As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

"I'm full, I'm going back to my room first." In Himeko's dormitory, Theresa put her chopsticks on the table and ran to her room with her short legs.

"What's wrong with Auntie's period today?" Kiana glanced in confusion in the direction Theresa had disappeared, then lowered her head and continued eating, indicating that she didn't care at all.

"Could it be that the food Mei and I cooked didn't suit the headmaster's taste?"

"No, that shouldn't be the case. I wonder what she's up to now." Chen Yuan shook his head. He missed Theresa from the simulation so much; she was so well-behaved. "You guys continue eating. After I'm done cleaning up, I'll go check on her in her room."

Hearing Chen Yuan's words, everyone except Bronya resumed their dinner. The latter glanced in the direction Theresa had disappeared, then stood up. "Brother Chen Yuan, Bronya needs to use the restroom."

Before Chen Yuan could reply, Bronya left the restaurant. Chen Yuan watched her retreating figure, a small question mark appearing on his forehead. "What's wrong with everyone tonight?"

Theresa, who had just reached her room door, was unaware of what was happening outside. After looking around and seeing that no one was following her, she slipped into her room with a 'whoosh'.

After locking the door, she tiptoed to the bedside, crouched down, and crawled inside. When she came out, she had a pink key in her hand.

Theresa gripped the key tightly, a flicker of struggle crossing her eyes. But just then, soft footsteps sounded at the door, followed by Bronya's voice. "Headmistress Theresa, this is Bronya. She has something very important to tell you."

Theresa was startled. She put the key in her pocket before stepping forward, opening the door, and letting Bronya in. "It's Bronya. Why aren't you eating? What brings you here?"

“It’s something important, Headmistress Theresa.” Bronya entered the room, closed the door, and locked it again. Turning to Theresa’s slightly sweaty forehead and flushed face, she frowned. “Bronya, have I disturbed you?”

"Interrupt? Interrupt what?" Theresa was taken aback, but after seeing Bronya's slightly strange gaze, she immediately realized. "How could I possibly do something like that?!"

"Really? Bronya didn't say what it was about, Headmaster. Why are you so nervous? Did you really do something shady just now?"

"What the hell! Speak your mind!" Theresa's face flushed crimson, Judah appeared in her hand, and she glared fiercely at Bronya. "Otherwise, don't blame me for using the headmaster's name to deal with you!"

“Bronya is starting to doubt whether coming to you was a wise decision.” Bronya glanced at Theresa calmly for a few seconds, then sighed. “Actually, Bronya came to you for only one thing: an alliance!”

"What the heck? An alliance? What kind of alliance?"

"Sigh, I didn't notice anything." Bronya glanced at Theresa with a complicated expression. This headmistress was even more naive than she had imagined.

"In this house, everyone except that idiot Kiana has feelings for Brother Chenyuan. Of course, that includes me."

As soon as Bronya finished speaking, the room fell silent. Bronya was not in a hurry and waited silently for Theresa's reaction.

A few seconds later, Theresa's eyes widened as if she had just woken from a dream. Her face instantly turned bright red, and she gasped, asking incredulously, "What did you say? Everyone... has feelings for Chen Yuan? Including you?"

"Yes, Dean. Although everyone seems busy with their own things on the surface, they are all actually getting closer to him in different ways."

Theresa lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously tracing the wrinkles in her clothes. Thinking about it carefully, she realized that Bronya's words did indeed make some sense.

Raiden Mei suddenly wants to learn Chinese cuisine, and as for Himeko, needless to say, this bombshell girl who always talks about finding a good man, it's normal for her to have her eye on Chen Yuan. Who can blame her when my Chen Yuan is just so outstanding?

Thinking of this, Theresa even felt a little proud, but then she remembered someone. "Wait a minute, isn't Fu Hua still there? Didn't she meet Chen Yuan for the first time today?"

"That's just what we think. Bronya strongly suspects that at some point in the past, without our knowledge, Fu Hua met Brother Chenyuan."

“That’s just your guess…” Hearing Bronya’s explanation, Theresa put Judas down and scratched her cheek. “But as for the others… I quite agree.”

"So, what you mean by alliance?"

“It’s simple, Headmistress Theresa. It’s simply because our body types are similar,” Bronya said softly, kneeling down with a rare look of resentment on her face. “And Brother Chenyuan would never lay a hand on someone of our size.”

“Um…you’re right…” Hearing Bronya’s words, Theresa looked down at the back of her feet. Then, like Bronya, she knelt down on the ground, her face also filled with resentment.

"So, the prerequisite for our alliance is set, Dean Theresa." Bronya raised her head, her expression resolute, as if she were joining the Party. "Protect Brother Chenyuan from those well-built guys."

"It can't be that bad..." Theresa hesitated. Although she knew Bronya was right, she couldn't possibly do something to Himeko and Raiden Mei here.

"Brother Chenyuan used to be with Cocolia's mother in the orphanage, and they did *that* kind of thing. Bronya wasn't lying, after all, she saw it with her own eyes."

"By the way, Cocolia's mother has a similar figure to Himeko-sensei, and her skin is just as good as Mei-neechan's."

"Alliance formed!" Theresa's expression immediately changed from hesitant to normal. She was joking; her previous hesitation stemmed from disbelief that Chen Yuan would be so ruthless, but after hearing Bronya's words, she realized he really was capable of such a thing.

“I’m glad you agree, Headmistress Theresa.” Bronya, seeing that her goal had been achieved, got up from the ground. “Well then, Bronya will take her leave.”

"Um... Bronya, wait a minute, I have a question for you." Seeing Bronya about to leave, Theresa stood there awkwardly, her mouth open but unable to utter a single word, her face growing increasingly red.

"It's... you know... didn't you see Chen Yuan... doing that kind of thing..." He gritted his teeth, and although his words were still somewhat broken, he was finally able to utter a complete sentence. "Um... I just wanted to ask... about his..."

Bronya understood what Theresa wanted to ask halfway through the conversation, but didn't answer. She simply reached out and placed her hand slightly below her chest.

Everything was understood without words. As Theresa watched Bronya leave her room, she pulled the pink key out of her pocket again, her previous struggle vanishing in an instant.

Theresa moved the bedside table next to the clothes rack, stood on it, touched the top of the rack, and then took out a pink metal box.

With trembling hands, Theresa inserted the pink key, and there lay a bottle of pink potion. Theresa swallowed hard, thought of Bronya's actions before she left, and took out the pink potion.

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Time passed slowly, and it was almost midnight. Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Raiden Mei and Fu Hua who were still chatting at the table, and sighed helplessly.

"Hey, you two ladies. It's already midnight. Stop talking about cooking and go to sleep. Especially you, Mei, you have school tomorrow, so it's better to look your best."

"I understand, Mr. Chenyuan," the two replied in unison. To be honest, they were sitting here simply to spend more time with Chenyuan.

One was too shy to act cute like Kiana and Theresa towards Chen Yuan, while the other just wanted to stay by Chen Yuan's side. And so, these two people with the same goal chatted strangely for half the night.

"Honestly...aren't they usually quite sensible?" Watching their retreating figures go upstairs, Chen Yuan slumped onto the sofa in her true form. 'I'll have to talk to Kiana or Mei tomorrow and see if I can sleep in their room.'

With a soft sigh, Chen Yuan looked up at the ceiling, feeling as if he were about to cry. He really dared not go into Theresa and Bronya's room; if he lost control, it could lead to disaster.

As an outstanding graduate of nine years of compulsory education, her small size... it's really hard to bring myself to eat her.

'Click...' After a while, the whole house was completely silent. The girls upstairs were also mostly fast asleep.

Just then, footsteps approached. Chen Yuan looked over and saw Theresa holding a pink bottle, tiptoeing towards him.

"Theresa!" Just as Theresa was about to reach Chen Yuan, the latter, disguised as a tiny person, spoke softly. "What are you doing here so late at night instead of sleeping?"

It would have been better if she hadn't spoken. But as soon as Chen Yuan opened his mouth, Theresa, who was already feeling guilty, suddenly felt her legs go weak and her hands trembled, causing her to sit down on the ground. The pink bottle in her hand also fell to the ground and shattered.

The spurting liquid landed squarely in Theresa's mouth and on the tentacles of Chenyuan, who was about to help Theresa up.

Strangely enough, the pink liquid disappeared immediately upon contact with Chenyuan's tentacles, as if it had melted into them.

The next second, Chen Yuan felt his whole body start to burn, his head felt like it had been struck by lightning, and he became dizzy. His mimicry also shrunk to the size of a normal person out of his control.

Theresa wasn't much better off; after sitting there blankly, she pounced on Chen Yuan. Strange shapes vaguely appeared in her eyes.

"Theresa...No..."

The crucial point is that Chen Yuan is fully conscious and can clearly perceive the changes in his body. Theresa is the same; she presses her head against Chen Yuan's chest, takes a deep breath, and murmurs, "I'm going to...start..."