Chapter 4: Brother, Your Breath Smells Awful!

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Dodo’s little face turned pale, and her small body shrank back. Seeing her fear, Zhang Yangfan smiled triumphantly. But before he could speak, Dodo suddenly raised her chubby little hand and covered her nose.

“Brother, your breath smells so bad. How long has it been since you brushed your teeth?”

Zhang Yangfan was stunned. He raised his hand and breathed onto his palm.

Does it smell bad?

No, it shouldn’t, right?

Before he could gather his thoughts, the innocent voice reached his ears again.

“The director mommy said if you don’t brush your teeth, little bugs will grow on them.”

Dodo opened her mouth, showing off a row of small white teeth.

“My teeth don’t have any bugs!”

Hearing this, Zhang Yangfan panicked and covered his mouth.

He still wanted to eat meat; his teeth couldn’t have bugs.

He quickly put away his sharp teeth and dashed into the bathroom.

He turned on the faucet, and fresh red blood flowed out.

He cupped his hands to catch the blood and stared at it, suddenly troubled.

He couldn’t brush his teeth with this!

“Bang!”

The bathroom door suddenly slammed shut.

A terrifying black aura erupted around, frightening Zhang Yangfan so much he dropped his hands and trembled as he turned around.

Seeing Ling Yun suddenly appear before him, Zhang Yangfan stammered in fear, “G- General Ling...!”

“Play your role properly. Don’t touch her!”

The black aura around Ling Yun almost merged with his black suit.

Unlike the elegant gentleman from before, Ling Yun’s face was pale, and his pupils pitch black.

Zhang Yangfan nodded repeatedly, promising, “General Ling, please... rest assured, I will... be a good... good brother!”

“Hmm!” Ling Yun was satisfied.

He withdrew the black aura around him and turned to leave.

After taking a step, he suddenly seemed to recall something and abruptly turned back.

“Next time, call me ‘Dad’ in front of her!”

“That’s not good, right?”

Ling Yun’s eyes turned cold, scaring Zhang Yangfan into quickly shouting, “Dad!”

“Clean the house thoroughly later. Don’t leave a single bloodstain.”

Leaving the words behind, Ling Yun strode out of the bathroom with long, straight legs.

Zhang Yangfan looked at himself in the mirror, wanting to cry but unable.

Ling Yun was such an old trickster—not only scaring him but also forcing him to do physical labor.

Why was he so unlucky to be paired with him?

After brushing his teeth, Zhang Yangfan grabbed a mop taller than himself and went outside to mop the floor.

The dried bloodstains on the floor were hard to clean, and he struggled for a long time before finally making the floor spotless.

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Just as he finished mopping, Ling Yun tossed him a rag and told him to continue wiping the walls and windows.

Dodo followed Zhang Yangfan like a little shadow, wherever he wiped, she followed.

“Brother, here, here!”

“Brother, over here too!”

“I know, you’re so annoy—” Zhang Yangfan turned and glared at her.

Before he finished, he met Ling Yun’s icy gaze.

He chuckled sheepishly, lifted his little hand, and patted Dodo’s head.

“You’ve been standing for so long, you must be tired. Go play with Dad!”

“I’m not tired. I want to help brother.”

Dodo shook her head, her big eyes full of sincerity.

This brother was different from the ones at the orphanage—he was willing to play with her. She liked him and wanted to help him!

Zhang Yangfan’s chest heaved with frustration.

Was this helping? It was clearly looking for trouble!

“Brother, why aren’t you wiping? Are you tired? Should I go find Dad to help you?”

Dodo’s big eyes were clear and sparkling.

Her soft, sweet voice made Zhang Yangfan’s face go pale.

He hurriedly dropped the rag, gently held Dodo’s shoulder, and pitifully pleaded.

“Good little sister, you’re the best. If you like standing here watching brother wipe, just watch, but please don’t go find Dad!”

“But didn’t brother just tell me to find Dad?”

Dodo tilted her head, confused as she looked at him.

Brother was so strange!

First, he told her to find Dad, now he didn’t want her to. So which was it?

“I won’t go, won’t go! Staying with brother is good enough!”

Zhang Yangfan forced a smile, uglier than crying.

Dodo nodded, lifted her chubby hand, and mimicked Zhang Yangfan’s earlier gesture, patting his head.

“Okay, I won’t go find Dad, but brother, you have to clean better!”

Zhang Yangfan smiled and nodded but was furious inside.

That damned little runt—next time he saw her, he’d eat her up bit by bit!

The watch on Dodo’s wrist suddenly flickered twice with red light.

The live broadcast screen flickered in sync.

Dodo didn’t notice that the current number of survivors displayed on the watch had dropped from 40 to 38.

[Children in Room 2 and Room 3 have died.]

[I thought the first to be killed would be the child in Room 1, but surprisingly, she’s survived this long!]

[Am I the only one who feels sorry for Zhang Yangfan? Even though he’s an SS-class terrifying spirit, Ling Yun bullies him and makes him do free labor.]

[The screen has turned red again. The current number of survivors has dropped to 35!]

Five people died at once, and everyone grew tense.

April watched the numbers on the watch change, a proud smile curling on her lips.

She was certain that among those five dead was Dodo!

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“Time to eat!”

The eerie mother’s voice pulled April back to reality.

She placed a plate of raw meat on the dining table.

April’s face changed, and she retched repeatedly.

The eerie mother suddenly revealed a sinister expression, glaring fiercely at her.

“Why aren’t you eating? Don’t you like it?”

“I do... like it!” April forced herself to say as she picked up a piece of raw meat.

She opened her mouth but couldn’t bite it down and handed it to the eerie child opposite her.

“Brother is hungry; he should eat more!”

The eerie child was indeed greedy.

But his throat was as small as a pinhole; he couldn’t swallow food.

Thinking April was deliberately provoking him, he angrily breathed fire at her.

April failed to dodge in time; her head immediately caught fire.

“Ah!”

She screamed in fright, jumped down from the stool, and rushed into the bathroom.

She turned on the faucet and placed her head under the water.

But even with timely rescue, a patch of hair on her head was burnt bald.

“My hair!”

April looked at herself in the mirror, tears streaming down her cheeks.

The burnt patch wouldn’t grow hair again. How could she ever show herself in public now?

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Night gradually fell.

Under Dodo’s “supervision,” Zhang Yangfan cleaned the house’s doors, windows, floor, and sofa thoroughly.

He wiped sweat from his brow, instantly looking like a little spotted cat.

Seeing the dark smudge on Zhang Yangfan’s face, Dodo lifted her chubby finger and pointed at him.

“Brother, you’re dirty.”

“You’re the one who’s dirty!” Zhang Yangfan snapped back.

No sooner had he spoken than sheets and quilt covers suddenly fell from above, burying him completely.

“Wash the bedding!”

A cold voice came from above.

Zhang Yangfan crawled out from the pile, just to meet Ling Yun’s gaze.

He immediately chuckled, “I will, I’m going to wash it right now!”

Carrying the bedding, he turned around, grumbling as he shoved everything into the washing machine.

Just as he was about to close the washing machine door, he suddenly felt a kick on his backside.