Feed Me, Husband - Chapter 21

Lu Yichen’s dining spot was located inside a large shopping mall. After parking the car, Gu Xiaonuan noticed that he, who had gotten out earlier, was still standing there and hadn’t gone ahead.

“Is something wrong?”

Gu Xiaonuan asked, and Lu Yichen shook his head. His attractive hand reached out, “May I hold your hand?”

She didn’t refuse, didn’t even think about it. Gu Xiaonuan’s cold little hand grasped his, almost eagerly, and was immediately enveloped by his warm palm.

A handsome man and a beautiful woman walking together drew quite a few glances.

At first, their palms were simply pressed together, but after noticing the frequent looks directed at Gu Xiaonuan, Lu Yichen shifted his fingers, interlacing them with hers, locking their fingers tightly together.

Gu Xiaonuan didn’t react at all, letting him do as he pleased.

She could hear it-his heartbeat quickening again, as if this simple act brought him great joy.

“Are they just regular people or not yet debuted celebrities?”

“Wow, they really look good together.”

Although there weren’t many people in the mall at night, the two of them still attracted a fair amount of attention. Some even took out their phones and started snapping photos in secret.

Gu Xiaonuan didn’t care at all, while Lu Yichen was completely absorbed in the happiness of holding her hand, indifferent to everything around them.

It was a restaurant with a traditional Chinese aesthetic. Gu Xiaonuan let go of his hand, and Lu Yichen frowned slightly, hiding the reluctance in his eyes.

“Let’s go in. I’ll wait for you outside.”

Gu Xiaonuan glanced into the restaurant. There weren’t many diners inside. Her dark eyes quickly swept the room-it seemed there were no members of the Vampire Clan dining there.

Although Gu Xiaonuan was mostly ostracized by the majority of the Vampire Clan, she was still part of that group, just marginalized.

If Ji Xiangnan hadn’t taken her in, she would probably be the kind of person that any member of the clan would step on if they saw her.

“All right, I’m going in then.”

Lu Yichen spoke and walked straight in, heading to a private room in the back and pushing the door open. Gu Xiaonuan sat a bit farther away, at a spot where she could see what was happening inside.

People came and went in the mall. She sat there quietly, as if time itself had stopped for her.

Gu Xiaonuan looked at the restaurant Lu Yichen had entered and let out a gentle sigh.

If there really were members of the Vampire Clan, besides grabbing Lu Yichen and running, did she have any other choice?

Just like the previous two times, all she could do was run.

She gave a self-mocking tug at the corner of her mouth. Not to mention the Vampire Clan, even she herself looked down on her current weak self. Back when she carried blood bags, she truly feared nothing, but now, everything was different.

She now had food she had to defend, and a human she had to protect.

“Ah…”

Gu Xiaonuan frowned even tighter. Who told her to be so young? There was nothing she could do. If she could just endure the passage of time, maybe one day she could step on others instead.

“Miss, are you here alone?”

A young man in casual sportswear sat down beside her, full of youthful energy. “Miss, can I ask you a question?”

Gu Xiaonuan glanced at him, speaking in a friendly yet distant tone, “I’m not…!”

Her dark eyes caught sight of a figure entering the restaurant. Gu Xiaonuan froze-a member of the Vampire Clan!

“Miss, I…”

Gu Xiaonuan quickly stood up. The young man beside her hurriedly stood as well, blocking her path. Before he could say anything, Gu Xiaonuan pushed his chest.

“Ah!”

The young man fell to the ground in a mess. Gu Xiaonuan gave him an apologetic smile, “Sorry, I have something to do.”

She ignored the young man, who was still stunned on the floor, and quickly leaped past him, heading straight for the restaurant.

It took a while for the young man on the ground to get up. Her hand… was so cold.

The figure from the Vampire Clan slipped into the restaurant. Gu Xiaonuan hurried in as well, but the figure was nowhere to be seen.

“Miss, table for one?”

A server came over. Gu Xiaonuan’s dark eyes spotted the figure darting into the restroom up ahead.

“I’m looking for someone.”

The server nodded and left. Gu Xiaonuan went straight to the door of Lu Yichen’s private room, but didn’t hear his voice from inside.

Could it be…!

Gu Xiaonuan saw the restroom light turn on and, without hesitation, rushed over and pushed open the men’s room door.

A pale, effeminate man stood in front of the mirror, holding a man in a crisp suit in his arms. His fangs were sunk deep into the human’s neck.

The moment Gu Xiaonuan burst in, the bloodshot eyes slowly lifted.

It wasn’t… Lu Yichen.

Gu Xiaonuan let out a sigh of relief, apologized, and turned to leave, but the effeminate man who was feeding instantly lunged at her.

Bang!

A hand that seemed weak grabbed Gu Xiaonuan’s head in an instant and slammed her to the ground.
The moment Gu Xiaonuan tried to get up, that hand struck again, pinning her head firmly to the floor.

A drop fell.

Blood from his sharp fangs dripped onto Gu Xiaonuan’s face.

“Isn’t this Ji Xiangnan’s little weakling?” The man stuck out his tongue, licking the fresh blood clean from his lips. His palm pressed down hard, forcing Gu Xiaonuan’s head against the floor.

“Didn’t Ji Xiangnan ever teach you that interrupting a meal is extremely rude?”

Gu Xiaonuan, pressed to the ground, made no sound. It wasn’t the first time she had been treated this way. As long as she quietly let them beat her a few times, it would probably be over soon.

The man who had just been bitten collapsed limply to the floor, blood trickling from the wound on his neck.

“You interrupted my meal and ruined my appetite, little weakling. Are you seeking death?”

Still pinned to the ground, Gu Xiaonuan was yanked up by her hair once again.

Smack!

She was slammed down with great force. A normal human would have been destroyed by such a blow.

“Cough! Cough, cough!”

Gu Xiaonuan, sprawled on the floor, coughed up a mouthful of blood in a sorry state. In an instant, the man appeared in front of her, his foot crushing her neck, pressing her down again.

At that moment, the door was pushed open.

Gu Xiaonuan, pinned to the ground, caught sight of a familiar pair of sneakers. Her pupils shrank hard-it was Lu Yichen!

“Xiao… Nuan!”

Lu Yichen entered the restroom. His dark eyes fell on Gu Xiaonuan, pinned to the floor, and his body swayed slightly.

“Don’t worry about me, go!”

Face pressed to the floor, Gu Xiaonuan struggled to speak as the man’s foot pressed on her neck.

The androgynous man pinning her down turned his blood-red eyes, catching sight of two bruises on Lu Yichen’s pale neck, instantly understanding something.

“Little weakling, you think you deserve to feed alone?”

He twisted his foot viciously on Gu Xiaonuan. “I must admit, this food does seem rather tasty.”

He stomped hard, driving his foot into Gu Xiaonuan’s head.

Whoosh-!

The androgynous man, who had just been standing on Gu Xiaonuan, appeared beside Lu Yichen in the blink of an eye.

Smack!

Cold fingers gripped Lu Yichen’s head, pressing down with force!

Blood-stained fangs were about to slash open Lu Yichen’s neck and pierce in!

“Run! Damn it…!”

Gu Xiaonuan was stomped so hard her vision went black; she couldn’t even crawl, collapsing onto the floor.

All she could hear was the rapid breathing of the other vampires-everything else faded away.

The door to the men’s restroom remained closed, and not a sound escaped from within.

The man in the suit who had been bitten still lay unconscious on the floor.

A man’s arm gently cradled the fallen Gu Xiaonuan. When he saw the wounds on her neck, it was as if there was an abyss deep within his dark eyes.

“Ugh… ugh…!”

The pale, androgynous Vampire sat on the ground, his face filled with terror. He tried desperately to remove the thing around his neck, only to jerk away in fright at the slightest touch.

Layer upon layer of silver chains were wrapped around his pale neck.

It was as if his flesh was being seared, the air filled with a constant sizzling sound.

The other end of the chain was pinned beneath Lu Yichen’s foot.

He gently placed the unconscious Vampire in his arms onto the toilet seat in a stall, pressing down on the silver chain beneath his foot, holding it tight.

“Ugh… ah…”

The Vampire bound at the neck stared wide-eyed as Lu Yichen stepped out from the stall, bent over, and picked up the silver chain from the floor.

He lifted the corners of his mouth in a slight smile, gripped the chain firmly, and dragged the Vampire across the floor.

Like dragging livestock, Lu Yichen hauled the Vampire up by the chain, lifting him completely off the ground.

The Vampire’s blood-red eyes were filled with terror. He could not make a sound. Lu Yichen reached out, his pale fingers finding a certain spot on the Vampire’s arm and squeezing hard.

Without pause, he moved to the other arm and did the same.

Crack!

Both of the Vampire’s arms snapped instantly. Mouth gaping in agony, the silver chain around his neck tightened ever more!

Those dark eyes, deep as if hiding an abyss, watched his desperate mouth and sharp fangs, a faint smile playing at his lips.

“Shhh…”

He smiled softly, as if comforting a noisy child, like a Madonna cradling an angel in an oil painting.

A silver crucifix appeared in his hand, its tip razor-sharp.

The Vampire’s blood-red eyes widened to their fullest, as if realizing what was about to happen.

As the crucifix pierced his never-beating heart, the Vampire Clan member bound tightly by the chain convulsed violently, then went utterly still.

In the silent restroom, Lu Yichen’s low voice echoed.

“…May God bless you. Amen.”