Tokyo Tycoon, Start as a Writer

Chapter 86 "Woof woof~"

"Are you free this afternoon?"

After walking out of the meeting room, Kiyoaki Matsueda asked.

The editor was delighted, thinking that the wooden straight man had finally come to his senses. Just as he was about to answer that he was free, he heard him say, "When can I go to your house to get the potatoes you said you would give me?"

"…I don't have time. There are too many things to do!" Kobayashi Midori quickly shook her head.

It’s not that I don’t want him to go to my house, but I haven’t bought the potatoes yet, so I asked him to fetch some air.

And with her sister not at home to offer advice, she had no idea how to seduce him when she was alone with him.

"Then take me there when you have time." Songeda Kiyoaki said, and stretched out his hand, "Give me the manuscript."

"what?"

Kobayashi Midori looked at him with an aggrieved look on her face: "I just didn't bring you home to get the potatoes, you don't have to take the manuscript back too..."

"What are you thinking about? I have another use for the handwritten manuscript. I'll send you an electronic version later." Matsueda Kiyoaki said unhappily.

Kobayashi Midori patted her chest, feeling relieved: "I was scared to death..."

After leaving the Shinchosha headquarters, Kiyaki Matsueda strolled on the streets of Shinjuku and walked towards Waseda University.

Soon, we arrived at Totsuka-cho, where Waseda University is located, and strolled around the school gate.

He was wearing a red and black baseball uniform, which was stylish and simple, just like a college student.

Women walking towards him would subconsciously cast their eyes at him, but no one would approach him - because his face had a slightly cold and indifferent look that said "don't bother me".

I still can’t remember which department I was studying in, nor can I remember any teachers or classmates.

So Kiyoaki Matsueda didn't end up entering the school.

To kill time, I bought things from the newsstand at the school gate.

The publication with the sign "On sale today" was very eye-catching. The cover featured girls in various sexy lingerie with breasts of different sizes, but none of them could compare to Masako's.

Not only can her figure not be compared, let alone her face.

No other woman can compare to Masako's noble and majestic, yet implicitly charming and erotic temperament.

His eyes passed over the pornographic publications and looked towards the magazine section.

Comprehensive magazines such as "Weekly Bunshun" and "Weekly Shincho" are placed in the most conspicuous positions.

Literary periodicals such as Bungeishunju and New Wave were placed in the corner.

Literature is really a niche hobby...

Kiyoaki Matsueda bought a copy of Bungeishunju, then went to the open-air coffee shop at the school gate and ordered a cup of coffee.

Sit on a bench in the sun and read leisurely.

The posture is very casual, with legs crossed.

He was turning the pages of the book with his left hand, and placing his right hand with a half-clenched fist just below his temple, reading until he felt sleepy.

The fat orange cat kept in the coffee shop walked slowly and lay down beside it to bask in the sun.

Kiyoaki Matsueda looked towards it.

"Ha~!"

"Meow~!"

A man and a cat yawned at the same time.

"Hey, you're here too."

Suddenly someone spoke next to me. I turned my head and saw a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length hair and a capable and elegant appearance.

She was wearing an OL suit, a three-piece teacher's suit with glasses, black stockings and high heels.

Songzhi Qingxian looked at her with a puzzled look and asked, "Hello, who are you looking for?"

The other party was also looking at him. After hearing his question, his eyes suddenly darkened and his tone became dangerous: "You are playing this trick on me, right?"

"Uh……"

Songzhi Qingxian's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

Could this be a debt of love left by my ex?

"You dare to talk nonsense in front of me? I haven't seen you for a few months. You have become more capable!"

"No, who are you..."

"I didn't expect that after becoming famous, you would become such a person..." the woman said with regret.

"...Miss, what can I do for you?" Matsueda Kiyoaki was ready to run away.

"What did you call me just now?" the woman asked with a raised eyebrow.

Matsueda Kiyoaki hesitated for a moment, then tentatively changed the subject: "Beauty?"

“Ha! After becoming famous, you’re no longer as self-deprecating as before and you don’t even call me mentor anymore.” The woman smiled coldly.

"..."

Is this woman really a teacher?
If you think about it, this is the gate of Waseda University, so it’s not surprising to meet university professors.

Kiyoaki Matsueda stood up helplessly and said, "I had a brain injury before, which caused me to lose a lot of memory, so please tell me your identity directly."

The woman stared at him in disbelief with her eyes wide open.

"If you don't tell me, I'll leave." said Kiyoaki Matsueda.

"Wait a minute." The woman took out a business card from her bag and handed it to him. "Nagasawa Ayumi, tutor of the Japanese Literature Department of Waseda University's Faculty of Literature. Do you remember that you were a student in our department?"

The information is consistent with that on the business card.

"Hello, Teacher. I'm sorry, I don't remember much." Kiyoaki Matsueda bowed politely.

Nagasawa Ayumi frowned and looked at him and said, "You still have a lot of class hours left. If you don't make up for it, you won't be able to graduate. But Professor Kiyono seems to have informed the dean. As long as you pass your graduation thesis, you can graduate... I suggest you find time to go back to school and ask what's going on."

"Thank you for the reminder, teacher. By the way, do you have Professor Qingye's contact information? If so, I would like to come over..."

"This is his phone number."

"Thank you, instructor."

Kiyoaki Matsueda got Professor Kiyono's phone number, spoke to his mentor for a few more words, and listened to her advice that "one should not become arrogant even after becoming famous" before waving goodbye to her.

Got Professor Kiyono's phone number.

Kiyoaki Matsueda was going to express his gratitude and give him a manuscript as a gift.

But suddenly I received a call from Matsueda Kiyoyuki.

"Hello, are you free? Xiaolu has a high fever at school and is a little unconscious. My mother must be taking a nap and I couldn't get through on the phone. I'm out of town and can't get back so quickly. Can you go to the school..."

"I'll be there now, don't worry."

"Contact me anytime if you need anything."

"Good~"

After hanging up the phone, Kiyoaki Matsueda hailed a taxi and went to school.

■

"You're leaving us, you're going away?"

"I have to go, this is a mistake..."

"……stop!"

In the spacious rehearsal room, Songzhi Luming stopped the rehearsal, flipped through the script in his hand expressionlessly, and said, "According to the script, Madame de Renal should be leaning on Julien's arm at this time. Look how far apart you two are..."

"I don't care. It's just that she doesn't come over." The male classmate who played Julien said helplessly.

"I don't want to." said the girl who played the wife, "If my boyfriend saw it, he would be so jealous..."

"This is just a show!" Matsueda Luming glared at the female classmate.

"You talk nicely, but we are not actors, we are just students. And you don't have a boyfriend, what do you know..." the female classmate said dissatisfiedly.

Songzhi Luming looked at her and said, "Recite the lines by yourself until you have memorized them all, and then rehearse together."

"Cut~"

The female classmate stood aside with a disdainful expression.

"So arrogant, do you think you are a consultant?"

"I don't want to be controlled by first-year students..."

The whispers in the corner all pointed to Songzhi Luming, making her feel a little dizzy.

Naoko Kobayashi, who was participating in the rehearsal, looked at her with some concern, as if she could see that she was sick.

"And you!" Matsueda Luming looked back at the male protagonist.

"Matsueda, do you want to praise me?" the boy responded with a smile.

"You just forgot the words!"

"Eh?"

"I have to go. This is a mistake. There is one sentence missing in the middle: 'Because I love you passionately.'" Songzhi Luming said coldly, "You are the leading actor, but you can't even remember your lines. You are such a failure!"

"..."

The boy's face turned red with embarrassment.

Because of the girl's scolding, the entire rehearsal room fell silent, and it was so quiet that one could hear the sound of trams in the distance.

"The school festival is in a week, and we don't have much time to rehearse." Matsueda Luming felt dizzy, but he held on. "If you can't do it, please withdraw and don't waste everyone's time..."

The voice was cold.

A girl murmured: "So cool..."

"Who's talking?" Songzhi Luming glared over.

Although she had dark circles under her eyes and looked rather haggard, her cold look was still very scary.

It was the female classmate who played the wife. After being glared at, she subconsciously shrank her neck. Then she felt it was too embarrassing to be treated like this by a junior, and she instantly became angry and yelled loudly.

"Why are you so arrogant? Seriously, it's because you have an excellent sister who studied here before and the teachers in the school still remember her that they gave you preferential treatment and made you the department head as soon as you came in... You are a fallen young lady who relied on your connections, bah, why do you control us!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in the entire rehearsal room dropped to freezing point.

Even the other club members who came to watch subconsciously held their breath and made no sound.

Songzhi Luming held his dizzy head, glanced at everyone's face, and said in a cold voice: "I think you should understand that with your level, you can't be considered a stage actor at all, you are just an amateur among amateurs! You should feel lucky to have a professional like me to guide you..."

The voice, confident to the point of arrogance, echoed in the quiet rehearsal room.

"Well, Matsueda-san, we are indeed just amateurs, we are all here for fun." The male student who played the leading role looked at her with a nonchalant smile, "Like me, I came here because you are the second female lead, Martel, Matsueda-san, and I wanted to take the opportunity to get close to you."

"Then you don't need to come. I'll find someone else to play the protagonist." Songzhi Luming said coldly.

This male classmate was not really to her liking in the first place, so this was a good opportunity to replace him and look for a handsome guy who was more in line with Julien's look and could "use his face to seduce women and get ahead".

"Hey, that's enough! If you want us, take us. If you don't want us, just kick us away. What do you think we are?"

Several girls who disliked her protested at the same time.

"He's just a first-year student, you're so arrogant..."

"Level has nothing to do with grade. Who among you is confident that you are better than me? I can give up my position as the headmaster." Matsueda Luming remained calm and spoke in the same tone as usual. No one could be better than her, so they could only rely on brute force to deal with her.

"Do you want to fight?"

"I've been annoyed with you for a long time!"

"She is just the eldest daughter of a poor family. Why are you pretending..."

During the quarrel and pushing, the girl's body reached its limit and she fell asleep amid screams.

Ever since I was old enough to understand, my sister has always been a huge mountain weighing on me.

Because her elder sister is so outstanding, when people see her, they will first think that she is Qingxue's younger sister, and then they will encourage her to take her elder sister as her goal and become an outstanding girl.

So, from a very young age, my sister became the pursuer.

Following the footsteps left by my sister, I walked forward step by step, always following behind her by six years...

According to my mother, my aunt also followed in her footsteps in this way.

Unfortunately, my aunt was not capable enough to keep up with my mother, and was left further and further behind by her mother. So the respect and love she had for her sister gradually turned into jealousy...

Xiaolu doesn't want to become like his aunt.

Therefore, she must keep up with her sister, or even surpass her sister...

But this road is really difficult.

The deer is tired...

It's a sunny and clear autumn afternoon.

A breeze blew into the room, the white curtains fluttered in the wind, and there was a faint smell of disinfectant in the air.

The pages of the book by the window were blown up;
The beech trees outside are so lush and leafy that their leaves seem to be growing into the house...

Little Deer~
Little deer, wake up quickly...

I always hear someone calling me...

On a cool autumn afternoon, the girl on the hospital bed slowly opened her eyes...

I realized that I had many, many fragmented dreams. The bright sunlight was shining on the head of the bed, and light particles were swirling in the air.

The door and windows were open, the room was cool and bright, and the autumn breeze blew in, blowing the books and papers, making a rustling sound.

Someone was talking at the door.

"It's nothing serious, don't worry. Her temperature is just over 39 degrees Celsius. Take some antipyretics when you get home. Also, get some rest. As for the stage play at the cultural festival, just ask her to give up..."

In the sunlight through the window, Kiyoaki Matsueda glanced at the girl on the hospital bed.

"Just watch her here, and take her home when she wakes up."

"Thank you, teacher."

"Well, you're welcome~"

After the school doctor left, two people at the door looked at Kiyoaki Matsueda.

One of them is Naoko Kobayashi, who he considers to be the purest and most beautiful girl in the world.

The other one, a beautiful girl with a good figure, puffed cheeks, glaring at him fiercely, was Arun’s sister, Yue Jianxue.

"What's going on?" Kiyaki Matsueda asked the two of them.

Naoko Kobayashi walked in, glanced at the bed, smiled helplessly, and said to him: "Because of a small conflict with classmates from the drama club, she was exhausted and fainted."

"What conflict?"

"How should I put it, um..." Naoko Kobayashi pondered for a moment and said softly, "Matsueda-san's teaching level is very high, but when she speaks, she is always a bit blunt and her attitude is very harsh. So some people want to boycott her..."

"That's it..."

"Now everyone's impression of her is that she is an undisputed genius, but everyone is also dissatisfied with her overly harsh attitude. Some girls are even scolded by her and cry..."

"Isn't this good? This is what youth should be like. It's better than a love triangle where you go abroad for an abortion."

"Ok?"

"It's okay, just a quick complaint." Songzhi Qingxian smiled dumbly.

Outside the school clinic, the school bell rang.

"We have to go back to class. Please take good care of Matsueda." Naoko Kobayashi said gently.

The little fool with a pretty face and a graceful figure looked at him threateningly: "If you can't take good care of the deer, Xiaoxue will have someone hang you on the flagpole in the sun for a whole day..."

As expected of a gangster lady, she is ruthless enough.

Kiyoaki Matsueda watched the two girls go to class, then turned and walked towards the bed.

The girl lying on top seemed not to want him to see her so weak, so she closed her eyes immediately and pretended that she had not woken up yet.

Being contradicted by club members and fainting from exhaustion, both were embarrassing...

He might be waiting for me to wake up so that he can laugh at me...

The girl thought so and made up her mind not to open her eyes before dark.

After closing my eyes, I can only rely on my hearing to determine what's happening in the house.

Amid the gentle sound of the wind, the school infirmary was very quiet, with only the sound of his footsteps moving back and forth at an unhurried pace and the sound of the wind blowing the pages of the book.

As they walked, Matsueda Kiyoaki came closer.

The girl tensed her body and did not move, feeling him sit down beside the bed, carefully wipe her face with a wet towel, and finally cover her forehead.

Then there was no movement.

Songzhi Luming could only continue pretending to sleep.

Then, she heard Song Zhiqingxian humming a low song, and she seemed to have heard the melody before.

The singing is not in Japanese, but in French...

"The bed you were born in doesn't allow you to be ambitious..."

"I want glory to bow to me, to conquer the world or nothing... small favors, small power, small gains, insignificant... I want the wounds of confusion to control the rope around your neck..."

It's that song!

The girl who was pretending to sleep moved her ears.

"Kneel down and don't expect..."

"Besides bending your back, you are good for nothing..."

"Everyone has his place, and everyone should accept his fate. I am already grateful..."

"Either you are born to be a king, or you are worthless..."

Hearing these powerful lyrics being sung by him in a humming manner, Songzhi Luming was deeply moved. This song was tailor-made for Julien, the finishing touch she had always dreamed of, and the soul of the stage play "The Red and the Black"...

Really want……

But her inner reserve and pride prevented her from bringing herself to ask.

She has always had a bad attitude towards Kiyoaki Matsueda...

If, if she hadn't said those hurtful words before, she would be able to ask him for help easily now...

The girl clenched her fists, feeling a little annoyed.

She had already ruined their relationship before, so she couldn't ask him for it now.

Because if she wanted it, she would have to bow her head and apologize to him first, which was impossible for her to do with her pride...

After Kiyaki Matsueda finished singing the song, he saw her clench her fists and the muscles on her face tense, and he almost couldn't help laughing.

With the idea of ​​teasing her, I took the towel from her forehead and wiped away the slight beads of sweat on her face, then pulled back the quilt.

His hand went to her collar.

Ok?
Songzhi Luming's mind was suddenly confused.

"You're so bad at pretending to sleep, it's embarrassing... wake up quickly!" Matsueda Kiyaki threatened with a smile.

"..."

Songzhi Luming opened his eyes and stared at him angrily.

"That's right. You're so angry, which proves that your brain hasn't burned out yet." Songzhi Qingxian took out his mobile phone, took a photo and sent it to Songzhi Qingxue, then asked: "Sleep here for a while, or go home?"

Although the girl was very embarrassed and annoyed, she didn't have the energy to be angry with him.

"Go home, I don't like the smell of disinfectant..."

"Can we go?"

"Ok?"

"Do you want me to carry you or support you?"

"…Just hold on."

"Let's go."

Kiyoaki Matsueda reached out and helped her up.

I walked out of the school gate, took a taxi and went straight home, and pushed open the iron gate of the yard.

On the corridor in front of the tea room, Matsueda Shinsako had just woken up from a nap. Her noble and bright oval face had a charming sense of fatigue, and her lazy lady look was particularly charming.

"What's wrong?" She looked at the two of them puzzledly.

"I had a fever and had an argument with classmates at school. I fainted due to exhaustion." Kiyoaki Matsueda replied.

"Eh?"

Matsueda Shinsako became nervous and stood up to greet her: "Go back to your room quickly, mom will get you some medicine."

"No, the room is stuffy~" Songzhi Luming looked at the well-ventilated tea room, "I'll sleep in the tea room."

"Okay, mom will go get you some bedding."

Masako Matsueda ran back to her room, took out a full set of bedding, and spread it on the tatami in the tea room.

I let my daughter lie down and rest, fed her some medicine, and took care of her until she fell asleep.

In Kiyoaki Matsueda's eyes, Masako, who is taking care of her sick daughter, is more gentle and maternal than ever before.

After her daughter fell asleep, Matsueda Shinsako turned around and asked Matsueda Kiyoaki about what had happened.

Kiyoaki Matsueda told her the reasons, and finally added helplessly: "The weather has turned cold these days, and it's easy to catch a cold. She was so busy thinking about writing songs that she was seriously sleep deprived and her immunity was reduced. She had a slight cold before yesterday. After returning home, she didn't eat and fell asleep in bed without covering herself with a blanket. She started to have a fever last night..."

"Why don't you just give her the song..."

"You have to apologize to me, right?"

"...How about I, as her mother, apologize to you on her behalf?" Matsueda Shinsako said gritting her teeth, then ran straight to the courtyard and squatted on the ground looking for something.

Songzhi Qingxian looked at her in confusion: "What are you doing?"

She turned her head and looked at him with great resentment, her rosy little mouth slightly opened:

"Wang Wang~"

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(End of this chapter)