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The hosts are having hot pot today.

Cuihua and I watched from the side.

Although it cannot be eaten,

But when everyone is together

I'm very happy. (?＞︶＜)?

—From "Tiezhu's Cherished Little Journal"

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...

After a hearty meal and drinks—oh, no more wine.

Everyone patted their round bellies, while Ge You lay on the sofa.

"Lushu, Guangguang is in your care tonight. You can give him a bath, tell him a bedtime story, and lull him to sleep."

"Okay, okay." Lu Shu is already a mature dad. He has raised Tian Lie and Kaka. Although his experience bar is not full, it has increased by more than half.

A new one? Absolutely no problem.

Cheng Pingxi, half-reclining on a single sofa, half-closed his eyes as he sent a text message to his assistant on his phone.

[My 11:58 AM flight was cancelled; I'm departing tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM instead.]

[Brother Cheng, I was planning to go tonight, arriving in two hours so you could get some rest before starting work. If you leave at six, you won't get any rest.]

[It's okay, I'm resting at home. That's all for now.]

With the sleeping man and two beasts clinging to him, Lu Shu ascended the stairs with seemingly ethereal yet remarkably steady movements.

Yan Chiyu rose to take his leave.

The hall fell silent immediately, the crystal chandelier on the ceiling dimmed, and a small lamp remained lit.

In the dim light, the girl spoke softly, "Brother, I want Mom and Dad to adopt Guangguang."

"W-what?" Cheng Pingxi was caught off guard by Wu Yue's words. He paused, puzzled, and asked, "Adopted? What about Guangguang's parents? Doesn't he have any relatives?"

The girl sighed, "This matter... is just outrageous."

-

Wang Kong is a deliveryman for the food delivery service "Hao E" (好饿). At this moment, he is leaving the store to deliver a three-person order to a small villa on the outskirts of Beijing.

Following the directions on the map and the address left in the app, Wang Kong arrived smoothly at villa unit number 107 fifteen minutes later.

They were always in a rush when delivering food, so Wang Kong quickly got off the motorcycle, grabbed the food, and ran all the way up several steps to the front of the villa.

He rang the doorbell and waited quietly for a while, but no one came out.

Wang Kong pressed the button several more times, but the room remained silent and unresponsive. He glanced at the closed window, then dialed the virtual phone number in the order; the phone beeped twice.

The call was answered quickly.

Hello.

"..."

Huh? No sound?

"Hello? Hello, this is Ele.me delivery. Your food has been delivered... Please open the door to pick it up," Wang Kong politely repeated.

He paused, but there was no response from the other end, not even a single word. Wang Kong frowned; he seemed to... faintly hear a crackling sound of electricity, which was rather strange.

Wang Kong was stunned.

Just then, the villa door suddenly opened. Wang Kong looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the door had opened a crack without anyone noticing. It was pitch black inside, with only a faint light shining through.

"..."

Wang Kong had exceptionally good eyesight, but even standing across the door, he couldn't see even half a person behind it. A sudden chill ran down Wang Kong's spine, and he felt inexplicably tense.

But he quickly reassured himself that it was probably a remote-controlled door, and the homeowner should be upstairs. It's alright, it's alright.

"Hello! I understand, you want me to leave the takeout at the door, right? Okay!"

Wang Kong finished speaking in one breath, hurriedly put down the takeout he was holding, and then turned and ran outside.

Oh my god! This feels a little scary.

Wang Kong was still shaken after riding away on his motorcycle...

Self-comfort was useless; he had just clearly felt a cold wind blow by!

What's going on? He answered the phone but didn't say anything, and when I opened the door, I didn't see a single person.

Is this some kind of ghost?!