Hashimoto Youko was completely bewildered at that moment.

She had never expected Aoyama Xiu Xin to suddenly make a move, and having never been touched by any other man besides her fiancé, she was shocked and simply stood there, letting him have his way.

"Ah!" It took her a moment to react, when she screamed and pushed Aoyama Xiu Xin away, frantically pulling down the skirt that had been rolled up to her waist, covering her chest with her hands where all the buttons had been undone, glaring at Aoyama Xiu Xin, both shocked and angry, she yelled, "What are you doing?"

At that moment, she had completely forgotten about their seduction plan, reacting purely out of innate anger.

Meanwhile, Aoyama Xiu Xin just stared at her with a blank expression.

It looked like he was startled by her furious response.

Then, Hashimoto Youko suddenly remembered their seduction plan, quickly suppressed her anger, adjusted her emotions speedily, and said with a pleading tone, "Mr. Aoyama, can you give me some time, please?"

"If it were Zhongshan Taka just now, would your reaction be the same? Youko, you don't really love me, do you?" Aoyama Xiu Xin seemed hurt by her previous attitude, and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Seeing his reaction, Hashimoto Youko became anxious, knowing it was a sign of his growing coolness, she quickly explained, "No, Mr. Aoyama, you're misunderstanding, I love you, I really do love you. It's just... it's too soon, and I haven't broken up with Zhongshan Taka yet, so I'm a bit scared."

"Enough, Youko, you might have some feelings for me, but in the end, you care more about him, I understand. I might never be able to replace him. Just let it be, I sincerely wish you both happiness," Aoyama Xiu Xin shook his head and said before turning around and walking away, his figure lonely and resolute.

"Don't go! Don't leave!" Overcome by urgency and without caring that her shirt buttons remained undone, Hashimoto Youko threw herself at him and embraced Aoyama Xiu Xin from behind, her voice breaking as she said, "I love you, I truly love you."

If Aoyama Xiu Xin were to just walk away, then she would have been taken advantage of for nothing, and all her time and effort spent over this period would have been in vain. Aunt Runmei, cornered and helpless, couldn't fight back.

Aoyama Xiu Xin turned around to face her. Her shirt hung open, revealing her charms, which he found overwhelmingly seductive. He supported her tender and fragile shoulders with both hands and kissed her on the lips again.

Hashimoto Youko instinctively wanted to dodge, but thinking that avoiding him now would utterly ruin their seduction plan—and considering he had already kissed her once—she steeled herself, closed her eyes, and leaned in to meet his lips, her eyelashes trembling.

During the kiss, Aoyama Xiu Xin caressed her freely, and she didn't resist, only tensing her delicate body, her eyes tightly shut, silently enduring his manipulation.

Sobbing inside, she thought, Taka, please don't blame me.

I'm doing this for Aunt Runmei, to bring this despicable scoundrel Aoyama Xiu Xin to justice!

Now the situation had reversed.

Previously, it was Aoyama Xiu Xin who pursued her wildly to prove his love, and now, it was she enduring his assault to prove her love for him.

Hashimoto Youko, although feeling extreme disgust and nausea, still had to actively cooperate with Aoyama Xiu Xin's kisses, and it wasn't until he began lifting her skirt again that she reached out to stop him, breaking the kiss, a delicate thread of saliva connecting their lips as she blushed and said, "Mr. Aoyama, give me a bit more time."

She could sacrifice her dignity and use her body to give Aoyama Xiu Xin a taste of sweetness to prove her love and further gain his trust, but she absolutely couldn't let him take the final step, for as long as she didn't let him truly have her, it wouldn't count as betraying Zhongshan Taka.

"Okay," Aoyama Xiu Xin replied, knowing that if he pressured her too much at this point, Hashimoto Youko might become suspicious. Anyway, he had had his fill for tonight, and there would be more opportunities in the future. Gently touching her soft cheek, he said tenderly, "I have felt Youko's love, and I'm willing to wait until you break up with Zhongshan Taka."

"Mm," Hashimoto's face lit up with a radiant smile, and she leaned forward into his arms, whispering, "I will definitely break up with him. But we are engaged, and the mistake is mine, plus there are so many years of feelings involved, it's not something that can be ended abruptly. I need some time. Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Aoyama."

Her voice was as gentle as water, but her gaze was as cold as frost.

Idiot, which hand did you just use to touch me? When I gather enough evidence to catch you, first thing I'll do is ruin that hand!

"Mm, I believe you," Aoyama Xiu Xin said as he caressed her smooth back, his tone gentle, but a mocking smile lingered at the corner of his mouth, thinking, You wretch, trying to scheme against me, you have no idea how you'll be outplayed.

"Ring, ring! Ring, ring!"

The telephone rang in the empty cinema hall.

"It's mine," Hashimoto Youko stepped out from Aoyama Xiu Xin's embrace, turned around, and from her handbag on the chair, she picked up her mobile phone and answered, "Moshi moshi?"

As she spoke on the phone, she fastened her shirt buttons one by one to cover herself.

"Youko, it's me."

Hearing Zhongshan Taka's voice, Hashimoto Youko's face subtly changed, and glancing at Aoyama Xiu Xin who was looking at her with a grin, she replied, "Hi!"

"I just landed. Where are you staying? I'll come straight there, or you can come to the airport if that works."

Zhongshan Taka's voice was full of excitement, convinced that Hashimoto Youko would be pleasantly surprised by his arrival.

However, Hashimoto Youko was not surprised.

She was horrified.

But, in the presence of Aoyama Xiu Xin, she couldn't say much, "Hi! I'll come over now."

After saying that, she immediately hung up the phone.

"What's wrong?" Aoyama Xiu Xin asked, concerned.

Hashimoto Youko lied without batting an eye, "Aunt Runmei suddenly called for me, I need to rush to her place."

"I'll take you home," Aoyama Xiu Xin said.

"No need," Hashimoto Youko quickly refused instinctively, then added, "Lately, we've been seen together too much, and she was already quite critical about it, it wouldn't be good for her to see you taking me home so late. I'll tell her about us when the time is right, but not now."

"Alright," Aoyama Xiu Xin sighed.

Hashimoto Youko, holding back her disgust, smiled and stepped forward to kiss him on the cheek, "I'm leaving first, take care on your way home, see you tomorrow."

"Okay," Aoyama Xiu Xin gave a slight smile.

Hashimoto Youko put on her coat, grabbed her bag, and in her high heels, left, her smile vanishing the moment she turned around.

Aoyama Xiu Xin watched her departing figure, his own smile slowly faded, he wiped the lipstick off his mouth corner, spat, and strode out.

.........

At the airport, Zhongshan Taka's expression shifted unpredictably.

Hashimoto Youko's demeanor on the phone just now had been odd, as if it was inconvenient to speak.

This only fueled his existing suspicions.

"It can't be, can't be, can't be."

He mumbled to himself repeatedly.

"Ring, ring! Ring, ring!"

Suddenly, the phone in his hand rang.

"Mosi Mosi?" Zhongshan Taka answered.

"Taka, I'm already on the way," Hashimoto Youko said from the taxi, moving the phone aside and taking out a mirror to touch up her makeup, "Why did you suddenly come back without telling me? I was in a meeting."

She knew her demeanor during the phone call might have raised suspicions for Zhongshan Taka, who knew her well, so she casually made an excuse.

"I was in a meeting," Zhongshan Taka's hanging heart relaxed, he replied with a smile, "Wasn't I trying to surprise you? Don't you like it?"

"Of course I like it. If I wasn't in a meeting, I could have laughed aloud, but fortunately, I held it in, or it would've been embarrassing, and it would have been your fault," Hashimoto Youko said in a coquettish tone.

The taxi driver, seeing Hashimoto Youko touching up her makeup from the rearview mirror, silently mourned for the man on the other end of the call. Based on his own extensive experience of being cheated on, he suspected that Hashimoto Youko had just come from a rendezvous with her lover at the cinema and had to abruptly cut it short to pick someone up due to her husband's sudden return.

And after intensely intimate moments with her lover at the cinema, her makeup was smudged, her hair messy, and her collar disheveled, a true wanton!

Zhongshan Taka, listening to his fiancée's playful complaint, melted, "Okay, okay, my fault, my fault. How much longer until you're here? I've missed you so much."

"I don't know, let's talk later, it's all your fault for not calling ahead, I need to rush and touch up my makeup nicely to look my best for you," Hashimoto Youko said cheerfully.

"You always look beautiful to me, makeup or not," Zhongshan Taka said.

"Always the sweet talker, see you in a bit." Hashimoto Youko hung up the phone, her smile fading and she sighed deeply. Although she told herself that not letting Aoyama Xiu Xin in wouldn't count as cheating, deep down, she still felt guilty and that she was betraying her fiancé.

But what was done was done, she had to keep it from Zhongshan Taka, for both their sakes.

The airport was quiet at night. After arriving, Hashimoto Youko recognized Zhongshan Taka waiting by the roadside through the taxi window, "Driver, that's him."

The taxi pulled over.

"Taka!" As soon as the car stopped, Hashimoto Youko couldn't wait to jump out and threw herself into Zhongshan Taka's arms.

Zhongshan Taka also embraced his long-missed fiancée tightly, "Youko, finally seeing you again."

He lifted Hashimoto Youko and spun her around.

Hashimoto Youko grinned brilliantly, a completely different smile than the one she had given to Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Some things, after all, are just a show.

"Miss, please settle the fare, twenty thousand yen from the cinema here," the taxi driver honked the horn and shouted loudly at Hashimoto Youko.

"Cinema?" Zhongshan Taka was suddenly taken aback.

Hashimoto Youko's face changed, she glared fiercely at the taxi driver and casually threw some money at him, saying irritably, "Is that enough?"

"Thank you, Miss," the taxi driver glanced at Zhongshan Taka, then sped away with a press of the gas pedal.

Zhongshan Taka grabbed Hashimoto Youko's hand and pulled her back in front of him, "Didn't you say you were in a meeting?"

With the doubts previously dismissed now intensified by the revelation of Hashimoto Youko's lies, he was tense and agitated, staring fixedly at Hashimoto Youko, waiting for her to provide an explanation.

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