You said you hated men, why are your eyes now full of love?
Ch. 111 - "Oh, It's Fox Lady!" (Part 8)

"Mu Mu, I like you."

The girl's heartfelt confession was filled with emotion.

She had put her heart on the line with the person she liked, creating a poetic story of love.

Ji Mu took a few deep breaths to calm himself.

His brain was foggy due to his persistent low-grade fever.

The little rationality he had left made him wonder what could have caused their friendship to turn sour.

Why hadn't the Prajna Instrument reacted?

Shouldn't it have indicated a liking when the male affection level reached 50 or above?

He wanted to question the system and find out if it had betrayed him. But the World Consciousness, Fan Lei, also jumped out to cause trouble. It seemed as if it had plotted this for a long time.

The system, having fallen victim to these schemes, was clearly unable to defend itself.

"Silly goose,"

With no other options, Ji Mu could only try to persuade the girl with his words.

"We're still young. Saying we like each other is too early. Maybe you're just too dependent on me and have misunderstood."

"Mu Mu."

Ruan Qingqing's face turned cold. "Are you still trying to deceive yourself at this point?"

She pinched the boy's chin with her fingers, forcing him to turn his face to meet her gaze.

"Or maybe you think I can't distinguish between liking and not liking, or loving and not loving?"

"Hmm?"

Forced to stare into her beautiful eyes, Ji Mu resorted to his usual tactic of playing dead when faced with a difficult situation.

He really wanted to escape.

But the girl's grip was surprisingly strong.

He couldn't match the strength of the mission target normally, let alone with her awakened Mystic Fox physique. And now he was sick and feverish.

When Ji Mu fell silent again, the darkness in Ruan Qingqing's eyes deepened.

Initially annoyed, she then noticed the boy's eyes darting back and forth like a small, panicked animal.

Her anger suddenly dissipated.

After all, this expression and demeanor were rarely seen.

So, you can be flustered, too.

Is this a sign that you can't keep up the act anymore?

It's really adorable, to the point of being deadly.

Her mood lifted, and her voice became gentler.

"Mu Mu, I know you're very good-looking."

"But my feelings for you were never about your face."

Her gaze was filled with gentle intention; her eyes were pure.

"I love you."

She gently and almost reverently grasped the boy's wrist and pressed his palm against her chest.

Even through the fabric, she could feel its softness and its rapidly beating heart, like a multitude of small deer crashing about.

"It has so many things it wants to tell you."

"Mu Mu, from the moment I met you, my future has been colored by you."

"Life is long. If you don't believe in my love now, then let me use every day from here on to show it to you."

"Okay?"

Her last word trembled like a dewdrop swaying on a leaf.

She mustered the courage to take the final step and express her true feelings to the boy.

She was afraid and nervous, but also full of hope.

Her most ardent love, buried deep within her soul, was now being offered to him without reservation.

A tumultuous mix of emotions surged through Ji Mu's heart.

The girl's voice was as thin as a thread, yet it carried the weight of a thousand pounds.

He couldn't ignore this sincere confession, and he knew he couldn't continue to respond with silence.

After a brief pause,

"I'm sorry."

His eyes no longer darted back and forth, and his gentle reply was filled with unshakable determination.

"I just think of you as a friend, a true friend."

He had risked life and death to enter the spiritual world and alter her predetermined fate for the girl's sake.

The girl was not only a mission target but also his first true friend in two lifetimes.

At the root of it all, though, Ji Mu's only purpose was to make money.

One could call him cold-blooded or ruthless, but this was the only motivation that drove him to struggle and strive in the novel world from start to finish.

As for the girl, he genuinely hoped she could be happy and live a carefree life.

But...

That was all.

"..."

Time seemed to freeze at that moment, becoming static.

Ruan Qingqing's eyes lost their usual sparkle and became empty and spiritless.

"Friends...huh..."

A broken whisper, barely audible.

She had expected it, but it still hurt.

It hurt so much.

Why did it hurt so much?

Ji Mu pressed his lips together and said, "Silly goose."

Just as he was about to open his mouth to comfort her, she suddenly raised her voice.

"Don't call me silly goose!"

Ruan Qingqing's eyes reddened and tears welled up. They trembled on the brink of falling, but she stubbornly refused to let them drop.

"Disgusting! Disgusting! Is it fun to play with people's emotions?!"

"Is it fun to change someone with your own hands? Does it make you feel accomplished to save her from the depths of despair?"

Her fragile and helpless questioning echoed through the quiet space.

Ji Mu's words were stuck in his throat.

He had never expected to provoke such an intense reaction from her.

"From start to finish, from start to finish..."

Ruan Qingqing lowered her head. Her words spilled out one by one as if forced out from between her teeth. They were filled with resentment and sorrow, and it took all her strength to say them.

"It was all you, coming to bother me!"

"If you didn't like me, then why did you come to take care of me, protect me, and show me that you cared about me? You make me sick, Ji Mu!"

The harsh words made Ji Mu unable to help but retort.

"Silly goose! Must the feelings between a man and a woman only be about romance? Can't it be friendship?"

"I treated you well because I considered you my best friend."

"Shut up!"

But Ruan Qingqing didn't give him a chance to continue.

"There's no such thing as pure friendship between men and women. I don't care about others' feelings, but for me, at least, pure friendship doesn't exist."

She raised her red, swollen eyes.

She made a humble plea once again.

"Mu Mu, I love you..."

"In both my past and present lives, I've only loved you. For you, I'm even willing to give up my life."

"Try to accept me, okay? Even if it's just as a disposable lover, I'm willing to accept that."

Ji Mu felt a heavy weight in his heart.

"Isn't being friends enough? Why do we have to use romance to maintain our relationship?"

He propped up his heavy head, trying to stay awake.

"Silly goose. I'd be willing to give up my life for you, too."

Can't friendship reach the same level of devotion?

"Once the rain stops, you can go back. I'll help you contact—"

The girl grasped his cheeks and suddenly kissed him, without warning.

Her soft tongue forced its way past his lips as she poured all her emotions into the kiss.

"Mmm... mmm... mmm!"

There was no rhythm or pattern; only an unstoppable, primal urge.

It was like a violent storm crashing against his senses.

In the face of this aggressive force, he lost control, unable to resist.

His frantic, urgent breathing brought him back from the chaos.

For a brief moment, he was stunned. Then, Ji Mu made a swift decision, a glint of determination flashing in his eyes.

The next instant, his hands grasped the girl's shoulders, unleashing a strength that surpassed hers.

After a flurry of movement, their positions were reversed.

"Enough!"

He pinned her down on the bed, his voice low and stern.

"Look at yourself now. Where's even a hint of the..."

His words trailed off.

Tears rolled down the girl's cheeks, wetting a small part of the bedsheet and leaving glistening trails.

Ji Mu froze.

An inexplicable feeling extinguished the anger in his heart, and he swallowed back the scolding that was on the tip of his tongue.

He helplessly released his grip.

"Silly goose. Let's both calm down. I'll pretend tonight never happened."

The girl pouted, scrunching up her face in a mixture of sadness and frustration.

She slowly sat up with her back to him, buried her face in her knees, and began to sob softly.

"If you're willing to give up your life for me, why can't you accommodate me a little more?"

Accommodating someone wasn't supposed to be like this.

Ji Mu was left speechless.

If someone else had said something like that, he would have countered with sharp words by now, but...

But the person who said this was Ruan Qingqing, his dear friend. He felt frustrated and unable to express his feelings.

What could he do? She was his closest friend, and with 250 million yuan at stake, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

He sighed, preparing to comfort her, when he heard her mutter something in his ear.

He leaned in closer to listen and discovered that she was counting down.

"Twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven..."

Huh?

Ji Mu was slightly puzzled.

What was the point of counting down? Wait a minute!

His eyes widened in sudden realization.

But it was too late. The girl beside him had just finished counting the last second.

"...Thirty."

The Ancient Evil Lai's effect's time limit had ended, and a weak negative buff took hold, draining 99% of his strength.

At the same time, the girl's body underwent a strange transformation.

In the blink of an eye, a pair of fluffy fox ears appeared on top of her head and a fluffy fox tail extended from her waist, swishing back and forth.

Ji Mu's ominous premonition had come true.

As he stood there, lost, he met a pair of bright red eyes.

The girl's lips curved up and a sly smile spread across her face, erasing all signs of sadness, weakness, and vulnerability.

Ah, no! I've been tricked!

His heart skipped a beat, and only two words flashed through his mind:

"Done for."

The lights flickered.

A soft, fluffy tail brushed gently against his face.

"Mu Mu~"

The buttons on his pajamas were undone by the tip of the tail, exposing his skin to the air.

"We can be friends, but you'll have to maintain our relationship with your body."

Her cool fingers made contact with his chest, sending a tingling sensation through his veins and nerves like a gentle electric current.

He felt fear and discomfort.

Her soft, gentle voice was characteristic of her innocent and pure nature.

But, as she breathed against his ear, the warm, moist air mixed with an unparalleled excitement.

"Just think of it as helping me with my physical needs, okay?"

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