Chapter 10: Friends
The feeling of powerlessness from excessive blood loss came up again, my head was a little swollen, I felt very uncomfortable lying like this, my heart was pounding, the room was quiet, and the sound of my heartbeat became clear.
Jiang Wan frowned, covered her heart with her hand, opened her mouth slightly and gasped deeply, her body curled up unconsciously, forming a fetal sleeping position with a sense of security.
She closed her eyes tightly and tried to sleep, but the palpitations of emptiness kept her awake, and she had to think of something else to distract her.
The primary consideration at the moment is what to do with the school, today was ruthlessly killed by Lu Linyu's group, according to her words, Jiang Wan has now been "abolished".
If you go to school again, the fact that you have recovered will inevitably be discovered by Lu Linyu and others, but anyone with an IQ can see that Jiang Wan is special.
When the time comes, without Jiang Wan showing it herself, the identity of the vampire will definitely be exposed.
So I can't go to school anymore in the near future.
In this way, I have to trouble my brother to talk to the school.
But Jiang Wan didn't want to tell her brother about Cheng Mingyue, with Jiang Zhengwen's character, as long as it involved Jiang Wan's affairs, she would definitely be very concerned.
Once he knows that he is injured and has something to do with Cheng Mingyue, I am afraid that not only Cheng Mingyue will have a hard time in the future, but it is impossible for Cheng Mingyang to continue to stay in the Jiang family or even in Yannan City.
Then what reason should be found to pass Jiang Zhengwen's pass.
Since going to school, Jiang Wan has never asked for leave, and now she suddenly wants to take a leave, and she has to take a long vacation, if the reason is not good, I am afraid that it will attract Jiang Zhengwen's suspicion.
Sure enough, thinking is a physical job, Jiang Wan thought about various reasons, but her thoughts became more and more ethereal, and her consciousness gradually blurred.
Half-asleep and half-awake, Jiang Wan was attracted by a fragrance, it seemed that she was in a dream, there was a sweet blood jelly, and the bite was extremely soft and elastic.
She had never seen such an alluring smell before, and she unconsciously wanted to taste a few more sips.
“…… Jiang evening, wake up ......"
Jiang Wan heard someone call her intermittently, her reason was slowly pulled back, the delicious blood froze drifted away, turned into smoke and disappeared, she frowned, opened her eyes, her sleepy eyes were filled with moisture, and she looked at the person in front of her by the bed with a little blankness.
The delicious blood freeze in the dream turned into delicate skin, she blinked her eyes, her vision became clear, her white wrist came into view, and then looked up along her arm, the owner of her arm stared at Jiang Wan with a shocked face, and Cheng Mingyue's mouth opened slightly in surprise.
Jiang Wan's pupils shook violently, and she hurriedly loosened her mouth, and her arms subconsciously supported the bed and retreated.
She withdrew so quickly that her head hit the head of the bed, and she retracted her head and let out a low cry.
"Ahem." Cheng Mingyue coughed dryly, withdrew her arm, and said in a somewhat uncomfortable tone, "The pig's blood was bought, I just warmed it up, you can get up and drink it." ”
Jiang Wan noticed that there was a glass cup on the bedside table, which was full of bright red liquid, steaming hot, and the smell of blood wafted to the nasal cavity, and it smelled good.
Jiang Wan sat up on the bed and leaned against the head of the bed.
Cheng Mingyue's arm was inconvenient, and she handed her the pig's blood with her unbandaged hand, Jiang Wan's hands followed, her eyes aimed at the reddened wrist that was bitten by her, and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." ”
She really didn't mean to, it had never happened before.
After hundreds of years of evolution, the eating habits of the blood clan have almost completely changed, and they are no longer as hungry and thirsty for human blood as rumored, and animal blood can completely replace human blood in daily life, although the nutrition and palatability are not perfect, but the effect is okay.
If the taste is higher, the cow blood will be sucked, and the nutrition and satiety of the same cow blood are better than the flesh and blood of other animals.
After years of diet, Jiang Wan's body has adapted to animal blood, and she should no longer have a desire for human blood, and it turns out that this is indeed the case, in daily life, Jiang Wan is completely insensitive to the blood of the human race, even if someone is injured and bleeding, she is not moved, and she can't arouse her appetite at all.
But the sweet taste just now is extremely tempting to hit the soul.
Jiang Wan thought about it, maybe it was because of too much blood loss, so she couldn't help but bite and taste it unscrupulously in her dreams.
But now feel it, Cheng Mingyue's blood is really fragrant, even if she is sitting next to her now, not very close, the fragrance will still come to her nose.
The scent would make her unconsciously want to get closer, and the instinctive reaction of the low-level animals was about to come out.
Jiang Wan was extremely shocked, and quickly shook her head, took a deep breath to stabilize her body and mind, and focused on the pig's blood in the cup.
However, when this breath was inhaled, there was a large smell of blood.
Jiang Wan gritted her teeth, held her breath, and rubbed the head of the bed to move to the other side.
Then pinched his nose and said to Cheng Mingyue angrily: "You, can you stay away from me?" ”
This time it was Cheng Mingyue's turn to be shocked, and Jiang Wan's expression seemed to ask about the unbearable taste.
It can't be, she just changed her clothes today.
Cheng Mingyue picked up her clothes in disbelief and sniffed it, then raised her arm and sniffed her sleeves, there was no special smell, at most it was the smell of chemicals in laundry detergent.
She frowned and asked, "Do I have a smell on me?" ”
Jiang Wan didn't answer her question, still pinching her nose, her face was already a little red because she was holding her breath.
She squeezed out her voice and said, "You, you go back first, step back a little." ”
Although Cheng Mingyue was very unhappy, she also frowned and took a step back, she looked up at Jiang Wan and asked with her eyes.
Jiang Wan still maintained the posture of pinching her nose and shook her head.
Cheng Mingyue took a few steps back, and if she retreated again, she was about to retreat outside the door.
She asked, "And now?" ”
Jiang Wan let go of her hand and sniffed back and forth tentatively like a milk dog, it was a safe taste.
She finally let out a big sigh of relief.
Seeing her like this, Cheng Mingyue was even less confident, and lowered her head to smell her shoulder.
Jiang Wan saw her depressed appearance and hooked the corners of her mouth.
"Don't smell it, it's your blood that's too fragrant, I can't help it."
Jiang Wan's voice sounded very good, maybe because she had just woken up, her timbre was a little dumb, and there was still a hint of restraint at the end, which sounded a little sultry in this dim room.
The dim light shrouded her body, the lines of her face were very soft, and her eyes were shining, coupled with her good-looking appearance, if Cheng Mingyue was a man, she would definitely not be able to hold it.
The picture is too beautiful, Cheng Mingyue's heartbeat unconsciously becomes heavier and faster.
She couldn't stand it, she frowned and turned her head to look away, "I, go out first." ”
She pretended to be calm and turned around and walked outside, but the steps under her feet exposed her uncalmness, and her toes hit the door when she went out, Cheng Mingyue was glad that it was night, she felt a little hot in her ears, if the light was brighter, maybe she could see that the roots of her ears were already red.
Jiang Wan took in her every move, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and the corners of her mouth were slightly curled and she couldn't hide her smile, she didn't expect Cheng Mingyue to hide such a lovely soul under her hard appearance.
It seems that I can tease her more when I have the opportunity in the future.
The temperature of the pig's blood in the cup is just right, not very hot but slightly warmer than the temperature in the mouth, and the stomach is warm when you drink it.
The spasmodic nerves were also soothed, full of relaxation, and the whole body was rejuvenated.
Jiang Wan drank in small sips until he pecked the last sip of juice.
She closed her eyes and felt the awakening of the various cells, as if the dry land was moistened by a rainstorm, and every branch and leaf on the land slowly raised its head and raised its head upward.
The nutrition was replenished, and the physical strength also recovered slightly, Jiang Wan moved his wrist and stretched his waist with satisfaction.
She lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and a pair of light gray slippers were thoughtfully placed next to the bed.
Jiang Wan put on her slippers and walked lightly to the door.
Cheng Mingyue didn't close the door when she went out, and there was probably a small light outside, and the hazy light could be seen from the house, and only subtle sounds could be heard, but Cheng Mingyue couldn't be seen.
Jiang Wan walked out of the house lightly with the cup.
The light is a bit dim, but it doesn't prevent you from seeing the layout of the room.
From the bedroom, you can see a small living room, only about ten steps wide, a single sofa against the wall looks like it should be a sponge sofa, the silhouette looks chubby, there is a coffee table in front of the sofa, it is wooden, low and dundeng, a bit too dark to see what color it is.
There is also a room to the right of the living room, which should be the kitchen, and the door is made of glass, and there is light inside, and you can see a blurred figure, and the sound is coming from there.
Jiang Wan sniffed, there was a smell of oil smoke.
She walked over to the room.
The door was hidden, Jiang Wan stretched out his hand to push open a crack, and Cheng Mingyue's figure came into view.
Jiang Wan stood behind Cheng Mingyue's side and looked at her.
Cheng Mingyue stood with her back to Jiang Wan, wearing a light gray casual shirt. One arm was folded over his chest and hung around his neck with a bandage, and the other hand rested on the stove.
She stood there motionless with her head down, as if in a daze.
Cheng Mingyue is tall and thin, but the mud is not stained in the kitchen smoke heavy, and it gives people a sense of independence from the back.
Jiang Wan pushed open the door and stood by the door.
Cheng Mingyue heard the voice, turned around and looked over, she was not surprised to see Jiang Wan, her eyes fell on the glass in her hand, there was not a drop left, she raised her eyes and asked, "Isn't it enough?" The fridge is still there, and I haven't finished heating it up. ”
"That's enough." Jiang Wan raised her glass, "I'll deliver the cup." ”
Cheng Mingyue stretched out her hand to take it, but Jiang Wan withdrew her hand and dodged Cheng Mingyue's hand.
She glanced at Cheng Mingyue's arm hanging on her chest, wrapped in thick gauze, and said, "Your hands are inconvenient, I'll wash it."
Cheng Mingyue looked down at her hand, unable to refute.
She pursed her lips and looked at Jiang Wan: "Then you wait, I'll be fine for a while." ”
The kitchen is so small that one person can only walk two steps in it, and two people may not be able to turn around when they go in.
Jiang Wan naturally saw it, and she nodded, "Okay." ”
Cheng Mingyue turned her back again, grabbed chopsticks from the bowl placed next to her, stirred them in the pot, and then turned off the heat.
She put the chopsticks back on the bowl, turned around and walked out, looked at Jiang Wan and said, "You wash it first." ”
Jiang Wan went in with a cup, the kitchen was really small, except for the space occupied by the stove and the sink, there was only a narrow empty space, and he could reach from this end to that side with his arms outstretched.
Jiang Wan turned on the faucet to rinse the blood stains hanging on the wall of the cup, and then put her hand in to carefully wash the bottom of the cup.
The glass has finally been given a new look.
Jiang Wan put the cup on the edge of the pool and shook the water in his hand with satisfaction.
She turned her head to look left and right, her eyes drawn to the small pot on the stovetop.
Finally saw what Cheng Mingyue cooked.
In a small metal pot, the red oil soup is soaked with curly noodles, which looks greasy.
Although she doesn't eat Terran food, she's heard what it is.
"You just eat this, don't you people say that instant noodles are not nutritious?"
Jiang Wan looked at the small pot, and then at Cheng Mingyue.
"You're injured, you should eat something good to make up for it."
Cheng Mingyue pursed her lips and didn't speak.
Since moving out of the Jiang family to live by herself, Cheng Mingyue has not worked hard to eat anymore, sometimes time does not allow, every day is either class or part-time, the schedule is full, and there is no time to eat a hot meal.
Then the funds are not allowed, she has to save money to pay rent and tuition, and the money spent on expensive ingredients has to be made up from other places, and sometimes in order to save money, she even does not turn on the lights or electricity at night, or receives water from the school to use it.
Over the years, she used to eat almost instant noodles until she wanted to vomit when she smelled it, but now she is used to it, as long as it is food used to satisfy hunger, and she will not die of hunger.
Seeing that Cheng Mingyue didn't speak, Jiang Wan didn't care, and after looking at Cheng Mingyue's injured arm, she turned her head and thought about it, turned her back and picked up the bowl and chopsticks to pick noodles.
"You ......" Cheng Mingyue took a step forward, her voice choked in her throat, and she stopped her steps.
Under her gaze, Jiang Wan quickly filled a full bowl, and took a spoon and scooped two spoonfuls of soup into the bowl.
She picked up the bowl and turned around, the bottom of the bowl was a little hot, and she asked urgently, "Where are you eating, I'll serve it for you." ”
Cheng Mingyue's heart was surging, she glanced at Jiang Wan deeply, turned sideways to open the door, and pointed to the small coffee table in the living room.
With the direction, Jiang Wan walked quickly and Mingyue walked over.
It seemed that it was extremely hot, and as soon as Jiang Wan hit the table, he quickly put the bowl on it, withdrew his hand and shook it quickly.
She turned her head to call Cheng Mingyue, only to find that Cheng Mingyue had already followed and stood two steps away from her.
She smiled slightly, "Come and eat." ”
Cheng Mingyue was indeed hungry, so she stopped making a sound, walked over and sat on the sofa, her left arm was injured, her right hand was fine, and she was not restricted from holding chopsticks.
The noodles were still steaming, and she picked up a chopstick, blew and swallowed it, her cheeks bulging.
While she was eating noodles, Jiang Wan looked around with her hands behind her back.
I didn't notice just now, there is also a large floor-to-ceiling window on the left hand side of the living room.
The curtains were not drawn, the moonlight outside and the lights of the street were all crowded in, and the room was not so dark.
Jiang Wan walked over, opened the window, and the cool breeze of the night poured in, and the cool feeling was refreshing.
Jiang Wan squinted her eyes pleasantly, propped her arms on the frame under the window, and stuck her head out.
Only then did she have the opportunity to take a good look at Cheng Mingyue's living environment.
The buildings in the community are painted in earthy brown walls, and the number of floors is not high, only about six or seven floors. The security nets on the outside of the windows were rusty, and the glass was green.
It's a style from many years ago, and it looks like an old neighborhood.
Cheng Mingyue rents the top floor, looking out from the window, the field of vision is not wide, the surrounding high-rise buildings are numerous, and all the residential buildings are as far as the eye can see.
From here, the only thing that can be called a view is the street immediately adjacent to the downstairs.
There is no end in sight to the long streets, and the roadside is planted with trees with lush foliage, and the yellow light of the streetlamps is obscured by the leaves, and can only be scattered through the cracks.
There were still quite a few cars on the road, one after the other, and the red taillights left a trace.
Maybe it's because of the night, there is the occasional sound of cars, and there is no other noise.
It's not bad, although it is not as good as the environment of the Jiang villa, but the quiet night, the surrounding residential buildings with lights, the streets with red lights, and the cars shuttling by.
All have a unique flavor, full of the breath of life, which Jiang Wan has never felt.
She kind of liked it here.
The mobile phone in the house rang suddenly, and the melodious ringtone was transmitted to the living room, and the sound was not very loud.
If it weren't for the silence in the house, I don't think I would have heard it.
Jiang Wan turned around, and Cheng Mingyue was still feasting.
"I'm going to answer the phone." She said.
In fact, there is no need to explain this to Cheng Mingyue, but there is almost no possibility of communication between the two, Jiang Wan just wants to take advantage of the hard-won opportunity to say a few more words to her.
Cheng Mingyue was stunned for a moment, looked up, and nodded slightly, which was a response.
Jiang Wan paced to the bedroom, and the caller ID on her mobile phone was Jiang Zhengwen.
"Hello?" Jiang Wan answered the phone.
"Xiaowan, my dad and I won't go back tonight, we need to go out on a temporary business trip, and I'll be back in about two days." Jiang Zhengwen said on the other end of the phone, with a hint of tiredness in his voice.
"Okay, stay safe on your way." Jiang Wan responded.
Things in the company have always been very busy, and Jiang Wan knows it.
Jiang Kaiyuan has always done it himself, and he was even more busy in the past.
After Jiang Zhengwen joined the company, he shared part of the pressure, and Jiang Kaiyuan went on business trips a lot less.
But important business negotiations are inseparable from Jiang Kaiyuan, and occasionally there will be such temporary business trips, so Jiang Zhengwen will tell Jiang Wan to avoid worrying.
Jiang Wan expressed understanding.
"Well, there's nothing else to do, you get off early." There was the sound of a car honking on Jiang Zhengwen's side, obviously on the road.
"Wait, brother......" Jiang Wan stopped Jiang Zhengwen, who was about to hang up the phone.
"Well, what's wrong?" Jiang Zhengwen asked, waiting for her next step.
Jiang Wan wanted to speak and stopped, "Can you help me ask for a few days off from school?" ”
"Oh? What's wrong, why do you suddenly want to take a leave of absence? Jiang Zhengwen's voice was gentle.
Since going to school, Jiang Wan has never taken the initiative to take a day off, and she can't move, even if she is sick, she will not be discouraged from going to class with illness.
Now she suddenly asked for leave, and it was hard not to make Jiang Zhengwen curious about what could change Jiang Wan's inexplicable insistence.
"It's nothing ......" Jiang Wan thought for a while and said the reason for the good consideration, "I made an appointment with a friend......