No one looked away, but no one spoke.

It wasn't necessarily a deliberate silence, but neither of them had yet to figure out what to say next, whether it was Shinichi Iwahashi or Akina Nakamori.

Tonight, when I saw Akina Nakamori, I found her hesitation and hesitation, and I couldn't have expected it to unfold like this before I paged her and went out.

Until he reached over, Shinichi Iwahashi himself couldn't imagine that he would do this. However, when he really stretched out his hand, he did not feel regret or waver.

Akina Nakamori's hands are small, and when Shinichi Iwahashi used to celebrate with her by high-fives, the small hands and the big hands clapped together.

Compared with her radiant beauty, her hands are not pretty, but rather ordinary.

As a shopping street kid, she used to ride her bicycle to buy groceries from large families, and she was able to bargain expertly with vendors at a young age. When I went home, I helped my mother with housework and processed ingredients, and she was never a young lady who didn't touch the spring water.

Shinichi Iwahashi looked at her face, Akina Nakamori was beautiful, and it would be a lie if she wasn't tempted by her beauty.

However, now holding her pyrotechnic hand, the feeling that she is an "ordinary person" is even stronger. The things she had written in her letters, about her childhood, seemed to become clear to his eyes as she held the hand.

If you think about it, when I first met her, she went to the concert as an ordinary audience member to enjoy the performance, and Shinichi Iwahashi himself invited her, as an ordinary audience, to celebrate with her after the success.

Then they met again and again, quietly closing the distance, and the hands that met together for celebration.

Once you hold hands together, many things are bound to change.

Before you hold this hand, and after you hold this hand, everything will be very different. Whatever comes out of the next step will be a fresh beginning.

The past is "broken", the future becomes "unknown", and only the present is real.

As soon as Iwahashi thought of this, he retracted his fingers a little and held her hand firmly in his hand. Looking at her, he whispered, "It's close." ”

Akina Nakamori looked at him, her eyes moist and bright.

"It's close. ”

Akina Nakamori also repeated softly, "It's closer than I thought." Because Shinichi Iwahashi also walked towards her.

She suddenly withdrew her hand from Iwahashi Shinichi's hand, blinked her eyes, and said a little mischievously, "However, it doesn't matter if there is still a distance." Because, now I know that Shen Yijun is there. ”

As soon as she determined the destination on the map, she took another step in his direction.

She was timid at first, but then she overcame it. Recklessly, but recklessly, he also took this step. A straightforward and stubborn, full of courage Akina Nakamori. When she said these words, her whole person exuded a certain light.

Shinichi Iwahashi thinks that this kind of Nakamori Akina is very exciting.

"It's ten o'clock. ”

Akina Nakamori puts Shinichi Iwahashi's origami peacock in her handbag. Now she has the determination to say goodbye. After today, there will be tomorrow.

She is like this, but it makes Iwahashi Shinichi a little reluctant. However, it's not too early.

"How did Akina-san come here?" he stood up.

Akina Nakamori held the car keys in her hand, "I drove here by myself." ”

"Oh. He nodded.

Akina Nakamori looked at Shinichi Iwahashi and suddenly said, "Tonight, when I said I was going to send Yukiko home, she looked reluctant. ”

"Hmm......" Hearing her say, Shinichi Iwahashi also remembered Yukiko Okada's disappointed look of expectation.

"Yukiko seems to want Shin Yijun to send her back tonight. Akina Nakamori said.

Iwahashi Shinichi thought for a moment, "I think that Yukiko has an expression that she didn't expect Akina-san to come by car. ”

The two exchanged glances, and they both figured it out.

Yukiko Okada's expectation for tonight was that Shinto Iwahashi would send her and Akina Nakamori home.

"I see. Shin Iwahashi kept laughing and thought for a moment, "Yukiko probably found out about my acquaintance with Akina-san. ”

Akina Nakamori said, "I just think that Arikiko really wants me to meet Shinich-kun. ”

Only by meeting can she confirm how familiar the two of them really are...... Shinichi Iwahashi thought silently.

I didn't expect Yukiko Okada to have such an idea of secretly poking and poking to find evidence. Now that I put things aside, both of them thought it was funny.

It's funny, Akina Nakamori is in my heart, but thank you Yukiko Okada for her prank this time.

Iwahashi Shin used his brain and discussed with Akina Nakamori, "In that case, how about accompanying Yukiko to continue the game?"

The person who proposed to keep a secret from Yukiko Okada was Akina Nakamori. Now it seems that Shinichi Iwahashi, who said that he was going to continue, did not lose to Akina Nakamori in the matter of pranks.

"One against two, isn't it a little unfair to Yukiko?" Akina Nakamori said with no intention of changing her mind at all.

If it weren't for Okada's practice of secretly poking and poking to find evidence tonight, the two of them wouldn't be so serious about playing hide and seek with her.

The two men looked at each other again and laughed, for the same prank.

However, Akina Nakamori quietly thought that when she said that she was coming by car just now, Shinichi Iwahashi's appearance was the real reason why she suddenly thought of Yukiko Okada.

She looked away, not laughing at the same prank, at the little details she had discovered.

"I'm going to stay and tidy up my office. Shin Iwahashi glanced out the dark window, "I'm going to start work tomorrow." ”

"Shin Ich-kun will go to Osaka the day after tomorrow. ”

We met today, and then we are busy with our own work, and it is quite luxurious to sit together and origami again like tonight.

"I'll call you, okay?" asked Akina Nakamori.

Iwahashi Shinichi agreed, "I'll call you back as soon as I see the message." ...... I'll call you too. ”

"Then I'll call you back as soon as possible. She followed him to learn her tongue.

But I mean the truth.

Shinichi Iwahashi sends Akina Nakamori to the hallway.

I want to say goodbye, but I have nothing to say. Or, rather than not knowing what to say, it's better to wait for something. The two faced each other, and Akina Nakamori looked at him with a smile, but he didn't say "see you next time".

Iwahashi Shinichi guessed something, thought about it, and deliberately followed her example, staring at her with wide eyes.

After staring at each other for a while, Akina Nakamori couldn't bear it anymore, reached over and grabbed Shinichi Iwahashi's hand at once. Shinichi Iwahashi, who won the victory, shook her hand instead.

"See you next time......" she said.

You can meet again when you want to meet.

......

When Shinichi Iwahashi got home, it was almost eleven o'clock. He opened the drawer, put the origami peacock in, and stared at the origami zoo in the drawer for a moment.

The spiritless ugly kitten, the beautiful giraffe, behind every origami, there is something related to Akina Nakamori. Now there are more and more peacocks, although they are beautiful but have no spirit, and this is even more so.

Once the words are spoken, many things become different. Even when I look at these origami now, my thoughts are very different.

I was staring at the origami when I suddenly heard the pager on the table ring.

After a look, it was Akina Nakamori calling. Shinichi Iwahashi took the pager to find the phone, called, and was picked up with only one ring.

"Good evening. As soon as Akina Nakamori said hello, she couldn't help laughing.

She smiled and asked him, "How many times have you said 'good evening' to Shin Yi-kun tonight?"

Shinichi Iwahashi also smiled, "I can't count them." ”

"Now it's the fourth time. He said this, and Akina Nakamori himself reported the answer first. When he said it, he realized that he had put it together, and he laughed at his recklessness.

After laughing, there was a brief silence on both ends of the phone.

"I want to tell you, I came home and put away Shen Yijun's peacock. "Akina Nakamori chattered.

Iwahashi listened patiently and chattered with her.

There are a few words on the phone, but no matter which one of them has nothing to do with business. Even so, he played with relish, and if he was not careful, he became a phone porridge.

In the past, Shinichi Iwahashi was very gentle, but now Shinichi Iwahashi, his gentleness gives Akina Nakamori a different feeling.

Once the words are spoken, everything is a new beginning. The natural freshness that has never happened has become fresh even what has been experienced.

"Ahh Akina Nakamori chatted a lot, and realized later, "It's late." ”

Tomorrow she will be in the studio herself.

The two said goodnight to each other. Putting down the phone, Akina Nakamori walked into the bathroom and prepared to wash up. When I passed by the mirror, I subconsciously glanced at it. The self in the mirror is more sweet and satisfied than usual.

She squinted her eyes in the mirror, and then, as if trying to hide the emotion written on her face, she left the mirror.

......

After the three-day holiday, on the fourth day, Shin Iwahashi began to go to work.

On the first day of work, start with a routine morning meeting. On the record company's side, everything is ready for ZARD's debut, just waiting for the debut single to be sent to record stores around the country and officially on sale.

In parallel with the promotion of the debut single, there was the Yuejiu TV series "Falling in Love with Your Eyes", which was broadcast later, and in addition to radio promotion, TV singing, and small concerts, it was also arranged.

Haruko Akamatsu was assigned by Shinichi Iwahashi to serve as a guide for Sachiko Kamaike, and she also attended today's morning meeting. She had to go to Osaka with her on the 5th, so she didn't go back to her hometown in Kyoto for the New Year's holiday this year.

After the meeting, Iwahashi Shinichi called Haruko Akamatsu to the office.

"Happy New Year. Iwahashi said.

Haruko Akamatsu also said "Happy New Year" to him, and when she came to attend the morning meeting, she was also dressed in professional clothes and looked decent.

"How did you spend the New Year's holiday?" Iwahashi said casually.

Unexpectedly, Haruko Akamatsu told him, "Sachiko invited me to her house for the New Year." ”

Haruko Akamatsu and Sachiko Kamaike, the relationship between the two girls is unexpectedly good for Shinichi Iwahashi.

The person who found Sachiko Kamaike and brought her to Shinichi Iwahashi was Haruko Akamatsu, and the two girls had similar personalities and were quite compatible.

After that, Haruko Akamatsu was assigned to Sachiko Kamachi as a man in black, although it was Shinichi Iwahashi who served as the chief producer of ZARD, but in terms of the degree of devotion to the band and Sachiko Kamaike, it was Haruko Akamatsu.

She is already familiar with the three musicians in the band, and she has a good relationship with Sachiko Kamachi, so it is more suitable for her to play this role than others.

She was the one who suddenly quit the band and put ABNORMAL into a state of actual rest, and she was the one who brought Sachiko Kamaike to the band members.

The band's three musicians are clearly more satisfied with Sachiko Kamaike's lead singer than Haruko Akamatsu – even if there had been no sudden withdrawal from the band.

In this way, the run-in with Sachiko Kamaike is crucial.

Haruko Akamatsu was responsible for building this bridge between the musicians and the new lead singer, and the progress of the band run-in went much smoother.

Now, she has not only eliminated the estrangement with her original three teammates, but also has a better relationship with Sachiko Kamaike.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, Haruko Akamatsu did not plan to return to her hometown, and after Sachiko Kamachi learned of her arrangements, she asked Haruko Akamatsu if she wanted to go with her to her hometown in Qinye.

"Thanks to Sachiko's family, I had a very warm New Year's holiday. Haruko Akamatsu said.

Qin Ye's Puchi family are all good people who treat people gently and generously. also expressed a very welcome to the friends brought back by his daughter - of course, he was also quite surprised that such a Akamatsu Haruko was not an artist in front of the stage, but a man in black behind the scenes.

In addition, Kazuaki Kazuaki, Sachiko's younger brother Kazuaki Kazuki, was quite shy in the face of the big beauty that his sister brought home.

Not only that, but after knowing that it was Haruko Akamatsu who introduced Sachiko Kamaike to Shinichi Iwahashi, Sachiko's father also mentioned something else.

"Sachiko's father asked me to say hello to Iwahashi-san on his behalf. Haruko Akamatsu said to Shinichi Iwahashi.

Shinichi Iwahashi was a little surprised, but he didn't expect anything about him, "Oh." ”

He said, thank you Iwahashi-san for taking care of Sachiko. ”

Kamachi's father, who didn't approve of his daughter's insistence on entering the entertainment industry, probably thanked his daughter more than anyone else for meeting Shinichi Iwahashi and being signed by him to become the lead singer of the band.

"It's a matter of duty. Iwahashi smiled and accepted politely.

When Sachiko Kamaike was mentioned, just to continue the topic, Shinichi Iwahashi changed his head and asked her, "How is Sachiko-san's state in the live performance?"

Since last year, ZARD has been playing in clubs in Tokyo, and Iwahashi Shinichi has been watching it a few times, and Sachiko Kamaike is quite similar to Haruko Akamatsu when she first joined the band, and she is at a loss for what to do on stage.

When I first performed live, there were a few times when I almost ended up in a tragic situation on par with Haruko Akamatsu's debut.

Fortunately, the three musicians of the band have accumulated considerable experience when they are paired with Haruko Akamatsu, and they can play their role on stage every time.

However, the departure of a lead singer who was out of condition on the stage, and the arrival of a lead singer who was also in a lot of trouble on the stage, for the three musicians of this band, this probability is also touching enough.