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Su Shi couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly as she looked at the man sitting in the president's seat with ease, as if she didn't recognize him at all.
This phrase sounds so familiar. Back then, Su Shi used this phrase to blackmail Banami, forcing her to become his secretary, and ultimately forcing him to betray Xiangzi and have an intimate relationship with him.
Even so, the phrase "lonely and helpless single mother" still pierced Su Shi's heart.
She is not short of money, that much is certain. She could easily hire many servants and comfortably give birth to her child, but that doesn't change the fact that she is still a single mother.
As for finding a cheap father for her child, she had no other thoughts when she saw the man in front of her, who was a little unfamiliar but made her heart pound.
This is the first man in her life, and he will only be the only one.
Su Shi hesitated slightly before saying, "Hanami, you...you look a little different now."
Banami's response was simply to place her fingers on the table and arch them, saying, "That only proves that Miss Nagasaki, you don't understand Xiaoxiang, and you don't understand me either."
Su Shi pursed her lips slightly, as if somewhat unconvinced, and said, "Then, Saki-chan, do you understand someone like this?"
Banami narrowed her eyes slightly, then laughed: "That's probably true. They don't understand. After all, no one wants to show their dirtiest side to the person they love."
Su Shi slightly pursed her lips and said, "Then why did you let me see it again?"
Su Shi finally realized that the man she had always thought was easy to control seemed to be a little different.
“That’s because, of course, Miss Suseo, you’re not the person I love the most,” Banami said matter-of-factly.
"Ugh..." Su Shi felt as if she had been punched hard, and almost burst into tears.
“But you are still the mother of my child, and I cannot allow my loved ones to suffer misfortune,” Banami said calmly.
Despite the man's heartless words, Su Shi was inexplicably moved.
Although he is not the president, he sits in the president's seat so appropriately.
It even made her eyes look a little dazed.
A slight smile played on Hanami's lips as she said, "Miss Nagasaki, you may not realize it, but because of the long-term lack of fatherly love, you are unconsciously searching for someone who can act as your guide."
"What do you mean?" Su Shi was slightly taken aback, but the image of Xiangzi appeared in her mind.
“What I mean is, even though you’ve lost your father, you still have me. I can be your dad,” Banami said.
Su Shi blushed immediately and said in annoyance, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
“If you don’t like that, I can use another term, like someone who protects you, or rather, your lover,” Banami said bluntly.
"Why...why?" Su Shi was puzzled as to why the man had become so forceful.
“Because you and Xiaoxiang are both so useless, I have to become tough.” Banami sighed softly.
Normally, Su Shi would have been angry to hear this, but now, she genuinely understood the meaning behind the other person's words.
Perhaps, if there hadn't been so many unexpected changes, Hanami would have preferred to be the man behind Toyokawa Shoko, a stay-at-home husband, continuing to play the role of a gentle, herbivorous man.
However, because of Su Shi's involvement, whether Xiangzi or she takes the lead, it will only lead the relationship between the three of them to an irreparable state of destruction. Therefore, he had no choice but to step forward.
"Hmph... You make it sound so nice, but back then you were still completely manipulated by me." Su Shi, however, was still used to being domineering and said with genuine annoyance.
Banami revealed a playful smile, which made Suze blush.
I don't know who it was that couldn't control themselves and started deducting Happy Beans from people's hearts while thinking about men.
"Anyway, none of that matters. But what do you plan to do to win Xiangzi back?" Su Shi quickly changed the subject.
"Actually, it's not difficult. First, the first thing..." Banai paused for a moment.
Su Shi couldn't help but crane her neck, seemingly out of curiosity, but almost twisted her back as a result.
"I want you to fall in love with me and change your affections," Banami said calmly.
Su Shi, who had almost twisted her back, immediately steadied herself on the table and said, "What strange things are you saying?!"
Ignoring the other party, Banami continued to speak rationally: "The reason why your relationship with Xiangzi is so complicated is that you still want her to take the place of your father. Now, I want you to transfer that role to me."
From now on, you can't like her; instead, you should be jealous of her and want to compete with her for my love.
Only by taking this step can the relationship between the three of us be normalized.
"What kind of normalized relationship is this?" Su Shi thought to herself.
Su Shi could probably understand what the other person meant. Now, Su Shi was like a pufferfish in front of Xiangzi, sometimes getting frustrated and sometimes getting arrogant, because she couldn't grasp the relationship between the two.
"Putting aside whether I want to or not, how can I fall in love with you in such a short time? That's a strange question, hmph." Su Shi was still somewhat unaccustomed to the other party's assertive attitude.
"You're already pregnant with my child?" Banami asked.
"That...that was just a fleeting, accidental encounter." Su Shi selectively forgot the love in her eyes when she was being intimate with Banami.
"Where does the love in the character of Miss Nagasaki come from?"
"Uh, training?"
"Please select a way to skip the romance option."
Su Shi blushed slightly: "Do?"
She initially saw men merely as tools for revenge, but in the end, she seemed to succumb to her female instincts.
As if understanding what the other party wanted to do, Su Shi subconsciously clutched her chest and said, "I...I can't...do that kind of thing right now."
But Banami went straight to Suze, lowered her head, and kissed her lips.
"Waaaaah..." Su Shi's eyes widened involuntarily, her heart pounding, unaccustomed to such a domineering man.
She didn't know how much time had passed before the man finally released her lips, and she even felt like she was suffocating, her eyes becoming somewhat glazed.
He whispered in Su Shi's ear, "Indeed, I should have done this a long time ago. If you had become a well-behaved little maid, you wouldn't have caused so many accidents."
Su Shi couldn't help but sob, but then felt that she was being too girlish and embarrassing.
Looking at the woman before him, Banami analyzed her psychology as if she were a completely rational machine.
As expected, due to her lack of agency, Nagasaki Motoyo didn't actually dislike the dominant person, especially since that person was the father of the child in her womb.
This feigned assertiveness is also a test by Banami, probing where the other party's psychological bottom line lies.
It is now basically confirmed that Nagasaki Motoyo is even more unprincipled than she imagined.
Although he always "played" the role of a gentle husband in front of Xiangzi, as Sanjiao Chuhua said, his true nature was actually more cold-blooded and ruthless, and his personality was driven by extreme results.
As long as he can achieve his desired goal, his bottom line is actually lower than many people imagine.
As he had always believed, given Xiangzi's strong personality, his own seemed more gentle, so that the two could complement each other and have a happy life.
His current assertiveness is merely a demand, and it makes no difference to him.
No matter what form it takes, it's all for the sake of everyone's happiness, or rather, his happiness.
Extreme altruism is actually extreme selfishness.
"Why did you suddenly kiss me like that? Saki-chan is still outside," Suze said, somewhat annoyed.
“It’s your turn this time. Kiss me first,” Banami demanded directly.
"No, that's too much!" Su Shi glared at him, but seeing his unwavering gaze, she shrank back.
Her nose started to sting, and she said, "You...you two are such bad guys, all you ever do is bully me..."
Then, sniffing, he reluctantly kissed Hanami's lips.
Although she was surprised by the completely different side of the man in front of her, surprisingly, she didn't dislike him at all, and even felt a sense of security she had never experienced before.
That was something I had only ever experienced with Saki-chan before.
"Are you satisfied now?" Su Shi said, feigning anger.
Regardless of whether she was truly angry or feigning it, Banai simply reached out and gently stroked her hair, saying, "I will make you stay by my side, and listen to me, okay?"
If someone had said something like "Listen to me, okay?" to the president of Nagasaki in the past, which sounded like a father's words, Su Shi might have kicked him with her high heels. But now, her slightly trembling mind was starting to want to call him "Dad."
Finally, she gave a soft "Mmm" like a little lamb.
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Shoko, who was working at her seat, was somewhat absent-minded. In the end, she was still worried that Nagasaki Motoyo would cause trouble for her secretary, Banami.
That man is truly an incurable pushover. He's already fallen for her once, yet he's still actively pursuing her now.
After all, he was the child's father, Xiangzi thought bitterly.
In the end, Xiangzi was still worried. He picked up a few documents that he didn't need to sign in a hurry, and gently knocked on the door of the president's office to check on the situation inside.
"Come in." But it was that familiar man's voice that came through.
Xiangzi pushed open the door with some surprise, only to see Banami sitting at the secretary's desk, processing a considerable amount of documents. If Su Shi were to do this now, it would definitely be detrimental to her pregnancy.
"Hey, where's Nagasaki Motoyo?" Shoko couldn't help but ask.
Banami gently raised her head and said, "Ah, it's Sho. Miss Nagasaki said she went to meet a client. Is there anything you need from her?"
His gentle tone reassured Xiangzi.
But she still curled her lip and said, "I came in to check on you, to see if the club president has been harassing you."
Banami looked helpless yet slightly indulgent and said, "Xiao Xiang, you know that Miss Nagasaki is pregnant right now. She wouldn't do anything bad. I'm helping her now just because I don't want anything to happen to the baby."
"I...I know, so I just looked at you without complaining," Xiangzi said, blushing slightly.
Banai couldn't help but laugh and said, "Thank you, Xiaoxiang."
"Hmph, don't forget that I'm your wife, I'm the one who understands you best. The other green tea girls are just leftovers." Xiangzi said, still a little sour.
As Xiangzi spoke, she couldn't help but come to the man's side and said somewhat domineeringly, "Anyway, Nagasaki Motoyo isn't here, so give me a kiss."
"Hey, isn't this inappropriate? This is the president's office," Yami said, blinking.
"Just because this is the president's office, isn't this where she threatened you back then? Now, do you think she'll dare to say a word if I do something?"
As Xiangzi said this, she took the initiative to kiss the man's lips.
Although Banami was somewhat helpless, he showed a hint of indulgence, letting his wife vent her jealousy. After a while, Xiangzi finally loosened her lips, let out a soft breath, and said, "If Nagasaki Motoyo makes things difficult for you, remember to tell me. I'm not afraid of her this time."
Xiangzi reminded him of this before leaving her husband and returning to her post, since it was working hours.
Although her salary was paid by Nagasaki Motoyo, Shoko didn't feel she owed the company anything, since she had created equivalent value for them.
Only after closing the door did Banami say, "Miss Nagasaki, you can breathe a sigh of relief now. Sho has already left."
Kneeling under the secretary's desk, or rather, seeing Nagasaki Motoyo in front of her, Banai couldn't help but glare at her in annoyance: "You're so gentle in front of Saki-chan, yet you treat me so badly. I never thought you were such a hypocritical man."
Banami said, "Although that's what you say, you were also working with your head down when I was kissing Xiaoxiang just now."
"I...I was...."
She couldn't very well say that she was genuinely jealous after hearing Xiao Xiang's words and couldn't help but...start competing with him, could she?
Saki even felt a faint sense of pleasure. Little did she know that when she was kissing her husband, she was actually in a corner where he couldn't see her.
As for why she was in such a shameful position, it was because she was seduced by this guy.
"Miss Nagasaki, would you like me to teach you how to make up with Xiaoxiang? But the prerequisite is that you need to fall in love with me first."
As for how to love, well, it's simply about loving.
Na Su Shi felt that this guy was taking revenge on her, because when he became her secretary, she forced him to hide under the president's desk and do the same thing.
Times have changed, and the balance of power has shifted.
Damn it, this guy is always like this now, constantly humiliating her, ruining her, bullying her, even worse than... even Saki-chan.
I failed to realize he was such a cunning and scheming person back then; I was wrong to judge him.
As Su Shi thought about it, she became increasingly angry, and couldn't help but work even harder with her head down!
Chapter Nineteen: The Secrets of Pregnancy
As night fell, Xiangzi, who always left work on time and never worked overtime, returned home early and busied himself in the kitchen, seemingly preparing a sumptuous dinner for his husband who was still at get off work.
When Xiangzi and the others came to their senses, they realized that the sun had already set. Just then, they heard the sound of the bedroom door opening from the entrance hall. Xiangzi walked out eagerly, and said with a bright smile, "Xijun, welcome home."
Unfortunately, she was not greeted by her tall, refined husband, but by a brown-haired woman wearing a pencil skirt who walked with a swaying gait.
"What? It's you?" His disappointment was palpable.
Su Shi pouted slightly and said, "Hana-kun still has some documents to process, so he asked me to come back first. He will be here soon."
"Hmph, isn't it because you've piled all the work on him?" Xiangzi said with slight annoyance.
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