Chapter 7 (1/2)

How did it feel to have a werewolf living at home?

There’s not much to it. There was no werewolf transformation since it was not a night with a full moon, hence there were no blood-thirsty werewolf massacres, nor was there a squad of 200 knights led by a demon hunter charging into the house to exterminate a werewolf. Hao Ren felt that this night was peaceful since nothing had happened. The werewolf was affable, willingly pays rent and was not ferocious even after transformation. The only thing remotely bothersome about her was her fear of cats as well as being a slight bit long-winded. And of course, she was slightly annoying. Apart from these, there she had no other shortcomings. Werewolf form or not, she was quite cute.

The next dawn, Hao Ren woke up in shock when his face was slobbered. The first thing he noticed was a face of black and white, with two golden pupils staring straight into his eyes. This meant only one thing: breakfast!

“Good morning, Rollie!” Hao Ren tried his best not to fall back to sleep. After a few yawns, his limbs seemed to awaken, and he waved his arms to chase the cat off. Still feeling groggy, he pulled himself out of bed to get dressed.

Suddenly, he recalled that he had a guest in his house.

Also, this new guest was a so-called werewolf.

This fact was the cause for his insomnia last night. Awaking from slumber, he ruffled his hair and asked himself, “Was it all a dream?”

Very quickly, he realized that it was indeed not a dream: There were the sound of footsteps approaching from the direction of the living room, followed by a somewhat familiar voice, “Landlord! Why isn’t there signal for the television? It was stated in the ad that there was television!”

Hao Ren let out a sigh, finally accepting the fact that his life had indeed changed. He knew that he was not fully prepared – in all honesty, unless he was still naïve with a brain was full of hallucinations, who could have been prepared for this kind of situation?!

He was completely clueless on how he would live under the same roof with a werewolf, and never knowing what could happen at any point in time. Looking at the current situation, he might as well catch the bull by its horns when the need arises.

Exiting his bedroom, Hao Ren saw Lily sitting in the living room. This werewolf teenager had already changed into a tank top and denim shorts. Radiating youth and energy along with her wheat coloured skin and outfit, Lily looked like someone who had just completed an entire course of a fitness program.

Noticing that Hao Ren had exited his room, Lily happily waved to him and said, “Good morning landlord! Can you please check why the TV has no signal?”

Right after she said that, she saw the black and white cat lying on Hao Ren’s shoulder and she immediately scurried to the back of the sofa. Timidly, she stuck half of her head out and stared at it with eyes which had turned pale, and in a stuttering voice said, “Rollie… Good… morning…”

“As a werewolf, please live with some dignity” Hao Ren gave Lily a glance. He felt that his senses toward the dangers that lay undiscovered was slowly diminishing with each conversation he had with Lily.

“This sort of scenario is kind of distracting and relaxing to be honest,” Hao Ren thought to himself. He walked across the living room to the LED TV which he had purchased 2-3 years ago. The display was completely blue, and the incessant static noise was annoying. “Is something wrong with the TV? Can’t you get any signal from your room?”

This simple looking rented apartment was in fact a lavish one. Each room had its own TV. This idea came to Hao Ren when “business” was good a couple of years ago. The televisions were on sale back then and allowing him to acquire them without spending a fortune. Today, possessing a TV in each room was a major selling point when it came to renting the rooms out.

Lily nodded and carefully crawled out from behind the sofa on all fours. Treading slowly, she said, “There’s no signal in the room. I need to watch some documentaries in the morning.”

“You like watching documentaries?” Hao Ren asked while chekcking the back of the TV to see if the problem stemmed from a loose cable. “No. It’s just that there have been some films about wolves in the wild lately. I have to be aware of what my kind…” answered Lily.