Chapter 68: Hayami Rina’s Happiness

The negotiation succeeded, and both sides were delighted. What followed was the signing of the contract.

Kitahara first paid a deposit of twenty million yen, and agreed to come back the next day to pay the remaining balance and handle the transfer procedures.

After completing the simple process, he pulled Department Head Miyamoto aside and said to him:

"Department Head Miyamoto, I have an unreasonable request. Could you arrange for Yumi-chan to have the day off tomorrow? For some special reasons, I don’t want her present tomorrow!"

Tomorrow, Kitahara would definitely be bringing Hayami Rina to handle the transfer procedures. If Matsuda Yumi saw that he was buying this house for another woman, it wouldn’t be easy to explain.

It would cause some unnecessary trouble.

After all, the two of them were now officially a couple. It was still best to avoid such a situation.

Hearing this, Department Head Miyamoto, though somewhat puzzled about the meaning behind it, still upheld the principle of "customer first," suppressed his confusion, and hurriedly nodded in agreement:

"Of course, Mr. Kitahara. Miss Matsuda’s work performance is outstanding — she brought a distinguished client like you to our bank and facilitated such a big deal. Tomorrow she deserves a day off as a reward!

Is one day enough? Should I apply to the leadership and give her a few more days off?"

"Hehehe, I quite like Department Head Miyamoto’s style of doing things. Do as you see fit!"

No wonder the man was a department head — he really knew how to handle things. Even Kitahara had to laugh.

Setting aside the issue of personal character, Kitahara still quite enjoyed dealing with this kind of person. They were smart enough, and their professional and social skills were strong enough.

Give people like this a task, and they would handle it perfectly and smoothly, making you feel completely at ease.

However, since Yumi-chan worked under him, there were still some things that needed to be pointed out to prevent future occurrences:

"Department Head Miyamoto, I imagine you have some understanding of my relationship with Yumi-chan. We’re University of Tokyo alumni, and she’s a junior I’m very fond of. I heard that the two of you had some unpleasantness before..."

"A misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! Mr. Kitahara, it was all a misunderstanding between Miss Matsuda and me. I’ll apologize to her and ask for her forgiveness when I get back! I assure you, I will absolutely never make a similar mistake again."

Miyamoto’s expression changed instantly, cold sweat pouring down. He bowed repeatedly, hoping Kitahara wouldn’t pursue the matter further.

At this moment, he deeply regretted what he had done back then. Mainly, he had never expected that Matsuda Yumi actually knew such a wealthy and powerful figure as Kitahara.

As a low-level manager in the banking industry, his power was neither great nor small, but in front of someone like Kitahara Chiki, it still wasn’t worth much.

A single transaction involving over a hundred million yen, and even the vice president had to come out and smile — let alone a grassroots-level leader like him.

He could only throw his weight around in front of his few subordinates. In front of Kitahara, he was nothing.

Seeing that the other party had perfectly grasped his intent and had the right attitude, Kitahara didn’t intend to dig deeper. He waved his hand:

"There’s no need for that, Department Head Miyamoto. I only hope that Yumi-chan can have a smoother time at work in the future, and avoid any unpleasant matters that affect her mood. This request isn’t too much, is it?"

"Not at all, absolutely not! In future work, I will, within my ability, look after Miss Matsuda as much as possible!"

"That’s good, then. In the future, whatever business I have, I’ll trouble Department Head Miyamoto with it too!"

"Hai! It’s my honor!"

...

Being able to get acquainted with a wealthy person like Kitahara was the dream of every banking professional, and for Miyamoto it was the same.

Because in essence, they served wealthy people, and lived off them.

Perhaps a casual piece of business from Kitahara could help him meet his performance targets and earn a large commission — just like today.

Miyamoto now felt incredibly fortunate. Thank goodness Matsuda Yumi had been so steadfast back then and hadn’t let him succeed. Otherwise, the consequences would have been severe!

University of Tokyo graduates really were unfathomable!

Even if their own background was ordinary, you never knew when some impressive senior might pop out!

From now on, he absolutely must not touch people from prestigious schools like Todai...

On Kitahara Chiki’s side, people like Miyamoto were still somewhat useful to him. For example, next, the man proved his ability and value.

Kitahara wanted to get the keys to the "single-family house" first and have someone clean it up, so that when he brought Hayami Rina there tomorrow, the effect would be even more perfect.

When Miyamoto learned of this, he immediately said:

"Mr. Kitahara, how could such a trivial matter trouble you personally? If you trust me, leave it to me. Our bank has a partner cleaning company. I’ll personally go to the site to arrange and supervise them, and make sure they clean it spotless!"

"Very good, Department Head Miyamoto. You’re quite good!"

...

Miyamoto knew how to conduct himself, and Kitahara was saved the trouble.

After leaving the bank, thinking that there was still a small shortfall in funds, Kitahara returned to the apartment building but didn’t rush home. Instead, he looked around the neighborhood first.

He found a fairly high-end beauty salon and bought Hayami Rina an annual membership card, spending two million yen.

Then he found a comprehensive dance studio and purchased many one-on-one dance lessons with professional instructors, spending three million yen.

Only then was his task complete.

After returning home, he handed the two cards to Hayami Rina and explained what they were.

Hayami Rina felt both surprised and happy, but also somewhat reproachful as she said:

"Kitahara-kun, you don’t need to give me things so frequently. Just a few days ago you gave me two pieces of jewelry in a row, and now you’ve gotten two more cards. You’re being too good to me!"

"Those were all worthless things. These two cards did cost some money, but they’re all very worthwhile. The beauty card will keep Rina-nee youthful and beautiful, and the dance lessons will make you even more charming. Hurry and accept them!"

Kitahara said with a smile.

Although these two cards were actually the cheapest, he couldn’t say that.

"Well, alright then! But from now on, Kitahara-kun, you mustn’t spend money on me recklessly. Earning money is hard for you too. I understand your feelings for me, Kitahara-kun — there’s no need to prove them with material things anymore!"

Hayami Rina was delighted inside.

Though she said that, how could she not be happy receiving gifts?

The shops on these two cards were both very famous, the high-end kind. She had heard of them, but had always been deterred by the prices.

She hadn’t expected Kitahara to thoughtfully buy them for her.

For a man to go this far for her was truly rare.

In Hayami Rina’s eyes, love overflowed!