Hua Xiao was indeed a little uncomfortable. The constant warmth coming from under the kang, the tightly covered quilt, and the light breathing sounds coming from beside her made her heart beat faster and her cheeks hot.

She couldn't explain how it felt, but she didn't hate it...

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The sun rises in the east, and the warm and clear rays of the sun penetrate the thick clouds and scatter on the vast world of snow...

Mountains, dense forests, houses... in the morning dew, form a beautiful scenery like a picture scroll.

Hua Xiaotian woke up from the warm bed when it was still light. He opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar furnishings of the house. He was dazed for a moment and then came back to his senses belatedly.

Oh, right, she slept with Hua Shi last night, she almost forgot...

When I turned around again, I saw Hua Shi buried in the quilt, and the sound of steady breathing came from inside the quilt.

Hua Xiao let out a light breath, turned over and sat up, carefully put on her clothes and shoes, pushed open the door quietly, and walked out.

When the sound of the door closing was heard, the white fox, which had been hiding outside the back door of the house, poked its head out, pushed open the straw curtain, and looked towards the kang bed.

“Chirp…?”

A low fox cry was heard.

"Meow……"

"Woof!"

Immediately afterwards, the black cat led the little white dog and followed into the room.

The white fox walked around in the narrow house, sniffed left and right, and raised its head proudly: "Chirp, chirp..."

'Luckily I'm here, otherwise we'd all be exposed!'

The black cat called out twice in disdain: "Meow..."

'You are the one who is exposed, not us.'

Among the three of them, only Bai Shiyi is not ashamed to be seen by others. Hua Shi always gives warnings to him because he is a fox and is not ashamed to be seen by others.

Both it and Xiaobai can meet people, and there is no such statement as exposure.

“Woof woof…?”

The little white dog finally came in, tilted his head, and watched the black cat and white fox quarreling with curiosity.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s the youngest and its spiritual awareness is slow to develop, but although it can barely understand Hua Shi’s words, most of the time it can’t understand the other cat and fox’s chatter.

However, when they came back last night, the three of them clearly smelled a strange scent, which was obviously not the smell of Hua Shi.

They remembered what Hua Shi had told them before, that they were not allowed to appear in front of anyone other than her without her permission.

Influenced by what they saw and heard, after realizing there was a second person in the house, the three of them decisively huddled outside the house and lay in the snow all night, waiting until the person left before returning.

There's no way, what if they are exposed and I don't want them anymore when I spend my time...

"What are you three whispering about so early in the morning?"

The sound of Hua Shi just waking up came from above the three heads.

She rubbed her eyes and found that Hua Xiao had gotten up and gone out. Then she heard a cat, a fox and a dog sitting on the ground, calling out to each other as if they were discussing something.

“Chirp, chirp, chirp…!”

As soon as the white fox heard Hua Shi's voice, it immediately jumped over, jumped onto the kang, lay on her, and barked excitedly twice.

Hua Shi rubbed their fur one by one before getting off the bed.

She didn't understand the white fox's cry of seeking credit, nor did she understand the black cat's cry of complaining.

As for why she dared to bring Hua Xiao back into the house, she was naturally not afraid that she would discover the existence of the white fox.

She could see that Hua Xiao and Hua Li had developed trust and reliance on her, or in other words, they trusted her.

Even if the two knew about the existence of the white fox, they would not tell anyone. Even if they did, few people would probably believe it.

Before, her main concern was to be wary of Li, not wanting her to know. Furthermore, she hadn't wanted a direct confrontation with Li. If Li knew she had a fox, it wouldn't benefit her in the slightest. So, keeping it a secret was the best option, as she believed less trouble was better than more.

“Knock, knock.”

There were two knocks on the door.

"It's time to eat. My second brother made some porridge and asked me to wake you up."

Hua Xiao's voice came from outside the door.

Hua Shi came back to his senses, his expression froze for a moment, and he looked a little confused.

Hua Yu cooked porridge and called her to eat... ?

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