RPAGF Chapter 88 So What? [8th Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
Chapter 88 So What? [8th Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
Chapter 88 So What? [Eighth Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
After the extraordinary board meeting concluded, everyone filed out of the meeting room.
In the corridor on the top floor of the Miyazawa Group headquarters, Kamiya Yutaro nodded to Miyazawa Keiko without saying anything more, and left with Matsubara, Inoue and several other senior directors.
Soon, only a few people remained in the corridor.
Keiko Miyazawa, Akio Uesugi, the Chief of Staff, and Yaya Kiryu.
Holding a stack of documents, Akio Uesugi said in a low voice, "Miss, I'll bring the keys to your father's study and the president's office later. The accounting department will start redoing Rokko Golf's true balance sheet tonight, and we'll give you a summary by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Uesugi."
"It's what I should do."
Akio Uesugi's voice was somewhat hoarse.
For him, today is not only Miyazawa Hara's failure, but also the beginning of his return to core affairs as the long-marginalized accounting section chief.
After he and the chief secretary left, the corridor fell silent.
Kiryu Yaya glanced down at his watch.
If we don't get back to the bank soon, we'll miss the free lunch.
Just as he was about to say goodbye, he heard Keiko Miyazawa's voice beside him.
"Kiryu-kun."
He turned around.
Keiko Miyazawa stood there, looking at him, her eyes reddening and her lips slightly pursed, as if she had a lot to say but didn't know where to begin.
Kiryu Yaya looked at her.
Two seconds later, she finally took a step forward, walked up to him, and bowed deeply: "Kiryu-kun, thank you."
Kiryu Yaya was taken aback by the scene and quickly waved his hand, saying, "No need to thank only me. Director Kamiya, everyone at Mitsubishi Bank—"
"I know."
Keiko Miyazawa interrupted him, gently wiping her eyes with her fingers: "But without Kiryu-kun, I wouldn't even know what the first step should be in taking back the Miyazawa Group."
"After my father passed away, everyone told me not to worry and to leave the company's affairs to the adults. My uncle said the same thing, and the board members said the same thing."
"When I was most lost and helpless, it was Kiryu-kun who stood up for me."
As she spoke, Keiko Miyazawa's eyes, which she had just wiped clean, became misty again.
Before she could finish speaking, Kiryu Yaya stepped forward and stopped her as her voice grew increasingly choked with emotion.
He said with a slightly mocking smile, "Alright, alright."
"This is the hallway. If you keep doing this, someone will come back and see me, and I'll be blamed for making the new president cry."
Keiko Miyazawa paused for a moment.
The next second, she was actually amused by his half-serious, half-joking remark, and her nose tingled with a mix of amusement and exasperation.
Even though Kiryu said that, the turbulent emotions in her heart still couldn't be calmed down.
From her father's death to her uncle's relentless pressure, and now to this extraordinary board meeting that will almost determine the fate of the entire group, she has been telling herself that she cannot be weak, cannot lose her composure, and cannot act like a heir who only knows how to cry.
But when the moment finally came, when only the two of them were left in the corridor, Miyazawa Keiko felt that she couldn't hold on any longer.
"Kiryu-kun————"
She called his name softly, her voice as light as a sigh.
Just as Kiryu Yaya was about to say something, Miyazawa Keiko suddenly took another half step forward.
The already short distance between the two suddenly felt as close as a hair's breadth.
Kiryu Yaya's breath hitched slightly.
Before he could even back away or say anything, he felt her reach out, her hand trembling slightly, and gently wrap around his waist.
Kiryu Yaya froze completely.
She held him very restrainedly, as if she would immediately let go if he showed even the slightest sign of rejection.
But that's precisely why that dependence is so deadly.
She rested her forehead against his chest, her soft hair brushing against his chin, carrying a faint fragrance.
"Just for a little while."
Keiko Miyazawa said sullenly, "Let me be willful for a while."
Kiryu Yaya opened his mouth, but all his usual calm and measured words vanished from his mind at that moment.
His hands hovered in mid-air for two seconds before slowly falling down.
One hand gently supported her back, while the other hand awkwardly rested on her shoulder, as if to comfort her or remind him not to cross the line.
"Keiko—you did a great job today."
He offered words of comfort in a low voice.
Keiko Miyazawa didn't look up; she simply stayed closer to him, even quieter.
Through her shirt and suit, he could clearly feel her breathing and the slight trembling that hadn't yet subsided.
Just now in the conference room, when she stood at the end of the long table and forcefully rebuked Miyazawa Hara, she looked exactly like a true person in power.
But now, she is just a young woman who has lost her father and is shouldering the burden of the entire group all by herself.
"I'm not good at all."
She whispered in his arms, "My hands were actually shaking the whole time I was talking. I was really scared when my uncle looked at me."
Kiryu Yaya gently patted her back, teasing, "Would you still dare to say those things in front of so many people?"
Keiko Miyazawa nuzzled her head against his chest: "Because you're here."
She said those four words very softly, yet they were more direct than any expression of gratitude.
Kiryu Yaya lowered his eyes, looking at the top of her dark hair. His Adam's apple bobbed almost imperceptibly, and then he smiled gently: "Keiko, if you say that, it will make me misunderstand that I am very important."
"It's not a misunderstanding."
She finally relaxed a little and raised her head.
Those still slightly moist eyes were so close, so earnest they were almost unreasonable.
"Because Kiryu-kun is very important to me."
After saying that, she buried her head in Kiryu Yaya's arms again.
Kiryu Yaya was rarely forced into silence. But at this moment, he simply stared at her, unable to easily look away.
Keiko Miyazawa seemed to finally realize what she had said, her ears turning slightly red, but she did not back down.
"Just now in the conference room, I kept thinking about what would happen if we lost today. If I can't even protect what my father left behind, what will I do in the future?"
"But when you stand there, I feel like we haven't reached a dead end yet."
She paused, a faint smile appearing on her lips.
"So this isn't just polite talk or a formality. Kiryu-kun, you saved me."
Kiryu Yaya looked at her, suddenly feeling a mix of amusement and helplessness.
"If someone sees you like this, rumors about the board meeting tomorrow will probably be flying everywhere."
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Keiko Miyazawa blinked gently.
Then, instead of letting go, she moved even closer, as if to say through her actions:
So what?
A hint of helplessness appeared on Kiryu Yaya's face.
But it must be said that compared to half a month ago, Miyazawa Keiko has really grown and become much braver after experiencing these things.