I'm surrounded by women.

For the next whole day, Nishiwaki Jiechun sat on his bed at home in a daze. Even when he boarded a plane to South Korea and lay on the cold operating table, Nishiwaki Jiechun's heart seemed to be wrapped in a layer of emptiness and he did not show any emotion.

Until the operation was over, she sat in front of the mirror and watched the doctor remove the gauze on her face bit by bit.

When she saw the delicate cheeks in the mirror that looked nothing like her own, Nishiwaki Haru finally couldn't control her tears and burst into tears. At that moment, she finally realized that her original cheeks were ruined by her own hands.

The skills of the top plastic surgeons found by Katori Kyogetsu are indeed worthy of the word "top". In response to Katori Kyogetsu's generous remuneration, these doctors have given their best efforts to restore Katori Genzakura's cheeks on Nishiwaki Jieharu's face to the greatest extent possible.

After seeing Nishiwaki Jiechun's current face, several plastic surgeons excitedly said in Korean, which she couldn't understand:

"This should be the most perfect masterpiece of my life. At this moment, I feel like I am not a plastic surgeon, but a mask magician in a fantasy story. I have carved out a beautiful mask."

"It's a pity that we all signed a confidentiality agreement. Otherwise, I really want to take some photos of her and put them on my personal website for promotion. Then my appointments will be fully booked every month. If I work hard for a few years, maybe I can buy a house in Jiangnan District with full payment!"

“Speaking of which, Ms. Nishiwaki’s cheeks were originally quite beautiful. Although they were far inferior to the silver-haired girl in the photo, they were at least much better than most ordinary girls.

It is obvious that she can become more beautiful with just a minor plastic surgery. I really don’t understand why she insisted on undergoing such a risky face-changing surgery?

During the operation, I was extremely nervous, especially at the most critical moment. If I wasn't careful, she could have died on the operating table."

"Ah, the surgery is over, what are you still curious about? Anyway, the surgery is completed, we all got the money, everyone is happy!"

Several plastic surgeons knew that Nishiwaki Jiechun did not understand Korean, so they spoke more directly.

After recuperating in Korea for a while, Nishiwaki Noriharu returned to Japan. When she stood in front of Katori Kyozuki again, Nishiwaki Noriharu could clearly feel that Katori Kyozuki's attitude towards her had softened. He began to care about her, cherish her, and care about her thoughts. Gradually, the relationship between the two took a step forward.

But Nishiwaki Jiechun couldn't be happy at all, because no matter in daily life or when they were hugging, kissing, or whispering in each other's ears, Katori Kyozuki never called her by her real name, but called her "Genzakura" again and again.

……

In the airport parking lot, Katori Kyougetsu held him in his arms. Listening to Katori Kyougetsu's love and obsession for Minamoto Sakura, Nishiwaki Kaiharu couldn't help but recall his past with Katori Kyougetsu, wondering why he had plastic surgery, and the irrevocable relationship between him and Katori Kyougetsu after the surgery.

Katori Kyozuki mistook Nishiwaki Jieharu for Katori Genzakura and held her in his arms. After being intimate with her for a long time, he reluctantly let go of Nishiwaki Jieharu.

How gentle she is when entangled, how decisive she is when letting go, because in Katori Kyozuki's eyes, Nishiwaki Jiechun is just a substitute after all, and can never replace the position of Minamoto Sakura in her heart.

"If I weren't Gen Sakura's aunt, why would I go to so much trouble and spend so much money to carve out a replacement doll?" Katori Kyozuki sighed silently in his heart, opened the car door, and said calmly to Nishiwaki Noriharu:

"Get in the car, let's go back to the office for lunch first. I have a meeting this afternoon that will last until 11pm. You don't have to wait for me. You can go home directly after get off work."

"I want to go to the movies tonight, is that okay?" Nishiwaki Jiechun asked cautiously.

"Whatever. You don't have to tell me what you want to do. I'm not interested. Just don't break the agreement between you and me."

Katori Kyozuki had no interest in what Nishiwaki Keiharu said, and naturally she didn't realize that Nishiwaki Keiharu wanted to invite her to go to the movies together in the evening.

Of course, even if she heard it, Katori Kyozuki would not agree. She felt that sitting in the theater to watch a movie was a waste of time. A movie usually lasted more than an hour, and this more than an hour was enough time for her to complete a lot of work.

In Katori Kyogetsu's opinion, wasting time is wasting money!

So from childhood to adulthood, the number of movies that Katori Kyozuki has watched can be counted on one hand.

The only situation that could make Katori Kyozuki willingly spend several hours watching a movie is if Katori Genzakura took the initiative to call Katori Kyozuki and said, "Auntie, I want to go to the movies with you!"

As soon as Katori Genzakura finished speaking, Katori Kyozuki was able to book the cinema that Katori Genzakura wanted to go to and let this cinema only accept the two of them today.

It is not difficult to book a movie theater, but it is a bit difficult to book the entire cinema.

After all, every cinema will sell and pre-sell movie tickets on various ticketing apps. If an entire cinema is booked, all movie tickets sold that day will need to be refunded to other customers. Some customers who only have time to watch a movie on that day will naturally feel unhappy.

Faced with customers' dissatisfaction, the cinema needs to explain and apologize to each of them one by one.

So now some cinema owners are reluctant to have their cinemas booked for the whole day, as it will cause all kinds of trouble.

But Katori Kyozuki never takes such things to heart. As long as Katori Gensakura wants to book the entire cinema, she will definitely be able to book the entire cinema because she will offer a price that the cinema cannot refuse.

The Katori family's approach to problem-solving has always been straightforward: if a problem can be solved with money, then it's not a problem. Only problems that can't be solved with money are problems.

"You just got off the plane, let me drive." Nishiwaki Jiechun said with concern.

Katori Kyozuki, who had just opened the car door, glanced at her and asked curiously, "Can you drive?"

"When you went to London some time ago, I went to the driving school and finished the remaining subjects three and four. I already got my driver's license. In fact, I was already taking the driver's license test before, but I didn't have time to go to the driving school after finishing the second subject, so I put it aside until now."

Nishiwaki Jiechun said weakly that after she finished the second subject exam, she became Katori Kyozuki's secretary.

After becoming a secretary, Katori Kyozuki did not assign any work to Nishiwaki Jieharu, but just kept her like a canary in a large flat in Chiyoda Ward. Later, it was only after Nishiwaki Jieharu's repeated requests that Katori Kyozuki allowed Nishiwaki Jieharu to come to the company, but he still did not assign her any work, but just let her stay in his office.

If you only look at the surface, there will definitely be countless people who envy Nishiwaki Jieharu's current job. He doesn't have to do any work and doesn't have to worry about anything. As soon as he started working, he received a "compensation" that many people can't earn in their entire lives, a large flat in Chiyoda Ward, and a monthly salary of no less than 2 million yen, and an annual year-end bonus.

But there is only one price, and that is to give up your original appearance with your own hands and become a pathetic substitute from then on.

For Nishiwaki Jiechun, who has always been competitive and wants to let Katori Kyozuki see her excellence, her current life makes her feel extremely tormented. She likes Katori Kyozuki and wants to be Katori Kyozuki's right-hand man in his career. She doesn't want to be a canary kept in a cage by Katori Kyozuki!

Chapter 98: The Thing in the Palm (1)

"Let me see." After hearing this, Katori Kyozuki had no expression on his face, and did not look at Nishiwaki Jieharu, but just said lightly.

Just this one sentence made Nishiwaki Jiechun feel very surprised. He quickly took out his driver's license and handed it to Katori Kyozuki.

Ever since the plastic surgery was completed and he returned to Katori Kyozuki's side, Nishiwaki Jiechun discovered that Katori Kyozuki said the same thing to him every day, repeating the same few sentences over and over again. Even when the two of them were having dinner together in the house in Chiyoda Ward, Katori Kyozuki never spoke at the table, let alone chatting about daily life.

Only when they were in bed would Katori Kyozuki whisper sweet words in her ears, but these sweet words were not spoken to her, but to... Katori Gensakura.

The blood relationship between Katori Kyozuki and Katori Genzakura forced Katori Kyozuki to suppress his feelings for Genzakura, but it is better to release than to block. Under years of suppression, Katori Kyozuki's original love for Genzakura has now become extremely distorted and deformed!

Finding a personal secretary and having her undergo plastic surgery to look like Minamoto Sakura seems to be a way to solve the problem, but only Katori Kyozuki himself knows that this approach is like drinking poison to quench thirst, and sooner or later it will destroy himself and Nishiwaki Kaiharu!

Under this love that gradually became distorted because of the unrequited love for Yuan Ying.

The world in Katori Kyozuki's eyes gradually changed. She began to believe that it was the whole world's fault that she couldn't be with Minamoto Sakura openly!

She didn't want to give up like this, she just wanted to get Yuan Ying!

Therefore, a terrible plan had been repeatedly pondered in Katori Kyozuki's mind several years ago, and he was constantly looking for the best time to start this plan.

Before the plan began, Katori Kyozuki had been using Nishiwaki Kaiharu as a substitute in order to keep himself at a minimum level of calm in front of Minamoto Sakura.

Nishiwaki Jiechun naively thought in her heart that as long as she made a little change that would surprise Katori Kyozuki, perhaps Katori Kyozuki would start to look at her again and start to appreciate her abilities.

Instead of just raising himself like a canary like now, Nishiwaki Jiechun hates this feeling.

After seeing Nishiwaki Noriharu's driver's license, Katori Kyozuki's eyes flashed with disgust. She threw the driver's license back to Nishiwaki Noriharu like she was throwing away garbage and said coldly:

"You should be thankful that I'm in a good mood today. If I were in a bad mood, I could just use the contract you signed and sue you in court for breach of contract!"

"Eh?"

Nishiwaki Jiechun looked at Katori Kyozuki in confusion. She didn't understand why Katori Kyozuki was so angry just because she went to take a driver's license test?

To the point that Nishiwaki Kaiharu wondered for a moment if he had mentioned something else besides the driver's license test. Had something else he said upset Katori Kyougetsu?

Looking at the confused Nishiwaki Noriharu, Katori Kyozuki didn't want to waste time explaining to her.

However, when he thought that if he didn't explain clearly, Nishiwaki Noriharu might do something on his own again next time, Katori Kyozuki decided to not waste some time on Nishiwaki Noriharu.

"Yuan Ying is only sixteen years old now. Although she can get married at sixteen, she can't get a driver's license. I clearly wrote it in black and white in the contract before. When you are in front of me, you must do your best to act like Yuan Ying, imitate her living habits, her eating habits, and her way of speaking.

Now you have a driver's license, but Yuanying is not yet old enough to take the test. Even if it's just a small difference, it still makes me angry!

This time I can pretend nothing happened, but if next time you do something that doesn't fit with Yuan Ying's current personality without my permission, then we'll see you in court!"

"I... I just thought that after I get my driver's license, I can help you drive. After all, I am your personal secretary..." Nishiwaki Jiechun lowered his head and said weakly. There was some nervousness in his tone, but more of it was unwillingness.

She had been with Katori Kyozuki for so many years, why did Katori Kyozuki still treat her as a substitute?!

Looking at Nishiwaki Keiharu who lowered his head, Katori Kyozuki didn't feel the slightest bit of emotion in his heart.

If it was Gen Ying who looked so lost in front of her, Katori Kyozuki would have hugged Gen Ying in her arms and comforted her by now, but unfortunately she was not herself.

"I don't need your insignificant help. The last thing the Katori Group needs is someone to drive for me. What's more, I can drive myself. Whether it's the Katori Group's driver or my other business secretaries, they all drive. One more person won't make much difference, and one less person won't make much either. Tell me, is there any need for you to drive for me?"

"But……"

Nishiwaki Kaiharu wanted to say something more, but was rudely interrupted by Katori Kyogetsu:

"Okay, I hate wasting time. Spending a few minutes talking to you is the maximum waste of time I can tolerate. Now I have to drive back to the company. Please sit in the back seat."

"I, I understand. I'm sorry..." Although he was very unwilling in his heart, facing the obviously unhappy Katori Kyozuki, Nishiwaki Jiechun didn't dare to say anything more and could only sit down obediently.

"Don't let it happen again, and don't act on your own anymore. You just need to stay by my side and be a puppet that plays the role of Yuan Ying. As long as you obey me, even if one day I no longer need you, I will take care of you for the rest of my life."

Katori Kyozuki left these words before starting the car.

Nishiwaki Jiechun, who was sitting in the back row, listened to what she said with his head down, bearing the bitterness that welled up in his heart alone.

Nishiwaki Jiechun suddenly understood why his parents said to him with disappointment when they saw his face after plastic surgery: "You are a monster now. Sooner or later, you will destroy yourself!"

Nishiwaki Jiechun feels that he is now like a martyr who may fall on the road of self-destruction at any time.

But...what's the difference between falling down halfway and reaching the end?

In order to stay by Katori Kyozuki's side, she chose to embark on this path of self-destruction, destroying her former face with her own hands, and destroying her once proud pride and self-confidence, becoming a puppet that can only serve as a substitute and may be abandoned by Kyozuki at any time.

'Perhaps, every day I live is just a step closer to self-destruction...

But even so, I never regret it. Even if you ask me again and again if I regret it, I will answer:

I might feel sad, I might feel a moment of regret, but even if I could go back in time and make a choice again, I would still choose to undergo the extremely risky plastic surgery and destroy everything I had with my own hands in exchange for the opportunity to become a replacement and stay by Jingyue's side.

Nishiwaki Jiechun thought secretly in her heart that she was willing to become a pawn in Katori Kyogetsu's hands and become a substitute doll that could be discarded at any time.

Because... if I don't become a substitute, I may never have the chance to stay with Katori Kyozuki in my life.

Katori Kyozuki drove the Maserati back to the company. After parking the car, she took Nishiwaki Jiharu straight to her office on the 31st floor.

There was no conversation along the way, and Katori Kyozuki did not say a word to Nishiwaki Keiharu.

After being scolded by Katori Kyogetsu, Nishiwaki Keiharu remained silent and it took him a while to regain the courage to talk to Katori Kyogetsu.

After taking the elevator to the office on the 31st floor, Katori Kyozuki used his key to open the door of his office.

But I didn't expect that as soon as I opened the door, I found that there was a "guest" in the office early.

Especially after seeing clearly who the 'guest' was, Katori Kyozuki felt a chill in his heart and subconsciously protected Nishiwaki Jiechun behind him!

"Xiao Jingyue is really getting better and better. I just arrived an hour early.

After taking a look around the area under your jurisdiction, I found that you have arranged every work link in an orderly manner. No wonder you have the confidence to go to London for such a long time. It's so long that people are a little curious whether you are planning to set up your own business in London.

Not bad, not bad. You are worthy of being the next heir to the family head. You have been away from the center of power of the consortium for so long, and none of the subordinates you lead have any bad intentions. It seems that you have already learned half of the skills from the family head.

The woman sitting on the sofa chuckled and slowly stood up. Her every move revealed a sense of elegance.

Katori Kyozuki looked nervously at the uninvited guest in front of her. She never expected that this woman would suddenly come to her door.

If possible, Katori Kyozuki would rather encounter the Financial Services Agency coming for a financial inspection as soon as he returned to the company than face such a difficult woman as soon as he returned to the company.

There aren't many people who can make Katori Kyozuki feel difficult, but they do exist.

For example, the "uninvited guest" in front of him is one of the most troublesome people for Katori Kyozuki.

If someone else who made Katori Kyozuki feel difficult suddenly appeared in her office, Katori Kyozuki would not feel too nervous. Because even if it was someone who made her feel difficult, as long as they were in her own office, they were her home turf. She could just order the other person out and then use this time to calm down and think about countermeasures.

However, facing the woman in front of him, Katori Kyozuki could not use such a method.

Because this woman is her father and one of the most trusted people of Katori Ryuin, the head of the Katori family.

Although she did not have the blood of the Katori family flowing in her body, because she did not have a name of her own, Katori Ryuin gave her a name: Katori Mima.

Katori Kyozuki felt that this woman was difficult to deal with, not because she was worried that she and her brother would compete for the inheritance in the future. In her own words, she came to the Katori family just to repay a favor.

But it is precisely because Katori Mima doesn't care about money that Katori Kyozuki feels very difficult.

Katori Kyotsuki could see that Katori Mima was a woman of exceptional ability, and she had extended an olive branch to Mima several times: "When I become the next head of the family, will you continue to be my right-hand man?"

But what Katori Kyozuki didn't expect was that Katori Mima refused without even thinking about it. She remembered Katori Mima only said one sentence:

"I came to the Katori family and served as the head of the family's assistant only to repay the head of the family and his wife's kindness. When the head of the family and his wife pass away, I will also leave the Katori family and only keep the name Goshin from now on."

Katori Kyozuki felt mixed emotions about Katori Mima's attitude. She was happy because it could be seen from this sentence that Katori Mima was not here to fight for the family property.

The worrying thing is that this woman has no interest in money at all and there is no way to win her over!

This means that this woman is completely loyal to Kyozuki's parents, the current head and wife of the Katori family.

Logically, as a daughter, she should be happy that her parents have a loyal right-hand man. However, when she thought about the plan she had been brewing for a long time to get Gen Sakura, Katori Kyozuki really couldn't feel happy.

Because when the plan officially begins, even if I stand against the Katori family, Katori Mima will become my enemy.

Katori Kyozuki, who hopes to maximize his benefits, really doesn't want to have another rival like Katori Mima who doesn't care about anything and is only loyal to his parents.

"Why aren't you talking?" Katori Mima glanced at Katori Kyozuki and asked with a faint smile.

"Ah... no, no, it just suddenly felt like I hadn't seen Aunt Zhen for a long time. Now that I finally see her, I feel really guilty. I've been so busy with work lately that I forgot to go home to see her. Are my parents doing well?"

"The Patriarch and his wife are both in excellent health. Miss Jingyue, there's no need to worry. Just focus on your career. Although the Katori Group holds a high position in Japan, its foundation in London, England, is still somewhat shaky. The Patriarch fully understands Miss Jingyue's desire for the Katori Group to gain a firm foothold in the UK."