(Two chapters in one)

"Happy New Year. Shinichi Iwahashi replied.

However, I was surprised by Akina Nakamori's sudden call, just like when she was blocked in the studio that day, I didn't expect it at all.

A relationship that begins with a chance encounter with nature, if either party suddenly takes the initiative, it is like a small boat drifting on calm water, which is pushed forward by the waves that are surging for a while.

"By the way," Iwahashi Shinichi said to her, "congratulations on yesterday's big prize, Akina-san." ”

"Hmm、...... Well. Akina Nakamori seemed to react before she spoke, "Thank you, Iwahashi-san." ”

Shinichi Iwahashi felt that she had something to say next, so he waited with the earpiece. Akina Nakamori on the other side, after saying this "thank you", subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then found that this breath was relaxed, so that she didn't know what to say for a while.

There was a brief silence on the phone.

There are thousands of ways to get along with each other.

Some people can't talk freely when they face each other, but they can communicate well on the phone. However, Akina Nakamori is the complete opposite kind of person and is not good at making phone calls.

Is it because I didn't see his face? This is the first time Akina Nakamori has called him.

Born in a big family of unfavored daughters, such a life experience made Akina Nakamori subconsciously learn to observe words and emotions in the process of growing up, and when participating in the show, she will take into account the effect of the show and subconsciously enliven the atmosphere.

When you get along with people, you also think about the feelings of others.

I couldn't see my expression when I was connected by the phone line, and I couldn't see the reaction of others, which made Akina Nakamori nervous.

Iwahashi Shinichi is a very calm person, not the kind of person who will expose his emotions to the core, but this kind of impassivity makes her feel a strong tolerance, and when she faces him, she unconsciously unloads her guard against him.

But now I can't see his face.

Akina Nakamori was not so much suspicious of him, but rather from her own timidity, which made her fall silent.

"Just now," or Shinichi Iwahashi broke the silence, "Yukiko called me." ”

"Really?" Akina Nakamori picked up his words.

"Well, she's also going back to Nagoya for the New Year this year, and she's very happy that you've won the triple hegemony for you, like her own business...... But you know all these things, right?"

Akina Nakamori followed his words and said, "Last night, she paged me. After the red and white are over, dial back to the past, and then it will be next. Speaking of this, her tone was slightly raised, as if her mood was much higher, "Arikiko was about to go out to visit the New Year, and as soon as she put on her kimono and was about to go out, my phone called. ”

Talking about common, trustworthy friends, Akina Nakamori's timidity has been alleviated, and people have become much more relaxed. She suddenly realized that although she couldn't guess Iwahashi Shinichi's thoughts, what she was thinking seemed to be guessed by him.

She was grateful for Shinichi Iwahashi's thoughtfulness after guessing her thoughts.

"The timing is precise enough. Iwahashi smiled.

"In Yukiko's hometown, the Chinese New Year is very lively, and it seems that the whole family will stay awake all night until the next morning after eating rice cakes and drinking Tusu wine. Akina Nakamori also smiled on the other end of the phone, "...... It's a very good family, isn't it?"

The Nakamori family in Tokyo is not lacking in such liveliness, but it lacks such a warm family.

Last night, after the red and white were over, she returned home and was congratulated by the whole family, except for her sister, who was already married, for her unprecedented triple victory.

The congratulations from the family are like a kind of recognition, but the warmth can only last for a while. The father and brother didn't want to make an unpleasant scene on this day, but the younger sister Nakamori Akiho seemed to be holding back the fire and deliberately found fault.

"But sister-" Nakamori Akiho said to her as if she was spitting poison, "Kondo-san, who is sitting in the audience, has a stinky expression." Is there something wrong with the two of you?"

"Mingsui, don't talk nonsense!" The mother of the two sisters played the role of extinguishing the fire.

The camera captured Kondo's accident-like expression, and Akina Nakamori felt uncomfortable, but this time, what made her even more sad was obviously her sister's unscrupulous cynicism.

Akina Nakamori stayed at home until the next morning, then returned to her apartment in Tokyo.

......

"Yes, just thinking about it makes me want her childlike smile. During the Chinese New Year, there was a child like this at home, and the atmosphere was different. ”

Iwahashi Shinichi knew that her home was in a mess, but he felt that it would make her more uncomfortable to rudely divert the topic as a scar that could not be touched, so he simply followed her words.

"Yes. Hearing him say this, Akina Nakamori felt relieved when she thought of Kiko Okada's smile.

The timidity in his heart and the uneasiness of the first call dissipated under his gentle guidance, and the atmosphere relaxed, although Akina Nakamori couldn't speak as freely as she did when she was face-to-face, her thinking was much smoother.

The two began to chat with each other.

The big prize happened, and Kondo Masahiko and Akina Nakamori fell into a cold war, but, even so, Akina Nakamori unexpectedly did not regret attending the big prize.

Not only that, but Kondo's attitude of treating the big prize as a plaything stabbed her. The more I thought that he might still have a certain character, the more disappointed I was that he didn't.

This time, what Shinichi Iwahashi did behind the scenes, and how he contributed to the trouble, Mori Akina is still unknown. However, if it weren't for the fact that when I was confused, I took the initiative to take that step to meet him, and with his encouragement, I chose to believe in the firm and stand with the firm, then there would be no today.

In that case, this big prize, as Kondo himself said, will become his bag if he gets seven people in the jury.

Kondo's attitude of treating the big prize as a plaything has brought her closer to the firm.

When she attended the big awards, was in the middle of the venue, and heard the audience shouting her name in unison before the awards were announced, Akina Nakamori felt extremely glad that she didn't give the award away.

If she is disgusted with Kondo's attitude towards the big prize, she shouldn't play with the big prize herself.

......

This is a sentimental thought after winning the big prize just now.

Now, when the dust settles on the big prize, I think back to the past and realize that if I had taken the wrong step and chose to trust Director Kosugi, things would have been very different.

Not only will he drift away from the firm, but at the same time, he will also live up to the dreams of himself and the audience.

I was able to win this big prize because I said "no" to Masahiko Kondo.

Even if he didn't care about his thoughts and ignored the wishes of the bear kid who was rolling on the ground and asking for candy, things didn't get any worse.

It may be hindsight to say this now, but when I was still hesitating, I realized that the lifelong events mentioned by Kondo Masahiko were nothing more than empty checks, and it was a cover for the bear child to "buy me candy and I will be obedient in the future", and Akina Nakamori watched him tell a straightforward lie that he couldn't even find a reason to excuse.

If she hadn't said this "no" to him, then, having lost the dream of the big prize and the audience, she could only bow her head and accept the result, holding the idea that the bear child would be obedient one day.

Because, if she really gets to that point and deviates from the firm and disappoints the audience, she will only have the only way to hope that the bear child will change her mind, so she can only hold on to it, knock out her teeth and swallow it in her stomach.

However, taking this step, winning this award, and realizing her dream, the courage she gained in this process made her feel the joy of acting according to her own ideas and doing her own.

Thinking of this, Akina Nakamori subtly gained a kind of confidence and courage in the midst of this. Then I thought that the reason why things were going the way they were because I went to meet Shinichi Iwahashi started.

Thanks to him.

While chatting lightly, Akina Nakamori's brain, which had been sealed because of timidity, was running again, and the outlines of these things that had been vague in his mind gradually became clearer.

The reason why I called Shinichi Iwahashi on the first day of the new year was to express my gratitude to him.

I am grateful not only for the suggestion that made her stand with the firm, but also for the ripple effects that followed the advice.

Before hanging up the phone, Akina Nakamori said to him, "See you next time, Iwahashi-san." ”

Shinichi Iwahashi happily took the code, "Okay, see you next time." ”

"And then ......," Akina Nakamori said again.

"Thank you. She said.

Iwahashi Shinichi was stunned, smiled, and didn't say anything polite to her, "Then, I'll hang up the phone." ”

On the other end of the phone, Akina Nakamori held the receiver that had been hung up on the other side, feeling soothed.

She thanked him, but Iwahashi Shinichi didn't say anything, just accepting the thanks. Akina Nakamori realized his thoughtfulness and felt a feeling of being gently cared for.

......

The night was calm, and the pagers that rang endlessly during the day finally stopped. During the New Year's holiday, the people who will paging over are basically familiar friends.

The small town of Shizuoka was already visited yesterday, and the two-day holiday was spent at home as an otaku.

In the afternoon, Iwahashi Masaki's guests visited, and Iwahashi Shinichi, who had nothing to do with himself, was upstairs in his room, watching the "Cherry Maruko" that his mother bought.

While watching, I still thought in my heart that a child like Maruko is, for example, someone else's pet dog.

Occasionally, I meet her in someone else's house, and watch her play a treasure and sell a cute, even if she does something that makes people feel cute. However, if you change to raising it yourself, you may ask how to stew dog meat online.

Iwahashi Masaki's guests stayed until nine o'clock in the evening before saying goodbye, and before going to bed, Watanabe Manyumi paged him again.

I have been reading this number eight times a day for a year, and I have long been familiar with it.

I turned the phone back, and as soon as I connected it, after a few words of greeting, Watanabe Manyumi said first: "I was busy around the New Year, and today I came to Sendai again." ”

"Sendai?"

"Mother's hometown. Watanabe Manyumi explained.

"Oh. Iwahashi Shinichi didn't ask deeply, as if he was deliberately showing off, and said to her: "My New Year's holiday is just the opposite, so idle that I am not used to it." ”

Watanabe Manyumi listened to his cheap and obedient words, and said with a smile: "It's so good, I want to come to such a holiday, too." ”

Shinichi Iwahashi also smiled: "Come on." ”

The two of them smiled heartily on both ends of the phone, chatting casually.

Answering such a phone call before going to bed makes people feel comfortable, and the sequelae is that the conversation is too speculative, but it takes the sleepiness away. After hanging up the phone, Shinichi Iwahashi struggled to fall asleep again.

Because of this, I slept again the next day and didn't get up until almost noon.

Fortunately, Iwahashi Asako and her boyfriend only came over in the afternoon, but there would not be a situation where the brother-in-law came to the door for the first time and the brother-in-law slept until three o'clock in the morning and did not wake up.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Asako Iwahashi went home with her boyfriend.

The two of them came from Tokyo by car, and yesterday, Asako Iwahashi followed her boyfriend back to visit his hometown in Utsunomiya City, and today he came to Shizuoka again, and it seems that he intends to get married as soon as possible.

Asako Iwahashi is similar to the last time she saw her at the office, but she doesn't wear professional clothes and clothes for the New Year, and she looks pretty.

The future brother-in-law is called Narita Kanyuki, who is slightly shorter than Iwahashi Shinichi, wearing a well-cut new suit, and his appearance is mediocre, but he looks energetic and capable, and when he sits next to Iwahashi Asako, the two have similar aura and a harmonious atmosphere.

However, there is also a subtle kind of respect for each other through a veil.

Narita Hiroyuki's hometown,Run a machine parts factory locally,There are two brothers in the family,He is the eldest son,But he doesn't look down on the life of being a factory owner in Utsunomiya.,Now the family business is inherited by his younger brother who is four years younger.。

Such a family, the economic conditions are good, but it has nothing to do with the heritage, and entering Dentsu naturally has nothing to do with the word Xiangqingfu, which is the elite Dentsu MAN who has struggled from the grassroots to the present.

The education is comparable.,The personality is also compatible.,The family conditions are good, but it's not a high-ranking family to climb.,Give up inheriting the family business and stay in Tokyo.,It also avoids the trouble of dealing with the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.,The first impression is not annoying.。 Although Iwahashi Masaki had some opinions about Dentsu MAN before, he received such a Dentsu MAN, and his prejudice in his heart was dispelled a lot.

Sitting in the reception room, after chatting for a while, Narita Kanyuki's speech and demeanor are good.

In this case, Shinichi Iwahashi is obviously not the protagonist, so he is free to be his observer. Such an observation made him find the reason for the respect between the two when they first met before.

I'm afraid that these two people can get married when they meet again many years after graduation, not so much as a spark of love, but rather a small achievement in their careers, and their lives should enter another track - that is, when they are considering lifelong events, they just meet a person who is suitable in all aspects, so they hit it off.