wavenovel Chapter 646 You must be tired too?
Chapter 646 You must be tired too?
"You must be tired after brewing tea all afternoon, right? Go back and rest first, and you can come downstairs for dinner later. I've asked the kitchen to prepare Japanese food, which I think will be all your favorites."
Although Jiang Nian didn't notice what Zhou Zhou had said earlier, he did notice that after Zhou Zhou left, Baihezi's mind had wandered and she was no longer focused on making tea.
Since they had almost finished their tea, Jiang Nian spoke up directly.
He believed he was showing concern for Yuriko, but Yuriko perceived his words as indicating some dissatisfaction from Mr. An.
Unfortunately, before Yuriko could react and say anything, Jiang Nian had already gotten up and left.
In the end, Yuriko could only watch helplessly as Jiang Nian left, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.
Jiang Nian went to Zhou Zhou's room. Yuriko's reaction made Jiang Nian feel uneasy.
He knew that Yuriko's appearance was too coincidental, making it impossible not to overthink it.
What were you trying to say to me just now?
After entering Zhou Zhou's room, Jiang Nian asked directly.
Zhou Zhou had just returned to his room, intending to take a nap, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door, followed by Jiang Nian entering. He had assumed Jiang Nian had something urgent to discuss, but it turned out to be just a simple question, leaving Zhou Zhou utterly speechless.
"I thought you were so engrossed in the company of beautiful women that you forgot everything else."
Zhou Zhou joked, genuinely believing that Jiang Nian's brain had lost its spark since meeting Yuriko. Otherwise, why didn't he consider Yuriko's identity? She was, after all, a member of the Tianye family; even if she was an illegitimate child, she shouldn't have been allowed to destroy the family, right?
In Japan, people have a strong sense of belonging to their families, especially illegitimate children who have been separated from their parents. If they have the opportunity to return to their families and be recognized by their ancestors, it is an extremely important thing for them.
Jiang Nian has taken a liking to Baihezi, so he should at least help Baihezi resolve this matter, right?
"Don't talk nonsense about a 'land of beauties'."
Hearing Zhou Zhou's teasing words, Jiang Nian frowned and said irritably.
Jiang Nian found this joke not funny at all.
"??? Aren't you going to help Yuriko get recognized as her ancestry?"
Zhou Zhou was bewildered. He was completely stunned. Why did things seem to be going in the wrong direction?
"Why should I acknowledge my ancestors? Besides, this is Yuriko's own business; it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, does it?"
Zhou Zhou was bewildered, and Jiang Nian was even more bewildered.
He felt that the two of them were not on the same wavelength.
Otherwise, why couldn't he understand what Zhou Zhou was saying?
"Holy crap! You're a total scumbag! Mr. Jiang Nian, my image of you has been shattered. It turns out you're the real scumbag!"
Zhou Zhou couldn't hold back any longer.
He originally thought Jiang Nian was a model young man, but who would have thought that this guy would actually be a scumbag?
He's the kind of scumbag who plays with women's feelings!
Jiang Nian's lips twitched incessantly.
Is Zhou Zhou really that stupid this time?
Otherwise, what kind of nonsense is he spouting!
"How am I a scumbag? Explain yourself! Besides, my relationship with Yuriko is completely innocent, I didn't do anything!"
Jiang Nian now desperately wanted to crack open Zhou Zhou's skull to see what was inside.
He speaks without thinking every day. How did he even become a protector of the Shadow Organization?
Could it be that his role as a protector is actually quite weak?
"How can you not be a scumbag? You and Yuriko are deeply in love, and she's from the Tano family. Now you're siding with the Takahashi family, are you really planning to bring down the Tano family?"
Zhou Zhou yelled at Jiang Nian in an annoyed tone.
Jiang Nian fell silent.
“I’m not on the Takahashi family’s side. The Tano family has brought this situation upon themselves. The Takahashi family bought missiles from me, but so what? If the Tano family were smart, they would have come to me, tried to curry favor with me, and bought other things from me. Missiles aren’t only sold to the Takahashi family; the Tano family can buy them too.”
Jiang Nian found Zhou Zhou's behavior utterly baffling.
He was reluctant to do business with the Tano family and deliberately had Jeremy make things difficult for them. But his own trip to Japan was essentially for profit.
It's one thing for Takeshi Tano to be unable to think straight, but why is Zhou Zhou's brain starting to rust too?
After Jiang Nian finished speaking, Zhou Zhou fell into deep thought.
He touched his chin and admitted that he hadn't really been using his brain much lately.
Tano Takeshi was completely provoked by Takahashi Somoki, which is why he's not thinking straight. If the Takahashi family can buy missiles, the Tano family can too.
It turns out that Jiang Nian didn't intend to avenge Yuriko or deliberately make things difficult for the Tano family.
Having figured this out, Zhou Zhou broke into a big smile.
Now, we're just waiting for Takeshi Tano to figure things out on his own.
Jiang Nian didn't stay in Zhou Zhou's room for long and went straight back to her own room.
Only in his own room could Jiang Nian guarantee absolute safety, where no one could spy on anything inside.
Zhou Zhou's words still resonated with Jiang Nian to some extent.
Of course, Jiang Nian automatically filtered out the idea that he was a scumbag.
The question he's pondering now is—how to bring the Tianye family back to their senses?
Jiang Nian himself hoped that Japan would be constantly embroiled in internal strife. Even if a large-scale war didn't break out, if these powerful figures were constantly fighting for power, they would naturally have no time to act as lackeys of the United States and keep causing trouble for China.
"Yuriko, do you want to go back to the Tano family?"
During dinner, Jiang Nian spoke up calmly.
Yuriko's hand holding the knife and fork trembled slightly.
She lowered her eyelids, making it impossible to discern her thoughts.
Zhou Zhou glanced at Jiang Nian. He couldn't understand what kind of trouble Jiang Nian was up to now. Didn't he say that his relationship with Baihezi was completely innocent? Why was he meddling in other people's business?
"I...I want to go back and take a look."
After thinking it over in her mind for a while, Yuriko finally raised her head and looked at Jiang Nian, speaking slowly and deliberately with a serious expression.
Her eyes were red-rimmed, and her lips trembled slightly as she spoke, making it clear that she was deeply disturbed.
“That’s the place my mother longed to go. She never stepped foot inside the Tianye family home until she died. I want to see it, to see what the place my mother dreamed of her whole life is like…”
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face. Her choked words revealed Yuriko's heartache for her mother, along with a hint of something else entirely.
"I understand. Get ready, we'll go to the Tianye family first thing tomorrow morning."
Jiang Nian nodded, offering no words of comfort, only uttering this brief statement before continuing to eat with her head down.
Zhou Zhou glanced at Jiang Nian, who was completely absorbed in her meal, and then at Baihezi, who was still silently shedding tears. She felt that this meal was not appetizing at all.
Jiang Nian is the kind of person who deserves to be single forever. The information he received clearly states that Jiang Nian is a lifelong bachelor who has been single for over twenty years, and there's a reason for that.
"Didn't you say you weren't going to get involved in Yuriko's affairs? Why are you suddenly taking her to the Tano family?" After Yuriko left, Zhou Zhou deliberately lowered his voice and asked Jiang Nian in a low voice.
Could this man have finally come to his senses? But judging from his behavior at the table, he doesn't seem to have. Otherwise, if a girl is crying, he should at least offer her a tissue, right? Instead, he just kept his head down and ate, not even glancing at her.
"The Tano family is clueless, so I have to go and give them some hints myself. Besides, who knows if Yuriko is a spy deliberately sent by the Tano family?"
Jiang Nian rolled his eyes at Zhou Zhou. He really wanted to know where Zhou Zhou got the idea that he was a scumbag, and a scumbag who had already fallen for Yuriko's charms.
"...You're awesome."
Zhou Zhou gave Jiang Nian a thumbs up, looked at him with a complicated expression, and finally said this.
Perhaps, she was wrong. Yuriko wanted to develop feelings for Jiang Nian over time, but Jiang Nian remained clear-headed and didn't take the bait.
I made a stupid mistake.
Jiang Nian stopped looking at Zhou Zhou, got up and left.
Late at night, Mu Zi quietly slipped past the surveillance cameras and into Jiang Nian's room.
"Tasa Daiya obtained a batch of weapons from Takahashi Somoku and transported them all to the Tano family's warehouse. It is said that this batch of weapons was purchased from Mr. An."
Mu Zi diligently reported the information she had received, awaiting Jiang Nian's instructions.
"Taza Daiya is really bold, daring to shift the blame to me. In that case, don't blame me."
Jiang Nian hasn't been paying much attention to what Tian Zuoda is doing lately.
He knew that Takahashi Soki and Tasada had already gotten together.
Since it all comes down to their own interests, Jiang Nian doesn't care who's in cahoots with whom among the powerful families in Japan.
However, not caring is one thing, being blamed for something for no reason is another. Jiang Nian wouldn't take the blame for someone else for no reason.
"I will take Yuriko to the Tano family first thing tomorrow morning. You should pass this message on to Takahashi Sumu'er as soon as possible."
Jiang Nian gave Mu Zi an order.
As for why he didn't pass it on to Daiya Taza, it was because Jiang Nian believed that Daiya Taza, as a follower of Takeshi Taza, would definitely rush over to the Taza family, given the importance of his trip there, before things escalated into a full-blown falling out.
"Yes, I guarantee the mission will be completed."
After accepting the task, Mu Zi left Jiang Nian's room.
Jiang Nian was left alone in the room again.
"System, why can't you find Yuriko's identity information?"
Jiang Nian complained to the system in a bad mood.
The system has been getting increasingly unreliable lately. All I asked was to check Yuriko's identity information, and it gave me the reply, "No permission to query at the moment."
This really annoyed Jiang Nian.
She's just the daughter of a small family in Japan, yet her identity is kept secret?
Jiang Nian had his doubts, but the system thought it was too trivial to bother with. However, upon further reflection, he realized that he was bound to the system, and if something happened to him, the system would certainly suffer the same fate. So Jiang Nian dismissed the idea.
"Dear host, there are currently no issues with Ms. Yuriko's identity information."
The system carefully considered its wording before answering Jiang Nian's question in this way.
Jiang Nian felt the same way Zhou Zhou had felt when she had choked him up.
Faced with a system that was almost completely unresponsive, Jiang Nian fell silent.
Anyway, Yuriko is a member of the Tano family, at most a spy sent by Takeshi Tano to his side. As long as he doesn't fall for her honey trap, it's not a big deal.
When Takeshi Tano received the news that Mr. An had brought Yuriko to the Tano family home, the two men were already waiting at the gate.
Tano Takeshi, who was still a little sleepy, suddenly opened his eyes wide and immediately woke up.
"Why are you only reporting on something this important now?"
He grabbed the ashtray from the bedside table and smashed it hard on the butler's head, almost shouting those words in anger.
"Quickly, give the order to greet Mr. An and Yuriko with the utmost hospitality. I'll go to the reception room right away. Remember, everything must be done to the highest standard."
While instructing the butler on what to do, Takeshi Tano dressed and tidied his appearance.
Regardless of why Mr. An has come to the Tianye family, he must greet him in his best condition.
However, despite saying that, Takeshi Tano was still filled with doubts.
After all, he hadn't received any news at all.
And most importantly, didn't Mr. An explicitly tell the Tianye family beforehand that he would never cooperate with them?
What is his purpose in coming here now? You know, who in the entire upper class of Japan doesn't know that Mr. An has already cooperated with Takahashi Suki?
Could it be that Mr. An is here to support Yuriko?
Upon considering this possibility, Takeshi Tano's expression turned rather unpleasant.
If that's the case, then it's going to be a bit troublesome.
While Takeshi Tano was making various speculations, Jiang Nian and Yuriko, led by the Tano family's butler, entered the Tano family's gate.
As a family with an ancient heritage, the Tianye family's overall style is more inclined towards antique.
Unfortunately, what Jiang Nian dislikes most is the antique style of Japan.
They are all ancient civilizations inherited from China, yet they pretend to be pitiful on the surface, openly and covertly mocking China for having no history on the international stage.
Damn it, if China has no history, then how did a small island nation like Japan come to be?
Some people have completely forgotten their ancestors.
Yuriko, who was standing next to Jiang Nian, seemed a little reserved, as if she didn't know anything and it was her first time visiting the Tianye family.
"This is the largest reception room in the Tianye family, used to entertain the most distinguished guests."
As the butler led Jiang Nian and Yuriko to a detached two-story house, Yuriko whispered something in Jiang Nian's ear.
Jiang Nian nodded imperceptibly, glancing at Yuriko without her noticing. (End of Chapter)