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The main focus is on locking in the stock index at 12 o'clock.

Jiang Qi still had her head covered and didn't say anything more, but she clenched her fists into the sheets and kicked them, just like a child throwing a tantrum.

It's foreseeable that if she gets very angry, she'll definitely throw things.

Now is definitely not the time to just pull up and leave, especially when it comes to maintaining a relationship. Physical interaction is only one part; post-coital intimacy is also crucial. After all, tonight is a memorable night for Jiang Qi, and we'll likely be spending our lives together from now on. I can't neglect her too much. Maybe I should find an opportunity to arrange for her to stay at my place?

Xiuming suddenly realized that she had never actually pulled up her pants and left, making her practically the most trustworthy man... No, she couldn't keep doing this, or there wouldn't be enough for one person... She needed to learn to be more ruthless; she had to be more careful in the future...

Hideaki silently gave himself a few words of advice, then lifted the sheet and scrambled into the bed, pulling Ezaki tightly into his arms. He said, "I am Ezaki Hideaki now. I'll transform and go find her after you fall asleep."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Jiang Qi bit her shoulder. The pain was just right, and before Xiuming could even speak, her forehead pressed against Xiuming's chest, and she fell silent.

As she slept, Ezaki curled up like a kitten. This was the only way she looked when she was asleep. Unfortunately, her occasional muttering of "scumbag husband" ruined the atmosphere.

Xiuming quietly got out of bed, carefully covered her with the sheet, turned off the light, and gently closed the door.

The office outside the lounge has a huge floor-to-ceiling window that faces the supermarket.

Of course, the building is too high up to see the supermarket below, but you can clearly see the residential buildings behind the supermarket.

At 12:30 a.m., the high-rise buildings across the street were pitch black, and the occupancy rate seemed to be less than 10%.

Hideaki could still count the floors of his own apartment, and the lights were still on... Tachibana took the keys and went home; Riko should have gone home too.

After thinking about it, Hideaki decided to go to Ayako's house first to lock in the stock index information before returning home.

Hideaki's personal driver, Ichiro Shiraishi, has become Riko's personal driver recently, probably because his daughter, Hitomi Shiraishi, spends all her time with her.

After Xiuming went downstairs, he didn't look for a taxi and jogged for more than ten minutes to reach Ayako's villa.

The lights behind Ayako's bedroom window on the second floor were already off, so Hideaki didn't disturb her. He climbed over the iron gate and swiped his card to open the door.

The living room lights were off, with only the stock monitor still glowing with a faint, constantly flashing red and green numbers.

Xiuming had finished tracking the stock index information and was about to leave quietly when he subconsciously glanced around; the entire room was eerily quiet.

He suddenly realized that Ayako was the only one living in this huge house.

She has such a great figure and such a beautiful face... but her ex-husband was gay, which made her extremely insecure and lack confidence in her own charm, while her current boyfriend has so many girlfriends.

Thinking about it this way, she's quite an unfortunate wife. I feel really bad for not giving her enough security. I should go upstairs and check on her...

Xiuming went up to the bedroom door on the second floor, turned the doorknob, and locked it.

"Who...who!?" The voice trembled slightly, as if someone had just woken up from a dream.

Xiuming was taken aback and said, "I am your husband, open the door."

With a series of "thump-thump" sounds of bare feet running, the bedroom door was suddenly pulled open.

"Weren't you with Ezaki?" Ayako, dressed in a thin white nightgown, looked delighted, blinking and grinning. "Could it be that she's not feeling well... and misses me?"

"Stop talking nonsense," Xiuming said, picking her up in his arms and carrying her into the bedroom. He then placed her on the mattress, gently massaging the acupoints on her head, and continued, "After you fall asleep, I'll go back to find her."

“Then I won’t sleep tonight…” Ayako squinted her smiling eyes and quietly enjoyed the head massage that Hideaki was giving her.

Under Hideaki's incredibly soothing massage, Ayako didn't last ten minutes. She deliberately loosened her grip on Hideaki's clothes and fell asleep.

Chapter 226 You've become arrogant?

At 1 a.m., Xiuming returned to his home in room 403.

They had already turned off the lights and gone to sleep. Considering that turning on the lights would wake them up, we didn't turn them on.

There was a person lying on the tatami mat in the Japanese-style room. It must be Tachibana. She looked to be sleeping soundly.

Xiuming gently pushed open the bedroom door. The bedroom was pitch black because the curtains were drawn.

He suddenly remembered the two times he had "accidentally slept" with Chieko and Shiraishi Hitomi before, and his foot paused as he stepped into the room. But then he thought that nowadays, anyone who dared to sleep in his house was basically his girlfriend. Even if it was someone else, as long as they dared to sleep in this bed, he didn't believe they wouldn't be mentally prepared.

As for what happens afterward... if personalities clash, then I guarantee the world will know what it means to turn your back on someone after you've done your bidding.

Xiuming climbed into bed with peace of mind, looked around, found no one, and the bed was still cold.

He immediately turned on the bedside lamp.

Riko didn't come home. There was a note on the bedside table that read: "Riko-chan called and said she's working overtime all night with Chieko and the others, so don't worry." Note: Tachibana forwarding.

Riko-chan didn't come home last night, leaving her husband alone in the house... People are really getting more and more decadent; they can't sleep without someone in their arms.

Xiuming turned off the bedside lamp with a sense of melancholy, quietly went out, and went downstairs.

Although I can go to the Japanese-style room and hug Tachibana, since our relationship is quite good, I should still take care of Ezaki, at least tonight.

Back on the 28th floor, I used the remote to open the glass door and then pushed open the door to Ezaki's rest room again.

Who are you now?

From the pitch-black bed came Ezaki's gentle voice.

Her performance was far superior to Ayako's. I should find a chance to bring Ayako home... No! I don't care about them. I don't care about anyone except Riko.

"Stop talking nonsense and go to sleep."

Xiuming, annoyed, crawled under the sheets and pulled her into his arms.

"Hmph~" Jiang Qi snorted lightly with a smile.

They fell asleep in each other's arms.

Although he didn't go to sleep until after 1 a.m., Xiuming woke up naturally around 6 a.m. and didn't feel tired at all. This was probably because he was young, healthy, had a super fast recovery ability, and his body was very resilient.

As soon as Hideaki moved, Ezaki, who was curled up in Hideaki's arms, opened her eyes. She seemed to be stunned for a moment before she reacted.

Xiuming patted her rosy cheeks and said, "Are you still half asleep? Have you forgotten you're a married woman?"

Ezaki lowered his eyelids slightly, his eyes twitched, then he sat up with a calm expression, looking for his clothes, and said, "Do you remember the phone number I gave you for your editor last night? He might call you this morning asking for money..."

Ezaki was referring to Ryoji Sugino, the president of the Industrial Economics Society and the editor-in-chief of the "Teito Keizai" magazine. When interviewing business leaders, he would usually call them in advance and bluntly ask about the details of the interview and how to report on it afterward, using money as a condition.

If they are not satisfied, they often use the "Imperial Capital Economy" magazine to attack the other party until the other party takes out money, and then suddenly they turn around and praise them highly.

In his eyes, even his father's killer could become his biological father if the money was right.

One of his more notorious acts was that, when inviting the current prime minister to a reception, he shamelessly demanded that the prime minister praise him during his speech.

Within the circle, everyone knows what kind of person he is. The Premier's casual attendance at the party forced him to praise him, and afterwards, he could only grit his teeth and endure the ridicule and criticism from others.

But Shanye is still living a pretty good life.

Ezaki didn't want to stoop to dealing with those kinds of people. It was just giving money, nothing serious, and they wouldn't come to him for anything important anyway. Besides, it was just an interview for publicity, like paying for an advertising booth.

This matter is quite important for Riko, which has just opened its doors. After all, the magazine has a wide reach and is considered authoritative by the public. Riko's supermarket has also just opened, so it's important to minimize negative public opinion, especially to prevent malicious fabrication of false information.

Then, Ezaki left Hideaki's contact information with the magazine.

She felt no pressure at all about having Xiuming deliver the gift. After all, what's wrong with letting her husband do something shameless? Hmm... it's nice for him to be the breadwinner sometimes. I slept really well last night... I'll probably have insomnia tomorrow night...

"Besides money, what other hobbies does he have?"

After Ezaki recounted Sugino Ryoji's situation in detail, Hideaki became a little more concerned.

The fact that even the current prime minister can't do anything about him reflects that Sugino is well-connected in the political world and has a lot of influence. He's like a rock in a latrine; if you try to move him by force, you'll not only get your hands dirty, but you might also be unable to move him at all.

Of course, Hideaki had no intention of making enemies with him. After all, if what Ezaki said was true, and Sugino only cared about money, then he would be a very good business partner.

"From what I can see, he only likes money and doesn't even have a mistress, unlike some other people."

As Ezaki spoke casually, he unfolded his white shirt, which was stained with a red wine stain, glanced at it, and then casually tossed it onto the mattress. He then knelt on the mattress, supporting himself with his right hand and reaching for the black straight-leg pants at the foot of the bed with his left.

That pose, such a perfect waist-to-hip ratio, such tender creamy white pudding... Xiuming blinked and immediately sat up, "Don't move."

"Ok?"

Ezaki turned around in confusion, just as Hideaki pounced on her. Her heart skipped a beat, and her face, which had finally calmed down, immediately became hot again. She instinctively lunged forward and lay flat on her stomach.

Contrary to her expectations, Xiuming lay down beside her, looking "very curious," patting her upturned buttocks, which were indeed like jelly, incredibly bouncy. She wondered what it would be like to suck on them...

"Hey!! We're talking about serious matters, what are you doing?" Jiang Qi jolted awake, suppressing his embarrassment, he sat up, widened his eyes, and made a "I'm angry" face, saying, "Don't be so silly, you're too childish."

This situation reminded Ezaki of the even "worse" situation he experienced last night.

How should I put it? It felt like I passively conquered him in a very shameful way.

It was so frustrating and bizarre that I felt no sense of accomplishment whatsoever. Just thinking about it made me feel numb and I wanted to bang my head against the wall.

"I won't go to the interview with the reporters; let Shota do it for me."

Xiuming remained expressionless, lay flat on his back, and casually changed the subject.

Riko and Misako devised a plan to interview three companies together: Hideaki's Future Game Development Company, Ezaki's Foreign Trade Company, and the company presidents of all three companies.

Xiuming didn't want to appear on camera because of her role as a "substitute husband".

While he had firmly established his identity as "Hideaki Yamanaka" in various ways, the possibility of a close friend among the deceased's social circle could be quite troublesome. After all, when he forcibly moved into Riko's bedroom, Kyoto police came to investigate. Furthermore, the deceased's body is probably still unidentified, making it a cold case. If those two policemen are stubborn and insist on investigating, it could lead to even more unexpected developments.

Looking back, the new identity that Ezaki created might actually be a fallback plan.

"Are you worried about your stand-in husband being exposed?" Ezaki understood immediately. The shame that had just risen was replaced by secret joy. He continued, "Actually, it doesn't matter. You can always be Ezaki Hideaki."

“You’d better not have such thoughts,” Hideaki pinched her fair chin and continued, “As a good husband, it’s impossible for me to abandon Riko. You don’t know how good she is. She’s gentle, considerate, and obedient. You’re not like that. You’re full of rebellious thoughts. Take this Ezaki Hideaki for example. I was forced into marriage by you, and I just had to put up with it. But you’ve become proud of it.”

Although it's a fallback plan, a fabricated identity is unreliable, since there are too many people involved, and loopholes can always be found.

As for the identity of "Riko's husband," it might cause some trouble, but in front of Riko, the only living witness, anyone would have to admit it, since the time span is much longer for her.