Chapter 159: Talk with the wife
Chapter 159: Talk with the wife
Chapter 159: Talk with the wife
I smiled wryly at the woman clinging to my arms.
"Are you sure you can't stay for some tea?" – Hina asked me sadly.
She is not being nice, she wants me to meet her parents… Really a woman in need of affection.
"Hina, we literally just met and now we're in a relationship, I don't think your parents are happy about this" - I smiled wryly.
Hina pouted. – "My parents insist that I should look for a man to marry since I am not that young, so they will be happy to meet you"
She is only 23 years old and her parents are already pressuring her to get married… Now I understand why she has emotional dependency problems.
I sighed and kissed her forehead. – "You have to get ready to go to work, I will see you later"
Hina sighed and then looked at a ring on her ring finger with a loving smile.
Yes, I gave her a ring…
Ichika and Pansy will be mad when they find out about this.
"Okay, I'll call you if I need anything" - Hina smiled and gave me a soft kiss on the lips.
Her childish attitude is a bit cute, but she worries me that her head seems to be full of flowers so I'll have to assign a couple of gang members to protect her.
Despite her clumsiness, she is an intelligent woman, for example, she has not asked me about the idiot who tried to stab her, she must understand how the yakuza works.
A kind woman who ignores the flaws of the man she loves and only focuses on the things she likes… She reminds me a bit of my mother, but at least Hina doesn't have starving children so I don't hate her.
I smiled as Hina entered her house.
"Hey Listen! You are a disappointing bitch! You should have slept with a dozen women and not just focused on one emotionally needy woman!" – Navi started shouting with joy in my mind.
"Shut up idiot, before I increase my harem I must first stabilize my relationship with the women I already have to avoid the unnecessary drama" – I turned around to leave, I have to take a shower and change clothes for my meeting with Lin Ruoxi.
"I'm surprised that woman could accept you having a harem" – Tsubaki sighed with a mixture of disbelief and resignation. – "You are a magnet for emotionally wounded or needy women…"
I smiled bitterly, Tsubaki is right.
"You will be the terror of men if you go to a cultivation world" – System Goddess was enjoying herself. – "Worlds like mine are full of tragic maidens and damsels in distress, you will certainly have fun~"
"Why are you so obsessed with the idea of ??me visiting a cultivation world?" – I asked tiredly. – "I already have problems with cultivators in this world because of Lin Ruoxi…"
"I'll be honest with you" - System Goddess smiled. – "I have a grudge against male cultivators since many cultivators tried to **** me, if it wasn't for the grace of the heavens and destiny that allowed me to escape I would have died after some young master had raped me to death, so if you can kill a few thousand greedy pigs then I will be very happy~"
… I sighed. – "Do you remember the names of the idiots who tried to **** you?"
System Goddess seemed to be overflowing with happiness. – "Oh, is the possessive madman angry because this poor goddess has been through a lot of anguish?~"
"Stop the drama" - I rolled my eyes. – "I am going to kill those idiots because nobody bothers my wife"
"…" – System Goddess stopped speaking out of embarrassment.
Although she acts derisive and shameless, she is actually weak against direct statements.
Basically a non-violent tsundere, the only kind of tsundere worth having, though I know a violent tsundere I don't dislike.
I wonder how she is...
When I was near a hotel that is next to the restaurant where I will see Lin Ruoxi, I sneaked into an alley to change my appearance and became Luis again.
Our meeting is still three hours away so I have time to check if there are any problems.
The hotel is run by the yakuza so before entering the hotel, I used my identity as Seiji to send a message to the hotel that my subordinate was going to the place so they should give him VIP treatment.
Once I got into the hotel, they gave me a deluxe room and even offered special services from the female staff, and although in other circumstances I would have accepted it, now I can't have one-night stands anymore since every woman I sleep with has two options, be part of my harem or become Ortro's lunch.
Being a possessive jerk is complicated.
After taking a shower and putting on simple clothes suitable for an ordinary teenager, I started sending various messages on my cell phone to check if there were any problems.
The technology is so convenient that I need to find a way to bring Monika and her sisters to connect them to the global internet network…
Ebina told me that she made a new friend named Pansy, which is good since Ebina doesn't have any friends at her school due to her shy attitude and the fact that many girls are jealous of her big breasts.
Teenage stupidities.
This is good, but Ebina mentioned that her new friend is planning to stay at her house for a while since her father is away on a trip.
I was thinking of offering Pansy an apartment anyway so this will make it easier to take care of my harem.
As a side note, Ebina lives alone in the apartment I gave her, and although she has an older brother, that brother lives near her work.
Pansy mentioned that everything is fine at school.
Ichika wants to talk to me about some stuff from her talent agency, but she mentioned that it's not a big deal and they can wait.
Yasuko sent me several loving messages saying that she is happy.
Nanako asked when I can go to her house to talk to her daughters since it is not good to postpone this talk.
Hina sent me a message to tell me that she loves me.
All the women I'm in an official relationship with in this world are fine, but then I'll have to talk to the other women I used as bait in my Seiji identity before.
There are also the women who are in love with Luis whom I plan to add to my harem…
How many women are there in total?
I don't have the slightest idea.
I sent several messages to my subordinates and it seems those idiots are already practicing the martial arts I gave them.
If I can get cultivation resources, I can make those idiots into a combination of martial artists and cultivators to make them good cannon fodder.
I wonder where I can learn magic... But for now, I'll focus on what I have since if I try to get all kinds of energy from the multiverse, I'll become an expert of all master of none.
System Goddess mentioned that the biggest weakness of a system user is that users become obsessed with gaining skills and never fully polish the skills they already have.
Users believe that quantity trumps quality so in real combat, a system user will often bombard the enemy with a barrage of abilities which may seem great, but at the slightest carelessness, a higher entity can kill them because the higher entities focus on perfecting a single path.
Although the best of my combat ability is based on martial arts, the truth is that I am not a warrior but an assassin so I specialize in sneak attacks.
On the other hand, my best abilities are those derived from [Reader's Madness] so I specialize in mental attacks, so I need to improve my defensive techniques or I'll be in trouble if I fight against a superior combat-based entity that doesn't have a mind, something like a robot.
I spent more than two hours checking that my subordinates were doing a good job.
There are still about 15 minutes left before the meeting starts, but I prefer to arrive early to check that there are no unforeseen events.
I left the hotel and checked around the restaurant.
I have a habit that when attending a meeting I first check for any possible escape routes or places where there might be snipers.
This restaurant is a place run by the yakuza, but it never hurts to be careful.
With five minutes to go before the meeting, I entered the restaurant and gave my name to be directed to the table that was reserved by Lin Ruoxi.
I refuse to use my mother's last name and I'd rather just be Luis without any last name since having a Latin name and a Japanese last name is so fucking weird that I'd rather lose my name.
The waiter took me to a private table where Lin Ruoxi was already waiting for me, it seems that she has been here for a long time since she is working on a laptop as if this were her office.
Looking at the way she didn't even notice my arrival due to how contracted she is at her job tells me she's a woman obsessed with efficiency. She is a labor slave who cannot live without working.
I think we are similar… How unfortunate.
I nodded to the waiter for the waiter to leave and sat in front of Lin Ruoxi allowing her to work quietly.
When it was 10 o'clock, an alarm sounded from Lin Ruoxi's cell phone causing her to stop working and look at her cell phone with a frown. – "It is time and it has not arrived…"
I smiled slightly. – "I have been waiting five minutes"
Lin Ruoxi looked up and finally noticed my existence, then frowned. – "Why didn't you say anything?"
"You looked very busy and I understand how irritating it is to be interrupted during work" - I shrugged.
"So you work?" – Lin Ruoxi put away her laptop while she kept a cold and expressionless expression.
"An icy beauty… She'll give you headaches~" – System Goddess was holding back her laughter.
I ignored the noisy group in my mind and replied calmly. – "I am not a student so I can only work, but you should already know that"
Lin Ruoxi nodded without showing any emotions. – "I asked some of my contacts for help to investigate you"
"Great, another stalker" - I joked lightly causing her to frown.
"I'm not a stalker, I need to talk to you" – Lin Ruoxi looked at me seriously.
"You investigated me and when you discovered that I am underage you decided to talk to my mother to convince her that you wanted to marry me, but in reality, you plan to use me as a shield to avoid a political marriage or something like that" - I shrugged.
Lin Ruoxi lost a bit of coolness and looked at me in surprise. – "How did you know?"
"I'm not handsome enough to make a woman as outstanding as you fall in love with me in one night" - I smiled wryly. – "In fact, if it were not because you were in a deep depression when I met you, it would have been impossible for us to have related"
Lin Ruoxi narrowed her eyes. – "Did you know that I was in a bad emotional state?"
"You had the look of someone who wants to die, you were helpless in a speakeasy and you slept with the first idiot who came to talk to you" - I shrugged. – "If that is not depression, then I do not know what it is"
Actually, I think that was stupid instead of depression, but saying that will only make her angry.
Lin Ruoxi remained silent and then sighed, losing the coldness in her gaze, revealing how tired she actually feels. – "It is true, I was in a terrible mental state and if it had not been you, I would have slept with any other idiot…"
"Your life must be complicated" - I smiled sympathetically. – "And before you think that I am belittling you, actually I can understand you a little, you should already know a little about my life so you can judge if I am lying"
Lin Ruoxi looked into my eyes and nodded. – "Your father ran away after leaving you a big debt… I can understand you"
"It could be worse" – I forced a smile as if he was trying to hide my own weakness making Lin Ruoxi feel more empathy with me.
Lin Ruoxi was silent for a while until a waiter came to see what we wanted to eat.
"Order whatever you want, I pay" – Lin Ruoxi told me in an expressionless manner.
"Hey Listen! This woman thinks you are a poor dog hahahahaha!"
I ignored the idiot.
I accepted her suggestion since she doesn't seem to know my identity as Seiji and I'm not some dickhead with low self-esteem who needs to flaunt great wealth to satisfy my fragile masculine pride.
I ordered a simple breakfast and some coffee.
Lin Ruoxi only ordered tea even though I can smell that she hasn't had breakfast.
"Did you eat anything before you came?" – I asked with innocent curiosity.
"Yes" - She lied calmly.
She doesn't seem to have anemia or bulimia so she must be the kind of person who prefers to focus on work while neglecting her own health...
We are so alike that is worrying.
When the waiter brought the food, I began to eat calmly.
"Is it okay for you to just eat this?" – Lin Ruoxi asked me with doubt since what I ordered was cheap.
I smiled. – "I had a heavy breakfast before coming"
At the hotel I ate twelve hamburgers, eight lobsters, four medium pizzas, five bowls of ramen, ten onigiris, and twenty dangos, I'm certainly not lying.
When I finished eating it seemed like Lin Ruoxi was finally ready to talk about the important thing.
"Since you understand the situation then this will be easy" – Lin Ruoxi took out a normal document without magic. – "This is the deal, we will both be husband and wife for two years, during that time you are prohibited from any type of physical contact with me and you cannot make our marriage public either…"
"After two years we will divorce without causing a scandal, in return, I will pay the debt left by your father and give you enough money to have a peaceful life" - Lin Ruoxi finished speaking and placed the contract on the table.
I did my best to contain my laughter.
"Hahahahahahahaha this idiotic woman thinks you'll let her get away hahahahahahaha!" – Navi had a fit of laughter.
I wanted to laugh just like Navi, but I must keep an expression of indignation.
"I know you're using me as a meat shield and even went so far as to cheat on my mother to make me your husband, but this is already excessive" - ??I frowned as if my non-existent masculine pride had been hurt.
Lin Ruoxi frowned and kept silent.
In a general perspective, she's taking advantage of me since I'm just a poor teenager and she's a successful businesswoman, she's certainly treating me like a throwaway toy.
She looks like a proud and stubborn woman who doesn't accept her own mistakes, but still maintains a good level of moral values ??so even if her face doesn't show it, she must feel guilty which I can take advantage of.
"I understand that your current situation is not good, so as long as you don't cause a ruckus, I will pay your debt immediately" – Lin Ruoxi started to speak as if this was some kind of business agreement.
I sighed with a disappointed expression. – "Do you know why I strive to take care of my family despite how chaotic my life is?"
Lin Ruoxi raised an eyebrow and kept silent to wait for my reply.
"I do it because for me family is the most important thing" – I held back the urge to vomit and showed a sincere expression. – "It is true that I spent a night with you, but if you really want me to become your shield, I will not accept a false marriage"
Lin Ruoxi glared at me, but I kept talking without letting him complain.
"I don't mean that we should perform sexual acts, sex is not everything in a marriage" - I looked at her seriously. – "A family should support each other with sincerity and warmth, I will not allow my family to suffer, but in return, I expect a little of your cooperation, I cannot accept that you act as if this were a kind of business"
Lin Ruoxi fell silent processing my words.
Looking at her body language and the information I got, I have a theory that she has a conflict with the concept of family.
Her empathy on the subject of my father shows that she has resentment towards her father, but at the same time she gives importance to the family so my words hurt her heart by making her see that she is acting like a person who despises family ties.
Although this perspective will cause her and me to have several conflicts in a short time, I just have to show sincere affection while showing that I am willing to support her with all my heart but making it clear that she is not the only woman in my life or love could turn to resentment.
Over time she will fall in love with me and she will accept that I have other wives, I just have to create situations where she feels the need to put all her trust in me.
Maybe an assassination attempt where only I can protect her...
Lin Ruoxi followed silently to which I sighed softly. – "It seems that this talk has no meaning"
Lin Ruoxi furrowed her brows trying to hide how unstable her emotions became.
I was about to say something, but I felt a subtle killing intent approaching the door.
I waited for a few seconds and when the assassin was in front of the door, I hurriedly grabbed Lin Ruoxi by her waist while my leg kicked the table to put her in front of us.
She was about to scream in anger but didn't have time to speak when the door exploded causing the room to fill with smoke.
The explosion wasn't enough to kill an ordinary person, but stun grenades were used while the smoke is a strong sleeping pill so even a soldier would be stunned for a couple of seconds.
Two men dressed in black entered from the door, but before they could approach us, I pushed the table I used as a shield, at the same time I reached into my pocket and took out a handkerchief from my space ring. The handkerchief served to protect against poisons and sleeping pills so I pressed it against Lin Ruoxi's nose.
The table was thrown against one of the assassins and since the table was made of stone to look more luxurious, the force of the impact broke the man's arms, I also used this movement to press the air and force the sleeping smoke away from us.
Before the second man could react, I pretended to pull a knife from my pocket and threw the gun at an acupuncture point on his chest causing his body to freeze at the same time his heart stopped beating, then pulled another knife and I quickly killed the man with broken arms so they couldn't alert their comrades.
Lin Ruoxi paled but kept silent.
"We have to get out of here, something is wrong" - I frowned and let go of his waist.
Even though her body trembled, she managed to stay on her feet and nodded.
A group of assassins attacked one of the yakuza restaurants and judging the constitutions of the two assassins, they are fighters comparable to Shigure's level when I met her.
The most worrying thing is that I can't smell blood or hear a fight so the restaurant staff was pinned down without being able to defend themselves.
I sighed internally, this woman is a trouble magnet.