I live my life in Tokyo

If the other party dislikes me, then just leave. If I get it, I'm lucky, if I lose it, it's my fate.

Having made up his mind, Kaede Sakakibara stood up from the ground with a whoosh. The mechanical coin on his chest shook slightly. He touched it and found it cold. He took it off, went upstairs and put it on the desk in the bedroom.

Dinner was simple. He bought some tomatoes and minced meat last night. Even if things were bad, he would still make noodles.

Kaede Sakakibara, who hadn't cooked for a long time, didn't make any big jokes. The fine snow outside the window was blowing on the window sill, accompanied by bursts of laughter from the celebrities on TV. Although he was alone at home, he didn't feel as lonely as in the past or last year.

He has good friends and elders around him, so he will not be lonely.

"But Higuchi-san's attitude seems strange today." Sakakibara Kaede talked to the duck brother on the shelf while waiting for the water to boil. "She didn't let me say thank you, but she said thank you. I don't understand."

The duck in the swimsuit stared at him calmly. Sakakibara raised his eyebrow and asked, "What do you think, Duck No. 2?"

The duck remained silent.

"But Higuchi-san said that he considers me a friend. That shouldn't be just a polite gesture, right?"

When Sakakibara Kaede asked Duck, the other party knew nothing and was a little out of breath. If he was asked to guess the thoughts of the heroine in the TV series, he might be able to guess a little, but women in reality are more difficult to guess. He is not a psychologist, so naturally he knows nothing about the other party's possible subtext.

He thought that Higuchi-san really regarded her as a friend, and it might have started a long time ago, since the other party had been "practicing her cooking skills", and today he was just taking the opportunity to say it.

Looking at it this way, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of Higuchi Yuanka's silent contribution over the past year, but he ridiculously thought that the bento was Mrs. Higuchi's craftsmanship, which was really wrong.

A few days later, on Christmas Eve, Sakakibara Kaede knocked on the door of the Higuchi family carrying a bag. He noticed that red and green decorations had been hung on the door and colorful lights were hung under the eaves, and the atmosphere looked quite lively.

"Coming~"

It was Mrs. Higuchi who opened the door. Her eyes lit up after she opened the door. Sakakibara Kaede usually didn't pay much attention to her image, but now she was wearing clothes endorsed by those brands. After matching them together, she looked exuding a warm temperament.

"Aunt Higuchi, happy Christmas Eve. I'm sorry to come to visit you without any preparation." Sakakibara Kaede said with a smile.

"Oh, you are such a kid. You just came, why do you need to give me a gift?"

Mrs. Higuchi said with a smile and invited Sakakibara Kaede into the house.

He handed the gift bag to Mrs. Higuchi, who was a connoisseur of goods. She was slightly surprised when she saw the logo on the gift bag, "Sakakibara-kun."

"This is a small gift to thank Aunt Higuchi for taking care of me."

"This gift is too valuable."

"The gift is small but the sentiment is great."

Sakakibara Kaede gave two gifts. One was the precious tea that he bought at the Ginza tea shop this morning. In addition to the tea, he also bought a set of tea sets.

The second gift was a bottle of wine. Although it was not a 1982 Lafite, it was a bottle of expensive and slightly sweet red wine. He knew that Aunt Higuchi drank wine, and he also learned from Higuchi Yuanxiang that Mrs. Higuchi would spend Christmas Eve with the families of her daughter's childhood friends, and the best thing to have on the dinner table was a bottle of red wine.

"It's too expensive. Auntie can't accept it." Mrs. Higuchi frowned and said, "Young people should be frugal. Mr. Sakakibara has a lot of expenses living alone. Can this thing still be returned?"

"Aunt, I'm an actor." Sakakibara Feng explained with a smile, "The contract I signed states that the more orders I take, the more salary I'll get each month. In addition to being an actor, I'm also a singer in a band, and part of the income from the album belongs to me."

"Even so."

Seeing that Mrs. Higuchi was still insisting, Sakakibara Kaede pursed her lips and sighed, "Aunt Higuchi has taken care of me for a year. This year is like a treasure to me. For me, this is something that cannot be measured by any price."

"Sakakibara-kun..."

Mrs. Higuchi walked forward and gently stroked Sakakibara Kaede's black hair. She had to stand on tiptoe, and the latter leaned forward slightly when she saw this.

"Just because the tutoring session is over doesn't mean I won't continue to cook for you." Mrs. Higuchi smiled warmly, "I'll continue next year."

Sakakibara Feng opened her mouth and said, "I'll do as you wish, Auntie."

Mrs. Higuchi let him into the living room. She took Sakakibara Kaede's coat and hung it aside. "Sakakibara-kun, are you here to pick up Yuanxiang?"

"Ah, I'll go to Asakura-san's house later."

The news of the queue spread quickly, and there were quite a lot of people who wanted to join. Uehara Yao directly created a large group with about a hundred people in it, and these people wanted to squeeze into his rental house. ... Let’s not talk about whether this can be achieved. It’s hard to say whether the neighbors will call the police directly if more than a hundred people enter the community in a mighty manner.

Finally, Uehara Yo rented an elegant place where neighbors from the company would usually hold team-building events and barbecues. From the outside, it looked like a small entertainment center, and in fact, it was.

It's actually not much money per person.

"What is this?" Mrs. Higuchi noticed another packaging bag placed at Sakakibara's feet and asked curiously.

Sakakibara Kaede exclaimed, "This is a gift for Higuchi-san."

"Ah? What? Are Sakakibara-kun and Yuanxiang so close?" Mrs. Higuchi came over immediately with interest. After Yuanxiang came home that day, she smiled for a long time. As a mother, she naturally observed it very carefully, but Yuanxiang said nothing.

Now it seems that it was Yuanxiang who took the initiative to attack and capture Sakakibara-kun?

"Higuchi-san gave me a gift that day, so I wanted to return the favor." Sakakibara Kaede pursed his lips, and ultimately did not point out the fact that Higuchi Madoka made a lunch box for him. Higuchi Madoka was shy, so the matter could be kept tacit between the two of them.

"That's great." Mrs. Higuchi smiled and covered her face. She whispered, "Why not give it to Yuanxiang now? She is reviewing her lessons in her room."

Sakakibara Kaede hesitated for a moment and nodded. Well, it was not the first time he entered Higuchi Madoka's room. As the saying goes, the first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar, not to mention that her mother also allowed it.

After knocking on the door, and hearing the quiet sound of someone coming in, Sakakibara Kaede pushed the door open.

Higuchi Yuanxiang was concentrating on doing homework at the low table. When she saw Sakakibara Kaede, she frowned slightly, "Why are you here?"

"I'll pick you up, Asakura-san, Ichikawa-san, and Fukumaru-san to go to the party together. We agreed yesterday."

Higuchi Yuanxiang obviously forgot about this. She snorted and pointed at the bag that Sakakibara Kaede brought in. "What is this?"

"It's a return gift for that machine coin."

Sakakibara Kaede pushed the shopping bag in front of Higuchi Madoka, who put down her pen, glanced at the young man indifferently, and opened the expensive packaging. In her hand was a scarf with a black, white and gray plaid pattern.

The hands covered by the scarf are warm.

"SSR Produce Idol [Merry] Madoka Higuchi" will appear in "Twilights Collection" starting on December 12 (Friday)?

I'm ready, ready to go

Chapter 33 He is...very good

The weather was good near the evening, there was no snow, and the snow on the roads was cleared very cleanly, so there was no impact on driving or walking.

Kaede Sakakibara squatted down. In spring, summer and autumn, there were always dozens of pots of flowers blooming in the wind in the garden. Now that winter is here, Mrs. Higuchi moved the flower pots indoors and kept them together with succulents.

He stood up and brushed off the nonexistent dust.

He received a blessing from the science guy on his phone, so he clicked on it and replied a few words. The other party then sent him two photos.

The first photo seemed to be taken this afternoon in the RECT software department. The employees in the shot smiled respectfully at the camera. Compared with them, the two foreigners invited by Koichiro Yuki, who had planning experience in foreign game companies, smiled much more warmly. They wore Santa hats and made scissors hands gestures at the camera.

This year’s Christmas Eve was on Saturday, which meant... they were also in the company on Saturday. This sounds ridiculous, but when I think about it, it makes me tear up.

The next photo is somewhat similar to the one just taken. In the photo, Koichiro Yuuki and Asuna Yuuki are smiling at the camera.

The relationship between brother and sister is so good, Sakakibara Feng sighed, pursed his lips slightly, and looked up at the gray sky. At this moment, he thought of the sisters in the new family mentioned by his father. He wondered what the scene would be like when they met.

After a while, he smiled bitterly. This was the first time he was so worried about something unknown that had not yet happened.

"Awaited."

Sakakibara Kaede turned his head and said, "It didn't take long."

"I know, this is just a polite remark."

Higuchi Madoka walked down the stairs. She was wearing a snow-white coat and a scarf that Sakakibara Kaede had just given her. She blew warm air on her hands that were covered with black warm gloves. Seeing Sakakibara Kaede's strange look, she frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I didn't expect Higuchi-sandai to use my gift so soon."

"I admit, this is a good gift."

Higuchi Yuanxiang put her hands in her pockets and walked in front this time, "Let's go, you haven't been to Asakura's house yet, right?"

"I've been there."

"?"

"Before, she was busy at work. There were some days when I would deliver homework and assignments to Asakura-san's home in the evening."

Higuchi Yuanka snorted and didn't ask any further.

It was the door that Asakura had opened. Facing the cool breeze blowing in her face, she couldn't help but breathe a few times and sneeze a few times. Higuchi Madoka stepped forward and blocked the wind for her, "Hina, where's Koito?"

"Everyone is upstairs." Asakura Toru did not forget to say hello to Sakakibara Kaede and went upstairs in slippers.

After a while, the team became lively. There was a small group chatting in the front, and Sakakibara Kaede was walking not far behind them.

Do not listen to anything inappropriate, especially since this small group is made up of girls. It would be awkward for Sakakibara Kaede to hear something inconvenient they were talking about. So he put on his headphones and started listening to the solo that Maki Nishikino shared in the group.

"Ahaha, Yuanxiang-senpai is here in full dress today~"

"Yes, yes, Madoka-senpai looks so beautiful today." Koito covered her mouth with a groan in the middle of her sentence, and under Higuchi Madoka's emotionless gaze, she whispered, "Madoka-senpai is usually beautiful, too."

Higuchi Madoka walked forward calmly, tightened Koito's slightly loose scarf, pinched her soft face, and quickly followed Asakura Toru.

"Ha ha..."

Higuchi Yuanka noticed that Asakura Toru was dressed very neatly today, which was unusual for her. Her beauty was usually neutral, but at this moment she looked particularly gentle, with a hint of feminine elegance.

"What's wrong?" Asakura asked with a pout.

"Asakura has dressed up."

"Ah..." Asakura Toru hummed, "My mother asked me to dress up."

When Higuchi Madoka heard this, the corners of her mouth curled up. She secretly glanced behind her. She originally thought that Asakura was dressing up for Sakakibara Kaede, but now it seems that she had misunderstood.

"But idols usually dress like this, don't they?"

"Today's event is very important. Mom said so. We need to leave a good impression on Sakakibara-san."

Higuchi Madoka exhaled through her nose, and seeing Asakura Toru's nonchalant look, she slowly let go of her worries, "So what does Asakura think?"

"I also think Sakakibara-san is a nice person."

"Oh--"

"Ah... He was just too strict with me when teaching." Asakura Toru stopped at the traffic light with a small bag in hand. The lights were in front of her, and the surroundings were flashing with colorful lights, making her profile look extremely mysterious. She felt the gaze of her childhood sweetheart and smiled from the side, "He is usually very good."

Higuchi Madoka remained silent.

Normally she could understand what Toru Asakura wanted to say, but this time, she couldn't understand what was really in his mind.

The train is more crowded than usual, and most of the people on the train are young couples who will choose to spend a romantic Christmas Eve outside tonight. The older people have a complete family, so they will choose to spend the Christmas Eve at home, and of course, some will also invite relatives and friends to celebrate the holiday together.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kaede Sakakibara sent his blessings to his friends and elders. Last year, they were the first to bless him, but this cannot continue this year.

After receiving the blessing, Yuma Miura replied immediately and sent a selfie soon. He heard from Miura that in addition to a younger sister, Yumiko Miura, there is also an older sister who is two years older than him and is currently working. In the photo, Yumiko Miura has a cute face and stares at the camera blankly. Yuma Miura took a selfie and gave a thumbs up to the camera, making Yusuke Godai's signature move.

As expected, the whole family has golden retrievers. Sakakibara Feng nodded silently. The value of this golden retriever is much higher than that of Uehara's yellow hair.

After entering the activity center, he put away his phone. There were bursts of laughter coming from inside. There were decorations such as red and green ribbons and lights hanging on both sides, and a Christmas tree was placed in the center of the hall... Although it was fake.

There were a lot of gifts piled under the Christmas tree. Kaede Sakakibara took out a gift wrapped with red and green ribbons from her bag and walked up to put it among the pile of gifts.

The expenses of the Christmas party are shared by everyone. Of course, if you want to attend, you must participate in the random gift exchange activity. It is impossible to get it for free.

Higuchi Madoka raised her hand with her fingers slightly bent, waved to the young man, and left with Asakura Toru and the others, walking towards the idols who were chatting and laughing in a low voice on the side. Sakakibara Kaede recognized several people who were invited to the dinner party in Uehara last year, who were still new idols at the time. He followed their Twitter and smiled and nodded at Miyazawa Fuuka and the others.

He walked into the salon area and said hello to Uehara Yo, who was bragging and showing off. The latter briefly summarized the newcomers in front of him. After they left, he stepped forward and gave Sakakibara Kaede an enthusiastic pat on the shoulder, "Merry Christmas Eve, Sakakibara, you look very stylish today, the spotlight is on you."

Sakakibara Kaede coughed. He wasn't wearing any strange clothes today. He looked at the noisy newcomers and said, "I now doubt that you will lead them astray."

"Oh my god, am I such a person?"

"About the same. How's work going lately?"

After chatting for a few words without much nutrition, Sakakihara and Uehara poured two cups of coffee in front of the self-service beverage machine, and returned to the sofa to talk about work. Sakakihara learned that Uehara finally got an advertising endorsement activity, although it was a small brand, but Sakakihara was still sincerely happy for him.

"There's a dance tonight? What's going on?" Sakakibara raised an eyebrow, "Uehara, you...are having quite a good time?"

"Well, this is all thanks to the ideas I gained from participating in many youth campus dramas before. No need to thank me." Uehara Yao chuckled.

“Those are all fiction.”

"Ah? I remember that there seemed to be a dancing segment in the high school festival?"

Kaede Sakakibara sucked in a breath of cold air, and the eyes of a science macho man seemed to appear in the dark. He heard the words school festival and dance, and automatically imagined some tragic scenes.

Fortunately, Yuuki Asuna is not here today.

"Alas, a rough man like you will never understand the joy of dancing. Sakakibara, you have no idea how many people want to dance with me."

Sakakibara Kaede cursed with a smile, then held back the laughter that was about to burst out and swallowed a sip of his drink.

Uehara Yao said a few more dirty words and then left. As the organizer of tonight's party, he still had many matters that needed to be dealt with personally.