Chapter 19: Who is the handsome guy waiting for?

After seeing Zhang Wenshan off, Mo Yidong stood in place, hesitating to leave.

Through the restaurant window, he saw Xia Yu still busy, so without hesitation, he walked back, deliberately choosing a seat closer to the kitchen, and ordered a cup of black tea.

Xia Yu’s head was shaking like a rattle drum as she quickly denied the relationship between her and Mo Yidong.

“No! I don’t have a boyfriend.”

“Is that so? Because I’ve seen him glancing over here from time to time—he’s looking pretty focused.”

Her colleague’s words made Xia Yu’s ears flush slightly red.

She dared not look at what Mo Yidong was doing and just wanted to pretend he didn’t exist.

“Other tables are staring at me too.”

A few hours of part-time work had shown Xia Yu what it meant to be pretty and sweet-talking, winning people’s favor.

“I saw you even took your phone out to that guy. Did you add each other on Weixin?”

Sigh… girls really love gossip.

Xia Yu could only grit her teeth and continue the conversation.

“He gave me a tip.”

“That’s great! A handsome guy adds you on Weixin and tips you? I want that kind of treatment too~”

Xia Yu didn’t want that at all; she even wanted to return the thousand yuan to Mo Yidong.

She had no idea what he was playing at, making her mind a complete mess.

Together with her colleague, Xia Yu cleaned up table 24 and washed the trays before the end of their shift.

As the end of the day approached, someone was still sitting there.

They had even deliberately chosen the seat near the kitchen; no thinking needed to understand why.

After the busy dining period, most of the customers had left, only a few tables remained, particularly conspicuous.

Xia Yu carried the water kettle over to Mo Yidong and asked with an unhappy face:

“Need some water?”

“No.”

Xia Yu lowered her head and saw Mo Yidong focusing on his phone, his eyes showing curiosity at whatever was on the screen.

Noticing the black tea in front of him was still half full, Xia Yu impatiently asked:

“Who are you waiting for, handsome?”

“After work, I’ll see you home. It’s unsafe for girls to go home alone at night.”

Thanks a lot.

Xia Yu rolled her eyes inwardly at Mo Yidong.

Hearing him emphasize “girls” made it clear he wasn’t up to any good.

“Didn’t you say it only happens once a month?”

Mo Yidong looked up and saw Xia Yu’s impatient expression.

Her angry look was quite attractive.

“Special times call for special treatment.”

“What method are you using?”

Mo Yidong was very curious about how Xia Yu transformed into a girl’s appearance but was even more interested in the bandage wrapped around her arm.

“You got hurt during long-distance running today?”

“Yeah. It’s a minor injury, nothing serious. It’ll heal gradually.”

Mo Yidong suddenly understood.

She had deliberately taken on the Blood Clan’s form to recover faster.

“It’s my fault for not thinking it through and causing you to get hurt.”

With a slap, Xia Yu’s hands hit the table, eyes staring straight at Mo Yidong’s guilty look, quietly muttering:

“Mo Yidong, do you still think I’m a girl?”

Mo Yidong looked at Xia Yu’s silver hair tied up, her light-colored work uniform, the slight curve in front, and the beautifully shaped waistline—she really was a very pretty girl.

“Or should I just treat you like a cute Trap?”

Xia Yu immediately clenched her right fist.

If she weren’t still working, she really wanted to punch Mo Yidong’s face and leave him disfigured.

For such a serious and honest guy like Mo Yidong to say that…

Xia Yu just couldn’t believe it.

She suppressed her anger and endured it for the sake of the customer in front of her.

“Where did you learn that word?”

“Just picked it up.”

Mo Yidong said this while showing his phone screen to Xia Yu.

The characters ‘Trap’ flashed across, and Xia Yu wanted to smash the phone right then and there.

“Pick up some good knowledge, don’t go looking at all that nonsense.”

“Qin Yixia, time’s up~”

They were chatting and had almost lost track of time when Xia Yu heard her colleague calling for the end of the shift.

She replied casually:

“Okay! Coming!”

“Qin Yixia? Give me a kiss…?”

“I made that up! Don’t call me that!”

Xia Yu’s ears turned red instantly.

Yet coming from Mo Yidong’s mouth, the name sent shivers all over her body.

“There’s really no need to see me off. I can take a taxi home myself.”

The two of them walked out onto the street.

Xia Yu was about to say she would just take a taxi there when a passing colleague smiled at her and said casually:

“You said you’re not a couple, yet you’re already at the point of sending each other home~”

“Really not!!”

Xia Yu lost the strength to refute several times; she felt helpless inside.

No one knew Xia Yu was actually a boy.

If they really were a couple, that would mean two guys dating, which was just too awkward.

Usually, Xia Yu was used to people slandering and cursing him, but dragging Mo Yidong into it was something he absolutely could not accept.

If anyone slandered Xia Yu as being from Nantong, Mo Yidong definitely couldn’t be.

Luckily, this was the only day Xia Yu worked in a female identity.

If it were every day, Xia Yu would probably be driven mad.

Xia Yu caught Mo Yidong’s calm expression out of the corner of her eye.

His face hadn’t changed much, but inside she still felt guilty.

“Sorry…”

Mo Yidong didn’t care what others said.

Right now, he only cared about how to help Xia Yu recover quickly.

He deliberately changed the subject and looked at Xia Yu with a serious, somewhat guilty expression, asking:

“Do you want to continue what we started yesterday?”

“Yesterday’s what?”

Xia Yu blinked, still short-circuited, not quite catching on.

Mo Yidong then added:

“The thing where I let you suck blood.”

Right into the heart of the matter, this time Xia Yu wasn’t falling for Mo Yidong’s trick and firmly declined:

“Forget it… I’ll turn back soon anyway.”

Xia Yu had calculated the time.

She came to work by taxi, and by the time she got home, the potion’s ability would end.

“After you turn back, will your injuries heal?”

“Just need to rest and they’ll be fine.”

No matter big or small injuries, Xia Yu had experienced them all before.

Recovery was just a matter of time.

The burning sensation in her skin had lessened considerably; she just needed the epidermis to grow back slowly.

“Consider this today’s tip from me. Let me give you a taste of what it’s like to be bitten by a Blood Clan.”

Seeing the bewildered look on Xia Yu’s face, Mo Yidong knew most people wouldn’t accept such a challenge.

“You can try too. Learn the way your race hunts. Don’t think about gender between us. Just treat me as your food, don’t think about our relationship.”

After Mo Yidong’s explanation, Xia Yu seriously thought he must have taken the wrong medicine.

Who would pay to actively experience being bitten by a vampire?

But seeing Mo Yidong’s sincere gaze, Xia Yu couldn’t bring herself to refuse.

“If you really want to try it, don’t regret it later.”

“I definitely won’t regret it.”

Xia Yu waved down a taxi, feeling extremely nervous—more nervous than when getting an injection from a nurse at the hospital.

“You come with me home first.”