Non-Humans Want to Fall in Love Too [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 15

“Do you not feel like Ji Shi Jin’s fate is being manipulated by an invisible hand? Some unrelated, messy things always seem to happen to him. Despite having bodyguards and assistants, gaps are still found to drug him.”

Shi Yan’s voice turned cold. “This mission and Ji Shi Jin’s identity both have major points of suspicion.”

61 panicked. “Then what should we do! Do we still continue the mission?”

“Of course, why not?” In the blink of an eye, Shi Yan returned to his usual self, as if the person who was angry just now was not him. “We do not have any other choice, do we?”

61 remained silent and quietly returned to the system space.

On the other side, Ji Shi Jin learned the full sequence of events from Assistant Zhou. His expression grew increasingly grim. Cheng Ci observed his face and asked cautiously, “President Ji, how do you want to handle this? Shi, uh, Shi Yan told me he has a way.”

Ji Shi Jin turned to look at Shi Yan. Shi Yan leaned over to refill his teacup, handed it to him, and whispered, “If you agree, I can take full responsibility for handling this matter. You do not need to worry about it.”

Ji Shi Jin’s fingers curled slightly. He replied coldly, “If I take action, his end will not be pleasant. If it is you, what do you plan to do?”

By saying this, he was actually challenging Shi Yan. Ji Shi Jin’s reputation as a “Living Yama” was well known in Chengning. His methods were not always upright; he had never been a kind or righteous person.

He did not know if Shi Yan was aware of the rumors. His personality was such that he always sought retribution and would not easily let the man surnamed Zhao go. If Shi Yan wanted to take over the matter, the result had to satisfy Ji Shi Jin.

Hearing his words, Shi Yan showed no surprise. Instead, he smiled faintly. “Ruined reputation, broken limbs, and thrown into prison. How does that sound?”

Ji Shi Jin’s pupils contracted suddenly, and then the corners of his lips curled upward. “Then I will leave it to you.”

The two hit it off immediately, deciding the future of the man named Zhao with total nonchalance. Watching them, Assistant Zhou and Cheng Ci could not help but shudder.

They glanced at each other, both seeing the same thought in each other’s eyes: Your boss or friend is truly ruthless.

With the discussion finished, Ji Shi Jin asked Assistant Zhou to go downstairs and contact the driver. Meanwhile, Cheng Ci tactfully said his goodbyes.

“Alright, now it is time to talk about us.” Shi Yan folded his hands in front of him and looked up at the man in the wheelchair. His gaze was deep, as if trying to see through the flesh to the soul.

Ji Shi Jin took a sip of tea. Facing the adult, intimidating version of Shi Yan still made him feel a bit uneasy. Trying to find a topic, he asked, “Have you settled your identity in human society? And the clothes? Do you have money?”

His words were filled with curiosity about Shi Yan.

A flicker of amusement passed through Shi Yan’s eyes. He said seriously, “Do not worry, those have all been handled. However, there is one more thing I need to trouble you with.”

Ji Shi Jin looked up. “Mm?”

“It is not yet the right time for my identity to appear in public. So for the time being, I am afraid I must trouble you to keep raising the fox.”

Understanding the underlying meaning, Ji Shi Jin paused and looked into his eyes. “You are going to change back into a fox and return with me?”

He had thought that he and Shi Yan were about to part ways.

“Naturally.” Shi Yan looked at him quietly, his gaze feeling like a physical thing piercing straight into the heart. “But it will not be for long. I am sorry for the trouble.”

“It is no trouble.” Ji Shi Jin thought of the feel of the little fox’s fur. His fingers involuntarily twitched, feeling a sense of regret that he might not be able to pet him anymore.

Downstairs at the bar, Assistant Zhou saw the mysterious man pushing his boss out from a distance. He quickly got out of the car and opened the door.

Shi Yan saw Ji Shi Jin into the car and leaned down slightly to say goodbye. “In a few days, I will come to see you again in this identity.”

Because there were outsiders present, he spoke vaguely. Only Ji Shi Jin understood his meaning and responded with a faint smile. “Alright, goodbye.”

“Let us go.”

Before parting, Shi Yan gave Ji Shi Jin a gift. An exquisite small box fell into his palm.

Ji Shi Jin looked down at it. He did not open it, but he did not put it aside either.

Shi Yan stepped back two paces. The car started and gradually left him far behind. Ji Shi Jin watched the rearview mirror, only looking away when the figure became almost too small to see.

Beside him, Assistant Zhou remained quiet, keeping his eyes on his nose and his heart focused, but his mind was overflowing with questions.

What exactly was the relationship between his boss and that man? Why were they meeting again in a few days? What did “in this identity” mean? Could their private relationship be different from what it seemed on the surface?

Furthermore, when had his boss ever been so good-tempered? He had actually smiled several times in just one morning! Even Xiao Bai did not get that kind of treatment!

And that gift? Looking at the size of the box, Assistant Zhou estimated it was a brooch or a tie clip. Surely it could not be a ring!

Ji Shi Jin had long noticed his assistant’s restlessness and guessed what he was thinking. However, regarding his relationship with Shi Yan, it was not that he did not want to explain; it was that it was truly impossible to explain clearly.

Shi Yan’s identity was unspeakable. Ji Shi Jin did not even know Shi Yan’s human background yet. Speaking out would only add fuel to the rumors.

He decided to let things be. If he did not speak, whatever outrageous things others guessed would only be speculation without evidence.

However, remembering the time last night when his consciousness was hazy, he recalled Shi Yan’s warm, strong embrace and the cold aura around him. Comparing that to his own terrible state at the time, Ji Shi Jin found it hard to calm his mind. Even while working, he would inadvertently think about it.

“Tsk.” Ji Shi Jin threw his pen down. The document he was reading a second ago was heartlessly pushed away. He leaned back irritably against the chair, staring blankly at the trees outside the window.

In front of the French window, the area that was supposed to be Ji Shi Jin’s reading corner had been changed beyond recognition. Several brightly colored soft cushions had been placed there, along with several pretty bowls of different heights. There were even toy mice Auntie Hong had bought, fearing the little fox would be bored.

As Ji Shi Jin stared out the window, his gaze unconsciously drifted there. Xiao Bai had not been back for several days. Those items had been taken away by the servants to be cleaned and organized, then placed back.

“By the way, Shi Yan promised to come home. Why is he not back yet?”

Ji Shi Jin frowned, looked at the clock on the wall, and completely abandoned his work to go downstairs.

“Sir, why did you come down so early? Dinner will be ready in a while.” Auntie Hong saw Ji Shi Jin coming down and stepped forward with a smile, only to see that his expression was not very good.

Auntie Hong had watched Ji Shi Jin grow up, and she immediately became worried. “What is wrong? Has something happened again?”

Ji Shi Jin had not come home last night, and Auntie Hong had worried all night. She only felt at ease after getting news from Assistant Zhou. Although they did not tell her what had happened, seeing their solemn expressions made her realize it was not simple.

At that time, Ji Shi Jin had comforted her, saying it was almost resolved. Now he had an unhappy expression again; no wonder Auntie Hong was worried.

Ji Shi Jin also realized his own anxiety. He smoothed his brow and comforted Auntie Hong. “It is nothing. Do not worry. I just want to go to the garden for a look.”

He wanted to see if that heartless little fox had finally returned.

Auntie Hong watched him head toward the garden, specifically toward the spot where the servants placed fox food for Xiao Bai. She felt relieved but also found it amusing.

He claimed not to worry about the little fox, yet he was so soft-hearted despite his stubborn words.

Ji Shi Jin did not know what Auntie Hong was thinking. He rarely spent time in the back garden; he spent most of his time in the study and bedroom, so much so that his mother often said he was like a work machine.

His thoughts drifted. When he came back to his senses, he found he had passed the flower beds and the sun pavilion, arriving directly at a quiet corner.

Ji Shi Jin looked up and saw a low section of the perimeter wall.

There was full surveillance inside and outside the garden, and security patrolled the villa regularly. Even if the wall was low, there was no need to worry about thieves. However, some time ago, Auntie Hong had been nagging about completing it so it would be as high as the rest of the wall for aesthetic reasons.

But since they started raising the little fox and realized he always slipped out from here to play, Auntie Hong never mentioned raising the wall again.

Ji Shi Jin stared at that section of the low wall. Right next to it was a flowering tree. Today there was a breeze; when the wind blew, the petals fell from the tree, settling in a thick layer on the wall. Some drifted further, floating before Ji Shi Jin’s eyes.

He reached out to catch a petal about to fall on him. In the sunlight, the pale pink petal looked somewhat transparent. A second later, through the petal in his hand, Ji Shi Jin saw a red figure appear on the wall.

The petal moved away, and his vision was no longer blocked. Ji Shi Jin clearly saw the familiar appearance of the little fox.

Before he even realized it, the corners of his mouth curled up, and his eyes softened.

Shi Yan had returned just in time for dinner. He slipped into the neighborhood and jumped onto the wall, only to see Ji Shi Jin appearing there unexpectedly.

He did not think much of it and was about to jump down when he saw the petal in Ji Shi Jin’s palm.

Does he like this?

His gaze shifted down to Ji Shi Jin’s legs. Shi Yan turned and walked a few steps along the wall, approaching the tree that was shedding petals.

There was surveillance here. Breaking a small flower branch did not require demonic power. He stretched his neck, picked the branch with the most vibrant blooms, and bit down with his sharp teeth. The flower branch fell into his mouth.

Carrying the flower in his mouth, he landed lightly on the ground. Shi Yan walked slowly toward Ji Shi Jin and placed the flower on his lap.

Ji Shi Jin picked up the flower branch with one hand. Surprise was evident in his voice. “For me?”

Shi Yan nodded.

“You seemed to like them very much, so I picked one. You can put it in a vase in the study. I will pick a fresh one tomorrow.”

Ji Shi Jin suddenly heard Shi Yan’s voice. It was not the cry of a little fox, but his voice from when he was a human. The voice seemed to come from his mind, very clear and without any noise.

“Was it you who did something?” Ji Shi Jin asked hesitantly.

The next moment, the familiar voice rang in his mind again. “Yes. This way, communication is not hindered.”

Ji Shi Jin held up the flower Shi Yan had picked and looked at it against the sunlight. “Can I do it too?”

“No, you do not have cultivation. You can only listen, not speak,” Shi Yan replied.

Despite the refusal, Ji Shi Jin did not feel disappointed. He had only asked casually. It was enough that he could hear Shi Yan’s voice; this made communication very convenient.

“Is your business all handled?” he asked again.

Shi Yan was currently in his fox body, jumping up and down with great agility. He jumped onto a nearby high platform and found the food Auntie Hong had left for him.

“It is handled. However, I can only stay in fox form for a few days. Tell Auntie Hong she does not need to prepare food for me anymore.” He looked at the food that had already gone cold and spoke to Ji Shi Jin via telepathy.

To his surprise, Ji Shi Jin laughed softly. “I cannot control Auntie Hong’s decisions; I can only try. But it does not matter. If you do not return, they will give the food to the stray cats outside the villa. It will not go to waste.”

Shi Yan jumped down from the platform. “That is good then.”

“Let us go, dinner is about to start.” Ji Shi Jin started his wheelchair and slowly headed back. Shi Yan walked beside him, but after a moment, he suddenly jumped onto the wheelchair and crouched on Ji Shi Jin’s lap.

Ji Shi Jin stopped. His expression was surprised, and his hands were half-raised as if he did not know where to put them. “Mm?”

Shi Yan leaned in and brushed the tip of his ear against the back of Ji Shi Jin’s hand. “Do you not want to pet me? But your heart tells me you want to very much.”

“Wait, you can also hear what I am thinking in my heart?” Ji Shi Jin almost lost his composure.

“No,” Shi Yan’s words allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief in time. “I can only perceive general emotions during a linked conversation and make deductions from them.”

However, with his understanding of Ji Shi Jin, it was easy to guess what he was thinking.

Ji Shi Jin carefully placed his hand on the little fox’s back. The red fur brushed against his fingers and the gaps between them, touching the thinnest part of the skin on his wrist.

It was a strange feeling. Ji Shi Jin had petted him before, but at that time, it was with the mindset of a pet. Now, knowing that this fox body contained a soul identical to a human’s, heat quietly spread to his ears as he continued to pet him.