The strongest high school student in Japan

"Let's talk business first." Mogami Sayuki took the initiative to break the silence. "I've already asked someone I know at the TV station to help me with Shinyu's matter. He promised to help me coordinate the relationship. Although this kind of verbal promise is not very binding, I think if he tries his best to help, there is still a good chance of success..."

"Thank you so much!" Miss Takeuchi was overjoyed and quickly thanked Mogami Sayuki, "Thank you so much for troubling you."

"Don't be too happy yet." Mogami Sayuki poured some cold water on her. "He can only try his best to help coordinate so that you can get in touch with the new producers. As for whether it will succeed, it depends on your ability in the future. I can't guarantee that you will succeed."

"We are very grateful to you for being able to do this." Miss Takeuchi still answered very respectfully, "All we want is a way out. Now that you have found an introducer for us, the rest is our own efforts. No matter what the result is, our company has no face to trouble you again."

Seeing that the other party was so understanding, Mogami Sayuki nodded slightly again, "Then I wish you all the best in the future. I am also looking forward to seeing Miss Takasaki's lovely face on TV--"

Then, she looked at Takasaki Mayu, "I saw your introduction online and your fans all call you Yuzu-chan, right?"

"Yes." Zhenyou nodded quickly.

"Is that what my son calls him too?" Mogami Sayuki asked.

Zhenyou blushed immediately and hesitated to answer.

“Ah, so that’s how it is… Hahahaha…” Mogami Sayuki couldn’t help but chuckle, “It looks like you two are really close friends.”

"It's not just a close friendship, Jun-chan is my great partner." Mayu suddenly raised her head, looked at Mogami Sayuki seriously, and continued. "You can even say that he is my benefactor. He has always taken care of me without asking for anything in return. I am very grateful for everything Jun-chan has done for me, and... and I really hope there is some way to repay him, even if it's just a little bit..."

Perhaps she was thinking of the memories of the two of them getting along together, her eyes flickered on Zhenyou's rosy face, and with her exquisite makeup, she exuded charm in her glance, leaving no doubt about her sincerity.

Ms. Takeuchi coughed lightly, as if to remind Mayu to be careful with her words, but Mayu seemed to ignore her and continued, "Even this time, Jun-chan asked for your help without hesitation, I am really touched."

Mayu's voice was as pleasant as ever, but in this situation, Mogami Jun felt completely uncomfortable listening to it.

But deep down in his heart, he felt a little touched and proud.

After all, people like to hear nice words.

"This kind of sincerity is really touching. But don't take it lightly. Although Jun is my son, he is also a boy. You should know what boys of this age are thinking about..." Mogami Sayuki blinked, as if joking, "Maybe he is not doing this for nothing~"

"Even if that's the case..." Mayu answered immediately.

"Mayu, stop talking." At this time, Miss Takeuchi interrupted her. "Today is a formal meeting and dinner."

It seemed like she finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Her expression at the moment was very strange, as if she had a helpless expression of "Don't blame me, this is my job and I can only say this."

This time, Mayu finally seemed to have listened to her advice and stopped talking about this topic, and Mogami Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then can I also call you Yuzu-chan?" After a moment's silence, Mogami Sayuki suddenly asked again.

"Of course!" Zhenyou opened her eyes wide in surprise, and then nodded immediately.

"I've watched some of your performance videos these past two days, and to be honest, I think they're pretty good." Mogami Sayuki looked at Mayu with a smile and continued, "Jun, you should have seen more than me, right?"

"Of course." Mogami Jun replied.

Not much more actually.

"Have I ever performed for you alone?" Mogami Sayuki asked again, "Something like super VIP treatment."

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"I think so..." Jun Mogami hesitated for a moment and then answered.

"It seems like a lot of people are envious of you..." Mogami Sayuki continued with a smile, "Yuzu-chan should have quite a few fans. Judging from the number of followers and comments, she should be quite popular."

"You seem to know something about these?" Zhenyou was surprised.

"Well, even though I'm old, my heart is still young. I often go online to check the latest trends." Mogami Sayuki raised her hand and made an OK gesture, "So you don't have to worry about me not understanding what you say!"

When Jun Mogami saw his mother's unusual actions and behavior, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, so he could only pretend that he saw nothing.

But this also proves that she is in a good mood today.

"I usually go out with my friends, and sometimes I sing in private. Chun-chan will ask me to sing a few songs she likes." Zhenyou answered a little shyly, "This is the treatment I only give to good friends..."

Just then, the waiter came over with a plate.

333, the road of life

When Mogami Sayuki and Takasaki Mayu were talking, Mogami Jun felt something was wrong the more he listened. It seemed that his mother had brought the topic to the topic of how he and Mayu got along.

Instead of feeling shy, Zhenyou chatted with her mother enthusiastically.

Maybe they didn't think there was anything wrong, but the other two people present felt ambiguous and embarrassed.

Ms. Takeuchi was at work because she couldn't bear to watch her idol openly talk about intimate private matters with others; and Jun Mogami felt even more embarrassed as if he was being publicly punished.

Fortunately, the waiter finally brought the meal over at this time, interrupting their conversation and easing Mogami Jun's embarrassment a little.

"Okay, let's not waste time and start eating." Mogami Sayuki smiled and nodded to the people present, then picked up the knife and fork.

And so, the dinner party began.

Sayuki Mogami ordered a plate of pasta with smoked meat and cheese for herself, and she ordered a plate of macaroni with black pepper steak for Jun Mogami. He was never picky about food, and he was a little hungry after waiting for so long, so he ate with great relish.

Zhenyou was also a little hungry, but in order to maintain her image, she just cut the steak into small bites and put them into her mouth with a very elegant posture.

However, Mogami Sayuki did not touch the food. After taking a few bites, she looked at Mayu again.

"Speaking of which, Yuzu-chan, I have a question I want to ask you."

"Eh?" Zhenyou, who was eating, raised his head with some confusion.

She was a little flustered, but still nodded respectfully, then wiped her lips with a napkin. "Please go ahead!"

"Logically speaking, you've made such great progress in your idol career that you should have distracted a lot of your energy. So how do you manage your studies? Common sense tells us that it should be difficult to balance both aspects, right?" Mogami Sayuki asked gently.

"Well..." Zhenyou was immediately at a loss, and rolled his eyes as if he was thinking about the wording.

If someone else asked this question, it would not be difficult to answer and you could just tell the truth. But since the person on the other side is Jun-chan's mother, it would be different.

She didn't want to leave the impression of being "unemployed and unlearned" in Chunjiang's mother's mind.

"Ah, don't be nervous, I'm just asking casually." Mogami Sayuki smiled again, "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. I respect young people's choices very much, and I don't think everyone has to live the same way or walk the same path. You just have to be happy. If you find this question a bit offensive, then it doesn't matter if you don't answer it. It's essentially just a trivial matter--"

"You're right. After all, human energy is limited. It's hard to take care of both ends, so I still focus my main energy on my idol." Zhenyou couldn't really not answer, so she just lowered her head embarrassedly, "As for the results... it's just so-so..."

This time, Zhenyou told the truth frankly.

Although she is in a prestigious school, with her current allocation of energy, she can only barely avoid being at the bottom of the class. In other words, she will have no problem graduating and getting into college, but getting into a prestigious school will be very troublesome.

However, she has seen a lot in this industry. Few of her senior idols can go to prestigious schools, but the fame and network they have accumulated over the years are still there. Even if they can't make it, the worst that can happen is that they can find a rich second-generation or IT elite to marry in the future, and being a full-time housewife is also good.

Among the seniors she follows on Twitter, there are those who married into a wealthy family and spend all day showing off their bags and houses. Although she feels a little disdainful, she is also a little envious.

If you want to talk about such a candidate, don’t you have such a candidate in front of you? As long as you can get what you want, you won’t have to worry about anything in the future. All roads lead to Rome. It’s not that you can only have a good future by studying hard.

Thinking of this, she secretly glanced at the ignorant boy who was eating seriously next to her.

Chun-chan is pretty, her family is rich and powerful, and her future is bright. They will surely be envious of her... Humph, who told them that they don't have their own abilities...

When she thought of this, Zhenyou's face suddenly turned slightly red, and her eyes hurriedly lowered even lower.

Of course, Mogami Sayuki couldn't tell what Mayu was thinking at the moment. On the contrary, she felt that she had made Mayu feel ashamed and embarrassed, so she hurried to comfort her.

"That's not bad, as long as you can graduate. At least you've had a fulfilling youth... much better than me."

"You're joking. How can I be compared with you?" Mayu raised her head and looked at Mogami Sayuki with eyes full of admiration. "When Jun-chan mentioned you, he always spoke with great respect and awe. I definitely can't catch up with someone who can make him admire you so much..."

"Don't talk nonsense! How could that boy be like that!" Mogami Sayuki smiled and shook her head.

Although she denied it, the smile on her face and the surprise in her eyes betrayed what she was really thinking.

I found the right one! Zhenyou cheered in her heart.

Ever since the two of them met, she has been deliberately flattering and trying to please Mogami Sayuki.

It's not just because she helped me before, but more importantly, she is Jun Mogami's mother.

Mayu knew that he had won the favor of Jun-chan, but in a family like this, the influence of the parents must be huge, so if he could please his mother, it would definitely have twice the result with half the effort.

Then, she also knew that someone like Mogami Sayuki definitely wasn't short of money, and even if she had any unfulfilled regrets, she couldn't fulfill them on her own, so she could only find this one way - to constantly strengthen the mother-son relationship, boast about Jun-chan, and make her mother happy in this way.

Chunjiang is an only child, so no matter what his parents' personalities are, they must have placed great expectations on their child. He will definitely be very happy after hearing what I say.

Facts have proved that her analysis is not wrong at all. No matter how decisive Mogami Sayuki is in her daily life, she is still a mother after all. How could she not be happy?

Zhenyou managed to hold back with great difficulty, not letting the snicker in her heart show on her face.

Hehehe, keep moving forward!

Next, Mayu continued to take the opportunity to chat with Mogami Sayuki, flattering her while subtly boasting about her relationship with Jun-chan and Jun-chan's respect and admiration for her mother.

Mogami Jun was almost stunned by these exaggerated words. He couldn't help but glance at her a few times, but in the end he didn't say anything - after all, he didn't want to spoil his mother's fun.

So he had no choice but to let Zhenyou continue to use his ability to make up stories to make his mother happy.

Because Mayu was trying hard to please her, Mogami Sayuki had a very pleasant dinner and laughed almost all the time.

"Yuzu, how about we go to the bathroom together?" She suddenly suggested after a while. "I just sweated a little, so I'm going to touch up my makeup."

The aunt is the son of the aunt.

"Okay!" Zhenyou understood that the other party wanted to say something private to him, so he nodded heavily.

So the two of them left the table and went to the women's bathroom together.

After coming in, Mogami Sayuki didn't say anything. She took out a lipstick from her handbag and applied it to her lips in front of the mirror.

Mayu stood beside her respectfully, with her hands clasped together, waiting for her to speak.

The two of them looked just like a mother and daughter going out.

"Alas, once people get older, there's no use in making up for it! You don't have to consider so many problems when you're young." After a while, Mogami Sayuki sighed and took back the lipstick.

"You don't look old at all, you look radiant." Zhenyou answered half sincerely and half flatteringly, "I really hope that I can be as elegant and noble as you in the future."

"Don't praise me like that. Don't I know my own situation clearly? At my age, what else can I look forward to? I can just barely hold on." Mogami Sayuki replied with a wry smile, then looked at Mayu again, "So I really envy you for being able to pursue your regretless youth..."

Mayu didn't know how to respond, so she wisely chose to remain silent.

"When I was little, I wanted to be a singer, and I joined a vocal club when I was in school." Mogami Sayuki's eyes became a little blurry, and she continued, "But my father firmly stopped me. He believed that a daughter who didn't get into the University of Tokyo would be no different from a waste, so he didn't allow me to be distracted anywhere else. But in this matter, I still disappointed him in the end, and he still hasn't forgiven me until now."

"This is a bit... too much..." Zhenyou couldn't help but say. "No matter how strict you are, a father can't do this..."

So this was the reason why she just asked herself "being distracted from studies"...Mayou finally understood.

She was saddened by the scene.

"It's not too much for him. His career has long made him forget how to empathize with others. This is what happens when people get used to being arrogant." Mogami Sayuki smiled bitterly. "My marriage is the same. He made the decision and then forced me to agree. Twenty years have passed like this... Actually, it's not that painful. After all, no matter how uncomfortable it is, people will get used to it. And from an objective point of view, it seems that everything is not that bad. What I have is already beyond the reach of many people. In theory, it seems that I shouldn't complain..."

Mogami Sayuki's smile deepened, with more mockery in her eyes, "But, there is one thing I can't get used to and tolerate - until finally, I found that my son was almost turned into this by them, and this was the only thing I couldn't tolerate... So I tried my best to change it, even though it was bumpy and this bastard always didn't appreciate it, but fortunately, it doesn't seem to be too late. So, thank you, Yuzu-chan."

"Eh?" The sudden turn at the end made Zhenyou stunned. "I...is there anything you need to thank me for?"

"You just flattered me with exaggerated words. Even if some of your words were exaggerated and false, at least your starting point was to make me happy, so I appreciate it." Mogami Sayuki replied calmly, "More importantly, no matter whether you made up other things, Jun was very happy when he was with you. I can see that this is definitely not a lie. As long as there is this point, it is enough. Whether you can go to a prestigious school or what your family background is are just irrelevant things. Why should we care about it?"

“…” Although Zhenyou was still a little confused, a feeling of joy suddenly surged in her heart.

"You're really beautiful." Mogami Sayuki nodded again while looking at Mayu, "And you're also quite smart, very likable, and a pleasure to get along with."

"You're too kind..." Zhenyou blushed slightly. She seemed to hear other meanings from these words.

"But have you really thought it through? Have you made up your mind?" However, Sayuki Mogami suddenly asked another strange question.

"What do you mean?" Zhenyou asked quickly.

"I said, I watched some of your performance videos, so I can see that you have worked hard on your vocals and really love this job - so, it seems that there is a fundamental contradiction." Mogami Sayuki looked at Mayu calmly. "Since you love the path you have chosen so much, why would you seek your own death at the same time? Even if I am not an otaku, I know that love is a forbidden thing for your industry, right?"

Zhenyou's face suddenly turned red.

This time it wasn't because of shyness, but because of something more complicated.

She had not expected to be directly pointed out to her, so she was instantly filled with panic, shame, confusion and anger, and was speechless.

"I'm not blaming you, but this isn't a problem that can just disappear by pretending not to see it, right?" Mogami Sayuki asked calmly, "If you want to pursue your dreams while actively getting close to Jun, it won't be fair to Jun. He will have to bear unnecessary accusations, which is not what I want to see."

Zhenyou lowered her head and bit her lips tightly.

And Sayuki Mogami waited for her patiently, looking at this beautiful and lovely girl with gentle eyes.

"I know... I know..." Mayu muttered to herself after a moment.

"what?"

"You all look down on people like us, don't you? In fact, even if you don't tell me, I know that they are called idols, but they are just signature props used by the company to deceive customers and collect money. After a few years, no one will know or remember them, but I know it... How could I not know? Even if I only need to look at the people around me, I will know that things that have been repeated a hundred or a thousand times are not even stories, but common sense." Mayu opened her beautiful eyes wide and looked at Mogami Sayuki,

"It's just a dream. You will wake up from the dream eventually. It won't be long before you wake up. Even I know that."

At this point, she paused, took a deep breath, and then continued, "But even so, I still want to dream... Do you know why? Because for a girl like me who comes from an ordinary family, has some talent but is not a genius, and is not very good at studying, the end of my life can be seen now... Of course I can see it, because my mother is by my side every day, and I can see what I will look like in 20 years as soon as I open my eyes. She is a good mother and I love her very much, but she will never be as radiant as you, and no one will flatter her like I do to you today. She is just an ordinary line of code in the world program, running in an unmanned corner!