My new wife discovered my past.

A feeling of inexplicable panic and palpitations.

She clicked into the chat page.

[Saotome Hazuki: Hello, Mr. Watanabe, I am Saotome Hazuki, please give me your guidance.] (April 4, 18:15)

Read, not replied.

'Really?! Others have actively greeted me enthusiastically, but why haven't I read my message and replied?'

Noriko complained silently in her heart and couldn't help but glance at Watanabe Tetsuya who was concentrating on driving.

Watanabe looked at the phone in Noriko's hand and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"Hmph~ It's okay."

Jiko continued to look back at the second chat record.

[Saotome Hazuki: Mr. Watanabe, can you tell me Ms. Noriko’s Line account? I want to go to the tea party.]

[Tetsuya Watanabe: recommended "Tetsuya"]

Noriko's ID on Line was originally "Tetsuya", but she asked Watanabe to note her as "Watanabe Noriko".

[Saotome Hazuki: Thank you.]

[Tetsuya Watanabe: You’re welcome.]

The above are all the chat records that Noriko Shimizu saw. They are so brief that they can be clearly seen at a glance.

Right, all right.

Noriko Shimizu received a friend request from Saotome Hazuki two hours ago. Of course, she accepted it, and also learned from Saotome that she knew about the Line account through Watanabe.

Now, Jiko can finally put her mind at ease.

As for deleting the chat history? Ji Zi had never considered the probability or possibility of such a thing.

The Watanabe Tetsuya that Noriko Shimizu knew would not do such a false or deceptive thing to her.

"Tetsuya-kun~ Miss Saotome sent you the first greeting message on Line, why didn't you reply? It's rude not to reply after reading it..."

Jiko looked at the chat history.

Watanabe had considered this situation since he met Saotome Hazuki again.

So he has been deleting chat records these days.

There are some things to pay attention to when deleting chat history. You can’t just delete them all at once.

If Watanabe also deleted the message that greeted Saotome, the chat interface would be completely empty. Wouldn't this be a case of trying to cover up one's own guilt?

In addition, Watanabe also asked Saotome to perform a scene asking for a Line account.

To his surprise, Saotome Hazuki agreed very readily and did not attach any conditions. It was simply unbelievable and unreasonable.

Watanabe Toru couldn't help but guess that Saotome Hazuki probably didn't want Noriko to find out, or find out about their relationship so early...

"Saotome-sensei's greeting?" Watanabe seemed to realize what his wife was referring to:

"I was busy with work and neglected it... By the time I realized it, two or three days had passed. If I had replied at that time, it would definitely be very strange, right? I briefly explained the situation to Saotome-sensei in person, and she understood, so I didn't pursue it."

"As expected, Miss Saotome is a very gentle woman..."

Watanabe was so shocked by what Noriko blurted out that he almost lost his grip on the steering wheel.

When she arrived home, perhaps because she had never visited Saotome's rented apartment before, and because she had recently learned about her husband's disrespectful behavior, Kiko brought some homemade rice cakes as a gift and rang Saotome Hazuki's doorbell.

She was alone and Watanabe did not follow.

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April 4th and 27th are the days for the end-of-month tests for Yougao High School, and after the tests it will be the Golden Week holiday.

The whole day was spent in boring exam supervision, and there was a foreign language discussion at noon.

But Watanabe Tetsuya felt very sorry for Noriko. Today, he used the excuse of being an invigilator for the exam. Although he did not evade the video call, he moved the fixed time of the video call forward to 12:10 and cut the duration to less than 15 minutes.

Noriko was a kind-hearted person. She even comforted Watanabe, allowed him to work with peace of mind, and rewarded him well in the evening.

Watanabe Toru felt even more ashamed.

Then he was rewarded well by Saotome Hazuki.

Personality and dignity are trampled upon, and mental humiliation does not necessarily mean physical discomfort.

During the afternoon exam, half an hour before the end of get off work, Watanabe received another call from the head teacher.

Watanabe Toru thought he was urging him to make a choice of club instructor as soon as possible, but he didn't expect that to be the case.

The head teacher had something more important to discuss, so he asked Watanabe to go to the school chairman's office immediately for consultation.

Watanabe Toru was confused. Why should he go there?

But the other party is the grade director, his direct superior after all, and the school chairman is his superior's superior.

Watanabe couldn't twist the arm against the thigh, so he could only go over to find out what was going on.

Unexpectedly, the result was beyond his expectation. Watanabe Toru couldn't believe it after hearing it. Anyone who heard it would find it incredible.

The Utsunomiya shogunate issued an order - for the visits of major countries on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of next month, Watanabe Toru must accompany the shogun to receive the distinguished guests as a simultaneous interpreter and must not refuse.

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Chapter 46 Jiugongying's Handwriting

The shogunate wants to recruit me to be a simultaneous interpreter for the meeting between the two countries?

Watanabe Toru was also stunned when he heard the news. It took him a while to come back to his senses. He looked at the chairman who also had a complicated expression and asked him:

"Mr. Chairman, is this really an order from the shogunate, and not a liar?"

"It's the Shogun, Mr. Watanabe, confirmed."

"I still don't quite believe it... Is it possible that I made a mistake?" Watanabe weighed his tone:

"I'm just a high school history teacher. I don't have any experience in translation, let alone my major. How can I do simultaneous interpretation? Especially in such an important occasion?"

"Your doubts are also our doubts, Mr. Watanabe." The chairman wiped his sweat with a handkerchief:

"We were also surprised for a long time after receiving the news this afternoon. After repeated confirmation, we found that it was indeed the shogunate that specifically asked Mr. Watanabe to accept this short-term job for three days."

"I'm afraid this is not a request but an order. Do I have the right and freedom to refuse?"

"Well...theoretically, there should be."

The chairman said so, but did Watanabe really do that?

Toru Watanabe is well aware that he is once again trapped in the "Toru Watanabe dilemma" and cannot escape it.

"Teacher Watanabe, if nothing unexpected happens, the specific situation will be announced tonight... or tomorrow at the latest. Someone from the shogunate will call or come to your house to inform you of the specific work matters.

"We tell you in advance just to give you some mental preparation."

After the chairman finished speaking, he calmly picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.

He leaned on the sofa, his eyes fixed on Watanabe Tetsuya who was sitting on the sofa opposite him.

There was only a mahogany coffee table between them.

The head teacher, who had been sitting on the sofa next to him, as quiet as a quail, kept winking at Watanabe when he saw that he didn't say anything.

Watanabe Toru also saw it and was grateful to the head teacher, but his heart was now a complete mess.

In a brief silence, the bell rang, marking the end of the first day's end-of-month test.

"I understand. I will do my best to complete the shogunate's work."

The ringing stopped, Watanabe Tetsuya nodded in response, then said goodbye and left.

He was going to pick up his wife from get off work.

Going out, walking on the wide and quiet corridor, Watanabe wondered who would have such ability, even the shogunate could drive it.

Saotome Hazuki?

After thinking about it, Watanabe could only think of her.

But if it was arranged by Saotome Hazuki, Watanabe Toru really couldn't come up with a reason.

According to her personality, she kept saying "I am her property" and "other women have no right to touch me"...

Saotome Hazuki definitely doesn't want to see herself in front of so many dignitaries.

This was in Tokyo, not her home base of Kyoto.

Therefore the possibility of it being her is greatly reduced.

Besides Saotome Hazuki, there is actually someone with a higher probability - Sakura Kujo from Class 2-A.

She was born in the Kujo family and is the core of the Utsunomiya shogunate. It should not be a problem to get someone to work part-time in the shogunate for a few days.

But they have never even met each other, so what is the reason for Jiugongying to do this?

I am neither a beauty nor a virgin.

Wait, virgin beauty...

Watanabe Toruya remembered that she had caused a disturbance in Saotome Hazuki's class yesterday morning.

The reason?

He stopped and stood in the middle of the long, quiet corridor.

The sunlight shines through rows of glass windows, casting patches of shadows on the corridor in an orderly manner.

From the window, in the atrium of the school building, the laughter of students leaving school after class could be heard.

Watanabe turned and walked to a nearby window, looking down at the students downstairs, some walking or running with their backpacks, some playing with their male friends, some holding hands with their female friends and holding up their phones to take TikTok videos of each other, some lovers snuggling together, some putting on headphones alone... the students are in all kinds of postures.

Jiu Gong Ying is also among the students who left the school. She is surrounded by a maid and bodyguard who protects her closely.

When the students nearby saw her, they all wisely moved away from her, spontaneously forming a hollow area.

However, the girl stopped and looked back at the office building. She felt a sense of being watched.

Watanabe Toru also left the window.