Siheyuan: Cooking journey

Seeing my daughter like this,

Her mother's eyes were red. She put down her things and sat next to her, gently stroking her shoulders: "No matter what happened, it's all over."

"Don't think about it anymore, things will get better."

"I will be more careful to protect you in the future and won't let the same thing happen again."

"Mom, I'm fine."

Although she said this, Yukiko Nakamori knew that she was just pretending to be strong. She forced a smile to comfort her mother, but it obviously had no effect. Instead, it made her mother feel even more distressed. She hugged her and comforted her with tears in her eyes: "Everything will be fine, it will be fine..."

Seeing my mother like this,

Xuezi felt a little guilty and wanted to explain herself.

But she thought about it and felt that even an explanation would be useless unless she produced evidence.

But the most precious thing has already been given to the person I care about, how can I prove it?

So she just bit her lower lip, buried her face in her mother's arms, and cried softly: "Mom, I'm so scared..."

In fact, before returning home, she and her boyfriend discussed going to Hong Kong to study abroad so that they could be reunited.

But canceling an engagement is already difficult enough, and going to study abroad alone as a member of a large family is even more difficult.

After I came back, besides missing you,

Yukiko also faces the pressure brought by these problems.

At this moment, seeing my mother's misunderstanding expression,

Suddenly I had an idea: why not pretend to encounter an unfortunate incident and use it as an excuse to cancel the engagement, and try to get the opportunity to leave here and go to Hong Kong to study.

Although doing so would affect her reputation, she no longer cared about that. As for the pain she had caused her parents, although she felt extremely guilty, it seemed to be the only way out.

With confusion and reluctance about the future, thinking that I may never see my beloved again,

Yukiko Nakamori couldn't help but burst into tears...

Xue Zi's mother felt even more distressed, and she started crying, "Cry, if you feel wronged, just cry it out, it will make you feel better..."

I barely slept last night.

I spent the whole day worrying about the man.

Not long after, Yukiko Nakamori fell asleep unconsciously.

Yukiko's mother patted her gently, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she finally fell asleep.

Gently and carefully, she put her down and laid her down. Yukiko's mother stood up cautiously, but found that her legs were numb from sitting for so long. She couldn't stand up all of a sudden, so she had to sit back down.

It was at this time that Yukiko's mother felt uneasy and discovered a very conspicuous bruise on Yukiko Nakamori's fair neck.

I remembered that my daughter was wearing a dress that day, but when she came back today she changed into a pink sweatshirt and jeans.

There was no way the kidnappers would be kind enough to change her clothes.

Yukiko's mother suddenly had bad associations and felt heavy-hearted.

Seeing the obvious bruises, Yukiko's mother trembled inwardly and felt even more depressed.

She raised her hand slightly and gently pulled her collar down a little, and tears began to flow uncontrollably.

The bruises were connected into one, making it unbearable to look at.

But Yukiko's mother hoped that her guess was wrong, as she didn't want her daughter to be hurt like this.

"Xuezi, it's uncomfortable to sleep with clothes on, so you should take them off."

Tears kept falling, but her voice was extremely gentle. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Yukiko Nakamori was asleep, Yukiko's mother gently and carefully helped her take off her sweatshirt.

There were multiple bruises on the skin.

Yukiko's mother covered her mouth with her hands, trying her best to control herself from making any sound.

After a long time, she gently covered Yukiko Nakamori with a blanket and left the room with a heavy heart.

Kazuto Nakamori has been waiting.

Seeing her coming out of her daughter's room, she asked with concern, "How is Yukiko?"

"She's already asleep."

Yukiko's mother said in a low voice.

When Nakamori Kazuto saw her red and swollen eyes, his expression tensed and he asked, "Have you asked how Yukiko came back?"

“Does this even matter?”

Yukiko's mother asked back, tears falling down her cheeks, sobbing: "As long as she comes back, it will be fine, as long as she comes back... Why are you so cruel to her... She is still so young..."

Kazuto Nakamori had a gloomy face and cold eyes, and went to the living room silently.

In the living room, Yamamoto Keiichi was waiting anxiously.

Although they checked the mall's surveillance video many times, there were still no useful clues, but they unexpectedly learned that Yukiko Nakamori had returned home safely.

As her fiancé, he immediately rushed to Nakamori's house.

After waiting for half a day, I still didn't see Yukiko Nakamori, and I was extremely anxious.

Seeing Kazuto Nakamori walk in,

He immediately went up to her and asked with concern, "How is Xuezi..."

Suddenly, "pop"——

Nakamori Kazuto slapped him hard and yelled, "Get out of here! If it weren't for you causing trouble, how could Yukiko have gotten into trouble!"

Yamamoto Jieyi covered his face with his hands, looking stunned. He had a bad guess in his mind and asked tremblingly: "Yukiko, she...she..."

"From today on, she has nothing to do with you anymore, get out of here..."

Without letting Yamamoto Keiichi speak, Nakamori Kazuto waved his hand to signal the bodyguards to forcibly drive him out.

Outside the door.

Yamamoto Keiichi's face was gloomy.

Although he is a member of the Yamamoto family, he actually belongs to the side branch, and it is extremely difficult for him to get substantial help from the main family.

Becoming a small detective is not his ultimate goal. What he really wants is to run for a seat in parliament and pursue a career in politics.

It is not too difficult to become a junior member of parliament. As long as you can maintain a good public image and have a certain amount of funds for publicity and promotion, it will not be a problem to achieve this goal.

But it’s different for senior councillors. There are very few positions and one must be recommended by an upper-class family to get a spot.

He had gone to great lengths to gain the Nakamori family's favor for him, and he saw that the Yamamoto family was ready to support him in taking this path, and that he might even have a chance to compete for important national positions in the future. His future was bright, but something went wrong at this moment.

At this moment, Yamamoto Keiichi was filled with regret and anger.

When investigating the family annihilation case previously, he deliberately targeted the Shanhai Gang with the intention of blackmailing them.

In the past, when encountering similar situations, I always pretended to be impartial, waiting for the relevant parties to contact me privately and then negotiate terms to get benefits.

This time, we did not expect the other party to directly resort to violent means to exert pressure, and the expected bargaining or private settlement did not happen at all.

He had a bad feeling until he heard that Yukiko Nakamori had been kidnapped.

Then Nakamori Kazuto's furious attitude further confirmed his guess - Nakamori Yukiko must have met with misfortune after being kidnapped. Thinking that such a beautiful girl had fallen into the hands of others before he could touch her, he felt so unwilling.

Thinking about it now, I really regret it. If I had known this would happen, I would never have proposed to her after becoming a member of parliament just to save face.

However, no matter how painful or angry he was, Yamamoto Suke knew that he had to continue pursuing Yukiko Nakamori.

Only by marrying her can he gain stronger support from the Nakamori family when running for junior councillor, and then challenge for the position of senior councillor.

Otherwise, at best he would just be hovering around as a junior councillor for a few terms.

As for Nakamori Kazuto's current attitude, it gave him a glimmer of hope. Although this seemed like a bad thing, it could actually turn into an opportunity.

Even if they had been married before, in the eyes of the public, they would still have to rely on the power behind Yukiko Nakamori to have a say.

Now that such a change has happened, Yukiko Nakamori's reputation has been damaged and has become a source of worry within the family.

If he still insisted on getting married at this time and showed his unswerving love for her, he would likely win deeper favor and trust from the Nakamori family.

After thinking about it, I felt a little relieved.

But this optimism was soon shattered by another thought: since the purpose of the Shanhai Gang was only to get the frozen funds back, and not for any other purpose, and would not hurt Yukiko Nakamori and cause greater conflicts, why did they take her away?

And releasing her without reaching any agreement is really illogical!

If it weren't for the fact that external forces posed a huge threat to the Shanhai Gang, forcing them to release the person, then the experience that Nakamori Yukiko had gone through would probably be far more than just a simple shock...

Yamamoto Keiichi was in a heavy mood and suspected that the people who kidnapped Nakamori Yukiko were not the Yamkai Gang.

He is a branch of the Yamamoto family and has always been neglected.

Yukiko Nakamori is the core child of the Nakamori family. Generally speaking, her marriage will only be related to the core children of other big families.

If it wasn't a deliberate plan, Yukiko's mother would have encountered a bag snatching incident when she was out, and he just happened to appear to help, winning her mother's favor. Coupled with the good image he established in his daily life, he became an upright star detective in Edo Castle.

Yukiko Nakamori will not have any contact with him at all, but will marry the core heir of another big family.

because of this.

If he could marry Yukiko Nakamori, although he would gain the support of the Nakamori family, he might also arouse the jealousy of the children of other families.

He speculated that Yukiko Nakamori's kidnappers might be related to these families and that this was a deliberate act of revenge.

There are many upper-class families in Japan.

It's not difficult to identify the suspect.

You just need to look at which families have people who are about the same age as Yukiko and are waiting to get married to roughly determine who did it.

Yukiko Nakamori's beauty is well-known in these family circles.

Some people must have been unhappy that the beauty was finally won by a small detective, so they took this measure as revenge. They deliberately smashed a precious piece of jewelry into the shape of a spittoon and put it back just to humiliate people.

And yet they treat her like a treasure and marry her into the family.

Think of this.

Yamamoto Keiichi's face was extremely gloomy, and he was unwilling to believe that his guess was correct.

If it was done by the Shanhai Gang, it would be fine, at least Yukiko Nakamori is safe.

But when it comes to those who act out of hatred, things become much more difficult.

He knew very well how despicable the way those big family members did things was. How could they let go of such a beautiful woman so easily when she fell into their hands?

It's not just a matter of physical harm. The bigger problem is that various nude photos may be taken and used to threaten you in order to achieve long-term control.

the most important is.

If he really marries Yukiko Nakamori in the future and becomes influential in the political world, once these photos are released, his political future will be ruined and he will become a laughing stock.

To avoid this from happening, it’s best not to marry Yukiko Nakamori.

After thinking for a long time, Yamamoto Keiichi clenched his fists with a more serious expression.

He put this idea aside temporarily.

After all, Yukiko Nakamori is his only support, so he has to marry her.

In order to avoid being trapped in trouble in the future,

Once he became a senior councilor, he immediately looked for another job and abandoned Yukiko Nakamori.

That way, even if someone leaks the photos later, it won’t matter.

Yamamoto Keiichi was quite satisfied with this plan and thought it was a good idea.

Although he did not get the virginity of Yukiko Nakamori, and he did not know how many people had sex with her, playing with Yukiko Nakamori for a few years was an acceptable result.

Just endure the shame for now. Once you become a powerful person, what type of women can you not find?