My dear wife, I still love you more.

"Huh? This—" Hasegawa was startled, his eyes widening involuntarily. Then, a feeling of joy welled up in his heart. Although he couldn't openly become their biological father, being their godfather seemed like a good option. At least in name, he could be their father.

Just as Hasegawa's face lit up with a smile, ready to agree to the request, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly spoke up again: "Well, I was just kidding. After all, Hasegawa, you're of the same generation as us. If you adopt your younger siblings as godchildren, then Yukino and I would also become your daughters."

"Uh, yes, yes!" Hasegawa chuckled dryly.

"What? Hasegawa, you don't seem very happy. Or do you actually want me to call you—Dad!" Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly revealed a mischievous expression.

"Huh? Uh, cough cough. Um, Yang, you—"

"Just kidding, Hasegawa, you seem to be acting a little strange. Or rather, you seem to have an obsession with people calling you 'Dad'." Yukinoshita Haruno's smile faded, becoming somewhat faint, a faint smile that seemed just right, but it looked a bit formulaic.

Hasegawa frowned as he looked at Yukinoshita Haruno. Ever since he arrived, Yukinoshita Haruno's behavior had seemed a bit abnormal.

"What's wrong, Hasegawa? Why are you looking at me like that?" Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile, as if everything was normal.

"No, it's nothing." Hasegawa shook his head, but he couldn't help feeling a little strange.

……

After visiting the children, Hasegawa and Yukinoshita Haruno went to Mrs. Yukinoshita's room. Hiratsuka Shizuka had already served Mrs. Yukinoshita the food Hasegawa had brought, and she ate with relish, looking very happy. Seeing Hasegawa enter with her daughter, Mrs. Yukinoshita greeted him with a smile: "Hasegawa, you're here. How did you find the two children?"

"They are nice and lovely."

"Hehe, I think so too. I never thought that at my age, I would be able to have two more children. Thinking about it, I'm really quite lucky." Mrs. Yukinoshita put down her chopsticks.

"Lucky? Heh." Hasegawa chuckled. "Mrs. Yukinoshita, aren't you going to eat it? I've been making this for a long time. It's very nutritious and perfect for you right now. It'll help you get some nutrition, and it'll be good for the baby too, allowing them to get more nutrients through breast milk."

"I'm not very hungry right now, I'll eat later. But I'm still very curious about this food, it tastes really good. Hasegawa, how did you make it? What ingredients did you use?" Mrs. Yukinoshita asked, seemingly very interested in Hasegawa's cooking.

"Actually, they are all just relatively ordinary ingredients; it's just that their combination is quite clever. In terms of pure nutrition, ordinary food can fully meet our nutritional needs. It's just that few people pay attention to this. People's impression is that the rarer the ingredient, the richer its nutrients, but that's not actually the case. Take eggs, for example; they are a very suitable food for the general public, containing many kinds of nutrients..."

Mrs. Yukinoshita listened to Hasegawa's story, nodding occasionally, seemingly engrossed.

Seeing the two of them like this, Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head: "I have to go to work, so I'll be leaving now."

"Is Shizuka leaving? Well, it's time for you to go to work. Haruno, go see Shizuka off. Also, take care of things at the company. Because of me, you've been going to the company much less lately. I don't have much to do now, and I have maids taking care of me at home, so you don't need to stay home. Just go straight to the company after seeing Shizuka off." After saying this to Mrs. Yukinoshita and Shizuka Hiratsuka, she instructed Haruno Yukinoshita.

“Okay, Mom.” Yukinoshita Haruno nodded with a smile, as if she had heard Mrs. Yukinoshita’s words, and then walked out with Hiratsuka Shizuka. Hiratsuka Shizuka’s expression became somewhat subtle, and she gave Hasegawa a deep look before leaving.

Watching the two women leave, Hasegawa was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. Now, only Hasegawa and Mrs. Yukinoshita were left in the room, which made Hasegawa feel strange.

After Hasegawa and Mrs. Yukinoshita were left alone in the room, they both breathed a sigh of relief, and then, seeing each other's actions, they couldn't help but smile.

"Hasegawa, I want you to feed me." Mrs. Yukinoshita's tone changed unconsciously at this moment. Despite her age, she spoke with a touch of coquettishness.

"Okay, I'll feed you." Hasegawa smiled and picked up the small bowl.

The reason why Mrs. Yukinoshita spoke to Hasegawa in this tone, and why Hasegawa calmly accepted this change in Mrs. Yukinoshita.

On one hand, it was because only the two of them were left in the room, and on the other hand, it was because Hasegawa had been supplementing Mrs. Yukinoshita's nutrition for a long time. He even supplemented the nutrition for Mrs. Yukinoshita and her sister, Hiratsuka, sometimes by himself. They truly understood each other very well; you knew each other's strengths and weaknesses to that extent.

Under these circumstances, and with frequent nutritional supplementation, the relationship between the two naturally changed, becoming closer, with changes in their tone of voice and even the way they looked at each other.

However, with Yukinoshita and the others around, Mrs. Yukinoshita would never have shown this side of herself until she and Hasegawa were alone.

Hasegawa carefully fed Mrs. Yukinoshita, while outside the door, an eye secretly watched everything happening inside the room through a small hole that seemed to have been left at some unknown time.

"As expected, Mom and Hasegawa—" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the close relationship between Hasegawa and her mother and couldn't help but bite her lower lip, almost to the point of drawing blood.

This outcome was truly unacceptable to Yukinoshita Haruno; she never imagined things would turn out this way. However, considering her mother's previous attitude towards her wanting to marry Hasegawa, Yukinoshita Haruno felt that this outcome seemed quite reasonable.

Hasegawa and Mrs. Yukinoshita were unaware that Yukinoshita Haruno was secretly spying on them. Hasegawa carefully fed Mrs. Yukinoshita a bowl of food and then asked, "Madam, would you like some more?"

"I'm already full, I can't eat anymore," Mrs. Yukinoshita shook her head.

"Alright then, but if you can eat more, then eat more. After all, the children also need your breast milk to get nutrition." Hasegawa put down his chopsticks.

“I know, but my milk supply is plentiful, yet it seems to be insufficient for the baby’s nutrition. Hasegawa, I think it’s because you’re not providing enough nutrition for me.” Mrs. Yukinoshita’s eyes were slightly alluring as she spoke.

"Um, madam, given your current situation, it's not appropriate for us to do that kind of thing."

"I know, but we can skip the noodles for now. Don't forget, oral intake is the best way to supplement nutrition."

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Chapter 112 Yang Nai's Discovery

After taking a large amount of nutritional fluid, Mrs. Yukinoshita had a rosy complexion and looked great. She fell asleep contentedly.

At this moment, Hasegawa also began to leave. However, just as Hasegawa stepped out of the Yukinoshita family's gate and was about to leave, a car stopped in front of him.

"Yinuo? What are you doing here? Didn't you go to the company?" Hasegawa had a bad feeling when he saw Yukinoshita Yukino.

"Get in the car!"

"kindness?"

"I said, get in the car!" Yukinoshita Haruno's tone was completely different from usual. Looking at Yukinoshita Haruno like this, Hasegawa was certain that she had definitely discovered the affair between him and her mother.

I opened the door, got in the car, and sat in the passenger seat.

"Hasegawa! How long have you been with my mother?" Yukinoshita Haruno asked after a good few seconds.

"sorry--"

“No need to apologize. I just want to know, how long has it been between you and my mother? What is your relationship with my mother’s two children? When and how did you two start this?” Yukinoshita asked calmly.

"Yang Nai—"

"Don't call me Haruno, Yukinoshita. Call me Yukinoshita." Haruno Yukinoshita's tone was calm, yet carried a hint of indifference and ruthlessness.

"...I'm sorry, actually, my relationship with your mother started earlier than yours. As for those two children, they, they are my children."

"Are they really your children? No wonder your younger brother looks so much like you. Indeed, if even they are your children, then you and Mom must have been together for a very long time. What I want to know is, did you have anything to do with my father's death?" Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes flashed with a fierce light as she stared intently at Hasegawa.

Previously, Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't thought about anything else, but now, connecting the dots, she was surprised to discover that her father died around the same time her mother was pregnant. And although Yukino Yukinoshita didn't think much of her father, and didn't seem to have much affection for him, he was still her father.

Despite her reluctance, Yukinoshita Haruno realized that Hasegawa and her father's death might indeed be related. Especially her father, who, while not exactly a sports star, was quite healthy and had no history of serious illness.

Therefore, Yukino Yukinoshita is more inclined to believe that Hasegawa was having an affair with his mother when his father found out, and then—his father was silenced.

After all, when you connect the dots, this explanation seems quite reasonable.

"Yo-Yukinoshita, you, you don't suspect that I killed your father, do you?" Hasegawa couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Isn't that right? He discovered something he shouldn't have known, and then he was silenced?" Yukinoshita Haruno sneered.

Hearing Yukino's words, Hasegawa couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Although I am indeed involved in your father's death, the reality is not what you think. Your father's death can only be described as deserved."

"Deserved punishment?" Yukinoshita Haruno frowned. Things weren't as she thought. To be honest, at this moment, Yukinoshita Haruno felt a little relieved.

"Well, in my opinion, he deserved it. As for the specifics, you should ask your mother. I can't say for sure about these things. And if your mother doesn't want to tell you, I can't either—" Hasegawa shook his head gently.

“Okay, I’ll ask her. I hope what you said is true!” Yukinoshita took a deep breath and looked at Hasegawa seriously.

Hasegawa didn't bring it up again. After all, Hasegawa was still an outsider to Yukinoshita Haruno. Well, no, not an outsider, but someone she liked? Or perhaps her new father? In short, the situation was just that complicated.

"How did you and my mother begin?" Yukinoshita asked again after a moment of silence.

"This is actually related to your father. You should go back and ask your mother. If she's willing to tell you, she will."

Yukinoshita frowned, "Then what can you tell me?"

“This—it’s more complicated than you think, and it involves your mother and—so we need to get their consent at least!” Hasegawa shook his head.

"You mean, them? Who else is there besides my mother?" Yukinoshita Haruno seemed to have heard something and immediately asked.

"Um, this——"

"And, according to what you said, Mom was with other women, with you—is that right?" Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes showed shock. She realized that things were really beyond her expectations. After all, Yukinoshita Haruno knew what kind of person her mother was. Being with other women was something Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't even imagine. She couldn't believe that her mother would do such a thing. She usually seemed cold and aloof, even like an iceberg. An iceberg doing such a thing? It was unbelievable.

However, Yukinoshita Haruno immediately thought of the scene she had just witnessed. Before seeing it, she couldn't believe that her mother would do such things. Yukinoshita Haruno didn't even know that her mother's tongue was so flexible...

So, it seems normal for one's own mother to do such a thing?

"Yuna—Yukino, I really can't say this kind of thing. After all, I can't tell anyone without their permission. Well, that's about all I can say now. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Hasegawa said, and started to get out of the car.

"Hasegawa!" Yukinoshita Haruno called out to Hasegawa instinctively when she saw him trying to get off the bus.

Hasegawa turned to look at Yukinoshita, who took a deep breath: "Hasegawa, if... if there wasn't this between you and my mother, would you... would you marry me?"

"……Feel sorry."

"Alright, I understand. You can get lost now." Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes turned icy, and she told Hasegawa to get lost.

After getting off the train at Hasegawa, Yukinoshita Haruno finally couldn't control herself, and tears streamed down her face.

After getting off the bus, Hasegawa wanted to find a place to call Mrs. Yukinoshita and tell her that their affair had been exposed and that her daughter already knew about it, so she should be prepared.

However, Hasegawa then remembered that although Mrs. Yukinoshita had just replenished a lot of nutrition, she had also expended a lot of energy and was now asleep. So Hasegawa ultimately did not call her, but instead sent her a text message that she could see when she woke up.

Afterwards, Hasegawa couldn't help but call Hiratsuka's mother again, since another party involved in the matter was Hiratsuka's mother, and even the last party involved was her daughter, Hiratsuka Shizuka.

After a brief conversation over the phone, Hiratsuka's mother sounded rather heavy, insisting on meeting with Hasegawa for a proper discussion.

Hasegawa didn't refuse, after all, he was already very familiar with Hiratsuka's mother, and their relationship was no less than that of Yukinoshita's wife. After all, every time Yukinoshita's wife needed nutritional supplements, Hiratsuka's mother would come over and never miss a chance.

In the hotel room, Hiratsuka's mother came to Hasegawa, put her arms around his neck, and sat directly in his lap.

"aunt--"

"What's wrong, Hasegawa?"

"I have something serious to tell you."

"Tell me, are we no longer being proper now?"

"...Auntie, you don't seem worried at all. Yang Nai already knows about what happened between me and her mother, and she might know even more, maybe even about you, Jing Jie, and me—aren't you worried at all?" Hasegawa asked helplessly.

"But there's no use worrying about this kind of thing, is there?"

"But—never mind. If you're not worried, then I'm even less worried." Hasegawa shook his head helplessly.

“The reason I’m not worried is because worrying is useless. Besides, I knew from the beginning that what happened between you and my sister would be discovered by Haruno or even Yukino. After all, it’s not like it’s only happened once or twice. If you walk on the dark side too often, you’re bound to run into something. Unless nothing happened in the first place, it was bound to be found out sooner or later.” Hiratsuka’s mother said in a nonchalant tone, “To be honest, I’m actually a little glad that Shizuka knows about what happened between us. Although I’m a little unhappy that you and Shizuka also had a relationship, at least it’s much better than what happened between Haruno and my sister.”

Hasegawa shook his head helplessly; he knew why Hiratsuka's mother had said that.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about these unpleasant things anymore. Come on, Hasegawa, let me replenish my energy." Hiratsuka's mother chuckled and clung to Hasegawa. "Besides, my sister has already given birth to two children for you, Hasegawa, and I want one too."

"Um, well, about the child—"

"Come on, Hasegawa..."

…………

On the other side, Mrs. Yukinoshita had already woken up, her complexion looked particularly rosy, and her body had accumulated a lot of nutrients. With enough breast milk, she could now completely meet the nutritional needs of her two children.