Chapter 353: Pitched back from abroad by my own younger sister

In the end, he was still dragged off to drink by Genta Nakai. How could a guy who had just become a multi-millionaire suppress the joy in his heart?

Although it was a bit strange to go to a bar for drinks in broad daylight, New York was a big city where all kinds of people existed; one just had to find a bar that opened during the day. If that failed, finding a high-end hotel with private booths would allow you to drink as much as you wanted.

From morning until night, from beer to red wine, then to spirits and cocktails—in short, throughout this entire day, it seemed the alcohol entering his mouth never stopped. Fortunately, everyone has a limit; after Genta Nakai drank until he blacked out, things finally quieted down.

Naoki Nagayama was doing alright; he drank while walking and stopping, sobering up as he went. Although he drank a lot, the drunkenness never went too far. Genta Nakai, however, was already completely muddled in consciousness, still giggling while asking for more to drink.

This scene could be filmed into a movie called *The Hangover*~

After carrying Genta Nakai into the apartment, he couldn't help but say: "A hangover last night, and continuing the hangover today... Genta-san, your head is going to explode tomorrow!"

Shaking his slightly dizzy head, Naoki Nagayama didn't continue to resist the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep in the guest room.

Early the next morning, Naoki Nagayama got up early.

Looking at the guy still lying on the bed in the master bedroom like a dead pig, he shook his head helplessly.

The plane ticket was already booked, and he had to go catch his flight now. It looked like saying goodbye was impossible.

After grabbing his luggage and closing the door, Naoki Nagayama suddenly found this scene inexplicably familiar. It was the same at his hotel in Los Angeles, leaving behind a few tipsy girls and just walking away~

"Leaving behind a girl who hasn't woken up is still justifiable, but what's the deal with leaving behind a tipsy man? Tch~"

Flying from New York to Tokyo takes about 10 hours, and Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York. It was currently 9:00 AM New York time, so by the time Naoki Nagayama arrived in Tokyo, it was expected to be... 5:00 AM?

But in fact, due to flight delays and other reasons, by the time Naoki Nagayama walked out of Tokyo International Airport, it was already 8:00 AM...

"Woke up once again..."

Looking at the morning sun in Tokyo, Naoki Nagayama, who had slept intermittently for over 20 hours, had completely recovered his energy and turned back into a vigorous young man.

He took the subway to Jimbocho Station in Chiyoda, and after walking for just over ten minutes, he saw his own small grey-brown Western-style house standing independently in the bamboo forest, quiet and still, waiting for its master's return.

Naoki Nagayama opened the door with his key. Perhaps Hezi had just been here; the empty room didn't lack a sense of human presence. The faint smell of curry in the kitchen let Naoki Nagayama know that his younger sister had used the ingredients he stored here yesterday to make a delicious beef curry...

Opening the refrigerator door, sure enough, she had left a portion for him. Naoki Nagayama put this portion of beef curry and a few rice balls into the microwave; it was just right for breakfast~

After patrolling Shanyingyuan slightly, the cherry blossoms in the courtyard had withered almost entirely. White petals covered a thin layer under the trees, with a few remaining flowers barely hanging on the branches. In this season about to enter summer, it actually gave people a sorrowful feeling of all things withering in autumn.

"A cherry tree, can you not add drama to yourself..." Naoki Nagayama suddenly developed obsessive-compulsive tendencies, stepped forward, and shook off all the remaining cherry blossoms. Looking at the lonely branches, he revealed a smile, "Isn't it better to bloom cleanly and wither away briskly?"

A gust of wind blew, and the cherry tree shivered miserably...

There were no changes in other parts of the house. Naoki Nagayama strolled around casually, like a lion patrolling his territory, and then happily took a hot shower.

After finishing breakfast, Naoki Nagayama sat contentedly on the sofa and began to think about his upcoming itinerary.

Returning to his hometown wasn't urgent for the moment; it wouldn't be a big problem in the afternoon or evening. So, after returning to Tokyo, the first thing was to show his face at the studio. On one hand, he needed to tell the finance department about the repatriation of US stock funds, and on the other hand, he needed to meet with Dayou Fangcun and the others. After all, their boss was back~

Naoki Nagayama drove his car, rushing towards the studio in a flurry. It was a pity that it was the morning rush hour, and the speed of traffic on the road was very, very slow, so by the time he arrived at the studio, it was already nearly 10:00 AM.

Just as he walked into the studio, the employees who saw him were full of surprise:

"Naoki-san, you're back?" "Didn't Naoki-san go abroad for a trip?" "Did some accident happen?"

Naoki Nagayama nodded to the employees, occasionally replying. Seeing that they didn't mention a word about the scandal, he knew that the international scandal hadn't reached Tokyo.

"Dayou-san, I'm back!" Pushing open the office door, he sure enough saw Dayou Fangcun's figure sitting behind the desk, "Long time no see~"

Dayou Fangcun wasn't too surprised: "You're back. When your sister asked us for your phone number yesterday, I knew you would definitely come back. Did some major change happen?"

"It's not really a major change, it's just that my older brother is getting married, and the timing is a bit urgent." Naoki Nagayama replied unhurriedly, "But because I was away, my family was afraid I wouldn't make it in time for the wedding."

"Just getting married, why be so urgent... Wait, could it be a shotgun wedding?" Sure enough, he was an experienced guy who understood the reason immediately.

"Ahem... yeah."

"... Regardless, I have to congratulate your older brother... Getting married and having children, double happiness~" Dayou Fangcun still offered his congratulations. Getting pregnant before marriage was still unacceptable in his generation, but now...

"I thank you on behalf of my older brother." Naoki Nagayama looked at the desk next to him, "Is Xiuyi-san not here today?"

"He delivered the second episode to Tokyo Broadcasting and is now in a hurry to film the third episode!" Dayou Fangcun said, "This kind of filming method, one episode at a time, puts a lot of pressure on the crew if they want to ensure quality and quantity. Xiuyi-san has been very busy this week."

Like *Boys Over Flowers*, where the entire drama was filmed before release, there was no pressure of a deadline; it mainly depended on whether the funds could hold up. But filming *Cat's Eye* one episode at a time tested the crew's sustained creativity and efficient filming ability even more.

"Yeah, it's precisely under pressure that masterpieces are born~ We must believe in Xiuyi-san!"

After filming *Cat's Eye*, Xiuyi-san will probably need to rest for a long time before filming his next work~

After chatting with Dayou Fangcun about the progress of the three idols, Naoki Nagayama walked into the finance room in the studio and found Guanglian Beicun:

"Guanglian-san, a sum of money should be transferred to that offshore company's account recently. Please transfer this money to my studio's account when it arrives~"

"Hai, I understand!" Guanglian Beicun nodded, "It's that fund from before, right? If converting from US dollars to Japanese yen, I might need to go to the bank to apply for a quota in advance. Naoki-san, is it still 2 billion yen?"

"Ah, it's expected to be about 4 billion." Naoki Nagayama wasn't sure exactly how much he had earned; the account just showed a long string of numbers, but it had roughly doubled.

"4 billion?!" Guanglian Beicun covered her mouth, and even Taoxi Tian next to her widened her eyes.

Naoki Nagayama found the expressions of a finance person and an accountant a bit funny, but he still remained calm: "Hai... that's roughly the magnitude. Sorry to trouble you, Guanglian-san."

"Ah... Hai!"

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Although she was very curious about what method Naoki Nagayama used to earn nearly double, the rule of finance was not to ask too much. Guanglian Beicun finally nodded seriously.

After Naoki Nagayama left the door, the two girls in the finance room began to whisper to each other.

"Guanglian-san, 4 billion! It doubled!" Taoxi Tian was so excited she was about to jump up, "Did Naoki-san go to rob an American bank?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Guanglian Beicun maintained a bit of reason, "Naoki-san likely made a short-term investment."

"What kind of investment has such a big profit?!" Taoxi Tian looked at Guanglian Beicun with hopeful eyes.

"How would I know!" Guanglian Beicun couldn't take it and poked Taoxi Tian's head with one hand, "If I knew, wouldn't I go earn the money myself?!"

"Do you think it could be some illegal profiteering business like smuggling? Naoki-san shouldn't be involved in drugs, right?"

"I already said, I don't know!"

"I heard Naoki-san has a yakuza background..."

Taoxi Tian chattered on and on, that little mouth simply couldn't stop...

"..."

After strolling around the company and chatting for a while, noon arrived quickly. Naoki Nagayama didn't continue to go to the set to find Xiuyi Yin Tang and the others, but returned to Shanyingyuan to pack his bags and prepare to return to his hometown.

By the way, he changed his car to his own Toyota Century; a convertible wasn't dignified enough when using a car.

After packing his change of clothes, just as he was about to leave,

he suddenly thought of Hezi. Is this guy still in Tokyo? She still had to study, so he hurriedly dialed the phone of the Waseda apartment...

"Moxi Moxi, this is the Nagayama residence." It's good that the apartment is close to the school. At noon, Hezi was indeed eating in the apartment!

"Hezi, you really are in the apartment~"

"Nii-chan?" Hezi's tone was very surprised, "Could it be that Nii-chan has already returned?"

"Yeah, wasn't it you who said to come back early?"

Hezi was speechless for a moment. She said to come back early, not to come back immediately... There was still half a month until the eldest brother's wedding! Was her second brother too anxious... Could it be that the tone of her previous phone call was wrong, too anxious?

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"Uh... it is true to come back early!" Hezi pretended to be calm.

"Then is Hezi going to wait until before the wedding to go home, or go back with me?" Naoki Nagayama didn't think too much and instead asked about his sister's plan.

"I'll go back three days before the wedding~" Hezi whispered, "Anyway, I can't help much if I go back..."

Naoki Nagayama didn't have any impression of weddings in small cities. Perhaps his predecessor was more withdrawn when he was young and didn't like to participate in these activities. He only had vague memories now and thought there were a lot of things to do, unlike in the city, where there were wedding companies that could provide one-stop service.

That's why he hurriedly booked a plane ticket from New York to come back.

"Isn't it necessary for relatives in the family to help prepare in advance?"

"That kind of thing, it's enough to have the eldest brother, sister-in-law, and both parents." Hezi curled her lips, "What can we do if we go..."

"Hearing you say that, it seems I don't need to go back either?" Naoki Nagayama was stunned, "Could it be that I rushed back so hurriedly, and it was all in vain?"

"I didn't say that!" Hezi hurriedly said. She didn't want Naoki Nagayama to attribute the reason for being called back hurriedly to herself, "If you want to help, of course there are places! Nii-chan can ask Mom first!"

"With so many things, there must be a shortage of manpower! Nii-chan has both money and time... blah blah blah."

A confused Naoki Nagayama hung up the phone. He felt that he seemed to have been pitted by his own sister once, but he still called back to his hometown in Shizuoka.

"Moxi Moxi, this is the Nagayama residence." The same words, this time it was his mother Caizi on the other end of the phone.

"Mom, it's Naoki."

"Ah, Naoki, are you still abroad? Have you heard the news?" His mother's voice sounded a bit happy, "Your eldest brother is getting married!"

"Hai, I already know, I have already returned to Tokyo now~"

Naoki Nagayama continued to ask, "Regarding the wedding, is there anything I can help with now?"

"Eh? Regarding the wedding..." Naoki Caizi heard her second son wanted to help and seemed to be thinking about how not to dampen her son's enthusiasm, "Since Naoki-san is back, then help buy some beautiful invitations in Tokyo, and some decorations for the wedding~"

Sure enough, they were all miscellaneous things!

Naoki Nagayama smiled bitterly. This time, he was pitted back by Hezi!

The eldest son is getting married, and the parents are alive, so naturally everything will be prepared well. What does it have to do with him, the younger brother? Just come and participate in the wedding neatly when the time comes!

However... Naoki Nagayama thought of something he could help his eldest brother with. He wanted to help his eldest brother throw a bachelor party before the wedding!

Although it was a Western custom, it was very popular in Tokyo now!

The wedding was 10 days later, in mid-May. Naoki Nagayama continued to talk to his mother for a while and agreed to go back three days before the wedding, bringing Hezi along by the way, before Naoki Nagayama hung up the phone.

Looking at the packed luggage next to him, Naoki Nagayama only felt it was funny.

His body relaxed, and he lay on the back of the sofa.

"However, since I don't need to go back these days, what should I do in these two days?"

A strong wind blew in from the glass sliding door leading to the courtyard, rolling up a few cherry blossom petals on the ground.

Floating and drifting, it just happened to blow onto Naoki Nagayama's face on the sofa.

Looking at the somewhat tattered pink-white petals, Naoki Nagayama sighed a little. The cherry blossom season is about to pass~

Busy filming dramas this year, he didn't really watch the cherry blossoms properly...

Last year, the year before... it seems he went to watch them every time...

By the way, it seems he went to watch them with others every time.

And it seems Akina was among the people he watched them with!

This year, how about asking Akina out alone to watch the cherry blossoms?

But it seems the season is almost over...

By the way, he just said before that they would go to Disneyland together after returning!

Why not change it to going to Disneyland? There should be cherry blossoms in Tokyo Disneyland too, right!

Looking at the phone at hand, Naoki Nagayama was a bit restless.

Akina shouldn't have returned home yet at this time, right?

Top idols are very busy~ **CHAPTER 354**