Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 13 : Why Did It Turn Out Like This

"Maid outfit!?"

Taking a step back with her right leg, Xifeng looked shocked: "You're not joking?"

Bei Yaoyue paused for a moment, then put down her phone and looked directly into Xifeng's eyes: "Do I look like I'm joking?"

A serious and determined gaze reflected from Bei Yaoyue's blue eyes, seeming to declare that she would not give up until she achieved her goal.

Xifeng felt completely numb.

She had thought that Bei Yaoyue was just teasing her that day, but now it seemed Bei Yaoyue was really determined to make her wear a maid outfit.

Making a dignified seven-foot man wear a maid outfit—what kind of perverse taste was this!

Faced with such despicable behavior that made people gnash their teeth, upright Xifeng naturally...

Agreed immediately.

"Alright, let's go." Appearing calm on the surface, Xifeng's heart was actually bleeding.

It wasn't that she didn't want to refuse, but after being beaten down by reality, she had come to understand a very cruel truth.

In front of Bei Yaoyue—she had no basic human rights.

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"Good Morning Restaurant."

Xifeng silently read the restaurant's sign once. It was a simple but surprisingly decent restaurant name.

After entering, the interior was also very simply laid out. One side was for selecting food and payment, while the other side had dozens of small tables. The minimalist decoration style and fresh color scheme could purify restless feelings, allowing busy office workers who rushed in to calm down and peacefully enjoy a beautiful morning.

"Do you usually eat breakfast here?" Xifeng rested her right arm on the table, looking at Bei Yaoyue across from her who was quietly eating breakfast.

"Mm."

Giving an affirmative answer, Bei Yaoyue lowered her head and gently took a bite of the pork bun in her hand.

Three pork buns plus a bowl of fresh soy milk—a very ordinary breakfast.

Although her economic level was completely sufficient for her to indulge in more luxurious breakfasts, she didn't like eating fancy things in the morning.

Moreover, she really liked the atmosphere of this shop—very peaceful.

One reason she disliked contact with people was that she hated noise and commotion.

She looked up at Xifeng sitting across from her in a daze and asked: "Aren't you going to eat something?"

"No, no." Xifeng quickly shook her head.

Strangely, she didn't feel any hunger at all. It seemed vampires didn't need to eat every meal.

Faced with normal human food, she couldn't muster any appetite and even felt an instinctive aversion.

She thought she should try some blood products when she had time, like cow blood or duck blood—maybe they could fill her stomach too. Otherwise, if she could only suck human blood, the task of staying alive would be too arduous.

"Speaking of which, why don't you live with your parents?" Bored out of her mind, Xifeng decided to find something to chat about, and also took this opportunity to properly understand Bei Yaoyue's situation.

Except for orphans like herself whose parents had both died, fifteen-year-olds shouldn't be living alone outside, right?

Bei Yaoyue's gaze dimmed slightly, then she continued eating her bun in small bites as if nothing had happened: "Do you want to know?"

"Yes." Xifeng nodded honestly. If she didn't want to know, why would she ask?

"I won't tell you."

Realizing she had been played, Xifeng's cheeks instantly turned pitch black.

But this was someone else's family matter after all, and it was understandable if she didn't want to talk about it. So she cleared her throat and prepared to fish for information from another angle: "Your parents must be very wealthy."

"They are very wealthy." Bei Yaoyue nodded. Although family wealth shouldn't be displayed openly, exposing it to her own little maid seemed to have no impact.

"What do they do?"

"My dad does real estate, my mom is a painter." A very brief answer.

Real estate!?

The weight of these three words made Xifeng shudder.

This wasn't some third-tier small city, but Crescent City, one of China's three major direct-controlled municipalities where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold!

Doing real estate in such a place meant being absolutely filthy rich.

"It's nice to have money." Xifeng couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of her heart. So she had actually latched onto a rich girl.

Although she wasn't obsessed with great wealth and riches, that didn't mean she was completely indifferent to money. As they say, money makes the devil turn millstones—no one would say no to money.

Immediately, some resentment arose in her heart. With so much money, making her work as a maid—such a lowly profession—yet only paying a thousand yuan salary? Too excessive!

"But what does their having money have to do with me?" Bei Yaoyue's expression was blank.

This statement stunned Xifeng: "Aren't you living on your parents' money?"

A complex gleam flashed in her eyes, and Bei Yaoyue asked back in a matter-of-fact tone: "Why should I use my parents' money?"

"Uh..."

Such a question directly stumped Xifeng. In her understanding... no, perhaps in most people's understanding, children of this age should be supported by their parents.

Even Chinese law clearly stipulated that parents had an obligation to support their children before they came of age. If they didn't provide support, children had the right to use the law to demand child support from their parents.

After a moment of silence, Xifeng asked: "You mean all the money for your current living expenses is earned by yourself alone?"

"Of course." Bei Yaoyue answered very calmly, as if this were the most ordinary thing in the world.

"...Really?" Xifeng found it somewhat hard to believe. A fifteen-year-old female high school student, while completing her high school studies, still had time to earn money?

And this money was definitely not a small amount. From today's contact, Xifeng estimated that Bei Yaoyue's monthly disposable funds were at least five figures.

This sounded quite fantastical.

"Hmph." Bei Yaoyue snorted coldly and didn't give any answer, seeming too lazy to continue talking, practically having "believe it or not" written on her face.

Suddenly thinking of something, Xifeng's expression instantly became somewhat strange.

Fifteen-year-old female high school student, working part-time after school, monthly income five figures...

Stringing these words together, she pieced together a very bad answer.

"You're not doing compensated dat—mmph mmph mmph!"

Xifeng was about to say something more when something soft was suddenly stuffed into her mouth, blocking all her remaining words.

Looking down, she discovered that Bei Yaoyue had shoved the bun from her hand into Xifeng's mouth.

"Don't guess randomly." Her willow eyebrows slightly furrowed, Bei Yaoyue said with some displeasure. No girl would be happy being suspected of doing such things.

Xifeng pouted. If you don't tell me, I can only guess randomly.

However, she could see that her earlier words seemed to have caused Bei Yaoyue's displeasure, so she stopped there and didn't continue.

Taking the bun out of her mouth, Xifeng only then noticed there was a bite mark on the bun—meaning Bei Yaoyue had taken a bite of this bun.

Immediately, a light pink color appeared on her face—did this count as an indirect kiss?

"Finished eating, let's go." Bei Yaoyue grabbed a napkin and wiped her mouth.

"Where are we going to buy... that thing?" Xifeng really felt too embarrassed to say the words "maid outfit" out loud.

Of course, she felt even more embarrassed about wearing it, but she had no right to refuse.

"Not far, about three kilometers. Let's walk there."

"Three kilometers... could we take a taxi?" Xifeng gave a sheepish smile.

She really had no confidence in her current physical condition and didn't even know if she could manage to walk three kilometers.

"Why?" Bei Yaoyue looked completely puzzled. "Do you have something urgent to get back to?"

"Not really..."

"Then let's walk slowly. Think of it as a stroll—three kilometers will take about half an hour to walk."

"...Alright."

Seeing Bei Yaoyue's insistence, humble Xifeng could only compromise.

She figured that walking slowly should be no big problem, right?

After a night of heavy rain, Crescent City's streets had become much cleaner. The morning air carried a faint, sweet fragrance of earth that was refreshing.

The two walked in silence—Bei Yaoyue led the way in front, constantly looking down at her phone, while Xifeng quietly followed behind, eventually getting bored and starting to play with her phone too.

But Xifeng felt somewhat depressed. Why had something that sounded so romantic—taking a morning stroll with a beautiful girl—turned into two people playing with their phones without talking to each other?

Why did it turn out like this?

The first time having the experience of walking after a rainy morning, the first time having a beautiful girl to walk the streets with—two happy things overlapping, and these two happinesses brought me even more happiness. What I should have gotten was dreamlike, blissful time, but why... did it turn out like this...

"We're here, this is it."

Stopping in front of a shop called "Pudding Maid House," Bei Yaoyue turned back to look at Xifeng, only to find her cheeks had an obviously unnatural flush and her body was trembling slightly.

"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Nothing..." Xifeng gently pursed her lips, smiling bitterly in her heart. How could she possibly say such a thing out loud...

"What's really wrong? Tell me quickly." Bei Yaoyue's willow eyebrows furrowed.

Xifeng's face showed visible embarrassment and hesitation. Only after being defeated by Bei Yaoyue's interrogating gaze did she whisper like a mosquito: "It's chafing and hurts a bit..."

Bei Yaoyue was stunned, then asked: "Where is it chafing?"

"...My chest..."