A duelist never gives up!

Ino thought about this suggestion seriously.

That’s right, housework is the natural enemy of beauty. Even if you are naturally beautiful, if you continue to do housework, you will probably become a haggard woman one day. Although every woman will become a haggard woman, the sooner that day is, the better.

and……

"I have my own intentions."

Yuan Qi did say this to himself.

As a wife, I really need to give him a little more trust.

"Okay then." Ino nodded, "It's decided."

As she spoke, she walked up to the girl who looked almost exactly like her and said to her, "You really are exactly the same... Well, this way you can wear my clothes too."

It's also a good thing to avoid having to ask others to make new clothes.

"Come on, come with me to change clothes." Ino said, "Although these are cloth clothes I've worn before, I washed them very clean and there's no smell at all, so don't worry."

"Yes, master." Noah nodded.

"Don't call me master, just call me Ino." Ino still had a certain affection for Noah. After all, he looked like him and could share his housework.

Noah looked at Yuan Qi and said nothing.

"Whatever she says is what it is." Yuan Qi said.

"Okay, then I'll call you Sister Ino." Noah said with a bright smile.

"Hmm? Then I have a younger sister? But in this case, it seems a bit inappropriate to let my sister do the housework alone." Ino was in a dilemma. After all, how could he treat his younger sister as a slave?

"Just think of her as your weird little sister who likes to do housework and gets itchy all over if you don't let her do it." Yuan Qi patted Ino's head and said.

"I see!"

Ino gladly accepted the offer.

Chapter 56: If you have the guts, just come over here!

So, Noah integrated into the small family of Hara Nana and Ino as a "sister who likes to do housework."

And surprisingly, Noah's housework was not as bad as Ino had imagined, it could even be said to be very good.

"Yeah, the clothes are folded very neatly!" In the bedroom, Yinuo sat next to Noah, watching her fold the clothes into squares, and said, "My underwear is in the bottom drawer, my outer clothes are in the second to last drawer, and Yuan Qi's clothes are in the third to last drawer."

"So... the master's inner and outer clothes are all put together?" Noah asked curiously.

"You don't have to call him master in private." Ino shook her calves gently. She always felt that the word "master" was too ambiguous when it came out of the mouth of the girl in front of her.

"Yuan Qi is quite lazy. He finds it troublesome to take out the things that are placed in two drawers." Ino explained.

"Oh, I see." Noah looked at the man's clothes in his hand expressionlessly and put them into the third-to-last wardrobe.

"That's all. Next is dinner. Can you cook?" Ino looked at Noah and said.

"I will for now." Noah said ambiguously.

"It's okay, even if you don't know how, I will teach you." Ino said seriously.

"..."

This woman... although she looks very friendly, she is actually quite tough. Doesn't she have any intention of helping me?

Noah walked behind Ino, quietly observing Ino's back. Although he was a little tough, it didn't mean he was bad.

If he is too weak, this family will probably be completely under Yuan Qi's control. At least from the current performance, Yuan Qi will definitely take the feelings of Ino into consideration when doing things. Not to mention using him, at least his body is safe now.

That's right, although he had done something explicit in the hall before, that level was already Ino's limit. If Ino didn't stop him or Yuan Qi took the initiative to go deeper, Noah himself would probably be in a panic.

Fortunately, Ino stepped forward in time. From this point of view, Noah should thank Ino.

Moreover, there is a saying that goes, happiness comes from contrast.

The same goes for favorability. If Noah's favorability towards Ino is 10, then after comparing him with Hara Nana, it becomes 30.

"So bland."

First, at dinner, Yuan Qi gave a bad review of the food Noah made.

"Don't you know how to taste the food after cooking it?" Yuan Qi asked calmly, "Or is your sense of taste different from that of ordinary people?"

Noah resisted the urge to punch Yuan Qi in the face and lowered his head, saying, "Sorry, I'll be more careful next time."

"If you do it again next time..."

"Wait, it's because you, Yuan Qi, have a light taste that I asked Noah to put less salt." Ino frowned and said, "Even if you want to find fault, you can't use such an excuse!"

You know your husband is looking for trouble!

Well, at least you speak for me.

In short, dinner passed peacefully, but the busyness did not leave Noah, but instead piled up like a mountain.

I had to clean up the dishes, prepare fruit after dinner, boil water and clothes for bath, and help Ino wash her hair... During this time, I had to endure a series of nagging such as "the oil stains have not been wiped clean", "why don't you peel the fruit", "the water is too hot", etc.

"It's amazing that you can live with someone like this."

In the bathroom, Noah was naked, standing behind Ino, gently rubbing Ino's long silver hair.

"Hahaha, it's okay." Ino chuckled and said, "Yuan Qi is very gentle, but I don't know why he is so against you."

Noah didn't say anything. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and everyone has their own unique qualities. Yuan Qi might be a good husband, but he might not be a good person.

"By the way, you have done housework at home before, right?" the girl in front of him suddenly spoke.

"Yeah." Noah nodded. There were no servants in her house, so doing housework was a matter of course.

"I was just saying, you seem very skilled at housework." Ino said with a smile, "But this is your first time doing housework in someone else's house, right?"

"How do you know?" Noah paused slightly and asked in confusion.

"It's very simple." Ino said as a matter of course, "Although Yuan Qi is a bit harsh, he still asks about the taste before cooking, whether the oil stains are wiped clean, whether the fruit is peeled, the temperature of the bath water, etc. Your parents will definitely not mind if you help at home, but if it is work, these are all things you need to pay attention to. Of course, you are not working for us now, but if, if you are not a servant here at Yuan Qi, but work as a servant for another family..."

"You're probably being punished right now."

Noah frowned. At this moment, the degree of affection that Yinuo felt for her dropped from 30 to 5. "I'm not—"

"This is the result of you adding conditions without authorization. You must take responsibility for your own actions. Since you have become a servant, you must do your best and do what you are supposed to do." Ino turned around and looked at Noah and said, "No matter how unwilling or reluctant you are, show your sincerity first, and then others will take you seriously."

Noah looked at Yinuo's serious expression, bit his rosy lips, and said impatiently: "I know."

Why are you really lecturing me like an older sister?

"Hum." Ino hummed an unknown tune happily and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Wow!"

"Shall I wash your hair next?"

"Need not."

"Don't be shy."

"I don't have any... Never mind. Sorry to bother you."

"Looking at it this way, we really are exactly the same. No, mine is a little bigger!"

"You're hallucinating, right? There's no comparison, but mine is obviously bigger."

"No, no, no, no matter how you look at it..."

Anyway, after spending a pretty good time, Noah, wearing Ino's pajamas, came to the room that Yuan Qi had prepared for Noah - it was originally intended to be prepared for the servants, but because it had not been found, it was put aside.

"thump!"

Noah fell motionless on the soft bed, turned the quilt over him, and closed his eyes.

What happened today made her a little tired. Although she still had various plans in her mind, she decided to take a rest for today.

However, just as Noah was thinking this, a "creaking" sound came from behind him.

There was no doubt that the door was opened.

Eh?

Noah, who was curled up in the quilt, stiffened, and a strong sense of fear suddenly hit her heart.

She is now Yuan Qi's slave, which means that no matter whether Yuan Qi beats her or scolds her, she cannot resist. Even if Yuan Qi wants to do that kind of thing to her, she cannot resist.

There was another creaking sound, and the door was closed again, followed by a slow sound of footsteps gradually approaching the bed.

"Asshole..." A line of tears slid down Noah's cheeks. She threw back the quilt and said to the person who came in with self-abandonment, "Why are you dithering? If you have the guts, just come directly!"

"Eh? Do you want me to move faster?"

A crisp voice sounded, and Noah was slightly startled. The person standing in front of him was not Yuan Qi, but Ino who was holding a white pillow.

"Why is it you?" Noah asked in surprise.

"Who else could it be?" Ino glanced at Noah, "For some reason, I will sleep with you from today."

"Wait, I'm not used to it..." Yinuo was about to refuse, but suddenly remembered his identity and sighed, "Well, how long can this last? It can't be forever, right?"

"If it's forever, I'd be troubled too..." Ino tilted his head and thought for a moment before answering, "Before the festival."

Chapter 57: There is only one way, and that is duel!

Why do you want to sleep with me?

Noah frowned, looking at the girl beside him in confusion. She looked like a cut above the rest of him. The sleepiness that had originally come from exhaustion was swept away by the girl's presence.

"If you don't sleep now, you won't have the energy to work tomorrow." Ino reminded with his eyes wide open.

"Oh."

Noah closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep, but not long after, he opened his eyes again.

As expected, I still care about it.

"I say," Noah asked quietly, "what are the reasons you mentioned?"

"Did you have a fight with that guy?"

"No, we are a very harmonious couple." Ino yawned and said, "Don't ask me anymore, I won't tell you. Go to sleep."

"I just can't sleep." Noah said impatiently. It was a strange room, a strange bed, a strange environment, and strange people.

She couldn't sleep at all in this situation.

"Since that's the case, there's nothing I can do." Ino sighed, then smiled softly and said, "Shall I tell you a bedtime story?"

"Huh?" Noah looked at Ino as if he had seen a ghost, "Do you think I'm a child?"

"This has nothing to do with whether he's a child or not, right?" Ino grumbled dissatisfiedly, "Sometimes when I can't sleep, Yuan Qi will tell me a bedtime story."

"No." Noah refused decisively. What a joke! It's too embarrassing to listen to bedtime stories at such an age!

"Just think of it as helping me practice. After all, I might become a mother in a year or two." Ino said with a shy smile on her face, "Before that, I have to master the ability to tell stories!"

Noah looked at Ino in a daze. She actually wanted to say that a newborn baby would not be able to understand bedtime stories until he was at least three years old, and you might not be able to become a mother so soon, but looking at her face full of excitement, she didn't know why she couldn't say it.

"Go ahead." Noah said sullenly. She remembered some bad things and felt a little depressed.

"Ahem, then I'll begin." Ino coughed twice and said in a soft and gentle voice: "The statue of the Happy Prince stands on a tall column, towering high above the city..."

The name of the story is "The Happy Prince". It is a story about sacrificing oneself to redeem others. Among the many stories that Yuan Qi told Ino, Ino liked this one the most.

"..."

"He kissed the Happy Prince on the lips, then fell dead at his feet." Inno stopped here.

Because she noticed that Noah had closed his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.

"Are you asleep?" Ino poked Noah's soft face, and the only answer she got was Noah's steady breathing.

"Hmm, it seems she fell asleep." Ino sat up, looked at Noah beside him and nodded, then frowned, "Although she asked me to pay attention to her dream talking at night...but what if I slept too deeply and missed it?"

"By the way, since I don't have to do housework anyway, I might as well stay up all night." Ino patted his cheek, "Let's try staying up all night!"

daydream?

Just where Ino didn't notice, Noah's eyeballs moved slightly under his eyelids.

Yes, Noah was not asleep, she was just pretending to be asleep.