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Meanwhile, Wan Yan clumsily navigated his way to Beiling City via the Yin paths.

In the past, the cat Wan Yan never traveled the Yin paths; he loved disguised as a stray cat, weaving through the bustling human world, occasionally feigning injury to scam some treats, tasting all kinds of delicious food, and sometimes mingling with stray cat colonies to wander around—he genuinely believed he was a cat.

Because he was unfamiliar with the Yin paths around here, Ghost King Wan Yan failed to arrive directly at Northern Agricultural University.

Emerging from the shadows, Ghost King Wan Yan swiveled his head left and right. Ah, veered off course. It doesn’t matter, I recognize this place and know how to get there.

The slightly larger little white cat bounded gracefully through the streets and alleys, the inner voices of all living beings sliding past his ears. He had a clear goal in mind, so the chaotic cacophony of inner voices turned into a torrential rainstorm in the background. The sound of water was clamorous, but it did not disturb his focus.

“…Yan Yan…” A single familiar inner voice suddenly rippled out from the waves.

Wan Yan halted his steps. Yan Yan? Is that calling Zhan Yan? This inner voice sounds somewhat familiar…

Curious, Wan Yan chased after that inner voice to listen closely.

[What will Yan Yan’s parents think of me? How long were they watching? Did they see me drinking milk tea to draw prizes? Why on earth did I have to drink those six cups of milk tea?]

Huh? Isn’t this Zhan Yan’s boyfriend? I think his name was Gu Jiancheng.

Back when his brain wasn’t working too well, Wan Yan couldn’t distinguish between a classmate and a boyfriend, and even found Gu Jiancheng constantly clinging to his personal chef to be incredibly annoying. But now, as Wan Yan recalled all their interactions back at the Eighteen Scenic Spots of the Underworld, what was there left not to understand?

They were a young couple, and I forcefully squeezed my way in while they were on a romantic date… Ahhhh, what kind of messed-up things have I done!

Wan Yan stealthily crept toward the direction of the inner voice, piecing together the sequence of events from the fragmented, chaotic thoughts of the surrounding crowd.

Oh my, so it was an accidental meeting with the parents.

Peeking through a gap in the crowd, he saw Gu Jiancheng: handsome features, steady expression, and an excellent physique that filled out the tracksuit perfectly, making him look exceedingly presentable.

[What do I do? None of the scenarios I rehearsed with Yan Yan covered this!]

[Ahhh, all that practice is useless now. How should I introduce myself? Should I say I’m Yan Yan’s classmate first? Or just directly introduce myself as his boyfriend?]

[How am I supposed to explain drinking six cups of milk tea?]

With his back straight and a composed expression, Gu Jiancheng instinctively flashed the smile he had frantically rehearsed with Yan Yan earlier. Sunny, cheerful, and friendly, yet not overly enthusiastic, with a pair of bright black eyes that perfectly concealed the excessive depth within them.

Xingxing clung to his shoulder, turning his head in every direction, still searching for Zhan Yan’s whereabouts. Gu Jiancheng shifted his arm to support Xingxing steadily. The sharply defined muscles on his arm shifted accordingly, making it clear at a glance that he worked out regularly and wasn’t the type of college student who just lounged around his dorm all day. Mmh, at the very least, he passes the ‘positive and driven’ criteria.

“Hello Uncle, hello Auntie, my name is Gu Jiancheng.”

Look at that straight back, that composed tone; one couldn’t detect a hint of the panic within his heart.

Wan Yan crept closer quietly. Tsk tsk tsk, what an actor. Why don’t I go over and lend a hand, helping Gu Jiancheng pass this hurdle as compensation for before…

Two other inner voices suddenly drifted over:

Ji Yueming: [This young man is tall enough, quite good-looking, and judging by Xingxing, treats cats pretty well. Drinking six cups of milk tea in a row just to draw Yan Yan’s merch… a bit goofy, though. It’s a guy… so the reason Yan Yan didn’t tell Mom and Dad he was dating is because his partner is a guy? Is he definitely Yan Yan’s partner, or are we mistaken? Could he just be a normal roommate?]

Zhan Yunkai: [Absolutely impossible! Relying on my double pupils, the expression this kid had the moment he saw us, and his current performance, absolutely means he’s not a normal roommate! What normal roommate downs six cups of milk tea in one breath just to draw merchandise?]

With a single look, the husband and wife reached a tacit understanding; their gazes toward Gu Jiancheng now held a well-concealed element of assessment and scrutiny.

[Yan Yan likes him so much, we can’t be too fierce toward him.]

[His exterior looks fine, don’t know what he’s actually like. Let’s have the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau do a background check on him later.]

[These looks… tsk, definitely can’t compare to myself, but it’s a passing grade. He seems quite steady. Did Yan Yan want to save up another lightning talisman just for him?]

Wan Yan instantly froze in place. What Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau? What lightning talisman? And isn’t the second inner voice the Chongming Demon King?!

After listening for a few more minutes, Wan Yan’s eyes glazed over entirely.

EARTH! SHATTERING! MEGA! MELON!

The Chongming Demon King of the Wan Yao Alliance and Tianshi of the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau fell in love and got married! And they just happen to be the parents of his personal chef!

Zhan Yan’s romantic partner is Deep Shadow, that incredibly brutal Infinite player!

The Chongming Demon King’s gaze fell upon the large package Gu Jiancheng was carrying, probing tactfully: “That’s a lot of things. Are you taking them all back to the university?”

“Yes, Yan… Zhan Yan made a list of things we needed to buy, so I came out to get them.” Boss Deep Shadow offered a shy smile, looking exactly like a sunny, cheerful, yet naive and innocent college student—the kind whose feelings were exceptionally pure.

[This kid was about to say ‘Yan Yan’ just now, wasn’t he? Tsk…]

“Where is Yan Yan? Isn’t he with you?” Boss Tianshi smiled gently, her gaze having already swept Gu Jiancheng from head to toe.

“A professor called him away for something urgent, so I came out to buy things first,” Boss Deep Shadow continued playing the good boy.

“We’re heading to the university too. Let’s give you a ride back,” the Chongming Demon King suggested moving locations. They didn’t want to keep being stared at in the milk tea shop, and once in the car, it would be the perfect chance to observe this kid closely!

“Carrying such heavy things, yet you look so relaxed. Youth really means good health.” Tianshi’s tone was light and easy, sounding exactly like an amiable elder from next door.

“Zhan Yan often brings me along to exercise.” Deep Shadow lowered his head shyly, portraying a mix of joy and bashfulness.

Wan Yan stealthily, stealthily backed away; once far from the milk tea shop, he immediately broke into a sprint.

A! BUNCH! OF! ACTORS!

Deadly, absolutely deadly. I offended both of those big shots back when my brain wasn’t working right. If I’m not careful, I could easily end up receiving a mixed-doubles beatdown from the husband and wife!

Deep Shadow… Deep Shadow always looked like he really wanted to beat me up before too.

Escape first. But… what a massive melon!

The Chongming Demon King and Tianshi don’t know their youngest son’s partner is Deep Shadow. Deep Shadow doesn’t know his partner’s parents are the Chongming Demon King and Tianshi. And right now, they are meeting the parents for the very first time.

Wuu… if I wasn’t afraid of getting beaten up, I definitely would have stayed for a close-up bite!

Such a massive melon, yet I can’t tell anyone about it… it’s suffocating.

I really want to find Bai Ze to eat melons together. In the past, I could share all the melons I couldn’t broadcast with Bai Ze.

Wan Yan’s mind was consumed entirely by this massive melon, and without realizing it, he ran to the place he was most familiar with. Northern Agricultural University.

Oh good, luckily the Chongming Demon King and his wife are driving a normal car; my speed is faster than theirs!

Since I’m already here, I might as well take a look at the chef, then slip away before Chongming and the others arrive.

Wan Yan strolled through the campus, searching everywhere for Zhan Yan. Along the way, he garnered several exclamations of surprise or confusion: “Wishing Cat!” “Is that the Wishing Cat?” “Feels like I haven’t seen the Wishing Cat in ages…” “I wanted to find the Wishing Cat to make an offering so I wouldn’t fail my finals last semester, but I searched the whole campus and couldn’t find him…”

Ah… this omnipresent dark history!

Wan Yan completed a lap and finally found Zhan Yan sitting beneath the shade of a secluded tree. The chef had his head lowered, his mop of curly hair a mess, even sporting a few feathers tangled within it; his eyes were wide round and staring into thin air, brows slightly furrowed, lips unconsciously pursed tight, looking incredibly troubled.

What is the chef worrying about? Does he already know his boyfriend accidentally bumped into his parents?

That’s not right. I ate the melon live on the scene; neither Chongming, Tianshi, nor Deep Shadow had time to send him a message.

[Ahhh… God protect me, please don’t let Xiao Gu’s identity drop!]

[Thank goodness, thank goodness, the information confidentiality actually worked. Dad didn’t realize Xiao Gu is Deep Shadow.]

[Why on earth did Mom and Dad suddenly arrive early?]

[Ahhh… so it was all Jie’s doing! How did she hoard so many things back when she was the Artisan?]

[Jie even wants to tag along to watch the show… Hmph!]

…

Wan Yan froze once again. What did I just hear?!

Various inner voices from Zhan Yan scrolling through the gossip strips kept bubbling up, drilling relentlessly into his ears.

Ah… this familiar sensation of being forcefully fed melons!

It’s Bai Ze!

Wan Yan’s eyes lit up brightly, and he instinctively wanted to pounce over.

The gossip strips in Zhan Yan’s inner voice continued bubbling up:

Black Wolf of the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau has one white ear.

The Nine-Headed Demon King Xiangliu of the Wan Yao Alliance sings off-key and loves performing nine-part harmonies.

Seventy percent of the legends and fanfiction about Deep Shadow on the chaofan forum were contributed by the Retirees’ Alliance.

The chicken wing the cat Wan Yan once scammed out of Zhan Yan was personally cooked by the Chongming Demon King Zhan Yunkai…

Mmh, mmh, mmh?!

Wan Yan was jolted wide awake by the melon about him scamming a Chongming chicken wing. Ah… I remember now, that was shortly after I first met Zhan Yan; I blocked his path refusing to let him leave, and managed to wear him down until he gave me an incredibly delicious chicken wing… That was made by the Chongming Demon King?

No, no, no! That’s not the main point. What exactly is going on with this family?

Wan Yan spent a long time sorting through the messy pile of gossip strips. The Chongming Demon King… Tianshi… the ‘Artisan’ Rong Sui… and Lin Yuan?!

[Ahhh, Mom and Dad’s car is almost here.]

The cat Wan Yan’s eyes went perfectly round, his whiskers trembling, his ears swiveling wildly. Just like every time Di Ting ate a melon from Bai Ze in the past that scared him half to death, Wan Yan darted into the Yin path with a whoosh and ran all the way back to Mount Chaofu in a single breath.

Zhan Yan received a call; his mother’s voice on the phone was exceedingly gentle: “Yan Yan, your dad and I are almost at your university.”

Zhan Yan took a deep breath: “Okay, I’ll go wait for you at the East Gate.”

It’s here; the trial is here.

Isn’t it just dating secretly without telling the family? Isn’t it just that my partner has a big-shot secret identity that absolutely cannot be dropped right now? Isn’t it just my boyfriend bumping into Mom and Dad completely unprepared?

I! CAN! HANDLE! THIS!