After Marrying the Villain with Seven Personalities [Transmigration into a Book]) - Chapter 45

The shock of seeing a pile of task cards was nothing compared to the shock she felt at this moment.

Xu Linqiu steadied herself, then acted as if nothing were wrong. “It’s still early; the others aren’t awake yet. We can talk when they wake up.”

“Are you hungry?” she added.

“I am…” Half of the woman’s face was hidden in the shadows, but under the faint light, her eyes were resolute yet tinged with a hint of dejection. “But I’ve been dormant for too many years. All this time, I’ve only lived on stored blood, so my fangs have grown dull. I can’t seem to draw blood.”

“Also, I didn’t bring my ring, so I can’t stay out in the sunlight.”

Xu Linqiu struggled to process this information, forcing a smile. “Then what should we do? What do you eat?”

“Yanbai always prepares my food. Isn’t she a doctor? She likely gets it from the hospital. I can hold out until we get home.” Despite her words, she looked at Xu Linqiu expectantly.

Xu Linqiu deliberately ignored the look and probed for contradictions. “But are your parents and Yanbai vampires, too?”

“Have you forgotten? They are merely my cover in this era. I’ve actually controlled them; they only think they are my parents and sister.”

“Of course, I truly do treat them as family.” Yi Chenzi gazed at her, then suddenly remembered something. She murmured as if answering her own question, “Oh, right. You went through such a near-death experience—it’s normal to have forgotten things.”

While Xu Linqiu was still confused, the woman leaned forward and gently embraced her. “Back then, you accidentally drowned. Fortunately, I had you drink my blood just in time. You said you didn’t want to become a monster like me, so I helped draw the excess blood out. I confessed my love and proposed to you, but you couldn’t accept it, so you left for another country.”

“I never thought you would return, let alone accept me. I will never let you go again.”

Her voice was thick with sorrow, but Xu Linqiu’s mind was stuck on one phrase: ‘drowned.’

“You said… ‘I’ died?” Xu Linqiu asked in disbelief. If that were true, did it mean the person she loved was already dead?

“Yes.” Yi Chenzi let go slightly to look her in the eye.

They were very close. The woman gently stroked Xu Linqiu’s face, her eyes brimming with deep affection. “But all you need to know is that you are alive now.”

“And another thing—don’t believe a word those other ‘personalities’ say. Now that you’re back by my side, I will definitely defeat them. How could those personalities ever compare to my noble bloodline?”

“So, accept me, alright? I only need to inject my blood into your body, and we can be together for eternity.”

“Alright.”

That soft “alright” left the woman in disbelief, followed by a burst of joy that radiated from her eyes. She leaned in to kiss her, but Xu Linqiu tilted her head slightly, letting the kiss land only on the corner of her mouth. Xu Linqiu smiled and ran her hand through the woman’s black hair. “But, you have to tell me how we met and how I died.”

“Oh, I really can’t remember it clearly.”

“It doesn’t matter. If you can’t remember, I’ll tell you the story until you do.”

Seeing the woman’s slight smile, Xu Linqiu thought that this might be the most agreeable personality she had encountered so far. She nodded, waiting for her to continue.

The woman patted the space beside her. “Let’s lie down first, and I’ll tell you slowly.”

“Okay.”

Once they were settled, the woman curled into her arms, pulling Xu Linqiu into a side-hug. She finally began, “In an ancient dynasty, my clan was wiped out by Taoist hunters. Only I was hidden away; I survived by chance, buried deep within a tomb.”

“You were the first person to stumble into my burial chamber. You even opened my coffin and woke me. The moment you woke me, I knew I had fallen for you. Later, you probably didn’t even see what I looked like before you ran away in terror. So, I disguised myself as a high school student to get close to you. I never imagined you would actually agree to date me.”

“That was the happiest time of my life. As for your death… I don’t know the details, I only know that when I arrived, you were already…”

“It’s okay, things are fine now.” Yi Chenzi reached up to hook her arms around Xu Linqiu’s neck. She looked up and parted her lips to show her teeth, her tongue peeking through the gaps. “Don’t worry. Even though they are dull now, I’ll work hard to sharpen them so we can merge as soon as possible.”

Yi Chenqing didn’t have canines; her teeth were perfectly even.

Xu Linqiu wanted to laugh at this strangely “clumsy” vampire, but she knew she had to ask Yi Yanbai whether the person Yi Chenzi loved had truly passed away.

While she was lost in thought, the woman suddenly kissed her. Xu Linqiu tilted her head to avoid bumping noses and closed her eyes, returning the kiss with emotion.

Yi Chenzi’s kissing technique was completely uncoordinated—it was more like gnawing. It was obvious she wanted to bite her and drink her blood.

Amused, Xu Linqiu let her have her way, gently sucking on the woman’s lips to soothe the numbness from the biting. She deepened the kiss, her tongue swirling against the other’s.

Eventually, the woman pulled away, panting slightly, her eyes full of excitement. “Can I try?”

Xu Linqiu knew what she meant—she wanted to bite her, just as she had tried to do while Xu Linqiu was asleep earlier.

She nodded with a smile. Yi Chenzi quickly lowered her head and bit into Xu Linqiu’s neck. Unfortunately, she couldn’t break the skin. Afraid of hurting her, she could only suck and lick the area to offer comfort.

The pale skin of the neck became her testing ground. Where she couldn’t bite through, she left rows of neat tooth marks accompanied by “strawberry” bruises (hickeys).

Xu Linqiu instinctively stroked her back, signaling her to slow down.

Refusing to give up, the woman tried to bite thinner areas of skin but still couldn’t bring herself to bite down hard.

“My lip is a bit chapped here, maybe try…” Xu Linqiu suggested. The next second, the woman pounced and kissed her.

Within minutes, without even needing to bite, a faint scent of blood wafted out.

“A-Lin, it’s so sweet~” she murmured, sucking gently. After a long while, she looked up and licked her lips. “Does it hurt?”

Xu Linqiu watched her tongue flick over her crimson lips; her heartbeat quickened.

She shook her head, pressed the back of the woman’s neck, and kissed her again. She tangled their tongues together, her nose filled with the woman’s magnolia scent.

At seven in the morning, the sun shone through the tent, lighting up the space where two figures were locked in an embrace.

Xu Linqiu gazed at the sleeping Yi Chenqing. She remembered how, just moments ago, the woman’s legs had been rubbing against her uncontrollably from the intensity of their kisses. When the sunlight hit the tent, the woman had shrunk into her arms in a panic, crying out, “A-Lin, I’m going to die! It’s so hot! My skin is burning!” before losing consciousness.

Xu Linqiu couldn’t help but smile. She traced the woman’s slightly swollen lips with her finger, mentally memorizing every detail of her face.

She leaned in to kiss the woman’s brow. Coincidentally, the woman slowly opened her eyes, which were underlined with prominent dark circles.

“I feel so tired. Why?” Yi Chenqing lifted her head slightly to kiss Xu Linqiu’s jaw. “Good morning.”

“Because I woke up during the night and couldn’t sleep, so I… took you.” Xu Linqiu spoke with a hint of feigned apology.

To her surprise, Yi Chenqing buried her head in Xu Linqiu’s neck. She squinted at the marks on the skin and frowned, though her voice remained warm. “Next time let’s buy some toys, otherwise you’ll get too tired.”

She must think she had another ‘episode’ and pestered me for it…

Xu Linqiu hadn’t expected such a response, but she smiled. “Alright. But we can use the ones we have at home before buying more.”

The woman’s ears turned visibly red. Xu Linqiu rubbed her earlobe, but her wrist was quickly caught. The woman’s voice was tiny: “Don’t rub there. It’s sensitive.”

“Okay~ Time to get up. What do you want to eat?” Xu Linqiu asked, knowing when to stop.

As they sat up, Yi Chenqing finally noticed the pile of cards in the corner. “What are these?”

“We found them yesterday; I forgot to tell you… Later, Shi Ji said they wouldn’t fit in their tent and it would affect her sleep, so she brought them over in the middle of the night.” Xu Linqiu felt a bit guilty.

Yi Chenqing pondered for a few seconds. ‘Affect her sleep, so she brought them over…’

“Let’s go, don’t worry about it. At least we have food now.” Xu Linqiu grabbed her hand, picked up their toothbrushes, and led her out. “Let’s go wash up first.”

“By the way, there’s quite a lot of toothpaste in these disposable kits,” she said, changing the subject.

“Mhm.”

“You go ahead, I’ll wake the others.” Xu Linqiu gave her a gentle push and smiled, showing no outward sign of anything unusual.

Yi Chenqing nodded and walked toward the river.

Once she was gone, Xu Linqiu hurried over to Shi Ji’s tent and tapped on it. The zipper opened slightly, but the person inside was immediately pulled back. Shi Ji’s groggy voice came from within: “Let me sleep a bit longer.”

Through the gap, Xu Linqiu saw Shi Ji sprawled out, holding Yi Yanbai in her arms with her leg hooked over Yanbai’s waist.

Meeting Xu Linqiu’s eyes, Yi Yanbai snapped awake and shoved Shi Ji away.

Being pushed, Shi Ji woke up too. Seemingly unaware of the situation, she looked at Xu Linqiu with a dazed expression. “What’s wrong?”

“Just how late did you go to sleep?” Xu Linqiu gossiped.

“Not that late.” In reality, she had only dared to be so bold after Yanbai fell asleep.

Realizing the situation, Shi Ji frowned and snapped, “It’s early morning! If you have something to say, say it!”

“You’ve never been mean to me before. I see… you must be…” In that moment, Xu Linqiu felt as if the “Yi Chenhuang” personality had possessed her. She looked at Yi Yanbai, her theatrical side emerging: “You’ve fallen in love with her!”

“Yes.” The moment she nodded, Shi Ji stunned herself. She turned to look at Yi Yanbai, but the other woman kept her head down, her expression unreadable.

So, it’s all just an act to make Sister Linqiu jealous, Yi Yanbai thought, staring at the ground.

Seeing that their relationship seemed to be escalating quickly, Xu Linqiu got back to business. “A vampire personality came out last night. She found a bunch of cards in the woods; they’re in my tent now.”

“That’s impressive!” Shi Ji was surprised.

“That was Xiao Zi,” Yi Yanbai said, looking up seriously. “I think my sister was pushed too hard, which led to the birth of such a bizarre personality. Medically speaking, her nerves are malfunctioning.”

“Is it that serious?” Xu Linqiu frowned.

“Technically, we still have time. But Sister Linqiu, you need to speed up and get her to talk.”

“Actually, I almost know the truth now.” Xu Linqiu lowered her gaze, then looked up. “Did Qingqing’s first love… die?”

Yi Yanbai: “…” Shi Ji: ”