My Demon Friends-Chapter 604 - 578: Big Brother Always Indulges You

"Brother Nan!!"

Zhou Li walked out of the bathroom, absolutely fuming.

It was bad enough that she had peeked. But to involve Lord Dumpling as well! Luckily, the bathtub was deep, and he'd managed to cover up in time. From their angle, they probably couldn't have seen anything... Even so, she and Tuanzi had been plastered to the glass, watching intently without blinking for a long time. It had frozen him in place, as if it were a contest of endurance. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

It was infuriating.

At that moment, facing his questions, Brother Nan and Tuanzi were lying on the bed by the window, both staring at him unblinkingly, their eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Suddenly, Tuanzi spoke up, "Today, Lord Dumpling will sleep with Brother Lan! Zhou Ni, you sleep in that bed!"

As she spoke, she stretched out a little paw towards the other bed.

Brother Nan also gestured with her lips at him. "Go to sleep already."

Zhou Li: ...

This world wasn't wonderful at all.

He walked to the bed, pulled back the covers, and lay down. The bed and covers were ice-cold. He burrowed in, feeling no warmth at all, only the chill waiting for his body heat to gradually warm them. He silently considered how to get even.

Brother Nan, holding her phone, continued to watch "Roast Battle," not even turning her head as she asked, "Want some snacks?"

"No!"

"Oh!"

"I've brushed my teeth."

"Just brush them again..." Brother Nan said while shoving fries into her mouth.

Zhou Li couldn't be bothered with her. He burrowed deeper into the covers, turned on his side, and took out his phone to browse on his own.

He continued to receive some birthday wishes, sent rather late, mostly from his university classmates.

Actually, in his university class, only Chang Xiaoxiang remembered his birthday; even Little Cousin couldn't. For Little Cousin, who was practically 'spiritually empty,' remembering her own and her parents' birthdays was already quite an accomplishment.

Chang Xiaoxiang was different; he was a thoughtful person, setting perpetual calendar reminders for every friend's birthday. Just now, he had not only sent a red packet in the dorm group chat wishing the dorm head a happy birthday but had also posted a password-protected red packet in the class group chat. As a result, when Zhou Li opened QQ, a string of messages popped up, all saying, 'Happy birthday, President Zhou! May you get even more handsome!'

He'd never experienced such a scene before; it was utterly embarrassing.

Especially that line about getting more handsome.

Where was there any more room for improvement?

Zhou Li replied with thanks.

There were many private messages with birthday wishes as well, all sent after Chang Xiaoxiang had posted his red packet. They probably felt private messages were more sincere. Most of them were from girls.

Zhou Li wasn't quite used to this and replied to them one by one. Generally, he wasn't very familiar with these girls.

Zhou Qianqian, with whom he was slightly more familiar, also saw the message and sent him a birthday wish. So, Zhou Li asked her for a red packet and received a curt "Scram."

Women...

She hadn't been so ruthless when she was touching my pecs.

Zhou Li shook his head.

He also saw a message from Yin Le, which he had just received. He was a bit surprised that Yin Le actually remembered his birthday.

He chatted with Yin Le for a while, asked for Yin Le's birthday, and set a reminder. That was the annoying part—others remembered your birthday and sent wishes, so you had to remember theirs in return. This was precisely why Zhou Li seldom told people his own birthday. To him, such mentally taxing things were more exhausting than chopping wood on a mountain all day.

Nearby, Brother Nan was watching Roast Battle and burst into laughter, rubbing her face as she laughed.

Zhou Li turned his head and asked, "Brother Nan, what are you watching?"

"Roast Battle."

"Is it good?"

"You can watch it on your phone too."

"..."

Zhou Li silently went back to his phone, while Brother Nan kept laughing heartily, occasionally pounding her feet on the bed or pausing the video to roughhouse with Tuanzi.

At that moment, Baozi sent a message.

Unexpectedly, Little Cousin had sent him a birthday red packet.

A whole 8.88 yuan.

It was truly touching. He hadn't even given her a New Year's red packet yet, which had caused her investment to fail. Recently, Baozi had bought a drone and was so broke she was practically destitute, yet she had still sent him a red packet.

All life is suffering, only Little Cousin is sweet.

Zhou Li: Thanks, Little Cousin

Baozi: You're welcome

Baozi: Picture

Baozi: Want more?

Zhou Li: Yes

Baozi: /Sad

Zhou Li: [Transfer]

Baozi: Wow, thanks, Cousin

Baozi: Big money

Baozi: Tycoon

A compressed file was immediately sent over.

Zhou Li: Can you send the original pictures one by one? It's easier for me to save them that way.

One minute passed.

Two minutes passed.

Three minutes passed.

No response at all.

Little Cousin must have fainted from happiness... Forgive her, forgive her.

Thinking this, Zhou Li silently downloaded the file, unzipped it, and moved it to his photo album folder. Then, after a moment's silence, he suddenly turned to Brother Nan and said, "Brother Nan, Baozi sent me the photos, the ones we took a few days ago at Colorful Clouds Happy World."

"Is that so? Are they good?"

"They're quite good."

After speaking, Zhou Li didn't wait for an answer. He pulled back his covers, got out of bed, went over to Brother Nan's bed, and snuggled in next to her under the covers, holding up his phone. "I'll show you."

Brother Nan looked at him in surprise, and after a moment, slowly gave a thumbs up.

Zhou Li pretended not to see it. He even reached over and paused the video on her phone before showing her his own phone.

Nearby, Tuanzi tilted his head, asking what he was doing there, but Zhou Li didn't hear him.

The two of them were very close, their heads almost touching.

Although Little Cousin could be clueless, her photography skills were seriously impressive.

The images were of scenes they had experienced that day, but the photos looked far better than the actual scenes. Everything was captured at its most beautiful moment, with the best angles for the best views. With a few color adjustments, both people and scenery became idyllic, natural, harmonious, and brimming with youthful romance.

If they looked back at these photos years later, a smile would surely curve their lips involuntarily.

The hefty sum he'd transferred to her had been worth it.

Zhou Li sneakily glanced at Brother Nan. He noticed she was viewing the photos very seriously, even flipping back and forth. A smile gradually appeared on her face, as if she too was touched by these pictures practically radiating pink hearts. She didn't seem to mind that he had climbed onto her bed without permission.

Thank you, Little Cousin.

"Sigh…"

After looking at the photos, Brother Nan handed the phone back to him. "Your cousin could sell these photos at least twice, right?"

"Yes."

"Forward them to me."

"Sure."

Zhou Li hurriedly forwarded the photos to Brother Nan, sending each one individually so she could easily save them.

Just then, Brother Nan's phone vibrated—

Bao Ran: [Image]

Bao Ran: [Image]

...

Bao Ran: The pictures are edited; this is the highlights version. I stayed up for many nights to finish these, I've got dark circles under my eyes from it. Take a look, Cousin, see if you're satisfied.

Bao Ran: Oops, meant to say Cousin-in-law.

Bao Ran: Of course, this is a compressed version, so the quality is reduced. The colors in the original files are much better.

Brother Nan turned her head and made eye contact with Zhou Li.

Zhou Li nodded, confirming her guess.

Brother Nan looked away.

Li Nan: Scram.

Bao Ran: Got it.

And didn't forget to add: Goodnight, Brother Nan.

For some reason, Zhou Li actually smiled when he saw this.

Brother Nan tutted and turned to say, "You can go back now."

"I'll watch Roast Battle for a bit."

"Pssh…"

This season of Roast Battle was pretty good. It had a lot of new rules that Zhou Li didn't quite understand, so he relied on Brother Nan to explain them as they watched. But perhaps it was because of these rules that most of the scripts were high quality. Brother Nan laughed almost non-stop, her whole body shaking with laughter.

"This is hilarious... Hey, why aren't you laughing? Isn't it funny?"

"It's funny."

"Then why don't you laugh?"

"I did laugh, just not as dramatically as you."

"Hmph… Want some fries?"

"No."

"Open your mouth."

Brother Nan turned and fed a fry into his mouth.

Now he had no choice but to eat it.

He then heard Brother Nan say, "The main guest is on."

It's ending.

Zhou Li glanced at the progress bar. Indeed, it was. So he rubbed his eyes, chewing on the fry and snuggling down. "I'm getting sleepy. I'm going to sleep."

And he naturally hugged Brother Nan.

Brother Nan: ?

A few minutes later.

Brother Nan put down her phone, looked down, and said, "It's over. Go back to your own bed and sleep."

Zhou Li held her tight, staying silent.

"Hey!"

"You haven't brushed your teeth!"

"You just ate shrimp-flavored fries."

"Let go of me, I need to brush my teeth."

"…"

At this moment, Tuanzi also came over, taking small steps towards Zhou Li. Pressing against his face, she asked, "Zhou Ni, why are you sleeping all crumpled up here… Huh? Zhou Li, are you asleep, meow?"

"He's asleep," Zhou Li replied.

Tuanzi started to worry.

What was she to do? Zhou Li was so big, and he was asleep. She was just a cute little kitty; how could she possibly move him back to his own bed?

Brother Nan was speechless too.

Usually, she was the one who acted this way towards Zhou Li. She hadn't expected him to boldly turn the tables today. And what made her feel somewhat at a loss was that, just as Zhou Li usually felt helpless against her, when he thickened his skin and played the clingy rascal, she discovered she couldn't do much about him either. After much thought, it seemed that 'indulging' him was the only option.

"You're so annoying," Brother Nan mimicked Zhou Li's tone.

After a while, she realized that Zhou Li, who was supposedly asleep, his hands began to wander. She rolled her eyes, unable to tolerate such a blatant challenge to her authority as the 'big brother,' and slapped his hand away—

"No groping!"

Hearing this, Zhou Li secretly opened one eye, scanning the room.

Tuanzi, who had already run over to the TV cabinet to play, turned back upon hearing the noise. Her head tilted in confusion as she peered at them, her gaze shifting between him and Brother Nan.

"Emmm…"

Lord Dumpling is still so young.

So Zhou Li whispered to Brother Nan, "Shh…"

Brother Nan's brows furrowed, a string of question marks seemingly appearing above her head.

...

Actually, Brother Nan's figure wasn't small, though not particularly large either—it all depended on the comparison. She was far from being flat-chested. Of course, compared to the amply endowed Sister Hong Ran, she was considerably less impressive, not by a long shot. But if not making that comparison, hers wasn't a story of woe.

But Brother Nan had a slim waist, long legs, toned abs, and a perky butt—all of which felt very nice to touch.

Unfortunately, Tuanzi quickly sensed the movement under the covers. Curiosity instantly got the better of her, and she scampered over to investigate what they were secretly playing, interrupting Master Zhou's actions.