Content warning: Blood and violence. I’ve surrounded the section with ***** and summarized it in a note at the end, so you can skip it if you want to.
Xu Qichen felt strange when he woke up.
He still felt somewhat dizzy as he lay blinking at the ceiling, while the memories of the previous night came back to him in flashes.
He was stabbed many times. He bled a lot. And it hurt a lot.
Xu Qichen quickly pulled the blanket aside. He was no longer wearing the same white hoodie as yesterday. Rather, he had on a wide white shirt that looked very familiar.
He touched his own chest and abdomen, then pulled the shirt apart to take a look.
How strange.
Only a faint pink scar was left at the places where he was stabbed, and it was nowhere near as scary as he had imagined.
But he quickly realised that something else was not right about his body.
His skin was way too pale, and his veins were visible.
The curtains of the bedroom were lifted by a gentle breeze, and bright sunlight slid in through the gaps, shining directly on his skin, giving him a strong burning sensation.
Ouch.
Xu Qichen immediately got into the blanket, his mind buzzing like a malfunctioning radio, filled with nothing but the sound of static.
Finally, he put his hand over his chest.
His heart beat was gone.
He had really been converted by Su Lin.
Realizing this, Xu Qichen felt even more that his body was not working properly. His throat seemed to be on fire, thirsty and unbearable.
He lifted the blanket and found himself wearing only a pair of boxer shorts on his lower body. The shirt on top covered his thighs just enough, revealing his legs. This attire was a bit embarrassing. The sunlight shone again, and this time it burned his calf, causing Xu Qichen to almost jump in pain.
Su Lin, who was changing the curtains in the living room, heard footsteps. He got down from the stool and turned to look at Xu Qichen, and his lips subconsciously twitched.
He had wrapped himself tightly from head to foot with the quilt, only revealing a pair of dark red eyes, like a giant rice dumpling.
“Good morning, Dr. Su,” his mouth was in the quilt, so his voice was muffled.
Su Lin closed the newly installed black curtains without leaving any gaps, and the living room suddenly darkened.
“You slept for a day and a half. It’s now 3pm on Sunday afternoon.” He walked up to Xu Qichen and grabbed the quilt around him, about to pull it open.
However, Xu Qichen quickly stopped him, “No no no!”
Su Lin raised an eyebrow, “What?”
“I…” Xu Qichen pulled the quilt even tighter around himself, “I’m not wearing a lot of clothes…”
Su Lin’s face was expressionless, and his tone was mild. “I was the one who showered you and changed your clothes. I’ve already seen everything.” Finally, he added, “Although that was not my intention.”
“You…” Xu Qichen was speechless. He could only clench his teeth in frustration, but he found that he suddenly had two extra sharp teeth, which dug into his gums.
Su Lin took the quilt off his body and carried it back to the bedroom. Xu Qichen still felt embarrassed and stood there looking at his bare legs, “Don’t you have any home clothes?”
“No,” Su Lin exited the bedroom only to see Xu Qichen pulling the oversized shirt down uncomfortably. This caused a large part of his chest to be exposed, and the frightened Xu Qichen quickly pulled it back up again.
He nearly laughed out loud. Su Lin pushed up his glasses and calmly walked to the living room sofa, turned on the TV, and sat down.
Xu Qichen walked to the bathroom to wash up. He was startled when he looked in the mirror. His face was almost the same color as the tiles behind him, and his eyes were dark red. He looked so strange.
There was a cup on the sink with the blue toothbrush he had used last time he stayed overnight. Xu Qichen was brushing his teeth and staring at himself in the mirror, feeling that there was something different besides his skin and pupils.
Like he became more handsome.
After washing, he placed his face in front of the mirror and carefully examined his teeth, which had not yet been fully retracted. He even touched them with his fingers, and it was indeed very sharp.
It felt very novel.
In the end, Xu Qichen spent quite some time in the bathroom, and when he finally returned to the living room, he found Su Lin leaning against the sofa cushion, sound asleep.
He walked lightly to the sofa and found a new woolen carpet on the ground. So he sat cross legged on the carpet and picked up the remote control to turn down the volume of the TV. Anyway, there was nothing to do. Xu Qichen planned to watch a movie and after searching for a long time, he saw an old movie appearing on the left push bar.
Interview with the Vampire.
This really was a smart TV.
Coincidentally, Xu Qichen had not taken the time to watch this movie before. He pressed the remote control and leaned against the sofa to watch it quietly.
The color scheme of the entire movie is gloomy but gorgeous, with slightly curled golden hair, elegant medieval attire, and a lavish dance party. Xu Qichen quickly sank into the plot, holding a large pillow in his arms, with his chin pressed against it.
Until he saw the scene where Lestat first embraced Louis, Xu Qichen suddenly felt that his body was not working properly again. The evil and seductive Lestat pierced Louis’ pulsating artery with his pure white fangs, revealing bewilderment and trance on Louis’s face, while being engulfed with pleasure and fear.
Xu Qichen suddenly felt thirsty again, and he stood up and opened the refrigerator.
How strange. The last time he came, there was nothing in the refrigerator except for pure water.
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Xu Qichen stared blankly at a refrigerator full of various cakes and juice, feeling a bit confused. He took a bottle of watermelon juice and a few cakes, and sat back in his previous position once again.
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Was this watermelon juice also fake? It was not sweet at all…
Xu Qichen lowered his head and looked at the cakes he had just brought. After prevaricating for a long time, he picked up a black sugar pound cake, which would surely be sweet enough. He tentatively took a bite and then spat it out in his palm.
Nope, not sweet.
He glanced at the sleeping Su Lin.
Surely this was not some prank?
Xu Qichen put down the watermelon juice, patted the crumbs off his hands, and cautiously moved towards Su Lin. He carefully watched the expression on his face to see if he was really sleeping or pretending.
Su Lin’s head was leaning against the soft cushion on the armrest of the sofa, his golden glasses had at some point, slid off his nose. His lips were not as tightly pressed as usual, revealing a small gap, making him look much softer.
Xu Qichen lay on the sofa watching him, suddenly smelling a sweet fragrance. The thirst deep in his throat was awakened again, and he took a deep breath, tracing the source of the smell.
It wasn’t until he reached Su Lin’s hand and gently lifted the cuffs of his black shirt that he realized that his wrist was wrapped in gauze, with slightly oozing blood stains on it, which was the source of sweet scent.
Xu Qichen’s Adam’s apple rolled unnaturally, and an unbearable fire ignited in his chest, becoming increasingly intense. Although he had lost his body temperature, he felt the heat and dryness.
His lips also became unusually dry, and he extended his tongue to lick, finally experiencing the feeling of extreme thirst.
He tried to restrain himself.
I’m not thirsty at all.
I don’t want to drink his blood.
I don’t want blood.
But this weak persuasion seemed to have a counterproductive effect. His cheeks unconsciously approached, as if the smoke from the burning poppy was curling up against him, unconsciously pressing against Su Lin’s wrist.
By the time he realised it, his lips were already pressed against the blood soaked gauze.
Xu Qichen was startled by his actions and took a few steps back with his hands on the carpet.
The dry lips were stained with a little blood. Xu Qichen finally gave in and extended his tongue to gently lick them.
So sweet.
His whole body was enveloped in pleasure, even his pores trembled.
This feeling is really terrifying, overwhelming all senses, making him completely unlike himself.
The most difficult time for an alcoholic is not the times when he is not allowed to drink, but when he gets naught but a single drop of his favourite drink.
Such a simple taste can drive him crazy.
In deep sleep, Su Lin felt a sharp pain, as if he had been pricked by a needle. He frowned and opened his eyes, only then did he understand the cause of the pain.
The belly of his middle finger was bitten open by Xu Qichen with his fangs, and crimson blood flowed through the gaps between his fingers. Xu Qichen, who was only wearing a white shirt, knelt on the woolen carpet like this, holding his hands in his hands, with a thirsty and devout expression on his face.
He was so eager that he lost control when sucking blood. He quickly and greedily sucked at the wound, but couldn’t bear to let go of the overflowing blood, so he extended his tongue, and followed the traces of blood flow, and slowly licked his slender fingers from top to bottom.
The impact of this picture was really too much. Su Lin awkwardly pulled back his hand and coughed softly, indicating that he had woken up after being eaten as food.
Unexpectedly, this newborn vampire didn’t have the slightest embarrassment of being caught stealing food. His lips were covered in bright red blood, and with that somewhat confused face, it seemed like someone had snatched the delicious strawberry jam, was a face full of grievance.
“Do you know what you’re doing?” Su Lin sat up and stepped on the carpet, deliberately lowering his voice.
Unexpectedly, Xu Qichen lay his cheek on his knee, his blood red eyes wet and looking at him. His voice was urgent and light, “Su Lin, I‘m hungry.”
Su Lin’s chest was stuffy.
He always called him Dr. Su, and only in rare cases was his name called directly.
“Really,” his fingers grabbed Su Lin’s knee with a pitiful expression, “I feel so uncomfortable. Can you let me drink some more?”
Vampires who were interrupted from eating would find it difficult to eliminate strong appetite stimulation, and it was even more pronounced in a newborn vampire who had no control at all.
It was just like an addiction.
Su Lin sighed slightly, and in the face of Xu Qichen’s plea, he had no choice but to compromise.
He moved the finger that had just been bitten open towards Xu Qichen, and his expression instantly changed, revealing a cute smile, like a child who had finally obtained candy. Xu Qichen involuntarily grabbed Su Lin’s forearms with his hands, as if searching for support.
Perhaps due to Su Lin’s refusal just now, Xu Qichen felt even more that this sweet food had not come easily. Instead of greedily sucking like before, he tentatively extended his pink tongue and gently licked his fair fingertips, gazing up at Su Lin as he did so.
He just wanted to watch Su Lin’s reaction, just in case he decided to retract his fingers again.
But in Su Lin’s eyes, such movements and expressions did not look at all like testing the waters.
But rather a lingering provocation.
Su Lin’s eyes were fixed on Xu Qichen, and he didn’t speak. Xu Qichen, who was about to be devoured by hunger, had no room to think and judge the overtones in his eyes. Seeing that he had not given a response, Xu Qichen habitually took it as consent and sucked the entire fingertip into his wet and soft mouth, feeling satisfied. The sweet taste filled his mouth, causing his brain to start feeling dizzy with excitement.
Su Lin watched the slight change in Xu Qichen’s expression, and his gaze naturally moved down his lips, from the beautiful jaw line to the constantly rolling Adam’s apple, and then to the smooth and fair neck.
The fingertip was teased around by the tip of his tongue, and a sticky sensation spread from his fingers. Looking up, he could easily see his slightly undulating collarbone and mutated pale skin through his oversized shirt collar.
This pure and fragile beauty gave rise to a natural temptation, causing Su Lin to lose the necessary restraint in a moment and he couldn’t help but put his entire finger into Xu Qichen’s mouth.
The sudden thrust of his fingers made Xu Qichen let out a muffled groan, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly. He felt that Su Lin’s fingers were gently pressing on his tongue, stirring more and more arrogantly in his mouth. He felt a bit uncomfortable, so he released the hands that had originally held Su Lin’s forearms, and grabbed Su Lin’s hand, holding it still.
Su Lin thought he would end his bloodsucking due to discomfort, but to his surprise, Xu Qichen spontaneously swallowed his entire finger, deeply sucked it, and then slowly let it out.
Although Su Lin knew in his heart that he didn’t mean it, the back and forth movements were full of concrete implications. He took a deep breath and felt that the last nerve in his mind had stretched to its limit.
He jerked his hand away and stood up.
“You can’t have anymore.”
Xu Qichen didn’t understand what he did wrong. He twisted his head and watched Su Lin enter the room, feeling a bit aggrieved. Although his hunger had been greatly relieved, it still felt like a bottomless pit.
When Su Lin reemerged from the room, he had already changed his clothes.
“I’m not done eating…” Xu Qichen sat with his legs apart on the carpet, looking at Su Lin with extremely innocent eyes.
Su Lin looked away as he saw the fair skin beneath his shirt.
Even though he had seen everything from head to toe, but seeing it half-covered made him uncomfortable.
He felt that he was really the saint of the vampire world.
Watching Su Lin walk to the entrance, Xu Qichen also stood up and walked over to watch him change his shoes.
“Are you going out?”
Su Lin nodded and said, “I’m going out to do some errands. I won’t be back until late.” He pointed to the kitchen and said, “There’s some food in the fridge. If you want to eat…”
“I’ve tried it.” Xu Qichen grabbed the shoe cabinet, “It’s tasteless…”
Su Lin glanced at Xu Qichen, his eyes clearly saying ‘nothing is as sweet as your blood’.
He sighed, changed his shoes, and stood up. “You should go to bed earlier.” After finishing speaking, he placed his hand on the armrest and was about to open the door. Suddenly, he was hugged from behind, and because he was too eager to hold him, he bumped into the door, which was already half open and slammed it shut again.
Su Lin looked down at the arms wrapped around his waist.
“I’ll be waiting for you.”
In the end, he still couldn’t resist touching Xu Qichen’s forearm comfortingly. The other party reluctantly released and watched him leave the apartment.
A newborn vampire can develop an involuntary sense of dependence on the vampire who converted him.
The chick complex transformed Xu Qichen, who was still calm and composed, into a clingy child, which was truly terrifying.
His phone vibrated, Su Lin put on his headphones and picked up the call.
“Hello? Why are you only picking up now?”
Su Lin replied, “En, I was a little busy earlier.”
The other party was not overly concerned, “The person you told me to track down, he already got off the train. Are you on the way?”
Su Lin opened the car door, “Send me the address.”
“Okay. I’ll continue to watch him and wait for you.”
Su Lin quickly arrived at the address, which was in the old city area. Several houses were being demolished and everything was pitch black.
This made him feel very comfortable.
*****
The scumbag who stabbed Xu Qichen to death had no trace of guilt or fear. Just like ordinary people, he took the subway back to this dilapidated and gloomy residential area after work. His mind was full of thoughts on how to vent well after returning at night, and his waxy face even showed a hint of anticipation and joy.
He made his way through the dilapidated houses being demolished, to the house he rented. Carrying his old briefcase, he walked happily along the path without streetlights.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps and cautiously turned around to see that only a wild cat had slipped past.
He turned around suspiciously, took a few steps, and once again heard the sound of footsteps, which came clearer this time. He was confident that his hearing was not wrong.
He turned around quickly, but he still didn’t see the follower he was expecting to see.
Wrinkling his brows, he slowly turning his head, and saw a tall black figure standing in front of him, making him almost scream out in shock. He took several steps back, only to find that he accidentally stepped on a person’s toe. Looking back, he saw a woman in a red dress.
How… how did they appear so suddenly?
The hair all over his body stoody on end, and the tall man in front of him gave off a sense of oppression. His pale face was almost expressionless, and a sharp knife suddenly appeared in his hand, flashing a terrifying cold light in the moonlight.
“W-who are you?”
Su Lin’s mouth slightly curled up, but there was no trace of a smile.
“You stabbed him eleven times that day.” He wiped the blade with his fingers, then inserted the knife into the scumbag’s left shoulder and pulled it out cleanly.
The man tried to escape, but was kicked to the ground by the woman behind him, with astonishing strength, almost kicking out his internal organs.
“What are you running for? Wasn’t it quite enjoyable when you killed someone?” Her high heels stepped on the scumbag’s back and ground into him fiercely, almost drilling through his back.
Su Lin squatted down and the sharp blade gently pressed against his face.
“Do you think I’ll simply return the stabs to you and allow you to die like that?”
He laughed coldly and scratched the scumbag’s face fiercely, causing his flesh to burst open in an instant.
“‘’ll give you 110 stabs, and not one of them will be fatal.” His voice was light and slow, as if talking about something lighthearted.
The excruciating pain of the separation of skin and flesh made him let out a nauseating cry, which made Su Lin feel a bit annoyed and cut off his tongue at once, with terrifying speed.
“Fang Ya, it’s been a long time since we’ve been to the ‘slums’, right?”
The woman in the red dress, who was stepping on the scumbag, frowned and said, “What are we going there for…” The smell of blood spread, and Fang Ya’s brow furrowed even tighter. She couldn’t help but show a disgusted expression on her face, “This person’s blood is really disgusting, this is the most disgusting smell I’ve ever smelled in hundreds of years.”
Su Lin stood up, and the black wings behind him appeared again. He picked up the person who could only be called scum and left the dark ruins under the moonlight.
The ‘slums’ they referred to was actually located on the edge of this city, a huge basement beneath a deserted building’s tall tower. It was, without air circulation, light or order. There lived low-level vampires who cannot disguise and establish themselves in human society and can only hide like this. They endured hunger and chaos every day, living in this dark zone.
Su Lin threw the disgusting thing onto the ground, his wings retracted, and slowly landed on the gravelled ground. The scumbag was still crawling on the ground like a bug, attempting to escape, but Su Lin skillfully broke the tendons of his arms and legs.
110 stabs, he counted every one of them.
“Thanks to you, my less picky peers can now have a feast.”
After speaking, Su Lin grabbed his pitiful back neck and threw the flesh and blood blurred body at the dark ‘slum’s’ entrance.
*****
“That’s really ruthless.” Fang Ya stood a long way away, “Throwing that human-shaped blood bag into the ‘slum’, he can’t hide or run away, and you can’t even die a quick death. He will be sucked dry into a living corpse by the starving vampires. What huge grudge do you hold against him?”
Seeing Su Lin’s expression, Fang Ya made a guess, “Could it be the little boy who used to visit the hospital?”
Seeing Su Lin’s expression slightly change, Fang Ya’s eyes lit up and said, “Did I hit the nail on the head? Are you really together?”
“No.”
“You said no so quickly, why? Are you guilty?” Fang Ya clicked her tongue. “You said this guy stabbed him 11 times? He could have bled to death…” She suddenly realised something, “You! Surely you didn’t convert him?”
Seeing Su Lin’s eyebrows furrow, Fang Ya became even more certain of her conjecture, and her expression turned excited. “Hey, can I come home with you and take a look? I love teasing newborn vampires the most, it’s so fun!”
Seeing Su Lin’s fierce glare, Fang Ya felt that she should temporarily put this plan aside and half flattered, “I’m just joking. Uhm, I still have more than twenty blood bags in my car. Take them back and treat them all like my birthday gift for the child.”
Su Lin: “…”
When he returned home after handling everything, it was already midnight. Su Lin lightly opened the door and there was no one in the living room. He put the blood bags in the refrigerator.
His whole body was covered in the disgusting smell of the scum, which was really unbearable. Without pausing to see Xu Qichen, he entered the bathroom.
Wrapping up a bath towel and coming out of the bathroom, he happened to see Xu Qichen, sleepily opening the bedroom door.
“You’re home…”
Su Lin hummed, and Xu Qichen half narrowed his eyes to make way for him. “Where have you been?”
Seeing Su Lin about to change clothes, Xu Qichen, who was still half asleep, slowly turned his head aside until Su Lin changed clothes and got into bed.
Xu Qichen also climbed onto the bed, got into the blanket, and casually skitted closes to Su Lin. He leaned against his arm and asked again, “What did you do?”
Su Lin glanced at Xu Qichen. “Murder.”
Feeling the one beside him tremble, Su Lin pursed the corners of his mouth, afraid of laughing out loud.
“Really?” Xu Qichen asked, after a long time.
“Go to sleep.”
Xu Qichen let out a sigh, thinking that Su Lin was joking. He relaxed his hand around his arm and rubbed his cheek, feeling that the smell on his body was particularly pleasant and sweet, which made his mind dizzy. He couldn’t help but bite his arm.
Su Lin took a cold breath and pushed him a little.
“You don’t act like a vampire at all.”
Xu Qichen only took a small sip and happily touched the small wound with his hand, pretending that nothing had happened. “What do I act like then?”
“A Mosquito.”
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