Chapter 229 - 197: Like an Old Friend’s Return (13)

After things at Su Mo’s clinic were sorted out, Xuan Qing went to his company.

The little fox clung to Su Mo like a koala bear, making it impossible for her to get any work done.

Fei Yan walked over with a smile. "I’ll take care of him."

He reached out, pried the fox off Su Mo, and held it in his arms.

The fox grumbled unhappily, struggling to lunge toward Su Mo again.

Fei Yan grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and said in a low voice, "You’d better behave, or you really might get thrown out."

The fox in his arms turned its head and glared at him unhappily. ’This damned love rival just won’t go away!’

Since their true forms were both animals and they had all cultivated to the highest realm, Fei Yan could naturally read the meaning in its eyes.

He raised an eyebrow slightly. "Be good. You’ll recover faster, and you’ll be able to take human form sooner."

Those words struck a chord with Yue Ying, and he instantly stopped moving.

’Once I can transform, the first thing I’ll do is hug my wife!’

’Ugh, this is so annoying.’

’That shameless love rival, Xuan Qing, actually registered his marriage with my wife... What a scheming tiger! He pulled ahead while we weren’t here!’

At four in the afternoon, the delivery driver called Su Mo to schedule a drop-off time.

After hanging up, Su Mo sent Xuan Qing a text, telling him she needed to go home early.

He replied: "Okay, I’ll head out to pick you up in a bit."

Su Mo put down her phone. When she turned around, she saw that several female Enchanting Demons had entered the shop at some point. They had Fei Yan and Mo Xiao surrounded, and the way they were batting their eyelashes was so overt she could hardly watch.

"Hey there, Snakey~ Do you have a wife?"

Enchanting Demons could easily perceive a person’s true form.

Mo Xiao frowned as he cleaned up some trash, replying coldly, "I do."

"Oh!" The woman opposite him pouted unhappily, then turned to look at Fei Yan, who was holding the fox.

Fei Yan’s expression was cold. "If you’re not here to see a doctor, please leave."

Seeing that the two men were clearly not interested in talking, the female Enchanting Demons had no choice but to turn and leave.

Mo Xiao turned around and saw Su Mo standing behind him, staring at them blankly.

He quickly walked over to her and explained, "I was lying to them just now."

Su Mo’s lips curved into a smile as she nodded.

But what she was thinking was, ’These two men, in both looks and temperament, are absolutely top-class.’

’Having them help out in my shop really isn’t appropriate. I didn’t think this through before.’

A moment later, Xuan Qing pushed the door open and came in.

He looked at Su Mo and asked, "Leave now?"

"Mhm." Su Mo turned to grab her things and started walking toward him.

After a few steps, she sensed something was off. She turned her head and saw that Mo Xiao, and Fei Yan holding the fox, were also following her.

She looked at the two of them suspiciously. ’What the hell? Are they my employees or my bodyguards?’

Xuan Qing chuckled to himself and said, "They’re from out of town and have nowhere to stay. I’ve arranged for them to stay at my place for a while to tide them over."

Su Mo frowned. ’So these two are homeless?’

’No wonder they don’t have jobs or a place to live.’

Xuan Qing just smiled, not bothering to explain the details to her.

’They weren’t exactly homeless, but he figured they didn’t care about their status right now. After all, staying was their ultimate goal.’

"Let them come back with us. They can also clean up that room of mine."

Su Mo nodded.

After they all got in the car, Su Mo sat in the front passenger seat as usual.

Fei Yan, Mo Xiao, and the fox sat in the back.

There was also a bag of groceries Xuan Qing had bought at the supermarket on his way over.

A nine-tailed fox, even with its tails coiled up, still took up a lot of space, making the already cramped back seat feel even smaller.

Mo Xiao shot a disdainful look at Yue Ying’s tails. He and the fox weren’t of the same element, and he had an inexplicable dislike for furry things.

When he shifted slightly, he seemed to brush against one of the tails. Disgusted, Mo Xiao shoved the furry thing aside.

The fox let out an unhappy WHIMPER~

’Only my wife is allowed to touch my tails!’

Mo Xiao’s gaze instantly grew more disdainful. ’This thing is so dramatic.’

The fox turned its head to glare at him, about to bare its teeth, when it suddenly noticed someone in the front turning to look back.

It immediately put on a wronged expression, whimpering as it looked at Su Mo.

Su Mo smiled, her eyes crinkling. "What’s wrong? Did you bump your wound?"

"WHIMPER~"

The fox immediately put on a pitiful act, letting out a few sobs before—ZIP!—it darted out and leaped onto Su Mo’s lap.

It rubbed its fluffy head against her, whining for comfort.

Su Mo patted its head with a smile and scratched its neck. "There, there, it doesn’t hurt anymore~"

Xuan Qing glanced at the fox on her lap, then at the two men in the back.

Mo Xiao’s eyes darkened as he watched the shameless fox. ’He’d recently learned a new term, "green tea," and it seemed to fit this fox perfectly.’

Fei Yan was already used to the fox’s little tricks. ’Yue Ying is the most two-faced fox in the world; wherever he goes, he’s a manipulative fox. It’s an unchangeable part of his nature.’

He and Mo Xiao exchanged a look, and then both of them glanced at the few boxes inside the shopping bag next to them...

Although they had never used such things, they had long known their purpose.

’What did they call these things online again?’

’The "Little Brat Croak-Sack"?’

Both of their expressions darkened, a surge of jealousy rising from the bottom of their hearts. But on second thought, they had no right to be jealous right now.

’No status, no standing.’

They took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the turbulent emotions in their hearts.

’We have to find a way to change our situation as soon as possible.’

After arriving at the apartment complex, Xuan Qing parked the car, and Su Mo got out, holding the fox.

Fei Yan grabbed the bag of groceries and followed them out.

The group arrived on the floor where Su Mo and Xuan Qing lived.

Xuan Qing first took them to Su Mo’s apartment, saying they could go to his place after dinner.

The cage for the fox would be sent directly to his apartment.

Su Mo had no objections; after all, she still had a cat at home.

Yue Ying unhappily flicked his tail. ’Xuan Qing is so despicable!’

’But right now, I’m just a fox with no official status, so I can only swallow my anger...’

The fox subconsciously nuzzled against Su Mo’s chest again. ’So annoying. When will I finally be able to sleep while holding my wife~’

After the group entered the apartment, Big Orange scurried away with a ZIP.

It leaped onto a cabinet, its feline eyes watching the figures warily.

Su Mo placed Yue Ying on the sofa and began to change the medicine on his body.

The fox sniffed the air. The sofa smelled of Xuan Qing, and it wrinkled its nose in disgust. It subconsciously nudged Su Mo’s hand. Su Mo just smiled, patted its head, and continued changing its medicine.

Its gaze shifted, and it saw the unsightly photograph on the coffee table.

Yue Ying recognized Long Yan at a glance. ’That dragon is no good either. And now he’s my wife’s childhood friend!’

’WAH! Right now, everyone has a higher status than this fox! So frustrating! What an eyesore of a face!’

One of the fox’s tails swung out lightly, and the photo on the coffee table was knocked face down...

Fei Yan and Mo Xiao consciously went to the kitchen to help. They were strangers here, but Xuan Qing was already navigating the space with ease.

This realization easily made their emotions churn once more.

When Su Mo finished changing the medicine and went to the kitchen, Xuan Qing wasn’t there. Instead, the two "guests" were busy at work.

Looking at the dishes that were already cooked, she couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.

They were all her favorite foods, but they weren’t made by Xuan Qing. She could tell at a glance.

Su Mo’s suspicious gaze met Fei Yan’s gentle one, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

’How strange. That feeling of déjà vu, the one I had when I first met Xuan Qing, is back again.’