Having found a demon, I've decided to raise her.

"No, how can you fight for no reason? Lucifer and Miss Cerberus are both very kind people."

"..."

Dongyi lowered his head, once again realizing how foolish it had been to rush in without understanding the situation...

Dong Yi changed the subject and said—

"You defeated Lu Bu, congratulations."

"lucky."

Ah Fu remained as calm as ever, and now she seemed to have taken everything in stride.

Dongyi found her rather boring and started flirting with her again—

"Hey, hey, hey, you know what? I told Chen Ming before that you were going to be a maid in your dowry, and he was overjoyed."

"Hey?"

Sure enough, A-Fu only becomes flustered and shy when she hears things like this. This expression is much more attractive; Dong-Yi is quite mischievous.

She said with a grin—

"Really, really. Although he said he didn't believe it and that it was impossible, I could tell he was actually looking forward to it. Humph, men, he thought he was hiding it well."

"Ah, this..."

Afu covered her face with her hands, her ears turning completely red.

Chapter 106 The Landlady's Adolescence

Chen Ming, who was watching a video with his landlady, was suddenly nudged by Cerberus in his arms. He looked down, avoiding Qin Hui, and asked—

"what happened?"

"Someone came into the store."

"Who?"

“A person named Afu.”

Ah Fu?

Chen Ming was slightly taken aback. They arrived so quickly? Didn't Dong Yi say that the martial arts competition had only ended a few days ago?

The landlady noticed a change in Chen Ming's expression and asked—

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, someone came over to help."

"..."

The landlady hesitated, as if to say something like, "Is it going to be another pretty girl? Please, no way, we've got enough to play mahjong with."

Chen Ming reached out and stroked Cerberus's back. He had just discovered another use for the dog. Since the two bodies could sense each other even from such a distance, couldn't it be used as a megaphone?

As long as both sides have a dog, they can know what happened to the other side and what they encountered.

He couldn't help but wonder about Cerberus's ability. Could it sense things from any distance, or was there a distance limit?

If there is a distance limit, what happens if you exceed it?

Chen Ming was somewhat curious.

"Wang?"

Cerberus sensed something was amiss and looked up at Chen Ming, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Qin Hui suddenly said—

"arrive."

Have we arrived yet?

Chen Ming looked outside and saw that there were indeed many students... Hmm, these kids are all quite tall. Are elementary school students these days so well-developed?

He looked up at the wide gate, then at the words on it…

"...middle school?"

Several question marks popped into Chen Ming's head. Only after the car pulled into the parking lot did he finally ask—

"Have we come to the right place?"

"what?"

Qin Hui tilted her head.

Chen Ming realized the problem, looked at the landlady, and asked—

"Huh? Isn't the landlady in elementary school?"

"..."

"..."

Qin Hui and the landlady were both speechless for a moment. Looking at the very embarrassed man in front of her, Qin Hui said—

"How could she be in elementary school? Xiaoying is already in the third year of junior high school."

"Hmm? Hmm hmm hmm?"

Chen Ming was shocked again. He thought it would be the first year of junior high at most, but it turned out to be the third year.

That's it?

That's how tall he is, and that small?

Chen Ming realized a very serious problem: if the landlady was in her third year of junior high school, which meant she was around 15 years old, then he... would be hugging and patting that young girl's head all day...

He was sweating profusely...

The landlady smiled at Chen Ming's terrified expression, a smile that seemed like a demon to Chen Ming.

She said—

"I'm in my third year of junior high school this year, almost 15 years old, Mr. Chen Ming~"

"..."

"It can't be, it must be fake, these two sisters must be conspiring to deceive me." Chen Ming had begun to escape reality.

The landlady watched his panicked state with great amusement. "You've been patting his head and hugging him all day, and now you know you were wrong? This is practically harassment of a young girl in the prime of her life!"

However, there was indeed an element of her doing it intentionally.

She used her petite stature to make him mistake her for a child. Why didn't she expose this?

Because he didn't ask.

Why should I say anything?

If we were to tell the truth, would he still be so close to me? Wouldn't he definitely say that men and women shouldn't touch each other?

Hehe, Mr. Chen Ming.

You've been tricked.

……

Qin Hui frowned slightly as she watched Chen Ming's changing expression. Did he really have feelings for Xiao Ying? But that wouldn't do; Xiao Ying was still so young.

But she's so dependent on him. If he wanted to, Xiaoying would definitely like him. This can't be allowed. This won't do.

Chen Ming's hand trembled slightly as he stroked Cerberus. Cerberus seemed to sense its master's wavering and licked his hand.

He tried to struggle a bit more, saying—

"Impossible, how could the landlady be a middle school student? She's so young... Oh no, I didn't mean anything about the landlady's figure, it's just... um, ahhh..."

If he denied the landlady's height, but she really was a middle school student, it would be extremely rude. However, not denying it was unacceptable, so Chen Ming gave up thinking about it.

Instead, the landlady came over to comfort him, patting his waist and saying—

"Hey, seriously? This is such a small thing, can't you even accept it? Is this what adults are like?"

"...Adults are very fragile; they might break down over the slightest thing."

"Cheer up, the future is still bright."

"..."

Chen Ming's lips twitched, then he suddenly realized something, looked at the landlady, and asked—

Why didn't you say so before?

"What do you mean you won't say?"

"Why didn't you say anything when I... we got too close? Like, men and women shouldn't touch each other like that..."

Ah, as expected, it turned out this way.

The landlady squinted her eyes and smiled. Chen Ming always felt that she looked like a little fox, with a touch of cunning and charm.

It's as if I see Qin Hui's shadow in her. No wonder they are sisters.

The landlady smiled and said—

"Ah, are you talking about how you used to hug me and touch me all over the place?"

"What!?"

Qin Hui's eyes widened, and she angrily said to Chen Ming—

What did you do to Xiaoying?

"No, I didn't do anything..."

Chen Ming felt a headache coming on, but also a little guilty, and said—

"I just hugged him and patted his head."

Honestly, he really thought the landlady was a child, never imagining she was a young woman.

The landlady, interrupted by Qin Hui, said to Qin Hui with displeasure—