Chapter 58: Shall We Live Together?

“Hehe, these two little charms are so cute.”

Inside the Ten Yuan Shop at the Mall, all sorts of trinkets were laid out on the counter, just waiting to be picked.

Noi, petite and delicate, glided forward with small steps, one hand pressing down the hem of her knee-length blue skirt, the other fiddling with two plastic charms—one cat, one dog.

“Lyte, let’s hang these on our phones, okay?”

“Sure. Do you want the cat or the puppy?”

This question stumped Noi.

She rolled the adorable animal charms between her thumb and forefinger.

The fluffy, silky long-haired little white cat had eyes as blue and clear as the vast sea, elegantly licking the fur on its paw.

The scruffy little black country dog, with round amber eyes that looked just like Lyte’s, stuck its tongue out in a silly way.

“I’ll pick the puppy! I want to keep the one that looks like Lyte by my side.”

“Oh? Let me see.”

Taking the dog charm, Lyte smiled.

The resemblance was indeed there, though he was no longer the clumsy fool he’d been in his past life.

The black-and-white Couple Phone hadn’t stayed in its packaging for long before being unboxed, and the Sim Card for connecting to the magic net had already been inserted.

The cat and dog charms, wrapped with Red String gifted by the shopkeeper, were now successfully hanging from their phone cases.

Lyte wasn’t very familiar with how to operate it, so Noi patiently taught him how to power it on, add a lock screen password she also knew, and set Emergency Contact and pet names.

“Wife? Haha, then what nickname did Vivi give me?”

“Hmph, guess. If you get it right, I’ll give you a kiss.”

Deliberately turning off the screen, Noi hid the phone behind her back, her head swaying, dimples appearing as she pursed her lips.

“Hmm… Husband?”

“Nope! Take a look.”

Time to reveal the answer—Noi unlocked the phone, and on the Emergency Contact line, only four words appeared: “Kissy Husband.”

Tss, Lyte couldn’t hold back his smile.

Noi also felt her own behavior was unbearably cheesy and, a bit embarrassed, turned off the screen again and gave Lyte’s shoulder a little punch.

“What are you laughing at *_*”

“N-nothing…” Lyte tried his best to stifle his laughter.

After paying, the two continued wandering around the Mall.

At Noi’s insistence, they bought some daily necessities Lyte needed.

Everything Noi picked suited his tastes, their preferences surprisingly similar—a stark contrast to Princess Deta, who only ever bought the most expensive items.

“Lyte, is the place you’re renting a single or shared room?”

Noi asked, seemingly offhand.

“Single. I didn’t plan to stay long when I rented it. Why?”

Lyte replied, both hands full of bags, sensing what Noi was getting at.

“I want to live with you… Is that okay?”

So that’s what all this shopping was for…

Isn’t it too soon to move in together?

No… It’s something they’d have to face eventually.

Might as well take the chance to adjust to living with Vivi.

“Of course.”

Lyte fished a small Copper Key out of his pocket, nudging it toward her with a smile.

“It’s yours now.”

“Mm…”

Noi gazed at the key to the door of happiness, a little wistful as she picked it up and wrapped it tightly in her hand.

“So are we going to your place later?”

“No.”

‘Eh… Was he just teasing me after all…’

Hearing this, Noi’s face scrunched up, her eyes blinking pitifully as she waited for Lyte to explain, but he only looked down at his phone in silence.

“Fine… I’ll just keep the key for now and use it later.”

Not getting a response, Noi dejectedly slipped the key into her pocket, about to find an excuse to end the date, when her phone rang.

A message from “Kissy Husband” came in, sharing a map with the note [Our Home].

“There’s only this one key, no spare. If you choose to keep it, where am I supposed to sleep tonight?”

“…Don’t tease me like this again, okay.”

Though she scolded him, Noi was secretly touched by Lyte’s romantic gesture, lowering her head in shy delight.

Since they’d decided to live together, Noi took up her responsibilities as a fiancée, leading Lyte to buy a few more little items to spice up their daily life, fulfilling her long-held dream of building a warm home.

“Aren’t you going to stay in the Church room anymore? The place I’m renting isn’t all that clean, and it’s not as nice as the Church.”

Lyte suddenly remembered—he’d chosen the room facing Noi’s just to keep an eye on her, and now that they’d be living together, if she found out he’d been spying on her…

She’d probably look at him like he was trash.

“Nope. Every day, I could only watch Lyte’s bare upper body from across the Garden, but I couldn’t touch you. It made me itch all over.”

“?”

Lyte was utterly shocked.

Watching Noi lick her lips, looking every bit the yandere in control, he realized he was actually the one being hunted.

“So… you knew all along?”

“Yep. I happened to see you in that room last week. After watching for a few days, I realized you weren’t peeking on me when I bathed. A little disappointing…”

Her blunt teasing left Lyte at a loss for words.

He pursed his lips and let Noi drag him around, content to be her shopping bag-carrying husband.

Noi had wanted to move in with Lyte for a long time.

The arrival of Princess Deta only sped up her plans, declaring her status as fiancée by living together.

After leaving the Mall, they passed by a Bar owned by Rutos.

The hostesses going in and out were dressed extremely provocatively.

Lyte, being a normal guy with healthy desires, couldn’t help but sneak a glance—only to be caught by the ever-watchful Noi.

“Are their figures that tempting?”

Noi lowered her voice, setting a trap for Lyte.

“They’re okay.”

Realizing what he’d just said, Lyte nervously glanced at the white-haired girl beside him, who was smiling with her mouth but not her eyes.

He’d seen this scene in romance manga before.

Without a doubt, he was about to get scolded.

“Just okay? I think their outfits are pretty nice. If you’re interested, after my period ends, I could buy one and wear it for you~”

The end of her sentence was sultry, the little devil whispering her passionate thoughts in his ear, tempting him toward the abyss of desire.

Lyte swallowed, feeling he still had a long way to go.

Thinking carefully, he decided to go on the offensive: “Their clothes aren’t even that nice. If it were you, you’d probably have to hold onto the wall to walk the next day.”

Noi imagined herself, legs trembling and pressed together, clutching the wall trying to escape, only for him to drag her back to bed.

Her face instantly turned bright red.

“Ugh! You shameless man!”

As expected, the white-haired, red-eyed little succubus was just a paper tiger—high attack, low defense.

The moment things got too real, she started rambling to dodge responsibility.

“A-anyway, I won’t let you go to those kinds of Bars to look for women. If you want to do that stuff… I’ll take care of you! Whatever you want to try, I’ll do my best to satisfy you. I totally know how to make you happy!”

Doing her utmost to defend herself, Noi also forced Lyte to accept her rule: only with her was he allowed to do those things.

Lyte couldn’t hide his smile.

“Honestly, I think you’re even sexier than they are.”

“Eh… eh?”

Noi’s cherry lips trembled, her whole body turning to jelly—except her mouth, which was still ‘tough.’

“Then how sexy do you think I am? Just a bit better than them?”

“You really want to know?”

Lyte shifted the bags from his right to his left hand, squinting at the white-haired girl.

He wrapped an arm around Noi’s willow-thin waist and whispered softly.

“Sexy enough that I want to keep you in bed all day long.”

“Heh…”

The implication was clear, but Noi didn’t dislike it.

She grabbed Lyte’s tie and gave a charming smile.

“I hope you really dare to do it.”