Chapter 1682


    Although Nanako and Hiroshi were only speaking over the phone, she instantly blushed as soon as


    she heard his words. 3


    She tried to exin vaguely, "Tanaka-san... you... you have misunderstood me! I... I do not... I do


    not have any feelings... or affection... for Mr. Wade..."


    Hiroshi sighed as he said, "Miss, I have already been serving the Ito family for so many years, and I


    have already stayed by your side for such a long time. I understand and know you very well. You


    don’t have to hide anything from me. I do not want to invade or pry into your privacy. However, the


    main point is that if even someone like me could read your thoughts, what''s more, the chairman


    who has always had such great insight, then? It would certainly be impossible for you to hide your


    feelings in front of the chairman. I am afraid that you will not only be unable to meet up with Mr.


    Wade, but you might also reveal your true thoughts and feelings in front of the chairman at that


    time..." 7


    "This...” Nanako was at a loss for words.


    She knew that Hiroshi was simply sincerely giving her this reminder out of kindness. 2


    She also knew that her father, Yahiko, would never allow her to have the possibility of developing a


    rtionship with any foreigners. He had already


    made this point very clear to her countless times. He said that he would only be able to ept it if


    she were to marry a Japanese man in the future. Moreover, that Japanese man would have to be


    purely of Japanese descent. 9


    As for the others, even those immigrants from Oskia and South Korea who hade over to Japan


    more than one or two hundred years ago and had already lived in Japan for three or four


    generations were not considered Japanese who originated from pure Japanese descent.


    This was the case for Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of Softbank, who invested in Alibaba.


    Although h e was the richest man in Japan, in Yahiko''s eyes, he was not considered a Japanese


    whatsoever.


    This was because Son''s grandfather''s generation originally came from Daegu, Korea.


    Many years ago, Son''s grandfather immigrated from Daegu to Japan to start working as a miner


    here. Son was born and raised in Japan. 4


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    In the eyes of most people, he was already a standard and regr Japanese man. 9


    However, in the eyes of an utter and downright ethnicist such as Yahiko, Son could only be


    considered a Korean-Japanese at best. 6


    This was also the case for how most Americans treated the American-born Chinese. Even if these


    American-born Chinese had American citizenship, some of the Americans would still regard these


    people as Chinese. 10


    It was also precisely because Nanako knew and understood her father very well, she suddenly felt


    very afraid of her own hasty decision. 3


    Hiroshi was right. If she insisted on returning to Tokyo so suddenly just to meet Charlie, Yahiko


    would certainly be very angry. He might even confine Nanako at home and forbid her from going


    out. In the worst case, Yahiko might even directly interfere with her freedom of marriage by forcing


    her to get married t o a partner that he would then determine for her. 3


    As she thought about this, Nanako felt very depressed and disappointed. She murmured, "Thank


    you, Tanaka -san. I understand..."


    Hiroshi hurriedly asked, "Miss, will you still be returning to Tokyo tomorrow, then?"


    Nanako bit her lower lip slightly, and she remained silent for a long time. After that, she replied


    sadly, "I will not be going back anymore, lest I cause more unnecessary trouble. It would not be


    good if I get Charlie-kun into trouble again.” 5


    Hiroshi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Miss, you’ve made a very wise decision. The chairman is


    very annoyed at Mr. Wade now. If it weren’t because of the cooperation with the Schulz family at


    this moment, the president would already be thinking of a way to deal with Mr. Wade now. If you


    come to meet M r. Wade in Tokyo at this time, you will definitely be


    adding fuel to the me...”


    Nanako replied softly in disappointment, "I got it, Tanaka-san. Anyway, can I ask you for help with


    something else?"


    Hiroshi hurriedly said, "Miss, please give me any of your instructions or orders!"


    Nanako said, "If the conflict between my Eminent Father and Charlie-kun intensifies even further,


    please stop my Eminent Father at all costs. Do not allow him to do anything to hurt Charlie-kun just


    because of a moment of anger..." 9


    Hiroshi replied embarrassedly, "Miss, to tell you the truth, Mr. Wade cheated the chairman out of


    four and a half billion US dors. Even if you like him, you should not favor an outsider instead of


    someone who i s on your own side!" 5


    Nanako replied seriously, "I am not asking you to do this because I want to protect Charlie-kun. I am


    asking you to do this because I want to protect my Eminent Father. The Ito family will never be able


    to go against Charlie-kun. If we offend Charlie-kun, there will certainly be a huge disaster..."