Chapter 390 The Girl from Zeshan Family
The next morning, the first person to wake up was Mine Shiori.
She stared at the unfamiliar ceiling in a daze. After a while, she turned her head and saw Sawayama Haruno sleeping soundly, and Ezaki Suguha lying on the other side of Haruno.
The memories of last night began to flood back into her mind like a tide, and the petite girl's face gradually turned a blush.
When she recalled the ridiculous behavior of the three of them last night, Mine Shiori, whose face was so hot that it was a little scary, finally couldn't hold back and wanted to get out of bed and go outside to drink some water.
However, such a slight movement just happened to wake up both Sawayama Haruno and Ezaki Suguha.
Neither of them were the kind of people who slept very late and woke up late. Normally, they would have been up by this time. It was just that they were too tired last night, so they didn't wake up as quickly as Mine Shiori.
At this moment, he was awakened by the noise made accidentally by Mine Shiori. After frowning and snorting, Esaki Suguha slowly opened his eyes and met the gaze of Sawayama Haruno who had just woken up.
"Suguha."
Sawayama Haruno rubbed his eyebrows, called out to the other party first, and then turned to look at Mine Shiori who was secretly putting on her clothes on the other side.
Seeing that her sneaking behavior was discovered, Mine Shiori's face suddenly became redder, especially since she hadn't had time to put on her clothes. Although it was not the first time she appeared in front of Sawayama Haruno like this, she still felt a little embarrassed when she thought of the "madness" of last night.
"Haruno, stop...don't look at it." She said in a low voice.
"Excuse me."
Sawayama Haruno woke up instantly. He turned his head, coughed lightly, and said, "Shiori, are you up so early? Why don't you take a rest?"
".I couldn't sleep, so I thought I'd get up and wash up." Mine Shiori quickly put on her clothes, and then said in a somewhat restrained tone, "Did I accidentally wake you up just now?"
"No, I usually get up around this time."
Suguha Esaki sat up from the bed.
Her clothes were also thrown on the ground, but compared to Mine Shiori's shyness, she seemed more "generous".
Unabasuke Ezaki smiled and said, "Since you're awake now, I'll go wash up with Master. You can use the toothbrush and cup I prepared yesterday. I'll get you a new face towel later."
"Well, please."
Mine Shiori gave Esaki Suguha a look of gratitude.
Seeing that the two of them could still get along normally after what happened last night, Sawayama Haruno, who had been a little worried, now completely breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't rush out, but continued to lie on the bed and play with his mobile phone.
It was only eight o'clock in the morning and there were no other tasks today. Sawayama Haruno estimated that the six of them should continue to rest at home for a day and take the Shinkansen back to Osaka the next day.
After all, New Year's Eve is less than two days away, so I have to go home. The New Year in this island country is only celebrated on January 1st, when the family will get together for a meal.
And Ayako Sawayama had been waiting for this day for a long time. During this period, she repeatedly sent text messages to Sawayama Haruno whenever she had time, urging him to go home as soon as possible. If Sawayama Haruno had not used the excuse of taking wedding photos, Ayako Sawayama would probably have continued to urge him.
"The bus on the afternoon of the 30th?"
Sawayama Haruno went to the backstage and took a look at everyone's ticket booking information. After all, the closer it gets to the New Year's Eve, the more people there will be. Asian countries still attach great importance to the New Year's Eve festival. Island countries like this also have special annual holidays, and many people travel back and forth to their hometowns.
Sawayama Haruno looked at his family's itinerary, thought about it for a moment, and then didn't take it to heart anymore. Instead, he opened the work group chat with the wedding company, which contained many photos that had already been sent out.
Of course, not all of them, because there were too many photos taken at once yesterday, and many of them have not been processed yet, and the staff only sent out all the initial photos.
Looking at the many photos in the mobile phone, Sawayama Haruno's mouth curled up slightly into a barely perceptible smile.
Just as he was about to save them one by one, his cell phone suddenly rang.
The phone screen jumped from the work group chat to the call answering page, and the name displayed at the top was Riho Morikawa's.
"Hey?"
Sawayama Haruno answered the call without hesitation.
Originally, he thought that the other party wanted to tell him about his next itinerary, but he didn't expect that the moment the call was connected, Morikawa Riho's uncontrollable excitement in her tone would completely scatter Sawayama Haruno's original thoughts.
"The shortlisted books for the competition have been announced." Morikawa Riho paused and said happily, "The number is even less than we estimated before. No matter how we calculate, your book cannot be excluded."
"That is to say, Norwegian Wood will definitely be on the list during the nomination ceremony on the 15th. Congratulations to you, great writer."
Morikawa Riho's tone was both excited and somewhat emotional. As a mature female editor who had witnessed Sawayama Haruno setting all kinds of impossible records since he entered the industry, she had to admit that the other party's talent was really far beyond her imagination.
Not only in terms of talent, the other party also seems to have a unique ability in luck, from the Kyoto competition to this nomination ceremony.
The challenge faced by Sawayama Haruno is not something that can be successfully overcome by having sufficient strength. Luck also plays a big part. After all, the more books that are nominated, the higher the probability of producing a powerful work. In any case, Sawayama Haruno's original probability of being nominated will be relatively reduced.
But Morikawa Riho, who received the list of shortlisted books, was somewhat surprised to find, after looking at the number of books on it, that this was probably the year with the fewest shortlisted books in the past three or four years. That's why she felt that Sawayama Haruno was really a favorite of God in terms of luck.
"Even if you say so, I don't feel it is that real."
Sensing the inexplicably excited Morikawa Riho on the other end of the line, Sawayama Haruno stroked his chin and said casually, "So you're coming back on the 15th to attend the nomination ceremony, right? The location is in Tokyo, right?"
"It's in Tokyo, right? Can't you give me some other reaction?" Morikawa Riho retorted unhappily, "How come I, the editor, am more excited than you, the author? This is a nomination for the Akutagawa Prize, isn't it? How many literary creators dream of it!"
"If I tell you the truth, you might think I'm pretending."
Sawayama Haruno couldn't help laughing and said, "But when I was writing Norwegian Wood, I had already anticipated this scene today."
Not only did he foresee the scene of winning the award, he had already thought about how famous he would be all over the world in the future. What's more, this was only his first book, and there were still many things to come.
"You guy." After hearing what Sawayama Haruno said, Morikawa Riho was suddenly speechless.
She wanted to refute the other party, but after thinking about it, considering the other party's current achievements and status, saying such words could only be considered as being low-key. After all, the other party's talent was there, and talent was above everything else.
"Forget it, I won't tell you so much. I called you this time mainly to tell you about the number of books. We are lucky, I guess."
"Lucky?"
Sawayama Haruno's eyes became more profound as if he remembered something.
If I remember correctly, the last task reward that appeared in the system seemed to be to enhance one's own luck.
Since completing that last mission, the system has never appeared again. However, even if he wanted to call it, he couldn't. Zeshan Haruno felt that it was probably stopped and he didn't know if it would appear again in the future.
I have to say that the rewards bestowed on him by the system are very good. Although the luck improvement sounds a bit too vague, the other rewards are really useful. Sawayama Haruno's current achievements are also inseparable from the rewards bestowed by the system.
The most important thing is, if the system hadn't instigated me to keep investigating the truth about the Golden Week, I wouldn't have the "happy life" I have now.
From this perspective, rather than saying that the system wants to change the girl who appeared in the subtitles, it would be better to say that the person he wants to change the most is himself.
"That's really a great kindness." Sawayama Haruno breathed a sigh of relief.
"What kind intention?"
On the other end of the phone, Morikawa Riho was furious when she saw that Sawayama Haruno didn't seem to take what she said to heart at all.
She kept emphasizing that Sawayama Haruno must return to Tokyo before the 15th, even if the wedding photos were not finished. After all, nomination was a very serious matter, and the judges and important people in the industry would be present.
If Sawayama Haruno were absent without reason, it would definitely make some people unhappy.
After all, the island nation is a country with a very strict hierarchical system. They may not be able to stop Sawayama Haruno from becoming a great writer, but they can slow down his pace on the road to becoming a great writer.
As Sawayama Haruno's editor, Morikawa Riho naturally didn't want to see this, so she repeated it over and over again to make Sawayama Haruno remember this.
Sawayama Haruno was so overwhelmed by what he said that he finally raised his hand and swore that he would be back on the 15th. Only then did Morikawa Riho reluctantly let him go.
"That's it, there's nothing more to say next."
Morikawa Riho's tone suddenly became a little dull. She said lazily, "You're going back to Osaka tomorrow, right? That's great. You can go home for a New Year's Eve dinner or something. By the way, do you guys in Osaka also eat Sukiyaki or something like that?"
"Of course I eat it, but I don't eat it every year." Zeshan Haruno asked curiously, "Aren't you going home?"
"No, if I go back, you'll urge me to get married."
Morikawa Riho sighed and said helplessly, "I get so overwhelmed when I see my family. When the topic of urging marriage comes up, they might start arguing again after just a few words."
"Plus, I just got promoted and I still have a lot of work to do. I might as well stay in Tokyo this year to avoid running around and torturing myself."
Her family members kept urging her to get married, which made her very anxious. What was even worse was that her mother had already given her an ultimatum.
During this year's Golden Week, if she hasn't seen her blind date or her current boyfriend, she will be kicked out of the house.
Her mother even stated righteously that the Morikawa family did not need a useless, older left-over woman like her.
These words hit Morikawa Riho hard, but she didn't know how to go on a blind date!
Morikawa Riho, who is under pressure from her family to get married, has even given up on herself. Should she go find a friend, or go to those boyfriend-renting or girlfriend-renting websites and find someone to impersonate her?
If I take it home like this, maybe I can fool my family?
As long as I can hold on for those two or three days, everything should be fine. At worst, I can just use the excuse that I'm busy with work in Tokyo and have to go back early and run away.
And when my family members ask me about my boyfriend and I, I will think of a solution.
What a headache!
“It turns out that being an editor is not easy.”
After listening to Riho Morikawa's complaints, Sawayama Haruno joked, "Don't worry, Ms. Morikawa, I will take care of your annual leave as well."
"get out."
Riho Morikawa rolled her eyes and then hung up the phone without mercy.
Listening to the beeping sound coming from the other end, Sawayama Haruno felt a little emotional.
He sat up straight in bed, stretched slowly, and then heard a series of noises coming from upstairs and downstairs.
It seems that even Miyazawa Maki has gotten up?
Having lived together for so long, it was impossible for Sawayama Haruno to not be able to distinguish his wife's voice. He just closed his eyes and listened carefully, and he could tell what the movements were.
It seems that everyone woke up very early today.
Sawayama Haruno was a little puzzled. It was really strange for the family to get up so early. After all, everyone's usual schedules were a little different. Although Miyazawa Maki also went to bed early, she liked to stay in bed and would not get up until very late.
Ayano Yui is a night owl. When the whole family is asleep, she may be the only one who is still awake.
Miyazawa Mana and Esaki Suguha might be the two who wake up earlier, but Esaki Suguha would occasionally be lazy and sleep a little longer, especially after hanging out with Sawayama Haruno.
As for Mine Shiori, since she has just moved in not long ago, Sawayama Haruno has not yet analyzed her daily habits.
“You’ll know later.”
Sawayama Haruno stood up and put on his clothes while talking to himself.
It’s better to get up early, at least the family can sit together and have breakfast.
Thinking of this, a smile gradually appeared on Sawayama Haruno's face.
(End of this chapter)
