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

I still don't like treating such a beautiful girl like a dog. Looking at her delicate face, her red, jewel-like eyes, her long, smooth white hair, and her fluffy dog ​​ears, she is simply adorable.

Then she said something...

"Owner?"

He tilted his head.

Chen Ming clutched his chest, hoping someone wouldn't suddenly call him "master."

That's great... oh no, that's terrible.

In a daze, he and Cerberus walked out the door.

"ah!"

Then he heard a small gasp from upstairs. Chen Ming looked up and saw the disheveled woman upstairs, staring at Chen Ming's hand in horror.

He also looked at his own hands.

A chain binds a beautiful girl...

A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead. He looked at his neighbor and said—

"Wait... that's not how it is..."

"Wow!"

She scrambled back home and slammed the door shut.

"..."

Why is it always her who catches me? Should I call it bad luck, or is it just lucky that she's the one who sees me?

He glanced sideways at Cerberus and said—

"Change now!"

The beautiful girl obediently turned into a dog.

Chapter 59 The Strange Girl

stomping on...

Chen Xiao changed into a white lab coat and hurried towards the laboratory, followed by Jiajia, who was muttering something behind him.

"My younger brother...is he really my younger brother? I still need to find time to go and see him..."

Chen Xiao rolled her eyes. Her friend was great in every way, except... how to put it? Too loyal? Even though she was a girl, she got really angry about her friends' affairs.

Still stubborn.

Chen Xiao said—

"There must be some kind of operation going on today, so don't make too many mistakes."

"My operation was absolutely correct; the problem was that the direction of the experiment was wrong."

Jiajia is very confident in her cooking skills.

Chen Xiao smiled and said—

"Uneven academic performance".

"What? I also have excellent grades."

Although we're ranked last here, mainly because there are too many experts here, there's a saying: it's better to specialize in one thing than to know a little bit about everything.

Chen Xiao and Jiajia greeted everyone along the way before heading inside.

"Ok?"

Chen Xiao suddenly saw a strange figure.

He was surrounded by researchers in white coats, but one person stood out from the crowd.

She stood quietly against the wall, and against the white wall, you could see that her hair was not white, but gray-white, and it reached her waist.

She was wearing a blue top and a black skirt, giving off a retro, Republic-era school uniform vibe.

He carried a long, black box on his back.

Such a young girl stood out among the researchers coming and going.

Jiajia also saw her, tugged at Chen Xiao's clothes, and said—

"Look, who's that?"

"do not know."

"Although the security level here isn't high, it shouldn't be a place where just anyone can enter, right?"

The research center is also divided into security levels. People like Chen Xiao and Jiajia only need to keep their research process confidential, while those with higher security levels basically cannot leave the center.

Chen Xiao's teacher repeatedly tried to raise her security clearance level so that she could go inside and help out, but Chen Xiao didn't want to go several years without seeing her younger brother, so she gave up.

The girl suddenly seemed to realize something, looked up at Chen Xiao, her gray eyes seemed to be filled with doubt, and tilted her head slightly.

She lifted the black box hanging on her shoulder, and walked over in her black shoes.

Jiajia shrank slightly behind Chen Xiao and said—

"Did she hear me talking about her?"

"Probably not."

They're so far apart, and Jiajia doesn't speak very loudly, so it's generally impossible to hear her.

The gray-haired girl walked up to them, looked at them, and politely bowed, saying—

"Hello, I'm Fu, a volunteer here to help. You can call me A-Fu."

"Hello, I'm Chen Xiao, and this is Ning Jia."

Although he didn't know what she wanted, Chen Xiao first briefly introduced the two of them.

But... volunteers?

Scientific research is not a university party; not just anyone can help. Even for so-called manual labor, it requires someone like Jiajia who can precisely operate the instruments.

So, is the idea of ​​being a volunteer a lie?

not always.

Perhaps they are volunteers who donated some rather unusual samples.

Anyway, the other person was dressed quite strangely.

It feels like traveling through history.

Jiajia then said—

"Did you just come off the set of a TV drama? Why are you wearing such a retro outfit?"

"Ah, this..."

The girl scratched her head sheepishly and said with a smile—

"I'm sorry, I don't know much about fashion trends. They change too fast, and the school doesn't pay much attention to the style of school uniforms."

"School uniform?"

Jiajia looked at her. Although it was somewhat retro, it was actually better looking than the usual school uniform. After all, the green burlap sack was really not flattering.

As for the trends she mentioned... they change too quickly? Were there ever school uniform styles like this before? They were only popular during the Republic of China era, right?

How many years has it been? Is this considered a fast change in trends?

There were a lot of things to complain about, but Jiajia remained silent.

Afu looked at Chen Xiao, hesitated for a moment, and then asked—

"Um... have you encountered anything strange or met any strange people recently?"

"Ok?"

Chen Xiao frowned.

Strange things and strange people... Of course, the women in my own brother's house are strange, but is the girl across from me referring to this one?

Why did she ask that question?

Chen Xiao hesitated about how to answer.

stomping on...

A hurried sound of footsteps approached from behind them. The professor, seeing Chen Xiao and Jiajia finally return, said—

"You're finally back."

"professor."

Jiajia turned her head away, but before she could even say hello, the professor grabbed both of their arms and dragged them away, saying as he did so—

"I'm sorry to have called you back so suddenly, but there's no time. Please go. Oh, it's Miss Fu. Thank you so much for your help."

"It's nothing, goodbye, Professor Zhang."

Seeing that they were in a hurry, Afu didn't disturb them and walked outside with the long box on his back.

Chen Xiao watched the girl's retreating figure, feeling that something was off. Her box seemed vaguely familiar, like Miss Dong's…

……

……

Chen Ming was about to leave with Cerberus when he saw Lucifer, who had finished cleaning the dishes and had nothing to do, and said—

"Lucifer, would you like to go for a walk?"

"Where?"

"We're not going anywhere in particular, just taking a walk."

Lucifer looked at Chen Ming, and after a moment of eye contact, she smiled and said—

"it is good."