Translated by Eve

　　Edited by Wuxian

　　After meeting with Zhao Xihe and ascertaining that he did not plan on acting before Dill recovered, Sui Yuan straightforwardly stayed at his beloved's place and didn't continue brus.h.i.+ng up his existence before Selman and Dill. After all, he was afraid of that wretched halo's attractive force that was especially strong against the protagonist shou and gong. If he didn't have to be in contact with them, he wouldn't. He was itching for them to completely forget about him.

　　During this period of time, Sui Yuan truly gained a first hand look of Zhao Xihe's life in human society before they met up. Each day, all kinds of people pa.s.sed through the villa: some were commoners, some were n.o.bles, some were businessmen, some were of the Church. Sui Yuan even heard that the King had dispatched an envoy once before. He completely did not know how Zhao Xihe had constructed such a tremendous network that involved people from every social stratum in such a short period of time. It seemed that as long as they paid the price, no matter who it was, they would be able to get what they were searching for from Zhao Xihe. It was mutually beneficial and everyone was satisfied.

　　Sui Yuan couldn't help but admit that he was far inferior to Zhao Xihe, whether it be in terms of experience or strategies. However, what about it? He was not interested in the world of rulers. As long as he completed the missions a.s.signed to his character, Sui Yuan was satisfied. He was too lazy to deal with any superfluous matters, nor did he have any interest in them.

　　Aside from being all lovey dovey with Zhao Xihe, Sui Yuan did not forget to pay attention to the protagonist shou's situation. Even though he did not personally visit, he always ordered someone to come bring him news.

　　As the saying goes, a sickness comes quick like a violent landslide, but goes as slow as the formation of a coc.o.o.n. More than a week later, Dill gradually recovered from his illness. Sui Yuan and Zhao Xihe thus discussed and finally decided to prepare for action.

　　Therefore, the next day, Sui Yuan, who had been separated from the protagonists for a long time, took a doc.u.ment and went to pay a visit. It was just a pity that as soon as he entered, he was stopped by a servant just as he was about to enter Dill's room.

　　"Yaan daren, Master Selman has yet to awaken. However, my Master has previously made it clear that if you were to come, we must invite you to wait in the guest room…" The servant examined Sui Yuan's expression rather apprehensively.

　　'Yaan' could always go wherever he wanted to within Selman's castle. It was the first time that he was asked to wait in the guest room. The servant was afraid that the other party would be frustrated by his mannerless obstruction. If Yaan daren even furrowed his brow, he felt that his entire heart would clench to no end!

　　Sui Yuan stared blankly. Soon after, he nodded with a shallow smile, indicating that he didn't mind. Afterwards, he willingly followed the servant towards the guest room. The servant sighed in relief, feeling deeply moved that Yaan daren was always so refined, courteous, and understanding. However, what the servant didn't know was that the person behind him was secretly excited.

　　Sui Yuan obviously did not mind that Selman stopped him from going to see Dill. Didn't this mean that the other party saw Dill as someone important, saw Sui Yuan as a rival in love, and thus was afraid that if he wasn't careful, Dill would be stolen away by someone else?! It was the first time Sui Yuan was seen as a rival in love by the protagonist gong, and it made him quite unable to control his excitement. He made a supreme effort to restrain it, and barely managed to maintain his own melancholic, beautiful masculine face.

　　The guest room that Sui Yuan was brought to was naturally top cla.s.s. Sitting on the velvety sofa, Sui Yuan poured himself a gla.s.s of blood and slightly narrowed his eyes, planning to relax. Just then, he was told that Selman had awoken.

　　Sui Yuan glanced at the sky's colour and felt that it was rather inconceivable that Selman was awake at this time. But when he thought about it again, it was probably for the sake of having a bit more time to interact with the protagonist shou that the protagonist gong gradually changed his ways, so Sui Yuan felt relieved.

　　Before long, Selman pushed open the door to the guest room and entered. When he saw Sui Yuan, his eyebrows furrowed and his tone was rather full of discontent and complaints, "Why have you gone so long without showing your face around here? Where did you go? Don't forget to do your work!"

　　"Have I not always served you earnestly? There has never been a doc.u.ment missing on any day!" Sui Yuan shrugged his shoulders, not taking this to heart. Although this action was rather graceless, this rare show of charm seemed particularly attractive, "In the past, sometimes I wouldn't see you for months on end and you never complained. Why are you fussing and making things difficult now?"

　　Selman choked and was left speechless. He also did not know what he was making a fuss about. It was just that, recently, he thought of Yaan more and more. This fellow however hid himself. It made him feel especially unhappy that he couldn’t see the person he wanted to see: "I'm not making a fuss. It's just, weren't you salivating over the blood of my little pet last time? I had planned to invite you to have a taste but who would've known that I wouldn't be able to catch sight of you at all!"

　　In order to cover up his own uneasiness, Selman turned around and headed towards the wine cabinet, taking out a bottle of red wine containing blood.

　　Sui Yuan furrowed his brows, feeling rather incredulous, "Dill's blood? Isn't he sick? Did you still drink his blood while he was sick?!"