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

Chen Ming was slightly taken aback.

He placed the food on the table, walked to the bedside, and lifted the covers, but the bed was still empty. Was the golden-eyed girl not there? Had she gone out?

Just as he was thinking this.

"Meow~"

He felt a warm, soft touch at his feet. He blinked, looked down, and saw a white cat affectionately rubbing against his trouser leg. The cat then raised its head, opened its large, sapphire-like eyes, and looked at Chen Ming, meowing again.

"Meow……"

You could tell from its voice that it was close to Chen Ming, and there seemed to be some strange desire in its eyes. It stretched out its front paws and grabbed his pants.

So, so cute...

Chen Ming's expression immediately softened. How could this cat be so cute? It doesn't resemble Liuli at all. Although they look the same and have the same name, their personalities are completely different.

"Good girl, good girl..."

He squatted down, lifted it up by its front paws, and gently rubbed its belly with his thumb.

Meow~ Meow~ Meow~

The cat kept moving its limbs, struggling gently, but its voice sounded very comfortable, and the affection in its eyes grew even stronger.

Looking at this man who made her feel comfortable, she felt even closer to him. She stuck out her little tongue and gently licked his hand, responding to his action in a cute way.

This adorable cat is completely different from Liuli at home. Chen Ming rubbed his face against it and said—

"That's so nice. I wish my Liuli was as cute as you. I know she's a tsundere, but sometimes I still find her a bit of a nuisance."

"Meow~"

The cat seemed to tilt its head, not quite understanding Chen Ming's words, but its body language consistently showed its affection, and it responded by licking his cheek.

The cat's tongue was a little rough, but also moist and soft. Chen Ming had only ever been licked by his own dog before; this was the first time he had ever been so adored by a cat.

He held it up, smiling, and said—

"The cute cat is under the bed, but where's your friend? Could it be...?"

He bent down and glanced under the bed.

"Huh...huh..."

A little girl with white hair lay on the pile of weeds under the bed, her head resting on her tiny arm, curled up in a small ball, sleeping with even breathing.

Chen Ming frowned, placed the cat on his shoulder, reached out and picked up the little girl, holding her close to his body like a baby. With his other hand, he brushed her dirty hair aside and said—

"Why are you sleeping in places like that again?"

Why sleep in a pile of weeds when there's a bed available?

"Well……"

The little girl raised her hand; after he washed it last time, her hands were the cleanest part of her body, but Chen Ming keenly noticed the tree bark between her fingers…

A thought flickered in his mind. He looked back at the table and counted the number of pancakes from last time. It seemed that none were missing, except that one had been lightly bitten.

Didn't she eat?

Haven't eaten for two days?

Instead, they started gnawing on tree bark...

He pursed his lips.

The white-haired girl raised her hand to wipe her eyes, then slowly opened her golden eyes. Feeling the warmth in her arms, which was somewhat familiar, she lost her vigilance and only now slowly woke up.

As her vision gradually cleared, a happy smile appeared on her face the moment she saw it, but she quickly suppressed it.

Because she saw Chen Ming's expression, that angry expression, the same as everyone else's... She really had angered him after all...

The young girl with golden eyes felt a pang of sadness. She should be used to being disliked by now, but why did she feel so heartbroken this time...?

She said in a low voice—

"Sorry……"

Chen Ming looked at her, pursed his lips, and said—

Why apologize?

I made you angry.

Seeing her timid, frightened appearance, Chen Ming's anger subsided, but he still looked at her sternly and said—

Why not sleep in bed?

"Because I'm dirty... I'll get it dirty..."

"I told you I would help you wash, so it's okay. But you can't sleep on the floor anymore."

Chen Ming asked again—

Why aren't you eating?

"I've already eaten..."

What did you eat?

"Tree bark..."

Why didn't you eat the food I left for you? Didn't you like it?

"No, it's not..."

She clutched his shirt tightly, tears welling in her eyes as his stern voice forced them to spill. Her voice trembled slightly as she choked out—

"I...I've never eaten anything so delicious before...I want to keep it..."

I can't bear to eat it.

Chen Ming opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't say anything for a moment.

"Waaah... Eek, waaah..."

She clutched his clothes and burst into tears uncontrollably; this feeling was different from before.

This feeling of being lectured was something she had never experienced before. Chen Ming once again gave her a different kind of emotion—the feeling of an elder seriously disciplining a child.

He listened to her sobbing, her chest soaked with tears and snot wiping him. She wanted to apologize, but the overwhelming sense of injustice left her with nothing but tears.

He cried so hard his heart broke.

Unable to bear blaming her any longer, he gently stroked her back and said softly—

"Don't be sad, I'll make it for you again in the future. I'm sorry I didn't come to see you yesterday... You must be lonely, but don't worry, I'll come back. Eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're tired, okay?"

The reason I'm reluctant to eat is because I feel he won't come back. He leaves without saying a word each time, and I always feel he might not return.

"Waaaaah!"

His attempts to comfort her only made things worse; the more he tried, the louder the golden-eyed girl cried, tears streaming from her large eyes like a faucet.

"I'm sorry... Waaah... I'm so sorry..."

"Don't apologize, it's my fault, I'm sorry."

He held her like that, constantly coaxing her, gently patting her back, and showing a helpless expression.

This child looks well-behaved, but he's such a worry!

Chapter 492 Giving the Little Girl a Bath

Hearing the golden-eyed little girl crying in his arms, Chen Ming felt both pity and inexplicable guilt. Bullying a little girl was despicable.

"Waaaaah..."

She was still sobbing, her already dirty little face now a complete mess. The little white cat perched on Chen Ming's shoulder looked at its friend pitifully and licked her face with its little tongue.

Then it patted his face with the paw pads, as if to say, "That's enough, the child doesn't know any better, and neither do you..." or something like that, defending the child.

Chen Ming glanced at it, smiled helplessly, put the child and the cat down, sat on the stool, and gave the cat food he had prepared to the cat.

The white cat happily jumped onto the table and ate its food in small bites.

Okay, let's move the hindrance away for now.

Chen Ming stood with his hands on his hips, looking at the little girl sitting on the stool. She had cried loudly in the arms of an adult, but now that she was sitting on her own, she became restless, sobbing slightly, and carefully raised her golden eyes to look at him.

whisper in the tunnel—

"Um, that..."

"You said you're afraid to sleep in the bed because you're worried about getting your clothes dirty, right? Okay..."

He took out a towel, shampoo, shower gel, and a bucket of water from his space bag, which contained water he had drawn from the lake.

After thinking for a moment, he placed his hand on the side of the bucket and used his strength to heat the water.

Then take out a curtain and hang it on both sides of the tree hole with nails to make a simple screen. Even though there's no one else here, wouldn't it be unsettling to have such a spacious bathing area?

Then, two small stools were placed inside.

He held a bath sponge, hands on his hips, looked at the little girl, and said—

"Come here, let me scrub the mud off your body properly."

This must be a huge undertaking. Heaven knows when this girl hasn't taken a bath. She could probably scrub off a pound of dirt.

The little girl shrank back and walked over.

He sat down, patted the low stool in front of him, and said—

"sit."

"Waaah..."

She sat down obediently, which reminded Chen Ming of his childhood when he was dragged by adults to take a bath. Unless his older sister intervened, he was always very unwilling.

But even when his sister took action, he often ended up getting her completely soaked.

Taking a shower is like having a water fight.

He smiled, patted the little girl's head, and said, "It's really good that you can sit so obediently."