My new wife discovered my past

Chapter 231 229. Hoshimi Haruka and Yuna to cooperate

When the name "Hoshimi Haruka" came out of his fiancée Shimizu Noriko's mouth, Watanabe Toru was really shocked.

He almost thought that his crime was exposed!

For example, she got into Haruka Hoshimi's nanny car and was seen by Noriko from a distance, or Sakura Kujo and Nao Yanagihara told her about Haruka Hoshimi's existence directly...

But Watanabe Toru, who has experienced so many storms, is no ordinary person. Compared with his physical fitness like Superman's Iron Body, Watanabe's psychological quality is equally good, which is completely achieved through his own training.

I can tell that Noriko doesn't know about his relationship with Haruka Hoshimi. It's probably because of the invitation and instigation from Mr. Miyagawa and Ms. Kato at the tea party to go to the concert together the day after tomorrow, that's why Noriko came to ask me about "Haruka Hoshimi"...

Toru Watanabe made the most reasonable inference based on the clues he encountered today.

He felt slightly relieved, and his tense body couldn't help but relax. He touched his fiancée Kiko's head, and rubbed his fingers into her soft hair. Watanabe then said, "Hoshimi Haruka... Of course I knew!

“Although I don’t pay attention to the entertainment industry, I have heard of the most famous female singer in the island country. Her advertisements can be seen everywhere.

"Teacher Kurosawa from Yugaoka was a fan of Hoshimi Haruka..."

Watanabe Toru spoke these few short sentences at a leisurely pace. During the speech he was still thinking whether he should reveal something about the relationship between him and Hoshimi Haruka.
As for other women in Tokyo and Kyoto, such as Kujo Sakura, Mizunotsuki and Tsukimiri, Watanabe Toru was not worried that they would follow Saotome's example and appear in front of Noriko openly, and thus approach her step by step in a fair and open manner.

But Hoshimi Haruka and Hidaka Mari are different, their identities are very special.

It is true that Watanabe was adopted by Naoko and placed in an orphanage, but there is no relevant certificate or legal basis. In writing, his adoption was by Hidaka Shrine.

As the hostesses of the shrine, Hoshimi Haruka and Hidaka Mari naturally have the excuse and identity to find Watanabe and get to know him.

Does Watanabe dare to deny it?

And how can we exaggerate the situation and explain that the situation and relationship were all decided by the aunt and nephew?

Watanabe Toru was sure that the two of them would definitely do so, and that would inevitably cause some unnecessary trouble.

He couldn't sit still and wait for death.

"About Hoshimi Haruka...actually, I have one more thing to tell Noriko." Toru Watanabe had also thought about the wording.

"Ah? What?" The confused woman looked up, not quite understanding what her fiancé meant.

What is the relationship between my fiancé and the top female singer Hoshimi Haruka who is famous throughout the island country?
“I only studied in Kyoto for three years in high school. Before that, I lived in a small town called [Amenaka Town], which is known as the paradise and the kingdom of God on earth.

"I'm an orphan, and the one who adopted me... wasn't a family, but the Hidaka Shrine in Amenaka Town. Hoshimi Haruka is the shrine maiden..."

Having never heard her fiancé reveal such information, Shimizu Noriko narrowed her eyes and slightly opened her mouth: "Tetsuya-kun means... that he knows Hoshimi Haruka?"

Watanabe, who was intercepted by Noriko, was not annoyed, but just kept trying to make up his mind: "I can't say I know him... because there are many orphans adopted by the shrine, I am just one of them, and I was not outstanding at that time.

“And Hoshimi Haruka is the only officially designated and recognized shrine maiden of the shrine, and the future successor and lord of the shrine.

"I know her, but she probably doesn't know me."

Watanabe Tetsuya's lie finally took shape, and it sounded plausible.

"So there's such a story..." It was rare for Kiko to hear her fiancé Tetsuya talk so much about his past, and she felt very satisfied.

As for more details about the past, Noriko Shimizu, who knew her limits, did not ask any more questions.

She also understands that "the past is dark and cannot be retrieved, but the future is bright and brilliant."

In Noriko Shimizu's eyes, no matter what her fiancé Toru Watanabe has experienced in the past, she doesn't care. She only focuses on their present and future.

If she accidentally learned about her fiancé's unknown past through other channels and methods, Kiko would just pretend to know nothing in front of Watanabe, and then would only treat him twice as well, both in private and in public.

Because in her short 24 years of life, apart from herself, Shimizu Noriko could not find anyone who loved and cared about her more than Watanabe Tetsuya...

Getting up from the sofa, Noriko took Watanabe to have dinner. They didn't talk in depth and briefly dropped the topic.

Dinner was a bento that Noriko had prepared before going to bed. It included sushi and fried pork cutlet rice, garnished with a few cloves of boiled broccoli and octopus ham.

"Single portion? Am I eating this alone? But isn't the portion a bit too big?" Watanabe asked, looking at the bento that was 1.5 times the size of his usual meal.

"I had a little tea at the afternoon tea party today and drank a cup of coffee. I'm not hungry..." Pulling Watanabe to sit down with him, Noriko said, "Let's eat together, Tetsuya-kun! I'll just eat a little bit~"

Subconsciously, Watanabe couldn't help comparing the demands his fiancée Kiko made of him with the demands Saotome, Kujo Sakura and Hoshimi Haruka made of him.

Watanabe felt that Noriko was so lovely, thinking only of him, but he...

"Okay, let me feed Jiko first."

They often feed each other, and there is nothing to be shy about. Naturally, Kiko would not refuse the proposal of her fiancé Tetsuya.

She took a small bite of rice mixed with curry: "Has Tetsuya-kun been in contact with the two teachers recently?"

"Two teachers? Takahashi and Kurosawa?"

Hearing this, Jizi looked up at her dizzy fiancé and ate the octopus ham he had picked up in one gulp: "Otherwise~ Could it be Mr. Miyagawa and the others?"

Mrs. Watanabe did not mention Hitomi Matsumoto's name.

"...Yes." Watanabe Tetsuya nodded in response and briefly mentioned that he went to the tea party during his free time. He passed it over in a casual manner, interspersed with other trivial matters such as work, and did not emphasize the tea party.

This is an obvious fatal point. If you look into it more deeply, you will find that the timing is a bit inconsistent. It is not clear whether Mr. Miyakawa and Ms. Kato will mention it. Watanabe decided to eliminate the unstable factors that have emerged first.

Everything will be fine once we get through the concert.

And Kiko, who was said to be stupid for three years after pregnancy, was obviously confused by Watanabe's call. She was now shouldering the burden of two people. According to the doctor's instructions that day, she subconsciously did not think about irrelevant trivial matters. Kiko now had something important to tell Watanabe.

"It seems that their strategy is to take a two-pronged approach and divide into two teams to attack my husband and me separately!" Jiko exclaimed.

Although they were only engaged and there was still some time before they got married, Watanabe and Noriko had been together for four years and were very familiar with each other. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were an old married couple, and they often referred to themselves as husband and wife. When the agent reminded Watanabe, he thought of Kurosawa's constant advocacy of going to see Haruka Hoshimi's concert together, and Takahashi's attitude of agreeing with him today, so it was not difficult to guess what would be said at the women's tea party.

"Did they also persuade Keiko to go to Hoshimi Haruka's concert?"

"Yes, that's right. I'm not going to respond to this matter for now because I need to go home and discuss it with Tetsuya-kun... But it seems that we've all been tricked."

"Do you want to go see it then?"

If she wasn't pregnant, Jiko would definitely go without any hesitation.

The key point is that she is pregnant now, and it has only been more than a month. It is the most dangerous time in the early stage of pregnancy. If she is not careful, she may have a miscarriage. Jizi has no choice but to be cautious.

Thinking about how their friends had tried every possible means to get the three couples to go to Hoshimi Haruka's concert together, and that Ms. Kato and Mr. Miyagawa were both pregnant, with Ms. Kato's family background, she would definitely be able to find the most comfortable and cozy seats for the six of them...

The most important point is the information that Noriko just learned, that her fiancé Tetsuya-kun might actually know Hoshimi Haruka and is an orphan adopted by the shrine she mentioned...

Just for this reason, Kiko had reason to go to the concert; she wanted to see the real Haruka Hoshimi.

"Kyoko wants to go?" Watanabe Toruya felt that his question was unnecessary.

"I really do want to..."

"Okay, then we agree to go and see it."

Watanabe also had a reason that he couldn't refuse. He could imagine that when he went to meet Haruka Hoshimi tomorrow, she would definitely do everything she could to get him to her concert.

It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. Hoshimi Haruka will definitely not let him go on such an important matter, so why should Watanabe hide and shirk responsibility?

"Does Tetsuya-kun have time to go to the concert?"

Jiko has seen how busy her fiancé is as he has just joined the new company. It seems that he has not even had the chance or time to rest or take a vacation recently.

Noriko wasn't sure whether asking Watanabe to take a day off to accompany her to the concert would cause irreversible harm.

"Don't worry, it's okay. I'll definitely be able to take a leave." It was Watanabe's turn to eat. He did everything slowly and calmly, his expression unchanged as he spoke slowly:
“If employees are not allowed to apply for even one day off, there is no point in working for such a company or continuing to work there.

"I don't have high requirements for joining the company. It's enough for me to spend enough time with Jiko!"

"Oh my, how come you can say sweet words everywhere!" Ji Zi felt sweet inside. She hummed a song and clicked into the discussion group of three people on her phone: "Then I will tell them that I agree to go to the concert?"

"Okay, everything will be arranged by Ji Zi..."

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The next morning, Toru Watanabe, who was doing something else under the guise of going to his daily familiar work, left home early.

Is it because summer is here and my body feels a bit tired?
Watanabe found that Noriko's sleeping style had become as meticulous as his. She no longer slept in an indecent manner with her body and legs curled up in a haphazard manner as before, but now lay straight on the bed with her hands clasped inward on both sides of her waist.

She was serious yet playful and cute, and Toru Watanabe really liked her so much that he couldn't help but kiss her a few more times.

If it weren't for the shutter sound, Watanabe would definitely take a few more photos as souvenirs.

He is not stupid. Since he can't take a photo, he might as well take a video.

So the cell phone album left a 21.5-second video of Kiko lying quietly and straight on the bed. The white air-conditioning quilt with a few patterns on it looked like a wedding dress, lively and empty...

Before leaving home, Watanabe checked inside and out that the doors and windows of the apartment were locked, left a note and went out.

In the car, Watanabe, who was waiting for the traffic light, looked at the car logo on the steering wheel and couldn't help but think of the tiny intelligent mechanical spider that was attached to it last time.

If Watanabe Tetsuya had to choose someone to talk to, after much thought, the only person he could think of was Sakuraba Mihime, who he had met a few times and was not very familiar with.

Watanabe Tetsuya now felt that the pressure was so great that he was almost out of breath. He ran back and forth between various women and women of different forces, sweating on their bellies, again and again, like a perpetual motion machine that never stopped.

Whether his body was hollowed out was one thing, but the main thing was that he was torn and crushed back and forth, like a rootless duckweed, without a fixed place to stay.

To take it a step further, Watanabe felt that those crazy women would chop him into pieces with knives, and each of them would take one piece home and keep it by their side as a treasure...

Under such tremendous pressure and panic, Watanabe Tetsuya had to bear it alone. No matter how strong his mental strength was, it would be worn down to as thin as a needle.

Of all the women who knew his unknown past, perhaps the only place where Toru Watanabe could feel safe and comfortable was with Sakuraba Miki...

We drove to the address given by Haruka Hoshimi, a Japanese-style courtyard near Tokyo Dome. This was Haruka Hoshimi's temporary residence in Tokyo.

The level of security around the courtyard was comparable to that of the Prime Minister. The outermost layer was the security personnel sent by the shogunate to provide protection, and the rest were all priestesses wearing shrine hakama robes embroidered with patterns of sun rays.

Even if a priestess led Watanabe Toru into the courtyard, he had to go through identity verification at every level before being allowed in. There was no mercy and no easy way out.

Watanabe counted and found that there were three levels of security checks outside the city alone, which made him feel majestic and speechless at the same time.

There hasn't been a prime minister in this world's island country who has been successfully assassinated in recent years. Hoshimi Haruka's actions are a bit too exaggerated...

Led by the familiar priestess, Watanabe walked through the corridor with wind chimes and went straight to the wide Japanese-style room door at the end.

Sure enough, there was another round of inspection by the priestess, and only then was Watanabe allowed to enter the Japanese-style room with peace of mind.

Lord Xingjian has been waiting for you inside for a long time...

Standing outside the Japanese-style room, Toru Watanabe looked at the sliding door in front of him that he could slide open with his hands. Before going in, he glanced around him and saw female priests all around him with their brows lowered and their bodies bowed.

Watanabe Tetsuya opened the door and saw Hoshimi Haruka kneeling on the tatami, her back skin as white and smooth as milk.

He walked into the Japanese-style room and closed the door.

Hoshimi Haruka also opened her eyes at this moment. She was already prepared and had just completed her cooperation with Asahina Yuna...

(End of this chapter)