CHAPTER 749: CHAPTER 450: STARTING, WRITING A NOVEL_3

The sound of rain reached the ears.

Uesugi Sakura furrowed her brows tightly, began to think slowly, step by step, and eventually continued to write the next scene.

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["People are always trapped in a cycle of confusion, underestimating themselves, igniting hope, only to lose all confidence in their actions shortly thereafter. I say, Katsuyama, you’ve been in Tokyo for eight years now, shouldn’t you have made a name for yourself by now?"

Akisuki was holding a beer bottle with both hands, hunched over, sitting inside the bar.

She patted Akisuki on the back, then smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, saying, "Look how many years we’ve known each other! You said you wanted to come to Tokyo, and I accompanied you. Since we’re meeting tonight, cheer up, will you? Worst comes to worst, we’ll go back to Hokkaido and grow potatoes!"

Akisuki sighed, not wanting to hear this friend’s nagging.

Yasukawa Harumi came to Tokyo from the same rural area as him. They were childhood friends and continued to keep in touch after both found jobs.

Akisuki initially thought about dating her, but they just couldn’t connect; he preferred a quiet life, whereas she liked to frequent bars, wearing skinny jeans, mini-skirts, crop tops, and had even dyed her hair green.

The most important thing is, she’s a spendthrift, not saving anything.

Three months ago, she even borrowed five hundred thousand yen from him.

If he were with her, Akisuki would really feel compelled to tell her off.

How could she be so extravagant?

But the reality is, he couldn’t even compare to her now...

Yasukawa Harumi pulled a chair from behind, sitting next to Akisuki, "Akisuki, I know your family burdens are heavy. Losing your job is one thing, but that woman even said you wouldn’t give her father money for treatment and wanted to break up. Isn’t that kicking you when you’re down! Here’s what we’ll do."

As she spoke, she reached into the pocket of her skinny jeans and pulled out a bank card, slamming it in front of Akisuki.

"Take this, use it as you like, but let me be clear, I can’t save money; I spend what I can, and after eight years, I’ve only saved this two million yen. You don’t have to pay it back, but if you want to, it’s up to you, depending on your mood!"

Akisuki was stunned, turning to look at her: "You... have two million!?"

"You jerk! What kind of expression is that! Are you looking down on me!?"

"Weren’t you asking to borrow five hundred thousand from me three months ago?"

"That’s the untouched medical money, nothing wrong with that," Yasukawa snatched the bank card, threw it directly into Akisuki’s lap, then stood up with a laugh, holding her beer bottle, "Use it first, return it if you want!"

Before Akisuki could react, she placed her fingers on her head, striking a cool pose with a smile, and turned to walk into the flashing lights and chaotic music of the dance floor.]

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Uesugi Sakura finished writing this segment and let out a long breath.

Holding her laptop, she went into the room to find Hanamaru Hanabi, asking her to take a look at this piece.

"Bad Sakura-kun!" Hanamaru Hanabi was still pouting.

"Alright, alright, don’t be mad, I wasn’t teasing you on purpose."

"Still saying that!" Hanamaru Hanabi raised her small fist and hit his shoulder, "You... you did it on purpose..."

"Help me take a look, see how it is." Uesugi Sakura held the laptop and sat down next to her.

"No."

"Hanabi-chan, you are the first audience ~"

Hearing this, Hanamaru Hanabi, still fuming, took the laptop eagerly and started to read the piece Uesugi Sakura had just written.

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"Uh..."

"How is it?" Uesugi Sakura asked expectantly.

"It’s quite good, Hanabi can understand it, and also..." Hanamaru Hanabi pointed at the name Yasukawa Harumi on the screen, "This person is the male protagonist’s childhood friend. Is she the heroine...? She treats Akisuki so well... willing to give him the money she saved over eight years."

Uesugi Sakura stared into Hanamaru Hanabi’s eyes and shook his head:

"No, in the next Chapter, she gets hit by a car and dies."