But after several years of marriage, with children of their own, Sugawara Kosuke had treated her exceedingly well.
And Sugawara Kosuke himself had never harmed Hua Country people; he was just a somewhat cowardly ordinary man from Japan.
Qu Anni hated the invaders, especially after her Awakening, when she became even more aware of her responsibilities and mission.
Yet, her contact and guide had made a very reasonable point: we need to unify all the forces we can to fight the invaders together.
Sugawara Kosuke was not an invader; he did not have the blood debts of Hua Country people on his hands, so he was an ally they could unite with.
He wasn’t a national enemy; she had used him, and they had lived under one roof for so many years, Qu Anni still had feelings for her husband.
Just now, her habitually weak husband had actually risked a confrontation with the agents of the Shadow Organization for her sake.
Qu Anni watched carefully; she noticed that her husband, despite his loud yelling and appearing extremely angry,
his hands were trembling slightly—yes, there he was, still that timid man; he was clearly afraid of those agents inside, yet he still stood up and protected her!
Already feeling guilty towards her husband, and now with added gratitude, Qu Anni herself couldn’t clearly define her emotions at this moment.
"All right, it’s fine now, don’t be scared!"
He Tiantian urgently needed a quiet place to review the script and confirm the mission; she casually waved her hand, dismissing the qipao-clad beauty, "Go check on the children, and also, tidy up the house!"
"...Okay!" Qu Anni bowed her head, full of bittersweet emotion.
She couldn’t say much, only quickly ascending the staircase.
He Tiantian watched the qipao-clad beauty leave, then went over to the sofa and plunked herself down.
"Xiao D, give me the script!"
He Tiantian commanded with her thoughts.
Student Xiao D still had that cute manner.
For some reason, every time He Tiantian heard Student Xiao D acting cute and coy, she got a bad feeling—
This time, it couldn’t possibly be another terrible script, could it?
Student Xiao D quickly transmitted the script to He Tiantian, who read it swiftly, and only one thought crossed her mind—Damn it, I knew it!
A complete and utter scumbag!
This Sugawara Kosuke, no, that’s wrong, He Haotian, was definitely a scumbag that was in no way less than He Xiaothian from an apocalyptic world.
This wasn’t just top-grade; it was, it was a kind of indescribable bastard, utterly without morals.
The original host, He Haotian, yes, he was a Hua Country person, not some devil.
But upon confirming his nationality and ethnicity, He Tiantian felt no surprise.
Damn it, it would have been better if he had been Japanese.
Even during times of war when the entire country of Japan was devilish, occasionally there would be one or two who discovered their conscience.
But what had the original host done? His deeds were even more hateful than those of a devil.
He Haotian’s family was from the Northeast, he had been orphaned since childhood, wandering and drifting everywhere.
Later, by chance, he befriended Sugawara Kosuke, who had come to the Northeast on business with his parents since he was a child.
The two were of similar age but lived in starkly different circumstances.
He Haotian was a natural-born and raised street urchin, whereas Sugawara Kosuke was the young master of a wealthy family from Japan.
However, when Sugawara Kosuke’s parents died unexpectedly, and he himself was robbed by mountain bandits, he ended up on the streets and became friends with He Haotian.
Sugawara Kosuke shared lots of things about his family with He Haotian and even taught him a few phrases in Japanese.
At that time, He Haotian hadn’t had any scheming plans, he just naively thought this little Japanese kid was easy to fool, and once he found his relatives, he could enjoy a comfortable life.
But while He Haotian was accompanying Sugawara Kosuke to find his family, Sugawara Kosuke suddenly fell ill with a serious condition, and died in a decrepit temple.
He Haotian felt it was a bad omen, that his chance for wealth had slipped away.
But then he looked down at Sugawara Kosuke, who was about the same age, height, and even had a slight resemblance to him.
A ludicrous idea suddenly came to He Haotian: Sugawara Kosuke was dead, and his parents were gone too, if I said I was Sugawara Kosuke, surely no one would be able to expose me!
Sugawara Kosuke had mentioned they had no close relatives, but there was an uncle from his father’s side in Hua Country working for the invaders, and he had a certain status.
And Sugawara Kosuke was leaving the Northeast to go to Shanghai by way of Shanhai Pass, precisely to seek out this uncle.
An uncle not so closely related, who had only seen Sugawara Kosuke once when he was a child, yet was a man with quite a significant position...