Chapter 230 - 198: It Seems an Old Acquaintance Has Come 14

After dinner, Su Mo went back to her bedroom.

As for how to arrange for those two and that fox, Xuan Qing would handle it.

Xuan Qing went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. When he finished, he saw the two men standing by a corner of the living room bookshelf.

On it were some picture frames and two photo albums.

Looking through those two albums, one could roughly trace Su Mo’s growth over the years.

But the fox was nowhere to be seen.

Xuan Qing raised a slight eyebrow and started walking toward the bedroom.

Su Mo was taking a shower.

The fox was sitting leisurely on the bed, posturing as if it planned to stay and warm the bed.

Xuan Qing said lightly, "Get down. I’ll take you to the room next door to rest."

Yue Ying swayed his fox tail, watching him without moving.

’It took me so much effort to find my wife; I’m not leaving so easily for any reason.’

Xuan Qing’s eyes narrowed. He took a few steps toward the bed, and the fox suddenly darted to the bay window.

Xuan Qing had no patience to play a game of cat and mouse with him. He just looked at the fox and scoffed, "Not leaving? I’ll throw you out tomorrow."

"WHIMPER~"

Yue Ying grunted unhappily.

Xuan Qing couldn’t be bothered with him anymore and turned to walk out.

The fox had no choice but to follow, wagging its tail... A fox under someone else’s roof has no choice but to bow his head.

’I have no status with my wife right now. It’s best not to provoke this tiger.’

Xuan Qing led the fox out, grabbed the keys, and headed out the door first.

Fei Yan glanced at Yue Ying’s frustrated expression and inexplicably felt like laughing. Its fur was bristled with anger, a clear sign of how furious it truly was.

Xuan Qing led the men out. After opening the door to the other apartment, he briefly explained how to use the household appliances and then left the keys he was holding.

"Stay for as many days as you like."

As he turned to leave, he deliberately pointed at a pet carrier and said to Yue Ying, "That’s yours. Be a good boy and stay put. I’m going to spend time with my wife now."

The fox instantly bared its teeth in anger, forcefully flicking its bristled tail twice.

’I really want to rush over and skin this stinking tiger! Then dry his hide and give it to my wife to use as a blanket!’

Xuan Qing smiled in satisfaction. "Figure out your own breakfast tomorrow morning. There’s food in the fridge."

After the sound of a door closing, the room fell quiet for a moment.

Yue Ying wagged his tail and wandered around the room.

’Damn it, this place is also filled with my wife’s scent. How is anyone supposed to sleep...’

After showering, Fei Yan was on the phone with someone, mainly asking if there were any houses for sale in the area.

Mo Xiao was also browsing information online. He found out that the family living upstairs was rarely home and was originally going to have someone contact them to buy the place.

Who knew that when they investigated the homeowner, it turned out to be Long Yan.

But if they couldn’t buy Long Yan’s place, they could still buy the one next to it...

Yue Ying, bored out of his mind, curled up on the sofa, thinking with perfect justification, ’I don’t have to worry about any of that. I’ll just freeload in Xuan Qing’s house until I’ve won my wife over!’

’It’s that tiger’s fault for pissing me off three hundred times a day! Just you watch, one day I’ll definitely be lording it over that tiger!’

...

The next day, when Su Mo woke up, Xuan Qing had already made breakfast.

She took a sip of congee and looked up to ask, "Have those two eaten yet?"

"They’ll figure it out themselves."

Su Mo nodded. "Right, those two faces turn too many heads. Having them hanging around my clinic is really inconvenient. Why don’t you take them to your company instead?"

Xuan Qing let out a soft chuckle. ’They would never be willing to work for free for a love rival like me.’

’Faced with me, they’d probably just get angrier and grind their teeth.’

"They don’t know anything about my company’s business. They’d only be more bored if they can’t help. Besides, they just arrived in South City and aren’t familiar with it yet. Let them follow you for a few days. If it’s a problem, just have them wear masks."

Su Mo frowned and said no more.

’To be honest, their help is quite useful. They work quickly and efficiently, and I don’t have to worry about them.’

After eating, Xuan Qing came out of the apartment holding Su Mo’s hand and saw the men from next door already standing outside, along with the fox.

As soon as the fox saw Su Mo, it bounded over to her feet and hugged her calves, rubbing against them affectionately.

Su Mo looked down at it and smiled. "You can’t follow me to the clinic again."

"WHIMPER WHIMPER~"

The fox hugged her legs, whining and crying sadly.

’The thought of not seeing my wife for a whole day is enough to drive me crazy!’

Xuan Qing bent down, picked up the fox clinging to Su Mo’s leg, and met its slightly annoyed vulpine eyes with a soft laugh. "If you dare to disobey, I’ll throw you out to be a stray."

The fox struggled and cried out, looking pitifully in Su Mo’s direction.

Xuan Qing simply carried it back, tossed it into the room, closed the door, and said to the people outside, "Let’s go."

As soon as Su Mo arrived at the small clinic, she saw Fu Ying sitting at the reception desk.

Obviously, Fu Ying had already heard about Mo Xiao and Fei Yan from the clinic staff. As she watched the two men following behind Su Mo, a meaningful glint flashed in her eyes.

She beckoned Su Mo over. "Where’d you find these two top-tier Enchanting Demons?"

"Picked them up off the side of the road."

"Tch! Which road? I want to go pick up a couple myself~" Fu Ying said, grabbing her hand. "You went to register your marriage and didn’t even tell us? That’s no small thing, you know. We have to celebrate it properly, right?"

"It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. My clinic’s been busy lately, and Xuan Qing’s company is busy too. We can wait." Su Mo briefly explained the marriage registration and what happened afterward.

"You’re saying that right after you registered your marriage, you picked up these two top-tier Enchanting Demons? And Xuan Qing was the one who suggested you bring them to the clinic?!"

Su Mo nodded. "He said they are his friends, and also very important people in my life. It’s strange, but I keep getting a feeling of déjà vu."

Fu Ying tilted her head, sizing up the two Enchanting Demons again, then smiled. "Maybe you’re rekindling a past connection?"

Hearing this, Su Mo laughed and shook her head. "I think you’ve just been writing too many novels."

Fu Ying raised an eyebrow. ’With some people, you can see the story written all over them at a glance.’

—

「One week later.」

Fei Yan and Mo Xiao moved out of the apartment Xuan Qing had given them.

Su Mo had stopped them from coming to the clinic for the past couple of days, but it didn’t matter. They could still see each other often.

They had made plans to have dinner at Mo Xiao’s place tonight.

They had also invited Fu Ying and Little Jiu, along with Fu Ying’s several Enchanting Demon husbands.

Little Jiu sometimes felt that the way people got along was amazing. Some people, even if they hadn’t known each other long, could still blend in together so quickly.

She asked curiously, "By the way, how come Su Mo isn’t here yet?"

Fu Ying, while sorting vegetables, said, "She’s changing the dressing for that fox."

「At this moment, in Xuan Qing’s home.」

Su Mo was examining the fox’s wound. It had mostly recovered. It should be able to take human form in the next couple of days.

She turned, picked up the medicine from the side, and started applying it. "Once your wound is healed, you can go home."

The fox flicked its tail in silent protest.

As Su Mo was applying the ointment, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Just as she realized what was happening and tried to stand up and move away, it was already too late.

The fox on the sofa had already transformed...