A Little Touched, but not Much

Chen Shuo's forehead broke out in a cold sweat as his brain went into overdrive. Under Su Xiyan's tremendous pressure, he finally came up with a reasonable excuse in the shortest possible time.

"What's the difference between a man without dreams and a salted fish?"

Su Xiyan: "???"

Chen Shuo's gaze was extremely determined as he looked out the window at the sky. His face shone with the light of hope that only the young possess: "Although I'm just a low-level vampire now, what kind of proper vampire doesn't dream of becoming a Demon Saint? My dream is to become a Demon Saint."

"So recently I've also been learning the skills of high-level vampires and dabbling in things like Mind Control Technique. I've read the internal vampire tutorials, and although I haven't put it into practice yet, how will I know if I can do it or not if I don't try?"

Chen Shuo's handsome face was full of yearning for the future.

It was as if in the next moment, he could become a vampire's highest level—the Demon Saint.

Chen Shuo's lofty and impassioned speech left Su Xiyan dumbfounded for a moment.

She couldn't tell for an instant whether Chen Shuo really had unrealistic fantasies about his future or if he was just playing dumb to deliberately conceal his true strength.

Taking advantage of the situation, Chen Shuo continued:

"Don't you want to become the highest level of legendary Demon Hunter?"

"You're so positive, hardworking, and full of vigor. You must be able to understand my ideals!"

When he spoke the last sentence, Chen Shuo tugged at Su Xiyan's sleeve and shook it lightly. His innocent face was full of pleading.

Su Xiyan frowned and shook Chen Shuo's hand off her sleeve.

She had listened carefully to every word Chen Shuo said. His logic seemed absurd but also strangely reasonable.

She wanted to become a legendary-level Demon Hunter too.

Who doesn't want to stand at the pinnacle of their field?

Su Xiyan calmed down and continued her interrogation of Chen Shuo:

"When did you notice her existence and follow her here?"

The clear eyes of the honest Chen Shuo shone with sincerity: "Don't forget, I'm a vampire!"

"A vampire is certainly more sensitive to the aura of their own kind than you Demon Hunters."

"My life is in your hands. I have no need or courage to lie to you."

Only then did Su Xiyan rein in her murderous aura. Her cold eyes glanced at the girl before focusing back on Chen Shuo.

"What should be done with her?"

Chen Shuo stood in Su Xiyan's shoes to help her analyze: "She's just an ordinary human. It's only because her willpower is weak that she could be controlled by Mind Control Technique."

"After a while, the effects of Mind Control Technique will fade on their own. When she wakes up, she won't remember anything."

"If she were as formidable as you, with strong aura and resolute will, she wouldn't have been fooled. Compared to you, she's far too weak!"

The last sentence was a total suck up.

Although Su Xiyan knew Chen Shuo was just flattering her, why did it sound so pleasing to her ears?

Seeing Su Xiyan's murderous aura gradually fading away, Chen Shuo clasped his stomach:

"Go eat! We've been in class all morning. I'm so hungry my stomach is going to stick to my back!"

"If other students see us two of the opposite sex alone together in the equipment room for so long, it would be easy for misunderstandings to happen, right?"

"I'm just a guy so I'm fine. But you're a girl, and the school's most popular beauty at that. Your reputation is important."

This was also logical.

Killing Chen Shuo would only gain her minimal points and be hardly worthwhile, plus she'd lose a free laborer she'd managed to obtain. It did seem a bit cost ineffective.

Su Xiyan gave Chen Shuo a warning look before quickly leaving the equipment room.

The equipment room floor was a bit old. Su Xiyan's high heels made creaking noises as she walked across it.

With a snap, Su Xiyan's high heel got stuck in a gap in the wooden floor. Her momentum made her lose her balance.

Stumbling to one side!

Next to her were several tall storage shelves, holding glassware to be used in experiments during class.

The large glass bottle placed at the top of the shelf rocked back and forth twice, then tipped over and fell towards Su Xiyan's head!

Su Xiyan was light on her feet and easily dodged it.

But when she steadied herself, she didn't hear the expected sound of the glass bottle shattering on the floor.

Glancing back, Su Xiyan's expression was a bit complicated.

Chen Shuo had actually caught the glass bottle and sat down heavily on the floor hugging it.

Su Xiyan's eyes glanced coldly at Chen Shuo. She was a little moved deep down, but not much.

Her haughty gaze was full of disdain: "Useless low-level vampire!"

Chen Shuo's face was twisted in pain: "You're aloof, you're amazing, you're a lofty golden Demon Hunter destined for great things. Ungrateful!"

Su Xiyan's elegant brows quirked up slightly: "Where did you hurt yourself?"

Chen Shuo sulked: "I won't tell you. You're not a doctor so you can't check it anyway."

Su Xiyan rolled her proud eyes: "Who said I can't check it? Tell me where you're hurt. Let me take a look."

Chen Shuo shifted his body to the side a bit: "My butt."

Su Xiyan's face darkened: "Looking to die?"

Chen Shuo hurriedly curled up, using the glass bottle to block himself from Su Xiyan: "Hey, you're the one who insisted on asking!"

"It's Saturday tomorrow. If you kill me now, there'll be no one to clean for you on the weekend."

That was also logical.

Killing Chen Shuo would only gain minimal points and be hardly worthwhile. She'd also lose a free laborer she'd managed to obtain, which did seem a bit cost ineffective.

Su Xiyan's elegant brows furrowed slightly. She gave Chen Shuo a warning look before quickly leaving the equipment room.

"Phew... that was close..." Chen Shuo breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily the glass bottle wasn't broken. The teacher had said during class that this imported glassware was quite valuable.

Having to pay compensation if it shattered would have pained Chen Shuo.

Chen Shuo put the glass bottle back in its original spot, brushed the dust off his pants, shoved his hands in his jeans pockets, and made a gesture to undo the Mind Control Technique before leaving the equipment room.

The girl who had been under Mind Control Technique control still stood in the equipment room. The moment the technique was undone, she suddenly went limp and fainted.

Outside the small window, the sun was blocked by the tall camphor tree. The already dim equipment room sank into darkness.

In the shadows out of the light's reach, undercurrents surged!

After going through all this, Chen Shuo was no longer in the mood to eat.

Mainly because Su Xiyan was going to the cafeteria to eat, specifically the Second Cafeteria.

He really wondered if Su Xiyan had installed listening devices on him!

With his meal card taken away by Lu Chen, Chen Shuo could only go to the small restaurant at the school gate, buy takeout of two meal sets, and head back towards the dorm holding them.

Thinking that he still had to go clean Su Xiyan's room tomorrow, he didn't know what kind of state Su Xiyan's room would be in after a week.

Recalling the post World War III battlefield scene from last time, Chen Shuo felt his takeout didn't even smell good anymore.

The dorm room door wasn't locked. Chen Shuo pushed it open and walked in.

Just as he stepped over the threshold, Chen Shuo found himself pressed into a chair by several pairs of hands.

What welcomed him were three pairs of scrutinizing eyes.