I was plotting against Hoshino Ai but was pushed back

But he couldn't find the shutdown option no matter how hard he looked.

He could only rack his brains to think of ways to make Hoshino Ai dispel her suspicion of him.

"You can only say it's a coincidence? Is it because I was right that you have nothing to say to defend yourself?"

The more Hoshino Ai spoke, the more she felt she was getting closer to the truth.

"You should calm down first. It's hard for you to listen to anything I say now." Seeing that Hoshino Ai was getting more and more agitated, Saito Hiko tried to comfort her.

"I am very calm, and even feel that I am in better condition than ever before. Now when I think about things, I can understand them quickly." Hoshino Ai said in a calm tone.

"Since you are in such a good state, think more about what I taught you yesterday and what I talked about today." Saito Hiko tried to change the status quo.

"Don't change the subject!" Hoshino Ai frowned and said.

"Think about it calmly. What good can I get from arranging this for you?"

Saito Yan asked calmly: "Not only will it not be of any benefit, it will even create a rift between you and me, which is the last thing I want to see, so I will definitely not deliberately frame you."

"Actually, I wouldn't say anything even if you used me as the prototype of your story," Hoshino Ai said in a tolerant tone, taking a step back.

This is a lie!

When Saito Hiko heard this, he felt that it was fake and not sincere.

"You are looking at me with tinted glasses now. It's hard for you to believe anything I say."

Saito Yan was not fooled and said directly in the most sincere tone: "You should think about it calmly. I gave you a lucky charm as soon as we met. How could I deliberately make up a story about you, and it is such a bizarre, twisted and absurd story?"

Hoshino Ai pondered for a while, remembering that he had indeed given her a amulet when they first met. She took out the amulet from her pocket and looked at it.

Saito Hiko did as he said and gave me a amulet as soon as they met.

The art teacher saw that the two of them were not painting and were talking. The atmosphere was tense, so he shouted, "Students over there, stop arguing! Focus on painting!"

"Yes."

Saito Hiko and Hoshino Ai responded in unison, and then they had no choice but to pick up their paintbrushes again and start painting on the blank paper in front of them.

In the end, Saito Hiko only drew a strawberry, while Hoshino Ai drew a bunch of purple grapes in a bowl.

Since Hoshino Ai was not very satisfied with Saito Hiko's explanation, she went directly to Berry Pro after school without telling him.

Saito Hiko had originally planned not to go to Berry Pro during this period, but after this incident, he saw Hoshino Ai leaving immediately after school without even saying hello, and hurriedly ran after her.

Saito Hiko kept trying hard to chase Hoshino Ai, but every time he got close to her, Hoshino Ai would speed up and run away.

Forget it, I'll just send her to the company and stay with her today.

Due to the unexpected events that happened today, Saito Hiko has been following Hoshino Ai.

Considering that she was angry now and tried to explain several times, he definitely had no intention of making up such a ridiculous story.

But she still puffed up her cheeks angrily.

I felt like if I continued talking, she would get even angrier.

I can only give up for now and wait until she calms down a little, then find a way to solve it.

Saito Hiko decided that until this misunderstanding was resolved, he would never leave her side, except when there was really no way for him to go in with her, to prevent any unexpected events. Even though she now had a amulet on her, Saito Hiko could not feel at ease about this.

Chapter 24 Dispute

"Don't follow me anymore."

Hoshino Ai saw that Saito Hiko had been following her since school, and the more she saw him, the more annoyed she felt.

When she saw Saito Hiko, her memory came back of a girl who had no parents and was picked up by a nun and made a nun.

This coincided with the fact that she had just been persuaded by the president to become an idol.

This made Hoshino Ai more and more annoyed. She finally met someone who felt good, but it turned out that he was the same as those people.

"Alas... So I didn't want to tell you that story from the beginning, but you insisted on me telling it."

Saito Hiko sighed helplessly. He had never intended to adapt the story in the first place, but he couldn't resist her persuasion. He also wanted to see her reaction when she knew the story.

In the end, you reap what you sowed.

"You would have already figured out that story even if I didn't let you say it."

Hoshino Ai thought that Saito Hiko was just like those people before, and unconsciously labeled him as the one with malicious intentions.

Therefore, the more she listened to Saito Hiko, the more she felt that he was quibbling.

"I've already said that there is an original work. I just knew a little bit about it and then tried to adapt it."

Saito Hiko replied helplessly.

He knew he couldn't explain it anymore.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root.

Prejudices can also become ingrained and difficult to change.

"Then why don't you tell me who wrote the original work? Why did you adapt it? And why did you adapt it like this?"

Hoshino Ai asked questions quickly and continuously.

Saitohiko answered without hesitation: "The original author of that story is called Akasaka, because the setting of his original story is that he was abandoned by his parents, not simply..."

"That's enough! Stop talking! I don't want to see you again! Go away!"

When Hoshino Ai heard the word "abandoned", she thought of how she was also abandoned and unwanted by her mother, and felt very sad. Then, someone else talked about this matter, which made her even angrier. She yelled out loud before she could even think.

As soon as he finished yelling, he immediately came to his senses and felt regretful.

It took so much effort to become familiar with each other, and it took so much effort to find someone who cares about me...

But then she thought that Saito Hiko might be the same as those people, so she could only suppress the urge to apologize and turned her head away from looking at Saito Hiko.

Saito Hiko felt very sad when he heard Hoshino Ai yell that she didn't want to see him again.

He was still explaining when she interrupted him, and he couldn't hear a word he said.

This made him want to run away when he heard "I don't want to see you again" and never talk to her again.

But reason suppressed this impulse.

"I know you're angry and stuck in a rut. You can't hear what I'm saying."

Saitohiko continued: "Even every time I say something, no matter whether it is correct or true, you will instinctively reject it, and you will also think about everything that happened after we met with conspiracy theories."

"That's why I wanted to wait for you to calm down so we can talk properly, but your words really broke my heart. Since you don't want to see me, I won't follow you anymore."

Saito Hiko stopped where he was and looked at Hoshino Ai silently.

Hoshino Ai did not respond to Saito Hiko and went to the dance practice room in silence.

"It still failed."

Saito Hiko sighed in his heart and thought gloomily: So what is her impression of me now?

However, he did not really leave the company and go home. Instead, he went to find Maeda Yoko first and told her to call him immediately if she saw Hoshino Ai leaving. After giving her instructions, he went to the president's office.

"I screwed up again... I said the most unacceptable thing between friends. I'm sure Yanjun is heartbroken. Tomorrow he will be like those people before and ignore me..."

I was alone again.

When Hoshino Ai heard Saito Hiko's last heartfelt words, she felt that the relationship between the two had been completely broken, and her expression became gloomy.

But she didn't plan to take the initiative to find Saito Hiko and say, "I don't hate you."

Akane Watanabe, who is also a member of the idol group, saw that Hoshino Ai looked gloomy at this moment, which was completely different from the day before when she was full of energy even though she was out of breath during practice. She asked, "Ai, are you feeling unwell today? You look very bad now."

"No."

Hoshino Ai immediately put on a smile on her face and said in a very bright tone: "I just ran for a while on the way here just now, and I feel a little tired. It's okay, thank you."

She immediately adjusted her mindset, stopped worrying about Saito Hiko, stopped having random thoughts, and focused on practicing.

Saito Yan came to the office and saw the president sitting behind his desk. He opened the door and said, "It's rare that you're not in the practice room watching people practice dancing today?"

"Who is spreading rumors in the company again?" The president felt that there were rumors in the company, which was why Saito Hiko thought so.

"But it's true that you're often not in the office, right?"

Saito Hiko has been to the company several times, but this was the only time he saw the president here. Before that, he was basically seen in the dance practice room.

"I was coordinating and inspecting the company, and you always come here after school, so you have basically finished what you need to do by then, so I would go to see if they are concentrating on practicing." The president defended.

"Tell me, what brings you here this time?"

The president knew that Saito Hiko would not come here for no reason. He had seen that he was very talented before and wanted him to come to the company, but he refused to come.

"I just want to ask you, have you decided on the arrangements for Hoshino Ai? Let me see." Seeing that he was so direct, Saito Hiko asked.

"So that's what it is. The idol group B-Komachi has just been formed in the company, so I plan to add her and let her be the center." The president told Saito Hiko about his plan.

"What about the agent? Who will take care of her?"

"I was originally planning to take charge, but considering my identity, I let Kyoko take charge." The president felt sorry about this.

"It won't make any difference if you let her be the boss," Saito Hiko complained.

As far as he knew, after Kyoko married the president, she changed her last name and never took care of the company's affairs. She would only help the president with some matters when she was really too busy.

And now it is somewhat inappropriate to ask her to lead the newly hired Hoshino Ai.

"I am Ai's nominal guardian, and Kyoko is my wife. What's inappropriate about that?" The president was surprised. Normally, it would be impossible for Saito Hiko not to notice the relationship between them, so he asked, "You seem to have some problems today?"

"What's the problem?" Saito Hiko had no idea what to make of the president's sudden question.

The president looked at Saito Hiko carefully and asked, "The school handed out the test papers today. Did you fail the test?"

Chapter 25: Fighting for a Broker Position

"My grades are still full marks as usual, and no test papers were distributed today." Saitohiko shook his head, "I'm just in a bad mood, that's all."

"It seems to be quite serious." The president immediately became interested, "Did your confession get rejected?"

"No." Saitohiko sighed, "Besides, I won't confess unless I'm absolutely sure."

The president walked out from behind his desk and patted Saitohiko on the shoulder: "You still have a long way to go in life, so take it easy."