371. An Han
14/29
The internal alarm bells were ringing non-stop.
Ning Chu’s brain was overheating like a CPU, yet she still couldn’t recall any iconic female supporting character named “An Han” from her previous work.
In her writings of “Little Emperor Wen,” most of the female side characters had names like “Lily” and “Wen Wen,” a rather lazy naming scheme that, in theory, should make them easy to recall.
But now? Nothing was working.
Could she be a mere passerby, not even a supporting character?
Ordinary people couldn’t possibly be this beautiful; it was rare to find someone at Yan Xinya’s level.
Ning Chu was left in confusion. In her previous and current lives, the worlds were parallel. Ignoring the characters from “Little Emperor Wen,” normally, every passerby would correspond to a similar entity. The only difference is that here, everyone seemed to be a little more attractive, and experiences weren’t necessarily the same.
So, if this girl before her really were just a passerby, she must have been stunning enough in her previous life to leave people gasping, right?
And she was HUGE! Definitely a succubus!
Just based on looks, she was probably on par with Ning Chu’s own version of “Lily” in terms of seduction, but that unique aura and captivating charm—that was the real deal.
After staring for just a moment longer, Ning Chu inexplicably lowered her guard against An Han, her gaze softening somewhat, but she quickly snapped back to reality, pressed her lips together, feeling flustered.
She turned to her mother and the Boss Lady, only to find them both giving An Han warm, even friendly looks.
A charm that appeals to everyone! This is outrageous!
No way! I need to do some digging! Find out if she’s really a supporting character!
Even if she’s not, I absolutely can’t let Wen Yang meet her!
Meanwhile, An Han was playing with Black Bean, her gaze drifting to Ning Chu periodically, with a look of profound confusion in her eyes.
Why did it seem like Ning Chu disliked her upon their first meeting?
After a moment of thought, she decided to drop it.
“Boss Lady, could you grab this set for me?”
“Sure thing!” The Boss Lady eagerly trotted over, “How about I give you a 20% discount if you buy it?”
“20% off, huh? Let me take another look.”
Ning Chu had already lowered her head, frantically searching for keywords from “Little Emperor Wen” on her mobile phone.
Sure enough, searching for this name yielded no results, but it was possible that lesser-known side characters had been left unnamed.
After a moment’s thought, she searched for “succubus” instead.
Stunning and HUGE, with charm that appeals to both men and women—if she’s not a succubus, what else could explain it?
Still no luck…
“Let’s go! You come out to buy clothes and are just playing with your phone instead.”
“Uh-huh.” Hearing her mother’s urging, Ning Chu quickly stuffed her phone into her pocket. Just before they left, she looked back one last time at the girl picking out underwear.
Perfect timing! An Han also lifted her head, and their eyes met.
Caught peeping! Embarrassed, Ning Chu quickly looked away and hastened to catch up with her mother.
“Mom~ that girl just now seemed even prettier than me~”
“Well, she’s kind of similar, isn’t she? Your sister might lack a bit in charm, though.” Her mother grinned at Ning Chu. “After all, you’ve only just stepped into being a girl not too long ago, right?”
Ning Chu didn’t respond and switched topics. “Mom, do you think she looks like a succubus?”
“Not really; just look at her ears, they’re normal.”
She instinctively touched her own ears. As a succubus, her ears would be slightly more pointed than usual—not an obvious trait, merely a convenience for Wen Yang to lick.
Without any succubus advantages, and not even a supporting character, yet still beautiful and big!
That girl must be a supernatural beauty!
She glanced back again, only to find An Han had exited the lingerie store and was walking towards the end of the street with her shopping bag.
She probably lived in a nearby neighborhood.
“Are you really that concerned about her?” her mother teased, “Afraid Wen Yang might be taken away? You’re acting all protective over him!”
“Not at all… It’s just rare to see such a pretty girl.”
“True, she could definitely stand up to my daughter. That’s pretty rare.”
After buying lingerie, the family decided to make a quick visit to the vegetable market.
Ning Chu temporarily pushed that girl out of her mind; since An Han wasn’t a supporting character and was already married with kids, at least she didn’t have to worry about her snatching Wen Yang away.
As for whether Wen Yang would develop feelings for her?
On that front, she felt pretty confident!
After all, Wen Yang was the male protagonist of her story. After all this time molding him, even if he had some typical male thoughts, he wouldn’t act on them.
Otherwise, there would be consequences!
Come to think of it, Wen Yang had it pretty rough. Once a carefree guy surrounded by beautiful women in a lavish literary world, he had been boxed into a 1V1 pure love storyline thanks to her.
“Mom, I’m heading back first?”
As they passed the neighborhood, Ning Chu immediately halted, asking as her feet already wandered toward the entrance.
“Lazy even to buy groceries, huh?”
“Aren’t you sending Black Bean to help me out? I’m going ahead!”
“Take the bag with you!”
With that, she snagged the shopping bag containing the lingerie, and Ning Chu dashed home, her stomach fluttering at how stunning that girl was. Even if she considered An Han just a passerby for now, she still needed to go home and read her novel from start to finish to avoid any surprises.
Once home, Ning Chu rushed into her bedroom like a whirlwind.
“Can you keep it down? I’m trying to catch some Zs!”
Ning Yuan, lying in bed, had been woken up by the racket. He turned over, grumbling, “I swear I’m getting less sleep at home during the holidays than I do when I’m working.”
“I’ll be out in a sec.”
“Just make sure to close the door behind you.”
Ning Chu toned down her movements as she glanced at her brother on the bed.
Though girls shouldn’t have males hanging around their rooms too long, this was her brother, so she wasn’t too bothered. They had shared a bed since childhood.
Settling on the living room sofa with her laptop, she sat cross-legged and placed the computer on her lap, her slender fingers gliding over the touchpad as she meticulously reread “Little Emperor Wen.”
Confirmed! An Han really was just a passerby.
Moreover, verified by her mother, that girl wasn’t even a succubus.
How absurd! How could someone so beautiful exist? And not only that, but she also maintained a perfectly balanced figure!
What if she’s the main character from another “Little Emperor Wen”?
Ning Chu glanced down at her own chest. After switching to the new lingerie, she could confidently claim to have a “C” cup in front of her friends, but compared to An Han, hers felt much smaller.
After all, that girl had given birth. Ugh…
Suddenly, her phone buzzed. Glancing at the caller ID, she answered the call casually, “Hello? Wen Yang?”
“I won’t be coming over for lunch today, Shao Qing is insisting that I go job hunting with him.”
“What’s wrong with him? Getting cold feet?”
From the other end came Zhang Shao Qing’s frantic voice: “No way! I’m not scared!”
Ning Chu snorted, “So why involve Wen Yang?”
“I’m worried if he’s around you too much, he might wear himself out—”
“……”
You don’t need to worry about that! Wen Yang’s health is in tip-top shape. Thanks to me, he’s like a revitalized dragon, so strong even I can’t handle it!
If I had known better, I wouldn’t have fed him so much meat for stamina. Now look who’s suffering—me!
Honestly, he should be the one worrying about me being overworked!
