Demons Beside You

“Yura, you can play with your brother for a few days. I’ll come to pick you up after I finish the things at hand.” Chen Zhao’s mother and Bill left, leaving Yura behind.

After Yura picked up Raymond, she couldn’t put him back down.

Her mom didn’t know what to say about this.

Chen Zhao had so many animals in his home. Some were small and furry, but Yura only liked the poisonous snake.

Thankfully, Raymond wouldn’t bite people for no reason, especially since this was Chen Zhao’s sister.

Chen Zhao knew that his mom didn’t only bring Bill. There were a dozen cars parked on the street. Her bodyguards could probably start a battle too.

When Fali returned, a line of cars happened to pass by her.

Fali saw the rear window of one car roll down. There was an Asian woman sitting there.

Fali’s heart jumped. She subconsciously realized that this woman might have something to do with Chen Zhao.

When she got to the door, she saw a little girl with milky skin lying on the sofa and playing with Raymond.

Fali entered the room. “Hi, 36D.”

Yura looked at Fali’s chest and then at her own flat plain. She almost cried from anger.

“I’ll be bigger than you in the future. I still have room for improvement, but you’re already at the limit.”

Fali smiled and shook her head. She saw that Chen Zhao was sleeping under the sun in the yard.

This guy even forgot that the inferior demons wouldn’t come out to work when there were guests.

He was probably waiting for food to show up before him.

“Thirty-six D, aren’t you afraid of Raymond?”

“Why should I be afraid? Raymond is a good boy… Also, my name is Yura, not 36D.”

“Raymond likes being under the sun. You should take him to sunbathe.”

“Really, Raymond?”

If Yura stayed inside, none of them would be able to eat dinner.

After getting used to the days of being served, Fali had become a bit lazy too.

The inferior demons were indeed great helpers in the house. They were very fast at all sorts of housework.

Fali and Chen Zhao didn’t even know when they learned to make Chinese food.

Yura brought Raymond out to sunbathe. The inferior demons came out immediately to prepare dinner.

They knew time was tight, so they moved speedily, working together seamlessly.

Even Fali could tell that Yura was sick from her paleness.

At the dinner table, Yura asked, “Brother, can I sleep with Raymond at night?”

“As long as you’re happy,” Chen Zhao asked. “Is the food okay?”

“I’ve never eaten something so good before,” Yura answered.

Chen Zhao didn’t continue asking. He knew what kind of life Yura lived before.

She’d just come to this unfamiliar environment. Chen Zhao was worried that she wasn’t used to it, so he stayed beside Yura at night, coaxing her to sleep.

…

At night, Yura heard soft noises.

She opened her eyes. She seemed to see some small things running around the forest outside her window.

Because it was night, she couldn’t see the things clearly.

She could only see that they had four limbs like humans, but they were only half her height.

They seemed to be watering the plants, running inside and out.

Yura wanted to find a flashlight, but she couldn’t find one in her room.

She left her room. From upstairs, she could see that the living room TV was on.

Some of the small things sat before the TV. Because they faced the light, she could only see their silhouette.

The TV volume was low, but Yura could see that it was a cooking show.

“Why don’t you put on Chinese cooking?” A asked. “We’ve watched this western barbecue 20 times.”

“Chinese cooking is on cable,” B said. “It cost Master $3 the last time we watched.”

“Do you know what $3 means?” C added. “Three hot dogs. That’s one meal. We wasted one meal’s worth of money for Master.”

“Okay, let’s continue to watch western barbecue,” A said.

Right then, D said, “When I peeked at the show list yesterday, I saw a show called Hell’s Kitchen. Maybe it’s related to Hell. Should we watch?”

“Who’d be clearer about Hell’s recipes than us?”

“Huh?” Yura made a noise of surprise.

In an instant, the inferior demons scattered. Three seconds later, another small inferior demon ran out.

“Manager, turn off the TV.” Then the demon vanished into a dark corner.

Yura was very intrigued. What exactly were these things?

And what exactly were they blabbering about?

The entire time, Yura could only understand the last sentence: Manager, turn off the TV.

Yura wasn’t afraid. She was just confused.

She went downstairs and started searching for the beings.

But she couldn’t find them anywhere. It was like they’d completely disappeared.

Yura walked outside with her bare feet. She was filled with curiosity.

But when she left the house, the little guys busying in the forest were gone too.

I can’t see a single one. Are they hiding from me?

“Come out!” Yura called. “I saw you!”

But it was silent. No one answered her.

…

“Chen, Chen, wake up.” Fali pushed Chen Zhao who was deep in sleep.

“Fali… What time is it?”

“I think Yura ran outside.”

Chen Zhao shot up. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the dark sky outside.

He hurried outside the house and saw Yura running around the forest with bare feet.

“Yura, it’s so late. How come you’re out here? Go back and sleep.”

“Brother, I saw little elves.”

“What little elves? Sleep.”

“It’s true.”

“Are you dreaming?”

“I’m not dreaming. I’m serious.”

“Okay, okay, you saw it. Only good children can see them.”

Yura looked at Chen Zhao with a weird gaze. “Brother, I’m not a kid anymore. Don’t try to lie to me like that… Also, why are you looking at me like that? Are big boobs the only sign of maturity? I’m telling you, I’ll be big in the future too. Really big.”

“Okay, okay, I believe you. I believe you’ll be really big in the future.”

“You clearly don’t believe me.” Yura glared at Chen Zhao.

This girl really isn’t cute…

You didn’t hit puberty even though you’re 14. That’s not my fault.

“Brother, you’re such a good doctor. You can make me grow bigger and faster, right?”

Don’t ask your brother for a boob job, okay?