My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

When Shen Minyao arrived at the house where Zhao Yichen currently resided, his bodyguards weren't surprised at all. Two of them had already seen and met Shen Minyao when Zhao Yichen was still confined at the hospital, and they'd been informed to allow her to enter anytime without asking him for permission. 

"Good afternoon, Miss Shen. Fourth Master is expecting you today. Please follow me," the old butler greeted the fox woman and Xiao Bai, with the white fatty cat visible to the human eyes as his mistress held him with two hands in front of her. 

"Thank you," Shen Minyao replied and followed the old man as he led them to the garden where Zhao Yichen and Yu Yan were. The old man left upon announcing her arrival to Zhao Yichen. 

"Xiao Bai, you are heavy. Can I drop you now?" The fox woman nonchalantly said and dropped the fat cat on the ground without waiting for his permission nonetheless. "You should eat less. People wouldn't believe me if I told them you are a cat. A little more, and you'll be a midget pig in my eyes.." 

"I don't need to hide from humans now," Xiao Bai complained. "If those humans hear what you are saying, they might assume that you are bullying your pet, Milady." 

"I do not care what humans think of me." The fox woman scoffed before eyeing her human contractor. 

"You look better now," she told Zhao Yichen. "Anything happened while we weren't around?" 

"Not really." However, Shen Minyao raised a slender brow as she sensed confusion and hesitation coming from him. 

Zhao Yichen sighed, knowing he couldn't really lie to this fox demon. 

"Alright, there is, but it's not really about me," he admitted. 

"So what happened?" The fox woman asked as she took a seat across from him, ignoring the freshly baked goodies at the table. Just seeing those sweets was enough to make her feel sick. 

It was Yu Yan who explained the situation to her mistress, while Shen Minyao listened attentively to her other guardian. 

"A flower fairy, you say." She then licked her lips, wondering if this would be easy prey that dared to come around her. 

"You can't eat her." Zhao Yichen glared at her with defiance. "I won't allow you to feed on her." 

"And why not?" The fox woman countered. 

"Just no. Please. Just feed on other bad demons," he insisted. This was the first time he encountered a demon who meant no harm to a human. 

"Don't be ridiculous. Don't tell me you wanted to mediate between your friend and that flower fairy." Shen Minyao scoffed as she crossed her legs and stared at her human contractor like he was a foolish man—that he was. He was so easy to read. 

"Wouldn't it be the best thing to do? To help them both?" 

"You are really foolish if you think that a human and a demon could be together. What were you thinking? If she continued to follow your friend, his scent would torture her. If her instincts get the best of her, your friend would die—and she knows it. 

"However, I don't know who among them is more foolish. Your friend, for him to catch feelings for a demon, or her, who refused to feed on humans because of him." 

Zhao Yichen furrowed his brows in confusion. This was something he had never considered. Thinking about it, Yu Yan never told him the reason why the flower fairy refused to feed on humans. She only informed him that Yulan was dying from hunger. 

"You mean to say that the reason why she refused to feed was because of Gu Liuxian? I thought… I thought demons don't know the concept of love." 

What was the first thing humans thought when someone mentioned a demon? Weren't they bloodthirsty monsters who loved to kill and feed on vulnerable humans? 

Zhao Yichen thought that love couldn't be associated with the demons at all. This was the first time for him to see a demon like Yulan who would choose to die rather than harm a human. 

Shen Minyao stared at him for a moment… before looking heavenward, as if the sky and the clouds were more interesting than her human contractor. It wasn't like demons like her were capable of love, but instead, because of their long lives, their feelings ran deeper than that of most humans. 

However, these affections could easily turn into jealous obsessions. Their loyalty, though, was perfect; by the way they devoted themselves to their partners. Wasn't this why, even though several centuries had passed, her older brother couldn't forget his love and devotion for his dead wife? 

"Tell your friend to move on. It's better for him to forget the flower fairy for good," she told Zhao Yichen after a long silence. Since the flower fairy had already made a decision to cut ties with Gu Liuxian, matters would be better that way. 

Zhao Yichen frowned and wanted to argue that it wouldn't solve the problem. He still thought that it would be nice if the two had the closure they deserved. Why were Shen Minyao and Yu Yan insisting on him not meddling with the problem? 

"No matter how hard they try, they are never meant to be. I suppose the flower fairy knew this, yet she had chosen her own path to destruction. Humans. What is so lovable about them? They are greedy and fickle-minded creatures," Shen Minyao said with such disdain in her tone. It made Zhao Yichen wonder what made the fox woman hate his kind with such intensity. 

"Then, do you have any idea why Gu Liuxian couldn't see her anymore? Was it because she made herself invisible?" He asked.

This was something else that Zhao Yichen was curious about. 

"Hn. Newborn infants and toddlers are more perceptive than human adults. While some were able to retain this ability, most of them would lose it when they reached a certain age."