It wasn't an apple that hit Newton.

"what?"

Phillips's voice suddenly rose an octave, almost losing control of his falsetto: "How can you call this nothing serious?"

Li Cheng tried to keep his expression calm: "This will not have much impact on the outcome of our discussion, nor will it affect you—after all, you only need the title of prince."

"That's how it is in theory."

Phillips thought for a moment, then asked, "But are you sure that princess... is carrying your child?"

"What do you mean?"

This time, Li Cheng raised his voice eight octaves.

"It doesn't mean anything, Mr. Designer, don't overthink it."

Phillips gave a polite smile.

"It's mine."

Li Cheng, though unconvinced, retorted, "She's a princess, even if she's looking for someone to take her place, she wouldn't go out of her way to cling to me, would she? Besides, does she look like she's clinging to me? She's clearly going against me."

"So you came to me? So not only do I have to fake a marriage for you, but I also have to take care of your child?"

Phillips frowned.

It has to be said that this kind of topic sounds really bizarre and is extremely easy to cause confusion.

To an uninformed observer, it might seem that Li Cheng and Phillips were going to have a sham marriage, with Li Cheng even bringing along a child to pretend to be their child. But in reality, it was Phillips who was going to have a sham marriage with the mother of Li Cheng's child...

"what?"

Phillips' tone was initially rather gloomy, but as she spoke, a sudden glint of light flashed in her eyes, and she murmured, "Wow, the designer's child? That seems interesting..."

Don't even think about it, you bastard! It's one thing for a girl, but what if a boy goes astray following a crossdresser?!

Li Cheng said firmly, "I'll figure something out after the baby is born; you don't need to worry about it."

This is indeed a troublesome matter. If he dares to bring the child home to raise, the blond little bean sprout will probably immediately cause an uproar. Even Lavoisier wouldn't give him a pleasant look, and a family conflict would inevitably brew and erupt...

It's still a question whether Her Highness will give it to him, and the fake marriage hasn't even been finalized yet, so worrying about this is a bit premature.

After a brief discussion about other matters, Phillips said he would try to bring forward the engagement date and arrange it at a suitable time. The two then ended their discussion and left the dressing room.

Li Cheng planned to go straight home, as the psychological trauma of dressing up as a woman today really needed healing.

Speaking of which, we have to move again, and back to Tulip Street no less... What a hassle...

Chapter 310 Milk Tea is Sweet

After leaving the dressing room, Li Cheng hadn't gone two steps when he saw Louise standing alone at the villa entrance, occasionally glancing left and right.

The little girl wore a long red dress decorated with lace and ribbons. Her hands and feet were small and delicate, and her beautiful face was flawless. She looked like an exquisite doll, and all you wanted to do was hold her in your arms and cherish her.

The exquisite little doll seemed to have been abandoned by the roadside, standing alone, waiting for a kind person to take it in.

Wait, where's Mrs. Hudson?

What if such a cute little girl gets kidnapped by bad people if she's just left outside?

Li Cheng remembered that Mrs. Hudson brought Louise to the salon, but after looking around, he couldn't find the older single woman anywhere, and he didn't know where she had gone.

With this irresponsible attitude, he thinks he can win over Anderson's doting father image? If word gets back to Anderson, he'll probably cut all ties with him forever!

Li Cheng walked over to Louise's side, inwardly grumbling, "Where's Aunt Hudson?"

Louise sent Aunt Hudson home first.

As Louise spoke, she quickly reached out and grabbed Li Cheng's arm, hugging it tightly and refusing to let go: "I want to wait for my brother to go home together."

So that's what they were doing, lying in wait for me... Li Cheng nodded: "Okay, then I'll take you home."

Anyway, it's not far away, and it's on the way.

That's not what I meant!

Louise puffed out her cheeks and corrected, "Louise is going home with her brother, not having him take her home!"

"Come home with me?"

Li Cheng was in a dilemma: "But my house is all messed up, and there's nothing there—are you sure you still want to go?"

Is it reasonable for an older brother to bring his younger sister home as a guest? Yes, it's perfectly reasonable.

But because he moved in such a hurry, he didn't have time to choose a room. After moving in, he just made do with the bed left by the previous owner, and the furniture was also left over from before. If a temporary worker hadn't cleaned it, it would probably have been a complete mess, like a doghouse.

Louise didn't answer, but she tightened her grip on Li Cheng's arm, her insistence obvious, which made Li Cheng feel a slightly elastic touch.

Personal experience has proven that being a good, obedient child always leads to bad results.

Louise's attitude of "I won't let go until I bring Louise home" successfully made Li Cheng compromise.

Although Li Cheng originally planned to make some backup arrangements in Paris as soon as possible, after all, once Phillips' situation was completely settled, he would definitely have to go back to England and couldn't really stay in Paris as a fashion designer.

Her Highness needs to meet with the princess to get some information and, incidentally, to rescue the imprisoned maid.

Lincoln needs to go back to Lincoln, to show his face to his old acquaintances in the city, and he also needs to go home, otherwise he might have to sleep on the sofa from now on.

But since Louise was coming to visit, he abandoned his original plan and decided to use the day to entertain her.

Li Cheng used to be very bad at dealing with children, but after spending so much time with a certain little girl who likes to think of herself as a mature woman, he has come up with some tips on how to handle children.

"It's a mess here, so just make do with the sofa."

Li Cheng brought a steaming cup of light brown drink from the kitchen and placed it on the coffee table in front of Louise: "Want a drink? It's homemade."

Although he rarely drank milk tea before he time-traveled, he might suddenly feel the urge to replenish his sugar every two or three months, so he would pick a cheap milk tea shop, buy a cup, and quickly finish it in ten minutes.

However, as a way to entertain guests and improve one's living standards, the additional procedures were not complicated, and Li Cheng had already prepared them in advance.

After all, sugar was a luxury item in the early days. It was only after the opening of new sea routes and the rise of sugarcane plantations that the price gradually decreased. Even so, food mixed with sugar remained one of the best ways to entertain guests.

on the sofa.

Louise reached out and picked up the somewhat scalding hot teacup. After blowing on it several times, she very carefully took a sip, but her delicate little tongue was still burned by the hot milk tea, and she couldn't help but open her mouth and keep breathing out.

After exhaling for a while, my numb tongue regained its sensation, and a sweet taste came from the tip of my tongue, which was soaked in that small mouthful of juice, traveling all the way to the center of happiness in my brain.

Louise's eyes narrowed with happiness, and a blissful smile spread across her face.

Children's tongues are far more sensitive than adults', especially to sweet tastes, and women are naturally more inclined to prefer sweets than men.

Combined, the extent to which a little girl like Louise has a sweet tooth is astonishing; just a tiny bit of sugar is enough to make her cheer with delight. Li Cheng already has practical experience with this.

"It tastes so good!"

A moment later, Louise snapped out of her euphoria and exclaimed excitedly, "Brother, brother, this is so delicious!"

"If it tastes good, drink more."

Li Cheng wasn't too surprised; he had already anticipated this situation—at this time, the milk tea in England was still the Dutch version, and Louise certainly hadn't tried his version with added sugar and fresh milk.

"Ah."

Louise responded and began to sip the milk tea quickly. She frowned in discomfort from the heat, but her face lit up with a blissful expression as she savored the sweetness.

Two expressions appeared on her face, but as the milk tea cooled down and her tongue gradually got used to it, only an expression of overflowing happiness remained.

If Louise had ears like a kemonomimi (animal-eared girl), she would definitely be trembling with happiness right now. But even if she didn't, Li Cheng could still imagine a pair of fluffy, constantly trembling white dog ears from her expression.

Why a puppy and not a kitten?

This can only be described as a matter of temperament and personality. Dog ears are the most suitable for Louise. This has nothing to do with Li Cheng's personal preferences. He solemnly declares this.

Li Cheng admired his sister's lovely, happy smile, his mind wandering as a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

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But at that moment, Louise's happy expression came to an abrupt end. She reluctantly put down her cup and pushed the remaining milk tea, about a third of it, in front of Li Cheng.

"Brother, you should drink too."

?

Li Cheng glanced at the cup in front of him, then looked up at Louise.

A few drops of milk tea remained on the corner of the little girl's pink lips. Although her eyes revealed a hint of reluctance, she resisted the urge to look at the half-full cup of milk tea. Instead, she stared at Li Cheng with wide eyes, her face filled with innocent anticipation of sharing that sweet happiness.

cute.

Is this what it feels like to have a well-behaved younger sister?

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Li Cheng tilted his head back and drank the remaining half cup of milk tea in one gulp before smacking his lips to savor the taste.

Yes, the milk tea is indeed very sweet.

As for the issue of seemingly sharing a cup... what's wrong with siblings occasionally drinking from the same cup?

That's perfectly normal!

Chapter 311 Finding the Appendix

There really isn't a single drop left.

Looking at the empty white teacup on the coffee table, Louise showed a hint of regret.

If only she had known, she would have given the cup to her brother when it was almost half full. That way, she could have kept a few sips of milk tea and then naturally picked up the white tea cup her brother had used and slowly drank from it.

A blush rose on Louise's cheeks as she recalled that scene.

Although she had briefly touched her lips with her brother's when he tried to kiss her cheek at the salon, he... well, she looked quite different back then.

Sitting next to her, Li Cheng noticed that Louise kept staring at the empty teacup, seemingly wanting to drink it, and knew that the milk tea tactic had been a great success.

What can a child like?

It's just about having good drinks, good food, and fun things to do.

Milk tea is a delicious drink, otherwise there wouldn't be milk tea shops on every street corner in the 21st century. It's just a pity that it wasn't well-prepared. Otherwise, if you paired it with a small cake, you could satisfy both your desire for a delicious drink and a tasty treat at the same time.

"I'll go pour another glass."

Thinking to himself, Li Cheng got up, picked up the white tea cup that Louise was staring at intently, and went to the kitchen to fill it with milk tea—after all, the tea used for milk tea wasn't particularly expensive, so if he were to brew it, he would just boil a whole pot of it, and he could use it as hot water, which would be both convenient and worry-free.

"Drink."

Returning to the living room from the kitchen, Li Cheng placed the full teacup on the coffee table.