"Shoko!"
Right at that mont, a call drew Sugimoto Shoko's attention.
Seeing the newcor, the originally annoyed Sugimoto Shoko's mood instantly brightened. "Yuri!"
Lifting the hem of her long dress, the young girl walked briskly toward her. "Yuri, it's been almost a year. How have you been lately?"
"Mhm! Pretty good..."
Seeing the young miss find a playmate, Kashiwagi Ayano breathed a long sigh of relief in her heart.
Catching an inadvertent glimpse of Shiroko not far away, a hint of extraordinary splendor flashed in her beautiful eyes.
'What a handso man.'
'Even with all the male leads I've encountered while filming adult movies, not a single one can compare to him!'
The human pursuit of beauty was deeply engraved in their bones.
Therefore, seeing such a handso Shiroko, she couldn't help but want to get closer.
Picking up a glass of red wine from a passing waiter's tray, Kashiwagi Ayano took light, graceful steps, walking toward him with elegant poise.
"Sir, I don't believe we've ever t before."
Looking at the poised and elegant beauty before him, who would have thought she used to be an adult film actress with nearly a hundred works under her belt?
Although Shiroko didn't hold any prejudice against workers in this industry, he had no intention of taking things further with her.
"I've long heard of Miss Kashiwagi's great na!"
Saying this, Shiroko's lips curled into a faint, playful smile.
Seeing this, Kashiwagi Ayano couldn't help but panic slightly. She had the distinct feeling that the young man before her had seen right through her.
But his next words made her laugh at herself inwardly; it turned out she was just scaring herself.
"After all, Miss Kashiwagi has contributed greatly to the Sugimoto Group's current success."
"You flatter , sir. The Sugimoto Group's success today is entirely due to Chairman Sugimoto's wise decisions and the hard work of everyone in the group."
"As for , I am nothing more than an ordinary employee within the company."
"By the way, you still haven't told who you are."
"I am..."
Just as he was about to introduce himself, a call suddenly interrupted him. "Yuichi!"
Then, Mitsuko walked over gracefully.
Kashiwagi Ayano didn't know Shiroko, but she had long heard of this famous Iron Lady. She imdiately bowed slightly. "Chairman Iwasaki!"
Scanning her up and down, a faint smile graced Mitsuko's lips. "You must be Kashiwagi Ayano. I've long heard that Chairman Sugimoto has a capable and astute secretary. Seeing you today, you certainly live up to your reputation."
"You flatter , Chairman Iwasaki..."
After so simple pleasantries, Kashiwagi Ayano turned and left. Mitsuko then looked at Shiroko with a hint of seriousness. "Yuichi, I don't care if you seek out other won, but not her!"
Although the Sugimoto Group had covered up her past identity, a small fraction of people still knew about it, and Mitsuko was among them.
She absolutely could not allow such a person to enter the doors of the Hanyu Family. This was a matter of principle!
"Relax, I know what I'm doing!"
Seeing this expression on Mitsuko for the first ti, Shiroko smiled faintly, grasping her soft hand and giving it a gentle squeeze.
This action gave Mitsuko quite a fright. She hurriedly looked around, and only after seeing that no one was paying attention did she breathe a long sigh of relief.
Imdiately after, she whispered reproachfully, "Are you crazy? What if soone sees us?"
"If they see us, they see us. What's the big deal? We can just take this opportunity to go public and dispel certain people's notions while we're at it."
"There will always be only one matriarch of our Hanyu Family, and that is you!"
The mont these words were spoken, it was an absolute critical hit!
If it weren't for the wrong ti and place, Mitsuko would have loved nothing more than to offer herself to him right then and there.
Hearing such words, even if she were asked to die right now, it would be worth it!
Before long, an ambulance arrived and hauled away the foul-slling Sada Kenji, finally allowing the commotion he had caused to slowly dissipate.
Once he was gone, the business banquet continued as usual.
Although this incident left a bad taste in everyone's mouths, it went back to what was said before.
The main purpose of attending this banquet was networking.
Therefore, the crowd quickly resud their mingling, exchanging toasts and chatting rrily.
During this ti, Sugimoto Ichiro brought Sugimoto Shoko over to Shiroko. "Nephew Yuichi, let introduce you. This is my granddaughter, Shoko!"
"Shoko, this is Yuichi. Have you forgotten how you used to follow behind him and call him Onii-chan when you were little?"
Hearing this, a faint mory surfaced in the young girl's mind.
When she was little, she did seem to follow a young boy around, calling him Onii-chan.
However, tis had changed. Having not seen him for over a decade, she could no longer bring herself to say it.
She could only offer a faint smile in greeting. "Yuichi, it's been a long ti!"
'To think the little boy from back then would grow up to be so handso, but he still isn't...'
Seeing her inner thoughts, Shiroko raised an eyebrow slightly.
A wealthy young lady falling in love with her personal male bodyguard—what a familiar trope.
It was just a pity that not all male bodyguards were as lucky as that one from Samsung in his past life.
A guy who didn't even dare to admit his feelings and ultimately watched helplessly as the other person got hurt didn't deserve love.
"Shoko, you two haven't seen each other for so many years. You must have a lot to talk about. Have a good chat, I won't disturb you!"
Having played matchmaker, Sugimoto Ichiro promptly retreated, leaving the space to the two young people.
In his eyes, his granddaughter had both a prestigious family background and stunning looks, plus the two shared childhood affection. Wasn't their success a sure thing?
As for what would happen to Shiroko's girlfriend at school if they really got together?
If he really liked her, it wasn't like he couldn't keep her on the side in the future!
After all, this kind of thing was already commonplace for people like them.
Even he kept several mistresses on the outside.
It could only be said that the upper class played far wilder than one might imagine.
"Shoko, I heard from Uncle Sugimoto that you like necklaces. I picked this one out especially for you. See if you like it!"
As he spoke, Shiroko pulled a necklace made of eighteen aquamarine gemstones from his pocket.
Seeing this gorgeous necklace, a hint of adoration imdiately appeared in Sugimoto Shoko's beautiful eyes. But after glancing in a certain direction, she forced herself to look away. "This gift is too precious. I can't accept it!"
Glancing in the direction she had just looked, he saw an ordinary-looking young man in a bodyguard uniform occasionally looking their way.
Casually throwing out an Eye of Investigation, Shiroko curled his lips in disdain as he looked at the "Cowardly" and "Paranoid" traits in the personality column.
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