In a luxurious tea room, Yuka Mikami, accompanied by Song Ning, finally met the head of the Mikami family. “Dad, this is Song Ning, she’s my… she’s a friend I asked to help you with your medical treatment.” Yuka wanted to say that he was her teacher, but worried that her father would think she was being ridiculous, so she lied and said he was a friend.

However, Yuka was really being a bit reckless. Just because Song Ning said he could help, she believed him without any reason.

The clan chief, San Shang, clearly realized that his daughter was hiding something and believed that Yuka was being silly. However, he also noticed that the young man his daughter brought was not an ordinary friend. His eyes and actions revealed intimacy and obedience, which made San Shang somewhat dissatisfied and even wary.

“I am Masashi Mikami, Yuka’s father, and the head of the Mikami family.”

Song Ning knew he wouldn’t be easily trusted, so he couldn’t be impatient and had to take it slow. He also couldn’t put himself down too much and had to maintain a certain air of authority to impress Elder San. So Song Ning didn’t bow, but simply lowered his head and said, “Hello, Elder San.”

San Shangzheng was somewhat surprised by Song Ning’s attitude. He glanced at his daughter a few times and found that Yuka’s attention was entirely on Song Ning. The girl’s fair face was flushed, her eyes were upturned, full of charm, and her posture was languid, exuding a charm that did not belong to a young girl. The experienced San Shangzheng knew that his daughter had probably already been devoured by this unremarkable young man.

Japanese girls often have sexual experience as young as thirteen or fourteen. However, when his daughter was taken advantage of, the father inevitably felt that his precious daughter had been taken away. Suppressing his anger as a father, he wanted to see what this young man was really capable of: “Yuka, I’ll talk to your friend alone. You go wait outside!”

Instead of being worried, Yu Jia was happy to be asked to leave. If her father didn’t believe Song Ning, he would only ask her to take Song Ning away. The only reason he asked her to leave was to discuss the illness. Since she, as his daughter, couldn’t speak up while she was present, she didn’t hesitate and readily agreed to her father’s request. Then, looking at Song Ning, she said, “I’m entrusting my father’s illness to you…!” She almost called him “teacher” out loud.

Only San Shang and Song Ning remained in the room. San Shang deliberately kept a straight face and didn’t speak, creating a dull and oppressive atmosphere. However, he noticed that the young man opposite him was completely unaware, or rather, indifferent, with a leisurely and self-satisfied look on his face. He decided to teach him a lesson: “Yu Jia is still too naive. She doesn’t know anything and just gave herself to you, not knowing that this will push you to the brink of death.”

Song Ning was somewhat surprised. He wasn’t surprised that the third brother knew his daughter had been taken advantage of, but he was surprised that the old man was using “death” to scare him.

“Hehe…you thought I was just trying to scare you?” Mikami’s gloomy expression vanished, replaced by a slightly affectionate one. “You can come to the Mikami family manor anytime from now on. Before you die, let Yuka experience the happiness of being a woman!”

Song Ning was genuinely surprised. If the old man wanted to keep her away from Mikami Yuka, he wouldn’t allow her to come to the manor at any time. Could it be that his mention of “death” wasn’t just a simple threat?

Seeing that Song Ning’s expression finally changed, San Shangzheng continued, “Youjia told you about the San Shang family’s hidden worries, right? Because there is no male heir, the family will face the disaster of extinction. Once I die, there will be internal struggles among the collateral branches and external suppression from rivals. The family will be destroyed in an instant. And do you think the lack of a male heir is simply due to my declining sexual ability?”

“What is that?” Song Ning asked, somewhat puzzled and worried. She wondered if the enhancement card she had prepared would be useful.

“Do you believe in things like ‘cursing one’s husband’?” Mikami asked, standing up as he spoke. “Come with me…”

Song Ning stood up and followed behind Lao San. He saw that Lao San was looking for something in front of the bookshelf. Was he going to show him some documents or books, or…? He couldn’t help but think of Ishihara Kuriko’s bookshelf, which was full of toys.

Sure enough, San Shang had triggered some mechanism, and the bookshelf slowly opened from the middle, revealing a dark door behind it. As the two filed in, dim lights lit up, revealing a spiral staircase leading downwards. Song Ning suppressed her curiosity and followed behind San Shang, a feeling nagging at her: “Is he a jinx?”

It seems that what we’re about to encounter are secrets not shown in the original “Oni Chichi” manga.

“Why not install an elevator? This dark, secret passage is just for scaring ghosts!” Song Ning couldn’t help but complain in his heart.

Time seemed to stand still. Just as Song Ning’s patience was about to run out, the secret passage finally came to an end. In the darkness, she couldn’t see what Lao San was doing. She only heard a “click,” which meant that the mechanism had been activated again. A sliver of light appeared and slowly widened to both sides.

“Come in!” The third brother stepped in. Song Ning wanted to take advantage of the light to observe the dark secret passage, but found that the door, which could only be passed by one person at a time, began to slowly close. She had no choice but to rush through the door in a panic.