Adele was completely oblivious to Teacher Victoria’s strangeness. She was too unguarded around people she trusted. Was it because she had been in this world for too long, no longer sensing malice, but only care and kindness from many girls, that she had become less perceptive and suspicious? Perhaps.

Adele’s ideal life was to be a naive and innocent little girl, pampered by everyone, occasionally throwing a tantrum and still being indulged and favored. If that was the case, then her current life was almost perfect. So perhaps her future goal was to continue living like this, until she reached the shore of happiness...

But now, some problems were disrupting this perfect life. Being stalked by an unknown person, and Dorothy being confined by the True Ancestors and not allowed to return to the academy. Neither of these was something the current Adele could solve. So she became worried again. But she hid these worries, not showing them when she saw Xiao Ai.

Adele composed herself and pulled up her collar, trying to hide the hickeys on her neck. It was a bit like hiding one’s head in the sand, but if she didn’t do it, she might be exposed prematurely. Then, she opened her bedroom door and softly called out, “Xiao Ai, First Snow, I’m back.”

She assumed First Snow would be in her room, and indeed, when Adele entered, the first thing she saw was Xiao Ai and First Snow on her bed, intently staring at the tablet screen. The light from the screen illuminated their faces, highlighting the dimness of the room.

“Turn on the light, it’s bad for your eyes.”

The two little ones were watching a popular cartoon about a “kitty rescue team.” Initially, Adele gave Xiao Ai her tablet because she was worried they would be bored while she was playing on her computer, and they were tired of Gomoku. This way, Xiao Ai could order takeout when she was home alone and watch cartoons to alleviate her loneliness.

Although mainstream opinion held that it wasn’t good to let children have access to electronic devices too early, as they could easily be tempted by the online world or become addicted, staring at screens for hours would also strain their eyes and cause their vision to deteriorate, even worse, it could damage their eyes. Based on these harms, most people in society condemned irresponsible parents.

But now that Adele was a parent herself, although she didn’t think it was right for parents to neglect their children and just use electronic devices to distract them, she could slightly understand their difficulties. There were many troublesome things in reality that adults had to deal with, perhaps work, perhaps studies like Adele was facing now, or perhaps romance and dating.

Hearing Mama’s voice, Xiao Ai, immersed in the cartoon world, finally reacted. She jumped off the bed and pounced into Adele’s arms.

“Mama!”

First Snow paused the cartoon with her paw and then flapped her wings, landing on the girl’s shoulder. She stuck out her pink tongue and licked Adele’s cheek. Adele giggled, indulging First Snow’s intimacy. But no licking my hair! Because for felines, this represented the care of a superior towards a subordinate. If First Snow secretly licked Adele’s hair someday, anywhere, it could be seen as her wanting to take the dominant role, meow!

The current First Snow probably wouldn’t have such a thought. But in the future, when she was no longer an adolescent and entered the mature stage of a Cat-Bird...it wasn’t certain.

Adele hugged the warm Xiao Ai, feeling First Snow’s light weight on her shoulder. All her worries instantly vanished. It would be even better with a nice hot bath! That’s settled, bath time! It wasn’t about cleaning herself. In fact, even though the private cinema didn’t have a bathroom, Adele’s body was clean, without any sticky residue. Because Kaiser and Wofoo, especially Wofoo, had licked her clean.

“Okay, okay, that tickles, stop licking~.”

“Meow~”.

“You two continue watching cartoons, I’m going to take a hot bath.”

“I want to wash too, with Mama.”

“Eh...” This was an unexpected request from Xiao Ai. Adele hesitated. She wasn’t sure if Xiao Ai would notice the marks on her body. Or would Xiao Ai, with her innocent nature, not suspect anything even if she noticed? Because of their agreement, Xiao Ai wouldn’t use her mind-reading ability without Adele’s permission. So Adele could think to herself without worrying about being seen through.

“Is it not okay...?” Xiao Ai’s aggrieved tone made Adele feel immensely guilty just imagining refusing her. Adele was easily swayed, and even more so when Xiao Ai buried her face in her chest and hugged her tightly.

“Ugh, w-well, it’s not impossible.”

First Snow, being left out, meowed in dissatisfaction. Although as a cat, she didn’t like water, letting Sister Adele and Xiao Ai be lovey-dovey in the bathroom alone made Xiao Ai seem too cunning, meow!

So the next moment, Adele suddenly felt her shoulder lighten. First Snow flew up, emitting a golden light in the air. Before Adele and Xiao Ai could react, the silver-haired girl with cat ears and wings appeared before them.

“So cunning, meow!”

“I want to wash with Sister Adele too, meow!” She also pounced into Adele’s arms, hugging her waist.

So now, both Xiao Ai and First Snow were hugging Adele’s waist, clinging to her body, and staring at her with pleading eyes.

“Why are you...Sigh, fine, fine, let’s go downstairs and take a bath together!”

“But it will be a bit crowded in the bathroom, and the showerhead isn’t that big, so we might have to huddle together...”

“Wouldn’t that be even better, meow~”. Xiao Ai also blushed and expressed her feelings.

Adele was speechless and could only helplessly accept this “trouble” of raising two little girls. She took her and Xiao Ai’s clothes from the wardrobe and went downstairs.

The next room was still closed. But Adele would welcome Sharon if she wanted to stay. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Xiao Ai and First Snow, one after the other, ran down the stairs excitedly, their hands behind their backs like ninjas. If Adele hadn’t been focusing on the path ahead, she would definitely have reminded them that this was dangerous.

In the bathroom, Adele turned on the shower and let the water heat up. Then, biting her lip, ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ she slowly took off her clothes and skirt. I wonder if there’s any lingering scent, the hickeys on my neck are also a problem. I can only hope that Xiao Ai is innocent and doesn’t understand these things. As for First Snow, she should probably guess that I went out on a date, so she should cover for me.

While Adele was still lost in thought, Xiao Ai and First Snow had already taken off their clothes, only wrapped in towels, and rushed into the bathroom. It seemed the two little ones knew how to avoid suspicion, or perhaps they only wanted Adele to see their bodies. First Snow’s feathers were afraid of getting wet, so they drooped pitifully. This is what happens when you do something you’re not good at. In contrast, Xiao Ai closed her eyes and comfortably enjoyed the warm shower.

When Adele came to Xiao Ai, she sat gracefully on the small stool in the bathroom and started combing Xiao Ai’s long hair. Although they were washing together, Adele definitely couldn’t take care of herself, she had to wash Xiao Ai and First Snow first. So it wasn’t so much a mixed bath as it was taking care of two spoiled children. If only there was a bathtub. Then we could all comfortably soak in the warm water together.

“M-Maybe...I’ll pass, meow!” First Snow still didn’t want her feathers to get wet! And she would involuntarily shake her body, splashing water all over Sister Adele and Xiao Ai, meow. Plus, a cat’s self-cleaning ability was very strong. She could stay clean even without bathing.

Adele smiled gently. “Then First Snow, go back to your room and watch some cartoons.”

“N-No, I have to watch that with Xiao Ai, meow!”

“I’ll...I’ll play games! That game on Sister Adele’s computer where zombies eat plants! Rawr, rawr~.”

“Pfft, alright, you can go play.” Adele was playing the otherworldly version of “Plants vs. Zombies.” In this version, zombies had various powerful abilities to break through the plants’ defenses.

Hearing this, First Snow nodded obediently and left the bathroom, leaving Xiao Ai and Adele alone. First Snow padded up the stairs to the second floor. She faintly heard a rustling sound coming from the room next to Sister Adele’s, which made the girl stop curiously, wondering if it was a small animal like a mouse? If it was a mouse, she didn’t like those dirty things! She didn’t like mice, whether from the countryside or the city, meow! Even though First Snow saw herself as a free kitten in the forest, because she was in Sister Adele’s home, even if she disliked it, she would still find a way to get rid of the mouse.

Also, speaking of the next room, why was it always empty? Didn’t Sister Adele have a roommate? This was a question that often arose in First Snow’s mind.

As the girl thought, she got closer and closer to the door. Just as she was hesitating whether to use short-range teleportation to sneak in and take a look, the door suddenly opened from the inside. A girl’s arm reached out, grabbed First Snow’s arm, and pulled her into the darkness within. First Snow couldn’t even let out a complete “Meow!” before her mouth was covered. The cat’s tail instantly puffed up into a fluffy ball!