Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

Section 173

Slightly curling his lip in disdain in his heart, and after muttering a couple of complaints, Makoto Asano's face once again wore that calm expression.

At this moment, Yuta Yamada, hearing his voice, also snapped out of his daze, shifting his gaze from Eriko Miyajima back to him.

Seeing that his question had successfully caught Yuta Yamada's attention, Makoto Asano immediately put on a look of realization, smiling as he said, "Oh, I understand now, Yuta, you're here to see Eriko, right? She is indeed here with me. I went to your house to ask, and it just so happened she was free, so I asked her to come over and help me clean up a bit."

As he said this, Makoto Asano even slightly moved aside, allowing Yuta Yamada to clearly see the entire interior of the house, letting him know that Eriko Miyajima was fine and that he hadn't done anything.

However, Yuta Yamada naturally couldn't look inside any further.

After all, Makoto Asano was talking to him at that moment, and if he really looked, it would be somewhat impolite.

When talking to others, especially when talking to superiors, you must not be distracted, otherwise you'll suffer later—this was one of the workplace survival skills he learned from his senior colleagues.

However, looking at the innocent smile on Makoto Asano's face at this moment, he was basically certain that he had indeed misunderstood.

It seems that there's really nothing between Eriko and Asano-kun; he was just overthinking and too anxious…

Haha, that's right, how could Asano-kun possibly cuckold me?

Thinking of this, Yuta Yamada's mood immediately improved a lot.

A smile reappeared on his face as he nodded and said, "Yes, I went home and didn't see Eriko, so I thought she might be here with you and came over to check."

Speaking of this, he paused slightly before asking the question that was bothering him, "But Asano-kun, weren't the times you and Eriko agreed upon Tuesdays and Sundays? Why is she here today on Monday?"

During the days when he didn't have to work overtime, Eriko Miyajima would tell him about recent events while chatting over dinner every night, so he naturally knew about the cleaning days they had agreed upon.

And because Eriko Miyajima didn't have many friends, and her social circle only included Makoto Asano, the things she talked about were mostly related to Makoto Asano.

Yuta Yamada had previously been happy about this, feeling that Eriko was gradually accepting Makoto Asano, and as long as she could get along well with Makoto Asano, things would definitely be much easier for him.

He never expected that he would almost get Eriko involved.

But fortunately, he discovered it early enough, before anything irreversible happened. He just needed to spend more time with Eriko these next few days to win back her heart.

Besides, maybe Eriko's feelings for Asano-kun were completely unfounded and he had misunderstood, just like just now…

Thinking of this, Yuta Yamada immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

However, even though he was certain that he had misunderstood, he still subconsciously wanted to figure out the answers to these questions, as if he was confirming something.

Hearing this, Makoto Asano immediately sighed helplessly and said, "There's no choice. After all, the house hasn't been cleaned for a long time, and it's really too dirty to live in, so I discussed it with Eriko to no longer have fixed times, but rather have her come over to help whenever she has free time."

Hearing these words, Yuta Yamada immediately remembered that although this was their fourth week since he and Eriko had moved in, it seemed that Eriko hadn't come to help clean since the first time she helped Makoto Asano and rescued him.

In fact, counting the number of times, today should be Eriko Miyajima's third time coming over to clean.

However, in Yuta Yamada's mind, it wasn't like this.

Because of Makoto Asano's previous deceptions, in his mind, every time it was Tuesday or Sunday, either it was inconvenient for Makoto Asano, or there was a problem on Eriko's side.

There were even two times when Eriko got sick on the cleaning days, and Makoto Asano had to take care of her instead.

Yuta Yamada remembered these two times Eriko got sick very clearly, because the first time, he didn't know Eriko was sick and was scolded by Makoto Asano, and he even took a day off the next day to accompany Eriko.

And the other time was what happened a few days ago. At that time, because of the typhoon, he had just come back from working overtime at the company, and because he was in a hurry to rest and then go to the company to work overtime at night, he troubled Makoto Asano to help take care of Eriko.

As for the other days when she didn't go to clean, it was basically because Makoto Asano had something to do and gave Eriko Miyajima a day off.

For example, last Sunday, Eriko Miyajima didn't go to clean, and Yuta Yamada even felt surprised.

When they were eating dinner and chatting while drinking in the evening, he learned from Eriko Miyajima that the female high school student they had seen in the elevator last time had come to stay, making it inconvenient to clean, so he gave Eriko another day off.

Thinking of these things, Yuta Yamada's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.

After all, the reason he could live next door at such a low price was because Makoto Asano wanted to find a housekeeper who could help clean.

Who would have thought that not only could they not complete the originally agreed-upon twice-weekly cleaning, but even today, it had been four weeks, and Eriko had only come twice.

If it were anyone else, they would have definitely told them to get lost and find new tenants, or raise the rent.

But Makoto Asano didn't say anything, neither blaming them nor raising the rent because of this, but instead taking care of them in every aspect of their lives.

Asano-kun is such a good person; I actually suspected him before…

Thinking of this, Yuta Yamada's heart suddenly became even more ashamed.

And noticing the change in his expression, Makoto Asano immediately smiled and said, "Since Yuta, you've come to find her, then let Eriko go home with you first. Anyway, I've cleaned up almost everything here, and I can handle the rest by myself."

Immediately afterward, he turned his head and called out to Eriko Miyajima, looking like he was going to have her go home with Yuta Yamada.

However, just as Eriko Miyajima heard Makoto Asano's voice and subconsciously put down the broom and rag in her hands, preparing to walk over here, Yuta Yamada immediately waved his hand, loudly stopping her, "No need! Asano-kun, no need. You also said that it's just this little bit left. Let Eriko help you finish cleaning."

Saying this, he looked into the house from beside Makoto Asano, looking at Eriko Miyajima, who was stunned in place because of his words, and said, "Eriko, did you hear that? You must help Asano-kun clean up!"

Afterward, without waiting for Makoto Asano and Eriko Miyajima to say anything, feeling a little ashamed because of the guilt in his heart, he immediately bid farewell, "Well, Asano-kun, send Eriko back after she helps you clean up. I'll go first, I won't disturb you guys working."

After saying these words, he directly turned around and went back to his own house, leaving only Makoto Asano and Eriko Miyajima, who were both dumbfounded, in the living room.

However, looking at his back, the corners of Makoto Asano's mouth couldn't help but curl up, and it took him a long time to suppress it again.

Author's words: Recently, I was kicked out by my parents to find a job. I only have free time to write a little bit every day, and the update speed has slowed down a lot. The miscellaneous author apologizes here.

I'm keeping track of the chapters I owe, and I'll resume updating and make up for what I owe after things stabilize in a few days.

Chapter 234: Excessive Indulgence

When he was unable to move earlier, Makoto Asano had roughly guessed the whole situation and knew what Lilith wanted to do.

It was nothing more than wanting to get a small revenge, but it didn't matter, he could let her do as she pleased, since nothing major would happen anyway.

To Makoto Asano, whether it was Yuna Shinno or Lilith, these girls' revenge was just a small matter, or rather, it could be seen as playful banter between lovers.

However, it was precisely this careless thought that led him to be tricked.

He forgot that Lilith was not an ordinary girl; even if she looked weak and ordinary, she was a different species that didn't belong to humans.

Thinking about their way of life with human thinking was arrogant.

So he paid a small price.

For a moment, after not being able to feel his lower body, Makoto Asano was indeed angry.

It had been said long ago.

He had two bottom lines after being reborn: one was money, and the other was his ding-dong.

However, after looking at Lilith's panicked and frightened expression as she knelt before him, he calmed down again and softened a little.

Maybe the situation wasn't that bad?

Perhaps the paralysis effect hadn't worn off yet, so he just couldn't feel it temporarily.

Or maybe he was just taken too much today and couldn't recover for a while?

After calming down, Makoto Asano subconsciously thought this way.

Although these words sounded a bit like he was deceiving himself.

But in reality, he wasn't that flustered.

Because he believed that there wouldn't be any problems with his body, otherwise the system would have directly intervened to stop Lilith when she did something irreversible.

If the blonde lost his most important partner, would he still be a blonde?

He believed that the "Blonde NTR" system on his body would definitely not sit idly by.

So he really wasn't in a hurry at all.

And because he had been watching Lilith all the time, he hadn't missed any details on her face.

After raising her head, Lilith's eyes quickly showed panic and fear because she saw Makoto Asano's angry expression.

But before that, her eyes were indeed confused and lost.

So Makoto Asano immediately understood that the behavior just now shouldn't have been her intention.

In the end, with her weak personality, she didn't have the guts to do this. Most likely, something went wrong along the way.

However, Makoto Asano didn't know what exactly happened, so he had to wait for Lilith to take the initiative to speak.

In fact, Makoto Asano originally wanted to tell her that he wasn't angry and let her speak boldly.

However, he had just had most of his strength drawn away, and his body hadn't recovered yet, so he couldn't move or speak.

Although he wasn't that angry now, perhaps after waking up and realizing what he had just done, Lilith was very frightened at the moment.

Her mouth opened and closed, as if she wanted to explain, but she couldn't say anything for a long time.

However, gradually, as if knowing that dragging on like this would only make Makoto Asano angrier, she finally bit the bullet and said, "M-Master, I really didn't mean to, I… I just…"

"I just suddenly didn't know what was going on, it was like… it was like I lost control of my body, and I couldn't stop at all… Master, please believe me, I really didn't want to do this…"

"Wuu… I'm sorry, Master, I'm sorry…"

Lilith's words were intermittent, and she couldn't get to the point after saying so much.

What Makoto Asano wanted to hear most at the moment was not her apology and explanation; he wanted to know if there would be any problems with his body because of this overwork.

But unfortunately, he couldn't ask, and Lilith couldn't know his thoughts.

And because she didn't know if he would accept her messy explanation, Lilith's voice gradually became tearful, and she didn't even explain anymore, just kept apologizing.

Because of this, Makoto Asano, who hadn't been that worried originally, suddenly became a little flustered.

After all, if there was no problem, why would Lilith apologize like this, and even cry like this, as if the mistake she made was irreversible?

To be honest, Makoto Asano even had some illusions at the moment; he suspected that he was already dead.

Because Lilith's performance at the moment was not like apologizing to a living person, but rather like crying to a corpse…

Thinking of this, Makoto Asano suddenly became even more flustered.

He had to panic. Although he had often come many times a day before, he had never been completely exhausted, and he recovered quickly after each time, and could stand up again immediately.

But this time, he was directly sucked dry in one go, and even lost consciousness, with his head drooping and not showing any signs of standing up again.

Who knew if this kind of thing would have any irreversible effects on the body.

However, he quickly calmed down again.

After all, even if his body really had some strange problems because of today's events, there would be a way to cure them in the system.

Although it might take some hard-earned pure love points to do so, compared to his ding-dong and future happiness, this little bit of sacrifice was worth it.

But if possible, it was best if there was no problem, so he had to ask about the problem quickly now.