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

However, just as she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to get up, tidy herself up, and leave,

She suddenly noticed a sinister smile on Makoto Asano's face.

……

Looking at Yuna Kanno sitting on the bed coughing incessantly while glaring at him resentfully, Makoto Asano couldn't help but chuckle softly.

This little girl is so naive.

Does she really think I'm going to let her go?

Or does she really feel that she is not capable enough?

What a joke.

The reason Asano Makoto said he suddenly lost interest was just an excuse he made up to let Kanno Yuna know that he wouldn't make a move on her.

He had no intention of doing anything beyond adjusting focus to Yuna Kanno today.

The reason he initially acted as if he was ready to win over Yuna Kanno was simply to break down her defenses so that she would accept his next request.

As Lu Xun once said, people always compromise.

If he directly asked for her mouth, he would definitely face strong resistance from Yuna Kanno.

But what if he first made a show of preparing to take over Yuna Kanno's body, and then, when she was feeling extremely terrified, suddenly made a request for her mouth?

The result was obvious: Yuna Kanno would subconsciously weigh the pros and cons in her mind before accepting his request.

Perhaps Yuna Kanno will even thank him in her heart for his great mercy.

Makoto Asano knew very well that even if he could get the body through coercion, he could not make the other person willingly submit.

Only by using both soft and hard tactics, combining the big stick and the carrot, can you simultaneously win over the other party's body and mind.

If that was really all he wanted to do, Makoto Asano could have done it a long time ago.

But he didn't do that, he never did.

Even during these refocusing attempts, he felt incredibly restless and wondered if he should just give up and continue doing it this way.

But in the end, he always managed to control his good brother with his amazing willpower.

At that moment, the big head defeated the small head.

His restraint was, of course, to pave the way for his future.

He has now chosen the hidden route, which is a route that combines coercion and pure love.

Forcing Yuna Kanno to take her body might have felt good, but it would make it difficult to pursue her pure love storyline later.

So he was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for Yuna Kanno to willingly offer herself up.

He believes this won't take too long, because so far, his plan is progressing very smoothly.

You should know that when they first met, he had to force Yuna Kanno to verbally abuse him in order to complete his mission.

But now?

After only meeting twice, Yuna Kanno opened her mouth for him at his request.

Moreover, after doing it, the other party's level of submission increased by ten points.

Indeed, coercion is a method, and it can be quite satisfying, but the feeling of getting the other party to take the initiative is completely different.

The feedback obtained from these two methods is also different.

Despite not being skilled enough yet, and even though Makoto Asano was scratched by Yuna Kanno's teeth several times during the process, Makoto Asano still thought that way.

He was more inclined to trust Xiao Acheng's judgment than his own.

Anyway, Xiao Acheng said this time was much more enjoyable than the last time.

In short, the unexpected date incident involving Yuna Kanno has come to an end.

After getting everything ready, Makoto Asano checked out of the couples' hotel room and took the exhausted Yuna Kanno out for a bite to eat.

After dropping Yuna Kanno off at home before 6 p.m., he took a taxi home by himself.

I don't know if it's because his mindset has changed since he bought the car, but now he doesn't want to go to the station and squeeze in with other people anymore.

Because he took a taxi, he got home quickly today and was back at his apartment building before six o'clock.

Moreover, when he took the elevator to the ninth floor, he happened to run into Eriko Miyajima, who was about to leave.

So he greeted her warmly: "Good evening, Eriko. Are you going out so late?"

However, to his surprise, after seeing that it was him who greeted her, Eriko Miyajima acted very coldly and ignored him, taking the elevator downstairs.

This strange behavior really surprised Makoto Asano. He opened the system and checked Eriko Miyajima's favorability rating in the information panel, which remained unchanged at 37 points.

But if that's the case, why is she suddenly ignoring me?

Makoto Asano began to think, but he couldn't come up with an answer.

Chapter 48 Eriko's Strangeness

After returning home, Makoto Asano opened the system and began to examine it carefully.

Today's harvest far exceeded his expectations; he had accumulated 1730 points of pure love alone.

All of this is thanks to Yuna Kanno. Although her favorability rating only increased by 5 points, it brought her one step closer to turning her favorability rating positive.

Moreover, her submission level has increased significantly, by a full 25 points, bringing her total to 40, which is even 3 points higher than the favorability of Miyajima Eriko, who is currently the fastest to win over.

It's important to understand that the level of submission is essentially a substitute for the level of favorability; reaching each level grants different effects.

Once Yuna Kanno's submission level reaches 100, it means that she will completely submit to Makoto Asano, be completely obedient, and never betray him.

Moreover, Makoto Asano predicted that once Yuna Kanno's submission level reached 70, or even 60, he could completely subdue her without any worries.

Even if he takes everything from Yuna Kanno, it won't affect his ability to pursue a pure love relationship with her later on.

Despite today's fruitful harvest, Makoto Asano was not particularly happy.

He was still pondering why Eriko Miyajima had acted that way when they first met.

After thinking for a while without coming up with an answer, he decided to put the matter aside for the time being. Anyway, he would have a chance to ask Yuta Yamada when he went to work tomorrow and Eriko Miyajima was home alone.

So Makoto Asano lay in bed, ordered some things online using his phone, and then went to sleep early.

The next morning, Makoto Asano got up, washed, and dressed. As usual, he opened the door at the right time and, as expected, ran into Eriko Miyajima, who was about to leave.

"Good morning, Eriko! Has Yuta-kun gone out yet?"

He greeted Eriko Miyajima very warmly, preparing to invite her to come downstairs with him.

However, just like last night, Eriko Miyajima remained indifferent.

Today she did nod to Makoto Asano in response, but still didn't say anything. Instead, she silently walked past Makoto Asano and took the elevator downstairs.

Makoto Asano stood motionless, watching the elevator doors gradually close.

He was now completely certain that Eriko Miyajima was indeed deliberately distancing herself from him, but it shouldn't be because she disliked him, since her favorability rating had never changed.

Originally, Makoto Asano wanted to chase after them and find out what happened, but after thinking about it, he gave up on that idea.

After all, we're still outside, and even if something happens, it's probably hard to explain in a short time. Besides, it wouldn't be good if someone saw us doing something.

So he silently suppressed his thoughts, preparing to wait until evening, when Eriko Miyajima was home alone, before going to investigate.

He had even come up with an excuse: he would say that his toilet was broken and he needed to borrow it. He would just find a way to get into her house first.

However, he couldn't just sit idle, so Makoto Asano went to the gym and worked out all day, not returning home until 6 p.m.

Incidentally, he still didn't see Konno Yuuka at the gym today.

I have no idea where she's been all this time.

Makoto Asano shook his head, temporarily setting aside these unimportant thoughts, and then went next door and rang the doorbell.

Shortly after, a beautiful figure appeared behind the door as it opened.

It's Eriko Miyajima.

"Asano-jun—Mr. Asano?"

Upon seeing that the visitor was Makoto Asano, Eriko Miyajima was taken aback for a moment. Then, she quickly recovered and asked in a somewhat cold tone, "May I ask what brings you here so late?"

After saying that, she quietly pushed the door outward a little, making the crack even smaller, as if she was afraid that Makoto Asano would barge in.

Makoto Asano naturally noticed this.

After all, the situation has been similar three times in a row, and now even the way we address each other has changed back to how we were when we weren't very familiar with each other. If we still can't tell, then there really is a problem.

However, he did not show any unusual reaction to this, because he came here today to find out the truth about this matter.

He gave an awkward smile and said, as if he was having trouble speaking, "It seems like there's something wrong with the drainpipe in my house, so I was thinking... I was thinking if I could use the restroom at your place, Eriko."

Is there a problem with the drainpipe?

Makoto Asano nodded quickly.

Eriko Miyajima still had some doubts, and frowned as she asked, "Didn't you call someone to come and fix it?"

Makoto Asano explained with a wry smile, "No one will come this late. We'll just have to wait until tomorrow."

Hearing this and seeing his sincere expression, Eriko Miyajima hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to let him in.

In any case, this house was rented from him. In order not to cause trouble for Yuta and to continue living here at a low price, no matter how much she wanted to keep her distance from him, she couldn't make it too obvious.

So, let's just agree to some requests that aren't too unreasonable...

Thinking of this, Eriko Miyajima turned slightly to the side and silently made way for her to enter the house.

"Thank you so much."

Noticing her movement, Makoto Asano couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, his heart finally at ease.