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

"Lord Cerberus!"

"Ok?"

Chen Ming watched as she repeatedly called out two names. Gu Qing actually knew Cerberus? No, it must be that the demon's soul knew him.

"Well?"

Cerberus tilted his head, looked at the red eye, and squinted as he asked—

"who are you?"

"..."

Gu Qing paused for a moment, then tried to explain—

"Yes, it's me. Didn't Lord Cerberus release me before?"

"Well?"

Cerberus was completely bewildered, displaying her naiveté to the fullest extent, and had absolutely no recollection of it.

Chen Ming, watching Cerberus slowly reminiscing, couldn't help but chuckle and tap her on the head, saying—

"Stupid dog."

"!?"

Gu Qing's mouth gaped open. Who was this man? How dare he treat Lord Cerberus like this... Come to think of it, this place doesn't seem like hell. Why is Cerberus here? Isn't he usually sleeping in by the door?

The black eye, somewhat panicked, tried desperately to regain control of the other half of the body, but to no avail, and cried out—

"What...what's going on..."

The situation became very chaotic.

She subconsciously reached out her left hand and grabbed Chen Ming, because Chen Ming's presence made her feel at ease, just like the warmth she felt when she was in a daze.

"Mr. Chen Ming..."

"..."

Qin Hui watched from the side, feeling somewhat uneasy. Why was her friend siding with him? When trouble struck, instead of thinking of relying on her friend, her first thought was to cling to her husband?

She couldn't help but overthink it, but Qin Hui also felt that she might be being too sensitive, so she shook her head and said—

"Didn't you hear what they said? It's like you have two souls inside you. Aren't you from the anime/manga world? You should be able to understand, right?"

"Who are you calling an anime/manga fan? You're the anime/manga fan, I'm not, I didn't."

Gu Qing instinctively retorted—

"I'm just a cartoon viewer."

"..."

Chen Ming looked at her and couldn't help but laugh. This girl is quite interesting, at least she has a very youthful mindset... she doesn't seem like she's almost thirty at all.

Gu Qing tapped his head, finding the current situation quite difficult to understand.

Why is there another soul inside my body? Why are Qin Hui and Chen Ming here? Where am I? Why does the girl in Mr. Chen Ming's arms have dog ears and a tail...?

Faced with a mountain of questions, an ordinary person might panic and lose their composure. But Gu Qing is different; although her response is also somewhat chaotic.

But she was already very calm.

The immediate judgment that Chen Ming was someone to rely on, though it was only a subconscious one... and then checking the surrounding situation, showed a very good mental fortitude.

There are many problems, but they need to be solved one by one.

She gritted her teeth, looked at her right side, and asked—

"who are you?"

Bonus Chapter: Happy New Year, My Wife

What usually comes to mind when you think of New Year's Day?

There don't seem to be any special customs or specific programs, like eating dumplings, glutinous rice balls, or zongzi... It always feels a bit incomplete to celebrate a festival without specific foods.

There's a bit of food.

Moreover, although it is said to be the start of a new year, it is not as important as Lunar New Year's Eve in everyone's mind.

However, it's still a minor holiday, with a few days off, so it can still make people quite happy. As for those "holidays" that don't have public holidays... sorry, they can't really be considered holidays anymore.

Reality is cruel, but we must keep striving even during holidays.

Chen Ming was thinking about trivial things as he went about his work at the shop. Then it suddenly occurred to him that he didn't seem to get any holidays for running the shop... so the holidays seemed to have lost their meaning...

"Ugh……"

I couldn't help but feel a little dejected; it was the sigh of a lazy dog.

stomping on...

A beautiful woman walked into the store, wearing a well-fitting suit, her smooth hair tied up, and high heels that made a "clack-clack" sound on the ground.

She's somewhere between mature and youthful, in a wonderful age range, possessing both charms that draw attention.

She saw Chen Ming, walked over, and said with a smile—

"What's wrong? You've been sighing ever since I arrived?"

"Huihui, I'm starting to regret opening this shop."

"Why is that?"

Qin Hui sat down at the table in front of him with practiced ease, her shapely legs crossed gracefully.

She rested her cheek on her hand, looking at her husband who seemed to have lost his mind again.

Chen Ming shook his head and said—

"I should have listened to my parents and become a teacher. At least I could have holidays now, sob sob sob..."

"..."

Um… Qin Hui found his fake crying, despite being a grown man, a little disgusting to be honest. But she was amused, slapped him lightly, and scolded him—

"How dare you say that? You take every single day off you're entitled to, and you often close the shop for no reason to slack off. If it weren't for the large family members who can help you take care of things, this shop would have gone out of business long ago."

I've never seen such an outrageous shop owner. Sometimes they open at 10 a.m. and close at 1 p.m. to go home, yet they still have so many loyal customers. They always get complaints from customers.

Chen Ming only didn't get a holiday today because he felt really bad about it.

But thinking about it, everyone went home for New Year's Day, and not many people went out to eat, so I guess I should just take it easy...

"It's good that it went bankrupt; it's so nice not to have to work."

Chen Ming is finished.

Qin Hui looked at his lazy appearance, narrowed her eyes, and then smiled and said—

"It's okay. If the company goes bankrupt, I can support you. I have money anyway, and you'll be my little man from now on."

"Is it small? You've cried several times."

"you……"

Qin Hui rolled her eyes at him, looked around, and thankfully there was no one around... Honestly, he just blurts out whatever comes to mind, isn't he ashamed?

Chen Ming chuckled, scratched his head, and said—

"And now it's almost like you're keeping me as a mistress, you're even vying to give me money."

"You know, aren't you going to say something?"

"I love you, my wife."

"..."

Suddenly, a straight ball hit him, and Qin Hui's face turned red instantly, her composed demeanor vanishing in an instant.

Chen Ming watched her expression with amusement. Even after spending so much time together, Miss Qin was still too inexperienced when it came to relationships.

We used to bicker a lot, and I would try to suppress her until she gave in or submitted. But now I'm getting tired of that and prefer to break through her defenses directly or use a strategy of retreating to advance.

In any case, Qin Hui always loses. But Chen Ming didn't win either; between two people who are in love, there's no such thing as winning or losing.

Qin Hui touched her cheek with her hand, trying to cool down her face, then pursed her lips and said—

"Don't assume this trick will always work..."

"I think it will always be useful."

Chen Ming's grinning face was incredibly irritating, so Qin Hui kicked him with her high heels and said irritably—

"That's enough, go change your clothes, it's time to leave."

"Huh? Where to?"

"Didn't your parents tell you to take you to the banquet?"

Qin Hui glanced at him sideways and said—

"Otherwise, why do you think I came here?"

"I thought you came to see me because you missed me, but it turns out that's not the case."

"Why are you making it sound like I haven't been back in ages? Don't I eat at home every day?"

Do you miss me?

"..."

Qin Hui bit her rosy lower lip, her mature makeup masking a childish, defiant expression. She nodded somewhat humiliatedly and said—

"think……"

Even if they're apart for an hour or a minute, she can't help but miss him. That's love—so sweet, yet so troublesome, causing her so much trouble, but she's willing to endure it all.

It's really pathetic. Qin Hui felt that the reason she liked him so much was because she was always at a disadvantage in front of him. It seems that there is some truth to the saying that love makes people humble.

Chen Ming smiled and hugged her slender body, sitting down beside her and whispering—

"I miss you as well."