My wife believes me; how could I be a cuckold?

It was the time we agreed to go on a date, but then the company suddenly notified us that we had to work overtime, so he asked Makoto Asano to go to the movies with Eriko.

That time, after he told Eriko Miyajima that he had to work overtime and that he wanted Makoto Asano to accompany him, he was met with her strong rejection, and the two even had a big fight because of it.

The argument originated from Yamada Yuta's belief that Miyajima Eriko harbored prejudice against Asano Makoto, or even disliked him.

This disappointed Yuta Yamada, who had always trusted Makoto Asano, and the two ended up arguing.

In Yamada Yuta's view, he completely failed to understand why Miyajima Eriko refused to accept Asano Makoto.

They could have gained a lot by simply cultivating good relationships with each other.

However, that Saturday, Eriko Miyajima still accompanied Makoto Asano to see a movie, and he was quite happy about it at the time.

He mentioned this matter several times afterward, hoping that Eriko could continue to maintain a good relationship with Makoto Asano, so that they could continue to live in such a nice house at a low price, and his pressure would be less.

Thinking of this, Yuta Yamada suddenly didn't know what to say.

So ultimately, it's all my own responsibility...

However... while I do hope that Eriko and Asano can get along well, I didn't intend for them to become so close.

If things continue like this, then... no, perhaps Eriko has already fallen for Asano.

Although he was indeed a bit slow to react, Yamada Yuta wasn't stupid. He knew what Eriko's intimate way of addressing Asano Makoto in her sleep meant.

The two may not have gone that final step yet, and nothing has happened between them, because Asano-kun is a good person, and he would definitely not accept "having a relationship with his friend's girlfriend".

Eriko must feel the same way; she must still like me.

It's just that I've been too busy with work lately and have distanced myself from her, while she's become closer to Asano-kun because of my request. So, without realizing it, I've been attracted to Asano-kun and even fallen for him.

Perhaps she herself has already noticed this and is feeling extremely distressed about it.

By the way, this is probably what she was trying to say last night, even though she was stammering about it.

I even said that the reason she wanted to drink was probably because she didn't know how to bring it up with me, so she wanted to use alcohol to bolster her courage... Ugh, how could I be so stupid? I didn't even notice something so obvious.

Perhaps it was because his thoughts became clearer after regaining his senses that he was even more unwilling to accept the fact that Eriko Miyajima had betrayed him, or perhaps it was simply because of his trust in Makoto Asano and Eriko Miyajima.

At this moment, Yuta Yamada had already begun to find excuses for the two of them in his mind, and he even felt a little sorry for Eriko's "pain".

Since Eriko is willing to be honest with me about this, it means that nothing has happened between her and Asano-kun, otherwise she definitely wouldn't dare to say it.

In other words, she still has feelings for me, and the person she likes is still me. She's just struggling with how to face her feelings for Asano-kun.

So I discovered it not too late, there's definitely still time.

If I can spend more time with her and show her more care, I can definitely avoid the worst-case scenario.

Eriko must be in a lot of pain lately because of this, you could tell from her behavior at dinner last night.

So lately, I'll try to go home earlier, stop working overtime, and spend more time with her.

As for the job... well, it's gone. Asano-kun is right. You can find another job, but if you lose a girl as wonderful as Eriko, you can never get her back.

In that case, Asano-kun not only took such good care of us on ordinary days, but also reminded me several times at times like this. I really should thank him properly.

Well, I'll find some time in the next couple of days to invite him over for dinner as a way of thanking him. It's been a long time since we've had a meal together.

After convincing himself that he had not been betrayed and believing he had found the key to it, Yuta Yamada secretly made a decision.

His decision may not simply be, as he thought, about setting aside more time to spend with Eriko Miyajima.

Despite being extremely slow to understand and unwilling to accept reality, and even actively making excuses for the person who betrayed him, a seed of "suspicion" was still deeply planted in his heart.

That's why he subconsciously made the decision to "not tell the two of them that he wouldn't be working overtime for the next few days, and then go home early."

His intention to invite Makoto Asano to his home was not merely to express his gratitude.

Perhaps on the contrary, he simply wanted to see for himself whether there was anything fishy going on between the two.

In short, he took one last deep look at Eriko Miyajima, who was still fast asleep in bed, then turned and left, returning to his own bedroom.

Meanwhile, Makoto Asano, who had already run naked to the door next door and even had his key in the lock, froze when he noticed Yuta Yamada's movements.

He didn't understand why the other person would suddenly turn around and go back to their room, but he still subconsciously stopped what he was doing.

There was no way around it. If this was simply a misunderstanding on his part, and Eriko hadn't actually said anything or had just rambled on in her sleep, and Yamada Yuta hadn't noticed anything and had only turned his head after hearing the noise, then he simply couldn't explain why he had gone in.

Thinking about this, Makoto Asano suddenly realized that he had indeed been too sensitive to Eriko's unusual behavior today.

Just now, I saw Yamada Yuta turn around and subconsciously thought he had discovered something and wanted to harm Eriko. But actually, turning around because of a noise should just be a normal thing, right?

Or perhaps Eriko did say something that could easily be misunderstood, and Yuta Yamada did have some thoughts after hearing it, but he couldn't be sure of the accuracy of those thoughts and only harbored doubts in his heart.

If that's the case, then I definitely can't go in now, otherwise I'd be giving myself away.

Regardless of the current situation, since Yamada Yuta hasn't done anything, I absolutely cannot go in.

After thinking it over carefully at the door, Makoto Asano decided to go home first to check the situation and then make a decision later.

Anyway, he's not planning to sleep tonight, so he'll just keep watching the security camera.

That way, if he notices something is wrong, he can get there in time to prevent any problems from happening to Eriko.

If everything is fine by tomorrow morning, then I'll go see Eriko directly.

Then we should try to persuade her properly, and it would be best if she could give up the idea of ​​confessing.

If that's not possible, then we can only put the plan on the agenda as soon as possible and complete the task.

Once the mission is complete, it won't matter whether she confesses or not, since the mission won't fail again and she won't be punished.

In Asano Makoto's opinion, it would be better if the two broke up because of this, so that Eriko would truly belong to him alone.

I'm sorry, Yuta-kun, I'll have to take Eriko away, but you're a really nice person, and I'll definitely make it up to you...

With that in mind, as soon as he got home, Makoto Asano changed his clothes and kept the spare key to the apartment next door in his hand so he could open the door when needed.

And so, he survived the entire night on coffee and energy drinks, keeping a close eye on the surveillance footage, not daring to miss a single detail.

You could call it a rant, but I'm just posting this as a separate chapter to explain. If you want to read it, go ahead; if not, just skip it. (Okay, actually, I genuinely hope you'll read it.)

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I was criticized for adding filler chapters even though they were paid chapters, which I felt was shameless. So I decided to add a free chapter as compensation.

If this "watery article" has made you, dear readers, unhappy, then I am truly, truly sorry.

But I want to say that I really didn't intentionally try to pad the word count.

I've always said that we need to clearly and in detail write about the female protagonist's psychological changes, such as how she loses interest in her boyfriend, how she falls in love with the protagonist, and how she struggles and suffers emotionally. In my opinion, this is a very important thing, just as important as writing a good character like Se Se.

Especially since Eriko is the empress of the harem, and this is a very important plot point, it's necessary to elaborate on her more clearly.

In short, I really didn't intentionally try to pad the word count, and I never thought of using this method to cheat you out of your Fire Coins!

Absolutely not!

If I really wanted to scam fans, I would simply stop showing off and just write "stop every day" or gloss over it, or even do what other authors do and create a group that only full subscribers can join, and then put the banned chapters in there.

After all, not everyone will read it immediately, so the data for SeSe will become very poor after it is banned, with the data being only about one-tenth of that of a normal chapter.

However, chapters that are only briefly mentioned or briefly discussed will not be banned, and their data will be the same as regular chapters. Alternatively, I could create a group for all subscribers to recover my losses.

But I don't want to get to the bottom of things, or gloss over Sese.

To be frank, I came here to write a book about SeSe with a storyline, and to let more people see it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have written it at all.

Or I could just ignore the plot and the female characters' psychological changes and blindly pursue them, discarding one after another and repeating the same process with a new one, casually padding the word count.

This way, I can earn more points and more coupons, and I don't have to use my brain or stay up all night every day. For me, there are almost no downsides.

But as my friends in the group know, I would never do that.

Writing through the night has become the norm for me. The chapters I updated yesterday were written from last night until noon today.

You can tell by looking at my weekly reports from my writing software and my daily writing time.

The latest time the weekly report showed I wrote was after 4 a.m. This wasn't because I only wrote until 4 a.m., but because he considered anything after 5 a.m. as the next day.

Except for the past two weeks when I couldn't write due to some issues, resulting in less writing time and fewer words, I used to write for an average of 3 hours a day.

This time only records the time spent typing, not the time spent stopping to think about the plot and revise the text. In reality, excluding the time spent idly with the writing software running, I spend more than 14 hours a day writing.

It's true that I'm inefficient, but if I didn't want to write better, who would be willing to spend so many hours day and night in front of the computer? Wouldn't it be easier to just write mindless, low-quality stuff?

To be honest, this chapter 207 does contain a lot of unnecessary details.

So ultimately, this is my fault. If you readers are unhappy, feel free to scold me. If you feel that you've wasted your Fire Coins, I will update free chapters as compensation.

If the same situation occurs again in the future, the solution will be the same.

To put it simply, I will still write similar chapters in the same way in the future, but I will definitely try my best to make them concise.

But it's inevitable that situations like today's will occur in the future.

After all, as the creator of Pineapple Bun, I am still a newcomer.

Although I have written books elsewhere before, this is my first time writing a plot, so there are bound to be problems.

If you feel cheated out of your Fire Coins, feel free to criticize me. I will release more free chapters as compensation.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll answer them when I see them. As readers who have been following along should know, I'm quite active in the comments section.

In short, no matter what the problem is, just criticize me.

but!

Please, absolutely do not argue! Please, absolutely do not argue! Please, absolutely do not argue!