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Seven years later

Soon after Hoshino Hitomi got off the plane, she saw the butler and Shimazaki Takumi and his group who came to the airport to pick her up.

A trace of joy flashed in Hoshino Hitomi's eyes. She quickly walked up to the few people and said happily, "You came here so early. Thank you for your hard work."

"Miss hasn't returned to Japan for ten years, so of course we have to come early to pick her up today." Shimazaki Takumi said with a hearty smile.

The housekeeper smiled and said, "Congratulations, Miss, on graduating from university."

The butler looked at Hoshino Hitomi with a kind gaze, stroked his beard, and praised from the bottom of his heart: "I haven't seen Miss for about ten years. When I met her today, I found that Miss is getting more and more beautiful."

At this time, Hoshino Hitomi had just turned sixteen, and her long, curly black hair fell softly behind her shoulders.

Hoshino Hitomi dressed up a little because she considered that her butler and Shimazaki Takumi would come to pick her up at the airport and they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

However, Hitomi Hoshino did not wear too much makeup. She simply applied lipstick on her lips. Even without makeup, Hitomi Hoshino's appearance is still very good.

Hitomi Hoshino was wearing a black knitted sweater cardigan today, with a pure white short-sleeved shirt underneath, a red tie around the collar of the shirt, and a black pleated skirt underneath.

From a childish girl, she has transformed into a bright and beautiful girl.

Hoshino Hitomi smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, but how come you all have time to come and pick me up at the airport today?"

The housekeeper smiled kindly and explained, "Today all the employees of the Hoshino Group are on holiday for three days just to pick up the young lady at the airport."

Hoshino Hitomi was startled when she heard this, and then a hint of warmth flashed in her eyes. There seemed to be a sparkle of water in her beautiful eyes, and she said in a trembling voice: "You are too good to me..."

As the daughter of the former chairman, Hoshino Hitomi is naturally well aware that the Hoshino Group works all year round and both senior and junior executives are well-known workaholics.

Even if you want to take a leave, you have to finish the work for the day of leave in advance. This shows how much preparation the housekeeper and Shimazaki Takumi made in advance for this three-day leave.

"Miss is now the current chairman of the Hoshino Group, so naturally everything will be based on Miss's priority." Shimazaki Takumi said with a smile.

The corners of Hoshino Hitomi's mouth slightly raised, and she smiled brightly and said, "After this, I will officially take over the Hoshino Group. I will definitely not bring shame to the Hoshino Group and my parents."

"Okay." The butler and Shimazaki Takumi smiled with relief.

"Miss, please get in the car first. We'll take you to the beach to relax." Shimazaki Takumi took the suitcase from Hoshino Hitomi and said.

"Beach? But I didn't bring a swimsuit." Hoshino Hitomi asked with a puzzled look.

"Don't worry about this, miss. Just go to the beach and buy it when the time comes."

Hoshino Hitomi hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed: "Well, okay."

After the three got on the car

The housekeeper suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Miss, why did you change your phone seven years ago?"

After Hoshino Hitomi bought a mobile phone, she hurried to find Shinji Shirakawa to ask for the housekeeper's phone number.

Although the housekeeper was a little confused about why Hoshino Hitomi suddenly changed her cell phone number, he forgot to ask Hoshino about it because he was too busy with work.

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hitomi's face froze, and she smiled awkwardly, "At that time... I accidentally slipped my hand and dropped my phone into the water. I couldn't use it anymore, so I changed my phone."

The housekeeper understood and said, "Is that so..."

Hoshino Hitomi asked in confusion: "Why did the housekeeper suddenly bring up this matter?"

Seeing this, the housekeeper explained, "After the young lady changed her cell phone seven years ago, two boys claimed to be her friends and often came to Xingye's house to see her."

"They came to the Hoshino family to look for the young lady almost once a month, and this continued for two or three years. The maid couldn't stand it anymore and tried to persuade them."

"They didn't come here so often after that, but they still come once or twice a year. This is what the maid told me a while ago. Because of work reasons, Takumi and I have been living in the Hoshino Group and have never been back to the Hoshino family, so I don't know much about what happened at the Hoshino family."

Hoshino Hitomi: ...

Hearing this, Hoshino Hitomi couldn't help but sweat a little. Although she had a vague answer in her mind, she still asked, "What do those two boys look like?"

The butler stroked his chin and tried to recall, then answered, "The maid said that one of them was a boy with black curly hair, and the other had slightly longer hair that almost reached his shoulders."

Hoshino Hitomi: My heart is finally at peace.

She never expected that Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara would be so determined that they had never given up the idea of ​​looking for her for seven years.

If Furuya Rei and Morobushi Keimitsu also knew her home address, it would be terrible...

Hoshino Hitomi's eyes were filled with guilt, and at the same time she felt a little scared and uneasy. She really didn't have the courage to face these people...

According to the current time, Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara should be in college, and they haven't had their vacation yet, so she can't go find them right away.

Hoshino Hitomi couldn't help but sigh helplessly. Even if they were on vacation, she might not have time to visit them.

She is now responsible for the work of the Hoshino Group, has to carry out organizational tasks, and secretly investigate the affairs of her great-grandfather and Karasuma Renya. These are enough to keep her busy.

I'm afraid we won't have a chance to meet until they go to the police academy...

Hoshino Hitomi thought for a moment, and said to the butler in a gentle voice: "Butler, please tell the maid sister to tell them next time they come to see me that I am still studying in the United States and it will take two years before I can come back."

The butler hesitated for a moment, but still agreed: "Okay, Miss."

Housekeeper: Miss, you must have your reasons for doing this.

"Well, thank you for your help, butler." Hoshino Hitomi forced a smile, her conscience aching.

Half an hour later, Hitomi Hoshino and her group arrived at the Japanese beach.

The sun was high in the sky, the sunlight was scorching, the heat waves were rolling, and the weather was extremely hot.

Not long after getting off the car, Hitomi Hoshino realized that it was too hot here. She had just turned on the air conditioner in the car, so she didn't feel the heat.

Under the scorching sun, Hoshino Hitomi's skin was covered with layers of hot sweat like a kettle.

Hoshino Hitomi couldn't stand the heat, so she went back to the car and took off her knitted cardigan and tie.

"Huh~ It's much cooler." Hoshino Hitomi said as she fanned herself with her hands.

Hoshino Hitomi returned to the beach again and found that the butler and Shimazaki Takumi were gone. She called him in confusion: "Where did you go, Grandpa Butler?"

The housekeeper apologized, "Miss, I'm sorry. I just went to buy swimsuits with Takumi, and found that the swimsuits for girls are almost sold out."

The housekeeper went on to explain, "There are some stores that have women's swimwear, but there are too many people lining up to buy them. So Takumi and I drove another car and planned to go home and bring back swimwear for the young lady. Just as I was about to text her, she called me."

"The Hoshino family's house is not far from the beach. It only takes about ten minutes to get there by car, so please wait a moment, Miss."