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

Click!

Tang Ming closed the door, took off his shoes, pulled out a jumble of random things from his pocket and threw them onto the counter, then collapsed onto the sofa like a lump of mud.

"Why……"

Tang Ming let out a long sigh, utterly exhausted. He slumped down for a while, then turned his head and saw the filth on the sofa. Realizing his clothes were dirty and torn, he quickly took off his tattered clothes, put them in a trash bag, and threw them outside.

Tang Ming checked himself again and saw that all his injuries had indeed been healed by magic, and even the bloodstains had disappeared. He stood there for a moment, thought about it, and then grabbed his pajamas and went into the bathroom.

Lin Ruoyu wasn't a foolish woman; he still wanted to make sure the smell was completely gone, otherwise the other party would definitely notice.

Tang Ming simply didn't realize that his wife was also quite talented; she knew perfectly well what was going on but still played along with her husband's "act."

……

"I've finished eating. You guys can take Ye Jingjing home later. I have to go home now." Xingyu put down her chopsticks and gently wiped her lips with a towel.

Five magical girls were having dinner together in the tea room. It was the first time so many magical girls had eaten together, and everyone except Usao found it quite novel.

Ye Jingjing buried her head in her food, afraid of meeting the eyes of her seniors.

This was the first time she had eaten with so many people. Perhaps many years ago, she had attended more family dinners than this, but this was different. She could feel that all the seniors were taking care of her, asking her questions from time to time, and gently answering any doubts she had.

Sister Qiang Hong was even more enthusiastic to the point of being frightening; I was always worried that she would keep things bottled up inside if she didn't speak.

Although Ye Jingjing felt somewhat at a loss about this, she did not dislike the other party.

Of everyone present, only Ye Jingjing deactivated her transformation and returned to her original form; she was not yet proficient in controlling her "new body."

On one hand, there was the mental strain of magic, and on the other hand... she still wasn't used to eating after transforming. Watching the several beautiful magical girls devour the food on the table, she felt like she was dreaming.

She was actually very curious about... what the true identities of her older sisters were, but they didn't seem to have any intention of undoing their transformations.

She dared not ask, dared not think about it too much.

Xingyu pushed back her chair, bid farewell to everyone, and left the room.

Walking through the hall, the woman in the cheongsam was no longer there. She always came and went without a trace. Since she was gone, Xingyu didn't bother to say hello and hurriedly left the teahouse, flying home.

She floated high in the distance, counting the balconies of their house. Seeing that the living room lights were already on, she guessed that Tang Ming had arrived home.

Lin Ruoyu landed at her usual "landing point," checked her belongings, scrolled through her phone's chat history and notifications, and mentally reviewed the things she "should" do today.

After confirming that everything was in order, I straightened the wrinkles in my clothes and returned to my apartment in my canvas shoes.

Click...

Lin Ruoyu gently pushed open the door, glanced at the trash bag next to the door, and smiled silently.

"Tang Ming? I'm back."

"Feed? I got back pretty early, didn't I?"

Lin Ruoyu called out a few times, but couldn't find anyone in the living room. Hearing the faint sound of water from the bathroom, she stopped calling and went into the bedroom to check the documents she had taken out during the day.

After tidying it up, she carefully tucked it into a hidden compartment under the wardrobe. After a final check to make sure there were no flaws, she walked out of the bedroom and bumped into Tang Ming, who had just finished showering. Lin Ruoyu's facial muscles twitched slightly.

"You're back?" Tang Ming asked.

"Uh, yes..." Lin Ruoyu replied with a smile.

After they finished speaking, there was an awkward silence between them. Tang Ming nodded and turned to blow-dry his hair, while Lin Ruoyu rolled her eyes behind his back and went to get her clothes to take a shower.

After washing up, Tang Ming, seeing that it was not yet eleven o'clock, lay down on the sofa, turned on the TV as background music, and waited for Lin Ruoyu to come out.

"Would you like some wine?" Lin Ruoyu asked as she walked into the living room in her slippers after taking a shower and getting dressed. "I'd like to have a drink."

"Didn't you drink anything at the karaoke bar?"

"If you drink it, you'll be able to smell the alcohol." Lin Ruoyu blinked.

"Alright, have a drink then."

Tang Ming thought about it for a moment. Today's battle had left his nerves aching, so a little wine wouldn't hurt.

Lin Ruoyu picked out an opened bottle of wine from the wine cabinet, then went to the kitchen to wash two glasses. Tang Ming glanced at the coffee table and suddenly asked, "Did you come back during the day?"

"Oh, I came back at noon. I thought I wouldn't have to go to work in the afternoon since I didn't have any work, but I ended up having to work overtime again, which is why it's so late now."

Lin Ruoyu didn't ask Tang Ming how he knew, and casually replied while pouring wine.

"Is the clothing business very busy? How come you, an employee, seem busier than the boss...?" Tang Ming asked, somewhat puzzled.

Lin Ruoyu already regretted using the "employee" position as an excuse... She didn't expect the magical girl's job to become more and more troublesome, and now it seems that she can no longer convince Tang Ming.

She gave a wry smile and said, "I've been working here for so long and I finally have a chance for promotion. The boss is just making empty promises, so I have to give it my all and see if I can get a better position. That's why I've been quite busy lately."

After saying that, Lin Ruoyu took two cups and sat down next to Tang Ming, with a seat between them.

"Thank you. May I ask..." Tang Ming took the cup, took a sip, and said, "Um, you're so busy every day, how much will your salary increase with a promotion?"

Hearing Tang Ming's words, Lin Ruoyu looked up and met his eyes as he put down his cup. After a moment of silence, they gave each other an awkward smile.

Magical girls do not receive any compensation for their work, and elves do not need to attract new magical girls by displaying tempting "rewards".

In this age filled with magic, facing the ever-present deadly attacks of the Void Beasts—only magical girls possess the ability to cope with all of this.

Almost no one would refuse an elf; who wouldn't want to possess supreme magic?

But elves are very picky...

You must have strong magical talent, be good-looking, have a kind heart, have enough faith in magic, and be a girl... transgender people are not allowed!

In Yui's words: This is to ensure the purity of the image of magical girls. Magical Girls does not want any chaos or negative impact to appear on the representatives of the human world.

Despite the fact that in these eight years, there have still been quite a few people in the magical girl community who have done foolish things that have "polluted" the image of magical girls...

In conclusion, to ensure the noble nature of the magical girls' actions, the magical girls of Fangzhou City did not rely on their abilities to engage in corrupt or illegal activities.

Despite receiving some support from the Demon Tribe, they didn't trust them and were unwilling to have much financial exchange. To this day, none of them have revealed their true identities to the authorities.

However, due to frequent missions and life pressures, they need to earn enough funds to support the base, daily expenses, and personal wages.

The pressure of reality is heavy... In order not to become unemployed, Hoshino and Usagi formed a magical girl group and successfully debuted, selling their personas and "beautiful dreams".

Even so, due to the inconvenience of their identities and the fact that none of them knew how to do business or manage operations, after needlessly wasting a lot of money on activities, the salary that Lin Ruoyu could bring home was pitifully little.

In Tang Ming's view... Lin Ruoyu's clothing company was not only much busier than his, but also paid him much less.

After losing his job, the pressure of mortgage payments and living expenses weighed heavily on him. To cover this, he already received two months' salary advance from his employer...

Tang Ming was willing and believed he could support the family, but Lin Ruoyu left early and returned late every day, sometimes not even coming home all night, and rarely shared anything about her work...

This idea was wrong, and at that moment he felt that his thoughts were extremely ugly.

He actually felt a little resentful towards Lin Ruoyu's smiling face...