Chapter 10: Serendipity
Lin Xiuyi learned from the phone that he was going to visit Reina's friend Akemi's house for a while, so he immediately changed his plan to go directly to Reina by car. Just as the car passed by the TBS TV station, Lin Shuichi asked Aizawa to slowly park the car on the side of the road not far from Akasaka Sacas Square, and then he and Aizawa said goodbye and walked straight into the complex shopping mall located in the old TBS TV building.
Although the relationship between Reina and Akemi is very good, Lin Xiuyi and Akemi are not very familiar. We just spent some time together at a special time. Since we are not familiar friends, and it is the first time that we have been invited to each other's homes. Therefore, it is natural to have etiquette to buy some gifts that can be handy.
Although Lin Xiuyi didn't know much about Akasaka, he happened to have heard of the famous bakery of la Boulangerie et Patisserie in Akasaka's Sacas. This bakery is internationally renowned for making some of the best croissants in Paris, so it should be a good idea to buy some pastries as a gift for your first visit to Miss Yuannoji.
Following the prompts in the mall, Lin Xiuyi quickly found this famous French bakery. After selecting the most famous croissants and other good-looking treats, the waiter thoughtfully wrapped them in a beautiful gift box.
Just after Lin Xiuyi walked out of Akasaka Sacas Square with a snack, his phone rang again.
"Brother, didn't you say that you were almost there, why haven't you come here for so long?"
"Ah...... I'm just thinking about being a guest at Miss Sonoji's house for the first time, and it's inconvenient to go empty-handed, but I happened to pass by Akasaka Sacas Square, and I remember that people mentioned that the Western sweets at la Boulangerie et Patisserie bakery here are very good, so I went in and bought some gifts as a guest. Well, you've been waiting for a long time, I'm almost there!"
After Lin Xiuyi put down the phone, he immediately quickened his pace towards the Matsumuro Building where he had agreed to meet.
About five minutes later, Lin Shuichi, who was a little weak, finally felt that in the café downstairs of the Matsumuro Building, he saw Reina and Akemi, who had been waiting for a long time.
"I'm really sorry, but I went to Meguro in the afternoon to deal with some work matters, and when I came back, I thought I should buy some gifts, so I was delayed a lot. It's rude to have you wait so long......"
Lin Xiuyi apologized to Akemi of Yuanneng Temple with some shame. Akemi Sonoji is slightly taller than Reina, and she's a big star in the entertainment industry. So naturally she looks a little more mature than her actual age. However, the so-called maturity only means that she looks like an adult woman. I don't know why, when I saw Akemi again, Lin Xiuyi felt that he couldn't treat the other party as a child of the same age as Reina.
"The Lin Police Department is really polite, when I was in Miyako City, I was taken care of by you and Officer Minamoto Zhizhu, and I plan to express my gratitude to you and Officer Yuan when I return to Tokyo." Unfortunately, I've been busy dealing with contract issues with my previous office for some time, so I haven't had time to invite you to my home until now. ”
Akemi returned the favor to Shuichi Hayashi, who had apologized, and then mentioned that she had terminated the contract with the Iiyama office. As soon as Lin Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but ask with some concern:
"So...... Have you found a new office now?"
"Hey, it's the Hirata office on the upper floor of this building, and in order to practice my acting skills as soon as possible, I've now moved to an apartment near the office. So, let's go and sit down at home now!"
Akemi greeted and took Reina's hand, and the three of them left the café together and walked to Akemi's new home.
Lin Xiuyi followed behind Akemi and Reina, deliberately leaving a certain distance. Although the other party also invited him, he actually had more in common with Reina. It's a bit embarrassing to walk together and not talk about something!
But just as Lin Xiuyi was strolling down the street, he suddenly felt a familiar scene, how could he feel as if he had been here?
"Officer Lin, the front is the apartment where I live now, the house was found for me by the office, it is a very good apartment, how about we eat Western food together in the evening, there are very rare Matsusaka steaks and black truffles in the refrigerator......"
Akemi stretched out her hand and pointed to an apartment building with a fountain in front of it. Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but feel how could there be such a coincidence in the world. Isn't this the apartment where Keiko lives?
In this way, when Lin Xiuyi was still thinking about how there could be such a coincidence, Akemi suddenly grabbed Lin Xiuyi and Reina's arms with her arms, and then excitedly led them into the lobby on the first floor of the apartment.
"Akemi-chan, this place looks like a palace in Europe, and it looks like the new office is really good for you!"
"No, it's mainly because I asked my agent, Ms. Takashima, to participate in the company's training courses to improve my acting skills, and Ms. Takashima then rented an apartment for me......"
Just as everyone was talking and walking into the elevator, suddenly a very familiar voice came from behind Lin Xiuyi! This made Lin Xiuyi suddenly feel that he really didn't want to meet something, so he wanted to come here.
"Xiu Yijun, is that you?"
Hearing the call from behind him, Lin Xiu and the other three immediately stopped and retreated from the elevator. Lin Xiu turned around and then looked behind him......
"Keiko!"
"Sister Jingzi?"
Lin Xiuyi and Akemi greeted each other almost in unison.
"It's been a long time, Xiu Yijun, why did you come here so coincidentally?"
Lin Xiuyi looked at the long-tailed Jingzi who he hadn't seen for a long time, and he was really a little embarrassed in his heart, and at the same time he had some mixed feelings. He subconsciously glanced at the Sanwu Tong coat of arms on the other party's collar, and Jingzi also noticed the S1S coat of arms on Lin Xiuyi's collar.
"Officer Lin, do you know Miss Nagao?"
Akemi asked Lin Xiuyi with some curiosity. Without waiting for Lin Xiuyi to answer, Jingzi spoke first and said to Akemi:
"Hey, not only did we know each other, but we had been neighbors for a long time! He, just like you, had just moved next door to me at that time, and he had also come to greet his new neighbors with gifts before he had even cleaned up his room. In this way, Akemi-chan, you and Xiu Yijun are really quite similar!"
Keiko said to Akemi with a smile on the corner of her mouth, but her eyes involuntarily drifted to Lin Xiuyi, the two of them knew each other too well.