Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 6 : No One Can Escape the Law of True Fragrance

"I'm going to ask you some questions, and you must answer me truthfully."

"...Ask away, I'll definitely tell you everything I know." Xifeng nodded frantically as if accepting her fate.

Seeing Xifeng lay down all resistance like a docile little kitten, Bei Yaoyue finally put the cross necklace back around her neck.

When facing vampires, doing this might serve as a protective charm.

Freed from the cross's suppression, Xifeng felt an indescribable comfort throughout her body, almost unable to hold back a moan.

"The sofa is over here, please sit... uh..."

Just as she was about to invite Bei Yaoyue to sit down, Xifeng awkwardly discovered that Bei Yaoyue had somehow already seated herself on the sofa, completely treating this place like her own home.

"Would you like some water or drinks?" Xifeng scratched her head.

"No need." Bei Yaoyue shook her head and pointed to the sofa across from her. "Sit, let's get straight to the point."

"Hey hey hey, I'm the owner of this house, right..." Xifeng muttered quietly with some displeasure, feeling that Bei Yaoyue had completely made herself at home from the very beginning. However, these words she could only vent to herself now—she absolutely couldn't let Bei Yaoyue hear them.

Looking at the white-haired loli sitting across from her looking somewhat restless, Bei Yaoyue crossed her legs in an interrogation-like posture: "How old are you?"

Perhaps because the other party was also a girl, Bei Yaoyue's movements were somewhat bold and unrestrained. As her right leg crossed over, a large area of pure white fabric under her skirt was exposed to Xifeng's view.

Her face turning slightly red, Xifeng quickly averted her gaze from under Bei Yaoyue's skirt and answered somewhat guiltily: "...Fourteen years old."

"Fourteen years old?" Bei Yaoyue's brow furrowed as she showed a strange expression. "Are you sure you didn't leave out two digits?"

According to her understanding, shouldn't vampires all be ancient relics who had lived for thousands of years?

"Hey, what do you mean!" Bei Yaoyue's obviously disbelieving expression made Xifeng slightly annoyed. Although psychologically she was a man and didn't mind people saying his age was more mature, she couldn't handle ages in the four digits!

"I'm really only fourteen years old! Born in April 2006, it's written clearly on my ID card!"

Regardless of what her actual age might be, she was sticking to the age on her ID card, since she'd need to rely on her household registration and ID card's birth date for everything in future life anyway.

"So vampires aren't long-lived like in legends but have lifespans similar to humans?" Bei Yaoyue mused thoughtfully.

"Y-yes."

When saying this, Xifeng was obviously lacking in confidence, because she actually wasn't sure about this matter either, so she deliberately puffed out her nonexistent chest to create an appearance of confidence.

Her psychological age was only twenty-one years old—she didn't want to be treated like an old witch who had lived from more than ten centuries ago until now.

"I see." Responding coldly, Bei Yaoyue was too lazy to dwell on such matters, since whether Xifeng was fourteen or fourteen hundred years old didn't really matter to her.

She looked around the somewhat empty but surprisingly tidy room and asked: "Do you live alone?"

"Mm."

"Where are your parents?"

Her gaze pausing slightly, Xifeng fell silent for a moment, then slowly said: "My parents have been gone for a long time."

Seven years ago, her parents died in an accidental car crash, leaving only her, who was fourteen years old and had just graduated from middle school at the time.

After receiving a substantial compensation payment, she refused all relatives' requests to care for her, whether well-intentioned or malicious, and ran far away alone, moving to Crescent City, which was separated by half of China, and began living on her own.

"You're an orphan?" Realizing that what she just said was somewhat inappropriate, Bei Yaoyue's expression stiffened slightly, then she turned her face away and said somewhat awkwardly: "Sorry... I mean, do you not have a guardian now?"

"No." Xifeng shook her head. Over the years, she had been maliciously called an orphan many times and was pretty much used to it, so she didn't particularly mind Bei Yaoyue's unintentional slip.

"Were your parents vampires?" Bei Yaoyue asked a quite sharp question.

"Of course not!"

Concerning her parents' reputation, Xifeng immediately denied it vehemently.

"Oh?" Bei Yaoyue narrowed her eyes, showing an interested expression. "Then how did you come into this world? Did you pop out of a rock? Or are you telling me that two humans somehow produced a vampire out of thin air?"

"...Secret."

Unable to answer, Xifeng chose to avoid this question.

"Never mind then." Without pursuing it relentlessly, Bei Yaoyue pondered briefly and asked: "Are you in school now or staying home idle?"

"I'm attending Tianshui No. 1 High School... I'm a first-year this year, in Class 102." Xifeng answered truthfully.

Tianshui No. 1 High School? So we're classmates?

Bei Yaoyue was slightly stunned. She was also a student at Tianshui No. 1 High School, also a first-year this year, but she was in Class 101. However, she had never heard of such a white-haired loli in the neighboring class.

Temporarily hiding her confusion, Bei Yaoyue continued asking: "What time do you go to bed and wake up each day?"

"Uh... if there's no class the next day, I go to bed around 1 AM and wake up at 9 AM."

"You go to bed too late." Bei Yaoyue frowned slightly. "Staying up late is very bad for your health. You're still young and can't develop the habit of staying up late from an early age. You must change this."

"Yes..." Verbally agreeing, Xifeng secretly rolled her eyes where Bei Yaoyue couldn't see.

Really like the Pacific Ocean police—managing too much. What time I go to bed is none of your business?

"Do you smoke?"

"No."

"Do you drink?"

"...I'll drink a little when eating out with friends."

"Liquor or beer?"

"Both, depends on what my friends want to drink."

"Kids should drink less, especially since you're a girl. It's fine to occasionally drink some beer, but try to avoid liquor."

"Yes, yes..." Xifeng was sweating.

"Do you do drugs?"

"How could I!"

"Any other bad habits?"

"No."

"Any infectious diseases?"

"...No." Three black lines appeared on Xifeng's forehead. Was Bei Yaoyue conducting a household census here?

Even a census wouldn't ask this detailed!

"Have you ever done anything to harm your body for money?"

"Of course not!!!" Understanding what Bei Yaoyue was referring to, Xifeng's cheeks turned slightly red, and she roared somewhat indignantly: "What do you take me for? I'm a decent person!"

Bei Yaoyue expressionlessly ignored Xifeng's embarrassment: "What are your food requirements?"

"Any human blood is fine. As for animal blood... I haven't tried it, so I'm not sure..."

Xifeng answered with a puzzled expression, not understanding why Bei Yaoyue would ask such a question.

"Can you cook?"

"Yes." Xifeng nodded quickly, quite confident in her cooking skills.

Having lived alone for years, to satisfy her stomach, she had learned to make all kinds of delicious food. While she couldn't be called a master chef, filling her own stomach was completely no problem.

"That's about all the questions." Bei Yaoyue nodded. "Congratulations, you're hired."

"Huh?" Xifeng looked completely confused. "Hired for what?"

Without directly answering this question, Bei Yaoyue began talking to herself: "Regarding you knocking me down earlier, since I wasn't injured, I won't hold it against you. But you actually sucked my blood while I was unconscious—I can't possibly pretend this never happened."

"Although I'm very surprised that you're a vampire, you don't seem like a bad kid, so I don't want to make things difficult for you over this. Therefore, I'll keep your vampire identity secret."

Hearing that Bei Yaoyue decided to keep her vampire secret, Xifeng quickly put on a fawning smile: "That's really too kind of you."

"However..." Bei Yaoyue's tone shifted. "I also live alone, and lately my studies have become increasingly busy. I feel somewhat overwhelmed managing the house by myself, so I need a maid to help me with housework. Do you understand what I mean?

"Ah, sorry, saying 'housemaid' might sound too aging. Perhaps I should use a different term—maid."

After speaking, she looked toward Xifeng, only to find that Xifeng's smile had frozen on her face.

"M... maid?" Xifeng's mouth twitched violently. "You mean you want me to be your maid?"

"Right. The specific work involves handling all household chores and preparing three meals a day. Room and board included, you solve your own food situation, salary of 1,000 yuan per month, with bonuses for good performance. Also, to prevent you from running away, you'll move to my house starting tonight."

After speaking, she didn't forget to add: "You have no right to refuse."

"But I refuse."

"One of the things I, Xifeng, most like to do is say 'No' to people who think they're strong!"

After speaking, Xifeng gritted her teeth and her expression became somewhat fierce: "Make me your maid? Never! This concerns my dignity as a vampire!"

Unfortunately, with her explosively timid tone and weak, cute appearance, such fierce posturing had no intimidating effect at all. Instead, it felt like a "super fierce.jpg" meme.

"You absolutely won't agree no matter what?"

"I, Xifeng, would rather starve to death, die outside, jump from here, than become your maid!" Xifeng shouted as if facing death heroically, with the tragic feeling of a warrior cutting off his own arm.

"Alright then, I won't force you." Saying this, Bei Yaoyue gently shook her head and directly got up to walk toward the entrance.

This time it was Xifeng's turn to be dumbfounded. How did Bei Yaoyue suddenly become so reasonable?

"Um... what's the emergency number again? Oh right, 1-1-0..." Bei Yaoyue took out her phone, pressing something on it while murmuring quietly to herself.

As soon as she finished speaking, before she had taken two steps, a small hand tightly grabbed the hem of her skirt.

"What's wrong?"

Feeling the resistance, Bei Yaoyue turned around in confusion, seeing Xifeng with a sheepish, flattering smile.

"Actually... I think being a maid is pretty good..."

(Xifeng, oh Xifeng, where's your integrity?)