Chapter 434 - 366 Tattered Cloth (4/10)_2
Yui-chan said modestly.
Link smiled lightly, eating his meal while chatting with Yui-chan about her work. After Yui and Nozomi Sasaki arrived, he kept his guard up. He didn't intend to get too friendly with them, planning to only learn Japanese, hold his concert in Japan, and then go their separate ways, never to meet again.
However, through the closed-circuit television, he had overheard part of their conversation in Japanese. He could understand only a few words, such as "steal," "seed," "fall in love with him," and other short phrases and vocabulary.
Their conversation piqued his curiosity.
In order to quickly figure out Tahara Anjo's intentions, he took a certain risk by overpowering Nozomi Sasaki, which led to some unexpected revelations.
First was Nozomi Sasaki's body, which appeared mature and sexy, but was actually quite naïve, like a green peach tinged with red.
The second point was the reason why Tahara Anjo sent them.
Initially, Nozomi Sasaki-chan was reluctant to confess, but under his "harsh interrogation," she eventually spilled everything. It turned out that Japan was interested in his robust genetics and wanted to borrow some of his genetic material.
It seems that when he had a boxing match in June, the Japanese organizers arranged for over a dozen girls to assist him with his bath for the same purpose.
As for this matter, he didn't really care. Although illegitimate children have some rights to inheritance, as long as he was alive, with legitimate heirs available, he wasn't worried about his property being divided. Moreover, he expected to have a substantial amount of assets in the future, and having more descendants to share his wealth seemed like a good thing.
Also, if he was powerful, his descendants would also be strong like him. Being a dominant group among humanity, why not have more children while still young?
Having a few hundred children who were all strong could mean that in several years, there might be the chance to unify the world.
After confessing, Nozomi Sasaki-chan requested that he not tell Yui-chan or Tahara Anjo about this. If Yui-chan found out, she would probably be too embarrassed to face him.
Link agreed to her request.
However, after leaving the room, he carefully contemplated and felt that Tahara Anjo and others probably had more complex schemes than simply wanting his genes. He didn't know if they were plotting against Link's music, but it was always wise to be cautious with the Japanese.
"Teacher Yui, I've finished my meal. Thank you for the generous hospitality. I have a night scene to shoot and can't stay here any longer,"
Link said as he put down his chopsticks, speaking politely.
When Yui-chan saw the five empty plates and food containers on the low table, her mouth opened slightly in surprise. The food she had prepared for three people was gone; Link had finished it all within less than ten minutes, not leaving even a drop of soup behind.
Yui-chan was pleased that he had finished the food she prepared, which was a high compliment, but his appetite surprised her.
"Link-san, are you leaving?"
Seeing Link rising to his feet, Yui-chan hurriedly stood up as well.
"Yes, these past few days I've been filming in The Bund. Due to a tight schedule, I have to shoot multiple scenes in a day."
"Oh! I wish Link-san a smooth filming session."
Yui-chan said as she took his coat off the rack and handed it to him.
"Thank you! It will be,"
Link replied in Japanese. At the doorstep, he told Yui-chan that Nozomi Sasaki-chan was very tired and would probably need to sleep a while longer before waking up. He asked Yui-chan to take care of her until he could come to see them the next day.
Yui-chan didn't understand why Nozomi Sasaki-chan would be so tired, but she quickly agreed to his request, saying that Nozomi Sasaki-chan was her companion and it was right for her to look after her.
The two said goodbye at the door.
After closing the bedroom door, Yui-chan sighed with relief.
Link was a very good man, but she had come to his side to steal from him, to take from a good person. Each time she thought of this, Yui-chan found it difficult to face him.
Back in the small living room, as Yui-chan saw the empty plates, her stomach rumbled with hunger. She could only make another meal for herself—fortunately, vegetables and fruits were abundant and much cheaper in Huaxia than in Japan, so cooking was convenient.
While preparing the food, she went upstairs to check, and sure enough, Nozomi Sasaki-chan was sleeping. The bedroom was in disarray, her hair that had been tied up was now scattered, and her cheeks were flushed like she'd just stepped out of a sauna. Her eyebrows, eyes, and nose seemed even more beautiful.
Yui-chan stood by the bed, gazing at her face for a while, filled with admiration. Nozomi Sasaki-chan was like those true samurai of ancient times, brave, fearless, and unafraid of sacrifice, much stronger than someone selfish like herself.
Yui-chan brushed her bangs aside and went back to the dining room to eat. She looked through a landscape painting album that Link-san had sent over, contemplating what to give in return as a reciprocal gesture.
As dusk approached, she went up to the second floor to see if Nozomi Sasaki-chan had woken up—if she had, Yui-chan planned to bring dinner to her.
But as she reached the door, she heard Nozomi Sasaki-chan on the phone.
"...Director Tahara, I have done what you said, and I hope you will keep to our arrangement and help solve the problem of my father's high-interest debts... I know he owes a lot of money and will likely gamble again, but he is my father... I heard that the government is encouraging people to immigrate to Brazil—I was wondering if I could get a spot for my father, could I?"
"...I passed out, and I don't know if I'll get pregnant, but Link-san said he likes me and will take care of me, I think there's still a chance I might carry his child."
"...Director Tahara, I'm depending on you for my father's sake, arigato."
Hearing the voice from inside, Yui-chan covered her mouth and stood at the door, unsure whether to enter or leave.
"Yui-san, come in," said Nozomi Sasaki-san with a slightly hoarse voice.
"Nozomi-san, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your phone call," Yui-chan said with a flushed face, standing at the doorway.
Nozomi Sasaki leaned against the headboard and glanced at her.
"You heard everything?"
"Yes, I heard a little. Nozomi-san, did you also take on this task because of your father's situation, just like I did? They said my father embezzled and were going to sentence him. Then Mr. Tahara approached me, saying that if I agree to become a teacher for Link-san, he would help resolve my father's issue. Is that how your father ended up in debt? Could this be a scheme they're setting up? Should we call the police?" Yui-chan fiercely said.
"When I was younger, my father worked at a bank, and we had a villa in Shibuya District. After his investment failure, he lost his job and then got caught up in gambling, eventually selling the villa and the car, leaving more than a hundred million yen in high-interest debts at the gambling den. These past few years I've been working outside and also helping my father pay off his debts. It's not a recent occurrence. I suspect the financial issues your father had at work weren't recent either," Nozomi Sasaki said.
Yui-chan frowned, reflecting on her words. Nozomi-san seemed to be right; after her father had been arrested, her mother still complained on the phone about her father's misdemeanors for a small sum of money.
So, it indeed wasn't Mr. Tahara's fault.
"Nozomi-chan, I've made some lamb blood soup, do you want to eat now? I'll bring it up to you. Oh, and this is for you," Yui-chan said as she took out a cloth from her pocket, placed it on the bedside table, smiled sweetly at Nozomi Sasaki-chan, stepped out of the bedroom, and closed the door behind her.
Nozomi Sasaki picked up the piece of cloth from the table, silently inspected it, and carefully tucked it under her pillow.
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