It seems that everyone in the family has found a way to get along with Xiaoran and has achieved a harmonious balance.

But she hasn't found her direction yet—

Mingguang was thinking and kept looking outside. He discovered that the pink-haired loli ghost was in spirit form on Bai Weiran's shoulder and was breathing cold air into Bai Weiran's ear.

"Good morning, Mr. William!"

Bai Weiran remained expressionless, covering his ears with one hand and pulling Ling behind him to the side with the other.

Go brush your teeth.

"Nana is a ghost. Ghosts don't need to brush their teeth. I don't get cavities. I have great teeth."

"—That ghost doesn't need to eat either."

Nana puffed out her cheeks and flew away.

At eight o'clock, just as Anqin and Mingguang had finished serving the last meal, they saw Mengmeng come out of her room, rubbing her eyes and saying good morning. Once she was on the table, she tilted her head and continued to sleep.

Yuan Jixi returned after inspecting the surrounding area and had breakfast with everyone.

"I suggest that Mr. Bai could appropriately increase some training options," Yuan Jixi said respectfully to Bai Weiran while eating breakfast, using a reporting tone.

"for example?"

"One-handed push-ups."

Bai Weiran: …………

"We'll see," Bai Weiran said dismissively. He turned his head and saw Nana abusing a hard-boiled egg, peeling it until it was pitted and uneven, and after peeling it, there was probably only half left.

Bai Weiran then took the initiative to peel Nana's hard-boiled egg.

Mingguang was peeling his own hard-boiled egg when he saw this and felt a pang of envy.

If I peel the egg badly, will Xiaoran help me?

Finding no opportunity to show weakness, Mingguang thought for a moment and tried to join the conversation.

"Actually, I'm pretty good at one-handed push-ups too, Xiaoran," she said earnestly.

"If you want to learn, I can teach you."

"........."

Mingguang shrank back because of the silence at the dinner table.

"...I was just kidding."

Mingguang hurriedly lowered his head and stuffed the yogurt into his mouth.

—I said the wrong thing again.

Xia Yanle usually doesn't show up at breakfast time. If she does, she's always late, arriving just as everyone else is getting up.

Bai Shimo shared the same bad habit, sleeping soundly with her head covered in the morning, completely ignoring everyone.

Bai Weiran reminded her twice of the importance of breakfast, but Bai Shimo remained adamant in her stance.

"Have you ever seen a college student get up early to eat breakfast? Unless they have classes, it's suspicious if they don't. We need to check their identity; they're probably faking it—"

Bai Weiran and Qin Ning both went to the company, Mengmeng curled up in her blanket and went back to sleep, Nana went out for a stroll, and Anqin went out to buy groceries, leaving Mingguang alone in the house.

This period was often when Mingguang felt most at ease.

She would sneak off to sit in front of the computer; she usually wouldn't dare sit there.

Either Bai Weiran is working, or Mengmeng is playing games.

Mingguang sat in the chair, touching the armrests and the mouse.

But as soon as the screen lit up, she was startled and withdrew her hand, not daring to touch it any further.

Mingguang himself has a somewhat caveman-like constitution and can't handle electronic products.

The long period of isolation during training, including the confiscation of his mobile phone, caused Mingguang's habits of using electronic products to become like those of an elderly person who had never been exposed to the internet.

Even typing on the keyboard is a one-finger magic trick.

Knowing he didn't understand, and knowing that the computer contained many of Bai Weiran's work files, Mingguang wanted to touch it more, but was afraid of breaking it, so he could only quickly withdraw his hand each time.

Bai Shimo, who was on the sofa, opened her eyes at some point, but she only opened one eye slit and stared quietly at the bright light.

Mingguang touched the edge of the chair, put his feet in the men's slippers next to him, closed his eyes, tucked his feet in, and snuggled into the large chair, holding a coat that was originally draped over the back of the chair in his arms, like a cute little girl who wanted to be hugged.

But after only a dozen seconds of hugging, he jumped up guiltily, hung up his coat, and turned to head towards the bathroom.

Bai Shimo sat up and slowly combed her hair back.

After waiting for about ten minutes, he still hadn't come out. Bai Shimo tilted her head and pondered. She walked to the bathroom door and saw Mingguang holding a dark blue toothbrush. His face was flushed, his mouth was open, and the toothbrush was just five centimeters away from his mouth, motionless.

She clearly wanted to put the toothbrush in her mouth, but hesitated and felt embarrassed.

Upon seeing Bai Shimo standing at the door, Mingguang was so startled that his hand trembled, causing him to drop his toothbrush into the sink. He hurriedly picked it up and put it back in the toothbrush cup.

"I just... happened to pick it up and take a look..."

Mingguang was so flustered that he was completely at a loss, and he stammered out an explanation.

"I absolutely did not intend to pick it up and use it."

"I just want to take a look, I just want to take a look..."

Mingguang is afraid of Bai Shimo.

To be more precise, no one in this family is unafraid of Bai Shimo.

Everyone knows Bai Shimo's position in Bai Weiran's heart. Although Bai Weiran refuses to admit it, the label of "sister-complex" is firmly attached to him. It's easier to get past the King of Hell than to deal with a aunt. Bai Shimo holds the emperor hostage to command the princes. Even the most arrogant and fierce Xia Yanle doesn't dare to directly confront what Bai Shimo says, and Mengmeng, who is closest to Bai Shimo, doesn't dare to easily overstep the boundaries.

Bai Shimo can bully people and tease them while playing games, but even the yandere wouldn't dare to do anything to Bai Shimo.

Mingguang, who hadn't yet found his place, panicked even more, his eyes darting around nervously.

I had just started to get along better with Xiaoran when Shimo saw it. What if Xiaoran dislikes me because of this?

Mingguang was so frightened by this thought that his lips turned white.

"Hey, look what I've found Xiaomingguang doing?"

Bai Shimo smiled slightly and walked forward, stretching out her hand. Mingguang thought she was going to slap him, so he didn't run away or dodge, but just stood there in front of the sink, shrinking his neck.

The expected pain did not come.

Mingguang first opened one emerald green eye, then the other amber eye—and discovered that Bai Shimo simply walked over her shoulder, picked up the dark blue toothbrush she had just put down, and examined it in front of her.

It looked like they were filming a product placement ad, and the character spun around in a display style.

He revealed a cunning smile with a face that was completely unlike Bai Weiran's.

"Xiao Mingguang, do you like my brother's toothbrush?"

"........."

I saw Xiaomingguang doing something wrong, what should I do?

"Xiao Mingguang, you don't want me to tell my brother that you were trying to secretly brush my brother's toothbrush, do you?"

Mingguang's face turned pale for a moment, but Bai Shimo's situation took a dramatic turn in the next second.

"I was just joking with you."

"Hehe, Xiaomingguang is so easy to fool. I'll keep your secret."

Bai Shimo held a toothbrush in her hand, her eyes narrowing as she smiled.

"...But in exchange, could Xiaomingguang do something for me? Of course, of course, I won't order Xiaomingguang around. I'll definitely reward him. Look, like this."

Bai Shimo stretched out her hand, and the toothbrush gently landed on Mingguang's lips.

They went straight to doing what Mingguang had hesitated about for a long time but dared not do.

Mingguang's face flushed bright red.

Bai Shimo continued to whisper the devil.

"You were forced to receive this reward, Xiao Mingguang. You did nothing wrong, don't be afraid—"

"That thing is—my brother seems to be being bothered by some strange person lately."

"...Could you follow my brother and help him figure out what's going on?"

Chapter Thirty-Three: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

Now, as you walk into the lobby on the first floor of Shile Company, everyone's eyes will be drawn to the juice bar.

Before, the place was always deserted, with only a few people around. Now, it's packed with people every day.

Since the tasting event, the atmosphere at the juice bar has been completely transformed.

Previously, it was difficult to find any pure fruit juice items on the entire menu; now, you can't find a single item on the entire menu that isn't pure fruit juice.

Prices remained unchanged, but product quality suddenly improved. Word spread, and office workers flocked to the bar. Some even ran their own social media accounts, promoting it on niche review platforms. Surprisingly, this little juice bar became an overnight sensation, turning into a popular spot for recommendations.

From the moment the store opened, there were long queues of people outside, making it a popular spot for online influencers to take photos.

All the office workers passing by would glance at him, and Bai Weiran was no exception.

I spotted Sim at the front desk, diligently handling the cash register duties.

He subconsciously touched his left shoulder, remembering the day he was patted on the shoulder.

He was startled, and the word "curse" immediately popped into his mind.

Because the scene of her calling out to the Snow Fairy in the center of the mall was too vivid in her memory.

Watching Sim work hard, forcing out an awkward smile amidst his busyness, Bai Weiran, feeling empathy for fellow workers, thought he was overthinking things and being a bit paranoid.

When he's less busy another day, he'll go to the juice bar and order a couple of drinks.

He turned and went upstairs.

But Sim looked completely bewildered at the cashier.

What kind of world is this?

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