"-Nanamin, are you all ready......?"

Qiu Yang leaned against the door frame, looking at Nanami Hashimoto who was rummaging through the cabinets and packing up things in the bedroom, the sun hit her busy and slightly flustered figure, somehow, it always made him feel a little warm.

"Really! It's not all your fault, it's clear that this afternoon's plane was ...... yesterday."

Nana Hashimoto blushed, her hand was a little reluctant to support her waist, and she took a sip.

"How did I know you had to pack so much luggage - you don't have to bring so many things, after all, it's back to my house, what do you want?"

When the word "my family" was spoken, Qiu Yang's heart suddenly rose with a mysterious sense of ritual - finally, has it come to this point?

Seeing Nanami stop what she was doing, looking at herself with her cheeks red and stunned, most of the time, she was thinking the same thing as herself, right?

"—that, that ......"

Being stared at like this, he was also a little embarrassed, and turned his head away.

"I—I forgot...... I'll have to call my dad - Nanami can stay at my house, right? ”

"Hmm...... Feed! Don't ask about this kind of thing. ”

Nana Hashimoto threatened angrily with a pink fist, and in the next second, when he saw Qiu Yang about to turn around and go out to make a call, he subconsciously stopped him.

"—wait."

“…… Huh? ”

Qiu Yang's hand holding the mobile phone was raised in the air, looking at her with some doubts.

"The ......"

She suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

“…… Let's fight it here. ”

……

……

"—Saito-san, your application for a trip to Shanghai was rejected by the operator."

“…… Huh? ”

Receiving a call from his agent, Asuka Saito was a little surprised.

"That...... Is it convenient to ask why? ”

“……”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and finally he didn't give a reason.

"In short, it's because of some reasonable considerations on the itinerary......"

“…… I understand. ”

Listening to the agent's vague explanation, Asuka Saito also guessed a few points in his heart.

In fact, he originally just wanted to take advantage of the rare long travel vacation to see the city where Qiu Yang once lived. It's just that she didn't expect the operation to be so harsh that she wasn't even allowed to go to his city to see this kind of thing.

"- Asuka-chan, what's wrong?"

Seeing her hanging up the phone with a complicated expression, Reina Nengnian on the side was a little worried - soon, her London honeymoon with Shinoda was about to end and she was going to the next destination, and before leaving, she invited Asuka Saito to have another meal.

"Nothing...... It's the place I want to go, and I was vetoed by my agent. ”

"Huh? It's clear that they're the ones who sent you out, and they still have to dictate where you go? It's too much, right? ”

Nengnian frowned at her, but made Saito Asuka bow her head weakly—she wasn't so arrogant.

"Actually、Actually、Asuka, I also have a ...... of mental preparation."

“…… Huh? Where did you want to go? Not really, it's those dangerous places, right? ”

"Yes...... It's a ...... in Shanghai."

“……”

As soon as she said this, Nengnian Lingna was also silent. Asuka Saito's heart was lost, so he also poured bitter water.

"It's just that Azuka, I didn't think that even when he was away, I would not be allowed to go to his city to see and operate......"

"-ahem, that ......"

Shinoda Soma, who had heard the whole conversation on the side, suddenly opened his mouth at this time—but halfway through his words, he suddenly hesitated to tell Asuka Saito this information.

It's just that he suddenly understood it again, maybe...... Maybe Qiu Yang told him this information, maybe there was such a hint?

Thinking so, he continued with the questioning eyes of the two girls.

Qiu Yanghe ...... I'm about to go to Shanghai, and maybe I'm already on my way to the airport. ”

Glancing at his watch, he raised his eyes to look at Asuka Saito's face, and he added.

"—with Hashimoto-san."

“……”

The bird regained some of its bloody cheeks, and quickly grayed again—that's it...... It turns out that he and Nanami have both come to this point?

Despite the reluctance to admit it, that word still came to mind.

“…… It's really, very human. ”

The atmosphere was dull, and Nengnian Reina gently kicked Shinoda Cangzhen under the table, and glared at him viciously by the way-what are you! Tell her what this is for!

Shinoda can only shrug his shoulders, meaning "I can't just tell her half of my words, right?" ”

"—the ......"

After a long time, Asuka Saito took the initiative to speak, looking up at Shinoda Asima's eyes.

"Shinoda-san, can you lend me my phone?"

“…… Well. ”

Shinoda Cangzhen also knew what the other party was going to do, at this time, Saito Asuka couldn't go to Shanghai anyway, this small request, he really didn't know how to refuse.

Bird gratefully took the phone, found a familiar name in the contacts, and dialed it.

"-The other party will answer your call immediately, do you want to ...... like this"

Just pressing the dial button exhausted all her courage.

- So when the busy sound of the busy line started, she seemed to be drained of her strength, and collapsed in her chair in a daze, and she didn't even have the will to dial it out again.

……

……

"Hey, Dad?"

“…… Yo, what kind of wind is your kid blowing, and you know to take the initiative to call? ”

As soon as Qiu Yang heard his father's tone, it seemed that he probably knew everything he was doing on the neon side - yes, even if he didn't take the initiative to pay attention, most of his star-chasing fox friends would give him the love affair of popularizing science and his own son.

“…… It's nothing to do, just to tell you, I'm in Shanghai tonight. ”

“……”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then an exclamation broke out that made Qiu Yang take the receiver farther away.

"-Huh?? Are you finally in the neon mess up? Is it some gangster in the entertainment industry? Son, don't be afraid, if you can't get along, you will return to China, and your father will raise you......"

“…… Can you have a reliable sentence in your mouth......"

For this old man who has gone off the line, Qiu Yang really can't give him a good tone.

"Okay, well, so, why did you come back? You won't tell me that you're going to bring a daughter-in-law back to see you, are you? ”

"Hmm."

"Hahaha, I knew you didn't have that ability...... Huh? - Eh?!! ”

Qiu's father was still laughing, but he didn't expect that his son directly agreed, and suddenly he stammered a little inexplicably and nervously.

"W-what...... When will it arrive? Oh, so suddenly, I ......."

Qiu Yang listened to his unobtrusive father, who actually had such a flustered side, and felt funny and emotional in his heart.

"I'll be here tonight, stay at home at night."

“…… Is this so urgent? I didn't even have time to clean up my house......"

"-It's too late to ask Auntie, right? I called you when I knew on my toes that the house was a mess. ”

"You kid...... By the way, which one did you bring back? Your father and I also pay attention to the news, is it the little girl surnamed Nishino? Speaking of which, your mother ...... too."

"-It's Nanami Hashimoto, I don't know if you know."

“……”

Probably because of the shock, the other end of the phone fell into a deathly silence - which was also expected by Qiu Yang, after all, there were so many people who had appeared on the news about his scandal, but Nana Hashimoto was not an "option".

It's just that what Qiu's father said later made his face change very quickly - from surprise, to seriousness, to gloom and depression.

"—What's wrong? It's okay, you can't stay at home, you can stay in a hotel......"

Seeing Qiu Yang's ugly face and hanging up the phone, Nana Hashimoto didn't think that it was because she temporarily asked to live at home, and because Qiu Yang's family style was stricter, there was a problem in communication, and she asked out loud with some guilt.

"Not for this reason......"

Qiu Yang was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to relay it to Nanami Hashimoto - he hadn't gone to Shanghai yet, and he already vaguely felt that this line of work would not be simple.

"My dad said he looked like he had seen you...... Why haven't I heard from you? ”

“…… Huh?? ”

Nana Hashimoto was not a little surprised, and immediately, in her mind, she frantically recalled the faces she met when she was on a business trip in Shanghai - soon, she remembered the somewhat funny uncle she met twice.

That's right, I have a son studying in Neon, and others seem to call him "Mr. Qiu......

However, she still cautiously confirmed with Qiu Yang.

"—Your father, isn't it...... Fans of AKB? ”

Qiu Yang quickly held his forehead, as if he had a kind of shame of showing up his ugliness - really, on what occasion did this old man meet Nanamin, and the identity of the fans can be discovered?

“…… That shouldn't have run away, it's him. ”

"Ah, if that's the case, isn't that a good thing?"

Nana Hashimoto breathed a sigh of relief in his heart - after all, he was still a little worried about whether Qiu Yang's father would have the same prejudice against idols as his mother, and he also wondered if he should hide his identity and say that he was an ordinary employee. However, now that it's the uncle she's seen, she doesn't know how, she always feels inexplicably relieved.

"That's a good thing......"

Qiu Yang had a bitter face, not knowing how to speak next.

"There's another one, let's talk about it on the way......"

……

……

“…… Ah, Nanasai, it's been a great job to invite you from afar. ”

"No, no, I want to thank my aunt for the invitation."

At Pudong Airport, when Nanase Nishino walked out of the arrival hall fully armed, he unexpectedly saw Qiu's mother holding a whiteboard with "NANA" written on it.

Speaking of which, this trip to China, although it was a strong invitation from Qiu's mother, she came with great hospitality, but she was a little worried about whether she would be lonely - after all, there was only one person in a foreign country, and she was embarrassed to bother this senior who had only met a few times.

Although for some unknown reason, it was almost obvious to her that Qiu's mother seemed to care about her a lot—at least not much more than the "real daughter-in-law" Nana Hashimoto.

How would Kiko, who is far away in neon, know that she has unknowingly completed an assist to the two idols......

“…… Auntie, do you have any special arrangements for coming to Shanghai this time? ”

asked this because Qiu's mother originally invited her to invite her to invite her to watch a stage play, and Qiu's mother also played a role in it. Nanase Nishino asked like this, but in his heart, he was a deer - will he have a chance to meet Qiu Yang? Listening to Qiu Yang and himself mention on the line, he will also arrive in Shanghai today.

"-There is a special arrangement."

Qiu Mu said Japanese, which she was not very proficient in, and winked at Nanase Nishino. All of a sudden, she was full of expectations for her next trip to Shanghai.

……

……

"—...... Sneeze"

"Hey, boy, there's no need to start sneezing as soon as you get home, you look like you're not used to it."

As soon as he stepped into the house, Qiu Yang sneezed one after another, wondering if he hadn't adapted to the bleak autumn mood in Shanghai.

Qiu's father also complained mercilessly, and in order to take care of the existence of Nanami Hashimoto, he spoke Japanese intimately.

“…… No, it feels like someone is saying bad things about me. ”

Nana Hashimoto did not follow behind Qiu Yang, and cautiously stepped into the door - Qiu Yang's house is a very ordinary loft, with few furniture and a little exaggerated, which looks empty. However, considering that Qiu's father usually lives alone, it is understandable.

"That, the first ...... No, hello uncle......"

She was about to say "first meeting", but suddenly she reacted, it was not the first time she had met, and she stumbled to make up the greeting, feeling a little nervous - it's over, the other party has changed to her native language in order to take care of herself, and she stammered, and she was not as generous as she expected!

Father Qiu waved his hand absently and smiled kindly.

"Hashimoto-san, this is an official meeting, right? I'm Qiu Yang's father - it's a bit ashamed to say it, among the people I usually come into contact with, there are really not many people who know that I am an idol cook......"

As if complaining about himself, he laughed dryly twice, and his voice lowered.

“…… As a result, I didn't expect my daughter-in-law to expose her ...... before she came to the door for the first time"

"Hey, what are you talking about there......"

The sentence "daughter-in-law" made Nanami Hashimoto and Qiu Yang blush, and Qiu Yang even reminded himself of this unreliable father - really, it would be nice if his parents could accept it a little......

"-Son, go clean up the room, I'll talk to Hashimoto-san alone?"

Qiu Yang nodded in agreement, thinking that this link would come sooner or later anyway, and took Nanamin's hand a little tighter and then let go, which was a wordless encouragement to her, and he picked up his luggage and walked upstairs.

Nana Hashimoto fished forward with her hand, and Qiu Yang suddenly withdrew her hand, as if she had taken away her sense of security - fortunately, Qiu's father's kind appearance eased her tension a lot.

"—Come, Hashimoto-san, sit here."

"It's good if my uncle calls me Nanamin......"

She sat crampedly on the opposite side of the sofa while closing the distance on the salutation - after all, they all took the initiative to call "daughter-in-law", even if their "dad" still can't say it, at least the title should not be so raw.

"I've heard about you before, but I didn't mention it last time because I was a stranger...... Anyway, I still admire it......"

"Hmm...... It was a difficult decision to make. ”

Naturally, he brought up the past of Nanami Hashimoto. She stroked her hair from her ears and didn't be polite.

Father Qiu stared into her eyes and suddenly chuckled as if he were self-deprecating.

"-But let me, the unlucky son who doesn't know about idols at all, pick up the leak, if I let the fans in China know, I don't know how many people will be heartbroken......"

“…… Huh? ”

Nana Hashimoto was not a little surprised - obviously, she has never been to the mainland for activities, right? Will there be a lot of fans too?

"Bridge...... Nanami probably doesn't know, right? In China, you also have a lot of fans, and even, in terms of quantity, maybe not much less than a big ace like Mai Shiraishi, who graduated late...... There is also a group of special beings who only like you when you graduate, called 'Kitchen of the Dead'......"

Listening to Qiu Yang's father tell him that on this side of the sea that she didn't know, the group that silently supported her - even after she graduated, she kept reminiscing about her good fans, Nana Hashimoto didn't have mixed feelings.

"Four or five years after you graduated, until now, there are people who are writing your story, fantasizing about the good life you may live after graduation, and hoping that you will be happy and happy...... I have friends who are still sorting out your video materials and cutting them into videos or something...... The photo you posted of the beauty salon two years ago is still his social media profile picture......"

Hearing this, she already had red circles in her eyes, and she didn't know how to respond - at this moment, she didn't seem to be facing her father-in-law, but all the fans on the other side of the sea who never gave up.

"Undertaking ...... Thank you for your love......"

In the end, she could only say this slightly weak and pale sentence - for her who has returned to a peaceful life, this love may have been too heavy, and the only way she can repay it may be to live happily and every day.

"-Alright, the topic is far away......"

Father Qiu looked at the atmosphere and became sad, smiled, and put aside the topic.

"Let's talk about Qiu Yang...... He, when he was a child, ......"

……

……

“…… I'm going all the way north and leaving the season with you~"

Somehow, when he returned to his long-lost bedroom, Qiu Yang had a real feeling of returning to China - Nana Min was by his side all the way before, and with the Japanese he spoke, he really didn't feel anything.

Now, even the songs he hummed have been changed to Chinese, and he slumps into bed, as if he is back in high school - back home, does not clean up anything, and first brushes his mobile phone for a week and is confiscated.

opened Weibo, he hasn't swiped domestic social media for a long time - the hot search of domestic social media is not so good, and he used to act in neon movies and release singles as a Chinese, which only set off a small wave in China.

Probably, Japanese entertainment is still an absolute niche in China, right?

Idle and bored, he was like a high school student with excess self-awareness, and searched for his name in the search bar of Weibo.

"—Qiu Yang."

The moment he typed, the first news that popped up was actually the news of a well-known entertainment gossip marketing account in China, which made him chuckle in his heart. Looking at the time, it was a coincidence that it was three minutes ago.

"——Neon debuted as a Chinese artist, Qiu Yang appeared at Pudong Airport in shock, and passers-by took direct photos on the street."

“……”

Just after reading the first sentence, Qiu Yang vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Swipe down the screen quickly, and sure enough.

"-Intimate behavior with the opposite sex next to you, suspected of being in love?"

In the picture below, the faces of him and Nanami Hashimoto are enlarged separately.

The face and smile of the mask are very bright - although it is a little vague, as long as you know them, you can almost always recognize them at a glance, right?

"——According to people familiar with the matter, the woman's identity is suspected to be Motonogizaka's graduation idol, Nanami Hashimoto?"

Seeing the last sentence of the report, Qiu Yang's eyes darkened, as if the sky was spinning.

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