“Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen! Did you just see the Cyborgs in the sky? A whole group flew by, it was spectacular!”

Lin Zichen was still by the window staring at the night sky when Shen Qinghan’s voice suddenly came from outside.

Her excited tone was like a child from the countryside seeing an airplane for the first time.

“Xiao Chen, Hanhan came to see you, go open the door quickly.” Zhang Wanxin looked down at her son and urged him.

Lin Zichen left the window and went to open the door for Shen Qinghan.

As the door opened, he was greeted by Shen Qinghan fresh from a bath, dressed in light pink pajamas with damp hair, looking lively and bright.

He said to her, “It’s not like you haven’t seen it on TV, why get so excited?”

Shen Qinghan bounced inside with a radiant smile, “It’s different, watching it on TV isn’t the same as seeing it live.”

Lin Zichen closed the door without replying.

After she sat down, he noticed her wet hair and fetched a hair dryer, “Your hair’s too wet, sit here, I’ll dry it for you.”

Obediently, Shen Qinghan sat and let him dry her hair.

As he worked, her slim legs swung restlessly, distracting to the eye.

Watching from nearby, Zhang Wanxin liked her more and more, smiling indulgently, “Xu Meng’s daughter is really beautiful. I bet many boys at school have a crush on her.”

“Maybe we should have a daughter too?” Lin Yansheng joked cheerfully.

Zhang Wanxin rolled her eyes, “With Hanhan here, I already treat her like my daughter. Why bother having another?”

Later, with her hair dry, Shen Qinghan propped her chin on one hand, tilting her head and blinking her sparkling big eyes, “Xiao Chen, I don’t get a few math problems, can you teach me later?”

“Sure.”

Without hesitation, Lin Zichen agreed.

They spent the evening doing math homework together.

One teaching.

The other learning.

Shen Qinghan was quick to understand and soon finished all the hard questions.

When they were done, she sprawled across his bed, fiddling with her fingers, chatting idly.

Lin Zichen was doing sit-ups and only half-heartedly responded.

After a while, it was late.

Yawning, Shen Qinghan said, “Xiao Chen, I’m sleepy. I don’t feel like going home, I’ll sleep here tonight.”

“Fine.”

“Then tell my mom, I’m too lazy to call her.”

“Alright.”

Lin Zichen went downstairs and asked Zhang Wanxin to call Xu Meng, informing her that Shen Qinghan would stay the night.

Xu Meng agreed and brought over her school uniform, shoes, socks and toiletries for the next morning.

Lin Zichen carried them upstairs so she could change right away the next day.

‘This girl falls asleep so fast.’

He smiled at Shen Qinghan, already lying spread-eagled on the bed, drooling in her sleep. He wiped her mouth with a tissue, then turned off the lights and went to bed.

One pillow each, one blanket each, to avoid midnight tugging.

* * *

The next morning, Lin Zichen woke early.

It wasn’t even dawn.

The clock read five o’clock.

He always woke at five, his body trained into this routine.

Without a morning workout of hundreds of push-ups, he felt sluggish all day.

[You are doing push-ups. Vitality +1, arm muscle strength +1, chest muscle strength +1, push-up proficiency +1]

[You are doing squats. Vitality +1, leg muscle strength +1, squat proficiency +1]

[You are doing sit-ups. Vitality +1, abdominal muscle strength +1, sit-up proficiency +1]

After an intense session, he went downstairs to wash up.

At the sink, shirtless, he checked the results of years of training.

His muscles weren’t overly large but well-defined, brimming with explosive strength.

His abs looked sculpted, pleasant to the touch.

“Tsk tsk, Xiao Chen, you’re just like your dad, admiring yourself in the mirror at dawn.”

Zhang Wanxin laughed as she passed by, seeing him striking bodybuilding poses.

Embarrassed, Lin Zichen wished he could disappear into the floor.

“Blushing too? Come, let mom touch those abs.”

“I’ll call Hanhan for breakfast.”

With that, he bolted from the bathroom.

Too mortifying.

He didn’t want to face Zhang Wanxin again that day.

* * *

Back upstairs, Shen Qinghan was still asleep, lying sprawled with her blanket kicked aside.

‘Already this big, yet still kicking off blankets.’

Shaking his head, Lin Zichen picked it up.

As he tossed it back, his eyes fell on her lower body.

Her pants were bulging and she was still wearing diapers.

An eight-year-old girl still in diapers—something was clearly wrong with her body.

Yet no cause had ever been found.

Fortunately, her only issue was bedwetting.

Otherwise, she was healthy.

A small blessing.

He brushed it aside and pinched her cheek lightly, “Hanhan, it’s after six. Get up, brush your teeth and eat breakfast.”

“Mmm~”

Shen Qinghan opened her eyes groggily, stretched and looked at him sleepily, “Xiao Chen, I dreamed about Bai Xue. I wonder where she is, what she’s doing.”

“She’s having breakfast at home. Get up and change or yours will get cold.”

“Got it.” Shen Qinghan began changing into her school uniform right in front of him.

The moment her pajama top came off, Lin Zichen was momentarily blinded.

Her chest was glowing.

More precisely, the Animal Fang necklace around her neck was glowing.

The one gifted by the white-haired girl.