I live my life in Tokyo

Higuchi Yuanxiang hummed and lowered her eyes. Although she had vaguely guessed the result, she still felt a little sad.

"You'll see Sakurajima-san off on the first day, and I'll see you off on the second day."

"Ha, who asked you to send me off? You are just being sentimental, sir."

"Yeah... After all, you and Asakura-san are both my students, so I have to be there to cheer you up, right?" Sakakibara Kaede said with a smile, "By the way, I'll be waiting for you at the Tokyo University campus when the exam comes."

"Oh."

Higuchi Madoka answered coldly, but her heart at this moment had already flown to the unified college entrance examination and the school examination, the two tests that determine her future.

She had never expected this before. Higuchi Madoka, who had always faced the world with an indifferent attitude, had never made up her mind to enter the University of Tokyo.

Sakakibara Kaede noticed the determination in Higuchi Madoka's eyes and smiled without saying anything.

A week passed in the busy filming life. The main actors such as Sakakibara Kaede and Katsurayama Nobuto did not feel much pressure. However, the high school actors, especially those in the third year of high school, would take out their homework and cram for it during the filming, and they really brought the papers to the crew.

This also caused a lot of adult actors to sigh and resonate. Well, it’s not that serious to say resonate. Most people of their generation didn’t go to college. College entrance examination? Sleep!

Kaede Sakakibara propped himself up from the bed. He had an appointment today and couldn't be late.

On a day like this, there was no need to ask Kei Iida to take him along. After a quick breakfast, Kaede Sakakibara put on his coat, turned the key, put on his helmet, the motorcycle roared a few times, and started the engine before it was fully light.

The motorcycle passed the Higuchi residence and the Asakura residence, heading north and speeding towards Chiba.

He had been driven along this route many times by Iida-san, and he had indeed memorized the route. However, in order to avoid getting lost and being late, he still opened the map on his mobile phone and fixed it on a stand to show him the way.

"Phew, luckily, I'm not late."

Kaede Sakakibara took off his helmet and looked at the crowd from afar, parents, children, and traffic police maintaining road traffic. The young man blew a puff of white mist into his mouth, and the motorcycle could not drive in here.

After locking his motorcycle, the young man walked forward with his coat wrapped tightly around him. He was not wearing a school uniform now, but instead looked like a senior student cheering on the senior students. He naturally passed the traffic police's inspection and walked towards the main entrance of the university. It was understandable that the police were on such alert, as it was reported before that during the unified college entrance examination, a self-destructive adult slashed several students with a knife in front of the school gate. Since then, the number of security personnel has doubled.

His eyes searched the crowd and he soon saw the school uniform that made him feel familiar and warm. It was the Sobu High School uniform that the young man had been wearing for a long time. The young man walked forward quickly.

He was not wearing a mask today, and his appearance without a school uniform naturally attracted a lot of people's attention. After their eyes met, they exclaimed in disbelief.

"Ah—what's that noise?" The familiar and capable female voice made Sakakibara Kaede straighten his back as if by reflex.

He looked at the newcomer and gave a warm smile, "Long time no see, Hiratsuka-sensei."

Hiratsuka Shizuka rubbed her eyes and looked Sakakibara Kaede up and down - the contrast was too great and she couldn't react for a while.

When he was a student, he was at most a little handsome, but at that time everyone was busy studying and no one would dress up well and have a spontaneous love affair.

Today's young man is the top star of the agency (fog), has starred in several TV series and movies, is the leading actor in the Kamen Rider that everyone is watching nowadays, and is the lead singer and guitarist of the band World Shining. It can be said that his career is extremely successful and his twilight years are eternal.

"Sakakibara?"

"It's me, Hiratsuka-sensei."

As a graduating student, Sakakibara Kaede can now finally give a warm hug to this teacher who has helped her so much in study and life.

Hiratsuka Shizuka hugged the young man with her backhand and chuckled. A relaxed and happy smile bloomed on her face - until she heard someone behind her talking about Sakakibara Kaede being her secret boyfriend, and the smile quickly disappeared.

"Isn't this Sakakibara? Haha, long time no see. Did you miss me?"

At the other end was a popular actor greeting the teachers, and not far from the crowd stood a mother and daughter.

"Mai, is that the Sakakibara Kaede you've been talking about?"

"Ah--yes, mother, I am prepared to live with him in the future, no matter how many people are around him."

Chapter 45: Excellent Men Are Poison

"You kid, you've been gone for so long and you don't even come back to see me once."

Hiratsuka Shizuka cursed while laughing. Sakai Yuichi snorted twice, "He is greedy for more. He has received many benefits from the emperor of the Han Dynasty. He no longer has a prime minister like me in his eyes."

Sakakibara Kaede blinked his eyes and said, "I want to support the Han Dynasty. Who are you?"

"I'm sorry, because of work, I didn't have the chance to come back for the school festival." Sakakibara Kaede apologized with her hands clasped together.

Several teachers looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed.

A year has passed, and Sakai Yuichi has aged visibly. He patted Sakakibara Kaede on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you have the intention. We know that you young people are very busy with your work now. It's good that you have the intention. Let us teachers know your current movements."

“I follow your Twitter, and the content is very interesting.”

"Thank you, Mr. Sakai."

The Prime Minister snorted, "How can I accept the courtesy of the Tiger Guard Captain? Tell me the truth, are you here to see Sakurajima off today?"

"So you knew that?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka curled her lips speechlessly. When she saw Kaede Sakakibara, she could guess why he came. She had watched a lot of TV dramas these days and was also influenced by the rhythm of the Internet. She was not clear about the relationship between Kaede Sakakibara and Mai Sakurajima in private, but in public or on TV shows, they still had a sense of a pair of bickering lovers.

One is responsible for making weird laughs and the other is responsible for assisting in making complaints. Sometimes they swap positions, but the topic will never stop.

"As Sakurajima-kun said, Sakurajima-kun's mother is here today, which is a rare event." Hiratsuka Shizuka pointed the way for Sakakibara Kaede and glanced at her watch. "You don't have much time to catch up. You have to enter the venue in about 20 minutes."

"Sakakibara, even though Sakakijima's grades are good, you still need to encourage her more."

"It's natural."

After bowing to the teachers and clasping his fists, Sakakibara Kaede stepped back and walked through the slightly chaotic crowd. From a distance, he saw Sakurajima Mai, and at the same time, he also saw the beautiful woman standing next to Sakurajima Mai.

She looks like a mature and cool version of Mai Sakurajima. Judging from her dress, she looks like a strong woman struggling in the workplace. Judging from her appearance, she is Mai Sakurajima's biological mother, not her father's remarried stepmother.

"Hello, you must be Sakurajima-san's mother, right? I'm Sakakibara Kaede, and Sakurajima-san has taken good care of me in my acting and life."

Mai Sakurajima was surprised and delighted to see Kaede Sakakibara here. She had hinted to him before that he didn't need to accompany her to the examination room, but could go and see off Madoka Higuchi and Toru Asakura. But she didn't expect him to break his promise.

Although this missed appointment made her heart filled with joy and touched, if her mother had not been beside her, she would have wanted to go up and give the young man a big hug.

"So you are Sakakibara Kaede. Just like what the media said, you are a man who is good at dealing with people." Sakakijima Mai's mother had a good first impression of Sakakibara Kaede. She had worked in this industry in the past and now had some sources of information.

But it was just a good first impression. Her daughter's words just now shocked her speechless. What did she mean by how many people were around him? It made it sound like Sakakibara Kaede was a scumbag.

"What's wrong, aunt?" Sakakibara Feng showed a curious and worried look. He saw the beautiful woman in front of him staring at him without moving her eyes. What was going on?

"nothing."

Mrs. Sakurajima, maybe it's not wrong to call her Mrs. Sakurajima. Mai Sakurajima's surname comes from her biological father. Similarly, Mai Sakurajima's mother was also called Mrs. Sakurajima after she got married, although the two are divorced now.

"You are here today to cheer for Mai." The question sentence was forced into a declarative sentence.

Sakakibara Kaede nodded and smiled, "Yes, today is an important day for Sakurajima-san. She has been preparing for this for a long time, and today is the moment when the bud blooms."

Mai Sakurajima smiled and said, "That's too much, Sakakibara-senpai."

Mrs. Sakurajima pursed her lips when she saw her daughter like this. She wanted to say something, but gave up. "Mai, talk to Sakakibara-kun. I'm going to make a work call."

"Yes."

Sakakibara Kaede watched Mrs. Sakurajima's back as she quickly left. Mai Sakurajima pulled his shoulder and drew his gaze back, "Don't look at her. She's always like this, working non-stop every day."

"You don't seem to have a good relationship with your mother."

"Yes."

Sakurajima Mai said softly, she pulled her winter coat tighter and stood closer to Sakakibara Kaede, as if she wanted to feel the other's body temperature - many female students saw this scene and opened their mouths and howled like ghosts and wolves, and some even pulled their faces and whispered that actor Sakurajima was so bold.

The young man looked at Mai Sakurajima's expression and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Junior Mai, you don't have to say it if you don't want to. I don't like listening to others talk about their past, because no matter whether it is sympathy or indifference, it is only a momentary psychological comfort for the person involved, and it cannot reduce the long-term pain."

Mai Sakurajima blushed when she heard the name, and he smiled, "But I want to say, Senior Feng, let's make a quick decision before we enter the arena."

"That's not how you use a quick victory..."

The girl smiled with a hint of self-mockery on her face, "Mom used to be my agent."

"...Um."

"She was, and still is, work-oriented. Work is everything to her. She never asked me about my wishes before accepting a job, or whether I wanted the job... When I was in junior high school, my mother took on a swimsuit photo shoot for me."

"Senior Feng, can you imagine me in junior high school wearing a swimsuit and posing in front of the camera... I didn't want to be that kind of actor in the past. My body is not a brand to be sold."

Sakurajima Mai looked away, her voice still revealing a hint of pain and confusion, "Then, I left the entertainment industry, left my mother, left Tokyo alone, and came to Chiba alone."

"STARS is my new attempt and my last desperate gamble, but now it seems that I made the right bet. I fell in love with the feeling of being an actor again. It seems that I have found the original intention when I was a child learning how to act step by step."

The girl looked directly into Sakakibara Kaede's face and said, "Thank you for reminding me of myself when I was little."

“That’s a compliment.”

"Yeah, what else?"

"I thought you thought I was childish, greedy, and lazy."

"I wasn't as lazy as Senior Feng when I was a kid."

"Hey!"

"Hee hee~"

The two chuckled for a moment. Sakakibara Kaede heard Sakurajima Mai's story but did not give any comments or comfort. He was just a listener, and at this time it was enough to be Sakurajima Mai's trash can.

Sakurajima Mai took a step back, giving both sides some distance, which also made the male and female classmates who were secretly watching around breathe a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Feng, for coming to see me off today. Um... what reward do you want?"

"I'm not a kid." Sakakibara Kaede said with a smile, and after a moment he held his chin in his hand seriously, "Reward, reward... Mai-san's successful admission to the University of Tokyo is the best reward for me."

"What a rip-off."

Sakurajima Mai snorted and laughed. She noticed the movement of the crowd behind her and her expression immediately became serious.

"Don't worry, I'll be waiting for you here today." Sakakibara Kaede pointed to the ground beneath his feet.

"Okay, then I'll come as soon as I can."

Sakurajima Mai smiled like a dancing fairy, waved at Sakakibara Kaede, and her figure quickly disappeared among the attacking candidates.

"I wish you good luck in martial arts..."

Students turn their hard work and sweat into cornerstones under their feet, and at the door leading to the examination room is something called a dream.

The girl looked back in the crowd. She was so dazzling among the thousands of people that people couldn't help but look at her. The young man smiled and gave her a thumbs up in encouragement.

This signature move once again made the students excited, and some students even gave the young man a thumbs up - they were the students who had been blessed by Kamen Rider.

It’s just that many students feel regretful because they don’t carry mobile phones with them because of the college entrance examination. It would be great if they could capture this scene on their phones as a permanent commemoration.

"This guy..." Shizuka Hiratsuka stood aside with her arms folded across her chest. When she saw the commotion caused by Kaede Sakakibara, she felt a little amused and helpless.

The noisy scene soon passed, and the students walked into the examination room in an orderly manner. Words of blessing were drowned in the crowd. Sakakibara Kaede stood in the gradually emptying square, looking in the direction of the examination room with a smile on her face, sincerely hoping that Sakurajima Mai could perform perfectly.

Not only Sakurajima Mai, he hopes that all students taking the exam can do their best and get a result that they will not regret.

"Sakakibara boy, your arrival caused such a big commotion. Luckily the police over there knew you, otherwise they might have arrested you."

Sakakibara Kaede listened to Hiratsuka Shizuka's ill-intentioned words. He had once had the delusion of being arrested and thrown into police station... because he could eat traditional pork chop rice.

He turned to look at the policeman, who looked like he had finished his work and was relaxing. He took out his cell phone and took pictures of something. The young man smiled at him kindly.

When he met fans who recognized him on the road or paparazzi hiding in the dark, Sakakibara Kaede always treated them well. As for the paparazzi, that was their job. Sometimes the young man would call the paparazzi to his side and ask him to take better photos. After all, if he wanted to take photos, he might as well have a better angle.

"Next, I will go to a nearby pub to wait for good news from the students."

As the parents left one by one, Yuichi Sakai was not ready to leave. He wanted to greet the students who had finished their exams with a warm smile.

"Teacher Sakai, don't you want to drink?" another teacher said embarrassedly.

"I'll go watch over Mr. Sakai and make sure he doesn't drink." Shizuka Hiratsuka patted her chest, making a thumping sound.

A group of teachers: "..."

Who doesn't know that you are planning to go out for drinks as a group?

Kaede Sakakibara chatted with a few teachers he knew and prepared to leave temporarily. He didn't have anything important to do this week, so he planned to go to the nearby library and pick up Mai Sakurajima after the exam.

"——Sakakibara-kun."

The young man looked sideways and found that it was Mrs. Sakurajima who had returned. No emotion could be seen on her calm and beautiful face. Her eyes, like Sakurajima Mai's gemstones, stared at Sakakibara Kaede's face, blinking.

"Are you free next, Mr. Sakakibara? I'd like to take up half an hour of your time." The beauty glanced at the watch on the side bowl. Although it was a question, the words revealed a sense of refusality.

The young man smiled what was probably his most polite smile and nodded, "I have time. What can I do for you, aunt?"

"Café, I'll buy you a cup of coffee."

Mrs. Sakurajima turned and left. Sakakibara Kaede noticed the teasing gaze behind her, so she turned around and saw it was, as expected, Hiratsuka Shizuka. The older female teacher raised her eyes and laughed strangely at the young man's back, imitating the female devil in the comics.

"..."