397. Morning
“Get up!”
“You’ll be late for class!”
Early in the morning, with the sky just starting to brighten, Wen Yang yawned and stood by the bed, urging her on.
“The sun is gonna fry my b*tt!” He raised his hand and gave Little Succubus a playful slap on her perky backside.
But in her deep slumber, Ning Chu only emitted a muffled grunt, twisting her waist to find a more comfortable position and continuing to snooze.
Wen Yang was about to throw the blanket off completely when he spotted a pink heart-shaped tail peeking out from the covers, and a mischievous smile crept onto his face.
He reached out and grabbed the tail, gently teasing the heart-shaped tip with his fingers, continuing to taunt, “Wake up, or I’ll just keep tugging on your tail.”
“Mm~”
The sensitive tail being grabbed jolt-activated Ning Chu’s awareness, awakening her far too abruptly. A delightful tingle shot through her tailbone, making her let out a soft and sultry sigh.
After a moment, her long eyelashes fluttered open, revealing eyes that sparkled with innocent charm. She looked up at Wen Yang, wordlessly gazing at him.
Wen Yang’s heart melted, and he quickly let go of her tail. “Breakfast! Get cleaned up and get ready to head out.”
“Aw~” Little Succubus’s tone was full of disappointment.
“Stop fooling around!”
He gave her another light tap on the bottom through the blanket, which only caused her tush to perk up even more.
“……”
Ning Chu quickly realized her embarrassing state, her face flushing a deeper shade of red. Embarrassed, she flattened herself out, trying to avoid Wen Yang’s slightly odd gaze while muttering defensively, “Who told you to tug on my tail…?”
Aunt Flo is the ultimate enemy of lovey-dovey couples, isn’t she?
She reached an arm out from the covers, but the cold air made her shiver. Wen Yang tossed her a set of loungewear, and she quickly grabbed it and got dressed.
“What classes do we have today?”
“Two major courses in the morning, and one English class in the afternoon.”
“English again~” Ning Chu sighed sorrowfully. “Good thing I barely scraped by with a passing 60, or I’d have to retake it in two weeks.”
Last semester, right before finals, their regular English teacher went on maternity leave and was replaced by an intern catgirl named Qian Qian.
Clearly, Qian Qian had given Ning Chu special attention, or there’s a high chance she’d have flunked.
Finally dressed, Ning Chu broke the spell of the blanket and quickly hopped out of bed, hurrying to the bathroom to freshen up.
Mm, after a night, Aunt Flo’s flow is still pitifully low~
It used to be quite a lot.
Is it really hormonal imbalance?
She checked her sanitary pad and, after a moment’s thought, decided to change it.
Otherwise, not having enough absorption would really hurt.
“Ning Chu, hurry up!”
“I know! Check how long until the next bus arrives!”
“Five minutes.”
“I’m on it!”
Ning Chu hastily stood up, frantically pulling her pants on while glancing in the mirror at her messy hair. She tried dampening her fingers to tame the wild strands while brushing her teeth and washing up.
No luck…
But she didn’t have time to fuss over her looks any longer. She burst through the bathroom door, ran to the wardrobe, and grabbed an outfit before diving back in.
In just two minutes, she had completed all her morning routines and was ready to bolt.
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
Wen Yang handed her breakfast from the coffee table. “I got you breakfast.”
“Why didn’t you wake me up earlier?”
Ning Chu shoved the breakfast into her small crossbody bag and rushed out the door, the lingering drowsiness quickly evaporating in the chilly corridor, leaving her quite awake.
“I did wake you up, but you didn’t budge.”
“Clearly, you weren’t persuasive enough~”
She glanced at the time and urged, “Hurry, hurry! The bus is about to arrive!”
Wen Yang firmly shut the door behind them, and both of them raced toward the bus stop.
With school just in its second day, she still didn’t have a clue about the teachers’ whims. She absolutely couldn’t afford to be late.
What if they were strict and one tardy marks a failing grade…?
And now that Wen Yang wasn’t class leader anymore, he couldn’t easily come up with an excuse to ask for time off.
Ning Chu really didn’t want her boyfriend dealing with that lady devil.
The two dashed out of the village’s entrance and spotted the bus idling at the stop.
Wen Yang instinctively kicked into high gear, outpacing Ning Chu in a flash, making her panic and cry, “Wen Yang! Slow down! My legs are short!”
Breathless, she watched the bus close its doors and slowly pull away, leading her to stop, bend over, and gasp for air, hands on her knees.
Thick clouds of steam puffed from her mouth. After a long period of inactivity, sprinting several hundred meters took the wind right out of her sails.
Wen Yang sauntered back over, slightly smug. “If it weren’t for your short legs, we’d already be on the bus.”
“I’m not short, I just got pampered by my mom during winter break, okay?” Ning Chu huffed, shooting him a glare. “When’s the next bus?”
“Should be in fifteen minutes?”
Waiting fifteen minutes and a half-hour ride for sure means they’d be tardy.
Ning Chu glanced at the street’s line of shared electric bicycles.
“Let’s ride! You take me!”
Technically, shared e-bikes weren’t meant for passengers.
But the road to school was clear, and there wouldn’t be a police officer in sight.
After scanning the QR code to hop on, Ning Chu clung to Wen Yang’s waist, a bit nervously asking, “You know how to ride this, right?”
“Of course!”
“Just don’t crash us, okay?”
“Are you saying you can’t ride an e-bike either?”
“……”
She paused, gathering retorts. “Not exactly, it’s just been a while since I’ve ridden one.”
“Fine! Just stop yapping! We’ll really be late!” She changed the subject quickly, urging, “Drive steady! I’m scared!”
Clinging to Wen Yang’s waist, Ning Chu’s body pressed snugly against his back. But with their thick coats, her mind was completely focused without any mischievous thoughts.
The cold wind howled past her ears as she pressed her face to Wen Yang’s back, most of the chill blocked by his body, sparing her from feeling too much of the bitter cold.
Wen Yang always felt like a shelter, shielding her from the wind and rain.
When she first crossed into this world, Wen Yang had cared for her without realizing it. When she transformed into a girl, it was Wen Yang who kicked down the bathroom door and rushed her to the hospital. During her moments of confusion, he was always right by her side… somehow turning her once-independent self into someone a little more reliant.
Except at night—way too rough! If it weren’t for the succubus stuff, she really couldn’t handle it!
Ning Chu squinted her eyes, basking in the warmth radiating from Wen Yang, while her gaze drifted over the scenes flying past.
“Ning Chu.”
“Hmm?”
She vaguely heard Wen Yang calling her from the wind.
“What do you want for lunch today?”
“Are you a pig? Already thinking about lunch right after waking up?” She shoved her hands into Wen Yang’s coat pocket for warmth, grumbling, “I’ve been craving something sour… like sweet and sour pork.”
“Got it.”
