24 – The Side Effects of Not Drinking Blood
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As midnight approached, the streets surrounding Summer End University were no longer bright, and the reason was simple.
It was time for the dormitory’s curfew.
In the quiet room, Suyun put down the pen in her hand, her porcelain-like fingers stained with black ink.
She felt like the knowledge she had learned in the past three and a half hours had all tangled up in her head.
In simple terms, she understood the gist, but not completely.
Calculus was too difficult.
Suyun wasn’t that smart; what she had was diligence and dedication, not the kind of genius who understood things at a glance.
However, she was confident about this; if she couldn’t keep up, she would work twice as hard. If she still couldn’t keep up, it must be because she wasn’t putting in enough effort.
“It’s already 12:30…”
At this point, Suyun had probably only finished the basics before closing the book.
She was a bit surprised to see the time, feeling like only a short while had passed.
Just as Suyun was hesitating whether to sleep or continue studying, she saw a message on her screen.
It was from Qin Xue.
Like a few days ago, she sent Suyun a thousand yuan, but unlike before, this time she also said good night.
“Oh.” Suyun felt surprised and somewhat happy.
However, she didn’t directly accept the money, as she hadn’t done much today—just chatted with someone.
Besides, chatting with a girl like Qin Xue couldn’t be considered a loss for her.
After hesitating for a while, slightly unsettled, Suyun accepted the thousand yuan.
“I will work hard tomorrow, I won’t take your money for nothing,” she muttered to herself.
That kind of thing was tiring and embarrassing…
Then Suyun sent a good night back.
“Ding.”
(Qin Xue: Still not asleep? What are you doing?)
But what Suyun didn’t expect was that even though Qin Xue sent the message at past eleven last night, she was able to respond immediately now.
Not sleeping?
(I: Just finished studying calculus.)
(Qin Xue: So diligent.)
(I: It’s okay, I guess.)
(Qin Xue: By the way, you should still have your lights on; wear a dress and send me a photo of you.)
“…” Suyun frowned at the newly received message.
She was initially quite happy to receive a quick response from Qin Xue, but now…
Actually, she had already fallen asleep; can you believe that?
Given Qin Xue’s tone, she seemed to be looking forward to Suyun wearing a dress.
(I: I’m a little sleepy, can it wait until tomorrow?)
(Qin Xue: Sure, I’m a bit tired too. Good night, little maid.)
“Little maid, uh.”
“You should go to bed early if you’re tired.” Suyun felt a bit helpless reading the message.
When Qin Xue stopped sending messages, she remembered that she still hadn’t washed her clothes.
Even though it was late, to complete her task, Suyun took out the first piece of clothing that Qin Xue bought for her—a white dress—from her wardrobe.
She didn’t need to go out; she could start washing it right in her bedroom by simply opening the bathroom door.
In no time, the quiet house became lively again with the sound of splashing water.
Suyun knelt on the ground, washing the clothes in the basin.
But it wasn’t long before…
“Meow~”
At this time, around one o’clock in the morning, a strange cat cry echoed nearby in what should have been a quiet space.
“?” Upon hearing the unusual sound, Suyun immediately halted her movements, her entire being becoming alert.
The noise was very close, as if it were right beside her.
Suddenly, Suyun felt a chill at her back and turned to look sharply.
The white walls reflected the dim light, and Suyun felt like she could see herself in the wall.
Aside from the wall and a mirror across the door, there was nothing else.
“Swish swish swish.” Suyun frowned, but she merely quickened her pace of washing the clothes.
Once she was done, she would hang them outside the bedroom window.
At this time, everything visible outside the window had been swallowed by darkness.
“Better get some sleep.” Not hearing any more strange noises, Suyun turned off the light and tucked herself under the covers.
But as soon as she lay down, her previously peaceful mind began to race with thoughts.
She recalled how Qin Xue looked when she entered the door yesterday at noon, fast asleep.
Such a girl, and she actually had no guard up against her… Is it really okay to just give her the key like that?
Then Suyun thought about the scene of Qin Xue sitting by the bed eating the lunch she had brought.
A sense of satisfaction filled her heart.
Qin Yuan Yuan really was a handful, always messing around, causing her sister’s straps to slip down.
“…”
What was she even thinking about?
Go to sleep, go to sleep, Suyun, stop overthinking.
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The last day of class; once today’s lessons were over, there would be a two-day break.
Amid the morning light, Mr. Zhang De-yi walked out of the dormitory relaxed and was ahead of his roommates, with not many people visible outside at this early hour, and the massive dormitory area feeling empty.
Ever since he stopped being a simping dog, he felt happy every day.
When bored or tired from studying, he would watch videos of beautiful girls or check on his goddess, and then he wouldn’t feel tired anymore.
This was the normal life of a male university student; why be a simping dog?
“Hmm?” Just as Zhang De-yi was planning to head early to secure a good spot in the first class, he noticed an erected sunshade tent on the basketball court in front of the male dormitory.
This was quite common, often seen during the start of school or events when there would be many such tents.
But so early in the morning, what kind of event could it be?
Zhang De-yi didn’t think much, intending to take a quick look as he passed by.
“What the?” But when he saw the banner hanging on the tent, he immediately stopped in his tracks, frowning deeply, and without a second thought, walked over.
How could his goddess be doing something like that? Was this person here to stir up trouble?
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“What happened to you?” As the first class was about to start, Liu Fei noticed Zhang De-yi arriving late at the classroom door.
At a glance, it seemed Zhang De-yi’s face had gotten a bit chubbier.
“Nothing, just dealt with some things.” Zhang De-yi smiled politely, but the swollen left side of his face made his smile look somewhat sinister.
“What happened so early in the morning?” Liu Fei sensed that something was off and immediately pressed for details.
However, just then, the teacher walked up to the podium to start the class, so he could only speak in a low voice.
Suyun sat behind them, sleepily waiting for the teacher to start the lecture.
She had rolled around in bed from one o’clock to two o’clock last night and now felt completely exhausted, wanting to sleep.
It wasn’t physical fatigue but mental fatigue.
Overthinking, unable to stop.
Two o’clock… uh.
Suyun even felt that her current mental state was more than just a bit of longing for Qin Xue; it was like she wanted to go back to yesterday at noon and directly take advantage of Qin Xue while she was asleep…
But clearly, she shouldn’t be that kind of person.
Suyun felt as if she were being controlled by something.
Perhaps because she had only slept for a few hours, her mind was clearer, leading her to recall one thing.
That was she had almost gone two days without drinking blood.
Actually, she had finished her last blood supply the day before, but since she hadn’t felt dizzy at all, she thought about getting more today.
Not drinking blood had side effects; besides dizziness, it could also lead to mental fatigue and overthinking?
Suyun was almost certain of this hypothesis in her mind.
Though she often stood next to her roommate watching videos of beautiful girls, she knew she was merely appreciating them; she hadn’t had any excessive thoughts.
She should still text Qin Xue about it.
Just say she felt dizzy and needed to drink blood, not mention anything else.
If Qin Xue found out she was overthinking, she might just kick her out.
