Even on New Year’s Eve, she and her mother drank fresh juice and cola.

I usually wish I could give up smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, but every now and then, when I’m extremely anxious about exams, I’ll have to smoke a cigarette.

Chiba Shinoko opened the drawer of the bedside table without even looking, and relied on muscle memory to accurately find cigarettes and lighters from several small boxes.

Then, he opened the cabinet under the drawer and took out a can of ice-cold beer.

“Click——”

Pressing the lighter, the flame jumped up, Chiba Xiaozi bit the cigarette filter with her pearly teeth, lit the ladies’ cigarette, and subconsciously prepared to take a puff.

The movements were smooth and seamless, and by the time he reacted, the cigarette was already lit.

“What am I doing?”

Chiba Shinoko’s pretty face was stunned. She scratched her long golden hair, then quickly put out the cigarette in the ashtray.

As for the can of beer, she bent down and put it back into the cabinet.

“…” Looking at the lady’s cigarette lying quietly in the ashtray, Chiba Xiaoko was silent for a few seconds, then raised her eyebrows and said sullenly.

“Stinky Fujii, you have to pay for my cigarettes!”

No matter what, I must call that bastard over tomorrow to compensate her for her losses.

If she can’t be called, she will pretend to be sick and have an incurable disease!

“So annoying!”

Chiba Shinoko grabbed the pillow next to her and punched it, then leaned her back against the headboard and continued to scroll through Instagram to divert her attention.

“Ding-dong-“

In the ins follow list, “TREE” group member “Matsumoto Arina” posted a new picture and text update.

[I am honored to play the role of “Misumi Mikoto” in “Unnatural”! 】

[Next, I will work hard to become a qualified actor, and hope to give everyone the most wonderful performance! Bow.jpg]

[Let’s cheer together! @松本娱乐務所@《非自然死亡》production crew@TREE team manager Uesugi Asami]

Immediately afterwards, the next one was a short video feed in which a young girl with delicate features and a bright smile waved her slender hand at the camera.

[Mina-san, I am actress Arina Matsumoto. 】

“Huh?!”

“Isn’t she a singer? Why did she become an actress?”

Looking at the news on Instagram, Chiba Xiaozi subconsciously sat up straight.

“If I were to join a production crew and act…”

“Does that mean we won’t be able to hear any new songs from her for a while?”

Thinking of this, Chiba Xiaozi couldn’t help feeling a little regretful.

To be honest, like most young people nowadays, she quite likes listening to the songs of the band TREE.

I slid my finger across the screen and clicked on “Fujii”, another member of the “TREE” group in my follow list.

“I wonder if this person is concentrating on music, or is he acting with Matsumoto Yuina?”

A question flashed through Chiba Shinoko’s mind, but when she saw that the other party’s social account was blank and the only thing he didn’t even bother to write was a big tree as his avatar, she quickly lost interest.

As expected, everyone’s attention is on the beautiful and sweet-voiced lead singer Matsumoto Arina, who comes from a wealthy family. The secondary singer who is responsible for writing songs and lyrics is mysterious, so she does not have as many fans as Matsumoto Arina.

but……

Speaking of singing, didn’t mom say that Fujii can sing too?

No matter how hard she tried to divert her attention, Chiba Shinoko’s mind still unconsciously emerged the handsome face of Fujii Itsuki that flashed by during the Red and White Song Contest.

Fortunately, her mother Chiba Rumi pushed her shoulder at that time, otherwise she would have missed such a precious moment!

Afterwards, Chiba Shinoko even found a replay of the Red and White Song Contest and watched it from beginning to end.

“next time……”

Holding the phone, her eyes gradually became firm.

“Next time I must ask him to put his ear close to my ear and sing to me alone!”

Chiba Shinoko got out of bed, pulled out a stool, and sat down at the desk, planning to fake a few failing test papers.

“Shhh-“

The tip of the oil-based pen rubbed against the test paper, and Chiba Shinoko’s mouth corners raised, full of energy.

“etc!”

She paused in writing and suddenly reacted.

Once upon a time, she didn’t even know how to take a quadratic derivative, but now she has to “forge” a failing test paper!

From childhood to adulthood, Chiba Shinoko could only fill in ABC randomly on multiple-choice questions in math tests, and she never passed the test even once.

At this moment, if she lost more than 20 points on the test paper, she would regret that she was careless and did not exert her full strength.

From late September to early October, and again from October to January.

“So, it’s been so long…”

Chiba Shinoko sighed quietly in her heart.

The world that belonged to her, the leader of the bad girls, seemed to have been quietly changed by that bastard.

……

……

After 1 p.m., the warm sun was obscured by mist, and light snow began to fall in the gray and gloomy sky.

“Buzz-“

The white Porsche Panamera blended into the snow and drove along the road all the way to the suburbs of Tokyo.

Although she had promised Matsumoto Arina that she would go somewhere with her, it was not until before departure that Fujii Itsuki realized where they were going.

After slowing down and arriving at the destination, Fujii Itsuki parked the car steadily in the parking space.

“We’re here…” He turned to look at the chestnut-haired girl in the passenger seat who had been unusually quiet since she got in the car.

“Yeah.” Matsumoto Arina was obviously a little absent-minded. After saying “yeah” softly, she got out of the car holding three bouquets of flowers.

Opening a black folding umbrella to block the wind and snow, Fujii Itsuki took the initiative to hug Matsumoto Yuina’s slender shoulders and looked forward. At the end of his sight were high-end cemeteries.

“Rust—”

Two rows of shallow footprints appeared in the snow, extending from the door all the way to the three tombstones.

In high-end cemeteries like this, there are gravekeepers who are responsible for shoveling snow every day, but the snow had just fallen, so there was still a thin layer of snow accumulated in front of the tombstone.

Taking off her warm gloves, revealing two fair and delicate hands, Matsumoto Arina squatted down and carefully swept the snow in front of the tombstone with her hands.

“Fujii…” Matsumoto Arina looked unusually calm, her gentle voice hiding a hint of sadness. She took the time to look up at Fujii Itsuki.

“You said the soil down there is so thick, will they feel cold?”

“I don’t know…” Holding an umbrella, Fujii Itsuki glanced at the three cemeteries that were close to each other.

“My parents are also down there. Next time we go to worship, I’ll ask them for you secretly.”

“Pfft——” The originally sad atmosphere was destroyed by him. Matsumoto Arina couldn’t help laughing out loud, but her eyes suddenly turned red.

“Please, can you be serious?”

“I don’t want to cry!”

Tears kept flowing out of her eyes. Matsumoto Arina squatted for a long time to calm down before she stood up again and placed a bouquet of chrysanthemums in front of each of the three tombstones.

“Grandpa, grandma, and dad…” In the pure white snow, she was the only one dressed in solemn black.

“Mom said that if the Matsumoto office goes bankrupt, she will personally come to your mausoleum and announce that the Matsumoto family’s decline and fall was caused by me.”

“Obviously, she failed…”

As she spoke, tears welled up in Matsumoto Yuina’s eyes. She changed her sad expression and took out the firm’s December financial report from her pocket, then proudly took Fujii Itsuki’s hand.

“Because I helped you choose a better heir!”

“Don’t worry, I’m fine. She’s still investing in real estate in Hokkaido, thinking I don’t know.”

“Click——” He took out a lighter from his pocket and lit the financial report in front of the tombstone.

“call–“

As if picked up by an invisible hand, the A4-sized report slowly turned into ashes and dissipated in the snow and wind.

Turning around, Matsumoto Arina acted intimately, hugged one of Fujii Itsuki’s arms tightly, and leaned her head over.

“Let’s go, Mr. President.”

……

【Ding! 】

[Successfully launched an evil attack on Matsumoto Arina! 】

[Reward: 100000 yen in cash! ]

[Reward: 5 evil points! ]

【Ding! 】

【Character: Arina Matsumoto】

[Attribute: Evil Miss]

[Evil Progress: 85%]

……

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Chapter 377 Are you obsessed with money? (Thanks to “Xuanyuan Emperor who likes to eat vegetables”)

The transfer of power completed the transformation from vice president to president.

In order to facilitate the management of the company, Fujii Itsuki and Matsumoto Arina simply changed their titles privately, and did not immediately issue an announcement to publicize that the position of the president of the agency had changed.

Now he holds great power. At his command, the national girl idol Miss Matsumoto Arina fully cooperates, and the entire Matsumoto Entertainment Agency operates at a high speed as he wishes.

When the crew was first established, the producer, lighting technician, prop master, makeup artist, etc. relied on the reputation and connections accumulated by Matsumoto Entertainment Agency, and this makeshift team was quickly put together.

Fujii Itsuki is the director and Matsumoto Arina is the lead actress. It seems as if the two have returned to their first collaboration, except that this time they are not making music, but filming a TV series.

A director with no experience, an actor who had just transformed from a singer, and even the screenwriter Ogihara Saki was writing a script for the first time in her life. With unconditional trust in Fujii Itsuki, the three of them hit it off and agreed to work together.

To finalize the charter for the “Unnatural” crew, Fujii Itsuki and secretary Asada Futaba worked overtime until late at night, while Matsumoto Arina took advantage of the script to improve her acting skills before filming began.

……

As night falls, the lights are on.

At 9:30 in the evening, the Akasaka Matsumoto Entertainment Building was still brightly lit.

In the office on the 12th floor, the “Vice President” sign at the door has been quietly changed to “President”.

Other senior executives are not aware of the change in the positions of Fujii Itsuki and Matsumoto Arina for the time being, except for their confidants Futaba Asada and Asami Uesugi.

One of these two guys is a money-grubber who is short of money. He is willing to do anything as long as the bonus is in place. He even agreed to be a mistress to Matsumoto Arina. The other is a power-hungry guy who first invested in Matsumoto Yuriko and then in Matsumoto Arina. His purpose is just to make a career while he is young.

Previously, Asami Uesugi was both a senior and the manager of the “TREE” group, so the two of them implicitly respected her.

Now that one person has succeeded, everyone around him will benefit. Because Fujii Itsuki has become the president with the highest shareholding, Asada Futaba’s status has naturally risen as well. Although she may not be able to surpass Uesugi Asami in the company, she can at least share the same status with her.

Who doesn’t like getting a promotion and a raise?

The salary of the president’s secretary should be higher than that of the vice president’s secretary, even if it’s only 10,000 yen higher.

The good wind carries me to the blue clouds with its power.

Even Asada Futaba didn’t try very hard. When Fujii Itsuki reached the top step, he pulled the tie on her chest. When she turned around, she found that her former senior, Uesugi Asami, had been left far behind.

……