The Sniffling Fox Has the Best Life

It looks like the vest is on the verge of collapse, and the underwear is about to be stripped off.

Yu Fuli's mind went blank for a moment. In a moment of inspiration, she no longer cared about her fox-like dignity or fairy-like face!

He suddenly flipped over, nimbly breaking free from the scrutinizing position, and grabbed Xiao Chi's wrist with his two front paws, which hadn't yet retracted, and then hung his entire furry body on it.

This position made his injured left forelimb feel a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't care less at the moment.

He tried to tilt his head back and rub his soft nose and cheek against Xiao Chi's hand and wrist, making a flattering rub. He let out a soft, weak, and even pitiful "whimper" sound, while his tail wagged slightly behind him.

It's just like an ordinary pet fox trying to get by by acting cute and charming.

If we ignore his intellectual display just now, which was enough to shock the zoological community and was almost an admission of abnormality.

The air fell silent for a moment.

Xiao Chi: "..."

He stared at the white fox, whose eyes had been sharp and wary just a moment ago, but which had seamlessly switched to "whining" mode the next second, and his expression froze for a moment.

Then, his eyebrows, which always carried a hint of cynicism, slowly curved into an extremely subtle arc.

He let Yu Fuli rub against his hand while holding him, but his other hand reached out and precisely pinched the back of Yu Fuli's neck, lifting him up slightly with just the right amount of pressure, forcing those tightly closed eyes, which were focused on "acting cute," to open and meet his probing gaze.

"Alright," Xiao Chi's voice was deep and playful, his fingertips stroking the soft fur on the back of his neck. "You know this move? Who taught you? Hmm?"

Yu Fuli was forced to meet his gaze; her amber eyes shimmered with tears, half of them filled with anxiety.

Trying hard to maintain an innocent expression: "Eek..."

His voice trembled at the end, and his eyes kept wandering.

He can't exactly say he learned it at the zoo, can he?

Whenever he starts whimpering, a group of girls scream for him!

It satisfied the fox's vanity.

Xiao Chi chuckled softly, a sound so gentle it felt like a feather brushing against Yu Fuli's taut nerves.

He didn't let go; instead, he moved even closer, a few strands of his red hair falling down, almost brushing against Yu Fuli's nose.

"Playing dumb? Acting cute?" he said slowly, his gaze almost tangible, meticulously tracing every subtle change in the white fox's expression. "Do you think I look like someone easily fooled, huh? A particularly clever little fox?"

The last description, read aloud in a slightly mocking tone, made Yu Fuli's fur seem about to stand on end again.

That's it, this trick didn't work!

This person isn't buying it at all!

Yu Fuli wailed inwardly, her claws tightening unconsciously as she clung to Xiao Chi's wrist, as if grasping at the last straw.

Xiao Chi's interest grew even stronger as he watched him struggle to put on a brave face despite his apparent lack of options.

He didn't press further or mention scanning or sampling again. He simply lifted Yu Fuli up in that position and held her in his arms.

The movement wasn't particularly gentle, but it avoided the old injury on his left forelimb.

Yu Fuli froze in his arms, not daring to move.

"It's fine if you don't want to talk about it." Xiao Chi hugged him, walked to the single sofa by the window and sat down, placing the fluffy ball on his lap, stroking his back fur casually. "I have plenty of time, I can slowly wear you down."

His palms were warm and large, stroking along the lines of his back with just the right amount of pressure.

Normally, Yu Fuli would probably feel comfortable, but at this moment, the caress only made him feel a pressure of being completely controlled and having nowhere to hide.

"However," Xiao Chi changed the subject, his fingertips brushing against the sensitive tip of his ear, causing a slight shiver, "you'd better behave yourself until I figure things out. Don't think about running away, and don't try to use this again..."

He paused, as if searching for the right words, "...a childish trick to fool me."

He lowered his head, his breath brushing against Yu Fuli's ear, his voice extremely low, carrying an undeniable warning:

"My patience is limited."

Yu Fuli buried his face in Xiao Chi's clothes, smelling the faint, refreshing scent of the other man. He let out a muffled "ooh," this time with a genuine sense of self-abandonment.

You can't run away, you can't talk about it, and pretending to be stupid won't help.

There is no greater hardship in a fox's life than this.

He now only hopes that Xiao Chi's so-called "slowly wearing him down" won't actually lead to him being sent to some strange place for dissection and research.

As Xiao Chi felt the furry, seemingly docile but actually enigmatic creature on his lap, he turned his gaze to the bright courtyard scenery outside the window, a thoughtful look flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Her coquettishness and cuteness were a pretense; her real intention was to deceive people.

But this reaction itself reveals more information: it knows how to assess the situation, knows that if it can't fight back, it will show weakness, and even goes so far as to lower itself and act cute.

This is not a thought process that ordinary animals would have.

It's getting more and more interesting.

He wanted to see just how hard this little thing's shell really was, and how long it could keep up its act in front of him.

Sunlight filtered through the sheer curtains, casting warm dappled patterns on the floor. For a moment, the only sounds in the room were Xiao Chi occasionally turning over documents and Yu Fuli's attempts to breathe softly.

Everything seemed calm.

Yu Fuli stubbornly pretended to be crazy and endured a few more days in the villa.

On the surface, he either lay sprawled out on a sun-drenched mat, fast asleep, or picked and chose the exquisite cooked food offered to him. When he was occasionally allowed to go out into the garden, he would simply chase butterflies and flutter around on the grass with an innocent expression, playing the role of an ordinary pet fox to the best of his ability.

But his anxiety grew day by day. As the days passed, he was trapped in this magnificent cage, unable to move, and knew nothing about what was happening outside.

How is Lin Xun doing? Has the loan sharks started causing trouble again? And what about his mission that seems so far away...?

If things continue like this, forget about completing the mission or passing the civil service exam; he'll probably end up living here like a rare pet until the end!

"System! System, think of something!" Yu Fuli couldn't hold back any longer in her sea of ​​consciousness. Her consciousness transformed into a frustrated little fox, randomly poking at the ball of light representing the system. "That bastard Xiao Chi treats me like a national treasure! Three layers of encrypted access control, 24/7 surveillance with no blind spots, and those elusive bodyguards! Not even a single fox hair of mine can escape!"

The ball of light was poked so hard that it swayed from side to side, barely able to maintain its stable shape, and emitted a faint crackling sound similar to unstable electricity.

[Host...please calm down...stop aggressive behavior...] The system's electronic voice unusually broke off slightly, [Reassessing the current environmental threat level and escape possibilities...]

"Evaluate! You've been evaluating for days!" Yu Fuli was so angry she was pacing around in her mind. "Give me a plan! A direct confrontation? My demonic power is sealed! Outsmart me? I can't speak or transform! Do you really expect me to wait until he gets impatient and send me to a lab to be disemboweled?!"

[Based on current data analysis, the target, Xiao Chi, is currently more interested in researching the host than in dealing with him, and his short-term safety factor is 87.5%.] The system stubbornly maintained its composure, broadcasting cold, hard data: [However, the risk of mission failure due to prolonged stay is increasing at a rate of 11.3% per day. The system suggests the host: 1. Continue to appear weak to lower his guard; 2. Attempt limited, non-destructive communication to obtain more external information; 3. Make him annoyed and abandon you. (This data is from abandoned pets)]

(Abandoning pets is wrong, and this article does not encourage it.)

"Communicate? How? Am I, a fox, supposed to write on his paws? Are they trying to send me to the lab?!" Yu Fuli slumped down, covering her face with her paws. "My demonic power... has recovered a little, but I'm still far from being able to use any decent magic..."

"As for communication, if I spoke human language, I'd scare him to death! In the end, wouldn't the lab just dissect him anyway... wait?!"

He suddenly lowered his claws, and his amber eyes lit up.

"System, you mean you want him to get tired of me?! If... I can make him get tired of me, will he abandon me? Then I'll have a chance to get out!"