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

Katsuhiko fastened the seatbelt buckle, and a very nice shape was immediately created on her chest.

"What are you so nervous about?" Katsuhiko sat back in the driver's seat, gently tugged at the seatbelt around her chest, and continued, "Just look at the weight here. Even my mom would say you're a good daughter-in-law who's easy to raise. Hey, Kotoha-chan, if you don't have enough breast milk after you have a baby, you can borrow some from Eiyo. My baby needs to drink all-natural milk."

Qinye tugged at her collar, her face flushed, and whispered, "Mine is enough, but Yumi's isn't enough..."

"You still have the nerve to joke around? My heart is about to jump out of my chest!"

Yingdai blushed and adjusted her seatbelt, her eyes darting around. She then pursed her lips and said, "Let's hold off on telling your parents for now. Dealing with so many people at once is putting a lot of pressure on me... Oh right, and Mrs. Kudo too. She found out as well. When Kotoha bribed her, I didn't say anything, but she gave me several glances. She must be trying to get money from me."

Katsuhiko said, "Sayuri is all set. She's given her approval to you two and even asked me to help Kotoha-chan out. Of course, she hasn't forgotten you either. She said that since you live with Kotoha, don't be cold to you when you're looking for Kotoha."

Qinye and Yingdai looked pleasantly surprised.

"That's what she said?" Eiyo's initial joy turned to suspicion, and then she looked at Katsuhiko and said, "I don't quite believe it."

"She probably realizes that I am loyal to her! But she has one condition: when I am with you, I must think of her."

Katsuhiko's face looked very smug.

Yingdai blurted out, "No way! You have to think about whoever you're with!"

"No problem," Katsuhiko answered readily, then glanced at Eiyo and Kotoha before suddenly asking, "Are you two sharing a room?"

As the old saying goes, true love isn't about loving only one person for a lifetime, but about loving whoever you're with.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Yingdai asked, looking puzzled.

"It's alright." Sheng Yan turned the steering wheel and drove the car onto the main road.

Qin Ye, sitting in the back seat, suddenly started coughing loudly, covering her mouth as she coughed, tears streaming down her face, and curling up into a ball.

Yingdai turned her head blankly, her face changing and turning bright red. She pinched Sheng Yan's waist, "Are you a pervert? No, no... this won't do..."

Katsuhiko decisively changed the subject and asked, "Weren't you very brave yesterday? You were insisting on confessing, so why did you back down at the last minute?"

"I need to see how your parents deal with Kotoha-chan first, so I can be prepared."

Although Eiya had given Katsuhiko countless warnings that they would turn on him if he dared to stop her, they were still Katsuhiko's parents. If they really turned on him, his future path would be much narrower... Eiya was also thinking about taking her status as his girlfriend to the next level, such as becoming his wife.

Anyway, he gave all the assurances he'd been given when Sheng Yan tested him yesterday. Except for one thing he didn't dare say: he wanted to register their marriage... Maybe he could get pregnant first and then get married because of the pregnancy—that was a very convincing reason.

Qinye, sitting in the back seat, said with a pitiful expression, "Sister Yingdai, didn't you say you'd help me draw fire?"

“Shut up, you pervert.” Yingdai interrupted her abruptly, saying irritably, “Shameless. You paid money to buy a mother. I’m all alone. You have a mother to back you up. Maybe if I confess, the mother you paid money to buy will also attack me.”

“Very likely.” Katsuhiko nodded in agreement, then continued, “After all, you didn’t give her any benefits…”

"You shut up too, you pervert, two perverts..."

Although no specific meeting place was agreed upon, everyone tacitly gathered in front of Mikoto's convenience store.

Mr. Kudo's van was also parked on the side of the road at the entrance. It was a small white truck, and Mr. Kudo was the only person in the van, listening to the car radio as if in a daze.

Behind the store's glass window, next to the long table where simple meals were served, sat Mrs. Kudo, teasing Chinatsu.

Mikoto was sitting behind the cashier, looking quite busy flipping through the bills, with a pen tucked behind her ear and occasionally pressing the calculator button, while her eyes kept glancing at Mrs. Kudo and Chinatsu.

Little Lily was also busy in her game corner, looking somewhat distracted.

Sheng Yan parked the car, turned around and said, "You two, go and say hello to Xiao Baihe."

"Greetings?" Yingdai whispered. "What should I say?"

“Say whatever you want,” Sheng Yan said as he got out of the car. “I appreciate her generosity. She’s a kind and virtuous wife. She’s lovely, petite, and exquisite. Can’t she say something nice? She made her feel comfortable even if she suffered a loss.”

Yingdai and Qinye exchanged a glance, then each got out of the car.

Katsuhiko naturally had to spend some time with Sayuri first. Of course, he also didn't forget to greet Mr. Kudo, who was spacing out in the van. Mr. Kudo glanced at Eiyo and Kotoha, waved his hand dismissively, and signaled Katsuhiko to leave quickly and not talk to him.

Then, Katsuhiko had Eiyo and Kotoha follow him into the convenience store.

Mikoto, who was pretending to be busy, immediately stood up. Before she could speak, Katsuhiko said directly, "Mikoto, help me rent a minibus. There are quite a few of us, and my parents brought a lot of local specialties. Taxis and subways are not convenient."

“Okay…” Mikoto sat back down before she could even stand up straight.

Eiyo and Kotoha stared intently at Mikoto.

Mikoto had just picked up the phone when she looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qin Ye looked on with envy, then turned her head away and remained silent.

Yingdai pursed her lips and whispered, "Dressed so flamboyantly, people who don't know better might think..."

Mikoto's throat tightened, and she quickly threw a box of chewing gum from the shelf next to the cashier at Eiyo's face.

Yingdai caught it in a flurry, her unfinished question turning into, "Do you want to fight?"

"Here's a box of chewing gum for you. It'll smell nice when you kiss your boyfriend." Mikoto said with a smile, glancing quickly at the game corner. Seeing that Sayuri hadn't noticed them, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Regarding the girlfriend's identity, Mrs. Kudo is still in the suspicion stage; she hasn't found any concrete evidence yet, while Sayuri is completely kept in the dark. Therefore, the question of the wife's identity must not be revealed in the slightest.

Before Eiyo could say anything more, Katsuhiko pulled her aside and said, "Don't make enemies around here. Come over and say hello to Sayuri."

Mikoto smiled slightly, winked at Kotoha, as if to say, "You're not talking nonsense, are you?"

Qinye made a pinching gesture at her, meaning to eat her secret for a lifetime, then turned and followed Yingdai.

As Katsuhiko led Eiyo and Kotoha toward the door, Mrs. Kudo had already spotted the three of them, but she didn't bother to eavesdrop on what the four of them were whispering about at the cashier.

She's quite troubled right now because she took Qinye as her goddaughter yesterday, and didn't dare talk to Xiaobaihe today, especially since Xiaobaihe always seemed distracted, which pained her. She probably just doesn't know how to deal with Qinye, right? And she herself has become the biggest obstacle.

Qinye gave him more money than her own daughter...

Mrs. Kudo had assumed that Katsuhiko would bring Kotoha to see her, and then ask her to take Kotoha to talk to Sayuri about acknowledging her daughter. To her surprise, he didn't mention it at all, and just gave her a polite greeting.

Their manners were quite impeccable, Qinye behaved well, and Yingdai was also quite proper. But what kind of game is this?

Mrs. Kudo gave them a perfunctory reply and asked about how to get to Tokyo Station, etc... Sayuri also crawled out of the shelf, her face not looking very good. When she saw Kotoha and Eiyo, well... she looked rather strange?

Mrs. Kudo decisively picked up Chinatsu and moved a little further away, intending to eavesdrop.

Katsuhiko took Sayuri's hand and said, "Sayuri-chan, I brought them to say hello to you."

Yingdai and Qinye looked somewhat embarrassed, opening their mouths several times but making no sound.

"It's better not to ask. A tacit agreement is not the same as consent. My tacit agreement means I reserve the right to pursue the matter, not that I'm giving it up." Sayuri's face flushed red with embarrassment, then she turned to Katsuhiko and whispered, "You pervert, you're only smug now. Wait a few years, when you're completely drained, let's see how smug you are then..."

Sayuri seemed to realize that her words were too explicit, and her face flushed with embarrassment and annoyance. She pushed Katsuhiko away, who was blowing air into her ear, and turned her back to him, saying, "Ugh, so annoying, don't you know where we are... You guys go away, I need to be alone for a while, call me when the car arrives."

Mrs. Kudo, who had been eavesdropping from the side, was stunned for a long time before finally realizing that her daughter had been persuaded. She was both annoyed and amused, but it was good news! At least she no longer had to worry about helping Kotoha deal with Katsuhiko's parents.

However, she still didn't know much about her in-laws' personalities and temperaments.

Katsuhiko was just pulling Eiyo and Kotoha to sit down at the long table when Mrs. Kudo secretly rolled her eyes. She didn't bother being polite to this "good" son-in-law.

She immediately handed Chinatsu to Mikoto, then went over and bluntly asked Katsuhiko about his parents' personalities, temperaments, likes, dislikes, and weaknesses. She explicitly stated, "If you ever get into a fight with your parents, don't blame Sayuri. You brought this on yourself. Who told you to have so many girlfriends? I feel so sorry for my daughter..."

Shengyan also frankly said that it didn't matter, his parents would be proud of him, after all, he was their "own" son!

While they were still chatting, Sayuri suddenly turned her head and stared intently at Mrs. Kudo without saying a word, her eyes conveying the message: When did you recognize Kotoha as your daughter?

Chapter 72 The Station

Mrs. Kudo's face stiffened.

A white minibus was parked on the roadside outside the glass window.

"The bus is here, everyone get on!" Mrs. Kudo turned around and went out quickly, then turned back and said, "Katsuhiko-kun, don't keep your parents waiting too long."

Sheng Yan saw a "warning" in her eyes. Clearly, she didn't want to be labeled as "greedy for money and selling her daughter," which meant she didn't want Sayuri to know that she had accepted Kotoyo's benefits, making her mother seem tasteless.

Mrs. Kudo nimbly jumped into the car.

Sayuri's fixed gaze shifted to Katsuhiko and Kotoha.

Qinye chuckled and lowered her head, whispering, "Sister Xiaobaihe, I'll listen to you from now on, I pledge my loyalty to you..."

This morning, when she and Eiyo were bullying Kanzaki Yumi, Kanzaki Yumi was almost driven to the brink of despair and shouted, "I've already sided with Mikoto. If you continue to treat me like this, I'll report you and have her expel you."

Eiyo didn't understand what she meant, and even mocked her, going so far as to escalate the situation, because Kanzaki Yumi was still her subordinate at work, making her seem like a traitor.

Kotoha understood immediately, but she pretended not to, since Mikoto didn't care at all. She was even more capable than Eiyo in dealing with Yumi, making her unable to speak a complete sentence.

Of course, Kanzaki Yumi's actions that morning also inspired Kotoha. While despising Yumi's shamelessness, she also learned to be loyal to her. Sayuri was the one in the open and was more intimidating than Mikoto.

Although 25-year-old Kotoha is two years older than Sayuri, it doesn't stop her from calling her "older sister," since Mrs. Kudo has already tacitly approved of it.

Katsuhiko quickly took Sayuri's hand and said to Eiyo, "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and call her 'older sister'."

“Me?” Eiyo’s eyes widened. “I’m twenty-eight years old, if Sayuri-chan is willing.”

Katsuhiko Teruyo nudged her on the shoulder and said, "Is this a matter of age?"

Yingdai blushed and whispered, "Sister."

After she finished speaking, she awkwardly scratched her toes.

Xiaobaihe finally realized what was happening, and laughed in exasperation. She turned and left, saying, "Don't think you can please me like this. Even if you acknowledge me as your sister, I reserve the right to pursue this matter..."

Sayuri bid farewell to Mikoto, then stomped her feet and walked toward the minibus. Katsuhiko quickly called for Eiyo and Kotoha to follow.

The two of them dawdled as they left, leaving only Mikoto and Chinatsu behind.

Last night, Katsuhiko also suggested that Mikoto take Chinatsu to pick up the car, since it was a matter of etiquette for a daughter-in-law.

However, since Mikoto wanted to delay the exposure time further, and to avoid arousing Sayuri's suspicion by riding in the same car, she decided to drive Chinatsu along and stage a "coincidental" meeting.

Katsuhiko let her try whatever she wanted, but of course he didn't forget to tease her a couple of times: "The more lies you tell, the more embarrassing it will be when you're exposed. Don't end up committing seppuku for Sayuri; she won't forgive the person she trusts the most."

Mikoto helplessly stated, "There's no going back. Fugaku Uchiha was my biggest lie."

Katsuhiko told Mikoto to "be careful on the road" and then walked towards Mr. Kudo's van. He didn't get out of the van and just sat there in a daze.

However, before Katsuhiko could walk over, Mr. Kudo's expression changed, and he quickly waved his hand, saying loudly, "Don't come any closer! I'm not getting into that car; I'll follow in my own car."

He started the truck as he spoke.

Mikoto, standing at the shop entrance, chuckled and covered her mouth before entering the shop.

Katsuhiko shrugged and turned to walk towards the minibus.

Mrs. Kudo was the first to board the bus and sat in the front row by the window. After Sayuri boarded, she didn't want to talk to her mother, so she sat in the corner by the window.

Afterwards, Eiyo and Kotoha got on the car, and Mrs. Kudo pretended to be deaf and dumb, looking out the car window.

Yingdai and Qinye quietly sat in the middle.