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

Although being a "child prodigy" only earns money for a short period of time, the money earned from advertising during that short period is more than what a normal college graduate would earn in a lifetime of work.

During that period, he actually accepted advertisements for things like baby formula and learning machines.

Moreover, he's willing to say anything to make money.

He throws around phrases like "I grew up drinking this milk powder" and "I became so smart because of this company's products," as if they're free.

It was through these advertising endorsements that he earned a considerable amount of money before he even entered junior high school.

Of course, because he was not yet an adult at the time, the money was kept by the children's welfare home and was only returned to him after he came of age.

Moreover, after a few years, he became less of a genius among his peers, and with the improvement of the general public's knowledge level in Japan, these "enlightenment" products stopped selling well, and he could no longer make money from them.

Later, after receiving the compensation on the day he came of age, he completely gave up and became too lazy to earn money anymore.

Even though he has now left that world that was never his own, information about him, such as "the fall of a genius" and "the shame of Japan," can still be found online.

So apart from the part about the plumber, everything he said was actually true.

After searching for information with the name "Makoto Asano" on her phone and comparing it with her memories of television commercials from over a decade ago, Risa Kanno completely believed his story.

After learning about his past, Risa Kanno became even more reserved towards him for the time being.

After all, the person sitting next to him driving is a living, breathing young genius.

However, after chatting for a while longer, and realizing that Asano Makoto was neither a genius nor a rich kid, but an ordinary person like herself, Kanno Risa became much more relaxed.

Just then, after driving for half an hour, Makoto Asano finally arrived at an izakaya (Japanese pub) not far from Risa Kanno's house.

It was Makoto Asano who suggested eating nearby, saying it would be more convenient and safer to take Risa Kanno home after the meal.

After thinking it over, Risa Kanno accepted Makoto Asano's suggestion and recommended an izakaya she frequented.

Because of the affordable prices, Risa Kanno frequents this place, and the female owner has become very familiar with her as a result.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked into a small corner booth in the izakaya.

After Risa Kanno and Makoto Asano were seated, the divorced middle-aged female boss looked at Makoto Asano sitting opposite Risa Kanno and joked, "Miss Kanno, you're dressed so beautifully today, and you've brought such a handsome young man with you..."

The female boss pondered for two seconds, then exclaimed excitedly as if suddenly realizing something, "You two didn't go on a date today, did you?! Ms. Jinye, are you finally willing to listen to me and start looking for a new love interest?"

"See, I told you long ago, this tall and handsome guy is much better than that scoundrel! He's not only young, but also capable, right?"

As she spoke, the female boss even gave Asano Makoto a flirtatious wink, which startled him so much that he couldn't help but shiver.

Upon hearing these suggestive words, Risa Kanno blushed immediately and hurriedly waved her hands in protest, "No, no! Don't misunderstand! Asano-kun is actually my daughter's boyfriend!"

As she said this, she secretly glanced at Makoto Asano, afraid that he might feel uncomfortable because of what she said.

After all, Asano-kun would definitely be unhappy to be mistaken for having a relationship with an old woman like himself.

However, while thinking about these things, Risa Kanno was completely unaware of the incredibly strange look in the female boss's eyes.

His own daughter's boyfriend?

Wow, Ms. Jinno is getting really into this many new things now?

It's no wonder the proprietress thought that way.

After all, what mother would dress up so nicely and then go to an izakaya with her daughter's boyfriend at nine o'clock at night for drinks and dinner?

Chapter 119 The Secret of the Kamino Family (2/2)

Although she was incredibly shocked, as the owner of the izakaya, she couldn't discuss her customers' private matters.

Even the joke she just made was said entirely from the perspective of a friend who hopes that Risa Kanno will be happy.

After putting those things aside, she began to serve as the owner of an izakaya (Japanese pub) to guests Risa Kanno and Makoto Asano.

"Young man, what would you like to eat... Ms. Jinno, there are quite a few customers. You can write down what you want to eat on the list, and I will come back to get it in a bit."

As she handed the menu to Makoto Asano, she said this and, after receiving a nod of agreement from Risa Kanno, she left the small booth.

Watching the female boss's departing figure, Risa Kanno asked Makoto Asano with some surprise, "Did she suddenly change her expression just now?"

Asano Makoto feigned confusion: "No, right? Aunt Jinno, are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

He could roughly guess what the female boss had misunderstood.

However, it would be too foolish to say such a thing aloud, so he simply pretended not to know anything.

Seeing that Risa Kanno was still staring thoughtfully outside the curtain, Makoto Asano changed the subject, saying, "Let's order first, Aunt Kanno, I'm a little hungry."

"Ah, okay, Asano-kun, what would you like to eat?"

"I don't know either. Does Aunt Jinno have any recommendations?"

"Hmm... let me think... This one is delicious! Ah! This one is also good, and this one has a large portion and is very affordable."

"Then let's order this."

After looking at the dishes recommended by Risa Kanno, Makoto Asano chose the first one, along with a few snacks, and then continued, "Actually, I'd rather have some drinks than eat."

Risa Kanno hesitated for a moment: "Want to drink? But Asano-kun, you're still driving..."

"It's okay, I can take a taxi back. It would be such a waste to come out for another round of drinks without drinking."

Makoto Asano said with a smile, and then added jokingly, "And if all else fails, I can stay at Aunt Jinno's house. I can just sleep on a makeshift bed in the living room."

Risa Kanno hurriedly said, "How can we let Asano-kun sleep on the floor? You can sleep in... in his room."

Under Makoto Asano's guidance, she had already implicitly agreed to the drinking.

As for who "he" refers to in this sentence, you can figure it out with a little thought.

Asano Makoto feigned surprise and asked, "Aunt Jinno, you and Mr. Yuuki share a room..."

Actually, this question concerned someone's privacy, and he shouldn't have asked it in the first place, so he stopped himself halfway through.

However, Risa Kanno had already heard it clearly, but at this moment, she didn't really have the time to pay attention to it.

After hearing Makoto Asano's question, Risa Kanno did not answer directly, but instead gave a wry smile.

After hesitating for a moment, she took a deep breath and asked as if she had made up her mind to bring this up: "Even if I don't say it, Asano-kun, you should already know about my relationship with Kanno Hiroki, right?"

As she spoke, she took out the small black leather bag from her handbag, found a photo inside, and then placed it on the table and pushed it towards Makoto Asano.

Asano Makoto took the photo, glanced at it, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I've probably guessed some of it... like the relationship between the person in the photo and you, Aunt Kanno, and the fact that you're not Yuna's biological mother."

Upon hearing this, Risa Kanno's wry smile deepened: "Asano-kun, you already knew, didn't you? You can guess so much just from a photo. You're really amazing."

"Aunt Jinno, please don't misunderstand. I didn't guess this from the photos."

Makoto Asano shook his head and, before the puzzled Risa Kanno could ask a question, explained seriously, "Actually, I had my doubts about this when we first met, because you look so young, Aunt Kanno."

“If you hadn’t taken such good care of yourself, or if Mr. Yuki had committed a crime, you, who are so young and beautiful, would definitely not be Yuna’s mother.”

Although Asano Makoto's words seemed to be just explaining why he discovered the secret, Kanno Risa couldn't help but blush slightly when she heard the praise he used as evidence.

"Oh, I see... young and beautiful, huh? Hehe."

Clearly, Risa Kanno was in a very good mood, and even couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly twice.

Hearing the notification from Lilith in his mind that "[Kano Risa's affection level +3]", Asano Makoto's mood improved.

He nodded and said very seriously again, "Yes, Aunt Jinno, I'm not joking. You are so young and beautiful that it makes people doubt whether you are a mother."

This kind of seemingly unintentional praise is the most pleasing.

Therefore, under Makoto Asano's sweet words, Risa Kanno's mouth was stretched so wide that she could hardly close it: "Asano-kun really knows how to talk."

"Indeed, Asano-kun, you guessed correctly, I am not Yuna's biological mother, actually..."

Perhaps it was after spending time together that I felt Asano Makoto was a very trustworthy person.

After hesitating for a moment, Risa Kanno began to slowly recount the secret of the Kanno family.

It turns out that shortly after Yuna Kamino was born, her biological mother, who was also Risa Kamino's older sister, passed away despite all efforts to save her.

As Yuna's aunt, Risa couldn't bear to see Yuna lose her mother right after birth.

Because she and her older sister lost their mother when they were just a few years old, and have lived in a broken home ever since.

Therefore, she did not want Yuna Kanno to also have an incomplete childhood.

After thinking it over, she went to discuss with Hiroki Kanno, hoping to have a fake marriage with him and act as a mother to Yuna Kanno in the process of growing up.

No one knows what Hiroki Kanno was thinking, but he did agree to it at the time.

However, at that time, Risa Kanno was still a minor, so it wasn't until Yuna Kanno was two years old, which was the year she reached the legal marriage age of 18, that she and Hiroki Kanno got their marriage certificate and she became Yuna Kanno's mother.

After telling this story, perhaps still immersed in the grief of her sister's death, Risa Kanno, who had been in a good mood, suddenly became somewhat heavy-hearted again.

It's worth mentioning that her information panel also underwent some changes at this time.

Makoto Asano only discovered this after Lilith reminded him.

Risa Kanno

[Favorability: 20→34]

Corruption Value: 2

[Husband: Hiroki Kanno]

[Experience: None]

[Favorite people and things: My older sister, my older sister's daughter, and innocent love (comic)]

[Commentary: Not wanting to disappoint her beloved deceased sister, the younger sister accepted her sister's request and chose to marry, but this led to a relatively tragic life.]

[Stories like this always make one wonder if it was all worth it... But what does that have to do with you, host? You're just a blond guy coming to eat rice bowls.]

Chapter 120 Please Divorce Him (Bonus Chapter 11/14)

Looking at the changed information panel, Makoto Asano suddenly realized that Risa Kanno seemed to have a very important reason for not saying it.

That is, she ultimately decided to accept this because of her love for her sister and her sister's dying wish.