Recounting that series of events seemed to exhaust all the courage Night Night had mustered.
She prepared to lower her head and quietly await Mister Faon’s response.
However, seeing Mister Faon with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned in the afternoon sun, looking as if he were contemplating how to answer her, Night Night couldn’t help but stare at him intently.
She didn’t even try to hide her behavior with her usual “stealing a glance”; instead, she chose to look at him directly.
Seeing that Night Night was staring at him unblinkingly, Faon, who was currently pondering the content of her words, changed the response he was about to give.
“What is it? Miss Night Night, is there something on my face?”
This wasn’t just a polite remark.
Rather, Faon was asking in earnest; he truly didn’t know why Night Night was staring at him.
Her behavior also caused Faon to subconsciously notice her current attire.
The exquisite dress accentuated the well-endowed figure she usually kept hidden.
‘She really is quite similar to my wife… I bet she feels good to hug, too.’
Faon thought this subconsciously, but he immediately dismissed the idea.
Seeing that Night Night didn’t speak right away, he called out softly again, “Miss Night Night?”
Realizing what she was doing, Night Night’s face instantly flushed crimson.
She began to mutter to herself in a small voice, “It… it’s just that Mister Faon is so handsome…”
She caught herself just in time.
Remembering that she had dressed up meticulously, she raised her head with a bit of confidence and spoke, “No… it— it’s nothing. There’s… nothing on your face, Mister Faon.”
“That’s good then.”
Faon smiled.
“Returning to the topic, did Miss Night Night come here specifically because of the trip to my hometown three days from now?”
“Yes, Mister Faon. I’m afraid… Miss Ailin will easily see through my disguise,” Night Night said weakly.
“So… I came here specifically to learn Sister Falin’s habits… Does that make you feel troubled, Mister Faon?”
To say Faon wasn’t troubled would definitely be a lie.
This behavior of disguising herself as his wife and specifically coming over to learn his wife’s habits was just too strange…
Yet, Faon couldn’t quite put his finger on what was strange about it.
Moreover, within that strangeness, he felt an inexplicable sense of anticipation.
If considered from Night Night’s perspective, there really wasn’t a problem.
One could even say she “truly wanted to help.”
Besides, it was the husband and wife who had asked for someone else’s help in the first place.
Whether in terms of reason or emotion, Faon felt he had no reason to refuse.
However, when Faon was actually about to open his mouth to agree, he hesitated.
“This…”
He decided not to agree for the moment and instead said, “Why don’t you come inside first, Miss Night Night? You can ask Sister Falin in person. Although you call it ‘learning,’ you’re doing this to be more helpful, so there’s no need to be formal. Furthermore, as I said before, we are partners, so there’s no need to be nervous.”
“Okay… I understand.”
Night Night encouraged herself in her heart.
Being able to see Mister Faon’s face in the sunlight was already enough.
If only… if only she could be a bit closer, it would be even better.
Just as Night Night was about to follow Faon inside, Evalyn poked her head out from behind him.
“Husband… who’s outside?”
Seeing that her husband hadn’t returned for a while, she had walked over out of curiosity.
When she saw Night Night, she immediately noticed that not only was the girl meticulously dressed, but her gaze was also fixed on her husband.
‘This little girl really won’t let go of someone else’s husband.’
Evalyn laughed coldly in her heart, but before Faon could speak, she spoke up in a friendly manner, “Is that you, Yeye? Good afternoon~ What brings you here at this hour?”
“Night Night pursed her lips.”
Facing the unspoken chemistry between the two of them — first greeting her then asking together — a wave of envy welled up in her heart.
Faon’s expression was a bit complex, but seeing Night Night’s timid appearance, he felt it was better for him to speak.
He turned back and smiled, keeping his tone as relaxed as possible.
“Miss Night Night came here specifically to practice for the trip to our hometown three days from now. Simply put, she wants to ensure Sister Falin’s plan isn’t discovered immediately, so…”
“Yes, Sister Falin.”
Night Night nodded at that moment.
She actually didn’t know if the other woman would agree.
After all, she had impulsively applied her makeup and gotten ready to come over right after her conversation with her elder sister yesterday.
‘Wait…’
After listening to Faon’s explanation and seeing Night Night’s nod of confirmation, Evalyn realized something was wrong.
‘What do you mean specifically coming over to practice? Isn’t the goal of this practice entirely to better impersonate me? To put it bluntly, isn’t she basically learning from me, the Original Wife, how to replace me?’
Regardless of what Night Night was thinking at this moment — perhaps she was well-intentioned — wasn’t this a bit too blunt?
She wasn’t even trying to hide the fact that she was Having Ideas about her husband, was she?
Evalyn’s expression grew somewhat stiff as her thoughts raced.
“Sister Falin, what do you think?”
Faon noticed his wife’s unease.
Night Night’s gaze also shifted toward Evalyn.
Night Night didn’t feel any jealousy toward Sister Falin; at this moment, she was more worried that her proposal wouldn’t be accepted.
‘What do I think… I obviously don’t want to agree. Who knows if this is just a setup to replace me?’
However, as soon as Evalyn thought about the Commission, she felt troubled.
If they were caught right at the beginning, the Special Commission wouldn’t be completed.
Although she didn’t know the consequences of failing the Commission yet, the best-case scenario would be getting stuck here.
Besides… she wouldn’t teach Night Night everything; they only had to endure the period when they couldn’t afford to be discovered.
It was all for the sake of the Commission… all to solve the problem with her husband.
Evalyn forced herself to calm down and put on a friendly smile.
She walked past her husband, approached Night Night, and took her hand.
“No problem at all. After all, I was the one who suggested it. Actually, if you hadn’t come here, Yeye, I might have gone to see you myself.”
“O— okay, Sister Falin.”
Night Night nodded with a smile.
Seeing that his wife had agreed so easily, Faon felt something was off, but he didn’t say anything.
The three of them sat on the sofa, but they didn’t start the practice immediately.
Evalyn first placed her sketchbook to the side and began to host Night Night.
As she placed a teacup in front of Night Night, Evalyn smiled and asked, “Yeye, where is your elder sister? Why didn’t she come with you?”
While asking, Evalyn had already organized her plan.
Since the Guild Coins function for daily contact hadn’t been activated yet, she had no intention of letting Night Night spend too much time with her husband on this rare day off.
Therefore, she intended to start with “titles.”
Faon had wanted to ask the same thing earlier, but Night Night’s explanation had clearly taken priority.
“My sister… she’s resting at home… I haven’t gone to work these past few days, so I don’t need the rest…”
Night Night’s eyes darted around.
“I— I felt that for this kind of thing… it would be enough for me to come by myself, Sister Lin…”
She had actually lied to her sister, claiming she was only going to practice drawing with Sister Lin.
It was only because of that faint bit of jealousy in her heart that she hadn’t dared to meet her sister’s eyes when she left.
“Is that so?”
Evalyn saw through it at a glance but didn’t point it out.
She wore a gentle smile.
“Then let’s begin the practice. I think to start… Night Night, you can try to mimic how I speak. For example, the way I address my husband.”
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