Chapter 632: Misunderstanding, everything is a misunderstanding!

It had just cleared up for half a day, but in the middle of the night, dark clouds began to gather again, and even the moon couldn't be seen. It was unclear when the rain began to drip-drop again.

But the cold, rainy night did not stop the spread of hot news in the entertainment industry. Even Akina Mori, who was recording *THE BEST TEN* that night, did not expect that the attention on this matter would come so quickly.

The long-released *South Wind* had already fallen from the top spot, but it still occupied a good third-place ranking, while Seiko Matsuda's *Alice in the Country of Time* had begun to exert its strength, surpassing Akina Mori's ranking.

Originally, the general procedure was for Akina Mori and Seiko Matsuda to go on stage together for an interview before singing. Because TBS had invited Sayuri Yoshinaga as a guest for *THE BEST TEN* today, the status of this national actress indeed required the two idols of the entertainment industry to accompany her.

However, there seemed to be a slight change during the live broadcast today.

"Let's welcome the two hottest female idols of the moment, Seiko Matsuda and Akina Mori!"

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi held the microphone to direct the flow, while Hiroshi Kume on the side was also very gentlemanly in guiding their positions.

"Seiko-chan still looks like Audrey Hepburn when she first debuted, but even more bright and beautiful!"

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi looked at Seiko Matsuda, who was wearing a white dress, and praised her, then turned to Akina Mori. Originally, it should have been something about her clothing style being beautiful, but it suddenly became a bit strange,

"Akina-chan is also very different from when she debuted. It's like a girl who suddenly grew up and has become even more charming!"

"Arigato..." Akina Mori hadn't realized anything yet and still said thank you in a shy, small voice.

"Akina-chan must have many pursuers!" Hiroshi Kume interjected halfway. "I heard that someone in the entertainment industry likes Akina very much!"

"Eh?"

Akina Mori's expression stiffened. What was going on?

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi also chimed in from the side: "Honto? Then what does Akina think of her pursuers?"

"Uh..." Akina didn't know how to answer. "Pursuers?"

"Just... I should be grateful for his liking..."

Looking at the naive female idol, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi and Hiroshi Kume were, after all, experienced hosts, so they didn't intend to tease her further. Hiroshi Kume said:

"Then Akina-chan has countless people to be grateful to~ But there is only one person who truly moves her heart. Akina-chan must choose carefully!"

The guests on the field who were not well-informed all laughed, thinking this was just the usual teasing on the show. But those who were well-informed had smiles on their lips... Hiroshi Kume's ambiguous words were clearly pointing to Naoki Nagayama~

"Next, let's welcome the popular senior in the industry, Sayuri Yoshinaga, for the interview on *THE BEST TEN*..." Tetsuko Kuroyanagi invited Sayuri Yoshinaga up. "Yoshinaga-san, what do you think of Seiko-chan?"

"She is a bright and cute girl~"

"Then what kind of feeling does Akina-chan give you?"

Sayuri Yoshinaga was naturally in the category of being very well-informed. Looking at Akina Mori, who still had a hint of childishness in front of her, her brain was still surprised: Was it really such an artist who had taken down the famous director Naoki Nagayama, who had seen all the beauties in the entertainment industry?

One had to know, although Naoki Nagayama's romantic scandals were circulating everywhere, they were all just appearing together; there hadn't been any woman who had made Naoki Nagayama show intimacy in public!

"Akina-chan is a very charming girl; she has a feeling that makes people's hearts beat faster!"

Then she said meaningfully: "I hope everyone has the chance to appear in a movie together~"

Although she said "everyone," her gaze was always on Akina Mori. In her eyes, Akina Mori, who had a famous director boyfriend and had won the Blue Ribbon Best Newcomer Award, undoubtedly had a bright future in the film industry.

At this time, Akina Mori could only bow repeatedly and say thank you, feeling flattered~

Seiko Matsuda on the side could only maintain an awkward but polite smile. She naturally also knew about the incident at the TV station entrance...

She could only feel silently unwilling; Naoki Nagayama was clearly her fan first!

How could he take a fancy to this little girl Akina Mori!

The short interview process passed quickly, but everyone present was from the entertainment industry, and many knew that the news about TV Asahi would definitely spread!

Early the next morning, when Naoki Nagayama woke up, he felt his whole body was full of vitality again.

Although he had drunk a lot at the wrap party, his young body allowed the alcohol in his system to disappear completely. After one night, he was a good man again!

"Sure enough, always having hangovers in my past life was because I was staying up late working overtime every day, ruining my liver!" Naoki Nagayama patted his stomach, as if touching his internal organs. "I will definitely protect you well this time! We are liver and gallbladder together!"

"Wang wang wang!"

Eitaro ran up to the bedroom, panting heavily, leaving wet footprints on the hallway and floor.

"Eitaro, you went out to play in the water again!!!" Naoki Nagayama was furious. "Disobedient! This time I'm going to use the fur on your body to mop the floor clean!"

Hearing this, the dog's fur stood on end, and he immediately ran down.

After Naoki Nagayama finished washing up and went downstairs, perhaps to atone for his crimes, Eitaro came to Naoki Nagayama's side with a rolled-up newspaper in his mouth.

"Hm? Didn't you put it in the mailbox?"

Looking at the wet edges of the newspaper, Naoki Nagayama felt a bit disgusted. He subscribed to many newspapers, and when there were many magazines, they would occasionally fall out of the mailbox.

He originally thought about putting it aside, but the words "Love," "TV Station," "Akina..." on the cover immediately caught his attention... Was it really broken?!

He unfolded the newspaper and started reading. The cover report... was actually surveillance footage!

In the lobby of TV Asahi, Naoki Nagayama was holding Akina Mori's hand and walking toward the front desk, with two managers following behind...

Ignoring the headline "Akina Mori is in love," he looked carefully at the report, but it only contained:

"According to insiders, Akina Mori, who is a popular idol, passionately kissed Naoki Nagayama at the entrance of TV Asahi. The two came to the front desk together and exchanged a certain token..."

Then there were some conjectures and inferences, and they also added some pictures and reports from when they were filming *Love Letter*... The whole report was full of words like "or," "maybe," "should," clearly a traffic-grabbing article concocted to attract eyeballs.

"Even AI writes better than you..."

Seeing that there was no heavy evidence, Naoki Nagayama felt relieved. If it was just this level, it should only be a bit more intense than the previous scandals.

Thinking this, he began to prepare breakfast~

On the other side, Akina Mori had already arrived early at the Yan Yin agency building.

In an office, Huajian He and Ming Xing Mingxing Fangze both had bloodshot eyes; they hadn't slept all night.

Several morning papers were spread out on the conference table. Unsurprisingly, they were all writing about the news of Akina Mori and Naoki Nagayama dating. Although the tone was different, they all wrote that they had shown intimacy in the lobby of TV Asahi.

It was just that some newspapers wrote about kissing at the entrance, while others were more rigorous and didn't write it. Perhaps they didn't dare to believe that artists would do such a thing at the entrance of a TV station...

Those security guards and front desk staff might have just misread it due to the angle, but they thought of it as gossip... There are all kinds of people in the world. For the sake of a quick tongue, some people would even fabricate a completely non-existent extramarital affair just because someone picked up a package...

"Akina-chan, we have also scouted it; no one photographed the entrance." Ming Xing Mingxing Fangze said with a hint of relief. "It's all hearsay."

"That's good..." Akina Mori said this, but she seemed a bit disappointed in her heart.

He Jianhe looked serious, his tone also very solemn: "Akina... your career is currently in a period of rapid development. If you announce this officially now, it might be a huge blow to your popularity!"

"Mm, I understand~" Akina Mori nodded.

Idols are like the traffic stars of later generations. Once they announce their relationship, fans who view the idol as a fantasy will definitely be heartbroken. Just like a certain super-popular traffic star of later generations, who fell to a second- or third-tier variety show personality after announcing his relationship.

Seeing that Akina Mori didn't have the intention of being "love-brained," Huajian He was immediately relieved.

"Then, we must properly maneuver this scandal; it would be best if it could become a boost to Akina's popularity."

In the entertainment industry, hyping hot topics had long become a routine operation, and scandals were no exception. Huajian He continued to ask,

"Yesterday, Naoki Nagayama did indeed compose a song for you on the spot, right?"

"Hai, it was really composed on the spot!" Speaking of this, Akina Mori became excited instantly. "It's called *Sunny Day*! Because the weather just happened to clear up at that time! And it sounds very good!"

"..."

Looking at his own idol's attitude, Huajian He knew that Akina had already been snatched away; she must be looking at that song through a filter!

Sighing in his heart, he looked at Ming Xing Mingxing Fangze: "Mingxing Fangze-san, based on your appraisal, what is the quality of that... *Sunny Day*?"

Although Akina Mori cherished the original manuscript of *Sunny Day*, Ming Xing Mingxing Fangze had naturally seen it before returning.

"Although it's a bit incredible, this song Naoki Nagayama composed on the spot is completely at a first-class level."

Huajian He heard Akina Mori already humming softly, a graceful and gentle melody carrying a faint sadness, as if mourning that regrettable relationship...

"Is it actually a sad love song?" Huajian He was more knowledgeable about music than Ming Xing Mingxing Fangze. "The style of this song is a bit different from the current popular style; it seems to lean more toward the guitar pop of the 60s and 70s, but it also carries some rock style, and some pastoral feeling..."

The current era was the era of hard rock; strong rhythms and powerful lyrics were the mainstream of this era~

"However, it is indeed very suitable for singing~" Huajian He quickly determined his thoughts. "Akina-chan, since it was gifted to you, this song should be usable on the album, right?"

"Should... be no problem~" This hadn't been explicitly stated, but wasn't that *Unrequited Love* gifted before also made into a record~

"That's fine then..." Huajian He said. "I will communicate with Si Lin-san; this song will be used as the B-side song for the next record."

"Eh... is that okay?" It was originally a single-sided record for *Ten Commandments*.

"It doesn't matter; it might even increase sales~" Huajian He said, then continued, "Also, this morning, we will invite a portion of reporters to a simple meet-and-greet to explain yesterday's incident slightly."

"Akina-chan, you just need to say that Naoki Nagayama customized a song for you. As for the hand-holding, it was because he was too anxious to write down the song, so he pulled you to the front desk."

"You can also hype up the fact that Naoki Nagayama can compose songs in a short time!"

Anyway, the rumor that Naoki Nagayama could compose songs on the spot when his inspiration was overflowing had already been heard in the entertainment industry.

"So, everything is a misunderstanding! Misunderstanding, do you know?"

"....... Hai....."

Huajian He continued to go over the script with Akina Mori before walking out of the conference room.

It was so lucky that they hadn't been photographed kissing head-on this time! Other rumors... would all be broken by Yan Yin's public relations. Having spent more than a decade in the entertainment industry, he had this confidence.

When Naoki Nagayama arrived at the studio, he found that the employees were looking at him strangely, and there was hidden laughter when they greeted him.

It was very obvious that they had all read the newspaper.

Pushing open the office door, Yin Tangxiu and Ma Sai were both inside, and Zao Ye Lizi was also reporting something.

After seeing Naoki Nagayama, she immediately said:

"Naoki-san, the press conference has already been contacted. If needed, it can be held at noon!"

She directly assumed that yesterday's press conference was for this matter.

"Mm-mm, wait a moment, I will notify you." Naoki Nagayama signaled Zao Ye Lizi to wait a bit.

After Zao Ye Lizi went out, Ma Sai sighed: "Naoki-san, I didn't expect that we just had a meal of wine, and you created such big news!"

"Uh... I was drunk..." Naoki Nagayama explained in a low voice.

"Hehe, you were drunk, but your mouth wasn't drunk; you could even go and passionately kiss someone else, it's terrifying!" Yin Tangxiu mocked.

"......"

Since when did Xiu-san's teasing ability become so strong?

Ma Sai said at this time: "Looking at the report, you even composed a song on the spot?"

"Ah... yes~"

Ma Sai's next sentence was unexpected: "Then where is the original manuscript of the song? Why didn't you use the notebook I carry with me to write it?!"

As he spoke, he took out a blank notebook from his bosom...

"....... Forgot for a moment~"

Ma Sai sighed, sheepishly took back the notebook, and then said:

"Naoki-san, actually, this news doesn't have much impact on either Zhuyou or you, Naoki-san.

So what's important now is your thoughts: are you going to admit it and go public? Or treat it coldly like previous scandals?"

Actually, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Mori had already communicated about this. In short, if there was no solid evidence, then just maintain the status quo.

"Akina's career is still in a period of rapid rise, so let's forget it for now!"

"Mm, alright then~" Ma Sai had no opinion.

Yin Tangxiu said at this time: "Then you still scheduled a press conference, what are you going to do?"

"Uh..."

It was originally meant as a precaution, but now it felt a bit redundant... Sure enough, thinking while drunk is very incomplete... but it had already been notified. Not holding this press conference seemed a bit like the boy who cried wolf... the media friends would have opinions...

However...

Naoki Nagayama looked at Yin Tangxiu:

"Xiu-san, didn't you just finish filming *Love Like*?!"

"Eh?"

"It would be perfect to do it at the wrap-up party!"