CH 1.1

“I think Li Wei likes you,” Li Zhi said with her mouth stuffed with grilled chicken. “Last time, when you talked to your old classmate downstairs. I saw him standing at the entrance of the corridor, staring daggers at your old classmates for a long time.”

Although Li Zhi was Li Wei’s sister, I never believed her instinct. She lacked experience of being in love. Despite both of them, Li Zhi and her brother were vampires. 

“I also think Li Wei likes you.” The mermaid, Yu Meimei, spoke. She sat on the edge of the fish pond and ate a grilled fish. She was a mermaid and loved to eat fish!

I stared at her in disgust: “Meimei, why do you mermaids eat fish?”

“Sharks eat fish as well, why don’t you ask them, why?”

Her words made sense. I couldn’t refute and added a sentence to counter her words: “Eat less, see you’re so fat, a shark isn’t as wide as your hips.”

“You’re just trying to change the subject.” not a least affected by my words, she swayed her fish tail. “Last time I saw Li Wei waiting to pick you up at the bus stop. When it rained, he brought a big black umbrella for you. If he is only a landlord, can he be so nice to his tenants?”

“Oh, he’s so good to you, gave you an umbrella?” Li Zhi ate a piece of meat, chewing it without any grace. “If he doesn’t mean anything to you, then it will be difficult for him to pursue you. The probability of changing your mind is even smaller than the sky.”

“He gave me an umbrella because I didn’t have one. He left immediately after.” I explained, “Don’t overthink. The whole building is gossiping about us.”

“I… I also think… the landlord likes you.”

Next, the voice of the young boy came from a corner. He was roasting corn.

Werewolf!

As he said his thoughts aloud, a red blush formed on his face. He bowed his head down, shy and spoke in a mosquito voice, “You… both met because of me.”

Yes, Li Wei and I ran into each other thanks to the little wolf.

On that full moon night; although moonlight isn’t bright in the city like Chongqing. It didn’t hinder him on being transformed into a wolf and steal my only ration. In the past twenty-three years of my life, I have lived a quiet, dull life. I fell in love, fell out of love, graduated, and then began to do what I like the most – drawing comics.

Unfortunately, I might not be a creative person as the editor gave me his evaluation. “Your sketches are good, but the content is boring.”

That time was the lowest point of my life: lost love, unemployment, parents who didn’t understand my choices, no friends to encourage.

Dreamlike fantasies. The reality was a mess. The future… was bleak.

I used the money I had to buy ration for the last week of my freedom. The house rent contract was expired. So after this week, I decided to go back and live according to arrangements made by my parents.

But I never imagined that in such a worse situation, my food would… stolen by a werewolf. I didn’t hesitate to follow him. There was only one thing in my mind I can’t let my food fall into the hands of others!

Even if there was only one week left in the dream-seeking, I would stick to the last minute! Food can never be lost!

The city was built on a mountainous region which wasn’t cut flat. The “person” who took my food was running below as I ran on the top of the high section. I watched him turn and run into the place I couldn’t follow from up.

Jump! 

I closed my eyes and flew straight from above. When I hugged the “person” tight, something was wrong. This person… His shoulders were wide… He was hairy…

When I slammed down, I hung around his neck. It pulled my arm muscles, making them sore, But I didn’t move a single step.

I smelled a beast on him. He turned his head and stared at me, hanging on his back. His green eyes were gloomy and terrible, and his lips were eye-catching… 

Demon… Monster?

Before he spoke, I slapped him in the face. The head that turned to stare me was pushed back.