Night 6: Insincere Choice 3
"Ah?" I paused in confusion, not knowing why he asked this question. "I... I am a human who will become a vampire... Aren't you a vampire doctor?"
“Doctor Bloodline?” Although Huang Mingxi asked with doubt in his voice, he immediately revealed an expression of expectedness, “Yes, you said this when we first met, Doctor Bloodline…”
He seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be talking to me.
I stood in front of him awkwardly, not knowing why he brought up this.
Huang Mingxi pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and looked at me.
His hair seemed to be covered with a light blue under the light, and his black eyes also revealed a hazy glow.
"Tea night." Under the glow of fireflies and colorful night lights, Huang Mingxi slowly revealed a smile, his lips slightly curled up, raising a very beautiful arc. This familiar yet unfamiliar smile was weird and tempting. It was obviously very beautiful, but it immediately gave me an inexplicable sense of crisis.
I clenched my fists unconsciously and stared at Huang Mingxi.
"Leave me..." The ruthless words came out of Huang Mingxi's beautifully shaped lips, making me anxious in an instant.
I was like a cat whose tail was stepped on: "I don't want it!"
Probably because my reaction was too sudden and too intense, Huang Mingxi was startled. He trembled all over, and then covered his mouth and coughed: "Cough cough! Cough cough cough..."
Our overly "intense" interaction immediately attracted the attention of my classmates, but at that time I had no time to pay attention to them.
"I'm sorry!" I apologized hurriedly, "I'm sorry! Huang Mingxi! I didn't mean to scare you..."
Why do I always screw up? I want to slap myself.
The coughing gradually stopped, Huang Mingxi took a few deep breaths, and finally calmed down.
He looked at me with a complicated expression, his brows deeply furrowed.
Facing such a Huang Mingxi, my heart has long been filled with an emotion called "anxiety". I only know that I absolutely cannot leave the Rose Castle, nor can I obey Huang Mingxi's "orders" and leave him.
"Chaye, you can live on your own now, you don't need me anymore." He said it lightly, as if he was talking about letting a lost bird return to its forest.
But I am not willing to accept such an arrangement at all. The Rose Castle is my forest, and I have never thought that one day in the future I would be "driven away" by Huang Mingxi in this way.
But I couldn't say anything to beg for mercy. I could only keep saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm sorry..."
I really don't understand why I suddenly attacked Huang Mingxi. He was fine normally!
Is it because I became a blood descendant faster? But Huang Mingxi clearly said yesterday that maybe I won’t become a blood descendant.
"What did you say?" Just when Huang Mingxi and I were in a stalemate, a crisp voice screamed, "Sir Huang, your hand is injured! How did it happen?!"
Liuli rushed over in two steps. She pushed me aside and carefully checked Huang Mingxi's wrist: "Oh my God! Such a terrible injury! This shouldn't happen!"
I stood aside feeling guilty, wanting to defend myself but not having the courage.
How should I explain it? Should I say that I am transforming into a terrifying blood descendant and hurting Huang Mingxi? Everyone will definitely think I am a monster, right?
Liuli's words quickly attracted the attention of the classmates, and everyone looked at me with scrutiny.
The classmates around me also quickly moved aside, as if I were some terrible bacteria.
Jasmine, who was originally entertaining the guests, also came over. When she saw the bruise on Huang Mingxi's wrist, her eyes widened in shock.
A solemn atmosphere began to spread in the refreshment bar, and even students from other classes who were customers held their breath.
"Cha Ye, who are you?" Jasmine's serious expression seemed to have disappeared for a long time.
I subconsciously clenched my fingers, feeling a little aggrieved.
Why are people looking at me with such wary eyes? I don't want to hurt anyone! I...I really didn't mean it...
I don’t know why I became like that!
Being in the center of the vortex, everyone's tense mood immediately affected me.
My vision seemed to become a little blurry. I could clearly hear the breathing of everyone nearby, but my ears seemed to be covered by something. The sounds sounded vague, as if they were far away in the sky and yet close at hand.
This feeling of déjà vu...
Isn’t this the same feeling I had when I attacked Huang Mingxi yesterday!
Oops!
However, I couldn't stop things from taking a turn for the worse.
Because, a voice clearly sounded in my mind: "Danger!"
I thought he would encourage me to do something terrible like he did last night. But he said, "It's dangerous here, run away!"
Just like last night, after hearing the "command" of this strange voice, my body immediately responded automatically and spontaneously.
I carefully looked around the crowded Firefly Tea Bar and found that there was no way to escape. But I am not an ordinary human, so I immediately looked up at the ceiling of the Firefly Tea Bar.
If I remember correctly, it was just a thin wooden ceiling that could not withstand strong impacts and was easily damaged. As long as I jumped up, the violent impact force could create a hole in the ceiling.
My brain quickly locked onto the escape route and method like a computer, but just as I squatted down and prepared to jump, a message suddenly flashed through my mind.
——If I damage the ceiling, there is a high possibility that the Firefly Tea Bar will be destroyed.
The scene of the ceiling cracking and the load-bearing wall collapsing replayed in my mind, and I was terrified.
No! I can't do this!
I can't destroy the fruits of everyone's labor!
I can't continue to cause trouble for Huang Mingxi!
"Who are you! Are you the 'blood descendant' in my heart? I can't do this!" I shouted loudly in my heart.
No matter what, I will stop myself!
My nails dug deep into my palms and I bit my lips, hoping to stay awake.
My classmates' wary faces came into my sight. Many of them were my classmates. We built this firefly tea bar together. I couldn't do anything to hurt them. If I did, I couldn't imagine how I would face them in the future.
And Huang Mingxi...
I don’t want him to avoid me anymore, and I don’t want him to chase me away as a “dangerous person”!
I am just an ordinary girl, and I will be an ordinary girl in the future.
The wet liquid flowed across my knuckles and fell silently, but I couldn't feel any pain in my palms.
My vision became increasingly blurred, and I could no longer make out the expressions of my classmates. However, the ceiling gradually became clearer in my sight, and every texture and pattern on every screw nut was clearly visible.
My legs were already making the final squat movements, and I had no doubt that my body would bounce up in the next moment.
Why did such an incredible thing happen to me?
I don't want any power! What should I do?
I felt like I was going to collapse. A surge of grievance and an inexplicable sense of crisis enveloped my mind. I had used up all my strength, but still couldn't stop my body from moving. I must have become a true blood descendant, otherwise how could I not be able to control my own body and movements?
The people around me were all my classmates, but I felt that they were full of hostility. I was in a safe place, but I felt that I was in a very dangerous situation. Am I crazy? Is that why I hear strange things? Is that why I feel that I am in a dangerous situation?
Wuuuu, Mom and Dad, please come and save me!
Huang Mingxi! Come and save me!
I had squatted as far as my body could go. Just as I was about to jump toward the ceiling like an arrow, I suddenly felt a cold touch on my arm.
The touch invaded my consciousness like an electric current, forcing me to withdraw my attention from the ceiling.
"Cha Ye." I don't know when Huang Mingxi had come to my side. He held my arms tightly and pulled me up with force. He looked at me gently. A faint scent of roses lingered around my nose, gradually calming my nervous mood.
"Chaye..." He called my name again, his voice as clear as running water, and the invisible gauze covering my ears disappeared. I heard my classmates' rapid breathing again, as well as Huang Mingxi's gentle voice, "Chaye, don't be afraid, no one will hurt you."
This sentence is like the most effective spell in the world, miraculously soothing the restlessness and anxiety in my heart.
The voice that encouraged me to run away disappeared as if it had never appeared, and the power that controlled my body had also lost its power.
I stared blankly at Huang Mingxi's face, so gentle and intimate, completely different from his previous avoidance.
I suddenly felt very wronged.
My eyes were sore and a thin layer of mist covered my eyes. I just blinked subconsciously, and tears rushed down.
I really didn't want to cry, but the tears just kept falling and I couldn't stop them at all.
A sigh came from above my head, and Huang Mingxi patted my back helplessly: "Good girl, don't cry."
"Wuwuwu..." It would have been fine if he didn't say anything, but as soon as he spoke, my tears started to flow. My tear glands continuously pumped out salty and bitter liquid like a fountain, and I no longer suppressed the sadness and fear in my heart. I buried my head in Huang Mingxi's chest and burst into tears.
There was an awkward silence around them.
"Hey!" Liuli's angry voice suddenly interrupted, "What the hell is going on? Why are you two hugging each other? I absolutely won't allow it! Break up!"
I don't care about other people's reactions.
From last night till now, I was first struck by regret and guilt in my fragile heart, then immersed in sadness and remorse, and then experienced the terrible "control incident", and my heart's ability to bear it had long reached its limit. Now that I have vented it, I feel relieved and have a sense of rebirth after a disaster!
Huang Mingxi was really loyal. He pretended to be serious and said, "Yesterday, when I was practicing karate with Chaye, I accidentally hurt myself. Chaye thought it was her fault and felt very guilty. But it's actually nothing. Don't worry."
"You're lying!" Liuli didn't buy it at all. She circled around Huang Mingxi and me, wanting to separate us, but she didn't dare to do it. "No one in this world can leave a scar on Lord Huang! And she's just a 'new member', so it's even more impossible for her to have that ability!"
After hearing this, I wiped my tears guiltily, thinking: Maybe your Lord Huang is a "martial arts master", but I am a girl who may have become a blood descendant of some unknown creature... I used to be a human being, with well-developed limbs and extraordinary strength. Others cannot hurt Huang Mingxi, but that doesn't mean I can do the same.
Of course... this is nothing I should be proud of...
Huang Mingxi continued to lie without changing his expression, "She was holding a 'treasure' in her hand at the time. You should know that 'treasures' are very magical. No one knows what power the 'treasure' has."
"Is that really the case?" Liuli looked back and forth between my and Huang Mingxi's expressions, and finally chose to believe Huang Mingxi. But believing was believing, but it didn't mean she was willing to let me go for "hurting Master Huang". "No matter what! It's an indisputable fact that you hurt Master Huang! I will never forgive you!"
She angrily pulled Huang Mingxi's sleeve and pulled him aside, separating me and Huang Mingxi. Then, like a magic trick, she took out a small box and a cotton swab from behind her and began to treat Huang Mingxi's wound.
I don't know what kind of ointment it was, but it was like a panacea. Once it was applied, the dark blue finger marks began to fade gradually. After applying it three times, Huang Mingxi's wrist had regained its previous whiteness, and no trace of it could be seen.
"Fortunately, this ointment is also effective for wounds caused by the 'treasure'." Liuli let out a long sigh, "I should have brought an extra box with me earlier."
Huang Mingxi turned his wrist to try, and it seemed that he no longer felt any discomfort. He smiled and thanked Liuli: "Thanks to you."
Liuli immediately smiled happily.
However, Huang Mingxi's smile quickly disappeared: "Liuli, this is a treasure treasured by the Elders' Hall, how can you just steal it!"
Zhang Laodian? What kind of store is that?
"It's better to be prepared!" Liuli lowered her head guiltily, muttering unconvincedly, "Who knows if we will encounter hunters..."
"What hunter?" I finally couldn't hold back my curiosity and interrupted, "What kind of ointment is this? It's amazing! Huang Mingxi, is your wrist really okay?"
"You don't even know Hunter... Ugh!" Liuli was about to take the opportunity to ridicule me, but someone suddenly covered her mouth, "Brother?"
Ji Youran, who has always been inseparable from Huang Mingxi, finally arrived late.
"What are you doing? Hasn't the Summer Night Festival started yet?" Ji Youran covered Liuli's mouth to prevent her from speaking. He looked around with a smile, "Is this the special program that Class S1 prepared today? It doesn't seem to bring any fun to the 'guests'."
Because of Ji Youran's appearance, the students' emotions immediately relaxed, and the tense atmosphere before also disappeared.
Finally, Jasmine stepped forward to explain, "We haven't prepared any special programs this year, but we have set up a special service, which is tailor-made for the students who have made outstanding contributions to the preparations for this year's Summer Night Festival. The student being served is Chaye, and the server will be drawn by the senior S1 class and the middle S1 class. Whoever draws the lot will serve."
"So Huang Mingxi is the one who 'won the prize'?" I finally understood what he said, and then it dawned on me.
Ji Youran showed a ferocious expression after hearing the conclusion. He narrowed his eyes unhappily and asked, "You want Huang Mingxi to provide services for others?"
Although the teachers never interfered with the Summer Night Festival, Ji Youran was obviously a "famous" class teacher.
As soon as his cold words came out, Jasmine took a deep breath and closed her mouth.
Just as the temperature dropped by 10℃ and the wind was howling, our lovely rescuer Liuli finally broke free from Ji Youran's iron grip. She wiped her red mouth and explained fearlessly: "It's really just a drawing of lots! There is no cheating! No one wants His Majesty to be a humble waiter! But I set the rules..."
As the temperature in Ji Youran's eyes grew colder, Liuli's voice quickly faded away, and in the end no one dared to speak.
"Okay, it's just sending some food to this girl, it's okay." Huang Mingxi, as the person involved, finally expressed his opinion, which also saved me from the tragic ending of being killed by Ji Youran's eyes.
"That..." Liuli reminded the calm Huang Mingxi in a weak voice, "Your Majesty wants to fulfill Chaye's wish..."
Huh? Is there such a thing?
I suddenly became energetic.
“What! This is outrageous!” Ji Youran was like a guardian who was eager to protect his child. He jumped up in anger because he was worried that his child would be “molested”. “I will never allow it!”
Huang Mingxi also showed a look of astonishment, obviously he had not expected that the content of "service" would include such an item.
"But don't worry!" Liuli smiled cunningly, "Your Majesty can choose to refuse."
The hope that had just been ignited was extinguished by cold water.
I felt a sense of loss.
When Liuli said, "Huang Mingxi can fulfill one of my wishes," I immediately thought of my wish.
"That's good. Let's talk about it now!" Ji Youran urged anxiously, wishing that Huang Mingxi would reject my request right away.
Everyone also focused their eyes on me, obviously agreeing with Ji Youran's proposal.
Liuli looked at Huang Mingxi inquiringly. Huang Mingxi pondered for a while and chose to nod in agreement.
I began to hope: Maybe Huang Mingxi would agree to it? After all, he has taken me in for so long.
"Can I live in the Rose Castle forever?" I asked hopefully.
In fact, I want to ask: Can I stay with you?
But my neurons, which are slower than insulators, actually keenly sensed the inappropriateness of this sentence, so I retracted my tongue and instantly changed the content.
Wow! I almost said something weird! I still feel so embarrassed when I think about it now!
My cheeks inexplicably began to turn red, so much so that I missed the changing expressions on Huang Mingxi's face, which was like a struggle between the heart and the mind.
So the answer I heard was: “No.”
When I looked at Huang Mingxi as if struck by lightning, his expression had already become as cold as ice.
I asked him stupidly, "Why?"
Huang Mingxi slowly uttered five words to me with a cold expression that I had never seen before: "You understand it yourself."
