Wang Jie had clearly been led astray by hanging around Zhang Shaoqing.
Last semester, Wang Jie rarely skipped classes, but now he’d started skipping several with Zhang Shaoqing. Ning Chu could only feel relieved that Wen Yang had left the dorm early to live with her; otherwise, he might have been corrupted too.
Today’s teacher was strict and required students to raise their hands during roll call to prevent any sneaky attendance-taking on behalf of others. If not for this, the two of them would probably still be snoozing in the dorm.
“I checked, and your lunar birthday is about a month from now.”
“I don’t really care which one we celebrate.”
Wen Yang gazed at the blackboard, looking indifferent about his birthday.
After his family passed away, no one had remembered his birthday. When he was little, he’d save up snacks to make himself a bowl of noodles as a solo celebration, but as he got older, he even forgot the date himself.
“That’s just too sad.”
“We’ll celebrate your Gregorian birthday together with Shaoqing and the others, and then we’ll do the lunar one too!” Ning Chu declared, not giving Wen Yang a chance to object. “It’s settled!”
She turned to Zhang Shaoqing and called over softly, “Shaoqing! Wang Jie! Wen Yang’s birthday is in a month. Don’t forget to get a gift—and don’t be cheap!”
“???”
The two turned, looking baffled.
Wen Yang shook his head with a wry smile. “No need for gifts. I’ll treat you all to a meal—just show up.”
“No way! The more gifts, the better. Don’t hold back with your sons!”
“Look at that, Wen Yang, just look at you! Always trying to get free stuff,” Zhang Shaoqing said mockingly, flipping Ning Chu off. “Remind me again when it’s closer; I won’t remember otherwise.”
Then, he started to reach for Ning Chu’s horns again, unable to ignore their striking appearance.
But before he could, Wen Yang preemptively grabbed his hand.
“Tch~ Not as cute as cat ears!”
“Cat ears are soft and furry, cold in winter and warm in summer...”
Wen Yang looked over at Ning Chu, who gave him a confirming nod. He decided to temporarily set the lesson aside and leaned in, lowering his voice so only their small group could hear.
“Shaoqing, Wang Jie, come closer. I have something to tell you.”
“What’s up? Why so secretive?”
“Hold on, I’m in the middle of a ten-roll.” Wang Jie was focused intently on his phone, praying to draw something good as he watched each card’s animation play out.
“Just skip through it already; dragging it out won’t change the result.”
“...”
After saving up for ages, Wang Jie still got nothing and slumped onto his desk in defeat.
Wen Yang never understood the appeal of these virtual waifus. Nothing compared to his succubus girlfriend.
Once he had their attention, Wen Yang spoke quietly, “Ning Chu’s horns are real. Don’t be stupid and try touching them.”
“???”
Zhang Shaoqing looked thoroughly confused, scratching his head as he glanced at Ning Chu’s glossy, curved horns. “How did she suddenly grow horns?”
The secrets this former dorm mate kept just kept piling up. First, he’d found out that his dorm buddy for months was actually a girl, then learned she was dating Wen Yang, and now she had horns and was... not human?
“I don’t see a tail, though?” He leaned back, trying to get a view under Ning Chu’s skirt. “Could she be a succubus? I think only succubi have horns and hide their tails.”
Wen Yang had initially thought he’d try bluffing his way through, but Zhang Shaoqing had hit the nail on the head, leaving him momentarily speechless.
“Could be a sheep girl,” Wang Jie suggested, never considering the possibility of a succubus. “Sheep girls’ tails are usually pretty short, aren’t they?”
“Yeah, but that’s just because their hips are big and make their tails look short.”
“That’s not the same as a succubus, though, right?” Wang Jie argued. “Otherwise, wouldn’t Ning Chu have already... drained us dry?”
The “power of knowledge” smacked Wang Jie on the head, making him yelp. Looking up, he saw Ning Chu standing over him, looking annoyed, holding her textbook.
Okay, maybe that last comment was a bit out of line...
Wang Jie shrank back, but Zhang Shaoqing wasn’t concerned at all. “I heard succubi are... um, ‘extra sensitive’! Sensitive all over!”
Before he could finish, he noticed Ning Chu glaring at him with an unfriendly look. “What? Why are you glaring at me, Ning Chu? Are you really a succubus?”
“I’m glaring at you on Lily’s behalf!”
“So, what exactly are you?” Zhang Shaoqing asked with a grin.
If she was a succubus, their whole dorm should have been “drained,” yet she lived with them for months and they were fine, with only Wen Yang becoming her partner. And she didn’t quite have the curves typical of a sheep girl.
They say sheep girls have peachy hips...
Ning Chu slumped over her desk, burying her flushed face in her arms, and mumbled, “S-succubus...”
Her face was bright red. If her horn’s base wasn’t so sensitive, she would have preferred to keep it a secret until Zhang Shaoqing figured it out himself.
“Don’t go spreading this around,” Wen Yang added quietly.
Zhang Shaoqing froze, his eyes wide with shock, mouth hanging open.
The sweet, innocent kid who lived among them was a succubus?
And he and Wang Jie survived unscathed? Only Wen Yang had been charmed?
After a moment, he turned to Wang Jie. “You believe this? I don’t.”
Wang Jie shook his head quickly.
“Ning Chu talks nonsense all the time. I’m used to it.”
While they didn’t think of Ning Chu as pure and innocent, they definitely didn’t see her as ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) succubus-level suggestive. She never participated when they shared risqué images in the dorm chat and had even run off, embarrassed, when they watched a certain kind of film together once.
A succubus? Really?
“That’s just a stereotype!” Ning Chu said indignantly. “Look at Lily! She’s known as an ice queen and is also a succubus!”
“But Wen Yang looks healthier than ever...” Zhang Shaoqing observed, glancing at Wen Yang’s rosy complexion, looking better than he did at the start of the school year.
Wen Yang awkwardly explained, “I’m eating better these days...”
So what, she’s not a real succubus unless she’s draining men dry?
This was the male lead! Even magical girls would struggle against him, much less a mere tentacle monster!
Blushing furiously, Ning Chu glared at Wang Jie and Zhang Shaoqing. “Anyway, my horns are real, so keep your hands off!”
“Fine, fine. No big deal,” Zhang Shaoqing said, sidling up to Wen Yang. In a low voice, he whispered, “For real? I can’t believe it!”
“Yeah... for real.”
“Then she’s like the worst succubus ever!”
