He Tiantian feigned panic as she made a round in the bedroom and then smacked her forehead forcefully, as if she’d just had an idea.
But there was still hesitation on her face; clearly, whatever solution she had thought of was going to pose quite a difficulty in execution.
Qu Anni held the child and gently soothed it while carefully observing everything.
Suddenly, she saw her "husband" biting his cheek forcefully, fists clenched, as if he had made a firm decision.
Then, she heard her "husband" drop a line, "I’m going to the study!"
Having said that, her "husband" left the bedroom in a whirl.
Sugawara Kosuke’s study wasn’t really off-limits in this house.
His radio and some work documents were all kept there.
Qu Anni once cautiously asked him, "Haojie, may I go to the study and read for a while?"
Sugawara Kosuke casually waved his hand, "Sure, sure!" He said the purpose of having a study was just for show; apart from going to the safe to stash money, he hardly ever went in.
Thus, Qu Anni began entering and exiting the study at will and often used Sugawara Kosuke’s radio to send transmissions.
So, Qu Anni knew exactly what was in the study beside the radio, there was also a safe.
Could it be that her husband wanted to withdraw money and then pay someone off to get rid of the problem?
No way, after all, Sugawara Kosuke was a devil.
It was always the traitors who bribed the devils, never the other way around!
But... her husband’s behavior on normal days was so cowardly that Qu Anni wouldn’t be surprised by any ridiculous thing he might do.
She sighed inwardly. As a woman, who wouldn’t want to marry a towering hero?
However, thinking about the true nature of their marriage, the frustration that rose up in Qu Anni was completely extinguished.
In fact, looking at it from another angle, if Sugawara Kosuke weren’t so spineless, he might have become as cruel as the other Japanese in Hua Country, a true scum.
It was precisely because of Sugawara Kosuke’s weakness that he hadn’t hurt anyone, nor had he incurred the blood debts of the Hua Country people.
Originally, when she married Sugawara Kosuke, she was a Guo Party agent who would stop at nothing for intelligence.
It was only after her "Awakening" and turning onto the right path that Qu Anni realized, even as a spy, one should not be without bottom lines and principles.
But she was already married to this Japanese man; even with true beliefs, she could not abandon the marriage halfway.
After all, the identity of Sugawara Kosuke was really useful. Not only could Qu Anni obtain intelligence, she could also send transmissions "legally."
This was especially important to their organization.
Furthermore, a divorce without cause would arouse suspicion from others.
Qu Anni had to protect her disguised identity, for the nation, for the country, for her beliefs to do more.
Qu Anni was clear about all this; she gradually felt guilty towards her "husband." Alas, she was indeed using him.
She watched silently as her "husband" entered the study, deciding not to probe too much.
Holding the child, she went downstairs to prepare dinner.
The child behaved nicely, sitting in a bamboo-woven cart playing with toys, while Qu Anni was busy washing and chopping in the kitchen.
At that moment, she heard thumping footsteps coming from the staircase.
Holding a scallion in hand, Qu Anni quickly walked out from the kitchen and confronted He Tiantian walking out with a leather bag.
"Haojie? You, you’re going out?" Dinner was about to be served.
"Yep, I need to go out for a bit!"
As He Tiantian spoke, she grabbed a black coat from the rack by the door and threw it on.
Glancing at the scallion in Qu Anni’s hand out of the corner of her eye, she hurriedly added, "Don’t wait for me to eat; I’ll eat out!"
Seeing her hasty demeanor and the bulging leather bag under her arm, the ridiculous guess in Qu Anni’s mind became clearer.
Compelled by some devilish force, Qu Anni blurted out, "Are you going to give gifts?"
The devil was actually going to bring gifts to a traitor!
He Tiantian did not seem to notice the disbelief in Qu Anni’s eyes and continued with a painful nod, "Yes, I have to settle today’s matter cleanly, or else there’ll be trouble later!"
Qu Anni: ...really didn’t know what to say.
With mixed feelings, she saw off He Tiantian and stood at the door for a long while before returning to the kitchen to resume cooking.
Of course, He Tiantian had no intention of seeking out Lv Yaohua; though she was to maintain the character of the original timid and greedy person, she also knew whom to please.
To her real backers, she would bow her head.
And to a traitor like Lv Yaohua, who was at best a dog, when had anyone ever seen a person beg a dog for mercy?