Because there's a guy in my house.

Chen Shuo was already very tired, and now he was tossed about again.

He lay in bed for a long time before falling asleep.

Today was the weekend, and he could sleep in without his phone alarm and dorm mates making noise. Chen Shuo slept quite soundly, not waking up until the sun was high in the sky.

Opening his eyes, he saw the brilliant sunshine filtering in through the cracks in the curtains.

His phone was broken, and there were no clocks in the spare bedroom.

Chen Shuo got up, stretched, pulled back the curtains, and winced as the sunlight stabbed his eyes. Once his eyes had adjusted, he saw that the sun was already high overhead.

Was it noon already?

Hadn't Su Xiyan said she wanted breakfast? He had actually overslept! And she hadn't even come to wake him?

Could she still be sleeping in?

The extremely disciplined Su Xiyan shouldn't be sleeping late.

Chen Shuo got dressed and went to the living room, immediately spotting a box on the coffee table with a sticky note attached.

Inside the box was the newest model of Fruit Phone? And it was the top version with maximum memory?

That phone had to cost tens of thousands!

Next to the box was a sticky note that read: Damaged on duty, compensation as per regulations.

Su Xiyan's handwriting was quite nice—not like most girls' delicate script. Her writing had distinct angles and strokes.

It also had a lot of force behind it, showing through the paper.

Last night, Chen Shuo's phone screen had cracked when he was trying to save Su Xiyan from danger.

"At least you have some conscience," he muttered.

Chen Shuo took out the new phone, plugged it in to charge, and activated it. He took the SIM card from his old phone and put it in the new one. After reinstalling his apps and logging into them, the new phone was finally ready for use.

After logging into WeChat, Chen Shuo saw that Su Xiyan had sent him a message:

[No need to thank me.]

...Like hell he would thank her!

What an arrogant woman!

Chen Shuo replied: [I wasn't planning on thanking you.]

Su Xiyan: [Then give it back.]

Chen Shuo sent back a "No" sticker.

At that moment, Su Xiyan was dressed in a simple professional skirt suit, sitting in the conference room of the tallest office building in Su City for a meeting.

It was an ordinary-looking company, but none of the employees were ordinary people.

They were demon hunters!

There were only a little over ten demon hunters total in Su City. They were like a company, each with their own roles.

Living in hiding among the common people, the demon hunters' identities were not exposed. In their daily lives they were just like everyone else—going to school, working, having their own families and lives.

It was just that they all had connections with this company, coming for occasional meetings.

Meetings at a formal company in a high-end office building were perfectly normal, right?

For the demon hunter organization, it was the best cover.

The spacious conference room was still brightly lit even in broad daylight.

Sitting next to Su Xiyan was Cheng Xinran.

Both women were dressed like professional career women, looking rather capable.

Seated around the oval conference table were seven or eight people, both men and women. All were dressed like urban white-collar workers, with various documents laid out in front of them.

Among them, Su Xiyan and Cheng Xinran were the youngest.

Hearing footsteps outside, Cheng Xinran quickly tugged on Su Xiyan's clothes, hinting for her to put her phone away.

A middle-aged man in a crisp suit walked in, his expression solemn and brows deeply furrowed. His square face held a sense of crisis that could not be erased.

This middle-aged man was named Tang Zhiyuan. He was the leader of the Su City Demon Hunter Organization. Although his strength was the same as Su Xiyan's at only Gold first-tier, his overall capabilities were very strong. Under his leadership, the Su City Demon Hunter Organization had impressive results!

If something could make even Tang Zhiyuan furrow his brows so, it had to be extremely tricky!

Everyone present was somewhat nervous.

After Tang Zhiyuan took his seat at the head of the table, he went straight to the main topic with a deep voice:

"The reason I suddenly called everyone here for this meeting is that there have been abnormal movements in Su City lately."

Tang Zhiyuan signaled his assistant to hand out the documents. "The details are all in the file. I'll just give a simple overview."

"Recently, the Su City demon hunter system detected an extremely powerful vampire aura. However, because it only appeared briefly, we have not found which vampire it was."

"Based on my experience and the evaluations of colleagues in the monitoring department, this vampire's level far surpasses high-tier vampires. It is highly likely to have reached the Ghost King or even Ghost Sage realm."

Hearing this, the conference room immediately erupted into astonished murmurs.

"There's such a powerful vampire existing in Su City?"

"Ghost King? Ghost Sage? Am I hearing that right?"

"Aren't those just vampires that exist in legends? In recent years, vampires have gradually diminished. With their living space basically suppressed by us demon hunters, just surviving is hard enough, let alone advancing to Ghost King or Ghost Sage."

The file Tang Zhiyuan's assistant handed out contained the approximate location of the extremely powerful vampire energy detected last time, as well as the guesses of Su City Demon Hunter Headquarters’ higher-ups regarding this vampire.

The demon hunters of Su City all had ample experience. Even so, faced with such a mysterious and powerful vampire, they didn’t dare let their guard down.

Currently, the highest level demon hunter in Su City was the leader Tang Zhiyuan, as well as Su Xiyan who had recently been promoted to Gold-tier Demon Hunter.

Speaking this, Tang Zhiyuan's palms were dripping cold sweat. "The reason I called everyone here is mainly because this vampire is far too powerful!"

"Let me put it this way to you all-"

"The two current Gold-tier Demon Hunters of Su City, myself and Su Xiyan-even if we joined hands, we still wouldn't be a match for this vampire!"

There were startled shouts from below.

Such a terrifying existence!

Looking at the documents in her hand, Su Xiyan thought back to various coincidences with a contemplative look in her eyes.

The Su City Demon Hunter meeting did not last long. Tang Zhiyuan exhorted everyone to be careful to protect themselves and to make sure to report any special circumstances to Su City Demon Hunter Headquarters in a timely manner. They were to never take solitary action.

After the meeting, Su Xiyan and Cheng Xinran took the elevator down together.

In the elevator, Su Xiyan had a thoughtful look in her jet black eyes that glittered like black gemstones, unfathomably profound. Her lips were pursed tight, her expression reserved—making it utterly impossible for others to guess her inner thoughts.

Cheng Xinran's mind was still echoing the content of the meeting. She couldn't help shrinking her neck. "Xiyan, I detected before that the vampire who undid the fascination magic at South Liyang University had extremely powerful vampire energy. But I didn't expect it would be this enormous!"

"When the director was speaking just now, I was scared to death!"

"Xiyan, are you even listening to me speak?"

Su Xiyan came back to her senses. "Yes, yes, I'm listening."

Cheng Xinran sighed. "Forget it, let's not talk about such heavy stuff. Let's talk about something happy!"

"How about we buy some snacks and fruit wine, then go watch dramas and eat snacks while chatting at your place?"

Su Xiyan stopped in her tracks and declined, "No, that won't work."

Cheng Xinran blinked her big, round eyes, very puzzled. "Why not?"

After a brief pause, Su Xiyan answered, "Because there's an extra man at my place now."