Chapter 44: Eve’s Invitation

When he returned after taking another shower, his wife Evalyn was already asleep, her breathing calm and steady.

She was a light sleeper, and once awakened, it was very difficult for her to fall asleep again. This was also due to a problem with her body—an odd, inexplicable “blessing.”

So, in order to take care of his wife’s sleep, even though Faon couldn’t quite suppress himself while looking at her curving figure, he still chose to keep his movements as quiet as possible.

He retreated back to the living room, sat down on the sofa, and sighed softly in his heart.

His wife was asleep, but for him, tonight was even more unbearable than those previous nights when he hadn’t been satisfied.

After tossing about all night, his body had not only failed to find release, but that strange sensation had circled back to the starting point.

Faon did not plan to disturb his wife, who was already sleeping soundly.

She had already done a lot for him; being able to rest well and not overthink things was more important than anything else.

Besides, waking her up when her period had just begun wouldn’t solve anything, and might even put her in a low emotional state.

Combined with poor rest and her tendency to push herself, it could very likely lead to a vicious cycle physically. He didn’t want that.

He had experienced many such nights of being stuck halfway before and had long grown accustomed to them.

It was just that this time there were some additional abnormalities influenced by Night Lei.

Thinking that he wouldn’t be able to sleep anyway, Faon carefully controlled his movements and took out the magic book he had been reading from the bedroom.

He did not choose to turn on the lamp engraved with “Light Magic,” but instead lit a candle.

Yet the candlelight only added an ambiguous atmosphere, making it impossible for his heart to calm down, and he couldn’t take in any of the contents of the magic book at all.

Involuntarily, his thoughts drifted back to what had just happened.

Driven by desire, he had actually let the usually conservative Evalyn do that kind of thing, and had even personally instructed his wife…

Faon had originally thought that after going through war and an adventurer’s life, he had already achieved a calm, still heart.

Apart from his wife, he wouldn’t have thoughts about other women, and he wouldn’t care about such matters.

But everything that happened today caused his heart to waver.

“…The sensation of Night Lei’s body and the sight of Night Night’s figure uncontrollably appeared in his mind, replaying themselves without permission…”

Even Veya’s figure under the lamplight appeared in his thoughts, indulging in imagination on its own.

“You can ask me for help…”
“After all, it’s also because of me…”

Night Lei’s words, brimming with temptation, resurfaced in Faon’s already chaotic mind and became extremely clear.

Even his wife’s suggestion of having them pretend to be her also popped up at this moment, making Faon feel a faint sense of anticipation…

With good stamina and being “semi-succubi,” would they perhaps be different from his wife?

“What was he thinking?!”

Faon hurriedly stopped this dangerous train of thought and forced himself to focus on reading, trying his best not to think about these things.

He was devoted to his wife alone—whether it was love, or desire as a part of love, he would only let his wife see it.

He had already sworn eternal loyalty under the statue of the Goddess, with a Knight’s Oath, to his one and only moon.

So even such thoughts… he did not want to have them, nor could he allow himself to have them.

That would not only be a betrayal of his wife, but also… a stain on the friendship between the four of them.

But what Faon didn’t know now was… once a thought has arisen, even a heart as tempered as his might, one day… lose control.

Especially when Night Lei and Night Night actually had feelings for him. But Faon didn’t know any of this yet.

His mind in complete turmoil, he simply closed the book and began to focus on thinking about one thing.

In the future, he would seriously consider his wife’s thoughts on this matter.

In other words, precisely because of this… he loved his wife even more. And also because of the guilt in his heart…

Originally, Faon had no intention of listening to his wife’s opinion about Ailin returning home, but he had already begun to waver, and even felt a trace of anticipation…

What he was anticipating was that perhaps this way… it could also prevent his wife from overthinking these matters.

Perhaps… as an adventurer, he himself also liked this kind of “leave at a moment’s notice” thing.

The next day at noon.

Sitting in his seat at the Medical Hall, Faon yawned.

Because he had been lost in wild thoughts the previous night, he had barely slept at all.

In the end, when he became unbearably restless, he could only rely on traditional methods to forcibly cool himself down… before finally falling asleep.

With his current physical condition, staying up for one or two nights had practically no effect, he was just not used to it.

On top of that, he had been tormented by the chaotic thoughts in his mind for a long time.

So, taking advantage of the lunch break, Faon planned to go to the clean patch of grass he often visited to take a short nap.

It was just that now, he didn’t really know how to face Night Lei.

He had even thought about just forgetting it. But in the morning, when he was preparing to take his lunch, he was stopped by his wife with the reason of “don’t waste Night Lei’s kindness.”

And the fact that he had hardly slept was instantly seen through by his wife, Ailin.

Because of this, Faon had to explain for quite a while before his wife stopped feeling so distressed and worried.

In the end, his wife only gave him two choices: either take leave and rest at home, or obediently enjoy the goodwill. Faon didn’t want his wife to overthink things again, or even push herself to help him vent again, so of course he insisted on coming to work.

Thinking of this, Faon sighed and prepared to leave before Miss Eve went to the church for lunch.

Facing his superior, Miss Eve, and her voluptuous figure and especially eye-catching snowy peaks in the morning, Faon felt that he simply couldn’t avert his gaze.

His condition hadn’t improved much in the morning.

Although his mind wasn’t thinking about lewd things anymore, it still felt somewhat disrespectful.

That was why Faon planned to go eat before Miss Eve left. Moreover, during lunch break, Eve sometimes took a nap in the office.

Although she had mostly recovered, to prevent himself from letting his thoughts run wild, Faon decided to go out now.

“My child, spacing out all the time isn’t a good habit, you know? Or could it be… you’re thinking about something again, just like before?”

At this moment, Eve’s gentle voice suddenly appeared beside Faon, and she lightly poked his cheek.

“Ah… good afternoon, Miss Eve.”

Faced with Eve’s unexpected action, Faon instinctively pulled a little distance away.

And now, he couldn’t help but glance at the place on Eve that was full of maternal radiance.

To divert his attention, seeing Eve smile with narrowed eyes after poking his cheek, Faon spoke up and asked, “Miss Eve, are you going to the church to eat?”

“Yes~”

Eve smiled with squinted eyes.

“There are also some things I want to tell you, my child. I already told your wife yesterday, but it’s better for me to say it personally again.”

“Is it about taking leave? Lin-jie… that is, my wife, has already specially told me, so there’s no need to trouble Miss Eve.”

Faon shook his head. Miss Eve’s voluptuous figure really did easily stir desire; her exaggerated proportions also made every movement seem somewhat lewd.

“Oh my… it seems it was properly conveyed to my child.”

Eve smiled.

“Then next, would my child like to come with me to the church for lunch?”