A Guide to Raising a Little Human [Vampire Clan]

"Ah Lin, I love you..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Lin paused for a moment, his fingertips hovering above the piano keys, but quickly composed himself and replied, "I love you too, sir."

He rose from the piano bench, walked to Ians' side, and affectionately and naturally took his arm: "Are you free to come see me today? Don't you need to go to church?"

A faint smile played on Ians' lips: "Were you so engrossed in practicing the piano that you forgot it's your birthday today?"

Chu Lin blinked: "Ah...ah?"

Ians took out a necklace from his pocket. The necklace had a silver cross decoration at the bottom with a pale purple gemstone set in it.

Chu Lin's eyes lit up instantly: "Wow, so beautiful! Thank you, Father!"

He reached out to take it, but Ians tapped his forehead with his index finger and gently pressed it against Ians's.

"Oh, no, thank you, sir."

Chu Lin changed his mind and finally got the necklace, which he immediately put on.

"Why can't you ever change your way of addressing me?" Ians' voice was unreadable.

"Because you didn't correct me at first, I called you that for five years, five years! I was eleven or twelve when you finally told me to change it..." Chu Lin muttered, "Besides, it's just a form of address, there's no need to be so petty."

"mean?"

Chu Lin felt a little guilty: "No, you must have misheard."

As they spoke, they arrived at the study.

"Look, another perfect score!"

Chu Lin unfolded the test paper and said proudly, "When the teacher praised me, I said, 'It's all thanks to your excellent teaching.'"

Ians glanced at his report card: "Hmm, not bad."

Chu Lin consciously moved closer and lowered his head slightly. Ians' hand landed on the top of his head and gently touched it.

Have you finished reading all the books on the list I gave you?

"Yes, I even took reading notes. Would you like to see them?"

"Let's wait a while."

"Is it going to be some time again...? You're so busy, are there really that many people looking for you? 'Oh my priest, please forgive my sins.'... Oh dear!"

Ians rolled up the report card and tapped Chu Lin on the head.

"Who taught you that?"

"I was eavesdropping... but I had already finished my homework before I started eavesdropping."

Chu Lin rubbed his forehead and shrank back, asking expectantly, "If you have time today, could you eat cake with me...?"

"Of course, I'll listen to you today."

Chu Lin exclaimed excitedly, "That's great! I'll go get Tasir and we can come together!"

Ians suddenly grabbed Chu Lin's shoulder: "No, he's not qualified. He's just your study companion."

"Oh, really?"

"Of course, only you are God's chosen child; his genes are inferior."

Ians touched Chu Lin's face: "You are the most unique one."

Chu Lin: "You are too, at least to me."

Ians seemed not to have expected to hear this answer, and a barely perceptible ripple flashed in his deep blue eyes.

Chu Lin couldn't remember what the cake tasted like that day.

Chu Lin only remembered that after eating the cake, he was supposed to make a wish... but Ians suddenly hugged him from behind, then lowered his head and bit the vein on his neck.

From then on, it was like a nightmare from which I could never wake up.

The vampire, who had been disguised for over a decade, finally revealed her true identity. Ignoring his pleas and cries, she pinned him to the bed and used cream from a cake to moisten him, again and again, until he completely broke down and fell silent.

Chu Lin didn't understand.

I don't understand why Ians didn't just lock him in a cage from the beginning... and tell him that you're just a toy I bought.

Why spend over a decade raising him, earning his respect and love, only to have him regret being born...?

Is this the joy of immortal beings?

But Chu Lin didn't want to be a mindless blood bag, nor did he want to become a vampire's sex slave, so he chose to resist and escape...

After one of his failed escape attempts, Chu Lin bit Ians' shoulder, his mouth full of blood. Then, his mouth was forcibly pried open, and he was pushed onto the piano stand.

The feeling of my skin being pierced is very painful...

I feel very dizzy and uncomfortable...

Chu Lin's eyes were filled with undisguised hatred as she asked him, trembling, "Ians, why don't you just die...?"

Ians roughly wiped the blood from his lips with his thumb and retorted, "Then why do you always think about running away?"

"Can't you just stay quietly by my side?"

"What do you want that I haven't given you?"

"I gave you life, raised you, and gave you wisdom and all knowledge..."

"Twelve years is enough time to train even a dog to be docile."

Chu Lin, panting, gave a cruel smile: "Then why don't you go fuck your dog?"

This remark ultimately angered Ians.

Chu Lin was pressed onto the piano, and the keys emitted a piercing sound.

Ians pressed down on him.

……

"what!"

Chu Lin suddenly woke up and was gently pulled back into a familiar embrace.

"It's nothing, it was just a nightmare..."

Alpha was probably not fully awake. In his half-awake state, he mumbled a few words to him, gently patted his back twice, like soothing a frightened cub, and then his breathing returned to normal as he fell back asleep.

Chu Lin was breathing heavily. After his heartbeat gradually calmed down, he turned his head to look at Alpha's sleeping face.

In the dim light, only a blurry outline could be seen; her arms were loosely wrapped around his waist.

He reached out and lightly touched Alpha's cheek with his fingertips, then quickly withdrew his hand as if he had been burned.

It should be... different, right?

Alpha doesn't have Ians's perverted fetishes. She's very gentle and kind to him, and she wasn't angry with him even after such a big incident.

Chu Lin moved closer and pressed his forehead against Alpha's chest.

But what kind of love is he talking about...? Is it treating him as family, a friend, a pet... or a partner?

No, no, absolutely not. Alpha only agreed to that absurd request to appease him.

How could he possibly fall in love with a human being, or even a human being he has personally witnessed being "overused"?

Chu Lin sighed, closed his eyes, and forced himself to sleep for a while.

When I regained consciousness, it was already dark outside.

Chu Lin discovered that the space next to him was empty.

After getting up, I found Alpha in the living room, who had changed her clothes.

He was dressed in a black suit and overcoat, with a tie neatly put on.

When Alpha saw him, she came over and took a carton of milk from the cabinet for him: "Why are you awake? You can go back to sleep for a while."

Seeing his posture as if he was about to leave, Chu Lin asked somewhat uneasily, "Where are you going?"

Alpha paused for a moment, then said, "From now on, I'll be going to work at nine o'clock every night. I'll try to be back before dawn. You can send me a voice message if you miss me."

Chu Lin paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, go have fun."

Alpha leaned down and kissed his forehead, then left.

After the door was closed, Chu Lin stood alone in the empty living room, unsure of what to do.