I won't be a loser.

"So, have you thought about your new book, Mr. Miyamizu? Are you planning to start writing it right away?"

Although the first print run was not large, it did not mean that Mari Fukaoka would look down on this young writer. Her level was not bad, she simply submitted her work to the wrong publishing house. If she published her work in a large publishing house or participated in award-winning events, she might receive better treatment.

Feeling a little sorry for the young man, Mari Fukaoka asked him about his new work to understand his thoughts. If he was willing to publish it with Kaiyingsha, that would be the best thing.

The previous contract did not bind the boy to his own publishing house. The other party might not have a good impression of Kaiyingsha, and might feel discouraged and switch to another publishing house.

"Not yet. I'll think about it after it's published. When the royalties come in, I'll have to buy a suitable computer. Then it will be more convenient for creation."

"In order not to delay the creation of a future great writer, how about I sponsor you?"

Half jokingly, she also felt that the boy had a certain talent in this area, and wanted to maintain a good relationship with him. She also wanted him to continue on this path. With all kinds of complicated thoughts in her mind, Mari Fukaoka spoke to the other party.

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There are only 9 days left until the old man's ring is released.

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Cherry Blossom Season: 164. You look really handsome when you pay the bill

In front of the electronics store, Xianren, who should have returned to his apartment to rest, seemed to be waiting for someone at this moment, quietly watching the people coming and going around him. He didn't know why he agreed and made an appointment with Mari Fukaoka to meet here.

At first, he rejected the other party's kindness and felt that the other party was just joking, so he did not agree to it. Until Mari Fukaoka said that she would help advance the money and then return it to her when the royalties came in, he felt that it seemed like a good suggestion, so he agreed.

"They said on the phone that it's almost time to get off work, but isn't this 'soon' a little too long?"

He casually took out the cell phone from his pocket and glanced at the time. It was almost forty or fifty minutes already, and he still hadn't seen Mari Fukaoka. Just when he was wondering if he had been tricked by her, he saw a familiar figure at the west street corner.

She was still wearing the same professional work attire as the last time she visited, a dark black suit jacket and a tight suit skirt, which showed off her already slender figure. The black stockings on her lower body gave her a mature charm. Xianren's eyes fell on her, and before he could take the initiative to greet her, she also noticed him while looking around in the crowd.

A rare smile appeared on the face that was tense because of work. When Mari Fukaoka saw the boy, she slowly walked towards him, walked in front of Xianren, stopped, and stood quietly in front of him.

"I'm sorry. I was planning to rush over right after get off work, but some things weren't taken care of yet, so it took me a little longer. I kept you waiting here for a long time."

"I don't have anything else urgent to do, so why don't we go in and take a look now?"

Looking at Mari Fukazaki in front of him, Xianren said that he didn't mind, smiled and asked the other party. Looking at the smile on Xianren's face, Mari Fukazaki couldn't help but be attracted by her attention. Looking at Xianren's smile, she was distracted for a moment, then quickly came back to her senses and nodded.

"Well, then, let's go in and take a look."

Mari Fukaoka, who had no idea what she was talking about with Kento, had no opinion after hearing what Kento said.

So, in the eyes of others, the slightly subtle combination of a boy in school uniform and a woman in professional attire walked into the electronics store. Kento walked in front, and Mari Fukaoka followed beside Kento.

"Have you come in and have a look?"

"Well, thinking that it might be a while before you arrive, Miss Fuooka, I went into the store first to take a look at the various models of computers."

"Mr. Miyamizu, what type of computer do you need?"

Hearing the way Mari Fukazekawa addressed him, even though he was not a sage of a young age, he couldn't help but feel a subtle sense of shame. He set his gaze on Mari Fukazekawa beside him, and his eyes couldn't help but linger on the other's black silk legs for 0.5 seconds, and then looked at her face.

"The work hasn't been released yet, so it's a bit too early to call me 'teacher'. Besides, in this environment, being called 'teacher' feels awkward. Just call me a wise man."

"Then in exchange, you can just call me Mari. As I recall, Gong... Xianren is only 16 years old, right?"

"Yes."

"Then the age gap between us isn't that big, so it's okay to call me Mari-san."

His eyes fell on the other person's smiling face. Xianren tactfully did not ask about the other person's age. He just smiled lightly and called her "Sister Mari". Looking at Mari Fuka who seemed very happy, the two of them walked to the area where computers were sold.

"I'm planning to buy an office laptop. Compared to ordinary laptops, it has better performance in processing documents and is relatively cheaper."

"Have you found a target you like?"

Mari Fukaoka doesn't know much about this. For her, it's enough for the computer to be used. She basically uses the office computer on weekdays. The performance is stable and there will be no problems, so she doesn't have any deep understanding or involvement in computers.

After taking a look at the computers of various brands in front of him, Xianren looked around and stopped in front of the computer he had seen before.

"Just this one."

It is quite different from future computers. No matter how business-oriented the computer is, it is inevitably thick and heavy at this time. Looking at the body that is almost two fingers high when folded, Xianren's eyes are helpless and subtle. If possible, he still prefers the future thin and light laptops.

But he has no choice now.

The processor is the 5rd generation i3 series, the memory is 4GB, DDR3/1600MHz, the maximum memory capacity is 8GB, the hard disk capacity is 500G, the graphics card is 630M, which is a 2GB independent graphics card, 6-cell lithium battery, and the battery life is about 6 hours.

TPe430c

The price including tax is 99 yen, which is a bit expensive, but the performance is already excellent in this era. Even though it is positioned for business office use, its performance in entertainment is not bad at all.

It was launched in August 12, and nearly two years have passed since then, but its performance is still at an above-average level.

Mari Fukazaki didn't know much about computers. When she saw the price of the computer, she showed a surprised expression on her face. She glanced at Xianren next to her, thought about his royalties, and felt that the price was not particularly excessive. She nodded and asked the waiter who had been standing by the side about the specific discounts on the computer and some other services. Mari Fukazaki didn't hesitate or hesitate at all. She quickly settled the bill, glanced at Xianren next to her, and handed the computer to him.

"Here, your computer."

"Thank you."

Xianren took the computer handed to him by Mari Fukaoka with both hands, feeling the weight in his hands, and was helpless. Fortunately, there was a handle on the side of the cardboard box containing the computer, otherwise it would be difficult to carry.

"What's going on next?"

Mari Fukaoka asked, looking at Xianren who seemed to be lost in thought on the computer, and asked casually, then handed the invoice to Xianren.

"No, nothing much. Probably just going home, checking out the new computer, and then going to bed."

"Well, I happen to be free, so let's go have dinner together and then go home. I'm alone, and it would be a bit troublesome to prepare dinner at home. It's already this late, so why not eat out? I'll treat you, how about that?"

"Isn't it a bit too expensive?"

"It's nothing. If Xianren becomes a great writer in the future, this will be considered an investment~"

The other party had just helped him buy a computer, and Xianren didn't want to refuse. He looked at Mari Fukaoka in front of him, nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then agreed.

"Well, let me contact my family first."

"Ah."

After leaving the electronics store, Xianren found a relatively secluded place, contacted Qingpu Mai, and told her that he might be back late tonight, which made Qingpu Mai concerned.

"Are you going to visit the Saionji family?"

"Huh? Why do you think of the Saionji family?"

"Just asking, since you're not from the Saionji family, what's going on? Why aren't you planning to come back at this hour?"

Qingpu Mai, who had already finished get off work and was about to return home, learned that Xianren might come home very late tonight, so she asked about Xianren's whereabouts. She had already met Xianren's mother, and she didn't want Xianren to be adversely affected or encounter any trouble under such circumstances.

Even though her daily interactions with Kento are rather casual, her identity as a parent cannot be denied, and she must be responsible for Kento's safety in Tokyo.

"Editor, I had a chat with the editor of Kaiyingsha, Ms. Fuuka Mari, about publishing today. She also did me a favor. I'm going to have dinner with her outside later. I'll be back after dinner."

"Two people?"

Qingpu Mai is a little sensitive. She is a little sensitive when it comes to two people, or when a man and a woman are alone.

"Two of you, when the time comes, I'll contact you when we get home."

"Ah."

Qingpu Mai wanted to express her opinion and ask Xianren to be more careful, but after thinking about it, she realized that Xianren was not a child, and in some aspects he was more mature than her, an adult, so there was no need to remind him.

She was also well aware of the so-called rebellious nature of adolescence, and did not want Xianren to have any opinions about her in this regard, so she told Xianren that she would pass on the message to Setsuna when the time came, and thus ended the conversation simply.

"call--"

Relieved that Qingura Mai did not object, Xianren was relieved and walked out from the secluded corner to greet Fuuoka Mari who was standing on the street waiting for him.

"All right?"

"Well, where to go next?"

“I know a good restaurant near Otemachi Station in Chiyoda.”

"Then, please lead the way, Sister Mari."

"give it to me!"

When Kento called her "Sister Mari", a smile appeared on Fuuokana Mari's face. Unlike the serious expression she had when they were talking about publishing, her personality in real life seemed to be no different from that of an ordinary girl.

After leaving the electronics town with Mari Fukazaki, the two took the subway and soon arrived at Otemachi Station. After walking out of the platform, Xianren, who didn't know where his destination was, followed quietly beside Mari Fukazaki, and the two of them arrived at the door of a very high-end hotel.

"here?"

Looking at the high-end hotel in front of him, Xianren couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Mari Fukazaki beside him, wondering if she had come to the wrong place.

It's not that he doubted whether Mari Fukazeoka had any special intentions, but he simply felt that the expenses of the high-end hotel in front of him should not be very low. If he ate here, Xianren doubted whether Mari Fukazeoka could afford it.

"Well, this is it. It's a little expensive, but it doesn't matter. I can go to the newspaper office to get it reimbursed!"

"........"

Xianren looked at Mari Fukazaki in front of him with some suspicion, but seeing that she seemed to be in high spirits, he did not disturb her. He quietly followed her into the hotel and into the restaurant, and was seated under the arrangement of the waiter.

There were quite a few people sitting in the restaurant, all kinds of people, but the only person wearing a high school uniform was Xianren.

A teenager in a high school uniform, accompanied by an adult woman, sat down in a restaurant, which inevitably aroused some people's curiosity. Some mature women looked at Xianren, while the men looked at Fuuka Mari, using some obscure glances to guess the relationship between the two.

The two of them also noticed something, but Mari Fukaoka would inevitably encounter such situations during her daily work, and she was already accustomed to it. As for Xianren, he could basically guess what these people were thinking about these gazes, but he didn't take it seriously.

Without paying too much attention to the gazes around them, Kento and Mari Kazeoka opened the menu in front of them.

Seeing the prices on the menu, they were unsurprisingly expensive. Xianren, who had anticipated this, didn't show any surprise. He observed Fuuka Mari, who was sitting across from him. She didn't react much either, and seemed to know what was going on. This put Xianren's mind at ease...

"The work is really tiring, and I want to take a break, but my boss keeps giving me orders without considering the feelings of us employees..."

Originally, they were just chatting about their daily lives and future creative goals, but somehow it turned into a complaint meeting, and the complaints were from the editor in front of them alone.

Mari Fukazaki undressed and wore a pure white shirt. Her face was slightly flushed from being drunk. She looked at the wine glass in her hand with blurry eyes, shaking the red wine inside.

"Work, work, always work. People my age already have boyfriends. Every time I get together, I see them showing off the gifts their boyfriends gave them. But I... I'm the only one. I don't have a boyfriend, and I don't have any gifts!"

belch--

After a burp, Mari Fukaoka's gaze fell on Xianren. Looking at this young boy who was much younger than herself, her face became even redder for some reason.

"I really want... I really want a boyfriend..."

As she spoke these words, the female worker in front of her lowered her voice, put down her wine glass, and lay down on the table as if she had fallen asleep, which made the wise man sitting opposite her show a helpless expression on his face.

Although he had probably guessed that this would be the development, when he actually saw the other party getting drunk like this, Xianren was still filled with helplessness.

Especially when the waiter came to his side, looked at the drunken Mari Kazeoka, and slowly turned his gaze towards him...

After settling the restaurant bill, Xianren looked at his completely empty wallet with a blank expression. He stuffed the wallet into his pocket with trembling hands, took the receipt in his hand, picked up his laptop, and helped the drunk Mari Fukaoka out of the restaurant.

Feeling the mature and delicate body pressed against him, Xianren's heart was not moved at all. He silently reached out and stopped a passing taxi, told her the location of his apartment, and took her back to his home...

Image: "Mari Kazeoka", Location: "Images/1645046402-100277911-108376119.jpg"

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Cherry Blossom Season: 165. Our relationship is pure

Feeling the warmth beside her vaguely, Fuuoka Masato stretched out her arms without thinking and hugged the body beside her tightly. She was still asleep and not yet conscious, but just followed her instinct and moved her body closer to the other person.

Holding each other tightly with both hands, feeling the warmth of the other person and the feeling of hugging that she had never experienced because she had never had a boyfriend, Mari Fukaoka showed a happy expression on her face, and lowered her head to her arms.

Opening his eyes and feeling the sticky water stains on his cheeks, Xianren slowly turned his head and looked at the woman next to him. She was originally a capable and strong woman, but now she was hugging him tightly, making him unable to move, and was smiling at him foolishly. He felt emotional in his heart.

She didn't expect that the other person would have such a personality when he was asleep. He seemed to be completely different from when she was awake.

With his free left hand, he picked up the phone beside his pillow and glanced at the time. He silently tried to pull out his right arm, which was held in the other person's arms, and also tried to leave the other person's arms, but the other person had no intention of letting him go. After noticing Xianren's "struggle", he hugged his body even harder, and for a moment, he held him tightly. The distance between their bodies, which was already short, was shortened again. He could even hear the other person's breathing head-on - rapid and heavy.

The other person's cheek moved closer to him, and the delicate lips were immediately imprinted on his face, and licked his face with saliva, making Xianren experience for the first time what it felt like to be 'licked' by someone.

The novel sensory experience made Xianren close his eyes involuntarily. He didn't dislike this feeling, but at the same time he was also curious about how long the other party would lick him...

Now that she has the boyfriend of her dreams, even though she can't see his expression clearly, Mari Fukaoka still hugs him with joy, holding him tightly in her arms. When she can't control herself, she even secretly leaves her lip prints on his face.

"Do you love me?"

When she asked this question to her lover, the hazy figure in front of her did not give her the answer she expected. The sense of unreality that had been ignored suddenly surged into her heart, making her feel that something was wrong.

The figure of her 'lover' gradually became blurry, replaced by a slight chill at the corners of her mouth and the tip of her nose, causing her to slowly open her hazy eyes. She woke up from her dream and opened her eyes blankly, looking at the fair face in front of her and the unfamiliar environment. After a brief moment of unconsciousness, her body suddenly stiffened as she remembered that she didn't seem to have a boyfriend -

'Who am I holding now?'

Her heart went cold and her scalp went numb. She quickly withdrew her arms that were tightly hugging the other person, and arched her body backwards. Her butt wrapped in the short skirt arched out of the quilt, and she disappeared from the bed with a "plop".