Feed a cute little vampire

Chu Zhiyan didn't dare to look at Bai Xiuyuan anymore, picked up the dinner plate, turned around and walked quickly to the kitchen.

Standing in front of the kitchen sink, he saw Bai Xiuyuan go up to the second floor out of the corner of his eye.

Bai Xiuyuan's face remained unresponsive as usual, Chu Zhiyan should have seen everything just now.

But why would he... and it still looks like that.

Chu Zhiyan's palms were sweating, and the blush on his face that had just faded rose again. The scene of Bai Xiuyuan bending over to kiss him kept recurring in his mind, and the more he wanted to forget it, the clearer it became.

Seeing that his expression was not quite right, Aunt Zhang asked with concern: "Young master, what's wrong with you?"

"No, I..." Chu Zhiyan shook his head and whispered, "Don't call me that."

He washed his hands, pressed the hot cheek with the back of his hand, and went back to the room.

He couldn't find the reason, so he could only forget about it, thinking that his brain was burnt out due to illness, and he was not fully awake yet.

Moreover, Bai Xiuyuan's personality was cold, he seemed to avoid strangers, and he was a completely different person from the illusion.

How could he act like that.

Chu Zhiyan was very confused. He was sitting by the bed when he happened to catch a glimpse of the "Vampire Survival Manual" on the bedside table.

He must be acting weird because of this nonsense manual.

Chu Zhiyan took a look at the manual, then stuffed the suitcase under the bed and locked it.

The weather has been fine recently, and the sun gradually rose after breakfast time, so Chu Zhiyan went to take a shower and got into bed to sleep.

For several days in a row, as Bai Xiuyuan said, fresh blood was sent every day.

Chu Zhiyan was extremely satisfied, but at the same time felt uneasy. Not only was he useless with Bai Xiuyuan, but he also had to spend his money for nothing.

He bit the straw and called out to Bai Xiuyuan: "Uncle."

Bai Xiuyuan raised his head in response, and Chu Zhiyan said, "Actually... I don't need to drink blood every day."

The physical energy provided by blood and blood products is different. He can last for several days after drinking blood once.

"Twice a week is fine," Chu Zhiyan said, and then changed his words: "No, once a week is fine."

He has limited abilities and can't help Bai Xiuyuan with anything, so it's better to save him some money.

Bai Xiuyuan put down the knife and fork: "It's not good? Still can't finish it?"

Seeing Chu Zhiyan shaking his head, he was silent for a few moments before saying, "The amount has been set for a month."

Hearing him say this, Chu Zhiyan's fangs almost bit through the straw, and he was in a complicated mood: "Okay, okay."

"Ding-dong-"

The doorbell rang, and at this time, Chu Zhiyan volunteered, got up and went to open the door.

Through the surveillance at the door, Chu Zhiyan saw a young man in uniform and a peaked cap, holding up the badge on his neck and smiling at the camera.

Looking like a staff member in the community, Chu Zhiyan opened the door, and a sturdy wolf dog suddenly rushed towards him.

Chu Zhiyan was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the wolfdog had a collar on its neck, and the man grabbed the rope tightly: "Sorry... are you the owner of the house?"

The wolfdog stared at Chu Zhiyan covetously, and couldn't help making low, threatening sounds from his throat. Chu Zhiyan was terrified, and took a step back, just in time to bump into Bai Xiuyuan who came over to check.

Bai Xiuyuan pressed against the door, protecting Chu Zhiyan behind him, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes: "I am."

"Hi, sorry to bother you, it's like this..."

The man handed over his work card and explained to Bai Xiuyuan why he came.

His name is Zhou Zhengchu, and he is a hunter in the non-human area. He was patrolling the area due to business, and when he passed by Bai Xiuyuan's gate, the hound he brought was very emotional, so he decided to come and take a look.

Zhou Zhengchu comforted the wolfdog beside him, and said, "Black beans are very sensitive to the smell of blood, do you mind if I ask a few more questions?"

Black Dou is the name of this wolf dog. As he said that, he glanced into the house, and Chu Zhiyan behind Bai Xiuyuan, smiling unabated.

Hunters are equivalent to police detectives. They are served by some powerful races, specializing in solving difficult non-human criminals, and their status in the region is not low.

Hearing the word "blood", Chu Zhiyan probably guessed it, and he gently tugged on Bai Xiuyuan's sleeve: "Is it me..."

As soon as he made a sound, Heidou became even more excited, baring his teeth and roaring angrily. If Zhou Zhengchu hadn't held it tightly, Chu Zhiyan felt that it would rush up and bite his neck off immediately.

Chu Zhiyan was scared and wronged, he pursed his lips and hid behind Bai Xiuyuan.

Bai Xiuyuan asked Aunt Zhang to bring over the empty bottle where Chu Zhiyan drank the blood and handed it to Zhou Zhengwen: "Pig blood is used to feed vampires."

Zhou Zhengchu checked the bottle and asked Heidou to smell it.

Black Bean sniffed the mouth of the bottle, obviously calmed down a lot, put away his paws and squatted down, but his eyes were still unfriendly.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhengchu basically dispelled the doubts in his heart, and expressed apology: "It turned out to be like this, I'm really sorry."

As he spoke, he took off his hat, revealing two pairs of sawed and polished horns on his forehead, which should be cow horns or goat horns.

This is an atavistic trait, and showing one's race to others is one of the ways of showing kindness and kindness in a non-human realm.

Bai Xiuyuan responded, and Zhou Zhengchu continued: "Are you a newcomer? Recently, several non-human beings of different races disappeared inexplicably, and the reason has not been found yet. You must pay attention to safety when you go out."

He handed over a business card: "If you find anything, you can contact me at any time."

Bai Xiuyuan took the business card: "Okay, thank you."

Chu Zhiyan poked his head out and saw Zhou Zhengchu finally leaving with the wolf dog.

Only then did he realize that he was still holding Bai Xiuyuan's sleeve tightly, and he let go of it quickly.

Bai Xiuyuan closed the door, turned around and hesitated for a while, his tone slowed down: "It's all right."

Chu Zhiyan's heart warmed up, and he nodded, "Yes."

"Go and rest."

Before going upstairs, Bai Xiuyuan remembered something and called Aunt Zhang: "There are two guests coming tonight, so prepare more meals."

Chu Zhiyan heard it from the side.

He thought to himself, if there are guests coming, should he also come out to help, pour tea and serve food or something.

Bai Xiuyuan went back to his study after he finished speaking. Although he doesn't work in the non-human area, he is usually very busy. During breakfast time, his phone keeps beeping messages. It seems that he has a lot of things to deal with.

He moved here not long ago, and he hasn't contacted anyone. The two guests who are coming to dinner tonight must be very important.

So Chu Zhiyan didn't sleep long during the day, got up early in the afternoon, yawned and went to help in the kitchen.

—

Around seven in the evening, the doorbell rang.

Bai Xiuyuan opened the door himself, and Xiang Cong stood outside the door, followed by another person.

"Let me introduce," Xiang Cong put his arms around the waist of the person beside him, "This is our family."

When he chatted with Bai Xiuyuan last time, he didn't mention this name, and he changed it again at some point.

Bai Xiuyuan didn't say much, and turned to let the two come in: "Dinner will be ready soon, please sit down for a while."

Chu Zhiyan heard the sound in the kitchen, and quickly poured two cups of hot tea out.

When Xiang Cong saw him, surprise flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and said, "So there is another person at home."

Xia Ran beside him also looked at Chu Zhiyan curiously, and the hat on his head moved slightly.

The unfamiliar faces and gazes made Chu Zhiyan feel nervous. He put the teacup away, and said cautiously with his hands behind his back, "Hello."

He has a special status, Bai Xiuyuan didn't introduce too much, he just said to Xiang Cong, "Didn't you want to see the house?"

Xiang Cong originally wanted to ask a few more questions, so he stood up wisely and followed Bai Xiuyuan to visit the backyard and the second floor.

Xia Ran was not interested, he left Xiang Cong and went back to the living room alone, beckoning to Chu Zhiyan who was setting the tableware: "Hey!"

Chu Zhiyan thought that he needed something, so he put down the things in his hands and went over, but Xia Ran enthusiastically pulled him back and sat down on the sofa together.

Xia Ran was very familiar, with amber eyes open, she asked curiously, "What race are you?"

He thought that Chu Zhiyan and Bai Xiuyuan were lovers, and before Chu Zhiyan could answer, he took off his hat, revealing a pair of yellow and white cat ears.

Chu Zhiyan had never seen the world, looked at the cat ears on Xia Ran's head, and murmured: "You are a cat..."

"I'm a throwback to the cat family," Xia Ran proudly said, and then lowered his voice, "I also have a tail."

"Tail, tail..." Chu Zhiyan couldn't help but look down, and landed on Xia Ran's loose trousers.

In non-human regions, the number of atavistic people is the largest, and they have all kinds of atavistic characteristics, but these characteristics are not fixed.

Atavistic cats who are also cats may only have atavistic features on their hair, paws or face. Like Xia Ran, they have cat ears and cat tails, and the rest are the same as ordinary people, which is relatively rare.

Xia Ran shook the cat's ears, he was handsome and looked very cute, Chu Zhiyan was about to move, but hesitated to speak.

"Do you want to touch my ear?" Xia Ran approached generously with a clear expression, "I can let you touch it, just for a moment, I only agree because you look good..."

Chu Zhiyan stretched out his hand and carefully touched Xia Ran's ear tip.

Xia Ran still said to herself: "Brother Xiang Cong likes to pinch my ears the most, and my tail..."

He blushed suddenly, his voice stopped abruptly, and he raised his head to see Chu Zhiyan's innocent face, without thinking at all.

"By the way, did you just move here too? Where did you live before?" Xia Ran changed the subject and took a sip of the tea on the table.

Chu Zhiyan hesitated: "I... just moved here..."

Before he finished speaking, Xia Ran let out a "huh" and stared at Chu Zhiyan's pointed ears with hair, with a puzzled expression: "Why are your ears...pointy?"

Xia Ran carefully recalled the sharp-eared racial characteristics, his face changed, and he asked in an uncertain tone: "You don't know... are you a vampire?"

His final voice trembled, and he gradually became frightened. Chu Zhiyan didn't understand why, so he nodded in a daze.

"Ahhh-"

With an ear-piercing scream, Xia Ran threw away her teacup, and quickly ran to the armrest on the other side of the sofa, only half of her head was exposed: "You, you are a vampire..."

The hot tea was sprinkled on Chu Zhiyan's arm, and the skin quickly turned red. Chu Zhiyan shrank his hands and stood up in a daze.

He didn't have time to care about the pain, but he didn't understand why Xia Ran, who was so warm and friendly just now and asked him if he wanted to touch his ears, did this suddenly.

"what happened?"

Xiang Cong frowned and asked, he and Bai Xiuyuan walked around and turned back, just in time to hear Xia Ran's voice.

Xia Ran pointed at Chu Zhiyan and complained, "He's a vampire! Why doesn't he wear a collar!?"

In Xia Ran's mouth, he seems to be a vicious dog that needs to be tied up with a chain.

Chu Zhiyan's face paled instantly, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Bai Xiuyuan.

When Bai Xiuyuan approached, the servant came to clean up the broken teacups and tea on the floor. He lowered his eyes and said, "Go back to your room first."

This was said to Chu Zhiyan, who lowered his head: "Yes."

He hid his scalded hand by his side and quietly went up to the second floor.

Xia Ran opened her mouth and wanted to speak, but met Bai Xiuyuan's cold gaze.

He shuddered and didn't dare to make a sound.

—

Xiang Cong's complexion was also not very good, Xia Ran vaguely realized something was wrong.

The dinner was ready, the servants were waiting for orders, and the few of them didn't mention what happened just now, Bai Xiuyuan said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality."

Xia Ran had no taste for this meal, Xiang Cong and Bai Xiuyuan chatted without a word in his mouth, so he took a few mouthfuls of food in a hurry: "I'm done."

As soon as he stood up, Xiang Cong called to him: "Don't eat so soon?"

Xia Ran was overjoyed, thinking that he was caring about herself, but he continued to say: "Then you go back first, I have other things to do later, so I won't see you off."

Xia Ran was like falling into an ice cellar, the corners of his mouth were raised stiffly, he didn't dare to refute, he responded weakly, put on his hat and followed the servant out of the villa.

Chu Zhiyan, who was alone in the room, knew nothing. He took out the collar and remote control from the drawer, and held them in his hands in a daze.

It has only been more than a week since he opened his eyes and found that he was buried in the soil, and Chu Zhiyan has not come into contact with many people.

He thought that he had gradually become familiar with the environment and identity, but he never thought that someone would treat vampires as scourges, lest they avoid them.

Was it his fault for not wearing a collar?He is not a irrational animal, and as the race with the weakest fighting power, he can't hurt anyone. Xia Ran's reaction made Chu Zhiyan very sad.

If he wasn't a vampire, they should be friends.

Chu Zhiyan thought wildly for a long time, until there was a knock on the door, and Bai Xiuyuan called him from outside the door: "Zhiyan?"

This seemed to be the first time Bai Xiuyuan called his name, Chu Zhiyan stepped forward to open the door: "Uncle."

Bai Xiuyuan looked around him and asked, "Why didn't you change your clothes?"

In the living room, Xia Ran knocked over the teacup, and Chu Zhiyan splashed a lot of water on his clothes, which were all dry now.

Chu Zhiyan lowered his head and faltered, with his hands hanging by his sides, Bai Xiuyuan saw a large area of ​​redness on his arms at a glance, which contrasted sharply with the original fair skin.

Bai Xiuyuan frowned, and pulled Chu Zhiyan's right hand: "Burned?"

Chu Zhiyan dodged for a while but didn't dodge, he nodded, then shook his head: "I'm fine."

It was a little painful when it was first burned, but it quickly returned to normal, and there were no blisters, but it was still a little red.

Chu Zhiyan's bones were slender, and he was also thin. One wrist was just enough to be completely encircled. Bai Xiuyuan paused, and let go of his hand: "There's medicine downstairs, I'll send someone to bring it up."

He seemed to be leaving, but Chu Zhiyan grabbed his cuff: "I..."

Bai Xiuyuan stopped in his tracks: "What's wrong?"

Chu Zhiyan pursed his lips, his eyes aggrieved: "I didn't do anything to him."

He was talking about Xia Ran, if he had known that Xia Ran would react like that, he would have stayed far away.

"It was he who asked me if I wanted to touch his ears," Chu Zhiyan said more and more anxiously, a little incoherently, "I didn't lose control, I drank all my blood this morning..."

Bai Xiuyuan looked at the small tea table in the room, on which was the collar that Chu Zhiyan was wearing before.

He sighed inaudibly: "I know."

It was precisely because Chu Zhiyan was well-behaved and peaceful that he was able to live here, and Bai Xiuyuan never treated him as a pet.

Compared to Xia Ran, Chu Zhiyan was more like the one who was frightened and bullied. He really felt wronged, so he couldn't help showing it.

Bai Xiuyuan raised his other hand and rubbed the top of Chu Zhiyan's hair: "It's not your fault."

The tip of Chu Zhiyan's nose was slightly sore. Although he didn't have many contacts, it seemed that most of them didn't like him very much, or treated him as an object. Only Bai Xiuyuan, whom he was afraid of at first, treated him best.

He couldn't help but take a step forward, still holding Bai Xiuyuan, with an unconsciously dependent expression on his face.

"Okay," Bai Xiuyuan said softly, "I'll go get the medicine."

Only then did Chu Zhiyan let go of him.

Bai Xiuyuan said earlier that someone would bring the medicine up, but in the end he came by himself, handed a small medicine box to Chu Zhiyan, and watched him apply the medicine before leaving.

After he left, Chu Zhiyan changed out of the clothes that were stained with tea, but he always felt uncomfortable, with the illusion that the heat was still on the skin, so he secretly wiped off the ointment and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

It was late when he came out, there were no lights in the corridor, weak light came from the living room on the first floor, and there were faint conversations.

Bai Xiuyuan should have returned to his room at this time, Chu Zhiyan followed the voice and approached, wanting to see who it was.

Only one wall lamp was turned on in the living room, Bai Xiuyuan was sitting on the sofa, not far away was Xiang Cong who hadn't left yet.

Chu Zhiyan walked very quietly, neither of them noticed him at the stairs on the second floor, but Xia Ran was nowhere to be seen, so he probably had already left.

What surprised Chu Zhiyan was that Bai Xiuyuan could smoke. A sporadic fire flickered by his hand, and the faint smoke drifted upwards.

Chu Zhiyan stood quietly for two seconds, turned around and was about to go back to the room, when he heard Xiang Cong's voice: "By the way, how are you getting along with your little vampire?"

Hearing him mention himself, Chu Zhiyan stopped in his tracks.

Bai Xiuyuan put out the cigarette butt in his hand, and leaned on the back of the chair: "What's the matter?" Xiang Cong looked at his expression, and said in surprise, "You don't plan to send him away, do you?"

After a long time, Bai Xiuyuan finally said, "Yes."

"So you don't like it. I thought you kept him..." Xiang Cong said helplessly.

Chu Zhiyan, who was standing at the top of the stairs, was stunned.

Bai Xiuyuan doesn't like him?To send him away?

"But where do you plan to send him? Back to the ambulance?" Xiang Cong thought for a while, his tone hesitant, "The situation of the returned vampire may not be very good."

When Chu Zhiyan entered Bai Xiuyuan's house, no matter how long or short he stayed, he would be seen as "second-hand" in the eyes of others when he came out, and he might be deemed to have some flaws. Many guardians would not want it at all, and the price would naturally be higher. Low.

As cruel as it is, it's true.

Bai Xiuyuan had just arrived in the non-human area, so he probably didn't know about it. Xiang Cong briefly explained, but Bai Xiuyuan remained silent.

Xiang Cong noticed the subtle changes in Bai Xiuyuan's face, and suddenly half-jokingly said, "Why don't you give him to me? I'll take good care of him..."

Bai Xiuyuan glanced over: "Then the person you brought tonight?"

Xiang Cong didn't care at all: "Just shake it off."

Even if they didn't break up, who would agree if he wanted to raise a vampire?

Bai Xiuyuan didn't make a sound, and lit a cigarette again.

Do not speak?Xiang Cong smiled and got up from the sofa: "Okay, it's getting late, I have to go tomorrow..."

As he spoke, he turned sideways and took the coat that was hanging on the armrest, and Chu Zhiyan quickly retreated into the dark corridor after regaining consciousness.

Bai Xiuyuan responded, and the two said something else, Xiang Cong opened the door and left alone.

Before Bai Xiuyuan went upstairs, Chu Zhiyan quietly returned to the room, leaning his back against the door and panting lightly.

He thought over and over every word Bai Xiuyuan and Xiang Cong said, and gradually his whole body became cold.

It turned out that Bai Xiuyuan didn't like him at all, no wonder he didn't have any thoughts about him, and most of the care and concern for him were just casual.

He was already planning to send himself away, and there was a high probability that Chu Zhiyan would return directly to the ambulance.

Or really want to give him to someone else?

Even if he couldn't help himself, staying by Bai Xiuyuan's side was already the best choice, Chu Zhiyan didn't want to go anywhere else, and felt panic about the future again.

He sat on the floor by the door, crossed his legs and buried his face in his knees.

When he went to the restaurant the next morning, Chu Zhiyan was obviously out of spirits, and he was not as excited as he was when he drank blood.

Bai Xiuyuan glanced at him and asked, "Is your hand still hurting?"

"Huh?" Chu Zhiyan raised his head, was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

He didn't continue to apply the medicine last night, but this morning he found that he had fully recovered, as if nothing happened yesterday.

Bai Xiuyuan didn't say anything more, Chu Zhiyan quietly waited for him to finish his meal, and went to clear the dishes as usual.

He was absent-minded, and the dinner plate in his hand was not steady, and it fell to the ground accidentally and fell apart.

"Yes, sorry..."

Chu Zhiyan hurried to pick it up, but Bai Xiuyuan stopped him: "Don't touch it, let others come."

Hearing the sound, Aunt Zhang came over to clean up with a broom and rag, and Chu Zhiyan stepped aside and stood with his head bowed.

Pieces were scattered everywhere, one piece fell at Bai Xiuyuan's feet and was not swept away, he bent down to pick it up.

When Aunt Zhang took the fragment, the sharp edge slashed across Bai Xiuyuan's fingertips, and a smear of blood immediately gushed out.

Not far away, Chu Zhiyan suddenly raised his head and sniffed the air.

So fragrant...

He had just drank blood, but he still felt a pang of hunger, a thirst that shot from his bones.

Chu Zhiyan unconsciously walked towards the fragrance, and he saw a drop of blood drop from Bai Xiuyuan's fingertips and hit the dining table.

However, Aunt Zhang moved faster. She carried a bandage with her. The wound on Bai Xiuyuan's finger was covered, and she wiped off the drop of blood with a rag.

The scent suddenly faded a lot, Chu Zhiyan came back to his senses, and stopped.

Bai Xiuyuan didn't blame him for breaking the dinner plate, but went upstairs to answer the phone, and the restaurant was quickly cleaned up and restored to its original state.

Chu Zhiyan looked at the place where Bai Xiuyuan had been standing, and turned around reluctantly.

Why is it so fragrant...Compared to Bai Xiuyuan's blood, the one he drank in the morning is like dry wood bark.

Thinking back, Chu Zhiyan didn't know Bai Xiuyuan's specific race. There were many types of throwbacks, but Bai Xiuyuan didn't have any characteristics.

Because of what happened last night, he was already restless, but now his mind is full of thoughts about the drop of blood just now.

Back in the room, Chu Zhiyan sat by the bed for a while, and couldn't resist opening the door and going downstairs.

He went to the restaurant, stood by the table, lowered his head and sniffed lightly, trying to catch that scent again.

It's a pity that the fragrance is completely gone, Chu Zhiyan was extremely disappointed, and a burst of anxiety rose in his heart.

After a while he calmed down.

What is he doing?

Just because of a drop of blood, he became like this. If he had been farther and closer to Bai Xiu, he would have lost control.

No wonder Xia Ran reacted that way, he is indeed a vampire with extremely poor self-control.

Chu Zhiyan was in a low mood, it was the first time he hated his own race so much.

He returned to the room in a daze, and tucked himself into the quilt.

The idea of ​​leaving was also dispelled. The information given to him by the ambulance station was correct. Vampires cannot survive alone. He didn't know when he would lose his mind.

It might be best to stay, but... Bai Xiuyuan doesn't like him.

Chu Zhiyan was stuffy in the quilt and waited until he had difficulty breathing, then he stretched out his hand and pulled down the edge of the quilt, revealing half of his face.

He stayed silent for a while, then suddenly got up and pulled out the suitcase under the bed, and took out the "Vampire Survival Manual" inside.

No.12: Learn to be coquettish and show weakness.

No.13: Take the initiative and raise the guardian's interest in order to get more rewards.