It was already four in the afternoon when Chen Miao returned to the Tianmen Funeral Home. A memorial service was still underway in one of its halls.
Leaving the parking lot, Chen Miao ran into Sister Li from the funeral supplies shop.
"Oh, San Shui, whose child is this? Why is he wearing an eye patch? Is this that, what do you call it, cosplay?"
Chen Miao sighed helplessly.
"Sister Li, it's not cosplay. He has an eye condition. That's gauze."
"Oh, then his..."
Sister Li had been about to ask about Xiao Bai's hair, but stopped herself just in time when she noticed his eyebrows.
"Where are you taking him?"
"To my office. A friend asked me to look after him for a few days."
Hearing that, Sister Li immediately rolled her eyes at Chen Miao.
"You're a bachelor who can barely take care of himself, and you're going to look after a child?"
"How about this? I've got nothing to do anyway, so let me look after him."
"I didn't get a good look earlier, but he's quite a handsome little fellow."
As she spoke, Sister Li had already crouched down.
"What's your name, sweetheart? Would you like to come play with Auntie? I have lots of paper toys over there. You can play with all of them."
The corner of Chen Miao's eye twitched.
Were those things really meant to be played with?
Fortunately, Xiao Bai ignored Sister Li and edged closer to Chen Miao instead.
"Sister Li, I'll take Xiao Bai to my office first. I'll bring him over to see you when I have some free time."
Without waiting for Sister Li to try to keep them there, he hurried away with Xiao Bai.
Once they reached the office, Chen Miao let go of Xiao