area51novel Chapter 50 Everyone Has Changed
Chapter 50 Everyone Has Changed
After Lin Xiuyi had finished his meal and put down his knife and fork, letting out a satisfied burp, Suzuki Tomoko clapped her hands.
Soon, the maid from before pushed open the door and walked in, standing respectfully to the side.
"Clean up the table," Tomoko Suzuki instructed casually.
"Oh, right."
Lin Xiuyi seemed to suddenly remember something, stroked his chin, and said to Suzuki Tomoko, "My driver is still waiting in the car outside. Let's bring her some food too, lest she go hungry!"
"Her?" Tomoko Suzuki raised an eyebrow, gesturing for the maid to fetch the meal box, and asked with interest, "Your driver is a woman?"
The maid quickly brought over an exquisite silver lunchbox and carefully selected some delicate pastries and sandwiches that Lin Xiuyi hadn't touched and put them inside.
"Yes, she's a blonde woman from America," Lin Xiuyi replied casually, as there was no point in hiding it.
At this moment, the maid had already carried the lunchbox out of the villa and walked briskly towards the Mercedes-Benz on the other side of the suspension bridge.
Out of curiosity, Tomoko Suzuki also stood up, walked to the window, and looked towards the suspension bridge through the clean glass.
A tall, curvaceous blonde woman stepped out of the black Mercedes.
She wore a smart trench coat, her dazzling blonde hair shimmering in the sunlight, and every move she made exuded a dashing and confident aura.
Seeing this, Tomoko Suzuki's lips curled into a half-smile, her tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible sourness.
"Your driver is pretty good. He can drive you to work during the day and 'drive' with you to relax at night, right?"
Lin Xiuyi stood behind Suzuki Tomoko, reached out and wrapped his arms around her slender waist again, resting his chin gently on her shoulder.
Through the window, the two watched as Judy took the lunchbox, nodded politely to the maid, and then turned and walked back to the car.
Lin Xiuyi chuckled softly, his warm breath brushing against Suzuki Tomoko's ear, causing her to tremble slightly: "This woman is beautiful, but I have no interest in touching her."
"Really?"
Tomoko Suzuki raised an eyebrow, and the slight sourness in her heart instantly dissipated.
Although she was curious, she didn't press the matter further; some things are better left unsaid.
"Well then, Tomoko, let's continue what we were doing..."
Lin Xiu lowered his head, brushed his nose against her hair, and smelled a faint perfume scent. His voice was deep and magnetic, with a hint of seduction.
"...Let's go to the room upstairs."
Suzuki Tomoko's cheeks flushed slightly. She had just responded when she felt the hand around her waist suddenly loosen.
She turned around with some surprise, looking at Lin Xiuyi with a hint of doubt in her eyes: "You..."
"Tomoko, before that, you should have something to say to me, right?"
Lin Xiuyi did not answer her question. Instead, he walked back to the living room, plopped down on the sofa, leaned back, crossed his legs, and smiled knowingly.
"Although I am confident in my charm, I dare not hope that the lady of the Suzuki family, seventeen years later, would still be like she was back then, and would specially invite me to such a remote place just because she still cherishes me."
"What do you mean by that?"
Tomoko Suzuki's smile froze instantly.
Those once charming and amorous eyes have now become deep and somber.
"You already said it yourself, now you're the one who calls the shots in the Suzuki family."
Lin Xiuyi looked at her, his fingers lightly tapping his knee, his tone tinged with amusement.
"If that's the case, then why did you choose to meet me in this secluded mountain villa?"
"Even if you're worried about the children seeing you or feel uncomfortable, you can always find a high-end hotel in the city, right?"
"But you went to such lengths to bring me to such a far place; it's probably not just about not wanting people to find out about our relationship, is it?"
Lin Xiuyi's gaze was sharp as an eagle's, fixed directly on Suzuki Tomoko.
"You must have other motives, like something very important, so important that it can't be revealed at all, right?"
After listening to Lin Xiuyi's series of well-organized analyses, Suzuki Tomoko quietly looked at him for a moment.
The air in the living room was silent for a few seconds, then she suddenly burst into hearty laughter.
This time, her smile lacked the alluring charm and deliberate flattery of before; instead, it appeared exceptionally genuine, carrying a hint of appreciation and admiration.
"Not bad, I underestimated you, Shuichi!"
Suzuki Tomoko suppressed her smile and walked over to the sofa opposite Hayashi Hideichi, where she sat down.
She straightened her back slightly, and her aura suddenly changed.
The alluring and passionate woman from just moments ago vanished instantly, replaced by a powerful and all-powerful queen.
Their eyes met, and Suzuki Tomoko's face was full of admiration: "I originally thought that as long as I brought up our past relationship and spent a little more time with you, you would unconditionally choose to help me. Now it seems that I was wrong."
"Tomoko, so many years have passed. You're no longer the little woman who would run to the bar to drown her sorrows when she was wronged."
Lin Xiuyi looked at Suzuki Tomoko, who was completely different from before, and couldn't help but sigh.
"And I am no longer the young, passionate psychologist I was when I first started out."
"The phrase I've learned most from my years in America is: feelings are feelings, and business is business."
"So," Lin Xiuyi leaned forward slightly, his eyes becoming serious, and said directly, "make it clear what you want me to do for you first."
"If we make things clear now, we can still talk about feelings later, right?"
"How heartless, Shuichi-kun."
Tomoko Suzuki covered her mouth and chuckled softly, but there was no blame in her eyes; instead, there was a hint of appreciation.
Seeing that Lin Xiuyi remained expressionless and businesslike, she finally suppressed her smile, her expression turning serious as she spoke earnestly.
"I hope you can help me."
"Help you with what?" Lin Xiuyi raised an eyebrow and asked. "Didn't you say that you're completely in charge of the Suzuki family now? If that's the case, why would you need my help?"
"Shuichi, do you still remember what you said to me back then?"
Suzuki Tomoko looked at him, her tone serious, and without waiting for Hayashi Xiu's reply, she began to speak on her own.
"We must unite with trustworthy friends, strive to win over neutral partners, build a united front, and do everything in our power to isolate our enemies."
"It must be said that this seemingly simple statement is an irrefutable truth when it comes to fighting with others."
A hint of emotion flashed in Tomoko Suzuki's eyes.
"Over the years, I have relied on this phrase to gradually erode the power of the Suzuki family and eventually become the true master behind the scenes of the Suzuki family."