Tokyo Love Story

Okayama Nobuhiko fell silent. He raised his eyebrows, looked at his teacher, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, the words were swallowed back into his throat.

He thought, since there would be such a problem, wouldn't it be better to avoid such occasions from the beginning?

Just like his own choice, if you can't change the environment, then change yourself.

As if he had guessed what his student was about to say, Kawai Changgo thought for a moment and added, "I have no choice but to go into this line of work head-on. And, personally, I am also holding back a lot of anger in my heart."

Nobuhiko Okayama looked at his teacher, then looked at the empty coffee table, and was speechless for a moment.

He didn't know how to respond at this time, and he didn't know what expression he should have when facing his teacher.

Kawai Changgo didn't rush him, but just waited quietly.

He knew his students well. Even though so many years had passed and perhaps everything had changed, he was still certain that they hadn't changed.

In fact, just as he guessed, after hesitating for a long time, Okayama Nobuhiko finally opened up and said, "Please tell me the specific details of this private concert, for example, who will host it and who will attend."

"You are not unfamiliar with that person. You can even say that you are familiar with him." Kawai Changwu smiled and did not keep anyone in suspense. He went straight to the next part, "Morishima Yukie."

"Morishima Yukie?"

Hearing his teacher's double-entendre words, Okayama Nobuhiko was stunned for half a second.

After so many years, hearing this name from my teacher again, I felt a bit complicated and unspeakable.

"Yes." Kawai Changwu nodded, with a hint of emotion in his eyes, "It was that stubborn little girl back then. Who would have thought of that now?"

Okayama Nobuhiko didn't say anything, but there was a hint of confusion between his brows.

Knowing that this invitation was almost complete, Kawai Changwu coughed lightly and added, "Including the one you value the most, Kitagawa, oh, that's Jay, he will also go."

"He's going too?"

As if an intelligent AI had triggered some key words, Okayama Nobuhiko immediately raised his head and looked at Kawai Masago with some surprise.

He knew his teacher's character. He rarely boasted, let alone said anything he was not sure of.

The only time I boasted was when he had just debuted, in order to get him an opportunity.

However, he understood Kitagawa Che's character better. This guy kept his distance from the word "famous". Although a private concert like this would not expose anyone by name and there would be no media present, there were still so many people participating.

Even though he and Kitagawa Che had not had a long conversation in the strict sense, but based on the situations he had encountered, it was probably impossible to get this kid to attend such a concert.

Of course, there are no absolutes.

"Yes." Kawai Changgo nodded, his smile inexplicably ambiguous, "Everyone has weaknesses, especially young men."

After he finished speaking, Okayama Nobuhiko's expression became strange for a moment.

He thought for a moment and asked thoughtfully, "Because of Morishima's daughter?"

"Yes." Kawai Changgo nodded slightly, "Don't they often record songs at your place? Between partners, some things are not that difficult to talk about after all."

No matter how tough a person is, he will have his weaknesses. This is human nature.

"Besides..." Kawai Changwu paused, "If I remember correctly, her daughter seems to be quite pretty."

"Yes."

Nobuhiko Okayama gave an affirmative answer.

He had seen Yukisa Morishima before. The little girl was indeed very beautiful. Her eyes and eyebrows were 70% similar to her mother's, and her cold temperament was exactly the same.

“Isn’t this more convincing?”

Kawai Changgo turned his head and his eyes fell on the face of his student.

Maybe. "

Okayama Nobuhiko lowered his eyebrows.

He always felt that Beichuan Che agreed not because of this, but simply because he was unwilling to refuse his partner.

"Of course, you must know Beichuan better than I do."

Kawai Changgo saw what his student was thinking and added this sentence calmly.

"I just feel that..." Okayama Nobuhiko raised his head and met the teacher's gaze, "He is not that superficial."

In his eyes, Beichuan Che is a very pure person.

"You want to say that he is a very pure person, right?"

Kawai Changgo patted his trouser legs and stood up.

"Yes."

Nobuhiko Okayama answered in the affirmative without hesitation.

"That's for sure." Kawai Changgo's expression relaxed a little. "Otherwise, why would you think of calling me?"

After saying that, he coughed lightly and brought the topic back to the starting point, "Anyway, can you go to this concert with me?"

Okayama Nobuhiko hesitated for three and a third minutes, and finally nodded.

He had a hunch that if he went there this time, he might be able to hear Kitagawa Che's live performance again.

See you all tomorrow~

Chapter 177: Can you ask your neighbor for help?

When the bright red sunset spread across the sky, it was already evening.

Bai Yuan's house, in the living room.

Bai Yuanchuan, who was sitting on the sofa, picked up the TV remote control, turned down the volume, then turned his eyes and fixed his gaze on his daughter's profile.

Shiori."

After a moment's silence, Bai Yuanchuan took the initiative to break the silence between the two.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Hearing this, Kashiwagen Shiori turned around and looked at her father with some confusion.

"That's it..." Bai Yuanchuan considered his words. This boss who was very decisive in the business world could only show his soft side when facing his daughter. "About your moving to Mr. Tsugumi Makoto's place..."

He paused, and finally said, "Would it be inappropriate?"

As a father, he doesn't want his daughter to stay at someone else's house. There is already a room in her own home, so why should she move out?

What's more, the father and daughter get along very well and have never had any conflicts.

Emotionally and logically, my daughter's choice is not a good one.

"Rina-san agreed." Kashiwagen Shiori turned her eyes slightly, looked at her father thoughtfully, thought for a moment, and explained, "And Rina-san is a person who is very afraid of loneliness. In her words, she feels much better every day when there is someone to accompany her."

What she meant was that she would not cause any trouble to Tsugumi Makina. On the contrary, her arrival would make Tsugumi Makina's daily life more interesting.

"That's not what I meant." Bai Yuanchuan sighed, looking embarrassed, "I just don't think it's necessary to move out."

He knew that children would eventually leave their parents one day, and he had always been mentally prepared for it, but he had never thought about it, nor believed that this day would come.

Kashiwagen Shiori was silent for a moment, lowered her eyebrows, and said in a faint voice, "But I want to."

This time, it was Bai Yuanchuan's turn not to know how to respond.

From the past to the present, as long as it is not a matter of principle, his way of educating his daughter has always been to respect her personal choice, which is why Shiori and he have always had such a good relationship.

"Or..." Kashiwagen Shiori raised her eyebrows and changed the subject. Her beautiful eyes, like a clear spring, were filled with ripples. "Dad is going to regret it?"

No one knows a daughter better than her father, and the same is true vice versa.

She understood her father and knew exactly what words would make him stop trying to dissuade her.

"How is that possible?" Just as Bai Yuan Shizhi expected, Bai Yuanchuan immediately shook his head, "When has Dad ever gone back on his word about what he promised you?"

"So, Dad, don't persuade me anymore." Bai Yuan Shizhi blinked, "Besides, Mom also agreed, didn't she?"

So, silence is Cambridge tonight.

Ugh.

Bai Yuanchuan sighed, shook his head, and stopped thinking about it. Instead, he focused his attention on the TV in front of him.

Now that things have come to this, he doesn't know what to say anymore.

Just as his daughter said, he had already promised her, and as a man of his word, he had no room for regret.

Maybe I should really think positively as my wife said, and just treat it as adapting to Shiori going to college in advance.

But, if he really was asked not to ask any questions, he really couldn't do it.

After coughing lightly, Bai Yuanchuan started talking again, "How long do you plan to move?"

"Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It will take some time to pack up." Kashiwagen Shiori thought for a moment and added, "It will most likely be the day after tomorrow."

She had a lot of clothes to pack this time, and was prepared for a long 'battle'.

"Then let's go to your favorite restaurant for a meal tomorrow?" Bai Yuanchuan turned his head and looked at his daughter, with a look of inquiry in his eyes. "Just think of it as a practice."

"Dad, you said that as if I would never come back."

Kashiwagen Shiori rolled her eyes beautifully.

"Who knows? After all, this is one of the rare times you've been away from home for such a long time."

Bai Yuanchuan smiled as if relieved, but his eyes were full of sadness.

"I'll take one day off on Saturday or Sunday to come back." Kashiwagen Shiori looked at her father helplessly, "Is that okay?"

"That's the best." Bai Yuanchuan nodded, patted his trouser legs, and then stood up. "Let's go out for dinner. What do you want to eat?"

"Kaiseki?"

Kashiwagen Shiori turned her head and gave an answer.

"Well... maybe we have to wait in line."

Bai Yuanchuan glanced at his daughter and reminded the girl.

"I'm not very hungry now."

What she meant was that it could wait.

"Okay, let's set off."

The two of them left the house one after the other.

*

At the same time, in the private room of the izakaya that Tsugumi Seina often visited.

ha~

Tsugumi Seina picked up the beer glass in front of her and took a big gulp, making a refreshing sound.

Sitting opposite her, Hoshino Ai held the slightly cold beer glass in both hands and looked at her best friend thoughtfully, "What are you doing...?"

For a moment she was unsure what was wrong with Tsugumi Serina.

The other party has quit drinking for some time. In the past, when I asked her to have a few drinks, the rejection in her eyes was real. But today, before I even asked her as usual, she had already raised her hand to ask for it.

“Some unhappy things happened.”

Tsugumi Seina put down her beer glass and wiped her mouth with a piece of paper.

She hadn't touched alcohol for a long time, and now she had a drink after a long time, she felt quite good.

"Unhappy things?" Hoshino Ai picked up the beer glass, took a sip, and guessed, "Break up?"

After the words fell, Tsugumi Seirina's expression was strange for a moment, and then she glared at the man unhappily, "What are you thinking about? It hasn't even started yet, how can it be over!?"

"I thought……"

Hoshino Ai shrugged and didn't finish her words.

But she knew that her best friend in front of her should understand what she meant.

"You think I'm heartbroken?"

Tsugumi Seina shook her head, supported her hands behind her back, raised her head, and her eyes fell on the bright incandescent light.

The slightly dazzling light made her squint her eyes instinctively, and her thoughts gradually slowed down at this moment.

"So, can you tell me more about it?"