My new wife discovered my past.

Watanabe Toru was also confused by Shimizu Noriko's question, and murmured: "Noriko, what are you talking about, Noriko..."

Chapter 308: Serving on the first night after Watanabe's return

"Don't betray me! And don't leave me!!"

These two sentences lingered in Watanabe Tetsuya's ears like a spell. He raised his eyes and looked at his reflection on the glass door of the balcony, as if a dump truck was driving towards him and hitting him to pieces.

Watanabe had no idea why Noriko suddenly said this, and thought that some part between him and Saotome or other evil girls had been exposed without him noticing, but when he thought about it carefully, it shouldn't be the case. At least Watanabe himself didn't notice anything wrong.

As usual, he held the woman in his arms and asked her what happened with sincerity as usual.

This scene reminded Watanabe Toru of the more than a thousand nights in the past four years. He was always awakened by nightmares for no reason, and Noriko stayed by his side silently, accompanying him and never left...

Perhaps Watanabe's embrace really had some inexplicable magic. The originally uneasy Kiko gradually calmed down, and the crystal tears in her eyes stopped flowing as Watanabe wiped them.

After all the tossing and turning, feeling the warm touch of her face against Watanabe's chest, Kiko thought about what she had thought and done before, and instead felt that she was possessed by a demon. Her originally fair face slowly turned red as if it was burning on fire. She leaned on Watanabe's body, listening to his strong heartbeat in his chest, unwilling to look up and make eye contact with Watanabe.

"Noriko~Noriko? Do you still feel uncomfortable somewhere? Do you want to go to the hospital now?"

Watanabe felt strange because he did not get a response from Kiko for the first time. Thinking that Kiko was pregnant, she would have various physical conditions that needed to be confirmed clearly, so he asked again.

"No, no need, Rachele-kun!" Noriko grabbed her husband Watanabe's arm and shook her head.

Jizi knew her own body best. There was nothing wrong with her. If she went to the hospital for no reason and had to travel in an anxious and bumpy manner, something might really happen to her.

I don't want Noriko to really tell the truth, that the anime she watched with Saotome the day before yesterday was so vivid that she saw Naomi's mother and Tetsuya-kun tonight...

How could Jiko have the nerve to say that?!

She could only make up a plausible excuse to cover it up: "I was crying because my legs were numb just now... I don't know what happened, my legs suddenly became unable to move, I couldn't muster any strength, I thought I was going to be disabled...

"Then I was very scared, and my emotions were involved... It was a chain reaction that caused me to cry, and I couldn't stop crying. I cried so hard that I thought too much..."

Watanabe had no doubts and felt that what Noriko said made sense.

Because a woman's progesterone level rises after she becomes pregnant, she may become like this in the next second after any disturbance. She may suddenly become depressed over and over again, which makes people feel upset and helpless.

However, Watanabe had made enough mistakes and felt that he had let Noriko down enough, so when faced with his newlywed wife's emotional outburst during pregnancy, he did not feel any impatience. Instead, after hearing Noriko's response, he immediately squatted down and massaged her legs and feet to ensure that she could move again.

By this time, Kiko's mood had already recovered. With the support of Watanabe, she walked back and forth in the living room a few times. She waited until Naomi's mother finished taking a bath and came out to tell them that the bath water in the bathtub was still usable, and they should go and take a shower before going into the bathroom together.

We will go to [Amenaka Town] tomorrow morning, and the departure time is set at nine o'clock.

Ever since Kiko confirmed her pregnancy, she has never woken up after ten o'clock. Getting up tomorrow will be a big challenge for Kiko.

Watanabe coaxed Noriko to sleep early.

Nothing happened during the night. During the afternoon and dinner, Shimizu's mother was so suspicious and wary of Saotome. If Saotome dared to launch a surprise attack on Watanabe, she would be courting death.

The same goes for Toru Watanabe going out to look for Hazuki Saotome. He can't guarantee that he won't wake up Naomi Shimizu.

Watanabe had another rare good night's sleep.

He got up at 6:30 the next day and assisted Shimizu's mother in making breakfast, which was actually a food tasting. Watanabe was very qualified as a food taster, thanks to Kiko's day-to-day training.

As for Shimizu's mother's idea of ​​inviting Saotome to dinner, Watanabe refused without a second thought. The reason was very simple. Noriko might be able to get up in time for breakfast, so wouldn't it be disrespectful to let Saotome come?

The hostess of the apartment hasn't even gotten up yet... Then who is the hostess? Why is she entertaining guests?

As for Naomi Shimizu's family education, she would definitely not allow her daughter to sleep so late and not get up. Thinking that Watanabe Noriko is now pregnant, she is not so strict and only wakes her up before breakfast.

Since she had something important to do today, Jiko didn't stay in bed. After a few minutes, she got up and washed up.

She is only two months pregnant, her belly is not that obvious yet, and she hasn't had any morning sickness yet, so she doesn't need help from others even in her daily life.

Noriko thought so, but Watanabe didn't think so. He stayed by her side, afraid that something might happen. Shimizu's mother looked over and nodded in agreement...

They met downstairs of the apartment building at 9 o'clock. Watanabe carried the heavy luggage of himself and Noriko downstairs, while Shimizu's mother only carried a medium-sized bag, which was taken over by the female bodyguard of the "New Moon Group" downstairs and put into the trunk of one of the cars in the convoy.

Mother Shimizu was also stunned when she saw the large fleet of luxury cars. She originally thought that her beautiful and sexy neighbor, Miss Saotome, was just the daughter of an average-sized company.

Now it seems that she was wrong. This posture is extraordinary!

For a moment, Shimizu Naomi thought that if Miss Saotome really had improper thoughts about her daughter Noriko, Noriko would be unable to escape on her own...

But it doesn't matter, she still has her parents. If this Saotome Hazuki really dares to destroy her daughter Noriko's happiness, Shimizu Naomi will let Noriko regain her freedom and pursue happiness even if she risks her life...

This time, Hazuki Saotome changed her car to a Lexus limousine. Her Maybach was a bit crowded for four people, so there was no place for her driver, maid and bodyguard to sit.

The two airline seats in the car were reserved for Saotome and the pregnant Kiko, and Watanabe and Shimizu mother sat facing them.

To drive from Tokyo to Amaminemachi, you have to go through Osaka. Because the female driver of Saotome is a skilled driver, it is estimated to take 5 and a half hours, which means you will arrive after : pm.

The journey was long, but the treatment was not casual. Both Watanabe and Saotome provided the most comfortable environment for Noriko and took into consideration any situation along the way.

All in all, this car ride for Kiko was not uncomfortable. She slept soundly all the way. When she woke up from a daze, the world outside the car window was completely different.

The high-rise buildings in the forest of steel bars are no longer visible. What can be seen at a glance is the eye-catching cable-stayed bridge and the clear blue sea. At the end of the bridge, you can see lush green trees on both sides.

"How do you feel, Noriko? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Are you carsick?" Watanabe, who had been observing Noriko carefully, saw her wake up and quickly tore open the package and handed her a plum.

Noriko suffers from a little motion sickness, but it's not serious. However, Watanabe cannot guarantee that her symptoms will get worse after she becomes pregnant.

Whenever Kiko showed signs of motion sickness, she would eat a sour and sweet plum and would feel much better. Based on his experience, Watanabe prepared a large bag of plums. Kiko had already eaten five or six plums during the journey today.

Lowering her head and taking the plums that Tetsuya-kun offered her into her mouth, the refreshed Noriko mumbled:

"It's okay! I took a nap and ate a plum. Now I feel great!

"Where are we?"

"We are already on the Amenakamachi Bridge and we expect to reach the foot of the shrine in less than 20 minutes," Watanabe said.

"So fast... Fortunately I didn't suffer much."

As Kiko spoke, she looked to the other side. In the direction where the convoy was heading, two not-so-high mountains were quite conspicuous, like two front tooth towers, guarding the towering "Takama-ga-hara" behind them.

Just this one glance, Shimizu Noriko was intoxicated...

[Teminakacho] is a small island standing outside Osaka Port, and its connection with Osaka Castle depends entirely on this bridge.

It is June, the rainy season, which is the hottest time of the year. As a summer resort, Amemonaka Town is naturally not short of tourists. There are a lot of vehicles and tourists coming in and out every day.

Saotome's convoy drove steadily on the bridge, slowing down and keeping a certain distance from the vehicles in front and behind that were entering the island.

Saotome, who was leaning on the airline seat, looked at Watanabe and Noriko, who were so close and intimate, with indescribable envy in her eyes. She said:

"Hey, Kiko-chan... can you and Mr. Watanabe show your affection in private again? Don't you know how much it hurts me~"

Watanabe remained silent while Noriko kept apologizing. It was a really funny scene.

Shimizu Naomi was not idle either: "Miss Saotome, don't you want to consider dating? Young people should experience the sweetness of love more often."

"Eh... I can't express my feelings in words. Since Jizi knows about this, I won't say much."

After deliberately misleading Shimizu Naomi yesterday and giving her the impression that he liked Noriko, Saotome Hazuki was still thinking about how to tell Noriko about her emotional experience that she had once told her so as to completely eliminate Shimizu's mother's suspicion. Unexpectedly, she took the initiative to bring it up today.

After getting a similar answer from the person involved, Shimizu Naomi did not ask any more questions: "I'm so sorry, I offended you..."

The last part of the journey was quickly completed. After getting off the bridge and entering the island, stepping into the territory of Amami-naka Town, Watanabe Toru felt an oppression and suffocation that he had not experienced for a long time. It was like a stone with a rope tied to his heart, pressing and pinching him so hard that it was difficult to express the pain in words.

Watanabe Toru remained calm and held on, and no one noticed the slight change in his expression.

The convoy stopped at the foot of the Hidaka Shrine. Due to the joint supreme order of Hoshimi Haruka and Hidaka Mari, the priestesses cleared out the tourists at the foot of the mountain to accommodate Watanabe, Saotome and their group.

Naomi Shimizu naturally noticed that the shrine's welcome was unusual, but considering Saotome's identity and the fact that her son-in-law Watanabe was an orphan adopted by the shrine, she thought there was no problem.

But Kiko ignored the group of priestesses. She came to the foot of the mountain of Hidaka Shrine for the first time. She looked up the mountain and saw that the slope was quite steep. She felt it would be difficult for her to climb up.

Noriko told Watanabe about her worries, and he smiled and touched her head: "No need to climb, there is a cable car next to it that can go directly to the shrine on the mountain."

"Ah!?" Ji Zi opened her mouth slightly in surprise: "There is a cable car on such a small dirt slope?"

The woman's voice was neither loud nor soft, but just loud enough for Watanabe and his group of priestesses to hear. In an instant, neither Saotome nor the priestess who came to negotiate stopped talking. The small area suddenly became quiet, with only the rustling of green leaves in the hot wind and the hoarse cries of cicadas who didn't know whether to live or die.

The scene was awkward for a while.

In other words, the priestesses at Hidaka Shrine are all professional and experienced. They have seen all kinds of scenes. It is not the first time that other tourists have complained about the cable car. You can find it in all the travel posts on the Internet. However, this is the first time that they have been hit in the face by other tourists.

Most of them were new priests who had just taken over from their mothers in the past four years. They did not know Watanabe Toru, but they had received orders that these people were distinguished guests, especially the woman named Saotome, who had to be received well, so no one dared to do anything to Watanabe and the others.

If it were any other tourist, they would have been scolded harshly...

And Kiko also knew that the unintentional words she blurted out subconsciously had caused trouble, so she hid behind Watanabe, lowered her head and kept silent, looking like a good little rabbit.

Watanabe laughed and used his body to block some of the scrutinizing gazes cast at Noriko. After realizing that the group of female priestesses kept their eyes fixed on his face, his expression became cold.

Over the years, the female priestesses of the mountain shrine have been replaced one after another, but their nature is still hard to change...

It's really disgusting.

Under the gazes of the group of female priests, Watanabe led Noriko, Saotome and Shimizu-mama and the others to the cable car leading to the shrine on the mountain.

Even after they officially entered the shrine and were led by the priestesses around to the back hall of Hidaka Shrine, Watanabe, Noriko and the others did not see Hoshimi Haruka all the way until they were led into the temporary sleeping quarters assigned to them.

Because Watanabe and Noriko were newlyweds, they were assigned to the same Japanese-style room, while Saotome and Shimizu's mother's Japanese-style room was assigned to the upper floor.

Kiko took a tour of the Japanese-style room where she was temporarily living. It was fully equipped with facilities, good lighting, and was surrounded by greenery and fragrance. There were no mosquitoes to bother her. It was truly a perfect place to nurture a baby.

She was very satisfied with this Japanese-style room. She happily held Watanabe's hand and walked around, curiously asking, "Did Tetsuya-kun live in a house like this in Hidaka Shrine in the past? By the way, where was Tetsuya-kun's room before? Or is this Tetsuya-kun's room?"

Noriko's question really left Watanabe speechless. How could he have his own house? He couldn't say that whenever he stayed at the shrine, he either slept in Hoshimi Haruka's room or slept with Hidaka Mari, right?

He could only smile and say that this Japanese-style room was different from the previous one and must have been renovated...

Just when Watanabe and Noriko were being affectionate with each other, there was a knock on their bedroom door. The two looked at each other and Watanabe went forward to open the door.

The person who appeared was an old acquaintance of Tetsuya Watanabe, Lady Ikeguchi, a high-ranking priestess at Hidaka Shrine.

After greeting Watanabe and Noriko, Priestess Ikeguchi went straight to the point without beating around the bush:

“Sir Watanabe… today is your first day back at the shrine.

"As per the rules, you will serve the Lord God tonight."

Chapter 309: Mari Hidaka is on the verge of collapse and can’t stand it any longer

Noriko Shimizu might not understand the routine service, but how could Toru Watanabe, who grew up in a shrine, not understand the metaphor in Ikeguchi Gon-guchi's words?

There is only one temple dedicated to the great god, and it is the most conspicuous main hall standing in the center of Hidaka Shrine, facing the temple of Kiyomizu Shrine across the mountain.

Unlike the front hall complex which allows tourists to visit and view, which is unimportant to the shrine, the back hall complex of the shrine is the top priority and is not allowed to be entered except by the shrine's female priestess or guests who are solemnly invited.

As the most important main hall, only the former gods, priestesses and a few authorized powerful palace officials are allowed to set foot in it.