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It's really lonely when you're alone...

Just when he was feeling alone, the doorbell of "Ding Dong" rang.

Who will come over at this time?

He couldn't help being puzzled, but he still stopped his hands that were about to unpack the instant noodles, walked to the entrance and opened the door.

Under the dim light at the door, a girl appeared in front of him. The girl was wearing a white down jacket and boots, her petite face was faintly visible under the light, and there was an inexplicable expression on her face.

Akihara Yuto quickly recognized the person who came, she was the editor of Anjiu Bookstore, Satake Maki.

Hiroto Akihara was very puzzled. During the New Year's Eve, the editor Satake was not at home to watch the red and white songs with his family, so what did he come to his house at this time.

Even if it is a business visit on behalf of Anjiu Bookstore, it should be on January 1, right...

Akihara Yuto thought for a while, then tentatively asked: "Miss Satake, who are you?"

"Mr. Akihara, it's like this. My family has made an extra portion of miscellaneous cooking and rice cakes. If you don't mind, I would like to give them to you."

Satake Maki hesitated for a while, then raised a package in his hand and said.

Hiroto Akihara laughed dumbfounded when he heard this reason, but he still opened the door and welcomed the other party in, "It's cold, come in and talk first."

"Excuse me," said Satake Maki, changing shoes at the entrance and walking in.

"Thank you so much for the food you brought. I was already planning to eat instant noodles." Akihara Yuto took the other party's package.

If there is no food from the other party, he can only eat instant noodles during the Chinese New Year.

Although this was his own decision, it was too miserable to eat only instant noodles during the Chinese New Year.

Satake Maki shook his head and said in a gentle tone: "It doesn't matter, after all, I have to thank you for your help to Anjiu Bookstore in the past six months."

Although she said so, she also knew that this was not what she thought in her heart.

"Miss Satake, you can watch the red and white song in the living room first, and I will give you the bento box as soon as I finish eating."

Akihara Yuto waved his hand, then opened the package, and put the bento box inside into the microwave to heat.

After heating up, he carried the bento box on a tray to the living room and sat down at the low table.

While eating food, he and Satake Maki watched the Red and White Song Festival.

The Red and White Song Club is a confrontational music program that divides female artists into the red group and male artists into the white group. It is no exaggeration to say that the ratings are the highest in Japan.

Generally speaking, people watch it with their families.

Thinking of this, Hiroto Akihara couldn't help speeding up his meal, and was going to return the bento box to the other party immediately after eating, and then sent her away to reunite with her family.

With this in mind, it took him only 15 minutes to finish eating and washing the bento box, and put it in the package at the same time.

"Miss Satake, thank you for your hospitality. I return this bento box to you." Hiroto Akihara handed her the package, then looked at the snowflakes still falling outside the window, thought for a while and said, "Go back early, the Meteorological Agency said the weather at night No, maybe the trams will be out of service."

"It's okay, there's no need to be in such a hurry..." Satake Maki seemed to want to say something, but seeing that Akihara Yuto had said so much, he felt that his words were a bit redundant, so he added: "Okay, then I will leave first gone."

Akihara Hiroto also noticed something was wrong, and said with a smile, "Thank you anyway, I will give you a gift in return after the Chinese New Year."

He decided to give the other party a ride, so he put on the plush coat hanging on the wall and said, "Let's go together, I'll take you to the tram stop."

Satake Maki hesitated for a while, but said in a low voice, "Then I will trouble you, Teacher."

Immediately afterwards, the two pushed open the gate and walked along the street towards the tram station.

When marching, the feet stepped on the snow and made a "rustling" sound.

I don't know if it's because of the snow, but there are not many pedestrians on the street at this time, not even a few cars.

After traveling for about 15 minutes, the two arrived at the nearest tram stop.

But when entering the station, he was stopped by a staff member in uniform, "Sorry, because of the snow on the road ahead, the tram is now out of service."

Hiroto Akihara looked at the staff and asked, "How long will it take to run normally?"

The staff replied apologetically: "We are still waiting for the notification, so we can't be sure."

Hiroto Akihara turned around and looked at Maki Satake, hesitating.

Satake Maki waved his hand, "It's okay, I'll just call a taxi and go back."

Akihara Hiroto could only nod his head, and made a decision in his heart to reimburse the other party for the fare. After all, the taxi fare is not cheap for ordinary employees.

"How about this, I'll take you to the taxi." Akihara Yuto suggested.

Satake Maki didn't refuse, and followed Akihara Yuto to the road outside the station, trying to stop a taxi.

But I don't know if it's because of the New Year's Eve or the snow, the vehicles on the road are extremely sparse, and there is hardly a taxi in sight.

After waiting for 20 minutes, the two could only give up the idea of ​​taking a taxi.

"How about this, Editor Satake, I'll book you a hotel and pay the bill, and you can wait for the tram to run normally before leaving."

When he said this, Akihara Hiroto showed a deep apology on his face.

In his opinion, Satake Maki encountered this situation after all to deliver food to him.But this also led to the fact that the other party could not be with his family on New Year's Eve.

Now it seems that the only way to make the other party feel wronged is to stay in the hotel for a night or two.

But to his surprise, Satake Maki shook his head, rejected his proposal, and made a request that surprised him.

"Teacher Akihara, although it's a bit presumptuous, can I stay at your place tonight?"

[Chapter 202.2 Zero One I Want the Real Thing]

Hiroto Akihara didn't expect Maki Satake to make this request, and he didn't know how to answer for a while—he had a lot of connections with Maki Satake, but it was only before he won the Newcomer Award for Mystery Literature.

In fact, with the arrival of Asano Aiko, I have not communicated directly with Anjiu Bookstore for a long time.Even matters such as sales and payment were conveyed by Aiko Asano.

He thought about it, and felt that Satake Maki might be worried about the safety of the hotel, so he made this request.

After all, the social security in Japan in the 90s was different from that of later generations—due to the economic downturn, many unemployed people embarked on the path of crime, and even in schools, bad culture was quite prevalent.

He looked at the other party carefully, and persuaded: "Miss Satake, if you are worried about safety, I will book you the best hotel in this area, so you don't have to worry too much."

Satake Maki shook his head, "Mr. Akihara, don't spend so much money, can't you live in your house?"

"Will this be bad?" Akihara Yuto replied hesitantly, "Your family will definitely not agree."

"It will certainly not trouble you."

Satake Maki took a step forward, and said in a sincere tone, "Sorry, I just don't want to grow old and be alone."