201. Ning Yuan
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“When I’m not around, you’re forbidden from talking to any women!”
“If any bad women try to flirt with you… just reject them! If they keep bothering you, tell them off!”
Even being punished was better than coming back in two days to find Wen Yang surrounded by a group of women.
Though, the chances of that happening were pretty low.
Ning Chu suddenly thought of the vampire Nana and pursed her lips: “Even if you see a girl fainting, you have to call for help from someone else to avoid any misunderstandings.”
Unfortunately, not having vented her restlessness at lunchtime only led her to accumulate some fantasies about yellow garbage.
She wasn’t bold enough to read in front of Wen Yang’s face, let alone ask him for help…
“Eat more at meals. If you really can’t, just mooch off Shao Qing. You can’t be a big guy like you and eat greens every day.”
Wen Yang stood at the door of the waiting room, arms crossed, shaking his head with a reluctant smile: “I got it, I got it. It’s only two days. Is it really worth worrying about me like this?”
“And besides, I have a girlfriend now.”
His gentle gaze fell on Ning Chu’s face, making her awkwardly turn her head away.
“Anyway… just pay more attention. Don’t let those sly foxes take advantage of you.”
“Sure, I’ll just stay far away from any girls I see.”
“The bus will arrive in twenty minutes…” Ning Chu glanced at the time, “Should I head in first?”
“Before you leave, leave me something?”
“……”
The area was packed with people. She wasn’t bold enough to flaunt her relationship in public.
“I’m off.”
Her head down, she hurried into the waiting room.
Time to go home…
Who knows what she would face?
This was the world inside Little Emperor Wen, and also a parallel world. Ning Chu’s home hadn’t changed locations; it was still an old, run-down place in the provincial city.
Apart from the average pedestrians being a notch more attractive, the provincial train station looked almost identical to the one in her previous life.
Two hours later, she exited through the southern exit and scanned the crowd outside. In the distance, she spotted a young man standing next to a staircase.
He was nearly six feet tall, with a lean and delicate appearance. Wearing heavy glasses, he had a gentle demeanor resembling a young scholar.
He looked quite different from her brother, who had dropped out of high school in her memory.
But thankfully, Ning Yuan’s face hadn’t changed and he hadn’t turned into a succubus sister.
Ning Chu felt genuinely happy for Ning Yuan, but a sense of strangeness and unease crept in.
Clutching a small bag of luggage, she nervously tightened her fists and tiptoed closer, stopping right in front of Ning Yuan, looking up at his face.
“……”
Ning Yuan looked down at the petite girl before him, silent, just showing a friendly yet awkward smile.
After a few seconds of awkward eye contact, it was Ning Chu who couldn’t take it anymore and timidly whispered, “Bro…”
“???”
“I-I’m Ning Chu!”
“Ning Chu?”
Ning Yuan stepped back in shock, seriously inspecting the little girl in front of him.
Her cute, youthful face was about the size of a palm, with delicate features that made her look like a middle schooler, but those beautiful peach blossom eyes added a hint of allure.
Standing at about five-foot-three with a small frame, her coat wrapped her figure tightly, revealing nearly no curves at all.
Her bangs were a little messy, nearly brushing her eyes, and her hair covered her ears, only the pink earlobes peeking out.
No doubt, a pretty little girl.
Ning Yuan’s lips curled slightly, and he looked back towards the exit: “Where’s Ning Chu?”
“That’s me!”
Wow! He didn’t recognize her at all!
Ning Chu felt a chill run down her spine; she thought her face hadn’t changed that much, right?
Her boyish face used to be quite exquisite, which was why the Coffee Shop Boss Lady took a liking to her. Now, her face was just a refined and polished version of her past self.
Desperation flushed her cheeks red as she fished her ID from her pocket and handed it over: “Bro! It’s really me!”
Ning Yuan glanced at the ID, then back at the little girl in front of him. He fell silent for a moment, his brain racing to process the sudden influx of information.
After a careful comparison, he could see a hint of his younger self in her adorable face.
My brother has fallen in love with cross-dressing?
But this was not cross-dressing!
“Did you get plastic surgery?”
“No…”
Ning Yuan looked her up and down: “Did you, uh, get a makeover?”
“Not really… Just, you know, a boy grows up differently?” Ning Chu couldn’t find a better excuse.
While she wanted to directly tell her brother about her current gender, she couldn’t find the courage to do so.
When it came to family, being honest about stuff like this felt even more shameful.
It might be better to see what the situation at home was first. If their mother was a succubus, then she could explain things first. If not… well, she’d have to grit her teeth and “come out” anyway.
“Alright, after a few months of college, I almost didn’t recognize you.” Ning Yuan mumbled, taking her bag and heading out, “Let’s go home first.”
“You’d better get a haircut before we go back, or Mom’s going to have a fit.”
“All dainty and girly, and she thought you’d bring a girlfriend back.”
“Do you have enough money at school? I heard you have like fifteen hundred to two thousand for living expenses a month? Spend it wisely.”
With no father in the house, the five-year-older Ning Yuan had taken on a ‘father’ role. He kept chattering, but his gaze kept darting back to Ning Chu.
Ning Chu finally felt a familiar vibe from him.
That chattering, nagging feeling—definitely her brother!
Even if this brother was successful in his career and well-mannered, he was still that annoying chatterbox.
“Hair… I’ll cut it tomorrow.”
Ning Chu planned to confess to their mother tonight and ask her about the silver markings on her body.
Transforming into a succubus couldn’t just be a “reward” from the universe for trying hard to disrupt the plot, right? There must be some genetic factors at play.
“As long as you’re not afraid of getting yelled at.”
Entering the underground parking lot, Ning Chu sat in Ning Yuan’s car.
Her fingers were clasped tightly before her, biting her lip, nervously looking out the window.
She was about to see her mother…
Ning Yuan glanced at her. Not only did his brother look like a girl, but her gestures and demeanor were almost indistinguishable from a girl’s. It was like she had changed into another person.
“You… you don’t like men, do you?”
Ning Chu’s heart skipped a beat, and she shook her head defiantly: “Of course not!”
She just liked Wen Yang. Any other men approaching her would raise her suspicions; afraid they were perverts.
“Is that so…”
Starting the car, Ning Yuan focused on the road ahead, falling silent while his mind churned with thoughts about Ning Chu.
Too strange…
But Ning Chu couldn’t help but ask, “How’s Mom’s health?”
“Hmm, pretty good. She can run up five flights of stairs without getting winded. Better than me.”
“That’s good.”
“But seeing you like this… it might not be good.”
“……”
