Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

A silence fell between them.

Asano Makoto was deliberately silent; he wasn't in a hurry.

This time, Risa Kanno had come to him with something, so he only needed to observe and react accordingly.

Risa Kanno, on the other hand, didn't know how to start.

After all, asking about someone's family background right away was quite impolite.

However, perhaps she realized that her current position made it okay to ask such questions, or perhaps she simply couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere any longer, Risa Kanno finally spoke.

"Asano-kun, I want to ask you a few questions. I don't know if it's convenient for you to answer."

Asano Makoto, who had been getting a little sleepy while waiting, immediately woke up and nodded, pretending to be puzzled: "Aunt Kanno, what questions? Go ahead and ask."

Risa Kanno carefully considered her words and asked, "Well, I want to ask you, Asano-kun, what are your feelings for Yuna?"

She cares more about her daughter than herself…

Asano Makoto was a little surprised; he had thought Risa Kanno would ask about the photos first.

But on the surface, he put on a sincere face and replied very seriously, "Aunt Kanno, please rest assured, I am serious about Yuna. I really love her."

To be honest, it was a bit early to be discussing these things.

Asano Makoto and Yuna Kanno were just dating, not at the point of discussing marriage.

However, neither of them felt anything strange about it.

Risa Kanno was simply poisoned by those romance manga.

In matters related to love, she was as innocent as a child.

To her, dating was just a stage before marriage, and as long as you were dating, you would definitely get married.

As for Asano Makoto, he had come here with the mindset of a "suspect," so he didn't notice anything wrong with these questions.

Of course, it was also possible that, as he himself said, he was serious about Yuna Kanno.

Chapter 116: Manga Male Lead? (2/2)

After Asano Makoto answered the first question, Risa Kanno asked several new questions.

Mainly about how he and Yuna Kanno met and why they got together.

After hearing these questions, Asano Makoto first nodded, pretended to think, and then began to answer them one by one.

In short:

Two months ago, Yuna Kanno encountered a pervert on the train and happened to be seen and helped by Asano Makoto.

After subduing the pervert and calling the police to take him away, he comforted Yuna Kanno well.

Later, to thank him, Yuna Kanno invited him out to dinner, and they became familiar with each other and developed feelings for each other.

Two weeks ago, on the day he kissed Yuna Kanno in front of Risa Kanno, they confessed their feelings and got together.

Although these words were all pre-arranged with Yuna Kanno.

But to be able to say these things without changing his expression, even with emotion, only shows that his lying skills are getting better and better.

Sure enough, after hearing this story adapted from Yuna Kanno's real experience, Risa Kanno showed a very empathetic expression of worry and relief.

She said with some lingering fear, "No wonder when I asked Yuna before, she refused to tell me anything. Such a thing actually happened."

Although he couldn't help but want to laugh in his heart, Asano Makoto followed her words and praised, "Yes, Yuna is really a very strong girl. She specifically told me not to tell you about this, so…"

Risa Kanno understood Asano Makoto's implication, chuckled twice, and nodded, "Don't worry, Asano-kun, I'll pretend I don't know about this."

As she said that, she winked playfully at Asano Makoto, looking nothing like a mother.

"That's great."

Asano Makoto nodded with a smile.

To be honest, the story he made up wasn't perfect, but it didn't have many flaws.

Especially in Tokyo, where perverts are everywhere, the authenticity of the story became even higher.

The key was that Risa Kanno, who had never been in a relationship and had zero experience in this area, believed in this shoujo manga-like development.

Therefore, she now completely trusted Asano Makoto.

Asano-kun is the "male lead" of a shoujo manga. How could he be a scumbag who deceives her daughter's feelings?

Yes, Risa Kanno was that simple.

To put it bluntly, you could say she wasn't very bright.

But because she already trusted Asano Makoto enough, she didn't plan to ask any more questions.

Just then, the waiter began to serve the appetizers.

The appetizers for both of them were the same: a little caviar and a bowl of cream of mushroom soup with only enough to cover the bottom of the bowl.

Just these two things cost 2,000 yen, enough for her two days' worth of meals.

She didn't think much of it when she ordered, but now that she saw these two things, Risa Kanno only felt her heart bleeding.

After a moment of heartache, she said, "Let's eat," and began to eat slowly.

After all, she had spent a lot of money, and she didn't usually have the chance to eat it, so she had to savor it properly, or she would be losing out.

While eating, she was still reminiscing about the manga-like beautiful encounter between her daughter and Asano Makoto.

She didn't know if it was because she had a beautiful story as a condiment, but she suddenly felt that this damn expensive mushroom soup had become quite delicious at this moment.

But just then, she suddenly noticed a suspicious point.

Although she was hesitant about whether to ask, after hesitating for a while, she decided to follow her heart and raise her concerns.

After all, this was about her daughter's lifelong happiness.

Thinking this, Risa Kanno slowly opened her mouth and said, "By the way, Asano-kun, didn't you buy a car? Why do you still take the train?"

"Huh?"

Asano Makoto was currently eating the cream of mushroom soup, but he only found it greasy and difficult to drink, so difficult to drink that he didn't even react for a moment after hearing Risa Kanno's question.

But after reacting, he immediately explained, "Ah, you mean my car? Didn't Yuna tell Aunt Kanno? I bought the car the weekend before last, the day after I got together with Yuna. Yuna was there at the time. We went to buy it together."

This was also a pre-arranged story with Yuna Kanno, but he didn't expect Risa Kanno to not know about it.

After hearing his words, Risa Kanno had already imagined a story in her mind: "To prevent his girlfriend from encountering a pervert on the train again, he bought a car to pick her up the day after they got together."

At the same time, she was even more convinced that Asano Makoto was a manga male lead.

Rich, well-mannered, handsome, and cares about his girlfriend. What else could he be but a manga male lead?

Moreover, he could directly make a decision to buy a luxury car. Asano-kun is indeed a rich second generation.

After confirming her guess, Risa Kanno subconsciously asked, "Then Asano-kun's family must be very well-off, right?"

In fact, she had suspected before that Asano Makoto was a rich second generation, and she had even considered directly asking Asano Makoto this question.

However, at that time, she was unsure whether Asano Makoto was a playboy who deceived people's feelings, so she wanted to inquire about his family background.

But now, she had completely abandoned this idea.

Therefore, as soon as she said these words, she immediately felt a little regretful.

But she couldn't take back the words she had said, so she could only try to make up for it with an embarrassed expression: "No, Asano-kun, what I mean is…"

"Is Aunt Kanno misunderstanding something?"

But before she could finish her words, Asano Makoto said in a serious tone, "My car was bought entirely through my own efforts. My parents passed away shortly after I was born, so I don't think this has anything to do with my family background, right?"

These words were actually fine. The money he spent on the car was the 50 million he earned through the system.

Hearing this, Risa Kanno only felt even more regretful.

Who could have guessed that Asano-kun would be so well-mannered and rich, but also an orphan?

Thinking of this, she immediately felt a little sorry for Asano Makoto, and even associated him with Yuna Kanno, who had a similar experience.

At least after Yuna lost her mother, she still had her aunt as a substitute to give her motherly love.

And her father had always been alive and accompanied her throughout her childhood.

But such a situation was ultimately rare. Asano-kun should not have such good luck.

And he had clearly become wealthy through his own efforts, but she had said that he relied on his family background. He must be very angry…

Chapter 117: What is the key part? (Bonus 10/14)

Because she had just said the wrong thing, and because she had thought of her deceased sister due to Asano Makoto's experience,

Miss Risa Kanno, who was originally very easy to empathize with others, was now so guilty and sad that she couldn't speak.

She had originally planned to find an opportunity to talk to Asano Makoto about the photos, but now she was too embarrassed to open her mouth.

Moreover, due to the serious tone Asano Makoto had just used when speaking, she inevitably had some misunderstandings.

She thought that Asano Makoto was angry after being hurt by her words, so he had become so serious.

"Aunt Kanno, don't misunderstand. I wasn't angry just now."

Asano Makoto quickly realized the change in Risa Kanno's emotions and hurriedly explained, "I just want to tell Aunt Kanno that I am not a rich second generation who plays with people's feelings. My feelings for Yuna are serious!"

However, this had limited effect. Risa Kanno, who was immersed in sadness and guilt, simply nodded lightly after hearing this and didn't say much.

The atmosphere at the table gradually became oppressive.

Soon after, the dishes were gradually served, but the two still didn't speak.

Asano Makoto couldn't do anything about this.

He didn't know what she was thinking, but Risa Kanno's current state was obviously not right, and she wouldn't listen to anything he said.

Just when Asano Makoto regretfully decided to give up this opportunity, preparing to actively contact Risa Kanno next time using the topic of the photos, and this dinner was about to pass in this silence…