard to hide?"
Jo's voice sounded particularly intense; he must have really wanted to know the answer to this question.
"I have nothing to say."
"Mom doesn't have to tell you everything. Mom has her own life too."
Takayanagi Yuki's voice was softer, sounding like the weaker party in this argument, but she still guarded her secret.
"I'm your son! If you don't tell me about your life, who will you tell?!"
"Why did you just get together with someone yesterday, and then today, as soon as you came home, you suddenly told me not to worry about the tuition money?"
"How can I not worry?"
"I'm worried you took money you shouldn't have!!!"
Jo became more and more agitated, eventually even shouting.
The room fell into a brief silence.
A moment later, Takayanagi Yuki's sorrowful voice was heard: "Jo, are you saying you think Mom is that kind of low-class woman who trades her body for money?"
Jo's voice softened: "That's not what I meant."
"Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself."
"What have you been doing these past few days? Slander, secretly taking pictures—you've done all sorts of shameless things, and you still have the nerve to question me under the guise of worrying."
Takayanagi Yuki's reaction also became intense, listing out Jo's disgraceful acts one by one.
Jo, having his last layer of shame stripped away, instantly flew into a rage.
"Alright, alright, so you're implicitly admitting it, huh? I don't have a mother like you."
After throwing out an angry remark, Jo opened the door to 403 and then slammed it shut.
Then, he saw Hoshino Jun, looking very interested, standing right outside his door.
Clearly...
He had been listening for a long time.
"Hi!"
Hoshino Jun politely greeted him, then realized his behavior seemed inappropriate and immediately puffed out his chest and adopted a fatherly demeanor.
"Jo, how can you argue with your mother? That's truly outrageous."
"Go apologize to your mother immediately."