I'll give my daughter one more second.

Little Oriole and Little Swallow floated to their parents and raised their little hands to cup the corners of Wu Shenping and Shizuka's mouths.

"Looks like it's my turn to step in. I have to get them back to the future safely... Hmm!?"

"Make way! Make way! Why are there other people in the time tunnel?! There's going to be a car accident!!"

Yunying was hiding in the gap, spying on the situation outside, and was thinking about finding a suitable opportunity to show herself when a shout from afar suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

However, just as she stepped back to observe the direction from which the sound came, she suddenly saw several young figures whizzing past her.

Although the speed was so fast that only afterimages could be seen, Yun Ying still clearly recognized that the golden and purple figure leading the way was herself, and even the aura she exuded was exactly the same.

"Was that me just now?!" Yun Ying's mouth dropped open as she stared in disbelief at the passing figure that had turned into a tiny dot in the distance.

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[This chapter has 4500 words. I was delayed by some things during the National Day holiday, lol]

Chapter 1050 When My Daughter Left

"Honestly, why aren't you laughing at a time like this?"

Xiao Ying pouted, and the two little girls each pulled hard on the corners of their mouths, trying to make them smile.

"I'm sorry, although I know we'll be able to meet again in about ten months, the thought of you being separated for a while makes it impossible for me to smile."

Wu Shen sighed. He didn't force himself to smile because he knew that if he did, it would look even worse than crying.

"Besides, you're not child prodigies who can chat and laugh with your parents right after birth. It'll take at least five or six years to raise you into cute little girls, right?"

Although he has experienced what it's like to be a father of a little girl and has received various possible future memories from Yun Ying, his future memories basically end before his daughter was born, and his experience in raising an infant is still completely zero.

How to move between his various in-laws' families afterward is also a big problem. The Yukinoshita family is relatively easy to deal with, since Yukinoshita's mother already knows about it, but he hasn't met the other families except for Nanami's parents.

Just thinking about all sorts of things in the future makes me feel incredibly stressed. But since I've already chosen this most difficult happy ending and decided not to sacrifice any of my little daughters, I must grit my teeth and get through whatever difficulties and obstacles I encounter!

"We finally met, but we only spent such a short time together before having to say goodbye. How could I possibly be happy..." Hiratsuka Shizuka said with her head down and her voice low.

Wu Shen remained silent, knowing full well that Hiratsuka Shizuka's current situation was far worse than he felt.

Although she has to say goodbye to her daughter now, her other daughters are still around for the time being, which can slightly alleviate her loneliness. But her words must confront these desolate feelings directly.

"There's just no way to deal with Dad and Mom. I never imagined that adults are so afraid of being alone."

As Xiao Ying and Xiao Yan spoke, they rushed forward and hugged Wu Shenping and Pingzuka Jing respectively.

"Although departure is inevitable, at least let Mommy and Daddy enjoy us to the fullest before we leave. Let your daughter absorb all our energy." Xiao Ying said, nuzzling Wu Shen's cheek.

"What the hell is this 'daughter energy' thing?" Wu Shen complained.

"Grandma has always done this to absorb her granddaughter's energy, so I thought that this way, Daddy and Mommy can also absorb their daughter's energy, right? As long as they absorb more, even if we are separated for a while, Daddy and Mommy won't feel lonely."

Will absorbing my daughter's energy prevent me from feeling lonely?

Holding the soft, tender body in his arms, although Xiao Ying and Xiao Yan's figures were becoming increasingly blurry, appearing to Wu Shen and the others like a static-filled television screen with poor signal, the loli's warm body temperature and soft touch constantly reminded him that this was not an illusion.

This elusive warmth is indeed slowly melting away the loneliness in my heart.

However, as time passed, the final departure was ultimately unavoidable.

"See you in the future, Mom and Dad~~"

Amidst their innocent voices and indistinct smiles, Xiao Ying and Xiao Yan's bodies gradually vanished like bubbles, slowly dissolving into the air.

Hiratsuka Shizuka maintained the embrace for a moment, until the loli's warmth completely dissipated from her embrace, before reluctantly lowering her arms.

Silence, a long silence.

Hiratsuka Shizuka leaned against the darkness of the corridor, keeping her head down and remaining silent.

"Jing, are you alright?" After waiting for a moment, Wu Shen couldn't help but break the silence first.

"Phew... It's nothing. It's just that their sudden arrival and departure leave me feeling a little lost. It's also a bit of a shame that I can't show off my daughters to others anymore. I have twice as many daughters as they do! Twice as many!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked up, smiled, shrugged, then took a deep breath, her expression returning to normal.

However, Wu Shen immediately sensed her true disappointment.

Hiratsuka Shizuka rarely shows her negative emotions. She is mature and composed, and is an approachable and down-to-earth teacher to her students. However, if you get to know her better, you will find that she occasionally shows a girlish side. In short, she is a very cute woman.

However, thanks to his future memories, Wu Shen actually witnessed Hiratsuka Shizuka's sad expression.

In that possible future, he rejected Hiratsuka Shizuka and chose Haruno. Back then, her expressionless and seemingly calm demeanor was exactly the same as it is now.

This smells like a lie.

That makes sense, though. We've only just met and we're about to part ways, how could we possibly let go so easily?

"Instead of worrying about me, you should go find Sanae. She specially took Misuzuki and left first so we could be alone. We agreed that in exchange, you would give her the whole afternoon." Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled and patted Wu Shen on the shoulder.

In response, Wu Shen lightly flicked her forehead: "Even if I'm slow on the uptake, I wouldn't leave at this moment. Besides, there's still some time before the afternoon."

"Wu Shen, you don't need to worry about me. Although Xiao Ying and Xiao Yan have left for the time being, I won't stay so depressed forever."

"No, if we really have to say, they should still be around now, right?"

"Huh? Why would you say that?" Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Wu Shen with confusion.

“It’s precisely because they already exist in this world at this point in time that my daughter and the others are showing their future projections, right? In other words, Xiaoying and Xiaoyan are right here right now.” Wu Shen said, pointing to Hiratsuka Shizuka’s abdomen.

"They haven't disappeared; they've been with you all along. So don't feel lonely."

“Yes. I almost forgot about that…” Hiratsuka Shizuka touched her abdomen, her expression softening considerably.

Pointing this out should ease her mind a little. But that's not enough. They must press their advantage. Wu Shen quickly considered ways to cheer Hiratsuka Shizuka up.

"We're practically husband and wife now, right? After all, we even have a daughter. I remember your mother has been pressuring me to get married. How about we meet up sometime? That way, she'll stop pressuring me, won't she?"

"Huh? But... but... aren't you still a student? What about my mother..."

"You don't need to worry about that. This is something I should be thinking of a solution for."

"Maybe I'll become the most experienced person in dealing with mothers-in-law," Wu Shen thought to himself.

"There's one more thing, Jing. Would you like to move in with me? I remember you're living alone now, right?" Wu Shen asked, recalling the information from his future memories.

"Huh? Moving in together, do you mean living together?"

"Uh..." This time it was Wu Shen's turn to break out in a cold sweat.

Oh no, it seems like I've gone too far. I meant moving into an apartment, but Hiratsuka Shizuka seems to have misunderstood and meant living in a house.

Although Wu Shen wasn't against living together, he was worried that if Yukino, Mashiro, and the others found out about their cohabitation...

Chapter 1051 I want them all!

If I were to actually live with someone right now, I always feel like something terrible would happen.

When Wu Shen thought of this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

To be honest, I've never thought about how I'll live in the future.

Yukino, Mashiro, Eriri, Nanami, and Hiratsuka Shizuka have intentionally started gathering everyone at the apartment. Hopefully, nothing bad will happen.

"I have a question. Yang Nai doesn't live in that apartment building anymore, does she?"

"Yonai? She doesn't live in the apartment, but she rented a house nearby in the neighborhood."

Yukino currently lives in an apartment, and if Haruno were to move in before their sisterly relationship has fully improved, the scene would be too beautiful to imagine.

Sigh, isn't there any way to quickly resolve conflicts between sisters?

With Haruno's wicked personality, I always feel like she can't help but tease her younger sister whenever she sees her. But with Tsukine around, she'll probably tone it down a bit, right?

After all, Tsukine is the nemesis of Haruno, which can be considered the principle that "evil people" will be punished by "evil people".

"Very well! In that case, I'll move in too. I absolutely can't let that guy beat me to it again!" Hiratsuka Shizuka no longer hesitated, but instead clenched her fists with a strong sense of determination.

"It seems like you become very proactive and enthusiastic whenever it comes to things related to Yang Nai."

"Of course. One failure is enough. You might not know this, but in another future, I wanted to rent a room next to yours, but that guy, in order to stop me, actually rented every single room in the entire apartment building, and eventually even bought the whole place and became the landlord himself!"

Ah... I see. No wonder in that future memory, I suddenly discovered that the landlord collecting rent had become Haruno.

She said at the time that the apartment originally belonged to her, but she had been having someone else collect the rent on her behalf. So it turns out that Yang Naixian bought it in the first place?

"They really went all out to win me over. Money really can buy anything," Wu Shen thought to himself.

However, having gained memories of the future, he also knew that while Haruno seemed to be pursuing him during that time period, her real goal was to make him fall in love with her and become an accomplice in her fake marriage. In short, she wanted to manipulate his feelings to achieve her own objectives.

Having discovered this, Wu Shen harbored a small desire for revenge and wanted to make Yang Nai fall in love with him as a simple form of vengeance.

Thus began a battle of wits between Yang Nai trying to win Wu Shen's affections and Wu Shen trying to win Yang Nai's affections.

I have to say, people who play tactical games have nerves of steel!

Unfortunately, both of them ended up getting themselves into trouble, resulting in a happy ending for everyone.

At that time, Wu Shen was too focused on how to retaliate against Yang Nai, and he always overlooked a very important person.

He overlooked the teacher who had also asked him to fake a blind date so that his parents would stop pressuring him to get married, and he overlooked the lovely woman who also had feelings for him.

Yumiko, Yui, and Eriri lost largely because Wu Shen already had someone he liked when they appeared; they were too late.

Wu Shen could vaguely sense the feelings between Yumiko and Yui, but because he already had someone he liked, he ultimately rejected them decisively and cleanly.

Eriri, on the other hand, retreated without a fight, choosing to withdraw at the very beginning and nip the budding feelings in the bud.

Unlike Hiratsuka Shizuka, who arrived at the same time, never gave up, and never chose to withdraw, Wu Shen ignored her existence and didn't notice her feelings at all until she confessed her love.

If I had noticed Hiratsuka Shizuka's thoughts from the beginning in that future, would things have been different? Or not?

Wu Shen, the "Great Demon King" in this timeline, was unable to answer, nor did he know what the answer would be.

All he knew was that he simply couldn't ignore the woman named Hiratsuka Shizuka, and that was enough.

In this world, he doesn't need to think about such a painstaking issue as learning about stomach medicine! Only children make choices; adults want it all!

"Wu Shen, why did you suddenly give me such an evil smile?" Hiratsuka Shizuka complained.

"Really? I think I'm pretty upright." Wu Shen stroked his chin.