Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa stayed with Shen Yi for a while longer before leaving. Since killing her enemy Gu Jie, Shen Yi has changed a lot. Before, she was engrossed in her research and paid little attention to other things. But now, she focuses more on Yunyi.
This change made Yunyi feel gratified, but also somewhat uneasy. He had become accustomed to Shen Yi's attitude towards him all along, and this new attitude left him somewhat at a loss.
Fortunately, Shen Yi wasn't the kind of mother with a strong desire to control; she was more supportive of Yunyi. Otherwise, Yunyi might not have been able to accept Shen Yi's changes in a short time.
After the two left, they went straight to find Kasumi Saegusa and Izumi Saegusa. The two little ones were tinkering in their room at the time.
When Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa pushed open the door, they saw the room in complete disarray. Mayumi Saegusa's face immediately darkened, and she shouted, suppressing her surging emotions, " Kasumi! Izumi! What are you two doing?!"
"Hey, sister, don't shout so loudly!" Izumi Saegusa complained.
"Yeah, you scared me!" Kasumi Saegusa made a face.
Seeing the two of them like this, Mayumi Saegusa glared at Yunyi, who was standing to the side, with annoyance.
Yunyi rolled his eyes. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he suffering this undeserved misfortune again?
Although Yunyi felt this was an undeserved disaster, to be fair, Mayumi Saegusa's glare at him wasn't entirely unfounded.
After bringing Kasumi Saegusa and Izumi Saegusa to Ogasawara, the four of them had a conversation. The topic, naturally, was the relationship between the two girls and Yunyi.
Having confirmed that the two women's actions were not a spur-of-the-moment decision, Yunyi abandoned his plan to send them back to the Saegusa Family. As for whether or not to accept them, according to Mayumi Saegusa, it would be best to let things take their course.
With this premise in mind, the two families became much more assertive. At least they wouldn't be intimidated by Mayumi Saegusa's threat to send them both home, which made it significantly more difficult for Mayumi Saegusa to discipline her younger sister.
" Kasumi, and Izumi, what are you two looking for?" Yunyi was also puzzled. What were these two little ones looking for that had turned the place upside down like this?
"Ugh, we're looking for the clothes my sister bought for us before. I remember we brought that outfit here with us, but we've searched the whole closet and still can't find it," Izumi Saegusa replied somewhat discouragedly.
Hearing this, Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa exchanged a glance. Their eyes held mostly helplessness. The scene inside was so bad it looked like a burglary, and this was the end of it?
"If you can't find it, that's fine. Mayumi can take you to buy it later. We're heading back to Japan now. Do you two want to go back and see your parents?" Yunyi asked.
"Eh? Are we going back to the Saegusa Family in the mainland?" Kasumi Saegusa asked.
Yunyi nodded, Mayumi Saegusa, standing to the side, said irritably, "What, now you don't even want to go home?"
Kasumi Saegusa shrank back. It wasn't that she didn't want to go home; in fact, she missed her parents quite a bit. She just hadn't mentioned it because she was worried about getting into trouble if she went back.
"Don't worry, with Yunyi-kun here, there won't be any trouble. Besides, you two should also tell your family about what's going on between you." Mayumi Saegusa saw through her younger sister's thoughts and spoke frankly.
Japan, Saegusa Residence.
In Koichi Saegusa's study, Tomokazu Saegusa and Koichi Saegusa were discussing their next plan. Currently, Japan's energy was almost entirely focused on defending against external enemies due to the war. Furthermore, with the destruction of Itsuwa and Kudou, the rule of the Ten Master Clans was shaken, leading to a shift in the attitudes of various families towards the Saegusa Family. Especially after the Yotsuba Family expressed their stance, and the Ichijo and Mutsuzuka families subsequently stated they would not pursue the Saegusa Family any further, the situation facing the Saegusa Family was no longer as dire as before.
Moreover, even if the other families were prepared to pursue the matter, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse, and the Saegusa Family is far from being "starved." It wouldn't be so easy for them to take action against the Saegusa Family.
However, the Saegusa Family still needs to act cautiously. In particular, Tomokazu Saegusa, as the apparent next head of the Saegusa Family, is naturally extremely cautious. He consults with Koichi Saegusa on almost everything before making a decision.
His actions made Koichi Saegusa feel that he was somewhat incapable of being of great use. In the past, Tomokazu Saegusa, in Koichi Saegusa, although he could not make Saegusa stronger, he could still maintain the status quo. But now, he was somewhat disappointed.
Just then, the Saegusa Family's butler knocked and entered. He quickly walked to Koichi Saegusa's side and whispered in his ear, "Master, Mayumi has returned with two young ladies. Accompanying them is that gentleman. Madam is currently receiving them."
Upon hearing this news, Koichi Saegusa's eyes, hidden behind his tinted glasses, narrowed slightly. He immediately said, "I understand. You go down and help Madam greet them. I'll be right back."
The butler acknowledged and left. After he left, Koichi Saegusa turned to his son and said, " Mayumi and the others are back. You should go and see them. I'll go down in a bit."
Tomokazu Saegusa was also somewhat surprised to hear this news. In his opinion, it was a very risky move for Mayumi Saegusa Japan Saegusa Family time. You see, even if the other families did not intend to continue to pursue the Saegusa Family, the surveillance on the Saegusa Family had not been completely lifted.
At this moment, in the living room of the Saegusa Family, Kasumi Saegusa and Izumi Saegusa sat on either side of Mrs. Saegusa, while Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa sat on the other side.
Mrs. Saegusa listened to her two daughters recount what they had seen and experienced after leaving Japan with Yunyi, even this noblewoman, who considered herself to have seen many grand occasions, felt a sense of amazement.
Previously, like Koichi Saegusa, she only thought Yunyi was an unparalleled genius who only came together with her daughter by chance. But after learning Yunyi's true identity, the two couldn't help but feel that Yunyi had ulterior motives in approaching their daughter.
But when she heard about Yunyi's influence overseas from her two younger daughters, she was genuinely shocked.
A person whose own strength is unfathomable, who controls the military within the Great Asian Alliance, and who also has a dedicated technology research and development organization overseas. Mrs. Saegusa increasingly felt that there seemed to be nothing in the Saegusa Family that the other party could possibly want.