Chapter 92: Cover Design (Rewritten)

Faced with the request of Akiwara Yuto and President Anjiu President Anjiu Jin Gangyi, Miyagi Tomie did not agree directly. For her, time is so precious, how can it be wasted on reading an irrelevant novel.

But she did not refuse, but took the manuscript that President Anjiu President Anjiu Jin Gangyi handed over at this time, and then said politely, "I understand."

She planned to let her assistant read it carefully, then let her retell the story, and then she would design the cover on the basis of this story.

Akiwara Yuto didn't know Miyagi Tomie's plan. Seeing her agree, he happily expressed his thanks.

In Akiwara Yuto's view, after the other party finished reading this work, she would likely be moved by the story. Even if she couldn't be moved, she would fully recognize the commercial potential of this work, so as to devote herself to the cover design.

Just when he intended to further elaborate on his other requirements for the cover, the kimono woman he had seen before pushed open the sliding door, bowed to everyone, and said with a smile, "Two guests, the reserved meeting time is over."

Akiwara Yuto was about to say something, but was gently patted on the shoulder by President Anjiu President Anjiu Jin Gangyi, and soon understood his plan. He stood up, stood up with President Anjiu President Anjiu Jin Gangyi, then bowed and said goodbye, and left the design studio.

Sitting in the car returning, Akiwara Yuto looked at the scenery constantly retreating outside the window, and had other thoughts in his heart.

In short, I hope the other party can read the story carefully and design a good cover that makes people satisfied.

……

After Akiwara Yuto and the two left, Miyagi Tomie held a stack of manuscripts, looked at the black characters "The Devotion of Suspect X" printed on the first page, and subconsciously frowned.

To be honest, she is not a literature lover, and she is even more indifferent to mystery works.

And the name of this work made her have no desire to open it after seeing it.

She flipped through two pages and found that it was about the story of a high school math teacher named Ishigami, and her heart felt even more boring.

In her view, Akiwara Yuto entrusted her to read this work, undoubtedly just out of his self-moving as a novel author. For her, it is undoubtedly a strong difficulty.

Forget it, after finishing this business, I won't accept the business of small-scale publishers like President Anjiu Bookstore in the future. After all, the other party not only can't explain their needs clearly, but also puts forward some inexplicable requests.

Miyagi Tomie made a decision in her heart, then knocked on the desktop in front of her lightly. Soon, a woman wearing a kimono walked over, it was her assistant Nishijima Kyoko.

"Miyagi-sensei, what are your instructions?"

"Nishijima, read this manuscript and tell me the story inside."

Nishijima Kyoko was a bit confused for a while.

Aren't we a design studio? Why do you suddenly want to see this thing?

But she didn't object either, but took the manuscript handed by Miyagi-sensei, and promised to finish reading it in these few days.

……

Time passed quickly, and when Akiwara Yuto returned home, Nishijima Kyoko also ended her work today.

As a designer assistant, the house she rented was only about one kilometer away from the "Miyagi" design studio, and the walking time was no more than 15 minutes.

After returning home, she tied on an apron, tied up her hair, made a simple meal, and finished her dinner.

After dinner, she tidied up the table, took out the manuscript handed to her by Miyagi-sensei today from a document bag, and prepared to read it carefully at night. 【92

To be honest, she was a bit troubled.

As a young woman in her 20s, her reading interests had always been limited to shojo manga and romance novels; she had never had much interest in traditional literature.

But this book, *The Devotion of Suspect X*, could be identified as a detective work just from its title.

Forget it, just treat it as work and finish it properly.

Nishijima Kyoko prepared herself mentally, poured herself a cup of tea, then knelt on the floor and began to read.

Originally, according to her plan, after reading for two hours, she intended to take a bath and rest so she could welcome the next day's work with the best spirit.

But to her surprise, she was completely moved by the story described in the manuscript, sitting and reading for six hours straight, forgetting even to go to the restroom.

After finishing it, she discovered that the story content of this book was completely different from what she had imagined.

From Ishigami wanting to commit suicide but being saved by the Hanaoka mother and daughter, to Ishigami plotting to help the two escape legal punishment, and then to Ishigami willingly accepting legal punishment himself to help them...

It completely touched her heart.

She had never thought that someone could sacrifice themselves for love to such an extent. Therefore, this book should be a work of love through and through!

She took out a tissue and wiped the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes.

There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes, and she was naturally no exception; her tears were not for Ishigami's selfless dedication, but rather because she had projected herself into the role of Hanaoka Yasuko, sighing at her tragic plight.

As a single mother with a daughter, Hanaoka Yasuko could only work in places like convenience stores and hotels, and was forced by her ex-husband's harassment to join forces with her daughter to kill him.

After killing her ex-husband, Ishigami, a neighbor she had only met a few times, helped her escape police investigation, sparing her and her daughter from imprisonment.

This gave her a special feeling toward Ishigami, but this feeling was only gratitude, not love for Ishigami. On the contrary, another suitor, Kudo Kuniaki, was the one she truly admired.

As things developed to the end, Ishigami loved her, and Kudo also loved her, but she loved Kudo, so Ishigami chose to withdraw; he didn't even say a word, just to achieve her happiness.

Even the last letter Ishigami wrote to her was like this: Mr. Kudo Kuniaki is an honest and reliable person. Marrying him, you and Misato have a higher chance of finding happiness. Forget me completely, do not have any guilt. If you are not happy, everything I have done is in vain.

Just when she thought everything was over, Yukawa found her and told her what Ishigami had done—that for her and her daughter, Ishigami had killed another person and insisted that he was the murderer, even facing police interrogation, he perfectly held his ground until the end.

Upon learning the truth, Hanaoka Yasuko's first reaction was disbelief; she could not believe that Ishigami could sacrifice himself to such an extent, could not believe that for a middle-aged woman like her—who had no merits, was ordinary, and had no charm—Ishigami had actually ruined his entire life!

Facing Ishigami and Kudo, she finally said those words: "So many people love me so much, why am I still unable to be happy?"

And under the torture of this guilt, she chose to turn herself in to the police, leaving Ishigami in immense pain after discovering the futility of his actions...

Thinking of this, Nishijima Kyoko couldn't help but shed tears again; she pulled out a tissue to wipe her nose, and then put the manuscript away completely.

She walked to the shower room, took off her clothes, and while turning on the shower to rinse off, she began to think.

Can I really articulate this story well?

No, I should ask Miyagi-sensei to take a good look at it too!

Such a moving love story is truly a great work of art.

Therefore, I must design a cover that is more suitable for it, so that more readers can see it!