My wife believes me; how could I be a cuckold?

As soon as he stepped out of the study, he happened to see Konno Yuuka put her bottom on the sofa, as if she had just sat down.

"what happened?"

Asano Makoto asked with some surprise, carrying the booklet to the sofa.

Upon hearing her voice, Konno Yuuka seemed startled, her body trembling slightly.

"No, it's nothing."

After making that evasive statement, she immediately changed the subject, asking, "Has it been found yet, Asano-kun?"

Although he was still a little confused, upon hearing her words, Asano Makoto simply stopped thinking about it and sat down on the sofa, saying, "Yes, we found it. Good luck. Ms. Konno, shall we start now?"

Konno Yuuka nodded: "Okay, thank you for your help, Asano-kun."

After saying that, she visibly became nervous, and even forgot to move, letting Asano Makoto sit very close to her.

"It should."

With that, Makoto Asano took out his phone from his pocket, opened the booklet to the first page, and dialed the number on it.

Of course, he didn't forget to turn on speakerphone.

After a pleasant ringing, the phone was finally answered, and a young female voice came from the other end: "Moshi moshi, this is Hashimoto, may I ask who you are?"

Makoto Asano greeted them politely, "Hello, Class President Hashimoto, I'm Makoto Asano."

The person opposite him was his class monitor in high school.

Therefore, Hashimoto was one of the few people in the class who had a relatively deep relationship with Asano Makoto, and she was also the one who suggested making this booklet to give to Asano Makoto.

On the other end of the phone, upon hearing the name "Asano Makoto," class president Hashimoto instantly became excited: "Asano-kun? Our class's Asano-kun!?"

Hearing the familiar voice on the other end that seemed to be rambling a little, Asano Makoto subconsciously paused for a second before replying, "It's me, Asano Makoto from Class 2, Grade 2 of Kaijo High School—Class President Hashimoto. Long time no see."

"Wow! Asano-kun, steamed German mud duck!"

Upon receiving Asano Makoto's affirmative reply, Squad Leader Hashimoto became even more excited, and a barrage of questions and concerns poured out like a machine gun: "How have you been lately? Are you doing well? Where are you working now?"

Although she asked many questions, Makoto Asano did not answer any of them, because he did not even have a chance to speak.

After unexpectedly receiving a call from Makoto Asano, Hashimoto seemed to become overly excited.

Out of politeness, and also because of the sentiment he had just felt in the study, Asano Makoto did not interrupt the excited Hashimoto, but simply listened quietly to her talking.

However, with Konno Yuuka listening right next to him, Asano Makoto couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Konno Yuuka, who had been trying to hold her breath and subconsciously dared not make a sound, couldn't help but chuckle secretly after hearing these words.

Even the way she looked at Makoto Asano changed.

The eyes peeking out from behind the mask and baseball cap seemed to say: This girl really cares about you. It seems Asano-kun was quite popular in high school.

Upon noticing her gaze, Makoto Asano became even more embarrassed.

Although he knew that the girls in his class might have had some feelings for him in the past, he didn't expect that after so long, she still seemed to be the same.

Fortunately, after a while, Hashimoto on the other end of the phone finally calmed down and said somewhat apologetically, "Ah! I'm sorry, Asano-kun, it's been so long since we've talked, I think I got a little too excited and kept talking to myself..."

Just then, Konno Yuuka finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

However, it was clear that her laughter was not mocking, nor did it carry any malice.

She laughs at this moment simply because she has a low threshold for laughter and often can't help but laugh at inexplicable things.

The reason she suddenly burst out laughing the first time they met was actually for this reason.

But even laughter without malice was quite damaging to Makoto Asano, and this happened twice.

At this moment, Makoto Asano wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

However, since he still had important business to attend to, he quickly composed himself and, after comforting Hashimoto, began to talk about the important matter: "It's okay, Hashimoto-sensei. Actually, the main reason I called you this time is to ask you a few questions, about some things from high school."

Hashimoto asked with some doubt, "About high school?"

"Yes."

Makoto Asano nodded and asked the questions that Konno Yuuka wanted to ask: "Back then, there was a classmate named Yoichi Shida in our class. Do you remember what he did in high school, class president Hashimoto?"

Chapter 144 Scum Shida (1/5)

"Shida Yoichi? That scumbag Shida from the soccer club? Of course I remember him. What happened to him? Did something happen to him?"

When answering this question, Hashimoto's voice became much darker.

Even Konno Yuuka, who didn't know her at all, could hear the undisguised disgust in her words, as if she wasn't talking about her high school classmate, but some kind of filth.

Coupled with the phrase "scumbag Shida" in his words, Konno Yuuka suddenly realized that Asano Makoto had not lied to her before, and that what he said was true.

In that instant, even though her face was mostly covered by a mask, Makoto Asano immediately noticed her change in mood.

Because she was looking down and seemingly lost in thought, even the atmosphere around her seemed to have become quite somber.

However, since Hashimoto was still waiting on the other end of the phone, Makoto Asano did not offer any words of comfort for the time being, but instead chose to continue talking to Hashimoto.

"Nothing happened to him. I just wanted to ask him about the things he did in high school."

Makoto Asano did not explain the reason.

However, for Hashimoto, there was no need for any reason at all.

She would tell Asano Makoto anything he wanted to know.

"Asano-kun, why are you suddenly interested in that person? Please don't end up like him!"

So, after subconsciously asking this question and giving Asano Makoto a warning, she began to recount what she knew about Shida Yoichi: "Let me think about where to start, since he has done too many bastard things."

"Well, let's start with how he deceived Tsuchiya, a classmate in our class, in our first year of high school. That scumbag..."

"And then there was his second year of high school, ah! You might know about this one, he..."

"Next is senior year of high school, by which time you'll have already left school, and you won't know how outrageous his actions were! He even went after the security guard..."

"That's about it, but I'm sure that scumbag did much more than that! I just don't know it yet."

This half-hour segment consisted entirely of Hashimoto's accusations against Yoichi Shida.

Unlike Makoto Asano, who was forced to accept those rumors, Hashimoto, as the class representative and having attended school a year longer than him, knew much more.

If we count what he knows as 1, then what Hashimoto knows is 5, and that's after removing his part.

In addition, girls love to gossip about these things, so what he only talked about for a few minutes before, Hashimoto talked for half an hour this time.

Moreover, at least he would say a few good words for Yoichi Shida in order to maintain objectivity and truthfulness, but Hashimoto, who clearly dislikes Yoichi Shida, would not do so.

She was talking about all the dirty secrets that Yoichi Shida had done, and there were probably more than twenty of them in total.

As Hashimoto on the other end of the phone continued to denounce Shida Yoichi's scumbag behavior, the atmosphere around Konno Yuuka on the other end of the phone grew increasingly heavy.

Konno Yuuka felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if it were being cut by a knife.

After all, he was her boyfriend of four years, how could she not feel heartbroken?

Actually, she already knew; when Asano Makoto said those things, she knew they were true.

At that time, it was only Asano Makoto who told her story, so she could deceive herself by saying: that's not true, it's all a misunderstanding, Yoichi couldn't possibly be that kind of person.

But now, her inner world, which she had subconsciously closed off due to her self-protective instincts, has been brutally torn open by a phone call from Makoto Asano.

Then the sun shone in, completely illuminating the cruel reality that had already been laid out before her, making it impossible for her to avoid its gaze any longer.

On the other side, after noticing that something was wrong with Konno Yuuka, Asano Makoto immediately became a little worried.

But at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.

It might sound like a jerk talking, but as long as Konno Yuuka's mood is low enough, he'll have an opportunity, and this mission will be settled.

Just then, Hashimoto on the other end of the phone reverted to her shy, girlish demeanor.

After finishing talking about Yoichi Shida, she mustered up her courage and asked, "Asano-kun, let's not talk about that scumbag for now. Tell me about yourself. Where are you living now? Are you still in Tokyo? Do you have some free time lately? Would you like to go out for a meal together?"

Upon hearing this series of questions, Makoto Asano paused for a moment.

However, after glancing at Konno Yuuka beside him, he immediately declined, saying, "Ah, are we having dinner? Well, I've been a bit busy lately, sorry, but I'll definitely look you up next time I have time!"

"I see... then—"

After her invitation was rejected, Hashimoto's tone immediately became somewhat disappointed, but she seemed to still want to say something.

However, she was interrupted by Makoto Asano, who had noticed this, before she could finish speaking: "Well! Class President Hashimoto, I'm really sorry, I suddenly have something urgent to attend to, so I'll have to hang up now. Let's talk again next time."

"Ah! Asano-kun, wait--!"

Before Hashimoto could finish speaking, Asano Makoto hung up the phone.

Makoto is like this: Hashimoto only needs to be used and then discarded, but Makoto has to consider many things.

But there's really nothing we can do about it, since the most important thing right now is Konno Yuuka's situation.

As for Hashimoto, although he felt bad for using her and then discarding her, Asano Makoto could only say, "Sorry, you're not my target."

If you have time, you should invite her out for a meal...

Thinking this, Makoto Asano turned to look at Yuuka Konno, who was still looking down and clearly very depressed.

After a slight hesitation, he asked, "Ms. Konno, do you... want to continue listening?"

While it's possible to comfort the other person directly now, it's pointless, as he won't gain anything from it.

His current role is that of Konno Yuuka's client seeking help, so naturally he has to do his job well.

Of course, he was just asking casually and didn't intend to call other classmates, since Konno Yuuka probably didn't want to hear those sad things anymore.

To his surprise, Konno Yuuka's trembling body suddenly froze after hearing his question.

After about two seconds, she suddenly looked up at Asano Makoto and said in a voice that was even hoarser but also weaker, "Asano-kun, please continue to call the next person. I want to continue listening."

Looking into those determined eyes, Makoto Asano was stunned, and his heart trembled as if struck by a blow.

Chapter 145 I Want to Eat Fried Chicken Legs (2/5)

Konno Yuuka's heart, which was already cold, was now completely frozen.