My new wife discovered my past

Chapter 173 171. Meeting Momozawa Mitsu'e at the Corner

Watanabe Toru thought that the person who wanted to meet him privately would be Saotome Hazuki, because this was indeed something she could do.

So when he saw that the people coming were Sakuraba Mihime and her maid Kobayashi Iori, he was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was a natural thing, and nodded slightly to the two girls with a relaxed expression.

"I'm sure Sakuraba-san knows exactly how I've been doing these days." Watanabe sat back down as he watched the master and servant walk to him and kneel down one after the other.

"Why else would Sakuraba-san come to see me privately in this way?

"Time is running out. Sakuraba-san, please tell me whatever you want to say as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it takes too long, I won't even leave the company where I'm interviewing, and it will arouse the suspicion of Jiugongying and the others."

"It seems that Mr. Watanabe has already guessed what the Nine Palaces are up to...

"According to the progress and time of Mr. Watanabe's previous interviews, today's interview should last at least fifteen minutes. Five minutes have already passed, leaving us with ten minutes, which is still plenty.

"Well, it's like the agents are secretly exchanging passwords."

Even someone as cold and indifferent as Sakuraba Princess rarely made a complaint.

"Whether it's Kyoto or Tokyo, you young ladies from big families all like to arrange to invite people to see you, either openly or secretly." Watanabe echoed.

"Perhaps after dozens or hundreds of years of inheritance, they feel that they are reproductively isolated from ordinary people and are no longer the same species, right? They will express it unintentionally."

"Same for Sakuraba-san?"

“…I don’t want to be that kind of person.”

The air suddenly became quiet and time passed by bit by bit.

Watanabe Toru, who was not familiar with Sakuraba Mihime, perhaps understood from the few words in this conversation why the girl who had a safe life wanted to end her life early.

He assumed that Princess Sakuraba was a girl of good character and remained skeptical.

Because when Watanabe Tetsuya came to Tokyo, he would not completely trust any other woman except Shimizu Noriko.

"I've said too many unnecessary words... Mr. Watanabe, let's talk about business." Sakuraba Miki apologized.

Watanabe Tetsuya shook his head: "I don't think so.

“Although I don’t know what Sakuraba-san has been through, nor do I know the reason why Sakuraba-san is suppressing her desire to live.

“But you want to die, and I… want to die too.

"And we didn't just agree to die together. I have something to ask of Sakuraba-san. I need Sakuraba-san's help.

"So no matter how much Sakuraba-san says, it's all fine."

As a "best friend", Watanabe Toru will no longer be so cold and heartless to Sakuraba Miki as he treats other women.

"I think it's the same whether Mr. Watanabe is here or not... But I understand. Thank you, Mr. Watanabe."

"There's nothing to thank me for. In the next half month...it's better if we see each other less often." Watanabe suggested.

"I know. Today, there are just some matters that need to be confirmed with Mr. Watanabe in person."

Watanabe Tetsuya nodded, and then added: "Send me less information, or don't send it at all.

"I'm not sure if Jiu Gong Ying will plant a surveillance virus on my phone like Saotome and the others did...

"If there is, I will inform Sakuraba-san in advance. If not, please be patient and wait for me to contact you."

"Okay..." Sakuraba Miki nodded slightly. She lowered her eyes and moved her gaze from her hands on her legs to the bony hands of the man in front of her. After a moment of hesitation, she couldn't help but whispered a reminder:
"Just... please don't make me wait too long..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the first person to be shocked was the maid Kobayashi Iori who was sitting obediently behind Miss Sakuraba.

She felt as if she had lost some kind of preference, and for a moment she was filled with anger. However, when she raised her eyes and caught a glimpse of the man sitting not far in front of her, his eyes were cold yet full of infinite warmth, and all her dissatisfaction and anger disappeared without a trace.

Then another kind of jealousy rose up in my heart, and they intertwined with each other...

Now there is a man and two women in the same room. Considering that the maid Kobayashi Iori is like a mute doll, what is the difference between this and Watanabe Tetsuya and Sakuraba Miki having a secret meeting?

It was obviously a very normal sentence, but in this situation, there was an ambiguous atmosphere that could not be shaken off.

Watanabe intervened in time and brought the topic back on track: “I will.

"So when exactly are we going to do it?"

"I came to see Mr. Watanabe for this matter. I can do it anytime."

"It's better to finish it sooner rather than later..." Watanabe closed his eyes and said, "How about finishing it as soon as possible within this month?"

"Then there's only one week left..."

"Why, is there something wrong, Sakuraba-san?"

Sakuraba Miki shook her head: "I'm fine, but is it really that fast, Mr. Watanabe?
"If I remember correctly, the teacher's birthday is next month, right?"

"That's right...it's my birthday, and also my day of judgment." Not sure whether Sakuraba Miki knew about the so-called "Date A Live", Watanabe Toru just mentioned the content and deadline.

“No wonder the teacher is so anxious… How about the night of the 8th?
"As the deadline approaches, Jiugong and the others should be the most lazy. Besides, you can also spend more time with your newlywed wife and celebrate her last birthday together."

"Wouldn't this be too cruel to Noriko?" Toru Watanabe was actually a little tempted.

"I think the cruelest thing is not even spending my last birthday with my new wife.

"Maybe the wife spent a lot of time preparing a birthday gift for the teacher, but the teacher died before that... Isn't this extremely cruel to the wife?"

Sakuraba Miki, who wanted to drag Watanabe Tetsuya to commit suicide together, sympathized with Watanabe Noriko at this time, and she suggested:

"On the 8th of next month, the teacher will tell his newlywed wife that he has found a job, but he will be on a business trip with his boss in the evening. Why don't you celebrate your birthday tonight and leave home to join me after your birthday... How do you think?"

Watanabe Toru could not find any fault or reason to refute Sakuraba Miki's arrangement. He thought about her words carefully and felt that they made some sense, so he stopped refusing.

"Teacher, if you still need to look for a job, you can come to me. I have already arranged it."

"No, it's too risky. From now on, I will not have any entanglement with Sakuraba in any way." Looking at the time, Watanabe said, "13 minutes have passed. If there is nothing else, I'll leave first." Watanabe's private meeting with Sakuraba did not arouse anyone's suspicion. Jiugong Sakura and the others just regarded it as another fruitless interview.

Leaving the building where the company was located, Watanabe walked down the street and felt strangely familiar. He walked a few more steps before realizing that he was near Waseda University, his alma mater.

In the past two years, Watanabe and Noriko would occasionally walk here.

If I remember correctly, two streets ahead is the Hamamatsucho Coffee Shop where Tetsuya Watanabe worked part-time during his college years.

It was only 9:30 in the morning, so he had plenty of time. Watanabe only had an interview with that company all day, so he decided to revisit the place.

After the morning breakfast rush, the flow of customers at the Hamamatsucho coffee shop dropped sharply, with only a few Shinjuku locals sitting there, eating breakfast in the back and leading a leisurely life.

I don’t recognize any of the coffee apprentices or waiter Watanabe in the store. The store manager may still be the same manager, but the employees have changed several times.

After ordering a cup of coffee, Watanabe sat in the seat where he first met Noriko.

At that time, he was working part-time as a coffee apprentice in the store. It was drizzling, and Watanabe and Noriko sat opposite each other, admiring the drizzle outside the window and the passers-by with umbrellas. Occasionally, their eyes would meet inadvertently, and then slowly move away, as if no one was around.

It was so wonderful, his heart was pounding, and for the first time, Toru Watanabe felt the sweetness of love.

Too bad I can't go back...

Who else was sitting here back then, besides him and Jiko?

Watanabe remembered that they were two of Noriko's roommates, but he couldn't think of their specific names at first glance because Noriko had not been in contact with them for a long time.

Moreover, since they officially confirmed their relationship during the summer vacation of their freshman year, Kiko moved out of the school dormitory and moved into Watanabe's single apartment.

When she got married this year, Kiko didn't even invite them to her wedding.

Even Noriko almost forgot her two roommates, how could Watanabe remember them all of a sudden?
One was Horiguchi Rika, and Watanabe Tetsuya was more impressed by the woman who crawled into his bed in the middle of the night. The other one was called Momozawa...Momozawa what?
Momozawa Mitsue.

Watanabe remembered her name.

Then the door of the coffee shop was pushed open. Looking up from Watanabe's seat, he could just see the loli girl coming in.

She was a little short, with two long ponytails, a Gothic-style Lolita skirt, and a mask on, so her appearance could not be seen clearly. She only had heavy eye shadow and bags under her eyes, and her eyelashes were exaggeratedly long and curled, looking like a landmine girl.

As soon as it appeared, it attracted the attention of all the customers in the store.

The landmine girl went to the front desk to order food as if no one was around. Watanabe just glanced at her for a moment longer, then looked away and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, after the landmine girl glanced at the whole audience, she saw Watanabe Tetsuya by the window. She had heavy eyeliner and bags under her eyes, her eyes were wide open, with a look of disbelief, and then she trotted in small steps and ran to Watanabe.

Watanabe was startled by the landmine girl who suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Watanabe-san!? Is that you, Watanabe-san?!"

What!? The landmine girl still knows me?
Looking at the landmine girl who was bending in front of him with her hands on her chest and starry eyes, Watanabe Toru was confused. When had he seen this girl before?

Staring closely at the girl's uncovered forehead, eye shadow and eye bags are beautifully and delicately drawn, but what's the difference between her and a demon?

Watanabe was never able to compare her appearance with any woman in his memory.

Seeing that Watanabe didn't recognize her, the landmine girl took off her mask immediately for fear that he would leave and said, "Watanabe, it's me! Don't you recognize me?"

The landmine girl had a delicate face. Just by looking at her, Watanabe couldn't tell whether her skin was naturally so delicate and tender or because of the makeup.

The former, just looking at her outfit, seems unlikely to be purely natural, but if she is wearing makeup, then the technique is too good, and there is absolutely no sign of powder sticking.

But none of these are important. The key point is that the girl has lip piercings and tongue piercings on her lips and tongue, which makes her look like she has watched too much "NANA".

It’s just that Lolita skirts are relatively wide, covering a lot of the body, and stockings are worn on the legs, so it’s hard to tell whether there are any tattoos.

Even after taking off the mask, Watanabe didn't recognize who she was. Could she be his female classmate in high school in Kyoto?
Seeing that Watanabe Toru still failed to recognize her, the landmine girl's starry eyes gradually dimmed, and only the corners of her lips curled up into a stubborn and stiff smile.

No longer humiliating herself, and also afraid that if this continued, Watanabe would just leave, the landmine girl forced herself to become energetic:

"Watanabe-san~ I'm Momozawa~ Momozawa Mitsue~!"

Hearing the landmine girl introduce herself, Watanabe Toru looked her up and down, which made Momozawa Mitsue very happy.

"Great! Watanabe-san is here! ! "

When she first entered university in Tokyo, the thing that Momozawa Mitsu'e desired most in her heart was finally fulfilled.

Watanabe Toru looked at the landmine girl in black in front of him and found it hard to associate her with the cute little lolita who liked to wear white stockings in his impression.

It's just that we haven't seen each other for nearly two years. Has your style changed so much?
"Do you still remember me, Watanabe-san?"

"...Yes, of course I remember, Momozawa-san was my wife Noriko's roommate in college. I haven't forgotten."

"Ah, ah, Madam? That's true... Madam, after all, Watanabe-san and Noriko have been dating for three or four years, so it's time for them to get married, hahaha. I just didn't expect it to be so early..."

The landmine girl Momozawa was shocked by the sudden news and was in a trance. Since Noriko moved out of the dormitory, she was gradually influenced by Horiguchi Rika and deleted Noriko's contact information.

During her college years, she was inseparable from Horiguchi Rika and rarely spoke to Noriko. They were only acquaintances who nodded to each other when they met occasionally. Naturally, she didn't know that Watanabe and Noriko were married.

He was tactful enough not to mention why he didn't invite himself to the wedding, and he was also afraid that Watanabe would suddenly suggest leaving while they were chatting.

Tokyo is so big and we finally meet again. If I let Watanabe Tetsuya run away this time, will I have another chance to see him again?

Momozawa Mitsue thinks that this won't happen anymore.

She needed to consider whether this was her only chance in this life.

If she doesn't do anything, she can't do anything, so she dares to do it.

Momozawa Mitsue just wanted to keep Watanabe Toru to accompany her longer, even if it was just for this day, this one day!
Thinking of the apartment she was renting now, Momozawa Mitsuji had a perfect reason to keep Watanabe Tetsuya...

(End of this chapter)