Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK.

Chapter 222 Cake [4K1]

"Hello, this is Akiba Bookstore, I'm Li..."

"I know you are Watanabe's editor-in-chief."

Ryuichi Yanagisawa interrupted Akiie Kuriyama impatiently.

With his identity, he shouldn't have made such a transfer call, but Watanabe was not sociable at all and did not leave any contact information, so he was forced to make such a transfer call.

"you are?"

On the other end of the phone, Kuriyama Akiie frowned, but still controlled her emotions and asked in a businesslike manner.

Even through the phone, she could feel the arrogance that was about to overflow.

"I'm Yanagisawa, the author of 'On the Sea'. I have something to ask Watanabe. Give me his phone number."

Liu Ze Longyi rubbed his temples and suppressed the growing dissatisfaction in his heart.

It has been a long time since he won the Naoki Prize three years ago and talked nonsense with ordinary people like this.

Talking to these idiots is really a time-consuming and laborious task.

"We need to confirm your identity."

Kuriyama Akie's brows furrowed even more tightly.

The other party's domineering tone had already caused her blood pressure to rise.

"..."

call.

Ryuichi Yanagisawa took away his phone, took a deep breath, and the annoyance between his brows was visible to the naked eye.

That's why I hate dealing with these stupid people.

beep.

He pressed the hang-up button and dialed another number.

Soon, the call was connected.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Yanagisawa."

A respectful male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Call Akiba Bookstore and get Watanabe's contact information."

Yanagisawa Ryuichi rubbed his nose and gave an order.

"...Okay, Mr. Yanagisawa."

The male voice was silent for a moment and then gave an answer.

The tone was still as respectful as always.

"Thank you for your hard work, Editor Morikawa."

Ryuichi Yanagisawa said something polite and then hung up the phone.

Just say polite words and express your intention casually.

The publishing house he works for is much smaller than Akiba Bookstore, but precisely because of this, his publishing house offered such a high price to keep him.

He knew very well that he was being arrogant and was habitually bossy.

But so what?
Didn’t his editor still have to put up with it? Even the president of the publishing house had to put on a smile and offer to make him tea when he went to the publishing house.

He knew it, and so did they.

The publishing house needs him.

They were begging him to stay, not him begging them to stay.

"Just wait a little longer. I hope he won't let me down and won't fail to handle such a small matter."

Liu Zelong looked at the time, closed his eyes and dozed off.

He was relaxed, but his editor became busy.

Just as he knew very well, no matter how arrogant he was, as long as his book club needed him as a signboard, the book club would have to indulge him.

In the editorial department of Beidou Bookstore, a middle-aged man put down his mobile phone, closed his eyes, and adjusted his mood.

He is clearly one of the top editors in the industry, yet he still has to endure this kind of humiliation.

If it were him ten years ago, he would have fallen out with Yanagisawa Ryu long ago. He just picked up a Naoki Award during a vacuum period. What's there to be arrogant about?
Except for the book "On the Sea", the two books written by Ryuichi Yanagisawa in the past three years have all failed.

If the publishing house didn't need Yanagisawa Ryuichi's name, if he wasn't already married and his child was in kindergarten, if he didn't have a mortgage to pay every month...

call.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, put aside all the overwhelming emotions, then flipped through the phone book and looked for the contact number of Akiba Bookstore.

There are no ifs in life, only consequences and results.

After finding the contact information of editor Kuriyama, he called using the publishing house's own landline.

Toot, toot.

After two rings, the phone was picked up.

"Hello, this is Akihabara Books, I'm the editor Akiie Kuriyama."

Listening to the female voice on the other end of the receiver, he uttered the words he had already considered.

"Hello, Editor Kuriyama. I'm Fushimi, an editor at Hokuto Books. The situation is like this..."

He explained in a gentle voice.

*
Watanabe house, in the living room.

"So, this is why you two are late?"

Sitting on the sofa, Ayana Amamiya glanced at the two of them, feeling a little amused.

In a sense, Mr. Troll and Ryoko are indeed quite willful. She would never do such a thing as turning back to buy cake just because she wants to eat cake when she is almost home.

But, this is actually quite good.

Compared to the previous Ryoko who was rational in everything and never considered her own preferences, she still likes the current Ryoko more.

At least she seems more real and cuter this way.

"Yes." Watanabe Yu nodded and added, "We've been talking about it for so long, it's time to put it into action, isn't it?"

As early as September, during a casual chat, Ryoko mentioned that cake shop with an excellent reputation.

They also agreed to try it, but after a whole month, they still haven't waited for the right time, so it has been put on hold until today.

Even if he hadn't thought today that since it was mentioned again, it would be better to do it today, it would probably have been delayed for a while.

"That's the truth."

The Saint Lady nodded in agreement.

After hearing what Watanabe Yu said, she also became interested.

"So, how's business at that store today?"

Because she had fallen into scams before, she was wary to a certain extent of stores with excellent reputations on the Internet.

After all, whether the taste is good or not is actually a rather subjective judgment.

"It's more than good, it's simply explosively good!" The scene just now emerged in Watanabe Yu's mind. "I can only say that the line is quite long. It's because the boss doesn't want to be on camera. Otherwise, he would have to be named a cake shop god."

Judging from the long queues during the rush hour after work, if the manager of this cake shop is willing to promote it actively, the effect will definitely be explosive.

After all, a food shop’s main focus is to gain a good reputation.

As long as the taste is good enough and the promotion is timely, you can have a group of regular repeat customers even without any big publicity.

"Comparable to the grand occasion at the crepe shop?"

Amemiya Ayana's mind automatically thought of that scene.

“It can only be said that it is evenly matched.”

Watanabe Yu coughed lightly and gave the Saint Lady a look that left nothing to the imagination.

"That's true."

Hearing this, Amamiya Ayana nodded in agreement.

If it is such a grand occasion, he can indeed be called a cake shop immortal.

"Anyway..."

Watanabe Yu took the cake out of the plastic bag, unwrapped it, and took the cake out.

"We were lucky. When it was our turn, there was only one piece of cake left."

As he spoke, he removed the transparent plastic cover from the outside of the fruit cake.

I have to say that the cake shop recommended by Ryoko really has something good. This 10-inch fruit cake is really quite beautiful.

White animal cream was used to outline the edge of the cake, and the cake was covered with fruits. The strawberries cut in half and the star fruits cut into small pieces made people salivate, and there were also blueberries in between for color. "How is it?"

He raised his eyebrows and looked at the Saint Lady.

In his opinion, although this cake is not as grand as the high-rise cakes used in business dinners, it is more to his liking.

"It does look good." Amamiya Ayana paused, looking a little hesitant, "I just don't know how much calories this bite will contain."

To be honest, she didn’t care much about the calories in cakes before.

After all, she usually eats very moderately, so it's totally fine for her to indulge herself occasionally and have a piece of cake or something.

But now she has to think it over again and again.

Since moving out of the villa and living with Mr. Troll, although her three meals a day are still healthy, the amount she consumes is much more than before. She has thought about restraining herself, but Ryoko's cooking skills are so good that she can't resist.

This Monday morning, she quietly weighed herself on an empty stomach and found that she had gained 1 kg compared to before.

"You don't have to count calories when eating, do you? My dear Saint Lady." Watanabe Yu reached out his hand and gently touched Amamiya Ayana's face. After teasing her, he turned his head and looked at Hamabe Ryoko beside him, "Ryoko, please share the cake."

"Ok."

Ryoko Hamabe nodded slightly, picked up the gifted cake knife, and began to cut the cake with ease.

"I have gained 1kg compared to before."

Amamiya Ayana slapped away someone's mischievous hand with disdain and said this meaningfully.

If I get fat, will you still like me?

This was the subtext she didn't say explicitly.

"We're just getting started."

This time it was Watanabe Yu's turn to be at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"You mean this isn't a big deal?"

Amamiya Ayana tilted her head.

"That magazine I read before said that slight changes in weight are normal. 1kg is within this range."

As Hamabe Ryoko spoke, she handed a piece of cut cake to Amemiya Ayana.

"Give."

She blinked and signaled to the Saint Lady not to worry.

Since she started doing morning exercises with You, her weight has increased by a full 3KG compared to before, but this 3KG of weight did not make her look fatter, but made her look healthier.

With targeted training, the vertical lines of her abdominal muscles not only did not disappear, but became clearer, and her legs became tighter.

"……All right."

Amemiya Ayana took the cake and expressed her gratitude with her eyes.

"Of course, if you are really worried, you can also do morning exercises with us. Or if you don't want to sweat too much, how about doing yoga?"

Ryoko Hamabe continued to make two constructive suggestions, and then handed another piece of cake to Yu Watanabe.

"Thanks."

Watanabe Yu took the cake.

Under the white light of the living room, the fruit cake covered with a layer of cream glowed with streaks, which attracted his attention.

"By the way, Ayana, Ryoko, do you know any way to make food more delicious?"

Yu Watanabe picked up the plastic fork.

"Uh, with the right seasoning?"

Ryoko Hamabe, who also picked up a plastic fork, was stunned for a moment, then gave an answer subconsciously.

From her point of view, if you want to improve the taste of a dish, the easiest way is to add more seasonings.

Whether you increase the original dosage or add new seasonings, it is all fine.

"I think the same as Ryoko."

Amemiya Ayana looked at Watanabe Yu, slightly opened her cherry lips, and expressed her opinion.

"Well...if I'm smart, I can hire a better chef to make that dish, and the taste will naturally improve."

She paused and added this sentence.

Anyway, if you want food to taste good, either the original ingredients must be good, the chef’s skills must be good, or the proportion of seasonings must be good.

"Both are true, but my point is there is an easier way."

"……any solution?"

After swallowing a small piece of cake into her mouth, Hamabe Ryoko looked at Watanabe Yu with curiosity.

"For a dish to be delicious, besides its own taste, it also depends on the state of the diners. What I mean is, if you are extremely hungry, even white rice alone will taste delicious."

Watanabe Yu picked up the plastic fork, picked up a piece of fruit and put it into his mouth.

After closing his eyes and chewing for a while, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Hey!
This cake shop uses good fruits in its fruit cakes!

To be honest, it was a little beyond his expectations.

Anyway, it tasted better than the fruit at the business banquet he attended before.

"..."

"..."

Amamiya Ayana and Hamabe Ryoko looked at each other.

After seeing the confusion in each other's eyes, they all raised their beautiful eyes and gave someone a coquettish look.

It turns out that this guy is the one being witty!
Buzz. Buzz.

Suddenly, Watanabe Yu's cell phone on the table vibrated twice.

Without further ado, Watanabe Yu put down the cake, picked up his cell phone and took a look.

That was a Line message from his editor Akiie Kuriyama.

[Ryuichi Yanagisawa of Beidou Bookstore wants to invite you to a party]

[The participants of this party are all authors who have won the Naoki Prize. It can be regarded as an internal party.]

After hesitating for a moment, he typed out a line of text and replied.

Did they contact you?

The next moment, the message showed that it had been sent, and Kuriyama Akiie's reply also arrived as expected.

【Yes】

If possible, she actually didn't want to be the messenger.

After all, Ryuichi Yanagisawa's attitude really made her unhappy.

Moreover, the former does not have a good reputation in the author circle.

But it's her responsibility.

[This isn't arranged by the book club, right? ]

To be on the safe side, Watanabe Yu still asked a question.

【no】

【What about the time? 】

【It's about tomorrow】

[I have something to do tomorrow, please help me reject it]

Watanabe Yu made his choice without thinking.

He promised Ryoko.

Moreover, such gatherings are of little use to him now.

Rather than chatting about awkward topics with a bunch of strangers, he would rather go to the movies with Ryoko.

[This, they mean to contact you themselves]

Contact me yourself???
Looking at the message, Watanabe Yu was stunned for half a second. Just when he wanted to reply to the message, the call interface suddenly popped up.

"I'm going to take a call."

He glanced at Ryoko and Ayana and stood up.

I encountered some unexpected troubles today and didn’t get home until 8 o’clock in the evening, so the update is late, sorry.

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(End of this chapter)