At noon the next day, the sun was shining brightly, penetrating the curtains and emitting rays of scorching sunlight.

Shen Cheng slowly opened his eyes from the bed in the hotel, a hint of fatigue between his brows.

It was not known whether it was because she had been holding it in for too long, or because of the ring that Chen Cheng had given her, but last night Lin Yuhui was no longer defeated by Chen Cheng as she had been in the past. Instead, she engaged in a back-and-forth game with Shen Cheng, employing many different tactics. She played the game over and over again tirelessly, seemingly having completely forgotten the time.

He raised his phone to check the time and found that it was almost one in the afternoon. Shen Cheng's expression was slightly bitter.

Ah... I had planned to go back early, but when I woke up it was already this time.

“Hmm…”

A soft moan came from beside him. Chen Cheng turned his head and saw Lin Yuhui curled up beside him like a kitten. Her eyes opened slightly and then curved into crescents. "Senior, good morning."

Seeing that Lin Yuhui was still a little dazed, Chen Cheng rubbed Lin Yuhui's hair and said softly: "You should sleep for a while, I will go downstairs to buy you breakfast... uh, lunch."

Lin Yuhui rubbed her palm in response, then slowly sat up and shook her head, saying, "It's okay, Senior, I've had enough sleep. Shall we go back?"

"……good."

Seeing Lin Yuhui say this, Chen Cheng did not persuade her any more. After getting up and washing up, they left the hotel, walked all the way back to the restaurant where they had gathered last night, got in the car and rushed back to the cat cafe.

Along the way, Lin Yuhui stared at the ring on her right middle finger, giggling from time to time.

Chen Cheng was a little surprised, because Lin Yuhui had not shown any signs of fatigue since waking up in the morning, but rather seemed quite energetic.

If it were in the past, Lin Yuhui would definitely have difficulty walking.

"Meihui... Have you felt that your physical condition has become stronger recently? Or that your strength has increased?"

After thinking for a moment, Shen Cheng asked.

Hearing this, Lin Yuhui frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly nodded: "It seems to be true. I've had this feeling recently when I've been moving things. It seems like I can lift a lot of heavy things by myself. And last night, senior, you..."

"Ahem!" Shen Cheng interrupted Lin Yuhui's words with two coughs, while his brain was working rapidly.

Huihui must not have done any extra exercise recently, so how could her physical condition improve so quickly all of a sudden?

Moreover, Huihui hasn’t been exposed to anything recently, and her behavior is no different from usual.

If you insist, does it count as having a closer relationship with him?

Did he pass on his own Phantom Gene to Huihui? That's not right. If that were possible, the Institute of Biological Sciences would definitely have come to a conclusion.

Apart from the Huanya gene, is there anything else that makes me different from ordinary people?

——Heart scales.

Shen Cheng’s head buzzed.

Could this also be the effect of the Heart Scale?

It seemed that apart from the heart scales, there was nothing special in his body.

Hmm... should I talk to Yu Lan about this later?

Chen Cheng always felt that there was still a lot of room for development of the heart scales in his body.

As the feathers of the Ice Phoenix, Mu Bing and Shen Cheng can both unleash power beyond that of an awakened being when they merge. And as the scales of the Fighting Sky Golden Dragon, their status cannot be lower than that of the Ice Phoenix, right?

But Xinlin only has the ability to control the five elements, and the gap compared to the ice sword that Mu Bing turned into is still very obvious.

Back at Guangdian Cat Cafe, Chen Cheng and Lin Yuhui got out of the car. Chen Cheng walked in front and pushed open the door of the cat cafe.

"Master meow!"

"phoenix."

Cheese turned into a gray-blue shadow and pounced on him. Mu Bing trotted behind Cheese, but compared to Cheese, Mu Bing was much more reserved. She just stopped in front of Shen Cheng and looked up at Shen Cheng.

Well... it doesn't seem appropriate to describe Mu Bing as reserved. After all, which reserved person would ask to have a baby for someone else?

Hugging Cheese, Chen Cheng smiled and flicked Cheese's cat ears, then rubbed Mu Bing's head: "Sorry, I'm back late."

"No matter how long Feng is away, I will wait for Feng silently. However, the next time Feng goes out, I still hope that Feng can take me with him." Mu Bing said coldly.

Cheese frowned and sniffed Shen Cheng's body back and forth: "Master, the smell of Sister Huihui appears on you again, meow."

Afterwards, Cheese turned his gaze towards Lin Yuhui and sniffed her body. "Sister Huihui also has the scent of my master on her body, and it's very strong, meow."

Lin Yuhui froze.

But Cheese frowned slightly and began to sniff Lin Yuhui's lower abdomen. Lin Yuhui was so scared that she quickly stopped Cheese with a red face: "Cheese, senior and I should go upstairs to change clothes!"

"Hmm..." Cheese shook his ears, nodded, put on a bright smile, and made way: "Okay, meow!"

The two walked up the stairs side by side, Mu Bing followed closely behind Shen Cheng, and their shadows quickly disappeared.

Liusu stood behind the front desk, staring blankly at the direction where the few people disappeared, and the image of the ring on Lin Yuhui's right hand kept appearing in her mind.

"Liu Su~Little Liu Su~"

Ximing's smiling call brought Liusu back to her senses. She turned to look at Ximing: "Sister Ximing, what's wrong?"

Xi Ming pointed at Liu Su's chest and said with a smile, "Don't be too greedy."

Liusu was stunned for a moment and placed her right hand on her chest. Even through her clothes, she could clearly feel the cool touch of the necklace on her chest.

Then, Liusu smiled with relief. Yes, there is nothing to envy.

Besides...it's definitely not my turn now...

"That necklace is very beautiful. Don't always hide it under your clothes. After all, this kind of thing is meant to be exposed." Xi Ming said.

Liusu shook her head and smiled faintly, "That's it, just hide it inside."

"Eh~" Xi Ming made a sound with a hint of regret.

Arriving on the second floor, Shen Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and was about to lie down on the sofa for a while when he suddenly saw a petite shadow jumping up.

"Hey! Little brother!" Qibisi came up to him with a smile: "Did you miss me?"

Even in the hot summer, Qibisi still dressed in a cotton jacket, a yellow scarf, and a short skirt with over-the-knee socks, which made Shen Cheng couldn't help but complain in his heart every time he saw her.

It’s okay that you penguins are not afraid of the cold, but are you not afraid of the heat either?

"Yeah, I miss you." After answering perfunctorily, Chen Cheng walked around Qibisi and collapsed on the sofa.

Ever since returning from Hongguo, Qibisi would come uninvited every now and then, and Shen Cheng had become somewhat accustomed to it.

Qibisi rubbed her hands together and came to Chen Cheng, looking expectant: "Little brother, little brother, I heard that you are going to the beach?"

"Yeah." Chen Cheng raised his eyes and looked at Qibisi, and responded weakly.

"Can you take me with you?" asked Qibis.

Shen Cheng: “…”