After my divorce, I became a Tokyo literary giant

Chapter 9 My high school sweetheart is divorced

The strange meaning in the employees' eyes made Maki Saionji shudder.

It felt like overnight, in the eyes of my subordinates, I had become an unsatisfied slut whose mind was only thinking about mugwort.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she dared not speak to Tazaki Saku anymore. She could only take out a pen and a notepad and write something down, then put it inside the file and handed it to him. She said in a stern voice, "Take a good look at this document and go on a field trip with me this afternoon."

"I understand." Tazaki Saku nodded.

"Don't talk to others while you're watching, and don't show it to others!" Saionji Maki reminded unnaturally, then turned and left.

As soon as the Queen's back disappeared, the atmosphere in the sales department suddenly became relaxed.

"Ah, Tadaki, when did you conquer the Queen?"

"We have no idea..."

"The president and ordinary employees actually have to pass messages through documents..."

"Yeah, if you have anything to say, just talk to your phone. Sharing notes is probably only useful in infidelity dramas..."

"Hey, what do you know!" Watanabe Nagase's voice suddenly drowned out everyone.

Everyone looked at him, only to see him speaking with an air of experience. "If you use your phone to exchange information, you might leave traces that could be discovered. But sticky notes are different. You can destroy them immediately after reading them, without having to worry about being spied on or information being leaked. Furthermore, doing this while others are working creates a strong sense of guilt, which makes it even more exciting!"

After hearing Watanabe Nagase's analysis, everyone suddenly understood.

It turns out the Queen likes this kind of twisted love affair at work...

"Hey, Taki, what did she say?" Watanabe Nagasawa came over curiously.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask, or the Queen will exile you all to the frontier." Tazaki Saku teased with a smile, then packed up his things. "I'm going out on a business trip. If she comes looking for me later, tell her I'm meeting the editor of Gunzo."

"You, an employee of Aoba's sales department, go to meet the editor of Kodansha? Is this the Queen's mission? Could it be that she likes the feeling of being NTR..." Watanabe Nagase muttered to himself, feeling that he had discovered something extraordinary.

Tazaki Saku didn't discuss the matter any further, picked up his briefcase and left.

He walked to the stairs and found the note given by Saionji Maki and took a look at it. What was written on it was nothing more than questioning why everyone was spreading rumors about them and asking him to give an explanation, etc.

After reading the note, he took out his cell phone to contact Yukiho Yonekura.

The two chatted briefly, added each other as Line friends, and agreed on a place to meet later.

There are photos of her in line's album.

In the photo, she is holding a wine glass and looking at the camera with sidelong glances.

Her skin is fair and delicate, her eyes are gentle, and her fingers are very slender. She is a woman who is still young and has a slightly older sister's temperament.

She is very beautiful, only slightly inferior to Saionji Maki, and comparable to his ex-wife.

The more I look at him, the more familiar he seems to me, like someone I've seen many times before, but never said hello to...

On the other side, in the editorial department of Kodansha's "Gunzo", Yukiho Yonekura looked at the newly added LINE friend on the screen with a complicated expression.

She had known Tazaki Saku for a long time.

That year she was a senior in high school and Tazaki Saku was a freshman, and both were members of the literature club.

The senior year of high school was busy with academics and there wasn't much time to participate in club activities, so the two of them hadn't seen each other many times, nor had they spoken...

She has a good relationship with Ryoko Saionji.

Occasionally, she would mention him in her conversations with Ryoko Saionji, and through her own secret observations, this country boy left a deep impression on her.

Hardworking, self-disciplined, cheerful and handsome.

He has excellent grades, is good at all sports, and gets along well with everyone.

At that time, almost all of his classmates were children from upper-class families. They all had straight teeth, neat clothes, and spoke boringly. Tazaki Saku, a country boy who was admitted to school for free on a scholarship, was an outlier, but he was unexpectedly popular.

There are many rich young ladies who don't care about his background and want to date him.

But his eyes were always fixed on Ryoko Saionji...

Ever since he and Saionji Ryoko confirmed their relationship, Yukiho Yonekura has never been to the literature club again.

Every time I just watched him from a distance without saying a word.

Soon after, I graduated from high school. I thought I would never see him again, but after graduating from university, I unexpectedly became close friends with Ryoko Saionji.

Over the past year, Ryoko Saionji had talked to her about many emotional issues.

As a result, Yukiho Yonekura learned that his relationship was in crisis.

Of course, she wasn't so shameless as to advise her best friend to leave quickly and then fill the vacancy herself.

Every time Ryoko asked in confusion, she just told her to think carefully about the pros and cons of divorce, and that she would have to bear all the consequences alone in the future.

Ryoko is a very calm person.

Once you decide to divorce, you will no longer have any attachment.

The divorce was quick and decisive, without any hesitation, and even a little cruel and ruthless.

On the same day she completed the formalities, she moved to her best friend's house with her simple luggage... That's right, Ryoko is now living in Yukiho Yonekura's house.

At this time, my best friend was sleeping at home.

And she was going to meet her best friend's ex-husband...

It feels so weird.

"Is my makeup okay now?"

Before leaving, Yukiho Yonekura took out her makeup bag and small mirror and concentrated on touching up her makeup at her work station.

"Hey, Miss Yonekura is going to put on makeup too?" A slightly harsh voice came from behind.

When I turned around, I saw a woman with a plump figure, pretty face and wavy curly hair - Hojo Aiko.

She and Yukiho Yonekura joined the company at the same time and are competitors.

At the beginning, Yukiho Yonekura, who was more capable, was ahead in all aspects and was the newcomer most valued by her boss.

But just one year later, the limelight was stolen.

Hojo Aiko is currently far ahead.

Because she is good at using her body, she has more advantages than Yukiho Yonekura when dealing with editors and writers.

Since the beginning of this year, many of Yukiho Yonekura's writers have been poached by her, resulting in very poor performance. They have been criticized by name several times in meetings, and now even their workstations have been squeezed into the corner.

"Editor Hojo, is there anything wrong? If not, I'll leave first." Yukiho Yonekura stood up.

"Nothing, I just saw you were free, so I came over to ask." Hojo Aiko raised an eyebrow, her attitude quite provocative. "Submissions for this year's Group Portrait Award are about to close, and I heard that none of your works have been shortlisted yet, so I thought I'd come over to check on you."

"Thank you, I'll be leaving first." Yukiho Yonekura nodded calmly, picked up her handbag and left.

Hojo Aiko called out from behind, "If there really isn't a signed writer, I'll introduce one to you. It won't cost you much..."

In the eyes of her colleagues, she is helpful.

But in fact, she just couldn't stand this woman's pure and innocent appearance and wanted to drag her into this...

Without paying any attention to the insidiousness of her green tea colleague, Yukiho Yonekura's mind was full of Tazaki Saku.

I drove to the meeting place, parked the car, and slowly walked towards the cafe.

"Don't tell him about your relationship with Ryoko yet..."

With a strange and complicated feeling, Yukiho Yonekura pushed open the glass door of the cafe.

The cool air of the shop surrounded her, and the brightly lit shop was filled with the sound of conversation and the sound of spoons stirring coffee.

The junior student sat facing the street.

The summer sun streaming in through the windows enveloped him.

In that light, the junior student supported his chin with one hand, lost in thought like a cat in the middle of a nap.

Seeing him again after seven years, Yonekura Yukiho suddenly felt happy, like a kitten rolling on the grassland hot by the sun.

(End of this chapter)