As Long as You Work Hard, You Will Be Appreciated

"Since there's nothing wrong with the painting itself, why do you want to hide it, Yotsuba?"

After finishing the familiar questions about this painting, Nino asked another question.

"Of course, so that you won't misunderstand, Nino."

In a sense, these words could be considered Yotsuba's true words, so it wasn't a lie at all.

"You kidding? There's no way I'd misunderstand." Said Nino confidently.

"Then what was your reaction after seeing the painting earlier?"

Yotsuba asked back, if she didn't explain it clearly, Nino would continue to misunderstand, right?

"I was just a little worried about you." Nino replied and started to shoo her away, "Quickly go back to your room, don't stay here and bother me watching TV."

"Really..."

Seeing her expression change so quickly, Yotsuba sighed helplessly, then turned around and walked upstairs.

However, she had just taken two steps when Ichika's figure appeared on the second-floor railing. She yawned and said slowly, "I told you, what were you two arguing about here early in the morning? I heard it in my room."

"Ichika, it's already evening, not morning." Yotsuba reminded softly.

"Eh? Is it already evening? Time passes so quickly, I clearly just woke up."

Ichika slapped her cheek, trying to make herself more awake.

"At first, I wanted to make good use of the hard-earned vacation to get good rest, but in the end, I only slept for a day, which is really unpleasant."

"By the way, what's wrong with you lately, Ichika? You leave early every morning and come home very late. Even if you have a part-time job, you don't need to work so hard, right?"

Seeing Ichika appear, Nino stopped returning to the sofa to watch TV and asked the question that had been bothering her lately.

Ichika initially said that she wanted something but didn't have enough pocket money, so she got a part-time job.

But judging from her appearance lately, Ichika's working hours have increased instead.

If she wanted to save up to buy something, would she work so hard to that extent?

It really didn't match her losses.

Or could part-time work become addictive?

"How should I put it... I might have been chosen and promoted, so I've been really busy lately."

Ichika briefly recounted what had happened to her recently from a different perspective.

"How about your career path? Didn't you work hard just to buy something? Why do you feel fully integrated into work life now?" Nino asked somewhat puzzled.

Ichika smiled and replied, "I just feel comfortable making money. Moreover, it's summer vacation and there's nothing else to do. It doesn't matter if I work longer."

"Ichika, are you being deceived?" Yotsuba asked anxiously, "I still feel like this issue is not entirely reliable."

"Don't worry, I'm still very clever in everything except studying. It's not easy to deceive me." Ichika replied in a tone that made them feel reassured.

"I can't find a reason to refute it, but I still feel it's very unreliable."

Nino unexpectedly, countered her statement.

"I'm still a little worried."

Yotsuba also felt something was amiss.

"Don't worry about this. Dad has seen the contract I signed, so you don't need to worry that I'm being deceived."

Seeing how difficult it was to deceive both of them, Ichika had no choice but to play her trump card.

"Is that so? Did you show him the contract?" Nino asked unsure.

Ichika explained, "Of course, I'm only 16 years old. If I want to sign a contract, I have to get Dad's approval. Are you sure now?"

"In that case, it's fine. I just need to pay more attention to your health, Ichika."

Yotsuba felt relieved now but still gave her instructions very seriously.

"Since Dad approves, then it's not a problem."

Nino still admired her father who was always very serious.

"By the way, Yotsuba, I just heard you say that you already gave a gift to Ren-kun?"

After deceiving them, Ichika asked her question to Yotsuba.

"Yes, it's already sent." Yotsuba answered honestly, "But, did you hear this?"

"I told you, your voice is loud." Ichika complained.

"Ichika, you haven't given him a gift yet, right? Is your gift ready?"

Yotsuba was curious about what gift she would choose to give to Ren.

"Not yet, I'm still preparing it." Ichika shook her head, "I'm working hard to prepare a gift for him."

"Could it be that you have to buy him a very expensive gift for working hard to make money?" Nino made a guess.

Ichika answered vaguely, "Not necessarily, but I'm working hard for him."

"Mysterious."

Nino gave this evaluation.

"You'll know when the time comes. No need to say more. I'll go back to my room to sleep."

After leaving those words, Ichika turned around and walked toward her room, intending to go back and take a nap.

"Haven't you slept all day? You'll become nocturnal." Nino exclaimed in surprise.

"As I said, I'm very tired and need to sleep."

Ichika sighed, trying to sound as relaxed as possible.

Although she was very talented in acting, there were many talented actors in the agency. Besides, she had only recently entered the acting industry, so she couldn't be compared to others in all aspects.

In this regard, she had to work twice as hard to have a chance to surpass others.

Yes, her chances were slim.

Moreover, those who were talented and entered the acting industry earlier than her also worked hard, and even said that they worked harder than her.

Honestly, if Ren hadn't given her a contract, Ichika would be surprised by her colleagues at the office and lose her confidence.

But with the contract he gave her, her worries diminished.

Because Ichika knew that as long as she worked hard, she would at least be rewarded accordingly, she could star in movies and move forward along the planned path without worrying that her efforts would be in vain.

That's why she couldn't slack off, otherwise, she would feel sorry for Ren.

"You can go down and eat before sleeping. You can't go a day without eating." Nino reminded her.

"Okay, then I'll eat something before sleeping."

Ichika stopped and agreed with a smile.