Married the Second Generation Fox Demon with a Baby in a Flash Marriage (GL) - Chapter 30
Inside the book bar’s private room, the group sat down to talk.
Hu Mengmeng had already decided to return the bell to its rightful owner. Looking at Lin Yunya now, she felt even less emotional.
“Mengmeng, you look really good after losing weight,” Lin Yunya said with a smile, the dimples on her cheeks appearing and disappearing, making her look very cute.
“What do you want from me?” Hu Mengmeng asked. For Lin Yunya to suddenly say she looked good, Hu Mengmeng’s first feeling was that it was fake. What act was Lin Yunya putting on now?
“I’ll get straight to the point, Mengmeng. Weren’t you chosen by Senior Ye as a guidance target? You didn’t seem very willing last time. Could you please ask Senior Ye to give your spot to me? If you can’t give it, could you at least ask Senior Ye to choose again, please?” Lin Yunya said, her voice soft, her eyes pleading with a pitiful look.
“You want Senior Ye to guide you? Why? Do you like Senior Ye?” Hu Mengmeng asked, looking at Lin Yunya. She remembered last time, Lin Yunya and Gu Mingzhen seemed to be talking about Ye Xinyu, afraid that Ye Xinyu would blame her for the riverbank incident.
It was also because Lin Yunya mentioned that incident that Hu Mengmeng guessed Ye Xinyu was the demon hunter she had encountered before, but she hadn’t had time to run away.
“I… don’t ask about that, just tell me if you agree or not?” Lin Yunya bit her lip, looking a little embarrassed.
“No. I still need to learn skills from Senior Ye,” Hu Mengmeng said seriously.
“Hu Mengmeng, why are you being like this? Xiao Ya lowered her face to ask you for a favor, and you’re being difficult. What skills are you learning? Don’t make it sound so grand. You ran faster than anyone last time! You just got lucky, don’t think Senior Ye sees something special in you,” Gu Mingzhen said unhappily.
“Then I just got lucky, so what?” Hu Mengmeng glanced at Gu Mingzhen and said irritably.
She maintained politeness towards Lin Yunya but didn’t even bother with superficial courtesy towards Gu Mingzhen.
“You…” Gu Mingzhen wanted to scold Hu Mengmeng but was pulled back by Lin Yunya.
Lin Yunya had originally thought this matter would be simple because Hu Mengmeng had always been obedient to her before. She probably lost weight because of her, and since she liked her so much, she couldn’t possibly refuse such a small request, right?
Even though she hadn’t treated Hu Mengmeng well in the past, she didn’t think Hu Mengmeng would care. As long as she spoke softly, Hu Mengmeng would definitely agree and would even be happy to help her!
She hadn’t expected Hu Mengmeng to refuse outright.
“Mengmeng, this spot is very important to me. Please. How about this, if you agree to give me the spot, I’ll agree to hang out with you for a whole day, what do you think?” Lin Yunya said, pressing her palms together, her big, dark eyes looking expectantly at Hu Mengmeng, her expression and movements very cute.
If it were a few months ago, Hu Mengmeng would definitely have been unable to resist. Whatever Lin Yunya said would have been the law.
Now, even though Hu Mengmeng had divided her energy to seal her bloodline, making her mind relatively unclear, she didn’t feel any cuteness at all, and even felt a bit of inexplicable disgust.
“I’m not interested in hanging out with you. I’ll say it again, I will not give up this spot,” Hu Mengmeng said, her face slightly flushed due to the change in her emotions.
“Hu Mengmeng, don’t push your luck! What else does Xiao Ya have to do for you to agree?!” Gu Mingzhen said angrily, thinking Hu Mengmeng was bargaining.
“Then tell me, what do you want to agree? Name your conditions, as long as they aren’t excessive, I’ll agree,” Lin Yunya said, looking at Hu Mengmeng.
“No matter what the conditions are, I will not agree. Here’s your bell back,” Hu Mengmeng said, taking the bell out of her pocket and placing it on the table.
“You said I saved you when you were little, is this how you treat your benefactor? I don’t want the bell. You agree to this as repayment, and then we’ll be even,” Lin Yunya said, seeing the bell and remembering the nonsensical childhood stories Hu Mengmeng had told her before.
Back then, the breakfast Hu Mengmeng had given her was quite delicious, and she could also help her with chores. When Hu Mengmeng mentioned childhood things, she vaguely didn’t deny or admit them, only saying she didn’t remember.
Hu Mengmeng had believed her and had always been very good to her, and she quite enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded and catered to.
“We’re already even,” Hu Mengmeng said, feeling a chill in her heart hearing Lin Yunya say that.
Childhood was indeed incomparable to adulthood. People changed.
“How are we even?” Lin Yunya said, dissatisfied.
“Isn’t a year’s worth of breakfast and chores enough?” Hu Mengmeng said, standing up. She didn’t mention saving Lin Yunya because she had already transformed into her demon form at that time.
“How much is your lousy breakfast worth? Helping with chores was your own choice! How about this, we’ll give you the cash equivalent for the breakfast, 10 yuan each time, 300 times is 3,000 yuan. Chores are 100 yuan each time, and we’ll count 30 times for a year, which is also 3,000 yuan,” Gu Mingzhen said.
“Here’s 10,000 yuan, keep the change,” Lin Yunya said, pressing down the corners of her lips and looking at Hu Mengmeng, taking out her phone to transfer the money to Hu Mengmeng’s account.
The two became aggressive, and Hu Mengmeng’s eyes turned red.
“That opportunity isn’t something money can buy. I won’t give it up, even if you give me 10,000, a million. I don’t want to mention the childhood things anymore. Goodbye!” Hu Mengmeng said slowly, looking at Lin Yunya but not checking her phone notification.
At this moment, Hu Mengmeng felt even more upset than when Lin Yunya had rejected and mocked her.
How could the lovely young lady from back then, the so, so good young lady, have become such a person?
During the entire senior year of high school, she clearly disliked her but always smiled on the surface, just because she had some use?
Ignoring her before, and now being so enthusiastic…
Hu Mengmeng turned to leave. Just as her hand touched the doorknob, she felt something hit her back. Turning her head, she saw the bell that had been on the table. Lin Yunya had thrown it at her, and it had rolled onto the floor. The silver white bell was very conspicuous on the dark floor.
“Who wants this broken bell!” Lin Yunya snorted.
Hu Mengmeng looked at the bell on the floor, wanting very much to pick it up. That was a treasure she had worn for over a decade!
“Hu Mengmeng, I’ll give you one more chance. Do you agree or not? If you don’t, don’t even think about staying in this school anymore!” Lin Yunya said, gritting her teeth as she looked at Hu Mengmeng turning back.
“Hu Mengmeng, it’s very simple to mess with you,” Gu Mingzhen chimed in.
Hu Mengmeng hadn’t expected Lin Yunya to say such a thing. Looking again at the gritting, somewhat ferocious Lin Yunya, she only found her very ugly. She no longer had any attachment to the bell. She opened the door, turned around, and left without looking back, ignoring whatever Lin Yunya was still saying.
“Xiao Ya, don’t be angry. It’s her fault for not appreciating your kindness!” Gu Mingzhen pulled back the furious Lin Yunya, who was throwing things on the floor in the private room, and patted her back.
Lin Yunya suddenly pushed Gu Mingzhen hard, venting all her anger on Gu Mingzhen.
“I was talking to her, why did you interrupt? If you hadn’t said those things back then, she wouldn’t have dared to disrespect me!” Lin Yunya said angrily.
“It’s all my fault, I’m sorry. Please don’t be angry, okay? You can punish me. I’ll help you think of a way to deal with her,” Gu Mingzhen said with a fawning smile, carefully touching Lin Yunya.
“Quickly think of a way for me. If you can’t, don’t follow me anymore!” Lin Yunya said angrily.
Gu Mingzhen smiled obsequiously, showing no embarrassment or hurt.
“We can make Hu Mengmeng get injured and take a long leave, or get expelled from school for some reason. Even if she wants that opportunity, she won’t have it. She’s so hateful and ungrateful, she deserves to be punished!” Gu Mingzhen said to Lin Yunya, her eyes darting.
“Then go do it,” Lin Yunya said, gritting her teeth.
“Okay, don’t worry, I’ll definitely satisfy you,” Gu Mingzhen said with a smile, grabbing Lin Yunya’s arm. Lin Yunya didn’t push her away anymore, and her expression softened. A smile appeared in Gu Mingzhen’s eyes.
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Hu Mengmeng went out and found a restroom near the supermarket. Inside a stall, she changed her clothes and released her bloodline.
After her appearance changed, her expression followed suit. A cold smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She put her original clothes in her backpack, put on a mask and hat, took the backpack out, stored it in a supermarket locker, and left, only taking the printed barcode.
She wasn’t worried about Ye Xinyu catching her. As long as she concealed her demon aura, she could walk around outside in broad daylight.
Hu Mengmeng planned to go find Shen Yuexi.
Fox demons had very strong night vision, so going during the day or night made no difference.
Hu Mengmeng walked towards the teachers’ dormitory building and hadn’t even gone upstairs yet when Shen Yuexi came down, her steps quick, a smile on her face, clearly sensing Hu Mengmeng.
“Little fox! You finally came! I thought something had happened to you,” Shen Yuexi said, excitement in her eyes when she saw Hu Mengmeng.
“Sister Shen, I had something come up last time and had to leave first, sorry,” Hu Mengmeng said. Hearing Shen Yuexi’s concern, Hu Mengmeng felt a bit embarrassed. She could sense that Shen Yuexi’s words were sincere.
“It’s good that you’re okay. Let’s go to my place to sit and talk first,” Shen Yuexi said, leading Hu Mengmeng to where she lived.
Shen Yuexi lived in a simple one-bedroom apartment in the teachers’ dormitory.
Entering the room, Hu Mengmeng took off her mask and hat. Shen Yuexi stared at Hu Mengmeng, stunned. This little fox looked even better than last time. She was indeed a good breed of red fox, making her heart itch.
“Sit down, what would you like to drink?” Shen Yuexi suppressed her impulse and asked Hu Mengmeng to sit down and talk.
“Don’t bother with me. I actually came to ask you for something. I’m not very familiar with demon affairs. I wanted to ask if you know where to buy spiritual fruits, spiritual rice, and things like that?” Hu Mengmeng said to Shen Yuexi.
“You’ve asked the right person. I have a friend who makes money by selling spiritual fruits and herbs. He travels back and forth between this area and demon settlements, taking things to sell at the demon trade market. What kind do you want? He still has some in storage. I can help you ask,” Shen Yuexi said.
“I want loquats, grapes, plums, lemons, and if you have spiritual rice and spiritual vegetables, I want those too. What’s the price?” Hu Mengmeng asked.
“What? Are you not used to human food?” Shen Yuexi giggled, her eyes teasing as she looked at Hu Mengmeng.
“A little bit,” Hu Mengmeng said with a smile.
“Since it’s you, I’ll naturally have her give you a better price. Spiritual fruits are relatively rare, usually sold at a hundred times the human market price. Some that are difficult to cultivate can even be over a thousand times. Spiritual rice is even more expensive. That stuff is for eating, no one grows it, so it’s scarce. If you have spiritual weapons, spiritual pills, spiritual beasts, etc., equivalent exchange would be easier. Human money doesn’t hold its value very well,” Shen Yuexi said.
“Can you take me to see?” Hu Mengmeng asked.
“That person is hard to contact, often goes to her old home in the deep mountains, and there’s no signal for phone calls. I’ll try to contact her,” Shen Yuexi took out her phone and made a call, but it wasn’t answered after a while.
Hu Mengmeng was a bit disappointed. If Ye Xinyu kept eating so little recently, her body definitely wouldn’t be able to hold up.
“I can’t reach her for now. Do you really want to eat some? I still have some in stock here. I’ll give you a few,” Shen Yuexi said, putting away her phone and going to the refrigerator to take out a small box made of jade.
“Jade boxes are best for preserving the spiritual energy of spiritual fruits. Inside here are the crystal spiritual honey peaches I bought. They can nourish the skin and are very good for it,” Shen Yuexi opened it for Hu Mengmeng to see. Inside were two rows of translucent, honey peach-like fruits, radiating spiritual energy.
They looked like spiritual fruits of good quality.
“How much are they? Can I have five?” Hu Mengmeng asked, her eyes lighting up.
“What money? They’re all yours, just take them and eat,” Shen Yuexi said.
“That won’t do. I have to pay, otherwise I won’t take them,” Hu Mengmeng said.
“Look at you being so polite. How about this, I bought them for a thousand yuan each. I’ve had them for a few days, so I’ll give them to you for 800 yuan each. Give me 4,000 yuan. If you have spiritual beast meat, you can also exchange it, low-level meat for the equivalent weight,” Shen Yuexi said.
“Can I exchange them for the meat of the gnawing rabbit?” Hu Mengmeng thought for a moment and said.
Hu Mengmeng didn’t have much money in her card right now. The money Huo Zhilan mentioned hadn’t been transferred yet.
4,000 yuan was better exchanged for gnawing rabbit meat.
There was too much gnawing rabbit meat. It wouldn’t stay fresh for long, and eating too much of it would be very greasy.
“Sure, where did you get it?” Shen Yuexi said, her eyes lighting up. Fox demons weren’t vegetarians, and meat had a greater attraction for them.
“I stumbled upon it. Then it’s settled. I’ll go get the meat to exchange for the peaches right now,” Hu Mengmeng said.
“What’s the rush? You can eat first and pay later,” Shen Yuexi said.
“Thank you, but I’ll go get the meat first. Wait for me,” Hu Mengmeng said.
Hu Mengmeng hurried out, and Shen Yuexi couldn’t stop her, so she quietly followed, wanting to see where Hu Mengmeng lived so it would be easier to find her in the future and not lose her again.