My wife is the stand-in.

She hadn't expected that the man in front of her would first feel remorse instead of disliking her. This was completely unexpected.

After having three girlfriends who seemed to exist only in paintings, Amanosaki still maintained his original intention.

'No, it was precisely because he had shared a room with three stunning beauties that he no longer cared so much about appearance. He had truly grown up and become an outstanding man.'

Yubaba, held in Amanosaki's arms, closed her eyes and shed tears of emotion.

"Put your clothes on right now. What do you think you're doing, looking like a naked ape?"

“We’ve been sleeping for so long, we’ve seen each other naked, so what? Besides, you’re the one who tore my clothes.”

"Get out there and put it on! If you say another word, I'll sew your mouth shut!"

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What changes are appearance and personality, but what remains unchanged are those precious shared memories.

After the misunderstanding, the awkward atmosphere between the two was easily resolved.

Because of Yubaba's age, Amanosaki was unable to spark a passionate romance with her, and the elderly Yubaba had long lost her charm.

The two of them lived together in the small room like an old married couple.

Yubaba stands on a low stool to cook rice, while Amanosaki cracks eggs beside her. In the rectangular, integrated kitchen, the four hands of the old woman and the young man skillfully control the stove, sink, and cutting board.

Amanosaki stirred the eggs with chopsticks, and the yolks and whites quickly rolled into the spiral and merged together.

Grandma Tang leisurely poured in rapeseed oil and began to heat up the oil pan.

Handing over the bowl of egg mixture, Amanosaki opened the refrigerator, took out milk, poured a glass, and personally placed it to Yubaba's lips:

"Tom, open your mouth."

Just then, Granny Yu poured the egg mixture into the pot, and the crackling sound filled every corner of the room.

"Get your hands out of the way!" Yubaba complained, but unable to resist Amanosaki, she quickly took a sip and then fanned her hands, "Get out of the way."

As passion and lust subside, the relationship transforms from intense, burning love into a deep and enduring familial bond.

[As if I were there] A close connection with them, an indescribable sense of ease and satisfaction gently filled every corner of Amanosaki's heart.

He scooped up some porridge, placed the milk on the table, sat down at the table, and watched Grandma Tang serving the dishes. He unconsciously began to imagine the future.

Decades later, he too will grow old, becoming a stubborn and irritable old man with no hair or teeth, needing a cane to walk.

By then, I will be able to enjoy peaceful days with my family just like I do now, living a life of cooking, sweeping, watering flowers, and feeding birds.

That's not so bad.

Amanosaki thought to himself.

"What are you thinking about? Dinner's ready."

Granny Yu, with her hoarse, smoky voice, brought over a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and placed it on the table. She glanced at Amanosaki with annoyance and said, "I'm an old woman, so I can't help it, but why do you also smell like an old man right now?"

Amanosaki held his chopsticks, happily picking up food, slurping up a big mouthful of porridge, and said in a tone as if presenting a treasure:

"I'm thinking that when I get old, our appearances will be a perfect match, and then neither of us will have anything to say."

"You fart!"

Grandma Tang slammed down her chopsticks. "I change my appearance every day. When you get old, I'll turn into a beautiful young girl again and drag you to the square to dance every day. I bet those young men will be grinding their teeth and breaking your spine by then!"

"Ha! What kind of international joke are you talking about?" Amanosaki sipped his milk, a white ring around his lips. He glared, rolled up his sleeves, and his biceps bulged like a little mouse's. "Look at these muscles of mine. When I enhance my magic a bit, I can take down a kid with one punch. I'll personally teach them what it means to care for the young and how to respect the elderly!"

The two of them ate breakfast while bickering as their conversation flowed.

Until the phone rang.

"Who is it? Why can't you give me a quiet time this early in the morning?" Granny Tang interrupted her bickering with annoyance when she heard the bell. She took out a cigarette case from the bag hanging on her wrist, lit a cigarette, and lit it.

"It's an email, urgent."

Amanosaki picked up a piece of egg, popped it into his mouth, and, licking his oily fingers, opened his phone and said...

"Oh no!" He slapped his thigh, leaving grease stains on his pants. "Master Amber said he'd send us to the branch today, and told us to pack our things now."

"Didn't we notify you yesterday?" Granny Tang said calmly.

Amanosaki glanced to the side, and Yubaba followed his gaze, turning her head to see the bodycon miniskirt, high heels, and red glasses on the bedside table—things she wouldn't be able to wear today.

"We had too much fun last night and didn't pack our things," Amanosaki said, scratching his head sheepishly in a low voice. "The train leaves in an hour, but it's on the ground, so we have to leave half an hour early."

"Hey, I thought it was no big deal."

Granny Yu put down her chopsticks and breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to Amanosaki's shyness about sex, the mature Yubaba is more composed and speaks with a strong voice.

She snapped her fingers, and everything in the room flew up.

Clothes, shower gel, test tubes, beakers, and small jars containing various magic materials swayed and moved around the room like fish swimming in the sea.

Grandma Yu tapped her fingers lightly on the table, and one by one, the storage bags under the bed slid out, like map fish searching for food.

The zippers were unzipped, and the storage bags aimed at their prey, swimming slowly before suddenly accelerating as they got close, opening their mouths wide and devouring them one by one.

Some were swallowing clothes, some were swallowing toiletries, and some were swallowing magic materials.

Amanosaki stared in disbelief at the scene.

He even saw brooms and dustpans jumping around on the "seabed," sweeping the floor inch by inch like sea cucumbers gnawing on the seabed.

Even the metal floor was gnawed away by the broom, erasing the traces of the magic circle.

It takes two people several hours to clean thoroughly and complete the packing work.

It was finished in less than five minutes in Yubaba's hands.

"Tom, you're amazing!"

Amanosaki praised it with delight.

But Yubaba didn't show any joy. She calmly smoked her cigarette, and after Amanosaki finished eating, she didn't use any magic to make the dishes wash her.

When Amanosaki came out of the restroom and saw this scene, he understood the gist of it.

He dragged a chair to sit next to Granny Tang and said softly, "Granny, are you worried about those people outside?"

Yubaba stubbed out her cigarette and said quietly, "Nozaki, I've thought about it. You should use your ability to switch places with me. Hinata's fame has already reached the 'emerging' stage, while Rin Tohsaka is still a bit short. Let me get through this today as Hinata; that way, you won't lose face."

“I’ve thought about it. To be honest, I’m very happy that you truly accept me as I am now. Originally, I was planning to spend some time with you like this, and once the branch sent us the destination, I would use witchcraft to teleport us there directly. If that didn’t work, I would use another identity to take your place. You just said something bad happened, and I was afraid you would bring it up on your own... I’m very happy that you didn’t.”

"...Now it seems that even God isn't giving me a chance."

"That's it. You're still young and have a long life ahead of you. I'm not even a human being. I can be shameless, but you can't."

She patted Amanosaki's hand and whispered, "Be good, okay?"

Amanosaki's chest heaved violently upon seeing this.

After a while, he took Granny Tang's hand and dragged her outside.

"Amanosaki, what are you doing! Let go!" Yubaba struggled and shouted, her old voice producing a high-pitched tone that didn't belong to her age.

"Don't let it go!"

Amanosaki was furious. He grabbed the doorknob, turned around and yelled at Yubaba, "Yubaba, I still owe you a ritual."

"Let's go outside now, and I'll confess my feelings to you in front of everyone!"

Granny Yu exclaimed in surprise, "How can you confess your love so fiercely! Let go!"

"It didn't exist before, but it does now!"

"Let go! Or I'll turn you into a pig!"

"You've changed! A man's word is his bond; once he says he'll let go, he won't!"

"You're my woman, I don't care about anyone else, who cares about anyone else?"

Amanosaki slammed the door open, ran his fingers along his throat, and magical patterns wrapped around his neck. He then shouted loudly at the pedestrians coming and going in the square and garden outside the door.

As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice, as loud as a village loudspeaker, resounded in all directions, drawing everyone's attention:

"Guys!"

"All eyes are on me, look at me, look at me!"

"I have an announcement!"

Passersby stopped to watch as the handsome, tall man, who had been training every day since becoming a knight-errant, grabbed an elderly woman with white hair.

After waiting a few seconds until everyone looked at him, Amanosaki roughly pulled Yubaba into his arms, kissed her hard, and then, under everyone's almost bulging eyes, roared loudly:

"This is my current girlfriend, my future wife, and the mother of my unborn child!"

Granny Yu covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

Chapter 46: She's My Girlfriend

"How are the preparations going?"

Hu Zhun, deputy head of the intelligence section, wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and asked the staff about the progress.

It's so hot in Chongqing. Surrounded by mountains, the wind can't get in. It's only 10 a.m., but the ground is already as hot and humid as a steamer.

"Everything is ready: a convoy of sixteen heavy trucks, a full set of training equipment, and..."

The staff member flipped through the tablet, looking puzzled, and said, "There's also a can of mercury, two boxes of test tubes... Deputy Section Chief Hu, aren't these chemical instruments? Why are you transporting them? The key is that they're all basic instruments. Are we going to build a martial arts middle school and start instilling chivalry education from a young age?"

Hu Zhun laughed upon hearing this: "What nonsense are you thinking? Martial arts middle school? If the Yushan government dares to sign this document, you'll see them all stripped bare and sent to jail."

The staff member thought about it and agreed, so he continued to report: "Mr. Chili and the Brotherhood have arrived, now we're just missing the chivalrous Amanosaki."

Hu Zhun wiped his sweat and nodded, saying, "Alright, you guys should go and rest after you've finished moving things. The sun is getting scorching hot."

"Deputy Section Chief Hu, isn't moving things supposed to be the responsibility of the Logistics Department? Why aren't we seeing any of our department leaders? Instead, you're here," the staff member asked, taking two bottles of water from the freezer.

Hu Zhun took the water, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Because today's matter involves classified information, I, Old Hu, brought the intelligence agents to take a look. If we spot any spies, we'll treat them to peanuts."

The staff member froze, the famous scene from the movie "The New List" already flashing through their mind.

"Don't go around telling everyone," Hu Zhun said with a smile.

Just as the staff member was about to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, Hu Zhun walked past him and waved in surprise at a spot not far away: "Amanosaki, why did you get out of the car?"