Mr. Popular Is Being Targeted Yet Again Chapter Extra 2

Birthday Extra 2: Fox Baby

Jiang Yu also noticed the anomaly behind the curtains. His footsteps paused, and his sharp gaze swept over.

“Come out.”

The two men stepped out from behind the curtains awkwardly.

Song Lingchen pointed at Jiang Yu’s arms, his voice trembling: “Brother Yu! What… what is going on?! How did Jiang Qing… turn into this?!”

Song Lingchen and Shen Zhize’s eyes were dead-locked onto that pair of ears.

Shen Zhize’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he subconsciously stepped forward: “He…”

Jiang Yu stepped half a pace back: “Who allowed you to come in?”

“We were worried about Qingqing!” Song Lingchen explained, though his gaze couldn’t peel itself away from the shrunken Jiang Qing.

“How did he… become like this?”

“You’re that worried about me… then stay and take care of me, okay? Hmm?” Jiang Qing said, looking at the two people in front of him.

!!!!

Song Lingchen couldn’t help but soften his voice: “Qingqing, do you still recognize us?”

Jiang Qing looked at him, then at Shen Zhize, and nodded: “Brother Lingchen, Brother Zhize…”

!!!!!!!!!!!!

The two men instantly stopped breathing.

This must be heaven, right…

Right.

Jiang Yu’s brows furrowed even tighter.

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He felt that there wouldn’t be any peace in the house today. And the culprit was right here in his arms.

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“Um… is his mind that of a child?” Song Lingchen poked Shen Zhize and asked in a whisper.

“How should I know? Didn’t I just get here like you?” Shen Zhize stared unblinkingly at that swishing tail, his Adam’s apple rolling unconsciously.

As if feeling the overly scorching gazes behind him, Jiang Qing raised a middle finger behind his back without turning his head.

“Ok, now I know.” Song Lingchen made a finger heart towards Jiang Qing’s back. “Still the same familiar Qingqing.”

“…”

“So, can baby call me Brother Lingchen again~” Song Lingchen completely ignored the middle finger, grinning as he leaned in front of Jiang Qing, attempting to touch that pair of ears.

Jiang Qing immediately shrank back defensively, spitting out a single word crisply and cleanly:

“Scram.”

“Wuwuwu… Qingqing you’re so fierce, you were clearly so cute when you were little…”

Jiang Yu shot Song Lingchen a cold glare, the arms holding Jiang Qing tightening a bit:

“He needs rest, you guys can leave now.”

“Don’t, Brother Yu!” Song Lingchen hurriedly said, “We just got here, and Qingqing looks like he’s in pretty good spirits.” His gaze uncontrollably drifted toward that tail again.

Shen Zhize stepped forward, his expression carrying a rare seriousness:

“Brother Yu, don’t rush to kick people out. Qingqing’s situation is too abnormal. Having more people around is better in case of any sudden emergencies.” He paused, looking at Jiang Qing in Jiang Yu’s arms, his voice softening. “Besides, we might be able to help look into whether there are any similar cases or… folk remedies?”

This reason sounded fair and logical.

Jiang Yu frowned slightly, clearly weighing the options.

He pondered for a moment before finally relenting: “You can stay. But keep quiet, don’t disturb him.”

“No problem!” Song Lingchen answered immediately.

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Shen Zhize also nodded.

And so, the scene turned into this—

Jiang Yu holding Jiang Qing, who had nestled comfortably back onto the sofa.

Song Lingchen and Shen Zhize acting like two door gods, sitting or standing at different corners of the living room, their eyes constantly drifting toward the sofa.

At first, Jiang Qing felt a bit unnatural being stared at by so many people. But very soon, he found where the fun lay.

He wagged his tail.

Two gazes instantly focused on his tail.

He twitched his ears.

Two gazes swished upwards in unison.

He felt a bit thirsty and licked his lips.

Shen Zhize immediately handed over a cup of warm water.

He felt his shoulders were a bit stiff and shifted his body.

Song Lingchen immediately whispered: “Are you uncomfortable? Do you want to change positions?”

Jiang Qing: “…”

“Is there a possibility. That I am an adult right now.”

“Don’t actually treat me like a little kid.”

He pointed a single finger, aiming first at Shen Zhize: “You. Last Wednesday you drank against someone at ‘Zero Six’, lost so badly you hugged the toilet throwing up for half the night, and ultimately had to call me to come fish you out.”

The expression on Shen Zhize’s face instantly froze: “…”

Next, he turned to Song Lingchen: “You. That project you secretly invested in last month completely tanked, and I was the one who helped you cover the hole to hide it from your old man.”

The smile stiffened on Song Lingchen’s face: “…”

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Wait, how does he remember these dark histories so clearly?!

The two grown men were roasted speechless, looking at each other in dismay.

Um… actually, they knew Jiang Qing wasn’t a child, but they still couldn’t resist…

Jiang Yu sat on the side, casually pressing down a tuft of ahoge on Jiang Qing’s head that had stuck up due to his excitement.

Feeling his brother’s movement, Jiang Qing turned his head to look at Jiang Yu. Suddenly remembering something, he added:

“Oh right, Brother, last month you…”

Jiang Yu applied a bit of force with his hand and interrupted him without changing his expression: “Enough is enough.”

Jiang Qing blinked and swallowed the second half of his sentence back down.

Alright, gotta give the eldest brother’s authority some face.

As the few were chatting, the front door was suddenly opened.

“…Brother Yu, last time you…”

Su Lin spoke as he pushed the door open, his voice coming to an abrupt halt when he saw the scene in the living room clearly.

His gaze first landed on the sofa.

Sitting there was an oddly familiar boy who looked about seven or eight years old. The most eye-catching things were the fluffy, russet-brown fox ears sticking out of his hair, and a tail that was currently curled uneasily by his leg.

The boy visibly froze when he saw him. The ears perked up instantly, and the tail stiffened.

Su Lin’s gaze slowly shifted away from that face, sweeping over Jiang Yu, Song Lingchen, and Shen Zhize who were sitting or standing in the living room, and finally landed back on the “Jiang Qing” with fox ears and a tail.

He was silent for a few seconds. A trace of astonishment flashed through his eyes, then quickly returned to calm.

“…It seems I came at a bad time?”

Before Jiang Yu could answer, Jiang Qing suddenly hopped off the sofa and ran in front of Su Lin:

“Are you here to see me?”

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Su Lin fell silent for a moment. Under everyone’s watchful eyes, he slowly squatted down to meet Jiang Qing’s gaze:

“Yes.” He answered, then reached out a hand and gently touched the tip of Jiang Qing’s fox ear.

“The ears are real.”

As the slightly cool fingertips touched the sensitive ear tip, Jiang Qing shuddered, his ears subconsciously flattening backward.

Acting as if he didn’t see his reaction, Su Lin withdrew his hand, stood up, and said to Jiang Yu:

“Do you need my help?”

His attitude was far too natural, as if having a shrunken, ear-and-tail-sporting mini version of Jiang Qing in the house was the most normal thing in the world.

Jiang Qing looked at Su Lin’s calm side profile, his brain a bit stunned.

Isn’t this reaction… just a bit too calm?!

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“So… that’s what happened.”

Jiang Qing retold his morning experience to them once more.

Jiang Linmu suddenly raised his hand:

“Question: If you can’t change back, are you going to stay like this for the rest of your life?”

“Otherwise what? You think I’ll magically have a solution in my next life?” Jiang Qing rolled his eyes at him.

“Second question…”

“Shut up.”

“…Can you let me touch your tail again…” Jiang Linmu looked at him aggrievedly.

“Touch your own head. Are you a pervert?”

Jiang Qing expressionlessly swished his tail, the tip smacking against the back of Jiang Linmu’s outstretched hand with a “snap.”

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“Hiss—” Jiang Linmu retracted his hand, aggrievedly rubbing the completely un-reddened back of his hand, “If you won’t let me touch it then just say so, why did you hit me…”

“Reasoning with someone like you who pushes their luck is useless.” Jiang Qing retracted his tail and sat cross-legged on the sofa again. His ears flattened slightly backwards, indicating his patience was currently limited.

Standing to the side, Su Lin’s gaze swept from Jiang Qing’s impatient face down to the tail behind him that was restlessly tapping against the sofa cushions.

“So,” Su Lin spoke up, “aside from the physical changes, are there any other abnormal sensations? Like in strength, speed, or senses?”

Jiang Qing froze for a moment, not expecting Su Lin to ask this. He carefully felt his body and shook his head:

“No. It’s just… the ears and tail are extremely sensitive. I’m not used to them being touched.”

“Hmm.” Su Lin replied, not asking anything further.

His overly calm demeanor made the others seem exceptionally dramatic by comparison. Song Lingchen leaned into Shen Zhize’s ear and lowered his voice: “Isn’t Su Lin a bit too calm? Why isn’t he surprised at all?”

Shen Zhize rubbed his chin, looking at Su Lin thoughtfully: “Either his acceptance level is insanely high, or… he knows something?”

Jiang Yu took in his younger brothers’ little movements and everyone’s reactions, then spoke:

“From the looks of it, apart from his appearance, everything else is normal. His memory and cognition haven’t been affected.” He paused, looking toward Su Lin. “You said earlier you could help?”

Su Lin nodded. He pulled out a few printed pages from the folder he carried:

“I know a professor who studies… atypical biological phenomena. These are some limited materials I could find regarding similar… morphological transformation cases. Although the records are very vague, it might provide some ideas.” He handed the materials to Jiang Yu.

Jiang Qing curiously poked his head over wanting to see, but Jiang Yu gently pressed against his forehead and pushed him back.

“Then I’ll leave these matters to you guys.” Jiang Qing sighed helplessly.

“So, can I go to ‘Cloud Night’ to play tonight?”

The moment those words dropped, five pairs of eyes zeroed in on him simultaneously. The living room fell into a dead silence.

Jiang Yu’s expression darkened instantly, his brows locked tight:

“Don’t even think about it.”

“Why not?”

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“My mind is an adult’s! I just want to go get a drink, listen to some music, and relax!”

“Looking the way you do right now?” Song Lingchen pointed at his fox ears and tiny body, “It would be a miracle if the bar bouncers let you in! Plus, what if some blind idiot thinks you’re a lost child and calls the cops? You could even get snatched by a research institute!”

“I can wear a hat and a mask to cover up!” Jiang Qing argued.

Su Lin analyzed calmly: “A hat can cover the ears, but you can’t change your height and face. No legitimate venue will serve alcoholic beverages to a minor.”

“I am not a minor!” Jiang Qing was about to pull his hair out.

“In the eyes of the law and outsiders, you are right now.” Shen Zhize hit the nail on the head. Attempting to defuse the tension, he softened his voice,

“Qing, stop messing around. It’s too dangerous for you to go out right now. What if some weirdo targets you…”

Jiang Linmu also nodded along: “Yeah, whatever you want to drink, I’ll go buy it and bring it back for you. Drinking at home is the same.”

“How is drinking at home the same as going out? The atmosphere! Do you understand atmosphere?!”

Jiang Qing was completely out of options. He looked around and found five people with ten eyes firmly locked onto him, their gazes practically screaming “non-negotiable.”

Defeated, he slumped back into the sofa:

“…Dictatorship! Autocracy! Illegal imprisonment!”

“Every single one of you, go out and buy me a dessert! No duplicates!”

Seeing no reaction from the crowd, Jiang Qing thought they couldn’t fulfill this request and was just about to belittle them for failing such a simple task.

Suddenly, everyone spoke in unison:

“Sure. Write a list.”

“Any other requests?”

“…”

Jiang Qing grabbed the pillows on the sofa and hurled one at each of their faces.

“All of you, get out!”

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Jiang Qing sat cross-legged on the sofa, the TV screen in front of him flashing the interface of Reborn: I Am Still the Pig Farming King.

But he was clearly distracted. Those fox ears remained rigidly perked up in alertness due to his prior dissatisfaction, the auricles flaring slightly outward, twitching from time to time.

Not far away, the few of them gathered in a corner of the dining room.

“Are we really going to send Qingqing for a diagnosis?”

“Better safe than sorry. If this really brings about some kind of side effects, the consequences would be unimaginable.”

“But I really like it…” Jiang Linmu blinked his eyes and said.

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Yeah.

Who wouldn’t like it.

“Why haven’t you guys gone to buy them yet?”

Jiang Qing’s dissatisfied voice drifted from the living room, instantly shattering the slightly solemn atmosphere in the dining room corner.

“You agreed so readily just now, are you trying to back out?”

The group was stunned by this sudden interrogation, then they all let out a light chuckle.

“Going right now, going right now.” Shen Zhize reacted first, agreeing with a smile. He grabbed his car keys and walked out.

“Don’t rush, guaranteed to bring it back for you.” Song Lingchen quickly followed, not forgetting to yank Jiang Linmu along as he passed by.

As Jiang Linmu was being dragged away, he kept looking back pitifully at Jiang Qing’s slightly trembling ears, muttering softly: “…Can’t I really touch them just one more time…”

Answering him was a throw pillow hurled over mercilessly by Jiang Qing.

Su Lin had already reached the door. He turned back and said flatly to Jiang Qing, “Wait here,” before pulling the door open and leaving.

In the blink of an eye, only Jiang Yu and Jiang Qing were left in the dining room.

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Jiang Yu walked over to him, reaching out to gently press him back down onto the sofa.

“They already went to buy them, they’ll be back soon.” Jiang Yu’s tone softened. “Don’t be anxious.”

Jiang Qing looked away, but the tip of his tail involuntarily curled up, exposing that he wasn’t really that angry, and perhaps he just wanted to interrupt their unsettling conversation about the “diagnosis.”

Jiang Yu sat down beside him. He didn’t continue that topic, but simply reached out to gently smooth out Jiang Qing’s tail, which had puffed up slightly due to his agitation.

Jiang Qing’s body stiffened for a moment, but he didn’t dodge.

“Don’t worry. I… We will always be by your side.”

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After the group contacted the hospital, since it was already night, they decided to depart tomorrow.

Jiang Qing looked expressionlessly at the people in front of him.

“Are you guys… sick in the head? You want to peep on me taking a shower?”

Jiang Linmu let out an awkward laugh.

“This… this is just in case something happens to you, Brother, hahaha…”

“We’re all men, we have what you have.” Song Lingchen added.

Jiang Qing raised an eyebrow.

“Did you know? The last person who said something like that was a gay man harboring ulterior motives toward straight men.”

“…”