Tokyo Girlfriend Guide

Chapter 1012: The Way Smart People Fall in Love

"Who called?"

Machida Sonoko had just returned to the meeting room and before she could say "excuse me" she was frightened by a cold voice and stopped at the door.

She turned her head and looked at her author with a dazed expression.

What? Are you still Japanese? How can you ask such a question without any sense of boundaries?

Is this the scene of the search headquarters' search meeting? All members who come in and out are strictly checked, and even if they answer a phone call, they must clearly state the person they are talking to and the content of the call?

But she only dared to complain in her heart, just like she was oppressed by Akane Kousaka (Akinaka Akane's real name) in the comic research club of the university.

Possessing extraordinary attentiveness and "talents as a mortal", he is able to handle the club's affairs in an orderly manner and fill in the gaps while the genius Akane Ayaka is fully displaying her talents.

At that time, the two's doujinshi club was a great success. However, when Machida Sonoko dropped out of school and left the club, Akane Ayaka's biggest setback in life occurred.

She was still a genius, but without her golden partner, she fell into the abyss and her personality changed drastically.

On the other hand, Machida Sonoko has found the most suitable career for her, editing. Although she is not very glamorous, she is able to become the deputy editor-in-chief of a large publishing house at her current age, which is completely worthy of her "talent as a mortal".

She is still as dedicated and meticulous as ever, and she is absolutely perfect to be an editor.

After all this talk, isn't someone like me just a nanny? Or a nanny who has to endure the humiliation every day!

Machida Sonoko was angry inside, but at this moment, not only Xiaoshi was looking at her, but her colleagues in the entire conference room were also waiting for her answer.

Damn you, a bunch of gossips! It's none of your business!

Cursing, she quickly forced a smile.

"Haha... It's not a big deal, let's start the discussion. Didn't Xiaoshi say that we must finish all the work today?"

After today's exam, Kasumigaoka Utaha announced the decision to work overtime as soon as she arrived at Fuzugawa Library Publishing House.

"I'm tired of the daily chatter, let's get it over with once and for all."

This is what Teacher Xia Shizi said, and she has already made preparations to go back to her home in Hehe City instead of returning to Ruyila tonight. If necessary, she can stay up all night and make up for the sleep in the examination room tomorrow. Anyway, for her, she can get first place in that kind of examination even if she sleepwalks.

The editor-in-chief and others came to their senses after hearing this, turned around and picked up their pencils to start the next round of discussion, but...

Kasumigaoka Utaha's slender and beautiful eyebrows slightly drooped, her burgundy eyes became sharp and cold, and her charming face clearly showed unhappiness.

"Ms. Machida."

The girl said in her unique cold voice, as if she was still asleep:

"I thought you should know that you're not very good at lying."

Machida Sonoko felt uneasy when being stared at by those beautiful red eyes, and her gaze subconsciously became vague.

The black-haired, red-eyed girl sneered and said:

"Yes, that's it. At least don't let me see your eyes, otherwise I will know that the call you answered must be about me."

"..."

No, Xiaoshi, you really look like a dark villain now! Although you are one.

Seeing Xiao Shi's red lips moving slightly as if she was going to continue speaking, Machida Yuanzi, whose scalp was already tingling, hurriedly shouted:

"Although the meeting is important, the phone call I just received is obviously more important!"

The editor-in-chief turned around and looked at his crazy subordinate with dissatisfaction.

Machida Sonoko was not afraid at all. Instead, she looked around with her head held high and chest puffed out, then said crisply:

"It was a call from Mr. Hojo. He said he would come to pick you up later and asked me to keep it a secret because he wanted to give you a surprise!"

Generally speaking, such private matters should not be spoken loudly in such occasions, but Machida knows her author's character very well, and she is very happy that "Kasumi Shiko and Hojo Kyosuke's love affair" is known to everyone.

Not to mention a small conference room, if the two of them officially announced their relationship, she doubted that Xiaoshi would buy the largest billboards in New York's Times Square and Shibuya to announce the matter 24/7.

Sure enough, after hearing this, the sneer on Kasumigaoka Utaha's face disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a hateful, evil, despicable, sweet and happy smile.

But even so, it did not stop her from saying unreasonably: "Oh my, Ms. Machida is really a qualified editor. She can even help the author deal with such a thing."

Machida Yuanzi rolled her eyes when she heard this, thinking to herself, "Can you two stop playing with me? I understand that you writers all have some mental illnesses, but please don't use me as a treatment tool!"

Although she complained in her heart, she was humble in her words and said that this was what she should do.

There was no trace of impatience or unhappiness on Kasumigaoka Utaha's beautiful face at this moment, only a sweet and brilliant smile.

"Then, Ms. Machida, please call Kyosuke again and tell him that I don't want to take the bus tonight and ask him to pick me up on his bike."

The girl raised her chin slightly and spoke in a reserved and elegant manner.

Machida Sonoko was stunned: "Huh? But in this case, wouldn't Hojo-sensei know that I've already told you?"

Hearing this, Teacher Xia Shizi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and the poor editor was so scared that she shouted:

"I know, I know! I'll find a way! I'll make up a random excuse and tell Hojo-sensei without revealing that you already knew about it, Xiaoshi!"

The black-haired, red-eyed girl nodded her chin slightly to express her approval, but in her heart she thought with disdain:

Ms. Machida, who I could tell was lying at first glance, actually thought she could deceive my Kyosuke?

Ha~~This is the funniest joke today.

But it doesn’t matter. I know you know, and you know I know I know you know, but I pretend not to know, and you pretend not to know that I know.

This is how smart people get along with each other, and the fun of it is something that Ms. Machida and a stupid mysterious book artist with the pen name of Kashiwagi Eri will never experience.

Thinking of this, the smile on Kasumigaoka Utaha's face was simply adorable, which frightened Machida Sonoko so much that she trembled all over and quickly backed out of the meeting room.

"Oh my, Kasumi Shiko-sensei and Hojo-sensei have such a good relationship."

The editor-in-chief sighed, and other editors also expressed their admiration:

"Before I got married, Miwako wanted me to pick her up after get off work, but I had to go to the kindergarten to help the writer pick up her children. If Miwako hadn't suddenly lost her job, I might still be single now."

"Haha, young people's love is so passionate."

"How about asking Hojo-sensei to come over earlier? We can also ask for his autograph, and maybe we can work together."

"But then again, if I remember correctly, Hojo-sensei is also a high school student, right? You're still running back and forth between Tokyo and Wagyu City so late at night. How are you going to go to school tomorrow?"

One editor raised this question, and then other editors started discussing it. Some said that Hojo Sensei was a master of kendo, and he had so much energy that he could go without sleep for three days and three nights. Some said that Hojo Sensei was a genius, and he could receive knowledge signals through brain waves even when he was sleeping. Some said...

As they were talking, everyone suddenly felt cold.

The editor frowned and looked up at the air conditioner, cursing, "Which bastard turned the temperature down so low that everyone caught a cold..."

Before he could finish his words, the editor-in-chief realized that the cold air did not seem to be coming from the air conditioner, but from his left side.

If I remember correctly, that's...

Gollum—

The middle-aged man, who had long regarded overtime as a gift from God and wished he could go home once a month, turned his head slightly in fear and looked to the left with the corner of his eye.

scare!

There are people who are so angry that they are engulfed in the flames of hell! We may be a publishing house, but we are also realistic!

He was about to tell his subordinates to stop talking when he heard a cold voice:

"Since you know that Kyousuke is still a high school student... why can't you remember that there is a young girl who just turned 18 here, listening to your meaningless chat with expectation, eagerness, and impatience?"

The voice was so cold that it chilled the bones.

"Or is it that you, who are used to working overtime, suddenly felt the beauty of youth after hearing about the beautiful romance between Kyousuke and I, and suddenly returned to adolescence and became rebellious?"

"Oh, yes. Literary creation is something that is full of passion. Perhaps you who are in high school will do a better job than you who have more than ten years of work experience? At least you won't forget the most important thing right now, which is to complete all the work before Kyosuke comes, because you are discussing gossip?"

"I don't know, maybe?"

Following the girl's words, the editors who had looked so happy just now all sat up straight, their postures more standard than those of kindergarten children, with their heads hung low and not daring to utter a word.

Why do we forget that you are still an 18-year-old girl? Don’t you know that? This scene is not only a father scolding his son, but also someone would believe that he is training a dog!

The editors were angry but dared not say anything, and they cursed in their hearts.

Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned back in her chair, her beautiful burgundy eyes scanning over each editor.

"Ms. Hirano!"

She suddenly called the name.

"To!"

A woman in her thirties responded loudly.

"Now that you have rekindled your passion for youth, you should be able to understand what I said at 4:30 about the problem the heroine encountered while working part-time, right?"

the black-haired girl asked.

Ms. Hirano's heart tightened. Who would remember what you said at 4:30? Can you let me look through the meeting minutes?

But it was obvious that Kasumigaoka Utaha would not give her that opportunity, and the cold voice sounded again.

"It's okay if you don't understand that, but it should be okay for you to understand how eager I am to go on a date with Kyousuke, right?"

"No! There is no problem at all!"

Ms. Hirano immediately shouted, "From now on, I will work as hard as I can to maximize the time for Kasumi Shiko-sensei and Hojo-sensei to date!"

Forget about training a dog, whatever Lady Kasumi Shiko says is right!

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded her chin in satisfaction, and then continued in the same tone:

"If that's the case, you will receive my gratitude, and the value of this gratitude is a 20,000 yen coupon for the Kasumigaoka Furniture Store."

When these words were spoken, Ms. Hirano and the other editors were stunned and looked over blankly.

The girl continued, "I remember you said yesterday when we were chatting in a daze that your son, who is already in elementary school, wants a bunk bed, right? You can take him to pick one out this weekend."

Without waiting for everyone to react, Kasumigaoka Utaha called out another person's name, and then the next one.

When Machida Sonoko finally finished her call, before she even reached the door of the meeting room, she heard bursts of extremely passionate discussions coming through the door.

hiss--?

She lowered her head and looked at her watch, sure that it was time to get off work. Why were these guys so energetic today? Did they switch to a new energy drink and overdo it?

With doubts in her heart, Machida Sonoko pushed open the door.

scare!

The scene that appeared before her eyes was even more lively than an amusement park.

The editors, who were supposed to be sitting lazily in their chairs and discussing slowly, stood up one after another and started arguing fiercely across the long and narrow conference table in the middle, with saliva flying in the middle and then colliding with each other.

The author would sit at the end of the conference table with her arms folded, saying something from time to time, and then the editors would "bravely" speak and discuss around her words.

hiss--

Machida Sonoko looked down at her watch again. No, it’s not a matter of looking at the watch now. I should see a doctor. Is there something wrong with my eyes?

Has everyone finally gone crazy under Xiaoshi's oppression?

The deputy editor-in-chief was lost in thought and did not dare to make a sound to disturb everyone. He bent over and walked to his author against the wall, reporting the work progress in a low voice.

"That's what I told Mr. Hojo... and then... in the end he told me to keep an eye on you and not to work too hard... Yeah, that's all."

While speaking, Machida Sonoko couldn't help but look smug. She was able to have such quick wit and come up with the perfect way to deceive the famous reasoning master Hojo in a hurry, all thanks to her bumpy career experience!

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded with a satisfied smile, knowing that it was just as she thought. Kyosuke knew that she knew it and pretended not to know.

"very good."

The girl whispered, and then Ms. Machida smiled like Momotaro who got a snack.

After the deputy editor-in-chief returned to his seat and opened his notebook, she cautiously nudged her colleague next to her and asked in a low voice why everyone was suddenly so energetic.

The person who was stabbed happened to be Ms. Hirano, but it was not a coincidence because there were not many female editors and the two of them had been sitting together.

"Hey, Hirano, why are you guys so energetic all of a sudden?"

Ms. Hirano turned around in surprise:

"Of course it's for the pure love between a boy and a girl? Could it be because of a coupon worth 20,000 yen?"

"Doesn't Deputy Editor Machida want to see Kasumi Shiko-sensei rushing off to her date with Hojo-sensei in a happy mood after finishing her work perfectly?"

"I have to criticize you for this. As the editor-in-chief, you must pay attention to the author's psychology..."

"Ms. Hirano, when the heroine is working part-time..."

"Hey! I think this plot is very good, and the good thing is that it is written by you, Teacher Kasumi Shiko..." (End of this chapter)