My dear wife, I still love you more.

Time ticked by, and Hasegawa and the others outside couldn't hear a thing from inside the delivery room. Yes, the delivery room was specially prepared with excellent soundproofing; you couldn't hear anything from the outside unless you pressed your face against the door and peeked through the crack. However, it wasn't suitable for Hasegawa and Yukinoshita to do that.

The calmer things seemed at this moment, the more tense and anxious Hasegawa and his companions felt.

Actually, Yukino and Haruno were alright; after all, the person inside was their mother, so they could easily hide their nervousness and anxiety. But Hasegawa was different. Her anxious demeanor had already aroused Yukino and Haruno's suspicion. So Hasegawa could only suppress her worry and anxiety, trying her best to appear normal. But the more she did this, the more nervous and anxious she became.

At this moment, Hasegawa is under more pressure than the Yukinoshita sisters.

"Does childbirth really take this long?" Yukino Yukinoshita frowned and looked in the direction of the delivery room.

"This is actually quite normal. Childbirth can happen quickly or it can take a long time. Nobody can say for sure. Let's wait and see. There shouldn't be any problems," Yukinoshita Haruno comforted Yukinoshita Yukino.

“But Mom is so old. At that age, she should be considered an elderly mother. I’m worried—” Yukino Yukinoshita became more and more worried as she waited. After all, there had been no sign of pregnancy for so long, and she couldn’t help but have all sorts of bad thoughts.

“Little sister, you’re overthinking it. Mom’s health is excellent. The doctors who did her checkups said that Mom’s physique is outstanding, almost like that of a woman in her twenties. You could say she’s taken very good care of herself. So, Mom shouldn’t have any problems having a baby.” Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head, comforting Yukino Yukinoshita, but also comforting herself.

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded. She had heard this from the doctor as well, but she was still a little skeptical. After all, her mother was so old; how could she possibly have the physical condition of a woman in her twenties? Although her mother's complexion had indeed improved recently, Yukino Yukinoshita believed it was more likely due to her mother eating large amounts of high-energy-content foods every day.

Hasegawa, listening to the conversation between the Yukinoshita sisters, had a slightly strange expression. Hasegawa knew very well what was wrong with Mrs. Yukinoshita's health; it was entirely due to the fact that he had been helping her supplement her nutrition once a week, or even multiple times a week, recently. Because of the abundant nutrition, Mrs. Yukinoshita's body had naturally adjusted to a very good state.

Given Mrs. Yukinoshita's current physical condition, there's really no need to worry about any unexpected events occurring at this time.

As the three grew increasingly anxious, the door to the delivery room finally opened.

"Doctor, how is she? How is my mother?" Yukinoshita Haruno immediately stepped forward to ask the female doctor.

"Please rest assured, Miss, both mother and child are safe and sound. Your health is truly excellent, and everything is going very smoothly," the doctor replied with a smile.

"Thank you!"

Yukino and Yukinoshita wanted to run into the delivery room, and Hasegawa wanted to go too, but considering his public identity, he had to stop and wait outside. However, having received the good news, Hasegawa, though still a little impatient, no longer felt anxious or worried.

Soon, Yukino Yukinoshita and Yukino Yukinoshita appeared in front of Hasegawa, each holding a small baby.

There were two little babies, a boy and a girl, each weighing about six pounds. This weight is not heavy, but because they are twins, it is not light either. The two little ones are very healthy and very energetic.

Hasegawa couldn't help but lean closer to take a look, and yes, it looked very much like himself.

Well, actually, right now, the two little ones' skin was all wrinkled, making them look like two hairless monkeys, and you couldn't tell who their features resembled at all. It was just that Hasegawa knew he was their father, so he naturally assumed they looked like him.

"Hasegawa, look, this is my sister, and Yukino is holding her brother over there." Yukinoshita Haruno happily introduced them as Hasegawa approached.

"Really? Let me see. Hmm, they're really beautiful. The two little ones are so cute." Hasegawa's eyes were filled with deep affection.

Yukino Yukinoshita listened to Hasegawa's words and saw the almost undisguised affection in his eyes. She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. It seemed she was only now realizing that Hasegawa actually loved children so much. Sure enough, Hasegawa's previous insistence on marrying her because of the child was entirely true; Hasegawa loved children. If she wanted Hasegawa to marry her, or to marry her sister, there was only one outcome: for either of them to become pregnant with Hasegawa's child.

Yukino Yukinoshita felt that her previous plan was indeed correct, but she hadn't had time to implement it again yet.

But should she be the one to carry out this plan, or should she give this opportunity to her younger sister? Yukinoshita Haruno thought to herself, and subconsciously glanced back at Yukinoshita Yukino.

At this moment, Yukino Yukinoshita carefully held her younger brother, her face filled with deep affection. She looked extremely happy, yet also very cautious, as if afraid of accidentally hurting her brother. Because of her excessive caution, holding the child was tiring for Yukino Yukinoshita, consuming a lot of her energy, but she just couldn't bear to let go.

Yukino Yukinoshita only now realized how adorable children were, even more so than Mr. Pan. At this moment, Mr. Pan, who had previously held a very important place in Yukino Yukinoshita's heart, involuntarily slipped a notch.

"Hasegawa, I didn't expect you to like children so much. Would you like to hold one?" Yukinoshita Haruno said to Hasegawa.

"Is this okay?" Hasegawa asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course you can. Here, Hasegawa, let me hold you for a bit, be careful." Yukinoshita Haruno smiled and handed the child to Hasegawa.

Hasegawa carefully took the child and gently held her in his arms. Looking at the little princess in his arms, a happy smile bloomed on Hasegawa's face.

"Hasegawa, you really like her, don't you?" Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but sigh.

"Mm." Hasegawa's attention was focused on the little princess in his arms, and he nodded gently when he heard Yukinoshita's words.

"Since Hasegawa likes children so much, how about we have one?" Yukinoshita asked with a grin.

"Huh? Huh? What did you say?" Hasegawa couldn't help but be taken aback.

“I said, how about we have one? I suddenly realized that children are really cute, and I really want to have one myself. And if you like children so much, Hasegawa, we can work together…” Yukinoshita Haruno’s big eyes were fixed on Hasegawa, her gaze bold and passionate.

"Uh, this...no need, no need." Hasegawa shook his head repeatedly. It was true he liked children, but only his own. Of course, if Yukinoshita Haruno wanted to have a child with Hasegawa, it would naturally be Hasegawa's own child. The key point was that the child Hasegawa was holding now was his own. And the child Yukinoshita Yukino was holding was also his. Considering the identities of the mothers of these two children, how could Hasegawa possibly agree to have children with Yukinoshita Haruno?

"But Hasegawa, don't you really like children?"

At this moment, Yukino Yukinoshita shifted her attention away from the child and looked at her older sister and Hasegawa with a strange gaze, especially her older sister. Her older sister had told her before that she wanted to match her with Hasegawa, but now she wanted to have a child for Hasegawa.

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly realized that she really didn't know whether she should believe her older sister's words.

Just then, Hiratsuka's mother and Hiratsuka Shizuka also rushed over. Actually, they should have come earlier, but Mrs. Yukinoshita hadn't notified them. It wasn't until Mrs. Yukinoshita entered the delivery room that Yukinoshita Haruno remembered to inform her aunt and Hiratsuka Shizuka. They rushed over immediately after receiving the notification, and by the time they arrived, it was already this late.

"They're finally born! Let me see them quickly, my two little nephews and nieces!" When Hiratsuka's mother arrived, her eyes lit up as she looked at Hasegawa, and then she opened her arms to Yukino Yukinoshita to hold the babies in Yukinoshita's arms.

Hiratsuka's mother knew that Hasegawa was the father of the two children, so taking the children from Hasegawa's arms and holding them herself wouldn't be a good thing for Hasegawa. In that case, she would hold the child in Yukino's arms instead.

Although Yukino Yukinoshita was reluctant to let go, seeing Hiratsuka's actions made her feel embarrassed to refuse, so she handed the child to Hiratsuka.

"How adorable this child is. Hmm, this is a little prince, so the one Hasegawa is holding is a little princess? How wonderful, twins, a boy and a girl." Hiratsuka's mother said with an envious tone.

Upon hearing her mother's words, Hiratsuka Shizuka knew that her mother was jealous of Mrs. Yukinoshita.

"This child doesn't look very good, does he? So many wrinkles, he looks like a little old man." Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the child in her mother's arms and finally spoke the truth.

"What nonsense are you talking about? All newborns look like this. After a while, they'll become chubby and fair-skinned, and then you'll see how cute they are. Besides, by then, you can definitely tell who the child looks like—more like the mother or the father." As Hiratsuka's mother said this, she gave Hasegawa a meaningful look.

The others didn't react much to what Hiratsuka's mother said, but Hasegawa's heart skipped a beat when he heard it.

Indeed, it's hard to tell who a child looks like right now, but once they get a little chubby and their features develop, it really becomes clear who they resemble.

Hasegawa had no doubt that these two little ones were his children. In other words, once they grew a little older, it would be clear from their facial features that they were related to him.

Thinking this, Hasegawa couldn't help but glance at Yukinoshita Haruno and Yukinoshita Yukino, well, neither of them noticed this.

However, Hiratsuka's mother noticed Hasegawa's change in expression. He squinted his eyes and smiled happily, while Hiratsuka Shizuka even snorted at Hasegawa. She even had a urge to make the two children open up immediately and compare them with Hasegawa, their father, to see what kind of expression Hasegawa would have.

Come to think of it, of the five people in these two families, it seems only Yukinoshita Haruno and Yukinoshita Yukino are unaware of the relationship between Hasegawa, Mrs. Yukinoshita, and their child. Thinking about it this way, it really is a bit strange, somewhat similar to the Black Organization in Detective Conan. It seems that apart from Gin, everyone else is an undercover agent. Although they are two completely different things, they are somewhat similar in nature.

Hasegawa is thinking of running away. He doesn't know how Yukinoshita Haruno and Yukinoshita Yukino will react when they discover that the two children look a lot like Hasegawa. In any case, Hasegawa is feeling extremely guilty right now.

Feeling somewhat guilty, Hasegawa met with Mrs. Yukinoshita along with the others.

Perhaps because Hasegawa had provided Mrs. Yukinoshita with a lot of nutrition beforehand, even after giving birth, Mrs. Yukinoshita was still lying in bed and looked quite well. Although she looked a bit tired, she didn't look like a mother who had just given birth.

"Sister, and Shizuka, you're here." Mrs. Yukinoshita smiled as she saw Hasegawa and the others walk in, but she first greeted Hiratsuka's mother and Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had just arrived.

"Oh, little sister, you look great! It seems Hasegawa has been giving you plenty of nutrition." Hiratsuka's mother teased with a smile.

"Huh?" Hasegawa, who was already feeling guilty, changed his expression immediately upon hearing this, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Hasegawa's cooking is indeed very good. Although I don't know much about it, the soup Hasegawa made looks very nutritious." Yukino Yukinoshita nodded. After all, Hasegawa came with her, and before that, Hasegawa had specially made soup for his mother.

"Yes, thanks to Hasegawa." Mrs. Yukinoshita looked very calm and nodded with a composed smile.

"Hasegawa, could you please continue preparing nutritious meals for my mother for a while longer? After all, my mother's health is rather weak right now, and she definitely needs more supplements." Yukinoshita Haruno turned to Hasegawa with a smile and made her request.

Of course, Yukino Yukinoshita did this partly because she genuinely wanted to give her mother a proper makeover. Another reason was that she hoped Hasegawa could stay at the Yukinoshita family home temporarily. This way, she and her sister would have more time to spend with Hasegawa.

Furthermore, she could use the excuse of asking Hasegawa for cooking advice to get closer to him.

Yukino Yukinoshita felt that a large part of the reason why she and Hasegawa could not naturally become a couple was because they had not spent much time together and did not know each other very well, and they had not been able to develop a tacit understanding.

A tacit understanding, on the other hand, can only be cultivated through a long period of time spent together.

"Of course, of course, no problem." Hasegawa naturally wouldn't refuse such a request at this time. After all, Mrs. Yukinoshita had given birth to two children for herself, a boy and a girl.

However, although Hasegawa agreed to the request, he would never stay here any longer. After all, the guilty Hasegawa felt that the longer he stayed, the greater the risk of being exposed and the more dangerous things would become.

Therefore, Hasegawa decided to leave as soon as possible. As for providing Yukinoshita with some nutrition, well, Hasegawa will make soup and send it to Yukinoshita. No, I should say he will send someone to pick it up. If possible, Hasegawa really doesn't want to set foot on Yukinoshita's door again anytime soon.

Seeing Hasegawa's reaction, Hiratsuka's mother laughed very happily, while Hiratsuka Shizuka rolled her eyes repeatedly.

Chapter 109 Test Drive

Hasegawa felt that the longer he stayed there, the greater the chance that things would be exposed, and the more dangerous the situation might become. Therefore, Hasegawa instinctively felt that he should leave as soon as possible.

So Hasegawa and Mrs. Yukinoshita said goodbye to everyone.

"Hasegawa, wait a minute, let me see you off. I also have something to tell you while I'm at it." Hiratsuka's mother stepped forward as Hasegawa was about to leave.

Hiratsuka Shizuka originally had no particular thoughts, but after seeing her mother's actions, she couldn't help but change her expression and subconsciously stood up.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Shizuka?" Hiratsuka's mother turned around, smiling at Shizuka. But looking at her mother's expression, Shizuka sensed a faint sense of danger. However, Shizuka didn't dwell on this feeling for the time being. After all, the thought of her mother going out with Hasegawa, and maybe even engaging in some kind of... you know, some kind of... position, made her extremely uncomfortable.

“Mom, what do you and Hasegawa have to say? He’s just a high school student, oh, he might be a college student soon.” Hiratsuka Shizuka rudely interrupted her mother’s imposing manner.

"Oh? Shizuka, then tell me, in what aspect are you better than Hasegawa? Is it in making money, in your career, or in your talent? You're already so old, and I haven't seen you surpass Hasegawa in any way." Hiratsuka's mother looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka's actions with a cold smile in her heart, but her eyes narrowed.

"Ahem, well, well... I..." Compared to her mother, Hiratsuka Shizuka really felt utterly worthless. Coupled with her mother's current state, Hiratsuka Shizuka subconsciously shrank back.

Watching the battle of wits between the mother and daughter, the expressions of the others couldn't help but become a little strange.

Especially Yukino Yukinoshita, at this moment, she actually felt a sense of crisis.

Of course, Yukinoshita Haruno's sense of crisis didn't stem from discovering the truth or gaining any truly useful insights. Her sense of crisis arose because of Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Indeed, Yukino Yukinoshita still felt that Hiratsuka Shizuka was a rather dangerous person to her.

Now Hiratsuka's mother wants to take this opportunity to have a good talk with Hasegawa. She feels that Hiratsuka's mother wants to leave a good impression on Hasegawa, which will help the relationship between Hiratsuka Shizuka and Hasegawa develop.

Indeed, Yukino Yukinoshita believes that Hiratsuka's mother is trying to help her daughter and give her a boost.

Thinking of the other woman and her daughter, Yukinoshita Haruno subconsciously turned to look at her own mother lying on the bed.

My mother is so beautiful, and even though she just gave birth, she still looks stunning. But, but, my mother's personality is clearly not the kind of mother who can help me or support her, her eldest daughter.

Mrs. Yukinoshita looked at her daughter, who inexplicably turned to look at her, and even seemed to see a fleeting look of disdain in her daughter's eyes. This made Mrs. Yukinoshita frown. However, she didn't have the time or energy to discipline her eldest daughter right now, so Mrs. Yukinoshita silently kept this matter in mind, thinking that when she had enough time and energy, she would teach Yukinoshita Haruno a good lesson.

As for other concrete evidence, such things were completely outside Mrs. Yukinoshita's considerations. After all, when a mother wants to discipline her daughter, does she need to consider any evidence or concrete facts? Obviously not.

For no apparent reason, Yukino suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and couldn't help but shiver. All the thoughts that had been on her mind vanished instantly with that shiver.

"Hasegawa, let's go," Hiratsuka's mother said to Hasegawa with a smile.

Hasegawa glanced at Hiratsuka's mother with a slightly strange expression. Hasegawa could vaguely see a hint of heat in Hiratsuka's mother's eyes, so at first glance, Hasegawa already knew what Hiratsuka's mother wanted to do.

For some time now, Hiratsuka's mother had been using the excuse of taking care of her younger sister to get involved, and of course, there was also the deal she had made with Hasegawa. So now that Yukinoshita's wife is unable to take on anything, it's perfectly normal for Hiratsuka's mother to step forward and offer to take on some responsibility.

Looking at Hiratsuka's mother in this state, and then at Yukinoshita's wife lying on the bed with a calm expression, Hasegawa knew that he had to pay his dues today, whether he wanted to or not.

Watching her mother and Hasegawa leave like that, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt an indescribable mix of emotions.

"Hasegawa, get in the car. Although I haven't driven in a long time, I've been practicing my driving skills recently to make things easier. I can drive this car quite steadily now." Hiratsuka's mother smiled, seemingly casually, yet with a hint of something more.

Once inside the car, Hasegawa was strapped in with his seatbelt. From then on, no matter where the car was headed, Hasegawa couldn't get out until it stopped.

"Hasegawa, let's go. I'll take you home, but you'll have to do me a favor first," Hiratsuka's mother said with a smile as she sat in the driver's seat.