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

"..."

Chen Ming narrowed his eyes, a sense of unease creeping over the innocent child. A relatively unfamiliar adult being nice to you, and you say you like them the most? It seems so easy to be fooled by strange adults…

Ah, of course I'm not referring to myself; he's not some strange adult.

Really? That's not surprising at all, is it?

It's just that my house is inhabited by angels, demons, sword immortals, and dogs, and I have so many wives that I can't count them on one hand. Is that strange?

Chen Ming suddenly felt a little guilty, coughed twice, and said—

"You can't do this..."

"Uncle, you can call me Xiaoqi."

"Xiaoqi, it's not good for you to trust people so easily, especially adults. You need to be more vigilant."

He had already begun to patiently and earnestly persuade his child, Chen Ming acting like a male mother, teaching the child not to trust strangers... but it was okay to trust him.

They've always been hypocritical.

But he's not exactly a stranger, is he? He's Yuqian's father and the landlady's brother-in-law. Indeed, now that she and Qin Hui are officially dating, the landlady is his sister-in-law.

My brother-in-law's half buttocks.

He was using lies to justify himself.

Zhou Siqi tilted her head and said—

"But isn't Uncle an adult? Can't I trust Uncle?"

“I…I am…different.”

Chen Ming then said the words he had planned to say earlier, trying to increase his credibility and leave the young girl's head spinning.

He shook his head and said—

"So, you can trust your uncle, but you shouldn't easily trust strangers?"

"Yes, we're not strangers anymore. So what are we?"

"Uncle and nephew?"

"...Didn't you say you were my master before?"

"Oh, I forgot."

"..."

Chen Ming felt utterly exhausted. "My child, it's no good to be so forgetful at such a young age! One minute it's a father-daughter situation, the next it's a master-disciple relationship, and now it's an uncle-nephew relationship."

It's getting weirder and weirder.

Oh well, whatever.

Chen Ming rubbed his head and said—

"Anyway, a girl should be more vigilant."

If something really happens, the girl will be the one who suffers, since the man won't get pregnant and ruin his body.

The dark-skinned girl nodded and said—

"I understand. You don't need to be wary of Uncle, right? Uncle won't hurt me."

"...You have a really strange way of looking at things."

She actually interpreted his words as a request for her to lower her guard? How come he really sounds like a creepy old man trying to scam a young girl?

And we can't say she's wrong.

If we keep talking like this, things will really get out of hand.

Chen Ming was covered in sweat. He wiped it away and said—

"Well, that's good... Is there anything else you want to say to Xiaoying and the others? Xiaoying is probably out of the shower now..."

"Xiaoying is taking a bath at Uncle's!"

"Don't make a fuss!"

Chen Ming gritted his teeth. Her surprised tone sounded...well, it was hard not to make some assumptions. He said—

"I just take a shower after sweating."

"Sweating!"

Chen Ming suddenly had an urge to rush over, grab this brainless little brat, and spank her. Are all young girls like this nowadays?

The landlady is also very knowledgeable.

"If you keep thinking nonsense, I won't give you a reward."

I had no choice but to threaten them directly.

"I won't dare again!"

The dark-skinned girl quickly said—

"It was my fault. I was just imagining things. Uncle and Xiaoying didn't do anything."

This statement only made it seem more like a blatant attempt to cover something up, and Chen Ming's desire to spank her intensified.

Although I didn't really say anything wrong.

Chen Ming gritted his teeth and endured it as he spoke—

"That's good... There's nothing else you wanted to say to Xiaoying and the others, right?"

"Actually, I wanted to say something like, 'Take care of your health...'"

"You've lost your pancake."

Click.

Chen Ming hung up the phone, then took a deep breath and put his hands on his waist.

I really put myself through a lot of hardship.

Om-!

"..."

With a stern face, Chen Ming picked up his phone again, looked at the call waiting screen, and after thinking for a moment, answered it.

"Uncle, I was wrong! I was just joking, boohoo."

The dark-skinned girl practically knelt down begging for mercy, but he couldn't see her at all. Overly lively kids can be a bit of a problem too.

Chen Ming sighed and said—

"Okay, I didn't take it seriously either..."

I really didn't take it seriously.

He actually had something to ask this girl for help with... Although it seemed a bit risky to ask her for anything now, he didn't know anyone at Yuqian's school.

He said—

"Xiaoqi, I want to ask you something... Have you heard anything about Yuqian having any close relationships with anyone?"

"Huh? Yuqian?"

The dark-skinned girl thought for a moment and said—

"It's basically just me and Xiaoying."

"What about the boy?"

"No... Yuqian is quite strange at school. She often disappears during holidays and sometimes does unexpected things, so everyone finds her a bit unapproachable. Ah, but it's not that I dislike her, it's just that I don't know how to get along with her. But I'm different. I'm a strange person myself, so I don't care."

You know you're weird, right?

Chen Ming mentally complained.

Zhou Siqi thought about it carefully. If she had to say which man Yuqian had been dating, it would be her uncle, right? By the way, does Yuqian have a father?

It's really strange now that I think about it. I saw Uncle from afar when he came to see Xiaoying before. He seemed to be only in his early twenties. How did he become Yuqian's father?

And I heard that Yuqian is being taken care of by some organization, and it seems that she has no one left in her family...

This, this could be...

That kind of dad?

The little brain started to wander again, trying to get Chen Ming inside, and a blush rose on the little face that was a bit tanned.

Fortunately, Chen Ming didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise he would have high blood pressure again.

He said—

"Then... please keep an eye out for me. If anyone, especially boys, is bothering Yuqian, please let me know."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

The dark-skinned girl saluted again, and quite correctly at that.

So Chen Ming had a little informant to investigate Yu Qian's situation... This wasn't surveillance! He was just afraid his daughter would be deceived by a boy.

If such a guy really exists...

He wiped the flying sword floating in front of him again, his face bearing the expression of an old father protecting his cabbage.

Chapter 595 The Landlady's Affection

Click.

The bathroom door opened, and a light mist rose from the ceiling. A beautifully sculpted little girl walked out, her face flushed and moist from just having taken a shower.

The pretty girls all smelled nice, and even the mist seemed to carry a fragrance, though it was probably just the smell of shampoo and shower gel.

stomping on...

The landlady came out with her hair down and wearing slippers. She was wearing a loose shirt and black shorts, revealing a pair of fair and pinkish feet that were flawless.

After helping Zhou Siqi, this troublesome girl, resolve her inner conflict outside on the balcony, Chen Ming felt quite exhausted. He walked back into the living room and met the gaze of the little girl who had just come out of the shower.