Yukinoshita Haruno's office was once Yukinoshita Madam's personal space.
Now, she held the position of President of Yukinoshita Architecture, second only to the Madam herself.
Though Yukinoshita Madam still controlled the board of directors, the board itself was largely symbolic.
The Yukinoshita family held over 90% of company shares.
Every board member had at least some tie to the family.
Selling their shares would mean severing those ties completely.
And given that these members already held no real power, they would never risk that—
Even if they wanted to sell, the Yukinoshitas had first right to buy.
With such a structure in place, even an outsider could see the reality.
Su Yu understood Haruno's position well—
And had no fear that the Madam might try to oust her.
You couldn't just "remove" a company president at will—
Especially not one that already had an impact on the company's public image.
Haruno's appointment had stirred up the waters once already.
Another shake-up would only deepen the ripple.
Half an hour later.
When Haruno found out that Su Yu had come to discuss the game company, a trace of teasing disappointment appeared in her gaze.
"Talking about the game company is just an excuse," Su Yu said, looking into her eyes.
"I came because… I missed you."
"Oh?" she narrowed her eyes. "How much did you miss me?"
"Enough to want to go home with you."
"Staying the night?" she asked, staring at him.
Su Yu nodded and took her hand.
Haruno smiled gently, leaning her head on his shoulder.
For a while, they didn't speak.
Su Yu simply held her in his arms.
Eventually, she got up and walked over to her desk.
From a drawer, she pulled out a document and handed it to Su Yu.
He read it—and looked up at her in surprise.
"What do you think?" Haruno asked, smiling.
"I didn't expect you to be so fast. I only just thought about acquiring a game company… and you've already done it," Su Yu said, eyes scanning the shareholder information.
"You hold 70% of the shares. Yukinoshita Architecture holds 30%. I'll take care of management; you handle the games," Haruno explained, sitting beside him and wrapping around his arm.
"No problem," Su Yu agreed without hesitation.
"I'm really hoping this becomes your most profitable venture yet. Then, I'll be able to steer Yukinoshita Architecture into a new direction," Haruno said softly.
"It will," Su Yu replied, setting the papers down and glancing toward a side room in the office.
Haruno caught his gaze and whispered something in his ear.
After a moment of thought—and checking the time—Su Yu said:
"Show me around."
"As you wish, Su Yu-sama."
A blush appeared on Haruno's cheeks.
As the sun began to set—
In Haruno's office—
Su Yu sat sipping coffee while browsing through her portfolio of investments.
All the projects she selected for him were high-return ventures.
His original investment of 50 billion yen had already grown to over 70 billion.
Moreover, all of Su Yu's businesses were on a rising trajectory.
Based on analysis from Yukinoshita Architecture's professional team, there was a clear conclusion:
Future Manga Publishing and Shining Animation were expected to more than double their value within a year.
Conservatively estimated, Su Yu's net worth would soon exceed 100 billion yen.
And that was a lowball projection.
They had no idea about Su Yu's private partnerships or hidden plans—
They were working with surface-level data only.
But Haruno knew everything.
She understood his entire strategic plan—
Some from Su Yu himself, some she deduced on her own.
She'd only acquired the game company because he'd once casually mentioned it to Yukino—who passed that detail to her.
And so, she acted.
Using Su Yu's capital and a bit of Yukinoshita Architecture's, she made the move.
Naturally, the board of directors wasn't thrilled.
But Haruno didn't care much for their opinions.
These men only knew real estate.
They had no understanding of internet businesses—
Let alone the potential of a media giant like Future Manga or Shining Animation.
They would rather dump money into restaurants than gamble on new media.
If they didn't have family ties to the Yukinoshitas, Haruno would've cut them off long ago.
To her, they were little more than well-fed leeches.
Click.
The door to the rest lounge opened.
That was what Su Yu had just "toured" for the past hour.
Haruno emerged, having changed clothes.
She saw what Su Yu had been reading and smiled mysteriously.
There was one more investment—
Not listed in the documents.
It was her surprise gift for Su Yu.
With that one investment, even if every other business failed—
He could still repay the entire 50 billion yen starting fund.
"Ready to go home?" Haruno came to stand in front of him.
"Let's go," Su Yu said, handing her the files without hesitation.
Haruno tucked them away, then helped tidy up Su Yu's appearance.
"Do I look like your husband heading off to work?" Su Yu asked.
"Darling, if you want to work here, I'll be your secretary," she said with a soft laugh.
"No thanks. My doctor says I have a sensitive stomach."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I can only eat… soft rice."
"Ah, I see. Then Su Yu-kun's having double portions of soft rice," she teased.
On the way downstairs—
They didn't take the elevator.
Instead, Haruno led Su Yu on a casual walk through the Yukinoshita Architecture offices.
In front of other people, she kept some distance.
Her introductions were proper:
"This is Yukino's fiancé, Su Yu-kun. He already has Mother's approval and may work here in the future."
The staff, of course, were well aware of the family background—
And showed Su Yu considerable respect.
At several key departments, Haruno even gave this instruction:
"Su Yu-kun may take over the president's position in the future."
That one line—
Instantly changed the way everyone looked at him.
Haruno had ousted Yukinoshita Madam herself—
And now here came a future successor? The fiancé of the second daughter, no less.
It was all… surreal.
As for the board members?
Most of them didn't show up at the company.
They stayed in their personal estates—
Only appearing for official meetings.
Back when Madam was in charge, she would occasionally listen to their suggestions.
But now—
Haruno appeared to listen with a smile.
And then, after the meetings?
She did whatever she wanted.
The few board members who were bold enough to complain to Madam…
Got only one cold response:
"She's the president now."