Solve It Myself

Dawn had yet to break, and the outlines of the furniture remained shrouded in hazy darkness.

Chi Li rubbed the patch of unusual skin at the side of his neck with his fingertips.

As he touched it, it was as though he had suddenly triggered some mechanism in his memory. Only then did Chi Li recall that this spot had been itching from time to time these past few days, but he had never paid much attention to it.

Something was wrong.

It felt strange. The semi-hard "skin" was not a scar. It covered an area about the size of two fingertips, directly over his carotid artery.

Chi Li frowned slightly. He pressed on it, then scratched at it with his fingertips, and a distinct dull ache struck him.

It was not skin tissue about to necrotize.

This sensation was more like...

As Chi Li rubbed it, he suddenly felt a trace of familiarity. That familiarity made his heart race.

Impossible.

Chi Li abruptly rose and sat up in bed, intending to go to the bathroom with the mirror.

Just as he was about to stand, Si Jinyan, who had somehow woken up, wrapped an arm around him from behind, along with that smooth, soft, warm fishtail.

Chi Li had no idea how Si Jinyan did it. His previously cold fishtail could now give off heat as freely as a hand warmer.

Si Jinyan's voice was husky with sleep. "Where are you going?" Even the slightest movement from Chi Li could wake him.

Not wanting to explain, Chi Li said directly, "To the bathroom."

Si Jinyan immediately got up. "I'll go with you."

Chi Li did not bother with Si Jinyan any further and let him follow.

Whenever Chi Li occasionally got up in the middle of the night before,