"Not cute at all, so ugly."

Xie Chi crossed his arms and looked down at Su Zhou. After their eyes met in mid-air, he turned his head slightly, and his delicate nose wrinkled almost imperceptibly.

The adorable little reaction didn't disappear from Su Zhou's eyes; she slowly sensed that something was amiss.

Unleashing her innermost thoughts, a torrent of voices surged forth, making it impossible for Su Zhou to connect the aloof and handsome man before her with the person she was expressing her feelings for.

Cats? What's so cute about cats?

[So many fluffy creatures on Earth, do we have to bring every single one home as a pet?]

[Having those ugly things from the zoo isn't enough, they actually have to buy those ugly things from outside. Where's the cuteness in that?]

【Tail? Hmph, I have tails too. Not only that, I have nine, and... my tails are softer and fluffier, and feel better to the touch. Why don't you come and touch my tails? Just beg me and make me happy, and I'll let you touch them.】

Su Zhou froze on the spot, nine tails...

The image of the nine-tailed fox has been described since ancient times. Su Zhou herself had no way of connecting the popular celebrity in front of her with the nine-tailed fox. Even though she had made various guesses about why she heard the celebrity's thoughts, Su Zhou never expected that the other party was actually a nine-tailed fox.

Didn't they say that spirits couldn't exist after the founding of the People's Republic of China?

What is Xie Chi in front of me then?

Is Heaven blind?

No wonder every time Xie Chi appeared in the fox park, the little foxes would tuck their tails between their legs and keep their bellies close to the ground. Their attitude towards Xie Chi was a mixture of admiration and fear. Su Zhou found it strange at the time, but when these words came out of Xie Chi's heart, it was... kind of cute.

The main problem is that she simply cannot reconcile the image of her inner self, who is jealous of a cat, with the expressionless Xie Chi in front of her.

I never imagined that such a reserved and aloof face could conceal such a rich and colorful inner world.

However, for Xie Chi, their world was like a parallel time. Xie Chi's motivation for coming to the zoo might have been just a spur-of-the-moment decision, or perhaps it was to relieve stress. He might leave at any time, and once he found that life under the spotlight might be more suitable for him, he might leave at any moment.

Having a cat is definitely worthwhile.

There was no other reason; it was simply that Su Zhou genuinely wanted to raise them.

Su Zhou looked at Xie Chi's cold expression with his arms crossed, and nudged him: "If you don't want to go, then I'll go by myself?"

"I'll go with you." Xie Chi's expression softened slightly, but it still wasn't much better. Su Zhou couldn't help but narrow her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, which were moist with tears.

There are so many pet shops in Beijing; if you were to visit them all one by one, who knows when it would take.

Su Zhou directly asked a good friend who owns a pet where she bought her cat. The cat was indeed of very good quality, and the after-sales service was excellent. The kitten was very affectionate and was said to be a show-quality cat. After finding out the shop, Su Zhou drove there directly.

To avoid being distracted while driving, Su Zhou temporarily disabled the voice messaging function.

Judging from Xie Chi's expression, he was probably still angry, which was understandable for Su Zhou.

Xie Chi's companionship was short-lived, and so was the cat's.

Given the choice between an untouchable, glowing butterfly and a real kitten, Su Zhou would still choose the latter. A slight smile played on her lips, and a faint arc of laughter lingered under her eyes.

The car quickly pulled up outside the pet store.

It's a villa specifically for breeding cats.

As soon as she entered, there were several adorable kittens crawling around. After Su Zhou explained her purpose, the shop owner took her to see the cats.

"This cat was born to Manman, and Manman is show-quality, with excellent appearance. She won a championship in the 'Sun Never Sets' competition. Look... this is her mother." The shop owner's gaze fell on the mother cat who arrived late. Indeed, one could see the breeder's dedication to raising the cat. The cat's fur was fluffy and clean. She beckoned, and Manman walked straight towards her.

It seems cats have good personalities.

The shop owner's gaze fell on Xie Chi. His temperament was so outstanding that it was impossible to ignore him. His presence was too strong. Even with a mask and a baseball cap, just by looking at the shape of his head and the lines of his profile, she knew he must be a handsome man.

Then look at Su Zhou herself, she is a great beauty, and a beauty and a handsome man are a match made in heaven.

She couldn't help herself and a slight smile appeared on her lips; she felt quite happy.

Su Zhou played with the kitten for a while and then unlocked the "Heartfelt Words" function again.

What's so appealing about something so ugly?

Indeed... compared to Xie Chi's appearance, even the kitten, which is especially cute in the eyes of humans, pales in comparison.

However... Su Zhou was genuinely curious about what Xie Chi's true form looked like.

After learning that Xie Chi's true form might be a nine-tailed fox, Su Zhou couldn't resist the urge to read more. As someone who had loved reading the Investiture of the Gods since childhood, she was genuinely curious about just how the legendary nine-tailed fox could be so devastatingly beautiful and capable of bringing ruin to a country.

Xie Chi's face is indeed very handsome.

But wouldn't something fluffy be even cuter?

Suddenly, a really lowbrow joke popped into Su Zhou's mind: When a kitten turns into a catgirl, a human should say: "Turn back."

It seems that kittens are indeed cuter.

"You're that happy? You're so glad you're going to raise this cat?" Just as Su Zhou was thinking about this tasteless joke, a shadow suddenly fell over her. Su Zhou looked up blankly and stared straight into Xie Chi's dark eyes.

"If you had to choose between raising one, me or it, who would you choose?"

Xie Chi's sense of oppression reached its peak at this moment; the oppressive feeling of top-tier beauty is very heavy.

If... the object of their jealousy wasn't a kitten.

Su Zhou, a person who enjoys having fun, really likes to see this kind of scene.

Perhaps because Xie Chi exuded a lot of malevolent energy, the kitten that was interacting with Su Zhou ran away from her side as if it had encountered something terrifying.

Su Zhou released her grip, her almond-shaped eyes widening innocently, but her expression clearly held a mischievous glint: "Of course you're cuter, but... no one would really be jealous of a cat, right? What are you thinking?"

"I wasn't jealous of the cat." Xie Chi's expression briefly returned to normal.

If Su Zhou hadn't been able to hear his thoughts, she probably would have believed his lies.

Su Zhou stared intently at Xie Chi, then looked up at him and asked, "Don't you want me to keep a cat?"

"Whether you raise her or not is up to you." Xie Chi looked away. Su Zhou's eyes were just too clear, so clear that... if he looked at them for too long, he would have thoughts of defiling them.