Unfortunately, the baby octopus got full after eating only a little bit, and the soup didn't even go down a drop. We couldn't continue the experiment to see if it would eat everything.

Zhou Jinze used a spoon to scoop Qianyuan out.

The cream-colored octopus seedlings lying in the spoon looked just like glutinous rice balls, with those short tentacles looking like they were just added on top, making them look a bit clumsy.

Zhou Jinze put him aside and let him blow bubbles with his round belly sticking out.

Zhou Jinze then began to eat.

Qianyuan was lying down to digest his food, but when he saw the sandwich in Zhou Jinze's hand, he got hungry again.

In his past life, Qian Yuan was sick too often and had very little to eat. He relied on nutrient solutions most of the time to survive. Even ordinary food was a delicacy to him.

He really wanted to eat it.

Qian Yuan took a deep breath, tried to shrink her stomach, and scrambled to Zhou Jinze's side.

Zhou Jinze: ?

Qianyuan: Trying to open your mouth wide.

Zhou Jinze glanced at his stomach, then at him: "You're already so full, any more and you'll turn into a ball."

Qianyuan felt that she could still try harder.

So he continued to open his mouth wide, trying to turn it from a 0 to an O.

"How can someone so small be so greedy?"

While saying this, Zhou Jinze actually broke off a few breadcrumbs for him.

A little bit of wasabi accidentally got into the breadcrumbs, and the octopus seedlings were so spicy that they were stunned. Soon after, creamy soup started flowing from their eyes, dripping down in a pattering sound.

Zhou Jinze took a little with his finger and smelled it: "It really does taste like creamy soup base."

Qianyuan: &％@……！

This guy doesn't care about fish at all; he only cares about his research project.

Cold-blooded humans!

The little octopus was both angry and anxious, but the tears from the creamy soup were beyond his control, and before he knew it, his mouth was swollen from the spiciness.

It turned into a sausage-lipped octopus.

"puff."

He heard a soft laugh.

Qian Yuan looked up abruptly, but Zhou Jinze remained unsmiling, as if what Qian Yuan had just heard was an illusion.

However, no matter how he looked, he couldn't find Zhou Jinze smiling.

Qianyuan was furious but couldn't vent it, so she could only sulk for a while until she was too tired to stay awake.

Zhou Jinze took the octopus fry to wash it before putting it back in the fish tank to rest.

The sleeping octopus floated in the water, blowing bubbles. A group of tiny bubbles chased after the transparent blue ball of an octopus, which was quite a sight.

It would also make a beautiful decoration on a desk.

Zhou Jinze stared at the octopus seedling for a while. Perhaps because the little guy had made a ruckus all day, Zhou Jinze, who usually suffers from insomnia, slept soundly this time, which was a rare occurrence.

After Zhou Jinze fell into a deep sleep, Qian Yuan opened her eyes.

He climbed out of the fish tank. Luckily, Zhou Jinze had moved the fish tank to the head of the bed before going to sleep, so Qianyuan didn't have to cross most of the room to find him.

However, even the distance from the bedside table to Zhou Jinze's pillow was a struggle for Qian Yuan to climb.

Qianyuan stepped onto the pillow and walked unsteadily to Zhou Jinze's side to observe his sleeping face up close.

To be honest, Zhou Jinze is quite handsome.

Up close, they're all formidable fighters, no matter where you look.

However, the baby octopus didn't come just to peek at Zhou Jinze.

Instead, he smelled a pleasant scent after Zhou Jinze fell asleep.

It smells very good, it's very tempting, it tastes very delicious...

The octopus swallowed hard, and then slapped one of its tentacles against Zhou Jinze's injured left eye.

Then the baby octopus also drifted off to sleep.

In this dream, the little octopus felt himself grow countless times larger, becoming a majestic octopus that everyone looked up to. In front of him, there was a little monster hiding in his tentacles, secretly watching him while pretending not to notice.

The little monster hadn't even realized that the towering tentacles around it were all being watched from deep space. It had only subconsciously sensed danger, so it hid behind the motionless tentacles to see if the enemy had noticed it.

But the next second, the giant tentacle moved and slammed him down under its claws.

Qianyuan grabbed the little monster and held it up to her so she could examine it closely.

It doesn't look like anything at all.

If I had to describe it, it would be a tangled mass of black lines twisting and writhing together.

But Chiyuki could see the guy's fear and also his deliciousness.

Without further hesitation, Qianyuan swallowed the creature whole, but it was too small and melted in his mouth, not even enough for him to chew.

However, this one bite was incredibly satisfying, more so than any amount of human food he could eat.

Ah, I'm so content...

Qianyuan touched her belly, suddenly noticed something, and spat out a shiny little thing from her mouth.

Qianyuan poked it with her huge tentacles.

It poked that tiny, glittering ball of light until it tilted all over the place.

Uh... Although Qianyuan didn't understand the reason, he seemed to understand that this ball of light was Zhou Jinze.

It can also be said to be Zhou Jinze's consciousness.

Just now, I was entangled in that monster's body and almost swallowed whole.

Phew, thank goodness, otherwise I would have lost my long-term meal ticket.

But is Zhou Jinze conscious now?

If he knew he almost ate him, wouldn't he be angry and turn around and euthanize him?

That's scary...

Qian Yuan woke up suddenly and immediately remained still, carefully observing whether Zhou Jinze was awake or not.

But no matter how he looked at it, Zhou Jinze's breathing remained steady, and even the furrowed brow at the beginning relaxed.

Looks like she slept soundly.

The baby octopus quickly and stealthily crawled back.

Hearing Zhou Jinze turn over, he was so startled that he almost fell headfirst onto his pillow.

Luckily, he ran fast enough to avoid being crushed under Zhou Jinze who had rolled over. Otherwise, Zhou Jinze would definitely question his existence tomorrow when he sees the dried octopus.

Qianyuan was put back into the water.

Whew, I climbed so far, I'm so tired...

He too drifted off to sleep.

...

It wasn't until midnight when Zhou Jinze's alarm rang that he had to get up to feed C-036.

No matter how good or rare his sleep was, Zhou Jinze would always open his eyes promptly and get up with unwavering determination to complete his work.

He opened his eyes, and the first thing he did was look at the fish tank on the bedside table.

But the baby octopus in the fish tank was nowhere to be found.

Zhou Jinze immediately got up, picked up the gun from under his pillow, looked around warily, and at the same time informed his colleagues of the emergency.

Until he heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.

Zhou Jinze stepped into the bathroom, silently kicked open the door, and looked inside, only to find a boy who looked about three or four years old sitting in the previously empty bathtub.

The boy had a beautifully sculpted face, and his blue eyes made him look like an angel. After seeing Zhou Jinze, the boy waved to Zhou Jinze and placed his "feet," which were transparent blue tentacles, on the edge of the bathtub.