Night Lei froze for a moment when she heard about what happened between me and Brother Ang.
Night Night’s small face flushed red as she stared straight at the floor.
She had only meant to mumble quietly to herself, but in a moment of agitation, she ended up blurting it out.
Seeing that Night Night had gone silent, Night Lei took the initiative to hold her hand.
“What is it that you can’t tell your big sister? And I didn’t come to talk to you to scold you—I just want to understand what happened.”
Night Night gave a soft “mm,” hesitating as if she wanted to speak but couldn’t.
In the end, she still said it.
“Um… actually, when you weren’t feeling well yesterday, I saw you and Mister Faon hugging.”
The expression on Night Lei’s face stiffened for a split second.
She truly hadn’t expected Night Night to have seen that.
After a brief pause, Night Lei smiled slightly.
“Are you upset on behalf of Miss Evalyn? Or… is it something else?”
“I… I just think you shouldn’t have done that,” Night Night said, clearly lacking confidence.
That was true… aside from being Mister Faon’s friend, she was nothing else.
She couldn’t exactly say outright that she was jealous of her own sister.
“So you’re jealous of your sister?”
Night Lei teased with a smile.
She didn’t want their conversation to become too tense, so she made a small joke.
“Sister! I’m being serious when I’m advising you!”
Night Night said anxiously.
“That day was an accident… I was too dizzy, so I let Brother Ang come close to support me,” Night Lei explained lightly, slipping in a small lie.
“…Really?”
Night Night lifted her head and stared straight at her.
Although she still felt a bit doubtful, she already felt much better.
After all, this was her sister.
Night Lei smiled and nodded.
“Of course it’s true. You don’t think Brother Ang and I were doing something behind your back, do you?”
Only then did Night Night realize she might have overthought things, and she quickly shook her head.
“No! I… how could I think that about Mister Faon? It’s just that when I saw you hugging him… I felt a little angry.”
Her tone was flustered.
Night Lei sighed inwardly—her little sister really did like Brother Ang.
But on the surface, she still smiled.
“No matter how you see Brother Ang… you still have to respect Sister Evalyn, okay?”
“Of course I know that.”
Night Night nodded.
So, she only felt a faint trace of jealousy toward her sister, and no hostility at all toward Sister Evalyn.
No matter how much she liked him, even if a miracle happened, she could never have any kind of relationship with Mister Faon… she wouldn’t hate Sister Evalyn.
She didn’t have the right to hate or to be jealous.
“What she felt more was… admiration.”
“It’s good that you understand. Before I knew it, you’ve already started forming your own thoughts and things you want to do. I’m really touched,” Night Lei said with a cheerful smile.
“Then when you’re touched, can you not say it while smiling?”
Night Night complained.
“So you don’t start crying along with me,” Night Lei said, blinking.
“Alright, let’s get back to the first thing we were talking about. Night Night, why didn’t you plan to tell me?”
This time, Night Night was the one who froze.
After a moment, she answered, “Because… there are still a few days left. I wanted to tell you when it got closer.”
“I see. I thought you were planning to go alone. Anyway, Brother Ang already told me, and I agreed. I’ll arrange my leave over the next few days,” Night Lei said with a smile.
“He told you? Then… what exactly did Mister Faon say?”
Night Night asked cautiously.
“He asked you to pretend to be Miss Evalyn, while I accompany the real Miss Evalyn and follow slowly,” Night Lei explained.
Only then did Night Night let out a sigh of relief and nod.
“Okay.”
Night Lei didn’t say anything more.
After chatting a bit and reminding her to rest early and take care of her health, she returned to her room.
Back in her room, however, Night Lei’s expression became slightly absent-minded.
“Night Night… likes him too? Being entangled with two people at the same time… isn’t that a bit too much…?”
Meanwhile, Night Night was a little excited.
“I’ll be going back with Mister Faon…”
Realizing her expression, she patted her face.
“I should practice managing my expressions a bit…”
———
That day, Faon had a dream.
In the dream, he was being tormented in turns by several women whose faces he couldn’t see…
He had originally been worried that his wife might see, only to discover that she was standing by the bed, holding a Magic Camera and taking pictures like crazy, a foolish smile on her face.
This bizarre dream startled him awake instantly, and he sat up abruptly.
He realized his wife had already gone to cook.
He shook his head.
“Why would I have such a dream? Am I really that unsatisfied? Or did I not rest well yesterday… or could it be that my wife actually has this kind of preference?”
“…Something’s not right.”
Ever since he had grown into a strong individual, he rarely dreamed anymore.
“Too strange…”
And in the dream, he had even felt a hint of satisfaction and comfort.
Faon didn’t dwell on it.
After clearing his mind, he went to wash up.
After finishing and getting dressed, he walked into the kitchen and hugged his wife from behind as she was making breakfast.
Evalyn sensed something unusual about him and smiled gently.
“What’s wrong?”
Feeling the warmth of his wife, Faon said, “I had a nightmare.”
“Oh? You still have nightmares, husband? What was it about?”
Evalyn asked with concern.
Faon thought about it but didn’t say anything.
He couldn’t exactly say, ‘I dreamed about being messed around with by other women while you were taking photos beside me,’ could he?
So he changed the subject.
“It was just a nightmare, nothing worth mentioning. No need to scare Sister Falin. But… why didn’t you wake me up?”
“These days I’m in charge of cooking and housework,” Evalyn replied with a smile.
Seeing that her husband stayed silent, she didn’t press further.
Perhaps it was a dream left over from the war period.
It was normal not to want to talk about it.
She said gently, “You didn’t rest well yesterday, so it’s fine to sleep a bit longer. And it’s just breakfast—I already told you not to overprotect me.”
Faon smiled softly.
He liked these kinds of morning interactions—comfortable and warm.
Compared to physical satisfaction, he preferred this kind of everyday warmth.
Breakfast ended in a calm yet slightly happy atmosphere.
Before leaving, Evalyn took out a water flask—the one Faon used when going out on adventures.
Faon was a bit surprised.
“Sister Falin, why did you suddenly take this out? What’s inside?”
“It’s nothing… I just thought Sister Fang Di works hard preparing lunch, so she shouldn’t have to handle everything alone. So I made some black tea for you this morning,” Evalyn said, looking a bit guilty.
In truth, she had also mixed in a bit of Enhancement Potion, though not much.
Although she didn’t want to control her husband’s feelings, a bit of necessary “guidance” was something she would still do.
Faon froze.
His wife’s usual thoughtfulness made him unable to resist hugging her.
“Sister Falin… thank you.”
“Alright, alright. Save the affection for when you come back from work,” Evalyn said with a playful scold.
After he let go, she stood on her toes and lightly pecked his cheek, smiling.
“The real kiss will be when you come home.”
“Then I’ll look forward to going home,” Faon said with a smile before leaving.
That light kiss from his wife in the morning filled him with motivation for the entire day.
But Evalyn knew very well—
What she was doing was actually hiding the guilt and unease in her heart.
“Husband, I hope you won’t blame me…”
“All of this is for you… and just a small means for our happy life.”