Chi Li held her phone tightly, staring at the photo she had sent.
Was it… not good-looking?
She had never sent something like this before.
She had never even worn clothes like this before.
Chi Li stared at the phone for a long time.
There was still no reply from the other side.
Gradually, disappointment gathered between her brows.
She had already asked many times.
But that person had kept refusing her.
She had even sent a picture of herself wearing sexy clothes.
She didn’t know what else she should do next.
Actually, it was normal for that person to reject her.
No one would want a mute person as their lover.
And she wasn’t especially beautiful either.
Today, the broken shoes she wore had also been noticed.
Before, she never thought anything was wrong.
The sole had just come unglued.
They could still be worn.
But today, in front of that person, it felt a little embarrassing.
How could she earn a lot of money?
How could she earn enough to treat her mother?
Chi Li tightened her fingers.
Tears silently rolled down as she cried.
She wanted to save her mother.
She would send one last message.
If she still didn’t receive a reply, or if she was rejected again, she would stop bothering that person.
– Miss Liu Qiu, I will do anything you ask me to do.
– If you don’t want me, I can only go follow someone else.
Chi Li stared at the message she had just sent and pressed her lips together tightly.
She truly had no way to earn a large amount of money in a short time.
Her mother’s medical expenses had always been paid in advance by her cousin’s family.
She had no ability to earn money herself.
The only thing she had was this face that could be considered somewhat pretty.
But Miss Liu Qiu had surely seen countless beautiful people.
She probably wouldn’t even bother to keep someone like her.
Chi Li couldn’t speak.
Even her sadness could only be expressed through tears.
Miss Liu Qiu still hadn’t replied.
She had been rejected.
In reality, Liu Qiu was so shocked by Chi Li’s message that she didn’t know what to say.
She turned over in bed and held her phone up, repeatedly reading Chi Li’s latest message.
If she didn’t keep Chi Li, Chi Li would go to someone else.
But that made sense.
If Chi Li could ask her, she could ask anyone else too.
Liu Qiu sighed.
This was really giving her a headache.
Although Liu Qiu had never been involved in such circles, she knew that people who became someone’s kept lover usually didn’t have a good life.
Some patrons had all sorts of strange fetishes.
If Chi Li encountered someone truly terrible, she wouldn’t even be able to call for help.
‘Sigh… System, should I keep her?’
The system replied casually.
[If you want to, then do it. It’s just a superficial relationship. Host, you don’t actually have to do anything.]
Liu Qiu turned over again and lay on her stomach.
‘Even if you say that, Chi Li is the green-hat character. How can I keep the green-hat character?’
The system replied.
[That depends on what you want.]
Liu Qiu thought for a long time.
Finally, she let out a long sigh and sent Chi Li a message.
– Mm. Tomorrow go to XXXX on XXX Road. I’ll have someone bring the contract to you.
It seemed Chi Li had been waiting by the screen the whole time.
The moment Liu Qiu sent the message, a reply came immediately.
– !!! Thank you! Miss Liu Qiu!
Liu Qiu exhaled deeply.
Well, she had said it now.
But it didn’t matter.
She didn’t actually intend to become a real patron anyway.
Right.
As a devoted admirer, shouldn’t she take the initiative to message Shen Yiwan?
Liu Qiu opened Shen Yiwan’s chat window.
She had thought it would be entirely one-sided messages from the original owner.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yiwan occasionally replied.
Although most of the responses were short words like mm or oh.
Liu Qiu tapped on the screen for a while.
After thinking for a long time, she finally sent one sentence.
– Are you asleep?
At that moment, Shen Yiwan had just finished showering and walked out of the bathroom.
She raised a hand and removed the towel covering her face.
Revealing a pair of crimson eyes.
Her face was pale.
Her body was slender.
Two sharp fangs were clearly exposed beside her lips.
Shen Yiwan placed the towel on top of her head.
Her vertical pupils moved slightly as she glanced at the phone lying on the bed.
It had vibrated earlier.
It was probably Liu Qiu sending her a message.
But she was too lazy to check.
Shen Yiwan walked to the living room and opened the refrigerator.
Inside were not fruits or vegetables.
Instead, it was filled with bags of blood.
She had a mild case of cleanliness obsession.
Unless necessary, she didn’t like biting people’s necks.
She casually took a blood bag.
Using her fangs, she pierced it and slowly drank the blood.
As the blood entered her body, Shen Yiwan’s eyes and fangs gradually returned to their appearance as an ordinary human.
Only her skin remained pale.
“Hey, I heard you made a contract with a human.”
A woman’s voice suddenly sounded behind her.
Shen Yiwan wasn’t startled.
She closed the refrigerator door and slowly turned around, her gaze falling on the woman behind her.
The woman wore ordinary clothes.
But she had golden hair, red eyes, and sharp fangs.
Shen Yiwan chuckled softly.
“Mel, you’re injured.”
Mel lowered her head and looked at her waist.
Blood had already seeped through and soaked her clothes.
“Got scratched by a wolf cub.”
Ordinary attacks couldn’t really injure vampires.
Even if they were hurt, they would heal quickly.
Only wounds caused by werewolves or vampire hunters were difficult to recover from.
She would need quite some time to heal.
Shen Yiwan said thoughtfully, “Speaking of which, werewolves have been entering the surface world frequently lately. What are they planning?”
Mel clicked her tongue.
“The inner world isn’t peaceful lately.”
“Not just werewolves. Vampires are coming out too.”
“Oh right, there are also vampire hunters and witches.”
Mel tossed a card toward Shen Yiwan.
“Accommodation and food expenses. I’ll need to hide here for a while.”
Shen Yiwan caught the card in her hand.
She opened the refrigerator again, took out two blood bags, and tossed them to Mel.
“Take these.”
Mel quickly drank both bags.
She regained a little strength, but the wound still hadn’t improved.
Mel asked curiously, “So what’s with that contract with a human?”
Shen Yiwan walked over and sat on the nearby sofa.
“Mel, you really lack imagination.”
“This is a contract. I provide beauty, the human provides money, and helps me become a big star in the surface world.”
“Then countless humans will come close to me and voluntarily offer their blood.”
Mel burst into laughter.
“Shen Yiwan, you’ve been living in the surface world so long your brain’s gone weird.”
“You actually think humans will willingly offer blood.”
Unlike vampires like them who preferred the dark and damp inner world, Shen Yiwan liked staying in the surface world among humans.
She had even once transformed into a child and attended a human school.
To put it bluntly, humans were their prey.
Blending in with them had no benefits.
It only made it easier for hunger to surface and expose their identity.
Shen Yiwan glanced at Mel darkly.
“Mel, do you want me to throw you out?”
Mel stopped laughing.
“Alright, alright. I won’t mock you anymore.”
“But be careful lately.”
Liu Qiu didn’t receive a reply from Shen Yiwan last night.
But that was fine.
She didn’t even know what to talk about with Shen Yiwan anyway.
Sitting in her wheelchair and bringing a lawyer with her, Liu Qiu prepared to fulfill the promise she made to Chi Li yesterday.
Chi Li arrived earlier than her.
Liu Qiu rolled over in her new wheelchair and stopped in front of Chi Li.
Maintaining a cold expression, Liu Qiu waved her hand and had the lawyer place the contract on the table.
“Sign your name and stamp your fingerprint.”
Chi Li quickly signed the contract and pressed her fingerprint.
Then she looked up at Liu Qiu with bright eyes, seemingly waiting for her to say something else.
Liu Qiu clicked her tongue slightly.
Did Chi Li not even read the contract terms?
‘Why didn’t she even read the clauses? Isn’t she afraid I might sell her off?’
Chi Li heard it.
She pushed the contract toward Liu Qiu, looking completely trusting.
Liu Qiu felt embarrassed under Chi Li’s gaze.
Chi Li trusted her far too much.
They had only met once yesterday.
Liu Qiu looked away.
“Alright, that’s it. If I need something I’ll call you. If not, don’t bother me.”
After speaking, she controlled her wheelchair and headed toward the exit.
Although the AI system was advanced, she still preferred manual control.
‘Good. Very fitting for a rich young lady’s behavior.’
‘When I get back later, I’ll transfer ten million to Chi Li.’
Chi Li pursed her lips and stood up, following Liu Qiu.
The lawyer tactfully walked behind them.
Liu Qiu didn’t realize the person behind her had changed.
She rolled her wheelchair up to the car.
The car door automatically opened.
Liu Qiu stood up, preparing to get inside.
But the moment she stood—
Chi Li suddenly appeared beside her.
Liu Qiu looked surprised and was about to say something.
But Chi Li bent down, slipped her arm beneath Liu Qiu’s knees, and lifted her up in a princess carry.
Liu Qiu: “…Chi Li! What are you doing?!”
Chi Li lowered her long eyelashes.
Miss Liu Qiu… was so light.
And her whole body smelled pleasantly fragrant.
After placing Liu Qiu into the car, Chi Li moved faster than the driver and put the wheelchair into the trunk.
Then she stood obediently by the car door, staring at Liu Qiu without blinking.
Chi Li’s eyes were large and round.
Her eyelashes were long and straight.
When she looked at someone, she appeared especially sincere.
Liu Qiu pressed the bridge of her nose, her expression dark.
“Who asked you to carry me? I’m not disabled.”
‘You scared me.’
Chi Li lowered her gaze in disappointment.
Her long eyelashes hid her pale-colored eyes.
She placed her hands behind her back like someone who had done something wrong.
Looking at that face so similar to her friend Zhao Duo, Liu Qiu sighed silently.
Forget it.
She would just take Chi Li out for a bit.
But she still had to maintain her arrogant rich-lady image.
Liu Qiu snorted and turned her head away.
“Why aren’t you getting in the car?”
Chi Li suddenly lifted her head and carefully got into the car.
The lawyer sat in the passenger seat.
Through the rearview mirror she glanced at them.
She had been the one who delivered Shen Yiwan’s contract.
And she had also delivered Chi Li’s.
The young miss really had good taste.
Both were top-tier beauties.
But Chi Li was a bit special.
She seemed to be mute.
The car slowly started moving.
Liu Qiu instructed, “I’m hungry. Go to the restaurant I usually eat at.”
“Yes, Young Miss.”
Chi Li sat quietly to the side, a little nervous.
She rarely spent time with people other than her cousin.
Her hair had naturally been silver since childhood.
Other children used to call her a monster.
No one wanted to play with her.
Gradually, she stopped trying to play with others.
Most of her time was spent studying.
Or helping her cousin with work to earn a little pocket money.
She had only wanted to be proactive just now.
But Miss Liu Qiu seemed angry.
Chi Li gripped the fabric of her pants tightly.
Her legs pressed together as she stared at the tips of her shoes.
She always messed things up.
‘Today her shoes are fine. I was planning to buy her new ones.’
‘Hmm… actually, I might as well buy several pairs.’
‘And some clothes too. The hem is already torn.’
Chi Li’s eyes slowly widened.
She looked down at the hem of her clothes.
At first she saw nothing.
Then she tilted her head and checked the side.
There was a small hole.
Her clothes really were torn.
Liu Qiu looked out the window, planning the rest of the day.
First eat.
Then take Chi Li shopping.
Yes.
Just like hanging out with a friend.
Thinking this way, Liu Qiu suddenly felt much more relaxed.
That’s right.
Just like friends.
Liu Qiu turned her head toward Chi Li.
“Hey, this afternoon I’m going to—”
She stopped mid-sentence.
Her brows knitted tightly.
“Why are you crying? I didn’t scold you.”
Chi Li wiped her tears.
She gestured with her fingers.
Looking at Liu Qiu’s fair face, Chi Li remembered that Liu Qiu didn’t understand sign language.
So she took out her phone and typed in the notes app.
Miss Liu Qiu, you’re really kind.
Liu Qiu felt confused.
Had she done something?
But as long as Chi Li wasn’t sad, that was fine.
Liu Qiu waved her hand impatiently.
“Alright, stop crying. It’s annoying to look at.”
Chi Li nodded vigorously.
Then she typed again.
Can I sit a little closer to you?
Liu Qiu refused.
“No. I don’t like physical contact with others.”
Chi Li’s disappointment was visible to the naked eye.
For some reason, Liu Qiu felt like she was looking at a wronged puppy.
She had a face similar to Zhao Duo’s.
But she wasn’t cold at all.
Liu Qiu coughed twice.
“Fine. Move over a little.”
“Stop making that expression all the time.”
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