Chapter: 1472

"Ito Yoshiki's voice carried a hint of reprimand as he said, 'Martial arts is something that started out as a hobby for you. It was never meant to consume all your time and energy.'"

"What do you mean by this? You're the of the Ito family, and as such, you should behave like one every day, fighting on the stage with others.'"

"Ito Minako said firmly, 'Father, martial arts is my lifelong pursuit! If necessary, I'm willing to sacrifice love and marriage for it!'"

"Nonsense!"

Ito Yoshiki suddenly flew into a rage: 'You're my daughter, and your bloodline carries the family's legacy. How can you abandon that legacy for something as trivial as martial arts? Don't you owe it to our ancestors?'"

"..."

Hearing his father's words, Ito Minako's heart was filled with regret, so she quickly said, 'Father, I know what I'm doing. I'm not really ignoring marriage - it's just that this stage is too early for me to think about it. Please understand!'"

Ito Yoshiki spoke coldly: 'I cannot and will not understand, but we can discuss more about life later. Let's talk when you've finished your competition and returned.'"

'But right now, Kobayashi Jiro has already visited you. As the Missy of the Ito family, you represent the family's reputation and image. How can you avoid him? If word gets out, outsiders will say that our family lacks etiquette!'"

"Ito Minako heard this and had to say with a helpless tone: 'It's just that I didn't think carefully, please forgive me, Father. I'll change my clothes and go see Kobayashi Jiro right away...'"

Ito Yoshiki's voice relaxed slightly after Minako agreed, and he asked: "Minako, have you eaten lunch yet?"

Minako answered truthfully: "After reporting to Father, I returned from the gym and started training. I haven't eaten lunch yet."

Ito Yoshiki nodded and instructed: "That's fine, it's already noon anyway. Why don't you just let Kobayashi Jiro stay with you and eat lunch? That way, you'll be taking good care of your guest."

"Let him eat lunch?"

Minako was not too keen.

She was a relatively cold-blooded girl by nature, and since childhood, her family had taught her to maintain a certain distance from men outside the family. Additionally, she had been fascinated with martial arts for many years, so she didn't have much contact with men.

Except for family members, she had never eaten lunch privately with young men, not even with her assistant, Tanaka Hirokazu, who had never had the opportunity to eat with her either."

However, she could sense her father's firm tone and knew that there was no point in opposing him. Therefore, she opened her mouth to say, "Alright, Father. Minako knows..."

Itoh Yohiko said with satisfaction, "Minako, our family is currently collaborating very importantly with Koshiba Pharmaceuticals, so you must not be negligent towards them, do you understand?"

Minako Itoh hastily replied, "Understood, Father."

After hanging up the phone, Minako Itoh let out a helpless sigh. She then called Tanaka Hirokazu and said, "Tanaka, please help me entertain Mr. Koshiba for a while. I've just finished exercising and need to take a bath first."

Tanaka Hirokazu quickly agreed and turned to say to Koshiba Jiro, "Mr. Koshiba, please wait for a moment. Our young lady needs to take a bath and will be right with you."

Koshiba Jiro was overjoyed upon hearing that Minako Itoh was willing to see him, but his face remained calm and expressionless as he said, "Alright, Tanaka-san. I'll wait here for Miss Itoh."

After 10 minutes, Minako Itoh emerged from the bathroom wearing a simple yet elegant traditional Japanese dress.

At this point, all signs of her years-long martial arts training had disappeared, and she was transformed into a gentle, traditional Japanese woman. JrNovels.com