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At this moment, Akiko was completely different from how outsiders perceived her. She looked at Teppei with a cold expression and said, "Teppei, don't forget your place. Do I need you to remind me all the time?"

Also, don't always put yourself in the role of a good husband when you're out in public; it disgusts me.

Keep your little schemes to yourself. I'm not interested in you, not before, not now, and not ever. Just focus on your task; don't overcomplicate things.

After Akiko finished speaking, she turned to go inside. Teppei suddenly grabbed Akiko's arm.

"Qiu Zi, aren't you overthinking this? Yes, I admit I have some feelings for you, and you've slept in my bed every day for so many years. What, you don't recognize me now that you're out of bed?"

Still thinking about that old man from the Hatoyama family? Don't forget who your husband is now. If you continue like this, don't force me to tell everyone.

"You!" Akiko glared fiercely at Teppei, who met her gaze without flinching, then gave a cold laugh. "Akiko, who knows how many more years we'll be living like this? Are you sure you want to keep putting up with this?"

Don't forget, as long as the master's family doesn't rise again, neither you nor I will ever see the light of day again.

"The old man of the Hatoyama family, haha, don't forget, he has a wife."

A sharp slap landed on Zheping's face. Zheping's head was knocked to the side by Qiuzi's slap. He touched the side of his face with his tongue, turned around and smiled.

"Hit me? Heh, what? Did I hit a nerve? Oh, right, there's something I forgot to tell you. Your old flame, Yuzan Hatoyama, his only son, is dead!"

Akiko stared wide-eyed in disbelief, taking a few steps back in a daze, muttering, "No! How could this be? How could this be? Young Master Erming was a very good person, how could he be dead? How could he be dead?"

Akiko stared intently at Teppei, her eyes wide. "You're lying to me, you're lying to me, aren't you? Miyazaki Teppei, you really will stop at nothing to achieve your goals, you devil!"

Teppei watched Akiko go mad, seemingly pleased with himself. "Ha! Akiko, admit it, there's nothing wrong with admitting it. He's dead, that's all."

Even if you don't want to accept it, this is reality. And have you forgotten that when you chose to leave that man, he showed no regret whatsoever?

He can't find you. He hasn't even looked for you. Don't you understand your place in his heart?

You were just a plaything for him when he was bored in Deer Bay.

Akiko stepped forward again to slap Teppei, but Teppei raised his arm and grabbed her wrist. His voice was cold, "Akiko, do you think you could hit me if I didn't want you to?"

Don't push your luck. We have a long life ahead of us, isn't this life good enough? What's wrong with being with me? What's so great about that old man compared to me? Hmm?

Is he as brave as me? Is he as capable as me? Huh?

As he spoke, he grabbed Akiko's collar, intending to tear off her clothes. Akiko desperately tried to back away, clutching her clothes; she didn't want to, and no one could force her.

Tang Yue left the village and found a large rock to hide on, sitting down and letting her consciousness envelop the entire village. She paid particular attention to Qiu Zi's house. Their conversation, except for the very straightforward part with Hatoyama Yuzan, was mostly ambiguous.

However, Tang Yue felt that she was really lucky. She had just survived a car accident and then ran into the person she was looking for. If she really went to Guan Qi, she might even find Qiu Zi.

However, she knew that these two were not members of the Hatoyama family at all. Tang Yue was not curious about how Akiko and Hatoyama Yuzan knew each other. What she wanted to know now was what secret Akiko and this Teppei were protecting.

It seems this is also related to the internal strife in Japan. That's quite interesting. She plans to give the two of them some truth serum later in the day to find out.

News of the Japanese ship carrying germs also arrived on the South Island. The news broadcast blared from the loudspeaker. Lin Cuicui was in the courtyard comforting Xixi when she heard that a Japanese cruise ship had died when it docked; she almost dropped her child.

Tang Shengkai and his two brothers, Tang Bei, were training on the playground when they heard the news, and they couldn't remain calm. It only took a few seconds for Tang Shengkai to react. He and Tang Dong exchanged a glance, while the others smiled; these guys really deserved their good fortune.

Tang Shengkai and Tang Dong walked to the side. "Dad, is my sister alright?"

Tang Shengli lowered his eyes in thought. The time his daughter left was quite close to the time the Japanese ship sank, but he felt that if his daughter had been there, it shouldn't have taken so many days to get to Japan.

"I don't know. However, the timing doesn't seem right. Unless something happened while she was at sea, your sister should have arrived long ago."

Tang Dong nodded. "Dad, if, I mean if we encountered something like that, with our current skills, wouldn't we be able to avoid it?"

Tang Shengkai is no longer the same person he used to be. After going through a mission, he has grown significantly.

He believed that if he were in that situation, he might not be able to solve it, but saving his life shouldn't be a problem. "Hmm, it shouldn't be a big problem. Your sister is much more capable than us. There shouldn't be any issues. Don't worry."

Tang Dong finally felt a little relieved.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Tang Shengkai instructed, "You go home with your older brothers first. Your mother must have heard the news. Go back and comfort her."

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