Volume 1 Chapter 34: Dog Bro, I’m Being Targeted!
One morning.
“Good morning, Lin Lin~” Gao Liang greeted his deskmate with a smile.
“M-morning…”
Lin Lin looked a bit uncomfortable. She turned her head away and answered unwillingly. It was clear that she still didn’t like the idea of greeting her rival like this.
Then…
“So… where’s the ‘meow’?”
“Hiss—”
Lin Lin took a deep breath and quickly looked around. After confirming that no one was paying attention, she turned back to Gao Liang with gritted teeth.
“Don’t go too far. This is the classroom!”
“Then just say it quietly,” Gao Liang said with a tilted smile.
Tsk. Pervert.
“Meow.” The girl spoke unwillingly, dragging out her voice in a stiff, mechanical way. It took her a long time just to say that one word.
“Ah, make it cuter~”
“You…!”
“Well, actually, I might be a bit busy this weekend. I still want to watch some interesting shows online. If Lin Lin dislikes me that much, then maybe I should just…”
“You…” Lin Lin looked at him helplessly. After a while, she sighed. “Fine, I give up. I’ll do it, okay?”
Alright…
Let me prepare myself.
“Meow~”
“Nice!”
Gao Liang gave her a thumbs-up. The girl’s face turned red, and she quickly looked away. But then she noticed a few classmates sitting across the hallway staring at them in surprise.
“Lin Lin, you…”
“I-I-I-I-I-I-I’m having a weird episode! I’m so sorry, so sorry! I’ll drop out right now, I’m leaving! Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof—”
The girl shouted as she ran out of the room, leaving the confused classmates behind, as well as Gao Liang, who looked calm on the outside but was already laughing wildly in his heart.
Pfft, the little kitten even started barking like a puppy just to hide her embarrassment. Pfft pfft—
And so, over the next few days.
“Lin Lin~”
“Ugh… meow~”
…
“Lin Lin?”
“Meow… sob…”
…
“Little kitten?”
“Meow… meow! Waaah…”
…
“Bang—!”
On Friday night, as soon as Lin Lin got home, she fell backward onto her bed. The soft mattress supported her tired body as she closed her eyes in exhaustion.
Then, without realizing it, she looked at the ceiling and…
let out a soft “meow.”
…
I’m completely defeated. I really can’t take it anymore.
The girl sat up on the bed, making small crying sounds. Looking at the reflection on her black phone screen, she saw tears streaming down her face.
Why didn’t I just fall to my death that night? At least I could have taken Gao Liang, that stupid dog, down with me. Seriously.
What did I do wrong to deserve this kind of torture?!
The girl sighed. She even felt like she was getting used to this life now. She just had to meow in embarrassment every day. Her heart was so tired.
She took out her phone and opened P Station. Suddenly, a small red notification dot caught her attention.
This is…
Dog Bro?
Lin Lin paused for a moment, then opened the private message.
The message was sent at 6 PM tonight, but she had evening self-study until 10, so she hadn’t checked her phone.
The message said:
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: You haven’t streamed for a few days. Ari-chan, what’s wrong? Can you stream today?】
Ah… the girl scratched her head.
These past few days, Gao Liang had really drained her mentally. Plus, with evening classes every day, she fell asleep as soon as she got home. There was no time to stream at all…
As for today, forget it. She was still too tired.
After thinking for a moment, she typed a reply.
【Ari-chan: Nothing much, just some things happening in my life lately, so I haven’t streamed.】
【Ari-chan: I’m also a bit tired today, so I can’t stream. Let’s do it tomorrow.】
【Ari-chan: Don’t worry, this little vampire is strong. I won’t collapse that easily! Hmm, although if this continues, maybe I won’t last much longer…】
The girl put down her phone and sighed.
On the other side of the screen, Gao Liang suddenly received a notification.
A reply to his private message?
Oh right, it must be from the little vampire girl.
He opened the message and took a sharp breath after reading it.
Hiss… judging from her tone, she must be having some trouble.
This…
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: What happened? Did you run into some difficulties? Um, if you can’t solve it, you can tell me. I…】
Gao Liang originally wanted to say that he was also in Huadu City and could help if she was really in trouble.
But after thinking about it, he felt it might not be appropriate. He deleted the part about Huadu and sent the message.
“Ding-dong—!”
Lin Lin, who had just put down her phone, heard the notification sound again. Feeling tired, she sighed and picked it up to read the reply.
Uh…
Dog Bro really cares about me.
Lin Lin paused and thought about it. Hmm…
The most likely reason was that he had just spent money to support her, so he was worried she might suddenly disappear and waste his money.
Ah… from his point of view, her silence these past few days probably wasn’t very nice.
So, feeling a little embarrassed, she typed back:
【Ari-chan: Recently… I ran into someone who keeps targeting me. Sigh, it’s really annoying, and it’s been mentally exhausting.】
【Ari-chan: It’s okay, just a small conflict in daily life. Don’t worry, I’ll stream tomorrow!】
【Ari-chan: Thanks, Dog Bro~ You’re way better than that jerk who keeps targeting me. You’re a real bro~】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: You’re being targeted? Someone is bullying our little vampire girl?】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: #Uppercut】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Yeah, situations like this are really annoying.】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Usually, when this happens, I suggest fighting back. Stand your ground. Otherwise, they’ll just keep pushing further.】
After thinking for a moment, Gao Liang added:
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Let them know you’re not someone easy to mess with. Then they won’t keep targeting you.】
【Ari-chan: I think you’re absolutely right, Dog Bro!】
Lin Lin nodded unconsciously while holding her phone. She even started imagining herself sitting on Gao Liang’s shoulders and beating him up fiercely.
Hehe… hehe…
Ahem. But after calming down, the girl shook her head.
Forget it.
The problem was, he still had something he could use against her. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have had to meow for so long.
But…
【Ari-chan: Don’t worry, Dog Bro. This is only temporary!】
【Ari-chan: Once this period is over, I won’t have any worries. Then I can turn against him anytime I want!】
【Ari-chan: I’m a bit tired, going to wash up now. Good night~】
【Watching VTubers Makes Me a Dog: Wishing everything goes smoothly for our little vampire girl. I hope the person targeting you gets what they deserve soon. Good night.】
The girl clapped her hands. After Dog Bro’s encouragement, she had made up her mind.
That’s right. I’ll endure it…
As soon as he finishes tutoring me…
I’ll run away immediately!