Japan's homeland.
After Yunyi left, Tatsuya Shiba returned home. However, he was clearly not in a good mood. If it weren't for the "contract" between him and Miyuki Shiba, Tatsuya Shiba might have already lost control.
However, Miyuki Shiba Tatsuya did not inform the Yotsuba Clan main family of Tatsuya Shiba Miyuki's abduction. Although he was on the verge of losing control, he was extremely cautious. Tatsuya Shiba knew very well that if this news reached Yotsuba Clan, given Yotsuba Clan style, they would definitely mobilize forces to rescue Miyuki Shiba. And this was precisely the situation Tatsuya Shiba least wanted to see. He didn't want his younger sister to experience what had happened to Maya Yotsuba. Before he was certain of Yunyi's attitude, he didn't want to do anything that would provoke the other party.
Of course, Tatsuya Shiba's worry was somewhat unnecessary. At this time, apart from some restrictions on her freedom, Miyuki Shiba was no different from usual.
After agreeing on a time to go to the America with Lina, Yunyi left the island, but Mayumi Saegusa did stay behind. Given the tense atmosphere between Japan and the Great Asian Alliance, she felt awkward staying on the research ship. Compared to her, Kasumi Saegusa and Izumi Saegusa didn't feel the same way. Instead, they found many things on the research ship very interesting and pestered Chen Mei to take them on a long adventure on the ship.
After leaving the isolated island, Yunyi and Lina arrived at a military base within the territory of the Great Asian Alliance. Their purpose was to introduce Xiaoxue to Lina, as the two of them would be temporary partners for the foreseeable future.
When the two entered Xiaoxue's office, a middle-aged man with an angry expression was sitting inside. The moment Yunyi saw this man, his brows furrowed.
Yunyi didn't knock when he entered. This action was seen as impolite by the middle-aged man. So, as Yunyi sized him up, the man angrily rebuked him. "Where did this brat come from? Don't you know any manners? Girl Snow, are these your soldiers? No wonder you've become so unruly since leaving the family! This is the kind of people you train, hmph!"
Hearing his words, Yunyi's suspicions were answered. He looked at Xiaoxue: "A dog sent by the Qiao Family?"
Xiaoxue looked up at Yunyi Yunyi, but when she saw the blonde beauty following behind him, she raised a slight eyebrow. "Is this your girlfriend? She doesn't look Japan."
Xiaoxue's words made Lina, standing next to Yunyi, blush. She thought to herself, "Girlfriend? How could I possibly be interested in this guy!"
Yunyi chuckled, not directly answering Xiaoxue's question. Lina was indeed not Japan, and while she might be considered mixed-race, her mixed-race features weren't very obvious. Apart from her height, this girl didn't resemble Japan people much at all.
Their casual conversation made the middle-aged man feel insulted. He stood up, pointed at Yunyi, and was about to reprimand him when Yunyi glared at him with icy eyes.
Under Yunyi's gaze, the middle-aged man felt as if he had been plunged into a frozen wasteland. The anger that had just surged in his heart was instantly extinguished.
" Girl Snow, when did you become so good-tempered? Tolerating a dog barking in the office is unlike you," Yunyi teased.
Xiaoxue pursed her lips. She was too busy to pay attention to this middle-aged man. However, he didn't seem to realize this and had been shouting for almost an hour.
Now that Yunyi has come to see her, it's clear he has something to discuss. Therefore, keeping this guy here any longer would be inappropriate.
Thinking of this, Xiaoxue picked up her terminal and sent a message. Not long after, several soldiers in military uniforms walked in. They grabbed the middle-aged man and dragged him out.
The middle-aged man was naturally furious at being treated this way. But no one paid any attention to his shouts. Just as he was about to be dragged out, he yelled at the people in the office, "You bunch of ungrateful brats! How dare you treat me like this! I won't let you get away with this!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoxue immediately stopped what she was doing. She looked up at Yunyi and saw that his signature smile had vanished, and a sense of foreboding immediately rose in her heart.
"How could those idiots in the Qiao Family send such a fearless fool?"
Without time to think further, Xiaoxue immediately urged, "Hurry up and throw him away..."
"Etc."
However, before Xiaoxue could finish speaking, Yunyi's indifferent voice interrupted her.
He turned and walked up to the middle-aged man, raising his hand to pinch his head. "A dog has no rules, disciplining the dog is useless, you have to discipline the dog's owner. Girl Snow, I didn't want to get involved in your affairs with the Qiao Family, but this guy has made me change my mind. Let's go, let's go to the Qiao Family and see what kind of explanation that old man will give me."
Xiaoxue frowned, but her frown quickly relaxed. Since the relationship with the Qiao Family was unlikely to improve anyway, and Qiao Family stance was fundamentally opposed to theirs, sending Yunyi on a trip now might be a good option.
"Let's go. I'm tired of the Qiao Family constantly harassing my life. Especially since they bully Nana. If it weren't for the timing, I would have confronted them long ago." Xiaoxue nodded, stood up, straightened her clothes, and walked to Yunyi's side.
Yunyi chuckled, offering no comment on Xiaoxue's words. To be honest, while he and Xiaoxue weren't exactly childhood sweethearts, they were old acquaintances. Moreover, their families had a fairly good relationship; otherwise, that empty engagement wouldn't have existed.
Based on her understanding of Xiaoxue, the reason she didn't cause trouble for the Qiao Family wasn't because of any particular timing, but simply because she didn't want to mobilize her subordinates to support her. Otherwise, given the power they had built up domestically over the years, it might have been a bit difficult to control the Qiao Family through military and political means, but if they were to take direct action, given the abilities of those members of the Qiao Family, they would probably be dead by now.
Hearing their conversation, the middle-aged man clearly realized that he had offended someone he shouldn't have. Moreover, based on his understanding of Xiaoxue, he also guessed Yunyi's identity.
Thinking about the things Yunyi had done in the past, especially the recent massacre of the "gang's" high-ranking members, the guy immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Unfortunately, he was now under Yunyi's control and couldn't even beg for mercy.