Yukinoshita's Correction Method

He remembered that during the New Year, Hayama Hayato's parents, Shizuka Hiratsuka, and Haruno Yukinoshita's parents had a meal together and probably talked about the selection process.

"His chosen group?" Haruno Yukinoshita's voice was clearly disappointed. "Oh, so that's what you're asking about."

"Judging from your tone... you actually know?"

"Hmm... I was too lazy to find out which group he chose, so I didn't ask." Haruno Yukinoshita sighed and leaned back in her chair. "Anyway, the answer is so obvious."

"Obvious?" Dong Yunshan frowned slightly, his gaze lingering on Haruno Yukinoshita.

What is the obvious answer that Haruno Yukinoshita believes...?

Or rather... why did Haruno Yukinoshita think the answer was obvious?

"Oh my~ You start acting up now that Yukino's not here?" Haruno Yukinoshita leaned forward, poking Dong Yunshan's cheek with her fingertip as he was deep in thought. "How dare you stare at your sister so brazenly..."

"Occupation." Dong Yunshan brushed Haruno Yukinoshita's hand away. "What do his parents do?"

"His father is a lawyer, and his mother is a doctor." Haruno Yukinoshita lightly twirled her fingers. "His father owns a law firm, and his maternal grandfather is the founder of a medical institution. Whether he chooses literature or science, he can meet the family's expectations."

Can't we draw a conclusion even from a family perspective...?

"No." Dong Yunshan looked up. "From the perspective of maintaining family relationships, inheriting the law firm is the most efficient way."

"You think so too..." Haruno Yukinoshita smiled radiantly.

It was like glass, perfect yet fragile... a futile disguise.

For a fleeting moment, Dong Yunshan felt as if she saw something in that transparent smile.

But the next moment, a deliberate complaint was made, and the transparent glass was covered up again.

"This is a college entrance interview for students who are worried about their future," Haruno Yukinoshita, her cheeks puffing out slightly. "It's not a place for you to pry into other people's private lives."

"Are you coming over for dinner tonight?" Dong Yunshan stood up. "Yukino get ready."

"Well..." Haruno Yukinoshita waved her hand, "It depends on my mood."

"I'll wait for your news." Dong Yunshan stood up and left the conference room.

He had just moved away from the students in line when he heard Shizuka Hiratsuka's voice.

Did she tell you?

Dong Yunshan shook her head. "From what she said, it seems she knew about Hayato Hayama's chosen group, but didn't tell me."

"I'm not referring to that," Shizuka Hiratsuka reminded her, "But to the matter of the Cloud Snow Tea."

"Um?"

"Regarding your misconception," Shizuka Hiratsuka scratched her hair in frustration, "This is what she told me when we went to check out the Little Snowflake user manual together..."

"It wasn't that easy after all." Dong Yunshan tapped his temples lightly with two fingers together. "I thought we could hold out for a while."

"Drag it out?" Shizuka Hiratsuka keenly noticed Dong Yunshan's choice of words. "You didn't expect this tactic to work either?"

"I just mentioned it casually. It's fine if it's useful, but it doesn't matter if it's not. It was just something I mentioned casually anyway." Dong Yunshan tilted her head. "However, I didn't expect the teacher to care so much about Little Snowflake's matter. I'm really looking forward to the wonderful life of eating, drinking, and having fun in the future?"

"Would anyone not be looking forward to it?" Shizuka Hiratsuka raised her chin, walked outside with Dong Yunshan, and lit a cigarette. "However, that's only one of the reasons."

"Another reason is...?"

"I told you before, I taught Haruno Yukinoshita for a while." Shizuka Hiratsuka exhaled a hazy mist of smoke. "Back then, her condition wasn't as serious as it is now, and she wasn't as good at pretending. But back then, I didn't do a good job..."

"I couldn't even speak properly when I was a child."

"You brat." Shizuka Hiratsuka chuckled, giving his head a good ruffled scrape. "I know what you mean, that we shouldn't judge our past selves by our current standards. What I'm trying to say is... if I had the chance to do it all over again, I'd want to do even better."

Do you think Little Snowflake is that opportunity?

"It might be, it might not be." Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes were firm. "But I want to try. I'm not willing to let it end like this."

--

"... That's what Teacher Hiratsuka said." Dong Yunshan put down her cup after returning to the activity room and looked at Yukino Yukinoshita beside her.

Yui Yuigahama opened her mouth as if to say something, but hesitated for a moment and then silently looked at Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Watching your students turn into something else entirely, and being powerless to do anything about it..." Komachi Hikigaya murmured, "It must be incredibly painful for a teacher."

"I can understand her desire to try again..." Saki Kawasaki said to Yukino Yukinoshita, "But things in political and business circles aren't that simple."

"I... once had the idea of replacing my sister and becoming the heir to the Yukinoshita Family." Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her cherry lips, and after a long while, she continued, "But I gave up on it later."

Everyone then turned their attention to the Dong Yunshan.

"Yunshan was indeed one of the reasons I gave up that idea, but it was more about my own planning and thinking." Yukino Yukinoshita gently held Dong Yunshan's hand. "Before I met you, all I thought about was surpassing my sister. The only way to achieve this was to replace her. After you came into my life, I was able to step outside the framework of the Yukinoshita Family and see many other correct directions."

"When you're hungry, all you want to do is fill your stomach..." Dong Yunshan put it in a more easily understandable way, "Only when you're full do you have the energy to think about anything else?"

"While not entirely accurate, that's roughly the idea." Yukino Yukinoshita gently squeezed his hand, "Because of you, I was able to detach myself from my original identity and think about my past thoughts and purposes from a different perspective, skipping the process of replacing her and considering what would happen after replacing her—and then completely abandoning the idea of replacing her."

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama asked curiously, "Why is that? Of course, I support your idea... but why?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was already familiar with Yui Yuigahama's way of expressing herself. "You mean, 'Why give up on a goal you've worked so hard for?'"

Yui Yuigahama: "Mmm."

"It's simple. That wasn't my goal in the first place; it was just a way for me to prove I could surpass her," Yukino Yukinoshita patiently explained. "There are many ways to surpass her, and I don't need to choose one I don't like."

Yui Yuigahama: "Hmm..."

"Going out is one way to relax," Komachi Hikigaya explained, "But there are many ways to relax. If you know the weather outside is bad, there's no need to force yourself to go out. Watching a movie at home is also a great way to relax."

"Oh~" Yui Yuigahama suddenly realized, "So, becoming the heir to the Yukinoshita Family means the weather will become super bad -- wait, something doesn't seem right, but that's roughly the gist of it."

"In other words, being the heir to a powerful political and business family isn't easy," Saki Kawasaki concluded. "And you realized that after calming down."

Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her eyelids slightly. "Even if I can briefly experience the sense of accomplishment of surpassing her, for a much longer time, I will have to do hateful things in hateful environments—just like my sister is doing now."

"You mean Sister Haruno doesn't want to be the heir either?" Yui Yuigahama asked instinctively. "Then why...?"

She had the answer halfway through asking the question.

Someone has to take over.

It's either Haruno Yukinoshita or Yukino Yukinoshita.

"As the older sister..." Saki Kawasaki sighed softly, "She doesn't want to, and can't, pass on the responsibilities she should bear to you."

"When she realized you wanted to replace her..." Komachi Hikigaya understood, "She also tried to undermine you as much as possible."

"So..." Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, "I can understand the teacher's thoughts, but her desire to save my sister and my mother's desire for my sister to inherit... in some ways, are the same."

"They all overlooked Sister Haruno's own thoughts," Dong Yunshan murmured. "She had many ways to avoid inheriting the family business, but... she chose to take on her responsibilities."

"You think so too..."

Dong Yunshan suddenly understood what Haruno Yukinoshita had said.

Shizuka Hiratsuka's feelings for Haruno Yukinoshita are similar to Dong Yunshan's feelings for Hayama Hayato.

Shizuka Hiratsuka believes that her family's upbringing shaped Haruno Yukinoshita into who she is today.

Dong Yunshan believes that the development of the family determined Hayama Hayato's choice.

It only emphasizes the influence of external factors and ignores the will of the parties involved.

Dong Yunshan tapped her temples lightly with her two fingers together, her brows furrowing, her movements becoming increasingly agitated.

Yukino Yukinoshita raised her hand and grabbed Dong Yunshan's wrist.

Dong Yunshan lowered his head and met her icy blue eyes.

She gently bit her lower lip, Yukino Yukinoshita delicate brows furrowed, and looked at him with a helpless gaze that was a mixture of expectation and reluctance.

Yukino Yukinoshita had already noticed her sister's predicament.

But she never told Dong Yunshan.

This is not a simple problem like the worries of a high school student.

Family legacy, the eldest daughter's responsibilities, personal choices...

There seems to be only one way to solve the older sister's predicament.

Let someone else take the blame for her.

For example, Yukino Yukinoshita.

For example, the Dong Yunshan.

Yukino Yukinoshita knew that in terms of politics and business, her older sister was a more suitable successor than her.

At the same time, Yukino Yukinoshita did not want Dong Yunshan to bear responsibilities that he did not have to bear because of her.

But if Shizuka Hiratsuka Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't told Dong Yunshan all this, Dong Yunshan would have begun her futile efforts.

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't bear to see Dong Yunshan do things he didn't like for her sake.

But they couldn't think of any other way.

Only the last bit remains...

expect.

Chapter 745 Breakup and Action

The activity room fell silent for a moment.

Yukino Yukinoshita is holding Dong Yunshan's hand.

With his other hand, he grabbed Dong Yunshan's other wrist.

The distance between them was so subtle that it seemed they would be touching at any moment, yet it remained unchanged.

Just like... the relationship between Dong Yunshan and the Yukinoshita Family.

Saki Kawasaki suddenly realized that Dong Yunshan's continued success had made her overlook an obvious fact.

Dong Yunshan never touched the core interests of the Yukinoshita Family.

Yukino Yukinoshita is not the heir to the Yukinoshita Family, so it would be good if Dong Yunshan married into the family, but it's also fine if he doesn't.

Even before Dong Yunshan founded Cloud Snow Tea, the Yukinoshita Family was already operating normally, so having Cloud Snow Tea was good, but not having it was also fine.

Dong Yunshan is actually the icing on the cake.

Therefore, the Yukinoshita Family will try to win him over, allowing him and Yukino Yukinoshita a free love relationship and start a business together.

but...

If Dong Yunshan attempts to touch the core interests of the Yukinoshita Family.

For example, after marrying Yukino Yukinoshita, he would also free Haruno Yukinoshita from the Yukinoshita Family, leaving the Yukinoshita Family without an heir...

That's a different story.

It's unknown what actions the Yukinoshita Family will take.

However, the relationship between Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita will inevitably face great obstacles.

That's why Yukino Yukinoshita didn't tell Dong Yunshan after discovering her sister's predicament.

It wasn't until Shizuka Hiratsuka expressed her desire to help Haruno Yukinoshita.

Shizuka Hiratsuka meant that she wanted to try again on her own.

However... Yukino Yukinoshita Dong Yunshan's personality all too well.

They are all too aware of the results of her correction.

When Shizuka Hiratsuka clearly expressed her desire to change the status quo, Dong Yunshan would never stand idly by.

Therefore, Yukino Yukinoshita had to remind him.

Tell him how serious the problem is.

Now that Dong Yunshan knows all this, what choice will she make?

Komachi Hikigaya tried to calm herself down and analyze the situation.

Yukino Yukinoshita wants to help her older sister, Shizuka Hiratsuka wants to help her students.

Knowing all this, Dong Yunshan couldn't possibly do nothing.

But if you choose to do something... you'll have to truly confront a large family.