A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

"Oh, I don't know anything about that!"

She stood up suddenly and then ran straight back to her room.

"I'm going to sleep! I'll give him the contract tomorrow! Good night, Mom!"

With the loud and deliberate sound of a door closing, Nagasaki Suyo forcibly ended the delicate conversation between mother and daughter.

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"Sure enough, this is how children of this age should behave..."

Nagasaki Suyo's mother couldn't help but smile from the bottom of her heart.

It had been a long time since she had seen her daughter show such a childish side, and she felt unprecedented relief and satisfaction.

But besides this, she also had new worries in her heart -

"My daughter...maybe she's even more lustful than I thought."

She had originally just wanted to use this as an excuse to help her daughter secure a promising future husband, but at this rate, she felt her daughter might do something far beyond her expectations...

……

Forget it, just leave the young people’s affairs to the young people.

After all, in addition to promoting her daughter's relationship, she has other things to take care of.

"If Xiaozhe really wants to defeat [nozAK!], then he can't let this opportunity go by any means."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and opened the memo she had written down during today's meeting.

【September, Tokyo Girls Collection】

Chapter 23: What was signed should be a business contract, right?

The next day, Nagasaki Suyo did not choose to go to the studio, but went directly to his home.

As expected, Chihaya Tetsuya hadn't gotten up yet, so Chihaya Aine had to open the door for her.

"Sorry, Sushi, my brother is not good at waking up early."

Chihaya Aine said as she brought a drink to Nagasaki Suyo.

"He can only have two kinds of sleep schedules: staying up late or staying in bed."

"…Is this really considered getting up early?"

Nagasaki Suyo looked up at the time and it was already eleven o'clock in the morning.

She had known for a long time that Chihaya Tetsu was not the type to get up in the morning, but she never expected that he would be so late.

"What time did he go to bed last night?"

"Eh? Well... I don't know..."

Chihaya Aine smiled awkwardly and scratched her head.

"He's been returning to his room much earlier than before, but he still gets up as late as usual."

"Your sister is..."

Hearing this, Nagasaki Suyo shook her head speechlessly.

"It seems that I really need to 'work' beside him from now on."

"……Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Chihaya Aine immediately let out a voice of great surprise:

"Work? What do you mean?"

"nothing."

Nagasaki Suyo shook her head.

"The specific situation will be decided after I finish talking to him—"

squeak--

Just as Nagasaki Suyo was halfway through her speech, Chihaya Tetsuya's door suddenly opened, and the next second, Chihaya Tetsuya, with sleepy eyes, appeared in the living room.

"Good morning, Aine, can you make me a cup of coffee...eh?"

When he saw the figure sitting upright on the sofa, he was subconsciously stunned at first, and then quickly rubbed his eyes.

"Su, Sushi-san!?"

"!?"

Like Chihaya Tetsuya who was awakened, Nagasaki Suyo couldn't help but widen her eyes after hearing this name.

"Su, Su Shi..."

Chihaya Tetsu had always called her by her last name before, so why did he suddenly start calling her by her first name?!

At the same time, Chihaya Tetsu, who had already woken up, also felt the shock from Nagasaki Motoyo's expression. Only then did he finally realize that Nagasaki Motoyo's mother was not present at this time, so he no longer needed to distinguish the two in this way.

"Sorry, Nagasaki-san! I got used to addressing you that way when I was talking to your mother yesterday, and it took me a while to change!"

Chihaya Tetsuya quickly explained:

"I just woke up, my mind is still a little unclear, let me go wash my face first!"

After saying that, he immediately turned around and fled into the bathroom in a panic.

Meanwhile, Nagasaki Suyo was staring at the fleeing figure while muttering in dissatisfaction:

"What's there to apologize for? I don't blame you..."

"Well, that's just my brother's personality. No matter what happens, he always apologizes first."

Chihaya Aine shrugged.

"Then Su Shi, you just wait here for a while, brother. I'll go make him some coffee—"

"Wait a moment."

Nagasaki Motoyo suddenly called out to Chihaya Aine, who was about to turn around and leave, and stood up from the sofa together:

"I want to see what kind of beans he usually drinks."

"...Beans? Ahahaha, you think too highly of my brother."

After hearing this, Chihaya Aine couldn't help but smile and waved her hand:

"He wasn't diligent enough to buy his own beans, so it was just regular instant coffee."

"…………"

Hearing this, Nagasaki Suyo was slightly stunned at first, and then once again cast a speechless look at Chihaya Aine.

"I really can't count on you as my sister..."

"what?"

"It's okay, I'll talk to him later."

Nagasaki Suyo said as she sat back down on the sofa.

"If it's instant, you won't need my help. Thank you for your help, Aine."

"Huh...why would Su Shi say such comforting words to me..."

Chihaya Aine, completely unable to keep up with Nagasaki Suyo's pace, could only scratch her head in confusion, then turned and walked towards the kitchen...

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"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Shigaraki-san."

After taking a little time to wash up, Chihaya Tetsuya hurried back to the living room.

"You're here to deliver the contract, right? Thank you for your hard work."

"…………"

Perhaps because she was in too much of a hurry, Chihaya Tetsuya, who had just washed her hair, still had traces of water on the ends of her hair.

Not only that, there were even drops of water slowly sliding down his neck, until they passed through his collar and reached his clearly visible collarbone.

"Shigasaki-san?"

"Eh? Huh? Ahem, wait a minute."

Nagasaki Suyo quickly withdrew her gaze and opened the bag she was carrying.

"This is the contract my mother drafted. Please read it carefully before signing."

"OK, thank you."

Chihaya Tetsuya took the contract and began to read it carefully.

……

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"Just like we agreed yesterday... Both the number of cooperative projects and the types of services are generous. The only thing that's a little confusing is this restriction."

Chihaya Tetsuya looked at the extremely confusing clause with a puzzled expression.

"This has absolutely no logical connection to the contents of the contract..."

"Ah, about that!"

When Nagasaki Suyo heard this, she immediately remembered the restrictive clause she had noticed when she saw the contract. In order to avoid Chihaya Tetsuya misunderstanding her, she hurriedly said:

"Although, although the terms are indeed a bit unfair, Mother didn't set up any breach of contract traps. She simply stopped cooperating. And, and... as long as you don't fire me, I will definitely not resign on my own initiative!"

When she spoke later, her tone became extremely panicked for some reason, and even her speaking speed subconsciously quickened a bit.

She was very worried that the unreasonable contract signed by her mother would cause dissatisfaction with Chihaya Tetsuya and create a gap between him and her.

"...Huh? Ah, no, that's not what I'm talking about."

However, facing Nagasaki Suyo's panicked explanation, Chihaya Tetsuya was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand:

"After all, the essence of this contract is that I'm unilaterally accepting your mother's help. It's her freedom to stop whenever she wants. I just don't understand... why she insisted on sending you to work for me."

"This one……"

Nagasaki Suyo thought for a long time after hearing this. Then, when she saw Chihaya Aine, who had just made coffee and was walking towards the living room, she suddenly thought of something and said:

"Because I told her before that your living habits are really bad. If you continue like this, your body will definitely be ruined!"

Then, under the stunned gaze of the Chihaya siblings, Nagasaki Moyo said:

"So for your health, someone must take good care of your physical health, and this task... will be my responsibility from today on!"

“…Huh?”

Chapter 24: What should I call ____ at work?

"Eh...what's going on?"

When Shoko Toyokawa arrived at the studio, she immediately saw the figure that shouldn't have appeared at this time.

"Why is Su Shi here?"

"This...it's a long story..."

Chihaya Tetsuya touched the back of his head, his expression looking quite conflicted:

"Anyway, for various reasons, starting today, Su Shi will be... this... my 'personal advisor'."

"……Eh?"

After hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko froze in place, while Nagasaki Motoyo rolled her eyes speechlessly after hearing this ambiguous explanation.

"Why are you being so unclear? Xiangzi, the truth is this..."

Then she told Toyokawa Shoko about her mother's collaboration with Chihaya Tetsuya and the contents of the confusing contract.

And Toyokawa Shoko's expression gradually changed from shock at first to thoughtfulness.

"So starting your own business is so difficult..."