"I know everything," Zhongshan Taka said with a complex look, his voice filled with pain. "I know about your difficulties, but why did you give in to him?"
He saw clearly that Hashimoto Youko had cooperated willingly; she was not forced by Aoyama Xiu Xin.
"He insisted," Hashimoto Youko defended.
Zhongshan Taka's voice trembled, and tears involuntarily slid down from the corners of his eyes, "He insisted, so you just gave in to him?"
"I had no choice, he already had suspicions about me. If I had refused, wouldn't that have confirmed the allegations of seduction? All my previous efforts would have been wasted! I didn't want to see Aunt Runmei being sidelined; I didn't want to see that scum Aoyama Xiu Xin getting away with everything; I didn't want to see millions of citizens in Hokkaido continue to be deceived by him," Hashimoto Youko said, choking up.
