My wife is a magical girl, how can I be the villain?

Tang Ming was startled, but remained outwardly calm.

"What...what are you explaining?" He looked at Lin Ruoyu in confusion.

Just before Lin Ruoyu was about to say her next sentence, he suddenly realized: "I'm so sorry I haven't replied to your messages, my phone had no signal... Look."

Tang Ming took out his phone and opened the chat interface, where a series of messages were displayed.

Lin Ruoyu didn't look at it; she knew Tang Ming wasn't lying: "I'm not blaming you. I knew you had no signal when I called you. Why are you in such a hurry to explain?"

Tang Ming put his phone away and scratched his head sheepishly, "I heard from the front desk staff that you've been waiting for a long time, and I felt a little bad about it, afraid you might be upset..."

I was indeed a bit hasty just now.

"So?" Lin Ruoyu remained as calm as ever.

"I was planning to buy you a gift, but I suddenly don't know what to get. Aren't you a big fan of magical girls? I brought you a set of Hoshino cards..."

Tang Ming pulled a thick, silver-packaged bag from his pocket. The cover had a full-body image of the magical girl Hoshino printed on it.

Lin Ruoyu's eyes widened... Good heavens, when did he take this from Ye Jingjing? She had seen a whole bunch of these on Ye Jingjing's cabinet!

Ye Jingjing was always with them, so it's impossible that she would carry these things with her when she went out during the day. Tang Ming must have taken a lot of them from her before and used them as gifts at a crucial moment, right?

Lin Ruoyu said she liked Xingyu... but it was just talk, she wasn't that narcissistic!

"Mmm—thank you! I like it very much."

Lin Ruoyu "happily" took the card holder and opened it to examine the cards one by one.

The print quality is alright; Ye Jingjing didn't trick the elementary school students... however, the face isn't very accurate. But that's normal; magical girls' bodies are essentially shrouded in a kind of cognitive veil, and any observer will be affected by the magic to some extent. Everyone may seem to see a clear face, but it's difficult to match it with a real person.

This also ensures that they won't be doxxed by malicious individuals because of their verbal tic or behavioral habits.

As for how [Magic Imagination] came up with such a thoughtful magic, that remains unknown.

At this moment, countless magical girls felt that the proud and mysterious [Magic World] had actually become a little more human.

"By the way, what brings you here? Why did you come to the company..."

Although Tang Ming explained his work, he hadn't specifically brought Lin Ruoyu to Anmeng Insurance before, so he couldn't help but have some doubts about why Lin Ruoyu had found the company entrance on her own.

"I was running errands nearby and suddenly remembered that I work in the financial center, so I thought I'd drop by and see you," Lin Ruoyu said naturally.

"But my colleague said you need to see me urgently..."

"Oh, I was about to go home, but I suddenly couldn't find my keys. I thought I'd lost them, and since you were nearby, I thought I'd ask you for them..."

Lin Ruoyu looked at the exquisite glitter cards of "herself". Unlike the dignified palace dress, this outfit was her performance costume.

Hmm, kind of sexy.

Tang Ming looked at her: "We use a combination lock at home..."

"...I said downstairs."

"People downstairs use their phones to open the door..."

Tang Ming quietly watched Lin Ruoyu. Lin Ruoyu's fingers trembled slightly, her gaze shifting from the flashcard. She looked up awkwardly and chuckled sheepishly.

"I... okay, I'll be honest, I just want to see what your work is like and how you get along with your colleagues."

"real?"

Lin Ruoyu clenched her fingers tightly: "I was worried I might catch you doing something, after all, all your colleagues are so good-looking, and that boss from before, oh right, the girl we met today looked like your boss..."

Lin Ruoyu lowered her head and spoke incoherently, like a guilty puppy, admitting her mistake while trying to put on a brave face.

Although she spoke unclearly, Tang Ming instantly understood what she meant. He took a sip of his drink, feeling both amused and exasperated, and pondered how to respond.

"Are you...jealous?"

"I'm just a little curious, what's the new job like after you lost your job of several years..." Lin Ruoyu remained stubborn.

"You don't need to make up these excuses. If you're worried, just say so. Didn't we already talk it out yesterday?" Tang Ming was a little speechless. He leaned closer and held Lin Ruoyu's hand to comfort her.

Lin Ruoyu turned her face away, even more speechless... If I wasn't worried about you getting into trouble, I wouldn't have gone over there!

She even had to pretend to be a jealous woman for him. If Lin Ruoyu hadn't been distracted by looking at the flashcards, she wouldn't have resorted to making up such an excuse to fob him off. Fortunately, after she said that, Tang Ming seemed to believe her.

"Alright, it's my fault, I was just curious." Lin Ruoyu obediently grasped Tang Ming's hand, pouted, and silently sensed the magical fluctuations within Tang Ming's body.

She still couldn't feel any magic, and... it was strangely calm. She gently touched her chest; she felt the same way... and she felt relieved.

"I want to eat fruit." Lin Ruoyu poked Tang Ming's thigh.

What's in the house?

"Go look for yourself... I don't know either."

Tang Ming sensed that Lin Ruoyu was nitpicking, but he didn't say anything more. He got up and went to the kitchen to rummage around, then asked, "You had dinner with your colleagues again?"

"yes."

"Did you not enjoy the meal?"

"You noticed?" Lin Ruoyu sighed softly, "I met a really outrageous man. He treated me like a bad guy the moment we met, always thinking I was going to steal his things. He even threatened to call the police and have me arrested."

"Huh?!" Tang Ming looked up. "Is this guy crazy? What can you steal from him, credit?"

"Who knows? Maybe they think I'm ugly and are very unfriendly to me... I don't want an apple, it has no taste at all, I want to eat watermelon."

Lin Ruoyu's tone remained gentle, but her words were quite critical.

"You even picked one..."

Tang Ming had no choice but to go back to the kitchen to get a watermelon and cut it open. He hadn't even had any to eat while he was eating, and now he had to make some for his wife when he got home... After cutting it open, he scooped out a spoonful and put it in his mouth first, then wrapped the other half in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.

"Now I know how you offended him. You must have stolen his fruit during dinner..." Tang Ming teased, chewing on a piece of fruit.

"Why did you cut out a piece right in the middle first! That's the heart of the melon!" Lin Ruoyu grimaced for a moment, then immediately regained her composure.

Tang Ming caught this moment, staring at Lin Ruoyu for a while until she reacted and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"I feel... you're not quite the same as before," Tang Ming said slowly.

Lin Ruoyu's heart skipped a beat: "What do you mean?"

"You're much more lively and easygoing than before. Unlike before, when you always had a smile on your face, I often didn't know what you were thinking."

"Like there's a wall between us?" Lin Ruoyu composed herself and continued.

"Yes, you know that yourself?" Tang Ming asked.

"hehe……"

Lin Ruoyu realized that she had brought the casual attitude she had with Tang Ming at the restaurant home. Her identity as a "high school girl" allowed her to be much more assertive during conversations, which deviated from their usual "polite" relationship as a couple.

"Do you want to know why?" Lin Ruoyu asked after a moment's thought.

Why?

"I'll tell you before I go to bed tonight." Lin Ruoyu said this and then got up and went into the bathroom, leaving Tang Ming alone with a confused look on his face.

Why talk about it before bed? Is it something that depends on the occasion?

Tang Ming looked at the comic book with doubt and tension, then became completely absorbed in it, even forgetting the time.

"Tang Ming, it's time to take a shower!"

Lin Ruoyu walked out of the bathroom with her hair wrapped up, her whole body enveloped in hot steam, looking like a boiled egg. She pointed to the bathroom.

"The drain was clogged with hair. I managed to pry it out, but my fingernails are long and I can't put the cover back on. Could you help me fix it?"

"merciful."

Tang Ming reluctantly put down the comic book in his hand. The plot was just reaching its climax, but he was too embarrassed to linger in front of Lin Ruoyu. He quickly went to the balcony, tore off his clothes, and went into the bathroom.

Lin Ruoyu went back to her bedroom, changed into a light nightgown, closed the bedroom door, took out her and Tang Ming's personal files, silently memorized them, and then put the files back deep in the closet with peace of mind.

Why is the door closed?

Tang Ming pushed open the bedroom door and looked strangely at Lin Ruoyu, who was already lying obediently on the bed. "The outside light isn't even turned off..."

"Go and close it."

"Aren't you going to wash the clothes?"

"It's not important, I'll wash tomorrow morning," Lin Ruoyu said, shaking her head.

Tang Ming gave her a strange look, then went to the living room to tidy up the clutter. He couldn't stand the coffee table being cluttered with random things; he could only leave with peace of mind if he cleaned up anything that didn't belong on the coffee table.

Tang Ming's veins bulged as he watched Lin Ruoyu throw her unfinished snacks on the table...

Tang Ming returned to the bedroom, pulled back the covers, and tucked himself into the bed.

"Do you want to do it?" Lin Ruoyu asked him abruptly.

"Huh?" Tang Ming was somewhat taken aback. "What did you say?"

"Let me put it another way... Haven't we been insincerity for a long time? Can't we rekindle that old passion?"

Lin Ruoyu wriggled closer to Tang Ming. It was almost summer in May, and they were only covered by a thin air-conditioning quilt. Lin Ruoyu easily squeezed into Tang Ming's "sphere of influence".

"Weren't you going to explain your situation to me?" Tang Ming looked her up and down with a puzzled expression.

Lin Ruoyu met his gaze, and Tang Ming, defeated, looked away. Lin Ruoyu asked emotionlessly, "You don't want to? Or is it impossible?"

"No...it's just...it's a bit sudden. Didn't you have something else to say?"

"Are these things really that important...?" Lin Ruoyu sighed, her eyes lowered.

Tang Ming turned to face Lin Ruoyu, gently picking up a lock of her hair. "No, I think we should have some ceremony, like a wonderful candlelight dinner, instead of this rushed thing, right? Like tomorrow?"

"I'm going to a class reunion tomorrow." Lin Ruoyu looked straight ahead.

"Uh, the day after tomorrow?"

"Tang Ming..." Lin Ruoyu turned to look at him, shoulder to shoulder, "I've brought it up several times these past few months, why do you always find excuses to refuse?"

"Is there really something you're having trouble telling me? We've been a harmonious couple for three years, living in perfect harmony. Why are you suddenly becoming so whiny these past few months? What's wrong with you?!"

As she finished speaking, Lin Ruoyu's tone gradually rose, and a hint of sarcasm seemed to appear at the corner of her mouth.

Tang Ming's pupils constricted, his gaze fixed on her, the entire space seeming to freeze for a moment. Then, as if realizing something, he grabbed Lin Ruoyu's shoulder with his right hand, pressing his entire body against hers, the sheets pressed against their skin as their bodies churned together...

"Alright! There's no time like the present, I'll show you what's going on!"