My girlfriend is a demon

Chapter 4: Companions in Predation

In a hotel suite, Jiang Xia sat on the canopied bed, facing the class belle and monitor who was undressing under the pink ambient light. As her down jacket slipped off, a white turtleneck sweater was revealed, accentuating her graceful figure.

Though Li Sitong had just turned eighteen, her figure was already well-developed, with all the right curves.

Jiang Xia sat rigidly at the edge of the bed, his entire back drenched in cold sweat.

His mind raced, wondering what Li Sitong was. Had the original Li Sitong been hollowed out by a monster, now occupied by an imposter? Or had a monster killed Li Sitong and taken her form?

"And what about me? Am I the same kind of thing as her?"

Li Sitong kicked off her sneakers, pulled off the red scarf around her neck, and placed the tip of her foot on Jiang Xia's chest, gently pushing him backward onto the bed.

Jiang Xia gripped the bedsheet tightly with both hands, his head throbbing as if struck by a heavy hammer, pounding with a deafening roar!

This is bad! This is bad!!

The class belle and monitor alone with him in a room, about to engage in something indescribable—it sounded incredibly tempting, with plenty of room for imagination?

But Jiang Xia felt no interest at all. Who knew what kind of monster Li Sitong was? And was her body structure even the same as a human's?

Li Sitong knelt on the bed with one knee, crawling slowly toward Jiang Xia, her eyes seductive and affectionate. Her fair hand slid down from his chest, moving gradually lower.

A few seconds later, her expression changed. "You think I'm a monster, so you're not interested in me?"

"N-No... I've always been incapable," Jiang Xia stammered, setting aside his male pride for the moment and making up an excuse, afraid of offending Li Sitong.

"Nonsense." Li Sitong's eyes turned icy, and she sneered, "Actually, I have plenty of ways to make you capable, but that would make me seem cheap!"

She then gently stroked Jiang Xia's cheek. "To tell you the truth, I really like you. Even back when I was still normal, I had a bit of a crush on you..."

"So, what are we really? Am I the same as you?"

Jiang Xia's breathing grew heavy. He didn't want to be the same kind of monster as Li Sitong, but judging from the reactions of his body, he and Li Sitong were now—of the same kind!

Li Sitong traced circles on Jiang Xia's chest with her fingertip. "Anyway, we're not normal humans anymore. You're struggling to accept it now because you've just started changing. You'll get used to it slowly."

The sudden realization that he was no longer human was hard for Jiang Xia to accept.

What had happened? Why had he suddenly become non-human?

Especially the "undercover" in his mind—what exactly was it?

He and Li Sitong were the same kind of monster, yet his mind contained [Divine Order 001—Undercover].

Did this "undercover" mean he was a spy hidden among the monsters?

Jiang Xia asked again, "Why is this happening? And how many people around us are like us?"

"Many. On the way to the hotel, you should have sensed the presence of many of our kind. As for why this is happening, I can't explain it." Li Sitong paused before continuing, "You should be grateful. If you were still a normal human, you'd eventually become food."

So, this was something to be happy about? Going from prey to predator?

"Why do you want me to be your boyfriend?" Jiang Xia was like a bottomless pit of questions, but there were indeed many things troubling him.

"Didn't I just say? I've had a crush on you for a long time." Li Sitong smirked ambiguously, her words uncertain in their truthfulness. She then added seriously, "But more importantly, I need a hunting partner. You seem like a good choice."

Jiang Xia's eyes narrowed.

A hunting partner? Like what she did to Xu Kun earlier?

"I ate a bit too much earlier, I'm so sleepy. I'm going to bed first."

Li Sitong yawned, draped one leg over Jiang Xia, rested her head on his shoulder, and hugged him tightly before closing her eyes, leaving Jiang Xia alone to digest everything.

At first, Jiang Xia's mind was extremely alert. The intense shock and panic made him forget his hunger. Although Li Sitong didn't seem like she would harm him, the sudden change in the world made it difficult for him to accept, both mentally and physically.

With so many monsters around, would his family be in danger? His mother, his younger sister, and that playboy father of his... Could any of them also be "one of us"?

Jiang Xia didn't dare to think about it. The thought that some of his family members might also be "one of us" made his hands tremble uncontrollably.

Slowly, amidst the extreme fear, his mind grew foggy from hunger, and he drifted into a fitful sleep.

Morning, the piercing sound of an alarm clock rang out.

Jiang Xia's eyes snapped open, bloodshot and weary.

Li Sitong, still resting on his arm, was as quiet as a little white rabbit. The alarm made her murmur softly as she buried her head under the covers, snu