86. Party Conflict

After gaining the ability to shapeshift, Dean knew he would inevitably have to do things that couldn't see the light of day. Since he couldn't target his friends or companions, his gaze naturally turned toward criminals.

However, before he could acquire any blood samples, a classmate named Tang Ling—an Asian girl—invited their group to her birthday party. At Gretchen's strong suggestion, Dean accepted the invitation.

On Saturday evening, Dean packed a gift, picked up his friends, and arrived at Tang Ling’s home around seven o'clock. Tang Ling came from a well-to-do family; her father was a food supplier for Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, earning an income far above the Las Vegas average. This allowed for a large, luxurious house. It was three stories high, spanning several hundred square meters, with a front yard large enough for a basketball game and a backyard with a pool spacious enough to accommodate hundreds of party guests.

At that moment, amidst the colorful villa lights and the pounding rhythm of the music, a crowd of young men and women from Nevada State High School gathered in the yard. Gretchen greeted Dean before heading off with Abby to find Britney and some other familiar schoolmates. Dean, meanwhile, found Last and Baker in a corner of the front yard. The two were greedily devouring a lobster while staring intently at a row of swaying swings under a large tree.

Several pretty girls were sitting on the swings, giggling. Even though it was autumn and the nighttime temperature was barely thirteen or fourteen degrees Celsius, they didn't seem cold at all, wearing hot pants and tank tops, with at most a light shirt thrown over them. Under the hazy lights, as the swings moved, their long, bare legs rhythmically swayed, and the cool night breeze pressed their clothes against them, highlighting their youthful, hot curves. Countless boys in every corner of the front yard were staring, eyes transfixed.

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