"We'll discuss it when we get back. Whatever you want to say, we can talk about it at home."
Norihiko kept a straight face and looked seriously at Azuma Hisato. She could only turn around and leave first.
After Azuma Hisato left, Norihiko quickly walked over to Kamezo Gozou and respectfully asked,
"President, is there anything else you need me to do?"
Looking at Norihiko, Kamezo Gozou suddenly grabbed his hand tightly and said earnestly,
"Sigh! Norihiko-san, I really didn't want to force either you or your wife."
"To be honest, when Mrs. Hisato rejected me in the office just now, I said a few harsh things to her, so she's upset. But that was all because of you."
"The president said harsh things to Hisato-chan in the office just now? And it was because of me?"
Hearing Kamezo Gozou's words, Norihiko was confused. However, he did remember that his fiancee Azuma Hisato had looked a little off when she came out of the office.
Kamezo Gozou nodded repeatedly and said with a distressed expression,
"That's right! Norihiko-san, you're one of the most capable employees under me. I've always seen the respect you've shown me. I truly don't want to see you go to prison."
Seeing how sincere Kamezo Gozou looked, Norihiko was so moved that tears came out. He tightly held Kamezo Gozou's large hand.
"President! I know you value me! But this time I've let you down. Not only did I cause such huge losses to the company, but my wife also offended you. I'm truly sorry!"
As he spoke, Norihiko even knelt directly in front of Kamezo Gozou.
"Eh! Eh! Eh! Norihiko-san, what are you doing! Get up! Quickly, get up!"
Kamezo Gozou hurriedly pulled him to his feet.
After Norihiko stood up, Kamezo Gozou patted him on the shoulder and said helplessly, "Norihiko-san, I really wanted to help you this time."
"As long as your wife came to my company and worked as my secretary for a few months, just to put on a show for those people and accept a small punishment, I could make this big issue into a small one and let your mistake pass lightly."
"But I really didn't expect that she wouldn't even agree to such a small request. There's nothing more I can do. Sigh..."
"Maybe I was forcing her too much. Does your wife have some illness or something? Otherwise, perhaps we should think of another solution."
Hearing that, Norihiko quickly said, "No! No! No! The fact that you're willing to give me a chance to make up for it already makes us extremely grateful!"
"I don't dare ask for anything more. Really!"
"Hisato doesn't have any illness. Maybe she's just been staying at home for too long and doesn't want to work outside anymore."
"I have to say, that's really ungrateful. I've let you down, President!"
Norihiko kept bowing to Kamezo Gozou.
"It's fine, it's fine...", Kamezo Gozou waved his hand.
Then Norihiko seemed to suddenly remember something and asked, "By the way, Hisato seemed to agree earlier. Why did she change her mind when she went in to sign the contract, President?"
Hearing that, Kamezo Gozou smiled, "I don't know why Mrs. Hisato changed her mind either. We had already agreed, but she backed out at the last moment. In business, that's actually not a very good habit."
Kamezo Gozou only casually mentioned Azuma Hisato's sudden change of mind and didn't say anything bad about her.
Otherwise, if Azuma Hisato talked with Norihiko later, he might get caught.
Besides, Kamezo Gozou knew that a few casual remarks were enough.
In the current situation, Norihiko would come up with all kinds of reasons himself for why Azuma Hisato refused.
And sure enough, after hearing Kamezo Gozou's words, Norihiko once again showed deep guilt.
"President, I'm truly sorry."
"After graduating, Hisato has stayed home as a housewife the whole time. She doesn't have much work experience and hasn't interacted normally with people for a long time. She really is a little immature. I'm very sorry."
"It's because she's been out of society for too long and doesn't understand anything, so she refused to become your secretary. I apologize to you on her behalf once again."
As he spoke, Norihiko gave Kamezo Gozou another deep bow.
Kamezo Gozou helped him up again and shook his head.
"Sigh, it's fine. I don't really mind."
"Compared to Mrs. Hisato, Norihiko-san, you should be more worried about yourself."
"If you can't repay this one hundred million yen, you'll have no choice but to go to prison. Sigh..."
"I don't know what your wife Hisato will do then."
"And to be honest, your wife is so beautiful. If you go to prison, by the time you come out, she may no longer be your wife."
"After all, you should know how many men have their eyes on her..."
Hearing Kamezo Gozou's words, Norihiko's expression changed immediately.
"T-Then I'll go back and persuade Hisato again. As long as she's willing to become your secretary, you'll forgive me for this matter, and I won't have to go to prison, right?", Kamezo Gozou nodded.
"Mm. After all, you're one of my capable employees."
"A small punishment is enough. As long as you show everyone a sincere attitude and accept responsibility, the company definitely won't do anything to you. Don't worry."
Norihiko nodded repeatedly, moved.
"Okay! I'll definitely convince Hisato to become your secretary when I get back. Please don't worry, President!"
Kamezo Gozou smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Good. I believe in you, Norihiko-san! You're a man. How could you fail to persuade your own woman? I'm sure you can do it!"
Encouraged by Kamezo Gozou, Norihiko felt both moved and happy.
His face was full of confidence as he walked out of the office.
Watching him leave, Kamezo Gozou sat back down in the boss's chair, relit the cigar he had put out earlier, and took a deep puff with a smile.
"Hoo... This feels great!"
His plump face was full of excitement.
"No matter how many times I do this, I'll never get tired of having a husband personally deliver his wife into my hands so I can do whatever I want with her."
"Because it's truly enjoyable."
"Hahahaha!"
———
Meanwhile, completely unaware that he had been manipulated by Kamezo Gozou, Norihiko walked out of the company.
At this moment, his heart was still filled with gratitude over the "trust" Kamezo Gozou had shown him.
When she saw her fiance appear, Azuma Hisato, who had been waiting outside the company for quite a while, quickly walked over.
"How did it go, Norihiko? What did the president say to you just now?"
When Kamezo Gozou had asked her to sign that contract in the office, he had already completely exposed his malicious intentions.
Now that she knew what kind of person he really was, Azuma Hisato was worried that Norihiko was being deceived by him.
Seeing how anxious his fiancee looked, Norihiko smiled.
"Nothing much. The president just told me not to worry too much. He said he'd try his best to help reduce the negative impact of this matter."
"He even said he might let me delay repayment of the huge debt and encouraged me to solve the problem slowly."
Hearing those positive-sounding words, Azuma Hisato felt suspicious.
'Would that pervert Kamezo Gozou really be that kind?'
"Is that all President Kamezo said to you? He didn't say anything bad about me?"
Seeing the suspicion on her face, Norihiko immediately scolded her seriously.
"Hey, Hisato-chan, you can't talk about the president like that!"
"The president is an upright and reasonable person."
"Even though you changed your mind at the last minute, he didn't say a single bad thing about you."
"He was even concerned about your health!"
"On the other hand, Hisato-chan, why do you keep speaking badly about the president?"
"I feel like you have some kind of prejudice or misunderstanding about him."
Hearing Norihiko praise Kamezo Gozou and even suggest that she was biased, Azuma Hisato became angry.
In the president's office, Kamezo Gozou had already threatened her with that outrageous contract and even wanted her to sell her body.
Yet her fiance trusted him this much.
She really didn't know what had gotten into him.
"Norihiko, regarding the company losses and the one hundred million yen debt..."
Seeing how much Norihiko trusted Kamezo Gozou right now, Azuma Hisato temporarily stopped mentioning Kamezo Gozou's dirty intentions and brought up the main issue instead.
As soon as the topic returned to that matter, worry appeared on Norihiko's face.
"Sigh, one hundred million yen... That's really difficult..."
"Let's discuss it again when we get home."
"By the way, Hisato, are you really unwilling to help me by being the president's secretary for a few months?"
Azuma Hisato immediately shook her head, "Norihiko, can you stop bringing that up? Let's think of another way..."
Seeing her reject it outright, Norihiko became somewhat irritated.
"Hisato-chan, why won't you agree?"
"Being a secretary won't be much harder than being a housewife, right?"
"And the president is such a good person. He'll definitely take good care of you!"
Norihiko remembered how he had just promised Kamezo Gozou that he would persuade Azuma Hisato.
Now, seeing her attitude, he felt guilty toward Kamezo Gozou and also became anxious.
Hearing that, Azuma Hisato became angry as well.
"Norihiko, do you think I'm refusing because I'm afraid of trouble and want to be lazy?"
Norihiko didn't answer.
He only looked at her.
Azuma Hisato lightly clenched her fist and couldn't help saying, "Norihiko, do you know what a secretary for President Kamezo is expected to do?"
Hearing that, Norihiko immediately replied, "Isn't it just organizing documents and tidying up the office or things like that?"
"It's probably similar to cleaning and organizing at home, right?"
Hearing that, Azuma Hisato immediately shook her head.
"No, it's different. The president also wants me to help him... help him do..."
At that point, she hesitated and lightly bit her lip, unsure whether she should continue.
Those words were simply too disgusting.
Norihiko looked at her in confusion, "What does the president want you to do?"
Being pressed by her fiance, Azuma Hisato's expression became even more uncomfortable.
Her face even turned red from embarrassment and anger.
Seeing that she still wasn't answering and only looked upset, Norihiko couldn't help saying, "Come on, Hisato-chan. Don't tell me you think the president has ulterior motives and wants to take advantage of you?"
"No way, right?"
"President Kamezo has been a company president for so many years. What kind of women hasn't he seen?"
"He asked you to be his secretary to offset the losses I caused the company because he thinks highly of me and wants to give me a chance to fix things."
"Your prejudice against him is really getting hard for me to watch."
Hearing that, Azuma Hisato became anxious. She ignored her embarrassment and spoke directly.
"No! He really has bad intentions toward me—"
But before she could finish, Norihiko continued, "To be blunt, Hisato-chan, do you really think you're worth one hundred million yen?"
Hearing those words, Azuma Hisato's body shook.
Her face went pale.
Everything she had wanted to say became stuck in her throat.
That sentence struck directly at her heart and left her unable to respond.
All the things she had prepared to say suddenly seemed powerless in front of that insulting but undeniable fact.
If she was honest with herself, even Azuma Hisato didn't think she was worth one hundred million yen.
Given Kamezo Gozou's status and wealth, he certainly wasn't lacking women.
Even she couldn't understand why a company president like Kamezo Gozou would spend one hundred million yen just to play with her.
It was no wonder Norihiko had never considered that possibility.
But his words just now, along with the trust he placed in Kamezo Gozou, still made her chest ache.
Looking at Norihiko's expression, Azuma Hisato understood.
Unless she could produce a recording, even if she repeated every filthy thing Kamezo Gozou had said in the office, Norihiko would not believe her.
He might even think she was biased against Kamezo Gozou and deliberately slandering him.
At this point, Norihiko had been completely fooled by Kamezo Gozou.
No wonder Kamezo Gozou was the president while Norihiko was only an ordinary employee.
It seemed that if she didn't want to agree to Kamezo Gozou's demands and also didn't want Norihiko to go to prison, she would have to find some other way to solve this problem.
Although she felt disappointed and angry with her fiance, their relationship was what it was.
She couldn't just ignore him.
Thinking of that gave Azuma Hisato a headache.
Seeing her suddenly fall silent and stop speaking, Norihiko felt that something was wrong.
He quickly changed the subject.
"Forget it, forget it. Let's stop talking about this for now."
"We'll go home first and slowly think of a solution."
"Okay..."
Azuma Hisato answered stiffly.
Her thoughts were in complete disorder as she followed behind Norihiko.
Along the way, Norihiko occasionally said more good things about Kamezo Gozou.
He was trying to improve Azuma Hisato's "prejudice" against his boss.
Azuma Hisato ignored all of his praise and only analyzed the conditions that Kamezo Gozou had told him.
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