Chapter 1104

From Tokyo to Kyoto, it takes about 5 hours by car, 2 hours by Shinkansen, and 3 hours by plane, because there is no direct flight between the two cities, and you have to transfer from Osaka, so it takes more time and energy.

It is indeed more comfortable to take the Shinkansen than to take a car, especially when the whole carriage is only a few people.

You can walk around at will, sit wherever you want, and don't care about other people's eyes.

Naoki Nagayama held Xia Hua and looked at the scenery outside the train window. As the train accelerated, the scenery kept flowing, slowly blurring, and finally turned into constantly changing color blocks, and the train window was like an abstract painting~

However, little Xia Hua was watching very happily. It is estimated that she is sensitive to colors now.

And Akina and Mrs. Mari Nonaka were chatting in a low voice~

"Kyoto......"

Akina's words mentioned the keywords of Kyoto, as well as Hongyu Yuan and the like, and from time to time she would add some gestures, and the whole person looked high-spirited~

Speaking of which, it has been almost a year. Because of giving birth to a baby, she couldn't go out to travel, and she was dragged by her husband to film a movie...... making people forget that Akina is just a young girl in her early twenties.

A few hours passed in a flash, little Xia Hua fell asleep in her mother's arms, but the other three had no sleepiness at all.

"Kyoto Station, arrived....."

With the sound of the broadcast, Naoki Nagayama and the others put on masks and sunglasses and followed the crowd out of the station.

Naoki Nagayama carried a small package with him, containing baby supplies. Naturally, there was no luggage, as it had already been sent to Hongyu Yuan.

Just out of the station exit, he saw a familiar figure waving and walking toward them. After arriving at the side, he reached out and took the package:

"Naoki-san, the car has already been arranged, it's parked over there....."

"Thank you, Toda-kun." Naoki Nagayama patted the shoulder of the full-time driver Tomoyasu Toda, "The luggage has already arrived at Hongyu Yuan, right?"

"Yes, it has been delivered to the butler's hands, and Hongyu Yuan has been cleaned up, just waiting for Naoki-san and Akina-san to move in!" Tomoyasu Toda answered while leading the way in front.

He arrived early yesterday and also took the Shinkansen. However, when he moved to Kyoto, he went to a car rental company to rent a high-end Mercedes-Benz business sedan, which was convenient for picking up the Nagayama family..... Of course, it was at public expense.

The black Mercedes-Benz outside the station was not conspicuous, but the interior space was large, and the safety seat had already been installed. After Naoki Nagayama and the others sat on it, there was still a lot of space......

After a half-hour drive, the group finally arrived at Hongyu Yuan at the foot of Rurikoin Mountain!

The master is back, naturally entering from the main entrance. When Mrs. Mari Nonaka got out of the car and passed through the main entrance, she covered her mouth in surprise......

Entering the door, she saw an exquisite garden. The golden chrysanthemums blooming in autumn and the bright red maple trees were scattered, and together with the rockery and strange stones, they built a harmonious landscape.

A little further away was a large water surface. In the rippling water, you could see colorful koi swimming leisurely from time to time. Most of them were red koi. When they didn't move, they looked like maple leaves by the pond falling on the water surface.....

Further away was a low mountain, and a Shinto path was looming in the green bamboo....

And between the mountain and the water, three red and white buildings were arranged in a mountain shape, and a pavilion extended into the water...... The whole was full of divinity, making people's eyes shine when looking from a distance~

"This...... is Hongyu Yuan in autumn~"

"Yes, Mari-san, isn't it beautiful?"

"This is no longer a question of whether it is beautiful or not....."

Mrs. Mari Nonaka muttered to herself. She thought she had come to the villa of an ancient noble......

Mrs. Mari Nonaka was not someone who hadn't been to Hongyu Yuan, but it wasn't the red leaf season at that time.

Coming here at this time this year, it felt like it was completely different!

Compared with Rurikoin on Mount Hiei, this is not inferior at all, right?!

"Mari-san, let's go.... it takes ten minutes....."

Tomoyasu Toda had already marveled yesterday and was much better today. Seeing that the Nagayama couple had already walked toward the main house, he hurriedly said to Mari Nonaka,

"This courtyard is very large, and the path also passes through the courtyard....."

This courtyard was built according to the plan of one scene per step, so the path was naturally winding, which was to facilitate guests to enjoy the scenery of the courtyard properly.

Naoki Nagayama walked slowly holding Xia Hua, and Akina introduced on the side, stopping from time to time to let the baby see special landscapes.

Even such a small baby would stare intently when seeing something good-looking~

After arriving at the main house, the gilded plaque was shining, and the words "Xiangrui Yumi" were clearly visible......

The supplies in the room had been prepared by the villa butler. If you don't want to cook by yourself, inviting a chef to the door is just a phone call away.

However, Naoki Nagayama and Akina were both people who could cook. They didn't want to be disturbed by too many strangers when they came on vacation, so they would probably cook by themselves......

"I will live in the main house with Naoki-san...." Akina took the attitude of a hostess and assigned the rooms, "Mari-san, you live in the room on the left..... At night, Xia Hua-chan will sleep with you....."

The Nagayama family disappeared from Tokyo, but the entertainment industry in Tokyo didn't stop at all.

First, Toshihiko Tahara clearly stated in a program interview that the crew had finished filming, which added another layer of curiosity to the outside world about "Ghost".

After that, there were some behind-the-scenes photos and posters specially distributed by Tree Friends. Everyone was looking forward to the arrival of Christmas a month in advance.

In addition to movies, there were many activities in the entertainment industry at the end of the year. Various publicity reports and news revelations were naturally not lacking...... But what made the industry discuss hotly during this period was naturally the debut of Izumi Sakai, a new singer strongly supported by Tree Friends, "Voice of Japan"!

The first record quickly occupied the top three of the Oricon chart, directly approaching the "Passion" of the hostess~

Originally, she had gained fame because of "Voice of Japan" and gained a lot of audience favor, and her outstanding performance at the Tokyo International Film Festival allowed her to have fame in the entertainment industry. And now, the foundation of these two was reflected in Izumi Sakai's first debut record.

With the strong support of Tree Friends, the sales of this record exceeded 100,000 copies in the first week, and then showed a steep upward trend.....

As a newcomer, Izumi Sakai was currently rehearsing at the FNS Music Festival.

"Izumi-san."

Isao Horiuchi had just received a phone call from the outside and ran hurriedly to the large lounge in the backstage. Newcomers naturally shared a large one, and Izumi Sakai had no special treatment,

"Add another schedule tonight..... go to TBS to record an announcement....."

Even Izumi Sakai, who was always gentle, frowned at this time:

"Added again?!"

She had been up since the early morning today and had been busy until the evening, rushing to 7 scenes!

"Yes, it's a surprise performance guest negotiated temporarily...... You only need to go on stage and say two sentences, and then sing a song...."

Isao Horiuchi comforted his own artist. After all, he had been in the industry for a few years and knew that in addition to communicating work well, he also had to appease the artist's mentality when facing artists who had just debuted...... Many artists were crushed by the sudden increase in work after debut.

"......."

Seeing that Izumi Sakai was in a low mood, Isao Horiuchi hurriedly comforted:

"Izumi-san..... this is the only way for every artist...... Debut to increase exposure is the best way to expand fame and increase song sales!"

The manager saw that the artist's face didn't change much, and immediately changed his tone:

"Even Naoki-san's wife, Akina Nakamori, went through this when she first debuted!"

"Akina-san?" Izumi Sakai looked at Isao Horiuchi, "Akina-san didn't have so many schedules! Don't lie to me?!"

She had chatted with Akina Nakamori and had also heard about Akina Nakamori's affairs before marriage.

"It's true. When Akina-san first debuted, she also went out early and returned late every day, and even made up for sleep in the car!"

"......"

Izumi Sakai still didn't quite believe it,

"But she seems to only be busy for a few months every year after that..... during the tour concert...."

"That's because Akina-san's fame is big! So she doesn't have to be so hard!"

Isao Horiuchi said. In fact, he also knew another reason. At that time, she was already in love with Naoki Nagayama. Any movement the two made would make the headlines of media newspapers, and the exposure rate was much higher than working hard to catch announcements!

"So..... now we can only work hard..... When Izumi-san's fame is big in the future, the schedules will slowly decrease!"

Izumi Sakai seemed to be comforted, but was still a bit helpless:

"..... So it's still inevitable to add schedules today!"

Isao Horiuchi persuaded with a smile:

"Izumi-san, think about the good side. After tonight, you can sleep in tomorrow!"

"Won't there be temporary announcements again?!"

Izumi Sakai looked at her exclusive manager with some distrust. This guy had a set of words.

"I guarantee!"

"......."

After the manager left, Izumi Sakai chatted with Yukako Asaka in the same lounge.

Yukako Asaka had debuted for a year and was originally an idol who was not popular, but she became popular this October because of her appearance in "Sukeban Deka III: Girl Ninja Legend"..... The period of explosion was about the same as Izumi Sakai.

"Yui-chan, were all artists so busy when they first debuted?"

"Actually, not really...."

Yukako Asaka shook her head. When she debuted, it was cold and clear. Her debut song didn't even enter the Oricon chart, so naturally, there were not so many announcements and schedules.

It wasn't until a year later that the heat began to rise, and it wasn't until the previous month that she started to get busy.

"It's the famous artists who are so busy!"

"Eh? I just debuted?"

"Izumi....." Yukako Asaka looked at Izumi Sakai, who had a big sister look but was a pure newcomer in the entertainment industry, "Your fame and heat when you just debuted are already the peak that many idol singers long for but cannot get!"

"Is that so...."

Izumi Sakai, who had been smooth sailing to the peak of popularity since participating in "Voice of Japan," really couldn't understand the plight of other bottom-level artists.

"In short..... grasp this opportunity well, it will only appear once or twice in a person's life....."

"Yes, I understand!"

Izumi Sakai nodded, and gradually understood the goal in her heart,

"At least..... I must win all the newcomer awards in various music competitions!"

At night, Hongyu Yuan in the suburbs.

The sound of the wind in the bamboo forest, the chirping of night birds, the flowing of the stream, and the sudden sinking of the fish in the water, making a low gurgling sound, all kinds of small sounds sounded from time to time in the night, but it made Hongyu Yuan even quieter.

From the floor-to-ceiling windows of the main house, you can see the fire in the fireplace has been lit, and the warm light shines on the water surface through the window, causing a burst of sparkling fragments~

And in the living room of the house, an automatic record player is playing soft blues, Naoki Nagayama holds a red wine glass in one hand and Akina's hand in the other, stepping on relaxed dance steps......

It doesn't count as dancing, just two people slowly shaking their bodies with the rhythm, enjoying this intimate and leisurely time~

Little Xia Hua was naturally taken to sleep by Mari Nonaka. How could a third wheel be allowed in the intimate world of two people on vacation?

After a song ended, the two snuggled up on the sofa to rest. At this time, Akina looked at the wine glass in Naoki Nagayama's hand and felt a bit greedy:

"Naoki-san, let me have a sip!"

"Red wine?" Naoki Nagayama looked at his wine, "Can you drink it at this time?"

It's still the lactation period now. If the mother drinks alcohol, then tomorrow Xia Hua will be drinking alcohol-flavored breast milk?!

"Why don't I mix a non-alcoholic cocktail for you?"

"No, I want to drink alcohol! Real alcohol!" Akina locked Naoki Nagayama's hand holding the wine glass with both hands, as if she suddenly had a craving for alcohol, "I haven't drunk alcohol for more than a year!!"

"...... Then it's a deal, just one sip!"

"Hmm hmm hmm!"

After Akina got the red wine glass, she couldn't wait to put it to her mouth, and then the remaining one-third of the red wine in the glass all went into her mouth......

After drinking, a satisfied smile appeared on her face, and she even wiped her lips heroically, almost making an "ah" sound!

"....... Didn't you say just one sip?"

"It's just one sip!" Akina said with reason, "It's finished in one sip!"

"......."

Naoki Nagayama's mind echoed with thoughts like "a pregnancy makes you stupid for three years," "treat her like a child," "don't be angry, don't be angry," and shook his head, deciding not to argue with the child's mother.

"Alright, even if it's one sip! But you can't drink it anymore!"

"......."

Seeing his wife nodding self-deceptively, her eyes still not leaving the red wine glass, Naoki Nagayama shook his head again.

It seems that he can't drink either, otherwise he will definitely be robbed!

So he got up and came to the bar, made a non-alcoholic cocktail called Shirley Temple, which had the same red color as red wine, to serve as a substitute for Akina.

The Shirley Temple cocktail with ice cubes tastes refreshing and sweet and sour, and it is also suitable to drink while listening to music by the fireplace.

The two chatted casually while listening to music and drinking drinks, and it was very late before they knew it......

"Naoki-san......" Akina leaned on Naoki Nagayama's shoulder and said softly, "You said we are on vacation at Hongyu Yuan now, what are others doing?"

"Others?"

Naoki Nagayama leaned his head on the sofa and said casually,

"Probably working overtime?"

"Puff hahaha....." Akina laughed and bumped her head against her husband, "..... I mean friends and relatives, Tsuruko, or Otomo-san and the others....."

"Tsuruko, probably shopping? The nightlife of young people in Tokyo has just begun......"

Tsuruko, who was shopping with her boyfriend, suddenly sneezed.....

"Otomo-san should be drinking at the club~"

Otomo Arakawa, who was drinking with his drinking friends, choked.....

"Shuichi-san, should be tutoring his daughter's homework at home?"

Shuichi Ido looked at the answers on the test paper and was a bit helpless.... His daughter seems to have a tendency to be a poor student! But she is still a good daughter!

"Brother Feng, should be accompanying the birth at the confinement center now?"

Feng Nagayama looked at his wife's bulging belly, having a headache about when the child would be born~

"Yuan-san..... should be communicating with the US side.... It's dawn there." Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina, "Akina, what do you think everyone is doing?"

"Mom should have slept already...."

Akina first thought of her mother. As she gets older, she sleeps early and gets up early.

"Yukiko-chan and Kyoko-chan should still be on announcements....."

Artists are all like this!

"Big brother, second brother, and sister, they should all be watching TV at home...... Minghui might be in the store...."

Akina Nakamori's flower shop business is not bad now. She has to calculate the accounts before closing the store every day, and she has to do a good job in the maintenance of flowers.

"Everyone is living well!"

"Yes, we are also enjoying life well! Vacation~"

"..... Hmm......"

Akina nodded, quiet for a while, suddenly drank the remaining drink, and looked at Naoki Nagayama with glowing eyes:

"Naoki-san, others are busy, it's not good for us to be so idle!"

"??"

Naoki Nagayama, who was still a bit confused, was pulled upstairs by Akina and entered the bedroom....

"Vacation should also be spent well! Since Xia Hua is not here, we must enjoy the world of two people!"

"....... This......"

(No words for the night~)

(End of chapter)