Chapter 26 (1/2)

For a moment, Hao Ren imagined his everyday life would be undone by the arrival of his two special guests; his idyllic and simple life, gone with the wind. Images of him fighting off combat police or superheroes replayed in his mind again and again.

However, after a few days, things remained the same. Nothing seemed to have changed.

The arrival of the two ladies did zilch in changing his routine.

Lily’s daily routine mainly consisted of sleeping, eating, more eating, even more eating, getting into a brawl with Vivian, and writing stuff—the lass was quite an accomplished columnist after all. Basically, her life was simple yet colorful and she seemed to be enjoying it up to that point.

As for Vivian, well, she had a more exciting tale compared to Lily. Sleeping, eating, fighting with Lily, job hunting, getting fired, job hunting again and getting fired again…ad infinitum. To be frank, Hao Ren could only sigh at her streak of bad luck. Three new jobs in the span of three days, imagine that.

Yet, Hao Ren could not help but be amazed by her resourcefulness. Getting a job that quickly in such an unfamiliar place was no easy feat. That said, the longest she managed to hold a job thus far was about three hours.

It was a shame that Hao Ren did not have the chance to witness her bad luck unfold. Only towards the end of the day, when she came home looking worse than a sack of potatoes that he knew she screwed up somewhere. He thought he could maybe peek in at her workplace sometime, just to see how she would end up getting fired.

Living with the two ladies up until that point was about as normal as one could get. Sure, they had their quirks but they were not outrageous enough to rattle Hao Ren.

One would think that a vampire like Vivian would be out bloodletting every now and then, or a werewolf like Lily would be howling at the moon and be out chasing rabbits. Yet, neither of this actually happened. Quite the opposite, they actually went on about their lives as how you would expect normal human would. It seemed to be their way of life since they were young.

In a sense, Hao Ren was both disappointed and grateful. At least he did not have to contend with any combat police or superheroes.

Although the effects of the weird dream had somewhat dissipated, it still left Hao Ren with goosebumps whenever he recalled it. There was nothing much he could do but wait for the return of the weird Goddess. At the same time, he also slowly got used to the routines of his new guests at home.

Lily was already up and about in the morning. She was busy choosing her outfit of the day. This lass may have seemed a little dumb at times but she was pretty much what you would expect of a usual girl. Maybe except when Rollie decided to pounce on her. She would end up on all fours in a fright.

“Going out?” Hao Ren asked out of curiosity as he saw her milling about.

“Yep! I got a patient to see today,” Lily replied as she tidied her dress. “Things seem to be going on pretty nicely in this town. I’ve been doin’ good in my writings, rental’s easy peasy and I got my first patient too…”

Vivian who was tidying up the guest hall, perked up when she heard Lily. “You? A doctor?!”

Hao Ren realized that Vivian did not know that Lily was actually working. She was not around when Lily first introduced herself. Aside from butting heads every now and then, both of them never actually took the time to know each other. Hao Ren thought it was a good time to clarify things. “Lily’s a freelance veterinarian.”

Lily suddenly turned towards Vivian. She stuck her chest out and with gusto said, “I’m a certified professional ya know?” She grinned. “Been so for about 10 years now. I’m also a bona fide columnist. I’ve been writtin’ from the time of the Republic*. You know Zhou Shuren? I’m a good friend of his! Heheh!”

Hao Ren was slouching on his chair and reading some magazines at that time. The shock he received from Lily’s proclamation made him topple with a stunned look. “What?!”

“I’m a professional?” Lily blinked at the sight of his reaction. “When I was living in the midst of human society, writing was my rice bowl… I only became a vet some years back. I have actually done some treatment before ya know?’