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

Chapter 402: Childishness and Depth Charges [4K1]

Perhaps it was because the weather was too hot today that a lot more people decided to go to the movies on a whim, or perhaps it was because movie theaters are always doing good business on weekends.

In short, when Watanabe Yu and Hamabe Ryoko came out of the cinema after watching the movie, it was already 9:50 in the evening, ten minutes to ten.

"Speaking of which, this movie is better than I thought."

On the way home, Yu Watanabe, who was carrying two large bags, took the initiative to start a conversation.

——Ryoko also has two big pockets in her hands.

When they were buying souvenirs, they couldn't control themselves and bought a few extra ones. By the time they came to their senses, they had already paid.

Of course, if you go to the boss and force him to quit, you can also quit. Ryoko had originally planned to do so, but he persuaded her not to do so.

Firstly, there was no need to do so, because although he was said to have bought too much, in fact he only bought about one-fifth more, which was within an acceptable range. Secondly, he had always felt that he should have bought more.

"Yes, the plot is tight, the male and female protagonists' acting is good, and there are no logical flaws." Hamabe Ryoko paused, "and the ending is good."

She has seen too many romance movies that ended in tragedy, where either both parties were defeated by time, life, or even worse, their ideals.

Maybe for those directors, the reasons for separation need to be more thoughtful.

"I noticed it." Watanabe Yu glanced at the lane next to him. After making sure there were no cars, he turned his head and looked at her with relief. "At the end, when the hero and heroine resolved their misunderstanding and hugged each other tightly...

"You're relieved, aren't you?"

In the middle of his speech, he paused deliberately to tease her.

While watching the movie, he deliberately paid attention to her expression. After sleeping in the same bed for so long, he claimed to have some understanding of Ryoko and was very clear about her movie preferences.

Even when the male and female protagonists had a conflict, he was already organizing his words.

If the movie had a bad ending, he would start to comfort Ryoko after walking out of the cinema.

After all, she is much more emotional than she appears.

"Yes." Hamabe Ryoko nodded generously, and then frankly expressed her thoughts, "I was really nervous near the end."

She was really afraid that the director would suddenly have a bad ending.

But the more important reason is that this is her and Yu's first date after coming to Kamakura. This will leave a precious memory for them, and she hopes that the movie can have a good ending.

Fortunately, the director managed to make it happen in the end.

"Now it seems to be a false alarm."

Watanabe Yu retracted his gaze, raised his eyebrows with a smile, and looked at the street lights ahead.

The warm light poured down and sprinkled on the ground. While driving away the deep night, the light left circles of circular light beams on the ground.

Under the reflection of these warm lights, the quiet streets become even more peaceful.

Although it was not the first time he had such a feeling, he still felt an indescribable sense of dislocation when he saw how quiet the road was.

It is also a highway outside the business district. In Tokyo, the highway they are taking now would probably still have a constant flow of traffic.

"A false alarm is the best. If possible, I hope that every 'bad thing' I encounter in the future will end up being a false alarm."

Hamabe Ryoko slowed down her pace and moved closer to him.

"I hope the same of you."

She added softly.

"Thank you." Watanabe Yu thanked him cheerfully, and then changed the subject, "But then again, if possible, I would rather not encounter any bad luck."

He doesn't have any aspirations and doesn't want to encounter any unexpected situations. He just hopes that everything will go smoothly.

"Hmm~ Then I'll lend you all my good luck, so that you will always be lucky."

She blinked.

"You don't need to borrow it, just stay by my side. Don't look at my mother like that, she can actually tell fortunes. She told me that your face shows that you are blessed, understand?"

Watanabe Yu started talking nonsense seriously.

"is it?"

Hamabe Ryoko was stunned for a moment, then asked with some surprise.

When she was left with only her grandmother, she went to the temple to pray for fortune, but the fortune she got was not very good.

Since then, she has kept her distance from anything related to metaphysics.

"Yes."

Watanabe Yu's tone was firm.

With Ryoko's personality, she will definitely be able to take good care of the family. As long as she doesn't do stupid things or get involved in gambling or drugs, the family's life will get better and better.

"Then I won't leave you!"

Hamabe Ryoko answered without hesitation.

"Thank you, it feels good to be chosen firmly."

"Don't say thank you at a time like this. You always said I was being distant before, but why are you being distant now too?"

"Because I'm a little shy, and when I'm shy I'll use this method to hide my true feelings."

"Ugh, so disgusting!"

She stuck out her pink tongue and said this, but she moved closer to him.

If she hadn't been holding something, she would have taken his hand.

"correct."

"Ok?"

"Is it really okay for you not to go to the bar today?"

It's not that she said it after the fact, but she suddenly remembered it.

"Enden Session is closed today."

Watanabe Yu's answer was concise and to the point.

"Close the shop for a break?"

Hamabe Ryoko pondered the meaning of these four words.

Sadly, in her working career, the shops where she worked almost never closed for break. They were open almost every day, and the only time they would take a break was during the Chinese New Year.

"Yes, Enden Session will close the store for two days a month, in the middle and at the end of the month. This is also a time for everyone in the store to take a short break and adjust their status."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but shrug.

In this regard, he really admires Miyajima Taki. If someone else runs a bar, after suddenly getting a wave of popularity, most people would think about not taking a break during this period and make money first.

But Miyajima Taki remained calm, and still looked like he was going to do what he had to do. He was not anxious or rushing, and everything continued to go according to plan.

"Besides, isn't it a bit late for you to ask now?"

He complained.

“I just remembered it now…”

Hamabe Ryoko quietly defended herself.

If you want to blame someone, just blame her for being too immersed in the entire date process. Even the fact that they didn't go home for dinner was contacted by Yu. Before watching the movie, it was Yu who reported to Ayana how long ago they arrived home.

"Okay, I don't mean to blame you, I was just teasing you." Watanabe Yu paused and coughed, "Anyway, you don't need to worry about this kind of thing, I have definitely considered it."

"hai~"

Hamabe Ryoko shifted her gaze and responded perfunctorily.

Then, after making sure he wasn't looking at her, she quietly stepped on his shadow.

snort!
Let you tease me!
then……

She saw someone else also stepped on her own shadow.

"you!"

"I!"

"..."

"..."

The two of them stopped and looked at each other.

then.

Phew. So it was Yuu Watanabe who was the first to burst out laughing.

"I surrender, I lose."

He really didn't expect Ryoko to do something so childish.

But it's kind of cute.

"Humph."

Hamabe Ryoko snorted coldly and turned her head away with a bit of tsundereness.

She was not angry, just a little embarrassed.

Normally she shows her mature side to others, but she finally showed her childish side for a moment and was caught red-handed.

Isn't her character collapsed?

Just as she was brainstorming, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.

"I'm not laughing at you. I'd rather say you're so cute."

The next second, the voice of someone explaining came as expected.

"..."

Hamabe Ryoko didn't say anything, but her face got even redder.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will never forget this day in her life.

"Rather than that, would you like to come to the bar and watch us sing tomorrow?"

Watanabe Yu changed the subject.

"……May I?"

"Of course you can. You're not going there to consume anything, and they don't have to receive you. You're my family member, and it's normal for family members to come and see a performance, right?"

In fact, the store manager had told him about this three days ago. She said that if any of his friends wanted to see his performance, he just needed to let him know.

They will be received at the bar.

If nothing else, at least the fruit plate is enough to fill you up.

"It won't cause you any trouble, will it?"

To be on the safe side, Hamabe Ryoko asked a few more questions.

It was true that she really wanted to go, but she didn't want to cause him trouble, and she didn't want him to owe anyone a favor.

"No, the store manager took the initiative to bring it up. It's one of the employee benefits. Just like the Dongshan sister who sings in the store, her family has watched her performance. Similarly, the store manager also took the initiative to bring it up."

Watanabe Yu thought about it and decided to say what Miyajima Taki had said.

"In her words, this can effectively enhance the cohesion of everyone in the store."

It's the classic 'family'.jpg
But joking aside, this method is indeed effective.

"Then I want to go."

"Is there anything you'd like to eat or drink? Of course, no alcohol."

"I want to try that lemon soda."

"anything else?"

"besides……"

The two of them started chatting as they walked.

The yellowish street lights lengthened the figures of the two people and blurred the gap between night and day.

*
At the same time, in a business hotel in Kamakura.

[Are you sure you have checked it? ]

Looking at the words on the computer screen, Matsushima Rie sighed helplessly, muttering in her heart why the president was so long-winded, but her body was very honest and typed out a line of text to reply.

[OK, checked three times]

If she can still make mistakes after checking three times, then she can give up the title of the most senior music critic of the younger generation to someone else.

Not to mention that the person she is going to help promote and attract traffic to this time is Watanabe.

She didn't rush to send out the review she wrote that day.

To be precise, she felt that her comments that day were a bit emotional, and recommending it in that way might resonate with some people, but would also attract more doubts.

Including but not limited to suspecting that she had received money, and that this was a business order, etc.

——Someone had said this before when she recommended 'Jay'.

But as 'Jay' gradually became famous, those doubts gradually disappeared.

At least those people secretly deleted the comments and ran away.

So, she thought about calming down for a day or two and reviewing the manuscript again. Facts proved that her decision was correct.

This revised manuscript is far more objective than the original version, and because of the video footage, her high evaluation does not appear to be groundless.

[This is just like returning a favor. Thank you for your hard work.]

Her cell phone vibrated and a line of text appeared on the screen.

【My job】

Matsushima Rie typed out a reply and then exited Line.

She didn't ask what was going on with the favor, because it was an obvious thing. The old senior must have found the president and then used his own connections, or perhaps the president owed her a favor before.

In short, this time she unexpectedly gained something extra.

"But then again."

She muttered to herself and opened the browser.

The light from the computer screen was reflected in her pupils.

"Sister Shangzi, do you really not think that your test was a bit excessive?"

As she said this, she couldn't help but sigh.

In other words, Watanabe has the ability. If he doesn't have this ability, the condition proposed by Sister Naoko would be enough to hold him back for two to three years, or even for a lifetime.

Because music really requires talent, especially the quality of the voice. In the ears of people in the industry, they can tell the difference from a line of lyrics or even the first word spoken.

And after meeting these conditions, the condition of being distinctive must also be met.

If we force it, the four words "minor fame" will be the life of many small bands.

At least she had seen countless of them.

Some girl bands have worked hard for half a year and don’t even have a thousand followers.

"Although you asked me to help you later, which made up for it, I still have to scold you behind your back. Your request was really exaggerated."

Matsushima Rie shook her head, logged into her social media account, and began editing the content with ease.

But although it is called editing, in fact, nothing is edited, it is just pure copy and paste.

"Okay!"

After confirming again and again that the content was correct, she clapped her hands and clicked publish.

Music critics have been promoting Watanabe Yuu these days, but because the content they post is rather formatted, and some of the words they use are rather exaggerated, more people are just reading for fun, and fewer are really paying attention to him.

I hope the content uploaded this time can correct everyone’s impression of him.

Thinking this, she closed the browser.

Now she has dropped a depth charge onto the lake. What effect the depth charge will have depends on where it will fall.

Just ...

Wouldn't this really make Watanabe lose the peaceful life he wants?
What if he couldn't help himself and suddenly composed an original song.

Oh, never mind, this is not my concern.

Matsushima Rie shook her head, stretched, then got up and walked into the bedroom.

This is the benefit of business trips.

You don’t have to work overtime, nor do you need to worry about being woken up by a series of life-threatening calls at 3 a.m. You can rest whenever you want and have a good sleep.

(End of this chapter)