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

Honestly, given Eriko Miyajima's cold attitude, he was genuinely worried that he wouldn't be able to get through the door today.

After all, the reason he gave was rather lame. Anyone who thinks about it for a moment, or goes to his house to take a look, will know that he is actually lying.

But now that we're already here, there's no need to think about it anymore.

To make his lie seem more believable, Makoto Asano rushed to the bathroom after thanking everyone and entering the room, appearing very anxious.

After coming out of the bathroom, he planned to find a topic to talk about and take the opportunity to stay there.

Before he could speak, Eriko Miyajima said first, "Since everything is alright, please go back now, Mr. Asano."

"Forehead……"

Makoto Asano paused for a moment, then immediately realized that Eriko Miyajima was telling him to leave.

But he's so shameless; he has no intention of giving up on his purpose for coming here.

A smile appeared on his face, and he said in a gentle tone, "Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me, Eriko? Aren't you going to chat with me for a bit longer? Anyway, Yuta's not home right now, so you must be bored, right?"

Upon hearing this, Eriko Miyajima immediately became alert and questioned, "Mr. Asano, what are you trying to do!?"

After experiencing the previous two dreams, she is now beginning to feel some fear.

Because every time she dreams, she and Makoto Asano do those things... things that only very close people would do together.

The thought of being spanked and tickled by Makoto Asano in her dream, and having a physical reaction to it, made her blush with shame, and she also subconsciously felt that it was absurd.

It is precisely because she and Makoto Asano in her dream were too intimate that she is now very afraid that she will develop feelings for Makoto Asano that she shouldn't have.

After all, there's an old saying that goes, dreams are a continuation of reality.

Within just one week, she dreamt of Makoto Asano twice, and each time they did those shameful things in the dream. Doesn't this mean that she has feelings for Makoto Asano in real life...?

That's why she's been acting very coldly lately and deliberately distancing herself from Makoto Asano, hoping to keep her distance from him.

The reason why Eriko Miyajima's reaction became so strong at this moment is actually for the same reason.

In her mind, which had been under constant tension lately, Asano Makoto's words, which seemed to have no other meaning than simply wanting to chat with her as before, might actually contain some other hidden meaning.

Even the kind smile on Makoto Asano's face now seemed somewhat malicious in her eyes.

On the other hand, after hearing her question, Asano Makoto was about to explain that he had no malicious intent.

However, just as he was about to speak, a notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

Chapter 49 Ms. Eriko Miyajima, you didn't want this either...

[Eriko Miyajima's affection level -5.]

Upon hearing the notification in his mind, Makoto Asano's smile froze instantly.

His original plan was to first chat casually to break down Eriko Miyajima's defenses, and then take the opportunity to find out the reason.

Unexpectedly, her reaction was so strong that she ended up losing more than she gained.

Asano Makoto felt a little upset as the five points of goodwill he had painstakingly accumulated suddenly disappeared.

But he quickly calmed himself down and waved his hand to explain to Eriko Miyajima, "Don't misunderstand, Eriko. I didn't mean to do anything to you. I was just bored at home by myself, so I wanted to chat with someone."

Thinking about the goodwill he had just lost, he immediately decided not to change the subject, but to directly state the purpose of his visit.

"Why do you seem so cold to me lately, Eriko? Did I do something to upset you?"

He looked puzzled and asked Eriko Miyajima a question, then bowed very sincerely and said earnestly, "If that's really the case, then I hope you can tell me, and I will definitely apologize to you."

Seeing his sincere actions, Eriko Miyajima's expression finally softened a little, and she slowly shook her head and said, "No, I was not cold to you, Mr. Asano, and you did not do anything to upset me."

She paused slightly, then adopted a somewhat indifferent tone and said seriously, "I just feel that our relationship isn't close enough for us to be alone together late at night, is it?"

Upon hearing this, Makoto Asano gave a wry smile and asked, "I don't have any ulterior motives. I just want to be ordinary friends with you, Eriko. Is that not allowed?"

Eriko Miyajima remained silent.

In fact, she always knew that all of this was because she was afraid of developing feelings for Asano Makoto that she shouldn't have, so she decided to distance herself from him on her own.

But Makoto Asano was completely right; he really did, as he said, have no particular thoughts about himself at all.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Eriko Miyajima has thought it through very clearly now.

Regardless of the circumstances, as a woman with a boyfriend, she shouldn't have developed a close relationship with Makoto Asano, and she certainly shouldn't have, and couldn't, have any inappropriate thoughts about him.

Therefore, she made up her mind to actively distance herself from Makoto Asano and no longer have any deeper contact with him, even if it meant losing his friendship, she wanted to keep her distance and nip that wrong feeling in the bud.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Asano, this really isn't your fault, but I still think we should maintain our current relationship. It's better for both of us."

Makoto Asano sighed deeply, looking directly at Eriko Miyajima with sincere and sorrowful eyes: "But...why? I only wanted to be friends with Eriko..."

Hearing his words filled with doubt and confusion, and seeing his heartbreakingly sad eyes, Eriko Miyajima suddenly softened, and even her cold expression faltered for a moment.

However, soon enough, perhaps having made up her mind, she gritted her teeth and put on that indifferent look again.

Although it happened almost in an instant, Makoto Asano, who had been staring at her, noticed the series of changes in her expression.

Thankfully, there's still hope...

Thinking this, Makoto Asano couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and then slowly began to walk forward.

Noticing his movements, Eriko Miyajima was taken aback for a moment, then, realizing what he was doing, she asked somewhat fearfully, "Asano-Mr. Asano, what are you going to do?"

However, Makoto Asano did not answer her question, but instead continued to approach her slowly but firmly.

Eriko Miyajima instinctively took a step back, but before she could take two steps, her back hit the wall.

But even if she doesn't encounter any setbacks now, it doesn't really matter.

After all, the room is only so big. Even if she can run, where can she run to?

Therefore, with nowhere to retreat, she could only press herself tightly against the wall behind her, looking at Asano Makoto slowly approaching with a terrified expression.

Finally, Makoto Asano stood before Eriko Miyajima.

He braced his hands against the walls on either side of Eriko Miyajima, trapping her inside like a cage, leaving her nowhere to escape.

Eriko Miyajima, on the other hand, crossed her arms in front of her chest, curled up into a ball, and pressed her head against the wall.

At this moment, she felt that Asano Makoto was a stranger, and that he might do something terrible to her at any moment.

Overwhelmed with fear, she instinctively pleaded, "Asano... sir, please, please don't..."

However, Makoto Asano had no intention of doing anything anyway. He simply asked, "Ms. Eriko Miyajima, does it really have to come to this between us?"

His tone was sincere and sorrowful, making Eriko Miyajima instinctively want to say something upon hearing it: "Mr. Asano, I—!"

However, she was interrupted as soon as she opened her mouth.

A sad smile appeared on Makoto Asano's lips as he sighed with distress, "Please rest assured, Ms. Eriko Miyajima, just as I said before, I will not do anything to you now."

"I just want you to understand one thing: the reason I rented the house to you is because I consider you my friends."

“But here in Tokyo, my apartment may not be occupied by you, but plenty of other people will.”

Upon hearing this, Eriko Miyajima paused for a moment, then instinctively widened her eyes and looked at Makoto Asano.

Although he still had that somewhat sad expression and showed no other signs of distress, Eriko Miyajima still managed to see through his thoughts.

He is threatening.

Yes, he was threatening him, using the house as leverage.

Upon realizing this, Eriko Miyajima's first reaction was shock.

She hadn't expected that Makoto Asano would actually threaten her.

Was his previous polite demeanor all an act?

Eriko Miyajima didn't know the answer to that question, and even if she did, what difference would it make?

What can she do in the face of Makoto Asano's threat?

There is no way to do it.

Because she and Yuta Yamada no longer had the money to rent another house.

Of course, after getting their deposit back, they still had enough money to rent other houses.

So the phrase "not having money to rent another house" actually means not having money to rent a house as nice as the one we have now.

In Tokyo, Makoto Asano's apartment is definitely among the top-tier, yet he only charges 100,000 yen, which is one-third the price of apartments of the same level.

Such a nice house is simply impossible to find elsewhere.

To ensure Eriko Miyajima could live a comfortable life, Yuta Yamada would never rent cheap rental apartments or studios.

He will definitely look for a house with similar conditions to Makoto Asano's apartment.

However, even disregarding the fact that they don't have enough money right now, Yuta Yamada still has to bear at least 30 yen in rent every month.

By then, he will only earn enough to cover rent and living expenses each month, leaving him with nothing to save, making buying a house in Tokyo an even more distant dream.

Furthermore, due to his strong sense of male chauvinism, he will not allow Eriko Miyajima to go out to work, so his future pressure will definitely increase dramatically.

Eriko Miyajima didn't want it to be like this.

She didn't want to hold Yamada Yuta back because of her personal matters.

Clearly, having a conflict with Makoto Asano and being kicked out of this high-value apartment was a major setback.

In fact, after being brought to Tokyo, Eriko Miyajima felt guilty, feeling that she had dragged Yuta Yamada down.

Because she had never worked before, all she did every day was stay at home cooking and cleaning.

In the eyes of Japanese women, these are things they are simply supposed to do.

Therefore, Eriko Miyajima felt that she had hardly helped Yuta Yamada at all, and had instead placed all the pressure of making money on him alone.

Under these circumstances, Eriko Miyajima was even less willing to hold Yuta Yamada back.

In fact, it was precisely because he saw through her thoughts that Makoto Asano brought this up just now.