Chapter 33: The little fox I had caught escaped; how cunning!

“Huh?”

“The soup dumplings were sold out…” Jiang Mengxin said gloomily. “I bought an Orleans chicken burger instead. Mumu, will you eat it?”

“Ah… sold out?” Su Mumu lifted the blanket. Her nightgown had rolled up to her lower abdomen, and she casually straightened it. “What about soy milk—”

“There’s soy milk.” Jiang Mengxin laughed softly, dragging out her tone. “Blue-and-white bowl~~”

“No peeking at personal privacy!” Su Mumu hurried out of bed and dashed into the bathroom, tossing a sentence behind her. “Brushing my teeth and washing my face.”

“Okay, okay.” Jiang Mengxin replied.

An eager interest appeared on her face.

Her gaze locked onto the tightly shut bathroom door.

Washing up did not take long.

After scrolling through a few short videos, Jiang Mengxin saw Su Mumu step out of the bathroom. Water droplets clung to her temples.

Her complexion was rosy and bright. Looking closely, the corners of her eyes were even more flushed than before, like naturally formed petals, faintly carrying an irresistible allure.

Once you met those limpid, crystalline eyes, it was hard to look away.

Jiang Mengxin stared in uncertainty. “Mumu, you’ve become so much prettier lately…”

“Have I?” Su Mumu said indifferently while unwrapping the breakfast packaging.

“It feels like you’ve been completely reborn. So beautiful…” Jiang Mengxin took out her phone and fiddled with it. “Look. You’re number one on the school beauty ranking by a huge margin.”

While chewing her Orleans chicken burger, Su Mumu glanced at the phone screen. “Huh? The comments section has gone crazy… What is this?”

—Comments:

“So the filtered photos are actually real… I’m in love. Does anyone have this girl’s contact info?”

“I want to marry her!”

“I know, I know. She’s the girl from the bottom class—”

“Looks like I’ve got more love rivals now,” Jiang Mengxin said with self-mockery.

Su Mumu took a big bite of her burger and looked at Jiang Mengxin, noticing the disappointment in her eyes.

“Don’t worry. I’ll only be with Xin Xin.”

Jiang Mengxin asked skeptically, “Really? Even if a seventy-two D beautiful girl pursued you, you’d still choose me?”

“Then I’d have to think about it,” Su Mumu muttered.

“Hey—!” Jiang Mengxin pouted unhappily, grabbing Su Mumu’s slender shoulders and shaking her hard. “That was way too fast of a betrayal!”

Su Mumu grinned, her little tiger teeth sparkling. “I’m joking. I could never betray Xin Xin.”

Jiang Mengxin froze for a moment and softly asked, “Really…?”

“Hm?” Su Mumu looked puzzled. “What did you say? I didn’t hear you.”

“Nothing.” Jiang Mengxin picked up her own breakfast. “Eat, eat.”

Su Mumu stared at her strangely.

***

After breakfast, there was still more than half an hour before class, and it only took a little over ten minutes to get to campus.

Su Mumu yawned.

She could not help it. By the time she finished the steamed bun elixir last night, it was almost dawn. She had barely slept.

Fortunately, the medicinal effect seemed strong.

It should last for several days.

She needed to use this safety period to find another way to delay turning into a fox demon.

“Mumu, want to practice some swordsmanship?” Jiang Mengxin suggested.

“Um…” Su Mumu hesitated. “Actually, I tried last night.”

Jiang Mengxin grew curious. “Oh? How was it?”

Su Mumu thought for a moment, somewhat dejected. “Not very good. I don’t think I can learn it. I can’t even enlarge the sword…”

“It’s okay.” Jiang Mengxin comforted her gently. “It’s not difficult. I’ll teach you?”

Almost the next second, Su Mumu wanted to refuse.

But reason made her swallow the words back down.

After a brief pause, she changed her tone. “Okay… then I’ll trouble you, Xin Xin.”

“No trouble.” Jiang Mengxin smiled brightly.

To practice swordsmanship, they naturally had to go to the courtyard.

Su Mumu’s courtyard was quite spacious.

If they were only training to shrink and enlarge the accompanying sword, there was no need to worry about accidental injury.

Jiang Mengxin was already in position, standing behind Su Mumu. One hand held her wrist, the other rested on her waist.

She spoke softly, her voice so gentle it seemed capable of melting the ice beneath the banyan tree.

“Mumu, relax first. Focus your mind. Feel the accompanying sword’s breathing and temperature, then try to enlarge it in your thoughts.”

“L-Like this? I’ll try.” Su Mumu could not hide her nervousness. After all, she had already tried many times and simply could not control the accompanying sword.

Sure enough.

After a long while, the sword in her palm did not move even a little.

Silent as if it were dead.

Su Mumu felt extremely embarrassed.

“I’m… kind of stupid. Sorry, Xin Xin.”

“It’s okay.” The corners of Jiang Mengxin’s lips lifted higher, her tone unexpectedly even gentler. “Take it slow. Try a few more times. I’m holding you. Relax.”

“Alright.” Su Mumu braced herself and continued trying.

However, everything had already been decided.

As a fox demon, it was impossible for her to be accepted by the accompanying sword.

After several failures, Su Mumu’s mood sank to rock bottom.

She became listless and dispirited.

“I don’t want to practice anymore…”

“That’s strange. It’s clearly not hard,” Jiang Mengxin murmured in confusion. “Mumu, did you have another accompanying sword before? Maybe it’s rejecting you?”

“No…” Su Mumu’s heart began beating anxiously faster. “Okay, okay. It’s time for school!”

As she spoke, she broke free from Jiang Mengxin’s half-embrace.

There was a hint of escape in her movement.

Because she was facing away, Su Mumu did not see the amber eyes behind her gradually deepen with a trace of unmistakable darkness.

“Xin Xin, aren’t you coming?” Su Mumu glanced back.

In a second, Jiang Mengxin restored her gentle, soft smile. “Coming, coming~~~”

Strange.

Jiang Mengxin’s mood seemed to have suddenly improved.

Su Mumu pouted unwillingly. “You’re secretly happy because you think I’m dead last, aren’t you?”

Jiang Mengxin covered her mouth. “Oh? Mumu suddenly got smarter. So impressive!”

“You wicked thirty-six D.” Su Mumu gave a roguish smile. “Take my dragon claw hand!”

The dragon claw hand was so fast that the eye could not catch it.

Wind whooshed. Jiang Mengxin had no time to react.

“Ah!” A flush quickly spread across her cheeks. “Mumu! You’re finished…”

“Got you, Xin Xin!” Su Mumu ran while turning back to make a face. “Come on, come on! If you catch me, I’ll let you hehe—”

“You’d better not beg for mercy.” Jiang Mengxin narrowed her eyes.

Thus, a chase between the two girls began.

However, Su Mumu had overestimated her stamina.

For some reason, after running only a short while, she was already panting heavily, feeling as if she might suffocate.

What was going on…? She felt much weaker than before.

Was it because she had taken too many pills?

Or…?

Suddenly, an itchy yet painful restraint gripped the back of her neck. Jiang Mengxin had caught her.

“Caught a wild Su Mumu. How should I deal with you?”

“Wahaha, help! Jiang Mengxin is molesting me—!” Su Mumu shouted.

That single yell immediately drew the attention of a few nearby students.

Jiang Mengxin’s cheeks reddened as she panicked and let go.

Tsk.

The little fox that had been in her hands escaped.

So cunning.