3. Awkward
Ning Chu was never really interested in TV dramas, only occasionally glancing at highly praised shows that were taking the internet by storm.
But the idol drama playing right now was clearly not one of her picks.
She couldn’t understand why Yan Xinya was so thrilled…
Her attention quickly shifted to something else.
“Xinya.” Ning Chu curiously looked at Yan Xinya’s head, “Can I touch it?”
“Are you a pervert?”
“I’m talking about your ears!”
This was clearly a world full of non-human girls wandering around! But as the author, she had never had the chance to touch them!
“Pervert!” Yan Xinya turned away with hesitation, shaking her head emphatically, “No way!”
“Why…”
She was halfway through her question when Ning Chu suddenly realized.
Since this was a Little Emperor Wen scenario, in her world-building, the ears and tails of non-human girls were extremely sensitive… except for succubi, who could even turn pain into pleasure, making their entire bodies like G-spots, with wildly unpredictable heat cycles.
When the main character was flirting with the mute succubus Lily, they just happened to be in Lily’s heat period, leading to a successful encounter.
Though she still wanted to know how it felt, Ning Chu was afraid of offending Yan Xinya and pulled her eager hand back.
But her curiosity was not yet satisfied: “Xinya, do you have four ears?”
“Ah?” Yan Xinya was momentarily dumbfounded and then flipped her hair aside, “Two pairs.”
Underneath the hair were a pair of normal, dainty human ears, which seemed to be the standard for most non-human girl settings.
“Oh~”
“This one you can touch.”
Who has the free time to touch someone else’s ears? I mean, she had her own; fluffy beast ears are way more exciting!
Satisfied her curiosity, Ning Chu dutifully returned to watching the drama.
However, she had a habit of napping, and after several yawns, she realized she had zero interest in the drama. The dialogue was quickly turning into a lullaby, and before ten minutes were up, her brain was already drifting off into a fog.
“So sweet~ Ning Chu, did you see that part just now?”
“Ning Chu?”
Yan Xinya turned her head, only to see Ning Chu resting her chin on her hands, sound asleep.
Her excited ears suddenly drooped down, lazily sticking to her hair, and her vigorously wagging tail also fell to the floor.
Black Bean spotted the tail dangling on the ground and swiftly pounced, using it as a cat toy.
She flicked her tail in an attempt to shoo the little cat away, casting a dissatisfied glance at Ning Chu: “I think it looks pretty good… Just say you don’t like it!”
After yawning out of boredom, she leaned onto the table, looking at Ning Chu as if she were a little dog waiting for her owner to wake up.
Every now and then, she would sniff the air, catching a whiff of Ning Chu’s scent.
The hormonal scent had a hint of milk, which meant Ning Chu was probably still in her developmental phase.
They’re already in college; she should at least be seventeen or eighteen, right? Development was way too slow.
“Hiss!”
Suddenly, Black Bean bit down on her tail, making Yan Xinya tense up, tears brimming in her eyes.
“This cat is so annoying!”
She turned her head, baring her teeth, glaring at the little black cat with faintly green eyes, letting out a low growl from deep in her throat.
Black Bean was so startled she scampered off in fright.
Yan Xinya hugged her tail in front of her, looking at the tufts of wolf fur that had fallen to the ground, pouting, “It even plucked a few hairs…”
Hugging her tail, she laid her head down on the table and unknowingly fell asleep again.
…
“Knock knock knock.”
A light knocking woke Yan Xinya; she perked up her ears and looked towards the door: “Who is it?”
“It’s me, Wen Yang. Why is the door locked?”
“What time is it? You’re back already?” Yan Xinya glanced outside and gasped, “Oh no! It’s dark out!”
She startled Ning Chu awake: “What happened?”
“Wen Yang is back; I’m going to open the door.”
Ning Chu was still a bit dazed, rubbing her sore eyes and glancing at the time, only to realize it was nearly seven in the evening.
No wonder she felt more tired the longer she slept…
After dozing off at the table for far too long, she felt aches all over. She let out a yawn and looked up at Wen Yang, who had just walked in.
“What are you doing here too?”
“Keeping her company~ She’s scared to be alone.”
Wen Yang looked at Ning Chu, who was yawning and seemingly defenseless, and couldn’t imagine her being scared at all.
“If I’d known, I could’ve brought you food.”
“Ah, it’s fine! Now that you’re back, I’ll leave!” Yan Xinya perked up her ears, glancing between Ning Chu and Wen Yang, grinning widely, “Looks like it’s your two-person world tonight! I won’t interrupt~”
“…”
Ning Chu shot a disapproving glare at Yan Xinya, but she had already darted out like a bolt.
“Be careful! You’re so noisy!”
“Got it!”
Wen Yang walked over to the desk, placing the takeout pasta on the table. He couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty as he looked at Ning Chu’s sleepy appearance: “Your dinner.”
“Mm.” Ning Chu stretched and got up, grabbing a towel to wash her face on the balcony.
After a moment of refreshing herself, she realized she had managed to get through the afternoon without her main character aura.
No pervy disturbances whatsoever!
Was it thanks to Yan Xinya? Or was it because of Wen Yang’s shirt?
“How was your tutoring session today?”
Back in the dorm, Ning Chu casually asked Wen Yang.
Mentioning the tutoring made Wen Yang feel even more guilty: “It was alright… but that middle school brat was hard to teach! He just wouldn’t listen.”
After two months of being around Wen Yang, Ning Chu had learned to read him like a book and quickly noticed his evasive gaze.
What was he feeling guilty about?!
Did he have his eye on some girl?
Her heart raced, and she took a couple of quick steps toward Wen Yang, suspicion written all over her face as she looked up at him: “What’s with that guilty look?”
They were nearly pressed together, and Wen Yang instinctively wanted to back away, but Ning Chu took it as a sign of guilt, pressing closer: “Is there a girl you like?!”
“N-no…”
Wen Yang kept retreating, but he soon hit the wall behind him, with no room left to backtrack.
He looked down at her tense little face, those suspicious eyes, and her soft body, so close they could feel each other’s breath.
“Out with it!”
“Umm… There’s a senior girl who keeps insisting I tutor her.” Wen Yang looked up at the ceiling, avoiding her gaze, “And it just so happens she lives in the same neighborhood. When I went over, she clung to me, and when I was leaving, we accidentally… touched a bit.”
Ning Chu’s frown deepened: “And then what?”
She was pretty sure that senior girl was a character in the story! A normal girl wouldn’t be so brazen as to cling to a guy she just met.
“I didn’t agree! Really!” Wen Yang replied in a panic.
“Then what are you guilty about?”
Isn’t it because he was tempted a few times and almost said yes?
Wen Yang could only awkwardly laugh.
Ning Chu held his gaze for a moment, then was convinced he wasn’t lying to her.
Just as she was about to turn back to grab her dinner, her body suddenly froze.
Something warm had quietly lifted and was resting against her belly…
Wen Yang’s grin became even more awkward.
