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

Mikoto called this time to confirm whether she had been exposed and whether she could still be best friends with Sayuri.

In addition, I need to confirm again whether Sheng Yan's parents are really helping to cover it up, and whether I should go to greet the minibus that will be stopping at the convenience store later.

Xiaobaihe answered the phone, filled with shame and turmoil: "Sister Qinye, I'm having such a hard time. My husband said his parents are going to eavesdrop on me tonight..."

It was all some hesitant and embarrassed complaints, but Mikoto could also detect a hint of shy joy in her tone, probably because she had been completely accepted by her in-laws...

It's good enough. I'm already content with what I have; I can't ask for more...

Mikoto couldn't help but feel a surge of relief; as expected, she hadn't been exposed, so she could now chat and laugh with Sayuri without worry.

She then cracked a few adult jokes, which made her catch her breath, and shoved the cell phone into Sheng Yan's hand.

After confirming that Sayuri hadn't listened, Mikoto recounted the "tainted lies" she had told Katsuhiko's parents, and then explained her current dilemma.

Sheng Yan then realized that it was understandable for his adoptive father to chase and beat him, since that was the kind of person he was. However, it was abnormal for his adoptive mother not only not to help but also to shout that he should be beaten harder.

The elderly couple were so angry not only because of Kotoha, but also because of Mikoto and their granddaughter, and they had to lie to each other.

Indeed, parents are the closest relatives; the harder you beat them, the deeper your love.

[Recovery Potion] Send it to their room, have another baby, and they won't have time to care about themselves.

At this moment, Katsuhiko was not worried about Mikoto's concerns at all.

Even if it's exposed, so what?

Of course, considering that Mikoto didn't want to deal with the questions after "poaching" Sayuri too quickly, he directly told Mikoto to hold Chinatsu and greet her at the convenience store entrance, and then they would go to Marukichi yakiniku restaurant for a meal together.

Since it was Mikoto who booked the private room, it's understandable that she would bring Chinatsu along for a free meal.

Little Lily even extended a warm invitation.

This made Yingdai and Qinye, who were eavesdropping in the front seat, turn around frequently.

After hanging up the phone.

Qinye turned around and whispered, "Um, I think I'd better not go over there. Uncle's eyes look like he wants to kill me..."

Katsuhiko said, "If you don't sit at the table this time, you won't be qualified in the future."

"You guys said the same thing when I was criticized by Sayuri-chan last time."

Xiao Baihe immediately pouted and whispered, "Is it wrong to denounce you? You have to go over there and let my in-laws vent their anger."

"I'm just a punching bag..." Qin Ye couldn't help but complain.

“You’re still just a tool,” Sayuri said, then glanced at Eiyo, “and you too.”

“I didn’t say anything.” Yingdai turned around defiantly.

“And then there’s Kanzaki Yumi,” Sayuri wrinkled her nose at Katsuhiko again, then a glint of light flashed in her eyes as she said, “Isn’t she afraid of me? Don’t tell her I know. I want her to know that it’s not so easy to steal someone else’s husband.”

As Sayuri finished speaking, she seemed to have thought of something funny and couldn't help but laugh.

Katsuhiko's eyes widened, and he whispered, "Little Lily, you've gone astray."

“It’s all your fault,” Sayuri glanced at Kotoha and Eiyo, “It’s all your fault, and it’s all your fault.”

Katsuhiko said to Eiyo and Kotoha, "Then let's cooperate. If Sayuri-chan is happy, your lives will be easier too."

Eiyo and Kotoha's eyes lit up. They didn't have a good relationship with Kanzaki Yumi. They had bullied her together that morning, so making her suffer was no problem for them.

“Go sit somewhere else,” Sayuri nudged Katsuhiko, a smile playing on her lips, and continued, “We need to discuss the plan, but we can’t let you know, lest you tell on us.”

Katsuhiko shrugged and immediately moved to the seats behind Mrs. Kudo and his stepmother. There was no need to eavesdrop; the unknown was what brought the surprise.

Of course, when Katsuhiko and the others were huddled together whispering, Katsuhiko's mother also saw it. Her eyes widened, and she glanced at Mrs. Kudo, whose face was calm, before hesitating to speak.

She wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

Katsuhiko leaned his head against the back of the seat in front of him and whispered, "Moms, the minibus will stop in front of the convenience store later. Mikoto will be holding Chinatsu-chan to greet us at the door. Please cooperate. Sayuri-chan doesn't know yet."

Upon hearing Chinatsu's name, Katsuhiko's mother's jaw dropped, and she looked at Mrs. Kudo with her mouth agape.

Mrs. Kudo's lips twitched, and she said irritably, "Don't worry about me. I don't know anything. A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. You are the real family."

Mrs. Kudo was at her wits' end. Whenever she said something was wrong with Katsuhiko, Sayuri would defend him, argue back, and even threaten to sever their mother-daughter relationship. How could she possibly manage that?

Before Sheng Yan's mother could close her mouth, her neck seemed to have lost all strength and her head tilted to the side. Her worldview was completely shattered, and her eyes were filled with confusion.

Katsuhiko then said to his mother, "Please also say hello to my dad. Mikoto is a good person. She's especially nice to Sayuri-chan. They've known each other for four or five years. Mikoto is very good at having children. Chinatsu-chan is so cute."

Katsuhiko's mother didn't speak, but straightened her head, then opened her eyes wide and stared at Mrs. Kudo with her mouth agape.

Even the shrewd and cunning Mrs. Kudo couldn't help but get annoyed. She turned her head and whispered, "You wouldn't be thinking of having another child with her, would you?"

“With lots of money, we can definitely have more kids and afford to raise them.” Sheng Yan seemed very serious, and continued, “Mom, don’t worry, Xiao Baihe-chan will always be number one. She’s my legal wife, and her position is irreplaceable. Oh, by the way, you have a younger brother who’s in elementary school back in our hometown, right? You can bring him over here and let him study here. The teachers are excellent, and the educational environment is great. I’ll take care of everything for his future tuition, job, marriage, and house purchase. He’ll marry a big star; I have the resources.”

Mrs. Kudo coughed lightly, turned around and said, "I'll take it over next semester."

Mrs. Kudo didn't look at Katsuhiko's mother, but Katsuhiko's mother stared at her for a while. Mrs. Kudo seemed to have had enough and turned to look at Katsuhiko's mother, saying, "Such an excellent son-in-law is rare. He's good at making money and also quite good at relationships, right?"

"Is...is that so?"

Sheng Yan's mother turned her head stiffly, glanced at Sheng Yan, and then sat back down in a daze.

She wanted to ask her son: "Is your mother-in-law crazy? Is she obsessed with money?"

I definitely can't say this to her face. Let's discuss it carefully when we get back to the apartment... Little Lily is so pitiful to have a mother like that. Could she have been sold into marriage?

Seeing his mother lost in thought, Sheng Yan quietly nudged her shoulder, signaling her to quickly inform his father: "We're almost at the convenience store. Mikoto is waiting at the door with your granddaughter. Don't give anything away."

Katsuhiko's mother glanced at Mrs. Kudo again, but Mrs. Kudo turned her face to look out the car window.

Sheng Yan urged her again, and Sheng Yan's mother gritted her teeth, quietly sat down in the front row, and muttered to herself.

Katsuhiko's father looked up abruptly, then turned his head sharply. He first gritted his teeth at Katsuhiko, then gave Mrs. Kudo a heavy snort, his eyes filled with contempt, before turning back around abruptly.

Mrs. Kudo was taken aback, then immediately pouted and rolled her eyes. She then turned her head, squinted at Katsuhiko, and whispered, "This meal is probably going to be a bit messy. Do you have any suggestions, my good son-in-law?"

Mrs. Kudo's eyes were almost blazing with murderous intent; she had probably been holding back for a long time.

Katsuhiko immediately said, "Please do as you please, and don't let him meddle."

Mrs. Kudo gave a cold smile, then sat up straight.

The minibus stopped on the roadside in front of Mikoto's convenience store. In front of it was Mr. Kudo's white van. The various local specialties brought by Katsuhiko's parents had already been unloaded and sorted by Mikoto into the convenience store's storage cabinet.

Mikoto was holding Chinatsu's little hand and waiting.

She wore a very natural, faint smile, the result of practicing in front of the mirror several times.

Mr. Kudo, who had just been sitting on a small stool by the door, drinking the tea that Mikoto had poured for him, immediately put down his teacup and walked to the side of the road when the minibus approached.

He was about three or four meters away from Mikoto and Chinatsu, but he seemed to feel that he was too close to Mikoto, so he took two steps back.

He knew almost everything Mrs. Kudo knew, and they talked almost every night.

Mrs. Kudo often used bold statements like, "If it weren't for Sayuri's good-for-nothing behavior, I would have her chopping off as a homeless son-in-law," to keep him in awe.

As the car door opened, Sheng Yan's father got out first with a cold face.

He was about to glare fiercely at Mikoto, but Chika suddenly ran up waving her little hand, "Grandpa, hug me!"

Katsuhiko's father's tense face softened, and he immediately picked up Chika and lifted her high in the air.

"Ugh~" Chika gagged. Katsuhiko's father's face stiffened. Holding his breath, he handed Chika to Katsuhiko's mother.

Mikoto smiled, bowed to Katsuhiko's father, and said, "Hello, Uncle."

"Humph!"

Katsuhiko's father's face suddenly turned cold. Without even glancing at Mikoto, he strode towards Mr. Kudo.

This situation delighted Mikoto, and her smile grew even brighter. She then greeted Katsuhiko's mother and Mrs. Kudo with a bow, saying, "Hello, Auntie."

"Sigh..." Katsuhiko's mother forced an awkward smile, hugged Chika tightly, and quickly walked away.

Mrs. Kudo pursed her lips, brushed past Mikoto, and whispered, "Keep acting! Let's see how long you can keep this up."

Mikoto smiled, wishing she could hug Mrs. Kudo's face and kiss her; she wanted to have a mother figured out, someone even better than her own...

Next to get off the train was Sayuri. Perhaps because she had a mischievous idea to prank Yumi Kanzaki, a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.

Following Sayuri were Eiyo and Kotoha, who got off the train right behind them. Katsuhiko was at the very back and blew a kiss to Mikoto.

Mikoto first subtly gave Katsuhiko a flirtatious nod, then couldn't help but become curious about the relationship between Sayuri and the other two, as if they had become good friends...

Mikoto held Sayuri's hand and asked softly as they walked, "Sayuri-chan, did something happy happen?"

"How can I be happy with so many green hats on my head?" Xiaobaihe frowned, her face twisted with a smile. "So I'm going to punish one of them, vent my anger, and let her know the consequences of stealing someone else's husband. It makes me so angry."

Mikoto subconsciously glanced back at Katsuhiko, then swept her gaze over the seemingly well-behaved Eiyo and Kotoha, and asked, "Is it Eiyo or Kotoha?"

“It’s not the two of them,” Xiaobaihe said, almost laughing in exasperation. “My husband is hiding another one, and he’s trying to keep it from me. It’s so humiliating.”

"There's one more?"

After ruling herself out, Mikoto immediately thought of Kanzaki Yumi. Apart from hiding from Sayuri, she had never hidden herself from anyone and was particularly bold, even daring to hide in her bedroom closet in a vain attempt to spy on others...

If it's meant to punish her, that wouldn't be bad... But has her husband agreed? What if things get unstable in the harem?

"It's that woman with the really long legs and the really small breasts, Kanzaki Yumi. If Kotoha hadn't let it slip, I wouldn't have known!" Sayuri said, then turned back and said, "You should be grateful and stop hiding it from me, or I'll have to exercise my right to pursue this matter."

Chapter 76 A Hasty Dinner Party

Eiyo and Kotoyo were very compliant and submissive to Sayuri's "threat".

Of course, both of them had their own thoughts.

Kotoha knew about Mikoto's secret wife status. Since she had a second wife, she could naturally have a third; she just didn't know how to tell Katsuhiko. Besides, she'd checked the legal provisions—two years' sentence—and she was terrified…

Eiyo, though unaware of Mikoto's secret identity as his wife, was so envious of Sayuri's status that she was practically green with envy... She dreamed of being on equal footing with her... As a lawyer, she was also racking her brains to find legal loopholes.

The attitude towards Sayuri is like that of coaxing a child, even tinged with pity. So naive and silly, with the biggest mole right beside you, Mikoto is truly cunning…

While they were talking, Mr. Kudo, who was leading the way, and Katsuhiko's father were also talking.

Katsuhiko's father, with a stern face, asked, "How do you manage your household?"

“I don’t care, my wife takes care of everything,” Mr. Kudo said, then, perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, added, “It’s very easy.”

"Can a woman manage a household well?" Sheng Yan's father raised an eyebrow and said, "It's quite pathetic for a man to do something like this!"

"I didn't feel humiliated at all, it was quite easy..." Mr. Kudo chuckled awkwardly and asked, "How do you manage your household?"