Xu Qichen woke up to the hated smell of disinfectant.
He opened his eyes and stared at the white ceiling. His intuition and experience told him that he had left the last world.
As always, there was a sense of disorientation. He had just been discussing the problem of time and space before going to bed, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he found himself in another, completely different time and space.
Strangely, aside from a sense of loss, Xu Qichen felt some other emotions as well.
It was like a scene that often appeared in fairy tales. A traveler was walking on the road. When he came to a certain place, an apple fell from the sky. He ate it carefully. It tasted good. He then went onwards and arrived at a new place. This time, a peach fell into his arms, and he again ate it with some caution. It was delicious, and it even made him reluctant to leave the place. But he did, and this strange phenomenon was repeated for the third time as well. When he was forced to leave again, what he thought was, what good things would happen next?
A little expectation brought by empiricism almost offset the negative emotion of being forced to leave.
Humans were such capricious creatures.
Xu Qichen turned around. There was another bed in the ward, but it was empty. His roommate seemed to be away for now. He tried to get up, but found his leg was suspended and put in plaster.
What a familiar scene.
Then he heard 0901’s voice, “Mr. Xu, you have arrived in the 4th world of the BE Crazy Demon Survival System…”
A sense of shame overwhelmed Xu Qichen, “Please, don’t mention the name of the system again…”
0901: “Very well, Mr. Xu. I swear to never say the name ‘BE Crazy Demon Survival System’ again.”
Xu Qichen was going to have an aneurysm. “… Please, get straight to the point.”
0901 continued, “Very well, Mr. Xu. In this world, where vampires exist, you will be playing the role of Lu Xuan. Your target is a vampire who is also an orthopedist. Your main task would be to change the ending of the novel, in which the two main characters go their separate ways.”
Xu Qichen’s first thought was, ‘Wow, nobody dies in this one.’
Two seconds later, his mind caught up.
Vampires!?
This was the world he feared the most. Lu Xuan was haloemic, and faints whenever he sees blood, but he fell in love with a vampire, and was even converted by him…
Into a vampire with a phobia of blood. What kind of setting was this!?
He said helplessly, “0901, since we’re such good friends, could you possibly get rid of Lu Xuan’s setting of haloemia…?”
0901 said without emotion, “Mr. Xu, this was the setting you came up with yourself. The system does not have the power to change it.”
Xu Qichen sigh hopelessly.
0901: “Mr. Xu, if you are very worried, I can sell you a kind of medicine. It can temporarily add a filter to your iris. Which means, under the effect of the medicine, the color of the blood you see will change. The medicine will also alter your sense of smell, so that you can avoid the onset of haloemia to a large extent.”
This sounded good. Xu Qichen asked cheerfully, “What color will the blood I see become?”
0901: “It will change according to your mood, so I cannot give you an accurate answer.”
“I see…” Xu Qichen nodded thoughtfully, “How much does it cost?”
0901: “It costs 4,000 points per bottle.” He even added very thoughtfully, “Mr. Xu, you currently have 59,800 points.”
“It’s quite expensive ah.” However, it was also reasonable that a good alternative to changing the core settings of the world would be costly. “I’ll have one bottle for now to test it out.”
“Very well, Mr. Xu.” There was the sound of points being deducted before 0901 spoke again, “Since it’s not convenient for you to receive it right now, I will store it for you temporarily. When you need it, you may simply call for me.”
Xu Qichen was very satisfied with that. He pushed himself up with his elbows to lean on the pillow. Since the room was otherwise empty, he took this time to recall the setting of the original novel.
In fact, he had thought up the setting of this novel a long time ago. It was probably in high school when Xu Qichen wrote it down in his notebook, but then he kept it for a long time. He began to write novels in college. After finishing several books and without any ideas for a new novels, he remembered this one with a supernatural setting and started to write. So there was a big gap between the characters in this novel and those from the previous three worlds.
In particular, the protagonist, Lu Xuan, was probably the one whose personality was the most unlike his own.
He was not quiet, steady, and introverted at all. Instead, he was full of vitality that Xu Qichen could not emulate. When faced with the person he liked, he was like a piece of melting cotton candy; no matter how hard you tried to shake it off, there will still be a little bit of sugar stuck on your fingers.
What should he do? For Xu Qichen, who only knew how to hide his crush deep inside, even thinking of it was difficult.
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What’s more, the target of this mission was the flower of the high mountains who would not bite down even if you stuck your neck to his mouth.
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Lu Xuan shouted for help desperately, but Su Lin walked past the two robbers coldly without any response. The two robbers were very dissatisfied with his disregard. They also saw that he was well dressed, so one of them turned to him. Lu Xuan took advantage of the situation and pretended to faint from fright.
Su Lin snatched the dagger from the robber and threw it far away. Then, when he turned around to look at the robbers, his irises had turned from black to red in a flash. Under the cold moonlight, his long canines were exposed.
Just like that, the two gangsters who were not able to complete their job, got scared and ran away.
But Lu Xuan saw all of it.
He was a chuunibyou through and through. Having seen a living vampire, he was so excited that his heart was about to jump out. From that day on, he was determined to become the same kind as that handsome vampire. In order to get close to him, he even broke his leg willingly.
However, no matter how stubborn he was, even explicitly hinting countless times, the other party was indifferent and refused to suck his blood to turn him into a vampire.
Xu Qichen, who had just replayed the previous synopsis in his mind, collapsed on the bed helplessly.
Who knew the day would come when he would be chasing after the person he likes?
This time he would have to completely let go of himself.
While he was building up his resolve, the door of the ward opened. Xu Qichen looked up with his neck outstretched. It was a fat boy, about his age, wearing a blue and white patient’s gown like him, who walked in holding his stomach.
Before Xu Qichen could speak, he said, “Lu Xuan, you finally woke up. It’s already past noon, aren’t you hungry?”
Xu Qichen thought for a while, “Now that you’ve said it, I really do feel hungry.” He observed the other’s expression, “Xiao Chao, where have you been?”
Xiao Chao went to his bed and carefully sat down, still holding his stomach. “Don’t ask, there was no water in our toilet, so I went to look for another one.”
Xu Qichen nodded, “I see… Ah, just in time, will you untie this leg for me? I want to go out and buy something to eat.” Xu Qichen was not lying; he was really hungry. The body had slept until noon without eating anything. If this continued, he will suffer from hypoglycemia.
“Alright,” Xiao Chao stood up again and helped him untie his hanging leg. “Be careful, don’t fall down again. I accidentally pulled my stitches when going to the toilet earlier, so I can’t go with you.”
Xu Qichen was about to reply, ‘It’s fine,’ but then he recalled his character and immediately let out a smile that was surely bright enough, “No problem, I won’t fall down. Relax.”
His leg in plaster was so heavy that Xu Qichen took a long time to sit up on the side of the bed. He glanced around and saw two crutches leaning on the head of the bed. He reached out to grab them and used them to stand up. Xu Qichen also had the experience of being injured and hospitalized before, so it was not particularly difficult for him to be on crutches.
He had barely taken a few steps out of his room, and Xu Qichen had already received a whole pile of greetings.
On the left, a lady pushing a wheelchair greeted him, “Ai, Xiao Xuan came out for a walk?”
“That’s right,” Xu Qichen said with a smile.
On the right, an old woman peeling oranges said, “Xiao Xuan, want an orange?”
“Ah, no need, thank you,” he said, but was forcefully given a mouthful of peeled orange anyway.
And in front, a middle-aged man said, “Xiao Xuan, come play chess with me later.”
“Ah, sure…”
…
Just how popular was this person? Being able to sweet talk sure made a huge difference in one’s life. Even in a place like a hospital, he could get along with everyone so well.
Just a few steps out of the ward, almost all the people he met greeted and smiled at him. He really deserved the title of ‘Mascot of the Third Hospital’ that was given in the original text.
A young nurse who looked very friendly came up to help him, “Xiao Xuan, where are you going?”
Xu Qichen smiled and said, “I’m looking for something to eat.”
Unexpectedly, she winked and leaned closer to whisper, “Ai, Dr. Su is at the convenience store downstairs.”
Xu Qichen was stunned for a moment and didn’t respond. The nurse cheered him on before patting his shoulder and walking away.
Dr. Su?
Yes, that must be the vampire, Su Lin.
He recalled the settings; it seems that the plot really went this way. What kind of plot is this? Xu Qichen once again complained about the dark history he created carelessly.
The voice of 0901 appeared again: “Mr. Xu, the character setting of this world’s protagonist is quite different from your own. Please make sure that you don’t act like yourself. Don’t let other people in this world see anything unusual, especially the target.”
Xu Qichen gave a perfunctory hum in response to 0901’s reminder. He was very hungry, and his stomach was empty. Xu Qichen hobbled to the elevator at the end of the corridor step by step, and successfully made it downstairs.
The environment of this hospital was very pleasant. It was spring, when the yellow buds shoot out from the new green branches, and the gentle sunlight shone down from the blue sky. Soft colors were everywhere. Without the smell of disinfectant, Xu Qichen instantly felt better.
Looking around, Xu Qichen vaguely saw the the dark blue sign of the convenience store through the light pink cherry blossom branches. Relying on his crutches, he hopped slowly in that direction, thinking of soft steamed buns, and tuna rice balls.
The road was not as easy to walk on as the hospital floor. Xu Qichen’s arms were sore and tired by the time he made it to the door. At this moment, a tall figure emerged from the store. In a flash, Xu Qichen’s eyes, like a camera, had memorised his face.
He wore a white coat with a black hoodie inside. His hat was so big that almost his whole face was hidden under it. He also wore a light blue mask, as blue as the sky today.
The small amount of skin he exposed was inhumanly pale, his eyes were down, and his whole body was emitting a sense of unapproachability.
This one look was all Xu Qichen needed to know with certainty that this was Su Lin.
What should he do? He was not at all prepared to meet him this quickly.
Xu Qichen was a little flustered. It would be a pity if he just passed by like this. After all, this flower of the high mountains was so hard to woo. He had to seize every opportunity to finish the task early.
With this idea in mind, just as the man walked past him, Xu Qichen let go of the crutch under his arm as if he were dying, and reached out and grabbed his arm. In doing so, he directly pushed the other person to the ground and fell onto him.
Actually, he had only intended to grab him, but he had forgotten to account for the reason he was using the crutches.
At the moment when the two fell to the ground, the long dormant cherry petals on the ground rose under the effect of the air current, just like the skirt of a school girl’s uniform, twirling in the air several times before falling back over them.
Afraid that this accidental contact would result in the other party’s aversion, Xu Qichen, who was close to his chest, carefully raised his head and took a look at Su Lin’s face.
There was a small petal on his nose which was not completely covered by the mask.
Xu Qichen stretched out his hand with a guilty conscience, gently took the petal away with his forefinger and thumb, and then said with great regret, “I’m sorry, my low blood glucose acted up, and I felt dizzy…”
Su Lin did not respond. Xu Qichen was a little anxious and did not know what to do next.
Since he had already used his low blood glucose as an excuse, he might as well carry on acting.
Xu Qichen pretended to be dizzy and leaned on him without saying a word. A young girl came out of the convenience store with a bottle of soda in her hand, looking at the ambiguous and strange doctor patient combination as she walked by.
Without looking into the eyes of the onlookers, Xu Qichen only thought that the man was indeed a vampire, cold all over, and with no heartbeat. In addition, in the setting, he was a senior vampire who had lived for thousands of years. Such an old and experienced person could surely see through all his tricks at a glance, right?
As he was verifying the settings, the other person suddenly spoke, shocking Xu Qichen, “Get up.”
His voice, which was transmitted through the mask, sounded dull and deep.
Xu Qichen swallowed his saliva and continued to act, “I… I don’t have the strength…”
He might have imagined it, but Xu Qichen thought he heard him sigh. Su Lin’s arm went around his back and grabbed his waist, and picked him up from his body like a kitten. His other hand pushed against the ground to lift his upper body.
Was it karma? Xu Qichen really began to feel dizzy at this moment, his forehead was sweating uncontrollably, and he could not see anything clearly. He certainly did not recall writing the setting of ‘whatever he says comes true’, but now his low blood glucose was really acting up.
He thought that the doctor would help the sick and weak him to one side, speak a few caring words, and then go buy him some sugar water or something. Instead, the man without conscience simply stepped back and stood up alone.
As expected of a cold-blooded creature.
Su Lin patted down his clothes and was about to leave, but he found that he could not walk. Looking down, he saw the perpetrator who was hugging his leg.
“It’s really uncomfortable…” Xu Qichen’s voice had become very weak. It was totally different from earlier, when he had been acting. He raised his head with much difficulty, “I’m not lying…”
Su Lin was silent for a moment. He put his hand into the pocket of his white coat and found a lollipop. He bit the edges of the twisted wrapper with his teeth, peeled off the wrapper, and then squatted down, holding Xu Qichen’s face.
“Open up.”
Although the tone was still cold, at least the sugar was given. It was important to protect his life, so Xu Qichen obediently opened his mouth and let him put the lollipop into his mouth.
Sour.
Why would anyone buy such a sour sweet?
Xu Qichen’s eyebrows and eyes were wrinkled together, just like a cat whose paws had been trampled on.
When Su Lin crumpled the wrapper into a ball and put it into his pocket, Xu Qichen saw the fruit pattern printed on the package.
It was lemon-flavoured.
This was a familiar scene.
This feeling was like that when that traveler walked to a new place, a lemon fell from the sky and into his arms, accompanied by a drawling voice.
We meet again.
Stunned, he saw that Su Lin in front of him seemed ready to stand up, and Xu Qichen quickly hugged his knee.
“D-Dr. Su.” Although the candy was very sour, it had at least begun to take effect, and the dizziness gradually disappeared. Xu Qichen looked directly into his dark pupils and spoke vaguely because of the lollipop in his mouth. “Can you help me? I can’t stand up.” Xu Qichen himself did not realise how coquettish his tone sounded.
The hat Su Lin was wearing half covered his eyes, making it difficult to read his emotions from his eyes. Su Lin looked at him for a while, before finally reaching out and holding his arm. Xu Qichen took his crutch and stood up. However, before he properly found his footing, Su Lin stepped away, as if avoiding him on purpose.
“Ai…” Xu Qichen took a step with his crutches, and immediately noticed something wrong.
His elbow had scraped against the ground when he fell down. The skin had torn and it hurt a little. Xu Qichen felt that he might have shed some blood, but he did not dare to look at it and could only try to convince himself.
I’m not bleeding, I’m not bleeding.
When he looked up, he saw that Su Lin was frowning, looking very uncomfortable. Plus, he saw his Adam’s apple move slightly.
He is a vampire ah. Xu Qichen suddenly realised this. It seemed that he had found some hidden treasure. He stood close to him with crutches, “Doctor Su, I seem to have scratched my skin.” The lollipop in his mouth was too big, which affected his performance. “Please help me look, I’m afraid of blood.
Without saying a word, Su Lin simply turned around to leave. Xu Qichen felt a sense of triumph at his prank, so he hurried to his side. “Dr. Su, Dr. Su.”
He continued to ignore him.
“Dr. Su, I’m talking to you.”
Su Lin continued to walk briskly.
“Dr. Su, look at me ah.”
He suddenly stopped, causing Xu Qichen to walk right into his back.
Ouch.
Su Lin turned around. Still with the attitude of watching a drama, Xu Qichen could not hide his happiness.
Did he crack his resolve? Did he want to drink his blood?
Seeing him remove his hand from the pocket of his white coat and lift it to his face, Xu Qichen’s sense of joy kept rising, like an expanding balloon.
However, that hand grabbed the sour and sweet lollipop from his mouth without hesitation, and then he turned away coldly, leaving Xu Qichen standing in the same place alone, looking at the retreating figure in white.
The balloon popped suddenly and flew far away, until it finally withered and fell to the ground.
The inner left wall of his mouth had become wrinkled thanks to the candy, and there was a little sweetness on the tip of the tongue. The birds in spring sing endlessly, just like the audience who twitter and make various comments.
A cherry blossom petal fell on Xu Qichen’s nose, which made it itch so much that he couldn’t help sneezing.
This person was really cold ah. Xu Qichen, who had been wooed in the first three worlds, really felt the body temperature unique to vampires.
This road of courtship was looking to be long and arduous.
Finally the one having to woe the other hehe so excited
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HA did the doctor really take the lollipop back… ai