Tendou Akiyama knew that his father was crazy but he didn’t expect that he was going to give away the group his grandfather had worked hard to build to an outsider who had no blood ties with their family. At this point, he was really thinking about just getting rid of this useless father.
Filial piety only lasted so long, there was always a line to it.
The fact that Tendou Akiyama hadn’t gotten rid of his step-mother and step-brother was already a lot. He was doing his father a favor by not intruding upon their business yet he was going to give away everything his grandfather made when his grandfather was still alive.
Looking at Tendou Yagami, Tendou Akiyama said, “I don’t care what you do but don’t you dare let that outsider inherit such a position when grandfather is still alive. I will come speak to you. Invite everyone, all the aunts and uncles, all those within the group. Under my eyes, I will not let that man take over the group.” With that, he needed the call as he inhaled deeply to calm himself.
Narisa Zeno carefully grasped Tendou Yagami’s hand with his own. Tendou Yagami looked towards him as Narisa Zeno showed a reassuring smile towards him and his anger calmed.
(Male lead’s love meter is at 60%.)
“It’s alright, you can go deal with this first.” Narisa Zeno whispered, giving a smile to show that he wouldn’t mind.
Tendou Yagami couldn’t help himself as he squeezed Narisa Zeno’s hands and then let go as he turned to his brother. “Brother, bring me along with you. While I don’t want to meet that man, he can’t do something like that while grandfather is still alive.”
Tendou Akiyama looked at Tendou Yagami and sighed as he nodded his head, “Alright then. Bring Zeno with you, I will have to bring Reo too. Since you both are in a relationship type of business, Zeno will know what to do in situations like this.”
Narisa Zeno’s first thought was to refuse. While he loved Tendou Yagami, he didn’t want to get involved in his lover’s family business, he wasn’t that nosy. “It’s alright, I shouldn’t be there to hear such news.”
“No, if brother says that you can go, it means that conflicts may arise. Zeno, I will need you there. Will you be able to accompany me?” Upon Tendou Yagami’s cold eyes, a flash of warmth appeared and Narisa Zeno immediately crumbled.
“No, it’s alright for you to go. I’m sure that he will bring along some outsiders, so there is no need to not want to be involved. If matters escalate, this situation is sure to get out of hand no matter what.” Then, Tendou Akiyama reached for his phone and quickly sent a message to Ito Reo.
Pushing his glasses up, there was a cold ice in his eyes as Tendou Akiyama continued, “Get dressed in your suit. Grandfather will be there too and everyone of high position. Since Zeno is the same height as you, just pick one of your suits for him.”
Finally, reluctantly, Narisa Zeno nodded his head. With his smile now back, his eyes shone as he replied, “Alright, I need clothes then.”
Tendou Yagami couldn’t help the smile that appeared on his face. He turned back to his brother and said, “Brother, we will be getting ready first.”
“Alright, I will tell Reo to drive the car and come pick us up.” Saying this, Tendou Akiyama began clearing away the dishes after he took out his phone.
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Tendou Yagami grasped Narisa Zeno’s hand as he pulled him towards his room. Climbing up the stairs, he faintly whispered, “This wouldn’t be bad for you, right? You don’t have to go if you don’t feel like so.”
Seeing how Tendou Yagami seemed so docile all of a sudden compared to his normal snarky attitude, Narisa Zeno ruffled his hair with one hand as he chuckled and replied, “Nah, this is alright. I want to see that other side of you that you say I don’t know.”
As they walked inside the room, Narisa Zeno’s eyes scanned the place. Very neat and orderly, even his blankets were folded. There was a desktop, very professional looking, and a walk-in closet with a bathroom attached too.
Tendou Yagami dragged Narisa Zeno into his closet as he said, “I don’t know your style so you can just pick out any of my suits. The neckties are in that drawer and if you feel the need for a watch, they’re in the glass cabinet.”
Narisa Zeno looked at the closet and was bedazzled. While he has seen huge closets with everything possible and his own had millions of dollars within it, he had never seen a closet with so many suits.
“Is it a tradition to wear suits for your gatherings?” Narisa Zeno couldn’t help himself and finally asked this question.
Tendou Yagami tilted his head in confusion for a second. Finally, as he realized why Narisa Zeno said this, he let out a laugh, his brows wrinkling and he replied, “I guess you could say that. My grandfather is very professional in everything he does. He wears a Yukata though while the rest of us wears suits. It kinda highlights his significance to the group as he was the founder.”
“I see,” Narisa Zeno said as he finally began searching through the suits and shirts that were hung up in the closet.
[Host, I’m back.]
Narisa Zeno’s hand paused for a second as he touched a suit before he resumed his action once more as Tendou Yagami began picking out his own clothes too.
(Is everything alright?)
[Yes, there were some minor inconveniences that had to be dealt with so I was unable to accompany you.]
(How is the situation there? Is Xue Lu still accompanying Baicheng?)
[Yes, and he will always do so.]
(I’m assuming you’ve met both of them, Fei Shang.)
[I have, Host.]
(Quick question, why do you still call me Host?)
[You haven’t gotten your memories back yet, until then, I will wait. Right now, our relationship is still tricky to say as you are still a Host and I am still a system. After you’ve done everything, then things will resume. I can only say up to this much, Host. There are still some issues that I have to resolve, it was nice speaking to you.]
(Alright, Fei Shang.)
Getting ready took a quick fifteen minutes as the two quickly put on their clothes. When they walked downstairs, Tendou Akiyama stood with another man. He was Ito Reo.
Ito Reo was a tall man, standing at 183 centimeters. Although, compared to all of them, he was still a bit shorter but there was a strong dangerous air coming from him, and he didn’t hide it either. His facial features were plain, nothing outstanding but his eyes held a light to them that attracted others. He had a scar by his right eye, with thin pink lips. He was on the paler side, and was dressed in a gray suit.
“You must be Narisa Zeno, Narisa Daichii’s son. My name is Ito Reo, the middle child of the Ito household.” Ito Reo introduced himself with a plain face on, stretching his hand out as Narisa Zeno accepted it and shook it.
“Nice to meet you.” Narisa Zeno replied as he shook Ito Reo’s hand.
Narisa Zeno was now dressed in a plain black suit with no designs to it. He had gelled his hair to the side so that it would look more professional, it was also how he had done things back when he was a CEO. Surprisingly, everything Tendou Yagami had also fitted him so he didn’t have to worry about it.
Tendou Yagami stood next to him in a black suit too with his hair pushed back, making his features appear sharper and more mature. There was a strong gaze from his eyes as he slowly put the watch on his left wrist. Wearing the suit helped highlight his handsome features even more and Narisa Zeno couldn’t help but be proud.
“Let’s go, Brother. I assume that father will be very urgent to speed things up.” Tendou Yagami said this with a mocking smirk as Tendou Akiyama merely grasped his phone and nodded.
“Alright, then. Yagami, make sure you don’t try to infuriate father on purpose. Grandfather will be there too along with our aunt.” Tendou Akiyama said as they walked out of the house and entered the black sedan parked.
Ito Reo got into the driver’s seat and Tendou Akiyama sat in the front. Behind, Tendou Yagami sat next to Narisa Zeno.
No one really talked, except for Tendou Yagami and Narisa Zeno.
“How is your relationship with your grandfather?” Narisa Zeno brought up in a whisper.
Tendou Yagami looked at Narisa Zeno, eyes glancing up and Narisa Zeno’s heart skipped a beat from how handsome he looked. Hiding his blush with a cough, he smiled afterwards like nothing happened.
“My father isn’t the son of my grandfather. My mother was the eldest child from my grandfather and when my father got married to her, my grandfather allowed him to take over the position as the head of the Tendou Household and he changed his last name to Tendou. This is why we can’t allow him to give the position to my step-brother because it was never rightfully my father’s either. It was only because my father married my mother that he was able to become the head of the family and take over the affairs with the other families.” Tendou Yagami explained. While saying this, there was a stern look in his eyes.
Narisa Zeno listened, all the while, he couldn’t help but admire Tendou Yagami’s looks right now. He really was handsome, especially now that he was all dressed up.
Speaking of, Narisa Zeno had been paying so much attention to Tendou Yagami that the thought of Tsukki Ren completely went past his mind.
The good thing was, Tsukki Ren really wasn’t doing anything much, only continuing his daily life. He didn’t get involved with many people and preferred to drift alone with only a few loyal friends by his side.
“Was your mother the light of your life? I can see from the way you talked about her before that you truly loved and respected her.”
Tendou Yagami suddenly smiled at that. “She was. She was everything. She didn’t force me to partake in activities I didn’t like, she never raised her voice at me and patiently taught me through everything. She let me had my way but she was also there to stop me from doing too much.”
Narisa Zeno couldn’t help but smile at the way Tendou Yagami’s eyes lighted up with warmth and remembrance as he spoke about his mother. “She truly does sound wonderful.”
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“Once you’ve been betrayed again and again, you learn not to let anyone in. You learn not to trust anything because when even I love you becomes a lie, there’s no other words that will appear true anymore.”
“Even if he is cruel, even if he seems so evil, you should remember. All the people that he has killed are those who have betrayed him, they are the ones who have killed his parents. They aren’t innocent. He may have tricked Fei Qianchi, but he had never wished death upon him. It wasn’t him who had pushed Fei Qianchi to death. Evil he may be, but he also has rules that he follows.”
“And I regret it. To this day, I think about it every time and wonder why I am still alive. Why am I alive after everything I’ve done to a man who loved me with his whole heart?! Why?! Why can’t I just die?!”
“There is nothing wrong with love. But his love consumed him and he forgot about everyone else. He forgot about me, the boy who he had taken in and cared for. He forgot about the man who stood by his side for two hundred years, who loved him more than anything in this world. He put someone he barely knew above his own family, his own friends, and that is why I understand the reason why you want to punish him.”
“I love him, it’s as simple as that. A fool I may be, but his smile is everything in my life. Even I don’t understand why his every smile warms up my heart, why the sound of his laugh brings a smile onto my face. But I love it, this feeling. And even if he never knows, I am content with that.”
“Drink this Cup of Oblivion, and I will guide you across the River of Oblivion. With this cup, you shall forget all past memories, all past emotions felt. With this cup, you will be gaining your punishment for everything you’ve done wrong.”
“Drink a Cup of Oblivion, so that I will forget everything? Everything that I had done to a man who was happy even with his death? I have done so many wrong. I loved him, yet tried to deny my own feelings. I killed my own master, my senior disciples, I killed them all. I guess, this cup of Oblivion will wash away all my deeds done…”
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so he is not even a blood member of that family yet he wants to give an outsider the right to be at the top? interesting.
His dad is just married to the family. Where in God’s name does he have the right to bring an outsider as an heir when he has two perfectly healthy sons😒
Uwahh! This end part! I wanna rush to the end!
Thanks for the chapter!
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Чушь собачья! Вовлек не виновного в свою месть, “не желал ему смерти”? Да он причина его смерти. Чем это Бэйчен лучше тех, кому он мстит? Такое же дерьмо! Он давно потерял свое право на месть!