Jiang Xia was in his senior year at Xinghe No. 1 High School. He once had a warm and harmonious family and a mischievous little sister six years younger than him.
But three years ago, a car accident involving his father shattered their once happy family—during his hospital stay, his father fell for a woman who was also a patient.
Jiang Xia followed his mother, who was often away on business trips.
He loathed the mistress, who had a son the same age as him, equally detestable.
On his sister's twelfth birthday, Jiang Xia took her out for dinner. Just as they were about to leave, he overheard the mistress's son mutter, "Two idiots, ignoring their wealthy mom to hang out with that old hag!"
The words ignited Jiang Xia's fury, and he charged at him, starting a fight!
Jiang Xia wasn't much of a fighter, but that day he was unusually fierce, like Lü Bu reborn, using every means to pummel the fat kid, ultimately achieving a resounding victory!
After returning home from the fight, a message appeared in his mind: [Divine Sequence 001—Undercover]
The extreme excitement kept Jiang Xia awake all night.
He felt as if he had been chosen by a divine force. The initial part of the message seemed to grant him some special ability!
But the "Undercover" part left him puzzled.
He tried various methods but couldn't manifest this so-called "Undercover" ability. The only change in his body was an insatiable hunger, no matter how much he ate over the past three days.
Originally, he hadn't planned to attend Li Sitong's 18th birthday party tonight because he was too weak from hunger to move.
But the aura around Li Sitong, similar to his own, made him think this might be a breakthrough, perhaps he could find answers through her.
Li Sitong's words earlier made Jiang Xia feel he had made the right choice to come tonight.
Yet, even with the answers so close, Jiang Xia couldn't muster any excitement. Instead, he felt an inexplicable fear, a dread of something bad happening, an anxiety about the unknown.
At eleven o'clock, the birthday party concluded, and everyone went their separate ways.
Jiang Xia stayed behind, hiding in the shadows as Li Sitong instructed.
The intense hunger made him unwilling to move, unable to think, his whole being in a daze, almost transcendent.
He vaguely felt his life force, like a health bar, was depleting bit by bit. If he didn't eat soon, he might not last the night, let alone two more days.
No matter what was happening, Jiang Xia had only one thought.
He needed to eat!
He needed to eat!
About twenty minutes after everyone left, Li Sitong finally arrived.
Jiang Xia couldn't wait to ask, "How can I fill my stomach?"
"Jiang Xia, will you be my boyfriend?" Under the faint moonlight, Li Sitong blinked her long lashes, her eyes large and bright.
Jiang Xia was taken aback. Normally, if the class beauty suddenly confessed to him, he would have many thoughts.
But now he couldn't think of anything else; his weakened brain couldn't handle it: "Just tell me how to eat first."
"Promise me first, and I'll let you eat!"
"Okay." Jiang Xia had never been this hungry before.
Li Sitong gave a sweet smile, her expression playful: "Then from now on, you're my boyfriend, and you have to listen to me!"
"Alright, alright, I'll listen to you." Jiang Xia's mind was entirely focused on how to fill his stomach.
Li Sitong giggled softly: "Then wait here for me, hide well, and only come out when I tell you to."
Jiang Xia wanted to ask what game Li Sitong was playing, but she had already turned and left.
Li Sitong stood on the deserted road, stamping her feet against the cold wind, rubbing her hands together and blowing on them. Even from a distance, she looked beautiful.
This place was at the back of the Ancient City, and given the late hour, there wasn't a soul in sight, only fallen leaves and the wind for company.
Before long, a young man walked quickly down the road.
"Xu Kun?" Jiang Xia, hiding behind the corner of the city wall, squinted. Why was it him?
"You're here?" Li Sitong put her hands in her pockets.
"Yeah..." Xu Kun nodded, a bit nervous.
"There were too many people earlier, I felt a bit embarrassed, so..." Li Sitong's face flushed slightly.
"It's okay... it's okay..." Xu Kun licked his lips, too excited, his lips dry, his heart pounding: "So you asked me to stay behind to meet you alone, does that mean you're willing to be with me?"
Li Sitong didn't speak, lowering her head shyly, seemingly acknowledging.
Jiang Xia, hiding in the shadows, was stunned!
Hold on a second!
Is this plot development correct?
You asked me to be your boyfriend, told me to hide in the shadows, and then you go out and flirt with another guy right in front of me?
Are you damn well using me for a thrill?
Jiang Xia felt a tightness in his chest, his mind spinning with jealousy.
"No, I don't want to be with you, or rather, I can't be with you anymore. Just a few minutes ago, Jiang Xia already accepted my confession!" Li Sitong raised her head to look at Xu Kun, as if she had just wanted to toy with Xu Kun's feelings.
"Wha... what?" Xu Kun, still in the throes of joy, felt a jolt of electricity through his brain. The impact of her words was significant, causing him to instinctively step back.
Jiang Xia, hiding in the shadows, nodded in satisfaction.
Hmm... that feels better!
"You and Jiang Xia are together? Wait! You confessed to him?" Xu Kun's voice was loud, his reaction overly intense, his whole body trembling, his eyes filled with disbelief, followed by anger, a fury that reached the heavens!
Li Sitong, his goddess!
Jiang Xia, his nemesis!
And tonight, after rejecting his confession, the goddess turned around and confessed to his nemesis, then asked him to stay behind to tell him this?
He felt humiliated!
"Then why did you call me back!" Xu Kun, unable to suppress his anger, shouted loudly.
Li Sitong's voice was soft: "I wanted to know how much you really like me."
In an instant, Xu Kun felt as if he still had a chance, vaguely sensing that Li Sitong being with Jiang Xia was just a prank, a deception.
His eyes flashed: "You didn't really get together with Jiang Xia, did you?"
Li Sitong smiled slightly, reaching out to gently caress Xu Kun's face: "I want to know how much you like me!"
Xu Kun's heart stirred, certain that Li Sitong wasn't with Jiang Xia.
The hand caressing his face was so gentle, he hadn't expected Li Sitong to make such a move, his heart racing even faster.
"Very much, very much!"
Li Sitong looked deeply into Xu Kun's shining eyes: "Thank you for liking me!"
As she spoke, she gave a wicked smile, seemingly toying with another boy's feelings once again.
Suddenly!
A black tentacle shot out from Li Sitong's mouth, piercing straight into Xu Kun's neck like a sharp blade, stabbing through his entire throat and spraying out from the back of his neck, blood splattering everywhere!
Xu Kun's eyes bulged wide, as if he had a sliver of consciousness left, his eyes filled with confusion over his sudden death.
Buzz!
Jiang Xia's head spun, his pupils contracting rapidly!
The scene before him shocked his unguarded heart deeply!
The change happened too fast, Jiang Xia was completely unprepared, with no warning at all!
He had worried about something bad happening, but he wasn't ready for it, let alone prepared for Li Sitong to extend a tentacle from her mouth and kill Xu Kun!
It wasn't until a few seconds later, when Jiang Xia snapped out of it and tried to run, but whether from hunger or fear, his legs felt like they were filled with lead, and as he took a step, his whole body collapsed to the ground like a pile of mud.
The tongue, like a straw, sucked up the exquisite delicacy!
"Delicious, so delicious! I haven't been this excited in a long time!"
Li Sitong looked at Jiang Xia, who was limp on the ground, her breathing heavy, her expression almost manic: "Jiang Xia, come hold me!!"
Damn it, Do you even hear what you're saying!!
Jiang Xia's face twisted into a mask of pain, his scalp tingling, both hands supporting him on the ground, trying to crawl away from Li Sitong.
But after crawling less than half a meter, a tentacle flew over, wrapping around his leg, dragging him completely over!