“Please enjoy the tea I brewed for you.”

Class Rep Hanhan placed the steaming black tea politely before Xiao Qing, a warm and harmonious smile gracing her face.

“Thank you, Class Rep Hanhan—you’re too kind! We’re practically family, hahahaha…”

Xiao Qing covered her mouth with a light chuckle, lifted the teacup, and took a pretend sip.

“Su Su, come here and lie on my lap.”

Seizing the moment while Xiao Qing held her cup with both hands, Class Rep Hanhan swiftly scooped me up and settled me onto her black-stockinged thighs, stroking me gently.

Earlier, only because Class Rep Hanhan had gone to brew tea did Xiao Qing get the chance to hold me. Thanks to that, I experienced both bare-leg softness and silky-stockinged warmth—but honestly, I preferred Class Rep Hanhan’s lap. Not for the stockings. Simply because she was more generously curved: her thighs softer than Xiao Qing’s, and she smelled far sweeter.

“Class Rep Hanhan, I believe Su Su feels more comfortable with me.”

Seeing me taken, Xiao Qing’s delicate eyebrows lifted a trace. She set down her cup instantly, reached out, and snatched me from Class Rep Hanhan’s arms.

“Oh? Then maybe you should eat more papaya first. Su Su feels a softness and warmth here you simply don’t have~”

Class Rep Hanhan showed zero intention of yielding. She gripped my tail firmly, refusing to let Xiao Qing take me.

“Eeep—! Wait, you two…!”

My whole body tensed as my tail was clamped tight. Strength vanished in an instant. I let out an involuntary cry—but neither listened. They kept tugging. With my weak spot seized, I couldn’t struggle.

“No need to worry. Su Su and I are of the same clan now. As a fox, I know exactly where to stroke for comfort.”

After the jab, Xiao Qing held me tighter, utterly refusing to relinquish me.

“Oh? Didn’t you see Su Su’s blissful expression just now, nestled in my arms?”

Pressed harder from behind, pulled in two directions—I felt my tailbone might snap. So painful. So desperate to escape. Someone… save me…

“Ah… please let go… Don’t you know… pulling an animal’s tail… can give them… diarrhea…?”

I gasped the words out. I knew it well: as a kid, I tugged our orphanage kitten’s tail—next day, diarrhea. The director scolded me for weeks. The memory stuck.

“Su Su, you decide. Whose lap do you want?”

“Yes! Your choice—we’ll absolutely respect it.”

Seeing my pained face, both eased their grip slightly… but still clung tight, determined to win this silent battle.

“I… I… I choose neither! I’m going back to class! I want to study!”

My shout froze them. Their expressions dropped—as if they’d swallowed something foul. Even picking the other would’ve hurt less. But I’d said the one line guaranteed to earn a beating.

*Was all this devotion really less appealing than studying?* That’s what flashed through their minds.

“Well… class time is near anyway.”

“Mm. Let’s go. Su Su, hurry and transform.”

They gently set me down on the floor.

“Phew—should’ve done this sooner. My tail… fur’s practically ripped out.”

I turned, wagged it experimentally. Still movable. Not broken. Just patchy tufts missing… Wait—do animals shed this much? Or was it last night’s all-nighter?

“You two—out! I need to transform.”

I closed my eyes. Spiritual energy nearly restored. Ready to chant the shift spell. But when I opened them—both still sat there, eyes locked dead on me.

“This is the student council room. I’m president. Why should I leave?”

Class Rep Hanhan lifted a document from the coffee table, reading with solemn focus—though her peripheral glances kept flicking my way.

“What’s to fear? We’re all foxes! Back in Azure Hill, many go out unclothed—everyone loves that primal, unbound freedom,” Xiao Qing chimed with a mischievous grin.

“You two… Fine. I’ll go out.”

Outargued, I grabbed scattered clothes in my mouth and headed for the door.

“Oh dear—I just remembered! The school hired rat-catching experts after those giant rats appeared. Wonder what they’d do seeing a fox… especially such a beautiful Arctic fox?”

“Mm-hmm. Consequences would be *terrible*.”

Xiao Qing nodded eagerly. *Seriously? United now? Weren’t you clawing each other seconds ago? Women… sigh…*

“You’re seriously tanking my favorability points…”

No choice—I played my last card.

“Oh! I just recalled—I left those knives behind!”

Class Rep Hanhan snapped the document shut and hurried out.

“If you hadn’t said that, I’d have forgotten too! What was it… what… Ah! My tail! I can’t find my tail! My tail—!”

Xiao Qing scratched her head, glanced at her flat backside, slapped her forehead, then switched on an Oscar-worthy panic face—shouting wildly as she dashed out.

[Don’t you dare claim descent from me later. The Su clan has been long gone…]

“I couldn’t agree more.”