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

Who called?

He said to the landlady inside—

"Landlady, someone is calling."

"what?"

The little girl seemed slightly taken aback, looked at the closed door, and said—

Who is it?

"Hmm... Zhou Siqi?"

Chen Ming picked up his phone and glanced at it.

The landlady, her hair still damp, looked knowing in the bathroom and said—

"Oh, her... just leave her alone."

"..."

Chen Ming stared speechlessly at the bathroom door. Zhou Siqi is supposed to be your good friend, right? What kind of approach is it to just leave her alone?

He recalled the appearance of that dark-skinned girl; indeed, what was most memorable was her tan lines…

And that eccentric personality.

Most importantly, Chen Ming glanced at Yu Qian, who was happily cuddling and petting the cat not far away. As Yu Qian's friend, would Zhou Siqi know anything about it?

Chen Ming said to the landlady—

"Let me answer it for you; maybe something's wrong."

"Hmm... okay."

The landlady didn't mind. Anyway, Zhou Siqi probably guessed that she and Yuqian were with Chen Ming, so it didn't matter since they couldn't hide it.

Chen Ming nodded, avoiding Yu Qian's gaze, and pressed the call button...

"Hey……"

He hasn't uttered a single word yet.

Then came an astonishing sound—

"You heartless man!"

"???"

Chen Ming was immediately dumbfounded. Everyone in the family who had sharp ears heard this sentence and turned to look at him suspiciously.

Chapter 592 The Strange Uncle and the Dark-Skinned Lolita

The label of "heartless man" is almost impossible to defend for a king with a harem. Everyone knows he's promiscuous, so his womanizing ways have become a stereotype within his family.

But Chen Ming insisted that he was truly innocent!

He quickly spoke into the phone—

"Don't talk nonsense, you little brat, how can you falsely accuse someone like that!"

Why is it always so difficult to talk to this dark-skinned girl? Last time, I tried to get her to change her mature way of addressing me as "uncle," and she immediately said "father."

It seems it was in front of her father.

It feels like there's a huge hole in my head.

"Hey?"

The dark-skinned girl squatted in the corner of the teaching building, about to accuse Xiaoying of being a heartless man who abandoned his friend... well, she should be called a heartless woman?

Forget it.

Surprisingly, a man answered the phone, and his voice was...

Her eyes slowly brightened, and she exclaimed in surprise—

"It's a creepy uncle!"

"..."

Goodness, he used to be called "uncle," but now he's a "creepy uncle." Has he evolved? Is he now special against little girls? But when facing police officers, he suffers increased damage.

After only a few words, Chen Ming was sweating profusely and began to regret answering the call. He should have listened to the landlady and ignored her.

It seems the landlady has suffered greatly from this and already knows how to deal with this eccentric guy, but Chen Ming is a complete novice and feels utterly helpless as soon as he starts.

Chen Ming looked somewhat embarrassed and said—

"How am I a weirdo?"

"Hmm... because it's really strange. I believe I can learn well, and I feel like there's still hope for me."

Zhou Siqi kicked at the weeds in front of her. Even her teachers had given up on her, not to mention her family who knew her true nature.

Only her uncle was surprised; he had carefully planned out her learning path, and she actually started studying diligently.

only……

It's useless.

Chen Ming blinked. To avoid her saying anything shocking that would draw strange looks from his family, Chen Ming slowly walked out onto the balcony, deciding to talk to her outside.

He keenly sensed something was off about the girl's tone; she seemed somewhat disappointed. He blinked, thought for a moment, and then said—

"What's wrong? Is it because Fang... Xiaoying and the others didn't eat with you?"

It's actually a little embarrassing to admit, but he took both of her friends home, leaving her all alone.

"Hmph, you never invite me when you go anywhere... We're not friends anymore! We're breaking up!"

This time, we'll break off all contact for at least half a day!

Um... half a day is a bit long. Maybe we should just cut ties for two hours. But Yuqian might come back here for her lunch break within two hours anyway...

The dark-skinned girl became discouraged as she thought about it.

Chen Ming, however, was unaware of this, but he realized she was just throwing a tantrum, so he smiled and said—

"I apologize to you on their behalf."

"Then I will be magnanimous and forgive your petty behavior."

She spoke as if she were so great, but in reality, she was also very afraid of loneliness and was much more vulnerable than Yuqian and the landlady.

After all, compared to their experiences, Zhou Siqi is just an ordinary girl with an ordinary family and a personality as innocent and carefree as any other child.

Unlike the landlady and Yuqian, who were so sensible and well-behaved that it was heartbreaking.

Chen Ming smiled and said—

"Did you like the cakes they brought you last time?"

"It's so delicious! Uncle is amazing, he could open his own shop!"

Having received high praise from the little girl, Chen Ming felt a surge of pride and a rare sense of recognition, instantly forgetting the embarrassment he had felt earlier from her two sentences.

He straightened his back slightly, pretending not to care about the vanity the young girl gave him, and said—

"In fact, I did open a small shop."

Bakery!

Chen Ming emphasized this in his heart.

The girl over there said excitedly—

"I knew it! I knew your skills were excellent. I bet a lot of people go to your shop to eat your pancakes!"

"..."

puff.

It seemed as if he could hear the sound of a sword piercing his heart. Chen Ming had just relaxed his guard when the little girl suddenly attacked him, leaving him feeling utterly cold inside.

Chen Ming's annual fear quotes

You've been running your bakery for so long, you must have a lot of customers eating your pastries, right? You must have sold a lot of them, right?

It is extremely damaging and highly insulting.

He gritted his teeth and said with great difficulty—

"It's...okay..."

It's just that the girls in the family ate a lot, and they all said it was good. They said they weren't just trying to comfort Chen Ming, but... why, why did this happen...?

This is absolutely strange.

Chen Ming felt wronged.

Because he ate with so few people, he cherished every person he could appreciate. He roused himself and said to Zhou Siqi—

"If you think it tastes good, then study hard. As long as you study hard every day, I will make it for you every day."

"Um……"

However, the girl, who was initially in high spirits, became somewhat downcast upon hearing this and only replied with an ambiguous word.

She sat against the wall next to a clean drainage ditch, a shallow, dry cement ditch without any standing water, with a large area of ​​clean cement ground behind the teaching building.

Sometimes when I skip class, I like to squat here.

Skipping class instead of playing, and squatting near the teaching building, Zhou Siqi sometimes felt that she was being a bit neurotic.

Chen Ming noticed the girl's emotional state was quite volatile and asked with concern—

"what happened?"

"uncle……"

Zhou Siqi looked at her legs clad in white stockings, a stark contrast to her brown thighs. Hugging her knees, she said—

"I don't want to study anymore."

"..."