I wanted to be a bad actor in the anime, but I failed.

"Hey, Sister Yukinoshita, you seem to be sidelining me now."

Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't understand when Mu Lin became so sarcastic.

After defeating Ai Mei Ai Zhu, she single-handedly directed Tokyo卍 to occupy all of Ai Mei Ai Zhu's territories and recruit most of the cadres. She also dug up old cases and sent Ai Mei Ai Zhu's diehards and bosses to prison.

Her vigorous and decisive style of doing things immediately won her popularity.

At this time, although it seemed that Mu Lin was the boss in the office, he was actually completely marginalized by Yukinoshita Haruno.

There are also rumors that Yukinoshita Haruno intends to betray Mu Lin and seize power to become the boss, but now she is just trying to save face and not break up with Mu Lin.

But this rumor is completely wrong.

Yukinoshita Haruno has helped Mu Lin a lot during this time, and wanted him to prove himself in front of others again, but the key is that he doesn't appreciate it, and is even mean and sarcastic to her, as if he really regards her as a traitor!

This made Yukinoshita Haruno, who always did good for him, very heartbroken.

"what on earth do you want?!"

Yukinoshita Haruno held back her grief and loudly questioned Mu Lin who was sitting in the main seat!

This anomaly naturally alarmed everyone in the office.

If it were in the past, Yukinoshita Haruno would never have quarreled with Mu Lin in front of so many people, but now she is really heartbroken and disappointed with Mu Lin.

She asked loudly in front of a group of Tokyo Bank executives and agency members.

But Mulin answered with something extremely infuriating.

"Now I don't even need to sign those documents. I just sit here and do nothing every day. It's so relaxing. All this is thanks to you, Boss Yukinoshita."

Mu Lin sneered like a clown.

This act of reversing the order of events to slander others instantly made people who were already indifferent to Mu Lin look at him angrily.

Those members of Tokyo卍, who were already unwilling to accept the defeat, slammed the table to defend their big sister, holding Mu Lin's collar with one hand and yelling at him.

"Coward! You actually slandered the big sister! If the big sister wasn't powerful enough, we, Old Forest and Tokyo Bank, would never be where we are today under the leadership of a piece of trash like you!!"

"You're such an eyesore, I've been fed up with you for a long time! Get out of here now!!"

A younger brother grabbed Mu Lin by the collar and threw him to the ground.

But Mu Lin just lay on the ground like a coward and stood up awkwardly.

He put on a false smile and looked around at the people around him.

With a few exceptions, all of these people looked at him indifferently.

Moreover, even Takiya looked at him angrily.

Under this embarrassing situation where he was being criticized by thousands of people, Mu Lin raised his hands in surrender and said, "OK, I'm leaving. I'm leaving. Anyway, I don't have any say here."

After saying that, he began to pack up and prepare to leave.

The aloof and annoying figure searched the office, slowly clearing away all traces of his presence in the office.

"wait wait wait……"

It seemed that Mu Lin was really planning to leave.

For some reason, Yukinoshita Haruno, whose face turned pale, felt a little breathless. She always felt that the situation was not developing well!

Logically speaking, Mu Lin should have severely punished the men who threw him to the ground, so why is he so silent now? !

Also, why are you so cowardly as to leave!

She couldn't figure it out in a short period of time, but she knew she had to stop it, otherwise if Mu Lin really left, the rumors would become true, and she would really replace Mu Lin and become the complete boss!

And the fact that she betrayed Mu Lin will also be confirmed!

Even though everyone was looking forward to this happening, she, Yukinoshita Haruno, could never accept it!!

but.

Yukinoshita Haruno was about to stop Mu Lin from leaving, but was stopped by her men.

"Big sister! Don't be soft-hearted! He should have been let go long ago!"

"This guy is a disgrace to us!!"

Being blocked, the panicked Yukinoshita Haruno could only subconsciously murmur "wait" and try hard to break free from the obstruction of her subordinates who were impossible to break free.

Finally, when she watched Mu Lin's back going away, it was as if something in her heart collapsed. She was completely furious and shouted at those who tried their best to stop her: "Get out!!"

The hysterical roar frightened his men.

Yukinoshita Haruno pushed them away and chased after Mu Lin.

But in the narrow streets and alleys, in the confusing open space, she felt dizzy.

She had no idea where Mu Lin was going, and had no idea where to chase him.

The bad feeling in my heart is getting worse and worse.

No way... I'll never see him again, right?

Thinking of this, Yukinoshita Haruno's heart skipped a beat and she felt so painful that she could hardly breathe.

She hurriedly ran back to the office and shouted to everyone, "Now! Immediately! Right now! Drop all the work on hand and go find him! You must find him!"

The big sister's uncontrolled shouting made everyone panic.

"But the most urgent task now is to search for the remnants of the party that loves beauty and the Lord..."

"There are also negotiations between the firm and those noble families..."

"Didn't you hear me?!" Yukinoshita Haruno was like an angry lioness, "Find him! Find him! Find him at all costs!!"

There was a commotion in the office, and no matter how reluctant they were, they all left to look for someone.

In the corner of the office, there were two people with extremely complicated expressions.

One is Junichi Hojo who bites his nails.

One is Hayasaka Ai who clenched her fists.

……

Half a month later, after the fact that Mu Lin was missing was finally confirmed, Tokyo Bank and the Old Mori Office returned to their usual tranquility.

Everything became orderly again.

What worries everyone is the mental state of the big sister.

After the coward left, the leader became absent-minded and often locked herself in the room.

Mistakes were frequent at work, but thanks to Hayasaka Ai's corrections no disaster occurred.

"Sister Yang Nai, leave the rest of the work to me, you go and take a rest first."

Hayasaka Ai said.

"Well, thank you." Yukinoshita Haruno stood up in a daze and walked towards the room.

Looking at her heartbreaking back, Hayasaka Ai couldn't help but closed her eyes.

After finishing all the important matters, under the cover of night, Hayasaka Ai secretly rushed to Chiba Village.

In a lively home of an old couple, she met the young man whom Yukinoshita Haruno missed every day.

The boy, who was almost 18 and about to become an adult, now seemed as fragile as a powerless old man.

"Cough...cough."

The boy covered his chest and coughed. The severe pain made him drink some cold water in an attempt to relieve the pain.

But it's all in vain, it just serves as psychological comfort.

"Is your pneumonia still not healed?"

Hayasaka Ai asked.

"I feel much better now, Hayasaka. Thanks to the medicine you gave me, otherwise I might have died here."

Mu Lin pretended to be relaxed and motioned Hayasaka Ai to sit aside.

The latter nodded and sat down quietly.

"But it looks like it's getting more serious. Let's go to the hospital."

"If we go to the hospital, everything will be ruined."

"You can go to a hospital in Okinawa. There are no spies there, whether it's my house, Yukinoshita, Tokyo Bankai, the office, or Shinomiya."

"Oh? Has it been linked to Shinomiya now?"

"Yes, the head of the Shinomiya family has fallen ill. With the help of me and Sister Yang No, Kaguya has completely taken control of the local forces in Shinomiya, and the gathering of foreign forces has begun."

"It seems like everything is thriving, ahem."

Hayasaka Ai looked at Mu Lin's calm face and felt that he was enduring some pain.

Maybe it's physical pain, but more likely it's mental pain.

Hayasaka Ai felt a little distressed, and said without thinking: "So what do you think? I can go to Okinawa with you."

"Why go to Okinawa? I was planning to return to China. Wouldn't it be good to get treatment in China?"

"Even if you were going back to China, you wouldn't plan to do something like this, right?"

The plan, of course, was to use Hojo Junichi as the fuse, so that Yukinoshita Haruno, who was kept in the dark, would betray Mu Lin with everyone.

This not only gave her more prestige, but also made it natural for Mu Lin to leave.

It will only bring great pain to the parties involved.

Seeing that Mu Lin didn't answer for a long time.

Hayasaka Ai's expression changed and she said, "So, you are planning to abandon everything in Japan and return to your own country?!"

"There are things that have to be done."

"What happened to make you abandon even the woman you loved? I can see that you still like them!"

Hayasaka Ai's tone became slightly louder.

But when he saw Mu Lin's increasingly cold eyes, he woke up as if he was poured with a basin of cold water.

"Sorry, I lost my temper." The mixed-haired golden retriever was like a deflated ball.

"It's okay. There are some things you're better off not knowing."

"Ah."

After a slight cool down.

Hayasaka Ai asked again: "So, are you really planning to give up everything here and return to China?"

"Ah."

The indifferent response made Hayasaka Ai feel suffocated for a moment.

She really couldn't understand why Mu Lin suddenly made such a plan.

Everything is so strange.

I was originally heading towards becoming a complete winner in life.

He was about to gain huge amounts of money, power, and several beautiful women, but he gave up when he was about to succeed.

Like he really doesn't care about any of this.

Like... playing a game? You were about to win but it was boring so you just quit the game early?

or……

Hayasaka Ai suddenly thought of something and asked tentatively: "If you just leave like this, what if those magicians take revenge on us? What about Hui and Naoko?"

"...You don't have to worry about this."

"I heard."

"what?"

"I heard a strange man in Disneyland talking about heresy before the explosion on Water Island. The heretic was you, right?"

"..."

Hayasaka Ai looked at Mu Lin's gloomy expression, took a deep breath and said, "Did you stay away from everything that should belong to you and face the pursuit of those magicians alone just to avoid us getting hurt?"

"That's why I want to go back to China. It will be easier for me to deal with them on my own soil."

"But you wouldn't go to such lengths, would you? You're arranging everything as if you were going to die! If it was easier to return to China after you beat them back last time, then you would be able to defeat them easily, right? !! If you defeat them, you can come back!"

Hayasaka Ai spoke more and more hurriedly.

Mu Lin wondered why she lost her composure so often, but still said, "But I am indeed tired of it, and I really don't like Hui and Gaozi."

"Who do you like then?!!"

Mu Lin looked at Hayasaka coldly and said, "Does who I like have anything to do with you?"

"Huh! It really has nothing to do with me. So let's get back to the previous topic. As far as I know, you have never lived in China, right? Why do you think it's easier to fight a magician there?"

"Unknown to you, I already have some influence in China."

"Ah."

Hayasaka Ai obviously doesn't believe Mu Lin.

After spending these days together, she couldn't say how well she knew Mu Lin, but it was no problem for her to know a lot about him.

Even though I gradually became fascinated by him, I was also aware of the problems in his heart.

"You just want to solve all the problems by dying alone!!!"

Hayasaka Ai stood up excitedly, but was greeted with a cold shout.

"enough!!"

The sharp sound almost tore the space apart.

Hayasaka Ai was frightened and fainted.

"Please note that you are just my tool. These things are not your concern!"

"Yeah, he's just a tool that may not listen to you at any time! He's just a tool that you won't care if he loses his temper in front of you!" Hayasaka Ai retorted.

Mu Lin was too lazy to care about these things. Enough time had been wasted and he didn't want to continue wasting time like this with Hayasaka Ai.

"Okay, let's not talk about these unnecessary things. I asked you to come here because I have a favor to ask of you."

"what's up?"

"I bought a piano a few days ago and it's being kept in a warehouse. Please take good care of it and make sure it doesn't get damaged. You will receive a text message from me on June 6th. Just follow my instructions then."

"Piano? You still have the time to ask me to maintain the piano at this time?!"

"Yes." Mu Lin's tone softened a little. He looked into those azure eyes and said, "Hayasaka, this is the last thing I ask of you."

Pause.

"Although it's hard to call you a tool, you have indeed helped me a lot. Even if you count the fact that you saved your Hayasaka family, I actually owe you a lot. I'm very grateful that you can help me do this, but please help me with this last thing!"

"Why are you so serious all of a sudden!" Hayasaka Ai couldn't stand Mu Lin's sudden change and felt a little awkward. "If what you want me to do is not difficult, don't worry."

"Thank you. By the way, I heard that you intend to leave the firm and return to normal life?"

"...You asked me to do so many tasks that I felt overwhelmed. I did complain about it sometimes."

"So this is the last mission. Besides, you don't have to listen to me now. You can leave the office at any time and go home to be with your parents and study hard at school."

"......Is this your final arrangement for me?" Hayasaka Ai was silent for a long time before she spoke.

"Yes."

"I can..." Hayasaka Ai hesitated for a long time and finally gritted her teeth and said with all her strength, "I can go to China with you."

This request made Mu Lin stunned, but he immediately rejected it mercilessly.

"No, you still have one last mission to do!"

"Then after I finish your mission on June 6, I will go to China to find you!"

"......no!"

"Why not?! Didn't you say that I don't have to listen to you anymore? If I go to China to find you, I will definitely come back!"

"Why...are you looking for me?" The upset Mu Lin couldn't figure out what the blonde girl in front of him was thinking.

Hayasaka Ai avoided his gaze and found an excuse after a moment of panic.

"I just made sure the person Yang Nai-sister was looking for was still alive!"

"Well, if you can find me."

At this point, it was time for Hayasaka to say goodbye, but what she never expected was that before she left, the boy in front of her gave her a surprise that she would never forget in her life.

"Since you've helped me a lot...I remember your birthday is April 4nd, right?"

"Yes." Hayasaka said confused.

"I was injured at that time and was late for your birthday celebration, so it was several days overdue, but it doesn't stop me from making up for it by giving you a birthday present."

"......Eh?"

Hayasaka Ai was surprised, and then saw Mu Lin take out a small gift box. A mixture of disbelief and other complex emotions suddenly surged from her heart.

"It just so happens that this gift is given to you as compensation for your help to me all along, as a parting gift, and as your birthday gift."

Hayasaka Ai took the small gift box, which was not exquisite but so beautiful in her eyes, in a dreamy manner, and then suddenly looked up at Mu Lin.

He slowly stood up and said, "Okay, everything that needs to be done has been done. It's time for me to go. Hayasaka, goodbye."

"...Are you really going to abandon everything in Japan?" For some reason, Hayasaka Ai asked again.

This time, she held the gift box tightly in her arms and asked with a trembling voice.

Unlike her previous questioning, this time she asked with a hint of pleading, as if this gift had taken the already close relationship between her and Mu Lin to an even closer level.

"Ah."

"Are you going to die?"

"......goodbye."