440. Selling Out
The number of embarrassing encounters with her mother was countless.
From getting caught for staying out all night to running into each other at a Love Hotel, Ning Chu figured her mother probably already thought she was a certified succubus.
But come on, this was her mother!
And Black Bean was there too!
She had changed out of that Emotional Maid Outfit into a thick and cozy home outfit, now sat obediently on the sofa with a nervous gaze darting around. Her hands awkwardly squeezed between her thighs, and the blush on her face was still bright as ever.
Her ears were burning, and through the screen, she could feel her mother and Black Bean’s strange looks landing on her.
Especially Black Bean’s innocent and curious expression, which only intensified her embarrassment.
“Where are your cat ears, big sister?”
“You looked so pretty earlier~”
“……”
Ning Chu was nearly too ashamed to look up.
Even though Black Bean had been a catgirl for a while now, she seemed blissfully unaware of how scandalous Ning Chu’s earlier outfit had been.
Wen Yang was a bit awkward too, scratching his nose and chuckling nervously beside them.
“Don’t copy your sister,” her mother said, lightly tapping Black Bean on the head, and then teased Ning Chu, “Looks like you’re doing quite well out there?”
“Uh, it’s okay… just caught a little cold today.”
“It’s not even warm yet. How could you not catch a cold dressed like that?”
“……”
No words could express how mortifying this was!
Didn’t I just wiggle my booty a moment ago?!
Ning Chu lowered her head, feeling so anxious she wanted to bury her face in the ground. Her toes inside her slippers were curled tightly as if trying to dig a three-bedroom apartment into the floor.
“Has your brother been up to something lately?” her mother set her phone on the table while she brushed Black Bean’s hair, “I asked him to come home for dinner, but he refused. Got a girlfriend?”
“You don’t know yet…”
“Hmm?”
Ning Chu felt her cheeks burning hot, desperately needing a juicy topic to divert her mother and Black Bean’s attention.
Sorry, big brother!
“Brother found himself a girlfriend, and they might be living together now.”
Her mother paused, surprise and delight flashing across her face: “Really?”
“Really! Wen Yang has seen her, right?”
Wen Yang nodded honestly: “She’s a pretty girl. I saw her last time when Ning Yuan drove us to the station.”
“Seems like she’s his college classmate. After graduation, they ended up in the same company, and feelings developed over time?”
Her mother was grinning from ear to ear: “When are they getting married? Oh, what should we name the grandkid? How much dowry should we prepare?”
“……”
How on earth would I know?
Ning Chu decisively changed the subject: “Mom, there has to be a house for the wedding, right? Our place is too small.”
“It’s fine! This place is worth quite a bit,” her mother chirped happily, “I’m planning to sneak over to his rental apartment this weekend. He didn’t even tell me he found a girlfriend! I don’t even know what she looks like!”
“Don’t tell big brother it was me…”
“Don’t worry~”
Black Bean leaned in, her cherubic face filling the entire phone screen.
She looked longingly at Ning Chu and Wen Yang: “When are you coming back? I’m about to starve to d*ath!”
“Starve to d*ath?”
That chubby little face didn’t look like someone who was being starved.
Black Bean nodded vigorously: “I can’t even have my late-night snack! I can only eat half a bowl of rice!”
“Mom? She’s still young and needs proper nutrition!” Ning Chu protested with a pained heart, “Why aren’t you letting her eat enough?”
Her mother pressed down on Black Bean’s head, still smiling at the thought of her older son having a girlfriend: “Starving? She’s about to turn into a pig!”
“Ning Xin, why don’t you lift your shirt and let your sister take a look?”
“No way!”
“Her belly fat could make at least three rolls when she sits down.”
“That’s just my primordial pouch! Cats have that!”
Her mother grabbed Black Bean’s cat ears: “You’re just like your sister! Chubby is chubby! Stop being stubborn!”
“？？？”
Ning Chu lay there innocently, utterly perplexed.
“Just look at her face, hasn’t it gotten rounder since before the winter break? You two are spoiling her!”
She twitched her lips, taking a closer look; Black Bean did indeed seem rounder than before, all chubby and adorable.
For kids just starting to develop, a little extra fluff looked good. Once they shot up a bit, that baby fat would disappear in a blink… Her brother Ning Yuan used to be a chubby little kid, but after hitting middle school, he shot up and became a bamboo stick within a year.
But Wen Yang betrayed them first: “Maybe she should eat less and lose some weight.”
“Right?” her mother nodded with a smile, “Ning Xin, did you hear that? Your brother says you should eat less and lose weight!”
That guy, trying to win future mother-in-law points, didn’t hesitate to throw Black Bean under the bus.
Black Bean looked pitifully at Wen Yang, ferociously pouting when he showed no sign of regret: “I’m not talking to you anymore!”
She leaped off the bed and stomped out of the room in a huff.
Seeing her angry, her mother helplessly looked up: “Ning Xin, your brother said he’d take you out for barbecue tonight.”
“I’m coming! I’m coming!”
Black Bean’s mood shifted in an instant as she bounced back in delight: “After this meal, I’ll start my diet!”
“Every time you say that!”
After hanging up the video call with her mother, Ning Chu flopped onto the armrest of the sofa, utterly defeated.
Remembering how she had pranced in front of her mother and Black Bean in that maid outfit, the blush on her cheeks refused to fade.
“It’s all your fault! Why didn’t you warn me that my mom called you?”
She raised her bare foot and kicked at Wen Yang’s waist a few times, but he quickly caught her foot.
“Let go!”
“Didn’t I say I didn’t expect you’d buy that kind of outfit?”
Ning Chu’s feet were smooth and soft, without a trace of calluses, her petite toes perfectly pink. Wen Yang, let go of her foot, couldn’t resist tracing from her ankle to her instep, all the way to her toes.
“Pervert!”
As if jolted by electricity, her stomach did a flip, and Ning Chu quickly retracted her foot, curling her legs up in front of her, adding a peachy hue to her already embarrassed blush.
Being a succubus was way too hard…
While everyone else’s waist and sides were ticklish, making them laugh at a simple touch, she turned utterly soft and mushy at the slightest contact.
Not to mention her tail, horns, ears—almost every single inch of her body was a sensitive area.
“Stop touching! I’m sick!”
Wen Yang didn’t have any ulterior motives, just nodded and continued eating the leftovers, which only made Ning Chu feel like her mind was filled with yellow trash. She shamefacedly covered her face with one hand and got up to leave the sofa.
Sitting in front of the computer, she couldn’t even focus on writing, resting her chin on her hand and staring blankly at the screen.
Out of the blue, something was placed on her head. She turned and saw Wen Yang standing behind her, finished with his food.
“What are you doing?”
“These cat ears and succubus horns surprisingly match quite well.”
He rubbed his chin, evaluating.
“Ugh!”
“Why don’t you try on that outfit one more time?”
“Absolutely not!”
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Two updates. Lost internet and didn’t feel like writing.
