Chapter 690

As evening approached, while walking down the street pulling the chubby Labrador, familiar neighbors would send over a word or two of exclamation.

"Naoki-san~ Long time no see!"

Kenta Yokota, the owner of the newsstand, greeted him with a smile, then looked down and saw Eitaro.

"Heh~ What kind of feed has Eitaro been eating?"

"Hahaha, I had things to do this month, so I boarded him at my hometown for a while, and he got fat," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile. "So now I have to pull him out to exercise more."

The glib newsstand owner wanted to say something comforting, but when it reached his lips, it turned into:

"Actually, being chubby is still quite... blessed~"

"Hahaha~" Naoki Nagayama laughed, and after exchanging a few words, he continued walking the dog.

Kenta Yokota, left behind, laughed twice, then tidied up the newspapers at his stall, fiddled with them for a while, and suddenly realized:

"I actually forgot to let Naoki Nagayama buy a newspaper today!!!"

Then he glanced at the front-page news of various newspapers and sighed at his lack of ambition: "This guy Naoki-san is no good! He hasn't broken any news in a long time! He made me forget!"

And Naoki Nagayama, who continued to pull Eitaro, started to jog a little and said to the dog: "Eitaro, the warm-up is over! Come on, run with me!"

"... Wang Wang Wang! (Run then!)" Eitaro didn't back down at all!

So after a small three-kilometer run, the white dog opened his mouth wide, his tongue hanging out to the side, panting heavily, and even lay on the ground, refusing to get up...

"Eitaro, you're not doing well!" Naoki Nagayama poked the dog lying on the ground with his foot. "The dog park is still a long way off. How are you going to see your little girlfriend like this!"

"... Ying Ying~ Ying~~"

Looking at the dog that refused to get up no matter what, Naoki Nagayama had no choice. After all, such a big dog couldn't be carried home.

He turned his head to look around, and it happened to be not far from the Aoyama Shop:

"Eitaro, hold on a little longer. How about we go to the Aoyama Shop we went to before to rest for a while? We can also replenish some water..."

After much persuasion, he got the dog up and slowly strolled toward the Aoyama Shop.

On the small flower bed at the entrance were the buds of imperial chrysanthemums, waiting to bloom. After pushing open the shop door, the crisp sound of the copper bell notified the owner inside that someone had arrived.

"Old Man Aoyama?"

An old man wearing a loose white silk shirt walked out from inside, and upon seeing the visitor, he revealed a smile:

"Naoki! You're back! Is the movie finished filming?"

"Yes, I only returned to Tokyo yesterday~" Naoki Nagayama said, then hurriedly pointed to the dog that had collapsed at his feet again. "Old Man Aoyama, please get some water for Eitaro..."

"Ah, this is Eitaro!" Shin Aoyama looked at the dog curiously. "Why is he so fat!"

Naoki Nagayama, who had already explained it countless times, told his friend of a different generation once more, making him unable to help but laugh again:

"It reminds me of my grandmother in the countryside; she was also very good at fattening up animals!"

While speaking, he went to get a small plastic basin for the dog and filled it with clear water. Eitaro couldn't wait to stick his head in and drink... It looked like he was truly thirsty.

Afterward, he prepared room-temperature cool boiled water for Naoki Nagayama; drinking hot tea in the summer was too irritating.

"Did the movie filming go smoothly this time?" After Shin Aoyama sat down and chatted with Naoki Nagayama for a while, he brought up his recent career. "I heard it was by the sea?"

"Yes, there was indeed some filming by the sea. Where did you hear that, Old Man Aoyama?" Naoki Nagayama was a bit strange; the filming location hadn't been publicized in a high-profile way.

"It was Chikako who said it, saying she was also filming a movie, and like your movie, Naoki, it was by the sea..." Shin Aoyama said. "By the way, how is Chikako's movie coming along?"

"It seems to have been suspended because of a typhoon."

"Then when will it be finished?"

"It's expected to be at the end of September..."

"Looks like it won't be released until the end of the year. I must go see it then!" Shin Aoyama laughed. This was his granddaughter's first movie!

"Mm-hmm~" Naoki Nagayama answered casually while drinking water, but suddenly remembered something! "Blue Sea" was a lesbian movie!

If Shin Aoyama saw that his granddaughter's first movie was actually a lesbian movie, could this guy handle it!

He glanced at Shin Aoyama, who was happy, and asked cautiously:

"Old Man Aoyama, you know that the plot of a movie is all acted out, right? Chikako-chan is performing in the movie... it has absolutely nothing to do with reality!"

Shin Aoyama rolled his eyes at Naoki Nagayama:

"Do you think I'm some kind of old fogey, kid?! It's not like I haven't watched movies! Of course, I won't have any negative feelings about Chikako falling in love in the movie!"

"What if it's a bit more excessive?" Naoki Nagayama continued to ask in a low voice.

"Uh... you mean there are kissing scenes?" Shin Aoyama's tone was a bit hesitant. "That's nothing! It's normal for young people to kiss! At worst, I'll just close my eyes when the time comes!"

"What if it's even more excessive?" Naoki Nagayama put down his water glass.

"... You mean there are passionate scenes? Bed scenes??" The old man also put down his water glass and stared at Naoki Nagayama. "Could it be that there are revealing scenes?!"

"... A little bit, but there's also a breakthrough in the storyline." "Blue Sea" did have some fan-service scenes...

"Could it be an illicit affair?!" His tone rose.

"It can't really be considered an illicit affair... it's just that not many people might accept it right now. If you want to go see it, Old Man, you might want to prepare yourself mentally... it's best to read the reviews first."

Naoki Nagayama looked at the old man, whose breathing was starting to quicken, and explained a little. In this day and age, even in Japan, which has accepted Western culture, there are still elderly people who cannot accept these things.

Then he hurriedly pulled Eitaro's leash:

"Eitaro, the rest is about enough. We need to continue exercising to lose weight!"

He hurried away!

As night fell, Tokyo's commercial streets suddenly became active. People who had to work during the day and had no time finally reached a time when they could relax.

On the bustling streets, dazzling goods, ambiguous neon lights, noisy bars, and lively game arcades were constantly attracting people who came out in groups. Walking into any brightly lit nightclub, one could hear the sounds of unbridled laughter.

Akina Nakamori also liked to go to nightclubs. Before she debuted, she would secretly run to dance halls with her older sister, and after she debuted, she would occasionally go to nightclubs and discos with many friends in the industry...

Even with a boyfriend, there would be some topics that could only be shared with her best friends.

Jumping around in a dim and noisy environment, plus a little alcohol, it was easy to forget the pressure and tension of work and have a good time relaxing.

However, tonight, when invited by a friend participating in a program recording, she didn't go... She hadn't seen her boyfriend for nearly two weeks, and at this moment, her heart was filled with that figure~

"Fusori-san, go straight to Sanyingyuan."

Akina Nakamori, who had left the television station, said directly to her manager.

"Hai~~"

Fusori Miki looked straight ahead; he had understood this point for a long time.

"Akina-chan, aren't you going to eat dinner?" Maki Ueda asked. It was nearly 20:00 when the filming ended, and because they had to record it all at once, she hadn't even eaten dinner. "At this time, Naoki-san should have already finished dinner, right?"

"Mm..."

Akina Nakamori touched her stomach. After being overly hungry, she didn't feel anything, but at this moment, the desire to see Naoki Nagayama in her heart was even more urgent.

"Forget it, just eat some snacks~ Sanyingyuan should have food! Just consider it dieting!"

"..."

Maki Ueda looked at Akina's small face, which could be covered by a palm, and shook her head. It was just that she was filmed as being fatter by the camera when on screen. At about 50 kilograms, Akina Nakamori really didn't need to diet anymore...

The small car moved slowly on the congested road. The road during the evening peak hour really couldn't pick up speed, not to mention that Chiyoda Ward was still in the city center.

Looking at the bright shops and pedestrians flashing slowly outside the car window, Akina Nakamori became more and more anxious, even wondering if it would be much faster if she drove herself...

It finally started to become quiet, leaving the main road and entering a side road, and then there were fewer and fewer shop lights. In the end, there were only the shadows of street trees cast on the ground by street lamps, until she saw the house hidden behind the bamboo leaves...

Sanyingyuan had arrived~

Akina, who got out of the car in a hurry, only told the two managers in the car to come pick her up tomorrow morning, and then walked quickly toward the entrance of Sanyingyuan.

"Akina-chan really seems to like Naoki Nagayama~" Fusori Miki sighed as he watched her back disappear. "It won't be easy to end this if it goes on like this!"

"Isn't it also very good like this~ Isn't Akina-chan looking forward to retiring and getting married just like Momoe Yamaguchi?!" Maki Ueda said with emotion.

"But Akina-chan is not Momoe Yamaguchi... she has more personality."

Fusori Miki started the car, looking a bit worried. He had seen how many couples in the entertainment industry ended up parting ways.

"Naoki Nagayama is not the honest Tomokazu Miura either! He is so rich and talented in his early 20s, and there are so many temptations in the entertainment industry... Whether he will remain devoted in the future is still a question mark~"

"No way..." Maki Ueda didn't quite believe it. "Although there are rumors of Naoki-san being a playboy, Akina-chan says those are all made up by the media. Naoki Nagayama himself has no unclear relationships with other female stars at all!"

"Then why do you think these scandals are made up?" Fusori Miki turned his head to look at the little assistant.

"Uh, because Naoki-san is handsome! Famous! Has buzz! If tied to him, there will be topics!" Maki Ueda counted on her fingers. "So, being a playboy is a stereotype for young stars!"

"Maki-chan, after saying so much, you forgot a most fundamental reason!"

Fusori Miki sighed and said,

"The media broke the scandals because they took intimate photos of Naoki Nagayama and other female artists!"

"But..."

Maki Ueda wanted to refute, but suddenly she got stuck. This was indeed the most basic reason...

Fusori Miki opened the car window, lit a cigarette, and took a heavy drag:

"Have you noticed? This guy Naoki Nagayama is very gentle to all female stars and is good to everyone~ It makes people feel like he has no sense of boundaries..."

"This..."

Trying hard to think of how to explain it, Maki Ueda's little head was a bit overheated.

"But those female stars are also very gentle to Naoki-san! What should he do? Should he be cold to them?! Wouldn't that be too unsociable?"

"Yes, living in the entertainment industry, this is an unavoidable dead end~ It just depends on how Naoki Nagayama handles it in the end~"

Warm light shone out from Sanyingyuan, and occasionally one could feel the swaying light and shadow, telling the outside world that someone was moving inside.

Akina Nakamori tidied up her fluttering hair in front of the door, and then rang the doorbell~

But this time, the dog that usually ran out in a hurry didn't come out to open the door. Instead, Naoki Nagayama opened the house door and walked out, seeing the beauty outside the iron fence.

"Akina!"

Naoki Nagayama quickly pressed the door-opening button, then trotted to the gate, opened his arms, picked up his girlfriend, and spun her around a few times.

"Haha~ I thought you would come back even later!"

Akina Nakamori buried her head in her lover's arms, smelling the scent of the body wash on Naoki Nagayama, refusing to lift her head, as if she couldn't smell enough.

After being put down, she lifted her head to look at her boyfriend and said:

"I came over as soon as the recording ended! But there was a traffic jam on the road, otherwise I would have come earlier."

Looking at Akina in his arms by the light, her fair and moving face had bright eyes flowing with deep affection.

"That way I could have seen Naoki-san earlier~"

Naoki Nagayama felt as if his heart had been lightly touched. A momentary palpitation ignited the longing of being separated for a long time, so he lowered his head and kissed her.

Her soft lips were like jelly, still carrying a hint of sweetness, making one unable to help but want to be more addicted; her warm and soft body was like strong liquor, burning his blood, making one want to knead her into his body.

At this moment, the temperature between the two was hotter than midsummer~

"Beep beep~"

Just when both of them were feeling emotional, a car drove past the door quickly. The honking after entering the side road woke the two people outside instantly, and they hurriedly separated.

This was still at the entrance!

Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori looked at each other, both a bit embarrassed, but Naoki Nagayama was a man after all, and immediately changed the subject with a thick skin:

"Haha, Akina, come in quickly. Haven't seen Eitaro for a long time, right?"

"Mm..." Akina touched her face, which was a bit hot, and walked into the house shyly.

"He's lying over there in the hallway~" Naoki Nagayama pointed to the outside of the glass partition in the living room. "I took him to exercise today, and he hasn't moved since he got home~"

After Akina Nakamori changed her shoes, she walked to the glass partition and saw a lump of white creature lying on the floor, exclaiming:

"Eitaro?!"

Although it was said on the phone that he would be fat if raised in the hometown, this was a bit too exaggerated.

Eitaro looked up at Akina Nakamori, just grinned, and wagged his tail slightly, not even wanting to make a welcoming bark.

"Hahaha, everyone said he was fat today~" Naoki Nagayama handed over iced lemonade. "That's why I exercised him hard."

"Miaotaro also has to let him catch mice!"

"Is this okay?" Akina Nakamori touched the dog's thick stomach and asked with some concern.

"No problem, this is his exercise volume from a month ago... it's only been a month, the muscles haven't faded away yet!"

Naoki Nagayama wasn't worried at all. He still had a great appetite when eating dog food at night! And he even acted like he was playing a trick and asked for more~

The tense mood had just relaxed, and her body was also much more relaxed. Akina, who had taken a big gulp of lemonade, was just about to continue pouring out her heart to her boyfriend when she suddenly felt her stomach start to protest...

"Gurgle~ Gurgle~"

Instantly, a blush spread across her fair little face again... Lemonade, besides being cold, was also appetizing~

"Haha, are you hungry, Akina?" Naoki Nagayama asked with amusement. "Haven't eaten dinner yet?"

"Mm... the recording ended a bit late~ didn't have time~" Akina Nakamori mumbled. "Have you eaten dinner, Naoki-san?"

"I've eaten... I ate with Eitaro and the others." Naoki Nagayama pinched Akina's delicate cheek and walked toward the kitchen. "What do you want to eat? I happened to replenish the ingredients in the fridge today."

"Something simple is fine."

Akina Nakamori followed him to the kitchen, watching her boyfriend put on an apron and start preparing to cook.

Thinking of making it quickly, Naoki Nagayama opened the fridge and looked: "Then let's have noodles... there are no ramen noodles, how about dragon beard noodles? I just bought dragon beard noodles? Is that okay?"

"Hai!" Akina Nakamori wasn't picky at all.

Naoki Nagayama first poured hot oil over green onions, minced garlic, sesame seeds, and chili powder to make a simple soup base, then boiled water, cooked the ready-made thin noodles, and by the way, cut up green vegetables and carrot slices and cooked them, while frying a sunny-side-up egg and bacon...

After pouring the noodles into the soup base, he added the freshly boiled hot water and salt to season, then added the green vegetables and carrots, and finally placed the sunny-side-up egg and bacon on top... Actually, it was no different from cooking instant noodles~

After Naoki Nagayama served the noodles to the dining table, the rich aroma made Eitaro, who was originally in the hallway, walk over, wagging his tail at Akina, who was holding chopsticks~

"Eitaro, you've already eaten your dinner! You need to lose weight now!" Naoki Nagayama scolded.

So the big dog's square face revealed a pitiful expression, and his nose even started to twitch...

"When did you learn this trick! It works on Mother, but it's no use on me!"

Naoki Nagayama didn't soften at all and turned to clean up the kitchen utensils.

Akina Nakamori looked at the dog's pitiful appearance and couldn't help it. She quietly took the bacon out of the noodles, put it in her hand, and handed it to Eitaro, making the dog look up in surprise.

"Shh~~" Akina turned her body sideways, made a shushing gesture, and quietly placed it by the dog's mouth.

Eitaro curled his tongue and sent the bacon into his mouth. After a few bites, he swallowed it, and then his tail wagged happily.

When Akina sat down, Naoki Nagayama happened to ask:

"Akina, is the taste okay?"

"Hai! It's very delicious!" She said, and started slurping the noodles.

The thin noodles were different from the chewy ramen; instead, they were soft, smooth, and fragrant, soaked in the full flavor of the soup base, and the aroma of the fried egg and bacon fat stimulated her appetite even more.

For someone who is hungry, being able to eat a bowl of delicious noodles is simply a gift from heaven~

Not to mention that it was made by her boyfriend! Looking at the man cleaning in the kitchen, Akina Nakamori deeply understood her mother's teaching: "To capture a person, you must capture his stomach!"

Sure enough, Mother, I have been tightly captured by Naoki Nagayama!

I can't escape even if I want to!