225. Caught Red-Handed
Ning Chu’s long-awaited takeout of grilled fish has finally arrived.
This meal, plus the delivery fee, cost her nearly a hundred bucks. If it weren’t for her brother Ning Yuan giving her five hundred as a birthday gift, she wouldn’t dare splurge on such an expensive dinner.
Under the foil box, she lit the accompanying alcohol lamp, resting her chin on her hands while gently shaking her thighs, eagerly waiting for the fish to warm up.
To be honest, the fish was already cooked; it just had cooled off a bit.
Once the flame was flickering, she felt a slight heat and hesitated, peeling off the coat draped over her shoulders and tossing it onto the arm of the cramped sofa.
The two of them on the sofa were a bit squished; even when Wen Yang tried to take up less space, their thighs inevitably ended up pressed together.
Wen Yang’s gaze kept drifting toward Ning Chu, who was wearing a surprisingly flimsy nightgown for the first time. The slightest hint of her curves had this little virgin feeling a bit overwhelmed—
It was just a tad small.
“Hey, could you do me a favor?” Ning Chu handed him a pair of scissors and turned her back on Wen Yang. “Cut a hole in the back of my nightgown.”
“Uh?”
“It’s gotta breathe, you know! A tail can’t be suffocated!”
Her tail was restlessly wagging underneath her nightgown, making her skirt dip at odd angles.
Wen Yang nodded in understanding. “Come closer.”
He assessed where to cut and curiously asked, “I heard succubus tails are shaped like hearts—why doesn’t yours? And isn’t it a bit short?”
“I’m still developing!”
Fearing this guy might grab her tail, Ning Chu tucked it between her thighs, taking two steps back, turning her backside toward Wen Yang.
Wen Yang pinched the fabric above her bottom and carefully snipped a hole, but he ended up making it too big. Not only could her tail stick out, but you could also see the top of her underwear.
“All done.”
Ning Chu carefully extended her tail through the hole, now free from the constraints of her skirt, it flapped around in the air. She plopped back down with satisfaction. “Time to eat the grilled fish!”
The fish was sizzling hot now. She grabbed a disposable bowl and chopsticks, quickly picked up a piece of the juiciest-looking fish, blew on it a few times, and happily popped it in her mouth.
Her eyes sparkled, crescent-shaped with joy as she called out to Wen Yang, “You should eat less of this!”
“Sure, I’ll just take more veggies.”
Wen Yang served himself some potatoes, cauliflower, and tofu, but just as he was about to dig in, he suddenly felt a strange itch at his waist. He froze, and then—smack!
“Is there a bug?”
He turned around only to find his hand pressed against Ning Chu’s tail.
Upon seeing her reaction, Ning Chu froze in place, nearly dropping her bowl and chopsticks.
He quickly withdrew his hand, awkwardly explaining, “I thought it was a bug!”
“Oh…”
So succubus tails are indeed very sensitive.
Wen Yang glanced at Ning Chu’s suddenly flushed cheeks and the way her body swayed, igniting a fiery embarrassment in him.
His breathing grew heavy and hot, his heart racing faster by the moment.
He could only watch in horror as he unconsciously ‘raised his weapon,’ awkwardly looking around for something to cover up. Eventually, he just bent over, trying to shield Ning Chu’s view as much as he could.
But Ning Chu quickly caught on to his awkward position.
Her nose twitched, picking up the slightly spicy scent of the grilled fish, mixed with an all-too-familiar sweet aroma.
“Thinking about such weird stuff while eating…” she huffed, turning her head, then mischievously poked Wen Yang in the side with her tail.
“Normal guys are like this, right…?”
As a strapping young man, the slightest friction with his pants could send him upright. How much more so when he was sitting in the same room alone with his female friend, their legs touching?
Ning Chu glanced over, her cheeks reddening as she quickly turned her gaze away, responding softly.
Wen Yang tried to focus on eating the grilled fish to distract himself, but Ning Chu’s tail kept launching surprise attacks on his waist, giving him jolts of shock while simultaneously feeling like she was teasing him.
Even though he knew it was akin to the classroom prank of poking someone with your finger, this time it was a succubus tail poking him.
“Stop it, I’m ticklish!”
“Alright~ Have you figured out what we’re doing for the group project yet?”
“I have a rough idea. I messaged Shaoqing and Wang Jie in the dorm group to get some thoughts.”
No need to check his phone; Ning Chu could already guess the reaction in the group.
Wen Yang nibbled on corn and sighed. “I said we’d discuss it after class, but no one’s responded yet.”
“They’re probably all gaming, or maybe they think it’s still two weeks away, so there’s no rush.”
“Yeah.”
After all, wasn’t that why Ning Chu despised group projects in college? There would always be someone goofing off, slacking on assigned tasks, and since they were all classmates, there was no need to shout at one another over such trivial things.
“I’m full…”
She thought she could finish a three-kilo black fish all by herself, but she had only managed to eat half before clutching her belly and leaning back on the sofa, groaning.
After letting out a satisfied burp, she lazily leaned against Wen Yang’s shoulder. “You can have the rest; make sure you finish it.”
“Don’t worry.”
Wen Yang might lack confidence in other areas, but when it came to eating, his confidence was through the roof.
Even the wolf girl couldn’t eat as much as he could.
While Wen Yang chowed down, Ning Chu’s eyes kept sneaking glances lower, drawn in by that enticing sweet smell that seemed to grow stronger. Even though her stomach felt full, her appetite was inexplicably piqued.
Realizing what was happening, she quickly jumped up and hid on the bed.
So this is what a succubus is like!
Lying sideways on her bed, Ning Chu turned on some anime but found herself distracted, thinking that maybe she shouldn’t have Wen Yang come to her rental apartment anymore.
Not only would it be easy for Zhang Shaoqing to catch on, but…
Suddenly, her phone chimed with a message from Zhang Shaoqing.
“OMG! I knew you were a girl!”
“You’re so bold!”
“……”
Even through text, she could almost hear Zhang Shaoqing’s loud and excited tone as if he had just discovered a new continent.
Thank goodness it was online; if it were face-to-face, she wouldn’t know what expression to wear.
“I checked online! That’s a tampon in your closet! WHAT?!”
Ning Chu felt a wave of panic. She knew Zhang Shaoqing would eventually find out, but she didn’t expect his reaction would be like this.
The worst-case scenario? Just like in the plot when Zhang Shaoqing finds out she’s a girl and tries to persuade Wen Yang, leaving her caught between two guys.
Fortunately, she had already moved out, and Zhang Shaoqing hadn’t blackened due to childhood crushes gone wrong; he lacked motive to meddle in her relationship with Wen Yang.
But what if he also liked her?
Ning Chu fidgeted nervously, getting up to seek Wen Yang’s advice: “Wen Yang, Zhang Shaoqing found out.”
“Yeah, it was bound to happen eventually.”
“I wonder if he told Wang Jie…”
She sat up, worriedly glancing at Wen Yang on the sofa. “Do you think he’ll figure out I’m Wen Wen?”
“He won’t; his brain isn’t that sharp,” Wen Yang reassured her. “He’s never seen you dressed as a girl; he won’t connect the dots.”
“Maybe but just avoid him from now on, okay?”
He feared Zhang Shaoqing would be like him, trying to poach on the girl next door.
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Feeling a bit off lately, should be able to post Chapter 3 before midnight.
