"Excuse me, are you..."
"Just call me Daiyi. This is Bernice."
Adeline looked at Daiyi, feeling somewhat surprised.
She hadn't noticed before, but both of these girls were incredibly beautiful.
Although Daiyi said she was Felyn's distant cousin and Bernice claimed to be her classmate and roommate, the fact that they were both so stunning made Adeline's heart race with competitive instincts.
"Miss Daiyi, here's the situation. There's a joint examination this weekend that's very important for Felyn."
It's important for me too—I've been working so hard just so Felyn can be my partner! Adeline thought to herself.
"As my assistant, Felyn has been quite busy with work lately. I'd like to invite him for tutoring tonight, if that's convenient?"
Bernice, standing beside Daiyi, glanced at her with a meaningful look.
This woman is practically stealing your man right in front of you, and you're not going to react?
She noticed a barely perceptible mischievous smile playing at the corners of Daiyi's mouth.
"Of course, this is all for Felyn's benefit. I'll go call him down. Bernice, if you would?"
"Understood, Miss."
As Bernice headed upstairs, she could hear the two ladies engaging in polite conversation behind her.
She couldn't quite figure out Daiyi's true intentions, but she had a few theories.
The first possibility was that Daiyi truly liked Felyn keeping a harem—she'd become so lonely that she enjoyed coexisting with Felyn's other women.
The second possibility was that this was Daiyi's twisted amusement—she just liked watching how Felyn awkwardly interacted with other women in front of her.
The third possibility...
Bernice opened Felyn's room door.
The probability was very small.
That would be Daiyi knowing she would leave Felyn someday, so she was matchmaking Felyn with others.
But that should be impossible, right?
"Bernice? I thought I heard the doorbell. Please tell me I was hearing things, or better yet, tell me I've gone completely insane and I'm having auditory hallucinations."
"I can confirm that you're not insane, and yes, someone really did ring the doorbell."
Felyn clenched his hands and let out a bitter laugh.
"As you can see, tonight has been chaotic enough. Besides, I'm wholeheartedly devoted to Miss Daiyi. Today's events made me feel very guilty toward her. I think it's time to calm down alone for a while."
Bernice raised an eyebrow, hands on her hips as she watched Felyn's performance.
Daiyi's about to blow her cover, and you're still acting.
"A well-endowed young lady has returned."
Bernice gestured at her chest, indicating impressive dimensions.
"Adeline?"
"That's her."
"She came back for the handbag she forgot here, right? I'll give it to you."
Bernice didn't accept the bag Felyn offered. Instead, she leaned against the wall and buried her head in her collar.
"If I'm not mistaken, she came back for her bag, but mainly she came back for you."
"For me?"
Felyn felt like he was having a breakdown. What did this young lady want now?
"She wants to tutor you."
Bernice stepped forward and lightly tapped Felyn's chest with her finger. Leaning close to his ear, she whispered in a sickeningly sweet voice, "She wants to give you some private... night... tutoring..."
"Bernice, your joking skills have really improved—I can't even tell when you're kidding anymore."
"I'm not joking."
Seeing Bernice return to her usual blank, innocent expression, Felyn realized the young lady downstairs was serious.
"This is terrible. Could you tell her I don't really want? I'd rather not get involved with her."
"No problem—Miss Daiyi already agreed."
Daiyi?
That troublemaker really didn't mind stirring up drama!
"No, even so, I still refuse."
How could he possibly get involved with a client, especially for tutoring at his own house?
He'd just have Bernice go downstairs and explain. If that didn't work, he'd go down himself and tell Adeline: "I appreciate your kind offer, Lady Adeline, but this isn't service time, so we shouldn't meet."
"Why? Having a busty, beautiful young lady with an almost perfect personality tutor you—isn't that every man's dream?"
"Perhaps, but I still prefer someone smaller like Bernice..."
Felyn shut his mouth as he felt Bernice's murderous gaze.
When would he ever cure his occupational habit of automatically complimenting people?
"Ahem, I just don't want to get too close to Lady Adeline."
Bernice sat in a chair, crossing her legs and showing off her toned, slender curves.
"Felyn, this is Miss Daiyi's wish. As her boyfriend, shouldn't you fulfill her requests?"
"Huh? Miss Daiyi probably just wants me not to disappoint Lady Adeline's feelings. As her boyfriend, shouldn't I refuse even more?"
Bernice's leg swayed slightly.
"You're wrong. Aren't you Miss Daiyi's boyfriend? Don't you even know that she enjoys watching you with other women?"
Bernice stood up from the chair and moved closer to Felyn.
"I'm really starting to doubt whether you two are actually dating. You don't even know about this particular fetish of hers?"
Daiyi's into cuckolding?
Don't be ridiculous—she's just someone who enjoys chaos for entertainment.
She simply wanted to watch him get entangled with his clients so she could amuse herself.
That's all!
"You should know that deceiving me and deceiving Miss Daiyi's father won't end well for you. At best, you'll be thrown into a desert to fend for yourself. At worst..."
Bernice didn't finish, but her expression said everything.
Ever since Felyn had witnessed Bernice's abilities in the dungeon, he no longer questioned what Daiyi's family might do.
If Bernice could use high-order divine arts, she had to be a core member of a divine church.
For someone of that caliber to personally investigate whether he and Daiyi were faking their relationship over something so trivial meant Daiyi's family's power probably far exceeded his imagination.
They might even be one of the Three Major Divine Churches.
In that case, he'd really be in trouble.
If Daiyi, a young lady from a divine church, was dating someone, and if it were real, her father might spare him for Daiyi's sake.
But if it was all deception, Daiyi's father could deal with him without any reservations.
So he absolutely couldn't let Bernice report that he and Daiyi were fake lovers.
"Of course I know! In fact, I'm quite troubled by it. I love Miss Daiyi so much, but she always makes me interact with other girls. It's really painful for me."
Bernice patted Felyn's shoulder with a knowing smile.
"Then go downstairs and suffer. Maybe Viloti will come back later too, and then you'll be even more miserable."
Felyn sighed. If that actually happened, it would prove that even the gods were just entertainment-seekers.
"Let's hope that doesn't happen."
He followed Bernice downstairs.
(End of Chapter)