My Demon Friends-Chapter 656 - 620 Midnight

Zhou Li approached, took off her shoes, pushed her feet further onto the sofa, and then sat down on its edge.

He checked the time: five o’clock.

He closed his eyes and sensed carefully. There were no abnormal fluctuations—as The first heavenly master of his generation, once his abilities were properly developed, he possessed a strong perception of Spiritual Power.

This situation meant one of two things: either there truly was no abnormality, and it was merely the Scepter reacting to its former owner who had transformed into a human; or the anomaly far exceeded his ability to handle, to the point where his current self could not even detect it.

Zhou Li then turned to look at Brother Nan. She was sleeping soundly, breathing evenly, her eyelashes gently closed without the slightest tremor, seemingly at peace even in her dreams.

Suddenly feeling a slight itch on his leg, he looked down—

Tuanzi had crawled next to him, gently pawing at his trousers with its little claws. Lifting its small head to look at him, its eyes as bright as Xing He, it asked in an extremely soft voice, "Zhou Ni, has Brother Lan been poisoned, meow?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Li smiled gently, his eyes softening, showing no worry, and his voice lowered. "Not at all."

"Then why did she faint?"

"Because she, like Lord Dumpling, is a little lazybones," Zhou Li whispered. "She wants to sleep right after eating her fill."

"Lord Dumpling is not a little lazybones!"

"Then who is?"

"Huai Xu!" Tuanzi blurted out without hesitation.

Speak of Huai Xu, and Huai Xu appears.

The Old monster’s figure and his voice emerged simultaneously. "I think you two are the lazybones... Have you realized the downside of living too comfortably now?"

"Hmm." Zhou Li’s gentle expression vanished, and he nodded stiffly.

It’s hard to have it all; being a salted fish has its perks, but also its frustrations.

Seeing this, Huai Xu comforted him, "Well, don’t be too down about it... After all, you’ve only known me, the Great Devil King, for two years. What can one achieve in two years? That’s only one-third of elementary school. For you to have grown to this extent, you’ve already reached a passing grade. Hmm, I’ll give you 70 points."

Zhou Li didn’t respond.

Although Huai Xu’s way of putting it was very childish, Zhou Li still understood his meaning.

At that moment, Tuanzi asked in a clear, bright voice, "Huai Xu, do you have any medicine? For poisoning!"

"No."

"It’s all your fault!"

"Stupid cat..."

Half an hour passed slowly; five-thirty seemed to take forever to arrive.

Zhou Li was looking at the time, hesitating whether to wake Brother Nan, when he saw her turn over. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her breathing changed.

A moment later, she opened her eyes. "HMMMM... what time is it?" Her voice was groggy and lazy, like a little cat’s.

Zhou Li felt a weight lift from his heart, but he remained outwardly composed, replying softly, "It’s five-thirty. You’ve been asleep for half an hour. I was just about to wake you." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Oh..." Brother Nan smacked her lips and closed her eyes again.

Two minutes later, she reopened her eyes, stretched her arms wide in a long stretch, and let out another soft hum, "Mmmm~" Only then was she completely awake.

She was now lying on her side, her upper body slightly arched. Zhou Li sat beside her calves, and she could see him by just slightly lowering her head. Seeing him sitting bolt upright, still in that bright red Flying Fish Robe, with neither a book nor a phone in his hands, she could imagine his torment over the past half hour, even though his expression was normal.

Brother Nan blinked and yawned. "I really want to take another nap..."

"Go ahead," Zhou Li said.

"I can’t. If I nap now, I’ll be out for two hours, and then I’ll go to bed two hours later tonight," Brother Nan said, rubbing her eyes. Only then did she notice Huai Xu. "Oh, you’re home too."

"I had gone out earlier. I came back after you fell asleep," Huai Xu said.

"How are you feeling?" Zhou Li asked.

"Like I’m not fully awake yet."

"Oh..."

Zhou Li then glanced at Lord Dumpling.

He saw the little thing crawling slowly across the sofa towards Brother Nan. It drew close, examining her from top to bottom, before finally asking, "Brother Lan, are you better now, meow?"

"Better from what?"

"You ate and got poisoned."

"You’re the one who got poisoned."

"Lord Dumpling isn’t, though!"

"Hmph, not even wishing me well..."

Brother Nan rolled her eyes and, under Tuanzi’s gaze, got up to change out of her Flying Fish Robe, as it was very hot to wear.

Since they had eaten too much in the afternoon, dinner was skipped. As night deepened, Zhou Li took out a box of century eggs that were about to expire and cooked a pot of porridge. They ate it with the barbecue and crawfish Brother Nan had ordered, while watching ’Cat and Mouse’.

’Cat and Mouse’ is truly magical—

Among those present were a thousand-year-old Old monster, an adult female thug, an adult college student, and a Little Trash Cat, yet all of them were engrossed in the show.

And they had seen every episode before.

「In the middle of the night.」

The room was extremely quiet, with only faint breathing sounds audible.

Since this place was at the city’s edge, very few cars passed by in the middle of the night. The outside world was also extremely quiet, conducive to sleep.

Brother Nan lay perfectly straight, covered with a thin quilt. Zhou Li lay on his side facing her, one hand on her body, one leg also resting on hers. On her other side, a half-grown cat also lay perfectly straight by her pillow, its fluffy belly rising and falling subtly with its light fur.

Suddenly—

She opened her eyes!

Her eyes, which opened without warning, held fatigue and confusion—as if she had been sound asleep one second and fully awake the next, the transition entirely omitted.

Then she quickly felt the hand and leg on her body. The hand was merely an inch from her chest. While a layer of clothing separated the hand from her stomach, her thigh and his leg were pressed tightly together, completely unobstructed.

The corners of her mouth twitched; she felt utterly vexed.

Fortunately, those two appendages had been on her for a while, so her tactile nerves had already grown accustomed, transmitting only weight and a general sensation, no longer the finer details.

She turned her head slightly, with minimal movement—

Hey!

This fellow isn’t bad-looking.

Good taste, good taste...

Turning her head to the other side, she saw the Little Trash Cat. She froze for a moment, then an intrigued expression appeared on her face.

Carefully pushing the hand and leg off her, she gently propped up her upper body. Her eyes, still bright in the dark room, darted around as she took in her surroundings—

The walls were pristine white, their texture smooth and fine.

Directly above, affixed to the center of the ceiling, was a ceiling lamp she couldn’t comprehend at the moment, surrounded by a suspended ceiling and decorative trim.

Equally incomprehensible were the indoor unit of an air conditioner and the bedside lamp.

To the side, a large wardrobe was slightly ajar, revealing strangely styled clothes hanging inside.

The small bedside cabinet and, diagonally opposite, a natural wood desk were topped with many objects she couldn’t understand.

A piece of fabric covered an entire wall, apparently a curtain. Through a slight gap in the middle, she could see almost entirely transparent glass and the deep, blue-tinged night sky outside.

...

Countless small details either revealed the room’s refinement or made her feel lost and bewildered.

She slightly raised her hand, extended her index finger, and gently lifted it upwards.

A corner of the curtain was slowly lifted, revealing a huge pane of glass, like a wall, spotlessly clean. Beyond the glass was a balcony. Her gaze had to pass the lounge chairs and coffee table on the balcony before it could capture the true face of this world.

The high-rise building opposite was vaguely visible in the dark, covered in tiny squares of light. In the distance, the road was still illuminated, appearing like a ribbon of light in the night.

CLANG!

A loud door-slamming sound came from not too far away.

She merely blinked, not startled, but she still sensed something was amiss. She quickly withdrew her hand, lay back down, and closed her eyes.

The curtain fell, and the small beaded fringe at its bottom swayed lightly.

First, Tuanzi, on her right, was startled awake. It stretched lazily, its paw touching her cheek. It even lifted its head to look at her, then got up, took a couple of steps closer, and rubbed its little head against her hair before settling back to sleep.

A moment later, the person beside her, Zhou Li, woke up. He also propped himself up on his elbows, seemingly observing her.

She lay motionless.

Within a few breaths, she felt him lean over, kiss her on the face, and then lie back down.

He also placed his hand and leg back on her.

Great. Now the sensation was crystal clear.

In the darkness, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and then her consciousness sank into a boundless, deep sea.