While waiting for lunch, Qing Keisuke casually asked Hoshino to recommend a book to read.
He has finished reading "The Strong Wind" and "The Asuka Collection" given to him by Arisugawa, and is now looking for his next target.
Although the president once said to him with disdain that "reading a book is ultimately a very personal matter and does not need to be mixed with other people's preferences", the books she recommended were indeed worth reading.
Hoshino silently watched Aoi Keisuke playing with the bookshelves in profile, and heard Aoi Keisuke's thoughts at this time:
"How can we lead to happiness?"
She opened her mouth but was speechless. She didn't know what kind of book to recommend to Keisuke Qing.
Because her life was full of misfortunes, even if she gained the companionship of a weeping son, it was actually at the cost of tragedy.
Happiness is too luxurious for her.
"What's wrong, President?" Qing Keisuke noticed something strange about her and turned to look at her.
For a moment, Hoshino seemed to have isolated himself from the world again, with such a sense of alienation that even the sun couldn't shine through.
"...Nothing, what type do you want to watch?"
After hearing this, Qing Keisuke thought for a while and said uncertainly: "A romance novel?"
"It's best if it's for the harem."
Hoshino's gaze gradually became sharper, and she realized that she seemed to have some misunderstanding about Qing Keisuke. The happiness this weirdo wanted was clearly the quagmire she had already stepped into!
She was annoyed at her trust in Qing Keisuke for a moment, but then she quickly became interested in observing and recording.
Speaking of which, she was the one who personally pushed Qing Keisuke into it.
"With your frivolous and superficial aesthetics, it must be enough to go directly to those libraries and scan the rankings." She said: "No matter what genre it is, Neon's perverted light novel authors can satisfy you."
After speaking, she tapped the table with her fingers, and a mocking smile appeared on her lips: "Of course, I will also be happy to give you this dandy advice."
Aoi Keisuke blinked, thinking that President Hoshino's intuition was indeed very powerful.
Both he and Hoshino are increasing their understanding of each other, and therefore can more easily predict each other's thoughts and actions.
But she just said four words, why did she suddenly activate her fighting power?
Is it because of his unfortunate chaebol marriage?
Tsk——
Aoi Keisuke said "Hmm" without meaning, and did not continue to ask how the author of Neon's light novel could be classified as a pervert.
He casually pulled out an impressive book from the bookshelf. The name of the book was "The Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd Boy".
Aoi Keisuke walked to his seat, pulled out his chair, and sat down next to Hoshino Fujiko.
"Aren't you going to talk about it, playboy?" Hoshino covered his profile with a book, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes:
"Are you going to learn how to fall in love with several girls at the same time from romance novels?"
The cover of the book in Hoshino's hand reads "I am a Cat". On the cover is a big white cat with bright yellow eyes, pupils narrowed into slits, and several slender, vivid white whiskers.
Flowers are blooming.
The white cat's face seemed to overlap with Hoshino's, and even the two pairs of eyes were gleaming with curiosity at the same time.
Qing Keisuke's hand that originally wanted to open the page was covered with the book instead. He sighed and asked: "President, why are you always so interested in my love life?"
Hoshino put down the book and took out a file box from the drawer. On the side of the box, there was a note with the name "Aoi Keisuke" written on it.
"Record."
The president's extremely thin lips have clear lines, and the peach-pink lips outline a very charming and ironic smile: "The struggle history of a scumbag is of great record value."
She had a premonition that Qing Keisuke might one day lower his head and make a humble prayer to her.
Hoshino Fujiko has been waiting for this moment.
Aoi Keisuke discovered that the box in Hoshino's hand was not empty. He really didn't know what she had added to it.
"President, your prejudice against me is higher than a mountain."
"Yeah?"
Aoi Keisuke looked away, unexpectedly not particularly interested in the contents of the box. He preferred to experience Hoshino's views on him personally.
"If you want to eliminate prejudice, you should confess to me."
Hoshino used a positive tone to induce changes in Qing Keisuke's heart.
"Yes Yes."
Qing Keisuke responded: "But give me some advice... When did the president have the attributes of a love master?"
"..."
Hoshino was immediately annoyed when he heard this. Aoi Keisuke was mocking her for not being able to communicate normally with ordinary people, yet she still had to dictate other people's love affairs.
And maybe this is the most fundamental reason why Qing Keisuke is unwilling to speak to her.
Then...in the end, it's you who needs to gain experience from romance novels?
"boom!"
She stuffed the file box back into the drawer, ignored Qing Keisuke's probing eyes, and said after a long time: "I can give you advice because my intuition is very accurate."
"President, although I may be boasting, my fortune-telling is not in vain."
"Anyway, this is part of the club activities!"
So the morning's chat ended here, Qing Keisuke sincerely sympathized with Hoshino Fujiko's future husband.
…
Qing Keisuke opened the book in his hand.
"The Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd Boy" tells the story of the protagonist Santiago who had a series of dreams about a treasure hidden near the Egyptian pyramids, so he sold his sheep, went south through hardships, and crossed the sea to Africa, where he encountered constant adventures.
.
It can be said to be a novel, or it can be said to be a fairy tale.
The so-called treasure may not necessarily correspond to happiness.
Qing Gui had something in mind, and his spirit gave him feedback.
"The boy began to hope that this day would never end, and that the girl's father would keep busy and let him wait here for several days.
He felt that he was having an urge that he had never had before: he wanted to settle in this town forever. He felt that with this dark-haired girl, every day would be a new day."
At the beginning of the story, the shepherd Santiago fell in love with a girl in the town, but in the end, he continued to embark on the journey of shepherding, and the next time he came to this town would be the next year.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Travel is the life that Santiago longs for. He is willing to give up his life in the seminary and his stable future. He chooses to exchange money for sheep, leave his hometown, and live in the open air.
, travel to every land.
Qing Keisuke was thoughtful and gained some inspiration from the shepherd's choice.
He flipped through dozens of pages in succession, and when he paused his reading, he suddenly noticed that Hoshino beside him seemed to have been staring at him.
"What's wrong, President?"
Hoshino leaned over, stretched out his slender fingers, and pressed down on a sentence in the book.
That sentence is: ""At some point in life, we lose control of our lives and fate dominates our lives. This is the biggest lie in the world."
"You are so entangled with those women that they have become part of each other's lives... You have lost control of your own lives."
The girl's voice was low and mysterious, as if she was pronouncing some kind of prophecy, as sure as "the sun will still rise tomorrow."
"The book says this is a lie."
"That's not a lie."
Qing Keisuke was silent, he knew that Hoshino's point of view was not wrong, and not everyone could choose their own life at an important juncture like Santiago.
At least for him, he greedily wants to control other people's lives, one after another, seeking elusive happiness. In the end... he may not even be able to control his own life.
"President, why are you saying you want to give me advice and at the same time attacking me?" Aoi Keisuke sighed.
"ah……"
Hoshino paused and retracted his body.
She was just immersed in the plot of the book and Keisuke Aoi's inner world, so she expressed her feelings... Well, maybe there was also a reason why she subconsciously wanted to ridicule Keisuke Aoi.
"I just want you to recognize the current situation and understand the seriousness of the situation... That's all."
Who makes her unable to fight and a slave to fate?
"President, you are really twisted!" Aoi Keisuke knocked on Hoshino's forehead.
"Proud."
This chapter has been completed!