In Hentai World as Mira Tsubakihara's Relative

Chapter 620: The Delicious Skilled Wife, Sudden Situation

Hearing Hikari's praise after he finished eating, especially since she could tell he genuinely meant it and was not just being polite, a pleased smile immediately appeared on Hisato's fair pretty face.

"I'm glad Hikari-kun likes it. Next time Auntie makes snacks, I'll bring some over to share with you again."

"Then I'll gladly accept. I really envy Uncle Norihiko for being able to eat such delicious snacks every day before."

Hisato covered her mouth and laughed lightly, "Hehe! It'd be great if your Uncle Norihiko appreciated good food as much as you do. I just gave him some earlier and he said he had no appetite."

There was a trace of complaint toward Azuma Norihiko in Hisato's tone, but Hikari did not respond to it and only smiled slightly.

After all, this was a matter between an engaged couple. Maybe it was some little interaction between them. Even agreeing with Hisato and criticizing Azuma Norihiko would not be very appropriate.

Hisato also realized these were probably not things she should say to a young man like Hikari, so she smiled and started talking about other things instead.

The two chatted for several minutes. When she saw Hikari was almost done eating the milk cookies on the plate, Hisato prepared to get up and leave.

But when she reached over to pick up the plate, Hisato suddenly noticed several strings of numbers constantly moving on Hikari's computer screen, looking like stock market charts.

"Hm? Hikari-kun, are you trading stocks?", Hisato asked curiously.

"Not really. Just managing finances," Hikari casually replied.

"Your Uncle Norihiko used to like trading stocks too, but recently he doesn't seem to touch them anymore," Hisato said.

Hikari understood that.

After all, with a top-tier fiancee like Hisato, compared to trading stocks in the market, most husbands would probably rather trade it in the bed.

While Hikari's thoughts wandered a little, Hisato beside him was still giving him concerned advice.

"Hikari-kun is still a student, so you should focus on studying and play with stocks less... uh..."

Originally, as an adult, Hisato wanted to advise Hikari and warn him that the stock market carried risks and investments should be made carefully. She was worried he might lose all his living expenses. But halfway through speaking, she suddenly noticed the string of numbers on Hikari's computer seemed very long.

She subconsciously counted them.

'One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, million...'

'O-One hundred million?'

Hisato's beautiful eyes widened like eggs, her soft cherry lips parted slightly as she stared blankly at the amount of disposable funds on Hikari's computer.

Looking at the amount of money that she and her husband could never save even if they went without food and drink for decades, Hisato, who had just wanted to lecture him, suddenly felt her words get stuck in her throat.

Noticing that Hisato had suddenly stopped mid-sentence, Hikari turned his head and saw the shocked look on her face with her small mouth slightly open.

He immediately switched the computer back to the desktop screen and casually asked, "Aunt Hisato, what's wrong?"

Hearing Hikari's voice, Hisato finally came back to her senses and awkwardly said, "N-Nothing!"

Originally, Hisato had seen herself as the mature adult and wanted to lecture Hikari about stock trading.

But now she realized Hikari was actually this wealthy. The funds he controlled were dozens or even hundreds of times larger than the biggest amount of money she had ever encountered in her life, so there was nothing she could say anymore.

Whether Hikari earned the money through his own ability or whether he was a rich second generation, it was not her place to comment.

After all, recently she and her fiance Norihiko had already been feeling pressure and stress over their home loan. What right did she have to lecture Hikari?

So Hisato wisely closed her mouth, feeling a little inferior and afraid Hikari might notice the not-so-successful side of adulthood in her.

Sensing Hisato's somewhat complicated emotions, Hikari also did not continue asking.

Instead, he changed the subject, "So what kind of snacks does Aunt Hisato plan to make tomorrow?"

Back on the familiar topic of being a housewife, Hisato smiled again, "Tomorrow I plan to make walnut pastries. Hikari-kun has to do me the honor of trying them too."

"Of course. I'm looking forward to Auntie's walnut pastries," Hikari said with a smile and nod.

The two chatted a bit more, and Hisato gradually recovered from her earlier shock.

Actually, she was not materialistic. She did not have many desires regarding money.

Otherwise, Hisato would not have gotten engaged to Norihiko shortly after graduating. With her looks and figure, there were truly many people chasing after her, and plenty had much stronger financial backgrounds than Norihiko.

The reason her emotions fluctuated so much earlier was mainly because the contrast felt too strong seeing a high school student with that much money.

Now that she had calmed down, Hisato no longer felt envy or jealousy.

At most, she only felt emotional that her niece Natsuha's little boyfriend was actually this outstanding, young, handsome, and rich.

Because she herself was also quite satisfied with her fiance Norihiko.

After all, Azuma Norihiko had always treated her well, and he worked seriously and lived honestly, so Hisato felt her life was quite happy.

After all, not every man was as outstanding as Hikari. Being content brought happiness.

After seeing Hikari finish all the milk cookies she brought over, Hisato happily packed away the plate, then turned and left with a smile.

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Returning to the house next door and seeing her fiance sitting on the sofa, Hisato smiled and walked over, "Norihiko-san, Hikari-kun finished all the walnut pastries I made. He even said they were delicious."

"I see. That's good. But with Hisato's cooking skills, it's not surprising they were all eaten," Azuma Norihiko replied with a smile to his fiancee.

Hisato rolled her eyes at him, "You still have the nerve to say that. I gave them to you right after making them, and you stopped eating after only half a piece. You gave me even less face than Hikari-kun!"

Azuma Norihiko smiled bitterly, "My appetite's just been bad lately. Hisato-chan, please understand."

"When did I not understand you? I didn't force you to finish them. But I know Norihiko-san hasn't been in good shape recently, so today I made all your favorite dishes," Hisato first complained in a spoiled tone, then smiled at Azuma Norihiko.

Looking at his fiancee's beautiful smiling face, Azuma Norihiko also felt moved inside.

"Thank you, Hisato-chan!"

The couple chatted for a while longer. The atmosphere was harmonious, and they looked quite loving.

Actually, Hisato was two or three years older than Norihiko. Their relationship was an older-woman-younger-man one.

But the two always had a good relationship. Azuma Norihiko was dependable, and Hisato was also very tolerant.

Recently, after noticing Azuma Norihiko seemed down because of something and had lost his appetite, Hisato had specially prepared a table full of dishes he liked today.

But whether while chatting or eating, Azuma Norihiko still vaguely appeared distracted.

Although he kept trying to hide it, the two had lived together for a long time, so Hisato still faintly noticed something.

Halfway through the meal, Azuma Norihiko's expression suddenly changed.

"What's wrong, Norihiko-san?", Seeing the change in his face, Hisato quickly asked with concern.

Azuma Norihiko's hand had already slipped into his pants pocket and grabbed his phone, but hearing Hisato's words, he quickly pulled his hand out and covered his stomach, deliberately frowning as he said, "My stomach suddenly hurts. Sorry, Hisato-chan, I need to use the bathroom first."

"It's fine, it's fine. Hurry and go," Hisato quickly said after seeing the painful look on his face.

"Okay!"

Azuma Norihiko directly stood up, quickly left the table, and headed toward the bathroom.

After Azuma Norihiko left, the dining room fell silent. At the crowded dining table, only Hisato sat there eating alone.

Looking at the table full of Azuma Norihiko's favorite dishes that were still mostly untouched, and seeing that even half the rice in his bowl was still left, Hisato could not help sighing.

"Ah..."

Trying not to think too much, Hisato picked up some food herself and seriously started eating.

But after eating alone for a while, she noticed Azuma Norihiko still had not come out of the bathroom.

Hisato could not help feeling worried. She stood up and walked toward the bathroom.

Standing outside the bathroom door, Hisato raised her hand, preparing to knock and ask how he was doing, concerned that he had been in the bathroom so long and wondering if he felt especially unwell. But just as she was about to speak, she suddenly realized Azuma Norihiko seemed to be talking to someone on the phone inside. She could hear his voice from the bathroom, trying hard to suppress his emotions but still sounding extremely agitated.

"One hundred million! I caused the company to lose one hundred million!"

"There's no way I can repay that much money!"

"As an old classmate, please help me out and lend me some money first, okay?!"

"Hello? Another one hung up!"

"They say hardship reveals true friendship, but at a time like this not a single person is willing to help me. Damn it! Damn all of them!"

"Hello, is this Noma-san? I... ah! He hung up before I even said anything. Damn it!"

"One hundred million! How am I supposed to repay the company's one hundred million?"

"Wuuu..."

His right hand holding the phone dropped weakly, and sitting on the toilet, Azuma Norihiko could not help crying loudly.

After crying for a while, he pulled out some tissues beside him to wipe his tears and snot, then washed his face. Only after trying his best to hide the traces of his emotional breakdown did he twist open the bathroom door.

Azuma Norihiko still did not want his fiancee Hisato to know about this matter. After all, he had caused a huge disaster. If Hisato found out, she would probably be very disappointed in him as her fiance.

Besides, Hisato was currently a housewife, so she could not really help him anyway.

But just as Azuma Norihiko forced a smile onto his face and prepared to return to the table pretending nothing happened and continue eating, an accident occurred.

The moment Azuma Norihiko pushed open the small bathroom door, he saw Hisato standing outside in a daze.

The smile on Azuma Norihiko's face instantly froze. He looked at Hisato's stunned expression, while Hisato stared blankly back at him. The two looked at each other, both frozen in place.

After quite a while, Hisato, being slightly older, recovered first. Her brows tightly furrowed as she stared directly at Azuma Norihiko and asked, "Norihiko, what exactly happened?"

"N-Nothing...", Faced with Hisato's questioning, Azuma Norihiko instinctively wanted to deny it.

But seeing Hisato silently continue staring at him, Azuma Norihiko knew he could not hide it anymore.

He sighed and could only say, "Let's go to the living room. I'll explain slowly."

"Okay!"

Hisato turned first and walked toward the living room.

Azuma Norihiko hesitated briefly where he stood, then quickly followed after her.

"Go ahead and explain."

The two sat facing each other on the sofa, Hisato stared at Norihiko.

Azuma Norihiko could only honestly explain everything to Hisato, telling her how he made an operational mistake that caused the company to lose one hundred million.

After hearing Azuma Norihiko's explanation, Hisato was completely stunned, like a bolt from the blue had struck her head and shocked her numb.

"Norihiko-san, your mistake caused the company to lose over one hundred million?"

"You need to fill the financial gap within one month?"

"If you can't do it, you'll be arrested and sent to prison?"

Every sentence Azuma Norihiko explained made Hisato's heart shake once.

After hearing the final sentence, Hisato looked like a sunflower suddenly struck by a violent storm, her curvy body seeming barely able to remain standing.

"Yeah...", Azuma Norihiko looked bitterly at his beautiful fiancee. Seeing the expression on Hisato's delicate face made him feel even worse inside.

"W-Wait a second, let me calm down first...",isato raised a hand and lowered her head, her mind somewhat stiff.

Hisato and Azuma Norihiko met at school and later became a couple.

In terms of age, Hisato was actually two or three years older than Norihiko.

So normally, Hisato always took care of and tolerated Norihiko more. As a man, Norihiko often depended on Hisato instead.

So even though Hisato felt as if she had been struck by lightning after hearing his words and was shocked beyond belief, she still quickly adjusted her mindset.

"It's okay, it's okay, Norihiko-san. You don't need to panic so much. No matter what happens, I'll face it together with you...", Hisato first comforted Azuma Norihiko's emotions.

Hearing Hisato's words, Azuma Norihiko's expression eased slightly, but he still wore a miserable look.

"I know Hisato-chan will face it together with me, but over one hundred million is still far too much for our family... I really... really don't know what to do anymore."

"And we still have the home loan. If we can't repay that, even the house will be taken away..."

Seeing the hopeless look on Azuma Norihiko's face, Hisato also felt terrible inside, but she still gently comforted him.

"It's okay. No matter how much it is, we can slowly earn it back and slowly repay it."

"I'll also go find work in the next few days, then we'll earn money together and repay it. We can take it slowly."

Hearing that his fiancee did not blame him and was instead so understanding, even willing to give up being a housewife and go back to work for this, Azuma Norihiko covered his face and cried.

"Hisato, I'm sorry... I'm really a useless husband... I'm really sorry... wuuu..."

"It's okay, it's okay...", Seeing Azuma Norihiko looking pitiful and somewhat spineless, Hisato felt sorry for him while also feeling helpless. She could only suppress the same pain and despair in her own heart and gently pat his back to comfort him.

After crying for quite a while, Azuma Norihiko finally raised his head again and looked at Hisato with red eyes.

"Hisato-chan, thank you. Starting today, let's work hard together!"

"Mm!", Hisato nodded seriously, "As husband and wife, if we work hard together, we'll definitely be able to repay the money you owe!"

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