For several days, An Yilun did not come to the studio again.
It was as if he had made up his mind not to interact with them anymore. Even if Kato Yusuke and the others met him in school, he would walk by with his head down as if he didn't know him.
There was a lot of excitement in the studio.
Especially Yoshida and Mayu Sagara, who did not come that day, after discovering that Yirun Aki was also absent from work for no reason, they took the initiative to ask about the whereabouts of the person concerned, and were dealt with casually by Kanoko Hasumi.
Although the two of them had doubts about this, they couldn't continue to ask further.
However, this matter cannot be concealed, and Kato Yusuke did not specifically ask it.
Soon, the two of them learned about the conflict that occurred over the weekend, and even Hashishima Dekai, who was far away in Nagoya, also knew about it.
Rather, the news came from the sea side of Bo Island.
It seemed that An Yilun also told her about this in private, and the latter confirmed it with Mayu Sagara, who she had a good relationship with.
After going back and forth like this, the conflict between Yusuke Kato and Tomoya Aki became known to everyone.
At the beginning, people thought that An Yilun was just angry for a moment and would come back soon.
However, when the time came to the third day, the friends gradually realized that this matter did not seem to be that simple, and they became worried about it.
The person who is most concerned about this matter is undoubtedly Haidao Chuhai.
Almost every day, Kato Yusuke received a call from a girl. On the one hand, she was making insinuations to test his attitude, and on the other hand, she was pleading cautiously if she could let her senior come back.
Kato Yusuke's response was also very clear.
As long as An Yilun can accept his concept of the studio, he can come back at any time.
After receiving the reply, Hashima Dekai felt as if he had been granted amnesty, and expressed his gratitude to him with all his gratitude, saying that he would convey the news to senior Tomoya.
Through such a conversation, Kato Yusuke also confirmed that the two were indeed in private contact.
Frankly speaking, this kind of behavior is somewhat suspicious of both sides, but he doesn't mind it at all.
After all, the relationship between the two parties was originally a simple employment relationship, and he was not the kind of lustful dictator who would not interfere in other people's private lives.
It is worth mentioning that because Japan attaches great importance to personal privacy, even if he is the owner of the studio, he has no right to do that.
All in all, the matter between him and An Yilun has disturbed many people's nerves recently.
In order to prevent Sagara Mayu and Yoshida from bringing their emotions into work, Kato Yusuke also specially interviewed the two of them.
As a result, the two of them were called to Kanoko Hasumi's office.
Mayu Sagara didn't have much to say here. After all, she and An Yilun didn't interact with each other very often. At most, they only had a few words when they met each other, and other than that, they had nothing to do with each other.
Apart from being a little curious about this matter, she actually had no other thoughts. She just had the mentality of a mediocre person.
When it's Yoshida's turn.
Kato Yusuke didn't beat around the bush and asked directly whether the other party's work had been affected.
Although the two people's identities have changed now, their long-term personal relationship has made them more like friends, and they will not hide anything when they speak.
Kato Yusuke confessed about his disagreement with Aki Toruya, and Yoshida also answered his questions truthfully.
"Well... I can't interrupt other things, but if you are worried about whether the progress of the program will be affected, then I can assure you that there will be no problems."
The person involved chose his words carefully, as if he was concerned about An Yilun's face.
After all, the latter was a complete novice in programming, and the help he received at work was really limited. Instead, Yoshida had to shoulder the responsibility of being a teacher most of the time.
Yoshida didn't have any complaints about this. He regarded it as a pastime after work. It was not like he had never done similar things in his original company.
Compared with that troublesome junior Yuan Qi, teaching An Yilun is not that difficult.
Hasumi Kanoko understood his subtext, avoided this topic knowingly, and asked instead: "So, Mr. Yoshida, do you need an assistant?"
"Huh?" Yoshida showed a surprised expression, "Assistant?"
"Well, Xiaoyou and I have discussed it.
If you feel that it is a bit difficult to be alone, we can recruit an experienced assistant to you, or if you have a suitable person around you, we can introduce him to you."
"Well, I don't have anyone around me yet...!"
Looking at Yoshida who repeatedly waved his hands to deny, Kato Yusuke smiled and joked.
"Mr. Yoshida, what Kano-chan is talking about is a helper at work, not what you think?"
"——!"
Yoshida's expression suddenly stiffened, and then his face turned red again.
"You talk a lot, but what I'm talking about is work matters!"
"Oh? But you just showed your desire for women..."
"——I don't care! By the way, we are talking about work now, right? If you keep talking nonsense, I won't keep you company."
Kato Yusuke smiled dumbly, shrugged and said nothing.
Yoshida, on the other hand, let out a big sigh in confusion, and then asked as if he remembered something:
"...Speaking of which, you suddenly said you were recruiting people or something, what will you do if An Yi comes back?"
Kato Yusuke answered with a natural expression.
"This doesn't affect anything. If Aki comes back, I will still have to ask Mr. Yoshida to take care of me, but I want to make sure that our work progress will not be affected during this period."
"That's it..."
Yoshida scratched the back of his neck, and Miss Goto's face suddenly appeared in his mind, and then he thought of Hashimoto and Mishima.
All three were once his colleagues.
Putting aside the beloved Miss Goto, if Hashimoto or Mishima could come to this studio, they could be colleagues again.
Although everything about the current studio is good, whether it is benefits or atmosphere, it is far superior to his old employer, but there is only one thing that makes people regretful.
——The members here are all too young!
In other words, if he, as an adult, stays in a group of high school students, there will inevitably be some generation gaps due to different experiences, making it difficult to chat together.
Looking at the entire studio, the only two people who could make him relax and chat were Kanoko Hasumi and Yusuke Kato.
But the former seems to pay great attention to the distance between him and the opposite sex, and the latter is always surrounded by a group of warblers and swallows, and he doesn't bother to bother him.
Of course, he doesn't think this environment is bad. After all, being able to stay with a group of young people makes Yoshida feel that his mentality has become much younger.
But occasionally, he also feels lonely.
I always feel like something is missing around me.
That might be a best friend with whom he can smoke cigarettes, or a female boss with whom he can have a drink after get off work, or even a junior who will suddenly come over to invite him to watch a movie.
'Can you call Hashimoto or Mishima...?'
He thought subconsciously, and a moment of hesitation flashed through his heart.
It just so happened that Kato Yusuke had also proposed the idea of recruiting people. Based on their relationship, he believed that as long as he opened his mouth, the other party would definitely not refuse.
However, he couldn't be so selfish after all -
Yoshida calmed down his mood, then sat up slightly.
"...All in all, I think the current studio does not need to recruit additional people, at least for me. The current workload is more than enough for me alone."
The change in his expression did not escape Kato Yusuke's eyes.
The young man was silent for a while and smiled helplessly.
"Mr. Yoshida, you are still the same as before. You are too honest. If you have more helpers, you will feel a lot more relaxed, right? That kind of workaholic is not popular with women, right?"
"I want you to be nagging!?"
Yoshida put on a disgusted face and retorted unceremoniously.
The two of them were joking with each other, which made Kanoko Hasumi who was watching a little surprised, but she was also happy to see it.
After chatting half-publicly and half-privately for a while, Yoshida, who was thinking about work, took the initiative to say goodbye.
Just before he was about to leave the office, he suddenly heard this sentence.
"Mr. Yoshida, do you think I look like a qualified capitalist?"
"ha?"
Yoshida turned around in confusion and looked at the boy behind the desk, "What do you mean?"
"That's what it means literally."
Kato Yusuke said in a joking tone: "Do you think I look like the kind of capitalist who is obsessed with money?"
"?"
Yoshida looked at him suspiciously, showing a troubled expression, and then cursed angrily: "A person like you will never become a capitalist, at most he will be an idealist!"
"Hey, this doesn't seem like a compliment, does it?"
"Idiot, take a good look at what you have done! You are engaged in both material care and charity organization. No real capitalist would do such a thing!"
Facing Kato Yusuke's stunned expression, Yoshida suddenly raised his right index finger and pointed it at him, and lectured vigorously:
"——Don't underestimate those greedy capitalists! You naive kid!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the room coolly, leaving only a lonely figure behind.
While Kato Yusuke was still in a daze, Hasumi Kanoko got up and closed the door, then returned behind the desk and looked at him funny.
"Mr. Yoshida is a good man. I seem to understand why you become friends with him."
"...Really, this kind of rotten good person is really intolerable."
"You are the one who is intolerable, right~?"
"What……?"
Ignoring Kato Yusuke's surprised look, Hasumi Kanoko leaned slightly on the desk and flicked his forehead with her finger.
"it hurts?"
"Really, do you care that much about An Yi-san's words?"
"Huh? Don't you want to defend your atrocities...?"
"Atrocities?"
"It's an act of violence against me." Kato Yusuke pointed to his forehead with feigned anger.
Even though she knew he was deliberately changing the subject, Hasumi Kanoko couldn't help but laugh.
"Every time you encounter a topic you don't want to talk about, you always act so stiff~"
"Then can you be more cooperative and stop asking any more questions?"
"But I'm just a little jealous!"
"Jealous...?"
"You obviously show that side to Mr. Yoshida, but you refuse to rely on me?"
When asked by the people around him, Kato Yusuke suddenly showed a dumbfounded expression.
"...To be honest, I didn't expect you to compare Mr. Yoshida."
"To put it this way, I didn't expect you to be influenced by classmate An Yi. I remember that your relationship with him is not that good, right?"
"I just think that we are classmates after all, and he has been in the studio for a long time and has put in some effort. I don't want to make the situation too embarrassing."
"So, do you blame yourself a little? You think you forced An Yi away."
"I can't think like that, otherwise I would be very sorry for Senior Shiyu. I am the one who is displeased by An Yi, and this has nothing to do with her in the first place."
"You really still blame yourself..."
Hasumi Kanoko shook her head and let out a long sigh.
"This idea of yours was wrong from the beginning."
As she spoke, she took a half step forward, put the boy's head into her arms without any explanation, and gently stroked the white hair.
"Don't take classmate An Yi's departure as your fault. Everyone has their own choice. Even Xiao Shi can't stand others saying anything bad about you just because he cares about you."
"Maybe..."
Kato Yusuke responded noncommittally, "forced" to enjoy the warm embrace, and his nose was filled with the elegant fragrance of orchids.
"You seem to be a strong person, but you care about the people around you, even if the other person is just a classmate with whom you don't have a close relationship?"
"...He is Yinglili's childhood sweetheart. I promised Aunt Sayuri that I would take good care of her. An Yi's matter may embarrass her, and I don't want that."
"You're actually thinking about other girls at this time...?"
"Wherever it goes, I'm just discussing the matter."
"Otherwise, do you want me to talk to classmate An Yi?"
"Talk about...?"
"Well, let's see if we can clear up your misunderstanding and let him return to the studio."
Faced with Hasumi Kanoko's proposal, Kato Yusuke instinctively thought about it.
He pondered like this for a long time, and then he said:
"Let's do this. Prepare some money before you go. No matter whether he is willing to accept it or not, the money will be left to him."
"Hmm... It's possible, but how much do I need to prepare?"
"According to the original agreement, the reward for the program part he is responsible for is one million, but... you can bring two million with you."
"I really don't know what to say about you..."
Seeing Kanoko's voice become gentle, Hassan silently hugged him tighter.
"Anyway, I will do what you say, but I still want to say that you did not make any mistakes in this matter, so don't worry about it any more. Do you understand?"
"Speaking of worries, I'm actually worried about another thing now."
"Huh? What is it?"
Kato Yusuke pretended to raise his face with difficulty and looked up.
"Honestly, your underwear has hit me since just now. I've been struggling with how to tell you, so can you let me go?"
"……Eh?"
Seeing the movements of Kanoko's hands, Hassan couldn't help but hesitate. It took him two seconds to react, and he depressedly pinched someone's face and pulled it to both sides.
"it hurts!?"
Exaggerated screams echoed in the room.
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(P.S. The character Aki will not come back, don’t think too much.)
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