Whether Ning Chu liked it or not, time passed quickly. Before she knew it, it was exam week, and the last written exam was upon them.
Since yesterday, students could often be seen walking around the campus with luggage, excitedly heading home for the break.
Tomorrow, Wen Yang would also embark on his internship and officially step into society, and she would be separated from him for about ten days.
“Seriously...”
She had already finished her exam and handed it in, but Ning Chu was lying on the cold desk, fiddling with her pen cap, staring absentmindedly.
It was true, studying was more comfortable... thinking ahead about joining the 996 (work culture) lifestyle, filled with long hours and little time for fun, made her feel exhausted just thinking about it.
“Ning Chu~ let’s go!”
She lifted her head to look at the hallway. Her friends and Wen Yang were waiting outside for her, and Yan Xinya was pressed against the window, waving at her.
With a helpless sigh, Ning Chu picked up her paper and pen and stood up to leave the classroom.
Leaving the air-conditioned classroom, the heat outside made her chest feel stuffy. She shoved her stuff into Wen Yang’s arms and stretched lazily. “Finally done~ My butt hurts from sitting so long.”
“How did you do?”
“It’s fine. I’ll definitely pass,” Ning Chu gritted her teeth and said, “I guess you really are a good teacher, Wen Yang!”
“Is that so? I also think I have a natural talent for teaching.”
Of course! Every day, she had to review a chapter, or else she wouldn’t be able to feed herself as a succubus! Only someone like the male lead from those Xiaohuangwen novels could do something like this! It’s enough to make a dog cover its eyes!
That’s why she had to settle for just drinking breakfast milk to keep her energy up.
“Do you think Ning Chu can pass? I thought I’d have to take a makeup exam...” Xinxia said pitifully, her head down. “How about Wen Yang teach me too?”
Without hesitation, Ning Chu immediately declined for Wen Yang, “No!”
“Why not?”
“His teaching methods don’t suit you.”
Yan Xinya eagerly approached, asking, “How about we go out for dinner tonight? Let’s have Shaoqing treat!”
But Ning Chu shook her head. “I have a 7 PM train ticket.”
“Ah? Why?”
She gave the wolf girl a glare. “We’ve already had a few dinners together. Aren’t you afraid of getting fat?”
Actually, she just didn’t want to get emotional in front of her friends, so it was better to leave decisively.
“I also have a late train ticket.” Xinxia raised her hand.
Yan Xinya drooped her ears and tail in disappointment. “Alright, I was hoping to have one last meal before graduation.”
“Graduation’s still a year away, you know? It’s not like we’ll never see each other again.”
“Blame Wen Yang for taking Ning Chu away. Otherwise, Ning Chu would definitely still be at school next semester.” The wolf girl grumbled.
Being stuck at school during the internship isn’t such a great thing...
Ning Chu silently rolled her eyes and walked alongside Wen Yang down the stairs.
The exam had ended, and though it was only a little after 5 PM, she had a 7 PM train ticket. She needed to hurry back to get her luggage and take a taxi to the train station.
As they walked out of the teaching building, she suddenly turned around and asked, “By the way, Lili, do you want to come over to my place? No one will be home after you go back.”
She °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° had mentioned this before, and Lili had seemed hesitant.
This time, however, she simply shook her head. “I think I’ll pass.”
“Then make sure to take care of yourself at home~”
Lili’s face flushed slightly as she avoided Ning Chu’s teasing gaze.
They stopped at the intersection of the road, where the group silently agreed to halt.
Wen Yang took Ning Chu’s hand and nodded at the other girls with a smile. “We’ll head out first?”
“Ning Chu~ goodbye!”
“Next time we meet, Ning Chu will have a big belly~” Yan Xinya teased with a grin, “That graduation photo might not look too great then.”
Ning Chu shot a glare at the wolf girl. “No way! Wen Yang and I have already discussed it! No kids!”
“You say no kids now, but when you’re really pregnant, you’ll probably keep the baby.”
“Stop talking nonsense! It’s not possible!”
With a scoff, she turned to look at the still introverted Lili. They exchanged a nod, a silent farewell.
The next time they’d meet, it was probably going to be at the graduation ceremony...
Ning Chu suddenly thought, failing her final exam might not be so bad. At least it’d give her a reason to come back for a makeup exam and catch up with the friends she’d spent years with.
Watching her friends laughing and joking, their figures growing distant, she couldn’t hide the sadness in her eyes. She lowered her head and stared at the tips of her shoes.
“Work isn’t like we’re not getting breaks. There will be holidays, I can bring them out for a trip.”
Wen Yang gently comforted her.
“Mm.”
In reality, those good friends from her early school days would only keep in touch for one or two years after graduation. Over time, the bond would fade.
By now, Ning Chu couldn’t even remember the names of her old best friends... When graduation came, they all considered meeting up, but someone was always too busy.
“Lili is waving at you.”
She looked up, and Lili was waving goodbye from afar. Ning Chu waved back, then hurriedly grabbed Wen Yang’s sleeve and lowered her head, quickly heading toward the exit.
It was the same road she had walked down countless times, from the school’s main gate to the bus station.
The street was full of students pulling luggage, and the bus, usually half-empty, was packed to the brim.
When they reached the bus stop, Wen Yang looked down at Ning Chu, whose expression was a mix of emotion she was trying to hide. He gently stroked her small head. “You should think about how you’re going to manage without me these next few days.”
“It’s not like I can’t live without you...”
Ning Chu suddenly realized now wasn’t the time to be sentimental.
With her mother and Black Bean at home, she had to be extra cautious, sneaking around just to meet her own needs. If she was caught, she’d probably lose all face to stay at home...
It was all Wen Yang’s fault! He’d made her so greedy these past few years!
“It’s still your fault! You had to go that far for work!”
“High salary, you know...”
Wen Yang smiled and rubbed her head again, but she swatted his hand away angrily. “Stop messing with my hair, it’s a mess now.”
“I have a ticket for tomorrow. I’ll clean up the rental tonight and return it tomorrow.”
“Let me take you to the station. I’m not at ease.”
Ning Chu was already looking around for a shared bike, countering, “I’m not a child, what’s there to worry about?”
“We’ll ride back. Waiting for the bus will take forever.”
“Why the rush?”
“You know why!”
She had to rush back and replenish her energy quickly! The next ten days, she wouldn’t be able to see a man!
No, it was because she was worried that Wen Yang, being without her, might have his energy drain out from loneliness, only to be seduced by some fox spirit...
Ning Chu calculated the time. It would take about 20 minutes to return to the rental. A taxi to the train station would take an hour, leaving only 30 minutes to take full advantage of Wen Yang.
Too little...
“Change to a later train, maybe two hours later...”
521. Black Bean
Ning Yuan sat yawning on the steps outside the train station, glancing at his phone time from time to time, his legs shaking with impatience.
The train, which was supposed to arrive around 9 PM, had been inexplicably delayed until 11 PM. As a result, he was yawning non-stop and feeling too tired to muster any energy.
It had been a while since he had seen his sister.
He worked long hours, and his sister only came home during the summer and winter breaks. They would barely meet a few times a year. Even though they grew up together, there was an odd sense of estrangement.
Especially after his little brother became a sister, growing from a boy into a girl with a bewitching charm, the change was so drastic that it felt like she had become a completely different person.
After all, she was no longer just a girl; she was a succubus, and it was unlikely her personality would remain unchanged.
Finally, a large group of travelers arrived at the station.
Ning Yuan pushed himself up, stretching lazily, massaging his sore shoulders as he walked to the entrance, scanning the crowd for his sister.
Though his sister was only about 1.6 meters tall and easily lost in the crowd, her exceptionally beautiful face and figure immediately caught his eye.
Seeing her again, he couldn’t help but be in disbelief. “My brother’s a real anomaly now...”
From a distance, Ning Chu was wearing a tight-fitting short sleeve, exposing her slender waist. She wore a light jacket over it, paired with a short skirt and black stockings. Even her long, straight legs were so stunning that Ning Yuan, despite being her brother, couldn’t help but look twice.
“Bro!”
Ning Chu, pulling a suitcase, ran over eagerly.
After so long without seeing each other, even though she had just parted with Wen Yang and her friends, seeing her brother still made her excited.
“Why are you dressed like that?”
However, as she got closer, Ning Yuan immediately questioned her, his voice stern.
“Huh?” Ning Chu froze, tugging at her jacket, “I’m still a bit hot...”
“Why’s your waist showing? Zip up your jacket.”
“This...”
She could feel the authority in her brother’s voice, so she silently pulled her jacket together and zipped it up.
It was clearly a cute outfit.
The high-waisted skirt with the tank top revealed her slim midriff, and Wen Yang had said it looked great, so she didn’t worry about showing off her silver tattoo.
“You look like you’re going clubbing.” Ning Yuan muttered as he grabbed her suitcase. “Come on, I’ll drive you home.”
Ning Chu didn’t argue and just rolled her eyes at the back of her brother’s head.
He really thought of himself as my father, huh?
She silently complained in her mind, following Ning Yuan’s steps as she curiously asked, “Where’s sister-in-law?”
“She’s already gone to bed. If you had arrived at 9 PM, you’d have probably seen her.”
“Bro, when are you two getting married?”
“Depends on the situation. Probably in the next few years. We’re saving up a little.”
When his girlfriend was mentioned, Ning Yuan’s face softened with a tender smile.
Ning Chu could feel from his tone that her brother and sister-in-law had a good relationship, so she pressed on, “Bro, how much do you earn now? Can you support sister-in-law?”
“Six or seven thousand. Together, we make over ten thousand a month. It’s alright.”
Though they lived in the provincial capital, it was a typical case of low wages and high housing prices. Earning nearly a hundred thousand a year was considered a decent salary.
After all, not every city could compare to Beijing or Shanghai.
They reached the underground parking lot of the train station, and Ning Chu sat in the passenger seat, placing her small bag on her lap as she curiously surveyed the interior of the car.
After getting a girlfriend, her brother had made some minor upgrades to his old car. The faint smell of gasoline was gone, replaced by a fresh fragrance, and there were cute little stickers all over the car.
She looked back and couldn’t help but smile wryly.
“Bro, you really don’t treat me like an outsider, do you?”
“What?”
Just as Ning Yuan was about to drive, he turned to look in the back seat and saw an unopened condom.
His face turned red, and he awkwardly leaned over to pick it up, shoving it into his pocket before casually replying, “It probably fell out of your sister-in-law’s bag.”
“Oh~”
What a playboy...
No wonder he’s the brother of a succubus!
Hearing his ambiguous response, Ning Yuan shot Ning Chu a glare. “Put on your seatbelt! Don’t start acting up!”
“Ugh, so troublesome...”
Even when taking ride-sharing cars, Ning Chu usually sat in the back seat and never bothered with seatbelts.
She clumsily strapped herself in but then heard Ning Yuan ask, “Want to go out for dinner tomorrow?”
“What are we eating? I want something good~”
“Dad’s treating. Whatever you want, he’ll probably buy.”
“Then forget it...”
Ning Chu still didn’t have a good opinion of their father. She muttered, “Can’t you not bring him up in front of me? I’ve never even met him, and he’s less close than an uncle.”
She quickly changed the subject, “Bro, are you staying home tonight?”
“No, am I going to sleep on the floor? I have work tomorrow too.”
“You’ve got nowhere to sleep at home, huh...”
Now the whole family was women, occupying the only two bedrooms. Even during the holidays, her brother could only sleep on the sofa or the floor, with a family status that clearly wasn’t very high.
“Isn’t that the truth?”
It had been a while since they’d seen each other, but Ning Chu realized that she and her brother didn’t really have much to talk about anymore. After chatting for a bit, she yawned and gazed out the window at the night view.
Ning Yuan, as usual, was full of chatter. Once he learned that Ning Chu was going to work in another city, he couldn’t stop lecturing her.
“Don’t put up with things out there. As long as the money you make is enough, don’t suffer. If you get upset, just come back. When you have time, cook for yourself, don’t eat out, it’s not clean. Can Wen Yang really take care of you? You’ve lost weight since university...”
“Losing weight looks better~”
“You have such thin arms and legs. Aren’t you afraid Wen Yang might accidentally hurt you?”
He rambled on and on until the car stopped downstairs at their building. Ning Chu eagerly jumped out of the car, taking a deep breath.
This was so annoying...
She felt like her ears were numb. Rubbing her earlobe, she heard the sound of cheering coming from the hallway.
“Sis!”
A gust of wind rushed toward her, and before Ning Chu could react, she felt a sharp pain in her chest and found herself leaning back against the car door.
“Ouch...”
She looked down at the small figure in her arms, affectionately pinching the high black cat ears. “Get up, stop fooling around.”
“I’m leaving, still need to work tomorrow.”
Ning Yuan drove off, leaving Ning Chu alone with her overly enthusiastic Black Bean.
The cat, unable to change her overly cheerful personality, took Ning Chu’s hand and walked into the elevator, her joy almost overflowing.
In the elevator, Ning Chu sized up Black Bean. It had been half a year since they last met, and the little cat-girl seemed to have grown a lot taller. She had also put on some weight, and her chest had started to develop, her muscles faintly showing.
She would definitely grow into a beauty when she matured.
“Sis! I’m going to be taller than you soon!” Black Bean proudly tiptoed. “I’m already 1.5 meters! Mom says you’re still under 1.6 meters!”
“Don’t listen to Mom’s nonsense, when I wear shoes, I’m definitely over 1.6 meters!”
Suddenly, Ning Chu felt a strong sense of crisis.
If Black Bean becomes taller than her, what will she do as an older sister?
