He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

"I know...I won't do anything unnecessary anymore."

Watanabe Mai leaned weakly on the back of the sofa.

"Ah... this is terrible. I originally planned to meet the wise man with a little dignity after doing this. But then, wouldn't the two of us have no face to see him at all?"

"........."

Regarding this, Mizushima Satoshi doesn't have a good solution.

In fact, it was precisely because he could not overcome his guilt and dignity that he never dared to meet Kento Watanabe.

And after losing the fig leaf of "working relationship", he, like Watanabe Mai, felt that he no longer had the qualifications to meet Kento Watanabe again.

However, facing the two people who were helpless, Higuchi Enka spoke again:

"Although in my opinion, you two don't need too many reasons or preparations to meet the wise man... but even if you really need an excuse to hold your head high, just let Asakura return to the agency. This is enough for the sage to feel your sincerity..."

For Kento Watanabe, Asakura has always been his most ideal idol type, and it was also the first reason that gave him the ambition to reach the top of the industry.

Perhaps for these two powerful industry tycoons, bringing Asakura back from Pulchra is just a trivial matter, but for Kento Watanabe, this can definitely be regarded as a great achievement of extraordinary significance.

"You can go see him anytime you want."

Recalling the brief moment of vulnerability that Kento Watanabe showed that night when he heard Mai Watanabe's name, Higuchi Enka said:

"And maybe... the sage has been waiting for this day to come."

"…………"*2

The mistakes of the past are inevitable and cannot be denied or avoided.

If they start working hard from this moment on, can they overcome the guilt in their hearts and reach an understanding with the sage... and their past selves?

Watanabe Mai and Mizushima Satoshi fell into deep thought.

Chapter 28.5: Reflections after calming down

Finally, after expressing his hope that the two parties could meet earlier, Higuchi Enka said goodbye to the two of them and returned to his room.

And the first time after she put down her luggage and put on her home clothes——

"Haaah...that sucks."

As if he had lost all his strength, Higuchi Enka collapsed directly on the bed.

"Even if I suddenly met Xian Ren's parents, and even said so many self-righteous words..."

Especially for Mr. Mizushima, who was meeting him for the first time, this could be said to be the worst first meeting.

Forget it for not being able to say hello properly, forget it for not being able to show her sweet side, forget it for not being able to leave a good impression on the two of them, she even showed her normal attitude when getting along with Kento Watanabe!

From discouraging the two of them from the beginning, to wanting them to meet...all the opinions she expressed seemed to be contrary to their original ideas.

And the most terrible thing is that when facing two adults who are higher than her in terms of seniority and status, she actually used a tone that sounded like she was preaching...

"Ms. Mai has known me for a long time, but this time it will definitely leave a rather bad impression on Mr. Mizushima."

Higuchi Enka looked at the ceiling and said with a wry smile:

"It would be nice if I could use a slightly more tactful tone."

But this is also impossible.

After all, those two people planned to directly interfere with the development direction of the Watanabe Office. In order to ensure that Xianto's plan was not affected... she had to stop them no matter what.

"...But no matter what, I have to thank both of them for being able to make Asakura's smooth return."

Kento Watanabe is not the only one who is looking forward to Toru Asakura's return.

Although Higuchi

Enka has always been worried about whether Toru Asakura's return will break the balanced and stable "ecological environment" of the office, but as far as she is concerned, she has actually always hoped that Toru Asakura can return as soon as possible, and then The three of them continued to return to their previous harmonious relationship...

……

…………

Of course, hope is just hope after all.

After she made her intentions clear and took practical actions, the relationship between the three of them, which had already changed, had completely embarked on an irreversible path of no return.

Although she still has no obsession or possessiveness about Kento Watanabe, she has indeed become the most threatening "love rival" to Asakura.

But seriously, if the final "winner" is Asakura...it doesn't seem unacceptable to her...?

"What am I thinking..."

She always felt that ever since she met Kento Watanabe's parents, her mind started to get messy.

Surely it's because you're too tired?After all, she had just finished recording a program in Sapporo and took a long-distance train back to Tokyo. The fatigue of the journey must have had a greater or lesser impact on her mental state.

"Let's rest like this today..."

Higuchi Enka let out a long sigh.

"Tomorrow... let's go and say hello to Xianren's parents again."

At least next time, you must show your gentle and well-behaved side!

........................

“…What an amazing kid.”

After Higuchi Enka left, Mizushima Tomato couldn't help but sigh:

"Not only did he see through our one-sided and narrow self-esteem, he even pointed us in the right direction..."

"Enxiang has been very sensible since she was a child. Now it seems...she is already a mature and sensible woman."

Watanabe Mai also praised Higuchi Enka's performance just now.

"She really sincerely wants to help the wise man realize his ideals, and at the same time, she also considers him from the wise man's perspective..."

Of course, Watanabe Mai understands that for Higuchi Enka, both herself and Mizushima Satoshi are existences that make her nervous.

However, even in the face of such pressure, she still bravely said what was on her mind without showing any signs of cowardice or guilt.

Just from this courage, it is not difficult to see what kind of feelings she has for Kento Watanabe——

"...Toru seems to have said that Enka also likes Kento, right?"

"Of course...you should be able to feel it just from what she just said, right?"

Watanabe Mai said in a matter-of-fact tone:

"That child is as if he has married a virtuous man, and he is completely in the state of being a virtuous wife!"

In life, Higuchi Enka has been helping Watanabe Kento clean up the housework when he is not at home.At work, Higuchi Enka is Kento Watanabe’s most important idol at the moment, and she has always responded well to his expectations.Coupled with her support for Kento Watanabe's ideals...

"One thing to say...it's true."

Although Satoshi Mizushima has never been very supportive of Mai Watanabe's idea of ​​rushing to find a wife for his son, this time, even he had to admit that Higuchi Enka does fit the kind of "virtuous man" described by Mai Watanabe. The image of “house help”.

"The way that child expresses his feelings is completely different from Tohru's."

Recalling the conversation with Toru Asakura, Mizushima couldn't help but shook his head:

"Compared to Enka's silent support, Toru is a completely fanatical and persistent pursuer."

"Well... this has happened since childhood. The child has always followed the wise man when he was very young, and it is still like this until now."

Speaking of the past, Watanabe Mai couldn't help showing a nostalgic expression.

"Not only is she a childhood sweetheart, but she is also the first idol who has proven the sage's ability and given him his ambition. She is also an existence of extraordinary significance to the sage..."

"...I'm beginning to understand why you are entangled with these children who surround the wise man."

Mizushima Satoshi smiled bitterly and said:

"They are indeed good children...and no matter who they are, they all seem to really like Xian Ren."

"So...my thoughts are never superfluous."

Talking about this matter, Watanabe Mai even couldn't help but start patting the armrest of the sofa.

"But...according to Tohru and Enka's description of Kento, there will definitely be no results for these children's idols before they graduate. Before that, it's really better for us to think about how to meet Kento first. "

Even though Higuchi Enka said that the two of them could go to see Kento Watanabe at any time, the entanglement accumulated over the years with this deep-rooted guilt still prevented the two of them from meeting him calmly.

No matter what, they both have to find another excuse... no matter how blunt it is!

As for the specific excuse...

"How about... let's discuss it with Enka and Tohru?"

Mai Watanabe said:

"Based on their knowledge of sages, maybe they can come up with a good idea?"

"...Well, it's worth a try."

Wed

Shimachi nodded.

"Just in time... I also want to chat a little more with the kid Enxiang."

"Well, that's settled!"

After their respective reflections, although their original intentions were completely different, the two parties' thoughts subtly found common ground.

Chapter 29: Toru Asakura’s “momentary carelessness”

"No, I'm really going to die..."

Kento Watanabe has always been a workaholic with great endurance. However, after he read nearly 50 emails in one morning and investigated and responded to them one by one, this workaholic who has always liked to force himself... I still inevitably feel that I am powerless.

Because of the Pulchra incident, in just two days, Watanabe Office received twenty times as many work emails as before.

Although Kento Watanabe had been processing these emails and a steady stream of work requests as much as possible from the moment he returned to the office yesterday afternoon, until noon the next day, his processing speed still could not keep up. The "output" speed of new emails, coupled with the large number of corporate calls and personal invitations, made Watanabe Kento finally realize once again how exaggerated Tohru's popularity was.

The trip to Sapporo had already accumulated a lot of fatigue for Kento Watanabe, and coupled with the ever-increasing workload, even though he was as strong as he was, he still clearly touched his limit.

Just like now, his vision was even blurry due to his lack of concentration.

"No...I can't concentrate at all."

After repeated attempts several times, Kento Watanabe finally determined that no matter how hard he tried, he would never be able to continue working.

Kento Watanabe struggled to stand up from the office chair with great reluctance, then walked to the sofa not far away with shaky steps, and fell down——

"Just take a short nap, just take a short nap...10 minutes, and after 10 minutes I'll...qi..."

The moment his head touched the cushion, the long-standing fatigue and dizziness took over Kento Watanabe's body.

Before he could take out his mobile phone and set the alarm clock, he immediately fell into a shutdown state like an electrical appliance that had been unplugged...

........................

According to Watanabe Kento's schedule, none of the three Unius idols had any work or course schedules in the two days after the trip to Sapporo.

In addition, these two days are also working days, so the three of them also have their own academic arrangements and cannot come to the office as they like on weekends.

In other words, if nothing else happens, until school time, only Kento Watanabe will be here in the office.And judging from Kento Watanabe's sleep quality, he will most likely sleep until dusk this time, and then accumulate a lot of work again——

Ding.

Fortunately, a little accident happened at Watanabe Office today.

"This is it, Watanabe Office!"

Not long after the elevator beeped, Toru Asakura's voice came from outside the office door.

"It's easy to find, right? Just remember the locations of the video store and convenience store!"

“It’s impossible to remember a small store like this as a landmark, right?”

"Eh? Really? Even though I haven't been back for more than a year, I can still remember it so clearly..."

"That's just because you care about this place."

Asakura Toru’s agent Hashimoto Hiyori said helplessly:

"Of course, I will try my best to remember the address...after all, this is very likely to be my next workplace."