Meng Hongchen: Come to My Room Tonight! Wang Qiu'er: I've Already Picked Out the Children's Names!

The next day.

Xu Cheng had just returned to the academy when Meng Hongchen stopped him.

"Grandpa asked you to come to his office." Meng Hongchen smiled, her eyes curving into crescents.

Her silvery-white hair draped over her shoulders, soft and silky. Xu Cheng couldn't resist petting her like a cat again, rubbing her head until a few stray tufts stood up before reluctantly letting her go.

Meng Hongchen had stayed at the academy, pursuing further studies in the Practical Control Soul Tool Department. Not long ago, she had entered Mingde Hall, preparing to become a teacher in the department and stay on after graduation as a Mingde Hall instructor.

Given her status, Jing Hongchen had actually paved the siblings' future paths long ago. Their friends and companions along the way were all second- and third-generation descendants of the Sun Moon Empire's elite, so their prospects naturally wouldn't be poor.

Xu Cheng wore a gentle smile.

His friend's little sister was his own little sister too, wasn't she? Especially while Xiao was away, he needed to take good care of her.

"Meng, come to me if you run into any trouble. With me here, I'm sure Xiao can study at Shrek Academy without worrying."

"My brother said I should stay as far away from you as possible while he's gone..." Meng Hongchen gently played with her hair, amusement dancing in her beautiful eyes.

The corner of Xu Cheng's mouth twitched.

Guard against fire, guard against thieves, and guard against your brothers, huh.

We've known each other inside out for so many years. Doesn't he even trust me this much?

"A Xiao must have been joking, right? Ahahaha..." Xu Cheng scratched his head.

"But Brother Cheng, I've run into a little difficulty with my Soul Tool Department studies." Meng Hongchen pursed