### 325. Caught in a Dilemma
“Party?”
After finally finishing a chapter of her novel, Ning Chu lifted her head, her brows slightly furrowed in worry.
Wen Yang sighed, looking equally helpless. “It’s a welcome party. The manager says all us newbies have to attend.”
“Fine.”
If all went according to plan, tonight’s party would have some unexpected twists…
Ning Chu picked up her mobile phone, glancing at the plot about the party.
Stunned by a succubus’s charm, dragged to her little villa, and squeezed dry for three days and three nights…
That was over, but she still felt a shiver recalling the thrill of those moments. If she hadn’t been so restless and sneaked a peek, Wen Yang might have been twisted into the shape of the male lead in Lin Li’s royal harem!
During the dinner, fed a potent love potion, struggling to control herself, running into a kind girl who tried to help, and nearly exhausting that girl to half her life…
Yikes! This is so dangerous! The kind girl looked more and more like me!
Ning Chu’s face turned pale with fear as she quickly scanned the novel again, realizing that the girl in the book didn’t even have a name.
It’s me for sure!
Because she was drugged, the book’s protagonist was extraordinarily bold. By the end of the night, that girl couldn’t keep her legs together and ended up with a watermelon belly.
She couldn’t help but imagine that scene… her face blushing brightly.
Wen Yang noticed Ning Chu’s complexion shifting from white to red, and peeped at her shyly, starting to shuffle away to create some distance, utterly confused.
Did I do something to scare the little succubus like this?
All he did was sneak a glance at Ning Chu’s phone screen, but unfortunately, it was too small, and he could only see lines of text.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“I… I might need to go back,” Ning Chu said, sitting up from under the quilt, her cute little shorts accentuating her pert backside, her heart-shaped tail nervously twitching between her legs.
With that tail, Wen Yang immediately picked up on her emotions.
She took off her coat, and the fitted white tank top hugged her upper body, showcasing her prominent curves, the slightly short top revealing her slender waist and the tantalizing curve between her waist and hips made him thirsty.
It dawned on Wen Yang that the little succubus was dressed like this in the dead of winter!
“Aren’t you cold?”
“……”
Ning Chu paused, turning back to give Wen Yang a glare filled with indignation.
She specifically bought this outfit!
You don’t praise those long legs or that figure, and instead ask if I’m cold?
“Is it cold hiding under the quilt?” she muttered, reaching for her regular outfit hanging on the wall, “I’ll change and head back.”
“It’s nearly five! If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss dinner!”
Ning Chu clutched her clothes and squeezed into the bathroom, but just as one foot crossed the threshold, she hesitated.
Wait a minute! If Wen Yang really got drugged at the party tonight and desperately needed to let off some steam… if she ran, other girls would be in trouble.
Her strong sense of possessiveness surged.
No way! He’s my boyfriend! I’ve nurtured him for so long; how could I let him be cheapened by other girls?
But if she stayed, she might end up as a hapless former beauty, sporting a watermelon belly.
Oh no, caught in a dilemma… neither option was acceptable!
Wen Yang’s voice came from behind: “If you don’t change, don’t block the door… I need to use the bathroom.”
“You go first.”
“Why do you suddenly seem odd?” He frowned in confusion, sizing up Ning Chu, “It’s like you’re avoiding me.”
“No way…”
Ning Chu’s flushed cheeks and darting eyes immediately gave her away.
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully: “Are you plotting something sneaky? Or planning to do something naughty in the bathroom?”
“I’m really not!”
“Then why are you so flustered?”
“Just get in and use the bathroom already!”
Ning Chu shoved Wen Yang into the bathroom, and she immediately shivered, wrapping the quilt around herself.
This summer outfit, consisting of those short shorts and a tank top, was torture in winter; her exposed legs were almost frozen like ham.
Originally, she wanted to dress up nicely for Wen Yang, but this guy just asked if she was cold…
While Wen Yang used the bathroom, she sat cross-legged on the bed, wrapping herself tightly in the quilt, pondering how to handle a possible love potion plot.
It’s not like the effect of that drug always needs to be directly expelled, right?
Her skills in handwork and vocal techniques were impressive… but from the book’s description, she might end up skinning her hands and dislocating her jaw without being able to fully expel the drug’s effects.
Or maybe she could just let Wen Yang eat nothing at the dinner table? Just have him not go at all?
Ning Chu rubbed her temples anxiously.
She had initially thought about writing another chapter when she got back, but now she couldn’t focus on typing at all.
She heard the sound of flushing from the bathroom.
Taking a deep breath, she gathered her emotions, tilted her head, and looked at Wen Yang, who had just emerged from the bathroom, with a pitiful expression.
“Wen Yang~ please don’t go, okay?”
“Do you have plans tonight?”
“Yup! I want to go watch a movie with you~”
Wen Yang could never resist Ning Chu’s pitiful and playful nature. Seeing her cute, helpless little face, he felt a slight crack in his resolve, and immediately chose his girlfriend: “Alright, I won’t go.”
Ning Chu breathed a sigh of relief, but then worriedly asked, “Will this affect your work…?”
“Well, that depends on whether the manager is petty or not.”
After all, it was a welcome dinner. As a newcomer eager to fit into the group, not attending would surely have some impact on work.
She frowned, not wanting to be a burden.
Another tough choice!
“I didn’t really want to go anyway,” Wen Yang said, leaning against the desk, hands in his pockets. “I’m not a fan of parties, and now you give me a reason not to go.”
“Hmm…”
But if they skipped this time, what about the next gathering? They couldn’t avoid them all, right?
Shouldn’t they also attend the wedding banquet in the future?
They’d eventually have to face it.
The plot didn’t necessarily need to initiate at this party.
Ning Chu was feeling more and more conflicted.
“Alright, stop overthinking it.”
Wen Yang chuckled, playfully flicking her forehead, making her instinctively yelp and curl up, wrapping her arms around her head: “That hurts!”
“You just like to overthink weird stuff; a little pain helps clear your mind.”
What’s so weird about it?
“I’ll text the manager.”
“Wait.”
Ning Chu furrowed her brows, her brain working hard to think of a proper solution.
This little succubus always worried he’d be lured away by other women, afraid of him being tricked by bad women, stressing over this and that… But he didn’t mind at all; in fact, he enjoyed seeing her frown.
Having lost his parents at a young age, he cherished this kind of concern and found it fulfilling.
Suddenly, Ning Chu’s eyes lit up, and she slapped her thigh: “Wait! Let’s go downstairs and buy something!”
“Buy something?”
“Yup!”
