After school, he was then offered himself to a succubus.

Chapter 103 With Him... It's an Glory (6K views, please subscribe!)

"Squeak!"

The eldest mouse was carrying a box of snacks home on its head when it saw a beautiful girl it had never seen before standing at the door, blocking its way.

The fat rat grew impatient and threatened the girl, startling her so much that she almost fell over.

"Squeak squeak squeak~" The eldest mouse laughed triumphantly, but in the blink of an eye, a pebble hit it on the head, and it immediately squeaked in pain.

"Where's your knowledge of hospitality?" Zhang Chen glanced at it. "You asked me to expand the yard, and now you're bringing snacks?"

"Squeak..."

The fat mouse had no choice but to put down its snacks and run off to move bricks while spreading rumors among the other mice, saying that Zhang Chen had brought his mistress home again. It was time to guess how many days it would take for the girl to get pregnant, and it placed its bets on a bottle of iced tea!

The second mouse bet a bottle of Sprite, and the third mouse bet a chocolate chip.

But they all felt that Zhang Chen would definitely abandon her after starting something, after all, the fox in the house howled loudly every day, but its belly didn't get bigger.

Suddenly, the group of mice that were carrying bricks became a bit chaotic, chattering and making quite a scene.

It wasn't until the calico cat came and gave each of the mice a paw that the mice hurriedly scattered and resumed their work.

"Watch your step, don't step on anything." Zhang Chen continued walking into the house. "The yard is a bit small, it's under renovation recently."

Xiao Shuyao, like a child just starting kindergarten, nodded her chin and then looked at the mice wearing safety helmets coming and going on the ground, her beautiful eyes sparkling with wonder.

But her high heels were wobbling as a result.

Seemingly noticing that she was uncomfortable after wearing high heels all day, a little golden retriever brought over a pair of floral slippers and placed them beside her feet.

"For me?" Xiao Shuyao asked tentatively.

The little golden retriever nodded, then picked up the iced tea that the rat boss had left behind and handed it to the girl.

It's still chilled.

Xiao Shuyao took the drink and then stuck her fair feet into her slippers. Her ankles were already red and swollen, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She hates wearing high heels, but that's what all the adults wear.

"Hoo hoo~"

It was exceptionally cool near the matchmaking agency; the wind was faster, yet gentler. Xiao Shuyao, tucking her bangs behind her ear, looked up...

Perhaps it's because there's a lush tree in the courtyard that captures the reckless, sorrowful, or bitter winds of the city, making the wind much gentler as it passes through its tender branches and leaves and enters the courtyard.

Xiao Shuyao fell in love with the tree at first sight; the flowers on the tree exuded a captivating fragrance.

There's emotion in the fragrance of these flowers, just as she can feel the emotions in the words she reads—but she can't understand them.

Perhaps the price of early fame is forced growth; she tried her best to appear mature, but her writing ultimately lacked the sedimentation of time.

Lacking depth, unrealistic, nonsensical, and immature—these are some of the criticisms leveled against her. Conversely, praise for Li Yinuo is often lauded as seasoned, realistic, and concise.

She was jealous of Li Yinuo's skillful writing style, believing that it was impossible for a teenager to write like that.

As her jealousy intensified, she realized that since she couldn't dismiss the other person's books, she could only dismiss the person as a person.

At that moment, Xiao Shuyao thought that if she had seen these wonders earlier, her writing would not have been so out of place.

But her family wouldn't wait for her. The most ruthless are those in the imperial family, and the same applies to her family. It seems that having obtained so many resources, she should have reached such a high level, and if she were to be a step behind, she would lose her parents' attention.

"Chirp chirp~"

A flock of birds with colorful plumage flew down from the telephone pole, immediately snatched the caterpillars from the tree, and began to groom the dead branches and fallen leaves of the tree.

"That caterpillar ate the leaves of the bitter tree and has become a spirit. Let it live," Zhang Chen said to the bird in the tree.

"Chirp chirp?" A swallow was puzzled. Eating the leaves of the bitter love tree was punishable.

"Ordinary insects wouldn't dare eat this tree, just like a bookstore whose doors are always open and no one cares. People who read don't steal, and thieves don't read either."

"It's its good fortune that it can eat these leaves," Zhang Chen explained.

Upon hearing this, the birds put the chubby caterpillar back on the tree trunk.

"You can only eat withered leaves. If I find you eating new shoots, I won't spare your life," Zhang Chen added.

The caterpillar immediately kowtowed to Zhang Chen. It couldn't speak yet, but it could understand what Zhang Chen meant.

"Once you transform into a butterfly, you'll be responsible for looking after this tree for ten years. Are you willing?"

The caterpillar continued to kowtow.

Zhang Chen turned and went inside. The old, dilapidated wooden table that used to receive guests had been replaced by a solid wood table made of Yunshan wood by Tu Shan Han Su, who said that the sense of ritual under the Bitter Love Tree was very important.

He joked with Miss Fox that they should also change to this kind of wooden bed in their future wedding room, because it's less likely to wobble and more durable.

Miss Fox did not respond to him at the time.

These past few days, Tu Shan Han Su has been working at the matchmaking agency, which has helped spread her reputation a bit, even though Zhang Chen doesn't know how monsters transmit messages.

He opened the notebook on the table, and the calico cat jumped onto the table, pointing with its little paws to an urgent matter, and then to the backyard, meaning that the monster was hiding in the backyard.

"A cat demon?"

"Meow~" The calico cat nodded.

"You cats seem to really enjoy dating people."

The calico cat lowered her head in shame, while Zhang Chen ruffled her hair. "You never plan to transform into human form in this lifetime?"

"Meow."

"That's true. If something like this happened, I would also shut my heart and lock away my love. But there's nothing wrong with being a little kitten. Bai Nuoyan is basically like a cat at home."

At this moment, Xiao Shuyao tiptoed in. The girl in the cheongsam wearing slippers looked somewhat naive, making the already ill-fitting cheongsam seem even more ill-fitting.

The girl's pink toes huddled together shyly, occasionally scratching the soles of her shoes; she must have never worn slippers like this outside before.

"I usually can't show my feet to boys..." Miss Xiao said weakly, "Could you please not stare at me?"

"Just see if they fit. If they don't, we can exchange them for a pair."

"It's alright...it's quite comfortable."

"Hmm, these shoes cost 30,000. Remember to give me the extra money; I'm short on cash right now because of renovations."

"ah?!"

"Shh, we have a guest. You can play on your phone for now. If your phone runs out of battery, ask that yellow mouse to charge it for you."

Xiao Shuyao turned her head in a daze and saw a yellow rat in the corner with more than a dozen wire ends stuck in its mouth and buttocks. The rat was trembling and giving her a thumbs up.

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The girl felt a pang of sympathy for the yellow rat, but also found it quite amusing. Amidst the amusement, a deep sense of confusion welled up within her.

"Boss!"

Just then, a panicked man ran into the courtyard. Upon seeing Zhang Chen, the man asked suspiciously, "Are you in charge? Where's the female boss?"

"She's away on a business trip; I'm her fiancé."

"Hey buddy, you managed to marry such a wonderful female boss, you must be even more charismatic than her, right?"

The man pulled up a stool, sat down, wiped the sweat from his face, and Zhang Chen poured him a cup of tea.

"It's like this... Please don't laugh at what I'm about to say, it's all true!"

"I'm all ears," Zhang Chen said.

Xiao Shuyao also perked up her little ears, listening like a patron.

The man took a deep breath, his face visibly weary, and downed his teacup in one gulp as if it were wine: "Sigh... I suspect my wife isn't human!"

"What else could it be but a human being?"

"Young man, you don't know, we've been married for three years and we've been infertile. I've gone for so many checkups myself, and everything's normal. But she just refuses to get checked out!"

"Until a few days ago, I made up an excuse to take her to the hospital. What I found out was shocking..."

The man wiped the cold sweat from his body, and it only increased. "They couldn't find anything. The doctors thought the machine was broken. They said that according to the report, my wife doesn't even have human genes..."

"But I've always known that my wife doesn't menstruate, and she always goes to the vet... She's very uncoordinated with both hands; she can't use chopsticks, she can't type with her hands, she uses her feet..."

"What I don't understand the most is that she would sometimes bring home a few dead rats... and I even caught her eating rat meat once..."

"Later, I secretly had her blood tested at the hospital, and the results were always the same... I really don't know what's wrong with her..."

"I consulted several fortune tellers, and they all told me to come to Ning'an for help. That's why I drove here overnight from Huainan. After asking around, they all said you are the most accurate!"

"Hmm," Zhang Chen replied calmly. "Has your wife arrived?"

"She didn't come. After she found out I had secretly tested her blood, she left me."

"Since you're seeking help this way instead of calling the police, it means you don't actually want your wife to get hurt, right?"

"Sigh, we met in college and were together for nine years, including our dating period. She stayed by my side when I was a nobody, she's been through thick and thin with me..."

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The man sighed repeatedly in regret.

"Tell me how you two met?"

"I know him... um, I remember him very clearly. I come from a divorced family, my parents went their separate ways. Before college, my parents would occasionally send me some money, and back then I could also have an orange cat to keep me company..."

"But as soon as I graduated from high school, maybe because I didn't do well on the exams, my parents cut off contact with me. I was overwhelmed with my own problems. I couldn't afford the rent, I couldn't afford food, I couldn't afford the tuition, and my cat was lost. Back then, the policies weren't so good, and I didn't understand anything. I was just crying alone on the street, out of credit on my phone, and still had the leftover steamed bun from the day before yesterday in my stomach..."

"She suddenly appeared when I was at my most helpless and distressed, sitting next to me with a bag of grilled fish. I will never forget the taste of that grilled fish. She said that she and I graduated from the same high school, but she didn't do well on the exam and couldn't go to university. She hoped that I could go to university in her place..."

"She sold grilled fish near my university and used the money she saved to support me. I watched her work from dawn till dusk every day, until her back was so sore she could barely stand up straight..."

"That's a ridiculous story," Zhang Chen laughed. "Didn't you ever doubt it back then? Could someone really be that good to you?"

"I was desperate at the time and didn't think about it too much, but later I realized that if it was because she had already fallen for me, then it's understandable that she did this..."

"My wife isn't very pretty, but she has a beautiful smile. She smiles every time she sees me, just like my old orange cat... She's very affectionate."

As he spoke, the man laughed, but after the laughter subsided, a sense of melancholy washed over him.

"So, sir, what's wrong with my wife? Or... is she possessed by a demon? Does she need an exorcism? I'm willing to pay any price!"

"You are the one who needs exorcism," Zhang Chen said.

"What?"

"Deep down, you feel indebted to her, right?"

"That's how it is..."

"Will her unusual habits affect your five years of married life? If you can't accept it, you should have separated long ago, right?"

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The man remained silent.

"You came here without telling her, which is also hurtful to her. You want children too much, don't you? I think your wife must have expressed her unwillingness to have children when you first got together, right?"

"But I'm so envious of other people who have kids... I'm almost thirty, and my neighbors are looking at me strangely. They might think I'm impotent..." the man sighed, covering his face.

"Have you thought about your wife? She set up a stall in front of your university for four years for you. You only know that she was tired, but do you know how other people viewed her?" Zhang Chen asked again.

The man fell silent again.

"I can tell you definitively that your wife loves you more than anyone else in the world. Do you want the child or her?"

The man looked at Zhang Chen, wanting to say something in rebuttal, but Zhang Chen looked very young, yet his eyes and demeanor made him feel uneasy... He couldn't say a word.

"It was my fault," the man finally said, pounding his chest in frustration. "Boss, it's my problem. Can you bring her back? I can't live without her... My life is a mess. I'd be willing to live without the child..."

"Given your experience," Zhang Chen poured himself another cup of tea, "go to that tree in the courtyard, kowtow three times, and if you are truly sincere, your wife will come back to you."

The man immediately did as he was told, kowtowing more than three times.

A leaf fell from the bitter love tree, landed on the man, and then disappeared.

When the man looked up again, he had unknowingly left the courtyard, and the matchmaking agency's door closed.

Inside the courtyard, an orange cat appeared on Zhang Chen's desk. The calico cat jumped onto the desk and patted the orange cat's shoulder, as if to comfort it.

"Which life is it?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Meow~ It's my second life, little sir," the orange cat said in a human voice.

"When was your previous life?"

Three hundred years ago.

"Three hundred years have passed, and with the death of the Bitter Love Tree, he has lost his memories. Fortunately, you are lucky and still found him."

"Then you have two choices."

"The Bitter Love Tree will increase your chances of having children with someone, but only if you let them know your identity. In addition, you will lose fifty years of cultivation."

Zhang Chen said, "You heard what he just said. He knows nothing about you right now and his mind is not firm. He may be able to accept you for the time being, but the future is still unknown."

"The second option is to keep it a secret and remain infertile for life. He has already sworn to the Bitter Love Tree that as long as you don't expose it, he will treat you well for the rest of your life."

The orange cat pondered for a moment, then said, "I choose the first option, sir."

"Can I ask why?"

"Young man, when you love someone, there's no reason why you'll do anything for them."

"The Bitter Love Tree has been revived, so naturally I am willing to bear its child."

"Yes, let's go to the Bitter Love Tree," Zhang Chen said.

"Furthermore, young sir, is there still a way for this Bitter Love Tree to be reincarnated and continue its predestined relationship?"

"You're already thinking about the next life before this one is even over?" Zhang Chen laughed.

"Waiting is too painful. If I could know the day I'll get to him sooner, I would have something to look forward to. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to go on."

After saying that, the orange cat suddenly sighed, "You don't know, there used to be a Three-Colored Lady in Ning'an, but now she has white hair and has waited for so long to be born."

"She had no hope at all, yet she waited for over a thousand years! How painful that must have been!"

"However, I recently heard that the immortal has manifested himself; perhaps her long-cherished wish should be fulfilled by now?"

Zhang Chen paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, it will definitely be resolved."

"That's good then." The orange cat nudged him with its paws, then transformed into human form and walked to the Bitter Love Tree, bowing deeply in a particularly formal manner.

This time, a petal of the Bitter Love Tree flower fell, and like the ginseng fruit in Journey to the West, it disappeared as soon as it touched the orange cat.

The orange cat stood up and bowed to Zhang Chen again.

"Thank you, young sir. If the Three Flower Goddess comes looking for you, please help her out."

"She has waited until the seas dry up and the rocks crumble, she can't wait any longer. We cat demons all hope that she can have a good ending. If possible, we are willing to offer some of our cultivation as a way of repaying her."

"Has she treated you well?"

"Yes, she took in many kittens. I was once raised by her, so I know how much she missed them."

"No need for repayment. I will do my best to help her. Just visit my business at the Yokai Guild whenever you have time."

"must."

As soon as the words were spoken, the orange cat rushed to the door. After a series of meows, the sounds of the couple and the demon crying tears of joy could be heard.

That's a satisfactory result.

Meanwhile, pollen from a bitter love tree slowly drifted in from outside the courtyard.

Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to take it.

Only one pollen grain is too few; it's not enough to accumulate for the next retrospective.

The Dragon Girl hasn't shown up lately, and he spent the whole day at school today without seeing her.

Zhang Chen couldn't verify whether the previous regression had any effect on her.

"Who...who are you?"

Meanwhile, Miss Xiao, dressed in a cheongsam, was completely numb and was huddled in the corner with the electric mouse.

She was so nervous... she wanted to plug herself in like an electric mouse.

The girl is very adaptable and quick to learn, but she's only just encountered animals—mostly intelligent ones, you could say. Maybe Zhang Chen is a druid...

But now, Xiao Shuyao is watching helplessly as that orange cat transforms into a human, speaks human language, and marries a human...

Although she knew that a secret force existed in this world, the adults in her family dared not talk about it and had never told her about it.

On the contrary, Zhang Chen, who is still the same age as her, is so much more knowledgeable than her.

Xiao Shuyao knew the principle that the more you know, the more dangerous it is. In novels, villains only reveal the truth when they are confident that they can kill someone to silence them.

In a muddle, they made things worse, failing to uncover the truth about Li Yinuo and instead stirring up trouble!

"Can you please let me go..." The girl in the cheongsam kept shrinking back.

Zhang Chen moved closer to her.

"You, you stay away!" The girl was startled and accidentally sat on the electric mouse. She was suddenly shocked and shuddered all over... She collapsed to the ground, her little feet twitching.

The yellow mouse stood there bewildered, wondering if it was part of a game.

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Zhang Chen actually meant to say, "Don't get too close to the electric rat, you'll get an electric shock."

Helpless, Zhang Chen channeled a wisp of yang energy into the girl, and Xiao Shuyao slowly struggled to get up, sniffling and looking at him with tears in her eyes.

Zhang Chen smiled wryly and poured her a cup of tea. "I still prefer your rebellious side."

"You like me?" The girl hugged her small chest tightly.

"..." Zhang Chen was speechless.

Little sister, you should read less books and spend more time online. You don't even know this meme.

"Sit down," Zhang Chen said, pointing to the bench.

"I won't tell anyone about what happened here..." Xiao Shuyao calmed down a bit, trying to regain her young lady aura, "If you let me off the hook, I'll give you money. I always keep my word."

"I dared to let you know because you would find out sooner or later," Zhang Chen said. "Have some water first. It's Tushan Snow Bud Tea; drinking it will improve your luck in finding a partner."

Xiao Shuyao watched Zhang Chen drink several cups before daring to drink herself, then asked, "What do you mean by 'I'll find out sooner or later'..."

"Your family background determines that, and you have something I want in you."

"Is what's on my body... a virgin?"

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Do you have to be so outrageous with your words? Why don't you sit at the same table as Jiang Xiaomei?

"He's quite handsome..." Xiao Shuyao looked at him and muttered to herself.

"I don't know how to get this out yet." Zhang Chen glanced at Miss Xiao again with the cheat code.

It can be confirmed that this Miss Xiao's constitution is closely related to the Bitter Love Tree.

It means that there is more than one pollen grain on its body, and it is the kind of body that can continuously absorb the pollen of the bitter love tree from afar.

As long as you keep Xiao Shuyao by your side, you can keep taking advantage of her.

But this also means that Xiao Shuyao has suffered a lot since childhood, and she will suffer a lot in the future.

In layman's terms, he's a total jinx, a jinx.

It's truly remarkable that she's survived to this day and still looks so beautiful.

"I won't do anything to you. Whether you want to stay with me or not is entirely up to you," Zhang Chen said, walking out of the house.

Xiao Shuyao pursed her lips, an instinctive fear making her want to run away.

But her curiosity as a creator made it hard for her to give up this rare opportunity.

As she hesitated, the girl turned her gaze to the courtyard. There stood a handsome young man beneath a tree, eyes closed, his bangs moving silently without any wind...

Birds flying across the sky would sing for him, stray cats climbing over the walls would stop for him, carp at the bottom of the pond would blow bubbles for him, and swarms of mice would bow to him as they passed by. With each breath he took, the flowers and plants in the yard seemed to grow stronger...

The wind rustles through the treetops.

He stood there, as if he were the very essence of sunshine and rain, sun and moon, mountains and rivers, clouds and mist.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long." He gently stroked the tree and murmured, "Let me do it this time."

Who is waiting for him? And to whom does he owe? How is he able to mediate between humans and demons?

What kind of person is he?

Xiao Shuyao was lost in thought, completely absorbed in the sight, when suddenly an absurd idea popped into her head:

If such a person were written into a book... and circulated among the world...

That would be an unparalleled honor for the creator.

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