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The other party informed on the phone that a good relationship has been established, and that they will contact a book reviewer of a local newspaper next week and come to visit. If there is no accident, there will be a follow-up in the near future.

Hiroto Akihara was excited when he heard the news.

As long as there is exposure, "Suspect X" will definitely be able to enter the readers' attention as soon as possible, and start planning for the second and third reprints. At that point, it will definitely sell an astonishing number.

Instead of being like now, you can only seek development step by step in frustration, and you may not necessarily sell 10 copies a year.

But having said that, if I can have one or two award titles that I can get in my hand, and put them on the waistband copywriting, maybe it will sell better.

Hiroto Akihara was putting down the microphone to think about the problem, when suddenly the phone rang again.

He raised the microphone and said, "Hi, I'm Yuto Akihara."

A female voice came from the microphone, "Akihara, I'm Asano, are you free tonight? There is something very important I want to tell you."

Hiroto Akihara was a little surprised. Since the end of the Mantanshe Literature Award, he has not been in touch with the other party, and even the letter he sent has ended in nothing...

Akihara Yuto was startled, and quickly reacted, "Asano, I'm free tonight, what happened?"

From Asano Aiko's tone, he could hear an urgent voice, which made him a little concerned.

In Akihara Yuto's impression, Asano Aiko should be a calm and gentle woman in everything she does.

"At about 6:[-] in the evening, I will come to visit," Asano Aiko said seriously, "There are some problems here at Mandansha, which are related to you."

"Related to me?" Hiroto Akihara frowned involuntarily.

I have already jumped out of the Mantan Club to develop, is there anything else that is related to me?

And it's not the same publishing house, what can the other party do with me?

He was about to ask a few more questions, when he heard Aiko Asano say "see you in the evening", and then the phone was hung up.

Hiroto Akihara shook his head and put down the microphone.

He went upstairs, sat cross-legged on the tatami, and began to think.

What exactly is going on?

……

While Yuuto Akihara was frowning and thinking, Maki Satake was wearing an apron, humming a tune, and leisurely making bento in the kitchen.

She packed the cooked rice into a bento box, and then added tomatoes and vegetables.Then, in the bento grid next to it, cut small sausages and a piece of char siu were placed.

Although Ms. Akihara hopes that there will be more meat in the bento, she still believes that an excellent bento should fully maintain the balance of meat and vegetables.

At this time, Mrs. Satake came over and said curiously: "Oh my, don't you have to go to work today? Speaking of which, who is this lunch for, Maki-chan."

After saying this, she winked at her daughter

Satake Maki looked calmly at his mother who was joking, and replied, "Mom, this is a job arranged by the president."

She didn't lie. According to An Jiujin Goichi's arrangement, she was responsible for taking care of the daily life of the people in Akihara and making contact matters.

So after learning that Yuuto Akihara often eats cup noodles at night, she has a plan, which is to use the spare time as much as possible to take care of his diet.

Hearing this explanation, Mrs. Satake looked suspicious. When did making bento become a job?

Satake Maki looked at the eggs gradually forming in the frying pan and showed a satisfied smile.

Very good, wait until 7 o'clock in the evening, ride a motorcycle to Mr. Akihara's house, and deliver the bento.

Hope to see his surprised expression!

……

The sky gradually darkened, and soon it was 6:[-] in the evening.

Hiroto Akihara was sitting on the tatami, sorting out the clothes he needed to prepare for another book signing the day after tomorrow.

Immediately afterwards, he heard the doorbell jingle.

Hiroto Akihara stood up, walked down the stairs to the entrance downstairs, and opened the door.

Standing at the door was Aiko Asano who hadn't seen each other in the past few months.

Aiko Asano was wearing business attire. When she saw Yuuto Akihara, she opened her mouth slightly, but said nothing.

Akihara Hiroto quickly understood her embarrassment. After all, the two of them hadn't been in touch for so long, so it's normal to be embarrassed and unfamiliar.

Thinking of this, Akihara Yuto smiled, and then said in a gentle voice: "Long time no see, Asano, come in first."

Then he stretched out his hand and ushered her into the room.

Asano Aiko nodded, then took off her shoes at the entrance, and followed Akihara Yuto to the living room upstairs.

She looked around for a week and found that nothing had changed, and sighed secretly in her heart.

During the period when she was the responsible editor of Hiroto Akihara, she came here almost once or twice a week, sometimes to pick up manuscripts, sometimes to help with packing, and sometimes just to chat...

But after that accident, she never came again.

As a member of the Mandan Club, she has always felt guilty, thinking that she is very sorry for Yuuto Akihara.

But I didn't expect today...

Forget it, after all, there are some things, she thinks it is still necessary to let Akihara Yuto know.

Akihara Yuto signaled Asano Aiko to sit down, then went to the kitchen and poured two cups of tea, and put them on the coffee table in the living room, "Asano, you said you have something very important to tell me, what is it?"

Aiko Asano regained consciousness and replied, "Akihara, I heard such a rumor today..."

After saying this, she began to talk about today's events in detail.

Following her description, Akihara Hiroto frowned and fell into deep thought.

The intention of this rumor is undoubtedly to pour black water on himself, but who has the most motive?Takei Kohei?Daigo Kihara?

Apart from the two of them, there must be no one else.Sure enough, if I have the chance, I still have to take revenge!

But having said that, the effect of this rumor must be limited...

Thinking of this, Hiroto Akihara relaxed, and instead comforted Aiko Asano who was still worried, "Asano, I have decided not to cooperate with "New Novel", so it won't affect me too much. "

Asano Aiko was still a little worried, "Akihara, if you go to other major publishing houses in the future, the other party may also make more stringent contracts because of this rumor."

Hiroto Akihara waved his hand, he is currently cooperating with Anjiu Bookstore very happily, and there is no reason to jump to other big publishing houses for the time being.