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

A silence fell between the two.

Makoto Asano deliberately remained silent, since he wasn't in a hurry.

This time, it was Risa Kanno who came to him with something, so he only needed to observe the situation and then respond accordingly.

Risa Kanno didn't know how to start the conversation.

After all, asking about family background right off the bat is quite impolite.

However, perhaps realizing that it wouldn't matter if she asked these questions given her current status, or perhaps simply unable to bear the awkward atmosphere any longer, Risa Kanno still spoke up.

"Asano-kun, I'd like to ask you a few questions. I'm wondering if it would be convenient for you to answer them."

Makoto Asano, who had been getting sleepy while waiting, immediately snapped out of it and nodded with a puzzled look on his face: "Aunt Jinno, what's the question? Go ahead and ask."

After carefully considering her words, Risa Kanno asked, "Well, I wanted to ask Asano-kun, what are your thoughts on Yuna?"

Do you care more about your daughter than yourself...?

Makoto Asano was somewhat surprised; he had originally thought that Risa Kanno would ask about the photos first.

However, on the surface, he still put on a sincere appearance and answered very seriously: "Aunt Kanno, please rest assured, I am serious about Yuna, I really love her."

To be honest, it's a bit early to talk about these things now.

Makoto Asano and Yuna Kanno are just dating; they're not at the point of discussing marriage.

However, neither of them found it strange.

Risa Kanno was simply poisoned by those romance comics.

In matters of love, she is as innocent as a child.

For her, dating is the stage before marriage; once she's in a relationship, she's bound to get married.

As for Makoto Asano, he came here with the mindset of a "judge," so he didn't notice anything amiss with these issues.

Of course, it's also possible that, as he himself said, he was serious about Yuna Kanno.

Chapter 116 The Male Lead of the Comic Book? (2/2)

After Makoto Asano answered the first question, Risa Kanno asked a few more questions.

It's roughly about how he met Yuna Kanno and why they got together.

Upon hearing these questions, Makoto Asano first nodded, pretending to think, and then began to answer them one by one.

To summarize simply...

Two months ago, Yuna Kanno encountered a pervert on a train, and Makoto Asano happened to witness it and helped her.

After subduing the pervert and calling the police to have him taken away, he comforted Yuna Kanno.

Later, to thank him, Yuna invited him out for dinner, and the two became acquainted through these occasions, while secretly developing feelings for each other.

Two weeks ago, on the day he kissed Yuna in front of Risa Kanno, the two confessed their feelings for each other and got together.

Although these were all lines that had been discussed and agreed upon with Yuna Kanno beforehand.

However, the fact that he can say these words without changing his expression, and even with emotion, only shows that his lying skills are getting better and better.

Sure enough, after hearing this story "based on Yuna Kanno's true experiences," Risa Kanno showed a very empathetic expression, revealing a look that was both worried and relieved.

She said with lingering fear, "No wonder Yuna refused to tell me when I asked her before; this actually happened."

Although he couldn't help but want to laugh, Makoto Asano still went along with her words and praised, "Yes, Yuna is really a very strong girl. She specifically told me not to tell you about this, so..."

Risa Kanno understood Makoto Asano's implication, chuckled softly, and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Asano-kun, I'll pretend I don't know anything about this."

As she spoke, she winked playfully at Makoto Asano, looking nothing like a mother.

"that would be great."

Asano Seiya smiled and nodded.

To be honest, while the story he fabricated wasn't perfect, it didn't have many flaws either.

Especially in Tokyo, a place teeming with perverts, the story feels even more real.

The key point is that Risa Kanno, who has never been in a relationship and has zero experience in this area, believes in this kind of development that is like a shoujo manga.

Therefore, she now completely trusts Makoto Asano.

Asano-kun is the "male protagonist" of a shoujo manga, how could he be a scumbag who deceives his own daughter's feelings?

Yes, Risa Kanno is just that innocent.

To put it bluntly, you could say she's not very bright.

However, since she already trusted Makoto Asano enough, she didn't plan to ask any more questions.

Just then, the waiter began serving the appetizers.

Both of them received the same appetizer: a little caviar and a bowl of creamy mushroom soup that was only enough to fill the bottom of the bowl.

These two items cost 2000 yen, enough for two days' worth of meals for her.

She didn't think much of it when ordering the food, but now that she saw these two items, Risa Kanno felt like her heart was bleeding.

After pausing for a moment in pain, she said, "I'm starting," and began to eat slowly.

After all, I spent a lot of money, and I don't usually have the chance to eat this, so I have to enjoy it properly, otherwise I would be losing a lot of money.

While eating, she was still reminiscing about the beautiful, almost comic-book-like encounter between her daughter and Makoto Asano.

She didn't know if it was because of the beautiful story that made the soup taste so delicious, but she suddenly found the ridiculously expensive mushroom soup quite delicious.

But at that moment, she suddenly noticed something suspicious.

Although she was conflicted about whether or not to ask, after hesitating for a while, she decided to follow her heart and voice her concerns.

After all, this concerns their daughter's lifelong happiness.

Thinking this, Risa Kanno slowly spoke up: "By the way, Asano-kun, didn't you buy a car? Why did you still take the train?"

"Ok?"

Makoto Asano was also eating the cream of mushroom soup, but he found it greasy and unpalatable. It was so bad that he didn't even react for a moment after hearing Risa Kanno's question.

However, after realizing what he meant, he immediately explained, "Oh, you mean my car? Didn't Yuna tell you about it, Aunt Jinno? I bought the car the weekend before last, the day after Yuna and I officially became a couple. Yuna was there too, and we went to buy it together."

This was the line he had rehearsed with Yuna Kanno beforehand, but he didn't expect that Risa Kanno was unaware of it.

After hearing his words, Risa Kanno had already imagined a story in her mind: "To prevent his girlfriend from encountering perverts on the train again, he bought a car the day after they started dating to pick her up and drop her off."

At the same time, she became even more convinced that Makoto Asano was the male protagonist of the manga.

Rich, well-mannered, handsome, and caring towards his girlfriend—what else could he be but a manga protagonist?

And the fact that he could directly decide to buy a luxury car shows that Asano-kun is indeed a rich second-generation.

After confirming her guess, Risa Kanno subconsciously asked, "Then Asano-kun's family must be very well-off, right?"

In fact, she had previously speculated that "Makoto Asano is a second-generation rich kid," and she had even considered asking him directly about it.

However, at the time, she wanted to find out about Asano Makoto's family background because she was unsure whether he was a playboy who would deceive people's feelings.

But now, she no longer has that thought at all.

Therefore, she immediately regretted saying those words as soon as they left her mouth.

But words spoken cannot be taken back, so she could only awkwardly try to make amends: "No, Asano-kun, what I meant was..."

"Has Aunt Jinno misunderstood something?"

However, before she could finish speaking, Makoto Asano said in a serious tone, "I bought my car entirely through my own efforts. My parents passed away shortly after I was born, so I don't think this has anything to do with my family background, right?"

That's not wrong, really. The money he spent on the car was the 50 million he earned through the system.

Upon hearing this, Risa Kanno felt even more regretful.

Who would have guessed that Asano-kun, with such good upbringing and wealth, was actually an orphan?

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt sorry for Makoto Asano, and even thought of Yuna Kanno, who had experienced something similar.

At least after Yuna lost her mother, she still had her aunt as a substitute to give her maternal love.

Moreover, her father is still alive and has been with her throughout her childhood.

But such cases are ultimately rare, and Asano-kun probably doesn't have that kind of luck.

And he must be furious that he became wealthy through his own hard work, yet he's accused of relying on his family's wealth...

Chapter 117 What is the key part? (Bonus Chapter 10/14)

Because he had just said something wrong, and because Asano Makoto's experience reminded him of his deceased sister.

Ms. Risa Kanno, who is usually very empathetic, was now so ashamed and sad that she couldn't speak.

She had previously planned to find an opportunity to have a proper chat with Makoto Asano about the photos, but now she's too embarrassed to bring it up.

Furthermore, due to the serious tone Asano Makoto had used when he spoke, she inevitably developed some misunderstandings.

She thought that Makoto Asano was angry because she had hurt him with her words, which was why he had become so serious.

"Aunt Jinno, please don't misunderstand, I wasn't angry just now."

Asano Makoto quickly noticed the change in Jinno Risa's emotions and hurriedly explained, "I just wanted to tell Aunt Jinno that I'm not some rich kid who plays with people's feelings. My feelings for Yuna are serious!"

However, these words had limited effect. Lost in sadness and guilt, Risa Kanno simply nodded slightly after hearing them and said nothing more.

The atmosphere at the dinner table gradually became tense.

Soon after, the dishes were served, but the two still did not speak.

Asano Makoto had no way to deal with this.

For some reason, Risa Kanno was acting strangely, and no matter what she said, she wouldn't listen.

Just as Makoto Asano was about to regretfully give up this opportunity and prepare to take the initiative to contact Risa Kanno next time by bringing up the topic of photos, this dinner was about to be spent in silence.