My new wife discovered my past

Chapter 277 275. Noriko: Tetsuya-kun~I’m pregnant!

The dim sky was torn open by the scorching sun of early summer, as if the curtain wrapped inside could no longer cover the carefully arranged world. Under the setting sun, the rain blowing down Tokyo formed into silk threads, piercing through the rising rainbow.

In the apartment rented by Hitomi Matsumoto, the big faces of the fufu dolls and chiikawa dolls on the single bed were still facing the wall, thinking about their mistakes. They were shy and timid, and did not dare to watch their parents fighting, so they hid in the dark corners of their own little pieces of land.

The lights on the Bluetooth speakers on the table above their heads turned from green to red, and the battery was exhausted. The song "Cry For Me" that had been playing came to an end...

The whole bedroom suddenly became quiet, without any sound at all. Only Watanabe Toru was half-kneeling on the tatami covered with a blanket, breathing heavily.

His clenched hands were trembling slightly, his lips were cracked and a sickly purple, but his eyes were sharp like a vicious eagle or a ferocious wolf, bloodshot all around his eye sockets, like veined blood amber, crystal clear, automatically turning into drops of blood that overflowed, only to become transparent in an instant when they came into contact with the air, and all the blood dissipated.

As his breathing calmed down, the corners of Watanabe Toru's eyes gradually smoothed out, and his expression returned to normal, becoming as indifferent as before.

The man's clenched fists involuntarily loosened as his body relaxed. Watanabe Toru lowered his eyes to look at his hands, and between closing and opening his eyes, he accepted the reality that he had killed someone.

It was his first time killing someone.

I didn't feel any severe discomfort or psychological burden, nor was there any difficulty or hardship.

For Toru Watanabe, who was used to seeing many lives disappearing before his eyes, he had long been desensitized and all he needed to do it himself was to achieve perfection.

And this afternoon, Toru Watanabe made up for his own "shortcomings" through Hitomi Matsumoto.

He shifted his gaze again and focused on the woman in front of him...

Her posture was strange, her body was still warm, and her delicate skin was as smooth as ever.

Watanabe Toru felt the warmth from Matsumoto Hitomi's body, and for a moment he sat cross-legged beside her in silence and daze.

It was not until the crystal drops of water on the woman's white and tender back evaporated and disappeared, leaving only traces of tears; it was not until the skin touched by his big hands on her waist and back became warm and cool under the air-conditioning that Watanabe Toru suddenly came to his senses.

He picked up the phone beside him and took a look. It was already 17:15, which was within his planned time.

After taking another serious look at the Sleeping Beauty who would never wake up, Watanabe took out a few tissues and began to wipe her body carefully. After she lay down on the tatami, just as he was about to dress Matsumoto Hitomi, her cell phone on the low table rang, scaring Watanabe Toru.

On the screen was the ringing phone of Nao Yanagihara, but it was impossible to answer it, so Toru Watanabe pretended not to see it.

The ringtone lasted for more than ten seconds before it hung up, and a message from Nao Yanagihara popped up in a Line window.

[Ms. Yanagihara: Are you busy?]
[Ah…I’m so annoyed and I envy you]

[never mind]
[Remember to call me back when you are done]
[I won't bother you anymore. Cherish this last hour of today.]

Fortunately, Matsumoto Hitomi set a pop-up window to display the specific content of the private message when the screen goes off. Otherwise, the bombardment of these messages alone would be an uncertainty factor. Watanabe would take a big risk whether he chose to read it or not. If he was not careful, it would affect his actions and agreement with Sakuraba Miki tonight.

After temporarily confirming that no other unexpected situations would occur, Toru Watanabe calmly continued to dress Hitomi Matsumoto to prevent her body from being exposed after being discovered by Sakura Kunomiya and Nao Yanagihara, thus saving her some face.

Watanabe is really, very gentle...

After all the finishing work was done, Toru Watanabe took a last look at the cold pale face of Matsumoto Hitomi, whose eyes were closed peacefully, and mourned for her and for Momozawa Mitsu'e for a moment.

'Since I can travel into an unknown parallel world, I hope you can also go to your new world...

'I also wish you can make up for all that you wish for, without any regrets. And no longer...

"At least, don't let yourself fall into such a state as you are now..."

Toru Watanabe never looked at the peacefully sleeping beauty again, nor did he give her a disgusting and hypocritical kiss again.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was still more than half an hour left, Toru Watanabe went to the shower to wash his body. After all, after two and a half hours of intimacy, his body was full of Matsumoto Hitomi's body fragrance, which was light but very obvious.

After rinsing his body, Watanabe used a hair dryer to dry the shirts and clothes he had hung out to dry. This took him a long time, but he managed to finish everything before getting off work at 18:.

After packing his things, Watanabe stood in front of the door and opened it. He stopped when he took a step forward, tilted his head and nodded slightly in a pretentious manner. Then he closed the door without looking back and walked out of the apartment building with an umbrella.

Driving home, Watanabe couldn't say he was scared, but he was still a little frightened. After all, he didn't know whether Kujo Sakura or Yanagihara Nao would send someone to knock on Matsumoto Hitomi's apartment door.

Even if he had a backup plan and asked Sakuraba Miki to use various methods to cut off their contact with the front-line surveillance personnel, and if necessary, to use coincidences to forcibly prevent them from making any rash moves, these special actions would eventually alert the enemy and attract their attention with the slightest accident.

Fortunately, on the way home from get off work, Mr. Watanabe never received any emergency communication from Sakuraba, which meant that nothing happened.

Watanabe breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had clocked in and out regularly over the past three days, which had fooled these evil women...

Passing by Yotsuya Station and passing by the river where he and Sakuraba Miki had agreed to jump into the river to commit suicide for love that night, Watanabe Toru did not look away, but just stopped the car at a corner and sent a message to Noriko, reminding her that he was almost home.

This was Noriko's special request, and Watanabe could understand it. She was probably afraid that he would come back suddenly and disrupt her arrangements or leave her unprepared.

Thinking of the birthday party that Noriko had prepared for him, and the birthday gift that she kept silent about, Watanabe was curious and yearning, but at the same time, he felt a sense of blockage in his heart, like a long and thick wall. He could not reach the end of the wall, let alone break through it...

Watanabe took a long breath and stopped thinking about anything else. While receiving Noriko's reply, he also contacted Sakuraba through the usual means and confirmed tonight's actions and agreement with her for the last time.

Toru Watanabe discovered that he had great talent for being a spy or a movie actor.

Complaining to himself inwardly, he got off the bus and went home.

Instead of taking the initiative to open the door, Watanabe sent a message to Kiko with a sense of ritual before knocking on the door and waiting for Kiko to open it.

"Welcome home, dear!"

Watanabe's eyes lit up when Kiko, who was wearing loose home casual clothes, opened the door. The birthday hat on her head was so cute. At first glance, it looked like a crown, and also like a rabbit's upturned ears.

Kiko bounced and skipped lightly into Watanabe's arms, hugged his waist like a dragonfly skimming the water and acted coquettishly.

His attention was completely drawn to the birthday hat, so he didn't pay much attention to her cautious movements, which were subtly different from her previous ones.

"Ah!? Yes! Today is Noriko's birthday... How could I forget? How could I not even prepare a birthday present!"

Watanabe shook his head in "annoyance", with a smile on his face, his eyes never leaving Noriko's face.

Only with Noriko Shimizu's open welcome did Toru Watanabe feel like home.

At this moment, this is the only sentence that is clear and bright in the man's mind.

Seeing that he deliberately pretended to be like this to make fun of her, Watanabe Noriko pouted slightly, snorted proudly and turned around: "Toruya-kun is so annoying!"

Watanabe entered the house, closed the door, reached out his hand to touch Kiko's hand from behind and held her in his arms.

The man's thin chin gently rested on Watanabe Noriko's shoulder. He smelled her pleasant and soothing body fragrance, and quietly felt the refreshing and comfortable tenderness. Watanabe Toru relaxed his whole body and mind, enjoying the rare comfort.

He is really, so tired...

I don't want to persist any longer...

If only I could hold Noriko in my arms for the rest of my life, forever and ever... "...Totsuya-kun?"

Noriko, who was being hugged, was keenly aware of something wrong. She did not break free from Watanabe's embrace, but raised her head and eagerly expressed her feelings:
"I don't mean to say anything bad about Tetsuya-kun! It's not like I don't like you or am unhappy with you!

"Are you feeling tired, Tetsuya-kun?

"I'm sorry... Tetsuya-kun, you came home after a day's work, and you're in a new work environment, and you're in the process of getting used to your seniors. I'm afraid you're so busy that you don't even have a chance to rest, but I'm still throwing a tantrum after Tetsuya-kun comes home from get off work...

"It's my fault...

"Let's come in and rest for a while! Then we can have a candlelight dinner!"

A simple action by Toru Watanabe made Noriko Shimizu think a lot and talk without stopping.

Watanabe felt warmed by the long-lost cuteness of the silly girl. He raised his hand and touched Noriko's head. He touched her wrist and swayed his body:

"My lovely Kiko, don't think too much! Although I've been very busy these days, I... well, I feel very fulfilled and have learned a lot from my seniors.

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t be my turn to go on the business trip tonight. It’s because the president, the minister and the seniors think highly of me that they gave me this opportunity!
"So, don't think too much about yourself and think that you've caused me a lot of trouble! Jizi took a special leave to celebrate my birthday, and also let me have a hot dinner every day when I get home from get off work. I'm already very happy~
"With a wife like this, I won't ask for too much..."

As he spoke, Watanabe glanced at Kiko's exposed delicate neck. Her skin was as white as jade, and a strand of her hair was hanging down, adding a bit of temptation.

He couldn't help but lower his head to kiss her. The tip of his tongue slid from the back of her neck to her shoulders and half-exposed collarbone, licking all the way, greedily, and finally firmly held the woman's mouth...

The kiss made Noriko's legs go weak and she leaned limply on Watanabe. They snuggled together and it took a long time before they parted their lips.

The two smiled at each other and put aside the heartfelt confession that had just happened. Watanabe was in a playful mood and had no intention of letting go. He still held Noriko's wrist and explored deeper into the apartment together as if he was controlling a doll or driving a mecha.

"Tetsuya-kun~ What are you doing~

"Stop it~ Don't~"

"Noriko Watanabe!"

"Yes~~"

“Target, kitchen and dining room!
"Full left rudder, full speed ahead! Forward!!"

Considering the huge gap in physical strength and fitness between himself and Noriko, Watanabe's actions were all made with Noriko as a reference target and would not hurt her or make Noriko feel uncomfortable.

There was a small birthday cake and some desserts on the dining table. On the cake, there was a candle with the number "25" clearly inserted, reminding Tetsuya Watanabe of his current age.

Watanabe was dazed when he saw the number. If nothing unexpected happened... his age would probably be forever frozen at 25.

Apart from the cake that is essential for a birthday, there was only the heart-shaped omelette rice and steamed fish prepared by Kiko.

If you don't steam the fish before eating it, you are wasting food! You are deliberately destroying the deliciousness of the fish!
As for grilled fish, braised fish, boiled fish, sashimi... compared with steamed fish, they are not even worthy of carrying shoes!

Watanabe Toru has made rash conclusions more than once.

But now the steamed fish could not attract Watanabe's attention. He looked left and right, looking around the restaurant, cakes, food, drinks, ribbons...

There are no other obvious targets.

Where's his birthday present?
Could it be that Kiko hid it in the bridal chamber or somewhere else, to be the finale?

Watanabe, who had vaguely guessed what was going on, met Noriko's eyes, and they smiled at each other. They both guessed what the other was thinking, and then they went to the table to eat in tacit understanding.

"I'm starting~!"

Without any reluctance, Watanabe and Noriko clinked their glasses together. After taking a few sips of the curry omelet rice that Noriko had carefully prepared, their taste buds were stimulated and they began to talk.

They clinked glasses again.

"Happy birthday to my best, most amazing, most powerful and most handsome husband~!"

After taking a sip of the sake with mixed tastes, Watanabe Toru swallowed it to prevent it from coming back, deceiving Shimizu Noriko against his conscience:

"It's been five years in a flash... If it weren't for Keiko, I really can't imagine how bad my life would be...

"So! From now on, please give me your guidance, my most beautiful, gentle, lovely and virtuous wife, Miss Kiko~!"

"Hmm~! It's my honor!"

Noriko Watanabe happily took a sip of the wine glass. The wine passed through her throat, but it did not bring a burning sensation, but an endless aftertaste of sweetness...

Eating cake after a meal prevents the leftovers from being thrown away and wasted, so the birthday cakes Watanabe and Noriko always buy small cakes that are just right for the two of them.

"Tetsuya-kun, close your eyes and make a wish. I will give you the birthday surprise I prepared~"

As Noriko sang her cheerful birthday song, Toru Watanabe obediently closed his eyes and made his own birthday wish.

"Can I open my eyes now, Noriko?"

"Alright, alright, Tetsuya-kun, open your eyes!"

Watanabe Toru opened his eyes and didn't even have time to blow out the candles. With the dim, swaying candlelight and the light coming from the side of the living room, he saw Noriko Shimizu smiling across the dining table. There was still no sign of her birthday present.

If I have to say something different, it would be that on the dining table between him and Noriko, there was a... document?
Is this the birthday surprise she prepared?

Watanabe Toru was a little confused for a moment.

Before he could think about it, Watanabe heard Kiko's voice, which was full of excitement and joy:
"You can pick it up and have a look~ I prepared a special birthday surprise for Tetsuya-kun~!"

Watanabe reached out and picked it up. With the light from the living room, he carefully read the "document" in his hand and couldn't help reading aloud:
"Ultrasound examination report, Watanabe Noriko, female...

"The uterus is anteverted, enlarged, and intrauterine...

"Early intrauterine pregnancy, about 40 days of pregnancy...

“…Huh!?”

Watanabe Tetsuya raised his head instantly, his pupils suddenly tightened and shrank, and the woman at the end of his sight had a happy smile on her face. She opened her hand and touched her belly, and said something that Watanabe Tetsuya would never forget in his life:

"Toruya-kun~ I'm pregnant~!
"Our first child is still eight or nine months away, and will be able to meet us in late February or early March next year~!

"We...are finally going to have our first child~!"

(End of this chapter)