As it neared nine o’clock, a girl with wolf ears and a gray tail wagging excitedly dashed out of the school gates.
She reached the large banyan tree by the school entrance, looked around for a moment, but didn’t see anyone. Her tail, which had been flicking energetically, slowly stopped, and with a frown, she turned back and saw a succubus in a white long dress, dressed in an innocent, ladylike style.
"We agreed on nine o’clock! No one’s here!"
Lily walked slowly to Yan Xinya’s side, her face as expressionless as usual, the cold beauty responding with a simple "Mm."
"Ning Chu and Wen Yang? Shaoqing and Qianqian? They’ve all stood us up!"
The wolf girl was an energetic type, and recently, being in her breeding season made her even more restless. After waiting for just a few minutes, she lost her patience, pacing around in circles under the big tree, mumbling to herself, "It’s already nine, where is everyone?"
She seemed like she couldn’t sit still, tugging at the banyan tree’s roots and kicking at an empty milk carton on the ground.
Before long, she spotted a bus coming from a distance. "They’re coming! They’re coming!"
As the bus pulled up to the station, Yan Xinya eagerly looked at the back door, and the familiar red-haired girl with twin tails appeared in her sight.
"Qianqian! Over here!"
"Ning Chu?!"
Just as Qianqian stepped off the bus, a large dog rushed up to her, making her freeze for a moment before pointing inside the bus.
Yan Xinya turned around and saw Ning Chu stepping off the bus in high heels, walking gracefully.
"Wow~ Ning Chu looks so ladylike today~"
Hearing Yan Xinya’s comment, Ning Chu proudly raised her nose. "Of course~"
She was wearing uncomfortable high heels and didn’t dare walk as quickly as usual, but didn’t it make her appear elegant and ladylike?
"Is everyone here?" Wen Yang, following closely behind Ning Chu, got off the bus and looked around.
"We’re still waiting on Shaoqing and Qianqian."
He nodded. "Shaoqing just texted me. He said Qianqian overslept, so we should go ahead."
"Oversleeping~" Ning Chu smiled teasingly.
Clearly, Qianqian must have had her own battle last night. However, unlike Ning Chu, who could fight on with just a little rest, Qianqian, being a cat-girl, was more prone to the need for recovery.
Oversleeping was perfectly normal. It was probably that Shaoqing was too weak to even get up.
"Shall we head to the train station directly?" Yan Xinya glanced at the time. "The ticket’s for just after ten, so we have some time."
"Let’s grab breakfast first?" Qianqian rubbed her little belly. "I’m a bit hungry."
Ning Chu had already eaten a hearty breakfast earlier to wake up Wen # Nоvеlight # Yang, so she wasn’t feeling hungry now, but still nodded. "Alright, let’s find a place to eat."
Most stores near the school were closed at this hour, but the group found a shop specializing in breakfast food.
Inside, a few delivery workers were busy, with tables piled high with takeout orders.
The five of them walked in, found an empty spot, and sat down to order. Ning Chu and Wen Yang sat together, playing with their phones, though her gaze occasionally drifted to Lily.
As fellow succubi, ever since Lily started wearing light makeup to class, the two of them had been secretly competing. While Lily had also done her makeup today, it was obvious that Ning Chu was the winner this time!
They were about the same height, but today, Ning Chu wore high heels, adding a few extra centimeters to her height, easily towering over Lily.
Lily’s gaze subtly flicked to her, a hint of envy in her eyes, which made Ning Chu feel even more smug.
"I don’t know what you two are competing for," Wen Yang chuckled, sensing the subtle rivalry between the two succubi. He leaned down and whispered in Ning Chu’s ear, "You’re obviously good friends, and you were a man before."
"......"
Ning Chu’s smug expression froze.
Right! I’ve only been a woman for six months! Why am I even comparing myself to Lily, a born succubus?!
She was prettier than Lily, had a better figure, and was more "succubus-like." But speeding past Lily in this area didn’t seem like a good thing at all.
She remained silent for a moment, her frustration growing as she kicked Wen Yang under the table. "Mind your own business!"
Anyway, it’s too late now—once I’ve fallen into this state, I can’t go back. As long as I don’t get pregnant or have children, it’s fine.
"Let me tell you, Lily’s house is HUGE! Over 200, 300 square meters! She has four bedrooms alone!"
Yan Xinya was trying to arrange the room assignments. "Let’s figure out how to divide them. Lily will have her own room, and Ning Chu and I will..."
"Why isn’t it Ning Chu and Wen Yang?" Qianqian interrupted her.
"That’s not going to work. How will we sleep tonight?"
"......"
Ning Chu looked up, embarrassed and angry. "Stop talking nonsense! How could that happen?!"
She wasn’t that desperate! And she wasn’t shameless enough to share a room with Wen Yang at someone else’s house!
If they accidentally made a noise and others overheard, she’d probably socially die within this small group.
"You’re a succubus with a boyfriend. This is just a reasonable assumption!"
She shot a glare at the wolf girl, but just as the waiter brought their breakfast, she quickly changed the subject. "Let’s eat quickly. We don’t want to miss the train."
Breakfast was simple: soy milk, fried dough sticks, and pancakes—common breakfast food in China.
Ning Chu added some sugar to her soy milk, tore the fried dough sticks into pieces, and dunked them into the milk. "We should call the ride-hailing service now, right? Two cars should be enough."
"Sure." Wen Yang immediately took out his phone to book a ride.
"By the way, hasn’t Wang Jie taken the whole week off?" Yan Xinya asked as she operated her phone to book the car, "Where has he been? Haven’t seen him in a while."
"Something happened at his place." Ning Chu hadn’t expected the shy, introverted Wang Jie to attract the wolf girl’s attention. "I thought he was completely invisible."
"Not at all~ Every Monday, we see him dragging himself around, and making jokes about his kidney problems is a fixed program."
Even though Yan Xinya never openly teased Wang Jie, she always listened intently whenever others made jokes about him, especially from Zhang Shaoqing and Wen Yang.
"What’s going on? Sounds serious?" Qianqian asked, eager to know more.
"It’s his personal matter, let’s not talk about it." Ning Chu didn’t plan to spill Wang Jie’s issues. "He should be back by next Monday."
She and Wen Yang had been keeping an eye on the situation, but Wang Jie had disappeared after borrowing money to visit his girlfriend, and no one had heard from him since. When asked online, he always avoided the topic.
If it weren’t for Zhang Shaoqing driving him, Ning Chu would have suspected he had skipped town with the money.
"Eat quickly, the car’s almost here."
"So soon?"
"Only 300 meters left."
Hearing Wen Yang’s prompt, Ning Chu hurriedly picked up her soy milk, scooping up the softened fried dough sticks, and swallowed quickly.
Wen Yang looked at her with concern, "Did you eat all your lipstick? Are you okay?"
"Huh?" Ning Chu turned to look at Lily, worried, "Is everything alright?"
"It’s fine..."
