November 10, Aoyama Xiu Xin returned to Sapporo.

Only this time, he was accompanied by an additional person.

Twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, of average build, with a "three-to-seven" ratio hairstyle, he wasn't particularly handsome, but his eyes were lively. He was none other than the president of the Takashita Group, Takashita Kanji.

The competition in Tokyo was too fierce, and unable to secure a foothold, Takashita Kanji decided to follow Aoyama Xiu Xin and shift the development focus of the Takashita Group to Hokkaido.

After researching his background, Aoyama Xiu Xin found nothing amiss and decided to grant him the opportunity he wished for, bringing him back to Hokkaido to give him some work and see how capable he was. If he proved satisfactory, he would nurture him; if his performance was lacklustre, he would give him some benefits as a reward for killing Tanaka Noriaki and then be done with him.

Today, the one coming to pick them up was Qingshui Yi. Considering the sensitive nature of their statuses, the welcoming was not grand, consisting of only three cars and four to five people.

Since Aoyama Xiu Xin had not arrived yet, Qingshui Yi could still afford to play the boss and wait inside the car at this moment.

There was also a woman in the car besides him.

The woman had a juvenile face, not even twenty years old, with a sweet and cute appearance, and skin as white as snow. Her long, black, straight hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and she was dressed in a white embroidered kimono. Despite her young age, she possessed an ample bosom that even the thick kimono couldn't hide, visually conveying its hefty weight. Her waist was not particularly slender, her hips plump and well-defined, her figure betraying an opulence that belied her age.

Peeking out from beneath her kimono skirt, her feet were not clad in traditional Japanese clogs but in a pair of exquisite high heels, a combination of traditional and modern that added a unique charm.

She was Qingshui Yi's girlfriend, a medical student at Sapporo Medical University who had just started her sophomore year, Nagano Piaoxue.

The two had been together for half a year already.

"When you meet Minister Aoyama, make sure to show the utmost respect. You mustn't be impolite, Piaoxue," Qingshui Yi instructed with a serious expression.

Although he himself was not yet twenty, he already possessed a maturity far beyond that of his peers.

After all, he was the leader of Hokkaido's largest gang.

Shaped by time and duties.

About to meet another important figure, the young Nagano Piaoxue felt a mix of nervousness and excitement, holding onto her boyfriend's hand and nodding eagerly: "Yes! I won't."

"There's no need to be too nervous, Minister Aoyama is a very amiable person," Qingshui Yi said with a slight smile, gently touching her delicate cheeks, speaking tenderly, "He's like a father to me; without him, I wouldn't be where I am today. Piaoxue, you will one day be my wife, and that's why I hope you can regard him as a father just like I do."

"Yes!" Nagano Piaoxue pursed her soft, moist lips and nodded emphatically, then tentatively added, "But Minister Aoyama isn't that much older than us, right?"

It felt odd for her to regard a man just a few years her senior as a father.

"It's said that one shouldn't count the years to see who the child is; the accomplished one is the father," Qingshui Yi said with all seriousness.

"Is that another ancient Chinese saying? Mr. Qingshui, you're really amazing," the unknowing Nagano Piaoxue admired, genuinely delighted and proud to have such an accomplished young boyfriend.

Seeing his little girlfriend's eyes sparkle, Qingshui Yi felt a twinge of reluctance and compassion. After all, one even grows attached to a dog after raising it for a while, how much more so for a person he had been with for half a year? He loved Piaoxue.

But for his own future, for the authority of the Beihai family to be passed down through the Qingshui family, he could only endure the pain of sending Nagano Piaoxue to Aoyama Xiu Xin.

In the latter half of the year, Aoyama Xiu Xin had not visited his mother for a long time, which gave Qingshui Yi a strong sense of crisis, which was why he thought to use his girlfriend as a replacement.

As long as Aoyama Xiu Xin took a liking to Piaoxue, he would marry her, and as the mistress of the Qingshui family, it would be right for her to make sacrifices for the benefit of the Qingshui family.

Qingshui Yi convinced himself of this in his heart.

Meanwhile, Nagano Piaoxue remained blissfully unaware of her boyfriend's base intentions, excited that he brought her to meet a significant figure like Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Her friends would surely be envious of her, she thought, imagining their envious looks and exclamations, the vanity-loving girl couldn't help but smile.

"Knock knock knock!"

At that moment, one of the underlings knocked on the car window.

Qingshui Yi rolled down the window, "What is it?"

"Boss, the Minister's plane is about to arrive," the underling bent over and said with utmost respect.

"Let's go, we'll wait outside," Qingshui Yi glanced at his watch, spoke to his girlfriend, and then stepped out first after the underling opened the car door, his shoes shone brightly. Nagano Piaoxue followed close behind, standing demurely beside him.

The two of them did indeed look like a well-matched couple.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, they saw Aoyama Xiu Xin from a distance. Qingshui Yi led Nagano Piaoxue to greet him quickly, "Minister, welcome back to Sapporo."

Nagano Piaoxue also bowed following his lead, bowing so earnestly due to her nervousness that the weighty fruit jiggled conspicuously, catching Aoyama Xiu Xin's eye.

After all, he had an eye for beauty.

"Yi, who is this..." he asked, pointing at the youthful and radiant Nagano Piaoxue, a curious look in his eyes.

"My girlfriend Piaoxue," Qingshui Yi held Nagano Piaoxue's hand and smiled, "Piaoxue is the woman I've chosen to be my wife, and you are the elder I respect the most, so I specifically brought her to meet you."

"Hmm, she's a very pretty girl; you're one lucky guy," Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded in appreciation, then, without turning his head, called out, "Mr. Takashita."

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