Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 183 Shame and Annoyance
Friday, 3 p.m.

Mio Takahashi sat in the coffee shop, holding a glass in both hands, sipping the water inside, her eyes occasionally glancing out the window, and a growing sense of tension creeping into her heart.

This was her first time visiting such a high-end coffee shop by herself. The people around her were either dressed in suits or were fashionable socialites or career women.

Mio Takahashi felt like a homebody who used to stay in bed at home, watching workplace dramas with popcorn in her hand, and suddenly she was transported into the TV show. It was really quite unexpected.

In this situation, no matter what, she still couldn't handle it alone...

Mio Takahashi felt out of place in the atmosphere and could only rely on her acting skills to imitate the expressionless face of successful women in books and movies, but the plain water in her hand was clearly not related to 'success' at all.

I should have ordered a latte in advance... oh no, I should say an iced Americano?

She likes lattes with sugar, which makes them less bitter than Americano, but unfortunately, she can't have a cold one today.

However, isn't it a bit disrespectful to order coffee first?
As Mio Takahashi was struggling with her thoughts, she suddenly heard footsteps and then the chair opposite her was pulled out, casting two shadows over her.

"Good afternoon, Ms. Takahashi."

She looked up, her gaze falling on Fujikawa Shunpei's face. Her eyes hesitated for a moment before glancing at the man beside him. He had a square face, thick eyebrows, and a slightly overweight beer belly. Her height was estimated to be no more than 1.7 meters.

Mio Takahashi forced a smile and said:

"Good afternoon, Producer Fujikawa."

Fujikawa Shunpei nodded, casually pulled out a seat, put down his briefcase, and then glanced at his watch, saying:

"Sorry, there was a traffic jam..."

Although it was an apology, Mio Takahashi couldn't see a trace of embarrassment on his face.

"It's okay, I just arrived too."

"However, Ms. Takahashi arrived quite early, and..."

Fujikawa Shunpei subconsciously thought of Shiratori Seiya, but perhaps feeling it wasn't appropriate to mention him today, he paused, glanced at the glass in Takahashi Mio's hand, and turned to the waiter who had followed him, saying:

"Two cups of Blue Mountain coffee, please..."

He paused, then looked at Mio Takahashi and said:

"Ms. Takahashi, what would you like to drink?"

"Just a latte."

"Okay, another hot latte, please."

"..."

After the waiter left, Fujikawa Shunpei gestured to introduce the man beside him:
"This is Mr. Yuya Miyamoto, the executive agent of Covion Corporation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Miyamoto Yuya raised his thick eyebrows and stared at her face. Although he didn't say anything, he took the initiative to extend his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Miyamoto."

Mio Takahashi nodded, keeping her hands under the table, showing no intention of shaking hands.

Seeing this, Fujikawa Shunpei assumed she was just being reserved, after all, she was just a student still studying, so he didn't say anything, but reached out and patted Miyamoto Yuya on the shoulder, asking him to sit down.

Miyamoto Yuya narrowed his small eyes, looking at Takahashi Mio with some displeasure, but out of respect for Fujikawa Shunpei, he didn't say anything.

Once the contract is signed, he'll have plenty of opportunities to make things difficult for the other party.

Fujikawa Shunpei didn't pay much attention to Miyamoto Yuya's thoughts. His goal today was very clear: to sign Takahashi Mio directly.

He felt much better after receiving Mio Takahashi's approval yesterday.

Once the contract is signed, even if Shiratori Seiya is incredibly talented and doesn't want to give up on Takahashi Mio, he won't be able to escape unscathed; he'll at least suffer a significant loss.

He couldn't help but look forward to seeing Shiratori Seiya go berserk when he came to him.

Thinking this, he took out a pre-prepared contract and a stack of documents from his briefcase, placed them on the table, and pushed them toward Takahashi Mio, saying:

"Alright, Ms. Takahashi, we've already discussed why we're here today, so let's not waste time with unnecessary pleasantries."

"Here are the Covion contract and the training plan tailored for you."

"oh oh……"

Mio Takahashi nodded and reached out to take the contract and documents to herself. However, she seemed to have no intention of opening them at all, her slender white fingers tracing the cover of the contract.

Fujikawa Shunpei assumed she didn't know which to look at first and sensed her nervousness, so he smiled and said:
“Ms. Takahashi, you can take a look at this training plan first. Mr. Miyamoto will explain it to you.”

"Well, hard work."

Despite her dislike for this fat pig, Takahashi Mio nodded in agreement, casually flipping open the document in her hand. "Ahem."

Miyamoto Yuya coughed twice, clenching his fist, then stared at Takahashi Mio's forehead and said:

"Ms. Takahashi, since you were specially recommended by Producer Fujikawa, although you haven't graduated yet and have no professional training experience, our company has decided to train you as a formal actor..."

As Miyamoto Yuya spoke, he picked up another document and began to introduce it.

However, after speaking for a while, he found that the girl sitting opposite him did not react at all.

Feeling a little strange, he couldn't help but look up at her, only to find that Mio Takahashi had turned her head and was staring at the glass outside the window, seemingly looking at something.

At that moment, Fujikawa Shunpei also noticed something was wrong. His brows furrowed deeply, and wrinkles appeared on his forehead.

Yuya Miyamoto spoke for less than five minutes. During those few minutes, Mio Takahashi would glance at her phone, look out the window, or look down at her documents for no more than half a minute.

Seeing this, Fujikawa Shunpei felt displeased and couldn't help but say:
"Ms. Takahashi? What are you looking at?"

"what……"

When her name was called, Mio Takahashi quickly snapped out of her daze, a sheepish expression on her face, and said:
"Sorry, I didn't sleep well last night, so I was a little distracted..."

"..."

This explanation is obviously far-fetched. Even if you didn't sleep well, you wouldn't be distracted in this situation, would you?

What kind of quality is this?
If he hadn't personally auditioned the person beforehand, he would have suspected that Shiratori Seiya had made a mistake in his judgment and had chosen the wrong person.

A bad feeling rose in Fujikawa Shunpei's heart. Just as he was about to say something, the waiter brought over the coffee.

"Sir, your coffee is here."

"Thank you."

After the waiter placed the coffee, Fujikawa Shunpei looked at Takahashi Mio and said:

“Ms. Takahashi, I must remind you, this matter is still very important to you…”

"Well, I see."

Mio Takahashi nodded, then, looking at the waiter who was about to turn and leave, suddenly said:

"Excuse me, waiter, please wait a moment..."

Upon hearing this, the waiter stopped in his tracks, turned around to look at her, and politely asked:

"Excuse me, miss, is there anything else you need?"

Mio Takahashi pursed her lips and smiled gently:

"Another Blue Mountain coffee, please."

"Ok."

Why would I want another cup of coffee?
Fujikawa Shunpei glanced at Takahashi Mio with a puzzled look, and was about to ask why, when he saw the girl's peach blossom eyes suddenly light up.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar voice rang in Fujikawa's ears:

"Producer Fujikawa, I'm sorry, I was stuck in traffic and I'm late."

"?!"

Fujikawa Shunpei's expression froze. He remembered the other person's name, his eyes widened, and he turned his head sharply.

Shiratori Seiya straightened his collar and looked at Fujikawa Shunpei with a playful gaze, saying:

"What? Doesn't Producer Fujikawa recognize me?"

"..."

Fujikawa Shunpei's face instantly darkened, and he ignored him.

Got fooled.

His angry gaze swept over Mio Takahashi.

Mio Takahashi stiffened, shrank her neck, and crouched behind Seiya Shiratori.

Shiratori Seiya took two steps forward, blocking the latter's path, and calmly looked at him, saying:
"Does Producer Fujikawa not welcome me? But signing contracts for artists is my duty as their manager."

"So, next time Producer Fujikawa can just contact me directly."

……
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(End of this chapter)