After school, he was then offered himself to a succubus.

Zhang Chen didn't sleep all night.

He dared not leave the school, fearing that if he went too far, Lin Yinmeng would sacrifice her soul ring.

I decided to stay and rest in the literary society's activity room.

To be honest, the things I said to Lin Yinmeng last night were purely impromptu.

Perhaps it's because he's been exposed to so much sweet talk, or maybe it's because some DNA in his body has been activated, allowing him to lie to a beautiful girl he's only met a few hours ago without any hesitation.

The focus of this conversation... is not to immediately fulfill Lin Yinmeng's long-cherished wish, but at least to give Lin Yinmeng some motivation to live.

So Zhang Chen's words were rather selfish. He knew that Lin Yinmeng cared about him the most, so he simply used himself as a bargaining chip to blackmail Lin Yinmeng into living.

To put it bluntly, what Zhang Chen meant yesterday was actually...

I want to fuck you, but you're not allowed to die. Give me CC first.

Hmm...that's pretty rude.

However, the reluctance he felt when he talked to Lin Yinmeng was genuine.

"Chirp chirp~"

As dawn approached, a few sparrows flew to his window to deliver news, indicating that things were temporarily safe, and Lin Yinmeng was in a good mood.

It seems that the rogue method is quite effective; let's see how smoothly the music video shooting goes today.

Zhang Chen lay on the sofa, squinting as he looked out the window. People were jogging one after another. It had snowed twice last night, and the puddles on the road reflected the faint morning light.

This means that Lin Yinmeng cried twice.

"Pop~"

Suddenly, my cheek was kissed, warm with a hint of coolness.

Zhang Chen suddenly turned his neck and saw Li Yinuo staring at him with her big, pitiful eyes.

"Woof woof~" She squatted down, her two little hands gripping the edge of the sofa.

"Why are you sleeping here?" she asked expressionlessly, and then licked Zhang Chen's lips... Luckily, Zhang Chen dodged in time, and she only licked his face.

Zhang Chen got goosebumps.

"Uh... there's renovation work next door to my rented apartment, so I couldn't sleep and decided to come here instead."

"Really?" Li Yinuo's ahoge (a single strand of hair sticking up) swayed as she stared at Zhang Chen for a long time, revealing a thoughtful expression that was both adorable and wise.

"Um..."

Then, as if she had figured out the answer, she silently began to take off her skirt.

"..."

By the time Zhang Chen realized what was happening, the girl with long, straight black hair was already ready to ride him.

"Wait, that's not what I meant..."

His vision went black.

At the same time, he also heard Ye Zhi's sleepy, mumbling voice coming from outside the door...

"President! Lin Yinmeng's music video shoot hasn't even started yet, I'm still half asleep, what are you up so early for...?"

The bespectacled secretary, barely dressed and grumbling in her morning grumpiness, walked in, only to be met with... the always aloof, elegant, kind-hearted, and brilliant literary club president...

It was sitting on a man's head, swaying up and down, left and right.

There was also a cute puppy pleated skirt on the ground.

"Hmm?" Li Yinuo looked at her. "Ye Zhi, you've come at the right time."

The girl with long, straight black hair waved to her:

"It's a bit tiring to rock it by myself, can you help me push it?"

No, you're really doing it?

"President! You'll break his neck if you sit on him like that!" Ye Zhi said, both embarrassed and resentful, covering her eyes and unable to look. "And you got up so early just to do this?!"

"Ugh, I knew recruiting guys would lead to this... We're doomed! You've set a bad example; this club will soon look like Zhang Chen!"

"You know perfectly well that most people involved in literature are quite boring..."

Ye Zhi screamed, then saw Li Yinuo take a ring out of her pocket and prepare to put it on... She sighed helplessly.

Then, he silently closed the door.

"Call me when you're done, and I'll be waiting at the door."

"Um... You've worked hard, Xiao Ye," Li Yinuo replied, interspersed with Zhang Chen's cries for help.

"Huh? No, you can't use your teeth..."

"I'm the dog!"

"..."

Hearing this incoherent conversation, Ye Zhi slumped against the door, lost in thought, and sat on the floor, biting her sleeve repeatedly.

The company president she admired was treated like this by another man...

It's so embarrassing, but I really want to hear it.

I hate this version of myself!

This stalemate continued for over an hour, until Ye Zhi became somewhat disoriented and mentally confused.

It was such a long hour.

She learned so much that she couldn't learn from books, it's unbelievable...

What the heck is a frisbee? And what's a chew toy? Isn't the doggy paddle a swimming stroke?

Finally, before the other members arrived, Li Yinuo was led out of the door by Zhang Chen.

Li Yinuo looked refreshed and energetic, while Zhang Chen appeared somewhat listless.

"Xiao Ye, let's go, it's almost time."

"President..." Ye Zhi's ears were still flushed, "Your neck isn't..."

"Oh." Li Yinuo was clearly not back in character yet. She took off the ring, put it in her mouth, and carried it to Zhang Chen's hand like a puppy.

Monsters are like that; they often forget that even after they become human, they still have two hands to use.

Zhang Chen: "..."

Ye Zhi stared in disbelief. "How are you going to go to the film set like this? You're supposed to be directing the filming..."

"You're right. Xiao Ye, you go ahead first. He and I will wander around a bit more."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhi's face immediately darkened. "It's not good to have sex in the school... You shouldn't do this kind of thing outdoors..."

"It's alright." Li Yinuo tilted her head. "You go ahead, we'll be there soon."

Ye Zhi had no choice but to leave with a bitter face, turning back every few steps to glare at Zhang Chen with a rather resentful look.

"So, you want to know what a thousand years means to a demon, right?"

Li Yinuo licked the white foam from the corner of her mouth and looked at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen nodded. "I think you should be better at explaining, since you're a writer."

"That's not easy to explain," Li Yinuo said calmly. "However, there just happens to be a monster in this school..."

"I'll take you to see it."

Now it was the girl with long, straight black hair who led him, and they walked across the school playground.

The students on the playground looked miserable. They had just put on their military training uniforms and assembled when they saw this stunningly beautiful girl. Their eyes should have lit up, but when they saw that the girl already had a good match, they became even more dejected.

As I passed Zhang Chen's classroom, the girls who were complaining about the hot weather, the flooded ground, and gossiping about whether Lin Yinmeng's new song was going to be a huge hit suddenly fell silent.

They like to use the people and things they can't have or are jealous of as jokes, which is probably pathetic.

Zhang Chen greeted Li Yu with his eyes, but it immediately caused the other man to faint, still babbling about whether he had betrayed him or not.

As he walked away with the beautiful girl with long, straight black hair, the rumor that he had "molested" Li Yinuo at the beginning of the school year was completely dispelled.

It's a good thing, but he's probably going to be attacked by Li Yinuo's fans again.

Zhang Chen thought that Li Yinuo didn't care about these things.

"I didn't care at first," Li Yinuo said softly, as if she had heard his thoughts. "It's only because someone questioned you that I started to care."

Zhang Chen was slightly taken aback. "Thanks."

"You're welcome." Li Yinuo smiled. "By the way, are foxes like dogs too?"

"...It feels a little different."

"I thought we were both canines, so we should be about the same size," Li Yinuo said meaningfully, making Zhang Chen feel inexplicably guilty.

"arrive."

Zhang Chen stopped and looked at the peach tree in front of him. It seemed to be much thicker than ordinary peach trees, and its age was definitely not low.

Beside the peach tree, there is a martyrs' monument, and next to the monument is a grave.

There should probably be no graves on school grounds, except for those of martyrs.

"Yaoyao~" Li Yinuo called out, "Come out."

Suddenly, a peach bud on the tree stirred, fell down, and transformed into a little human girl. Her clothes were made of peach blossoms, and she had a peach blossom on her head. She hugged her small chest, blinked her big eyes, and looked incredibly cute.

"Hmph! It's you again? I already told you I'm playing hide-and-seek with Brother Gu! Don't bother me! What if I lose?" the little girl said angrily.

"How long have you been hiding?" Li Yinuo asked.

"How long? Not really. I was only asleep in the tree for a little while. Hmph, Brother Gu is so stupid, he couldn't even find me."

The little girl pouted, saw Zhang Chen, and exclaimed, "Ha, a human! Do you know Brother Gu?"

Zhang Chen paused, looking at the tombstone beside him. "His name was Gu Jun?"

"Wow! How did you know?"

"Why can't he find me? That's strange, human. If you see him next time, remember to tell him I'm hiding in the tree! Let him come find me! Okay, I'm going to hide again!"

"He can't find me, or he'll flick my forehead again!"

After saying that, the little girl gestured for them to be quiet, then transformed back into a flower bud and returned to the tree.

Zhang Chen remained silent, staring at the inscription on the tombstone... Gu Jun had already sacrificed his life for his country a hundred years ago.

"Did you see that?" Li Yinuo murmured. "Monsters and humans perceive time differently."

"A hundred years is perhaps just a moment to a demon."

"Therefore, once a yokai enters the world and gets used to human life, its mind is actually in a state of disorder."

"Hmm~ Maybe this is what you humans call the biological clock?" Li Yinuo said wistfully.

"When will it be ready?" Zhang Chen asked.

"A thousand years, two thousand years, or, until death."

"Or perhaps, she suddenly wanted to engage with the world and was forced to acknowledge the reality that her Brother Gu was dead."

"So I never tell her the truth, and it's fine for her to keep thinking that she's playing a game."

"At least you don't have to end up like me."

Li Yinuo turned her head away. "Waiting and waiting...waiting...well, monsters are the worst at waiting. We all have wild instincts."

"Ugh~" Li Yinuo stretched. "I'm not going to the set. I'll leave it to Xiao Ye. You go ahead."

Zhang Chen hesitated, wanting to ask her what her situation was, and whether she was like Lin Yinmeng.

"I'm fine."

Li Yinuo saw through his thoughts again, took his hand, pressed her soft cheek against his, and said in a sweet voice:

"No monster is good at waiting, but a puppy is very good at waiting for you."

A wisp of playful black hair on the top of the girl's head swayed gently.