Chapter 32 (2/2)

“Wow, Landlord, you’re back!” Lily was the first to burst in, looking surprised. “It’s midday. Why don’t we have lunch together?”

Her brain seemed to comprise of food and food only!

“Where have you been?” He asked Vivian as he wiped away the sweat on his forehead. He did not even bother to talk to Lily, who had obviously become unresponsive to anything other than food. “I thought you guys had a fight.”

“The power went dead so, I thought it was time to pay the bill.” Vivian smiled and jeered, “Then I found this big dog out there so, I brought her along.”

Lily did not respond to her mockery at all.

“Two people to run a simple errand?” He looked curiously at Vivian but he quickly realized her condition. “Oh, I almost forgot, you can’t touch money.”

Vivian’s expression hardened because it touched her sore spot but, she shrugged it off as though she did not mind it. “The transformer at the substation is down. It’s going to take another half a day before the thing can get back to normal again.”

“Okay,” Hao Ren responded briefly as he waved a magazine back-and-forth rigorously to cool himself. “The weather is freaking hot and the power outage is not helping either. Lily, are you okay?”

He saw Lily squatting on the sofa with her tongue sticking out, panting. “I ran a little too hard on the way back.”

Vivian and Hao Ren looked at her, bewildered. It was not at all an exaggeration to say that Lily was a big dog when she was panting like one.

Although Lily had her own quirks and cuteness, they were not things Hao Ren could stomach. “Is it really necessary to stick your tongue out while you squat?”

Lily wiped her sweat away as she looked up. Her mind went blank before she became aware of her immodesty. “Excuse me, old habits die hard.” She chuckled.

Hao Ren gave her a wry smile. He did not know what ought to be said. During that awkward moment, a chill suddenly filled the air.

He turned around and was surprised to see that Vivian had transformed. She was emanating a layer of red fog much like a blood mist. She was waving two, foldable hand fans back-and-forth in quick motion, sending the chill to every corner of the house…

“Mr. Landlord, what do you think?”

Hao Ren was astonished. “I swear I’ve never seen anything like this!”

Lily had moved closer to enjoy the cool air but at the same time, she did not want to waste the opportunity to mock Vivian. “Hey,you, wingy thing! Isn’t that chill you release supposed to be smelly as well?”

Vivian raised her eyebrow. “In case you haven’t already known, the scent is only reserved for combat use. I’d like to keep it fresh whenever I need some chill air.”

It was an eye-opener. Hao Ren cracked up and joked, “Now, that’s proper usage of vampire magic! From now on, we can save on the monthly bill!”

And then, something came to his mind. “By the way, I’ll be going on a mission trip to Europe in two days. Would you two like to join me?”