Through the cola bottle, Jiang Yin seemed to see his own demonic power right there in this man’s mouth. As long as he sucked his essence dry, his demonic power would return.
He came to a halt right in front of Xie Shaoyu, looking down at the man on the sofa with a heart hammering like a drum.
Xie Shaoyu removed the bottle he was holding and applied an ice pack for a little longer; by now, his lips looked much better than before.
His gaze lingered fixedly on Jiang Yin.
To say the least, ever since a moment ago, Xie Shaoyu’s eyes had never once left the young man before him.
His pupils grew increasingly deep, making him look as if he were about to devour someone, yet the words spoken from his mouth caught Jiang Yin completely off guard.
“Your shirt is on backwards.”
Huh?
Jiang Yin was left with a head full of question marks by the sudden remark, and his previous train of thought vanished instantly.
He lowered his head to check his clothes, but everything seemed fine it looked pretty much the same as what he had been wearing before.
Xie Shaoyu stood up, helped Jiang Yin straighten out his clothes, and rested a hand on the bite mark over his collarbone, gently stroking it.
“Do you still remember what I said just now?” His profound gaze settled right on the spot his fingers were caressing.
Feeling the sharp sting radiating from his collarbone, Jiang Yin couldn’t help clenching the edges of his trouser legs as a slight shudder ran through his heart.
What did he say? Was it about eating him?
Jiang Yin nodded.
This human, one of these days I’m going to eat him up!
Xie Shaoyu brought Jiang Yin out and taught him how to ride the elevator.
Jiang Yin felt dizzy the entire way, right up until he saw Cheng Shuhai pull the car up to the entrance of the residential complex.
“What kind of demon is this again?” Looking at the black Cayenne, Jiang Yin couldn’t help asking.
The car door opened, and Cheng Shuhai stepped out from inside.
Jiang Yin felt a secret jolt of shock. This was that same person from earlier, yet he had actually emerged straight out from inside a demon’s belly!
“This isn’t a demon, it’s a car.” Xie Shaoyu’s voice rang out.
A car?
Jiang Yin’s lips parted slightly. “Could it be like a horse-drawn carriage?”
He had indeed seen human horse-drawn carriages a few times before.
Cheng Shuhai: ……
What on earth were these two talking about? Why couldn’t he quite make sense of it?
Inside the car, Jiang Yin pressed against the car window, asking Xie Shaoyu every time he spotted something unfamiliar.
“What is that person riding? Is it a horse?”
Jiang Yin asked.
What he was thinking inside, however, was: That person looks terribly delicious.
“A bicycle,” Xie Shaoyu answered.
“Why are there so many people here? What are they doing?” Jiang Yin asked again.
In reality, If I could consume the essence of so many people, my cultivation would definitely surge by leaps and bounds!
Xie Shaoyu: “They’re waiting at the traffic light. Look over there, you can only walk when the green light turns on.”
Cheng Shuhai drove the car with an indescribable expression on his face. The conversation between these two was truly bizarre why did this young master act just like a three-year-old child?
Moreover, their President Xie, well, possessed quite a bit of patience.
“President Xie, has the young master… lost his memory?”
Actually, he really wanted to ask whether the young master had lost his wits entirely, but considering that the other party was President Xie’s younger brother, he figured he should keep it a bit more tactful!
Xie Shaoyu lowered his gaze to look at the little fox beside him whose eyes were shining brightly. His current appearance truly differed vastly from the Jiang Yin he had known in the past.
“Mhm. Cheng Shuhai, go compile all of Jiang Yin’s records and hand them over to me.”
Cheng Shuhai paused for a moment before replying, “Alright, President Xie.”
After about ten minutes, driven by the rumbling urges of someone’s stomach inside the car, Cheng Shuhai parked outside a restaurant.
The apartment Jiang Yin rented was near the university town, and there weren’t too many high-end restaurants nearby; this was already the best one Cheng Shuhai could find!
The environment was simple and looked clean.
“Rumble” Jiang Yin’s stomach growled once more, and he couldn’t help rubbing it.
Cheng Shuhai hurriedly hopped out to open the car door for Jiang Yin, only to see Jiang Yin staring fixedly at him without making a move.
Yet Cheng Shuhai always felt that whenever Jiang Yin looked at him, there seemed to be something mixed into his gaze that gave him the creeps.
He offered a reminder: “Young master, we’ve arrived. We can eat right away.”
Xie Shaoyu emerged from the other side, and seeing his boss approach, Cheng Shuhai hastily stepped back aside.
Xie Shaoyu walked over to the spot Cheng Shuhai had just vacated, rested one hand on the car door frame, and leaned over to completely envelop Jiang Yin within his field of vision, fixing him with a threatening look.
“Little fox, I’m hungry.”
The implication went without saying: either get out of the car right now to eat, or else he’d eat him.
Jiang Yin’s gaze instantly snapped back, and he sobered up.
There were simply far too many humans around here, constantly making him uncontrollably yearn to absorb human essence.
Seeing that he stopped looking at Cheng Shuhai, Xie Shaoyu finally stepped back two paces, allowing Jiang Yin to climb out of the car.
The Restaurant.
Xie Shaoyu led Jiang Yin to a window seat and sat down.
Holding the menu and looking at the pictures on it, Jiang Yin was filled with astonishment!
He suddenly felt that this world was actually quite interesting.
Xie Shaoyu ordered the dishes, and a waiter brought over two cups of tea.
Jiang Yin blinked his eyes unblinkingly at the scantily clad woman, his nose twitching before he frowned.
There was a floral fragrance emanating from this person, but it was far too overpowering and rather pungent.
Soon, the first dish was served.
“What is this?”
Jiang Yin was already impatient to taste these human foods.
The corner of Xie Shaoyu’s mouth curled into a teasing smile: “Fox liver.”
Huh????
Jiang Yin’s hand holding the chopsticks froze, and the smile on his face vanished…
“This is stir-fried beef liver with chili,” the waiter explained awkwardly.
Xie Shaoyu’s face turned cold, and the waiter pursed her lips and walked away.
Hearing this, Jiang Yin glared angrily at Xie Shaoyu!
This human is utterly detestable!
A dark flash crossed his eyes; then, he scooped a pile of beef liver and dropped it into Xie Shaoyu’s bowl. “Brother, you’re hungry, eat more.”
No matter what, he should first let this guy eat his fill so he’d stop constantly thinking about eating him!
When the next dish was served, Jiang Yin specifically asked for the name of the dish before eating with peace of mind.
The dishes in this world actually tasted quite good; he had never eaten anything like them before, yet he found them entirely suited to his palate.
In the end, that plate of beef liver went entirely into Xie Shaoyu’s stomach, and Jiang Yin didn’t touch a single piece.
Xie Shaoyu did not take Jiang Yin back to his rental apartment, instead heading to his private villa in Beicheng, as he still had work to process.
Besides, he needed some time to discipline and train this little fox!
Elder Xie had asked him to bring Jiang Yin back together this weekend, so he had to make Jiang Yin look like a normal person before they returned!
At the very least, he absolutely could not let him randomly absorb other people’s essence.
Xie Shaoyu was well aware of how thoroughly the Xie family members doted on Jiang Yin; they likely wouldn’t believe Jiang Yin was a demon, and might instead assume he had fallen ill and willingly offer themselves up for Jiang Yin to absorb essence from!
Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
After a five-hour car ride, Jiang Yin leaned against Xie Shaoyu’s shoulder in a hazy, lethargic state and slept the entire way.
It wasn’t until they reached Xie Shaoyu’s villa that Jiang Yin was finally woken up by him!
Jiang Yin’s brow furrowed tightly. He couldn’t understand why, despite the road being smooth and entirely bump-free the entire way, he felt so terribly uncomfortable.
He leaned against Xie Shaoyu, limp and devoid of strength, his complexion somewhat pale.
He wondered if he was about to die?
Could it be that his current body had already withered away to a hollow shell?
Back when he was still a demon, he had never felt such intense discomfort.
He wondered if he should ask Xie Shaoyu to let him absorb a bit of essence to recover?
“Brother, I feel terrible,” he murmured, tugging at the cuff of Xie Shaoyu’s sleeve.
Do you understand what ‘feeling terrible’ means? I need a bit of your essence.
However, Xie Shaoyu did not lean over as he had imagined.
Instead, he scooped him right out of the car. “Cheng Shuhai, go find Dr. An.”
With that, he carried the person and walked straight into the villa.
Jiang Yin: ……
Did he not understand? I’m not feeling well, so of course I need essence!
He wrapped his arms around Xie Shaoyu’s neck, raising his head to lean right toward Xie Shaoyu’s lips.
Xie Shaoyu lowered his gaze. “Hungry already?”
“Mm.”
Jiang Yin nodded. As his head bobbed along with the motion, he felt even worse.
Seeing him in this state, Xie Shaoyu lowered his head to seek out Jiang Yin’s lips.
Yet before he could even get close, he saw Jiang Yin’s expression shift abruptly. He instantly shoved Xie Shaoyu away and leaped straight out of his arms!