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

Besides, he's already said what he needed to say, so why push his luck? Waiting for you to grow up is already the biggest compromise he can make.

He took care of her when she was little.

When she grows up, she can choose to take care of each other, or she can have other options... although he doesn't want her to leave.

Dealing with these somewhat distorted emotions is indeed troublesome, so...

Let's just play dead.

As time goes by, and the landlady grows up, he and she will only be 8 years apart... well, that seems like quite a big difference.

The landlady is 18, and Chen Ming will be 26 soon.

Hmm, it looks terrible from this angle.

But if we move the timeline a little further, Chen Ming is 30 and the landlady is 22, doesn't it look a bit more normal?

Then, when Chen Ming was 108 years old and the landlady was 100 years old, they were a match made in heaven, a perfect couple to grow old together.

Chen Ming secretly thought to himself that this was also a way to find an excuse for himself.

It's impossible right now anyway.

Absolutely not.

So the landlady actually took out a pillow and hit Chen Ming again and again, pretending to be angry, but she couldn't get rid of the smile on her face.

This guy... he's good at playing innocent.

The landlady patted Chen Ming with a pillow to hide her excitement.

Cerberus watched from the sidelines, completely bewildered.

She didn't know what had happened or why the landlady was hitting the landlord, but they both seemed to be having a good time.

and……

Looking at them, I feel a bit full.

The dog has eaten its fill of dog food.

The landlady finally noticed Cerberus standing behind the door, and seeing the dog-eared girl barefoot on the floor, she smiled and said—

"Sister Cerberus, come here."

"Um……"

Cerberus blinked, wagged its tail, and climbed onto the bed... Lying down facing its master, Chen Ming and Cerberus stared at each other.

"hey-hey……"

Cerberus grinned at him foolishly.

“…Idiot dog.”

Chen Ming smiled and patted his head, but the moment he touched him, his composure crumbled.

The landlady slyly leaned over him, looked down at his profile, and said with a smile—

"Why aren't you pretending to be asleep anymore?"

"...Go to sleep, didn't you say you had to get up early tomorrow?"

"Hmm... I suddenly realized that my duty day is the day after tomorrow, so I don't need to get up so early tomorrow."

"..."

Chen Ming's lips twitched. "You little fox, you were lying from the very beginning? Just to set a trap for me, to lure me here to be dealt with slowly?"

It seems like the landlady is much better than her sister Qin Hui... Well, because Qin Hui is actually a complete novice when it comes to relationships.

Chen Ming had almost forgotten why he had come to sleep with the child in the first place. He thought he had come to put her at ease and not let it affect her studies...

Good grief, it caused a commotion all night.

Chen Ming said in a muffled voice—

"If I find out you're sleeping in class tomorrow, you'll get a spanking."

"Hehe, hitting is a sign of affection, scolding is a sign of love..."

The landlady pressed herself against his back, starting to get a little too cocky.

Indeed, you can't spoil your children too much when you're raising them.

The bed was too small, so Cerberus transformed back into his dog form so he could snuggle into his arms and fall asleep while being petted.

The landlady, however, couldn't fall asleep at all, tossing and turning in bed as if she were on a high...

Is it really necessary to be this happy?

Chen Ming smiled helplessly. If he said he wanted to back out now, would the landlady stab him with a knife when he boiled water tomorrow?

That sounds a bit dangerous.

It's best not to test the limits of danger.

The landlady took out her phone and whispered in his ear—

"Say it again... I'll record it on my phone so we'll have evidence later."

"..."

evidence?

What evidence?

"Evidence to arrest him and accuse him of being a 'lolicon'?" Chen Ming had an indescribable expression, thought for a moment, and then continued to play dead.

Playing dead is a useful skill.

Especially when dealing with a girl's persistent questions, playing dead may be shameful, but it can be quite effective.

The landlady pursed her lips and pinched his back hard. Chen Ming winced in pain, but remained silent, his back to the landlady, revealing an indomitable will.

They're quite assertive.

The landlady had no choice but to let him go.

She gently reached out her small arms to hug him, pressed herself tightly against him, and buried her face in his back... his muscles were a little hard.

No wonder he's played basketball... Although he said that playing basketball at school wasn't as hard as dancing, I don't know if that's true or not.

Perhaps lifting a 90-pound gas cylinder... oh wait, I mean, a girl. It probably really requires a lot of strength; I've complained about it a few times already.

It's ridiculous that he said such things to a girl who's already very slim at 90 pounds. Thinking about it, it's actually a little pathetic. How can so many girls like someone like that? He's so dense.

The landlady smiled and nuzzled him, though she didn't really feel she had the right to say anything.

Chen Ming, oh Chen Ming...

It's not good to always be nice to girls; it will lead to flirting with other women. You need to change that.

If you don't get it, you should try to get it.

Once you've got it, you hope it won't be fought over by others.

They've always been hypocritical.

She laughed at herself.

Anyway, the current situation is... the future looks promising.

……

Feeling his body temperature, the landlady thought about all sorts of random things, and slowly drifted off to sleep with a smile on her face. Perhaps she was having a sweet dream, because she would smile softly.

The room gradually fell silent.

Nobody noticed.

The white mark on the landlady's left foot, which was sticking out from under the blanket, suddenly emitted a faint glow.

It seems to grow according to the girl's wishes.

Slowly, more complex patterns emerged, with ring-shaped feathers gently unfolding, as if about to take flight.

"Meow~"

The white cat had somehow gotten up and was now lying by the window, its blue eyes gleaming with an eerie light as it observed the scene with interest.

……

In the room on the other side.

Zhou Siqi slept on the bed in a very carefree manner, her sleeping posture was so bad that she almost fell onto the floor.

Meanwhile, Yuqian was on the other bed.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and sat up.

As if sensing something, it looked strangely in one direction.

That's the direction the landlady is heading.

Chapter 168 Catching a Woman in Bed?

When the familiar ringtone sounded.

Chen Ming almost jumped up, reflexively opening his eyes. Staring at the somewhat unfamiliar ceiling, his mind went a little fuzzy…

It got noisy outside the window.

The students woke up as the bell rang and went to the playground to prepare for their exercises.

Chen Ming patted his head.

Then he remembered that he had already graduated and would no longer have to get up at six o'clock to do exercises or raise the flag on Mondays. After eating some breakfast, he rushed off to his morning reading session...

Looking back now, it was really tough, even more tiring than going to work.

Aside from eating, drinking, and using the restroom, they spend all 24 hours a day studying in the classroom.

If it were a job, even 996 would seem ordinary.

Moreover, top-tier high schools never have weekends off; at most, they give you half a day off, and I don't know if that still exists now. Chen Ming's trauma from being favored by a top-tier high school is deeply ingrained.