All Furries Love Me!! - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Social Anxiety

It was early winter, and the temperature in Anxin City had dropped below zero. Someone in a cramped rental house was talking on a cell phone:

“…Well, I recently started a business with my friend. The situation is pretty good and I have a lot of money on hand. You can use the money with confidence.”

The young man had a handsome appearance, with a touch of sophistication which was out of place in the old rental house. His voice was clear and gentle, no different from a gentle rain after a long drought, or like the warm sun in early winter. It made people feel a sense of trust and closeness .

“Okay, teacher, take care of yourself and focus on recuperating. Don’t worry about me. I’m doing fine.”

Having said that, the young man hung up the phone. He sat casually at the end of the bed, his expression tinged with a hint of worry.

The young man’s name is Ji Xingchun. He was born in an orphanage in Anxin City. The person who he was speaking to was his high school class teacher. She had lost her husband and son early and took good care of Ji Xingchun, treating him as her own son.

However, not long ago, the other party was diagnosed with a difficult and rare disease. There is currently no cure for it in the country, and she could only rely on special imported medicines to maintain her life.

After hearing the news, Ji Xingchun immediately transferred to her all his savings over the years. But the medicine had to be taken every month, and the tens of thousands of dollars are just a drop in the bucket. The teacher had already retired, and her pension alone couldn’t cover the expensive medical expenses.

In his early twenties, Ji Xingchun finally tasted the feeling of powerlessness.

He had just graduated from college and had no work experience. In addition, his major in animal science was somewhat special, so it was difficult for him to find a job quickly. What he had said to his teacher on the phone was just to comfort her so she wouldn’t worry too much about him.

With a sigh, Ji Xingchun pulled himself out of his memories. At this moment, his phone vibrated. When he lowered his head, a recruitment notification came into his sight.

[Anxin Wildlife Park is urgently hiring employees!

No restrictions on diplomas and majors. Requirements include hardworking individuals with a liking to small animals who are gentle and patient.

Monthly salary 10,000-20,000 yuan, 8am to 5pm, weekends off, five insurances and one housing fund, triple bonus for overtime work on holidays

Those who are interested can go to Anxin Wildlife Park for an interview. Address: No. 909, Jingning Road, Heyong District, Anxin City]

Ji Xingchun looked at it expressionlessly for a while, and then decided to swipe the message. The scammers these days were too careless when it came to deceiving people. Did the person who sent the message know what it meant to have a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan in a third-tier small city like Anxin? ?

And the threshold of their requirements is a bit too low!

He pressed his finger on the message, but stopped when he was about to swipe right.

Just in case… just in case.

Could it be true?

•=•=•

In early winter, Ji Xingchun stood in an empty bus stop. A gust of cold wind made him shiver.

‘This year it is really too cold.’

The bus arrived at the station soon after. Ji Xingchun stepped onto the bus in two steps. When he felt the heater inside the bus, he suddenly felt like he was coming back to life.

He was the only passenger on the bus. The driver was very outgoing and immediately started talking when he saw Ji Xingchun:

“Young man, you got up pretty early. Are you going on a blind date dressed so formally?”

Ji Xingchun paused for a moment as he took out his bus card. He looked up at the driver’s simple and friendly face and replied vaguely, “…No, I’m going to a job interview.”

The driver continued, “Oh, you’re wearing thin clothes. It must be very cold outside! The weather this year is really strange. I heard that several people died of the heat in the summer. I don’t know what’s wrong with the heavens!”

Ji Xingchun swiped his bus card and heard the driver’s complaint. He blinked slowly and his palm, which was holding the card, began to sweat a little.

After a while, Ji Xingchun replied hesitantly:

“Uh…yeah.”

Seeing his socially phobic appearance, the driver lost interest in continuing the conversation. He waved his hand and let the bewildered Ji Xingchun go, while stepping on the accelerator to remind him: “The vehicle is moving, young man. Get inside, be careful not to fall.”

Hearing this, Ji Xingchun felt as if he had been pardoned. He breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the car.

As he passed by the driver, a voice that seemed to be through a microphone but was extremely clear reached his ears:

[The guy looks handsome, but he doesn’t talk to people. ]

The voice was exactly the same as that of the driver, but the driver was concentrating on driving at the moment without moving his lips at all.

Ji Xingchun pursed his lips and continued to silently walk inside. He found a seat closest to the window and sat down. He took off the backpack behind him and held it in his arms.

The words he had just heard were actually the driver’s inner voice, and the reason why he could hear it was because Ji Xingchun was born with an ability to read minds.

As far as he could remember, as long as someone came within one metre of him, Ji Xingchun could hear what the other person was thinking. It worked every time, except for a few people who were very defensive.

Whether it was good intentions or bad intentions, they were all clearly visible to Ji Xingchun, including those evil words that were brewing in people’s minds even though they were not spoken out loud. Even the slanderous calculations behind the smiling faces was obvious to him.

If it were someone else, they would have already reached the pinnacle of life with such an ability, but Ji Xingchun…

Ji Xingchun had reached the peak of social phobia.

When he sat down, Ji Xingchun still couldn’t imagine that he would actually take a bus for an hour and a half to go to a zoo more than ten kilometres away just for a job interview that he could be just a scam.

Before leaving, he tried to contact the person who had posted the advertisement, but he found that no matter how he searched for it on the job-hunting app, he couldn’t find anything. However, when he searched for [Anxin City Wildlife Park] on his mobile phone, he saw that there was indeed such a place in the local area.

It showed that the zoo is located in the suburbs of Anxin City and covers an area of about 100 hectares, and attached are only two photographs of the zoo gate.

On a certain consumer software, the eye-catching 2.3 rating on the product page of Anxin Wildlife Park’s tickets made Ji Xingchun smell something unusual.

Especially the bright comments on the homepage, just from the words alone, one could feel the stormy mood of the visitors:

[Fried squirrel fish: ★☆☆☆☆

The service is terrible! After entering, there is no guide staff in such a big place! The whole process is just about getting lost over and over again! ! My friend and I were the only two people visiting for two hours, and we didn’t even see other tourists. I almost suspected that I had entered a haunted house. Oh no, there must be a ghost in the haunted house, right?

I came here for the red pandas, but I couldn’t see any of the animals, including the red pandas. The grass in all the exhibition areas was so tall that I couldn’t see any animals.

There is nothing to see and the area is so large. Halfway through the visit, my friend and I wanted to leave, but it took us another hour to find the gate. There wasn’t a sightseeing bus either. Damn…

By the way, the only good thing was that the ticket seller was very good-looking and had a very cute smile, but now that I think about it, he deliberately tricked us into joining the shark party, didn’t he? ? ?

Summary: It was a good start but certainly won’t go again in the future]

[Merchant’s reply: Thank you for your support. Your comments are our driving force! ]

Ji Xingchun almost collapsed at that reply.

Suppressing the growing uneasiness in his heart, Ji Xingchun repeatedly told himself that he would just go and take a look. Even if it was fake, there would be no loss. He could just go out and relax.

•=•=•

When the announcement of the bus stop sounded, Ji Xingchun suddenly woke up, picked up his bag and rushed off the bus.

When he saw the gate of the zoo, he fell silent.

Although he was mentally prepared, the weekend is supposed to be a time for family outings, but the entrance of this zoo seemed particularly… deserted.

There really wasn’t even a ghost.

No, at least there was a ticket seller at the door.

Ji Xingchun walked to the ticket office, hesitating about how to start the conversation, but the ticket seller had already noticed him.

The ticket seller had a rare head of messy short milky blonde hair. It looked so natural that it didn’t look like a dye. The moment he saw Ji Xingchun, a warm smile immediately appeared on his face, revealing his pointed fangs at the corners of his lips, and his pair of round eyes seemed to be almost shining.

Before Ji Xingchun could speak, he took the lead and said, “Brother, are you here to visit? I’m really sorry! But our park is currently closed. It will take a few months before it can be open for visitors!”

Ji Xingchun blinked, he felt like he was blinded.

It seems that he could understand why that review said that the ticket seller had tricked people into joining the scam.

After all, facing that pair of puppy eyes seemed to be sparkling with stars when they looked at you. Very few people could have the heart to refuse!