In Tokyo: They are heavily dependent on me

Chapter 69. The Dinner

As evening approached, Kaoru saw several middle-aged men in black suits in front of the ramen shop. One of the men had a prominent scar on his face, and Kaoru recognized him; he was Captain Wuzhi.

"Are we leaving now?"

Xun hadn't showered yet, and her body reeked of sweat; it was definitely inappropriate for her to attend the banquet in that condition.

"To be precise, it should be thirty minutes later. Also, the lady asked you to put it on after you shower."

The helicopter captain handed over a set of high-end-looking formal attire, along with a tie and brand-new leather shoes.

Wearing a school uniform to a dinner party for business and political figures is absolutely out of the question. The young lady has clearly taken these considerations into account. As for the size, there's no need to worry; it will fit his body perfectly.

Just as he was about to go upstairs, the helicopter captain called him back.

"Mr. Hoshino, who is that...?"

The helicopter captain noticed Aozora entertaining guests.

Perhaps because of her past as an idol, Aozora learns very quickly. Although her dishes are slightly different from Rin's, the guests can't taste the difference, so it doesn't matter.

In a while, she'll be able to make ramen as delicious as Rin's.

"She's a new employee at the store, because Rin can't handle the workload by herself."

"Oh...I understand."

During the pause in their conversation, Aozora also noticed the tall man standing at the door talking to Kaoru.

She looked over uneasily, and when she saw Kaoru waving at her, her unease became even more pronounced.

"What's wrong...?"

She spoke in an almost timid tone.

"This is a senior ramen supplier."

Thinking that the two would have further contact in the future, Kaoru began to take the initiative to introduce them.

"Hello... Senior ramen supplier, this is Asuka."

"No...no need to be so polite."

The helicopter captain seemed to be bad at dealing with children, and when he saw Qingkong bowing to him, he looked helpless.

"Alright, Aozora-chan, you can go ahead and get busy."

"Okay, sure."

Aozora clearly listened to Kaoru, and after receiving his instructions, she immediately left without looking back.

Kaoru planned to wash off the sweat, then turned to ask Captain Wuzhi to tell the young lady first, before going up the stairs to the bathroom on the second floor.

After leaving the ramen shop, the helicopter captain found a black sedan parked by the roadside and sat in the driver's seat.

"Miss, the instructions have been given. Mr. Hoshino will need another twenty minutes."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to report to Miss."

"What's wrong?"

The helicopter captain recounted some recent changes at the ramen shop, including the arrival of new employees.

He looked at Mizukami Orina, who was sitting in the back seat, with a questioning gaze.

"Just to be on the safe side, should we investigate her background?"

There is no need to do that.

"Yes, young lady."

I waited for twenty minutes.

The car window was knocked on, and the door was opened by the helicopter captain. Xun immediately squeezed in, her shoulder bumping into the young lady sitting in the back.

"You're being too reckless, Hoshino-kun."

The woman who had been hit by the water showed her dissatisfaction. Just as Kaoru was about to apologize, her gaze inadvertently fell on her. She was stunned, as if she had seen something shocking. Her lips parted in complete disbelief.

In her memory, the young lady usually wore a high school uniform. When she saw her wearing a pure white dress and silk gloves that made her fingers look even more slender and long, Kaoru was completely taken aback and was clearly mesmerized.

"Mizukami-san, you're so cute."

—After realizing it, my body had already involuntarily uttered those words.

"I know I'm cute, but please don't keep staring at me, Hoshino-san."

Shui Shang's face was noticeably red after being squeezed to the right side of the seat.

Xun withdrew her gaze from her and returned to her seat.

As the car started moving, the scenery on both sides rushed past.

"Are we going to have to dance at the banquet later?"

Before coming, Xun specifically did some research on search engines and roughly understood some of the rules of the banquet.

"Well, I'll invite a guest to dance with me... It won't last too long. If you don't know how, Hoshino-kun, just follow my rhythm. I won't make it too complicated; it'll just be a few simple steps."

"Oh...do we need to support your waist and hold your hand while dancing?"

Mizukami glared at him with an expression that said, "Is that even a question?"

"I see."

Xun thought for a moment, then suddenly asked a question.

"We don't think we need to kiss, right? I've seen it in movies where Westerners greet each other with a kiss. If we're going to kiss, my kissing skills are terrible. Should we rehearse a few times beforehand?"

"What do you think, Hoshino-kun?"

A chilling smile appeared on the water.

If we keep talking like this, something bad is definitely going to happen!

Seeing that he was too scared to speak, Mizukami liked the look of fear on his face and pinched him on the waist when Kaoru wasn't looking.

"Ouch...it hurts! What are you doing!"

"We're almost there. Hold my hand. Hoshino-san will be playing the role of my boyfriend."

"If you're going to hold hands, then hold hands. Why did you have to hit me?"

Xun grabbed her outstretched left hand, intending to interlock their fingers.

As a result, his waist was pinched again.

"Is Hoshino-kun an unintelligent ape? He needs to be taught even something as simple as this. Just hold the front part of his hand. Let's do it again."

"You... never mind, I'm too lazy to argue with you."

The day he wins over the young lady, he will make her regret everything she did today!

Let her bully me!

Soon, the car drove to a huge courtyard surrounded by trees. Instead of stopping inside, it continued driving for a while before stopping in front of a huge building.

Through the car window, one could see many blond foreigners wearing top hats. The moment the door of the young lady's car was opened, more than a dozen eyes immediately fell on the back seat.

Kaoru was very nervous, but seeing the young lady next to her looking calm, and remembering that she was now her boyfriend, she absolutely couldn't let him down at such a crucial moment!

So he went outside, helped the young lady who was bending over to get out of the car, took her left hand, and walked into the building.

He noticed a significant increase in the number of eyes focused on him, and many people nodded and greeted him along the way. However, he knew very well that they were simply wary of the Mizukami family's power and wanted to leave him with a good impression.

"There are so many people here, and a lot of them are foreigners."

Xun looked around and muttered something under her breath.

"Yes, but the most important person hasn't arrived yet."

"The most important person? Who is it?"

Upon hearing Kaoru's words, a look of worry flashed across Mizukami's face for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.

"My father is the current head of the Mizukami family."