My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox
Chapter 86 - Best Friend (2)

"Do you have plans tonight? Are you sure you aren't going to join us?" Li Fei'er asked Shen Minyao as they stepped out of their classroom, ready to go home. 

"I'm expecting my mother's visit today. I'm not sure if I would be able to join you," the fox woman replied. 

Since she had moved and stayed at the dormitory, her meetings with the Shen family grew very rare even if she possessed Shen Minyao's body. Still, that didn't mean she would be able to avoid meeting them in the future. 

"I see…" Li Fei'er's expression fell. She was hoping Shen Minyao would come and spend time with them since she could sense that her classmate had been avoiding making friends. 

Ever since that day Shen Minyao beat Xu Shenshen, it became apparent that their classmates had kept a safe distance away from her. 

"You worry too much, Classmate Li. I'm fine," Shen Minyao said, "It isn't like I don't want to join you every time. I would have come if it was some other day." 

"But can you try to come? I would be more comfortable if you were there with me," Li Fei'er said, almost pleadingly. 

"I'll see what I can do, but I won't promise you anything." 

Aside from meeting Cheng Lifan today, Shen Minyao also wanted to finish her homework before nighttime came. She decided to spend her sleep time catching up, learning the ways of the humans these days. 

So when Li Fei'er arrived at the restaurant where she was going to meet Lu Anqi and Jiang Chen, she was on her own. She was hoping that Shen Minyao would be there as well, but the fox woman wasn't. 

"Hey," She greeted them and took a seat next to Lu Anqi. 

"Miss Shen didn't come with you?" Jiang Chen asked curiously. He was hoping that he could have a word with the demoness in helping Lu Anqi. 

Also, he wanted to know what kind of demon she was and how she ended up pretending as a human. Although this wasn't the first time he had seen and met demons, there were no others like Shen Minyao who were able to blend well with the humans.

"She said that she has a prior appointment to meet her mother. She isn't sure if she will be able to come on time," Li Fei'er replied as she helped Lu Anqi cut the meat on the plate, while Jiang Chen took over the grilling of the barbecue.

"You two seemed really close, almost like best friends," Liu Anqi commented. 

Li Fei'er wanted to say that she only just met Shen Minyao, and they barely knew anything about each other. However, remembering how many times Shen Minyao saved her life, she felt that those made them closer. 

The three enjoyed the meal without mentioning the issue about Bai Xinran's case. An hour later, the chimes on the door clunk together, indicating a newcomer. 

When Li Fei'er lifted her head, she was immediately drawn to the front door. Her eyes widened in surprise when she spotted Shen Minyao standing there with a middle-aged woman. 

She couldn't see any resemblance between the two, but the way the old woman clung to Shen Minyao's arm, Li Fei'er assumed that it was the mother her classmate was planning to meet today. 

"Classmate Shen!" She waved her hand to get Shen Minyao's attention. 

Even before Li Fei'er had called her, she already knew that the girl was there. The stench of humans wasn't enough to hide her familiar scent from the fox demon. 

"Xiao Yao, why don't you greet your classmate first?" Cheng Lifan nudged at her daughter. 

"Are you sure, Mama? Shouldn't we pick up Yuan from school first?" Shen Minyao asked. She didn't expect that the place Jiang Chen and the others met would be where her mother made a reservation. 

Because Shen Xin was on a business trip and wouldn't be home for some time, Cheng Lifan had decided to take their children to eat out, which they hadn't done for some time now. 

"It's fine, Xiao Yao. I already asked the driver to pick him up. He will be here soon, so why don't you take this time to greet your friends?" The older woman smiled. 

This was actually the first time she heard and saw her stepdaughter hanging out with her friends in public. Shen Minyao had never brought home or introduced a friend to her even when the stepdaughter was younger. 

Most of the time, her stepdaughter was content being in Fu Xiyan's company and rarely interacted with kids around her age, which made Cheng Lifan worried about her. 

"Alright, Mama. I will be with you shortly," Shen Minyao replied. 

"Take your time, darling. There's no need to rush." Cheng Lifan smiled back before allowing her daughter to make her way to her friends. 

"I thought you wouldn't be able to make it?" Jiang Chen asked once the fox woman reached them. 

The fox woman didn't bother to take a seat as she wasn't planning to stay for too long. 

"Good evening to you, too, Mr. Jiang. No, I didn't come here to join you. It's just a coincidence that my mother decided to come here," Shen Minyao retorted. 

"Then, would you be able to come with us this coming weekend? Miss Xia agreed that we should send her daughter off as soon as possible," the psychic gave her a curious look. 

Shen Minyao glanced at his companions and nodded. She was curious about how the case would end.

"Fine. As long as you promised not to involve Lu Anqi and Li Fei'er with Liang Sisi ever again. I'm not planning to clean up someone else's mess." 

"Fine with me. So do we have a deal?" Jiang Chen asked. He couldn't believe that he needed to rely on a demon this time to help them, but that couldn't be helped.. His raw power was too dangerous to be used around normal humans.