After becoming a vampire, aside from gaining strength, Su Yun's eyes had also changed.
They had turned red… Okay, not just that.
She also had night vision. At night, she could see in the dark, and anything that appeared in front of her—objects or light—she could detect with ease.
But honestly, in modern society, this ability didn’t seem all that useful.
Su Yun didn’t have a particularly kind heart. In fact, she was rather selfish. Aside from her parents, she didn’t want to bother with anyone else. So she wouldn’t go out of her way to help others with this newfound power.
After all, when she was in despair, who had helped her?
All she got was her classmates’ surprise and her teachers’ disappointment. A few people who felt sorry for her offered some comfort, but after that, they never contacted her again.
Only her parents—when they heard she’d done poorly on a test, they asked a few questions. But when they saw her expression, they stopped.
After that, they acted like nothing had happened. On weekends, they’d take her out to have fun, eat delicious food, and help her relieve her stress.
Su Yun knew, even if she’d scored a zero, her parents would’ve still treated her the same. Academics weren’t what defined their child.
She was very thankful to have been born into such a family.
“Feels like life got a lot more convenient after turning into this,” Su Yun muttered to herself as she turned on the light.
Otherwise, never mind getting ready for a shower—she’d probably still be hauling luggage right now.
She opened the other half of the wardrobe inside the bathroom. Inside were some pretty clothes Qin Xue had bought for her, along with her original male outfits.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Yun picked out her own clothes and went into the bathroom.
……
Now that she was alone, she could think quietly while washing her hair.
Like… what would she do without an ID card?
At first, Su Yun had thought she’d turn back soon. But so much time had passed and she was still like this. In fact, she felt herself getting more and more used to this girl’s body.
It was a feeling like… this was how she was supposed to be all along.
Sigh.
Not having an ID would be a huge limitation. For instance, she wouldn’t even be able to take the train home.
But no matter how she thought about it, Su Yun couldn’t come up with a way to get herself a new ID.
Should she talk to her parents?
Honestly, she wasn’t ready for that.
Their only son suddenly becoming their only daughter—could her parents even accept that?
“…”
Could Qin Xue help her?
Su Yun suddenly thought of Qin Xue, but a second later, she dismissed the idea.
Better to find a way to talk to her parents this weekend. She believed they would believe her.
……
In the end, it took Su Yun forty minutes to finish her shower.
At that moment, her snow-white face was tinged with a rosy red.
Her bare feet stepped onto the cold floor with soft thuds as she quickly hopped over to the bed and buried her face in the blanket.
“What the heck was I doing just now! Ugh…” she whimpered, her little face scrunched up in shame.
But no one had done anything to her—Su Yun had brought this on herself, driven by curiosity.
It felt horrible…
Shattered. Her pride had completely shattered…
She buried her face deeper in the blanket, wishing she could just disappear from the world.
……
On the big bed, the petite girl lay face-down in the center, completely motionless.
She didn’t move until the blanket under her head started to feel damp.
“Ah! My hair’s wet—the blanket!” She jumped up in a panic, grabbing the blanket and shaking it out, but it was no use. The center was still dark with moisture.
Holding it up, Su Yun’s expression grew more miserable the longer she looked.
Just great. One bad thing after another.
In the end, she dug through her bags and finally found a hair dryer she’d never used before. It took about ten minutes to get the blanket dry.
Then she had to dry her own hair. By the time she was finally done, it was already 9:00 PM.
The room was quiet on all sides. From the high eleventh floor, you couldn’t hear the noise of the streets or the blaring of cars—just the soft creak of the wind hitting the windows.
This was the kind of home Su Yun had always dreamed of. If possible, she’d move to a lush, peaceful plain with no trace of the world’s bustle, and just sit in a chair watching the rain.
She soaked in the peaceful atmosphere. No desire to play games anymore. In fact, before she’d turned into this, she used to play games five or six hours a day, practically like a bum.
But now, Su Yun felt an inexplicable pressure inside her. She couldn’t describe it, but she just felt like she needed to become stronger—in every way.
Pulling out her higher math textbook from her bag, she sat down at the desk across from her bed.
If her previous talent was the ability to focus and study seriously without getting distracted, then now—so long as she drank blood—she could study intensely for days on end without feeling tired.
December 14th, Thursday.
Final exams would start next month on the 12th.
Su Yun suddenly thought of something fun.
What if she challenged herself to take first place in the entire department in just one month?
Even though she’d done poorly on the entrance exam and ended up at this school, she’d heard that during the end-of-summer alumni gathering, the alumni had donated tens of millions to the school.
Scoring well didn’t necessarily mean you’d earn a lot in the future, but it did show that the students here were no pushovers.
This challenge wasn’t going to be easy.
With that thought, Su Yun immediately turned her idea into action.
She wasn’t one to procrastinate.
……
At the same time, in a villa surrounded by lush greenery, a girl with long hair draped over her shoulders was squatting on the floor.
She had pulled out a bunch of unopened books from her backpack.
She hadn’t even carried this bag in a long time.
“Eh? Sis, what are you doing?” Qin Yuanyuan had just finished drying her hair and walked in from the door. She looked like she’d seen something impossible, her eyes wide in shock.
“…”
“Don’t look so surprised, I’m just taking a look,” Qin Xue was startled by her sister’s sudden voice, but quickly recovered and sat down in the chair, tearing the plastic off one of the books.
“Did Mom say something…? Sis, you don’t have to force yourself to study! When I grow up, I’ll take care of you!” Qin Yuanyuan, in her little adult tone, walked over and tried to snatch the book from Qin Xue.
“Heh.” Qin Xue was amused by her sister’s innocence.
“Alright, Yuanyuan. I just wanted to give it a try, that’s all. Don’t overthink it. Go back to your room, and go to sleep when you’re tired.” She reached out and gently patted her sister’s head.
“Ugh, really…? Fine. But Sis, you better go to bed early too!” Satisfied by the head pat, Qin Yuanyuan skipped out of the room.
Once she was gone, Qin Xue turned her gaze back to the book.
The characters and formulas inside all felt incredibly unfamiliar.
Looking at the pages brought back some rather unpleasant memories.
Her mother was an impressive woman—so impressive that if you typed her name into a search engine, you’d get a flood of results. Her mother had built a business from scratch with her father, making it possible for Qin Xue to be born into a life others could only dream of—living in a mansion like this.
In other words, the kind of person people say was “born in Rome.”
But… was that really a good thing?
“Ugh…” Qin Xue propped her head up with both hands, pain written across her face.
She glanced at the book in front of her again.
Even though she had a terrible impression of her mother, she knew that out of pride, anything her mother promised, she would always follow through.
Originally, Qin Xue had planned to run away alone after a month, but now, for some reason, she didn’t want to run anymore. She wanted to stay at school a little longer.
This time, it was her own decision—no one was forcing her.
Her own choice…
“Heh.” Qin Xue seemed to think of something. She smiled a little, finding it all quite amusing.
“There are still so many cute girls in the club—I’d hate to leave them behind.”
She didn’t say the real reason.
(End of Chapter)