[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent":3,"chapter-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-156":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Fox Has No Malicious Intent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340609,4575,"Chapter 156: The Deaf Listens to the Mute, the Blind Sees Ghosts","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>“Yes, yes, yes, just transfer the money over—it’s still worth it even if you don’t win back Qingqing. She’s got connections; I’m following her here to Xia Dong now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t understand! Her sister’s related to Chen the Tea King in Chada—she can get you leaves from the mother tree Da Hong Pao. Her black tea exports to Yingguo sell out, hundreds of pounds per liang. She’s obscenely rich.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Annual sales are counted in billions. If Qingqing doesn’t work out, I’ll go to Qingqing’s side, or to Yiyi’s place—the one I knew before.” Yin Pengfei sat comfortably in the massage chair, smiling as he assured his mother on the phone that he was working hard to get married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under An Sheng’s gaze, Yin Pengfei hung up, pulled out a box of cigars, took a leisurely sip of tea, then picked up the tablet beside him. The technician who had followed him into the room closed the private suite door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen the Tea King’s relative? Qingqing?” An Sheng instinctively turned to Yu Zhenghong: “Did you rewrite the family genealogy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Jiule City, there really was such a person as Chen the Tea King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t produce tea himself—he dealt in tea imports and exports. In plain terms, he bought tea from overseas agricultural countries, brought it to Xia Dong for flavoring and processing, then sold it abroad as Xia Dong black tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the Tea King was indeed very wealthy, but he was from the Jiule Chen clan, with little connection to the Changxi Chen clan, famed for oolong tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiule City had four subordinate counties, each doing their own thing, rarely bothering the urban center—and the urban center didn’t care to kiss their cold asses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole city was fragmented. The Jiule Chen clan, born and raised in the city, had zero interest in the Changxi Chen clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their only possible overlap? Probably fighting over shrine processions during Lunar New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng had gradually realized that Yin Pengfei’s words were lies to extract money, but still found it absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Old Chen and Yu Zhenghong didn’t know who Yin Pengfei meant by “Qingqing”—otherwise, they’d have already started a brawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You rewrote the family genealogy to join the family you’re sworn enemies with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When entering the private room, Yu Zhenghong placed An Sheng on the massage chair, took a photo, and immediately posted it to his Moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sigh~ Ever since I invited Master Fuli, business has picked up—I’m exhausted every day, back and waist aching, osteoporosis knocking at my door.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Keep pushing! Chase money! Chase big money! Invite Master Fuli daily to upgrade my lifestyle!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When posting to Moments, Yu Zhenghong attached a photo of the Hai Linglong entrance and another of An Sheng squatting on the massage chair, curiously watching a row of foot massage technicians enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Middle-aged people’s social needs are stronger than the young’s, but their socializing revolves around career, family, and refined showing-off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xia Dong, socializing means sitting down to drink tea and talk about making money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Posting the Hai Linglong copy directly would be too tacky—Chen Peipei might strangle me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But using Master Fuli as a metaphor fits perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zhenghong smugly put away his phone, lay back on the massage chair, and experienced a lifestyle he’d never known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zhenghong occasionally went for foot massages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But never anything this upscale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Change them! When I get my feet washed here, I feel worse than at home!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sizing up the technicians, An Sheng’s face twisted in displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You charge so much—skill aside, at least your appearance should beat Qingqing and Momo, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, why charge me so much? The emotional value is worse than at home!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Chen and Yu Zhenghong, already reclining and ready to sink into the massage, frowned at the little fox shouting, exchanging bewildered glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This young customer seems to be asking us to upgrade our service.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technician beside them, experienced and observant, paused, then voiced her guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fox as a customer was perfectly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some wealthy people liked keeping auspicious animals at home as immortal patrons for protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though rare, Hai Linglong’s training materials mentioned such cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their boss even kept a rare mutated golden-edged hedgehog in the spa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh~ So it’s Master Fuli!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since upgrading meant extra payment, An Sheng couldn’t get what he wanted; reluctantly, he picked a plump older woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to Old Chen and the others, already half-asleep from comfort…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng felt something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman washed his hands and feet, even used nail tools on his claws—but her hands kept wandering. Beyond normal massage, she kept pinching his paw pads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shoulder, back, and head massage during the foot soak? He felt she was just petting a fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I’m just a beggar paying to be petted?” the little fox realized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! I’ve been tricked by humans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is fraud! You should pay me, then I’ll get my feet washed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fox’s indignant squeaks earned only a fond, delighted stroke from the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to washing a hedgehog, washing a fox was pure luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout, he emitted soft, contented purrs, like a giant, fluffy cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So sweet~ No wonder he’s Master Fuli.” The woman beamed with maternal tenderness, pinching the little fox’s chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fur my ass! I got scammed!” The little fox rolled his eyes and spat at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Master Fuli’s “la-la-la” seemed adorable to the technician—she even took a photo and posted it to her Moments with this caption:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【A little Fuli who sticks out its tongue is so cute.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling cheated, the little fox, unable to speak human language, could only swallow the humiliation silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tonight, eliminate them. Hmph. Think everyone knows how to invite a master? Don’t you know who controls this deep-water route? Newcomers think they can come here and steal our bread! — Hai Linglong’s boss sneered at the golden-edged hedgehog, ordering it to accompany Da Fei tonight on a sea voyage to recover the lost batch of 5090Ds.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wish fulfilled: Missing 5090 (Since going to sea, the captain had never suffered such a humiliation. He didn’t care if GPU prices dropped—he just wanted to beat someone up now.)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng, facing the technician, suddenly saw a wild wish pop up in his mind’s wish list—he glanced instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? A golden-edged hedgehog at Hai Linglong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! You want to kill my White Brother?” An Sheng shot upright on the massage chair, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1077,"2026-06-20T23:19:16.017Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e8176d713739525b48e9b28902e2bc218602365633d20cb0adf91da3a03937a4","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-157","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-155",354,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-cover.jpg"]