After Miwa Chisei stepped out of the enclosed meeting room, the fresh air filling her nose eased her nausea considerably.
"Want to go see Shoko?"
"There's no need to bother Shoko over something like this."
Miwa Chisei reached up and stroked Satoru Gojo's silver hair to reassure him. She was in a fairly good mood now.
"Kenjaku's crimes have been exposed, and the Miwa Branch Family was only being used. The whole truth is out now."
Satoru Gojo saw the relieved smile on her fair face, then opened his arms and pulled Miwa Chisei into an embrace.
"You can let me pamper you."
"Why would I need pampering..."
"Qianxing, you've done an incredible job getting this far."
Miwa Chisei froze at those words. She buried her face in Satoru Gojo's chest, taking a deep breath of his familiar ocean-and-mint scent.
Every nerve relaxed, until she could no longer control even the muscles in her face.
A stinging ache swept through her eyes, and warm tears streamed down uncontrollably.
Satoru Gojo simply patted her back gently, as though soothing a little baby.
"There, there."
Miwa Chisei had never cried so vulnerably in front of Satoru Gojo, but at this moment, her tears held more happiness than sorrow.
Cupping her tear-streaked little face, Satoru Gojo kissed away the salty tears and gave her a teasing smile.
"Qianxing, we're family. You can always lean on me."
Miwa Chisei laughed. She wiped her tears and wrapped her arms around him.
"What's that supposed to mean? Are you marrying into my family and taking the name Miwa?"
Satoru Gojo smiled, utterly unconcerned.
"Sure, sure."
Of course, Miwa Chisei would never be that willful. Satoru Gojo was the pillar of the entire Gojo Clan, too.
Gojo Yu thought his son was truly exceptional. He might have