Mo Chuan looked at the blushing mother and daughter with a helpless expression. Seeing that neither of them could meet his gaze, he frantically called out to his system in his mind.
"When can this piece of junk be turned off! If this continues, one day I'll really be dragged into a dark room by someone to do adult things."
"That function is not available at the moment."
"Damn it, damn it, damn it..."
After a few minutes of mentally cursing his system dad, they arrived at Qin Fang's home.
A research staff dormitory of nearly 100 square meters, it was one of the many benefits the country provided to high-level intellectuals like Qin Fang.
After entering the room, Qin Fang started preparing to cook, while He Danrui dived into her own room.
Mo Chuan couldn't just eat without doing anything when visiting relatives, so he entered the kitchen to help.
...
In He Danrui's room.
Because He Danrui's parents were always busy, she rarely received any companionship. Moreover, she was a member of the He family, and her social interactions were also quite restricted. Therefore, He Danrui's personality was rather solitary. Her few hobbies were idolizing stars and listening to music.
Up until this point, He Danrui still held no illusions about finding a partner for herself. She had even been leaning towards a lesbian relationship, which was why she preferred girls who were more masculine, such as her cousin, He Lanxin.
But now, after quickly changing her clothes, He Danrui threw herself onto the bed and took out her phone to contact one of her few friends – Tang Jingjing.
Although Tang Jingjing was two years her senior, finding someone her own age was useless now! She needed to find a senior!
"Jingjing jie, Jingjing jie! I need your help!"
The reply came quickly:
"What's up, what's up? Do you have any new ideas to support your brother? (Picking nose)"
"No!" He Danrui hesitated, then continued typing, "My mom suddenly brought me to meet a cousin today!"
"What about it?"
"That guy is too unfair! He's so handsome! I feel like I'm going to break my principles. My love for my brother is draining away little by little!"
On the other side, Tang Jingjing, who had just finished showering, was drying her hair. She frowned upon seeing this message. Were there really men in this world who could turn a hopeless face-con like He Danrui back towards men? Did such people use superpowers?
To help this unlucky child maintain her sanity, Tang Jingjing typed: "Think beyond appearances! Do you only like your brother for his looks? You like his soul! His talent! Does your cousin have any of that?"
Through Tang Jingjing's sincere (and selfish) advice, He Danrui had a moment of enlightenment and typed: "Jingjing jie, thank you! I feel much calmer! But I need some ways to get rid of this feeling now!"
Tang Jingjing was stunned by this, then racked her brain with a black line across her forehead.
...
As Mo Chuan finished chopping the vegetables, his phone rang. He answered it, and Zhang Henshui's voice came through: "Mo Chuan, do you have any plans tomorrow?"
"No, Zhang Ge. What's up?"
"I'm going to the hospital to see Mo Fei tomorrow, and I have something to tell you. It's not convenient to talk over the phone." Zhang Henshui hinted subtly, "It's about the statue."
Mo Chuan immediately understood what Zhang Henshui was referring to – news about Yama King.
"Okay, what time tomorrow?"
After discussing the time with Zhang Henshui, Mo Chuan hung up the phone. As if remembering something, he immediately called Tang Jingjing.
Tang Jingjing found it a bit strange when she saw Mo Chuan's number, so she answered and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Do you know about what happened in Jianzhou a few days ago?"
"What happened..."
"I was handling some matters in Jianzhou a few days ago, and I was attacked by the Yama Hall."
"Ah??? Are you okay? Where are you now? Do you need me to do anything?"
"No need..." Mo Chuan coaxed the agitated Tang Jingjing to calm down first, then said, "Do you remember the five people from Linfen I killed during the special recruitment exam?"
"I remember..."
"Xu Ziru and Xu Zixu's father, Xu Dan; Gao Zhu's father, Gao Jianjun; and Han Lili's father, Han Qiang, all died there." Mo Chuan said, "I don't know the reason, but someone in the Yama Hall had the means to turn these three people into flesh puppets."
"..." Tang Jingjing on the other end of the line fell silent. She didn't know how to respond to Mo Chuan.
"What I mean is, I suspect that someone in the high-ranking circles of Qingzhou is a believer or an inside agent of the Yama Hall. You must be careful. Lan Xin jie might be okay, but you are easily targeted. So you must be careful in the near future, do you understand?"
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Hearing the tremor in Tang Jingjing's voice, which sounded like a frightened little bunny, Mo Chuan chuckled helplessly and said, "I won't mention it to Lan Xin jie. You can find He Lanxin and tell her about this in person when you have time, although I estimate the He family will get the news soon."
"Okay, thank you, Mo Chuan... Oh, right, Mo Chuan, can I ask you a question?"
"Go ahead."
"It's... how can a girl make a boy hate her?" Tang Jingjing said. "Or, from a male perspective, what behavior from a girl would make you really dislike her?"
"This..." Mo Chuan was dumbfounded by the question. He thought about it with difficulty, like he was constipated, and then haltingly said, "Saying 'disgusting' with a look of disgust?"
"Okay, thank you!"
Looking at the phone he hung up, Mo Chuan was full of question marks.
He Danrui, who had been waiting in her room, was trying to brainstorm when her phone finally received a reply from Tang Jingjing:
"I have a way! And it's very simple!"
"Jingjing jie, you're the best! Tell me, tell me, what's the way?"
"Find an excuse and say he's disgusting with a look of disgust!"
"This... isn't that bad..."
"I asked my classmate about this, it will definitely work!"
"Okay!"
He Danrui made up her mind. She slightly opened her room door, her gaze fixed on Mo Chuan, who was serving dishes.
"Go, He Danrui, you can do it! For my good brother! Defeat the annoying younger brother!"
...
Qin Fang called out to Mo Chuan while putting the chopped garlic into the pot, "Mo Chuan, call your cousin out for dinner."
Mo Chuan nodded, washed his hands, took off his apron, and went to He Danrui's door to knock. "Cousin, it's time to eat."
"Come in!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Chuan gently pushed open the door and entered the room.
A typical high school girl's room. There was a poster of a female celebrity on the wall (or maybe a male?), countless exam materials on the desk, and casually placed figurines, chargers, books, and stockings... stockings?
Mo Chuan looked at the used stockings at his feet (likely), and was speechless – what a messy beauty! Did she not care at all?
Wait a minute!
Where is she?
Seeing that there was no one in the entire room, Mo Chuan instinctively activated [Demon Shadow] to prevent himself from being ambushed.
No one... Then who answered me?
Mo Chuan, in stealth mode, slowly walked into the room, scanning the surroundings for anything unusual.
Suddenly, something seemed to move under the bed.