Tokyo: They say it's just dating, but they're serious about it.

Then, I saw the boss secretly take out a pornographic film that Hitomi Yuuki had filmed.

Their smiles were lewd...

"I'm not going shopping anymore..."

Yumi Kanzaki walked toward the car, grumbling and cursing.

She wasn't the type to enjoy shopping; she just accompanied Sheng Yan to do some market research. According to her plan, she would definitely drag Sheng Yan home and spend the whole day with him.

Back in the car, Oriko sat huddled in the back seat, her face flushed, motionless as if in prayer.

Kanzaki Yumi sat in the passenger seat, tossed the newly bought outfit next to Oriko, and said with a mischievous smile, "My husband bought this for you, see if it looks good?"

Oriko glanced at Katsuhiko's face briefly, then shrank back and remained still.

This was personally selected and paid for by Yumi Kanzaki, since Katsuhiko had no idea what model to buy...

Katsuhiko glanced at Kanzaki Yumi, who was winking at him.

Katsuhiko didn't want to talk at all; it seemed like nothing he said would be appropriate. He couldn't very well say no, could he? That would seem cold and unapproachable...

Kabukicho is not far from Mikoto's convenience store; it only takes three to five minutes to get there.

As soon as the car stopped, Mikoto and Sayuri, dressed in maternity clothes, stood at the door with smiles on their faces and their little bellies patted.

“I really hate the way they show off,” Kanzaki Yumi punched her leg, then suddenly grinned and touched Katsuhiko’s leg, continuing, “But it’s not all bad. At least for the next three months, they won’t be able to have you.”

The group sat in the convenience store for a while.

As a husband, Sheng Yan makes sure to spend quality time with his pregnant wife every day, holding her hand, chatting, eating sunflower seeds, and drinking tea to prevent her from experiencing any pregnancy-related anxieties. He also needs to consider the future, as many pregnant women experience postpartum depression, which can be broadly categorized into two aspects: a decrease in the husband's attention and personal anxieties. In such cases, all the husband needs to do is provide his wife with confidence after childbirth.

"Honey, why do I feel like Miss Oriko is looking at you strangely?"

Sayuri nestled in Katsuhiko's arms and secretly pointed at Oriko, who was sitting on a small stool by the door, fiddling with her new clothes.

Oriko kept her head down, her face still flushed. Her eyes seemed unfocused, and she kept glancing at the sofa where Katsuhiko, Mikoto, and Sayuri were sitting.

Mikoto, sitting on Katsuhiko's other side, also glanced back, her eyes filled with a smile, and asked softly, "Did my husband buy these clothes for Miss Oriko? She seems to like them very much."

“My memory isn’t very good, I can’t remember,” Katsuhiko shook his head without changing his expression, and continued, “However, Yumi said that I bought the clothes for her, so it must be. I believe Yumi-chan wouldn’t lie to me.”

“At least Miss Oriko is someone I know well,” said Kanzaki Yumi, sitting opposite her. She cracked sunflower seeds, took out a copy of “Paradise Lost” from under the coffee table, and flipped through the pages with a rustling sound. She then glanced at Katsuhiko and said, “Unlike some people who have multiple wives at home and are having affairs with other people’s wives. What’s there to hide? It’s not like their wives don’t agree.”

Mikoto and Sayuri smiled without saying a word. Last time, Eiyo asked directly, and this time Kanzaki Yumi was trying to entice them indirectly. Obviously, they had both read "Paradise Lost" and probably agreed with the views of the authoritative figure Junichi Watanabe. Then they discussed together how to bring out that unknown mysterious lady.

The problem is that there isn't one...

Katsuhiko continued using the same perfunctory words he had used to deal with Eiyo, and stood up to say, "Then I'll find someone when I have time, and I'll introduce you to them."

During the plum rain season, the sky was overcast and drizzling intermittently. It was only six o'clock, but the sky was already getting dark.

The three said goodbye to Sayuri and Mikoto and returned to the residential area of ​​Shinjuku Gyoen.

Because Katsuhiko's two fathers have become too close to the Shinjuku Police Department, many police officers like to patrol the area around Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and around Mikoto's convenience store. If they see anyone acting suspiciously with a camera, they arrest and question them. As a result, there are no decent paparazzi to be seen in the area.

Katsuhiko originally intended to hand over the last two episodes of the first season of One-Punch Man to Yuma Kanzaki, but the wooden sign on her courtyard gate read "Do Not Disturb," so she had probably gone to the library to study.

Katsuhiko went straight into Kanzaki Yumi's house.

"Um... I'm going to cook. Mr. Takenaka, Yumi-chan, you two watch TV for a while!"

Ms. Oriko's blush never faded, and as soon as she entered the door, she quickly ran into the kitchen.

“If I were a man, I would definitely pursue her,” Kanzaki Yumi whispered in Minato Katsuhiko’s ear. “She sings exceptionally well.”

"You didn't threaten her with something like, 'Ms. Oriko, you don't want to lose your job, do you?'"

“It’s completely unnecessary,” Kanzaki Yumi said with that mischievous grin, then whispered, “Oriko’s husband is no good, he drinks every day and ran away from home… When I saw Oriko, she was applying for a job at the adult video production team of Xia Ying She. Besides solving her financial difficulties, she probably also wanted to relieve her inner pain. She’s a complete novice…”

"Have you noticed that you're becoming increasingly sleazy?"

"It's all because of you," Yumi Kanzaki jumped onto Katsuhiko, grabbing his ear and shaking it, "You made things so bad for me last time..."

After chatting for about ten minutes, the gas stove in the kitchen stopped making noise, and Oriko came out carrying a pot of rice. She lowered her head and stammered, "Dinner's ready..."

Kanzaki Yumi's eyes lit up, and she took out two bottles of strong liquor from the cupboard, saying, "Oriko-neechan, bring three glasses, let's drink together."

As Oriko was setting out the chopsticks, her hand trembled, and the chopsticks fell onto the table. She didn't pick them up again, but instead lowered her head, grabbed her checkered apron, and quickly glanced at Katsuhiko's face.

Katsuhiko asked, "Would you like a drink?"

Oriko's shoulders trembled slightly, and she lowered her head in a panic. Her long, flowing black hair obscured her face, making it impossible to discern her expression, except for her bright red ears. She stammered softly, "Um, tomorrow, I have to go to a TV show recording... it's just... could I drink a little less? I mean, I can, I can drink, but... I don't want to be unable to get out of bed tomorrow... After all, work, work is more important..."

I made an appointment with the production team to arrive at 10:00 AM tomorrow.

We had a great time drinking tonight. Thanks to the mineral water with the [Recovery Potion], no one got drunk, except for Zhizi, who appeared quite tipsy.

At seven in the morning, Katsuhiko woke up in bed with a pale foot on his face. Kanzaki Yumi's head was on the other side, their legs crossed, and she was hugging one of Katsuhiko's legs, rubbing her face against it...

There are sounds of cooking coming from the kitchen.

Since time wasn't on their side, Katsuhiko played against them very gently...

Katsuhiko grabbed Kanzaki Yumi's foot and tickled the sole. She quickly pulled her foot back and sat up abruptly. She turned her head and glanced around, blinked her clear black and white eyes, and then pounced on Katsuhiko again, saying, "I'm not satisfied with your performance last night."

"You weren't the one screaming for help. Get away from me."

"It's not the same thing. I told Zhizi before that she also couldn't get up. Look at her, she even went to cook. Did you cut corners?"

Sheng Yan ignored her, got dressed, and went into the bathroom.

Breakfast for three was already on the table. Zhizi was still cooking porridge in the kitchen, a spoon poking in the pot, her hand gripping the handle as she slowly stirred it.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, a smile played on her lips, and her eyes darted around, looking absent-minded and distracted.

She had changed into the new clothes that Kanzaki Yumi had bought for her yesterday. It was the same style as the off-white knitted top and jeans, with a blue checkered apron wrapped around her waist. The apron straps cinched her waist, making her bust appear very prominent. Her bust size was no less than that of Sayuri.

Katsuhiko leaned against the kitchen doorway, raised his hand and said, "Good morning, Oriko-chan."

Oriko suddenly jolted, her already flushed face turning bright red. She hurriedly lowered her head, glancing at Katsuhiko's face every now and then, and whispered, "Takenaka, President Takenaka, good morning."

Her breathing was rapid, and her swollen chest rose and fell with her breath.

Seeing her like this, Sheng Yan took a step closer and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

She gripped the spoon handle tightly, stirring the soup in the pot rapidly, and stammered, "I... I'll be done soon. Could you... could you wait a moment in the restaurant?"

Her voice trembled slightly, as if she were about to cry...

She looked so desperate she wanted to disappear into the ground, so Katsuhiko stopped teasing her...

With everything prepared, everyone sat down at the table. Kanzaki Yumi sat next to Katsuhiko, wolfing down her food. Oriko carefully sat opposite Katsuhiko, her head down, her left hand supporting the bottom of her rice bowl, her right hand holding chopsticks, nibbling at each grain of rice. With each bite, she would glance at Katsuhiko's face, exchanging glances... Her previously expressionless eyes were now glistening with tears.

Kanzaki Yumi rolled her eyes, slammed her chopsticks on the table, and stretched her neck, saying, "Hey, if you keep doing that, I'm going to get jealous."

The rice bowl that Zhizi was holding almost flew off the table. She leaned halfway down the table, buried her face in the bowl, and shoveled rice into her mouth, saying, "I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to..."

Kanzaki Yumi smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't mind."

Breakfast ended with the act of teasing Oriko.

The three arrived at Fuji TV at nine o'clock. As soon as they reached the main entrance, they sensed that something was wrong. There were many police cars around, and the entry and exit of TV station staff were being checked very strictly.

Zhizi took out her mobile phone from her bag and contacted the program director, asking them to come and pick up the person.

As Yumi Kanzaki's manager, she naturally needed a portable phone that she could contact anytime, anywhere.

A moment later, she hung up the phone, looking embarrassed, and said, "Our program is canceled."

Kanzaki Yumi blinked, looking bewildered, and asked, "Why was it canceled?"

They only said they received a holiday notice at the last minute.

"This is ridiculous!" Kanzaki Yumi exclaimed, jumping up and down. "I lost a chance to have fun just to participate in this lousy show. These bastards stood me up! I'm going to blacklist this TV station and ban them!"

Katsuhiko was also stunned for a moment, suddenly remembering the stage accident, but the problem was, wasn't it just the start of the workday?

He wasn't a fan of the band Beyond, but he learned about the incident because of Wong Ka Kui's fall from the stage, which caused a huge uproar and was reported by major news media in China, almost becoming a national event. Even 20 or 30 years later, there were still reports about it.

Now, as a transmigrator who happens to have stumbled upon this situation, it's only natural to chime in, especially since I have free [restoration potions]...

The current situation clearly shows that the TV station is frantically blocking information.

Chapter 128 Aurora Five-Member Girl Group

In order to completely cover up the incident in which Wong Ka Kui fell off the stage in the early hours of last night, Tokyo Fuji Television suspended all programs related to Studio 4 and refused entry to any outsiders.

In the eyes of officials, once an accident occurs, the primary task is to "cover it up".

The public opinion impact of a subsequent announcement, compared to an immediate announcement, decreases proportionally with the length of the delay; the longer the delay, the smaller the impact.

For Kanzaki Yumi, who was stood up.

"We must get an explanation from them!"

Kanzaki Yumi stomped her high heels and strode toward the door.

"Yumi-chan, don't be impulsive!" Oriko grabbed Yumi's lower back and pulled her along, shouting, "They're from a TV station, we can't afford to mess with them..."

To be a good manager for Kanzaki Yumi, Oriko studied a lot of relevant knowledge, with her primary principle being: don't provoke the news media, and don't go against the TV station. After all, a celebrity's spotlight is inseparable from exposure.

Yumi Kanzaki's personality is putting a lot of pressure on Oriko. She's the type who does whatever she wants and never tries to maintain her persona or image.

“I have over a hundred unreleased original songs, every single one of them is a classic,” Kanzaki Yumi shouted as she dragged Oriko along. “My husband is the president of a record company, do I need that little bit of exposure on TV?”

Yumi Kanzaki plans to never participate in television variety shows again. She only became a celebrity to make money; she has no interest in fame or reputation.

Of course, that bastard Tanaka Yutaka would definitely disagree. He kept saying things like, "You don't want to be outdone by Miss Yuma, do you?" "You don't want to disappoint President Takenaka, do you?" "You don't want to bankrupt Kaeisha, do you?" It was enough to give anyone a headache.

Kanzaki Yumi decided to take this opportunity to make an example of the TV station, killing it as a chicken first, so that she would have an excuse to refuse any variety shows that Tanaka Yutaka might arrange later.

Kanzaki Yumi dragged Oriko along, and they were stopped by five security guards as soon as they reached the main gate.

Kanzaki Yumi returned to Katsuhiko's side and said, "Honey, why don't you go and beat them up, and I'll sneak in while you're at it?"

“Not very good,” Katsuhiko turned his head and gestured to the iron railing wall covered with green plants on the right side of the gate. “I’ll sneak in from there. You attract the security guards’ attention at the gate. There are paparazzi at the intersection over there. Hurry up and go over there.”

Kanzaki Yumi obviously couldn't climb; she was wearing a formal dress and high heels, and it was drizzling, with the greenery on the iron railing wall full of water.

"President Takenaka, you can't do this!" Oriko stamped her foot anxiously as she saw Kanzaki Yumi heading towards the door again. "Yumi-chan is a big star, she needs to be mindful of her image."

“She has no image to speak of,” Katsuhiko casually slapped Oriko’s bottom. “Go away.”

Oriko gasped, clutching her backside and jumping away, her face flushed red. She whispered urgently, "Mr. Takenaka, please don't do this here... Reporters will take pictures of us like this..."

A paparazzi was nearby, snapping photos... He'd already got it. Judging from his position, he attacked Kanzaki Yumi's manager when she turned her back to them... Thank goodness!