408. Decorations
Horned, huh?
Maybe she was already mentally prepared, but when the horns actually started growing on her head, Ning Chu didn’t feel too panicked or nervous.
She just had a bit of a fidgety hand, always wanting to touch them, gently poke at them, feeling the strange sensation that came from the tips, imagining herself with a pair of coconut sheep horns in the future.
Should be pretty cute, right?
Once she got used to it, she probably wouldn’t keep fidgeting like that.
Perched on the seat behind Wen Yang, Ning Chu hugged his waist tightly, leaning against his back while watching the shop fronts whiz by on the streets.
The electric bicycle wasn’t going fast, but it sure beat the occasionally stopping bus. The ride to school still took about twenty minutes.
Nearly half an hour later, they stopped in front of the school gates.
Wen Yang took off his mask and breathed out a long puff of white mist, pushing the bike over to the corner, mumbling, “I’m freezing!”
“Next time, get a thicker mask?”
“Can we leave earlier next time to catch the bus?” he replied, turning back with a wry smile.
“I feel like the electric bike is more comfortable…”
Ning Chu wasn’t much into cramming onto buses, though she hadn’t had a bad experience yet. After all, this was the main stage of Huangwen, and you never knew when you might run into some perverted weirdo.
Just the idea of even a brief touch from another guy made her feel gross.
“Alright then.” Wen Yang shook his head with a soft smile. “From now on, we’ll ride bikes to class, especially since the weather will warm up soon.”
He rarely went against Ning Chu’s wishes, even if riding an electric bike in the dead of winter was torture.
“Yeah~”
Having already had breakfast and with not much time left before class, the two entered the school and headed straight for the teaching building.
However, they soon spotted a line of students standing in their way near the building.
At a glance, Ning Chu quickly recognized the student council vice president, her younger sister Guo Guo, standing there among them.
She cautiously grabbed Wen Yang’s sleeve, peering at the group of students, and whispered, “They’re not here to block you, are they?”
“Must be some kind of inspection?”
“Seriously?”
“I think they mentioned something in the meeting yesterday… no food or flip-flops allowed in the teaching area.”
“Who in their right mind wears flip-flops in winter?”
Before Ning Chu could finish ranting, a cheeky voice called out from behind.
“What a coincidence~”
She turned to see a slacker with a smug face, hands stuck in his pockets and flip-flops on his feet, slouching towards her — it was Zhang Shaoqing, followed by the honest-looking Wang Jie.
“Would you look at that…”
So, the student council really was checking on those kinds of slackers?
Noticing Ning Chu’s strange look, Zhang Shaoqing lowered his head to check his outfit. “What’s up?”
“They’re inspecting flip-flops in class,” Wen Yang reminded him.
“Oh~ No worries, just sneak by.”
Ning Chu couldn’t care less whether Zhang Shaoqing wore flip-flops; she was more concerned about that bad woman eyeing Wen Yang.
The four of them regrouped and continued walking toward the teaching building, Ning Chu instinctively tightened her hold on Wen Yang’s arm, keeping a wary eye on Guo Guo and the inspection crew.
In a public spot, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem, right?
“Stop!”
But Guo Guo suddenly pointed at Ning Chu, causing her to jump, instantly flipping into fight-or-flight mode.
Oh no! Are we really going to make a scene fighting over a guy in public?!
If you’re shameless, then I can be shameless too!
“You over there! No flip-flops allowed in the teaching building!”
Ning Chu only then realized Guo Guo was actually pointing at the person behind her.
She turned and saw Zhang Shaoqing cowering behind her and Wen Yang, trying to use their bodies to block the student council’s sight, but still got caught.
“Go back and swap your flip-flops before you can enter.”
Guo Guo strode forward with determination, hands on her hips, stealing glances at Wen Yang before quickly looking away, her face flushing.
She’s not even considering me!
Seeing that adorable, smitten expression on that girl, Ning Chu stomped her foot in frustration, huffing as she pulled Wen Yang along to leave.
Wang Jie, catching on, sidestepped Zhang Shaoqing, leaving him behind, and hurried to catch up with Ning Chu and Wen Yang.
“Wait! You three are just leaving me behind?!”
Zhang Shaoqing was in a panic, glancing down at his flip-flops and then at the blocking student council members ahead. If he ran to swap shoes now, he’d definitely be late… Well, if he was going to be late anyway, he might as well just hang out in the dorm playing games.
Thinking that, he suddenly didn’t feel so rushed anymore.
“Not letting us in? Fine, who cares about your rules~”
As soon as he entered the classroom, the class bell rang.
The unfamiliar teacher started calling roll without glancing up at all, and whether or not anyone else was there to answer didn’t matter. As long as they heard “Here,” they’d just check it off on the roll sheet.
“Ning Chu.”
“Here!”
Once roll call was done, Ning Chu scooted over to Yan Xinya’s side, whispering, “I’ve got horns.”
The Wolf Girl was busy grooming her big fluffy tail, not lifting her gaze from it until she heard Ning Chu. “No, you don’t.”
“It’s just covered by my hair; they’re just tiny.”
“Why does that sound like you’re bragging to me?” Yan Xinya shook her wolf ears and turned to Lily, “Look at her, then look at you! You don’t even have a steering wheel! And yet here you are, a succubus!”
Ning Chu glanced up at Lily, feeling a weird sense of satisfaction, straightening her back a bit more proudly.
I’ve got something you don’t!
Although she was still somewhat resistant to the idea of steering wheels, she could at least flaunt what she had.
“Grr….”
Lily expressionlessly looked down at her phone, ignoring the two.
Yan Xinya leaned in to sneak a peek at her phone screen, and then burst out laughing. “Lily~ Even if you don’t have one, why buy a fake?”
“……”
“Well, you don’t have a boyfriend, and no one’s driving your steering wheel, so it’s just a decoration~”
Lily took a deep breath. “I’ll get one eventually!”
“With your personality?” The Wolf Girl rolled her eyes at her. “You’re so shy around guys, you won’t even speak up in front of them. The number of guys lining up to chase you could stretch from the dorms to the school gates, and yet you haven’t looked at any of them.”
“Shut up, you’re annoying.”
Lily wasn’t scared of guys; she just suffered from social anxiety.
In front of unfamiliar people, she always maintained a high-and-mighty goddess persona, barely managing to squeeze out a word in ages.
“Ning Chu! Let me feel your horns!”
Still engrossed in her drama, Ning Chu didn’t expect Yan Xinya would suddenly bring the topic back to her.
She hesitated for a moment, but before she could react, the Wolf Girl had already reached out to touch her head.
“Stop~”
Just as she tried to dodge, the Wolf Girl’s hand had already brushed against her little horn, sending a tingle coursing through her back, making her feel all weak and wobbly.
It wasn’t as intense as being touched by Wen Yang, but Ning Chu lost her strength, resting her upper body on the table, shooting a flustered and angry glare at the Wolf Girl.
“Wow~ You’re reacting just like when somebody catches your tail! Is there nerve endings in your horns?”
“They feel like jade~”
Yan Xinya exclaimed, and Lily, eager to join in, reached her hand out too.
Ning Chu fiercely snagged Lily’s big fluffy tail.
“Ow!”
The Wolf Girl yelped, jumping up, and suddenly all eyes in the classroom were on her.
