Chapter 748

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Her vision dimmed, and a very pleasant fragrance lingered at the tip of her nose—faint yet lingering, capable of soothing a heart beating too frequently.

Shen Yao was about to speak, but before she could open her mouth, Weilan stopped her.

Scattered hair tangled with Weilan's sleeve; Weilan soothed Shen Yao in a low voice while coldly watching the vigilant vampire not far away.

Hmph!

He said what was going on—turns out it's a lackey!

"Scram!"

Just that one word spoken lightly made the vampire who had rushed in treat it like a formidable enemy; not only did he turn and run in fright, but even a vampire of insufficient strength collapsed on the spot.

This was the difference in status in the vampire world, also known as the bloodline issue.

Weilan's status was itself a restrictive measure; many vampires couldn't last a single round before him.

"Weilan, senior?"

Shen Yao still called out in the end, because she had smelled the scent drifting in the air—a faint smell of blood, not as strong as when she was at Saint Tiana School, but by Shen Yao's senses, a battle of considerable scale had definitely broken out here.

As for who won or lost the battle, just look at Weilan standing before her and handling enemies with ease; it went without saying.

"Shen Yao, junior."

The blocked view became open; Shen Yao subconsciously blinked, then smiled slightly at Weilan beside her.

Like relief after panic, Weilan's heart couldn't help but tremble.

He lowered his eyes and blinked; his long eyelashes fluttered like butterflies.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Yao shook her head and silently glanced at the messy surroundings.

Yes, shattered glass pieces and overturned tables and chairs were everywhere; Shen Yao raised her hand to grab Weilan's sleeve, her tone carrying some expected trembling.

Weilan's heart softened considerably; he raised his hand to pat Shen Yao's shoulder, then took her wrist and left the mall.

Because of the vampire attack, this light party naturally couldn't continue, and Songxue Town even had to conduct an emergency investigation for a period of time to prevent vampires who had mixed in from taking advantage of the chaos to rob and cause more serious trouble.

"I'm really sorry today, Shen Yao junior; go back and rest well."

Weilan looked at Shen Yao somewhat hesitantly; he couldn't decide whether to erase her memory—could this junior's body and mind really endure living with such terrifying memories?

It was just that Shen Yao's outward persona was too normal—a girl who made people full of protective desire, weak with no aggressiveness at all. Such people were commonplace on the boulevard; it was only because Weilan and Shen Yao were familiar that he showed more concern.

"Senior Weilan, no need to apologize; this time it wasn't senior's fault."

"If senior hadn't returned in time, I—I would have already been in danger."

She pinched her fingers; her fingertips turned slightly white. She kept taking deep breaths, and finally her gaze met Weilan's. "I want to know—were the people who attacked me today vampires?"

Weilan wasn't surprised; he just felt this junior was braver than imagined, actually daring to say the word "vampire."

Moreover, the logic here wasn't worth pondering deeply, because Weilan had protected her at a medical conference, so Weilan's identity would also come to light.

After all, proud vampires wouldn't bow their heads like ordinary humans.

"They were vampires. Junior, what do you plan to do?" Weilan ignored the unease that surfaced, curling his lips into his familiar arc.

This was Weilan's usual outward expression—neither happy nor cold, just a self-protection mechanism to prevent others from seeing through his true thoughts.

Shen Yao:...

What could Shen Yao think? She could only try her best to keep herself safe.

A pair of arms suddenly embraced Weilan from the front; Shen Yao buried her head in Weilan's embrace, and after a long while, she whispered a sentence.

The voice was truly very soft; if not for Weilan being a vampire with extraordinary talent, he wouldn't have heard this sentence at all.

"Senior Weilan, see you later."

Shen Yao raised a beautiful smile; that face shone brilliantly under the dim lights.

Weilan:...

Weilan stared blankly as Shen Yao turned and left, only pulling his wandering thoughts back after her figure disappeared in front of the dormitory building.

He suddenly smiled, as if encountering something interesting—such innocent and pure trust from a girl; pity he really wasn't a good person.

Weilan considered himself a bad egg, but the bad egg didn't order the bodyguards around him to delete the memory of the girl who had already entered the dormitory before leaving.

After all, his vampire identity was kept secret at Saint Tiana School; except for a very few people, others didn't know.

Shen Yao was a student of Saint Tiana, and even more so an uncontrollable danger factor. According to Weilan's previous conduct, there was no way he would let Shen Yao leave under any circumstances; the danger had to be nipped in the cradle.

But what about now?

The bodyguards sat upright; as Weilan got in the car, they reported the mall matters cleanly and by the book, including how they cleaned up, so as not to leave a tail exposing problems.

Weilan listened all the way until the remaining black car stopped at a corner.

"That's all for now. You must keep a close watch on these vampires at all times. I don't want the mall incident to happen a second time."

After speaking, Weilan got out of the car, but instantly disappeared from the spot.

Shen Yao's situation wasn't mentioned; Weilan didn't speak, and no one dared to act rashly.

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"Host, what exactly does Weilan mean? Why isn't he bothering you anymore?"

More than half a year after the mall incident, the system watched Weilan busy everywhere; even when not busy, he had his own things to do, but he just didn't come to find his own host.

Why?

It felt their relationship was still quite good, so why had he suddenly become cold?

The system couldn't figure it out, but it didn't dare open its mouth to ask the Host at this moment.

After all, the Host crushed it in terms of IQ; no matter how clever the system was, it couldn't outplay the Host.

In the end, after thinking left and right and waiting in vain for the Host to take the initiative to ask about Weilan, the system finally couldn't hold it in any longer and blurted out everything in a rush.

Shen Yao:...

"He didn't ignore me; besides, I don't have any relationship with him either."

In what capacity would Weilan come to manage her? They didn't even count as friends.

"Weilan, doesn't like the Host?" That shouldn't be right; it could sense Weilan's emotional fluctuations, a very obvious fluctuation at that.

And if Weilan truly disliked the Host, why not just directly use the Memory Erasure Technique, like those survivors in the Mall, muddle-headed and remembering nothing, pitiful and lamentable.

"Likes her, probably, but this bit of liking, compared to what he has to do, is simply not worth mentioning."

Shen Yao put down the book in her hand and sighed softly, her expression faint.

This really can't be blamed on anyone, because everyone has their own inclinations. Does Weilan truly dislike Shen Yao? Impossible. If he disliked her, there wouldn't have been so many subsequent contacts; if he disliked her, he wouldn't have saved people at the Mall, and he certainly wouldn't have refrained from erasing Shen Yao's memories related to the Mall.

All matters pointed to the situation of Weilan liking Shen Yao.

Although Weilan liked her, right now was not the time for romance; Saint Tiana was not peaceful. Whether for his own considerations or for the future situation, Weilan had to handle Saint Tiana's affairs first before he could plan anything else.

So it was normal for Shen Yao to be given up by Weilan; even the two of them wouldn't have any intersection for a short time.

The system, after listening, was still screeching in a panic about what to do, while Shen Yao had already continued flipping through the book in her hand.

What could be done? When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road; let's take it one step at a time.

Hua lala—

As her palm turned the pages of the book, it also brought the lingering ink fragrance that hadn't dissipated from above.

Shen Yao devoted all her focus into it, until she finished reading the entire book; only then did she stand up, move her body, pick up her clean clothes, and go to the bathroom to wash up.

Day after day passed repetitively and boringly; fortunately, Shen Yao had her own things to do.

Weilan didn't come looking for her, and Shen Yao was happy to be at ease; occasionally the system would step in to report on Weilan's situation, guaranteeing Shen Yao could find the other party and confirm their safety.

That was enough!

When the New Year's bell rang, Shen Yao stood by the window wearing a thick fleece coat; in the distance, fireworks rose continuously, beautiful to excess.

She had already stayed in Saint Tiana for five years; Shen Yao's features had opened up considerably, her chestnut hair had become soft, smooth, and long, her skin fair, translucent, and lustrous.

Hong long long—

Firecracker sounds rang out continuously; Shen Yao stood by the window for a good long while without moving. Until the system suddenly let out an "aiyo," interrupting the train of thought Shen Yao had barely managed to brew.

Hm?

"Is that Weilan down there?" The system shouted, indicating it really hadn't seen wrong; it was right under the tree not far away.

Under the tree?

Shen Yao looked down along the window, but with her current human eyesight, she indeed couldn't see anything.

The system was so anxious it spun in circles, wishing it could pull up the real-time feed for Shen Yao to see.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao didn't move; she turned back, poured a cup of hot drink, and continued standing by the window.

System:...

"This, not going downstairs?" How romantic; who knows, the two people's feelings might take a great leap forward — that's the dream prince of all the girls in the school.

"Not going down; from my perspective I can't see the other party anyway," so wouldn't running down just expose her completely?

System:... It's already this time and you're still thinking about exposure or not; the Host truly broadens its horizons.

The horizon-broadening Host had an even more bizarre operation; just when the system thought the Host really wouldn't go downstairs, the Host suddenly moved.

She put on a thick coat, hurriedly opened the room door, and left along the stairs.

Ah?

Weren't you refusing just now? How come now it's like you've figured it out?

"Before it was because I feared exposure; later I thought about it — I've long known he's not human but a Vampire; the heart of liking gained the upper hand," so of course she had to see the other party regardless of everything, only then could her mood be satisfied.

The system screamed "666" in its heart and firmly believed the Host was right no matter what she did.

Weilan was still standing under the tree; he actually didn't know what to do a bit. Coming to find someone was a subconscious act, but standing downstairs he felt a bit indecisive.

Weilan gave a self-mocking smile, not understanding how he had become so hesitant; clearly he wouldn't have thought like this before; right now he didn't seem much like himself.

Perhaps, this is what feelings are?

The thing he once disdained the most, right now actually interfered with him too.

His liking for Shen Yao wasn't as much as imagined, but Weilan just could think of the other party from time to time; no matter what he was doing, he could associate it with her.

Perhaps his previous life was too plain, without any unexpected situations; Shen Yao's appearance was something he hadn't anticipated, so he also didn't really want to sever this thread of concern.

Not far from the dormitory building, an excessively thin figure appeared; relying on the Vampire's superior eyesight, Weilan knew that was Shen Yao.

Ta ta ta—

Stepping with a relaxed pace, he emerged from behind the tree; Weilan walked up to Shen Yao, and finally smiled as he opened his arms, "Junior sister, Happy New Year."

Shen Yao lunged forward abruptly, like a reckless little deer burrowing into Weilan's embrace, "Senior brother, Happy New Year."

Suddenly there was a solid weight in his arms; Weilan subconsciously tightened his hold on the other party, to prevent accidentally bumping into anything.

The two people actually hadn't seen each other for a period of time; Weilan realized Shen Yao's hair had grown a lot longer; originally only reaching her chest, it now reached her waist; it felt smooth and soft to the touch, one look and you could tell it was maintained very well.

He recounted in detail what he had done, and explained why he hadn't come before.

Part of the reason was Weilan wanted to give up, but the hesitation in his heart lost to reason; in the end, the feelings in his heart gained the upper hand.

Shen Yao didn't lift her head, simply burying herself in Weilan's embrace, "Senior brother came; I'm very happy."

No matter the reason, all the previous everything has become the past; right now is the start of a new life.

Yes, the start of a new life.

Neither said anything more, but they both knew today's meeting was a signal. Weilan, hidden for so long, intended to show Shen Yao what that mysterious vampire world was really like, and by the way pull this girl he liked into this vortex of trouble.

Was Shen Yao afraid of trouble? If she were, she wouldn't want to get involved with Weilan.

Shen Yao accepted gladly, and she even actively asked about everything concerning Weilan.

Anyway, Weilan knew her situation inside out, and Saint Tiana School stood with open arms for Weilan.

Weilan smiled and stroked Shen Yao's hair, turning his body to lean close to her ear, speaking softly about things from his childhood.

Like most noble families, and even more strict and severe than ordinary nobles in the vampire world, Weilan had received an elite education since childhood and grew up, every step proper and upright, relying on the noble way.

"…Usually dull and boring, those old men in the clan like to say things, I don't want to listen, so I came to Saint Tiana School to study ahead of time from the clan."

Counting the time, he had been here for nearly ten years.

Unlike ordinary students, Weilan's education was still one-on-one guidance, and the content taught was different from classroom lessons.

"When will you graduate, senior?" By rights, Weilan could have left Saint Tiana School long ago.

"Anytime."

But Weilan didn't want to leave. The Toweier Family was in chaos; once he went back, it would be very difficult to come out again. Having finally found the one he loved, Weilan also wanted to be a little willful once.