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However, Aki Tomo didn't rush to point it out, but casually asked, "You're quite busy too?"
He looked at the thick file folder that Kudo Sayaka had placed on the table, his eyes filled with curiosity.
In the past two years, she has continued to create, but due to work reasons, Aki Tomoya has not paid much attention to her novelist career. Every time they exchange pleasantries on the phone, they try to avoid talking about work.
It's already difficult to meet in person, and to talk about work would just be a real mood killer.
"Sigh, I guess I'll really have to live off one book for the rest of my life."
She sighed repeatedly, but to Aki Tomoya, it sounded more like she was showing off.
If one book were to succeed while the others failed, even if it were enough to live off just one book for a lifetime, she would never feel proud.
Sayaka Kudo is not someone who is content to stay in the same place. On the contrary, she is just like Tomoya Aki, with the same ambition.
"Let me guess, is it that your novel is going to be adapted?"
"..."
It seems they guessed correctly, otherwise they wouldn't have fallen silent so suddenly.
Kudo Sayaka was very unhappy that her mystery had been exposed, even though she had planned to tell Aki Tomoya as a surprise.
This immediately dampened Sayaka Kudo's motivation to keep the secret.
"You're really something, which novel is it?"
Aki Tomoya asked in surprise, feeling that he had guessed correctly. At this moment, he just wanted to know which novel had been adapted.
Sayaka Kudo originally planned to stay home and wait for Tomoya Aki to return, but she had to go out at noon because of this incident.
The editor told her this good news, and she had to rush over to have an initial discussion with the editor.
"It hasn't been officially decided yet. We still need to discuss the specifics with the publisher. As for which book it will be... whichever it could be, my debut book."
She hesitated for a moment, but finally gave Aki Tomoya a brief explanation.
Sayaka Kudo is incredibly proud that her debut work is about to be adapted into a movie.
It just so happens that Aki Tomoya is back today. With these two happy events combined, Kudo Sayaka's resentment over the past two years has actually diminished quite a bit.
At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Aki Tomo would not be leaving again.
If Aki Tomoya comes back today and tells her again that he's leaving, she'll really start to question the world.
However, this dramatic turn of events did not happen in reality.
"This is such good news, it's something to celebrate! I don't even want to work anymore!"
Aki Tomoya spoke in an exaggerated tone.
This is indeed a good thing to celebrate.
Let's just cling to this powerful figure and stop trying!
"Your joke sent chills down my spine..."
Sayaka Kudo stuck out her tongue playfully as she spoke.
What do you mean she's not working hard? She's not a rich woman, and she doesn't have the ability to support a gigolo like Aki Tomoya.
"I should be the one saying these things, I should be the one who doesn't need to work so hard!"
"Then I'll try harder so you won't have to work hard anymore sooner?"
He asked back with amusement.
"Let's stop joking around. Is there something you forgot to take out?"
"?"
Aki Tomoya looked puzzled, not understanding what the other person meant.
Kudo Sayaka, on the other hand, looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze. After being away for so long, did he come back without even a gift to apologize?!
"Take it out, there's no need to hide it anymore."
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I'm late, so here's a silver treasure chest for you guys. What you get depends on your own skill.
Chapter 468 Let's sleep in the living room tonight
Sayaka Kudo seemed convinced that Tomoya Aki had hidden the gift.
Meanwhile, Aki Tomoya looked embarrassed, as if he hadn't quite realized what was happening.
He thought for a moment, then spread his hands: "That's all the stuff I brought back. Why don't you look for it yourself?"
Hearing Aki Tomoya say that, Kudo Sayaka was taken aback.
Before long, her expression darkened, and she frowned as she moved closer.
"You've been gone for so long without considering my feelings. Now that you're back, you've made me wait all morning for nothing. Aren't you going to offer any compensation?"
"I already told you to go find it yourself."
Aki Tomoya looked at Kudo Sayaka with a helpless expression.
Because of his manipulation, Kudo Sayaka still mistakenly believed that Aki Tomo wasn't lying to her earlier.
So, with a suspicious look on her face, she went and rummaged through the other person's luggage.
After searching for about five or six minutes, she found nothing that looked like a gift except for a pile of medical books.
"..."
She needed an explanation.
The expression on her face at that moment was telling Aki Tomoya that if he couldn't give her a reasonable explanation, things would not end well.
If it were simply a matter of forgetting, Sayaka Kudo could accept it.
But if something doesn't exist, yet they make it seem like it does, that's a bit of a fuss.
Sayaka Kudo felt that she had been excited for nothing.
She wants an explanation from Aki Tomoya.
"Spare me, spare me, look at this..."
Knowing he could no longer hide it, Aki Tomoya quickly pulled out a delicate little box from the lining.
If we don't take it out soon, it will kill it.
Fortunately, I remembered this when I came back.
It should be said that Aki Tomoya had already prepared this move from the moment he left the hospital.
If he hadn't had to go to the university first, he would have rushed back and given the gift immediately.
After all, he left for two years, leaving Sayaka Kudo here for two years. It would be too much to offer no compensation at all.
Sayaka Kudo's complexion only improved slightly.
Still looking somewhat resentful, she snatched the box from Aki Tomoya's hand.
Upon opening it, I found a pair of sparkly earrings.
After seeing what was inside, she nodded with slight satisfaction.
"I'll let you off the hook for now, but you'll have to sleep in the living room tonight."
"Hey, do we have to sleep in separate beds as soon as we get back? That's not a good idea, is it?"
"if not?"
"……as long as you are happy."
Aki Tomoya decided not to dwell on this issue any longer.
Having spent over two years in the hospital, one more day won't make a difference.
It seems I've messed up the planned sweet reunion.
"By the way, how are you doing in graduate school?"
At this point, Aki Tomoya simply changed the subject and asked about something else.
Before he graduated and began his clinical internship, Kudo Sayaka applied to Keio University's graduate school to pursue a master's degree. Now, six years have passed in the blink of an eye, and it's unknown how things have turned out.
"Becoming a cultivator is quite easy, but after I continued studying, the later stages became more difficult, and my relationship with my mentor wasn't very good."
She scratched her head and said.
Becoming a monk isn't difficult; the challenge lies in the later stages of the university.
Aside from studying, the only other aspect here is the relationship with the tutor.
Not long after entering graduate school, she changed two tutors. Perhaps because Aki Tomoya wasn't around, or perhaps because she was unlucky, she didn't find a suitable tutor.
This isn't the first or second time my paper has been rejected.
Of course, there must be some reasons of its own.
"You haven't gotten along well with your advisor... something just doesn't feel right. You seem more like you're not interested."