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

Even Makoto Asano, who had orchestrated everything, couldn't help but be somewhat surprised by her choice.

How can you possibly stand it?

"Xi Xia, I'm here."

He raised an eyebrow, whispered something in Konno Yuuka's ear, and then began to stroke her thigh with his right hand, slowly moving it upwards.

Makoto Asano's technique was very gentle, yet it carried a hint of provocation.

Konno Yuuka became noticeably more nervous, and even her body trembled slightly.

In fact, Makoto Asano originally expected that she should have been unable to hold on any longer and would have gotten out of bed by this time, but who would have thought that she could endure so much?

However, now that things have developed to this point, what Makoto Asano just said was no longer just a joke.

His right hand continued to slide slowly but firmly toward the target, while Konno Yuuka continued to suppress her slightly trembling body and try her best not to make a sound.

No one knows why she endured it, perhaps not even herself.

However, just as Makoto Asano's hand reached the base of her thigh and was about to begin climbing that pert peach-shaped mountain...

Konno Yuuka could no longer keep up the act.

But at that moment, Makoto Asano abruptly withdrew his hand, sighed immediately, and said rapidly, "I didn't expect him to actually fall asleep. It seems I was overthinking things—"

"shallow--!"

Before he could finish speaking, Konno Yuuka turned around, her face flushed, and sat up on the bed.

Konno Yuuka didn't finish her sentence, she only said one word, because she heard Asano Makoto's unfinished sentence.

In an instant, they all fell silent.

The two stared at each other in silence, and the atmosphere grew increasingly awkward.

Chapter 266 I Can't Sleep Tonight

Upon hearing Makoto Asano's words, Yuuka Konno was completely stunned, unable to utter the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

So, Asano-kun was just testing whether I was pretending to be asleep, and didn't actually intend to do anything to me?

Thinking about this, Konno Yuuka instantly felt extremely regretful.

Why couldn't I just hold on for even a second longer?

That way, I can continue pretending to be asleep and get away with it.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Although it was just Asano testing him, he didn't know it, and the other guy was almost there, so it would be a real problem if he didn't stop him...

So why did I pretend to be asleep all this time?

It would have been so much better if they had just said so when they realized they were in the wrong room...

Yes, after climbing into Makoto Asano's bed, Yuuka Konno realized she had gone to the wrong room, since no one else was in the bed she had slept in before.

Just as Makoto Asano had predicted, because she was not familiar with the apartment and was still a little groggy from just waking up, she went to the wrong room when she got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night.

However, when she realized there were other people in the bed, she became aware of this and her mind instantly cleared.

She instinctively wanted to get up and sneak away, so that before Asano Makoto discovered her mistake, it would be as if she had never gone to the wrong room.

However, before she could make a move, or even before she could fully understand the situation, she was suddenly hugged by Makoto Asano.

Now she can no longer escape without waking Asano Makoto.

Then, just as she was thinking about how to quietly return to her room, something even more devastating happened.

Makoto Asano actually kissed her!

In just a moment, Konno Yuuka's brain completely shut down.

She couldn't understand what had just happened, and she couldn't understand why Makoto Asano would suddenly kiss her forehead.

Could it be that he has feelings for me?

It was just a subconscious kiss in a half-dreaming state that directly threw Konno Yuuka's mind into chaos, making her unable to think.

She forgot to ask for the reason, forgot to get up and leave, and just stood there dumbfounded, letting Asano Makoto hold her in his arms.

What happened next was quite simple and clear.

While Konno Yuuka was too shocked to react, Asano Makoto realized he had hugged the wrong person and was so flustered that he dared not make a sound for a long time.

The silence in the bedroom lasted for about a minute before it was broken by Makoto Asano's question.

His question brought Konno Yuuka back to her senses.

But perhaps out of shame for going to the wrong room, or perhaps because she was afraid to face the fact that Makoto Asano had kissed her, she didn't dare to respond. Instead, she subconsciously closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

There are many possibilities for why she chose to pretend to be asleep, as for the real reason...

Who knows? After all, perhaps even she herself doesn't know.

In short, all of this was just her subconscious behavior.

Later, seeing Asano Makoto breathe a sigh of relief upon confirming that she was asleep, and hearing his "subconscious" "muttering to himself," Konno Yuuka understood why he had kissed her.

Upon learning that Asano Makoto's actions were not intentional but merely actions taken in a state of irrationality, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, she also felt inexplicably lonely.

She didn't know why she felt lost, and before she could think about it, Makoto Asano got out of bed.

Before getting out of bed, he even "thoughtfully" made up an excuse for her mistake.

Hearing those words and realizing that he had left the bedroom to sleep in the living room and had even made up an excuse for her just so she wouldn't feel embarrassed, Konno Yuuka felt a warmth in her heart.

But just then, the situation suddenly became tense again.

Makoto Asano, who had already opened the door and was about to leave the bedroom, suddenly turned back. He seemed very certain that she was pretending to be asleep, and even threatened to "do bad things" to her if she continued to pretend to be asleep.

To be honest, at first, Konno Yuuka thought that Asano Makoto's "doing bad things" was just a joke, or that he was just testing whether she was really asleep.

She didn't think Asano Makoto would actually do anything "bad" to her.

Therefore, even when Makoto Asano placed his hand on her leg, she only subconsciously tensed her body and continued to pretend to be asleep, without making any resistance.

She thought the matter would soon pass, and that Makoto Asano would quickly give up on further probing and leave the room.

Then she can calm down and think about how to face Asano Makoto tomorrow.

After all, it was indeed my fault for going to the wrong room this time, so when Asano tells me the lie he made up for me tomorrow, that "you were too drunk last night and insisted on sleeping in my room," I will accept it completely and take it as the truth.

Although doing this might lead to Asano-kun laughing at me for a long time, on the other hand, I can pretend that the fact that I slept in the wrong bed and was hugged and kissed by Asano-kun never happened.

This was Konno Yuuka's true thought, and the reason she chose to continue pretending to be asleep.

But as time went on, she suddenly realized that things were starting to go wrong.

Makoto Asano's hand slowly began to move upwards, and it didn't seem like he was joking at all; rather, it seemed like he was serious.

Is he really planning to do something bad?!

The moment this question arose in her mind, Konno Yuuka panicked.

She didn't know if she had misunderstood, or if Makoto Asano was still testing her, but she didn't want to gamble on something like this.

Although her relationship with Makoto Asano has become very good now, she can accept Makoto Asano touching some parts of her body, such as her legs, waist, or shoulders.

But she couldn't accept very sensitive areas like her breasts and buttocks.

She felt that such a place was absolutely off-limits until the relationship reached a new level.

Even her ex-boyfriend, Yoichi Shida, wouldn't allow her to touch those places back then, let alone Makoto Asano, who is currently just a "good friend".

So when Makoto Asano's hand actually moved to her inner thigh, and just a little bit higher it would touch her buttocks, she could no longer hold back and got out of bed to stop Makoto Asano from taking any further action.

This incident completely escalated the situation.

From Makoto Asano's words, it's clear that he was actually just testing the waters, albeit using a bait-and-switch tactic.

Konno Yuuka was the fish that was caught.

"shallow--!"

"I didn't expect she actually fell asleep. Looks like I was overthinking it—"

These were their last words. After Konno Yuuka sat up in bed, the two began to stare at each other in silence, and the atmosphere around them gradually became awkward.

"Ms. Konno, you... you knew everything?"

It was Makoto Asano who was the first to break the silence.

Although his question seemed somewhat absurd, Konno Yuuka knew exactly what he wanted to ask.

Faced with her question, Konno Yuuka's mind began to race.

This was the first time she had ever been so concerned about managing her relationship with someone, something she had never been comfortable with in the cutthroat world of interpersonal relationships.

After thinking hard, she quickly realized one thing: she absolutely could not admit that she had been pretending to be asleep, otherwise she would have no way of explaining why she did it.

So her final choice was to play dumb.

"Know...what? By the way, Asano-kun, why are you here?"

She spoke with a puzzled look, even asking a question in return, as if she really knew nothing.

Upon hearing this, Makoto Asano paused for a moment, then immediately realized that Yuuka Konno was pretending to be stupid.

He found it amusing, but outwardly maintained a puzzled expression and asked again, "You mean you heard..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly seemed to realize something and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Uh, no, it's nothing. I mean... do you know where you are right now?"

"Where am I now? No... wait, where am I?"

As if waking from a dream, Konno Yuuka began to turn her head repeatedly to look around, as if she were really trying to confirm where she was.

Pretending to be pretty similar.