Chapter 30: Don’t Do Anything Dangerous Again
Adele and Jasmine arrived at the school gate, where many cars were already waiting. Adele found the Blake family car and led Jasmine towards it. With graceful movements, she handed her suitcase to the driver, her demeanor further solidifying the other young ladies’ determination to do the same next semester.
Look at Miss Blake. The way she handed the suitcase to the driver, as if it weren’t a large suitcase but an elegant cashmere handbag. They were also noble young ladies, they could definitely do it too!
After Adele’s suitcase was placed on the luggage rack, Jasmine’s was also added on top.
Only two suitcases were placed on the Blake family car, while there were five on Golden’s car. Adele couldn’t help but taunt Golden again, “Ah, Golden, are you building blocks? You managed to stack the suitcases so high. If there were a block-stacking competition, you would definitely be the champion. Congratulations, this might be the only competition you can win against me.”
“You!” Miss Golden was fuming but couldn’t find any words to retort. She could only snort, “Next semester, I will be better than you, both in academics and with my suitcase! I will do better than you!”
“Hmph, you can’t surpass me in suitcases and elegance.”
Fiery sparks flew between their eyes. In the end, they both snorted and turned away. Jasmine, who had witnessed the entire scene, couldn’t help but think: Wasn’t it strange for two young ladies to argue about suitcases? And why were they comparing themselves based on that? Moreover, Adele’s last sentence implied that she didn’t even care about academics, meaning she could lose in exams but not in suitcases?
And why was their most common expression a snort? Was this a standardized training for vampire nobles? Honestly, weren’t there a bit too many tsunderes among the vampires…?
After indulging in her inner commentary, Jasmine boarded the car with Adele after their bickering ended. Soon, they arrived at the airship port.
The driver initially intended to help carry the suitcases, but Adele directly picked up her suitcase and walked inside with Jasmine. The driver could only bow and retreat, waiting to return to the residence after sending Adele off.
He was a servant of the Blake family who resided near the school. For the next six years, he would be responsible for communication between Adele and the family. If Adele needed anything, she could also ask the driver to procure it. He wasn’t just there to serve Adele. When Adele’s younger sister enrolled, he would also take care of her.
After boarding the airship, Jasmine naturally intended to go to the lower level where the servants and low-ranking vampires stayed, but Adele stopped her, “Jasmine, where are you going?”
Jasmine was taken aback, “To my room, of course.”
“You’ll stay with me.” After saying this, Adele dragged Jasmine to the upper level cabins without any further explanation. Under the slightly surprised gazes of the staff, Jasmine followed Adele into a suite. Jasmine suspected that Adele had bought the tickets herself. If the Blake family butler had purchased them, they would have definitely separated her and Adele.
As a distinguished young lady, Adele was bound to stay in the luxurious VIP cabins on the upper level, while Jasmine was only worthy of staying on the lower level. But because Adele had bought the tickets herself, she had booked a suite. Upon entering, there was a living room, with a room on each side, each with its own bathroom. Adele pointed to one of the rooms, “You’ll stay there, and I’ll stay opposite you.”
“Yes.”
Jasmine responded and entered her assigned room. Their suitcases had already been handed over to the staff when they boarded the airship, and they had already been placed in the rooms. Jasmine opened the closet and saw her suitcase sitting quietly at the bottom.
The airship wasn’t particularly fast or high, but it was very stable, feeling like a boat ride. It would take two full days to reach the Blake family estate. Staying in such a luxurious room was a pleasant experience for Jasmine. It was definitely better than the servants’ quarters.
Since no one was around, Jasmine naturally threw herself onto the bed. The bed was clean and exceptionally soft, with a faint floral scent. It was evident that the airship company had put a lot of effort into satisfying their customers. It was indeed worthy of its monopoly.
Jasmine knew that the airship company was owned by the Council of Elders, and all the profits went to them. The reason why this monopoly still provided such good service was that not only did the thirteen clans’ vampires frequently use it, but even the elders occasionally graced them with their presence.
However, compared to the luxurious upper level, the lower level rooms were terrible. The best rooms on the lower level were the kind Jasmine had stayed in before, small single rooms with a bed and a table, and the bathroom was a shared one at the end of the corridor.
That was already considered good. On the even lower level, there were rooms for six people, dirty and messy to the extreme. Jasmine guessed those rooms were for servants of declining noble families or for transporting humans without masters.
Being able to ride an airship was already an honor. Most humans on farms or in blood banks might never even leave their homes in their entire lives, let alone ride an airship and look down at the ground from above.
Jasmine rolled around on the bed for a while before walking to the balcony. There was a sign on the sliding door, warning that the wind was strong outside and underage vampires should stay inside, to be careful of crosswinds, especially at night, and to keep a close eye on their children. They probably didn’t expect a human to be staying in a suite, so there was no mention of humans.
The night wind was indeed strong, especially at such a high altitude. Although the airship didn’t fly as high as airplanes in her previous life, it was still an unattainable height for ordinary people in this world. If one were to fall from this height, not only the children of nobles, but most vampires would die. However, older nobles might survive the fall.
Jasmine ignored the warning and directly opened the sliding door. The night wind rushed in, blowing her skirt up. She had to hold it down to prevent it from flying up and hitting her face. Not only her skirt, but even the curtains in the room were being blown around by the strong wind, tumbling like clothes in a washing machine.
Seeing that the bed inside seemed about to be blown away, Jasmine quickly slammed the sliding door shut. After securing everything inside, Jasmine smoothed her windblown hair, leaned against the chest-high railing, and looked out at the scenery below.
Honestly, there wasn’t much to see. It was night time, and although it was the vampires’ active time, they were naturally drawn to darkness. So even when they were active, they didn’t turn on lights. The entire ground below was pitch black, without a single light. There were only a few scattered flickers of firelight, looking incredibly pitiful.
For humans, this truly was a cruel and hopeless world…
As Jasmine was sighing, she suddenly noticed the balcony door of the room next door opening. To her surprise, she came face to face with Adele. To be more precise, there was still some distance between them, as the living room didn’t have a balcony. Jasmine saw Adele, and Adele saw Jasmine.
—Oh no…
Those two words flashed through Jasmine’s mind. After all, she was just a weak and helpless human. Opening the sliding door at night was a suicidal act. Come to think of it, Adele was also at fault. Why did she open the door, a vampire who had just come of age? Jasmine was still trying to find an excuse for herself or maybe pretend to be weak and helpless.
Then, she heard Adele shout, “Jasmine! What are you doing out there?!”
Adele’s voice was loud, as if she was afraid the wind would carry her words away and Jasmine wouldn’t hear. But in reality, Jasmine heard her clearly. Jasmine pretended to be clinging to the railing with all her might and said calmly, “I’m going back to my room now.”
As she walked back inside, she pretended to stumble a couple of times. It was probably those stumbles that alarmed Adele. She shouted at Jasmine, “Don’t move!” Before Jasmine could figure out what Adele was going to do next, she saw Adele grab the railing, step on it, and leap over to Jasmine’s balcony.
For a moment, Jasmine’s mind went blank. By the time she reacted, Adele had already landed on her balcony, on top of her. Jasmine instinctively yielded to Adele’s weight, her back hitting the ground. If it were anyone else, they might have suffered a concussion.
Adele pounced on Jasmine, hugging her tightly, then opened the door and pulled her into the room. Finally, she closed the sliding door tightly and even locked it. Only then did Jasmine come back to her senses. Heaven knows that her soul almost flew out of her body when she saw Adele jump over. Adele was just a newly matured vampire, her physical abilities not much stronger than an underage one. How dare she do such a thing?!
But before Jasmine could scold Adele, she was scolded first. They were both sitting on the floor, neither in the mood to stand up. Adele sat opposite Jasmine, legs tucked under her, and launched into a tirade, “Jasmine, what were you doing?! Are you trying to die?! Don’t you know how strong the wind is outside?! How dare you open the sliding door and go out onto the balcony?!”
“Uh…” Jasmine opened her mouth, unable to find any words to defend herself. She couldn’t tell Adele that she had cheat abilities and wasn’t afraid of the crosswind at all, that even if she fell from this height, she wouldn’t turn into a pancake. But before she could say a word, Adele pounced on her and hugged her tightly.
Adele’s arms wrapped around her, one over her shoulder and the other under her armpit, clasping tightly behind her back. Jasmine could even feel Adele’s body trembling slightly. She… was afraid. Just like Jasmine had been afraid when she saw Adele jump over, fearing she would fall to the ground, Adele was also afraid that Jasmine would be blown away by the wind.
“Don’t do anything so dangerous again!”
Jasmine vaguely felt that Adele’s voice was laced with a hint of tears.
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