540. The Encounter of the Succubus’ Shame
In May, Ning Chu and Wen Yang returned to the school gates.
Since leaving for summer vacation last year, they hadn’t set foot back here, only occasionally asking their friends still at school for help with various tasks.
It was just the time when classes let out for the evening, and students spilled out in groups, laughing and chatting, radiating youth and energy, without a care or frown in sight.
“I really wish I could go back to studying! Work is so boring.”
Ning Chu squatted by the curb, her eyes dazzled by the various colorful tails of passing girls with long legs: “Our school really has a lot of handsome guys and beautiful girls!”
Maybe it was the influence of the Huawen main stage, but this university had more stunning faces than any arts or film school.
She looked up at Wen Yang, who was standing nearby, and shot him an annoyed glance: “Where’s your student ID? Where on earth did you lose it?”
Wen Yang rummaged through his backpack, filled with assorted junk and a few sets of clothes for the two of them; the student ID was buried in there somewhere.
“Found it!”
He finally unearthed the student ID from the very bottom of his bag, opened it, and took a look: “Your student ID has an old photo!”
“Old?”
Ning Chu propped herself up on her knees and leaned over to take a peek; the ID photo showed her with shorn hair and a baby face.
Shame washed over her like a tidal wave, heating her cheeks to a glowing red.
She snatched the student ID away: “What the heck! Don’t look!”
“You’ve seen it before,” Wen Yang chuckled, “Your facial features are similar. You looked pretty innocent back then.”
“I’m not innocent now?”
Ning Chu raised an eyebrow at Wen Yang, but her peach blossom eyes held a lingering flirtation, almost tempting.
“Innocent!”
Wen Yang nodded eagerly, oblivious to how the succubus had turned the tables on him with righteous questioning…
The girl before him emanated a kind of enchanting charm. Just last night, she’d rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue, flushed and snoozing away, coincidentally during her safe period, and when she woke up this morning, she still felt a little stuffed, her belly slightly rounded.
The only thing left of her youthful innocence was her cherubic face, which barely clung to the meaning of “innocent.”
As they began walking toward the school gates, Ning Chu glanced nervously at the security guard stationed there, her eyes darting down to the ground.
What if they stopped her?
The image on the photo was completely unrelated to her current self.
She had previously used a student card to get in and out of school, but she had no idea where that card had ended up.
Fortunately, the security guard merely gave her student ID a glance before waving her in.
“I thought I’d get stopped…” Ning Chu sighed in relief, then opened the student ID to glance at her former self, muttering, “It gives me a strange sense of guilt.”
“What’s that about?”
“When I took this photo, I was determined to marry a catgirl.”
Back then, she was all about wanting to be a man, ready to rebel against the fate of being the male lead’s unfortunate side character, and she believed that even if she became a girl, she would still choose to be a lesbian, never succumbing to the male protagonist.
And now? She found herself begging beneath Wen Yang daily; after years of this, she’d already transformed into the shape of a male lead.
“Well, marriage is marriage. What’s the difference between marrying and being married?”
“It’s fundamentally different! Back when I was a guy, not the one getting pinned down!”
“Then let’s switch things up tonight, and you can be on top?”
Wen Yang asked eagerly.
Ning Chu paused, her face flushing scarlet in an instant, glancing around as if she were a thief caught red-handed, then reluctantly nodded.
“Let’s go to the girls’ dorm and see if Lily and the others are back.”
She lowered her head to hide her flushed face, awkwardly changing the subject: “You should find Wang Jie first, right? If you come to the girls’ dorm, you’ll get swarmed.”
“Fair enough. I’ll swing by the convenience store.”
“Ah?”
“Wang Jie asked me to bring him some drinks.”
“Such a lazy bum…”
Ning Chu moved closer to Wen Yang, opened the little bag hanging from his shoulder, and fished out her phone.
“Leaving already? Call me if you need anything.”
“You could just take the whole bag instead…”
“Carrying the bag is such a hassle~”
Wen Yang nodded with exasperation; he was already quite used to being a human backpack when they went out.
This past year, not much had changed at school; however, walking around, all she saw were unfamiliar faces, strikingly different from the ones she used to know.
Arriving outside the girls’ dorm building, Ning Chu took a breath, snapping a selfie to check her looks, brushing aside her slightly messy bangs and adjusting her outfit.
Today, she specifically wore high heels and light makeup. She not only wanted to look prettier than Lily but also taller!
Finally, she walked into the building, making her way to Lily’s dorm room with ease.
“Is anyone in there?”
She gently knocked on the door, but there was no response.
“Hello? Didn’t you say you were coming back today?”
Ning Chu mumbled in confusion, about to leave when a delicate figure suddenly pressed against her from behind, wrapping her arms around her waist.
Startled, Ning Chu was about to wriggle free when a heart-shaped tail snaked around from behind, playfully poking her cheek.
“Lily?”
“Yep!”
“Why do you walk like a cat?”
Lily released her grip, and Ning Chu turned around to face her long-lost friend.
The once “shameful succubus” stood there unaffected, looking much the same as a year ago, but now she was a graduate student, her demeanor more serene and intellectual. She still loved wearing white sundresses, and that tail, which had just teased Ning Chu, was now tucked away beneath her skirt.
Her eyes were slightly red-rimmed, her expression a mix of joy and grievance, like a wife who’d been waiting too long for her husband: “You haven’t come to play with me at all.”
“I’ve been busy with work… The holiday was only seven days.”
Ning Chu straightened her back proudly: “See? I’m taller than you now~ I’ve fully gotten used to wearing high heels!”
“Not much of a difference.”
“Well, don’t tiptoe then~”
Once the initial excitement of their reunion faded, Lily returned to her composed self, though a faint blush remained on her cheeks. She pulled a chair closer, sat across from Ning Chu, and began touching up her makeup with practiced ease.
“All used up.”
Ning Chu tilted her head back a little, eyes closed; she wasn’t in the habit of bringing makeup with her: “I didn’t bring any makeup.”
“Have you found a boyfriend? I heard at the beginning of the year you had one, but it didn’t last long.”
“Nope.”
“Why did you break up? Was the guy lacking in… performance?”
In front of someone she was already familiar with, Lily still spoke sparingly but decisively, akin to her habits online: “I caught a glimpse when he went to the bathroom; it was quite small, not even as good as a toy.”
Being a succubus herself, Ning Chu could guess the answer without asking: “Wait, you didn’t discover that while in bed?”
“I’m not that easy, you know. The first time is meant for my husband.”
“You’re still a virgin?!”
Ning Chu nearly jumped up in shock, causing Lily to almost drop her makeup pencil, staring at her in disbelief.
“The shame of a succubus!”
After all these years, where had all those toys disappeared to?
