Tokyo: They say it's just dating, but they're serious about it.

The remaining two women in labor, Kotoha and Yuma Kanzaki, are estimated to give birth in about a week.

It was afternoon, so Katsuhiko took Sayuri, Mikoto, the two babies, and the large group that had come with them and left the hospital to go home.

As soon as a group of people walked out of the hospital gate, Katsuhiko's father and Mr. Kudo stood at the intersection and waved to them from the bus.

The Aurora Five Girls group, along with Haruko, left directly because Tanaka Yutaka had arranged work for them.

The remaining members, including Eiyo, Kanzaki Yumi, Oriko, Ayaka who had asked Kuroki Hitomi for leave, and Mikoto and Sayuri who had been discharged from the hospital, all boarded the bus together with Katsuhiko, who was carrying Chinatsu.

Katsuhiko's mother and Mrs. Kudo each held a small baby, their heads down and huddled in a corner, their faces showing a mix of embarrassment and annoyance. Judging from their complexions, they had recovered quite well.

In the very back corner of the carriage, there was a pile of thirty-two flower baskets. After discussing it, the four elders decided to accept the red envelopes and then return the useless, smelly flower baskets to Sheng Yan…

The bus was noisy and chaotic all the way, and it stopped in front of the Mikoto convenience store. It was lunchtime, so the group went straight to Marukichi yakiniku restaurant.

Marukichi BBQ restaurant has now been acquired by Mrs. Kudo, and the store manager who previously fired her is now her subordinate. Having gone from being a dishwasher to becoming the owner, she's quite prestigious. She doesn't make things difficult for the manager who fired her; she simply has Mrs. Kudo personally greet her and pour tea during her store visits. If the manager shows any sign of wanting to resign, Mrs. Kudo gives her a raise to nip any thoughts of her standing up for herself in the bud…

After dinner, Katsuhiko's father and Mr. Kudo took their wives and children home.

Katsuhiko led a group of people back to the convenience store, mainly to discuss who to spend the night with.

Today is Thursday, a day that should belong to Kotoha, but she is in the hospital awaiting childbirth and cannot come back.

According to the "joint statement" presented by the British representative, tonight should belong to her, and we need to understand the feelings of a wife who is eager to get pregnant and become a mother.

However, Sayuri, Masayuki, and Mikoto have recovered very well. They even started touching Katsuhiko inappropriately during the meal. The three of them hadn't been intimate with their husbands for almost half a year and missed them terribly...

They then jointly rejected the "Joint Declaration," much to the dissatisfaction of the British representative.

Mikoto suggested that they go to Sayuri's house for drinks and entertainment...

This was echoed by Masayuki Shiraki and tacitly agreed by Sayuri.

Eiyo objected vehemently, her face flushed with anger. However, Kanzaki Yumi, Oriko, and Ayaka, who had been following Kuroki Hitomi around for promotional events and hadn't been there for almost a week, joined in to refute Eiyo's claims, all stating that they would raise their hands to vote and that the minority would submit to the majority.

"How can you all be so perverted... Ugh~" Yingdai shouted with her hands on her hips, then suddenly started gagging. She took a pregnancy test and found out she was pregnant.

Yingdai quickly changed into her maternity clothes, tilted her chin up, and said disdainfully, "You bunch of perverts, go ahead and be perverts! I'll look after the baby..."

On a night when morality was declining... Eide also looked after the child all night.

For the next week, Mikoto, Sayuri, and Masayuki each pushed a baby in a stroller and strolled around the convenience store and Shinjuku Gyoen Park across the street.

Eiyo, dressed in maternity clothes, sat at the convenience store entrance eating sunflower seeds. She specifically requested that Katsuhiko come to the store every day to chat with her, and if possible, preferably with Haruko, Kanzaki Yumi, Oriko, Kuroki Hitomi, Ayaka, and Aurora—the five conjoined twins. Her reason was that she wanted to experience the same treatment and boasting that Sayuri and the others had received.

During her stay at the Eitai Station, she noticed something that secretly pleased her: after Kanzaki Yumi came once, she stopped going into the shop. She was clearly anxious too, but pretending to be nonchalant. No wonder she's always trying to steal her husband…

Of course, Eiyo was also a little uncomfortable. She felt that she shouldn't be the only one standing there. In the past few days, Chiba Reiko from the "Aurora Five Girls" had found Eiyo and asked indirectly if a friend of hers could wear the same style of maternity clothes as her and stand at the door to greet President Takenaka if she was pregnant.

The five Aurora girls were quite intimidated by Eiyo's previous domineering behavior of bumping into people with her chest. Of course, the current Eiyo is full of maternal love and generously says she doesn't mind. However, after Chiba Reiko inquired, no one joined in. They probably have this idea and are preparing the plan, but it hasn't been implemented yet.

Afterwards, Kotoha and Yuma Kami gave birth smoothly and, with their two daughters, joined the group of people pushing strollers for a walk.

The five children still don't have names, but Sheng Yan isn't in a hurry. He'll just use nicknames for now! Monday is Xiao Baihe's day, so the baby in her arms will be called Monday. If he's not satisfied, he can change it to "Er Gou" (Second Dog). A humble name is easier to raise...

With the wives no longer in their maternity leave period, Katsuhiko returned to his monotonous routine: visiting each wife's home, checking on the convenience store, and clocking in at the company.

Today, a sudden change occurred. When Tanaka Yutaka called Katsuhiko, his tone was somewhat forceful. He immediately asked Katsuhiko to star in a movie called "The Exile of Love," which was also a work that Katsuhiko had plagiarized from Junichi Watanabe's 2004 serialized work in the Nikkei newspaper.

The gist of the story is: A writer experiencing writer's block meets a divorced young woman with three children, and they fall into an illicit affair. The ending is similar to, yet different from, that of *Paradise Lost*. Instead of a joint suicide, the young woman begs her lover to strangle her during her most blissful moment. He actually does it and is sentenced to eight years in prison for murder…

Katsuhiko was quite surprised by Tanaka Yutaka's tone and asked him how he had become so courageous? It was as if he would kill him if he didn't agree.

Tanaka Yutaka's reason was quite straightforward: You got Hashimoto Ichiko pregnant, so she's going to sit next to Eiyo at the convenience store. The wildly popular "Aurora Five" girl group is missing a member; shouldn't you offer some compensation? He even offered her a leading role, which is fine, but the female lead is Kuroki Hitomi, and she said she doesn't want any payment…

When Katsuhiko arrived at the convenience store, he happened to see 22-year-old Hashimoto Ichiko, who, with Eiyo's help, was wearing the same style of maternity clothes, and then she looked at Katsuhiko's face with her head down...

Katsuhiko figured he was just idling around anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to do his part for the company. With the effects of the [Focus Potion] and [Recovery Potion], filming would be quick. He figured by the time he finished filming, they'd be close to giving birth. So he patted Hashimoto Ichiko's butt as a sign of affection and then went to the film set.

During filming, Kanzaki Yumi and Oriko visited the set almost every day, while Haruko visited from time to time. The "Aurora Five Girls" girl group had a new member, and the other five wives with children also appeared on set from time to time. They were living a very fulfilling life.

Recently, all the gossip magazines and newspapers have been discussing one thing: How many girlfriends does Mr. Katsuhiko Takenaka, president of Xia Ying She, have? Why are the women in the hotel photos taken every night not the same one? Who exactly is this "generous first wife"?

Less than a year later, filming wrapped up and a two-week promotional tour ensued.

Then, in a rather assertive tone, Tanaka Yutaka made a demand of Katsuhiko: "Continue with the next movie, 'Wedding Ring,' because you've gotten Chiba Reiko pregnant again. She's leaving the group and will be wearing maternity clothes at a convenience store, standing at the door with Yumi, Eiyo, and Hashimoto Ichiko to welcome you."

Katsuhiko frowned.

Tanaka Yutaka's expression tightened, and he immediately added, "There's no rush now; we'll start filming in two years."

Katsuhiko frowned because he suddenly remembered that during the final stages of filming, Kanzaki Yumi and Chiba Reiko hadn't visited the set. He had too many girlfriends; even the two of them hadn't noticed… Speaking of which, what were the names he'd thought of for the kids? How many boys? How many girls?

However, being constantly "coerced" by Tanaka Yutaka is quite unpleasant, so she'll avoid any involvement with the newcomer in the "Aurora Five Girls" girl group and shun all female artists signed with Xia Ying Society. Now, with Haruko included, there are only five of them left, which means five films. After filming five movies, she can retire.

After a two-week movie tour promotion, Sheng Yan returned to his routine of going between home, convenience store, and maternity hospital.

Yingdai gave birth smoothly to twins, a boy and a girl. Right after giving birth, she drank a recovery potion and started dancing with joy. She rushed to the door and shouted at her sisters, some pushing strollers and others heavily pregnant, "Who else is there!"

Sayuri, Mikoto, Masayuki, Kotoha, and Yumi Kanzaki, who are both pregnant for the second time, squinted at the scene.

Chapter 151 Group Photo, Moving to a New Home

The cherry blossom season in Tokyo has ended, and only a few scattered pink petals remain on the benches in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

Yumi Kanzaki, who had been saying "no rush" all along, finally got her wish and joined the group of people taking a walk in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, pushing her stroller.

Of course, not everyone pushing a stroller is a mother.

The other three original members of the "Aurora Five" girl group—Chieko Chiba, Reiko Yamashita, and Yuki Yamashita—along with Hitomi Kuroki's manager Ayaka, while not pregnant, have all taken maternity leave to prepare for pregnancy here. They have taken over childcare duties for Sayuri, Mikoto, Masayuki Shiraki, and Kotoha, who are pregnant for the second time.

In this group, Yingdai not only had the biggest breasts and was the tallest, but also had the highest chin, because she was pregnant with twins.

"Didn't you say you weren't in a hurry?" Eiyo pushed the largest stroller and gave Kanzaki Yumi a sidelong glance.

"I was just playing around, who knew it would turn into something real," Kanzaki Yumi said, taking the bottle of baby formula that Oriko had prepared and shaking it in her hand. "Unlike some people, who are so anxious and frantic, burning incense and praying to Buddha, it's just ridiculous."

"You're just being stubborn!" Eiya chuckled, glancing at the baby bottle in Kanzaki Yumi's hand, then immediately puffed out her chest. "I don't need to make formula every day. Some people with small breasts must be so envious!"

Kanzaki Yumi's lips curled into a smirk, then she tilted her head and said to Kanzaki Yuma, who was preparing formula next to her, "Foolish older sister, Oriko-sensei is preparing formula for me, and you're doing it yourself. Eiyo is clearly looking down on you! Can you tolerate this?"

"Get lost~~" Yuma Kanzaki snorted at Yumi Kanzaki, put the baby bottle in the stroller, and pushed the stroller toward the convenience store.

At the entrance of a convenience store.

Katsuhiko was directing five-year-old Chinatsu and Sayuri's eleven-year-old brother-in-law, who was in elementary school, to arrange the chairs.

Haruko's mother, Mrs. Saionji, was standing in front of a tripod, adjusting the focus of her camera.

A group of people stood around them: Sayuri, Mikoto, Masayuki Shiraki, and Kotoha, all pregnant for the second time and just beginning to show. Also present were the rather bulky Reiko Chiba and Ichiko Hashimoto, the still slender Haruko, and Hitomi Kuroki, who looked travel-worn in her formal dress.

Of course, this also included Katsuhiko's mother and Mrs. Kudo, who were each holding the baby, as well as Katsuhiko's father and Mr. Kudo. The four elders looked worried and speechless.

Yuma Kanzaki pushed the stroller over, and everything was ready just then.

"Everyone come over here, get ready to take pictures!!" Mrs. Saionji picked up a megaphone and waved to the park across the street.

Soon after, everyone gathered at the entrance of the convenience store.

Katsuhiko let Chinatsu ride on the back of his neck, then stood in the middle of the third row. To his left was Sayuri, to his right was Mikoto, with Masayuki Shiraki to Sayuri's left and Kotoha to Mikoto's right.

The fourth row from the very back required standing on a small stool. The quick-witted Eiyo, carrying a child in each arm, managed to get right behind Katsuhiko and then placed the child on either side of Chika's calves, which were on Katsuhiko's shoulders.

To Eiyo's left and right were Kanzaki Yumi and Kanzaki Yuma, each holding a child. To their left and right were Chiba Chiemi, Yamashita Reiko, Yamashita Yuki, and Ayaka, each holding a child. Of course, Haruko, Oriko, and Kuroki Hitomi were not holding children; they stood at opposite ends of the last row.

At the bottom of the second row of steps, directly in front of Katsuhiko, were Chiba Reiko and Hashimoto Ichiko, who were about to give birth. Katsuhiko placed his hands on their shoulders and necks, and gently stroked their earlobes with his fingers.

The four elders were seated in the first row, their faces still showing signs of constipation. Katsuhiko's brother-in-law, Sayuri's eleven-year-old brother, had been specially arranged to sit at the very front, on a plastic sheet.

"Oh dear, the shot isn't quite right... just a moment," Mrs. Saionji said, taking two steps back with her camera tripod. "There are too many people. I'll adjust to a wide-angle lens, it'll be right there..."

“I told you not to come, but you insisted on taking pictures. Honestly, it’s so embarrassing,” Sheng Yan’s mother said, blushing. She hugged her youngest daughter and pinched Sheng Yan’s father’s waist hard. “It’s all your fault, you old lewd man. You’ve been corrupted by your son.”

Katsuhiko's father winced in pain and muttered, "You've grown some guts now, you stupid woman! Let go! If you don't let go, I'll beat you to death tonight. I'm really strong now, let me tell you..."

Mrs. Kudo, on the other hand, was more reserved, also holding her youngest daughter and glancing at Mr. Kudo's face. Mr. Kudo, however, had completely straightened his back, abruptly turning his head and saying, "You disagree? Let's have a one-on-one fight tonight! I'll make you scream for help..."

Click!

The image freezes.

As soon as the photo was taken, the four elders, each holding their youngest daughter, hurriedly left.

Mrs. Saionji walked up to Katsuhiko, bowed very professionally, and said with a smile, "President Takenaka, I'm entrusting Haruko-chan to your care from now on."

Katsuhiko held the twins who had just emerged from Eiyo's belly in his left and right arms, with Chinatsu, who was bobbing her head, sitting on his neck. It was inconvenient for him to bow to Mrs. Saionji, so he just nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will treat everyone equally and won't take sides. I will definitely keep my promise."

"Okay, Haruko-chan, good luck..."

Mrs. Saionji waved goodbye and left.

Chinatsu suddenly grabbed Katsuhiko's hair and shook him, shouting, "When are you going to take me to Disneyland? You promised, and if you don't keep your word, I won't call you Dad..."

Chinatsu is five years old now, not a three-year-old anymore, she can remember things...

Katsuhiko glanced around; all the wives and girlfriends were watching with smiles. Meanwhile, his sensible brother-in-law, under Sayuri's direction, was carrying chairs into the convenience store…

"Didn't you say last time that we'd go to Izu for hot springs together this Golden Week? It's been a year, and you still broke your promise."

A disdainful smile appeared in Shenqi Yuzhen's eyes.

After filming "Paradise Lost," Katsuhiko did mention it to them once after driving back from Karuizawa. Unfortunately, with his pregnant wife and girlfriends, he probably can't go now.

However, that doesn't stop him from using this incident to nag Katsuhiko. That wretched husband of his, he's really ruined his life...

Yuma Kanzaki is quite troubled lately. She has over twenty incredibly popular manga series, all of which have been adapted and released by Xia Ying Studio's animation department. She should have reaped both fame and fortune, and ascended to the title of "Queen of the Manga World," but none of them have endings, and all require someone to continue them. This has led to a lot of criticism from fans…

Her reputation is completely ruined. Not only did she fail to receive the title of "Queen of Comics," but she was also stripped of the title of "Fastest Hands in History," and is now known as "The Most Shameless Comic Artist in History." Perhaps it's because her fans love her so much that they hate her so much; her mailbox is now filled with a stench every day, containing either dead rats or dead fish…

Of course, Yuma Kanzaki enjoys it immensely, because Katsuhiko always seems to come up with new manga. So what if they're not finished? They make a lot of money, and the fans are having a blast! Even haters are fans.

Anyway, Xia Ying She has already recruited a lot of sequel writers. Like that young guy named Kishimoto Masashi, his sequel to Naruto is great. His plot creation ability is no less than mine. He's even working with the animation production team to conceive the next one, called Boruto. Boruto will definitely end. If it doesn't end, we'll deduct their salaries...

“We’ll discuss it again once there are no more pregnant women in the family,” Katsuhiko said, glancing at his several pregnant wives and girlfriends. “If all else fails, we can just change the hot spring trip to the beach…”

Yingdai also came over, looking rather unhappy, and said, "Honey, when are you going to name our children? What kind of nicknames have you come up with? Our daughter is called Wednesday, and our son is called Little Wednesday. Are you crazy?!"

“There are too many children, I can’t think of any right now. You all think of names, come up with a few, submit them all, I’ll review them and then decide.” Sheng Yan’s scalp tingled at the thought of having to come up with so many names. Anyway, the children are still young, it’s not too late to register them when they’re six months old, so he quickly changed the subject. “Let’s do what we promised, one by one. Today, let’s take Chinatsu-chan to Disneyland first, that’s settled. I still haven’t heard my eldest daughter call me ‘Dad,’ and I feel a little uneasy about it.”

"Dad~" Chinatsu suddenly lowered her head and whispered in Katsuhiko's ear.

"Huh?" Katsuhiko tilted his head and looked up.

"Hmph~" Qianxia's face turned red, her eyes filled with laughter, and she suddenly raised her chin, "Take me to Disneyland quickly, or I'll take it back."

"Let's go now!" Katsuhiko glanced around and asked, "Who wants to go? Sign up, let's go together."