A Bloodkin’s Yearning and a Master’s Plot

“No, she would never admit that Mo Bai was her master. A master in name was, after all, only a master in name; even if he possessed her body, he would never truly capture her heart!

Although… Mo Bai had undeniably helped her a great deal, so much so that she was unsure how to ever repay him, Bai Xia still felt a slight resistance towards the idea of giving herself to him.

Furthermore, her deskmate was, by any measure, a scion of a top-tier wealthy family.

Setting everything else aside, the sheer disparity in their social standing made her hesitate. Even if Mo Bai genuinely harbored feelings for her, she had no desire to become a pampered ‘canary in a gilded cage,’ utterly helpless and knowing nothing of the world. Even a small Bloodkin yearned for immense freedom…”

Watching the words on her screen, Bai Xia slowly curled her petite frame, her snowy white hair cascading over her shoulders. A flicker of loneliness passed through her ruby-like eyes.

“It was all so contradictory… she found herself at a loss, unsure how to continue facing Mo Bai.”

Her phone remained stubbornly silent. Bai Xia wasn’t sure if Mo Bai was even awake at this hour, but the casual “Morning” she usually sent upon waking now lingered in her input box, written and deleted, then written and deleted again.

“…”

Her slender fingers hovered over the send button. As she gazed at her chat with Mo Bai, at his charming cat-head avatar and its somewhat cute frame, Bai Xia suddenly felt her eyes welling up, though she knew not why. She hastily wiped her eyes with the blanket, her snowy white hair slipping down with the movement, obscuring her slightly reddened gaze.

“What was wrong with her…”

Damn it all, she was about to gain a brand new, legal identity! She ought to be thrilled!

Bai Xia vigorously rubbed her eyes, deleting the “Good morning” she had hesitated over for so long. Then, she typed out a new message and sent it:

[Xia: Mo Ge, are you awake?]

“Hmm, speaking of which, she was the one who ought to be getting up and tidying herself, especially after what had just happened…”

Bai Xia abruptly sat up in bed…

“It couldn’t be her heat cycle, could it…”

“Who cared, anyway… she’d just wash everything clean.”

And so, the little Bloodkin was busily scrubbing away in the bathroom, while far away in his luxurious apartment, Mo Bai was just stirring awake. He glanced at Bai Xia’s message on his phone, a faint smile unconsciously curving his lips.

However, the moment he saw Chu Feng’s message, Mo Bai’s entire demeanor shifted, and he suddenly felt a profound unease.

“The Sword-Wielding Agency’s building had been bombed in the early hours of the morning? Who would dare to be so audacious? Did they not realize this was the Imperial Capital?”

Mo Bai shot upright from his bed, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at Chu Feng’s message and the accompanying images. The pictures clearly showed the burning building and columns of smoke billowing into the night sky. As expected, Manager Wang, a key figure, had also perished in the explosion.

[Chu Feng: Although it’s completely destroyed, thankfully everyone had left work in the early morning, so there were no casualties.]
[Mo: Understood. I expect my father will be involved in this matter.]

Given the gravity of the situation, it was likely that both his father and mother would be drawn into the investigation. Mo Bai simply tossed his phone aside and continued to lie in bed, lost in thought. After all, the current state of affairs clearly exceeded his capabilities.

If there was truly anything he could do…

“Hmm… Oh, right. How could he have forgotten? There was indeed something he could do.”

This incident, in every aspect, reeked of something sinister. Especially the individuals behind Manager Wang; to go to such lengths merely for a girl was baffling. To the extent that they dared to attack the Sword-Wielding Agency’s building just to destroy evidence—this was clearly beyond the scope of an ordinary criminal organization.

However, this presented a perfect opportunity for him to bind his little deskmate irrevocably to his side.

“Yes, he admitted it. He simply adored seeing Bai Xia’s adorable, exasperated, yet utterly helpless expression whenever he teased her. It was immensely entertaining. What’s more, Bai Xia’s coy, ‘playing hard to get’ demeanor made it impossible not to want to tease her a little more. She was truly too cute.”

She wasn’t just his little deskmate; she was practically his prospective girlfriend. At the very least, compared to the other girls at school, Mo Bai found Bai Xia far more interesting. She wouldn’t fawn over him because of his status, either. After all, in a certain sense, they were good buddies.

After a brief consideration, he decided to have Bai Xia come to his apartment that evening. Living alone in a chaotic “city village” district, a place teeming with all sorts of people, was simply too unsafe for a young woman.

[Mo: Yeah, just woke up. I’ll get ready and head over soon.]

Having sent the message, Mo Bai rose and drew open the curtains, instantly bathing the entire room in the morning light. At this hour, after a quick wash-up and breakfast, he could have Old Chen prepare the car for departure.

Meanwhile, Bai Xia, who was currently washing her bedsheets and underwear in her rented room, remained blissfully unaware that her deskmate would soon be coming to find her. She sat beside the washbasin, humming a tune, her snowy white hair casually pinned up with a clip, a few stray strands falling beside her flushed cheeks. With delicate hands, she scrubbed clean the sheets and underwear she had soiled.

“Would her deskmate come to see her today?”

As she washed the sheets, Bai Xia’s mind drifted, lost in various thoughts. Yet, upon closer reflection, it seemed unlikely. Mo Bai was, after all, the young master of the Mo family; why would he frequent a “city village” district every day?

However, she herself could perhaps seize this opportune moment to finally get some proper rest.

The events of the past day or two had truly overwhelmed her small heart. The nocturnal escape, the revelation of her identity, and those ambiguously intimate encounters with her deskmate…

So many things rushed into her mind at once, leaving her somewhat disoriented. Of course, what delighted her most was undoubtedly Mo Bai extracting her from her predicament; he had not only saved her but also promised to help her obtain a new legal identity.

“Well, thinking it over carefully, it wasn’t so bad after all.”

The water-soaked bedsheets were exceptionally heavy. Her petite frame and slender wrists compelled the young girl to exert a little extra strength just to lift and wring them out. Next came her underwear.

Only after Bai Xia had finished hanging both to dry did she finally spot Mo Bai’s message on her phone.

“Get ready, I’ll be over soon?”

Bai Xia mumbled the words aloud, her small head tilting slightly, her snowy white hair sliding from her shoulders with the movement. She stared at the phone screen, her ruby-like eyes blinking, before she suddenly gasped, as if a realization had struck her.

“Oh heavens, didn’t that mean Mo Ge was already on his way?”