Chapter 210 Family Changes
After returning from Kyoto, Esaki Suguha did not go home directly as she said.
After saying goodbye to Shiori Mine at Tokyo Station, who was about to transfer to another subway, she got on the train to the hospital.
The scenery along the car window made her a little dazed. Thinking back to the crazy days in Kyoto, she was still a little distracted.
"Haruno."
She murmured softly.
A smile gradually appeared on the tall girl's face.
The originally depressed mentality has long since disappeared.
So she felt that there was no problem in visiting her mother in her current state.
There are things you want to say clearly to the other party, even if they are not accepted.
She didn't want Haruno Sawayama to bear it all alone, at least she wanted to face it as much as possible when it came to her mother.
Even if she is disgusted, she doesn't live for the other person. She thought to herself.
The slightly heavy sigh of relief was replaced by a relaxed mood inside.
Looking at the small bag in her hand, Esaki Suguha felt peaceful in her heart.
We will soon reach the platform near the hospital.
The half "prison" prepared by the Esaki family for her mother was actually the best psychiatric hospital in Tokyo.
It is more like a high-end nursing place than a hospital. People there are relatively free, and the mother is at a stage where she can leave the hospital and go home at any time.
It's just that for the mother, she probably can't escape the surveillance of the Esaki family no matter where she goes, so it's better to stay in the ward prepared for her.
It is estimated that the uncles at home are also happy to see this scene. For them, they only need to use their mother's relationship to tie themselves to their interests. As for other things, they don't care at all.
The car has arrived.
Suguha Esaki stood up and walked out following the route in memory after exiting the station.
The hospital is not far from the station, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk there. Without wasting too much time, Esaki Suguha quickly appeared at the front desk of the hospital.
After telling the nurse who she was and who she wanted to visit, the other party quickly told her that her mother was reading a book in the rest area.
Esaki Suguha looked normal. After thanking the nurse, she carried the bag and walked towards the patient resting area of the hospital.
It was about eleven o'clock, which was lunch time, and there were very few patients in the rest area.
After Esaki Suguha came out of the corridor, she immediately saw her mother's location.
The skinny middle-aged woman with sinister eyes was sitting by the window, holding a book of unknown content in her hand.
Just watching this scene makes people feel that her condition is actually very stable.
But only Ezaki Suguha, who knew her well, knew that her attitude towards her had little to do with whether she was sick or not.
"Mother."
Esaki Suguha called out softly and took the initiative to say hello.
However, the woman who was as thin as a withered bone seemed not to hear it and was still opening the book in her hand.
"This is the souvenir I brought back."
Seeing this, Esaki Suguha pursed her lips and stopped worrying.
After placing the bag in her hand on the table, she carefully took out a beautifully wrapped small gift box from it.
"It contains the imperial guard from Kyoto, which can protect your health."
She pushed the gift box closer to the other person's hand.
But the response was still disregard, as if her mother had lost her hearing and had no idea what she was talking about.
"When I was in Kyoto, I stayed at Ginkakuji Temple with my friends."
Esaki Suguha paused and whispered: "The environment there is very suitable for a short-term stay. If mother is interested, you can give it a try."
"Take it away."
Esaki Miki finally spoke.
The voice was as hoarse and unpleasant as ever.
As if she was too lazy to look at her daughter, she said coldly: "Do all the superfluous things and turn a blind eye to what you should do."
"Since you have gone to Kyoto by yourself, why do you come here to see me after you come back? Aren't you very independent?"
"My daughter has grown up, so it would be better if she has her own opinion, right?"
Esaki Suguha pulled out her chair, sat opposite her, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"As for coming to visit my mother, it has something to do with filial piety, and has nothing to do with being opinionated."
"If you are filial, you will not forget what I said and go to Kyoto to enjoy it."
Esaki Miki was finally willing to take her eyes away from the book, looked at her daughter and sneered: "I heard from others that the reason you went to Kyoto was for a certain man, right?"
Was the other party aware of it? Esaki Suguha was a little surprised, but her expression quickly returned to normal.
She had long known that she could not hide it from her family. After all, when she went to Kyoto, whether it was to help Mine Shiori join the Kodan Club, or to arrange Ginkakuji Temple as a place to stay, or to help Haruno get exposure opportunities for her books, They all took advantage of their family connections.
It's normal for my mother to find out, but I didn't expect it to be so soon.
But in this case, it’s better to admit it readily.
"Indeed, it's for a man."
"You do all the unnecessary things to make me hate you so much." A trace of disgust flashed in Esaki Miki's eyes, and she said impatiently, "Yiyuan and the others already know about this and are preparing to deal with it. Mess."
"How much trouble will it cause just because of your unnecessary actions?"
"Isn't mother happy to hear that there is trouble at home?" Suguha Esaki took a deep breath and whispered, "What the uncles want to do has already been done. Otowa has already planned to cooperate in depth with Haruno. This means they can’t actually do anything at all, right?”
She's not really stupid.
If her relatives could really do something, they would have done it long ago. How could they have seen her and Haruno Sawayama living in Ginkakuji Temple for so many days.
What's more, Naoto Esaki went to Kyoto for some unknown reason.
For these relatives, it is more important to prioritize the arrival of Naoto Ezaki than to deal with Haruno Sawayama, who is close to them.
After all, the former will at best cause some minor scandals for the future head of the Esaki family. Even if there is any relationship, it can be treated as if nothing happened as long as it is taken care of properly.
But if the latter did something, it would really kill them.
With Naoto Ezaki's relationship here, they won't have extra energy to deal with Haruno Sawayama's matter.
What's more, the Otowa Group also wants to save face. It's impossible to suppress Haruno Sawayama just because some members of the Esaki family are dissatisfied with Haruno Sawayama, right?
You must know that Haruno Sawayama has become one of Kodansha's top future writers. After the essay competition, everyone in the industry already knows about him.
If the Yinyu Group can't even keep its top talent, how can they survive after word spreads? What do their peers think of them?
Therefore, Esaki Suguha is not worried at all that his uncles at home will attack Haruno Sawayama.
"At this point, you still want to talk back to me."
Ezaki Miki obviously knew this, so he showed a resentful expression after hearing what Ezaki Suguha said.
"If you are so confident, why did you bother to come here today?"
Her tone was sharp and she asked aggressively: "Anyway, you didn't intend to listen to me from the beginning and listened to the words of your family. Then why are you here?"
"Come here to say goodbye."
Esaki Suguha interrupted her.
In the midst of Ezaki Miki's somewhat unbelievable expression, the tall girl took a deep breath and said as if she was making up her mind: "I have decided, no matter what happens from now on."
"I want to live my life on my own terms."
"My mother always used to tie me up with things like family obligations. In fact, we all know that you yourself don't care about such things at all. You just want to complete the revenge by dividing the Esaki family, right?"
"Although my uncles always tell me this, in the final analysis, they are still doing it for themselves, not the family."
The more Esaki Suguha continued speaking, the more frank his tone became.
It was as if the "fig leaf" that had covered them in the past was completely lifted.
"I have decided that I will no longer be at your mercy. I will not give up and continue tutoring because I want to complete the entrance exam on my own. Even if I fail, I will just try my best."
"I won't listen to what you say and go on a blind date with others because I already have someone I like. Although I don't know if I am repeating your mistakes now, I will definitely not become what my mother is now. Look."
Esaki Naoba paused and said indifferently: "So, I will not help you fight for the position of the head of the family."
"Just think of your own ways to deal with Naoto."
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Esaki Miki's facial muscles twitched.
Obviously, Esaki Suguha's words were a bit difficult for her to accept.
Unable to accept herself as a mother, she watched helplessly as her "possession", her daughter, escaped from her control, just like when Suguha's father escaped from the control of the Esaki family and went abroad.
She couldn't accept this happening again.
"hehe."
Esaki Miki suddenly sneered.
"Do you really think that you, a child, can make the decision on these things?"
"In the few days since you went to Kyoto, Yiyuan and the others have already visited father."
She stared at the tall girl sitting opposite her with sinister eyes, and said quietly: "He already knows about your stay in Kyoto and the reason why Naoto ran there."
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Esaki Suguha was slightly startled.
The father mentioned by Esaki Miki is naturally her grandfather.
That is now the real helmsman of the Esaki family, Esaki Tetsuichiro.
(End of chapter)