My wife believes me; how could I be a cuckold?

Not only will my income increase significantly, but I'll also have more free time, so I can come back to see Makoto Asano more often.

Therefore, this temporary separation is only for a better reunion in the future.

Thinking about this, she felt full of energy and made up her mind to successfully transform herself.

After lunch, she rested on the sofa for a while, and then it was 2:30 in the afternoon, time for Konno Yuuka to leave.

Makoto Asano drove her to Shinjuku Station.

Upon arriving at the station, neither of them spoke a word or rushed to catch their train. They simply stood facing each other, silently gazing at one another.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment. After a long time, when the departure time of the train that Konno Yuuka was going to take was about to arrive and the station began to announce the arrival of the train, time for the two of them resumed its flow.

Makoto Asano calmly spoke first: "Yuuka, the train is about to arrive at the station, you should go."

Konno Yuuka smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'm off then. Don't miss your sister, Makoto. If you feel lonely, you can call or text me. I'll reply when I have time!"

"Alright, alright, get lost. I won't miss you."

Makoto Asano couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Ever since he said last night, "I want you to stay and keep me company," Konno Yuuka seems to have become a different person. She keeps calling herself "older sister" and always treats him like a younger brother who can't stand being alone.

Although Konno Yuuka would occasionally refer to herself and him in this way when joking around in the past.

This time, however, she seemed determined to take on this "role-playing" role, and she just wouldn't stop, which annoyed him quite a bit.

On the other side, after receiving his cold reply, Konno Yuuka pouted, looking unhappy: "What? Makoto is so heartless. He was crying last night, begging his sister to stay~~~"

Asano Makoto stopped talking, and didn't even bother to look at her again. He turned and left.

"Hey! Cheng! Cheng! Don't ignore your big sister! It'll make me sad~~~"

Konno Yuuka kept calling out to him from behind, her tone incredibly affected, but he simply pretended not to hear anything and continued walking out of the station.

But gradually, the sound behind him began to fade, until it suddenly disappeared completely.

Asano Makoto couldn't help but feel a little strange, because he hadn't gone very far, so why did he suddenly go silent?

Is he going into autism again?

That's not right, the system didn't give any notification, and the stable value hasn't changed much...

As Asano Makoto thought this, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the spot where Konno Yuuka had been standing.

He did not see Konno Yuuka.

But before that, he saw a figure rushing towards him.

He instinctively opened his arms and caught the girl who flew into his embrace.

Konno Yuuka hugged him, pressed her face against his chest, and said nothing.

Asano Makoto tried to struggle a couple of times but couldn't break free from her embrace, so he simply stood there and let her hug him, while also reaching out his hands to hug her back.

He's now quite adept at handling these kinds of things.

Because of the time constraints, there weren't many people at the station at that time.

However, the few passersby couldn't help but look over, paying attention to the couple embracing in public.

But that's all there is to it. In Shinjuku Station, Tokyo's largest transportation hub, countless couples or families part ways here every day, so this scene is nothing new to them.

Moreover, they are very busy and have their own things to do, so they simply don't have time to waste on this stranger couple who may never meet again.

After glancing at the two embracing for a few moments and sighing a bit about the beauty of love or youth, they continued on their hurried journeys.

Asano Makoto and Konno Yuuka paid no attention to the stares of these people.

After a long while, the station's train arrival announcement rang out again, and Konno Yuuka took a step back and left Asano Makoto's embrace.

Her face was slightly flushed, but she looked directly into Makoto Asano's eyes without flinching.

After staring at each other for a while, she softly called out Asano Makoto's name.

"Makoto-kun."

"Ah."

"See you next time."

"Okay, see you next time, Yuuka."

That's it, nothing more.

Upon hearing Makoto Asano's response, Yuuka Konno turned around and quickly ran away with her head down.

There were no frequent backward glances or tearful long-distance confessions typical of romantic movies.

Konno Yuuka didn't turn back, or perhaps it was simply because she was too embarrassed to face Asano Makoto's gaze.

However, Makoto Asano kept watching her back until she disappeared into the crowd. He stared in that direction for a while before silently looking away.

He then took out his phone to check the time and walked straight toward the parking lot outside the station.

It was already 3:10 PM, and he had to pick up Yuna from school.

Author's note: I've finally made up for all the chapters I missed a few days ago with a total of 11,000 words. From now on, all the updates will be extra chapters.

The next chapter will be about Yuna, and this time it's a big deal. Who knows how long she'll survive? I suggest reading it soon.

Chapter 282 The Supreme Reward (3k)

As mentioned before, Japanese high schools usually dismiss students very early because of club activities.

At the private high school in Kaijo, where Konno Yuuka attends—the same high school Asano Makoto attended before dropping out—school ends at 3:40 PM every day.

This is considered a relatively late dismissal time for high schools in Japan; some schools even dismiss students at 3:20 PM.

However, this dismissal time is only relative.

Students who need to participate in club activities need no introduction. However, high school seniors who aim for top universities usually attend an extra class after school every day, and even go to school for extra classes on weekends.

Whether or not students attend these classes is entirely up to them, as some students prefer to study at home or attend extracurricular tutoring classes rather than attend classes at school.

Due to family reasons and her desire to get into a good university, Yuna Kanno often attends these tutoring classes.

However, today is a special day.

At 3:30 p.m., Makoto Asano drove from Shinjuku Station to the entrance of Kaijo High School, quietly waiting for Yuna Kanno to finish school.

He did not contact Xiaoyuna in advance to tell her that he was coming to pick her up.

In fact, Makoto Asano originally intended to wait at home for her to come to him.

After all, when they parted last week, she said she would give Makoto Asano a surprise this Friday.

So, the one receiving the surprise should probably just wait at home.

So he came here simply because it was on his way. When he dropped Konno Yuuka off at the station, it was almost time for Yuna to get out of school, so he drove over.

While sitting in the car, Makoto Asano chatted with Yuuka Konno, who had already boarded the bus, on his phone for a while. Then, he heard the school bell ringing from the school building.

He made up a random excuse to say goodbye to Konno Yuuka, then got out of the car and went to the school gate.

Soon, many students from the "Going Home Department" walked out of the school gate laughing and joking.

Among them was a figure running towards the school gate.

This was the first time Makoto Asano had ever realized that Yuna could run so fast. Could it be that she was unexpectedly an athletic girl?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Her abundant physical strength had already been evident a long time ago, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to withstand Asano Makoto's kind of persuasion.

Asano Makoto stood at the door, smiling as he watched the figure rushing towards him, and opened his arms.

Then, the smile on his face froze.

Yuna Kanno ran right past him without even glancing at him.

Huh? Why? Didn't you see it?

It shouldn't be...

Perhaps it was because his blond hair was too eye-catching, or simply because he was handsome, when Makoto Asano stood at the school gate, almost every student who passed by would involuntarily turn their head to look at him.

What else could it be?

Surely they can't be deliberately avoiding me, right?

Makoto Asano certainly wouldn't think that way, since his relationship with Yuna was currently thriving and such a thing was impossible.

So no matter how you look at it, it must be that Yuna didn't see him when she ran past with her head down.

After figuring out the problem, he immediately turned around and called out to Yuna Kanno, who had already run some distance, "Hey! Yuna, stop running, I'm here!"

However, after he shouted, Yuna Kanno ran two more steps forward.

Just as he thought the other person might not have heard him and was about to call out again, Yuna Kanno suddenly stopped in her tracks as if she had just come to her senses.

She slowly turned around and looked in the direction of the voice she had just heard.

Then, she saw the figure she had been longing for day and night for a whole week.

With an expression of disbelief on her face, she stood there stunned for a few seconds before immediately running over there.

Makoto Asano had already opened his arms with a smile, but this time, his hug came up empty.

When Yuna Kanno came up to him and was about to enter his arms, she suddenly stopped.

"Lord... why are you here?"

Originally, Yuna Kanno subconsciously wanted to call out "Master", but she suddenly remembered that they were still at the school gate and there were many people around, so that title was really not appropriate.

That's why she didn't rush into Asano Makoto's arms just now.

Although she wouldn't deny her relationship with Makoto Asano, she didn't want a bunch of people to come and ask her all sorts of questions when she went to school next week.

If that's all there is to it, then it's actually fine. She can just give a casual reply or simply admit it.

However, considering that Makoto Asano had studied here before, there might be people in the school who know him, and it wouldn't be good if this matter affected him.

Makoto Asano felt somewhat regretful about this, but he also understood it very well.

"I missed you, so I came to pick you up."

He smiled and nodded in response, then, as he led Yuna Kanno towards the parking lot, he asked, "Where were you going, running so fast just now?"