Chapter 625
The Vampire Miss
Wen Qiao forced a nod and said, "I understand."
She only breathed a sigh of relief when the sound of the fallen leaves being crushed faded into the distance.
Trish went straight back to the safe house at the foot of the mountain, lay down on the bed where Bai Yuan had once lain, and stared intently at the moon in the sky.
He's simple-minded, not really stupid. How could he not know that Bai Yuan is a vampire?
He was indeed overjoyed when he first discovered that Bai Yuan was not afraid of sunlight.
Bai Yuan's skin was cold, and Trish could comfort himself by searching online, saying that East Asian girls are naturally prone to having cold hands and feet.
But Bai Yuan had no heartbeat.
Looking back now, I realize that I actually knew it from the very beginning.
Bai Yuan's claim that she wasn't afraid of the sunlight was merely a way of comforting him.
Werewolves have excellent hearing; they can hear a person's heartbeat from a great distance. They just subconsciously ignored this fact.
He wanted to continue deceiving himself, so he personally veiled the truth.
But all that he had carefully protected was suddenly torn to shreds by Wen Qiao.
He hated Wen Qiao to death; he really wanted to kill her just now, but he held back in the end.
After a long silence, he took out his phone and read through his chat history with Bai Yuan from beginning to end, trying to find evidence that she loved him.
Then it dawned on them that they only chatted with each other for a very short time; most of the time they were talking to themselves.
He sent twenty or thirty messages before Bai Yuan replied with just one.
Bai Yuan's words contained concern and flirtation, but not a trace of indifference; however, he also saw no affection in them.
Trish's hands were trembling, but once things were torn apart, they had to be faced.
He took a few deep breaths before sending a message to Bai Yuan, asking bluntly, "You're a vampire, right?"
Trish thought Bai Yuan would try to argue, or at least offer an explanation, but she only replied with one word, "Yes."
The little wolf cub burst into tears instantly. Couldn't he even be bothered to lie to himself?
She lifted her clothes to wipe away her tears and saw the necklace on her wrist.
With 1.7 million, I still have a tiny bit of confidence that I can recover.
So, shamelessly, I pressed on, "Do you like me?"
"I like it."
"Why? I'm clearly a wolf."
"Why so many whys? I know you're a werewolf, and I just really like you. Don't worry so much. I have no other purpose in being with you, and I've never asked you about werewolves. If you feel uncomfortable about this, then we shouldn't contact each other anymore."
"That won't do." The little wolf cub had finally managed to calm himself down, but this sentence sent a chill down his spine.
He would go crazy if he was dumped so suddenly after just getting a taste of success.
So I racked my brains again to coax myself.
Wolves have a strong odor, which hunters use to track them, but vampires find their smell extremely repulsive.
Bai Yuan had been with him for so long, at such close range, and yet... she hadn't shown even the slightest aversion to his scent.
She even rested her head on her lap, so she must like her.
"I promise I'll never ask about your family again. Let's not break up, okay?"
"Okay, we are just us, not vampires and wolves."
The little wolf cub, coaxed in just a few words, instantly became happy, jumped out of bed, and rushed into the darkness to go home.
He didn't intend to keep this from his family, but he also needed to explain his thoughts to them clearly, otherwise it could easily cause panic.
He knew that during his recent conversation with his parents, his father's constant emphasis on responsibility was a warning to him.
Even if his family can't accept it, he will still fight for the wolf pack.
He just hoped that his father would train another successor as soon as possible, so that the family would not have to bear the consequences of his choices.
Although werewolves don't live as long as vampires, their lifespan is more than twice that of ordinary people.
My parents are in good health and have a new baby.
Wolf clan leaders are not judged by gender, but solely by their ability to lead the clan in a positive direction.
Now the wolf pack has time, and their parents have time too, enough to raise another wolf pack leader.
On the mountain, Wen Qiao lay on the damp ground for a long time before she managed to stand up.
This time she didn't cry; she just stood there blankly, staring at the city's dazzling lights.
I used to go home early after school for safety reasons, and I've never seen such beautiful scenery before.
But among all those buildings and those countless bright lights, not a single one belonged to her.
Not far away, Vlad watched her leave, then silently turned around and headed down the mountain toward Trisch's house.
He had just discovered that Trish had come to the back mountain, and followed him there intending to attack again.
As soon as he got close, he found Wen Qiao there, still being carried in his hand.
Vlad instinctively wanted to step forward to stop him, but the moment he took a step, he thought of Carter and the homeless mother and child, and he withdrew his foot.
The day after he went to the slums with Bai Yuan, he secretly went to Carter's house on his own.
The two elderly people, who were already in poor health, needed to hold onto the wall to walk after losing their child.
A few-year-old child was in charge of taking care of them, standing on a low stool and cooking a pot of dark, mushy porridge.
Vlad said nothing, but silently took out all the cash from his pocket and placed it on the living room table.
If it weren't for me, Wen Qiao might not have done this.
He and Wen Qiao were both executioners, just disguised as kind-hearted.
Perhaps he could comfort himself before by saying that Wen Qiao's initial intention in helping Carter and the others was partly an act, and that a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions.
But today, Wen Qiao went to Trish and exposed Bai Yuan's vampire identity, which was simply absurd.
She didn't even consider the possibility of her brother Wen Ze being retaliated against, all for her own sake.
Yes, how could she possibly have thought of that?
Because she is a selfish person at heart.
If she had known, she wouldn't have helped Carter so openly at the coffee shop, and then never contacted him again afterward.
The coffee shop owner must have done his research before making a move against Carter.
Even if Wen Qiao had only visited Carter's house once, or had any contact with her, the boss would have hesitated and wouldn't dare to touch Carter.
Vlad felt that Wen Qiao's act of helping people in front of everyone, and then only giving food to the mother and child in front of everyone, was simply to enjoy their gratitude and the praise from those around her.
For a fleeting moment, he even wished that Trish would just kill Wen Qiao, so that Wen Ze wouldn't be so tired in the future, and wouldn't be inexplicably implicated and lose his life.
She felt that if she hadn't rescued Wen Qiao but instead given Wen Zhe a sum of money, she wouldn't have had to risk her life, and Wen Zhe could have lived a good life.