"According to what you said, if Chizuru gets older and not as pretty in another ten years, will you fall in love with someone else?"
Igarashi Runako was not so easily fooled by the lake. She just glanced at him and drove seriously.
As far as she knows, most men have one thing in common, which is that they always like young and beautiful women.
For example, female artists and female stars have huge commercial value based on men's preferences.
The thing that female artists in the entertainment industry fear the most is the age issue.
No matter how beautiful you are, how hard you work, or how outstanding you are, once you exceed a certain age limit, your attractiveness to the opposite sex will be greatly reduced.
What's worse, it's not just an age issue, there's also the issue of marriage leave. Once a female artist gets married, her appeal to fans will plummet.
Because of this, almost all female artists have appearance anxiety.
"Do you know the theory of relativity?"
These words were very aggressive, but Kurosawa Mitsuru was not angry. Instead, he changed his mind and suddenly said.
Women are very insecure creatures. If they show any emotional changes or fluctuations when they are talking, that is a very obvious signal.
It is not difficult to hear that Miss Runa is particularly concerned about issues of age and appearance. Behind her aggressiveness, it is more about fear than anger.
"Relativity? What does our topic have to do with this?"
Igarashi Runa was stunned for a moment by this question, and after thinking about the concept of this theory, he felt puzzled.
As she had been to college, she naturally knew about this theory.
"It has nothing to do with this. I just want to talk about the concept of relativity."
Seeing her tone change, Kurosawa Hikaru sat firmly in his seat and looked straight ahead.
"What's the meaning?"
Igarashi Runa glanced at him, feeling curious, but she didn't dare to look at him for too long, for fear of being distracted while driving and causing a traffic accident.
"Where are we going now?"
"Go to the Zero Hour Office."
"What are we going to do?"
"Meet with the person in charge of the advertising endorsement project for Cat Carnival to discuss the specifics of the contract."
"Shall I go and talk alone?"
"Let's go talk together."
"Together?"
Kurosawa Hikaru confirmed.
"Together, of course."
Although Igarashi Runa didn't know what his situation was, she still confirmed it.
"That's the truth. You said that after ten years, Sister Qianzuru will be old, but so will I. Our age difference will always be eight years. No matter how much time passes, it will never change."
Seeing that she hadn't reacted yet, Kurosawa Hikaru simply said.
"… "
Igarashi Runa nodded slightly as if thinking about something.
This is true. Because of her age anxiety, she unconsciously forgot that Kurosawa will also grow old.
Words that come from others' heart are often more contagious.
If it makes sense, it will be easier for people to believe.
"Come to think of it, why do you like Chizuru? All around you are young and beautiful girls."
Although she felt that what he said was right, Igarashi Runa thought about it and raised another question.
In the past, she had never bothered to ask about this kind of questions.
As a bystander and outsider, she only needed to know one thing: Kurosawa's love for Chizuru was obvious.
"Being young and beautiful is certainly one of the charms of a woman, but a queen has her own advantages."
When asked about this, Kurosawa Hikaru's thoughts were in a tizzy, but he finally smiled.
In fact, because they had known each other for the longest time, he was not sure when exactly he fell in love with Chizuru.
But there was one thing he was sure of, that was Chizuru's charm was unique.
Perhaps there were many young and beautiful girls around him in the past, but Chizuru's intellectuality and maturity, her coldness and intelligence, and her unattainable feeling made her stand out even in a super institution like the University of Tokyo.
"You have a wide range of interests... You like younger people, and you also like older people."
Hearing such remarks, Igarashi Runa did not delve into the question of whether the older sister was good or not, but could not help but glance at him.
"There is one thing I must clarify. I am not a lolita complex."
Kurosawa Mitsuru also responded to this statement with righteous words.
"Is this just an attempt to cover up something?"
Seeing his sudden self-defense, Igarashi Runa teased with some amusement.
"Tell the truth."
Kurosawa Hikaru shook his head and said frankly.
That’s right, he is not a lolita complex.
Because of this, when he was seven or eight years old, he was not interested in girls of the same age... Although they were little lolita and indeed very cute, their childishness could not be concealed no matter what.
Even when he was fifteen or sixteen years old, he felt that girls of the same age were too young. Even if they were tall and graceful and pretty, they were still too immature.
After all, he only lived for more than 20 years in his previous life. Perhaps he traveled to this parallel world of Neon. Although his body has become smaller, his mind is still flexible and he retains the cognition of an adult, allowing him to relive his childhood and youth again.
The reason why he suddenly fell in love after entering college was probably because he was close to the age of his previous life, and his psychological defenses were suddenly removed.
Of course, it is also possible that it was because his online girlfriend was too good at flirting and her level was too high. Whether it was photos, voice, or video, she gave people a very good feeling and forced him to let down his guard.
"Don't be so harsh. If you find a loli-type girlfriend again in the future, I will laugh at you."
Igarashi Runa looked at his frank attitude with a sidelong glance and teased.
"Then I'm not afraid at all. Even if I find another one, it will definitely not be the loli type." Kurosawa Mitsuru was full of confidence.
"So what type are you going to find next? You already have a younger woman, a more mature woman, and you're looking for another one of the same age?"
Seeing that he had completely ruled out the loli type, Igarashi Runa asked again.
As she asked this question, her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably and her heartstrings became a little tense.
Judging from his reply just now, this playboy is obviously not satisfied with three girlfriends and may still look for more.
"Hmm..."
Faced with this question, Kurosawa Hikaru looked at her and fell into deep thought.
"Is this a problem worth worrying about?" Igarashi Runa teased, pretending to be indifferent.
"I was wondering how to describe your type."
Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded and pointed out the difficulty.
"What is that? You're not looking for me, are you?"
Igarashi Runa's heartstrings were moved, and she suddenly felt overjoyed. She subconsciously stepped on the brakes and slowed down, pretending to be on guard, but it was actually a test.
"Is it not possible?" Kurosawa Hikaru asked, looking at her profile.
"I'm still driving, don't joke around."
These words were very provocative. Igarashi Runa felt distracted and could not even drive steadily. She glared at him.
"All right."
Kurosawa Mitsuru immediately closed his mouth, stopped talking, and started looking forward.
"Did I say too much? Runa, Runa, why are you always like this?"
As he suddenly stopped talking, Igarashi Runa looked at the road conditions ahead and glanced at him, and found that he seemed to have suddenly lost interest, and she couldn't help feeling a little regretful and self-blaming.
As a 28-year-old leftover woman, she has not had much of a relationship over the years. This is because she always has a critical and resistant attitude towards other people's kindness, which easily dampens other people's enthusiasm.
Maybe it’s because she grew up with a super beautiful girl like Chizuru, or maybe it’s because of her family, but deep down she is actually a little inferior.
Her parents always quarreled... The root cause was that her father was too lazy, had high expectations but poor skills, and was very self-righteous. He obviously didn't have much ability, but his temper was terrible and he acted like a big shot.
That's right, she has prejudice and resistance towards men, especially after graduating from college and entering the entertainment industry, where she has met all kinds of men.
You said you like me, is that just based on your words? Just saying a few words like "I like you" means you like me
She knew that she was very harsh and pretentious in relationships, but there was nothing she could do. She didn't want the man she would spend the rest of her life with to be the same type as her father.
"Giving up so easily, he must have been joking just now."
Although she was aware of her bad habits, Igarashi Runa felt a little disappointed when she saw that he didn't even look at her actions.
Under normal circumstances, it only takes about 17 minutes to get from Kurosawa's house to the office, but it's rush hour now, so it takes longer.
It was a silent drive. After passing several traffic lights, Igarashi Runa waited again. She simply turned on the car music to kill her boredom.
Finally, they arrived at the Zero Hour Office.
"According to the agreed time, the interview will start at 9 o'clock. There are still 20 minutes left, but normally they will arrive early. Please go to the lounge first."
As the electric rolling door of the garage fell, Igarashi Runa picked up the mobile phone next to her, took a look at it and said.
"Have we arrived at the office?" said Kurosawa Mitsuru, who had been daydreaming all the way.
"You know the answer but you still ask."
Igarashi Runa rolled her eyes at him and turned back to unbuckle her seat belt.
"Now that you're not driving, can we continue what we were talking about?"
Kurosawa Hikaru didn't care about the rolling eyes, but looked at her and said seriously.
“Pah.”
Igarashi Runa, who was leaning back to unbuckle her seat belt, heard these sudden words and her body suddenly froze as she pressed the button.
"Could it be that he didn't say anything just now because of what I said, don't joke while driving?"
Then, Igarashi Runa became conscious and couldn't help feeling a pounding heart, and her pretty face suddenly turned red.
"It's better to tell less jokes."
Although she thought so, after thinking about it, she sat over and responded.
"I know, but I'm not kidding."
In response to this request, Kurosawa Hikaru nodded.
"… "
Faced with this situation, Igarashi Runa looked at his face and suddenly didn't know how to respond.
"Get off the car, we still need to prepare first."
After a silent eye contact, Igarashi Runa felt that this was not a solution and reached out to open the car door.
"good."
In response to her request, Kurosawa Hikaru followed her wishes, unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car.
"I'm going to the bathroom first."
But just as he got out of the car, he saw Igarashi Runa's back gradually moving away until she opened the garage door and walked into the office.
"High attack and low defense?"
Seeing her running-away movements, Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't help but laugh.
This Miss Runa, when they first met, she dared to scratch the palm of his hand when shaking hands with him. The day before yesterday, she sat next to him and rubbed his arm from time to time, looking like she was very good at flirting. However, when she faced a head-on attack, she was directly defeated.
The difference between love and other emotions is that it is about whether a man and a woman like each other.
If you want to achieve love, the first thing is to like each other. Both parties have something attractive about each other and be able to appreciate each other.
No woman will truly fall in love with a man just because he treats her well. At most, she will be touched and think it is nice to be pampered by him like that, so she chooses to be with him.
This principle also applies to men.
In this world, no man will fall in love with a woman just because she treats him well. He will only choose to accept and respond with the same mentality.
Love cannot be chased back - perhaps this is the truth, but in a relationship, women are the weaker party after all, so men still have to take the initiative.
In this world, all good things can only be obtained through active pursuit.
This is true for family, friendship, and love.
If you know that there is a beautiful thing that you desire, but you just stand still, the result will only be that you will miss it.
After thinking about it, Kurosawa Mitsuru did not rush to catch up, but opened the task panel.
Dating Mission: First Date with Igarashi Runa
Mission objective: Meet her alone at a pub. When she is half drunk, carry her on your back and send her home. Make her shy three times and let her kiss your lips.
Mission duration: 360 hours (15 days)
Mission funds: entry-level wine tasting, entry-level massage (experience card)
Mission rewards: entry-level wine tasting, entry-level massage (permanent)
What he wanted to see was not just the words on the surface, but the deeper levels and meanings.
Based on his experience in completing missions over this period of time, he figured out a pattern and a fact.
As long as the goal of the task can be achieved, the relationship between men and women will definitely be significantly warmed up.
In addition to this, the task fund is usually the quality and ability that the woman hopes the other party has. If it can be demonstrated, it is definitely a plus.
"Wine tasting means drinking together, and I can drink more than she can... Can massage also make her happy?"
Finally facing up to this mission, Kurosawa Hikaru made some guesses based on the mission funds.
At the same time, Igarashi Runa ran out of the garage, slipped into the bathroom and closed the door.
"What's going on? Is he serious?"
"Isn't he afraid that Chizuru will get jealous and mad? Although Chizuru also expects this and won't be angry at all, he doesn't know."
"He touched my waist before, could it be that he fell in love with me?"
“Is this true or false?”
"what do I do?"
Igarashi Runa was alone with her back against the toilet door, her face flushed and her mood anxious and restless.
She was totally overwhelmed by the situation and had no idea how to deal with it.
In fact, she was not very opposed to Kurosawa Mitsuru's behavior of hugging her waist before. Instead, she was a little complacent about it.
After all, when they first met and she went to the amusement park with him to be a light bulb, Kurosawa Hikaru hugged her while they were on the trampoline, and it was a princess hug, showing his very strong boyfriend power.
As for why he suddenly hugged her waist, she knew it in her mind.
After all, that day, because she was instigated by Chizuru, she no longer deliberately kept a distance, but sat very close to Kurosawa, even close to his arm, completely defenseless.
Any man would not be able to resist such an intimate act.
At that time, she was a hunter. Seeing Kurosawa, the prey, fall into the trap, she felt a sense of satisfaction that her plan had succeeded and wanted to chuckle.
But now, the prey suddenly jumped out of the trap and even pounced on her, which made her unable to resist and she felt like the situation was out of control.
After being nervous for a while, Igarashi Runa saw the sink next to her and walked over.
"Runa, you need to calm down. He is your brother who is eight years younger than you. You need to be calm and don't lose your ladylike demeanor."
Facing the mirror, Igarashi Runa took a few deep breaths, adjusted her posture, and while persuading herself, she reached out to pull her clothes and adjust her posture.
Not long after, she walked out of the bathroom.
"Why are you here? Didn't you go to the lounge?"
As soon as she walked out of the bathroom, Igarashi Runa ran into Kurosawa Hikaru standing nearby, and felt a little puzzled.
"I saw that you hadn't come out for so long, and I wondered if you might have had an accident."
Kurosawa Hikaru saw her look and smiled.
"What kind of accident can happen while using the restroom? Please go to the lounge and wait. I will contact someone first and come down when I send you a message."
Igarashi Runa was speechless when she heard this. She rolled her eyes at him unhappily, then turned around and walked towards the office.
Her back is very beautiful. Although the combination of the suit and shirt on the upper body looks very formal, the hip skirt can hardly hide her curvaceous and graceful figure.
"Should I wear the Zero Hour suit later?"
Kurosawa Hikaru saw her back and asked.
"I'll send you a message later. This time we are a contracted partner, and there are disputes over obligations and interests. If there are no irrelevant people, let's meet in person."
Igarashi Runa, who had already walked to the office door, thought for a moment and then turned back and said.
"good."
Kurosawa Hikaru saw that she went to the bathroom and regained her composure. He nodded slightly, then walked towards the stairs and went to the lounge.
Obviously, because the work was so close at hand and it was so early in the morning, even if her defenses were low and she was overwhelmed by the teasing, she still recovered easily.
This is normal. They are not thirteen or fourteen years old and are just beginning to fall in love. As adults, they usually have no interest in the early morning.
Usually, the best time to talk about love is at night, which can also be understood as the time when it gets dark or when a day's work is over.
Starting from dinner, as time goes by, especially late at night, people's pursuit and interest in emotions will reach their peak.
At a time like that, if you have a few drinks, it would be the peak of the peak, and you would completely abandon rationality.
In a sense, the success rate of confession is lowest in the morning among the 24 hours.
Anyway, as far as he knew, he had never seen a case of someone confessing their love to someone so early in the morning.
…
"Only one person is here, no irrelevant people are waiting, just come to my office."
Not long after, Kurosawa Hikaru, who was sitting in the lounge, received the message.
"receive."
After seeing this message, Kurosawa Hikaru replied, put the phone in his pocket, and stood up.
He was also happy and relaxed because he didn't have to wear a mask or change clothes.
After all, the reason why he had to use the Lingshi disguise was to avoid his private life being disturbed by fans.
As for business partners, everyone makes money together. No one will cause you trouble without knowing the limits. Instead, everyone wants to help each other.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
Walking down from the third floor, Kurosawa Mitsuru soon arrived at the door of the office on the first floor.
"Just come in."
Then, a voice was heard from inside the door.
Hearing this reply, Kurosawa Mitsuru opened the door and walked in.
As the office of the firm's boss, this room is quite spacious and has a typical office style.
There is a desk with bookshelves on both sides for storing various materials and project books. There is also a rest area with two sofas where you can rest or talk with others.
There were two women sitting in the sofa area.
One of them is naturally Igarashi Runa.
The other woman was sitting with her back to the door, but her upper body could be seen through the back of the sofa. She had brown wavy hair and a slim figure. She looked quite beautiful from behind.
"Zero hour, this is Ms. Nishimura, the project manager for the Cat Carnival advertising endorsement. She was the one who pushed for this endorsement cooperation."
As Kurosawa Hikaru arrived, Igarashi Runa stood up and introduced him.
"I'm Nishimura Ryoko, the vice president of Cat Carnival. Mr. Lingshi, it's our first meeting. Please... take care of me."
Then, Nishimura Ryoko took a deep breath, adjusted her expression, plucked up the courage to stand up, turned slightly sideways and greeted with a smile.
While introducing herself, she saw the appearance of Kurosawa Hikaru and was so shocked that she couldn't speak clearly.
Because this Ling Shi is too young and too handsome, right? It is completely different from what she imagined.
"Excuse me... Is this really Mr. Zero Hour?"
Immediately, Nishimura Ryoko couldn't help but turn around and look at Igarashi Runa to confirm.
According to her imagination, such a great piano master as Master Zero Hour must have achieved success and fame long ago, but he suddenly realized and decided to start from scratch... If we make a more reasonable inference, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is over 40 years old.
"He really is Zero Hour."
Faced with her shocked reaction, Igarashi Runa's mouth corners slightly raised, with a feeling of pride.
"Ms. Nishimura, my name is Kurosawa Hikaru, my stage name is Zero Time. It's our first meeting, please take care of me."
At the same time, Kurosawa Hikaru walked forward step by step and nodded slightly to her.
"Please take care of me."
Seeing him approaching, Nishimura Ryoko couldn't help feeling a little shy as she looked at his face, which was more handsome than many artists.
Isn't this too handsome? Although his appearance is still a bit immature, his elegant and intellectual temperament, youthful and energetic appearance, and magnetic voice make him look different.