After carrying his luggage from home and walking to the intersection, Naruse glanced at the deserted bus stop from a distance and then looked at the time.
"Go to her house."
"Yeah." Shangzi responded and followed him to the Maki Hotel.
"The starfish should be up."
"If you haven't gotten up yet, there's no need to wait for her."
Shangzi smiled.
"There's no rush."
When we arrived at Zhenmu Hotel, the store below was already open.
"Mr. Seiichiro."
The two of them greeted Seiichiro Maki, and Naoko asked: "Is the starfish up?"
"I'm up and packing my luggage in the room."
"..."
Naruse raised his eyebrows, but hesitated to speak. When he reached the stairs, he said to Naoko: "She probably doesn't want to go."
"Starfish..."
Shangzi didn't know what to say.
When they arrived at Starfish's room upstairs, they discovered that she had already packed her luggage and was struggling with what to wear when going out.
"The temperature in Tokyo is higher than here, so you don't need to wear too much," Naruse said. Seeing that she was still wearing pajamas, he turned around and went downstairs to wait.
Shangzi stayed in the room and selected Haixing.
"Want to choose between these two? Then wear this one. It's not too thick but not too thin. It's just right for the road. I'll change to this thinner one when I get to Tokyo."
"Okay..."
After deciding on a coat, Haixing opened the wardrobe and picked out matching bottoms. His eyes were suddenly attracted by the clothes on Shangzi.
"Did you buy this new suit? It seems that Shangzi has never worn it before."
"Yeah." Shangzi smiled, "I just bought it recently."
"Really?"
Haixing took another closer look, "This skirt feels a little different from Shangzi's usual style."
"Because it was chosen by Chunhai." She said casually.
"..."
Starfish suddenly fell silent.
Putting down her skirt and choosing a pair of trousers that she rarely wore, she quickly dressed up and went downstairs with Naoko.
Naruse was chatting with Seiichiro and turned to look at her, "Have you had breakfast?"
"Already eaten."
"Then let's go."
Haixing nodded and said goodbye to his father: "I'm going out."
"Be careful on the road. Haixing will cause trouble for Harumi and Miss Song these days."
The second half of the sentence was addressed to Naruse, who shook his head slightly, "No. It would be more boring if it was just me and Shangzi. I am very happy that Haixing can agree to go to Tokyo with us."
"..."
Haixing curled her lips to the side, not believing a single word.
Seiichiro smiled broadly and said, "That's good."
"We're off."
"Okay."
The three of them went out together and soon noticed Morimi standing at the door of the bookstore, waving to them.
"You came here so early today?"
"I'm here to remind you not to forget to bring me Tokyo specialties."
"I'll try my best," Naruse said.
Morimi glanced sideways at him, then smiled at Shangzi and Haixing.
"Have fun."
"Yeah."
"When will you go to Hokkaido?" Naruse asked.
"Do you need me to bring you anything tomorrow?"
"Whatever."
Saying goodbye to Morimi, the three of them continued walking to the station.
When passing by a convenience store, Naruse looked at the intersection opposite and said, "Sister Yue seems to have found an apartment."
Shangzi nodded, she also saw the message in the group chat.
"Mr. and Mrs. Takigawa will be back after the opening ceremony tomorrow. It seems that Hikari will stay for a few more days."
"It's spring break anyway, so let her go."
When we arrived at the platform, the bus came quickly.
They took a bus to the city and then transferred to a train to Aomori. An hour later, the three of them got on the Tohoku Shinkansen train smoothly.
Naruse sent a message to Matsu Chiaki when she got on the train, and she didn't send a reply until the southbound train was about to leave Iwate.
He looked at the phone: "She said that when she arrives in Tokyo, Miss Sato will come to pick us up."
"Is Auntie busy?" Shangzi asked.
"Well, I should be filming this morning."
"Then Miss Sato..."
"My mom said she was free."
Haixing thought for a moment, "Is that the place where we will be picked up to take us to shoot?"
"Why are you going there? Of course you are going to the apartment." Naruse glanced at her and said, "She won't be back until evening."
"Ah." Shangzi suddenly remembered something.
Taking out her phone and swiping it, she leaned to the side, pressed against his shoulder, and shared the screen of her phone with him.
"Sure enough, the news was released that Auntie's health is fine and she can go back to continue filming..."
"What follows is the promotional poster for the new drama."
"Yes."
Starfish looks out the window.
The train is speeding and the scenery is going backwards.
More than three hours later, the train arrived at Tokyo Station.
Naruse picked up his luggage and got out of the car. Naoko and Haixing, who were unfamiliar with the place, followed closely behind.
Coming out of the platform, Naruse looked around, and soon met another line of sight not far away looking around.
"Master—Master—"
There are many unfamiliar eyes focused here.
"..."
Naruse strode over with his head lowered and couldn't help complaining, "Isn't Ms. Sato shy?"
Matsu Chiaki's assistant, Ms. Sato Yoko, smiled at him and took the luggage, "Young Master is Young Master."
"Stop talking..."
"Miss Naoko, Miss Haixing."
Although they had met last year, the two of them still greeted her in a somewhat reserved manner.
"She has become more beautiful." Ms. Sato looked at the two of them respectively, took the luggage into her hands, and lifted it with some difficulty.
"I'll take it myself." Naruse took the luggage back, and Naoko did the same. When Haixing wanted to reach out, Miss Sato had already walked forward.
"Come on, let's go to the parking lot."
"Let Miss Sato hold it," Naruse said.
"Well..."
The three of them followed Miss Sato.
"Is there nothing going on over there on the set?" Naruse asked.
"I'm busy." Miss Sato shrugged, "But there's nothing wrong with me. Even if something happens, it's not as important as the young master."
"Stop shouting like that..."
"Haha."
All the way to the parking lot, she found the car. She was driving Chiaki Matsu's own car, which was the same as the car she rented every time she went to Aomori.
Naoko and Haixing sat in the back, while Naruse sat down in the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt.
Looking back, Shangzi was also putting a seat belt on Haixingxing.
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Sato started the car and drove out of the parking lot.
"How do you feel about returning to Tokyo after half a year?"
Naruse looked out the window, "There are still so many people."
Miss Sato laughed, "This is Tokyo."
After driving for a while, she suddenly remembered something: "Master, are you hungry? Do you want to find a place to eat first?"
Naruse looked back at Naoko and Haixing, and they both said it was okay.
"Ms. Sato, please go to the studio. Just drop us off at the apartment. I'll take them out to eat later."
"OK~"
More than twenty minutes later, several people arrived at the high-end apartment that Matsu Chiaki bought in Yoyogi.
Before slowing down and entering the underground parking lot, Ms. Sato motioned to the two new guests behind her to look at the park not far away.
"That's Yoyogi Park over there. It's very close, right?"
The two of them stared blankly out of the car window.
"Very close...right?"
"When Miss Sato told them this, they had no idea," Naruse said.
"Okay."
She stopped lingering and drove the car into the parking lot.
Get off the car, take the elevator upstairs, and when you reach your floor, Ms. Sato opens the door and smiles at the two girls following her.
"Welcome to Miss Song and Master Chunhai's home——"
The two looked at Naruse.
He picked up the travel bag on his hand and said, "Come in."
Naoko and Haixing followed in, but Miss Sato was still standing at the door.
"Master."
Naruse turned around and understood, "Is Ms. Sato going back to the set?"
"Yes. The spare key has been placed on the table in the living room. Don't forget it when the young master goes out."
"I know."
After finally smiling at Naoko and Haixing, Miss Sato closed the door and left first.
"Finally we're here..."
Naruse sat on the sofa and looked at the place where he lived half a year ago.
"This is the apartment my mother bought the year before last, and I haven't lived here too long..."
Shangzi sat down next to him and looked at Haixing again.