Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 116 : Fate, Wonderfully Mysterious

The unexpected praise made Xifeng's face flush red as she immediately turned away: "Don't talk nonsense, how am I adorable..."

Looking at Xifeng's peach-colored cheeks and shy expression, Bai He's heartstrings trembled again. She had never discovered before that a girl of the same sex could make her feel such longing. She had always thought only boys could steal a girl's heart.

Reading some unusual flavor from Bai He's words and gaze, Bei Yaoyue frowned and stepped forward, asking Bai He coldly: "Do you need me to call a car to take you home?"

Bei Yaoyue was now seriously considering whether to lock Xifeng at home. She felt that letting this human-shaped walking pipe wrench roam free would result in her attracting romantic interests everywhere.

Perhaps having grown accustomed to Bei Yaoyue's emotionless voice, Bai He didn't detect anything unusual. She gently shook her head: "No need, I can get home by myself."

"Be careful of that man on your way—he might come looking for you again." Xifeng added from the side.

"He probably won't come back anytime soon." Bai He was silent for a moment, then asked: "Did you really call the police?"

"No." Xifeng smiled and winked. "I was lying to him. I knew he definitely wouldn't dare not believe it.

"You're probably doing this kind of work behind your family's back, right? You definitely don't want to call the police and make a big deal that would let your family know, right?"

Bai He paused slightly, then nodded: "Mm."

She even considered such details—this person is so gentle and thoughtful, she thought.

"Can you please not tell my mother?" After a pause, Bai He changed to a pleading tone, looking at Bei Yaoyue behind Xifeng. "Please."

"What you do has nothing to do with me." Bei Yaoyue sneered coldly and turned around. "I'm not bored enough to go tattling to your mother."

"Hey, how can you talk like that?" Xifeng displeasedly pinched Bei Yaoyue's waist. Bei Yaoyue twisted her body and hurriedly distanced herself from Xifeng.

"My sister is just like this, don't mind her." Xifeng laughed awkwardly. She couldn't understand what was wrong with Bei Yaoyue—why did she have such a hostile tone toward everyone when they were together, with every sentence being barbed?

Xifeng felt she definitely needed to properly teach that idiot about social etiquette when she had time, otherwise at this rate, Bei Yaoyue would definitely suffer when she grew up and entered the workplace.

"It's fine." Bai He smiled and shook her head. Actually, she also felt today's Bei Yaoyue was a bit strange.

Speaking of it... normally Bei Yaoyue was like a proud lion, noble as the king of beasts, disdaining to fight with any animal. But the current Bei Yaoyue was very much like a protective mother hen, emanating aggressive hostility for unknown reasons.

"Do you really not need us to take you home?" Xifeng couldn't help asking again. "I'll have someone from home drive you back—guaranteed safe."

"Really, no need." Bai He declined Xifeng's kindness. "It's broad daylight—as long as I don't go to deserted places, he definitely won't dare do anything to me."

"Then you must be careful on the road. If that man comes to harass you again, don't hesitate—definitely call the police immediately. It's better to let your family know than to let yourself get hurt." Xifeng gave countless reminders and instructions, looking as caring as a mother who sews densely before departure, fearing her child's delayed return.

"Mm, I understand." Bai He nodded again, feeling a trace of warmth in her heart.

"Well, we'll go first then."

"Mm, goodbye." Bai He waved at the two of them.

After the two left, only Bai He remained alone in the quiet alley. She straightened her clothes that had become somewhat disheveled from the struggle, touched her swollen cheek that had been slapped, and with mixed feelings, her forced strength crumbled. Heartbroken tears immediately gushed out.

Who could understand her suffering?

Her mother was illiterate. When young, she could still earn income barely sufficient for two people's basic needs through cheap physical labor. But as Mother Bai aged and accumulated illnesses from years of hard work, she finally fell ill and could no longer do physical labor. Now she could only do handicrafts at home to make a living, and the income from this... was imaginable.

If it were just enough food and clothing, it would still be sufficient, but she also had to attend school, pay tuition, buy study materials... This made their already poor family even worse off.

Therefore, Bai He had to find ways to earn money to contribute her share to the family income.

She had tried participating in some work-study part-time jobs, such as washing dishes or shop-sitting, but these jobs either didn't allow minors or required lots of effort for very little pay. She was still in high school, and such time-consuming part-time work would severely affect her studies, so she ultimately had to give up.

Later, Bai He tried writing novels to earn money. Although her writing was decent, it wasn't outstanding, and starting from scratch with no foundation, her books had extremely low exposure. Often a whole day would pass with only dozens of clicks. After working hard on tens of thousands of words, no one paid attention.

Without users, how could she talk about making money?

So in desperation, Bai He thought of using her last asset—her body—to earn money.

But as a girl with relatively normal values, she would never consider selling her chastity for dirty money. Instead, she found an alternative path—rental dating.

In some more developed big cities, this was already commonplace. In such a fast-paced life, there were always people who needed an emotional outlet due to various life pressures. They might need a friend, a daughter, or even a girlfriend to fill the emptiness in their hearts. This was exactly the role Bai He needed to play. What she had to do was accompany them shopping, dining, chatting...

The cost of this work was simple—a young body, a pretty face, and reasonably high emotional intelligence.

Bai He could usually take three to four jobs per month, earning over three thousand yuan total. With this income, her mother's burden was finally lightened considerably.

But Bai He didn't dare tell her mother the truth, so she could only lie and say she earned money from writing novels. She believed that if her mother knew she was doing such things, she would absolutely not let her continue even if it meant risking her life to earn money desperately. Therefore, she neither wanted nor dared let her mother know.

It sounded nice, but where in the world was there truly easy money to earn?

It seemed Bai He only needed to accompany people shopping and chatting to receive considerable compensation, but earning money was never easy. How much venting and abuse she had to endure in a day, how much malicious harassment she had to tolerate—only she knew in her heart. But to keep her mother from working so hard, she endured it all.

This undoubtedly caused great pressure on Bai He's young mind. Soon after, she became obsessed with the internet, spending one to two hours online every day to relieve her spiritual fatigue.

Therefore, when Bai He earned enough money, the first thing she did after ensuring sufficient household expenses was spend three thousand yuan on a computer with decent specifications for entertainment during her spare time from school and work.

When she first bought the computer, Bai He had actually struggled with whether this was the right choice, but now she understood that buying the computer was absolutely one of the most correct decisions of her life.

Because through the internet, she met someone.

A very gentle person.