Chapter 210: Sakura: Who is the girl he cares about most? Who is it? Who is it?

"You look busy, our little genius."

Yin looked at Nozomi, who was sitting in front of her and spoke calmly.

"It's fine, at least I have my time planned out."

Nozomi responded with a smile and said that there was not much change.

"Really? I don't believe it."

Yin still spoke in that calm tone.

"You can try to mess up my time, Yin."

"Hmph... Rook to elephant, Rook to four."

"Vault, Check."

"The elephant moves toward the horse, and the elephant moves forward three steps."

"Car backward, car in six, check."

"Well...eat the car afterward."

"Bishop to Bishop, Bishop to Four, sorry Yin, Checkmate."

Nozomi put down the chess piece with a smile on his face and then glanced at his terminal.

"It looks like it ended earlier than planned... Want another round?"

"damn it..."

Yin reached out her hand somewhat unwillingly and picked up the chess pieces and chessboard... The loser was responsible for cleaning up; this was the rule the two had set before they started playing.

It's a pity that up to now, Nozomi has never taken the initiative to clean up.

"No more playing. I can't beat you anyway... I'll play with you later after I practice more."

After putting away the chess pieces and chessboard, Yin pushed them to Nozomi, obviously not intending to play anymore... To be honest, she was a little shocked.

"If you want to practice, you can go find the old man. He taught me."

"He was the one who asked you to come play with me and Li, right?"

Yin said expressionlessly.

"Yes."

Nozomi sold the old man with a smile on his face without hesitation... Anyway, the old man didn't say that he couldn't tell about this matter~ and he was so happy that Li and Yin came to find him.

"No wonder you killed more than a dozen of Li that day and made him so angry..."

Yin muttered to herself, and then asked.

"Well... who do you think has better skills, me or the old man?"

"...In the first few games, you should be evenly matched, and in the end, there is a high probability that one side will win, or both sides will draw. But...Yin, you should be familiar with the old man's attack rhythm within a few games, and then you will probably be able to catch up with him."

Nozomi thought about it carefully before saying this.

"very good."

Yin nodded.

"When I get back, I'll find a chance to kill the old man."

"Are you seeking revenge?"

"That's right."

Yin nodded, quickly admitting.

"I can't beat you, so I can only find a sense of accomplishment on the [Original Culprit]."

"When the old man hears you say that about him, I'm afraid he'll be so angry that his hair will stand on end."

"It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid. The old man won't do anything to me anyway."

"You are so willful... But those who are favored do have nothing to fear..."

"You're still talking about me, little guy, you're the same."

"...Yin, I'm not a kid anymore."

Nozomi was stunned for a moment and then reminded helplessly.

"So you don't deny the other meaning of that sentence?"

"...Um."

"...Haha...you guy, really, I don't know what to say to you."

Yin held her forehead with her hand, feeling a little headache.

"Don't be so angry~ Um... I'll make it up to you a little later?"

"...oh?"

"For example... you've always wanted to hear me play the shamisen, right? I'll try it later."

"Okay, it's a deal."

Yin immediately nodded and agreed, as if she had been waiting for Nozomi to say this.

"ha..."

Nozomi realized that Yin was trying to trick him, but... it didn't matter, he did it voluntarily, and besides, it was not something he particularly needed to worry about.

So, at Yin's signal, her men walked in quietly, placed some snacks and tea, and then at Yin's signal, took out her family's shamisen.

"Hmm... This kind of instrument, even if you just touch it, you can feel its value..."

"Don't be shy. I have plenty of them at home. Play them quickly. If you perform well, I'll give you a reward."

"I really have become a street performer... What are you going to give me?"

Nozomi asked curiously while trying out the sound to help himself quickly understand the instrument in his hand.

"A little surprise, the kind you never expect."

Yin picked up a small pink cherry blossom-shaped dessert on the table and said meaningfully.

"Well, I look forward to it."

Nozomi smiled, and then slowly played a tune as gentle as the breeze.

Unfortunately, it was his first time to play this kind of musical instrument, and it was still too difficult for him to play a sufficiently pleasant piece of music. But... it didn't matter. Nozomi opened his mouth softly, using his singing to cover up those minor flaws, like a stream flowing over gravel. Although he could feel some problems, he didn't find it strange.

Accompanied by the evening cherry blossoms falling outside the window, this soft music seemed particularly pleasant to the ears.

"...As expected of you, you can do it so well even without any special training."

It was just a song, and Yin also clapped at the right time.

"There are still many problems that cannot be brought to the table."

"That's good enough."

"And then? Are you satisfied?"

"yes."

"So where's my surprise?"

Nozomi smiled as he placed the shamisen in place, then took a piece of dessert from the table and stuffed it into his mouth... Hmm? This taste...

Nozomi raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a somewhat surprised expression.

"Surprise? Um... Let's not worry about that for now. I want to know why you want to play the shamisen?"

Yin asked calmly.

"You wouldn't agree before. Even if I specifically asked you, you would still react. But now you bring it up on your own initiative... What? Do you want to switch to music? But didn't you just follow a famous doctor?"

"It's not a big deal. I just have a date to attend, so I need to prepare a little and get familiar with my hands and sense of music... Otherwise, it won't be fun if fans catch me and laugh at me."

"Oh? Interesting... [Date]? Why, are you in a relationship? I haven't seen any news from you?"

"No, not that kind of thing... Tsk, okay, forgive my mistake in wording, anyway, I was invited to watch a friend's performance. It was a chance for her to get on stage with great difficulty, and she wanted me to go and see it."

Nozomi smacked his lips and slightly corrected his statement.

"Her? Wow... It's really rare that you have come to your senses. This makes our preparations seem unnecessary."

"No, I've already said it, but it's still not..."

"Not yet? Does that mean it's possible in the future?"

"…Tsk."

"Ha...Okay, I won't tease you anymore."

Having achieved a brief victory in the verbal battle, Yin's mouth corners slightly raised, and then she waved her hand and spoke casually.

"I won't take care of your affairs, but...I do want you to see the surprise we promised you."

"Speaking of which, what do you think of today's snack?"

"Snacks? They're delicious, and... I feel like I've eaten them somewhere before."

Nozomi's gaze subconsciously drifted to the plate of cherry blossom-shaped pink desserts.

"Really? Haha...it seems like you two are really destined to be together."

Yin smiled, then clapped her hands and asked her men outside to call someone over.

"[Patriarch]."

Then, what caught Nozomi's eyes was a familiar pair of long pink hair like cherry blossoms, and a slightly familiar voice came to his ears.

"Um."

Yin nodded in response to the visitor and then looked at Nozomi, who was standing aside in a daze, with a slight smile on his face.

"How is it, little genius, are you satisfied with this surprise?"

"…This is really a surprise."

Nozomi smiled helplessly and stood up.

"I never thought that you would remember something I just said casually for so long..."

"In fact, we were quite surprised. Later, when we found out that there was such a person in the family and that she happened to match the person you mentioned, we were all very surprised."

Yin said casually.

"Perhaps you think that your experience on that day was just a lucky coincidence, and you won't have any intersection in the future, but... life is always full of surprises, isn't it?"

"Indeed... that's the case..."

Nozomi nodded, looked at her carefully, looked into her lavender eyes that still contained a surprise, and then... stretched out his hand.

"Long time no see, Sakura."

"...Well, it's nice to see you again, Nozomi."

Sakura hesitated for a while and subconsciously looked at Yin. After realizing the real intention of the [head of the family] to ask her to come over, she relaxed, smiled, held Nozomi's hand, and said with a little joy.

Immediately, the two of them released their hands at the same time, as if they had telepathy.

"Uh-huh..."

Then, Nozomi unexpectedly walked around Sakura twice, looked at her figure carefully, and then nodded with satisfaction.

"Little guy, what's wrong with you?"

Yin glanced over calmly with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Even if we've been apart for a long time, you shouldn't look at each other like that... If you keep doing this, her opinion of you will drop."

"No, Yin, I just lament that life is always full of surprises and coincidences."

Nozomi explained with a smile.

"Everything is so lucky, everything is so coincidental... Sakura, please allow me to ask a few questions, okay?"

"...Yes, you are the guest of the [Patriarch]."

Sakura looked at Yin, and when she saw her nod, she responded politely.

"You exercise regularly, don't you?"

"Yes."

"Are you self-disciplined in your diet? Do you subconsciously maintain your body shape and weight?"

"Yes, this is what a warrior must do."

"Do you resist showing your appearance to others?"

"Well... if it's something normal, I don't mind."

Sakura was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Nozomi was talking about, but still answered truthfully.

"Hmm... very good~"

Nozomi smiled and turned to Yin and said.

"Yin, can I take Sakura with me?"

???

Sakura tilted her head, looking confused.

"...You don't want to kidnap someone like this, do you?"

"No, I just want to arrange a better job for her and help you get some help at the same time."

"Don't make it sound like we'll mistreat her here... Also, get some help? Who do you want us to meet?"

Yin asked curiously.

"I'll judge whether they are worthy to me based on what you say."

"Well... a big star who will definitely be famous in the future, how about that?"

"... Is this the friend you're going to meet later? Are you so confident?"

Yin frowned.

"I trust my vision."

Nozomi seems quite confident on this point.

"And... if it weren't for her own insistence, you would have probably seen her on TV a long time ago. But even so, I believe she will step forward step by step, and then you will all know her."

"Hmm... so? You want Sakura to be her assistant?"

"No, how could that be? That would cause trouble for her and for all of you..."

Nozomi shrugged.

"I just want to recommend Sakura to be her model. After all, she likes to design fashion in her spare time, especially women's fashion... Dressing up beautiful girls is one of her hobbies."

"You're still worried that we'll affect her reputation... She hasn't even started to gain influence yet."

Yin found Nozomi's idea funny, then fell into deep thought and finally pointed at Sakura.

"…If you want someone, that's fine, but you have to get her consent."

"Of course, I would do that."

Nozomi shrugged and said with a smile.

"Besides, I'm mainly mentioning this to you now. I don't really mean to ask you for the person directly."

"Oh... now you are being polite."

Yin smiled casually, then turned her gaze to Sakura, whose brain was overloaded due to receiving too much information and who was in a daze.

"Go down first, think carefully about the conditions he gave you, and then give him an answer."

"...I understand, [Patriarch]."

Sakura, who was finally liberated, nodded quickly and retreated swiftly. When she walked outside, she breathed a sigh of relief. With the help of the slightly cool evening breeze, she was able to sort out what had just happened.

"He... really wants to take me away from here?"

Thinking of Nozomi's serious look, Sakura didn't think Nozomi was joking.

"and..."

Sakura subconsciously raised her hand and pressed it lightly on her chest, feeling her slightly quickened heartbeat.

"I seem... quite willing?"

Did she trust Nozomi too much? This was only their second meeting, but it felt like they had known each other for a long time. She did not resist many of his suggestions...

"… Go back and think about it carefully."

Sakura shook her head, her long pink hair fluttering.

She was not suited to thinking about these things, so she suppressed these complicated thoughts and planned to leave them for herself to think about later.

But... in fact, she had already made up her mind.

…

...

Late at night, Yin had already sent Nozomi away... He had a "date" tomorrow night, so he took a flight in the early morning.

Before Nozomi left, Yin learned some information about the "future big star" he mentioned, and Yin also found out some news.

"Eden... a proud daughter of a rich family, but she proudly chose classical music and opera, so much so that she had a falling out with her agency and terminated her contract...?"

Yin muttered to herself as he read the information she had found.

Then, Yin called up some game videos and listened carefully to Eden's performance and singing... After a long time, she took off her headphones with a sense of unsatisfied satisfaction.

"It seems like it's indeed a worthy investment... The little guy's vision is as good as ever."

"Um... come."

Yin closed his eyes and thought for a while, then spoke expressionlessly.

"Miss."

"Has the background of that person named Sakura been cleaned up?"

"Well, on the surface, she has always maintained a clean identity and is only involved with our company, so no one will find any problems with her."

"Very good. Let her read more books recently and learn some knowledge. Then... a magazine company has discussed business with us before, right? Take her there to have some experience. At least she will have some basic knowledge to avoid problems later."

"Miss, you want to..."

"You're too talkative."

Yin's eyes swept over instantly.

" sorry."

The man lowered his head quickly.

"I... we are just wondering why you and that person... why do you support that person so much and favor that person so much."

"you?"

"Yes, we."

The man responded softly.

"If he only relied on that to gain the favor of a master in the field of biology and became a doctor's assistant, it shouldn't be worth it for you ladies to support him so much, right?"

"Hehe... You only know that Mobius is a famous but problematic doctor of biology, but... do you think that's all?"

Yin sneered twice.

"This... I would like to ask the [Patriarch] to answer my doubts."

"Now you know I'm the [head of the family]?"

There was a hint of danger in Yin's voice.

"You don't need to understand so much now, just do what I say... Since I took over, have I ever caused the family to suffer losses?"

"But... following your previous instructions, we have abandoned many of our dirty industries. Although we did gather our assets, we have already lost a lot."

"We will make it back from somewhere else, you don't have to worry."

Yin's tone was cold, and she showed no sign of changing.

"Or are you questioning my decision?"

"…I don't dare."

"…go do your own thing."

"yes."

After sending her men away, Yin fell into deep thought again.

There was one thing that neither Li nor Yin explained in detail, and that was... they had a premonition that some particularly terrible disaster would break out around them, especially Yin. Her "intuition" was particularly strong, as if she would experience something particularly tragic because of it.

At the same time, they could also feel the sense of security coming from Nozomi, as if as long as they deepened their connection with him, she and Li would be able to achieve stability... This feeling was too inexplicable, yet extremely strong, as if they had established some kind of wonderful friendship between them.

After careful discussion with Li, Yin decided to follow this "intuition"... Of course, more importantly, Nozomi himself is indeed worthy of their friendship.

Not to mention that Nozomi is half a student of the old man, his friendship with Li started very early. Moreover, Nozomi has now joined the laboratory of Mobius, and it is even said that he is favored by Mobius... In this case, it is reasonable and moral to give Nozomi some face and continue to be friends with him.

Li and Yin believed that this friendship would be of great use in the future.

"Let's hope our [intuition] is correct..."

Yin whispered.