“Mom, I need to send some stuff from the rental apartment back, please make sure to sign for it in the next couple of days.”
“Mm-hmm... Don’t go through my things! Just sign for it, and leave it somewhere until I get back and organize it.”
Inside the apartment, all the scattered odds and ends, fall and winter clothes, and the massive collection of toys had been packed up and were being carried downstairs by Wen Yang.
Ning Chu leaned forward and rested on the windowsill, peering down at Wen Yang who was talking with the delivery man. She continued talking to her mother on the phone, “I’ll be going back alone for the holidays. Wen Yang’s heading to Shanghai.”
“Why are you going back alone?”
“Aren’t you getting married to Uncle? I can’t just skip out on a free meal, can I?”
Her mother, clearly worried, asked, “But Wen Yang won’t be there. What ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) will you do by yourself?”
Ning Chu immediately recognized what her mother was concerned about. She rubbed her temples in frustration and sighed deeply, “Mom, what do you do when Uncle’s not around?”
“What a brat! Are you teasing your mom now?”
“I’m asking seriously!” Ning Chu raised her voice, not at all happy with her mom's response.
Her mother paused for a moment before giving a vague answer, “I’ll figure something out...”
Ning Chu could almost hear the awkwardness in her mother’s voice. She already had a pretty good idea of what the answer was.
It was probably just going out to meet some man or using other substitute methods... As succubi, their shame often led them to choose the latter.
Having a fling every now and then was fine, but the more it happened, the more it made a succubus lose her rationality. That was even worse.
“Mom! Mom! Is it sister calling? I want to talk to sister too!”
From the other side of the phone came the clamor of the little one, Black Bean. Ning Chu smiled faintly and comfortably shifted her position against the windowsill, asking, “Black Bean, are you on break?”
“Just a few more days until the holidays! I’ll be in middle school next semester!”
“Have you gotten taller?”
Her voice was now more mature, and Ning Chu used a tone as if coaxing a child.
“I’m almost taller than mom now!”
Black Bean had already entered puberty. The once short child had started growing rapidly and was nearly 1.5 meters tall, even before middle school.
“Looks like you might be taller than me in the future.”
“Sis! When are you coming back?”
“Early next month, soon.”
The last time Ning Chu saw Black Bean, the little cat had developed a little in her chest area, just the beginning stages, and after a few months, Ning Chu wondered just how much more Black Bean had grown by now.
Ning Chu wasn’t familiar with the normal growth speed of girls, but she knew that it only took her about half a year to transform from flat as a board into something more... from a boy into a girl.
But Black Bean’s growth was more absurd. One night, she went from a cat to a cat-girl, which wasn’t exactly the normal development for a girl, so it was hard to tell.
“Sis, can I sleep with you when you come back?”
“Sure, just don’t snore and keep me up.”
“Yay!”
Since Wen Yang wouldn’t be coming with her, Ning Chu casually agreed.
It had been several years, and Black Bean had gradually adjusted to life as a cat-girl. Once, all she cared about was food, but now she had many more worries.
Black Bean cuddled her phone, found a corner, and made sure her mother couldn’t overhear her before whispering to Ning Chu, “Sis, a classmate said he likes me...”
“Oh? Is that for real?”
“Yeah! Don’t tell mom though~”
Ning Chu smiled and nodded, “So, do you like him?”
“No! He’s always showing off, and I can’t stand him.”
Kids these days are really mature! When I was in elementary school, I didn’t even know what liking someone meant. It wasn’t until middle school that I got a little curious about girls, but back then, I was still obsessed with video games. Then, after my mother passed away in my previous life, the world became all gray, and I wasn’t interested in girls at all.
Ning Chu thought about her old self, then looked at her current succubus self. She sighed, both helpless and relieved.
Even though life was great now, she still wondered. If she hadn’t transmigrated, if she were still a guy... what would her future have been like?
Maybe she’d be some shut-in lying in a pile of garbage waiting to die? Maybe she would’ve had to struggle just to get by, to eat and stay warm? Or maybe, a cute girl would’ve come into her life and saved her from that dark place...
“Gotta hang up! Mom said she’s taking me to the amusement park for a rollercoaster ride!”
“You still dare ride that thing?”
“Of course! I’ll take pictures and show you!”
After hanging up, Ning Chu shoved her phone into the shallow pocket of her shorts and peeked out the window.
Wen Yang had sent the packages off and was just looking up, waving at her.
“I want a Coke!”
“No way!”
Ning Chu pouted her cheeks like a spoiled little girl, a playful and unrefined pose only she made in front of Wen Yang.
Only in front of him did she show this side of herself...
Just a few floors away, Wen Yang’s voice could be heard clearly from downstairs. “I’m going to buy you lunch!”
“I want pig trotters rice!”
“Sure.”
Her period was coming soon, so Ning Chu had already put on a sanitary pad, and Wen Yang no longer allowed her to drink cold drinks or come into contact with cold water.
On a hot day like this, it was hard to keep from feeling uncomfortable without drinking something cold, even with the air conditioning on.
She tugged at her t-shirt collar, then sat down at her computer, propping her feet up on the desk as she lay back, staring at the ceiling fan.
“So hot~”
It was the weekend anyway... so even if she sweated through it, it wouldn’t really affect anything.
Ning Chu's eyes darted around, and then she suddenly stood up, pulled the curtains shut, and stripped down to her underwear, lazily standing in front of the air conditioner.
It felt a lot cooler~
Her tail flicked with excitement, but wearing so little made her mind wander. The faint pinkish hue in her lower belly grew a little darker.
Soon, the sound of the door opening could be heard.
Wen Yang entered, his hands behind his back. He looked up and froze upon seeing the little succubus in nothing but white underwear, her pale skin exposed to the air.
The succubus’ top had a hollow heart design, and you could faintly see her breasts. Below, she wore white cotton panties that hugged her full, perky backside.
Wen Yang froze, quickly shutting the door, worried that someone might see her.
“Why aren’t you dressed?”
“It’s hot~” Ning Chu put her hands on her hips, defiantly. “Why is it okay for you to walk around in your underwear at home, but not me?”
I’ve heard girls in the dorms also walk around in just their underwear during the summer!
“Don’t blame me when you get cramps. I warned you,” Wen Yang said, rolling his eyes. He walked over to the coffee table. “Let’s see what I bought for you.”
“Didn’t you get the pig trotters rice? Or maybe lobster rice?”
“You’re dreaming.”
Ning Chu stretched her neck and jogged over, only to see Wen Yang suddenly flip his hand, pulling out a red rose like a magician.
“???”
She wasn’t really into flowers or anything romantic, so she felt a little awkward and didn’t know what to say.
“Here, a gift.”
“Such a waste of money...”
Wen Yang smiled innocently. “Didn’t you complain last night that I don’t buy you anything?”
“Well, buy something useful...”
Ning Chu mumbled as she took the rose, quickly glancing around the room before turning to dump the contents of the pencil holder into the water, asking, “Can this survive?”
“Probably not...”
“Even more of a waste!”
She carefully placed the rose in the water-filled pencil holder, watching the vibrant flower and already thinking about asking Xinxia to use magic to preserve the rose’s freshness.
After all, it was a gift from Wen Yang...
