Bits of Love, Lines of Code
Chapter 34 - 30: Seeds of the Future — Ren’s Startup Dream

Chapter 34 - 30: Seeds of the Future — Ren’s Startup Dream

The sun filtered softly through the curtains of their Tokyo apartment, catching specks of dust dancing in the golden light. Ren sat at the small wooden desk beside the window, staring intently at his screen. Not for work this time. Not for his job's upcoming conference. This was different.

This... was the beginning of something much bigger.

Lines of code scrolled like poetry down his monitor as Ren adjusted server configurations, ran simulations, and sketched out architecture diagrams on a digital whiteboard. His heart beat faster than usual.

Hosting servers. Cloud systems. Scalable, sustainable infrastructure solutions.

It had started as an idea — a hobby, really — during their college years. But now, with the money from his corporate job accumulating and his skills sharper than ever, Ren had found a spark.

What if I didn't have to wait for the countryside dream to just happen... What if I funded it myself?

Not just through saving.

Through building.

Through owning something.

He opened a new file.

"Concept: HomeSync Cloud — Smart Private Cloud Hosting for Sustainable Future Living."

The name made him smile.

The idea was simple: offer private, eco-friendly, customizable cloud hosting solutions — for hobbyists, remote workers, researchers, small businesses, and rural developers — with affordable tiers and server management that didn't rely on massive corporations. His niche? High-efficiency power consumption servers and hybrid solar-powered racks.

It was everything he loved: tech, sustainability, independence. And it was something he could manage remotely from anywhere — even a quiet house in the countryside.

He exhaled, glancing back at the calendar.

Aoi's birthday was two months away.

Maybe... just maybe... if I can launch a beta before that, I can show her this too. Another surprise. Another step toward our future.

He quickly drafted a few emails — one to a friend from college who specialized in marketing, another to a freelance server technician, and a third to a legal advisor his father once introduced him to.

"Let's build this," he whispered to himself. "Let's build everything."

Later That Day

Aoi was at work, dazzling her office with her sharp presentations and that effortless charm. Meanwhile, Ren took a personal day off — not just to rest, but to scout something important.

Wearing a hoodie, glasses, and cap, he took the train out to a tech hub outside Tokyo — an affordable co-working space where small teams ran server racks, tested software environments, and quietly launched the next generation of ideas.

He booked a private server space on the third floor.

This will be HQ until I build our real one, he thought, fingers brushing over the newly assigned rack unit. It smelled like metal and dust. It was perfect.

By evening, he had already set up his first private server unit with a sample interface running.

The HomeSync logo pulsed faintly on his laptop screen.

Back at Home

When Aoi returned late from work, exhausted, hair slightly messy from the humid summer air, she collapsed onto the couch.

"I'm dead," she mumbled.

Ren greeted her with a cold soda and a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"Tough day?"

"Meetings. Numbers. A guy tried to ask for my number in the elevator. Again."

He chuckled. "Did you show him your yandere eyes?"

"I told him I'd bite his fingers off if he texted me."

Ren laughed. He loved her wild honesty.

She tilted her head, noticing something about him — the spark in his eyes.

"You seem... oddly satisfied."

"I am," he said simply, holding her hand. "I've decided to start something. A business. Something that'll help us get to that future faster."

Her eyes widened.

"You mean...?"

Ren nodded. "Cloud hosting. Remote, private, eco-conscious. I want to start small... then grow. Just enough to build our life without needing anyone else."

She stared at him, silent.

Then slowly smiled.

"You really are amazing, Ren."

"No," he said. "I'm just trying to build the life I promised you. Piece by piece."

They kissed again — not passionately, but gently, with the warmth of shared dreams.

And somewhere, in a cold server room outside Tokyo, a quiet rack of servers blinked to life...