Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 88 : Being Too Soft-Hearted Isn't a Good Thing

"I didn't, I haven't, don't talk nonsense!" Shaking her head frantically, Xifeng shouted with her scalp tingling.

It had to be said that while Bei Yaoyue's emotional intelligence was questionable, her IQ was definitely unassailable. In just a few sentences, she had left Xifeng dizzy and led her into the pit.

Xifeng couldn't help but wonder—if Bei Yaoyue's emotional intelligence was as high as her IQ and she used some PUA tactics, would she have her soul hooked in three or four days?

"This is what you just said with your own mouth. What a coincidence—the things you love to do, I happen to love doing too."

"Fuck that! I don't love doing it!"

"No, you love doing it."

"I don't love doing it!!"

"You..."

"悲しみの向こうへと，辿り着けるなら…… (Should I ever reach what lies beyond sorrow…)"[ TN: "After All ~綴る想い~" by Mami Kawada. A Certain Scientific Railgun T ]

Suddenly, a song completely inappropriate for the atmosphere barged in between them, interrupting their conversation.

This was like a sudden savior descending for Xifeng. She quickly said: "It's seven o'clock, let me get up to cook quickly, or we'll be late."

"So what if we're late? What are you afraid of?" Bei Yaoyue laughed disdainfully, "Hao Kangde doesn't dare do anything to us."

"Even if you're not afraid of Hao Kangde..." Xifeng avoided Bei Yaoyue's burning gaze, feeling the places touched by that gaze burning frighteningly, "aren't you afraid he'll tattle to Dad? If Dad finds out about our relationship..."

"I'm not afraid."

"You're not afraid but I am!" A trace of anger appeared on Xifeng's face, "If he finds out I turned his most precious daughter gay, won't he slap me to death?"

She couldn't help wondering—if Bei Yaochen and Kisaragi Ichika really found out about the secret between them, would they really kick her out of the house?

Bei Yaoyue was their biological daughter after all. Even if she made mistakes, they'd just scold her a bit. They'd still love and cherish her as before. But she was just an outsider—throwing her out wouldn't require any psychological pressure at all.

"They won't." Bei Yaoyue shook her head, "Mom and Dad have very easygoing personalities. They definitely won't treat you like that."

Seeing that verbal tactics alone couldn't get her out of this predicament, Xifeng began struggling violently like a fish on a cutting board, trying to push Bei Yaoyue off her body.

Quickly and accurately grabbing Xifeng's flailing little hands and pinning them above her head, Bei Yaoyue smiled coldly and said: "Save your little bit of strength."

"Wuu!!!"

The shameful position made Xifeng's face flush red. She let out an unwilling low moan and continued struggling.

If her hands couldn't move, then she'd add her legs too.

Using the same energy as a child throwing a tantrum, Xifeng thrashed her legs forcefully, but inadvertently hit Bei Yaoyue's private area with her knee.

Her cheeks instantly turning pink, Bei Yaoyue let out a soft moan, and the strength in her hands weakened considerably.

Seeing this, Xifeng accurately seized the opportunity. Like a slippery loach, she nimbly slipped out from under Bei Yaoyue, grabbed clothes from the bedside, and fled outside in panic.

Watching Xifeng's departing figure, Bei Yaoyue didn't get up to chase her.

Actually, she didn't want to force Xifeng to do unwilling things, so she chose to let Xifeng leave. Her earlier seemingly forceful behavior was just meant to tease Xifeng.

If Bei Yaoyue was determined to complete the task, with Xifeng's practically nonexistent strength, Bei Yaoyue could easily pin her against the wall and finish the battle in minutes. Why would it take so much talking?

But Bei Yaoyue didn't want to do that. If such things weren't mutually consensual, how would they differ from rape?

Even last time, she only acted after getting Xifeng's consent.

Although she couldn't bear to force Xifeng in her heart, Bei Yaoyue insisted on acting like "I can do whatever I want to you" in front of Xifeng. On one hand, this was to maintain her dignity as the master—now only left with the identity of older sister—and on the other hand, it was naturally to give Xifeng enough psychological pressure.

As long as she was unreasonable enough, maybe Xifeng would give in half-willingly out of desperation?

"Hah..."

Finally escaping Bei Yaoyue's clutches, Xifeng breathed a heavy sigh of relief, but then she fell into endless worry. Even if she could avoid the first day, she might not escape the fifteenth.

As long as the task deadline hadn't arrived, she couldn't be considered truly safe.

Sure enough... she should go hide at Ji You's place for a couple days?

But thinking of Bei Yaoyue's terrifying possessiveness, if she ran away, Xifeng feared she'd be punished even more severely when she returned in a couple days, so she could only reluctantly give up the idea.

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Since the monthly exam was the next day, almost every student was earnestly reviewing. Even the habitually lazy Xifeng quite rarely listened seriously to the teacher's review problems for the entire day.

Although this was just a monthly exam that wouldn't affect class placement scores, Xifeng needed to use this monthly exam to figure out what score her current ability could achieve, so she'd have a baseline in her heart.

Therefore, this day at school passed quite plainly. To use a common metaphor, it was like a glass of plain water.

No, even plainer than plain water. Plain water still contained countless dissolved substances—saying it was like industrial ultrapure water would be more accurate.

After finishing dinner, Xifeng rushed toward her room in a hurry, but just as she was about to close the bedroom door, a hand stopped it.

"Xifeng..."

As soon as Bei Yaoyue opened her mouth, before she could say the rest, Xifeng rudely interrupted: "No! Get lost!"

After a brief moment of confusion, Bei Yaoyue looked at her with a puzzled gaze: "I haven't said anything yet."

"A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory." Xifeng curled her lips, "Don't disturb me, I need to study tonight."

"Then let's study together?" Bei Yaoyue showed a meaningful smile, "I just happen to plan on reviewing well tonight too."

"? Can't you go study in your own room? Why do you want to come to mine?"

"Because..." Halfway through her words, Bei Yaoyue blinked, leaving no follow-up. After a while, she continued: "No particular reason."

You could tell Bei Yaoyue wanted to make up some excuse but couldn't find one.

"..." Xifeng was speechless.

"I really just want to study together with you." Putting on a serious expression, Bei Yaoyue said solemnly: "I guarantee with my character that I absolutely won't get handsy with you while studying tonight."

"Character guarantee?" Xifeng glanced at her irritably, "Your character was ruined by you long ago. Go away, go away, don't disturb my studying."

Saying this, Xifeng slowly closed the door.

But at the last moment, seeing Bei Yaoyue hanging her head in disappointment, looking as dejected as a drowned dog, Xifeng's heart wrenched hard and instantly softened.

Bei Yaoyue looked really sad. Xifeng thought—maybe she really just wanted to study together with her?

Even crazy people occasionally had moments of normalcy. Bei Yaoyue was a normal person after all—she couldn't be thinking about her body every single moment, right?

Thinking this, Xifeng sighed helplessly and opened the door again: "Fine, fine, come in."

Xifeng felt she was just too soft-hearted. Whenever she saw Bei Yaoyue being wronged, her heart felt terrible, and she ended up making concessions. This was how Bei Yaoyue, this wolf in sheep's clothing, devoured her, this little lamb, bite by bite.

"Remember your promise—no getting handsy!"

"Okay."

"One more thing."

Xifeng still vividly remembered the word games Bei Yaoyue played last time, so she specifically kept her guard up this time.

Glaring at Bei Yaoyue fiercely, Xifeng said through gritted teeth: "And no using your mouth either!"