There's a Fox Spirit Among Us

Inside the Dessert Shop, the once-quiet corner became exceptionally lively with everyone's arrival.

The servers swiftly moved tables and chairs, combining scattered single seats into a long table suited for a gathering. The crisp clinking of cups and plates mingled with everyone's laughter and conversation, creating an especially harmonious atmosphere.

"Na'er, come have dinner with us later?" Xu Xiaoyan scooped up a spoonful of cream cake and put it into her mouth. The delicate sweetness spread across her tongue, and a blissful, satisfied expression appeared on her face. She then turned to Gu Yuena and warmly extended the invitation.

"Sure." Gu Yuena returned a faint smile, her tone gentle as she agreed without hesitation. Her gaze swept across everyone at the table before finally settling on Nan Fusheng, carrying an almost imperceptible warmth.

Nan Fusheng sat nearby, his gaze falling on Lan Fuzi beside him. She had her head lowered, her hands clasped together on her lap, and her eyes were somewhat unfocused, as though her mind had wandered far away.

He reached out and lightly patted her shoulder, teasing, "Hey, weren't you the one who insisted on coming along? Why have you been spacing out the entire way? Now that you've met the person you came for, aren't you going to go say hello?"

"Huh?"

Lan Fuzi was jolted awake by the sudden pat, and her unfocused eyes instantly sharpened. She had already been unsettled by the many women surrounding Nan Fusheng along the way, and now that she suddenly came back to herself, her cheeks flushed slightly.

Her gaze first darted between Gu Yuena and Kiana—the former cool and dignified, the latter lively and radiant. Though the two silver-haired, violet-eyed beauties possessed entirely different temperaments, both gave off an aura that made people hesitate to approach them casually.