<p>3 – Turned into a Vampire</p>
<p>“Cough, cough, my throat has been hurting lately, and my voice is a bit hoarse,” Suyun joked, straining her voice.</p>
<p>The sound came out as if it were about to break, and it really did sound quite miserable.</p>
<p>“Take care of yourself, restrain a bit,” a roommate joked from outside.</p>
<p>“But I feel like your voice wasn’t like that just now, Suyun,” another roommate who had heard Suyun’s voice clearly thought something was off.</p>
<p>Because he seemed to have heard a girl’s voice, one that was soft and pleasant, even better than Chen Tingting’s (the one he has a crush on).</p>
<p>Then he looked around and noticed someone watching videos of beautiful girls, where the person on screen was twisting their waist while wearing a short skirt, and the space behind them seemed to distort as well.</p>
<p>Got it, it was from the video.</p>
<p>After that, Suyun didn’t respond to them, afraid of being discovered.</p>
<p>She redirected her gaze to her phone.</p>
<p>It was too obvious that Qin Xue came looking for her in class; even if she didn’t turn back to normal, once this girl arrived, people would definitely take notice.</p>
<p>Her roommate said she was the school belle, and with that fame, when she showed up, someone would surely snap a photo and post it in a group chat saying, </p>
<p>‘Shocking! Suyun from Class Two actually cut herself off just to get closer to the school belle.’</p>
<p>This not only risked her staying in the class, but there was even a chance of being expelled.</p>
<p>Moreover, she didn’t want to be a simp.</p>
<p>(I: Xuejie, let’s meet on the playground. I have three calculus classes until 6 PM, and it’ll take a long time to wait in the classroom.)</p>
<p>Suyun tapped on her phone, sent the message, and stared at the screen, noticing her tiny hands.</p>
<p>Comparing to her hands before, her fingers were now a few centimeters shorter and thinner, and her palms were much smaller. She used to be able to grip her phone with one hand easily, but now she had to use both hands to hold it, like a child.</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Of course, none of this was a problem; the main concern was that it was gone.</p>
<p>She thought it was a dream and didn’t pay much attention, but now it truly was gone.</p>
<p>Did this mean she would have to find a man to continue the lineage in the future?</p>
<p>Ugh, just the thought of it was disgusting.</p>
<p>Mom and Dad, please forgive this unfilial daughter.</p>
<p>At least Suyun could ensure she would take good care of her parents for a lifetime.</p>
<p>As for herself, living alone for a lifetime was fine; just like she said before, looking in the mirror every day would suffice, and she didn’t need anyone else.</p>
<p>“Dingling.”</p>
<p>(Qin Xue: Little Yun, are you shy about me looking for you?)</p>
<p>A message arrived, and Suyun froze for a moment, her mouth agape.</p>
<p>She was seen through.</p>
<p>(Qin Xue: You’re really shy, cute. I’ll wait for you at the playground, then send me a message when you can.)</p>
<p>(I: Okay.)</p>
<p>Once again, she was called cute.</p>
<p>But she’s a boy, what’s cute about that…</p>
<p>Suyun glared fiercely at the screen as if to bite someone.</p>
<p>Forget it, as long as she didn’t come to the classroom, it was fine.</p>
<p>Speaking of which, her legs still hurt a bit from wandering around the playground earlier.</p>
<p>She was also feeling a bit sleepy; time to go to bed.</p>
<p>If she didn’t sweat, there was no need to shower.</p>
<p>Then Suyun looked at the bed curtain and pulled the zipper up to the highest point.</p>
<p>Getting onto the bed and under the desk, as long as the curtain was pulled to the top, no one could pull it open.</p>
<p>She removed her clothes and pants, finally taking out her contact lenses.</p>
<p>Now, she was the most authentic version of herself.</p>
<p>The curtain was darker inside; she took out her phone and pointed the camera at herself, seeing those eyes that glowed with a crimson light in the darkness.</p>
<p>Going out at midnight might scare someone to death.</p>
<p>Suyun opened her mouth and saw her slightly sharpened teeth.</p>
<p>Suddenly thinking of something, she adjusted her sitting posture.</p>
<p>Like in the shows, Suyun raised one hand in front of her chest to mimic claws, showing her teeth and pretending to look fierce.</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Ah.</p>
<p>Suyun immediately threw her phone aside, covering her face and not daring to look at the camera.</p>
<p>So embarrassing!</p>
<p>Wow, how could she do such a childish action? It was truly baffling.</p>
<p>Suyun’s face flushed red, contrasting sharply with her snow-white skin.</p>
<p>She felt like she was going to explode.</p>
<p>Time to sleep!</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>At 12:30 AM, in the 5A216 girls’ dormitory, they hadn’t slept and were gossiping.</p>
<p>“Did you guys know, Li Yun and Jiang Ning are together? They walked home hand in hand after school.”</p>
<p>One girl sat on the bedside whispering, as if afraid of being found out.</p>
<p>“It hasn’t even been long since school started, yet they’ve moved so quickly. But speaking of this, our Tingting is still the best.”</p>
<p>“Of course, with our Tingting being so beautiful, everyone must be lining up to pursue her.”</p>
<p>“Not bad, hehehe.” Chen Tingting flashed a cute smile, her innocent face hiding not a hint of flaws.</p>
<p>In the eyes of the dorm girls, Chen Tingting had found a boyfriend since the beginning of the semester, entering a sweet phase of romance, going out every day and then coming back to the dorm to sprinkle dog food. Now her boyfriend even gave her gifts, making the others green with envy.</p>
<p>The boys in the class also frequently stole glances at Chen Tingting.</p>
<p>Envy, concern, gazes.</p>
<p>This was what she wanted.</p>
<p>But she wanted even more attention and care, not wanting to be limited to just her class.</p>
<p>To get noticed by other classes, she specially found a boyfriend (a simp), yet the effect was evidently not good.</p>
<p>Chen Tingting looked at her phone.</p>
<p>The screen displayed a ranking list that looked quite juvenile.</p>
<p>Though she didn’t know who promoted it, this mini-program was quite famous among the freshmen, or rather, throughout the entire school.</p>
<p>Chen Tingting was currently looking at the ‘Goddess’ ranking for the freshmen.</p>
<p>The photos on it showed beautiful girls from various departments, and half of the top ten were from the Art Department.</p>
<p>Chen Tingting thought, as long as she could reach number one, she’d definitely attract a lot of attention, and people from other classes would surely notice her.</p>
<p>However, she was only ranked 16th now; to rise to the top, she’d have to make some connections.</p>
<p>Seeing this made Chen Tingting a bit angry and also quite aggrieved.</p>
<p>If only she had been accepted into that dance club when the semester started, it wouldn’t have been so troublesome.</p>
<p>That club was very popular; each event attracted at least hundreds, if not over a thousand attendees, which was considered a huge scale in the school. The playground would be packed in the afternoon, proving this point.</p>
<p>Clearly, she had said she had trained in dance for a few years and had talent, yet they still didn’t accept her.</p>
<p>Clearly, she was so outstanding; how could they reject her?</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Time flew by, and faint morning light rose from below, replacing the darkness of night.</p>
<p>Suyun was the first to wake up in the dormitory.</p>
<p>After getting up, she quickly began to wash up, then put on her contact lenses and mask. After a series of operations, Suyun transformed back into a dumpling.</p>
<p>She wrapped herself tightly.</p>
<p>Since she couldn’t wear a hooded outfit to class, she used a high-collared shirt to cover her neck and a round hat to hide her hair. In short, she exhausted all means to avoid being discovered as ‘Suyun.’</p>
<p>She thought about it.</p>
<p>What would happen if she got discovered?</p>
<p>The answer was probably expulsion, plus she couldn’t run around; if she didn’t attend class daily and ‘Suyun’ didn’t show up for a few days, her absences would be filed, and it would be over.</p>
<p>The best course of action right now was to continue being ‘Suyun’, keep attending classes, and wait for the day she turned back into a boy.</p>
<p>To be honest, up until now, she didn’t even know how she had turned into this.</p>
<p>One step at a time.</p>
<p>After organizing her backpack, Suyun stepped out ahead of the others from the dorm.</p>
<p>The dormitory door required facial recognition, so she waited for someone to go out with her, which was pretty quick since there were at least two thousand people in the two dorm buildings combined.</p>
<p>Everything seemed normal until Suyun walked out of the dormitory building into the sunlight.</p>
<p>“My head feels so dizzy…”</p>
<p>As soon as Suyun felt the morning light, she felt unwell all over, as if something in her body was about to burn up.</p>
<p>This…</p>
<p>Suyun’s legs trembled; it felt like she had lost half her life just by stepping out of the dormitory.</p>
<p>Her hands turned red.</p>
<p>Unable to hold back, Suyun looked down at her reddening hands. It reminded her of something, and then she mustered all her strength to turn back, returning to the shaded area of the dorm.</p>
<p>“Not hurting anymore?”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Suyun looked at her slowly whitening hands, feeling utterly devastated inside.</p>
<p>No, she joked yesterday about being a vampire.</p>
<p>Was it really true?</p>
<p>How would she live during the day?</p>
<p>Moreover, if she was a vampire, didn’t that mean she had to drink blood?</p>
<p>Suyun was overwhelmed by too many unfamiliar realizations, standing still for a long time.</p>
<p>After thinking for a while, she finally took out a black umbrella from her backpack and opened it over her head.</p>
<p>“Cough, cough, my throat has been hurting lately, and my voice is a bit hoarse,” Suyun joked, straining her voice.</p>
<p>The sound came out as if it were about to break, and it really did sound quite miserable.</p>
<p>“Take care of yourself, restrain a bit,” a roommate joked from outside.</p>
<p>“But I feel like your voice wasn’t like that just now, Suyun,” another roommate who had heard Suyun’s voice clearly thought something was off.</p>
<p>Because he seemed to have heard a girl’s voice, one that was soft and pleasant, even better than Chen Tingting’s (the one he has a crush on).</p>
<p>Then he looked around and noticed someone watching videos of beautiful girls, where the person on screen was twisting their waist while wearing a short skirt, and the space behind them seemed to distort as well.</p>
<p>Got it, it was from the video.</p>
<p>After that, Suyun didn’t respond to them, afraid of being discovered.</p>
<p>She redirected her gaze to her phone.</p>
<p>It was too obvious that Qin Xue came looking for her in class; even if she didn’t turn back to normal, once this girl arrived, people would definitely take notice.</p>
<p>Her roommate said she was the school belle, and with that fame, when she showed up, someone would surely snap a photo and post it in a group chat saying, </p>
<p>‘Shocking! Suyun from Class Two actually cut herself off just to get closer to the school belle.’</p>
<p>This not only risked her staying in the class, but there was even a chance of being expelled.</p>
<p>Moreover, she didn’t want to be a simp.</p>
<p>(I: Xuejie, let’s meet on the playground. I have three calculus classes until 6 PM, and it’ll take a long time to wait in the classroom.)</p>
<p>Suyun tapped on her phone, sent the message, and stared at the screen, noticing her tiny hands.</p>
<p>Comparing to her hands before, her fingers were now a few centimeters shorter and thinner, and her palms were much smaller. She used to be able to grip her phone with one hand easily, but now she had to use both hands to hold it, like a child.</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Of course, none of this was a problem; the main concern was that it was gone.</p>
<p>She thought it was a dream and didn’t pay much attention, but now it truly was gone.</p>
<p>Did this mean she would have to find a man to continue the lineage in the future?</p>
<p>Ugh, just the thought of it was disgusting.</p>
<p>Mom and Dad, please forgive this unfilial daughter.</p>
<p>At least Suyun could ensure she would take good care of her parents for a lifetime.</p>
<p>As for herself, living alone for a lifetime was fine; just like she said before, looking in the mirror every day would suffice, and she didn’t need anyone else.</p>
<p>“Dingling.”</p>
<p>(Qin Xue: Little Yun, are you shy about me looking for you?)</p>
<p>A message arrived, and Suyun froze for a moment, her mouth agape.</p>
<p>She was seen through.</p>
<p>(Qin Xue: You’re really shy, cute. I’ll wait for you at the playground, then send me a message when you can.)</p>
<p>(I: Okay.)</p>
<p>Once again, she was called cute.</p>
<p>But she’s a boy, what’s cute about that…</p>
<p>Suyun glared fiercely at the screen as if to bite someone.</p>
<p>Forget it, as long as she didn’t come to the classroom, it was fine.</p>
<p>Speaking of which, her legs still hurt a bit from wandering around the playground earlier.</p>
<p>She was also feeling a bit sleepy; time to go to bed.</p>
<p>If she didn’t sweat, there was no need to shower.</p>
<p>Then Suyun looked at the bed curtain and pulled the zipper up to the highest point.</p>
<p>Getting onto the bed and under the desk, as long as the curtain was pulled to the top, no one could pull it open.</p>
<p>She removed her clothes and pants, finally taking out her contact lenses.</p>
<p>Now, she was the most authentic version of herself.</p>
<p>The curtain was darker inside; she took out her phone and pointed the camera at herself, seeing those eyes that glowed with a crimson light in the darkness.</p>
<p>Going out at midnight might scare someone to death.</p>
<p>Suyun opened her mouth and saw her slightly sharpened teeth.</p>
<p>Suddenly thinking of something, she adjusted her sitting posture.</p>
<p>Like in the shows, Suyun raised one hand in front of her chest to mimic claws, showing her teeth and pretending to look fierce.</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Ah.</p>
<p>Suyun immediately threw her phone aside, covering her face and not daring to look at the camera.</p>
<p>So embarrassing!</p>
<p>Wow, how could she do such a childish action? It was truly baffling.</p>
<p>Suyun’s face flushed red, contrasting sharply with her snow-white skin.</p>
<p>She felt like she was going to explode.</p>
<p>Time to sleep!</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>At 12:30 AM, in the 5A216 girls’ dormitory, they hadn’t slept and were gossiping.</p>
<p>“Did you guys know, Li Yun and Jiang Ning are together? They walked home hand in hand after school.”</p>
<p>One girl sat on the bedside whispering, as if afraid of being found out.</p>
<p>“It hasn’t even been long since school started, yet they’ve moved so quickly. But speaking of this, our Tingting is still the best.”</p>
<p>“Of course, with our Tingting being so beautiful, everyone must be lining up to pursue her.”</p>
<p>“Not bad, hehehe.” Chen Tingting flashed a cute smile, her innocent face hiding not a hint of flaws.</p>
<p>In the eyes of the dorm girls, Chen Tingting had found a boyfriend since the beginning of the semester, entering a sweet phase of romance, going out every day and then coming back to the dorm to sprinkle dog food. Now her boyfriend even gave her gifts, making the others green with envy.</p>
<p>The boys in the class also frequently stole glances at Chen Tingting.</p>
<p>Envy, concern, gazes.</p>
<p>This was what she wanted.</p>
<p>But she wanted even more attention and care, not wanting to be limited to just her class.</p>
<p>To get noticed by other classes, she specially found a boyfriend (a simp), yet the effect was evidently not good.</p>
<p>Chen Tingting looked at her phone.</p>
<p>The screen displayed a ranking list that looked quite juvenile.</p>
<p>Though she didn’t know who promoted it, this mini-program was quite famous among the freshmen, or rather, throughout the entire school.</p>
<p>Chen Tingting was currently looking at the ‘Goddess’ ranking for the freshmen.</p>
<p>The photos on it showed beautiful girls from various departments, and half of the top ten were from the Art Department.</p>
<p>Chen Tingting thought, as long as she could reach number one, she’d definitely attract a lot of attention, and people from other classes would surely notice her.</p>
<p>However, she was only ranked 16th now; to rise to the top, she’d have to make some connections.</p>
<p>Seeing this made Chen Tingting a bit angry and also quite aggrieved.</p>
<p>If only she had been accepted into that dance club when the semester started, it wouldn’t have been so troublesome.</p>
<p>That club was very popular; each event attracted at least hundreds, if not over a thousand attendees, which was considered a huge scale in the school. The playground would be packed in the afternoon, proving this point.</p>
<p>Clearly, she had said she had trained in dance for a few years and had talent, yet they still didn’t accept her.</p>
<p>Clearly, she was so outstanding; how could they reject her?</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Time flew by, and faint morning light rose from below, replacing the darkness of night.</p>
<p>Suyun was the first to wake up in the dormitory.</p>
<p>After getting up, she quickly began to wash up, then put on her contact lenses and mask. After a series of operations, Suyun transformed back into a dumpling.</p>
<p>She wrapped herself tightly.</p>
<p>Since she couldn’t wear a hooded outfit to class, she used a high-collared shirt to cover her neck and a round hat to hide her hair. In short, she exhausted all means to avoid being discovered as ‘Suyun.’</p>
<p>She thought about it.</p>
<p>What would happen if she got discovered?</p>
<p>The answer was probably expulsion, plus she couldn’t run around; if she didn’t attend class daily and ‘Suyun’ didn’t show up for a few days, her absences would be filed, and it would be over.</p>
<p>The best course of action right now was to continue being ‘Suyun’, keep attending classes, and wait for the day she turned back into a boy.</p>
<p>To be honest, up until now, she didn’t even know how she had turned into this.</p>
<p>One step at a time.</p>
<p>After organizing her backpack, Suyun stepped out ahead of the others from the dorm.</p>
<p>The dormitory door required facial recognition, so she waited for someone to go out with her, which was pretty quick since there were at least two thousand people in the two dorm buildings combined.</p>
<p>Everything seemed normal until Suyun walked out of the dormitory building into the sunlight.</p>
<p>“My head feels so dizzy…”</p>
<p>As soon as Suyun felt the morning light, she felt unwell all over, as if something in her body was about to burn up.</p>
<p>This…</p>
<p>Suyun’s legs trembled; it felt like she had lost half her life just by stepping out of the dormitory.</p>
<p>Her hands turned red.</p>
<p>Unable to hold back, Suyun looked down at her reddening hands. It reminded her of something, and then she mustered all her strength to turn back, returning to the shaded area of the dorm.</p>
<p>“Not hurting anymore?”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Suyun looked at her slowly whitening hands, feeling utterly devastated inside.</p>
<p>No, she joked yesterday about being a vampire.</p>
<p>Was it really true?</p>
<p>How would she live during the day?</p>
<p>Moreover, if she was a vampire, didn’t that mean she had to drink blood?</p>
<p>Suyun was overwhelmed by too many unfamiliar realizations, standing still for a long time.</p>
<p>After thinking for a while, she finally took out a black umbrella from her backpack and opened it over her head.</p>
