346. Deservedly Single!
“Lily!”
At the train station exit, a lively husky immediately spotted her target. She dropped her luggage and swiftly dashed forward, wrapping her arms around the succubus in a tight embrace.
Yan Xinya hugged Lily’s neck, leaned in, rubbed her face vigorously, and sniffed, her tail twitching like a fan: “Long time no see~”
“Not that long!” Lily managed to wriggle free from the wolf girl’s grip, wiping her flushed cheeks and pushing her away in disgust.
“Where’s Ning Chu? Why isn’t she here yet?”
“She’ll be here soon.”
Lily straightened her slightly messy clothes, the blush on her cheeks quickly fading as she took on her signature icy persona, staring at the exit.
“What are we having for dinner? Buffet?”
Yan Xinya picked up the luggage she had discarded and plopped herself down on it, bouncing with curiosity.
“Anything’s fine.”
“Have your parents not returned yet?”
“Hmm.”
Lily was usually reticent around others, masking her introversion with an Ice Mountain Goddess façade, keeping everyone at arm’s length.
“Lily~ Where should we go play these days~”
“Anything’s fine.”
“Let’s go to the beach! How about camping at the beach~” Yan Xinya perked up her ears, her tail wagging excitedly. “I want to see you in a bikini!”
“……”
“Seems like Ning Chu in a bikini would look nice too~”
Lily shifted her feet, distancing herself from the wolf girl.
Forget the bikini nonsense! Who in their right mind goes camping at the beach in winter? The cold wind would freeze anyone half to d*ath!
After waiting for over ten minutes, a girl in a white fur-collared down jacket emerged from the exit.
The girl looked especially demure, her face still sporting some youthful roundness, her long lashes framing wide eyes as she scanned the surroundings like an adorable high schooler.
But the slight upward tilt of her eyes softened with a hint of blush added an enticing charm to her otherwise innocent appearance, making her youthful face carry a mature allure.
Lily blinked in surprise. If she remembered correctly, Ning Chu had once been a pretty tomboy, and now, just a week later, she had transformed into a beautiful young lady…
Even her bust seemed to have grown a bit! Almost rivaling Lily’s!
Her walk seemed a bit awkward—someone must have pampered her before coming! No wonder she looked so radiant!
The truth was clear!
That naive little succubus had been devoured completely by some dude~
Talk about a power-up!
“Ning Chu!”
Yan Xinya, oblivious to the implications, had already flicked her tail into a blur of shadows and bounded forward for a hug.
Ning Chu was already prepared, sidestepping to the side, causing the wolf girl to stumble past her.
She dragged her luggage over to Lily, turned around, and pressed her palm against Yan Xinya’s eager face as if to say, “Seriously, in public! I’m embarrassed enough for the both of us!”
The wolf girl’s face went all squished, but she still tried to stick her face in.
“Why are you behaving like a dog…”
Ning Chu mumbled, glancing at Lily, but found herself feeling a bit awkward under her scrutinizing gaze. She stepped back: “Why are you staring at me?”
Lily gave a knowing smile, one that even a succubus would understand, causing Ning Chu’s face to quickly turn crimson.
With a moment’s miscalculation, Yan Xinya slipped through Ning Chu’s defenses and pulled her into an embrace, sniffing her like an overly excited puppy.
Thank goodness the wolf girl had no habits of licking faces…
After a few sniffs, Yan Xinya’s eyes lit up as if she’d discovered a new continent: “Oh wow~ Ning Chu, you smell just like Wen Yang!”
Ning Chu froze.
Didn’t I just shower?! Twice! How can I still smell like him?!
“You must have still been with Wen Yang before getting on the train~”
Yan Xinya beamed like she found candy, while Ning Chu let out a sigh of relief, thinking the wolf girl was smelling out the childish scent of Wen Yang…
After being marinated for several days, even if it was actually a childish scent, she wouldn’t be surprised.
“Where to?” Lily tilted her head, watching the two play wrestle, “Shall we rest at my house?”
“Yeah, let’s go to your place first~ My b*tt is going numb from sitting.”
“Ning Chu just wants to play some games, right?”
“Of course not! I’m here to keep Lily company, okay?”
Yan Xinya noticed Ning Chu’s slightly awkward gait: “What happened to your foot?”
“I twisted it this morning, but it’s mostly better now.”
“Really?”
Ning Chu looked up at Lily’s cryptic smile, flustered as she reiterated, “I just twisted my ankle!”
“Oh~”
Oh my goodness!
She shot Lily a glare, but Lily maintained her Ice Mountain Goddess demeanor, looking cool and aloof.
Lily’s house was already on the outskirts of the city, and after leaving the train station, it took them only about twenty minutes by taxi to reach the Large Flat.
Stepping out of the elevator, Ning Chu immediately felt the warmth of the house envelop her.
She placed her luggage in a corner and instinctively glanced around.
Unlike her last visit when everything was dusty and required several people to clean up before settling in, every corner of the house was spotless this time.
Yan Xinya, always the restless one, ZOOMED into the living room, full of energy like an overly hyper husky.
“I feel like something’s missing,” she mused as she plopped down on the sofa.
Right! The tentacles that Lily had blatantly displayed on the coffee table as decorative pieces!
It really felt odd without any risqué elements in the succubus’ home!
Must be the new year approaching; with her parents potentially coming back anytime, she likely stowed away those strange items.
“Did you clean up by yourself lately?” Ning Chu lazily leaned on the couch, casually asking, “With this much space, how long would it take to clean?”
“Had a cleaning service come.”
“How is your house so warm…? Did you install underfloor heating?”
“Nope, it’s central air conditioning.”
“……”
Must be nice having money~ In Ning Chu’s home, if she dared to turn on the heating in winter, her mother would scold her to d*ath.
Better to sacrifice her brother’s health and hope he could successfully charm a rich woman, right?
Who knows how that was going…
Ning Chu’s gaze landed on Lily, unable to suppress her curiosity: “So, how’s your chatting with my brother going online?”
“……”
After a brief silence, Lily shook her head.
“Why? No topics to discuss?”
“He didn’t add me as a friend.”
“Oh no… Did you tell him I’m your classmate?”
She nodded slightly: “Then he blocked me.”
Ning Chu was left dumbfounded, scratching her head, unsure where things went wrong.
Her brother must be deservedly single!
