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

However, when she sat down in the chair, her words were rather blunt: "You're clearly a boy, so why are you so weak?"

Asano Makoto, slumped in his chair, turned his head and gave a deep look, but ultimately said nothing.

Actually, he originally wanted to express his dissatisfaction with the word "empty" and then let Konno Yuuka see for herself whether he was truly empty or not.

However, after thinking about it for a while, he still felt that his relationship with Konno Yuuka was not good enough for him to make those kinds of jokes, so he ultimately chose to play dead and give up.

After resting for a while and feeling his strength returning, he asked, "Now that I've bought the clothes, what are your plans? Would you like to grab something to eat nearby?"

Konno Yuuka immediately nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to treat me! After all, I worked really hard picking out so many clothes for you today!"

What a load of nonsense! You've been enjoying it all along!

Suppressing the urge to roll his eyes, Asano Makoto asked again, "Okay, no problem. So what after dinner? Do you want to wander around outside for a while longer? Or come to my place? Or..."

This time, he stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, then immediately pretended to have just remembered something and began again, "Oh, right, didn't you say you had something to do tonight? Is there still enough time?"

Konno Yuuka paused for a moment, subconsciously glancing at the darkened sky and the neon lights of the shopping street that were almost completely lit up, then took out her phone to check the time.

7 p.m.

What about the time you arranged to meet that scumbag?

Konno Yuuka thought about it carefully for a long time before she finally remembered that it was around 7:30 pm.

Although the location isn't far from here, only about a ten-minute walk, but in this case...

Konno Yuuka looked up from her phone and glanced at Asano Makoto, who was staring at her with a puzzled expression.

She hesitated, wondering whether she should reschedule with that scumbag, or simply stand him up and spend a little more time with Asano Makoto, even if it was just for a few hours.

After all, Asano-kun said he had something to do tomorrow.

I'm leaving tomorrow night, so tonight is the only time I can spend with him...

Chapter 258 The Future (Additional update 7/69)

Konno Yuuka is a very trustworthy person; she possesses a "contractual spirit" that is very rare in this era.

Even though she had already sentenced that scumbag to death and didn't even want to see him, she still had to put an end to it, especially since she was the one who took the initiative to arrange to meet him tonight.

However, it was also true that she wanted to stay by Asano Makoto's side, since she only had tonight left.

So, whether to keep her promise to see someone she didn't want to see but had to, or to break her promise and stay where she wanted to stay, these two difficult choices made her expression visibly conflicted.

Just then, Makoto Asano suddenly spoke up: "If you have something important to do, go ahead and do it. Don't worry about me."

Konno Yuuka snapped out of her daze and noticed that Asano Makoto had a faint smile on his face.

For some reason, looking at that smile, she suddenly felt flustered and instinctively wanted to explain, "No, it's not that, I just..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Asano Makoto interrupted her.

"Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to remind you that although I have something to do tomorrow and can't be with you, but..."

Makoto Asano paused for a moment, staring intently into her somewhat flustered eyes, before speaking again: "We have a long future ahead of us, don't we?"

bang bang.

bang bang.

Konno Yuuka heard her own heartbeat again.

Makoto Asano looked at her with a smile and continued jokingly, "We'll have plenty of time to spend together in the future, so if there's anything you need to do, do it now. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll pester you later, and then you really won't have time."

future.

after.

Plenty of time.

Konno Yuuka was stunned for a long time.

Finally, after several seconds, a smile appeared on her face.

She suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.

For himself and Makoto Asano's future.

The desire to break free from constraints.

And, most importantly, the yearning for freedom.

She suddenly realized that as long as her relationship with Yoichi Shida existed, she would not be free and would remain in a state of constraint.

Having a boyfriend is the chain that binds her.

As mentioned before, she is a very principled person. Since she requires her boyfriend not to cheat, she herself would never cheat.

So as long as this chain remains, she, bound by the principle of "no cheating," has no way, nor is it possible, to fully immerse herself in Asano Makoto's company, let alone take the relationship any further.

To be honest, although she wants to maintain the relationship, she has little interest in taking it further.

Well, she felt that she didn't currently have any feelings for Makoto Asano that went beyond friendship.

Whether this is truly the case is still unclear, but at least in her own view, that's definitely the case.

But the future.

Who can say for sure what the future holds?

What if one day she suddenly has that idea?

What if one day she suddenly decides she wants to win over Makoto Asano and make him her boyfriend?

What if one day she suddenly wants to marry Makoto Asano and even have children with him, and spend the rest of her life with him?

That's how the future is—ambiguous and unclear, and nobody can figure it out.

But one thing is certain.

Anyway, she had already planned to get rid of Yoichi Shida, this scumbag who was unfaithful in relationships and a nuisance.

Since that's the case, wouldn't it be better to deal with it sooner rather than later?

Thinking of this, Konno Yuuka suddenly became impatient, even wishing she could regain her "freedom" immediately.

So she smiled at Asano Makoto, who was still looking in her direction and waiting for her answer: "Okay, I understand."

Makoto Asano said nothing about her decision, after all, it was the answer he had personally guided her to.

So he simply asked, "Do you need me to drive you?"

Konno Yuuka came directly to his place by train this morning without going home or driving. So when she went out in the evening, she drove her newly bought car.

He naturally hoped that Konno Yuuka would agree, since he knew what Konno Yuuka was going to do.

If he goes with us, he can secretly watch from the sidelines and deal with any bad things that happen in time.

However, Konno Yuuka did not grant his wish, shaking her head and saying, "No need, the location isn't too far, we'll be there in a bit."

"Are you sure you don't need me to take you?"

Makoto Asano didn't give up; he still wanted to try.

Konno Yuuka looked somewhat hesitant.

Actually, she came to see Makoto Asano early this morning not only because she really wanted to see him and stay by his side, but also because she wanted him to do her a favor.

However, halfway through, Konno Yuuka changed her mind again.

She felt this was her own business and that Asano Makoto shouldn't be involved.

Most importantly, she didn't want Asano Makoto to see her inevitably angry face.

She hoped that she would always be a good person in Makoto Asano's heart.

As for why... there's no reason, she just subconsciously wanted to leave a good impression on Asano Makoto.

Or rather, for the future.

So in the end, she shook her head and declined Asano Makoto's suggestion, saying casually, "Really, it's not necessary. I can go by myself. I just need to meet with a guest to talk to about something. It's nothing serious."

Makoto Asano paused for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright then, be careful on the road."

"Okay, I'll be going now. See you later."

Konno Yuuka greeted him and stood up from her chair.

Makoto Asano simply nodded, without offering to see him off at the station, and said goodbye, "Okay, bye-bye, see you next time."

Konno Yuuka left, heading towards the station.

But after walking only a few steps, she suddenly turned around and called out to Asano Makoto, who was still slumped on the bench, "Oh, right! I still remember the meal you owe me. You have to treat me next time I have a day off, don't even think about trying to renege on your debt!"

Night had fallen in Shinjuku, and the shopping streets were starting to fill up with people.

Aside from being slightly drawn to their appearances, no one paid attention to their otherwise ordinary conversation as friends parted ways.

After all, there's nothing much to see here. This is Shinjuku, a place teeming with talented people, and there are far more interesting things to do here.

Seeing Konno Yuuka's stingy attitude, Asano Makoto laughed and said irritably, "I know, you'll get your share. Hurry up and go, don't keep the 'guest' waiting."

Konno Yuuka didn't say anything more, turned around and left.

Chapter 259 The Foolish Beauty (Bonus Chapter 8/69)

Konno Yuuka really left this time. She didn't look back and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Makoto Asano looked in the direction she disappeared for a while.

Although he knew what she was going to do, after being rejected twice, Makoto Asano decided not to chase after her anymore, let alone secretly follow her.

Makoto Asano believed that Yuuka Konno was capable of handling the matter smoothly and without any problems.

Although he was curious and wanted to see how she would tear the scumbag apart, after thinking it over, he decided to give up.

After resting in the chair for a while, he suddenly realized that his legs didn't seem to hurt as much anymore.

It’s weird.