[{"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-7":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},2340460,4575,"Chapter 7: That Thing Is Definitely Not a Belly Button!","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>“Coming, Huhu’s going to take a bath!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing picked up the fox by the nape of its neck and walked into the bathroom, then placed An Sheng inside a massive red basin, ancient in appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing walked over to the electric water heater and adjusted the temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the self-built houses in Zhangxizhen included grand mansions rivaling estates, none of them—no matter how luxurious—had access to piped natural gas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solar water heaters and electric water heaters were the norm here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yu Xueqing adjust the water temperature, An Sheng didn’t idle like a pampered lord—he sat crouched in the red basin, slowly leaning his back against the rim, fully exposing his white, fluffy underbelly and Pengsong  fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the white fluff, near his belly, there was a black circle, like the bullseye of a target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng’s face was grim; he glanced at the bright overhead light, then sharply eyed Yu Xueqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During bathing, nothing else mattered—only one thing did: exposing one’s vital spot to the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ying ying ying—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng stared warily at Yu Xueqing, as if facing a mortal enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his fox adopt a death-defying stance, Yu Xueqing’s face flushed with embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At home, Xiao An refused to enter two places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the kitchen when she was there; the other was the bathroom when she was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first day she adopted Xiao An, inexperienced, Yu Xueqing mistook the black circle on his belly for his belly button and jabbed a soapy finger straight into its center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Yu Xueqing heard the fox’s terrified, pained shriek for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fox turned from a creature into a ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out the black bullseye on his belly had nothing to do with a belly button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing’s clumsy move nearly knocked the fox’s bell right off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, whenever they were together in the bathroom, the fox always stood in the brightest spot, watching Yu Xueqing with deep suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why An Sheng refused to enter the kitchen when Yu Xueqing was there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, while cooking, Yu Xueqing splashed hot oil onto the fox’s tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, An Sheng gained a profound understanding of his own leaping ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, An Sheng was rubbing against her legs, cute and coaxing, trying to trick Yu Xueqing into buying him a cola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t get the lemon-flavored cola—instead, hot oil splashed onto his tail, and he nearly landed in the pot, cooked alongside the fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I checked Baidu—I know where the belly button is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing’s gaze drifted, her voice tinged with guilt as she explained to the fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, amidst all that snowy white, a black raised spot was impossible to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing reached out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng leaned against the basin’s edge, using his tail as a pivot, lifting his hind legs to block her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing withdrew her hand and reached from another angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fox stretched his leg out, perfectly bracing against her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at each other for a moment; Yu Xueqing, expressionless, picked up the bath sponge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s cruel—no trust at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After washing and drying An Sheng, Yu Xueqing tossed the fox into the bedroom and picked up her clothes, heading for the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng lay on the bed, rolled over, stretched out long and languidly, feeling refreshed and energetic, not the least tired despite the nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng closed his eyes and browsed the [Wish List] in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, a new wish related to Yu Xueqing had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sigh—no trust at all. Who’s ever seen a dog so suspicious of its master? Yu Xueqing looked heartbroken, muttering to herself as she scrubbed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wish fulfilled: Huhu-brand double-door refrigerator】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn double doors!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment An Sheng saw the wish, he leapt straight up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d assumed Yu Xueqing would wish for him to help with livestream selling—but instead, she suddenly wished for a Huhu-brand double-door refrigerator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Double doors” meant, of course, having the fox lie flat on the ground with all four limbs spread wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after thinking it over, An Sheng decided the wish wasn’t so bad after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, foxes absorbed human yang energy to become spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But society had progressed, technology had advanced—now humans had turned the tables, absorbing yang energy from small animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Online, there was even a group, led by a netizen named Shiji Niangniang, systematically organizing activities to harvest yang energy from small animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiji’s voice, her smile, her demeanor—utterly sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it. Steel wool’s motto is endurance—I’ll just treat it as rent for living in the big villa.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng muttered to himself, then sprawled out like a double door again, scanning the wish list for other easy-to-fulfill wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after flipping through, the easiest wishes were only a few elementary students saying they didn’t want to do homework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng’s eye twitched—he didn’t want to ghostwrite homework either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, forging parental signatures? He’d love that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad technology had advanced too fast—now parents had to sign via WeChat facial recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over, An Sheng decided the easiest wish on the list was still the one Yu Xueqing had previously wished for him: Cha Shan Ku Rong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing’s family ran a tea shop, but due to extreme market homogenization, profits kept declining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father wanted to pivot—he felt his decades of experience qualified him to run a tea plantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, with elderly parents and young children to support, he lacked the recklessness to go all-in—he only leased a few mu of mountain land to experiment and gain experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the tea trees on that land kept dying and reviving, driving Yu Xueqing’s father to despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Yu Xueqing nor her father could figure out why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the reason was simple: An Sheng visited the land once, sniffed, and recognized the familiar scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain land Yu Xueqing’s family rented? It was a damn mountain rat nest—the soil beneath the tea fields was packed with fat, well-fed rats that chewed on roots for fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing the land, An Sheng gave them a remedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released thirty snakes into the area; the rat infestation instantly eased, and the tea trees gradually returned to health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yah—Huhu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as An Sheng was thinking of returning to the mountain tonight to fully resolve the rat problem,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing returned to the bedroom after her bath and saw the fox sprawled like a pancake on the bed, cooling off under the air conditioner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lit up; she buried her face in the fox’s chest and began making strange, greedy noises as she sniffed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the fox smell bad? Her little An had no odor at all—instead, he carried a faint scent of herbs and honey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathe deeply, and it was intoxicating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ying ying ying—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised by Yu Xueqing’s sudden attack on his belly, An Sheng felt intensely ticklish and instinctively let out a foxy giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By eleven at night, Yu Xueqing stroked the fox’s belly and gradually drifted into sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng crawled out from under the covers, shook his snowy-white fur, glanced at the door and the air conditioner, and with a solemn, death-defying resolve, stepped out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What drove a little fox to leave the air-conditioned room on a sweltering summer night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it love? Duty? Or beauty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If An Sheng had to answer, he’d say: the smell of midnight snacks from next door’s auntie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1247,"2026-06-20T23:19:16.017Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","742055872bb8d07b2ad7b76fba8e5b8003faf5916d76e5c5ada86abb9ce19be2","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-8","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-6",354,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-cover.jpg"]