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Yamaguchi Aiko took a sip from the drink she held elegantly in her hand. She looked out the window and watched the blue sky and white clouds as she said leisurely, "If I said it was all a coincidence, would you believe me?"

"Yes, of course. I'll believe anything you say." Gu Yanran cocked her head with a smile and placed a thin blanket over her legs. "I'm just curious why you don't leverage the Prime Minister's influence to expand your business in the Huaxia Empire? You're close to him, right?"

"Yanran, you're a natural business person." Yamaguchi Aiko set her coffee cup down and glanced at the other woman's curious expression. She smiled subtly. "But not everything can be measured with money."

"Of course I understand that, but what you did was…" Gu Yanran averted her eyes. Her disapproval was apparent.