Baby, please, talk to me...

Jiang Zheyu looked at the message, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. Of course, she wasn’t going to reply. So she blocked and deleted the Light Brain ID that sent the verification message once again.

As she was blocking the request, she saw that her own friend request to the young man from last night still hadn’t been accepted.

She had even asked him for two million, but it seemed the young man from last night still had no intention of seeking her help.

Jiang Zheyu paused in silence for a moment, then quietly sent another friend request.

This time, she added a note to her request: Do you really not need me to compensate you?

But who would have thought—her request didn’t even go through. She had been blocked. She couldn’t add him at all.

Jiang Zheyu: ...

’Not a third time.’ Jiang Zheyu had no intention of asking again. As for the two million, it didn’t matter whether he paid her or not.

For the rest of the day, she decided not to think about anything.

She just stayed home and rested.

As for today’s Purification Beastification Value task, she worked on it until midnight and completed it as well.

The new day was another busy one.

Jiang Zheyu woke up early at eight. From her room, she instinctively glanced outside the villa’s entrance and saw that Zexun, as expected, hadn’t come over first thing in the morning. ’He really is considerate. He took what I said yesterday to heart.’

So, Jiang Zheyu leisurely and unhurriedly changed her clothes, washed up, and drank a nutrient solution. After finishing all that, there was still half an hour until nine o’clock.

She settled in the living room and started eating some sour fruit. As she slowly ate an apple, it was as if she could actually taste a hint of sweetness. It seemed quite nice to chew on. Her entire body sank into the soft sofa as she lazily browsed the Star Network, feeling completely at ease.

"Master Yu Yu, you have a new delivery," the voice of the smart butler, Xiaoyi, announced.

Jiang Zheyu instinctively replied, "I didn’t order anything."

The words had barely left her mouth when she abruptly stopped. Her apple-eating also came to a halt, and she struggled to swallow the last bite.

After Xiaoyi scanned, sanitized, and confirmed the packages were safe, they were brought inside.

Jiang Zheyu shot up from the sofa and stared at the two boxes.

"These aren’t my packages." Jiang Zheyu remembered the pervert from yesterday saying he’d bought her over five hundred pairs of underwear, and her scalp tingled with dread. She quickly said, "Reject this delivery. From now on, reject all packages from strangers."

Xiaoyi responded, "Understood, Master Yu Yu."

Just as Xiaoyi was about to take the packages out and arrange for their return, Jiang Zheyu suddenly spoke up again: "Wait a second."

’That pervert only sent underwear, a box of underwear. So what’s in the other box?’

Jiang Zheyu was a little curious. Although she had a feeling it wasn’t anything good, Xiaoyi had already scanned it, which meant it probably wasn’t dangerous. Besides, she had already come to terms with a box of ridiculous underwear; what else could possibly be so absurd that she couldn’t handle it? Unable to resist her curiosity, Jiang Zheyu crouched in front of the two boxes and slowly reached out to open one.

’I can still return them after opening them, anyway. It’s fine. I’m just curious what other ridiculous things there could be.’

The contents weren’t listed on the boxes, so Jiang Zheyu didn’t know which one contained the underwear and which one held the object of her curiosity.

She lifted the boxes; one was relatively heavy, and the other was light.

’The light one should be the clothes. I’m curious about the other box.’

So, Jiang Zheyu opened the other box. Her eyes were met with rows and rows of chains. At first, Jiang Zheyu thought they were necklaces and pulled one out to examine it. But the more she looked, the more something felt off. The style didn’t seem like a necklace, but rather a belly chain.

Jiang Zheyu fell silent. She had to admit, the silver belly chain was quite pretty. It would probably look great when dancing.

But she could buy one herself. She put the belly chain back and had Xiaoyi reject all the packages.

She checked the time on her Light Brain. It was almost nine. Zexun should be here by now.

Jiang Zheyu walked outside and, sure enough, saw the beautiful, bright red Hovercar at the entrance, with Zexun standing beside it.

The man’s devastatingly beautiful and gorgeous face came into view.

When Zexun saw her, his beautiful, charming peach-blossom eyes curved into a slight smile, and his red pupils were colored with a warm, genuine happiness. "Miss Jiang, we meet again. I’m still so happy to see you."

Seeing such a handsome face, Jiang Zheyu also felt a genuine sense of happiness.

"I’m also very happy to see you again," Jiang Zheyu replied, her lips curling into a faint smile.

Zexun stared at her smile, momentarily stunned. Then, a bright, gentle light filled his eyes as he looked at her. "Miss Jiang, you truly are beautiful."

Jiang Zheyu paused for a second before giving a small smile. "Mr. Ze, you’re actually very handsome, too."

The two just exchanged a small smile before getting into the Hovercar together.

They once again went to the museum in the Imperial City, planning to see everything they had missed.

Zexun continued to act as Jiang Zheyu’s patient, exclusive tour guide, going through all the remaining exhibits with her.

Jiang Zheyu felt that visiting the exhibition with Zexun was very relaxing. As a friend, Zexun would be a great choice. However, he had clearly told her that he liked her and was pursuing her.

So, after this time, unless something unexpected happened, she probably wouldn’t go on another date with him, lest she lead him on.

Zexun also noticed that the female’s attitude toward him was like that of a friend. He felt a bit helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Compared to an outright rejection with no chance at all, Zexun was willing to continue interacting with Jiang Zheyu as a friend.

’If we just spend more time together in the future, the female will get to know me better. Eventually, one day, she will be willing to accept me.’

Jiang Zheyu didn’t know that Zexun had already placed himself on her list of potential backup suitors. Meanwhile, she was planning not to waste Judge Ze’s time after this.

An exhibit inside a glass case was a tiny, newborn Nine-tailed Fox encased in amber. The fox was preserved in a quiet, lying-down posture.

The two of them bent over slightly, leaning closer to look.

"This was excavated from deep underground," Zexun said, his beautiful red eyes glinting. "One hundred million years ago, when the Institute of Archaeology unearthed this fox in amber, tests showed that the fox was no longer alive. But now, it looks as if it’s living inside. It’s magical, isn’t it?"

As he spoke, he tilted his gaze slightly to look at Jiang Zheyu.

Jiang Zheyu also instinctively looked at him. They were standing quite close, and as they both tilted their heads slightly to look at each other, their faces drew near. Their gazes met, and in that instant, the atmosphere seemed to turn a little intimate.

"Miss Jiang, do you think I’m a one-tailed fox or a Nine-tailed Fox?"

Zexun’s smiling gaze slowly fell upon her.