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Chapter 97: Hair Clips
Members of vampire royalty shared a very close relationship with each other. After all, any two members of royalty were probably separated only by a single line of kin, making their familial ties extremely strong.
The indicators signifying the purity of the vampire royalty bloodline had been thoroughly ingrained into Ji Bai’s heart. With one gaze, he could differentiate which vampire was further away from or closer towards the direct line of descendants.
It was very obvious that Anna belonged to the latter. In other words, it was highly possible that she and that b*tch —in other words, the current scarlet queen— were cousins or even closer than that.
“Have you ever considered that prying into someone else’s privacy like this could evoke some bad memories for them?” Ji Bai slightly knitted his eyebrows.
“…I am terribly sorry. It’s Anna who’s rude. I’m sorry, I’m done with my questions. You can leave now, Mr. Ji Bai… Oh that reminds me, remember to get along well with Lin~ That child is actually really cute, she’s just particularly tsundere and taciturn, that’s all!”
At that moment, the door handle loosened up.
“OK, I am also going back to playing my game!” Instantly, the complex frown on her face relaxed; Anna had seemingly recovered her vitality. She then bounced her way out towards the door.
“That’s right! Thank you for teaching me those techniques. I’m very grateful for that~ Let’s exchange some information about the like if there’s time in the future~” Anna patted Ji Bai’s shoulders and went down the stairs.
“She’s been living very well. At the least, no one is able to bully or beat her. Instead, she’s been the one that frequently bullied others.” Said Ji Bai in a tone that carried near undetectable traces of unpleasant emotions towards Anna’s back.
“I see… How did you get to know her?” Anna stopped in her tracks.
“In a very unpleasant way.”
“Did she give you a thorough beating?”
“Ha! Naive! How can that be considered beating… Do you know? I gave that girl a kick and she didn’t retaliate! I bet you don’t, didn’t you?
‘Don’t laugh! I am actually not bragging! When that woman treated me as her pillow and hugged me while sleeping, I pretended to sleep-talk and kicked her twice! Not only did she not retaliate, she even tucked me in an amiable manner, hmph! I really am goddamn smart!’ Ji Bai thought, pleased with himself.
“Is that so?” Somewhat flabbergasted, Anna turned her head around.
“Of course, do you think I’d lie about that?” Answered Ji Bai with a direct and forceful voice.
“Haha, I’ll just treat it as real. It’s better that way. Well, Mr Ji Bai, thank you for that piece of information~”
“Speaking of which, you’re very familiar with that person, aren’t you?”
“Who’s familiar with her! I don’t even want to know her!”
Anna didn’t respond and only gave him a noncommittal smile.
‘Even though he said that he didn’t care about her and denied it firmly… The truth is, there’s a place for her in the depths in his heart. It’s truly miraculous how a conformist, aloof vampire like her could actually be emotionally tied down to a human. His attitude towards her reminds me of Lin’s attitude towards me.’
If Ji Bai knew what Anna’s thoughts were, he would probably have died on the spot in anger.
“After such a long time, she would probably have kids of her own… *Sigh*, that’s right.” Muttered Anna to herself, seemingly as if she thought of something. Taking out a pair of hairclips from her pocket, she coiled up two locks of her silver hair and tied them into a pair of ponytails.
“…!? Hey, that hair clip seems to be…“
‘Oh, so it was you that day, huh? It’s no wonder why her voice sounds so familiar…’
“Hmm? Is there a problem?” Anna turned around and tilted her head sideways.
“Uhm… No.” The corners of Ji Bai’s twitched incessantly as he held back his urge to say something. The conflict between his emotions caused his face to turn crimson.
“Does this pair of hairclips look very strange to you?” Asked Anna in confusion as she saw Ji Bai tenaciously looking at the pair of bat-shaped hair clips.
“…No, I just feel that these hair clips don’t seem to match you very well.” Ji Bai turned his head to the side.
“Mhm. I feel that way too.” Said Anna convinced, after being silent for a moment.
“Isn’t it so! …What I mean is since you don’t like these hair clips much, then you shouldn’t wear them! You can pass them to me and let me help you dispose of them…”
“Eh? Why would I throw them away? It’d be too much of a pity.”
“Well, they don’t look good on you even if you wear them, don’t they? Also, let me guess, you weren’t the one who bought this pair of hair clips, am I right?” Ji Bai was patiently and systematically guiding her to a conclusion.
“So, how did you find out?” Anna narrowed her eyes.
“It’s a guess. This pair of hair clips isn’t a good fit for a mature and dignified lady like you to begin with. I’ll send you a new pair another day. How about you pass that pair to me and I will help you throw it out?”
“Allow me to refuse. This pair of hair clips is very important to Anna. It’s from someone very important to me, so I can’t throw it away. Please forgive me.” As Anna said so, her tone was somewhat solemn.
‘Can you stop wantonly exaggerating your relationships with people? This is the first time I’ve seen someone so shameless! You’ve taken someone else’s item and are still refusing to return it in the presence of its owner. Are you going to behave like a hoodlum now?’
But even if that was the case, what could he do? Even though he was extremely desperate, Ji Bai could only grit his teeth and bear with it.
‘…Something is a bit off… Why do I care this much about a pair of broken hair clips??’
Ji Bai narrowed his eyes as he spotted the contradiction in his thoughts.
That said, he still couldn’t bring himself to like vampires. What’s more, the appearance of this woman was very similar to that s*ut; Even if anyone that had a relationship with that woman was not two-faced and sinister in character, they were definitely not of the benevolent type. If it was possible to avoid them, then it’d be best for him to do so.
“Then so be it. If there’s nothing else, I am leaving.” Ji Bai directly went down the stairs after shooting a last glance at the pair of hair clips.
“This house is already capable of being a breeding ground for cockroaches. You should do a proper house-cleaning when you have the time.”
“That’s very tiring… Do you want to help Anna do it?”
“You should daydream less.” Ji Bai had already put on his shoes. With the color of the sky getting darker, it was time for him to go back and recuperate. Over the past days, he had accumulated a great deal of fatigue from dealing with the affairs of the trial.
“Pfft~ No girl will like you if you’re this petty. That’s right, remember to get along well with Lil’ Lin-Lin, alright~!
She didn’t hear Ji Bai’s response; Instead, a closing door’s gust of wind greeted her.
Anna smiled as she looked at the now-closed door.
“A guy that doesn’t have the guts to pick up a girl. Well, a blockhead like him who’s incapable of flirting is definitely unable to snatch Lil’ Lin-Lin away. Let’s relax and play with my IPad~”
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