My new wife discovered my past

After hearing Jiko's confirmation, the little girl's eyes lit up instantly, and her big eyes were full of curiosity.

She poked her fingers together, looked at Jizi's bulging belly, and asked with eyes full of expectation: "Sister...can I...can I touch the baby?"

Ji Zi's heart softened and she agreed without thinking.

But when the words came to her lips, she subconsciously looked up at her husband Watanabe beside her, seeking his permission.

Watanabe Toru frowned slightly. Letting a stranger child touch Noriko's belly?

He was instinctively reluctant and wanted to refuse, not because he didn't trust the child, but because of an overprotective instinct and the idea that he didn't want any stranger to have too much contact with Jiko.

Although Watanabe Tetsuya's hesitation was brief, it was accurately captured by the little girl's mother.

"Oh! I'm so sorry..."

The mother immediately understood what was going on. She felt a little embarrassed and quickly grabbed her daughter's hand. She stood up and bowed to Watanabe and Noriko with her daughter to apologize:
"Children are ignorant, please don't mind, madam and sir."

As she spoke, the young mother gently taught her daughter not to make such impolite and excessive requests, and asked her to say sorry to Watanabe and Noriko again.

Seeing the grievance that suddenly welled up in the little girl's eyes, but she had to bow and apologize, and then looking at the mother's slightly embarrassed expression, Jiko's heart softened all of a sudden.

She felt that it was inhumane to reject such an innocent request from a child, and couldn't help but look at Watanabe with pleading eyes.

When Watanabe received the look from his wife Noriko, the reluctance in his heart immediately disappeared.

It's not a big deal anyway. The little girl looks really innocent and cute. It's okay to let her touch the baby in her belly to satisfy her curiosity. It's better than making things difficult for Jiko.

Watanabe nodded imperceptibly to the mother and the expectant little girl.

"That's great!" The little girl cheered immediately after getting the approval.

She followed her mother's instructions, washed her hands first, and then with a sense of solemnity, very carefully, she placed her clean hands on Jiko's belly and touched it.

The little girl also squatted on the ground, put her little ear close to it, closed her eyes, and listened carefully.

A few seconds later, the little girl raised her head cautiously, her eyes wide open, and said in surprise: "It moved! I can feel it moving! My sister kicked me~!"

Hoshimi Haruka behind her heard what the little girl said, and immediately seized the opportunity to turn around and raise her eyebrows at Sakuraba Miki beside her, with a hint of boasting: "Right? Miki sister...

"I didn't lie to you yesterday, I really felt like I was kicked by the baby.

“It seems that whether or not you can feel it really depends on fate.

"If you don't have a connection with the baby, you can't feel it. Like me and that little kid, we have this connection, and I can also feel the baby in Sister Jiko's belly."

Sakuraba Miki was speechless, her eyes were filled with envy and ambition.

What’s so great about this fate?
After the palace coup was successful and Watanabe Sensei regained his freedom and new life, Sakuraba Mihime planned to get pregnant with Watanabe Tetsuya's child before Hoshimi Haruka.

This is true fate!

Sakuraba Miki set a small goal for herself in her mind.

Watanabe Toru also heard Hoshimi Haruka's mockery and interrupted her coldly:

"Oh? From what Xiaoyao said, I, as a father, didn't feel anything either. Could it be that I am not destined to be with the baby?"

This is a lie.

In fact, Toru Watanabe could also hear and feel it.

Toru Watanabe was just joking to liven up the atmosphere and to suppress Hoshimi Haruka's arrogance.

He had repeatedly warned her yesterday not to create conflicts or to confront each other, but he didn't expect that Xing Jianyao still couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks. So he needed to remind the other party.

As for Saotome who was standing aside, listening to the incoherent conversation between Watanabe and the other three, she felt that she had no chance to get a word in. She could only cooperate by giving a slightly stiff bitter smile.

Saotome Hazuki felt that she had missed something because she was unable to have lunch at Watanabe and Noriko's attic yesterday. She could feel that she had been excluded from a small circle.

Isn't this something that she is completely unaware of, and she can't even follow the conversation?

But Jizi didn't notice any of this. She touched the little girl's head in surprise and asked curiously, "Really? Xiaoai, how do you know the baby in your belly is your sister's?"

"I felt it!" The little girl nodded confidently, which gave Noriko more confidence. She said, "And I also heard my sister's voice~!"

"It seems like she is really my sister..."

Hearing the little girl say so confidently that she was pregnant with a girl, Noriko Shimizu's heart was almost overflowing with joy.

She temporarily forgot everything around her, and her eyes were filled with infinite longing for the little life in her belly.

Noriko turned her head and looked at her husband Watanabe beside her with sparkling eyes, her voice filled with irrepressible excitement and anticipation:

"Tetsuya-kun! Did you hear that? The baby in your belly looks like it's most likely to be a girl~!

"Are you happy and satisfied, Tetsuya-kun, who loves your daughter? Are you relieved too~?"

Now that Jiko is only three months pregnant, we can only make a preliminary judgment on the gender of the fetus in her belly, which is not very accurate yet. We have to wait until at least four months before we can truly confirm it.

That's why Noriko said those words to Watanabe.

As Toru Watanabe looked at his wife's face, which was becoming more and more radiant with happiness, the gloom in his heart caused by the current complicated situation seemed to be diluted a lot by this pure joy.

A gentle smile came from the heart on his face. He stretched out his arms, gently embraced Jiko in his arms, and gave her a passionate kiss on her smooth and beautiful forehead.

"Of course I'm happy." Watanabe Tetsuya's voice was low and magnetic, with unquestionable sincerity: "I've said it before, I like daughters more than sons.

"Jiko, thank you for your hard work. You are the biggest contributor."

Tetsuya Watanabe's happiness is not fake.

What he said really came from his heart.

Compared to a son, Toru Watanabe really hopes that this baby will be a daughter.

This is not just a simple personal preference, but also mixed with Watanabe Tetsuya's most realistic and cruel considerations in his current situation.

Watanabe knew very well that if his plan to "seize power through palace coup" in the next two months failed, he would probably no longer have any freedom...

If the child he and Kiko had was a son, then a son who inherited some of his looks and charm, when he grew up, might not be able to escape the covetousness and control of those "evil women"...

I'm afraid there's a high chance that I'll repeat the same mistakes I made back then...

Watanabe didn't want to see the possibility of this world line, so the best outcome was that his and Noriko's child was a daughter.

My daughter is quite different.

Judging from the complex mentality and mutual restraint of women like Hidaka Mari, Tsukimi Saki, Kunomiya Sakura, Saotome Hazuki and even Hoshimi Haruka, they may compete for "custody" of their daughter or influence in their daughter's heart.

But at least before their daughters come of age, for various reasons, these evil women will most likely ensure their daughters' safety and basic dignity. In this twisted and dangerous environment, a daughter may have a higher survival rate and a better future than a son.

Of course, Watanabe would never reveal any of the dark plots hidden deep in his heart to Noriko.

What Tetsuya Watanabe shows at this moment is only the pure joy of a man who is about to become a father when he learns that he may have a lovely daughter and his infinite gratitude to his wife.

The two of them spent a tender moment together before saying goodbye to a passerby mother and daughter who also felt the same happiness and thanked them repeatedly. However, the little girl was led away from the beach by her mother, looking back every few steps, and she seemed extremely reluctant to leave.

After this little episode on the beach, it was almost noon.

Watanabe and his group of five took a car to a Spanish restaurant in the town that looked quite elegant and had good reviews for lunch.

The lunch process was relatively peaceful, perhaps because Hoshimi Haruka had a slight advantage in the "fate theory" confrontation in the morning, or perhaps because of Watanabe's previous warning and the presence of Noriko.

There were no more obvious conflicts between Hoshimi Haruka, Sakuraba Miki and Saotome Hazuki, but when their eyes occasionally met, they could still sense the undercurrent that had not dissipated.

Watanabe played the role of a considerate husband throughout the whole process, taking good care of Noriko during her meal.

However, after lunch, Jiko, who was originally very excited, felt obviously tired.

It is easy to feel sleepy in the early stages of pregnancy, and after walking on the beach for quite a while in the morning, Jiko's emotions went through an ups and downs from nervousness to surprise.

At this moment, fatigue came over her and Jiko felt listless and couldn't muster any energy.

"Tetsuya-kun~~" Noriko leaned softly in Watanabe's arms, her voice a little lazy:

"I feel a little tired... The shopping street in the afternoon, can we go shopping there next time~?"

"Of course no problem." Watanabe agreed immediately. Noriko's physical condition always comes first:

"Then let's find a place to rest?"

The original plan was disrupted, but it gave Watanabe an opportunity to avoid a conflict between the group of women in the crowded commercial street.

Watanabe Tetsuya thought about it and suggested: "I remember there is a membership-only coffee shop nearby. The environment is very quiet and very suitable for rest.

"How about we go sit there for a while?"

Watanabe's proposal was unanimously agreed by Noriko and the other three women.

So Watanabe took them to the coffee shop, and under the respectful guidance of the waiter, the five people entered a quiet box with an excellent view, overlooking the sea view in the distance.

The coffee shop that Tetsuya Watanabe mentioned is actually an industry under the [Tsukimisato Group], which is used specifically to serve the wealthy class who come to [Amenaka Town] for vacation.

Because of its membership system, the coffee shop has great privacy, and the service and environment are impeccable.

Noriko drank the warm milk and ate the exquisite desserts Watanabe ordered for her, and her spirits recovered a little, but she obviously no longer had the interest to continue shopping in the afternoon.

Noriko looked out the window, then suddenly turned to Watanabe and said, "Tetsuya-kun, I don't want to go shopping this afternoon...

"I want to go to Tetsuya-kun's workplace, is that okay?"

Watanabe was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Keiko would suddenly make this request.

His so-called "job" was naturally to direct the five-star resort hotel project jointly invested and constructed by the Jiugong Group, the Tsukimisato Group and the Hidaka Shrine.

The project itself is real and is not some shady secret, and the villains all know that he is in charge of it, but they have never been to the scene in person.

The location of the hotel is indeed a bit remote, mainly to serve the private beach of top dignitaries that is not open to the public, and to ensure absolute privacy for high-end guests.

There's nothing wrong with taking Jiko to have a look...

There is currently no one there except the construction workers and project supervisors, and you won't encounter any evil women.

Letting Keiko understand her nominal "job" can also make her feel more at ease.

"Okay." Watanabe made a quick decision and agreed with a smile:

"But it's still a big construction site. There's nothing to see there. It's just steel and concrete."

"It's okay, I just want to see what you are usually busy with." Jiko smiled with satisfaction.

After resting in the coffee shop until about 3:30 in the afternoon, Watanabe and his colleagues set out again and drove to the relatively remote hotel construction site on the other side of the town.

As Watanabe said, this is indeed just a huge construction site at the moment.

The main structure has been basically completed, and tower cranes tens of meters high are operating slowly, transporting steel and materials.

The workers are like industrious ants, busy on the scaffolding of the exterior wall and between the various floors inside. The sounds of hammering, cutting and machine roaring are intertwined, creating an atmosphere of bustling construction.

The hotel is indeed large in scale, with an excellent location, nestled against lush green mountains, facing the open sea and top-notch private beaches.

It can be expected that after it is officially completed and opened in the second half of this year, it will definitely become the leading luxury resort hotel in [Teminakamachi] and even the entire Kansai region, which will only be open to the top wealthy and powerful people.

Jiko looked at the spectacular sight in front of her and felt a little curious for a moment.

Watanabe stood patiently beside her and briefly introduced to her the future planning layout of the hotel, various top-level facilities and its main service objects. Naturally, he omitted the part related to the core interests of this top-level private beach and the Hidaka Shrine.

Hoshimi Haruka, Sakuraba Miki, and Saotome Hazuki also stood by, occasionally interjecting a few words or making a few well-placed compliments on the hotel's luxurious design.

They did not enter the construction site, but stood in the outer safe area and looked across the cordon.

Just then, a scolding sound came from not far away.

In a corner of the construction site, near the material storage area, there stood a former female priestess who was not wearing worker clothes but a shrine hakama.

The priestess wore a badge of management authority on her chest. At this moment, she was standing with her hands on her waist, scolding several workers who had just put down their tools and tried to lean against the wall to catch their breath:

"What are you all standing there for?! It's not break time yet!

"You can't even finish this little bit of work, do you still want your wages? Get moving!
"If the construction is delayed, none of you can afford it!"

Her voice was sharp and harsh, with an air of superiority and arrogance.

Judging from their appearance, those workers looked like middle-aged or elderly people in their fifties or sixties, but looking at the bulging muscles in their arms, it was not difficult to tell that they were only in their thirties, in the prime of their lives.

At this moment, their faces were covered with sweat and fatigue, and their work clothes had long been soaked with sweat and stuck to their bodies.

Faced with the priestess's scolding, they dared not say a word and could only lower their heads, silently pick up their tools, drag their heavy steps, and prepare to continue working, without even having time to wipe the sweat off their face.

It was late summer, and although it was cloudy, the heat was still unbearable. Long hours of heavy physical labor consumed a lot of physical energy.

However, the priestess completely ignored the workers' physical conditions and just kept urging them to speed up, with her words full of exploitation and threats.

These scenes attracted the attention of Watanabe Tetsuya and the four girls traveling with him... (End of this chapter)