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

"You startled me." Makoto Asano rolled his eyes, then asked with a puzzled look, "Why are you actually here? Did you finish work?"

Konno Yuuka was always a straightforward person, but this time, she didn't answer Asano Makoto's question directly. Instead, she asked somewhat shyly, "Um...you're not upset, are you?"

Asano Makoto asked in confusion, "Huh? No, why would you think that?"

Konno Yuuka stammered, looking extremely embarrassed, "Because...because I came here suddenly without telling you, I was afraid you'd think I was impolite—"

In Japan, showing up uninvited is indeed considered very impolite.

If you want to visit someone, you usually need to contact them first and arrange a time to visit them when they are available.

Therefore, it is quite normal for Konno Yuuka to have such concerns.

However, Makoto Asano is an exception.

After all, he was worried about how to complete the task, but it was inconvenient for him to go and find someone.

Moreover, even without a mission, he was still very happy about Konno Yuuka's unexpected visit.

Because, apart from having urgent business, it's also okay for someone to visit unexpectedly without prior notice.

That is, when two people have a close relationship, such as childhood sweethearts, best friends, or even boyfriend and girlfriend, it is no longer impolite for someone with such a relationship to suddenly appear, but rather a pleasant surprise.

In other words, the fact that Konno Yuuka was able to secretly come over and give him a "surprise" shows that he is now a very important person in her heart, someone she subconsciously wants to be close to.

While it's possible that Konno Yuuka is naturally outgoing, he wouldn't be upset about it.

So before Konno Yuuka could finish speaking, he interrupted her, saying, "How could I possibly be unhappy about this? The fact that you suddenly came here shows that you consider me your best friend, right? So I'm very happy that you came."

This sentence immediately bridged the gap between the two of them, which had narrowed slightly after not seeing each other for a few days.

Then, ignoring Konno Yuuka's sudden shyness and the system notification in his mind that her affection level had increased by 2, he continued, "Alright, let's not stand at the door. It's still quite cold outside. Come on in."

Seeing him step aside to let her into the house, Konno Yuuka subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt a warmth in her heart.

To be honest, she was genuinely worried that Makoto Asano would develop a dislike for her because of this.

However, for some reason, she hadn't thought of this at all until she met Asano Makoto just now.

To put it simply, from the moment she finished work yesterday afternoon and started chatting with Makoto Asano, she had only one thought in her mind: I want to go find Asano-kun, I want to stay by his side.

Only in this way can I feel at peace.

Because she suddenly discovered that her boyfriend, whom she had always trusted, was a terrible scumbag, and because she received comfort and help from Makoto Asano when she was feeling most desperate, Konno Yuuka now seems to have contracted a disease, a disease that makes her feel like she will die if she is separated from Makoto Asano for too long.

During this period of time, when she was away on a business trip, she felt extremely helpless when only her agent, who knew nothing and didn't care about anything other than work, was by her side.

Even she herself could feel that her mental state was somewhat unstable.

If it weren't for being able to chat with Makoto Asano every day to relieve her boredom and heal her soul, she doesn't know how she would have survived.

So when she finished her work and started her new vacation, her first thought was to rush back to Tokyo and meet Makoto Asano.

Her desire for this even surpassed her desire for fried chicken and desserts, which shows how much she wanted to meet Makoto Asano.

If it weren't for her remaining rationality telling her that it was really inappropriate to visit so late at night, she probably would have taken a bus back last night.

Even so, she still booked a ticket for the first bus this morning in advance, and then, despite being sleepy, got up early and rushed back.

As for why she didn't go home last night and come over the next morning...

That's because her scumbag boyfriend, Yoichi Shida, lives right next door to her house.

Because of her work, she has to travel all over the country, so she doesn't rent a place and continues to live with her parents.

Yoichi Shida, whose workplace is very close to home, simply doesn't rent an apartment and lives at his parents' house.

Therefore, when Konno Yuuka contacted Asano Makoto last time to investigate Shida Yoichi together, she did so secretly without his knowledge.

To convince the other party that her work was not yet finished, she didn't even go home for those two days, but stayed in a hotel the whole time.

This time, although she had told the other party that her work was over, she still lied to them by saying that she was too tired from work and needed to rest for a day before going home.

As for why she took the initiative to tell Yoichi Shida that she was on vacation, one reason was that he kept asking her when she would be on vacation, which annoyed her.

On the other hand, she was prepared to put an end to this matter completely, to draw a line under her relationship with that scumbag.

Chapter 242 The Nation's Producers (3K)

Because their homes were so close, Konno Yuuka had no choice but to explain the situation to Shida Yoichi in person and ask him not to make a big deal out of it.

Otherwise, if she only tells him she wants to break up over the phone or text message, and then he comes to her house and causes trouble, things will become very complicated, and her family will also be affected.

If the other party can follow the rules and stop bothering her and her parents at home, that would be great, and there wouldn't be any problems.

But better safe than sorry. She's an adult now and doesn't want her parents to be implicated because of this.

Therefore, she suddenly had the idea of ​​buying her own house.

Although she really didn't want to see that scumbag again, their houses were right next to each other, and he could go to her house to see her anytime he wanted.

She never wanted to experience that feeling of not being able to go home again.

So if you could buy a house and move out, or even invite your parents to live with you, that would be ideal.

Anyway, the money she originally saved up to buy a house with her partner after marriage is no longer needed, so she might as well use it to buy a house for herself.

I'll just buy it here then; it looks pretty good in every way.

The key thing is that it's not close to Asano-kun... um, no, that's not it! It has nothing to do with Asano-kun! The key thing is that the apartment here is really nice, the location is great, it's very close to the station, and the surrounding facilities are also very complete.

Moreover, it's not far from my parents' home, so I can go back to see them anytime I want.

Yes, it is like that!

However... it seems I'm still short on money. The money I saved up before would barely be enough to buy a 1DK (one bedroom, one kitchen, one bathroom) here...

A 2LDK luxury apartment like the one in the Asano Makoto, located in the heart of Shinjuku, with an area of ​​over 80 square meters, costs at least 150 million yen.

Even a 1DK apartment with an area of ​​just over 30 square meters costs around 70 to 80 million.

Moreover, even the 1DK units in this luxury apartment building don't have such small layouts; the smallest 1DK is 50 square meters and costs 100 million yen.

(The prices of luxury apartments in Shinjuku are just that outrageous. You can check it out on the website of the real estate company "Mitsui Fudosan" by selecting "Shinjuku" and "apartment".)

It's worth noting that Konno Yuuka has been a model for almost four years now, and her savings are only a little over 15 million yen.

Although her savings are relatively small, a large part of the reason is that she has to give some money to Yoichi Shida. But even if she didn't give money to Yoichi Shida, she would definitely not have been able to save 20 million yen over the years.

Because modeling is actually not a very lucrative job.

Models don't earn a monthly salary; instead, they are paid by the hour, by the day, or by the shoot, depending on the work the agency helps them get. Some clothing shoots are paid per piece.

Moreover, there is no uniform standard for models' salaries, and the differences are huge. For example, Konno Yuuka, who has won the championship in a magazine's model competition, is already considered to be a semi-top earner in the modeling industry.

Not to mention she is also very hardworking. While other models only work two days a week and spend the rest of their time eating, drinking, having fun, and maintaining their figure, she goes on business trips for a week at a time and travels all over Japan.

Even so, she still only earns less than five million yen a year.

To put it simply, modeling in Japan is somewhat like an adventurer's guild in a Western fantasy world. Models (adventurers) receive commissions from agencies (guilds), complete the tasks, and receive payment.

Depending on the model's own qualities (adventure level), the jobs they can get will vary, and the pay will naturally differ as well.

At the same time, the agency also requires models to take on a certain number of jobs each month to ensure that the agency can handle the backlog of work in a timely manner.

However, none of the above are the most crucial issues.

The main reason she couldn't earn money was that she was unwilling to use her looks and figure to do "part-time jobs" like many of her colleagues.

There's no need to elaborate on how chaotic the modeling industry is; exchanging sex for money is commonplace here.

However, just as she demands of her boyfriend, Konno Yuuka also demands of herself that she remain faithful to him.

So after losing her biggest source of income as a model, she would have to work as a model for at least twenty years to buy even the smallest house here.

But modeling is a job that relies on youth.

So unless she transforms into an artist or singer before losing her biggest asset, and successfully makes a name for herself and becomes a commercial spokesperson, she will never be able to buy a house here and live under the same roof as Makoto Asano.

Fortunately, her agency has recently arranged several new projects for her, including idol, singer, and actor projects that were previously shelved due to poor response.

This opportunity should not have originally been hers.

Because she refused to accept the unspoken rules, even though she won awards and had excellent performance as a model, she was still not considered a core figure in the agency, and her transition to a new career path seemed a long way off.

In fact, she knew very well that the project she was assigned last time was stopped for this reason, not because of the so-called "bad feedback".

Because of this incident, her agent complained to her a lot, saying that chastity was not as important as making money, which made her work hard to help contact projects, but in the end she didn't get much of a share.

However, Konno Yuuka never accepted it, because in her heart, there were some things that were insurmountable bottom lines.

If she had to do those things just to get a chance to advance her career, she would rather be a model and stay in the industry, or simply quit this dirty business altogether.

However, because the top artist in her agency was recently exposed for his bad behavior and got caught in a media storm, the agency's performance has also suffered.

There were even rumors that the boss was preparing to sell the firm urgently to cut losses, causing panic among everyone in the firm and making them unable to see the future.

Therefore, the agency is eager to promote a new top female artist to save the day, and they don't care about any unspoken rules or anything like that. As long as they can reverse the current decline, the agency is willing to provide resources to promote her.

So, she got a great deal.

According to information she received from her agent, the new projects she received were the agency's last-ditch effort to turn things around.

It's said that it was a variety show called "National Producers," and if she could get a ranking on it, she could successfully transition her career.

Although her performance skills are somewhat lacking in areas other than modeling, her singing is quite good, but that's all; her dancing is okay, but that's all; as for acting... she's basically just a pretty face, only good enough to show her face in front of the camera.

Despite her various flaws, her appearance is simply too stunning. No one in the entire agency can compare to her, not even the top artist who rose to fame through her body only to be exposed in the end.

So in the end, she was selected for the project's final list.

But this is just a preliminary list; whether she can completely secure the project depends on her future efforts.

Because the top rankings on that variety show are predetermined.

Although she has excellent qualities, her refusal to accept unspoken rules is a major drawback, so she still needs to rely on her own efforts.

In short, if she can successfully transform her career this time, the chances of her making a lot of money in the future are not low.

Just look at Makoto Asano's situation. Back then, he pretended to be a child prodigy and earned enough money to last him a lifetime by endorsing brain-boosting products when he was around ten years old.

Looks like I'll have to train even harder from now on, otherwise I won't even be able to afford a house here...

Looking at Asano Makoto who was standing quietly in the entryway waiting for her to enter, Konno Yuuka made up her mind as she walked inside.