I won't be a loser.

He picked up his cell phone and took a look around the bedroom, but found that there was no sign of Himeno Ikera. Fujiwara Momoka said nothing and lay back on her bed silently.

"Going to the bathroom wouldn't be so cautious as to leave the lights on. It's definitely not going to the bathroom, so... did you go find him?"

Looking down at the time, Fujiwara Momoka wrote it down, then squinted her eyes and waited.

Himeno Ikeru walked out of the bedroom cautiously, his eyes fell on the door opposite, and then he looked at the bedroom diagonally, which was the bedroom of Enno Nene and Kousaka Iori.

"Those two people should have fallen asleep, right?"

"call……"

After taking a deep, restrained breath, Ji Naiyi came to the door, reached out and pressed it lightly, thus opening the door.

"He didn't lock the door... If what Fujiwara said is true... then she knows and tacitly allows me to enter the room?"

Different thoughts emerged in her mind, and her breathing became a little rapid. Ji Naiyi stepped into Xianren's room. It was still as quiet as last night. She quietly came into the bedroom and approached the edge of the bed...

Fujiwara Momoka, lying on the bed, was getting a little impatient from waiting. She felt sleepy and was considering whether to fall asleep. About half an hour later, the sound of the door opening was heard again, followed by the sound of tiptoeing.

'came back.'

'Only half an hour?'

'Did he go to the toilet?'

'Isn't it possible that I'm mistaken?'

"Or is there something wrong with his body?"

A chaotic thought flooded into her mind. When the bed sank slightly and Hime Noi lay down, Fujiwara Momoka no longer thought about those problems. She silently noted down what happened tonight and gradually fell asleep.

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Chiba New Story: 430. Gin and Tonic and the Bartender

"Wouldn't it be great if the two of you signed your new books together? One is a beautiful young writer, and the other is a handsome new writer. If the two of you sign books together, it will definitely attract a lot of readers and spark some discussion."

"I've been on TV. If someone recognizes me, wouldn't it be a waste of my current pen name?"

Faced with the persuasion of Machida Sonoko, Kento was not moved at all. The beautiful young writer was Kasumigaoka Utaha, whom he had met before and was his senior.

He had no interest in that woman at all, and would definitely not meet her if he could avoid it.

"What's the big deal? I'm just making an appearance. If it sparks discussion, sales will probably go up. Didn't you tell me a while ago that you changed your style just to increase sales?"

"But even if it's for sales and royalties, it doesn't mean everything doesn't matter. Doesn't she like me that much? She must be disgusted by this kind of hype. There's no need for such activities. I won't participate."

"Could it be that he has some grudge against Xiao Shiyu?"

"Ah."

The straightforward answer made Machida Sonoko feel a little embarrassed for a moment. She didn't expect that Kento would be so strongly resistant to Kasumigaoka Utaha, but it seemed that Kasumigaoka Utaha's resistance to Kento would not be much lower.

It was obvious from a long time ago that the child had a strong sense of self-esteem, and she would probably be quite resistant to using scandals to hype up sales.

Standing in the office, Machida Sonoko couldn't help but feel a headache and rubbed her forehead.

"Hey, hey, just think of it as doing me a favor, okay? If your event is successful, attracts attention, and boosts sales, I'll also be credited with something. And if I get a promotion, won't I be able to give you two more resources?"

By playing the favor card and adding inducements, Machida Sonoko began to paint a rosy picture for Kento.

The wise man sitting in his room couldn't help but think about it. If his work could really sell well, then it would be possible. But the problem was that he didn't have strong confidence in this style and the currently unknown market.

After thinking seriously for a moment, he thought about it, and facing Machida Sonoko's guidance, he slowly narrowed his eyes.

"It's not impossible, but do you have time tonight?"

"Ok?"

"Come to Chiba."

Machida Sonoko, who was standing in the office, was stunned for a moment, and then a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Sure~ Then, let's meet up tonight and chat~"

After ending the call, Xianren stood in the room, looking down at the phone in his hand. He placed it on the small round table beside him, sat down, looked out the window, and stared at the blue sky in a quiet daze...

The fact that he went out at night surprised the four people at home. During his long time in Chiba, the four of them had basically never seen Xianren go out at night.

"Then I'll take care of dinner!"

When Yuanye Ningning saw that Xianren was about to go out, she volunteered to take on the role of the family chef. Xianren had no objection to this. He prepared breakfast and dinner for four people every day, but it did not mean that he had to do so every day. When he was not at home, it was basically Yuanye Ningning who prepared lunch. Since Yuanye Ningning was willing to take charge of dinner, Xianren made a little preparation and left home.

"Aren't you curious?"

Fujiwara Momoka approached Himeno Izara and asked in a low voice.

Himeno Ikeru, who was wondering whether the wise man would come home at night, straightened his body for a moment after hearing what Fujiwara Momoka said, then quickly relaxed and turned his head to look at Fujiwara Momoka beside him.

"what?"

"Don't you find it curious to be out and about meeting someone at this time of night?"

"It has nothing to do with me... Even if he goes out to meet a woman, it's his and his wife's business. Why are you asking me?"

Hime Ikeru who was avoiding her gaze made Fujiwara Momoka more and more certain that there must be some secret secrets between them that were unknown to outsiders. She stared at Hime Ikeru's eyes, but Hime Ikeru couldn't help but avoid her gaze. She picked up the cup on the table and drank water to cover up her inner nervousness and panic.

"Hey, let's go out together and see where he went~"

"I am not interested."

She was very interested in it, but after Fujiwara Momoka spoke, Hime I was still stubborn and refused her invitation.

"Are you really not going?"

"Don't go!"

"You don't need to prepare my portion of dinner. I'm going out for a walk and will be back later!"

Fujiwara Momoka raised her hand and called out to Enno Ningning, then looked down at Himeno Ikeru who was sitting next to her.

"Then I'm going out alone~"

Then he left the living room, leaving Hime Ikeru to watch Fujiwara Momoka's back as she left. For a moment, she was a little confused. She had never expected that the other party would be so direct and go out alone.

Seeing Fujiwara Momoka leaving the living room, Himeno Ikeru's heart was also tangled. If he went out now...

Standing up, Ji Nai Yigeng also walked towards the stairs.

"I'm going out for a bit, so I have to prepare my share."

"Eh?!"

Seeing both of them preparing to go out one after another, Yuanye Ningning, who was preparing dinner, was a little confused for a moment, but after watching both of them go up the stairs and disappear, Yuanye Ningning had no choice but to let it go no matter how helpless she was.

"Serves two? Hmm..."

Just as Fujiwara Momoka was about to come out of the bedroom, she ran into Himeno Ikera who had returned. The moment their eyes met, Fujiwara Momoka smiled.

During the time when Hime Ikari entered the bedroom, Fujiwara Momoka stood at the window and confirmed the direction in which Xianren left. After Hime Ikari came out, she and Fujiwara Momoka hurried out the door.

Of the two people left at home, Nene Madoka looked at Iori Kousaka.

"Hey, Iori, let's go out too. I feel like we've lost some enthusiasm all of a sudden while preparing dinner by ourselves."

Kosaka Iori, who was watching the news with her head down, met Nene's gaze after hearing what Nene said. She was silent for a moment and nodded.

She doesn't care at all.

"Then let's go out together."

About ten minutes later, everyone at home left. The wise man came out of the house and noticed something was wrong after walking for a while. He glanced at the rearview mirror at the intersection and noticed that there seemed to be a sneaky figure behind him.

'track?'

His skills were too ordinary, and were completely different from the more professional Feng Xiaochun. After paying a little attention, he recognized the identities of the two people following him.

Fujiwara no Peach Blossom, Hime no Yi Geng.

Xianren was a little surprised that these two people followed him, but after thinking about it, he had a rough guess. He stood silently in front of the station, and when the tram arrived, he walked into the car and sat down.

Not long after entering the carriage, two figures followed in and sat in the corner.

"..."

As if he hadn't noticed anything, he stared straight ahead at the person in front of him. After waiting for a while, he entered the platform and disappeared into the crowd. When Himeno Ikari and Fujiwara Momoka followed him out of the carriage, he realized that they had disappeared?!

"What about people?"

"Come out?"

"But...it's impossible for him to disappear so soon, right?"

"What should we do now?"

Hime Noi looked at Fujiwara Momoka who proposed to follow Xianren. She originally thought that the other party's skills were so outstanding, but she didn't expect that after walking for a long distance, she had lost sight of the target.

“I’m not a professional…”

Fujiwara Momoka was also very helpless about this. In just a blink of an eye, she didn't expect the other party to disappear in front of them.

"Go back?"

"Search! Search around here! I don't believe the other party isn't here!"

Fujiwara Momoka was unwilling to accept defeat, and Himeno I also pursed her lips, not wanting to go home so easily. The two of them began to search for Xianren on the platform.

Kento shook off the two people following him and walked on the road. He sent a new message to Machida Sonoko, changing the meeting place. Machida Sonoko, who was still on her way to Chiba, was a little confused when she saw the text message sent by Kento, but she didn't ask any more questions and replied with a cute "OK" expression.

On the upper floors of the hotel, in a bar, Xianren sat down and ordered himself a glass of juice.

"..."

The bartender was a little confused about Xianren's request. In his opinion, Xianren seemed quite old and should be an adult. The fact that he ordered juice instead of a glass of wine made him feel a little...

But he couldn't refuse the customer's request, so he found the juice, added some ice cubes, and handed it to the wise man.

After sitting in the bar and waiting for about forty minutes, Machida Sonoko finally appeared at the entrance of the bar.

She looked around the bar and soon noticed the wise man sitting in the corner. She walked to his side and sat down. The black suit skirt wrapped around her body curves, making them stand out.

"I didn't expect you to meet here, huh?"

After staring at the wine glass in front of Xianren, Machida Sonoko brought it to herself and took a sip.

"juice?"

"I'm a good, law-abiding citizen."

"..."

Putting it back in front of Xianren, Machida Sonoko raised her arm and ordered two glasses of gin and tonic from the trainer, then her eyes fell on Xianren again.

"Since we've come to a place like this, it would be weird if we didn't have a drink, right?"

Xianren himself didn't care much about this, but seeing Machida Sonoko's excited look, he felt that there was no need to be so serious, so he nodded. When the bartender brought two glasses of wine, he took one of them and tasted the gin and tonic.

Carbonated water with gin is generally more suitable for women. Gin is a strong liquor with an alcohol content of 30-35.

He took a quick sip and found that the taste of gin and carbonated water was nothing special. For Xianren, it was just like that. It was just that his body couldn't take in much alcohol at the moment, so his tolerance to alcohol was not very high. After drinking it in one gulp, his cheeks turned slightly red.

"You're blushing~"

"Have you convinced that Kasumigaoka?"

"Well, she agreed reluctantly. I just told her that I wanted to hold a book signing event with you. She didn't seem very happy about it, but after thinking about it for a while, she finally agreed."

"It's really surprising. I thought she would directly refuse."

"I'm also surprised that your relationship is so bad. I think you two should have a lot in common in terms of personality."

Faced with Machida Sonoko's question, Xianren, who had seen her works, couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and laugh.

"She's never been in love, has she?"

"On this point, I really haven't had any experience in love, so you have a conflict on this point?"

In response, the wise man nodded slightly.

"As a high school student, she's never been in a relationship before, so she has some innocent yearnings for love. It's only natural that she'd dislike someone like me. Once she enters society and experiences life, she won't be so surprised anymore."

"Don't you have any interest in her at all?"

"Her figure is indeed very attractive, but her personality is not something I can compliment."