Louis saw Dennis lost in thought, no longer paying attention to him. He couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed, but he didn't want to easily give up the opportunity for a date. Tentatively, he asked, "Dennis, would you like to have dinner with me?"
"What?" Dennis, snapped out of his thoughts, seemingly didn't hear Louis' words clearly.
Louis, afraid that Dennis would refuse, quickly changed his words and said, "T-today is my birthday, so I want to invite everyone to have dinner together. Will you come?"
Dennis is not good at refusing because other teachers are also going and he has never had any problems in the past. In fact, his social circle is not very wide, so it's difficult for him to decline occasional social invitations.
"After work, remember to come pick me up. The restaurant is a bit far away," Louis said shyly, his face blushing, and then he quickly left with his books in his arms.
Dennis took a sip of his coffee, and he didn't think about having to give Louis a gift. It's Louis' birthday, what kind of gift should he give? He hasn't given anyone a gift in a long time.
No, it seems like he just gave a set of violet dresses to Helen. However, Helen is not considered as a human.
Helen is just a vampire, a clever and cunning vampire leader who is arrogant and overbearing.
.....
During the lunch break, Dennis drove to the department store to pick a birthday gift for Louis. He had previously asked the headmaster for advice, and the suggested options were: clothing, perfume, or jewelry - choose one of them.
In Dennis's mind, his relationship with Louise is limited to being colleagues. Therefore, he decided to go to the third floor women's clothing section first and pick out a similar piece of clothing to give her.
"Sir, may I ask if you are choosing clothes for your girlfriend?" the salesperson greeted enthusiastically.
"Not really. It's a colleague."
"Colleagues can also become girlfriends, what do you think of this new summer style?" The salesperson cleverly introduced.
Dennis took the orange dress without looking closely at it. Suddenly, he remembered how Helen had looked down on him in the morning. He couldn't help but curl his lips slightly and smiled faintly.
What did that woman say about him? Poor judgment?
The salesperson saw that Dennis was holding clothes but not buying them, so they thought he didn't like them and said, "Sir, would you like to take a look at other styles?"
"No, just this one. Height around 165, with a proportional body shape. Please find a suitable size for me." Dennis took out his bank card and handed it to the salesperson. When it came to giving gifts, he never liked to put too much thought into it.
"So, what is the size of that girl's figure?" the salesperson asked.
Dennis slightly frowned, showing a hint of displeasure. "I don't know?" He would never secretly look at Louis' chest unless it happened accidentally. For example, that night when Helen's bedsheet unexpectedly fell off.
The salesperson noticed Dennis furrowing his brow and decided not to ask further. They took the bank card, settled the payment, packed the clothes into a bag, and handed it to Dennis. They bowed and said, "Sir, welcome back anytime."
Dennis took the clothes bag and paused at the doorway. He turned back, looked over his shoulder, and said, "I think I want to buy another piece of clothing."
"What style are you looking to buy?" The salesperson's enthusiasm remained undiminished, as if she had encountered a young, suave, handsome and wealthy patron today.
Dennis paused for a moment, deep in thought, and said, "I want the best."
Indeed, she guessed it right, the salesperson smiled and probed, "Sir, are you suggesting that price is not a concern for you? This is the most luxurious mall in Star City, and when it comes to prices..."
"Yes. No questions about the price," Dennis said lightly, a smile playing on his lips.
Last night, was that woman angry? She even destroyed his cabbage in the morning. If I buy her a piece of clothing, will she be happy?
Although he is not good at doing this, he has never done it in his lifetime.
"Sir, please follow me this way." The salesperson warmly led Dennis towards the fourth floor international private custom club.
On the way, the salesperson thought for a moment and didn't dare to deceive this wealthy customer. she asked again, "Sir, may I know the height of that lady?"
Dennis stated a specific number, "174."
"What is her waist size?" the salesperson asked.
"24.5"
The slender and lean waist of that woman, which his hands have embraced, should not be wrong.
"Um... her bust size?" The salesperson became uncertain with this question. If he could answer it, that girl would definitely be his girlfriend or wife.
Dennis was taken aback, unsure of how to calculate a woman's bust size. However, he involuntarily recalled the unexpected incident from that night, her figure vividly imprinted in his mind, unforgettable.
.....
On the eighth floor of the shopping mall, there is a food court that offers a wide variety of cuisines from around the world. It includes semi-open food stalls, unique secret recipe restaurants, and health-conscious eateries.
The food made here has a unique and fresh flavor, which is not inferior to the taste of those large restaurants outside. In the busy aisle, Camila carried two blood-colored cocktails and walked towards a seat by the window.
On the seat, Helen arrived early in the morning, half-leaning on the sofa, with a lazy expression and a hazy gaze. She yawned sleepily, lacking much energy.
Last night, she couldn't sleep. Because of that man, the fact that there was not a trace of emotion in his eyes kept her awake. He was an icy and heartless man, emitting indifference from the depths of his being, almost waking her up from her dreams.
She knows that there is an emotion called lovesickness in the human world. So now she is very restless, how could she be conquered by a man?
After the cocktail was placed on the table, both individuals, as usual, took a sniff of its aroma and then retrieved blood bags from their leisure bags. They drank from them like beverages.
Helen took a few sips and suddenly lost her appetite. She said, "Camilla, I think I have genuinely developed feelings for that man. Not based on him being prey, but because I want to give him The Embrace."
"The Embrace? Are you kidding me? Or is there something wrong with my ears? Don't forget, he's a vampire hunter!" Camilla almost jumped off the sofa.
In the world of vampires, the so-called 'The Embrace' refers to the mutual exchange of blood between a vampire and a human, turning the human into a vampire.
After a vampire bites a human and then allows the human to drink their own blood, immediately killing the human, the human will become a vampire. They will possess an eternal life with endless time, as long as they do not die or perish, they can exist alongside the sun and moon.
Helen took out a handkerchief from her leisure bag and tossed it to Camilla. Her dark eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a glimmer of glass-like light, mixed with fragments of sunlight. She said, "Are you surprised? It's not like there hasn't been precedent."