"Baby, co and have a drink. Sit down and we can talk slowly." Wang Xiaoqiang gestured for Asou Sakurako to sit at the round table on the balcony.
Asou Sakurako dared not refuse and took a seat. Once seated, she sized up the man before her, her emotions complicated...
"Co on, cheers," Wang Xiaoqiang poured a glass of red wine and handed it to Asou Sakurako, then raised his glass to clink with hers.
"Can you let go?" Asou Sakurako didn't touch her glass, her gaze fixed straight on Wang Xiaoqiang.
"Of course not," Wang Xiaoqiang said. "You are already my woman, and I won't allow my woman to have relations with other n."
"In fact, what's the difference between being with and marrying that descendant of the Japanese Imperial Family? Do you like that Imperial descendant?"
Asou Sakurako shook her head. "It's for the sake of the family's interests."
"Well then, if you're with , I can assure you your family will have nothing to worry about," Wang Xiaoqiang said. "Moreover, we can go public with our relationship. You can even marry ."
"The Imperial Household will never agree. You know as well as I do that for the Imperial Household, breaking off an engagent is a humiliation, a grave sin. I'm guessing by then our Asou Clan could be secretly annihilated by the Imperial Household."
"Tell , who is your fiancé?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked decisively.
"Sakai Kazumura."
"Alright, I've got it. I'll make him call off the engagent voluntarily. If he doesn't agree, I'll make him die."
"You really are unreasonable, you're like a madman," Asou Sakurako said, shaking her head.
"That's right, I am a madman, but I'm a capable one," Wang Xiaoqiang said with a laugh. He covertly kicked her under the table, hitting her leg.
Asou Sakurako recoiled as if electrocuted and glared at Wang Xiaoqiang. "Please behave yourself."
"Behave myself?" Wang Xiaoqiang laughed. "You're my woman; why should I behave myself?"
The next day.
Asou Sakurako woke up to find herself still in Wang Xiaoqiang's arms, unsure of how to feel about it.
This man had given her pleasure, but at the sa ti, her spirit had suffered devastating damage.
She didn't know whether to love or hate him.
Asou Sakurako struggled a bit, trying to break free from Wang Xiaoqiang's embrace, but it was futile.
Wang Xiaoqiang had also awoken by then and smiled. "Wife, you're awake. Sleep a little longer, and we can go shopping together later…"
"You, don't even think about it." Going shopping with Wang Xiaoqiang would be akin to going public with their relationship, which ant offending the Imperial Household.
"Don't even think about it? There's nothing that can stop from doing what I want."
Asou Sakurako was coerced by Wang Xiaoqiang into strolling the streets of Tokyo.
The two went to the Sensoji Temple on Nakamise Shopping Street
Sensoji Temple, Tokyo's oldest temple, also known as Guanyin, was established in 628. A huge lantern hung in the middle of the gate, inscribed with the words "Kaminarimon," the symbol of Asakusa.
In front of Sensoji Temple, the Nakamise Great Dao is lined with many shops of varying sizes that have continued from the Edo period, selling auspicious items, offering Japan's most characteristic and affordable gifts, a variety of souvenirs, folk crafts, kimonos, as well as Japanese snacks favored by the locals.
There are many things here that you won't find in shops elsewhere, with a wide variety and low prices. Whether it's famous confectionery shops that have been in business for over a hundred years, craft shops, or freshly baked "Ningyo-yaki," "Senbei," etc., they're all very delicious.
Nakamise has many stores selling various local specialties and auspicious items. The amulets from Sensoji Temple are unique and provide a great sense of security.
Asakusa also has nurous snack shops, and the most famous is "Ningyo-yaki." Here you can taste the freshly baked treats, and I recomnd "Mukura Family," an old shop established in the early iji period that makes them on site with various designs, including traditional motifs such as "Lanterns," and "Thunder Form". Additionally, the Japanese fried rice cakes "Rice Cakes" co in dozens of flavors that will make it hard for you to choose just one.
Worthy of ntion is the Oshiage Shopping Street next to Tokyo Skytree near Sensoji Temple. Here, each area and even each shopping street usually has their own unique cartoon character. The range of products featuring these characters is countless. Oshiage-kun, introduced here, is one of them.
The array of rchandise related to Oshiage-kun is dazzling, from edible drinks and biscuits to all kinds of small morabilia. Friends who are interested should not miss this place.
And then he went to Shinjuku.
So say that when you visit Tokyo, you must explore Shinjuku. If Sensoji Temple is mainly about sightseeing and buying souvenirs, then Shinjuku is truly a paradise for the fashionable and young at heart. Here you can find dazzling billboards, alluring shops, and fashionistas everywhere.
In earlier years, the movie "Lost in Tokyo" was fild here. The people of Tokyo also often choose to et up at the most bustling South Exit of Shinjuku Station, because from there, every direction you walk is "paradise."
As Tokyo's most bustling comrcial center, Shinjuku boasts long-standing departnt stores like Isetan, Takashimaya Tis Square, and Mitsukoshi; Marui, Lumine, and MYLORD are said to be the sources of Tokyo's fashion trends; and there are also concentrations of Japan's own design powerhouses like Beams and ComCaStore flagship stores.
As vibrant as Shinjuku is, its nightlife is equally diverse. The "number one entertaining street in Japan," Kabukicho Ichiban Street, is located here. Tokyo's Kabukicho is the busiest and most chaotic place at night, a world-class pedestrian zone frequented by people from many countries, bustling continuously until four in the morning. Therefore, it is more interesting to visit here later in the evening.
The consumption level in Ginza is relatively high, but if financially possible, it is also a good choice to visit here.
Since Wang Xiaoqiang intentionally chose the busiest places, he also went to Ginza. Known as one of the world's three most famous streets and renowned for its luxury shops, Ginza runs from Ginza 1-cho to Ginza 8-cho, divided between Ginza 4-cho and Ginza 5-cho by Harumi Dori, all eight "chos" pierced by Central Dori. From 1st Street to 8th Street and its surrounding bustling districts, the length is about one kiloter.
The crossroads at 4-cho can be considered the busiest, most lively part of the Ginza district. Today's Ginza is not only the preferable place for the business community in Japan but is also a large garden that blends ancient, modern, and international cultures, referred to as the "heart" of Tokyo.
Here you'll find both nationally renowned departnt stores, small craft shops specializing in unique crafts, as well as high-end snack shops, diverse dining establishnts, upscale restaurants, and high-end nightclubs.
Ginza is also a cultural and entertainnt hub. The sidewalks on both sides of Ginza are spacious, and the main roads are closed to traffic on weekends, creating a pedestrian paradise known as "Pedestrians' Heaven."
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In Ginza, Wang Xiaoqiang bought Asou Sakurako several sets of clothes, all from Japan's top-tier brands. Wang Xiaoqiang wasn't showing off but letting Asou Sakurako know that he wasn't so inept bandit but a wealthy boss with substantial financial power.
Sakurako had never had anyone buy her clothes before, not because no one did, but because no one was suitable to do so. Her fiancé, Sakai Kazumura, once bought her clothes, but she refused them. Now it was Wang Xiaoqiang. Sakurako didn't know whether to be happy or to consider herself unfortunate. Currently, her biggest fear was being discovered by the Asou Clan.
But as is often the case, what she feared ca to pass.
Just as the two left Ginza, they were marked by two young Japanese n.
"Eh? Sakai, isn't that your fiancee, Asou Sakurako?" a young Japanese man was shocked to see Sakurako shopping with a young Chinese man, poking Sakai Kazumura beside him.
Taken by surprise, Kazumura looked in the direction indicated, and indeed, his fiancée, who looked like a heavenly immortal, was actually strolling with a young Chinese man, looking just like an intimate couple.
Kazumura couldn't believe his eyes and rubbed them before looking again, only to be t with the sa unbelievable scene. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welco to Qidian (qidian) to cast your recomndation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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