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

"Speaking of which, it seems my contract is about to expire."

"Huh? Ah."

The landlady nodded, then patted her small chest and said—

"It's alright, I've already prepared the contract. This time it can be long-term. Although Mr. Chen Ming can be a bit perverted at times and likes to pat heads, I'm too magnanimous to hold it against him."

The rule here seems to be that you can only sign a short-term contract at first, and then you can only get a long-term contract after observing the tenant's character. Does this mean Chen Ming has passed the test?

He smiled and said—

"But I'm already leaving."

"Hey?"

The landlady was taken aback, then her expression turned somewhat like that of an abandoned puppy; she hunched her shoulders and said—

"Ugh... So you still mind?"

"No, no, no, that's not it."

Chen Ming quickly explained—

“I have a place to live near the shop I rent. I’ll have to move there sooner or later to make it easier to run the shop.”

Is that so?

She tilted her head, then sighed and said—

"Alright then, looks like we'll have to find someone else to squeeze in."

"You need to explain this properly this time."

"No way, it's been so many years, I don't want to say it out loud and give the other party more leverage to negotiate the price."

The landlady stuck out her tongue, made a face at Chen Ming, and said—

"You won't be able to touch my head anymore. Before, you were my tenant and my sugar daddy. But now, get lost."

The landlady stood with her hands on her hips and her face held high, sporting a smug and arrogant expression that seemed to invite a beating, as if she had finally escaped Chen Ming's oppressive presence.

Chen Ming narrowed his eyes and said with a sly smile—

"But I haven't left yet, I'm still your tenant."

"Forehead……"

"So I'm going to take advantage of this moment and get my money's worth, and I'll rub your head until it's bald."

"Perverted! Abnormal!"

Seeing Chen Ming's restless hands, she grabbed the broom and fled, running all the way to her room. She even stuck her tongue out at Chen Ming when she peeked out.

"A little bit."

Chen Ming looked at her and smiled. The little girl was indeed adorable; if he could, he really wanted to hug and kiss her.

But won't I end up in jail?

They're not family, after all. If they were siblings, it probably wouldn't be a problem. Well, actually, there's a big issue, since the landlady is quite old now and should avoid any appearance of impropriety.

I don't know if she was in the upper grades of elementary school or already in junior high, but she only reached Chen Ming's waist. He could easily reach her head with a simple gesture.

He turned around, looked at Lucifer standing behind him, and said with a smile—

"The little girl is so cute."

Lucifer nodded and said—

Are you planning to move later?

"Yes, we're moving to the storefront."

Chen Ming quickly added—

"There are rooms there, and we will stay there."

"..."

Should she continue to intrude on his life? Lucifer lowered his gaze slightly. Living together would inevitably cause a lot of trouble. Especially for her, Lucifer—could she possibly remain calm given her status?

But leaving won't work, he'll definitely use her being a creditor to stop me.

Lucifer sighed.

Forget it, let him play this debt game until he's had enough, then we'll make a plan.

Anyway, I'll probably get tired of it soon.

……

……

Tired.

Lucifer's eyes showed exhaustion as she watched the man in front of her enthusiastically choosing clothes for her.

She was wearing a black dress, and there was a pile of clothes on the stool next to her, all of which she had tried on.

Lucifer has been in this store for quite some time now, and she has changed into countless outfits, but judging from Chen Ming's enthusiastic expression, he probably wants to let her try on all the clothes in the store.

"Lucifer, what do you think of this?"

"Hmm...it's alright, so let's buy it and go..."

"Don't rush, don't rush, take a few more looks, trying them on doesn't cost anything."

Chen Ming found that playing dress-up games with Lucifer was even more fun than he had imagined. With her slender figure and outstanding appearance, she looked good no matter what she was dressed up as.

The shop assistant next to her was also very impressed and said with a smile—

"Miss, it's a good thing that your boyfriend is willing to go shopping and try on clothes with you. My blockhead boyfriend is not like that. He complains about wanting to go home after walking just a few steps."

"what……"

Lucifer gave a perfunctory reply. Many girls like to go shopping and try on clothes, but she thought they were just so-so, and now she felt somewhat hopeless.

If it weren't for his reluctance to ask when buying underwear, Lucifer always felt he would spend ages picking out even the underwear for her.

There's no need to take it so seriously.

Lucifer changed into another dress, somewhat like a sailor uniform, with a black and white color scheme, a bow tie, and a pleated skirt.

I feel like something's missing...

Chen Ming thought for a moment, then glanced at Lucifer's helpless expression, which even seemed to be pleading with him to finish quickly.

It's strange, shouldn't girls love trying on clothes? In the past, when he went out with his family, his mother and sister would always spend the whole day shopping in the clothing market, leaving him and his father, two men, feeling miserable.

Then every time, it's the father who asks if he wants to go home first, and if he nods, it becomes the son who wants to run away first, creating a situation where the blame is shifted.

When Chen Ming gets home, he is attacked by two women.

Over time, neither man was willing to take the blame, so they ended up suffering together.

I remembered unnecessary things.

Chen Ming stroked his chin and then said to the shop assistant—

"Do you have stockings here?"

"Have."

The shop assistant nodded and said—

"Many kinds."

"!"

Lucifer wanted to leave as soon as she heard so much; it was really annoying. She tugged at Chen Ming's arm, and when he looked over, he felt that Lucifer looked a little dejected.

She said with a pained expression—

"Let's go, that's enough, let's just buy two more and leave."

"This...is..."

He was actually still a little unsatisfied, at least wanting to try that black dress again, or that casual, trendy outfit over there...

Lucifer bit her lower lip, took his hand, looked up at him, and said—

"Let's go, we can come again next time..."

"Well."

Chen Ming looked at her somewhat aggrieved and troubled expression, as if struck by something, and mumbled in a daze—

"Okay, alright... then I'll take those two sets from over there. Forget about the one I'm wearing now, let's change back into the dress we just wore, that one looked the best."

Lucifer's suffering has finally come to an end.

Finally, she wore a black dress with a rose pattern cut out at her collarbone. The skirt was layered yet very light, just above her knees, revealing her calves.

He looked at her shoes, clapped his hands, and said—

"Oh no, I haven't bought shoes yet!"

"Waaah..."

Lucifer unconsciously shrank back, watching his enthusiastic expression.

She'd just had her body played with, and now they want to mess with her feet? Most importantly, her spirit is starting to give out.

He's so annoying, like a mother hen.

Chapter 14 Lucifer Doesn't Want to Go Shopping

Lucifer looked at the glass of a roadside shop, where a slender figure was reflected.

Red eyes, white hair.

Her delicate face was adorned with a beauty mark under her eye.

She wore a black dress that revealed her fair arms and calves, and dark-colored strappy sandals that showed off her fair toes.

She let out a soft breath.