Chapter 33: Little Sister

  I shrank back, clenching my fists and pretending to be fierce: "You... you fox spirit, what are you doing lurking among humans? Are you here to take revenge on humanity?! I'm telling you... don't look at me as weak, my... my mom is a descendant of Zhong Kui..."

  I hadn't even finished speaking, but Ye Jingchen interrupted me with a mocking expression: "How come your thinking is so jumpy? Are you writing too much or something? I didn't mean to harm you, I just wanted you to follow me for a bit. Don't be so tense. Besides, aren't you afraid of all the ghosts on the streets if you go out now?"

  "Run... run where..." Although I knew I had nowhere to escape, I still wanted to resist a bit. Who knows what kind of perverted thing he would do? He's a fox spirit, and spirits are much scarier than ghosts. Ghosts used to be human, but fox spirits are different - they used to be foxes. When I read "Shan Hai Jing" before, the nine-tailed fox looked like it wasn't very kind.

  He opened the car door and said: "Go home..."

  "Go... go to your home and do what." I was pulled by him, continuing to stutter.

  He didn't answer, but instead dragged me out of the car like a dead dog. In front of us was a bamboo forest, and we were standing on the cement road in the middle of it. I was being forced to walk forward by him, and what came into view was a gloomy villa. The kind that looks like a haunted house at first glance, you know? Although it looked luxurious, it gave off an inexplicable sense of fear.

  For example, I'm especially terrified now, cold sweat keeps breaking out, and my mind is filled with thousands of ways to die. He might boil me alive and eat me, or maybe he'll use my soul to increase his power like the granny in A Chinese Ghost Story.

  The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, my body shaking like a sieve. When I reached the entrance of the villa, all the lights in the entire villa suddenly lit up at once, and the sudden light made me unable to open my eyes. I hurriedly covered my eyes with my hands, and only slowly opened them again after a while.

  That big villa didn't suddenly turn into a fox den or something like I imagined, it was still the same. I stared at Ye Jingchen in horror, my body trembling nonstop.

  Ye Jingchen let me go, a faint bitter smile floating at the corner of his mouth: "You're so afraid of me..."

  Isn't this nonsense? I'm a normal person, and suddenly I find out my boss is a fox spirit, and to top it off, I've been kidnapped by the fox spirit. It's weird if I'm not scared.

  "What... what exactly do you want to do?" My body shook violently, but I tried to sound calm.

  Ye Jingchen slowly walked towards the villa, saying to me as he walked: "I didn't think of doing anything, it's just that some things should be returned to their rightful owner. Since you've encountered this, I can't stop it either, so I'll return your things to you and also ensure your safety."

  Return the things to their rightful owner? I remember I didn't leave anything there. What's going on, what are they talking about? As long as they don't harm me, I'll be grateful.

  I looked around and found that except for this villa, there was only a dark bamboo forest around. Who knows if there were other tigers or evil spirits in the bamboo forest? So I followed Ye Jingchen into the house decisively.

  Gurgling, I had just walked to the door when my stomach made an uncooperative rumble. From running out until now, I hadn't eaten anything, and I was so hungry that my chest was stuck to my back. This feeling is probably what they mean by "hunger pangs".

  Ye Jingchen turned his head and looked at me, then looked at my belly and said: "You're hungry."

  I didn't say a word, but Mu Na's nod indicated that I was indeed hungry. Originally, I was already quite afraid of him, and now that I knew he was an old fox spirit, I became even more fearful. Ye Jingchen glanced at me lightly, turned around and walked into what seemed to be the kitchen, and after a while, came out with a steaming bowl of instant noodles. As soon as I smelled the aroma, I knew it was old vinegar pickled vegetables, and I felt like my saliva was flowing out.

  Ye Jingchen swept me a calm glance and handed me the instant noodles, saying: "Your saliva is dripping."

  I hastily wiped my mouth, I'm so embarrassed to have drooled in front of an old fox. Although my brain told me not to eat, my limbs and mouth didn't listen, and I wolfed down the instant noodles.

  "Second floor, turn left, the second room is yours. Go to bed early, it's safe here." Ye Jingchen casually threw out a sentence and went up the stairs on his own.

  I stood there in a daze, and the second room was mine? Had it been prepared for me since early morning? The way he spoke made it seem like I was familiar with him. Forget it, anyway, I couldn't run away even if I wanted to, so I might as well go take a bath and sleep first, or else I wouldn't even have the energy to escape. Although I didn't know what his purpose was, for now, he didn't seem like he would harm me - if he wanted to harm me, he could have done it long ago, and yet he gave me food to eat... was he out of his mind?

  After eating my fill, I felt refreshed and calmer. Satisfied, I patted my belly contentedly and slowly climbed the stairs.

  After taking a bath, I casually took out a nightgown from the closet and lay down in a daze. I don't know if Ye Jingchen is hiding a beauty in his house, but this room has everything...

  "Chen Xiang, how can you always heal the wounds and forget the pain..." In a daze, I seemed to hear someone speaking, with a deep voice that still carried a hint of sadness.

  "People all say you have a heart of stone, but you're so easily moved to pity. For the sake of that ungrateful person... forget it, forget it, it was fate anyway, and now things should return to their rightful owner..." The other person was still talking, I thought maybe I just dreamed it up, and didn't think much of it otherwise.

  "Ye Jingchen, what exactly do you want to do!" The warm sunshine was shining brightly, and a loud roar from downstairs shocked me awake.

  "What did I do? And what about you, what have you done? If it weren't for you, my sister wouldn't be like this today." This was Ye Jingchen's voice, and he seemed even angrier.

  "Your sister... when did Lin Sijia become your sister?! You're a beast and she's human, you say she's your sister, are you kidding me?!" This time I heard clearly, who else can talk so cheaply besides Ge Fei. How did he find this place, remembering how he wanted to strangle me yesterday, I still have some lingering fear.

  I put on my slippers and tiptoed out of the room, I didn't want to go out at first, but they suddenly stopped shouting again. My ears were stuck to the door, but I couldn't hear what they were saying. The only way to find out was to go out and investigate one by one. They say curiosity kills the cat, and I'm that cat.

  "Haven't the events of five years ago made you regretful yet? If you want to die again, I can fulfill your wish." As I walked to the corner of the stairs, I heard Ye Jingchen's icy voice. Could it be... that he was the one who harmed Ge Fei five years ago?

  "Since you're up, come out. We'll meet eventually, don't be afraid." I only heard one sentence before being tragically discovered. Ye Jingchen's voice was as calm and dull as ever.

  I walked out with a mix of fear and trepidation, and just as I did, Ge Fei suddenly yelled at me: "Lin Sijia, what's going on with you? How can you be so careless? Are you very familiar with him? You're actually moving in with him?"