"Megumi, are you ready?"
"Wait a minute, I'll be ready soon."
Creak!
After a while, the door was pushed open, and Megumi Kato walked out with a smile. "Sorry to keep you waiting, Yukina."
Yukina stood at the door, looked up and down, and smiled. "It's okay, I just dressed up. You look beautiful today, Megumi."
"You look good too, Yukina." Megumi Kato smiled.
When attending formal banquets in Japan, the dress code was very strict. Generally, there were only two choices. One was the traditional kimono. For example, men would wear a black dress with a corset, and women would wear a kimono. The color was not important. The second choice was the fashionable western dress. Men would wear a suit or a tuxedo, and women would wear a low-cut or off-shoulder dress. The color was mainly black and white.
At this moment, Megumi Kato was wearing a black western off-shoulder dress. This was specially chosen by Yukina for her. At the same time, it was in line with Megumi Kato's own aesthetic standards. Of course, because she was still young, it was embarrassing to wear something that was too open. Therefore, compared to the traditional kind of dress, this one was slightly more conservative. The black collar connected with the white scarf, just revealing the collarbone and two white shoulders.
At the same time, Megumi Kato's hair was also combed into a single ponytail.
In Japan, a single ponytail was a very mainstream hairstyle. For example, in the Japanese workplace, many companies would even strictly require female employees to wear a single ponytail. Of course, this was not a strange sexual preference of the Japanese, but a trend, just like baseball in Japan. Of course, if you had short hair, you could not force it.
Megumi Kato used to have short hair, but after joining the chat room, she did not cut her hair much. A single ponytail was more than enough. After her hair was combed, the length of her hair was just enough to cover the back of the dress, making her look more energetic.
Her black dress was actually a short dress. The length of the skirt was slightly longer than the student uniform, but it could only cover half of her thighs. However, there was a white silk scarf inside the skirt. The white silk hung down to her knees, and coupled with high heels, it showed both youthful vigor and the charm of a mature woman.
People make the man, and Buddha makes the gold. This saying was true everywhere.
Although Kato Megumi could be considered a beautiful girl in the past and knew how to dress up, there was nothing particularly outstanding about her. But after wearing this gown, her charm seemed to be completely released. Even Yukina had to admit that the current Kato Megumi had the aura of a noble daughter.
Kimono was the national costume of Japan, and it was also the orthodox dress for banquets. It had many different branches, and there were also clothes similar to Kimono, such as the most typical twelve uncles and bathrobes.
The twelve uncles actually had little to do with Kimono. It was modified from the Tang suit, but nowadays, many people regarded the twelve uncles as a complicated version of Kimono. Moreover, it was indeed very troublesome. The orthodox twelve uncles weighed up to fifteen kilograms, and ordinary women could not even walk in it. They needed someone to hold them up.
For example, the one that Kaguya usually wore was the twelve uncles, but it was a simplified version. It looked good and was not heavy.
A bathrobe was also a simplified version of a kimono. It was often seen in Japanese school anime, such as "I Can't Learn It", "Five Equal Flower Wedding", etc. Generally speaking, when wearing a bathrobe, there was no underwear inside, so this was not considered formal clothing.
Kimono was formal clothing, so there was underwear inside. It was more troublesome to wear, and it needed help.
Yukina did not like to wear Kimono, probably because she found it troublesome. On the other hand, her mother often wore Kimono. Originally, Yukina also planned to wear a Western dress for this banquet, but she decided to give up when she chose a dress for Megumi Kato.
Actually, in terms of appearance, Yukina was slightly better than Megumi Kato, but in terms of figure …
Although Yukina did not want to be in the limelight in this banquet, she did not want to be outdone. Otherwise, she would feel inferior.
On the other hand, Kimono did not have this kind of trouble. The reason why Japanese women liked Kimono, other than it being indeed elegant and beautiful, there was another big advantage — — It covered the ugliness!
The characteristic of Kimono was that it was flat. No matter what figure wore it, it would be flat all the way to the bottom.
After the two of them flattered each other for a while, Megumi Kato turned around and thanked the two maids who helped her dress up, then left with Yukina.
When they arrived at the door, Yukina's mother was standing next to a black car waiting. When she saw the two of them coming out, there was a faint smile on her face, as if she was very satisfied.
"Mom."
"Auntie."
The two of them came in front of Yukina's mother and bowed slightly.
"En." Yukina's mother nodded. She did not say much, only saying, "Get in the car. Your father and sister have already gone to the hotel. We should not be late. Miss Kato, please."
"Thank you, auntie." Megumi Kato smiled politely and followed Yukina into the car.
The three of them got into the car and drove forward. On the way, they did not say anything, and the atmosphere was a little quiet.
Megumi Kato looked left and right. Being sandwiched between the mother and daughter, she also felt a little uncomfortable.
She had been with Yukina for a long time, and she knew that Yukina's character was relatively strong. She had only met Yukina's mother a few times and talked to her a few times, but she knew that this mother was even stronger than Yukina. Although the indifference and kindness on her face was not fake, once she had decided on something, it would not be changed.
After meeting this mother, she finally understood why Yukina and her family were not on good terms. The daughter and the mother were both so strong, and each of them had different ideas. The slightest contradiction would lead to a conflict, and it would be strange if they could get along.
If it was someone else, Megumi Kato could use her intelligence and think of a way to resolve the conflict between the two. However, this was a family matter, and she was just a friend invited by Yukina. She was a guest, and as a guest, it was obviously not appropriate for her to interfere with other people's family matters.
As expected, to solve the problem of Yukina's family, she still had to rely on Tang Hao.
Megumi Kato thought to herself, Tang Hao attended the banquet as Yukina's boyfriend, which made him half a family member. Moreover, he had the financial group as his backing. Whether it was his position or his aura, it was sufficient. Wasn't there a saying that magic could only be defeated with magic? Similarly, to defeat a strong woman, one could only rely on a stronger man.
"Auntie, can I use my phone?" Thinking of this, Megumi Kato looked at Yukina's mother with a smile and asked.
"Of course," Yukina's mother replied softly.
She had a good impression of Megumi Kato.
Yukina was her daughter, and as a mother, she knew very well what kind of bad temper she had. Initially, she thought that with Yukina's personality, it would be difficult for her to make friends in school. In the end, she brought Megumi Kato home yesterday, and the relationship between the two seemed to be quite good.
She had also secretly paid attention to Megumi Kato. From her behavior, she did not seem like a rich missy, but she had a good personality, and the way she spoke and did things made people feel that she was friendly. She was happy that her daughter could make a friend like this. She was a strong person, and once she made a decision, Yukina would not be able to refute it. For example, attending the banquet this time could be considered as her forceful request, but after all, Yukina was her own flesh and blood, so it was impossible for her to not care about it.
Therefore, when Yukina brought up the request for Megumi Kato to attend the banquet this time, she agreed without much hesitation. It could be considered as an acknowledgment of her and her friend.
Of course, because Megumi Kato was a woman, it did not affect the banquet this time. If it was a man, it would be a different matter.
After getting permission from Yukina's mother, Megumi Kato took out her phone from her small bag, and with her left and right hands blocking the two's view, she quietly sent a message to Tang Hao.
[Yukina and I are on our way to attend the banquet. How are things on your side?]
[Things are settled on my side as well. I'm now in the Suzuki Mio's car, and I've already arrived in Chiba Prefecture.]
[The Suzuki Mio is here too?]
[Yes, I originally asked him to send anyone to follow me, as long as I can represent the Suzuki Group. In the end, this old man insisted on coming with me. He's almost treating me like a god now.]
[What did you do to him?]
[Nothing much. I just helped him get rid of his illness and extended his lifespan by ten years.]
[No wonder.]
Megumi Kato suddenly came to a realization. Perhaps young people did not care about ten years of lifespan, but for the Suzuki Mio, who already had one foot in the coffin, it was definitely a gift of life. Not to mention going there personally, even if they gave half of the consortium to Tang Hao, they probably would not hesitate.
[Then I'll send you the hotel address now, and we'll act according to plan.]
[Okay.]
After ending the call with Tang Hao, Megumi Kato put away her phone and smiled at Yukina and her mother.
She felt like a thief, but for some reason, she was inexplicably excited. Although she was in the game, she felt like the person behind the scenes, controlling the progress of the game.
Yukina, Yukina's parents, and Yukina's blind date were all chess pieces in the game. They knew nothing about the future, and they all thought that they were in charge of all the progress. They were either confident or at a loss. Little did they know that the person who was really in charge of the game was an outsider who had no connection with them at all.
Even Tang Hao and the Suzuki Mio, their appearance, their arrival, and when they would enter the scene, were all guided by her, as if they had become her chess pieces.
This feeling … was so interesting!
Thinking of this, Megumi Kato inexplicably felt her blood boil.
Vaguely, she seemed to have awakened something strange.
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