Buzz –

The phone vibrated suddenly.

Miss Sato immediately put down the drink in her hand, took out her mobile phone, and connected the phone.

For assistants, every phone call can be an extremely important task, and not a second can be delayed.

"Hello...... Yes...... Party, Chiyoda...... Miss Matsu may not be available today...... Good...... I know. ”

Hanging up the phone, Miss Sato got up and walked to Matsuchiaki's bedroom.

"Miss Song."

“…… In. ”

She pushed open the door and saw the young master sitting on the edge of the bed with her head hanging down, and she moved.

"What's the matter?" Song Qianqiu looked over, her tone was a little stern, and she almost couldn't help but kneel down at the door.

"There's a party in Chiyoda in the evening, and many artists in the office will attend, so I asked Miss Matsu if she was available."

"I'm not available today."

"What time is it?" Naruse asked, looking back.

"I said I wasn't available!" Matsuchiaki raised her voice.

He lowered his head again.

"Starts around five o'clock in the evening." Miss Sato said.

"I see."

Song Qianqiu took a breath, and his tone became much calmer again, "It's better to help me push it off." Let's just say that my son is coming, and I will kill him today. ”

"Okay."

Finally, after looking at the two backs kneeling beside the bed, the assistant lady closed the door, returned to the sofa and sat down, found the previous phone and dialed back.

“…… Okay, that's it...... Okay, bye-bye. ”

Giving feedback on the work, she breathed a sigh of relief, picked up a sip of soda, and tiptoed to the door of the room.

“…… You've let me down. ”

Song Qianqiu looked down at his son, "Then according to Harumi, I don't go to the party now, it's also because of you and Naoko's two 'burdens'." ”

"I didn't say that."

"That's what it means!"

Naruse rolled his eyes, thought about it, and still didn't dare to fight back.

Naoko knelt beside him, looked at him, and didn't speak.

"I thought that after so much time and so many things had happened, Harumi would be able to become a little more mature......"

Song Qianqiu said, his eyes turned to Naoko next to him, and a trace of clarity passed through his heart.

Most of his growth and changes over the past year or so are related to Naoko, and the part that has become negative can hardly be said to have been without the influence of Naoko, who has a heavy burden and is more negative.

In other words, she and he are influencing each other, the positive part will become more positive, and the negative part will not know how distorted it will be.

And the root cause at the moment is still in Naoko.

"Naoko."

She looked up.

"Naoko's favorite thing is crafting, which is making puppets, right?"

Naoko nodded.

"Harumi said, you can now support yourself by making puppets."

"Yes."

"If you make puppets all day, will Naoko feel tired?" Song Qianqiu asked again.

"It's okay......"

"Are you alright?" She asked.

Naoko pursed her lower lip.

"It's going to be a little tiring ......"

"Even if it's your favorite thing, when you have to deal with it all day, it's tiring. Naoko already had this feeling when she first embarked on this path, do you think I would be any different? ”

Naoko looked at the well-known artist in front of him who had retired for more than ten years and became popular again as soon as he came back, and said, "It will be harder." ”

"That's right."

Song Qianqiu looked at his son again, "Even if I actually like this career very much, I still feel hard."

It's not because I have to continue to be an artist because I want to support Chunhai, but because I still have Chunhai, I feel that when it's hard, I have the motivation to continue to support it. ”

“……”

He lowered his head and tilted his head to the side.

She didn't intend to talk about her son to the point of tears, although she knew that he was actually very weak in this regard.

She paused, then looked at Naoko again, "Sawako is the same as Tetsuya. ”

"Naoko thinks that they were originally obsessed with research, and because they adopted you, they had an extra burden.

You're right, it's right. They have always valued Naoko, and as long as they care, it is a burden. ”

Naoko opened her mouth.

But in the same way, the arrival of Naoko also made Sawako and Toru more soft warmth and concern in addition to the boring research.

Whether it's the bond between work and life, or the motivation they use to study when they are in trouble, Naoko means much more to the two of them than you might think. ”

Matsu Qianqiu paused and looked into her eyes.

"Now, is Naoko going to leave them behind and selfishly cut off this concern that has lasted for so many years?"

Naoko has long been in tears.

"It's not...... I ......"

What she saw was always a burden on herself.

But realizing that she was actually needed by her adoptive parents, her self-righteousness quickly collapsed.

"I also understand Naoko's mood of wanting to repay them, but for Sawako and Totsuya, the best reward is for Naoko to live well by herself, so that they will smile when they think of you."

Naoko nodded slowly.

After she calmed down, Song Qianqiu continued, "It's okay, as long as Naoko clarifies the previous thoughts with them, they will understand." ”

Naoko wiped away her tears and looked up at her.

"I also hope that Naoko can truly understand what I just said: you are a burden, but also a concern."

She nodded, "Okay." ”

Song Qianqiu's topic suddenly changed: "Then I have actually contacted Sawako and Tetsuya, and they are on their way to Tokyo, so Naoko won't be angry, right?" ”

“……”

Naoko was silent for a long time and shook her head.

"When they come, Naoko will make it clear to them."

She sniffed, "Okay." ”

"Get up." Matsuchiaki pulled Naoko up and kicked his son, who also wanted to stand up, "You continue to kneel." ”

“……”

Naruse continued to kneel on the floor.

"What the hell is Harumi going to do?" Matsu Qianqiu asked.

He glanced at Naoko and said, "It's come to this, will I give up?" ”

"Do you really think this can be sustained?"

"How do you know if you don't try."

Song Qianqiu just wanted to give him another kick.

"What about the more specific plans?"

"Let Naoko return to school first and return to her previous normal life. Then, work towards your respective goals. ”

Naruse paused and looked at Naoko, "When I'm old enough, I'll marry Naoko." ”

Song Qianqiu was not very satisfied with his lack of specific plans, and when he heard that he had mentioned the matter of marriage so casually, he was even more dissatisfied.

"You just dream, and you're still married, will Naoko promise you?"

He actually laughed.

"If you don't agree, you can't, I'll 'force' her."

Song Qianqiu looked at Naoko beside her, and she looked at him with a smile on her face.

"Don't even think about it."

Naruse didn't kneel for too long, and Matsuchiaki quickly let him get up. The three of them didn't stay in the bedroom all the time, and Song Qianqiu went out first, leaving the two alone for a while.

"I'm not going to the evening party, I don't say anything from the office."

"No, not a particularly important event." Miss Sato said.

She nodded, sat down on the couch, and looked at her phone again.

"Calculate the time, Sawako and they are coming over soon, Yoko will drive to pick it up later."

"Okay."

Within a few minutes, Naoko and Naruse also came out of the bedroom, and then went to the next room.

Song Qianqiu's eyes followed, and when the two of them entered, he sighed softly.

"Great, now Miss Naoko has also been recovered." The assistant said.

"Hmm."

"Does Miss Song agree with their matter?"

"I don't agree, but does it work?"

"Having four girlfriends at the same time, probably only the young master can do it...... Having said that, does the young master mind finding another sister who is a little older, such as my age? ”

“…… Does Yoko want to call my mom too. ”

"Mom."

"Well, let's go to the office tomorrow and settle the salary."

"Just kidding—"

(End of chapter)