Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 169 : Acceptance

Facts proved that Bei Yaoluo had prepared far too much food. The girls had also been immoderate while grilling, and after an unrestrained feast, nearly half the skewers still remained.

Of course, they wouldn't force the leftover food down their throats. They just said they'd rest a bit before coming back to eat, then ran off to play in the water by the seaside. But everyone knew this was just talk. Bei Yaoluo didn't really mind—her philosophy had always been that when eating out, it was fine to have leftovers, but there absolutely couldn't be too little food.

Almost everyone had gone to the seaside to stroll, chat, and enjoy the sea breeze, leaving only the injured Xifeng sitting in her chair, boredly fiddling with her phone.

"Went to the seaside for a barbecue with my wife today @Moon Has Dark Clouds Flowers Have Wind, so today's livestream will have to be canceled. Hope everyone understands. Speaking of which, I got princess-carried by my wife today =w=, so happy."

Xifeng posted this message on Bilibili's social feed, which quickly caused an uproar.

"I'm jealous, I also want to be princess-carried by Teacher Hana ni Kaze."

"Hey commenter above, did the three sworn brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang take their oath in your mouth?"

"Woof woof woof! This dog food is so fragrant! Woof woof!"

"Damn it, I'm dying of jealousy. Why do such life winners exist—being a beautiful girl herself and having a beautiful girl wife."

"Teacher Hana ni Kaze princess-carried you, so who's whose wife exactly? I hope you recognize reality."

"Why canceled again? Even pigeons don't cancel streams like this, right? If you keep canceling like this you'll lose your recommendations. I advise you to reflect on yourself, think about your fans."

Looking at her fans' "advice," Xifeng disdainfully curled her lips and directly opened her livestream room backend to change the room name.

"Carrying pigeons and parrots, single-mindedly canceling streams."

If she, Xifeng, wanted to cancel streams, who in the world could stop her?

Urge, urge, urge—all they knew was urging. Since you're not a pigeon, how can you understand a pigeon's joy?

"What are you looking at? You're smiling so happily."

Xifeng looked up to find He Pingge had somehow sat beside her. She smiled, locked her phone screen and placed it on the table, saying: "Nothing, just chatting with silly netizens. Why aren't you taking a walk with them?"

He Pingge smiled awkwardly and scratched her head embarrassedly: "I'm not very familiar with them, so I came back to chat with you casually."

This was true, but the main motivation was actually the seemingly less important reason at the end—after all, this was a rare opportunity for her to be alone with Xifeng.

"Sure." Smiling slightly, Xifeng nodded. "We haven't had a good chat in a long time, have we? Not since I came here."

The two hadn't sat and talked for a long time, and being close friends, they naturally had countless topics to discuss. Once the conversation started, it flowed like river water.

"Speaking of which..."

As they chatted, He Pingge suddenly inserted a transitional word, planning to steer the conversation toward her desired direction. She lowered her head slightly, looking at Xifeng from the corner of her eye, and asked softly: "Xifei, do you have someone you like?"

Stunned by this question, Xifeng stared blankly for a moment, immediately feeling an ominous premonition. She blinked her starry eyes and smiled back: "Yes."

Not good.

With her always extremely keen intuition, Xifeng immediately sensed something was wrong. Combined with He Pingge's previous behavior and Bei Yaoyue's attitude toward He Pingge, a guess that seemed completely impossible to her became increasingly clear—could He Pingge actually like her?

In matters of the heart, Xifeng had never been a dull person. After she changed from Jiang Feng to Xifeng, she naturally noticed He Pingge's changed attitude toward her, which had made her suspicious early on. But she had always thought it was just her imagination—after all, life had three great illusions: she likes me, I can pass the exam, I can counterattack.

After all, she clearly remembered that two years ago, she had subtly expressed her feelings and thoughts to He Pingge, only to be gently rejected.

How could someone who had once rejected her possibly come to like her?

This had always been Xifeng's thinking, and why she had always considered He Pingge liking her to be an illusion. But today...

Desperately wanting to know if this person was herself, He Pingge's breathing became slightly more rapid. She took a deep breath and asked with a smile: "Who is it? Can you tell me?"

"......"

Not knowing what to say for a moment, Xifeng fell into brief silence. He Pingge's question had almost completely exposed her thoughts and intentions, so there seemed to be no more doubt—He Pingge... might really like her.

But... why exactly...

If pressed to describe Xifeng's feelings toward He Pingge, the answer would definitely be a romantic affection that wanted to become lovers. After all, He Pingge was someone Xifeng had once liked and almost confessed to. Even though times had changed, the He Pingge before her was still the He Pingge she liked.

It's just... the seas had changed to mulberry fields, speaking of how much the world changes. Although Xifeng's love for He Pingge hadn't diminished at all, there was someone she liked even more who had taken every inch of space in her heart, squeezing the territory that belonged to He Pingge into the deepest recesses of her heart.

Two-timing? That was naturally impossible, so... she had no choice left.

How can one satisfy both in this world—not disappoint Coo Coo, not disappoint Yue? If someone had to be heartbroken...

"He Pingge." Blinking her beautiful eyes, Xifeng smiled sweetly as she raised her head. Her crimson pupils reflected clear yet gorgeous scarlet light in the moonlight. She gently took He Pingge's hand and held it in her palm, her voice light and soft: "Do you remember? We promised since childhood to be siblings for life."

Her pupils began trembling violently like an earthquake. He Pingge's face instantly turned deathly pale. Even though she had been mentally prepared, hearing this news still made her feel like heaven and earth were collapsing.

She had never given up because Xifeng had never shown which side her heart was on. He Pingge had always felt that as long as Xifeng hadn't spoken personally, she might still have a chance.

...How ridiculous. She was still the same her, but Xifeng was no longer the Xifeng of the past.

Her heart had already been quietly stolen by someone else.

He Pingge had never been someone who liked to make unreasonable scenes. Since Xifeng had already given her the answer she wanted to know, she had no reason to continue pestering.

She liked Xifeng, so she didn't want to make things difficult for her. She already knew what she should do.

The loser should honestly exit the stage.

"I understand." Smiling sadly, He Pingge stood up dejectedly and slowly turned to leave.